Traveling through ancient times.

Chapter 125: Master Jiang is a good person

Jiang Yizhou continued, "In addition to patrolling inside the farm, we also need to pay attention to the outer walls of the farm, important intersections leading to the farm, sentries on the hillside, etc. Which are the weak points of defense, which are the blind spots of surveillance, how to patrol during the day and at night, and how to deal with emergencies in the event of an emergency, etc."

Qi Hao was indeed a little embarrassed at the beginning, because he had always wanted to have a platform, to do big things, and to avenge his family.

However, when the master of the house actually wanted to give him the task, he found that he didn't know how to start.

I still need the master to give me instructions one by one. It's so embarrassing.

However, he saw that the patriarch had a gentle expression and did not look down on him at all. Instead, he gave him guidance very attentively and sincerely.

So he put aside the awkward feeling and listened carefully to the advice of the head of the family.

In the past, I just followed orders, thinking that being a guard meant just standing guard and watching, and taking action if anyone came to cause trouble or threaten the head of the family. However, I never thought that there were so many tricks involved.

After listening to this, he felt as if everything had suddenly become clear.

Gradually, his respect for the head of the Jiang family deepened.

Unconsciously, and intentionally, his attitude became more respectful.

He kept the master's advice firmly in mind.

Jiang Yizhou finally said: "To complete such a security task, how many people are needed, and to equip these people with protective gear and weapons... and so on, you can just make a list. In this way, I can allocate the corresponding funds to you, and the logistics of the farm can provide you with the corresponding services."

Qi Hao's expression had returned to normal. He thought about it carefully and said, "Master, according to your request just now, this is even stricter than the defense of the city wall?"

Jiang Yizhou said seriously, "Our Yunshan Farm is much more important than ordinary city walls. And it will only be more stringent in the future, especially the places where grain and carbon are stored, which are the focus of defense. There are also various reservoirs, etc., and we must not let anyone destroy them."

Qi Hao also responded solemnly: "Master, I understand. I will write a plan now."

Jiang Yizhou watched Qi Hao leave and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although managers must learn to delegate power, the prerequisite for delegation is to ensure that these people have the corresponding capabilities and to establish a general framework, so that the entire structure will not fall apart when delegating power.

Jiang Yizhou arranged everyone to go down, and then he relaxed, drank ginseng soup, and picked up a travel book to read.

Now she has arranged everything at the farm and the old house, mobilized all the personnel, and everything is ready. The only thing missing is the east wind - money.

He could only wait for the funds from the liquor sales to be recovered. Apart from selling it himself, most of it was resold by Zhang Cong, Fu Xian, and Huo Yuting.

Settlement will be made monthly as agreed.

The day for payment is approaching. More than a thousand bottles have been sold this month, which adds up to nearly ten thousand taels of silver.

Other side businesses on the farm include various dried fruits and vegetables, cassava vermicelli, dried fish, etc.

All of these are used for Zhuangzi's daily expenses and various infrastructure projects.

Now there are two to three hundred workers every day, which means that every day when you open your eyes, you have to spend dozens of taels of silver in wages and food expenses, as well as clothing expenses and all kinds of miscellaneous expenses.

By the way, there is also a porridge stall. Almost every day there are beggars coming to ask for food.

Prepare multi-grain steamed buns and give one to everyone who comes...but if you can't keep doing it for a long time, the daily consumption will also be a considerable expense.

The ceramic workshop currently mainly produces various ceramic bottles for storing cassava wine. They will be sold to the market only after productivity is improved.

The monthly cement sales are about one or two thousand taels, and this money cannot be touched and must be used as a reserve.

Although the farm has been developing rapidly in recent years, more and more people are joining it.

But its foundation is still too shallow.

Compared with the landlords and gentry who are deeply rooted here, she does not even have one-tenth of their foundation.

Especially food.

That’s right, Jiang Yizhou asked someone to do some preliminary research on these people’s reserves, and found that all kinds of supplies were piled up like mountains.

Although they were quite harsh towards ordinary tenants and farmhands.

Some of the food had been stored for three, four or even longer years, and people were reluctant to give out more food even if it became moldy and rotten.

Of course, they had so much grain, in an era when production was already very low, because it was taken from the lower classes.

These reserves can be squandered for several years even in a famine.

...Jiang Yizhou carefully sorted out the original owner's memories whenever he had some free time.

