Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

In fact, it's not only Pei Linzhi who don't like their current way of getting along with each other, Xiao Yu himself is also quite uncomfortable.He was used to Pei Linzhi being everywhere, and the first thing he wanted to do was to share with Pei Linzhi when he had something happy, he would think of discussing with Pei Linzhi first if he had anything to do, and he would always ask Pei Linzhi for help if he needed anything.

With so many people in the family, only Pei Linzhi could truly make him trust without reservation.

Fortunately, after the beginning of spring, he was completely busy, so busy that Xiao Yu lost the energy to think about keeping a distance from Pei Linzhi.

He asked Pei Linzhi to go to Shenglong Bay to recruit a job, and recruited dozens of strong laborers to open up wasteland.

Thang Long Bay is obviously oversupplied with labor and too little land, so it can only fish and pick pearls.The fish have to be exchanged for money and food. The market is limited. If there are too many fish caught, the price will be cheap, and they will not be sold, and hard work will not guarantee that they will be able to fill their stomachs. Less, it took a lot of effort, and there may not be a single pearl.

Now some people come to recruit workers, provide a meal, and get wages every day, why not come.

Even though Baisha Village was recruiting for the world feud, many people still came, as I said in the ring last time, the enmity between the two villages ends here, and if anyone is not convinced, fight until convinced.

The distance between the two villages is only a few miles, and they have not seen each other for decades. When I came back, I realized that Baisha Village had left them behind by an unknown distance.

The farm tools used to open up wasteland are all iron, and there are not many iron farm tools to be found in the entire Thang Long Bay.Rice is pounded by drum carts, no manpower is required, the elderly and children can pound the rice, the key is that it is free.

There are still many tile-roofed houses in Baisha Village, but there is not a single household in Thang Long Bay.Since last winter, many families in Baisha Village have replaced thatched roofs with tiled roofs, all of which were earned by helping Xiao Yu here.

It is Xiao Langjun who brought these changes to Baisha Village.When the people in Baisha Village mentioned him, everyone gave him a thumbs up and praised him, saying that he is a living Bodhisattva.

Smart and capable, benevolent, kind, approachable, amiable, treats everyone equally, has no airs of the master, has no distinction between superiors and inferiors, never bullies or condescends, and there is no second such good person in the world.

People who reclaimed wasteland all went back to Xiao's house for lunch. The food included meat, vegetables, and soup. Everyone was the same, even Xiao Yu, the master, who ate the same food as everyone else, and there was no distinction between master and servant.

Xiao Yu has an extremely easy-going personality, and treats everyone so kindly and kindly.Even those who had chased them in the crowd did not blame the past.This kind of mind and demeanor makes people admire and love from the bottom of their hearts.

The people in Shenglongwan also saw Dou Qiye at Xiao Yu's house. The old man was neatly dressed, energetic and radiant, and his condition was many times better than before.

Some people had offended Dou Qiye before, so they were embarrassed to come over to say hello, but Dou Qiye ignored the past and took the initiative to greet the people in his own village. At the end, he said: "It's a rare opportunity to help Xiao Langjun, so you must work hard."

The group of people nodded vigorously: "I know."

Dou Qiye said again: "Mr. Xiao Lang is a good person, he pays generous wages, and he doesn't skimp on them. His family has a great business, and there are many places to employ people in the future. You should perform well and take the initiative in the future. If you have nothing to do, come here for a walk. Might as well get a job."

"Hey, thank you Qi Ye for your suggestion."

Dou Qiye said: "Okay, let's all go to work." After all, he still cares about his own village.

In fact, there is no need for Xiao Yu to deliberately keep a distance from Pei Linzhi. Pei Linzhi is so busy that he doesn't have much time at home. The iron smelting workshop on Longhu Mountain has to practice weapons. Only Pei Linzhi knows weapons best, and he must be the guide and supervisor.

