A prosperous big city? Lan Mao stared at the desolate fields in front of him.

"Here, let's open a gambling house!" Jin Shiqi pointed to the river bank below and said, "I want to make it like a palace. When the guests get off the boat, they can hear the sound of the silver, clatter, clatter! You know Macau...

…How much money does the largest gambling house in Suzhou City collect in a day?”

"Thousands and thousands?" Lan Mao said his favorite Chinese saying.

"That's an hour's income. I know that at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gambling Festival in Suzhou, they only accepted gold because they thought silver was troublesome."

Jin Shiqi didn't give him time to think, and immediately pointed in another direction: "Over there, I want to open a fireworks street. According to the style of Jiangnan, there are small bridges and flowing water, with women standing on them, each carrying a red lantern."

Blue Mammoth grinned and showed his yellow teeth: "Why the red lantern?"

"The red light will illuminate the girl's face shyly, which is very beautiful." Jin Shiqi changed the subject, "Over there are the goods yard, the goods yard, and the goods yard. Through the walls of the goods yard, you can smell all kinds of spices, fruits and wines.

Smell. Lao Lan, what’s your specialty here?”

"Uh..." Lan Mao's eyes rolled up.

"It doesn't matter. I will spend half a year visiting ten villages to dig out your treasures. Businessmen traveling from north to south will go wherever they go when they are hungry." Jin Shiqi grabbed Lan Mao and turned around together, "Then

There are restaurants on the side, and the smoke from dozens of restaurants is rising, and half of the sky is exuding amazing delicious food! The smell of the mountains is mixed with the smell of the water, and the smell of the forest is mixed with the smell of the sea!"

"There is also an inn!" Lan Ma reminded.

"Yes, you have thought carefully. There are convenient inns next to the pier for small traders to sleep in. The inns next to the woods are all bamboo buildings, for those men and women who have eloped, so that they will remember them for a lifetime! There are also inns on ships, hanging

The inn on the big tree, the cave inn. There are small jade palaces built in the bamboo forest over there. Only princes, millionaires and mountain chieftains can afford to live there."

Jin Shiqi uttered lotus flowers, and various ideas came over him one after another. Gradually, Lan Mao's heart was ignited. His eyes flashed with the splendor of fireworks. He envied the prosperity and wealth of Han Chinese cities. At this moment, this dream is here

Spread out under the bamboo tower.

Dozens of sailors and mountain soldiers under the bamboo tower, as well as the heroes of Beipo Village hiding in the nearby forest, all looked at the two leaders from afar - they sat side by side on the bamboo tower, pointing everywhere, as if

Release the magic with your fingers.

"Build a lighthouse on the pier. After dark, we can be seen in Liuzhou!"

"We must build a big wine cellar! I understand this!"

"The pier needs to be expanded. The shore should be dug this way. The water depth should be two feet deep enough to accommodate seagoing ships."

"I want to move my main village here so that I can have fun with you."

"I want to build a 30-foot-long luxurious boat, and it will float around in this river all day long!"

"Tear down the city gates of Qianjiang and build a stage! No, ten of them!"

…

Ever since Lan Mao climbed up to the bamboo pagoda, Jin Shiqi felt confident. At this moment, he felt even more at ease.

Everything he told Lan Mao was no nonsense. These ideas were not improvised to solve the "mountain people's rebellion". This was exactly the overall plan of him and his brothers - to develop this poor small county into a

A prosperous big city, as their own "capital". He just took this opportunity to spread the blueprint in front of Lan Mao and knocked him unconscious.

The simplest truth - the productivity of these cottages is low. Although they claim to be tens of thousands of people, the real labor force that can be mobilized is only a thousand. If I bring these thousand people to work, you will have no one to fight. Jin Shiqi only needs to live with one toast,

This will gradually disintegrate the entire copycat alliance.

Going one step further, why are we going to war? Isn’t it just for land and taxes? But now I have a bigger plan. The initial construction will cost tens of thousands of silver, and there are business opportunities worth hundreds of thousands of silver hidden behind it. No one

Can resist….

There is no force in this world more powerful than war, and that is the temptation of wealth.

Jin Shiqi returned to the starting point. "Lan Mao, when this place becomes a prosperous place, you will be half the master!"

"Why me?" Lan Mao was still a little worried.

"Maybe it's fate!"

"..."

"I built this small bamboo pagoda, but no one told me. Why are you the only one among the leaders of ten large villages to climb up?"

"Because I live close."

"Oh...it's your chance!" Teacher Jin patiently guided him: "Lam Mao, I know you are a capable king. You have strong soldiers and horses, and you keep your word. Without your help, I wouldn't be able to do anything!

"

"Who says it isn't?"

"We are meeting for the first time. We will take our time with the big business worth tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of silver. For now, help me build the bridge first. You won't be able to afford it even with hundreds of labor!" Jin Shiqi pointed behind him.

Hongshui River, "All our dreams start from this bridge! Where there is a bridge, there is a road, and where there is a road, people come and go, my king!"

Jin Shiqi started to drink the ecstasy soup again: After building the bridge, I will also build three thousand-household houses to accommodate my more than 10,000 military households. The construction is also a big business worth tens of thousands of silver. I also have the "Liuzhou Water Camp"

As a side business, he also needs to open a shipyard, and dozens of ships are launched every year. This is a real big business, and it will start within a month. Jin Shiqi showed the momentum of a rich man: "Silver, you need to earn ten thousand taels, not ten thousand taels."

