If you walk eastward for more than 30 miles from Chang'an City, you will find the famous Baqiao Post, which is a famous place for relatives and friends to bid farewell to. The allusion of "Baqiao willows" comes from this.

Twenty miles east of Baqiao Post is Mount Li. This mountain is not very tall and steep, because it is rich in hot springs at the bottom of the mountain. Therefore, the royal family built a hot spring palace here, becoming a holy place for royal relatives and nobles in Chang'an City to escape the severe cold and bathe and relax during the long winter.

Zhou Chengye made his first move and the land he purchased was located under a small hill between Mount Li and Ba Bridge, known as Ri Xiliu Village, which is only ten miles away from the bustling and lively official road.

There is only one reason to choose this place, that is, the transportation is convenient enough.

Ten miles south of Xiliu Village is the official road from Chang'an to the Hot Spring Palace, and fifteen miles north of it is the canal from Yongfeng Cang to ** Chang'an. There is also a wide road leading to the eastern capital Luoyang, which can be said to be both water and land and connected to all directions.

In order to buy the 800 acres of land in Xiliu Village, Zhou Chengye secretly put in a lot of effort. Instead, he entrusted the Wannian County household Cao Yang Xuangui to inquire about it. Finally, he learned that a fourth-rank official who left Beijing wanted to sell the land outside Chang'an when he was going to Hangzhou to take his post, so he gritted his teeth and subscribed it for a huge sum of 8,000 guan.

Almost all the land near the capital was granted to descendants of the royal family and descendants of ministers. The Tang Dynasty was founded for hundreds of years and it was already unavailable, so the price of land was naturally very expensive.

Zhou Chengye personally went out of the city and inspected the geographical location of Xiliuzhuang. He felt that Yang Xuangui, the cheap father-in-law, was indeed concerned about his work. He not only chose the location of the purchase of land within the jurisdiction of Wannian County, but also a place with mountains, water and convenient transportation.

Although the newly appointed Wannian County Magistrate and Wannian County Magistrate have no relationship with the Zhou family, they were secretly recommended by Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi. It is considered to be his own entry. In the future, they will always take care of the private property they bought outside the city on Tuesday.

Zhou Chengye made up the idea of ​​holding Li Longji's thigh tightly, so he was not worried that if one day the Zhou family lost in political struggle, the industry located in Xiliuzhuang would be confiscated and confiscated by the government.

When it was really dangerous, what was a small Xiliu Village worth?

This ri, a small convoy came out of Yanxingmen east of Chang'an City, and there were three or four hundred people entering the car.

In front of the convoy were several private guards riding horses leading the way, followed by several luxury horse-driving carriages specially designed for passengers, and behind were dozens of ordinary trucks for ride-sharing carriages to transport goods and salutes. At the end were more than 200 slaves with different skins and dull expressions.

In the entire convoy, the most eye-catching thing was the four-wheeled carriage led by two strong horses, because from the appearance alone, this carriage was more than twice as big as the other two-wheeled carriages, not to mention that there was a Kunlun slave with a short knife hanging on his waist in front, back, left and right of the carriage.

The ones you sit in the car are naturally the ones who are now in the limelight and are deeply loved by the saints.

I heard the order of the two passengers sitting in the car on Tuesday and said, "The terrain of Xiliuzhuang is low in the south and high in the north, low in the west and high in the east, like an open dustpan. The land we purchased is located behind the entire dustpan, which is not convenient for water storage and grain cultivation, but it is convenient for building various workshops and factories layer by layer."

"After you move into Xiliuzhuang, you mainly do three things for me. The first is to take good care of Xiu Gu, so that she can not only feel the tranquility of the rural farmhouse, but also make her feel that she is full of kindness and enthusiasm when entering. Don't let her be stimulated any more! I will leave you twenty powerful guards in the village. If anyone who is not good at eyebrow dares to act wildly in front of the yard where Xiu Gu lives, I will beat me away directly, and I will be responsible for my life!"

"The second is to urge the craftsmen and Zhuangding to build workshops and factories strictly in accordance with my requirements. There must be no corner cuts. In the future, I will come here to check the progress of the project. It is particularly important to note that when digging caves and cellars, you must wear a safety helmet when entering, and set up protective passages and hazard sheds inside. You must not be rash. I don't want to hear any casualties in the entry."

"Third, we must pay attention to getting along well with the farmers in Xiliu Village, and at the same time we must keep confidentiality. There are several important workshops, from the start of construction to the end of the entry of various equipment and facilities, I do not want to be seen by any outsiders."

When Zhou Chengye was explaining, Qin Hu, Fang Yong, the old butler Wu Jing, the young six sons and others took out a small notebook and carefully recorded Zhou Chengye’s instructions just now.

It is better to remember the pen than to write a bad pen. On Tuesday, you specifically asked everyone to prepare a small notebook every time you enter, record important things, and read them when you wait for it. Doing this will not only force everyone to read and recognize words, but also avoid mistakes and forgetting.

