Chapter 244
"This is 10,000 peace coins."
After transferring 90,000 bricks to the warehouse of Huangcheng Home, Tang Yu'an counted out 10,000 one-yuan peace coins at Black Bear's request.
Black Bear took it happily.
The salary offered by the brick kiln is 10 yuan in Ping An coins per month. If it is worth 10 yuan, there is only one bill, but if it is changed to 1 yuan, there will be ten bills.
For ordinary townspeople, the main purpose of the Ping An Coin is to keep warm, so the size of the coin is not of much use for the time being. They naturally prefer to settle their wages in a way that has a small face value but a large quantity.
Even the guards did the same, and Black Bear saw it, so this time he asked for a one-yuan settlement method.
In addition to a monthly salary of 10 yuan, the brick kiln also provides three meals.
In addition to soybeans, the dishes now also include newly produced sweet potatoes, sweet potato leaves and potatoes.
Now there are people gathering outside the brick kiln every day, hoping that the kiln can expand its recruitment. They don’t want any salary, just want them to have something to eat.
New brick kilns are being built and production speed will soon be increased.
Five hundred people created the value of 10,000 Ping An coins in less than a week, and it will only increase in the future. The mountain master will definitely be very happy when he knows it!
"How's the sweet potato and potato harvest?" Tang Yu'an couldn't help but ask when he saw guards carrying lunch ingredients over.
"very good!"
Black Bear smiled and replied, "And they taste better than soybeans, especially after being roasted."
He looked at the two young men and suddenly said sincerely, "I really don't know how to thank you."
Tang Yu'an waved his hand and said, "Since Sister Hongli has joined the Shangshen Sect and become a member of the Ping'an Chamber of Commerce, we are now a family."
"Let's work together for development so that more people can have enough food and clothing and survive in this apocalyptic world!"
Because he has been "influenced" a lot in the forum, Tang Yu'an can now speak fluently about this. Of course, this is indeed the concept he agrees with.
This was the first time Captain Black Bear heard such words.
Although Hongli joined the Shangshen Sect, given her personality, she would not explain too much to her subordinates.
Hearing the young man say this at this moment, I couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
"I understand!" he said. "I'll do my best to help!"
Afterwards, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi visited the brick kiln again, made some safety suggestions, and then said goodbye and left.
"Brother Xiaoqi, Ping An Coin is so popular now!" Tang Yu'an muttered softly, "But I always feel that the development direction is different from what I imagined."
Now everyone seems to want the practical value of Ping An Coin more than its monetary attributes.
Will anyone really use Ping An coins for transactions in the future?
"Don't worry, once the demand is saturated, people will naturally use Ping An coins to trade," Zhou Qi said.
"We will temporarily issue the one-yuan Ping An Coin, which should speed up the process."
After all, people hoard peace coins mainly to keep warm, but peace coins are not consumables, and their temperature-regulating function can last for at least ten years.
When people's need for warmth is met, they will naturally take out the extra peace coins for trading.
As long as Huangcheng Home and Jufeng Grocery Store always stick to exchanging goods for the same amount of currency and keep prices at a stable level, there will be no major problems.
Tang Yu'an listened to Zhou Qi's explanation, tried to deduce it, and felt that it was indeed the case.
There may still be people who will save Ping An coins as treasures, but there will always be people who will take out Ping An coins for trading. As there are more such people, under the influence of herd mentality, naturally more people will follow suit.
After all, having Ping An Coin as the benchmark for transactions is not only convenient to carry, but also a better way to measure the value of goods.
Just like mobile payment, it was only used by a small number of people at the beginning, but it was promoted nationwide in a very short time.
They have plenty of time, just take it slow!
"The brick kiln recruits young and strong adults." At this time, Tang Yu'an looked at the half-grown children waiting outside for the brick kiln to recruit workers and couldn't help but say.
Zhou Qi nodded. After all, Hongli had to make a profit from running a brick kiln, and the young and strong people would definitely be more efficient at the work than the elderly and children.
