A group of exiled prisoners recently arrived in Dawar.
After Zhao Minggeng took over, he sent them to reclaim wasteland outside the city.
"Oh, they came at the worst time. The weather is getting colder every day. They won't be able to do much work anyway. What's the point of having them here?"
There aren't any rocks to smash here, and no minerals to mine. It's purely a free lunch."
Zhao Minggeng received this group of exiled prisoners and expressed his annoyance, so he complained to his family about it.
"Now that you've taken them in, stop complaining. Where have you put them all?"
Zhao Qianci asked.
"Thirty miles outside the city, that place had been deserted for a long time, so we settled them there."
If they were capable, they could clear several acres of land before the ground freezes.
After such a long, cold winter, many insects in the ground will freeze to death by the following spring.
"Even if the yield isn't high next year, at least the crops will have fewer pests," Zhao Minggeng said.
"Hmm, so how did they solve their accommodation problem?"
Zhao Qianci asked again.
Zhao Minggeng shook his head.
"I didn't interfere; I suppose there are some smart ones among them."
Even a broken ship has three nails left, so it must have some money on hand.
Anyone with a quick mind could have gotten the house sorted out before it froze.
Besides, they are the ancestral relatives of the former Duke of Huguo. If I interfere too much, it will be difficult to explain to Dongsheng.”
Zhao Qianci pondered for a while,
"Now that they've come, we can't let them freeze or starve to death."
Why not send two craftsmen tomorrow to teach them how to dig underground cellars?
The weather is getting colder and colder. They might freeze to death before they even finish building their houses.
That would be a loss; what your county needs most is labor.
As long as they can survive, the wasteland outside the city will surely be transformed into fertile fields soon.
Furthermore, the greatest punishment for a person is not to kill them, but to make their life worse than death.
Those who once relied on the Duke of Huguo's mansion, what kind of good life did they live, and what kind of life do they live now?
Presumably, living is the greatest punishment for them.
Zhao Minggeng nodded, and sure enough, he arranged for craftsmen to go to the exile group the next day.
They were taught how to dig underground cellars.
As for building a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), you'll have to pay them for their help.
Sure enough, those families who understood reality moved into the dug-up houses they had built themselves seven or eight days later.
Although it wasn't very bright, it provided a warm place for the family to stay.
Those families who still had some money to rely on, as the weather grew colder day by day, came to terms with reality.
Autumn is definitely not a good time to build a house.
In the end, they gritted their teeth and started digging the dugout.
Although there was only a few days difference, digging was much more difficult than before, as the soil became harder day by day.
Even some elderly people and young children caught colds during the temperature drop.
The already meager wallet became even more strained.
Xu Dongsheng already knew about the faction of the Duke of Huguo and their arrival in the north.
He did not deal with them as he had previously planned.
Seeing their ragged and disheveled appearance, Xu Dongsheng felt relieved. After all, the culprit had already been brought to justice.
As for the rest of them, let them be.
Zhao Qingyan was afraid that Xu Dongsheng's emotions might fluctuate, so she made a special trip to Kenqing City.
As a result, seeing Xu Dongsheng's energetic appearance, Zhao Qingyan felt that her care had been misplaced.
The sales home in Kenqing City has recently received many more children.
Most of the extra children came from Montgomery.
Every year, many children on the grasslands freeze or starve to death.
This year is a good year; with the surrender of Inner Mongolia, the children of Inner Mongolia have found hope for survival.
They sought help at the newly built rest stop, and the children were eventually sent to Kenqing City.
Zhao Qingyan: Why should I bear all the blame in the end?
Most of the orphans who came from Mengzhou could not speak the official language of Shenlong Kingdom.
Therefore, during the first few days at the orphanage, she was unable to communicate with the other children who had arrived earlier.
However, children's language and communication skills are just too good.
You poke me, I bump into you, and soon the children on both sides are playing together.
The children from Mengzhou taught the children from Shenlong Kingdom how to wrestle and ride horses.
The children from Shenlong Kingdom teach the children from Mengzhou how to speak and behave properly.
In less than a year, Dawar has become a key transportation hub.
Zhao Minggeng became a highly sought-after figure by all sides.
Recently, many wealthy businessmen have been giving gifts to Zhao Minggeng.
All of this was in order to be able to buy some shops or large areas of land in Dawar.
Zhao Minggeng is truly an amazing person.
The vacant houses in Davar City, those without owners, had long been bought by Zhao Qingyan, and those with owners had long been brainwashed by Zhao Minggeng.
“Our Dawar is not what it used to be. Whether it’s houses or shops, what you hold in your hands are goose that lays golden eggs.”
If someone were to pay you to buy it now, you might feel that they've offered a high price, and you should sell it quickly so you don't miss out on this opportunity.
But in two years, you'll want to kill your present self. Why?
Because back then, the shops and houses you're selling today have increased in value more than tenfold.
So the best way is either to run it yourself or to rent it out. Wouldn't it be better for you to collect the rent?
That's a long-term business.
"If you collect ten or even a hundred taels of rent each year, wouldn't it be better to buy meat to eat or clothes to wear?"
That's how Daval's eccentric art style came about.
I'd like to rent a place, yes. I'd like to buy a place, but not yet.
Land in the city is not for sale at any price. Land outside the city is subject to purchase restrictions.
To prevent the wealthy from hoarding large amounts of land, it is generally necessary to investigate three to four generations of a person's family before it can be determined whether you are eligible to buy land.
That's not all; the fees for buying land in Dawar are several times higher than in other cities.
For no other reason than that, doesn't an investigation require manpower and resources?
Since it involves a lot of costs, why not charge more in handling fees?
The fundamental reason Zhao Minggeng did this was that he needed to attract a large number of people to Dawar.
Instead of attracting only a few wealthy businessmen who use it as a place to make money.
As Zhao Minggeng's influence grew,
In order to curry favor with him, many people would give him women as gifts.
The implication is clear: I've investigated you, and you're probably looking for someone to warm your bed. Secondly, I'm very understanding; what man isn't lustful?
These girls who were given to Zhao Minggeng will either have their indentures returned or be sold again tomorrow.
Those who return the indenture are those who can understand human speech; those who were sold are those who wanted to climb the social ladder.
For Zhao Minggeng, who was determined to remain single for the rest of his life, sleeping with someone was as serious a crime as assassinating him.
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