Liu Feng’s original idea was actually very simple. The purpose of building this commercial street was to make the money flow throughout Xinhedu.
Business is an inevitable choice for the development of a place. Only with business can money flow, and money can make money. When everyone has money, he can collect taxes, collect grain, and feed the army, forming a closed loop.
Liu Feng looked up and saw that the entire commercial street was very long, about more than a mile.
The place where he was standing now was only one-fourth of the entire street.
There are about thirty shops of various sizes on both sides, but they have not been fully built yet and need to be further improved.
The wide road is six lanes wide in both directions and in all directions. It will be paved with stone slabs in the future and the drainage system will continue to be repaired.
Of course, it is still a mud and gravel road now. After all, the iron mine produces a small number of complete stones, and they are mainly used to lay the foundation for large buildings such as restaurants.
"The general is here."
Lin Xiaoxi happened to be patrolling here and immediately ran over excitedly.
"This is the southern section of the commercial street. There's more on the other side of the river, but they've only just been paved, so the progress isn't as fast as here."
"By the way, shall I take you to see the restaurant? It's almost finished now."
How can a county be without restaurants?
Liu Feng had originally been planning to open a restaurant for Mu Wanqing and the others. They had learned a lot of recipes from him, so they needed someone to help them make money. No, they needed a place to display their talents, right?
"Okay, let's go check it out now."
"By the way, what is the total population of Xinhedu now? What are your statistics?"
Liu Feng asked.
Because Lin Xiaoxi has always been in charge of the entire Xinhe Ferry's guard work, Lin Xiaoxi has been keeping detailed records of how many people have come to the village and who they are.
If you were to ask who is most familiar with the entire Xinhe Ferry situation, it would definitely be Lin Xiaoxi.
"Currently, the population of Shanggou Village has expanded to more than a thousand people, the Water Stronghold has nearly three hundred people, the Tiger Roar Army has three thousand people, plus the people of the Liulang Tribe."
"General, wait a minute." You cautiously and shyly pull out a booklet.
"Since the beginning of spring, hundreds of refugees and people from other villages have arrived one after another. Now there are over 7,000 people and more than 2,100 households."
"Three or more people per household is still too few, not enough."
Liu Feng frowned.
Now these people come from all directions because of him, because of the stability here, because they can have enough food and warm clothes here, so they come to Xinhedu.
People do not completely trust each other, but in three years, as he encourages childbirth, they will inevitably intermarry with each other, and by then the entire Xinhedu will be a solid block.
As the captain of the guard of the entire Xinhe Ferry, Lin Xiaoxi, an outsider, has the most say. After being here for a few months, he has completely integrated into the place.
Because he knew very well that this was the real paradise, the place where he could truly survive.
"By the way, now that Xinhe County is about to be completed, the area you will be patrolling will be larger."
“No need to have so many people around my house.”
"Right now, everyone's living in a relatively scattered area. Send more people to patrol other areas."
Now his family is protected by Wu Xiangyue and Dazhuang, and is close to the local military camp, so basically nothing will happen.
Lin Xiaoxi was stunned.
"General, I didn't make many arrangements. I only have the original few people. Besides, Wang Dian and his archers have all been withdrawn to train the people in the water fort."
Liu Feng was suddenly shocked.
Lin Xiaoxi didn't make any arrangements, so the many people at her door were brought here by force, both in the open and in secret.
Just now when he and Dazhuang went out, he saw very clearly that there were at least three or five secret sentries outside his yard.
Because these people were wearing coarse linen clothes, which were basically the same as the current guards' uniforms, Liu Feng instinctively thought that they were people arranged by Lin Xiaoxi to protect his safety.
"General, could it be someone arranged by Wang Dingliu? After all, he is responsible for the outer defense of the entire village. It makes sense for him to arrange a few people to secretly protect it."
Lin Xiaoxi was in a daze at the moment, not knowing where these people came from.
But Liu Feng shook his head decisively.
Liu Feng knew very well the people he led, and Wang Dingliu would definitely give him a detailed report on everything he did. Besides, Wang Dingliu was in charge of the periphery, while Lin Xiaoxi was in charge of the affairs within the village.
"Well, check all the refugees who have come here recently one by one. Do it secretly and don't alert the enemy."
"I think someone must have planted spies among these refugees."
When Lin Xiaoxi heard what Liu Feng said, she instantly became serious and her face was solemn. General Liu Feng was very busy with affairs of state and was often not at home. Someone was monitoring Liu Feng's yard, and in fact, they were monitoring Mrs. Ji.
The general attached great importance to his family and was always meticulous about matters related to his family, so she did not dare to neglect them.
"Don't worry, General. I know what to do."
After arranging these things, Liu Feng no longer had the heart to continue walking around the commercial street, nor was he interested in looking at restaurants, let alone going forward and crossing the river to take a look at the original location of Shanggou Village. Instead, he went straight home.
According to the current division of labor among the women in the family, Liu Yan is the only one at home at this time. One of the Mu sisters is sorting out the account books in the office outside the warehouse. The warehouse is heavily guarded, so there is no problem.
Mu Wanqing and Wu Xiangyue both have things to do, and now Song Linger has also adapted to the environment in the village.
Now he helps Liu Feng deal with the internal affairs of the entire village and the army.
There are always people following you, and they are all carefully selected experts to protect you, so there will generally be no problems.
Although Liu Feng felt that nothing serious would happen, he still had to find out what these people's purpose was, why they were monitoring him and his family, and who sent them.
Liu Feng had just returned home when he met several workers who had just come from the mine.
These people recently got a batch of relatively regular stones and sent them to Liu Feng specifically.
Liu Feng asked them to put down the stones. While sending these workers out, he quietly observed the surroundings and had a rough idea in his mind.
Perhaps they realized that they were exposed, and when they returned, the number of people following Liu Feng around his yard had been reduced to four.
But each of them had something else to do, either transporting things or busy with their own work.
Because Liu Feng's yard is relatively close to brick kiln factories and other places, it is normal for people to come and go within a mile around it.
So it didn't attract much attention from Liu Feng at the beginning.
Liu Feng now looked at the people coming and going with a critical eye, and indeed found that many of them behaved suspiciously.
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