Chapter 47 Fort

At first, these villagers were very hesitant, because they were all poor and could not afford to cooperate with the construction of the wall. In addition, they were also afraid that Liu did not wantonly to build the wall and force them to work hard, which would delay their farm work.

So Liu did not immediately pat his chest and promised that he would bear all the costs of building the wall. At the same time, he would not force the villagers to work hard to help build the wall. In this way, the villagers felt that the construction of the wall was also good for their safety. Since they did not need to pay or contribute, they naturally I won't object to anything.

This time, the wall built by Liu Di expanded the area of the village more than five times, involving the land occupying part of the villagers' homes. The villagers would definitely not be willing, so Liu Di used the fields in his hand to exchange two for one to replace the land occupied by the wall from the villagers. In the village, except for the land occupied by the villagers' own small amount of houses, the rest of the land has become different.

Liu dissipated the news, claiming that a large number of helpers were recruited to build a wall in Xishan Village. Immediately, the surrounding people were moved by the wind and came to help workers.

The cheap labor in this era is unimaginable in later generations. Speaking of recruiting helpers, in fact, except for some craftsmen, the rest of the laborers do not need to develop any wages at all.

As long as you set up a few big pots, cook food, and even don't have to make these helpers eat very much, a large number of people will come here to help them for this bite.

So recruitment does not require too much expenses. As long as there is food, it can solve the problem. However, on the side of Dengzhou, even if it is rich, it is difficult to prepare enough food. Moreover, in the land of Denglai, the price of grain has been soaring in the past two years, and there is still no price.

Fortunately, this is not a difficult thing for the sea wolf. LiuDi quickly got dozens of tons of food from southern Shandong, enough for thousands of people to eat for a long time.

As long as there is food, it is naturally easy to do things. A large number of hungry people who are idle and have nothing to do are worried about eating this meal. When they hear the wind, they rush to Xishan Village to help workers.

It's natural and easy to do things. The progress of the wall project in Xishan Village is naturally reasonable. Although the forest resources in this area are not enough, there is enough soil to do this. A large number of helpers dig soil from the surrounding ditch like ants, dig out the soil in the ditch, and then pile it up to consolidate it, and soon form a The road is one foot high and one and a half meters wide.

Such a wall, within dozens of miles around, can definitely be called a big village. Even the village where the most famous local gentry live is not as large as Xishan Village.

Such a project will inevitably attract some people's suspicion. In addition, gathering so many people is also a very fearful thing for the government. Once someone disturbs the people here, it will cause chaos. Therefore, even the government can't sit still and send people to investigate.

But the good news is that Liu is not willing to spend money. He quickly sent the officials who came to inquire about it comfortably. He took the money one by one and happily went back to return to his life. He said that there was no problem here. Liu was a good person outside. Seeing that there were many hungry people in Ninghaizhou, he took advantage of the opportunity to build the wall, which was equivalent to zhou in Xishan Village.

Moreover, Liu Shanren took good care of this side in an orderly manner, and there was nothing strange. There was no need to worry about at all. Therefore, the government took the benefits and saw that LiuDi did not make a mess in Xishan Village, so he no longer asked him too much about it here, and let him make a big move. .

What's more, although LiuDi has attracted a large number of hungry people, he has nothing wrong. When these hungry people come here, they have nothing to do and have food to eat. Naturally, they will not take risks to fool around, which is also good for reducing the pressure of local public security. The government feels that as long as Liu is not nonsense, This practice is good for them, so they are happy to see it and let it be left.

In fact, what the government is most worried about is the Bailian religion and some messy religion hidden in the place. At this time, it gathered people to make trouble, but after many investigations, it was found that LiuDi had nothing to do with these religion. On the surface, LiuDi was indeed an upstart who made a fortune in the south and returned home. There is nothing wrong with the purchase of land and want to set up a village to protect themselves, so they have nothing to worry about.

After three months of intensive construction, the wall project of Xishan Village has basically ended. By the end of September, Xishan Village has formed a trench two feet wide and one foot deep outside, and an earth wall six feet wide inside. The wall is strangely shaped, convex and concave, on the raised corners, and can be used to shelter from the wind and rain. Although the watchtower, a defensive facility of such a scale, dare not be comparable to the brick wall of the city, it is also solid for a village.

