The old village chief was not carried away, however. He wondered, "There is so much land outside Jinyang City, why does the young master insist on buying the land in Juyang? Even at such a high price?"

Zhang Mo made nonsense, "I have been weak and sick since I was a child. I had a dream a few days ago. In the dream, an immortal said that this is my blessed land. Building a manor here will help me live a long life, so I want to buy this place."

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When Lu Bu heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched. I don't know how long A Mo's brain is. It spins faster than a wheel. Even an immortal can imagine it in his dreams.

The old man looked Zhang Mo up and down. The young master's cheeks were full of muscles, even with some baby fat. His skin was white and pink, his eyes were clear, and his body was tall and well-proportioned. How could he look frail and sickly?

Seeing the doubt in the old Li Chang's eyes, Zhang Mo said, "I have been coming to Juyangli every day these days, and my disease has improved a lot. It can be seen that this place is indeed a blessed place."

The old village chief was dubious, but the land exchange did help Juyangli overcome the difficulties. After the wasteland was opened, the fields of each family tripled, and with the promised grain next year, everyone can have enough to eat.

After registering the replacement numbers of each household, Zhang Mo returned to the city to buy grain, farm tools, and cattle.

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The land exchange went smoothly, with Wang Ding at the county government helping to deal with the situation, and the land deed was quickly processed.

Zhang Mo originally wanted to record the mining area as Wang Ding's place, but he said, "Who in Jinyang doesn't know that I am the third son of the Wang family. If he records my name, he will only let his father know about it the next day. Don't worry, the third brother grew up in Jinyang.

Most of the government officials in Jinyang are acquainted with Third Brother, and my network of connections is very large, so no one dares to try to take advantage of your mine."

In fact, not only Jinyang, but also the entire Taiyuan County, there were many people related to the Wang family. With Wang Ding's guarantee, Zhang Mo was completely relieved and began to build the mining area and recruit workers.

The infrastructure construction was left to Wang Ding, and Lu Bu had to worry about recruiting workers.

Lu Bu felt that the contract was too bad. He agreed to help her practice the song, but in the end he had to do all the work.

Recruiting miners? How to recruit? Is it the same as recruiting soldiers?

He had never recruited soldiers in his life, but he had done so in his dream, but he just gave an order and the people below would help with the specific matters. Now that he was asked to do it in person, he really had no idea what to do.

Lu Bu thought about it all night, but couldn't come up with anything. He didn't bother to think too much, so he took Zhang Chang and others to transport several carts of grain and left the city in a mighty manner.

Due to last year's drought and military calamity, many refugees have gathered outside Jinyang City in the past few months, many of whom have been recruited by Jinyang's wealthy gentry.

When Lu Bu arrived, someone was already there recruiting people. When he asked, it was the steward of the Chang Shi family in Jinyang, who was preparing to recruit some tenant farmers.

Everyone recruited their own people, and Lu Bu didn't ask too many questions. He asked Zhang Chang and others to go to various places to gather the refugees.

Hearing that someone was recruiting workers, the refugees quickly gathered around. A group of people looked at Lu Bu eagerly, and their originally empty and dull eyes glowed with a little brilliance.

"Sir, please recruit me. Don't look at me because I'm old. I can work as well as young people. I eat less than young people. Please recruit me..." begged an old man in his fifties.

"Master, although I am a woman, I still have a lot of strength. Please recruit me. If there is no more work to do, my son will really starve to death..." A woman in her thirties knelt down and faced her.

Lu Bu kowtowed.

Looking at this group of hungry and skinny people, Lu Bu felt that one of them was as big as two heads. How could such people mine?

While he was still hesitating, the housekeeper had already selected several young and strong men.

Lu Bu felt anxious and stopped worrying about it. He looked down at the crowd and tried his best to look at the healthy young people.

He drew a circle on the ground next to him, and selected young men to stand in the circle. Although they were thin, they could still work after being raised for a few days.

Lu Bu asked dozens of young men to line up in a line, preparing to return home, but he heard a refugee say, "This young master, where are the family members I am waiting for?"

"Family?" Lu Bu was confused for a moment, "The old and the weak can't do the work, what's the use of me?"

The refugees immediately burst into flames, "You are only recruiting young adults? Then my family members and I will starve to death outside the city?"

"Master, at least take him and others with you, and give him food first."

"At worst, the land rent is higher. If we keep them here, they will only die."

Lu Bu frowned slightly. It seemed inappropriate to leave the family alone, but he was recruiting miners and only needed young and strong men.

He looked at the housekeeper again. He had brought all his family members with him, but he had hired tenant farmers. Women and old people were also able to work. Furthermore, the food that the tenant farmers were eating now would be taken from those wealthy gentry next year.