"Let's recruit all these children to the deserted city now." Tang Yu'an said, "Those elderly people with rich life experience can also go!"
None of the elderly people who have been able to survive in this environment are easy to deal with.
Tang Yu'an was very willing to recruit these people. As they were older, it was difficult for them to do physical work, so they could do teaching, management and other tasks in the home.
"Let's go talk to Sister Hongli. With her help, we can save a lot of trouble."
"Um!"
After the discussion, the two flew towards the guard post.
Upon learning that they had already made a deal with Black Bear, Red Carp just nodded without interfering too much.
She has contracted the brick kiln to Black Bear. Only in this way can it no longer be considered her property and she can successfully trade with Black Bear.
"I heard from Black Bear that the brick kiln is running well and they're considering increasing production. Are you really going to take all the bricks produced in the future?"
"Of course." Tang Yu'an nodded, "If the demand for bricks decreases in the future, I will inform you in advance."
Hongli frowned slightly.
Seeing this, Zhou Qi added: "Besides this, we will also help Jufeng Town arrange other ways out, so you can rest assured."
Once residents who originally had a stable source of income became unemployed, it would easily cause chaos. These were all sources of customers, so it was natural to help them find new jobs.
Hongli's brows relaxed, and he said with a smile, "As expected of the Shangshen Sect, they have a way!"
Then, Tang Yu'an told her the purpose of his visit.
Hongli raised an eyebrow slightly, "Huangcheng Home is recruiting teenagers and the elderly?"
"Yes." Tang Yu'an nodded, "I hope the guards can help recruit them and send guards to escort them to their homes in the deserted city."
Without waiting for Hongli to speak, he took out a small box, opened it and said, "Here are 10,000 peace coins. This is for the guards' hard work."
Seeing the peace coins that Tang Yu'an took out, Hongli couldn't help but feel disappointed.
The previous mission of collecting orphans allowed her to obtain a gasoline motorcycle. She drove it all the way back from the deserted city at lightning speed. It was so refreshing!
However, because we cannot go up the mountain, it is now placed at the first stronghold at the foot of the mountain and cannot be used for the time being.
She was expecting a new reward for this mission, but unexpectedly it was only 10,000 Ping An coins...
"Okay, I'll have someone arrange it."
Hongli did not refuse. The population loss in Jufeng Mountain was a foregone conclusion. However, Huangcheng Home only wanted the elderly and children for the time being, which was considered giving her face.
"Do you still need 50 people?"
"Yeah, let's recruit this many first." If too many come at once, there will be no place to accommodate them.
"Okay, but you won't drive that big truck to pick up people this time?" asked Hongli.
"Yeah, that car has other uses for the time being."
Tang Yu'an nodded, and then thought of something and said, "But when the fence is built to the foot of the mountain, there should be a bus to pick up and drop off residents every day."
Among the vehicles sold in the mall, there are passenger vehicles suitable as buses. Ordinary models cost 50,000 points, and smart models are even more expensive.
But he has a mall discount card, so it will be cheaper to buy it.
Although the initial investment will be larger, Tang Yu'an feels that convenient transportation can increase passenger flow and bring the two places closer, which will definitely be beneficial to the development of the deserted city.
Just like in their original world, the country built high-speed railways all over the country, which must make sense and they can learn from it.
Moreover, he now has a lot of points balance, so he can spend points within 100,000 without hesitation.
If the fence hadn't been built yet, he would have bought the car right away.
At this time, he couldn't help but sigh that it would be great if there was an automatic ticket vending machine, so that he could set one up on the bus for intelligent management.
Otherwise, we have to arrange an employee to be on duty on the bus every day to collect fares and earn points.
But then he thought again, given the quality shown by the people of Jufeng Mountain, this kind of voluntary payment is still too advanced for them.
At least on the bus, there still needs to be someone watching...