In the last year or so of her life, the supplies she received from Uncle Liu Sichang's family decreased, and as far as she can remember, the people who delivered food to her also changed.

Of course, the original owner was at the end of his rope at that time and didn't notice these things at all, let alone have the energy to care.

But now that Jiang Yizhou has set up such a big business, he has to grasp even the slightest clue to spy on the future direction of the situation.

From the information she had obtained before, she learned that Liu Sichang's family fell into decline in the later period, partly because of the disaster relief case in Ezhou. Another part...she thought it might be related to the climate.

natural disaster.

The word popped up in her mind involuntarily.

However, the original owner was trapped in a side courtyard and had no idea about the major events happening in the outside world.

Later, he fell ill in bed and was isolated from the outside world.

So until the moment she died, no one could tell her what was happening outside.

Jiang Yizhou sensed clues from the original owner's death before he died, and was certain that a natural disaster must have occurred here that year.

The final feeling was - cold.

So, it was a freezing disaster?

In any case, Jiang Yizhou felt that it would be a good idea to stockpile more food and charcoal.

Oh, and there is water.

Now there are more than ten ponds dug on the entire Yunshan Mountain, and people are assigned to guard each pond.

The fish fry from two years ago have grown up and are now stocked with fish in more than ten ponds.

The guards on duty would occasionally catch a few fish for her to make various stews, fried fish, fish soups, etc.

…Jiang Yizhou was enjoying this moment of leisure, and the concierge stood in the yard and reported:

"Master, there is a homeless man who said he was fleeing from famine in another place. He refused to leave even though he was given food. He said he wanted to see you and beg you to save his life..."

Fleeing famine? Refugees?

Jiang Yizhou was somewhat puzzled, as there was a porridge stall in the village that provided relief to the desperate people every day.

The purpose is to cast a wide net. In case there are people who really need help, she will have merit income in her system account.

Even if there is no food, and they just come to eat, they will only lose a bowl of mixed grain porridge and a coarse grain steamed bun. It will also increase the reputation of the rotor to a certain extent.

Of course, if any of these people are willing to stay and work on the farm, then her farm will have one more person and one more member of strength.

So, no matter what, this is a business that will not lose money.

At this moment, Jiang Yizhou was slightly stunned when he heard the report from the doorman.

A homeless man wants to see me in person?

Several thoughts flashed through my mind. Although there has been less rain here this year, I haven't heard of any famine occurring in the nearby counties?

Never mind, let’s go and take a look first.

If he is truly a poor person with nowhere to go, he will have a hundred merits.

There's nothing wrong with her going there in person.

She closed the book, walked to the front yard and stood on the steps.

A slovenly middle-aged man was standing in the yard, leaning on a branch and carrying a bag on his shoulder. He looked Jiang Yizhou up and down and said, "It is said that the Jiang family master is kind and generous. My family's land has been ruined by beasts. The landlord is cold-blooded and ruthless, forcing my family to have nowhere to go. I beg the Jiang family master to be kind and save us."

Jiang Yizhou saw that the other person was alone, "Where are your family members?"

When the man heard Jiang Yizhou mention his family, he immediately wiped his tears and said, "Wow, they were all taken away by the landlord. We have no money, and they want my wife and son to work like slaves for them. They have to, they have to..."

Jiang Yizhou frowned slightly when he saw the other person's grief: "What do you want?"

"It will cost twenty taels of silver to redeem them... Wuwu, please save us. That landlord is a skinner, and they will have no chance of survival if they fall into his hands. I heard that Master Jiang is kind and generous, so I walked dozens of miles along the mountain road to come here with this hope. We really can't survive, Master Jiang, please save us."

There were a few beggars nearby, probably professional beggars.

He comes every day to ask for a steamed bun, but of course he won’t give me more than that.

After all, some people would rather starve to death than ask for money. No matter how hard or tiring it is, they will go to work to earn money and live a better life.

Some people like to beg for food. They just stretch out their hands and get food. It feels easy and free.

At this moment, these beggars were looking at the homeless man and pointing.

Tsk tsk, this guy really dares to ask for a high price, asking for twenty taels.

They swallowed subconsciously.

Then he looked at Jiang Yizhou with burning eyes and even forgot to hand them the multi-grain steamed buns from the servant next to him.

Jiang Yizhou saw all this, paused, and said to the homeless man: "My Yunshan Farm has been providing relief to the poor for a long time, but there is one rule, that is, you must be honest. If you lie, you will be punished."

