"Dong, dun, dun."

"Everyone gathered at the entrance of the village. The new owner has something to say." The village chief shouted in the village as he knocked on the broken gong.

At the entrance of the village, under the lush old locust tree, the villagers stood there anxiously. If they changed their home, it means that their future life might change. It might be better or worse, which makes people feel nervous. The thin black donkey tied to the old locust tree in the house was also hesitant and walked around uneasy.

"From today, everyone is the tenant farmers of my Li family. From today on, the land tax will not be ten or three, but all will be changed to ten or one." When Li Chen talked about the tax burden, the tenant farmers listened. This is what people who fed the land are most concerned about.

"Everyone is in charge of farming. During the slack season, you can come to my Li family to work. From tomorrow, my Li family will start recruiting lumberjacks. In the middle age, 2 ci a day and 1 ci a day for women. All wages will be paid on the same day. After everyone leaves, they will go to the village chief to register." Li Chen paused after saying that.

"What, there are 2 documents per day."

"This is the cost of a family of five."

"This new home is really generous."

The tenants under the old locust tree whispered to each other, and the black donkey also made a cheerful noise. After all, if people eat enough, they will all belong to it.

"Silent, quiet, quiet." Li Chen interrupted the chaotic tenant farmer and said.

"Today is a very gratifying day. I decided to give each person twenty kilograms of white flour, and everyone from eighty-year-olds to three-year-old children will have a share."

"Kowtow to the master's house quickly." When the village chief heard this, he quickly took the lead in kneeling down, and then he knelt down under the old locust tree.

"I don't want to play this set here. If you can't get up, you can take back the flour." Li Chen said.

"Thank you, Lord."

"The Lord's family is really the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva in that heaven."

Praise of praise sounded from the crowd, and Li Chen saw several women in the crowd touching tears.

The people of Daqin are so simple. Give them some food, even if they don’t care about their fullness, they won’t rebel if they can live. If you let them eat, they can sell their lives to you.

"Master, our village will be in the prime of our country tomorrow, and there will be a total of 183 people." After noon, Li Chen was lying in the yard, basking in the sun, and the head of the village said with a booklet.

"All of them come, won't you delay the work in the field?" Li Chen asked.

"There is no work to do in the field this season. It's just weeding and turning over the fields. These women and men are all doing it. They are all people who can't stay idle and are busy on weekdays." said the village chief.

"Big bull, take five taels of silver to the village chief." Li Chen shouted into the house.

The big giant was cleaning the house with the Xiongnu slaves he bought. The house was quite large but covered with dust. It was uninhabited on weekdays. In the past, people from the Zhao family who occasionally lived there once or twice.

"The village chief, this is tomorrow's wages. If you take the extra money, you can buy some meat in the village and do work here. Not only will you pay for the wages, but you will also take care of a meal at noon." Li Chen handed the money to the village chief and said.

After the village chief left, Li Chen basked the sun on the rocking chair again, and the big cow took the people to repair the roof.

Most of the people in the Qin Dynasty lived in adobe houses, and the roof was covered with straw and mud, which could barely shelter from wind and rain.

Those who can live in wooden houses are considered middle-class, and even if they grow inside, they live in slightly larger adobe houses. Li Chen's house is the only wooden house in the village. However, this wooden house has been uninhabited for many years and is a bit dilapidated.

"From today, all nine of you will be named Li, and your names will be named after gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, rain, thunder and lightning." After the few people finished packing up, Li Chen said to the nine Hun slaves.

"Yes, master." The slaves responded quickly.

"From today on, you call me boss like the big bull."

Li Chen also felt a chill when he was called by a few big and thick men. However, if the title of Master is called by Princess Yue, it would be much more interesting.

"Boss, are we going to build a house when we cut so much wood?" asked Daniu.

"Burn charcoal, make bricks, and develop real estate." Li Chen said.

"Boss, I don't understand what real estate does." Daniu asked with confusion.

"Take people to work, go to the back mountain to build a few cellars where we burn charcoal, and try to build larger." Li Chen really didn't want to discuss the unfathomable topic of real estate with Daniu, this person, so he had to send him to work.

A big bull is as famous as his name. He is born to be tired and never complains about hardship and fatigue when working. Once he is idle, he becomes a hundred thousand whys.

In the Qin Dynasty, the people mainly used wood to cook rice and keep warm. Some alchemists used charcoal when refining alchemy, but the yield was very small and not valued.

Compared with wood, charcoal has obvious advantages. It has smaller mass, longer combustion time, higher temperature, and smoke-free.

A large amount of charcoal can be used to burn bricks, make wine, and smelter iron. Of course, Li Chen also has a killer weapon and papermaking in his hand. But once paper is born, it may cause shocking waves. Princess Yue is not in Xianyang, so Li Chen will not try to resist the shocking waves.

The construction method of charcoal-burning earth kiln is very simple. It is a narrow top and wide bottom. A flue is dug at the bottom and a vent is left on it. It can be sealed when firing.

The sun gradually disappeared into the western mountain, and Li Chen was reading a book in the house. The big bull came back with a few people, and his whole body was dirty.

"Boss, I have built a total of twenty earth kilns, all of which are big guys four or five meters wide. They are close to the river and are convenient to use water when taking charcoal." Daniu said.

Daniu learned to make ironwork for people since he was a child, and he had an inexplicable love for things related to fire. Take learning to burn charcoal for example. He learned it very quickly and had his own insights on burning charcoal.

"Big Niu, I plan to promote you to be the director of our charcoal factory." Li Chen said.

"What is the factory manager?" asked Daniu.

"The factory director is either a thing, the factory director is you. The factory director is a position. After you become the factory director, you will be responsible for all our charcoal burning work, and you will also be dispatched by these people." Li Chen explained.

"Then the relationship is good, I like to burn charcoal. Don't worry, boss, I will definitely live up to your expectations and burn charcoal for you more." Daniu said sincerely.

"Okay, then from tomorrow you will be the first director of our charcoal factory." Li Chen patted Daniu on the shoulder.

The next day, before dawn, Daniu took a few slaves to build a earthen kiln excitedly. Daniu had just become a prestigious official and seemed to have endless strength. This kind of life was simply a life in heaven for a few slaves. Every day, he ate and slept warmly, and he was nothing more than doing some hard work. The strength was their cheapest thing.
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