Tang Yu'an was thinking in his heart, while Hongli's eyes lit up and said, "Do you have any extra cars? Can you sell them to me?"
"One unit costs at least 30,000 points."
This is for ordinary models. The smart ones are more expensive.
Hongli looked at Tang Yu'an and suddenly said suspiciously, "Don't tell me, this car can also be exchanged from the mall, right?"
Tang Yu'an looked back at her, smiled and said, "Guess."
Red Carp: “…”
From the boy's expression, she had guessed the answer and couldn't help but feel shocked.
What is the origin of this Shangshen Sect?
It's fine for food ingredients, but you can even exchange for cars? Even in a fortress, owning a car is not easy!
She couldn't help but approach Tang Yu'an and asked humbly, "How can I exchange it for a car from the mall?"
"Work hard and raise your employee level, and it will be unlocked naturally." Tang Yu'an did not try to be mysterious.
The exchange of transportation will definitely be open to employees in the future.
Coming from an era where everyone has a means of transportation, it is really hard to tolerate a world where you have to walk everywhere.
Employees now have more convenient transportation and can better deliver goods to various parts of the wasteland.
"Okay, I understand!"
Hongli nodded. Isn't it just the employee level? She had only thought about earning a lot of points before, but now it seems that the employee experience points can't fall too far...
Afterwards, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi left the garrison.
As soon as I walked out of the door, I saw several adults pulling children and arguing with the guards in front of the door.
"Isn't the guardhouse taking in children? Let them follow the mountain master. Just give them something to eat. Please..."
Hongli used to collect children and spread many ugly rumors, but now the rumors have been proven wrong. Every day, many people who can't make a living come to seek refuge with them, bringing their children.
Tang Yu'an felt a little uncomfortable after seeing this, and then he made another unexpected discovery.
A large golden dot of light appeared on the map. It was the wisher he had previously traded with using the dream bottle.
He also marked that after making a loss-making transaction with the little girl, he was awarded the title of "small town philanthropist" and triggered the aura of keeping bad customers away.
At this moment, the little girl was standing in the crowd, being pushed by her mother to the guard at the door.
Seeing that she was about to cry, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi hurried over and said to them, "All the children have been sent to the deserted city home to live there."
"The guardhouse will recruit another group of people today. If you are willing, you can go with the team."
Hearing the boy's words, the adults who came to send their children were stunned.
"Can we go too?"
Tang Yu'an nodded: "Huangcheng Home is recruiting workers. Currently, they are mainly recruiting the elderly and children. If you bring your children with you, you will be given priority."
Countless examples have proven that those who are willing to raise children in the end times are not bad people, and they will definitely be the priority choices of the home!
The dispute at the door was quickly resolved. Most people stayed there waiting for the garrison to recruit people, and a few had already gone down the mountain with their children.
I guess they are worried that if they go too late, they won’t be able to squeeze in, just like when the brick kiln is recruiting workers?
Tang Yu'an quickly contacted Old Li and told him that a new batch of workers was about to arrive, and this time they would mainly be elderly people and children.
【Shop Channel】
[Changqing]: Don’t worry, there is room for as many people as possible.
[Yingrihe]: The first collective dormitory of the home has been completed^^
The lotus reflecting the sun is A Lian, which is also taken from a poem.
[Dongtu Datang]: Dormitory?
[Yingrihe]: Yes, each floor is very large and can accommodate at least 50 people. If we squeeze in, 70 or 80 people will be able to stay there. There are five floors in total.
The original Building No. 1 was renovated from an old residential area. It has many compartments, which provides better privacy and is suitable for small families, but the space utilization rate is undoubtedly much lower.
For the newly built collective dormitory, Mr. Li chose a simple and efficient large flat.
According to his idea, a 300-square-meter floor can accommodate 150 beds, but aisles and living areas must be left, so the maximum number of people per floor should be about 70 to 80.
If we assume eighty people per floor, then there will be no problem with another four hundred people coming.
