Chapter 419

According to the custom of the village, this big banquet is eaten until evening.

In the evening, it became more lively. Dozens of bonfires were lit on the yard outside Yan's courtyard, and roast whole sheep were roasted on the fires one by one. The drama team invited by Zhou Hongda began to sing on the stage temporarily set up in the yard in the light of the bonfire and the fragrance of mutton, The stage was full of men, women and children in Liuhe Town. Inside and outside Yan's house, the atmosphere was even more festive than the new year.

At this time, Yan Liqiang had quietly stepped out of the busy crowd and was talking to Lu Wenbin about his plan in his study.

"The scale of the expansion of Liuhe Town is about five times larger than now..." Yan Liqiang said, pointing to the sketch of the expansion of Liuhe Town he drew last night. "This is the old town of Liuhe Town. The pattern of the old town remains unchanged. The direction of expansion is mainly in the south, northwest and east of Liuhe Town, focusing on the west of Liuhe Town, More than 2000 mu of land will be expanded here. This land is a wasteland beside the river beach. After the expansion, Liuhe Town will be connected with Liuhe river. At the same time, a wharf will be built here, which is at least three times larger than the current Wharf in Qinghe County. In this way, in addition to land, Liuhe Town will have another land and water, and Liuhe river is connected with Xijiang River, In the future, ships on the wharf can go up and down. It's not a problem to take the waterway from here to Huanglong County, to Pingxi City, or even out of Pingxi County, and from Xijiang to Ganzhou counties... "

On the lampstand in the study, three lamps were lit to illuminate the study. From time to time, the wick burst out a small lantern, which made the study appear quiet.

Although Lu steward had made some psychological preparations before coming to Liuhe Town, and old man Lu had told him what he wanted to do this time, when Lu steward looked at Yan Liqiang's sketch on the table and listened to Yan Liqiang's rough idea, Lu steward also felt thirsty and was surprised by Yan Liqiang's big pen, He couldn't help but pick up the teacup next to him, drank a sip of water, moistened his throat, and then asked carefully, "childe, there is no such a large fort in Pingxi county. If Liuhe Town is expanded according to this scale, it already covers an area of more than 10000 mu, which is almost the same size as the county seat of Qinghe County, This... The scale of the expansion of Liuhe Town is so large. According to the current population of Liuhe Town, many parts of the expanded Liuhe Town are empty, and the cost of building fortresses is huge. Is this... This... Necessary? "

"Empty is only temporary!" Yan Liqiang shook his head. "On the expanded ground, after leveling, I naturally have arrangements..." speaking of this, Yan Liqiang pointed to the empty sites on his sketch, "I plan to build a large comprehensive trading market here in the future to welcome visitors from all directions. Next to this market are several new main streets in Liuhe Town, There will be many shops, inns and other consumer places on these main streets in the future. At the same time, here, and here, in the northwest, North and south of the newly expanded Liuhe Town, I want to build several large workshops and warehouses. Once these workshops are completed, the newly expanded Liuhe Town will not be large, and it may be too small! "

"The childe wants to build so many workshops in Liuhe Town. I don't know what he wants to produce?" Lu Wenbin asked curiously.

"In the future, most of the people in Huanglong craftsmanship and machinery camp will move here and take root in Liuhe Town. The people in the craftsmanship and machinery camp will be divided into several special workshops. I will arrange other workshops myself!" Yan Liqiang sold it with a smile and didn't fully understand what he said.

Lu Wenbin smiled shyly. He knew what people like Yan Liqiang thought from time to time. Some things might have a great impact. For example, the lotus root coal made by Yan Liqiang would not be publicized everywhere before it was made. Seeing that Yan Liqiang didn't want to elaborate on the arrangement of those workshops for the time being, he didn't ask, but adjusted his mind, Carefully looking at Yan Liqiang's plan on the paper, he quickly pinched his fingers and quickly calculated, "I don't know how large the castle wall and fortress built by the childe outside Liuhe Town will be built?"