I fantasize about becoming the richest man in Guangxi within three or two years. My lord, you have to give me at least five years."

Lan Mao was already moved, but still worried, "In this situation, my soldiers are busy...preparing..."

Jin Shiqi didn't give him a chance to repent: "Building a bridge only costs you 500 ding and works for a month. I will give you 1,000 taels of silver."

"One thousand?" The local commodity economy is backward, and even the income in the village is mainly grain, rice, livestock and the like. The money handled in Lanma's village in a year is only a few thousand taels. "It's okay, when will I pay it?

"

"I don't know, I don't have any money now." Jin Shiqi spread his hands.

Lan Mao was furious, "You talk so much without money! You even spit on the back of my feet!"

"Am I stupid? I have tens of thousands of taels of silver with me. How much money can be carried in those two small boats? My brother's team came later with the silver."

"When will you come?"

"Soon."

Jin Shiqi deliberately set up an obstacle for him. From a psychological point of view, if it is too smooth sailing, the other party will be suspicious. "Don't worry, I am Qianhu of Nandanwei, and I can't run away."

Lan Mao's eyes flickered as he pondered. Jin Shiqi gestured in the air with his hands, building a factory here and building an Ironforge over there...

Finally, Lan Mao suddenly said: "Okay, I believe you. I don't want one or two! But I also want a bridge."

"bridge?"

Lan Mao's eyes were bright, and he pointed to the mountain pass to the west: "I will also build a bridge over there, the same as yours."

Jin Shiqi's heart was pounding, it was unexpected! He just wanted to use the construction plan to attract this chieftain and consume all his manpower. Unexpectedly, this guy's thinking was also very fast.

Moreover, the mountain pass is "legally" Jin Shiqi's land! If you agree to the other party, will it become a lever? Besides, that side is an "enemy-occupied area". According to the latest information, more than 5,000 mountain soldiers are gathered. Jin Shiqi's hand

There was no one inside, and he could be killed at any time after crossing the mountain pass.

Jin Shiqi thought for a long time, "Damn it, you made your own decision again." Jin Shiqi secretly cursed himself, is this considered gambling... is this considered confidence. "Okay, I promise you. But first build my bridge."

"Build my bridge first!" Lan Mao refused to give in.

"Oh, I'm giving you an advantage." Jin Shiqi gave up.

High five. Finalized.

The clear sound of high-fives spread across the river bank, and the tense heartstrings of the Han people relaxed and they all cheered. The mountain soldiers knew that they could not win today, and they were all disappointed...

On that day, Jin Shiqi and Lan Ma made a gentleman's agreement. The two suspension bridges were located in Qianjiang County and 16 miles to the west respectively. Both parties worked together to build them. Yao Mengyang was heartbroken after hearing the news, but Jin Shiqi told him: The bridge will not

Run, sooner or later it will still be ours.

Throughout the project, Blue Mammy will send 500 men to cut wood, collect bamboo, move rocks, and dig soil. Jin Shiqi's manpower will be responsible for technical work, and will also purchase iron products such as cables, iron drills, and nails.

My savings are limited, so I have to go to Liuzhou Prefecture to buy. Liuzhou is a relatively large town and there are shipyards, so it will definitely meet the demand.

Originally, Jin Shiqi had a stop in Liuzhou on his itinerary, and his position as "Shuiying Dusi" required him to go to Liuzhou Prefecture. The deadline in the Ministry of War's order was July 1, and there were only ten days left. Jin Shiqi hoped that five

The mountain soldiers' rebellion will be resolved within a day.

Time was very tight, and what was even more urgent was that they did not know that Cha Yingcai and more than 10,000 people had walked there. They also carried tens of thousands of silver before setting off, so they would not starve to death on the way.

…

On the afternoon of the day when the agreement was finalized, Lanma sent a boat to the dock in Qianjiang County to pick up Jin Shiqi and more than 30 "craftsmen" and go upstream to the fields on the other side of the mountain pass.

Today, mountain people have been operating the two sides of the mountain pass for five years. The original "Tangshitun" and "Pingyang Tun" where thousands of households were built have become villages where mountain people gather, and the surrounding small forts with hundreds of households have become villages where mountain people gather.

of villages.

Blue Mammoth occupied 30,000 acres of land on the north bank of the river, but his bridge was not located at the "Tangshitun" river section, but 16 miles further away, opposite to "Pingyangtun" on the south bank. There

The river is fast and the narrowest part is about 40 feet wide, so the length of the pontoon is reduced to 60 feet, which can save building materials. Moreover, it is located in the center of the entire area, which can exert a greater radiation effect.

This guy Lan Mao is quite ambitious.

Legally speaking, that land is the military camp of Yao Mengyang and Zha Yingcai. But from the perspective of natural laws... it is unclear. The land has existed since ancient times. Dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, and wise apes have all spread their seeds on this land.

After urinating, draw circles. Then

It was countless chiefs, kings, generals and emperors who came to pee and draw circles. When the empire was strong, tens of thousands of troops marched south, turning all fertile land into military camps and driving the "barbarians" into the mountains. When the empire declined

, the "mountain people" will naturally come back.
To be continued...