With the apprenticeship of Duan Chong, Cao Ren's martial arts journey was finally on the right track.

A year to sharpen the knife.

The sails are raised.

What achievements he can achieve in the future depends on Cao Ren himself.

After Cao Xin's 'Insight' was refreshed every day, he could finally be separated from the masters of the major martial arts halls. He no longer had to waste time on this aspect and could free up his hands to make the next plan.

…

North of Xijing City, Caishui River Wharf.

Caishui River is located in the north of Xijing City. Its river channel enters from the first 'Caishui West Water Gate' from the left of the north city wall, bypasses a 'ji' character in the north city, and then exits from the first 'Cai Shui East Water Gate' from the right of the north city wall.

In the city alone, there are four docks near the city.

The waterway is smooth.

Goods flow smoothly.

This has given rise to top and bustling markets such as the Ma Hang Market, as well as places where craftsmen and skilled workers such as the Big Goods Store and the Small Goods Store live. Moreover, it is accessible from the Small Goods Store.

Ji'er Lane brothel is connected to the famous Fan Tower from the Big Goods Store.

As the name suggests——

The former is a source of relief for boatmen and small merchants.

The latter is a gathering place for big businessmen, as well as the Tomb of Heroes and the Grotto of Gold Sales.

I understand everything.

At that time, people had poems——

Liang Yuan's singing and dancing are full of romance,

Good wine is like a knife that cuts away sorrow.

I remember how happy I was when I was young,

The lights go up to Fan Tower late at night.

Visible prosperity.

However, under the prosperity, there is also hardship.

…

Caishui West Pier.

The boats are like weaving, and the sky is noisy with heat.

Tens of thousands of people were surging, and the bare-chested, capable men were either walking as fast as flying or carrying heavy objects on their shoulders, all sweating like rain.

This is the scene at the pier.

Boats going back and forth.

Unloading coolies.

The sound of shouts, chants, and the shouts of vendors passing back and forth made the place even more noisy, making the July sky even hotter.

Lu Damiao is one of the unloading coolies.

He is now sixteen years old. He was born in a village outside Xijing. His family was well off in the past few years. However, due to his father's serious illness, he spent more than a year seeking medical treatment. Not only did he spend up his family's savings, he also sold several acres of land. Since then, his family's fortune has plummeted.

Father Lu was not rescued.

Lu Damiao, who was only fourteen years old at the time, came to the dock with the elders from the village to seek a living.

Two years have passed in a flash.

Lu Damiao had to support his mother at first, and support his younger brothers and younger sisters at the next. He just relied on his shoulders and hands to support the family.

There is no need to go into details about how difficult life is.

This day.

Lu Damiao finished unloading a boat and was sweating profusely. He was about to run back to the foreman to take the next order when suddenly two people appeared in front of him.

One big and one small.

The younger one is about ten years old and looks good.

The older one has a dark face, and is somewhat honest when he doesn't speak.

Lu Damiao didn't know the younger one, but he knew the older one. He hurriedly greeted: "Brother Cao!"

There is surprise on the face.

This 'Brother Cao' is from the Caishui Gang. It is said that he saved the life of a small leader of the Caishui Gang on the dock a year ago and was taken in as a confidant. Now he is also in charge of several foremen and a small piece of land on the dock.

For such an ordinary coolie, he is already an incredible big shot.

However, the two have a connection.

To be precise, 'Brother Cao' treated him kindly.

At the end of last year, a cold wave hit him and he almost fell ill, but he couldn't wait for the rice to be cooked at home, so he really didn't dare to delay, so he gritted his teeth and ran to work. In the end, he collapsed from exhaustion and was carried aside to rest by his fellow villagers.

Feel good.

Worried about my own cold.

Worrying about the food rations at home.

It's almost overwhelming.

At this time, 'Brother Cao' appeared and gave him fifty coins and seven or eight grain cakes, asking him to let the Lu family survive the disaster.

Lu Damiao was grateful.

But ‘Brother Cao’ never had contact with him again.

I only heard occasionally that 'Brother Cao' was a good man, and he was not the only one who saved his life in the past. He would also help many people on the pier who were really in need when they were desperate. But what will happen in the future?

No special care, no ordinary interactions.

Do good deeds without expecting anything in return.

Even if someone wanted to pay back the money later, this 'Brother Cao' would be happy to accept it, and he wouldn't refuse even a few more interest payments.

It can be seen that it is not a deliberate act of kindness to win over people's hearts.

To say something fashionable -

Brother Cao is very Buddhist.

For example, Lu Damiao.

It was the first time he contacted Brother Cao when he borrowed money to tide over the crisis, the second time he thanked him in person after his condition improved, and the third time he paid back the money later in the year.

There was no further contact after that.

Until today.

…

"Zou, Xie, Lu."

"Only these three?"

Cao Ren asked after leading Cao Xin away from Lu Damiao's house.

"Um."

"That's enough for now."

Cao Xin nodded.

Last September, when Cao Ren began to change martial arts schools frequently, Cao Xin suggested that his eldest brother look for loyal and reliable ones among the coolies on the dock and pay attention to them.

