"Why are there so many beggars on the way?" Li Jia frowned while walking on the street, not knowing what she was thinking about.

"Although going out to sea is profitable, three are one, and pirates are rampant. Merchant ships entering the port will always bring back two or three unlucky guys from the sea. There is always a certain number of people who go to sea. And the people at sea have a lot of opinions about fate. If they leave, how can the ship dare to ask them?"

The guy looked at the ragged beggars with disdain, and his words seemed a little mean.

"What are these wooden sheds?"

Around the wharf, in addition to the wide and numerous shops and warehouses, there are more narrow and simple wooden sheds, a family of people, or a few Han people living together.

Three or two wooden boards were built, reinforced with straw, and a pile of straw was used as a bed. Through the cracked door panels, people could still be seen walking.

"These are all those who came from Fujian and Han, and the porters at the dock are them! Watching the boat live, if you don't start work for a day, the whole family will be hungry!"

Hearing this, Li Jia's thoughts suddenly became alive. It seems that there is no shortage of manpower in Qiongzhou. Bankrupt farmers in various places are constantly replenishing, but due to the harsh environment, the number of people is not significantly increased.

"Why don't you reclaim the land when you come to Qiongzhou? I think the court is willing to do it!"

"Land cultivation is not easy. Without iron tools and plowing oxen, the family is not busy for a year or two, so they can't imagine how many acres of land are used as porters. They keep resting every day, how can the old and young be cultivated? There are many tigers, wolfs and beasts, and with the eyes of the barbarians, few people can cultivate it!"

When the young man heard this, he had to be impressed by the innocence of this man, but he restrained himself, and still had a respectful expression on his face.

"Besides, these people can come here either to lose all their money or to borrow a lot of money, so they have no energy to reclaim the land."

"You know a lot, have you read books?" Li Jia was a little curious. When did a young man know so much, unless he had read books, had some knowledge and had a greater vision.

"After reading for a few years, my family was poor, I came out!" The young man said with a bright look in his eyes.

"Not bad, not bad! It's always good to read more!" Li Jia nodded.

The guy said it was not good, but this was only part of the reason. In Li Jia's opinion, the real reason was that there was a problem with the grain seeds in Hainan. The output of japonica message was extremely low, and the income obtained was too big compared to spices, so the land of Hainan exchanged spices for grain.

He looked at the large wooden shed, which was densely packed. It was roughly estimated that there must be thousands, even if there were three people in one room, there must be thousands of people. If you add merchants and locals in Baisha Port, 20,000 yuan would be no problem.

"Go back!" Li Langjun said with a smile.

"It is easy to live in Qiongzhou, but it is difficult to get Qiongzhou--" Li Jia sighed when he returned to the warehouse and lay on the bed.

As a territory of prosperous trade, Qiongzhou and Hainan have all emerged due to maritime businessmen, so the power of local county governments has been extremely shrinking, while merchants often take the initiative.

Several chambers of commerce have great power in Qiongzhou. They formulate business rules, maintain the order of the harbor, help the marinas resist the imperial court, and deter pirates. It can be said that if these chambers of commerce were not available, how could Qiongzhou develop like this?

Among them, the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, the Luming Chamber of Commerce, and the Tongyuan Chamber of Commerce were established, stabilizing the situation in Qiongzhou.

There are even rumors in Qiongzhou that asking the government for major issues and asking the chamber of commerce for minor issues.

However, the Li Chamber of Commerce was in the middle and hired dozens of people. Usually, it only had two or three large ships to transport cargo. Before he came, he was just a big shrimp.

Li Jia estimated that the largest Sihai Chamber of Commerce hired thousands of people, only a dozen ships, but there were more than twenty ones joining, which took only a few months, and surpassing was not a problem.

However, the Li Chamber of Commerce does not have much influence. If you want to control Qiongzhou, you have to reach at least one level of the three chambers of commerce. However, they have been rooted in Qiongzhou for decades, and their power and influence are extraordinary.

"What should I do?" Li Jia's stomach began to seep her.

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Danzhou, after deciding to use Danzhou as a secret base, the control of Danzhou Port was completely in the hands of Li Jia, and the ships entering and leaving were strictly controlled.

After transporting some gangs one after another, the number of gangs in Danzhou has exceeded 1,000, and most of the adult men have been trained to become sailors to truly control these gangs of ships.

On that day, a large ship of 600 materials came to Danzhou Port, but strangely, it was not the usual gangsters, but a group of talented and short Han people.

They held special shovels in their hands, carried ropes and leggings. Ordinary people were extremely different, and they exuded the smell of earth. The people at the dock were very strange.

Afterwards, they met with General Manager Wang Ning, who is currently in charge of Danzhou affairs.

"Xilingdu?"

"Yes, the general manager!" The head of the capital of the capital of the Xiling Capital, named Miaoshi Taoist, was only about thirty years old, with a beard, holding a compass in his hand, tied his hair, and wearing the Taoist clothes. Wang Ning became more and more confused as he looked at it.

"Since it's the husband's intention, then what do I need to do?" Wang Ning said. He didn't want to care too much about the origin of these people. After all, it's not good to know too much.

"We need some food, a local guide, and an army's protection. We are not good at fighting against each other!"

"Mr. Langjun brought most of the people from the Flying Tiger Capital, and can only send a hundred people to accompany you!"

"It's the best!" Taoist Miaoshi nodded, turned around and left, not understanding the worldly ways.

"What are these people?" Wang Ning muttered as he watched this person leave.

"Dutao, why do you want me to wait for this desolate place?"

"Langjun clearly stated that although there are many copper and silver minerals in Jianwu Town, it is extremely difficult to explore. No matter how much we explore, it is useless. Near Danzhou, especially Changhua County, is the top priority."

"Iron ore is the first, copper and silver are the second!" Seeing the many brothers being dissatisfied with the Danzhou environment, Miao Shi frowned and said in a deep voice.

"If I find the iron ore, my husband said that except for copper coins, each person can get five acres of land in Danzhou. We must not let my husband down. Although I eat vegetarian food, I don't eat the whip in my hand. Did you hear it?"

"Understand-" A hundred people responded in unison, and everyone believed in Lang Jun's promise.

When the capital of Xiling was established, Li Jia, no matter what his origin, as long as he had the ability, he stuffed in, Taoist priests, thieves, tomb robbers, etc., was all there.

Half a ride passed, and after some time of running-in, the Heling achieved a lot of results.

Two small copper ores in the open-pit were found, but the copper content was not high; there were also several iron ores, which were buried too deeply, which was not cost-effective.
Chapter completed!