After Fan Xiu'an left, Gao Jin did not rush to leave Gubei Village. As the last caravans left, the entire Gubei Village suddenly became empty, and almost all the shops and restaurants that had been opened were closed.

In addition to the servants in the Sihai Warehouse, the population of this Gubei Village is only more than 100, most of which are fugitives in the pass, including women and children.

"Grandpai, there are eight villages near Gubeizhai. Most of the food and grass we have here are made from them."

After Mr. Guan left, his original study was naturally returned to Gao Jin. Now, while Hou San was flipping through the account book, he told Gao Jin about the situation of the villages near Gubeizhai. For example, the earthen city like Gubeizhai, which was hanging outside the frontier, if there were no villages to provide food and grass, and simply relying on purchasing from the wall, the money would be expensive.

“How many people do these eight villages have in total?”

"This has not been counted, but there are always four or five hundred people."

Hou San was stunned for a moment, and finally gave him a complete answer. He only cared about how much food and grass the villages sent, and had never cared about the specific situation of those villages. If Wenda was changed, Li Cheng, the two leaders of the horse team, might have known it. After all, they usually rode horses around Gubeizhai and had dealt with these villages.

"How did Mr. Guan handle it in the past?"

When Gao Jin heard Hou San say that there were "four or five hundred people", he asked calmly, "For him, population is wealth." He had to defend Gubei Village, and there was a shortage of manpower, so the Ding Zhuang in these villages could be recruited.

"June Guan has always ignored these trivial matters, but only allowed them to farm and settle down. The horse thieves around Gubei Village knew that they were good or bad at least and dared not rob them, so their life was actually not bad."

Hou San replied that he still remembered that when he first followed Guan Ye, there were only three villages near Gubei Village, and in the past few years it has become eight. It can be seen that those fugitives must have lived a better life in farming near Gubei Village than in Guan Ye, otherwise how could so many people settle down?

"Mr. Hou, I plan to let all these people live in the city. What do you think?"

Gao Jin expressed his plans. The scale of Gubei Village was quite large. The earthen city built by the White Lotus Sect who defected to Altan Khan was built in a similar manner to the ordinary county town of the Guanwei County. It looked like about six miles around, and it was more than three or four thousand people living there.

In fact, every autumn in Gubei Village, with the influx of caravans and other people, the maximum number was only more than 2,000. When autumn was about to pass, all the caravans left and quickly fell to the current two hundred people.

"This is not impossible. After all, after winter, it will be better to live in the city than to live outside the city. However, so many people enter the city, it is a troublesome to manage it."

Hou San frowned and said, "He heard Da Li Cheng mention the villages near Gubeizhai that those who have the courage to escape from the walls are mainly young and strong, and there are no old or weak, so compared to the people in the gates, these people are considered unruly people."

After hesitating for a while, Hou San expressed his concern, but called Gao Jin to laugh, "These people just wanted to live a peaceful life and couldn't get it, so they fled outside the pass. How could they be considered unruly people!"

Since Gao Jin had an idea, Hou San would not persuade him. In his opinion, letting the people outside the city settle in Gubei Village is also a good deed. At the same time, they can also use these labors to repair all the disrepaired areas of Gubei Village.

"In this way, Mr. Hou, please go and count the residential houses in the city first and see how these people can move in, so that they will not affect the business of Gubeizhai in the future."

"Yes, Grandpa."

Hou San stood up and responded, and then left. Gao Jin continued to flip through the account books of Sihai Warehouse, and at the same time copied the account books in a familiar way, and then calculated the information of the caravans that Sihai Warehouse had moved in over the years.

Gao Jin studied geology. The logical thinking developed in college made him tend to use numbers and charts to analyze things rather than relying on sensibility. Sometimes other people's words can deceive people, but numbers do not.

...

On the martial arts practice field, Zhang Chonggu was the fastest adaptation. He was from Shandong and Grandpa Qi was also from Shandong. Therefore, he naturally had a collection of Grandpa Qi's military books at home. He had read them, but in the past, he thought that although Grandpa Qi's military books were good, the content was too complicated and there were many rules when practicing military skills.