Xiao Yu was also busy at home preparing the supplies for going to sea.In addition to paper and porcelain, by-products such as oiled paper umbrellas and bamboo hats are also indispensable.Oil-paper umbrellas can be sold as luxury goods in Jianye, but when they go overseas, their value cannot be doubled.

However, the workers in the workshop were busy making paper and had no time to make umbrellas and bamboo hats. Xiao Yu took over the making of umbrellas and bamboo hats and arranged for the elderly and children in the family to do them.

The most complicated part of the oil-paper umbrella is the ribs. To be strong and strong, the ribs must be made of aged bamboo, and the ribs must be polished into smooth, uniform bamboo sticks of the same size.

Grinding umbrella ribs is a very labor-intensive process that requires a lot of manpower and labor.But even if everyone in the family is mobilized, there are still not enough manpower, and the production efficiency of pure manual work is too low.

Xiao Yu thought of a way, and distributed the work of polishing the umbrella ribs to the villagers. Anyone who has time can come and get the bamboo sticks to polish, and they will be paid according to the number of sticks.It is a bit similar to the family foundry of later generations.

When the women and children in the village heard that Xiao Yu had work here and could earn money, they rushed over to get the work.

Xiao Yu looked at the active women and children, and suddenly came up with an idea, why not just set up a rain gear factory, separate it from the paper workshop, and mainly rely on family OEM to make the most of the labor force and expand the production capacity .

In this way, the productivity of women, children and children in the village can be mobilized, he can produce more umbrellas, and the villagers can also improve their living standards through labor. This is completely a win-win thing.

If the village does not have enough manpower, it can be distributed to Thang Long Bay, and many people there must be willing to do it.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu was extremely excited. He wanted to establish the first factory in this era.

Subconsciously, he wanted to share his thoughts with Pei Linzhi, and just as he stood up and took a step, he realized that Pei Linzhi had gone to Longhu Mountain and didn't come back last night, saying that he was going to guide the blacksmiths to make weapons.

Xiao Yu sighed, retracted his foot and sat down again.

Ji Hai, who was polishing the ribs of the umbrella with horsetail grass, asked, "Do you want to see Master?"

Xiao Yu turned to look at Ji Hai: "How do you know?"

Ji Hai said: "Master hasn't come back for two days, I can tell if you don't tell me."

Xiao Yu squinted at Ji Hai: "Nonsense! I didn't look for your master." Was he that obvious?

Ji Hai picked up two polished bamboo sticks to compare their thickness, and continued to polish the thicker one: "Master should be back at night."

Hearing what he said, Xiao Yu simply stood up: "I went out for a walk, and after sitting for a long time, my legs are numb."

Ji Hai hurriedly put down the work in hand and followed, and told his sister: "Yu'er, if someone comes again, you will register the name."

Yu'er fully agreed: "Hey, good."

After leaving the door, Xiao Yu said to Ji Hai who was following him: "Ji Hai, do you find it annoying that you always follow me like this?"

Ji Hai shook his head violently: "It's not annoying. It's interesting to follow Mr. Lang."

Xiao Yu smiled bitterly: "Following me all day, you can't play with your friends, you can't do what you want to do. You don't even have much time for your family."

Ji Hai thought for a while and said, "Before I met Mr. Lang, everything I did was to fill the stomachs of my sister and me. It was impossible for me to do what I wanted to do. It was Mr. Lang who gave me what I wanted to do." The opportunity to do what I want to do now is to protect your husband and serve him like a master."

Looking at Ji Hai's sincere face, Xiao Yu seemed to see the shadow of another person.With a long sigh, could he blame them for giving up their ego for their own sake?

No, everyone has something they want to protect, and I happen to be the lucky one being protected by them.He should be happy and content and have no right to criticize them.

"Thank you, Ji Hai." Xiao Yu said with emotion.

Ji Hai suddenly said: "Lang Jun, look quickly, Master is back!"

