The Three Spirit Stones

After the trial production is successful, the next task is to expand the factory and keep the sugar confidential.

He first found Wang Fu to buy the land, and then built a factory building like a soap factory, with a wall and a gate.

The sugar factory is divided into two areas. One is the outer area for sugarcane procurement, storage and cleaning, which is managed by Mr. Cai, and the other is the inner area for sugar production, which is managed by Ma Sheng.

People in the outer area can move around freely, but if they want to enter the inner area, they must first pass through an isolation area and undergo inspection before entering the inner area.

The staff in the inner area were all slaves bought in Yangzhou before, and were selected by Cheng Yu himself.

The qualities of these people vary. Some of them used to be from wealthy families and could read a few words. Some were honest and only knew how to farm. Some were smart and could draw inferences from one instance. Some were dumb but strong.

Among them, the one named Di Shicheng could read a few words and was reliable in what he said and did, so he was made Ma Sheng's deputy.

Then, he arranged positions for them according to their respective strengths and weaknesses, and used the remaining sugarcane to do prenatal training for them. These serfs who were originally prepared to work hard to open up wasteland and cultivate the land were transformed into industrial workers.

The workers have a much more comfortable life than the farmers. They don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun, facing the loess and back to the sky. They can work in a big house. When they are hungry, they have meals on time, which are dry rice and white flour, and occasionally meat. When they are thirsty, they have hot water to drink, and occasionally egg soup and meat soup. They live in a tiled house, which is ten times better than their own home.

It is visible to the naked eye that these people have gained a lot of weight and are much happier!

Except for not being able to go out freely, these living conditions were undoubtedly a transition from hell to heaven for them who had been slaves!

For them, freedom or not doesn’t matter. What matters is having food, shelter and money. So everyone is glad that they chose to follow Lord Cheng.

He gave the sugar factory's security work to Dayong, and selected personnel from the fifty or so men he brought with him.

He had also thought about transporting the sugarcane back to Bian Jing for production, but the journey was long and transportation was inconvenient. It would take at least a month, and at most two or three months, for a shipload of sugarcane to travel from Linping to Bian Jing. By the time it was transported back, the sugarcane had already gone moldy.

The problem that will be encountered in the future when producing in Linping is that after the sugar is sold, the huge profits will attract many people to take advantage of it. Although the profits from soap were also very huge before, it was under his nose and under his uncle Cao Wei's name, so even if someone wanted to take advantage of it, they would not dare to be too blatant.

But sugar is different. If its planting and production expand in the future and its price drops, it will become a daily necessity like salt, and also a strategic resource.

If your background is not strong enough, there will be many people with bad intentions plotting against you!

The most powerful backer of the Song Dynasty was the emperor, so Cheng Yu decided to give the major shareholder of the sugar factory to Zhao Heng when he returned to Bian Jing.

It is now mid-May, and crops such as sweet potatoes and peppers have already grown green leaves. Boss Cai has also signed a purchase contract with sugarcane farmers. Since there is no problem selling the sugarcane, many sugarcane farmers have expanded their planting areas, so there should be no need to worry about raw materials next year.

The main work has been completed. All that needs to be done is to wait until the crops are harvested, and then the officials from the Agricultural Promotion Bureau stationed in Linping will follow the experience of potato promotion.

It has been three or four months since he was released. He missed Ah Cai very much. The longing was uncontrollable and he just wanted to fly back to her immediately!

He didn't want to take the boat again, and wanted to ride back to the capital by himself.

But when the guards heard this, they were immediately scared to death and all knelt down and begged the Marquis not to do this!

The land roads are rugged and difficult to travel, and there are bandits. If anything happens to you, my lord, how can we explain to Governor Cao?

Oh! What a trouble!

He told them that he wanted to take the land route to explore the land transportation and he definitely would not take a boat. If they were not afraid of hard work, they could ride horses with him. The guards had no choice but to obey his orders.

Afterwards, it was arranged that Manager Xu and several others would stay in Linping, and wait until the sweet potatoes and peppers were harvested before taking a boat back to Bianjing.

As for Ruo Xian, it is obvious that she has received professional training. Her every move, every frown and smile has a fatal attraction to men. Leaving such a woman in Linping would be a time bomb. Cheng Yu plans to bring her back to Bian Jing to be trained by Yuechan.

Originally, two guards were asked to accompany her to the capital by boat, but she refused to do so and insisted on following Cheng Yu on horseback by land.

During this period, she wore coarse cloth clothes and worked with the female workers, but even so it could not conceal her beautiful face and graceful figure!

Cheng Yu looked at her and asked why?

She lowered her head, bit her lip and said, "I don't know anyone else, I only know the Marquis. I feel much more at ease when I am with the Marquis."

She must have studied psychology, right? She knows that men like the feeling of being needed by women.

Sure enough, Cheng Yu's eyes flickered and he said, "Can you ride a horse? If you can ride this horse around here for an hour without a saddle, I will take you away."

He looked at a tall blue horse.