Tang Yu'an thought about it and wondered if it was a bit too crowded. It was okay for now, after all, there were still many residents of Jufeng Mountain crammed into the cave.
But what about the future?
After all, there are residents of Building 1 for comparison. Will later generations have any objections after a long time?
[Dongtu Datang]: Will you build new buildings in the future?
[Yingrihe]: The building materials for the second building have been prepared and the design plan is being selected.
The newly built building is built based on Building 1, so it can be identified by the system as part of Building 1, and the range of the protective barrier will automatically move outward.
But if the second new building is built in the same way, it will squeeze into the original fields and factories, so it needs to be replanned.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi knew that there were two options. One was to move the fields and factories out to make room for residential construction.
Another option is to choose a new location to build the building, and then build a passage in mid-air to connect the two buildings.
The feasibility of the second option is currently being verified.
[Dongtu Datang]: Will there be collective dormitories built at the back?
[Changqing]: Well, the second building is a dormitory, and ordinary community housing will be built later. The rent of the dormitory will be cheaper.
Obviously, Old Li guessed what Tang Yu'an was thinking, so he came out to answer in time.
【东土大糖】: That’s good, thank you for your hard work, Grandpa^^
[Changqing]: It would be great if we could hire one or two more employees.
[Dongtu Datang]: Okay, we will find a way.
As the home continued to expand, Mo Ke, who was previously stationed in Lanhu Town, was also transferred back. Even so, there were still not enough people.
However, No.1 Store has already reached its recruitment limit.
If we continue to recruit, we can only use the vacancies of other stores. In that case, the new employees will not be able to use the store channel.
Besides being inconvenient, it can easily arouse suspicion.
When Tang Yu'an was worried, Zhou Qi said, "Big is the upgrade condition for the beautiful direction. How much more is needed to meet it?"
"Let me see!"
Tang Yu'an opened the panel to check.
[Ping An Grocery Store (Big is Beautiful!) Level 2]
[Level 3 Upgrade Conditions: Merchant Level 15 (Already met), Own 11 stores (Not met), Total store area of 50,000 square meters (Already met), Total store popularity of 100,000 (Already met)]
Tang Yu'an counted on his fingers.
Deserted City Home, Swimming Pool, Giant Peak Grocery Store, Alien Dimension Hut, Bluebeard Grocery Store, Grassland Lakeside Hut, Green Valley Grocery Store and Red Bee Grocery Store.
Including the main store, there are 9 stores in total.
“We still need two more branches!”
Zhou Qi smiled and said, "Did we miss one?"
"Ah?" Tang Yu'an quickly looked at the panel and then remembered, "Oh, yes, there is another one in the center of the deserted city."
That was the teleportation point near the space rift, and they had never been there since it was built.
Before they knew it, they already owned ten stores!
"That is to say, as long as we build another branch, the conditions will be met!" Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up.
"Then let's go build a new branch!"
Zhou Qi held him back and said, "It would take too much time for us to build a new house now. Why don't we give Hongli a task and let her find a house?"
"Oh ok!"
Tang Yu'an was just about to modify the task he had previously given to Big Beard and send it to Hongli when he saw Zhou Qi looking at the guard post.
He said thoughtfully, "Do you think that the properties belonging to employees belong to the mysterious businessman?"
Tang Yu'an blinked, "This... shouldn't count, right?"
"If it doesn't count, why are transactions between employees considered invalid? And..."
Zhou Qi went on to cite another piece of strong evidence: "The ill will towards the employees was also seen as ill will towards the mysterious businessman, and was limited by the aura of the evil guests being driven away."
Tang Yu'an opened his mouth and found that he couldn't refute.
"Then give it a try?" he said.
Originally, he wanted Sister Hongli to find another unowned house, but judging from Brother Xiaoqi's expression, he seemed to have set his eyes on the guard post.
"Hongli has already joined the Shangshen Sect, and Jufeng Mountain will become the focus of our future development."
