Jiang Sheng jumped off the donkey cart and stepped onto the cement road. The ground was hard and flat. As long as he took good care of it and didn't carry heavy objects often, he would have no problem doing it for ten years or so.
With the treasures in the space, the entire Northern Wilderness will be greatly changed within ten years, and there will be no shortage of food, treasures, and soldiers.
Xiao Liuzi was jumping around with a bright smile on his face.
"Sir, look at this road, isn't it beautiful? It's silvery white, just like silver. I'm so happy every time I walk on it. It's like I'm walking on silver, and I won't be cold or hungry anymore."
"It's just that the color doesn't look good after getting wet. It looks better on sunny days. We like to go out and play on weekdays."
Jiang Sheng looked at the fields. The people were bending over to plant potatoes. Smiles were on their skinny faces and there was hope in their eyes, not the numbness from before.
In two months, when the potatoes are harvested, they should smile even more happily.
Little Liuzi got tired after jumping around for a while, so he came over and looked in the direction he was looking, and asked curiously, "Sir, do you know what they are planting?"
"I heard that it was requested by the City Lord's Mansion. Everyone gets to plant seeds for free, and the taxes are very low. But if we don't plant crops, we really won't starve."
Jiang Sheng raised his hand and touched his head.
He whispered, "No, wait two months until the fruit is ripe. By then, fewer and fewer people will be starving, and this winter will be a much easier time. We won't be freezing or starving."
"Well, I heard that there's something called a kang in southern Xinjiang. As long as you burn a little firewood, you can keep warm all night long. You don't have to worry about freezing to death when you sleep at night."
"Sir, have you ever seen such a magical thing? Is there really such a magical thing?"
Xiao Liuzi's eyes were shining. For him, the best life was not being cold, not hungry, and not having to fight. He couldn't imagine how happy he would be.
Jiang Sheng couldn't help laughing. He was the one who made the kang, so how could he not know about it? It was just that it was still early and it was not the time to build the kang yet.
The most important things right now are food, road construction, water storage, etc. Recruiting soldiers and horses can only be done after there is no shortage of food. And then there is mining...
Oh, there is so much to do.
Jiang Sheng nodded and said seriously, "I've seen it, the rumors are true. There will be kangs in the northern border during this cold winter, so you can sleep peacefully at night and no one will freeze to death."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Liuzi jumped three feet high and said happily, "That's great, great! I like the Jiang family to be the city lord. I heard that from now on, our place will be under the management of the Jiang family."
"It's great that there won't be another city lord sent by the imperial court."
"Oh, the city lord sent by the court is not good, or is he harsh on the people?"
Jiang Sheng turned his head to look at him and saw that the little guy's eyes dimmed.
Xiao Liuzi whispered, "Not good, not good at all. The city lords who came here before were all bad. They came here to collude with the officials and embezzled money after the taxes were increased."
"We had to work non-stop to barely get enough to eat. Life was hard, not as good as it is now."
"...I won't do that anymore. The Northern Wasteland is already the Jiang family's fiefdom. Even the emperor has no control over it, let alone send anyone here."
"Okay, it's getting late, we should go back to the city."
Xiao Liuzi nodded, pulled the donkey cart on the side of the road over, and slowly walked towards the city.
Jiang Sheng heard the sound of horse hooves and watched the carriages passing by. He asked curiously, "Xiao Liuzi, do you know who those carriages belong to?"
"Oh, it seems to be a merchant. The Northern Wasteland is the junction of several countries. There will be some merchants reselling things to make a profit. The complete range of goods is expensive."
"These people are so well-informed. They didn't come last year, so why are they here so early this year? I guess they're here to collect mountain products."
After the two entered the city, Jiang Sheng bought a string of candied haws and handed it to him: "Xiao Liuzi, have some. Thank you for sending me to see Carpenter Wang today. You were a great help."
Xiao Liuzi took it with a smile, "Thank you, sir. If you have anything else to ask, you can always ask me."
"I'm very familiar with the Beggars' Sect, so I can find out anything I want to know very quickly."
"Haha, okay, thank you very much."
Jiang Sheng returned to the City Lord's Mansion.
Qingshan Qingmu walked over quickly and asked with concern, "Sir, where have you been? We didn't see you when we came back, and we were so worried."
"I'm going out for a walk. Come with me to the study."
In the study, Jiang Sheng sat on a chair and gulped down a cup of tea before his throat felt better.
"You two, sit down and tell me how the search for the mine is going. And have you found any salt lakes in the mountains?"
Qingshan took out a map of the Northern Wasteland, spread it on the table, and drew on it with charcoal. He explained one by one, "Sir, these dozen or so places are suspicious."
"We just want to confirm what kind of mine it is. We need to bring more people to blast the mountain and see. If it is iron ore, it would be great. We can privately manufacture weapons."
“……!!”
Jiang Sheng's mouth twitched, and he stared at him, saying unhappily, "Why, are you planning to rebel openly? We don't have the ability to do that right now."
"The imperial court is not doomed to fail. There are also the surrounding countries. You think they are more obedient. Even if they want to make weapons, now is not the time."
"Oh, that's right. What should we do now that we have so few weapons?"
Qingshan believed that his master had his own intentions. He went to look for mines, and he must want to make weapons. It would be even better if there were gold and silver mines.
Jiang Sheng rolled his eyes and said with a half-smile, "Of course, we'll wait for the other countries to provoke us. Then we'll ask Your Majesty for weapons and get as much as we can."
"Besides, although the Northern Wasteland is my father's territory, it is also a large territory. Your Majesty should give us some weapons."
"Hehe, young master is still cunning."
"…If you don't know how to use words, read more books and don't talk nonsense."
Qingmu still had a cold face, but with a hint of smile in his eyes, he whispered, "Young Master, there is news about the Salt Lake. I have also been there to see it. It is indeed a salt lake deep in the mountains."
"There's no vegetation around, no fish or shrimp in the water, and the white stones taste bitterly salty. It's indeed a salt lake."
Jiang Sheng nodded, looking like he was in control of a strategy.
"That's great. Mark the location. Once the water truck issue is settled, take me to the salt lake."
"Yes, sir."
He wanted to collect the salt rocks and have someone try to boil the salt in water to see if he could extract purer salt, if what was recorded in ancient books was true.
Then Beihuang will have the finest salt, and can directly open trade routes to sell it to various countries, quickly earning a large amount of silver and money to prepare for recruiting soldiers later.
Huhu, logistics is really not a job for humans, it’s so tiring.
Seeing that he looked tired and his eyes were dark, Qingshan said softly, "Sir, you have been busy since you came here. You are very tired. You should take a good rest."
Jiang Sheng waved his hand and yawned, "I'm fine. Let's talk when we have time. People from the four major families are coming in a few days, so we have to do our best to show our respect."
"The Silver Road needs to be paved, and the shops in the city need to be put in order. We are busy."
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