Subsequently, I learned more about the Dingkou of these people's homes and the reputation among the neighbors.

Many materials were recorded one by one by Cao Xin.

In the past year, there have been 67 reliable dock coolies like Lu Damiao, but among them, less than 20% have passed the family "political review", and only 12 households have passed it.

Most people's families are full of nonsense, but he himself is clean and honest, and his personality is honest and kind, but his family is one, and Cao Xin is unwilling to bet on these people.

For the remaining twelve households, I and my family members are all reliable.

Several days in a row.

Cao Xin followed his eldest brother and looked at each house secretly, and finally selected three.

Lu Damiao is one of them.

Although the family is not crowded——

There are only my mother, a nine-year-old brother, and a seven-year-old sister.

The younger brothers and sisters are too young to be useful.

But Lu Damiao has a good temperament, a simple family, and more than two points of talent, which makes him worthy of being cultivated.

That's why we came in contact today.

In the past, although the eldest brother Cao Ren paid attention to and investigated these families, including Lu Damiao and others, including the previous list of sixty-seven, they did not have much contact with each other on weekdays, leaving only a friendship to help them in times of need. From now on,

Keep paying attention secretly.

Not to mention recruiting.

Not really a subordinate.

Furthermore, Cao Ren himself was still just a minion following a small leader, so how could he have the face to recruit people?

Today is different.

"Zou family, Zou Long, Zou Hu."

"Xie family, Xie Changlin."

"Lu Jia Lu Damiao."

"In the early stage, we funded these four people to enter the martial arts school to learn martial arts. Our family now has a lot of money, but it is not a good thing to give money directly. Kindness will turn into hatred. Now I can take out 1,200 eggs every day, and with four

The wholesale price of pennies is distributed to three families to sell in the market. As long as each household is willing to work hard and put in effort, it is not difficult to make one or two hundred pennies in a day, which is enough to cover the daily expenses of the family."

"It would be easy to recruit a few more families, but if there is no work for them for a while, how will they support their families if they send the mainstay of their families to practice martial arts?"

Cao Xin has his own plan and rhythm.

Since August last year, after learning the foundation of ‘insight’, Cao Xin has been thinking about the ‘talent training plan’.

Talents are easy to find if you have 'insight'.

But you can’t just scatter them all over the sky and search for them all over the streets.

So I turned to my eldest brother and went to the Caishui River Pier. All kinds of people gathered there, and my eldest brother happened to be in the Caishui Gang and had a lot of contact with these dock coolies. This was a 'professional counterpart'. Anyway, I couldn't leave for a while.

The Caishui Gang simply searched for reliable candidates on the dock.

This search took a long time.

now.

One year later.

The time has come.

This is when the action really begins——

On the one hand, we support young people of the right age such as Lu Damiao, Zou Long, Zou Hu, and Xie Changlin, and send them to various martial arts schools in Xijing City to learn martial arts based on their "martial skills compatibility." After three to five years, each will achieve success.

He is a confidant and a reliable helper.

on the other hand.

Cao Xin took the products he produced in the original fairy world——

For example, eggs.

For example, fresh fish.

For example, live chicken.

This kind of business is left to the families of Lu, Zou, Xie and other young men. Cao Xin's business is almost cost-free. As long as the price is slightly lower than the market wholesale price and enough profit margin is left for them, he can do it.

Let several families be self-sufficient and make money with their own hands.

Thus.

Their families were also tied up by Cao Xinxin's interests.

Friendship plus interests.

Only in this way can it be considered stable.

On the other hand, as Cao Xin's output in the original fairyland increased, his sales channels became a problem.

For example, eggs.

At this time, there were three chicken farms in the original fairyland, with 1,500 adult hens, which could lay at least 1,200 eggs every day.

Say too much but not too much, say too little too much.

But it will definitely be difficult to eat in just a few restaurants.

If they go to the market to sell goods, the Cao family will have nothing to do.

But now, with the manpower of Zou, Xie, and Lu, we can hand over these tasks to them.

They get a small profit.

Cao Xin makes a lot of money.

This is a win-win situation.

But still don't rush it.

It is necessary not only to take into account the profits of the output of the original fairyland among several households, but also to ensure that they can support their families, and also to consider the speed of ‘insight’——

"One person in nine days."

"It will take four people thirty-six days to fully understand and arrive at the 'fitness of martial arts'."

Both aspects together limited Cao Xin's speed in selecting people and funding geniuses.

If there is a shortcoming in any aspect, it will be dragged down.

‘Insight’ occurs once a day and is fully displayed for nine days. This cannot be changed.

Cao Xin can only guarantee that the output speed of the original fairyland will not be delayed.

In this way, about four teenagers can be supported every two months, and three or four families can be supported.

One year down.

Maybe it will be saturated, and the output of the original fairyland will be insufficient.

At that time, more than ten young men scattered into various martial arts schools. After three or five years, they would be useful.

"The output and manpower of the original fairyland are the real constraints!"

Cao Xin frowned and entered the primitive fairyland.
Chapter completed!