Zhou Qi said, "Since that's the case, we must completely bring Jufeng Mountain under the name of the Shangshen Sect. We can't let other forces take advantage of it, even if it's a fortress."
The Jufeng Town Guard Station is the power center of Jufeng Mountain.
Only by controlling this place can we truly bring Jufeng Mountain into our sphere of influence.
Although it is still managed by Hongli on the surface, the actual owner has been quietly changed.
This is also a test for the red carp.
"If Sister Hongli agrees, it proves that she has completely turned to the Shangshen Cult. If she refuses... then she may have other intentions."
Listening to Zhou Qi's analysis, Tang Yu'an felt a little dizzy.
He hated thinking about these intrigues the most. He had thought that once Hongli became an employee, she was already one of theirs...
However, because of Qingmu Castle, they have always been somewhat wary of Sister Hongli.
If this incident could clear up any grudges, wouldn't that be a good thing?
"Okay, then I'll do as you say." Tang Yu'an did as he was told.
It just so happens that they haven't left yet, so we'll build the branch store first. As for the protective barrier and teleportation point, it depends on how we guide the red carp to build them in the future.
Judging from what Brother Xiaoqi said, Sister Hongli is probably going to do the same as Brother Yunqing and have to use a large amount of personal points to exchange.
After all, Sister Hongli’s speed in earning points is not much slower than Brother Yunqing’s.
So, Hongli quickly received the task reminder.
[Congratulations! Triggering the elite mission "Build a garrison general store"]
[Elite Mission: Build a Garrison Grocery Store]
[Description: Your outstanding performance since joining the cult has led the mysterious merchant to give you further tests.]
[Quest Content: Deduct 1 in the message board shop channel to agree to give the ownership of the Jufeng Town Garrison to the mysterious merchant and build it into a garrison grocery store]
[Reward: Protection from the God of Commerce]
Looking at this task prompt, Hongli couldn't help but be stunned.
Hand over the ownership of the garrison?
She couldn't help but squint her eyes, and her first reaction was unwillingness. After all, this was the place she had run for several years. How could she easily hand it over to someone else?
Although she had joined the Shangshen Sect, she was not mentally prepared to devote her entire fortune.
Hongli read the task content carefully again.
Deduct 1 in the store channel?
So the message board is really monitored by the messenger of God?
There are three mysterious businessmen who have appeared so far, namely, Yao Ri, Yin Guang and Wu Yue. It is unknown which one of them she belongs to?
"The protection of the God of Commerce..."
Hongli pondered the quest reward, and quickly thought of the strange abilities of the Deserted City Home and the Jufeng Grocery Store.
Anyone who harbors ill will towards the Shangshen Cult will be excluded. Even if the ill will is directed towards employees, it will be regarded as directed against the Shangshen Cult.
This should be the "protection of the God of Business", right?
Hongli's eyes flashed, and after struggling for a while, he finally pressed 1 in the store channel.
On the other side, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi had already returned to the guard post using the shadow-shielding umbrella.
Seeing the new message on the store channel, Tang Yu'an couldn't help laughing. Just like Brother Xiaoqi said, as long as Sister Hongli agreed, it would mean that she really wanted to join them!
He felt very happy when he thought of this.
Then he opened the panel and began trying to build a new branch.
You are establishing a branch
[You own the building and meet the requirements]
[Would you like to spend 2000 points to set up this building as a branch? ]
【whether】
Wow! I didn’t expect it to work!
Tang Yu'an happily clicked yes and named the new branch "Ping An Grocery Store No. 10".
In this way, he owns 11 stores!
Before he could proceed to the next upgrade, he saw that one of the patrolling guards suddenly disappeared.
As soon as the new branch was established, the guards in the garrison disappeared one after another, and finally about seven or eight people appeared in front of the garrison's door.
They looked at each other blankly, and then saw their mountain master walking out of the guard post with a gloomy face.
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