If you really want to follow the training of Grandpa Qi’s military books, Zhang Chonggu felt that it would not work. He used to be in the garrison, so he naturally knew that the government troops are now in a gang and exploiting the soldiers below layer by layer. Not to mention practicing according to Grandpa Qi’s military books, they would not be able to do it even if they were in ten days of exercise.

But now, Gao Jin's servants are practicing every day and have high morale. However, in Zhang Chonggu's opinion, the price paid is too high. These servants pay one tael of silver every month, and they always get meat, and they will also be rewarded when encountering wars. This is no different from the servants raised in the general's mansion.

The group of thugs under Zhang Chonggu were able to get such a lot of money in the Sihai Warehouse in the past, but they were forced to see the meat every time. After training these days, everyone felt that the rules were a little strict, but there was nothing to say.

"Zhang Tou, Mr. Hou is looking for you!"

In the martial arts field, after the first round of training, the guy who came to find Zhang Chonggu shouted, calling Zhang Chonggu for a moment.

Gao entered the main four-sea goods warehouse. Not only did Hou San's status not shake, but he was more valued than in the past. Even Zhang Chonggu did not dare to offend Hou San easily. But he was quite curious about what Hou San suddenly looked for him. Now the people in Gubei Village are almost gone, and most of the remaining women and children are very honest and he doesn't need to lead people to patrol the streets.

"You keep practicing. If anyone dares to be lazy, don't blame me for being rude."

Before Zhang Chonggu left, he reminded his thugs that he knew that these people were all used to being distracted in the world. It would be fine if he was suppressing him. When he left, some people wanted to be lazy and malicious. Now he counted on Gao Jin's future, so naturally no one could tolerate his good things.

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, Gao Gong has sent us money and treat us as our own people. We will never embarrass you."

The thugs were steadily shouting, although the rules of the high man were heavy, they were not harsh. Everyone knew that they were at least good. Since they were unwilling to surrender, they should abide by the rules.

Seeing this, Zhang Chonggu nodded. There were only a few thorns in his thugs, but fortunately, they were all loyal and those who were watching steadily would not cause any trouble.

Not long after, Zhang Chonggu arrived at the lobby of the warehouse and met Hou San. Zhang Chonggu politely said, "I have met Mr. Hou."

"Okay, they are all my family. Why do you want me to do this fake thing?"

Hou San said with a smile that Mr. Guan valued this Zhang Chonggu in the past, but he was arrogant. Now he has changed his unruly temper and seems to be impressed by the high-ranking master.

"Mr. Hou, what's the matter with me?"

Gao Jin didn't care about the trivial matters of the warehouse, so it was still Hou San who was the one who was in charge of the warehouse in Sihai. Zhang Chonggu and others were not only doing their daily training these days, Hou San would also assign them some tasks.

"I remember that you have been to the village outside the city with Wentou and Litou. Later, you will take people to those places and say that Gao Ye is kind and destined to live in the city before winter, but they just need to work hard to repair the houses in the city."

Zhang Chonggu didn't expect Hou San to look for him for such a thing, but he did not refuse. He had been to all the eight villages near Gubeizhai, but he used to collect grain with the horse team, and he was familiar with the leaders of several villages.

"Yes, Mr. Hou, but what if someone doesn't want to come?"

"If you don't want to come, let them go. Could it be that they will ask them?"

Hou San looked up at Zhang Chonggu, and then said in a deep voice, "Zhang Tou, our colleagues should always help each other. You should also see that the high-ranking master is a person who wants to do great things."

"Thank you Mr. Hou for your advice."

Zhang Chonggu was not a fool. Hou San reminded him a little, and he understood that what Hou San asked him to do was Gao Jin personally instructed him that he should do it well.

Farewell to Hou San, Zhang Chonggu hurriedly left. Although the eight villages near Gubei Village were not far from Gubei Village, they were in different directions. They had to walk on a whole day to complete these places, so they naturally had to set off early.

Soon, Zhang Chonggu picked half of his thugs from his group of thugs and went out of the city with him. He had been to those villages, mainly young and strong men and women, with few old men and women, and they were very together. Ordinary thieves dared not provoke these villages. Soon, Zhang Chonggu took more than ten riders out of the city gate and headed straight to the two nearest villages to the south.

...