Haha, retribution?

The man looked terrified and inwardly thought, if there is retribution in this world, why is he still here? Pah.

Jiang Yizhou signaled to Wei Ke, who took out two silver ingots and handed them to him.

Then, everyone in the field gasped. He really gave twenty taels? There was no bargaining.

Jiang Yizhou said, "Here is twenty taels of silver. Use it to redeem your wife and children. If you really have nowhere to go, you can come to my farm and work."

When that person saw Wei Ke take out the huge amount of silver, his eyes and attention were drawn to it.

He stared at the silver, grabbed it in his hand impatiently, and then bit it with his teeth.

He laughed and mumbled, "Really, it's true..."

Then he looked up and saw Jiang Yizhou and the people around him. He seemed to have come to his senses and nodded and bowed quickly, "Master Jiang is such a good person. Good people are rewarded. Thank you, Master Jiang. Thank you so much."

Then he laughed, put the silver ingot in his pocket, and left happily, saying loudly, "Master Jiang is a good man, he will be blessed in the future."

The professional beggars also looked over here, feeling regretful: I am not ruthless enough. Look at him, he asked for twenty taels right away. Isn't that what he got?

Jiang Yizhou looked towards them.

He said calmly, "Do you also have family members detained by the landlord?"

Several people laughed bitterly, "No, no..."

They are all regulars here, and it’s hard to make up any stories about them.

Jiang Yizhou didn't pay much attention to it and turned back to the yard.

Wei Ke whispered, "Master, I don't think that man is here to escape from disaster. I'm afraid he's here to extort money."

The concierge asked another companion to watch over him, and followed him, asking in a low voice: "Master, I also think that man is not right, how about I go and take a look?"

Jiang Yizhou turned his head slightly and looked at the other person seriously. He was about twenty years old, with a strong build. He looked rather honest, but he was surprisingly smart.

She asked, "What's your name?"

"I am Shu Tong, from Zhengjia Village. Last year, my family was desperate, but fortunately the owner took us in. My parents and sister all work on the village. I became a security guard because I am quite strong."

Jiang Yizhou remembered that there were quite a lot of people coming at that time, so he tried to arrange these people as much as possible and recruited a group of guards from among them.

Jiang Yizhou smiled and said, "You've done very well. Keep it up. Promote yourself to a second-class guard."

Shu Tong's eyes sparkled with joy, "Thank you, Patriarch. Thank you, Patriarch."

Now they have applied to build their own house, and the construction team will probably take their turn to build it in about a month. By then, both parents will be able to live in their own house.

He had seen the houses built on the farm. Wow, they were sturdy and beautiful. The most important thing was that everyone had their own room and... a bathroom. It was said that all the water was collected together through the sewer, and after being fermented and irrigated, the crops would grow better.

So now everyone in the village goes to the bathroom to use the toilet, and they must never let the waste water flow out.

His sister joined the food workshop and learned a lot...

In short, all of this was given by the head of the family.

After he kowtowed heavily to Jiang Yizhou to express his gratitude, he really went to chase the beggar.

After running for a distance, he hurried back to take off his clothes. This was the uniform clothing on the farm, and it was very conspicuous when walking outside.

Since we are going to follow someone, we naturally cannot be too conspicuous.

Jiang Yizhou looked at Shu Tong's actions and couldn't help but look at him with higher regard, thinking that he was a potential seedling that could be cultivated.

Just now, after the beggar left, she received a prompt from the system:

[He is a gambler. He sold his wife and daughter without any reward. 】

Wow, he really is here to extort money.

But Jiang Yizhou's money is not so easy to get! So Shu Tong's suggestion was just what she wanted.

At the same time, Jiang Yizhou was very pleased: Wei Ke's ability to identify people has improved. She also found a potential protector.

In the evening, Shu Tong came back, indignant: "Master, I followed that man outside for the whole afternoon. He bought wine and meat with the money, then went to a brothel, and finally went to a gambling house..."

Jiang Yizhou hummed: "Okay, I understand."

"Master, these people are so abominable. They must have heard that we would give food and daily necessities to any vagrants who came to our Mingtian Manor. I didn't expect this guy to extort twenty taels of silver as soon as he came. It's really too much..."

"Master, I'm afraid that if we let this man succeed, more people will follow suit in the future."