"Didn't the brick kiln save a lot of bricks and tiles? We will use them all to build houses."
Jin Feng waved his hand and made a decision.
It just so happened that there was almost no room to pile bricks by the river. Instead of leaving them there to be exposed to wind and rain, it would be better to build them into houses.
"How much to cover?"
Zhang Liang asked.
"Aren't we planning to find thirty veterans? Let's build thirty sets first."
Jin Feng thought for a moment and replied.
"this……"
Zhang Liang wanted to say that this would cost a lot of money, but by doing this Jin Feng benefited the veterans of the Tielin Army.
He was also from the Tielin Army, and Zhong Wu and others were still standing by, so he really couldn't say anything.
Zhang Liang couldn't ask, but Mancang had no such scruples and asked directly: "Sir, building so many houses will cost a lot of money, right?"
"It's okay. Let's build it first and then talk about it. We can't let our brothers' families have no place to live when they come."
Jin Feng shook his head: "But these houses are not given to them. The house still belongs to me. They can only live here. If someone stops working for me, I will take the house back.
In addition, they have to pay ten cents a month as rent to live here."
"It should, it should."
Zhong Wu nodded quickly.
Compared with the salary of three hundred cents, ten cents is just a small amount of money.
After all, Jin Feng spent so much money to build a house, so he should collect some rent.
In fact, Zhong Wu didn't know, how could Jin Feng do a loss-making business?
The bricks and tiles are ready-made, and the wood can be cut in the back mountains. Jin Feng only needs to pay some wages.
The cheapest thing these days is wages. Two copper coins a day can make men work hard.
Besides, Jin Feng didn't plan to build thirty sets of courtyards. He just planned to build thirty rooms side by side based on the Tongzi Tower in his previous life.
Calculated this way, it doesn’t cost much to build these houses.
But in the eyes of the veterans, this is a great deal.
Da Zhuang and Tie Zhui came back from dinner. When they heard the news, they were so excited that they almost kowtowed to Jin Feng.
Not only them, but also Zhong Wu and other personal guards were a little envious.
Guaiguai, not only will the family be given a job, but they will also be able to live in a brick house immediately...
The benefits are also great.
Many personal guards have made a decision in their hearts, and will join Mr. Jin after they retire.
"Sir, from now on, my life belongs to you. No matter the sword or the fire, as long as you say a word, I will never frown."
Iron Hammer even choked up and raised his hands and swore: "If you violate this oath, you will be struck by five thunderbolts from heaven!"
"Me too!"
Da Zhuang also quickly raised his hands and swore.
Jin Feng actually disliked this kind of formalism, but the atmosphere had already reached this point, so he could only nod and say:
"Work hard from now on, and I will never treat my brother badly."
At this time, most of the people in Dakang had never read a book and were very simple-minded. If they identified with a person, they would basically follow him for the rest of his life.
Da Zhuang and Tie Chui started looking for work on their own that day, helping Zhang Liang move things here and there, for fear of leaving a bad impression on Jin Feng.
Early the next morning, he joined the team looking for veterans of the Iron Forest Army.
Jin Feng is not idle either. The new textile workshop is much larger than the thatched shed. New spinning wheels must be added, and his own yard, tube building, and soap workshop must be started at the same time. There are many things to do.
They were running back and forth, directing the men in the village to transport bricks and lay foundations, and also found time to instruct the construction of new stoves. They were very busy.
Zhong Wu and Zhang Liang are making rapid progress. They have found a veteran. This veteran may know where other veterans with whom they have good relationships live. It is like a snowball. The further they go, the more veterans they find.
Anyone who has served in the military knows that veterans generally have a deep sense of identification with the old army.
After learning about Jin Feng's achievements in Weizhou City, the veterans were all impressed. In addition, Jin Feng offered generous recruitment conditions, and basically all the veterans found agreed to come to Xihewan to join the escort team.
In just three days, Zhong Wu recruited 32 veterans and exceeded the task.
The two extra people were because he and Zhang Liang got sidetracked on the last day, and each of them recruited one more person than planned.
Anyway, Xihewan will need a lot of labor in the future. Since everyone has come, Jin Feng will stay together.
The next day, Zhong Wu found a place in the back mountain to conduct simple recovery training.
Jin Feng knew very well that what these veterans were most concerned about now was the settlement of their families. In order to allow them to train with peace of mind, Jin Feng temporarily stopped the construction of the soap workshop and his own small yard, gathered all the men at the Tongzilou construction site, and worked hard to rush the work.
It's a pity that there are more women than men in Xihewan. All the men have gathered on the construction site. There are not many young men who can climb up and down. Moreover, most of them are novices who have never built a brick house, so the progress of the project is very slow.
Later, Jin Feng became more urgent, and the village chief simply summoned the children in the village to join the construction team and help move bricks and deliver things.
The weight of the green bricks is not light. Each piece weighs five or six kilograms. The older ones move two pieces at a time, and the younger ones move one piece at a time.
Jin Feng actually saw a five-year-old girl and her three-year-old brother carrying a brick and carrying it to the feet of the man who was building the wall.
Neither of them wore shoes. When they were placing bricks, the bricks hit the younger brother's feet. The younger brother grinned and started crying.
"Brother, don't cry, brother, don't cry."
The elder sister wiped the tears of her younger brother and said something in his ear. The younger brother really stopped crying and limped back to move bricks with her sister.
"Isn't this nonsense?"
When Jin Feng saw this scene, he angrily went to the village chief in charge of the construction site: "Uncle Liu, why did you let the children come here? What should I do if they bump into them?"
"Didn't I see that you were in a hurry to build a house, so I called the half-grown boys from the village to help you. They paid you one copper per day and two meals. Who knew that the little kids would also follow you later."
"They're here, can't we just drive them back?"
"Why don't you just throw me out if you can?" the village chief said helplessly: "Have you seen the two children of Mr. Xu's family?"
"I saw it."
Jin Feng nodded.
The two little dolls just now belong to Xu Laosan's family.
"You also know that Xu Laosan went to war the year before last, and his wife also fell ill and died. There is only a blind old woman in the family. She can't spin yarn for you, and the family has been in trouble for a long time."
The village chief said: "In the past, the two children could go to the back mountain to collect some dry firewood and exchange some leftovers for people who wanted to buy bricks to build houses. Now that the brick kilns are no longer burning, no one wants the dry firewood they collected."
The girl ran over to me and begged me, saying that they and grandma were starving to death, and begged me to let them help, for no wages, just to take care of the food.
They were all from the same village. I couldn't bear it for a moment, so I agreed.
They are all good children. They made wheat porridge at noon and couldn't bear to eat it themselves. They took it back and shared it with grandma..."
When the village chief said this, he was choked up and speechless.