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Chapter 67 Manpower Lack

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"Why are there so many people here?" Huang Sima rode a mule and took his servants slowly, and suddenly saw hundreds of people at the dock, dinging and beating, as if he was doing something.

From time to time, you can see that the craftsmen were cutting down wood and carving and chopping, and Huangshan was extremely upset.

"Master, it seems to be the envoy's cousin, Li Langjun's man..." the servant next to him said softly.

"Who are you? Why are you doing things at the wharf? Don't you delay the merchants?" Huang Shan scolded with his brows.

"This master, we are from the South China Sea Chamber of Commerce under Li Langjun, and are repairing and expanding the wharf..."

Seeing the master huddled, the manager explained respectfully.

"This area has been subcontracted by Master Jun to our South China Sea Chamber of Commerce. If you have any doubts, you can go to the yamen to inspect it!"

"Hmph!" He glanced at the dock under construction, waved his hand, and Huangshan left angrily.

"This Li Langjun's hand is stretched too long!"

"Danzhou has few people and little food. No sea boat has arrived every day. It has expanded its dock, but Danzhou's manpower has been wasted so far."

On this side, Li Jia was looking for someone to build a huge shipyard.

There were countless 10,000-ton docks in Yangpu Port in later generations. In this era, it was extremely easy to find them in just a few days.

"Langjun, it is quite easy to build this shipyard, but if the manpower is insufficient, it will take at least a year!"

The shipyard manager hired was only in his forties, named Zhang Tao. When he was in his prime, he spent a lot of money to hire him, and he specialized in combat ships, not merchant ships.

"The water here is deep and there is little silt, so it is suitable for building a shipyard. In addition to the scarcity of wood, what is worrying is that manpower is extremely short of, and only a hundred manpower can be built, and it takes at least one year to complete it!"

"This is also a solution. Danzhou lacks manpower, so I can only think of something else!"

Thinking of this, Li Jia was also a little helpless. The entire Southern Han Dynasty was short of people. This was not the Central Plains, so there were not so many human resources.

"Langjun, the expansion of the wharf also requires a large amount of manpower, and at least another hundred people are needed to complete the construction within one month!" The manager in charge of the wharf also complained.

"Mr. Lang, Danzhou is not lacking in manpower, but unavailable!" On the side, the trade manager who was responsible for Danzhou's business made a sound.

"How can I explain this?" Li Jia asked.

"Mr. Langjun, the four counties of Danzhou, have few Han and many servants. We merchants come here to purchase specialties, and there is no other concern. The only thing to worry about is that the Liao people in Danzhou have reached a level far beyond the Han people!"

"There are only more than 3,000 households in the four counties of Danzhou, but the Liao people are no longer included in the imperial households. As far as I know, there are thousands of caves in Danzhou!"

"The Dan'er officials have hundreds of households, and the largest ones have thousands of households, and the total number is no less than ten thousand. When I can trade merchants and businessmen, I am scared. Some Dongmen are the most untrustworthy and often robbery!"

"Every year, prefectures and counties have to release funds to comfort their staff, otherwise the riots will be easy in Danzhou!"

"I know this too!" Li Jia nodded, "The Huang Sima of Danzhou is supported by the Liao people. Although his ancestors were Han people, they became the chief of the Liao people. Naturally, they pleased each other on both sides and dominated Danzhou!"

In order to explore intelligence information, Li Jia naturally established his own intelligence agency without exception. Therefore, he integrated business personnel, military military police, and Taoist priests of the Dai Sect to establish a call called "Shooting and Sound System".

This name comes from the Shooting Army, one of the sixteen guards in the Tang Dynasty, and belongs to the emperor's personal army. As for why this name is called, it mainly sounds very touching.

At present, this institution has not been established and is relatively loose, just because there is no suitable candidate to take on this position.

At present, the information this institution is still looking for is pretty good. It has been to Danzhou in the future, but the specific information has been learned.

"So, how many officials have returned to the court?"

"There are not many people who have joined the court, and their tribes are within a hundred miles of each county and a hundred miles away, and we are terrified whenever we travel a hundred miles away, and we go together!"

There was no detailed explanation of this in the intelligence. Li Jia thought to himself, and when he heard this, he suddenly said:

"In other words, no one will take care of the servants a hundred miles away, right?"

"The officials in the county government can't take care of these things. If the husband wants to hire them, let's give up! These men have cut off their hair and are extremely disobedient to discipline, let alone etiquette and shame!"

"What's more, they don't believe in us Han people. Langjun should think of another way!"

"Who said he wanted to hire them?" Li Langjun's smile was a little chilling inexplicably, and everyone was puzzled.

"Don't worry, in just half a month, you will naturally have the manpower you need!"

Li Jia did what she said, and the next day, she hired a local guide, and led a team of about a hundred people and dried food to set off from Changhua County.

And these a hundred people were all the backbones drawn from Feilong Capital, and most of them were naturalized Liaoman recruited by Yongzhou.

"Boy, are you sure you are leaving right?" As the person who led this time, Huang Yong was very excited. This was the first time he led the army to fight in half a year. It has been almost half a year since he arrived at Feilong, and there were not even a few bandits. He was almost fading out of the bird.

"That's right, there is Heitandong in front. My grandfather is here to collect herbs for the grandfather to treat his illness. As a result, they threw it into the water of the pond and were eaten by the crocodile!"

The guide is a young man in his twenties. He speaks fluent Chinese language, and his whole body is covered in wheat color, with only his black and white eyes, which are particularly bright.

"There are only one hundred soldiers in Heitandong, and you may not be able to defeat them!"

Bang-

"I don't like to listen to you, Aye, I'm a strong general, well-trained, and even urinating, I have to divide the places. Isn't it easier to deal with these barbarians than to catch rabbits?"

Huang Yong patted his shoulder vigorously and said confidently, looking at these barbarians who were unclothed, then looking at their comfortable clothes, weapons, and ancient poems that kept popping up in their brains.

At this moment, Huang Yong thought that he was a Han person, and compared with these barbarians, he was psychologically higher.

"Look at you, a kid, is also a sensible person. This time I made a contribution, I will tell you to come in, wear new clothes, play with a knife, eat meat every day, keep it safe and you don't want to go back-"
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