Xiao Yu suddenly raised his head, and saw a carriage galloping from outside the village, and the drivers of the carriage were Pei Linzhi and Ji Shan.It was only then that Xiao Yu realized that he had already arrived at the entrance of the village after walking.

Ji Hai excitedly raised his hand to say hello: "Master, brother!"

While speaking, the carriage had already arrived, and Pei Linzhi jumped excitedly from the carriage that had not stopped: "Mr.

Ji Hai said: "Master, you didn't come back yesterday, we waited for a long time. Mr. Lang has something to do with you." He said and looked at Xiao Yu.

Pei Linzhi's face was full of surprise: "What do you want me for, sir?" His voice was soft enough to drip water.

Xiao Yu blushed, and wanted to refute, but couldn't, so he said, "I have something to discuss with you."

Ji Hai jumped into the carriage, sat next to his brother, and said, "Master, I've left it to you, my eldest brother and I will go back first."

Pei Linzhi waved his hand: "Go ahead, be careful with your things, and put them away in the room where I don't live."

"Yes, Master." Ji Hai answered very simply.

The two brothers drove the carriage back, and they walked slowly behind.

Xiao Yu asked, "How is the situation?"

Pei Linzhi asked at the same time: "What do you want to tell me, Mr. Lang?"

After a fight with questions, the two stopped at the same time, smiled awkwardly, and Pei Linzhi said, "What do you want to ask?"

Xiao Yu asked: "I want to ask you, how is the situation at Longhu Mountain?"

"Everything's going well. It's already beating scissors and knives."

Xiao Yu nodded: "How much tea have you harvested?" He sent the tea farmers brought back from the north last year to Sairen Village, instructed Sairen to pick and fry tea, and taught Sairen to propagate tea saplings by cuttings.

"When I came back, I went to Sairen Village. There was not much tea harvested, and the tea trees were too small, so I still had to buy them."

"Ah."

Pei Linzhi asked: "Ji Hai said you have something to tell me."

Xiao Yu remembered that incident: "That's right, I plan to set up a rain gear factory, specializing in oil-paper umbrellas and bamboo hats."

"Rain gear factory?" Pei Linzhi didn't understand.

Xiao Yu said: "It's a workshop. A workshop that specializes in rain gear doesn't need people from the paper workshop to do it. A few people are specially assigned to be in charge. Polishing the handle and ribs of the oil-paper umbrella is very time-consuming and laborious, but it is not The heavy work can be handed over to the women and children in the village. They take the chopped bamboo sticks back from the workshop, and the whole family can help with it.”

Pei Linzhi understood: "When the time comes, I will pay you according to the polished umbrella ribs?"

"Yes. In this way, I can make umbrellas as soon as possible, and they can earn some money to subsidize their families. This is a win-win situation, what do you think?"

"Lang Jun's ideas are always very novel, but they are also very practical. I think it is feasible." Pei Linzhi smiled and nodded in approval.

Xiao Yu laughed happily: "Now we need to set up a separate workshop and separate from the paper workshop as soon as possible."

Pei Linzhi said: "Let's build a few more, our family just needs a warehouse."

"Yes, yes, I thought about it with me. We really need a big warehouse." Xiao Yu excitedly grabbed Pei Linzhi's arm and shook it, completely forgetting that he had to keep a distance from Pei Linzhi.

Pei Linzhi looked at the hands on his arms, with a smile on his lips: "Like the house in the north, let's build the second floor. The paper is easy to get damp, so move it upstairs for storage."

Xiao Yu said, "Okay."

Unexpectedly, in a place like Yazhou, at the turn of winter and spring, there will be extremely serious Huinantian. Water drops will drip from the plastered walls, and water will accumulate on the blue brick floor, which is very painful.

This is why Xiao Yu used stools and chairs, the humid environment in the south is really not suitable for sitting on the floor.

