Qin Feng thought about it all the way, and the only thing that could comfort his injured heart was the warm embrace of his second sister. Qin Feng was like an injured naughty child, and he plunged into Liu Hongyan's arms.
Liu Hongyan's heart was pounding and her whole body was getting hot with nervousness, but she did not stop Qin Feng from acting coquettishly.
Holding Qin Feng's head with one hand, patting it gently with the other, he said earnestly: "Sell the Wuhu Restaurant to the Xie family. Our Qin family and the Xie family are me in you, and you in me. We can never part with each other again." Open. The relationship between the Qin and Xie families is a top priority, and Xie Yun'er is the apple of Duke Ning's eye. He even stood on the same line with my Qin family before. Don't treat Xie Yun'er badly in the future."
Hearing this, Qin Feng looked up at Liu Hongyan and said confusedly: "In the future?"
Liu Hongyan knew Qin Feng too well. There must have been some dirty and dirty thoughts in this guy's mind, but after thinking about it, he couldn't figure out what was wrong with his words.
Liu Hongyan simply ignored Qin Feng and just said to herself: "Yes, you should treat Xie Yun'er well in the future."
Qin Feng touched his nose and showed a wicked smile that Liu Hongyan couldn't understand: "Hey, let's talk about it later."
Liu Hongyan bit her thin lips lightly, stretched out her hand to touch Qin Feng's forehead, and said angrily: "You, what have you been thinking about all day long?"
While Qin Feng and Liu Hongyan were in the accounting room, Beixi County had already launched a vigorous reconstruction project.
Under the leadership of Lu Ming, craftsmen and civilians who filled the vacancies cleaned up the ruins in the city, and according to Qin Feng's drawings, they added another ten feet to the original city wall in Beixi County.
This project is not a big one.
Lin Quqi clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the city wall where people were coming and going. He couldn't help but asked: "Lu Ming, Brother Qin sent you to garrison the city. It's true, but to raise the city wall, and increase it in one go." It’s one foot tall, and not to mention the long construction period, the labor cost alone is an astronomical figure.”
"Second Miss has already written a letter earlier, saying that Tianji Camp is in financial difficulty, so we still have to live a careful life."
Lu Ming knew that in the entire Tianji camp, apart from Qin Feng and the four ladies, Lin Quqi was the de facto leader. Even Ning Hu and Xu Mo had to listen to Lin Quqi's orders.
Moreover, Lin Quqi is solely responsible for the wealth and life of the Third Miss and Mrs. Qin, and the power in his hands is not small.
Lu Ming did not dare to be negligent and quickly explained: "Mr. Lin, I am really not the one who makes the decision on this matter. This is the plan in Mr. Qin's drawings. And before I came, Mr. Qin gave me an order not to worry about the cost and just go all out on the construction. That’s it.”
"When the city wall is increased by one foot, the Beidi army's siege ladder must be lengthened by four feet. If the city wall is one foot high, the siege ladder must be lengthened by four feet. Simple siege ladders made of ordinary wood are not strong enough and cannot be used at all. It cannot be lengthened to this point. Next time Beidi wants to attack the city, he will have to transport a special ladder from the rear camp. The ladder is a huge thing and is extremely inconvenient to transport. Moreover, the border troops must be fortified. Not nearly thirsty."
"No city defense is as practical as heightening the city wall."
Lin Quqi also knew this well. The siege ladder and the city wall must be at a certain angle. If the siege ladder is too steep, it can easily be overthrown by a long fork or wooden pole.
If you want to prevent the siege ladder from being overturned, you must maintain an angle of at least 45 degrees with the city wall.
This greatly increased the length of the siege ladder.
Building city walls is a profitable business.
but……
After all, it is still the word "money".
However, since Qin Feng has given full power to Lu Ming to strengthen the city defense, Lin Quqi said nothing more and casually asked: "How much will the entire project cost?"
Lu Ming had already calculated it, so he blurted out: "The civilian workers employed along the road, as well as the people in the city itself, all invested in the project, totaling more than 3,000 people."
"The construction period for heightening the city wall alone will take a month. The cost of the work will be about six thousand taels. Including wood, stone, clay and other city building materials, the total cost will be about thirty thousand taels of silver."
"In addition to building the city wall, we also need to repair burned-down houses and build buildings for both political and military purposes. We will expand the military area in the south of the city, and plan a cavalry camp, granaries, and arms depots in the north of the city..."
Lu Ming plucked his fingers and said: "Young Master's intention is to build Beixi County into an important border town, a fortress that will never be conquered on the front line, with a total of five hundred thousand taels of silver."
Hearing this amount, Lin Quqi's heart was already half cold.
For city defense alone, half a million taels of silver are needed.
After successive wars, Beixi County's people's livelihood has been in decline. If they want to revive people's livelihood, they will need a lot of money.
Moreover, it is wartime now, all commercial and trade activities have been suspended, and all the people's livelihood supplies in Beixi County require blood transfusions from the Tianji Camp.
Beixi County is like a greedy gold-eating beast, devouring a large amount of real gold and silver every month.
do not know either……
Whether Qin Feng can sustain it alone, or how long he can sustain it...
At the same time, in the backyard of the county government.
Qin Cheng and Li Xiaolan were sitting in the pavilion, while fifty men were standing outside the pavilion. The youngest was only sixteen years old, and the oldest was nearly thirty years old.
Despite the huge age difference and uneven stature, they all stood upright and their eyes were calm and firm.
Li Xiaolan said softly: "Although you have been anonymous since childhood and consider yourself common people, you all have strict family traditions and have been trained by your respective fathers. Naturally, I can trust you. You will return to Beijing today. When you see Feng'er, You must be loyal to Feng'er wholeheartedly."
The men did not hesitate at all, and their voices were uniform and sonorous: "I will definitely live up to the trust of the third lady!"
Li Xiaolan stood up and bowed to everyone, her eyes full of gratitude: "Over the years, my correspondence with my second sister has been all thanks to your fathers. Thank you, Li Xiaolan."
Fifty people knelt down uniformly on one knee and clasped their fists in return: "It is a great honor for our family to be able to lead the way for Miss Third."
"Without further delay, I will return to the capital soon to assist Master Qin!"
As soon as the words fell, the fifty people disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Qin Cheng saw it in his eyes, and Yun Danfeng said lightly: "With the help of such a loyal servant, the formation of the Jinyi Guards will be easily solved. Speaking of which, if it weren't for Lin Taibao intercepting and killing the messenger on the way, the Beixi County Army reported If he is blocked, Feng'er probably won't be so determined to form the Jin Yiwei."
"Compared to the heavy cavalry, this Jin Yiwei is the dagger in Feng'er's hand."
Li Xiaolan turned back to the pavilion, sat opposite, and helped Qin Cheng peel the soybean shells, a look of anticipation flashing across her eyebrows...