"Do we have any restrictions on the scale of Fortress walls and docks built locally in Ganzhou?" Yan Liqiang asked.

"No restrictions!" Lu Wenbin shook his head. "In other states and counties of the Han Empire, there are requirements for the height and size of the fortress walls and fortresses built locally. If you exceed this requirement, you will exceed the system, but Ganzhou is a border state and has always been a place of hundred wars. The Imperial court has relaxed the restrictions in Ganzhou. As long as you have money and land, you can repair the size of the fortress walls and fortresses as you want, which is not beyond the system!"

Yan Liqiang pondered for a moment and resolutely said, "the castle wall should be built as high and solid as possible. It is four feet high from the ground, and the upper walkway is nine feet wide. There are arrow towers at the four corners of the castle wall, and then an arrow tower every 100 meters. The top floor of the arrow tower can hold eight cattle crossbows!"

Manager Lu took a breath and looked at Yan Liqiang in disbelief. "In this way, the money will be spent more. Only the military fortress at the border needs to be built to such a scale. The expansion and transformation of the whole Liuhe Town in this way will cost at least 450000 liang of silver. This is a huge amount. I don't know the money...!"

"You don't have to worry about silver. I'm ready. Manager Lu just needs to arrange scheduling..." Yan Liqiang said calmly.

Since it is known that the Great Han Empire will usher in great changes in four years, and the subsequent situation may collapse to unimaginable levels, at this time, when considering the expansion of Liuhe Town, Yan Liqiang directly prepared to turn Liuhe Town into a solid fortress with high specifications. Such a fortress is in wartime, It can not only shelter these villagers and their families and friends in Liuhe Town, but also a reassuring and solid shelter comparable to the county for the people of surrounding villages and towns. Of course, the fortress is not all the focus, and the workshops to be built in the fortress are the real focus.

On the way back this time, Yan Liqiang thought clearly. When he came back this time, the hundred foot high platform started from the earth. He wanted to take his hometown Liuhe Town as the starting point and establish his own foundation and influence step by step. With this foundation and influence, he didn't have to look at anyone's face and had the ability to affect the overall situation, This is the cornerstone of settling down in the future. Without such a foundation, the cultivation of martial arts will only become the same role as the double evils of heaven and earth. The double evils of heaven and earth can kill people, but they will always be just pawns in other people's hands and can never change and influence the overall situation. Of course, this is not what Yan Liqiang wants.

As for the money for building the fortress, the large amount of silver Yan Liqiang got from the hands of Shatu in Pingxi city in the early stage is basically still there. Although he spent a little last time running a newspaper in the imperial capital, his majesty later gave him 100000 liang of silver for the start-up of the governor's palace, so Yan Liqiang still has more than 500000 liang of silver in his hands.

At this time, Yan Liqiang has a feeling that God wants those Shatu people to prepare their own silver to spend here.

To do great things, of course, it costs a lot of money.

The reason why Yan Liqiang asked the Lu family for help is that he has to do a lot of things and spend a lot of money this time. Neither he nor Yan Dechang has anyone who can co-ordinate and control the scene. In this regard, although Zhou Hongda is the current housekeeper of Yan Liqiang's family, Zhou Hongda has never experienced such a thing, has no experience and lacks such ability, Zhou Hongda is characterized by diligence and loyalty, so he asked Master Lu to send a capable steward and cashier from the Lu family. These managers and Accountants of the Lu family have experienced the scene and experience of the Lu family. They have rules and regulations. They are naturally good at grasping such things.

Yan Liqiang and the Lu family are so "not outside". They directly use the Lu family's people to do things for themselves, which makes Mr. Lu very happy. Therefore, Mr. Lu sent Yan Liqiang this time, which is also the "elite general" of the Lu family.

"In addition to the expansion of Liuhe Town, I heard that the childe also wants to set up a bow society. Is this bow society also set up in Liuhe Town?"