Whenever such weather comes, the paper in the paper shop must be shelved, not in contact with the ground and walls, and a large amount of quicklime must be placed around it to absorb water.Because after being damp, the paper after secondary drying will become wrinkled, seriously affecting the quality.

Xiao Yu suddenly sighed again: "The money has not been earned back, but the money is rushing out like running water. When will we realize financial freedom!"

Pei Linzhi heard a new word: "Financial freedom?"

Xiao Yu scratched his head in embarrassment: "The lyrics I made up means that I will never be short of money."

Pei Linzhi reached out and touched the back of his head: "Don't worry, sir, sooner or later, I will let you realize financial freedom."

Xiao Yu laughed foolishly: "That's really blissful." He didn't notice anything wrong with Pei Linzhi's hand at all.

On the way home, Pei Linzhi walked very slowly. He wished he could never finish the journey, and His Highness would trust him completely and be defenseless as before.

But no matter how long the road is, there will always be an end. Xiao Yu excitedly ran home to check the newly unloaded weapon, while Pei Linzhi shook his head helplessly.

This group of weapons is dominated by swords, as well as spears and arrows.Pei Linzhi had to teach the crew the basic usage of weapons before going to sea. Usually they practice boxing, which is the basic body skills. If they really encounter pirates in the future, it is impossible to win with fists, and they must rely on weapons.

At the end of February, the new ship was finally completed.But he had to brush the tung oil repeatedly, so Min Chong didn't need to do this process himself. He pushed the old boat that had been dried and oiled on the beach into the sea, and took all the money in the family to Guangzhou.

This time I only brought some bamboo hats and oil-paper umbrellas, because the main task is to purchase, not to sell.

The items to go to sea are almost ready, including paper, porcelain, food and vegetables.

He also killed several pigs and prepared four jars of bacon.It is to cut the meat into pieces, marinate it with salt, then cook it, and finally deep-fry it. Put the fried pork into the jar, and pour the oiled lard on it to cover the meat.Such meat can be stored for a long time without spoiling.

In addition to cured meat, there are also dried fish and scallops, and most importantly, a lot of dried seaweed, which Xiao Yu specially bought from various villages, among which the most harvested place is Thang Long Bay.

The crew may not be able to go ashore for a month at sea, and they may not be able to eat fresh fruits and vegetables. As a result of lack of vitamins, they are prone to scurvy.He wants to ensure the health of the crew. Laver is the most nutritious, lightest and most suitable for preservation.

The price of grain this spring has doubled compared to last winter. Because of the famine in the north, a large amount of grain was collected from the south, and the relationship between supply and demand has caused fluctuations in grain prices.

Fortunately, Xiao Yu bought a lot of grain last year and hoarded it at home. After the beginning of spring, he collected another batch of grain, and there is no shortage of grain for the time being.

It will be fine until summer, because this spring he has reclaimed hundreds of acres of wasteland and planted rice and soybeans. Once the rice is harvested in the second season, he can basically achieve self-sufficiency in food rations.

Besides food, Xiao Yu also asked people to plant a lot of mulberry trees. He had a premonition that the mulberry leaves in the village this year would be far from enough because there were too many silkworm eggs left.At that time, mulberry picking will become a big event in the village, and other leaves may even be used instead of mulberry leaves.

In fact, there is no shortage of mulberry trees in Yazhou, but they are not concentrated enough, so Xiao Yu has to plant a large mulberry field to save manpower.

In February, all the silkworm eggs that had been collected for more than half a year hatched one after another. Except for the ones kept by his own family, Xiao Yu distributed the silkworm seedlings to those in the village who were willing to raise silkworms, and then directly bought cocoons from them.And asked the ladies of the Wu family, the ladies of the Meng family and the little girls in the family to teach the villagers how to raise silkworms.

What surprised Xiao Yu was that among the servants bought at home, some of the female relatives had raised silkworms. They had more experience than Xiao Yu and knew how to disinfect silkworms and prevent diseases.