On a plain ten miles south of Gubeizhai, you can vaguely see the earthen enclosure that is more than one person high. There are many earthen houses built inside. When it is near noon, smoke was rising.

Zhang Chonggu and his friends saw the straight wisps of fine smoke from a distance. When they arrived about a place about the place outside the earthen enclosure, the wooden door of the earthen enclosure was built with wood and the sound of "clang clang" sounded.

In the earthen enclosure, when a sudden sound of gongs sounded, a man soon came out of the earthen house. The weapons they carried were all kinds of, but most of them were all kinds of farm tools. Only the leading people carried bamboo guns, which were wrapped in hemp ropes, and were wrapped in extremely tightly.

"What's going on?"

"Tao Zhao, there is a horse team coming!"

About 30 years old, Zhao Long, the leader, shouted at the top of the building, then came to the others, "All those who can shoot arrows go to the wall, and others go to the door."

The families in this land surrounded by the fugitives, the fugitives in the walls, and the White Lotus Sect who were already wandering outside the frontier, especially the wives who came out with kitchen knives and wooden sticks, were many of them Mongolian women.

"What are you going to do? You won't go back."

Seeing the muddy family with a belly thrust and carrying a knife, Zhao Long scolded, "He is a Mongolian woman. Although he can use a knife, he is pregnant."

With the men's scolding, the women had to go back to the earthen house and wait with fear. After the autumn harvest every year, they were the happiest time of the year, and they could eat enough with food. Although they had to send some to Gubei Village, they were really nothing compared to the taxes paid in the walls.

The only thing that is terrible is that at this time, there are often horse thieves coming to invade. In the past, Guan Ye was in charge of the Sihai Goods Store. Those big horse thieves dared not approach the neighborhood of Gubeizhai. Only those poor and crazy young horse thieves would come to the village to blackmail food. After all, these horse thieves also have to eat. The winter outside the frontier is extremely bitter and cold, and they can't grab food. The horse thieves can only kill the horses to survive. But when the horses are gone, they will use what to rob them until the spring is about to start, and they will starve to death in the end.

When Zhao Long and the others faced those young horse thieves, they were not afraid of dozens of young and strong people. When they really encountered horse thieves who were forced to the end of their journey, they also had to act like a hedgehog to let the other party know that they were not easy to mess with, and then they would save some food and fight to the village.

Zhao Long went up to the lookout tower. At this time, he could see clearly the horse team slowly riding from afar. He felt much more at ease. The opponent slowed down his horse speed. It should not be a horse thief, but it looked like he came from Gubei Village.

"Be careful."

Although there was a stone in his heart, Zhao Long did not relax his vigilance. Guan Ye left and changed his new owner to the Sihai Warehouse. Who knew whether the horse team from Gubei Village was good or bad.

In addition, after the autumn harvest, the young and strong Zhao family would go to Gubei Village to do some hard work, make some money, and buy some cloth, salt and other things from those merchants for household use. So everyone knows about the changes in Gubei Village.

Gao Jin killed a group of rascals who wanted to take advantage of the situation and established their power. Zhao Long and the others knew that although they felt very happy, they were also worried that Gao Jin was a ruthless person and might not be as kind as Guan Ye.

About a hundred steps away, Zhao Long recognized Zhang Chonggu, the leader of the horse team, and knew that this man was the leader of the thug in the Sihai Warehouse. He was absolutely unable to match Kejun. And those behind Zhang Chonggu were all trainees. They were not afraid of gathering together to deal with more than ten horse thieves. But when they met a strong man like Zhang Chonggu, Zhao Long was not sure that he could defend the siege.

"You guys stop and wait for me here."

When he was about eighty steps away from the Zhao family, Zhang Chonggu said to his subordinates, and then rode his horse forward alone. The man Zhao Long, opposite, asked several of the two Tartars to go up the wall and brought bows and arrows. If he really brought people up, he might be scared to the other side to take action directly.

At eighty steps, Zhang Chonggu walked slowly and didn't care about the few bows on the earthen wall pointing at him. Looking at his style, Zhao Long immediately shouted to his companions on the earthen wall, "The bows were all taken away."