If it is deducted from the land rent, can Amo deduct the wages of the miners?

But if they are not old and weak, these young and strong people will probably not go with him. Amo is waiting for someone to employ him.

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said, "Take them all with you!"

"Young Master is a good man, a very good man!"

"Young Master is a good man, and you will definitely become rich and powerful!"

After a burst of gratitude and praise, everyone hurriedly called their family members. Lu Bu asked Wei Xu to preside over the queue. Soon, a long queue formed beside the young and strong team.

Lu Bu looked at the old and weak team, which was three to four times the number of young and strong people, and black lines appeared on his forehead. Can Amo afford to support so many people now?

Lu Bu just took a large group of people back, not to the city, but to the mining area. These people had to help build roads and build factories first.

In front of the thatched shed next to Juyangli, Zhang Mo looked at the people Lu Bu had invited. He didn't say he was satisfied or dissatisfied, and asked people to settle them down first.

"Amo, did I not do a good job? I recruited so many useless people for you." Lu Bu said with some annoyance.

He can't even do this little thing well, so how can he do big things?

Seeing Lu Bu's annoyance, Zhang Mo laughed instead. After being in contact with him for such a long time, she found that he was completely different from the Lu Bu recorded in history books.

This Lu Bu is not greedy for profit, values ​​integrity, can reflect on his own mistakes, and has a good temper.

"Why are you laughing? Are you laughing at me for being stupid?" Seeing her crooked eyebrows as she smiled, Lu Bu said angrily.

Zhang Mo quickly suppressed her smile and said, "No, no, I smile because I am very satisfied."

"Those old and weak people can only waste food and it is of no use at all. Why are you satisfied?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Mo said seriously, "How can it be useless? As long as you are not too old or too young, everyone has his uses."

Seeing his confused look, Zhang Mo explained, "Although the old and the weak are less powerful, they consume less food than the young and strong. If I raise one young and strong, I can feed two or three old and weak. But it is like printing coal and drying it in the sun.

For light tasks such as collecting coal, it is more disadvantageous for the young and the strong to do it than for the old and the weak. Take coal printing as an example, two women printing together will definitely be much faster than one young and strong, but the money and food required to support them is almost the same.

, based on this calculation, is it more cost-effective to raise two women?"

Lu Bu nodded.

"However, the labor force required for these jobs is limited after all. Next time we recruit, we should try to choose those with fewer dependents. I don't have much money now and I'm afraid I won't be able to support it. After the coal mine starts selling, I won't consider recruiting troops for training.

When there are many family members, only physical strength is considered."

Lu Bu said, "Just like in the army, the soldiers fighting at the front are required to be physically strong, but the requirements for the auxiliary soldiers are not so strict. As long as the physical strength is good, they can keep up with the pace of the march."

Zhang Mo added, "Yes, this is actually the way to employ people. Only by placing the right people in the right positions and optimizing and rationally utilizing resources can we maximize work efficiency at the lowest cost."

Lu Bu nodded with deep understanding, "Amo, how come you understand so much at such a young age?"

Not only can she explain clearly the reasons for Xiang Yu's failure, but she can also do many things, such as brewing, mining, and papermaking.

Recently, she got a set of papermaking tools and put them in her private house. She said she wanted to study the ratio of raw materials to make paper that is more convenient for writing. A room in the front yard was filled with large vats of straw, straw, bark, etc.

, soaked in many tanks.

Zhang Mo said, "Because my teacher is Lu Zigan, a great scholar in the world!"

"Lu Ziqian is your teacher? How could he accept female disciples?" Lu Bu wondered. Moreover, Lu Ziqian would teach how to mine and make paper?

"Because I'm smart!"

This girl was stunned again. Looking at her flowery smile, Lu Bu's eyes unconsciously revealed a look of doting. He stretched out his hand and pinched her white and tender cheeks. His hands were slightly cool, and the skin was firm and smooth. It felt really good.

"It hurts, it hurts to pinch, let go, let go quickly." Zhang Mo shouted.

Lu Buyi reluctantly let go. Seeing that her fair face was really flushed, she felt a little embarrassed and said, "I'll be gentler next time."

Next time? Zhang Mo glared at him angrily, covered his face, turned around and ran away.

After more than three months of such busy work, the infrastructure in the mining area was basically built. Lu Bu helped recruit 300 miners from various places, and the coal mining business started in full swing.

In the early stage, the covering soil layer must be dug away. There is nothing that requires Zhang Mo to worry about. When he has free time, he learns horse riding from Lu Bu and studies military books together. Lu Bu has practical experience, and Zhang Mo has theoretical foundation and many historical cases. The two of them talk about it.

complement each other.
Chapter completed!