After Zhou Chengye gave the order, Qin Hu first said: "Lao Zeng bought a total of 300 slaves from inside and outside the territory during the period of time in Xishi. Among them, only 30% of the slaves in the Han family accounted for, and the rest were Kunlun slaves, Persian slaves, Baekje slaves, Tubo slaves, Liuqiu slaves, Shatunu, and Riben slaves. It is probably not easy to manage them."

Zhou Chengye had long considered this, so he said: "The slaves purchased from the market this time are mainly based on skills, so regardless of race, as long as they can have one or two crafts, they are all bought. For example, Tubo slaves and Riben slaves are good at making iron forging, and will be assigned to ironware workshops in the future; some Persian slaves are good at blowing glass and water-glass, and will be assigned to glass workshops in the future; Kunlun slaves are good at digging and building, and will be assigned to construction teams in the future..."

"Try to separate the slaves of all races from living and construction, so that they can select several leaders to be responsible for the management and supervision of this group. During the construction, we should concentrate on learning the Zhou family rules and teach everyone to speak some simple Chinese language. Don't be harsh in life. Regularly adjust the food and give everyone meat as a reward."

"As the leader of the guard, you and Fang Yong, the main responsibility is not to supervise the worker, but to be optimistic about the Zhuangzi. Don't let the slaves escape privately, nor do you let the uninvited people infiltrate. As long as we set the rules reasonably so that everyone can see that more work will be affordable. Even if you don't use a whip to whip them, everyone will work hard."

After Qin Hu asked, Wu Jing continued, "I dare to ask Erlang, how to arrange the six children who came from Chengen Building?"

"I specially selected these children for Xiu Gu. They are about the same age as when she was arrested by the Pei family back then. They are all very diligent and capable. In the future, they will be responsible for taking care of Xiu Gu's daily life, playing and entertainment with Xiu Gu, and not doing any other things. Whether boys or girls, Xiu Gu is called sister in the plains, but in fact, their seniority belongs to their nephews. When Xiu Gu recovers, they will recognize Xiu Gu as Qian Niang."

"These children are usually managed by Xiaoliuzi. When you have time, you should tell the children privately about the pain they suffered in the Pei family dungeon so that they can empathize with each other, so that they can better adapt to Xiugu's current situation."

It can be seen that Zhou Chengye is very concerned about how to place Xiu Gu. Although he did not study psychology seriously in his previous life, he had read some books on battlefield psychology and had a certain understanding of how to cure stress trauma. The arrangements he made now seem ordinary, but they are not something that can be imagined by any one.

When it was Liuzi's turn to speak, this guy was obviously brave. Although he had suffered a lot in the Pei family's black prison, he did not give in at all. He asked Zhou Chengye excitedly, "Erlang, if I could help Xiugu recover with a few 'tea pot lids' and 'little mushrooms', would there be any reward?"

The "tea pot lid" and "little mushroom" mentioned by Liuzi refer to the group of boys and girls who bought it from Chang'an Market on Tuesday.

Zhou Chengye smiled and rubbed Liuzi's forehead hard with his hands, then said, "I haven't done anything for me yet, I just wanted to ask me for benefits! If you can really take good care of Xiu Gu within half a year, it will not be a problem for you to reward me!"

Xiao Liuzi was not vague and said solemnly: "I don't want any other rewards at that time. First, I will ask Erlang to take me into the Zhou family tree and become a servant of Zhou in the future. I will never change my life and death! Second, I will ask Erlang to allow me to learn martial arts, and one day I can kill the old thief of the Pei family!"

After hearing Liu Zi's words, Zhou Chengye felt secretly in his heart, and suddenly remembered the scene when he took in Zhang Yan and Zhang Xiu.

Liuzi was born in Kaifeng City and was the only son of a couple selling buns. There was a villain in the Pei family who was a complete "mature woman" who fell in love with Liuzi's mother, but ended up killing his father and raped his mother. When Liuzi was wandering around returned home, his mother had already swallowed poison and said the name of Qiuzi before she died.

The six sons were calm and calm. After burying their parents, they hid their identity for more than a year. Then they found an opportunity to sell themselves into the Pei family and became a slave. After arriving at the Pei family, he waited for an opportunity to take revenge, but he never found a suitable opportunity. Later, he stole a book that the Pei family had seized in Fanyang.

Liuzi hid him in a very secret place in Pei Mansion. When he was about to start again, he was found. So he locked him in a dungeon and tortured him to find out the whereabouts of the account book.

Later, Liuzi was rescued by Qin Hu and the others.

Zhou Chengye thought for a while, then nodded and agreed, "Okay, as long as you can do it, I will agree to these two!"

The conversation in the four-wheeled carriage ended here. The convoy was winding eastward, and about to find Xiao Banyao, and finally arrived at Xiliuzhuang.

The little landlord Zhou Chengye jumped out of the carriage with some excitement and shouted loudly to the small hill Bao, which was still bare everywhere: "Xiliuzhuang, your Master Zhou Er is here!"
Chapter completed!