When the guards heard this, they thought, "My Lord! Aren't you making things difficult for me? You won't let such a weak woman ride on the saddle for an hour? Even a man might not be able to do that!"

But when Ruo Xian heard this, she raised her head and said to him, "Are you serious, Lord?"

"really,"

Hearing this, she walked to the big blue horse, untied the reins, and jumped onto the horse in one swift move.

He hooted, grabbed the reins and ran away.

She ran faster and faster, and no matter how bumpy the ride was, she was as steady as if she was riding a horse.

"Good horsemanship!"

The guard next to him couldn't help but admire,

Cheng Yu smiled slightly. He had long noticed that Ruo Xian was an extraordinary horseman. The leg and pelvic bones of people who were used to riding horses were a little different from those of ordinary people, but it would be impossible to see it without careful observation.

"Tell her to set out at 11:00 a.m. the day after tomorrow."

He gave instructions to the guards and left!

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The night is quiet and the moon is above the treetops!

A figure passed over the roof like smoke. He lay on it and gently lifted a tile to look down. Cheng Yu was sleeping on the bed. This person was the tracking expert Cai Kun, who was contacted by Guan Dadang.

In fact, he had found Cheng Yu when he first arrived in Linping, but at that time the marquis was very busy every day, so he didn't disturb him.

Because he knew that this master wanted him to find a Taoist priest, and this Taoist priest was the real difficult one. During this period of time, he had been tracking the Taoist priest's whereabouts. As for this marquis, who was such a big target and hung around here every day, why would he worry about not finding him?

Cai Kun found it funny when he recalled the nervous look on Guan Dajia's face when he first met him. This Guan Dajia, who was known as "Guan Bodhisattva with Hands and Eyes All Over the Heaven", was so nervous.

He first gave him a silver note for 20,000 taels, which was the deposit he had agreed to pay for finding the Taoist priest. Then, he gave him another silver note for 30,000 taels, and repeatedly reminded him that upon arriving in Linping, he must first find the Marquis himself and reveal his identity.

These thirty thousand taels are so easy to earn. Isn’t it found now?

Just when Cai Kun was about to turn over and go in to identify himself, in the blink of an eye, the person in the room disappeared!

Cai Kun was shocked and looked around the house carefully.

It was just a small square room, with a bed, a cabinet, a table and chairs. Where could a grown man hide quietly?

Is it in the cupboard?

Just as he was about to turn over and go into the house, he caught a glimpse of Cheng Yu standing ten feet away, looking at him.

Cai Kun was shocked!

He immediately floated down from the roof and chased after him, but the man suddenly disappeared again. At this moment, he finally understood why Boss Guan was so nervous. The Lord Cheng was not an ordinary person, as he could disappear under his nose again and again.

Cai Kun no longer dared to underestimate him, and mobilized his six senses to sense Cheng Yu's position.

In the northeast

As the name suggests, a wisp of smoke floated towards the northeast like a wisp of tobacco. As expected, he saw Cheng Yu standing under a tree several dozen feet tall. He accelerated and ran. When Cheng Yu saw him coming, he turned around and left when he was still ten feet away.

In just a blink of an eye, the person in front of me disappeared again.

Cai Kun's back was already covered in cold sweat. This man's Qinggong had reached the level of perfection. He just didn't want to pay attention to him before. If he really wanted to, he really wouldn't be able to find him.

Cai Kun could not give up and continued to mobilize his six senses to sense the direction.

After playing hide-and-seek for an hour, Cheng Yu was ready to go back to meditate. He sat on a bamboo stick as thin as a chopstick and waited for Cai Kun.

The bamboo branches were swaying gently in the wind, and he seemed to be weightless, his body swaying gently with the bamboo branches!

If Cai Kun hadn't seen him walking around in the sun in broad daylight, he would have really thought he had seen a ghost!

Being able to practice Qinggong to this level is not just a matter of talent!

Cai Kun knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said to Cheng Yu, "I am Cai Kun, and I pay my respects to the Marquis."

"...A wisp of smoke!?"

A cold voice came from above his head.

"In reply to the Marquis, this is just a show of support from my friends in the martial arts world. I don't deserve such a title in front of the Marquis."

"It doesn't matter. It's normal for your Qinggong to be worse than mine. It's abnormal for your Qinggong to be better than mine."

Cai Kun: …

"Did you go to see a Taoist priest during this time?"

"yes,"

"Tell me about it,"

"Yes, the Taoist priest's surname is Lu, and his name is Wuchen. He appeared in Tianmu Mountain and Wuyun Mountain in Hangzhou before, and then disappeared. Twenty days ago, he appeared in Lingyin Temple, and then disappeared again."

"This Taoist priest is also an unparalleled master. Anyone he doesn't want to see won't even be able to see him!"

Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Next time you smell him, tell him loudly that the boy who bought your Yuanling gemstone eleven years ago is looking for you. See if he shows up."

"Yes,"

"If you find Dao Tu, I'll owe you a favor."

"My Lord, I don't deserve it."

Cai Kun lowered his head and clasped his fists. When he raised his head again, the person had disappeared. He was shocked. This was a real wisp of smoke!