With the participation of these people, Xiao Yu's sericulture business can really flourish.

There are quite a few people in the village who are willing to raise silkworms.Since Xiao Yu came to the village, the villagers of Baisha Village have more ways to get money. At first, only strong men had jobs, but now slowly, women, children and children also have jobs. , the whole family can earn money.

Xiao Yu also planned to spread sericulture to surrounding villages in the future, mobilize all idle labor, and let everyone make money together.

Sometimes Xiao Yu wonders if he is a bit like a poverty alleviation cadre, an industry drives people in a region out of poverty and into prosperity.

Because of Dou Qiye's suggestion, after the wasteland reclamation is over, people from Shenglong Bay will often come to Baisha Village to explore the market and try to find something to do.

They really found it. Some people took a lot of umbrella ribs back to process, and some people heard that the Xiao family had a boat ready to go to sea, and the wages were very high, so they came to beg Dou Qiye to take them to sea.

Dou Qiye had no choice but to convey their request to Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu agreed: "Qi Ye, please choose ten people from your village. They must be reliable, down-to-earth and willing to work, and those who steal and play tricks are not allowed. And It is true that the wages are not low, but the danger is also very high, and it is very likely that they will not come back.”

Dou Qiye agreed: "I can save this."

Xiao Yu recruited more than a dozen crew members from his own village, and they were the ones who often went to sea with Min Chong.He also selected thirty or so people from the people he bought back for Min Chong, a total of fifty or so people. Later, the boat built was small, and these fifty or so people could barely use it, but it would be okay if there were more.

If there is no wind, manpower is needed to row a boat, so it is better to have more people.

And there will definitely be more than two ships in the future, so the crew should be trained in advance. The people in Thang Long Bay are all grown up in sea water, and they are very good at water. .

Every recruited crew member has signed a life-and-death contract, and if he fails to return due to an accident, Xiao Yu will compensate his family.The servants in his own family were selected to go to sea, and Xiao Yu also signed a contract with them, and he would give them a generous reward after returning.

The servants bought in his family are all paid for their work, and their wages are paid every month, which is only lower than that of hired workers.This is to mobilize people’s enthusiasm. They can save money to redeem themselves, and they can also save money to build houses, buy fields, marry wives and have children. Otherwise, people will lose hope and purpose, and live like walking dead.

Half a month later, Min Chong's boat came back, bringing back half a boatload of tea and silk, more than Xiao Yu expected.

Min Chong explained: "There was a famine last year, but now the price of food has skyrocketed, and the prices of tea and silk are cheap, and no one buys them."

Xiao Yu sighed: "The famine hasn't eased yet?"

"It will get better slowly. Now everything is growing, and there are wild vegetables, leaves, fruits and vegetables to relieve the famine. But to really alleviate it, we have to wait for the next wave of food to be harvested." Min Chong said.

Xiao Yu's brows twisted into Chuanzi: "I don't know how many people will starve to death?"

Min Chong said to the group of people around him who bought it back: "Remember, it was Mr. Lang who saved your lives. If Mr. Lang didn't buy you, you would have died of starvation and frozen to a pile of bones by now." .”

The group of people laughed: "Thank you, Mr. Lang, for your kindness."

Xiao Yu didn't feel complacent, but just waved his hands: "You don't need to thank me, it's everyone's fate and good luck." That's all he could save, and so many people died in this famine.

Min Chong said: "Is Lang Jun ready? Now that everything is ready, we will set off some day."

Xiao Yu recovered from the sadness: "Oh, we are almost ready,"

People put porcelain, paper, oil-paper umbrellas, bamboo hats, scissors, knives, grain, meat and vegetables, fresh water, etc. into the big boat, filling two boats full.

On a sunny morning, all the crew members boarded the ship, waved goodbye to the crowds of people who saw them off on the beach, and embarked on the first ocean journey.