"The gongdao society is not in Liuhe Town, but it's not far from Liuhe Town. I'm going to put it on Baizhang mountain. Instead of occupying the good farmland in Liuhe Town, I'll just buy a wasteland and forest land next to the mountain. Supervisor Lu has also considered this matter. At that time, some houses and sites will be built on the side of the gongdao society, just according to the martial arts school. As for silver, I still say that, steward Lu, don't worry. You can only manage flowers. Tell me if it's not enough... "

"I wonder how many people will be prepared to accommodate in the venue over there?"

"Steward Lu thinks that if I type out the name of gongdao society, how many people will want to sign up?" Yan Liqiang asked.

"This..." steward Lu frowned and hesitated. "It's really hard to say. With your reputation in Ganzhou today, if you release the news that the archery hall wants to recruit people, I'm afraid there are people in Ganzhou. There will be more in Pingxi county. I can't guess how much you can come!"

"Let's start with the scale of 2000 people!"

"Two thousand?" Steward Lu confirmed it. Looking at Yan Liqiang's appearance, this figure is still a little conservative. However, the largest number of people in the martial arts school in Pingxi county is only a few hundred. If we really want to get up, the bow society with 2000 people is already the first in Pingxi county.

"Yes, there are only 2000 people. I only recruit the children of Pingxi County for the first batch of students of gongdao society. Those outside Pingxi county will not be recruited for the time being. Just consider it according to this scale!"

"OK, I see!" Lu Wenbin nodded.

The two people were talking. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside the study. Zhou Hongda's voice sounded outside, "childe, now the mutton outside is roasted. The master is going to divide the sheep. Let the childe go..."

"OK, you tell my father, I'll come right away!" Yan Liqiang said a word in the room, then looked at Lu Wenbin, "come here first today. Let's go, manager Lu. We'll eat roast sheep outside. If there's a problem in the back, we'll talk again!"

Lu Wenbin nodded and stood up first, "childe, please..."

Yan Liqiang then went directly to the yard outside Yan's house. There were thousands of people on the yard, one by one, around the campfire, sitting on the ground, baking sheep and watching the big play. A group of half of the children in the town happily put the sky lights, that is, Kongming lights, around the yard. The scene was unrestrained and cheerful, which is the style of Ganzhou.

Yan Dechang and Qian Su sat together and talked. After drinking some wine, the two people turned red and looked a little cute.

Sheep sharing is also one of the etiquette of the feast. Yan Liqiang directly took the landing steward to the main seat near the stage and sat down. Yan Dechang asked people to lift up the whole sheep roasted on the campfire. He stood up and operated his knife, cut off all parts of the whole sheep and distributed them to the leading figures in Liuhe Town.

Six grandfather divided sheep's head and sheep's tail. There are head and tail. This is the respect for six grandfather. Others divided some parts of the sheep.

Yan Liqiang divided a sheep's hoof and a lamb chop.

Yan Liqiang just wanted to start eating. Among the crowd nearby, an uncle who was slightly drunk suddenly stood up and said loudly to Yan Liqiang, "everyone knows that you are the top three in our national art County test in Qinghe County. Your martial arts are naturally powerful. I don't have to say..." the uncle hiccupped and shook his body twice, He gave Li Qiang a thumbs up, "but the villagers even heard that Li Qiang's bow is like a God and has won such a great reputation in the imperial capital. Even the emperor said that Li Qiang is powerful. The villagers have never seen Li Qiang's bow. I don't know... I wonder if Li Qiang can show you a hand to the villagers tonight to open your eyes, Let's see what's really powerful about the bow that can teach the crown prince of the Han Empire. Let's say whether my proposal is good... "

"OK..." as soon as the uncle finished, there was a big cry around, and the atmosphere on the yard was suddenly roared again.

Yan Liqiang turned his eyes and looked at the uncle who proposed to let him show his hand. He found that the uncle had no other ideas in his head. He was really just curious to see what kind of Kung Fu cultivation could make the emperor praise. Not to mention the curiosity of the man, even Yan Dechang, Qian Su, manager Lu, Zhou Tiezhu and others sitting next to Yan Liqiang showed their interest after listening to the proposal, because Yan Liqiang's cultivation of archery has not been shown in front of these people. There are many rumors. Everyone wants to see it.