Soon Zhang Chonggu arrived in front of the wooden gate of Zhao Jiawei, looked at Zhao Long looking upstairs and said, "Zhao Long, we haven't seen each other for a while, why are we so brave?"

"Master Zhang, this is not Mr. Guan left. We are afraid that there will be thieves coming, so that's what..."

Zhao Long said with a smile on his face. He knew who Zhang Chonggu was. In addition, the horse team from the four-sea cart warehouse came to collect grain. Zhang Chonggu was responsible for counting and transporting grain. The two could barely be regarded as old friends.

"What are you afraid of? Mr. Guan is gone. Now my Sihai Warehouse has changed its new owner. All the rules are the same, so you don't have to worry."

Zhang Chonggu knew the thoughts of Zhao Long and others. If he really wanted to tell them directly about the kindness of the high man and the kindness that he would enter the city to live for the winter, these people would definitely not believe it. He probably would only think that he was trying to trick them into going to Gubei Village, so that it would be convenient for them to start halfway.

"That's good, that's good."

Beside Zhao Long, the young and strong men who heard Zhang Chonggu's words were all happy. Although there were so many horse thieves outside the border, no one was afraid of those young horse thieves with about tens of people. The most feared was the team of horse thieves that often had dozens or hundreds of horse thieves. If there were no Guan Ye in the past, they would have been broken by those large horse thieves.

"Master Zhang came here to spread the message?"

Zhao Long had more thoughts than other companions. He looked at the team brought by Zhang Chonggu in the distance, and then asked carefully.

"Of course it's not just a message."

Zhang Chonggu grinned. Zhao Long was a fugitive in the wall and was quite knowledgeable in the Zhao Family Wei, but as long as he was convinced, the people in the Zhao Family Wei would not have any problems.

"I believe you all know that when Mr. Guan first came to Gubei Village, he killed many unsightly horse thieves, which shocked the villains in all directions and told them not to act rashly."

"Now that the Grand Master took over the Sihai Goods Warehouse, he was afraid that there would be unsightly horse thieves who would harm the surroundings of Gubei Village. So he ordered me to come to each village to spread a message, allowing you to move into Gubei Village before winter so that the whole village would be destroyed by the horse thieves."

Zhang Chonggu spoke casually, as if he didn't care about Zhao Longxiang and didn't believe it. As soon as he finished speaking, the young and strong people on the earthen wall and behind the village gate all started to talk.

Zhang Chonggu's words make sense. Sihai Warehouse has changed its new owner. Although they know that this high man is a ruthless man, those horse thieves may not be clear. Maybe they really have the courage to come to them to rob. If there are few people, they can still deal with it. But if a large number of horse thieves attack, they are afraid they will not be able to hold on.

If possible, it would be better to live in a place with a wall like Gubeizhai than to be afraid here.

When Zhao Long heard the words coming from all over the world, his face changed, but he quickly returned to normal and said, "Master Zhang, don't you know if we move to Gubei Village, do you have to pay?"

In the wall, Zhao Long has seen too many heavy taxes. Although it is a great thing to move into Gubei Village for the winter, his family is pregnant with a baby, and the cold winter in the north of the northern part of the city is not easy. It is better to live in the city than to be in the dirt house in this wilderness. However, Zhao Long can't believe such a good thing.

"Can you afford to pay?"

Zhang Chonggu sneered at Zhao Long's clothes that had been repaired several times, and said coldly. Although his words seemed a little rude, Zhao Long didn't care. Instead, Zhang Chonggu said next to him to relieve him.

"Grandpa said that you need to work to pay off your debt when you enter the city, but Grandpa said to me that you will allow you to pay off your work and food or other goods."

When they heard that they had to pay off their debts by work and that they could get the work and food silver, the people in Zhao Jiawei showed joy. They could hide in Gubei Village for the winter, help with work and have money, and only fools would not do it.

So, everyone looked at Zhao Long for a moment. Zhao Long made the decision alone, and everyone got used to it.

Zhao Long instinctively wanted to refuse. He couldn't understand that there were such good things in this world. He just thought of the wife who was pregnant, but his heart became soft. When he saw the villagers around him looking at him with longing, he could not say anything he wanted to refuse, and said directly to the village gate, "Open the village gate."
Chapter completed!