I built a fairy city in troubled times

Chapter 9 Scenes of Troubled Times
In fact, from Baili Zhe's expression, Xia Ming could already tell that he must have gained a lot this time.

Still, he wanted to know specific numbers.

"Master Marquis, we only have one month to make a thousand stones of salt, which is more than one hundred thousand kilograms. After the caravan transported it out, it took a few days in several counties and cities to sell out. We got a total of Thirteen thousand taels of silver.

Although this number is not much, it is very lasting.

Moreover, the most important thing is that all salt is in short supply, so I plan to send more manpower. Anyway, refugees come every day. Just let them go directly to make salt. If we can produce [-] shi per month, we will Don’t worry about money anymore! "

As for the issue of sales, Baili Zhe has no worries at all. There are wars going on all over the country now, and many salt wells are even abandoned, causing the price of salt to skyrocket in various places, so as long as it can be made, it can be sold in a short time.

"Well, this is okay. If this is the case, we can take in more refugees!"

Xia Ming said with a smile.

Then, he stood up, looked at Baili Zhe and continued, "Old man, come with me for a walk!"

"Yes, Lord Marquis!" Baili Zhe naturally did not hesitate, he understood in his heart.

Xia Ming wanted to go out mainly to check the results, after all, besides making salt.

He also told us that he would establish private schools and cavalry.

Although Xia Ming seemed to be cultivating on weekdays, he knew everything about the fiefdom.

When they walked out of the mansion.

Baili Zhe pointed to the south of the city and said, "Master Hou, I have established a large private school in the four directions of the deserted city in the southeast, northwest, and each private school has 1000 students, 50 teachers, and soldiers. 20 people, responsible for teaching cultivation!”

"Go and have a look!" Xia Ming said with a smile, and then walked towards the south of the city accompanied by Bai Lizhe.

Because in addition to private schools there, the cavalry is also training in the south, and next to it is the salt factory.

"Hello, Mr. Hou!"

"Master Marquis came out for inspection today?"

Along the way, wherever Xia Ming passed, people on the roadside greeted him one after another.

There was a look of awe in each of their eyes. In their hearts, Xia Ming was the savior, if not the other party.

They were afraid they would all starve to death outside.

Wherever he looked, Xia Ming found that the favorability of these people was almost around 80.00%.

In other words, as long as Xia Ming gives an order, these people will obey the order without hesitation.

Moreover, what satisfied him the most was that these people's talents actually reached level [-].

In other words, if they are placed in the army and practice well, as long as they don't die, they can hope to become elites at the level of centurions.

Although taken individually it is nothing.

However, it would be different if everyone in the city was so talented.

And now it's just the beginning.

As long as you accept more refugees, their talents will continue to grow.

Finally, it is not impossible to reach the point where everyone is like a dragon.

When he arrived outside the private school, Xia Ming stood at the door and watched children of all sizes gathering together to read.

Their talents also reached level two, and some were stronger, even reaching level three.

At the most important time, the favorability level almost reached around 80.00%.

But it's not difficult to understand. Xia Ming saved their parents.

Every day, under the influence of my ears and eyes, I naturally felt a strong gratitude towards Xia Ming.

Coupled with the daily teaching in the private school, it was natural for me to develop a liking for him.

Xia Ming believes that if these children grow up, they will become the mainstay of the city.

Then, he looked at Baili Zhe and said, "These children are our future hopes. We must train them well. We must keep up with our monthly meals and seasonal clothes!"

"Master Hou, the monthly expenditure of each private school has reached almost 1000 taels of silver. Even their parents said that these children have caught up with the good times. With Master Hou as a master, it can be said that they are now The most comfortable person in the whole deserted city!"

"Well, that's good!" Xia Ming nodded.

Then, as if he thought of something, he looked at Baili Zhe and said, "How much money do we have now?"

"It has just reached 10 taels. This is after adding the income from salt production. There is still half a year until the summer harvest. I plan to buy [-] taels of grain. I should be able to last until the summer harvest!"

Baili Zhe said helplessly that he felt heartbroken just thinking about spending 100 million taels a year.Then he continued, "Nowadays, the monthly salary in the army is 1 taels, and the investment in private schools is about 5000 taels. These are the monthly fixed expenses. As the number of refugees increases, more money will be spent!"

In fact, a large part of the million taels of silver was spent on grain.

After all, the daily food and drink expenses for so many refugees are an astronomical figure. Otherwise, they would still have to cultivate land and open up wasteland.

Even if I have a million taels of silver, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on now.

After hearing Baili Zhe's explanation, Xia Ming pondered for a moment and said, "If you use 6 taels of silver to buy food, you don't know when Linjiang Marquis will be transferred. After he leaves, it will be difficult for us to buy food." .

6 taels of silver is equivalent to [-] shi of grain. Even if the number of people in our deserted city were doubled, it would still be enough to support the summer harvest! "

Xia Ming said without any doubt.

Baili Zhe pursed his lips and finally nodded.

"I'll ask the caravan to buy it tomorrow!" In the past, he might have objected, but it's different now.

With the salt-making workshop, the extra refugees can go there to make salt, and then they will not be a burden.

Moreover, as long as we persist until the summer harvest, we will have enough food.

Huangcheng will be completely on the right track.

"Let's go and see our cavalry!" Xia Ming said with a smile.

Zhang Mu built a school ground in the south of the city to train cavalry when they first arrived.

I saw knights galloping on their horses.

However, the only pity is that although these people are not weak in strength, their equipment is somewhat poor.

It seems that I need to find a way to get a batch of suitable equipment as soon as possible.

After all, Huangcheng follows the route of elite soldiers. They can have fewer soldiers and horses, but their strength must be strong.

And when Xia Ming was inspecting his city.

At this time, outside the mountain pass of Huangcheng, the city closest to Huangcheng, Linhai City, a large number of people were packing up and running away because the rebels had entered.

After the Blood Character Battalion stabilized the situation in Lianshan County and wiped out the Black Wind Cavalry.

They began to expand to the surrounding areas. Their attack this time was Linhai County City, which was close to Huangcheng.

A large number of people had already fled the city at this time.

Just running around like a headless fly.

A man was holding a child in his arms and pulling his wife. He had just run out of Linhai City and found that he didn't know where to go.

There was panic in his eyes.

"Follow me. To the south of Linhai City is the territory of Marquis Huangcheng. He has taken in many refugees there. If we go, there must be a way to survive!"

When the man looked up, he found that the person speaking was Mr. Li from Linhai City. His business was spread throughout Yunzhou.

He was definitely a big shot. He didn't expect that he would escape after the rebels arrived.

There were twenty or thirty carriages alone, surrounded by two to three hundred guards.

When he spoke, many people followed him unconsciously.

The man also pulled his wife to follow the team.

Then, they headed towards the deserted city, where nearly ten thousand people gathered in a short period of time.

Moreover, this number is still increasing.

In addition to the people in the county, there were also wealthy families in nearby counties who began to flee after receiving the news.

In a short period of time, a long fleeing team formed.

As for the people in the Bloody Camp, they still couldn't take care of the escaped people. After the city was broken, they were fighting with the county soldiers who were still resisting.

Only a small number of common people followed behind the refugees and looted property.

As time went by, the surging crowd gradually approached the edge of the deserted city.

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