"Li Qiang... Well, the villagers are here today. Everyone is so excited and wants to see your skills. If you are not embarrassed, show your skills to the villagers!" Yan Dechang said.

Since Yan Dechang spoke, Yan Liqiang had no reason to refuse. As soon as he waved, Hu Haihe came to him, "go and bring my strong bow and arrow bag!"

"Yes, childe!" As soon as Hu Haihe bowed down, he trotted towards the Yan Family's courtyard.

Today, Yu Qing is doing things at the back kitchen listening to Wu Ma's orders, so Yan Liqiang hasn't seen Yu Qing at the banquet until now.

With everyone's expectation, after only a while, Hu Haihe carried Yan Liqiang's 20 stone bow bag and arrow pot.

"If you want to shoot an arrow, naturally you can't have no target..." Yan Li forced a smile, pointed to the ridge of harvested fields three or four hundred meters away from the yard, and shouted to a group of teenagers and children in the town who were just busy lighting sky lanterns. Now they stood in place one by one and stared wide to see what they were doing, "Who can run to the ridge the fastest, put the sky lamp in the sky, put a lamp, and I'll give him one or two silver!"

As soon as the children listened, they could earn one or two silver by putting a lamp. There was such a good thing, so suddenly, a large group of children ran towards the ridge pointed by Yan Liqiang with the sky lamp in their hands.

The children were very fast, hundreds of meters away. They all ran to the ridge in only two minutes, and then lit the sky lamp made of cotton paper, thin bamboo and cotton balls dipped in oil.

In a moment, Kongming lights floated on the ridge in the distance and slowly flew into the air.

The yard was silent. Only the firewood in the bonfire burst occasionally. Even the troupe singing the big play on the stage stopped after a program was completed. Everyone held their breath and wanted to see how Yan Liqiang wanted to perform

Everyone is waiting for Yan Liqiang, but Yan Liqiang is not in a hurry.

One by one, the Kongming lamps rose up to the sky. There were just seven in total. The Kongming lamps in the sky kept rising. When the wind blew, they drifted away and dispersed in the sky.

Yan Liqiang took out the bow in the bow bag slowly and calmly looked at the seven Kongming lights flying high in the night sky.

In just two minutes, the seven Kongming lights floated to a high altitude and flew to a high altitude. Almost all of them had to fly to the eye of outstanding people. They became just a shining spot like the stars in the sky. Yan Liqiang just looked at them calmly.

A group of people on the yard looked strange. They thought it was impossible for anyone to shoot the seven Kongming lights at this distance. Yan Liqiang shot.

Yan Liqiang shot two arrows in less than half a second. The first arrow, he grabbed four arrows with one hand and shot out. The second arrow, he grabbed three arrows with one hand and shot out.

Yan Liqiang shot like electricity. After two arrows were shot, others didn't even see his movements.

"Make a fool of yourself, make a fool of yourself!" Yan Liqiang handed the bow to Hu Haihe and smiled at the villagers around him. What's the meaning of this? The seven Kongming lamps are still on in the sky. Why did you make a fool of yourself? Many people on the yard blinked and didn't react. Then, at almost the same time, the seven Kongming lights in the sky suddenly went out at the same time. In the eyes of everyone, it was like seven stars in the sky went out at the same time... "Good..." good! "“ Magic, it's really magic... "Six grandpa was so excited that he trembled all over“ It's like an arrow falling off the star, an arrow falling off the star! " It took more than ten seconds for the mountain roaring and tsunami like cheers and crazy shouts to ring on the yard... This night, Yan Liqiang's unique skill of bowing shocked the whole Liuhe Town. His unique skill of falling stars with an arrow, This novel has been translated by www.novelhall.com and if you are reading this somewhere, they have stolen our translation