If a few cannons are hidden in the corner towers of these fortress walls, it is estimated that even if tens of thousands of people besiege Xishan Village, it will not be difficult to take it down.

In addition, Xishan Village is very close to the sea and can be within the range of the cannon. Close to the sea is a simple wharf. Three trestles have been built that extend into the sea for ships to dock directly to load and unload goods. Far from the sea, it is the wharf on Yangma Island. Even if you swim, you can easily swim to the opposite side to raise horses. Go to the island, but the only problem is that the water depth here is limited and cannot be docked by too many ships. Some large ships want to dock directly here, so it is easy to touch the bottom and run aground.

However, this is not a big problem for the sea wolf. After all, most of the ships sent by the sea wolf are flat sand boats. In addition, the boats are not too big and not too eye-catching. The water depth here can basically be satisfied, and three or 400 sand boats are moored.

In addition to the wall, LiuDi also did a few things that were a little confusing, that is, he ordered people to drill several wells in Xishan Village and Yangma Island. In fact, Xishan Village itself has a well, and the well water is enough for the people in the village to eat, but LiuDi actually "spent a lot of money" more. There are a few wells, which now seem to be almost useless and a waste of money.

However, LiuDi did not explain much. He still went his own way and made so many wells. If someone had a careful calculation, the fresh water produced by these wells is enough for more than 10,000 people to eat. Even if tens of thousands of people are stuffed in the village and the earth enclosure, it is estimated that they will not eat it. I'm worried about the water problem.

Another thing is that people can't figure out. When LiuDi built the wall and earthen, he began to buy a large amount of wood, firewood and charcoal at the same time, and hoarded a large number of them into Xishan Village and earthen. These wood and dry wood are enough for many people to warm and cook in winter. For this use, with the current population of Xishan Village, the firewood salaries acquired by Liu differently during this period are enough for them to use for two or three lifetimes.

And even after the Xishan village wall and Yangma Island soil fence were built, Liu Di did not stop buying wood and firewood. He still seemed to be crazy. How much he wanted, as if it was not enough at all. Even some straw, he also piled up inside and outside the village. This practice makes people a little He was still confused, so some people thought that Liu was out of his mind and had no place to spend it. Anyway, this guy had a lot of money. Since he wanted it, he would get it for him, which made many people make a lot of money just by cutting firewood and burning charcoal in these months.

Liu did not buy a large amount of land, so he naturally had to recruit some tenants to cultivate the land, so he selected more than 200 families among the hungry people who came to help workers and stayed in the Xishan Village and Yangma Island, all of whom were in better physical condition. Yes.

This is even more confusing. At this time, there are really many bachelors among the hungry people, but Liu doesn't want these bachelors, but he chooses to have a family and take them in.

And among these families, there are some children, women and children with weak labor. By recruiting these people as tenants, they will lose a lot of labor and support a lot of weak labor. Obviously, it is not cost-effective to recruit those strong bachelors.

So some villagers saw that Liu was a good man. After arriving here, they were also good to these villagers. They couldn't bear to see him waste money and food so much, so they persuaded him privately.

But LiuDi shook his head and said something, which made them understand Liu's different ideas.

Liu said differently: "There is a reason why I take in these families instead of those bachelors who are not hungry alone!

Now the world is not peaceful, and there are bandits everywhere. Maybe there will be chaos one day. Once a large group of bandits invades, these bachelors look strong, but they don't care about them. Therefore, when they see the enemy's power, they can wipe the bottom of their feet, and even hit me with a blow. Guys!

But these people who have families and families are different. Their families are all in the village or the encirclement. When a strong enemy comes to attack, naturally they can't slip away. Even if these people are not for me, they will share the enemy with me for their families, but they can follow me to the end. In this way, you Then we should understand why I left these people!"

When people hear this, it's really the reason. Liu Yuanwai now has a big business here, and there is food and money in the village. Once the world is in chaos, it will be coveted by strong thieves. If they all accept some bachelors, it is really not safe.

These bachelors seem to be a good laborer, but once they have something to do, they have nothing to worry about, and they can even simply defect to the thief. In that case, leaving such a group of people in the stockade, it will become a good way to lure wolves into the house, so Liu is really a good way to do this.

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