The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Although it is not really hot yet, the sun is getting hotter and hotter. There is often no cloud in the sky, and the bright look makes people feel very comfortable.

After Li Yi came back, he didn't talk very much. Except for some important things to discuss, he spent most of the time with his head buried in work, as if this was the only way to forget some things for the time being.

No one knows much about this situation. We only know that after returning, not only Li Yi, but also Yong Ding became a little abnormal. There seemed to be an evil spirit between their brows, and they were deep and fearless. Most of them

Spending time alone in a daze, or working hard like Li Yi, it becomes weird.

The killers were killed in pain, but after Yong Ding slaughtered the old and the weak, he still left psychological trauma. They are not machines but human beings. Faced with the blood on their hands, it is impossible not to be touched.

The old patriarch watched Li Yi lead the brave men for night training several times in the middle of the night. He had great achievements. The brave men did not object and all followed Li Yi's crazy training. On the one hand, they seemed to be working hard to become stronger, but more

But it seemed like he was venting something.

The old patriarch squatted on the stone mill in the yard, holding a bowl of white water and watching Li Yi lying on the table writing these things. Recently, the villagers are stepping up the construction of towns, and many problems have begun to slowly emerge. Li Yi is still

Have to worry about it.

It's not that he didn't know what kind of blow Li Yi had suffered, but he could still do his own thing well when he was in a negative mood, which made the old patriarch very satisfied.

After all, he is not a simple child. He is really afraid that Li Yi will collapse if he is hit.

"Grandpa Patriarch, why don't you go to the construction site and watch? What if something goes wrong without you here?" Li Yi raised his head, wiped the sweat from his face, and said.

"It's not like people can suffocate to death. Grandpa, if I leave for a while, they can't do good things?" The old patriarch squinted his eyes and looked at the location of the construction site in the distance, and said: "Besides, since you came up with that

The method of calculating merit, any work, the villagers are rushing to do it. At first I thought that everyone just wanted to have a family, so they tried their best. But now some people have received something based on merit, and everyone else has gone crazy.

It’s the same as looking for a job.”

Hearing that one of his ideas had achieved good results, Li Yi showed a smile on his face and said: "That's good. But Grandpa Patriarch, this meritorious work cannot be arranged randomly. Every achievement can be

It symbolizes money and food. If you give out more money and food, you will lose one money and food. You and Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhao and others will discuss it carefully and arrange all the tasks released every day, and then select them carefully so as not to miss work hours. "

Li Yi pointed out several points to pay attention to.

He also came up with the merit system on a temporary basis, and came up with this method to enhance Anxin's cohesion and prevent the prying eyes of some outsiders. Now it seems that it has better improved the enthusiasm of the villagers to work.

"This old man knows it all. Although I don't have much talent, my past decades have not been in vain. I know a little bit about it."

He did not exaggerate what he said. The old patriarch had studied for several years when he was young. He had also served as the sentry commander of the border army, so he was quite knowledgeable. In addition, he was very capable in managing the village and refugee matters.

Li Yi took a long breath and said, "I can rest assured that Grandpa Patriarch is taking care of it. This is a notice I just wrote. Grandpa Patriarch, come and take a look at it. Is it appropriate?"

He said and handed over the notice in his hand.

The old patriarch reached out to take it and read it carefully from beginning to end. He read some important parts twice more and raised his head after understanding everything.

"This method is feasible." The old patriarch pondered for a moment and then said: "Shitou, this is a good idea. Take out the houses to be built in the plan first, and tell everyone that they will be divided according to their merits. At that time, only the merits will be considered.

This is equivalent to rewarding the people who have contributed the most to An Xin. In this way, everyone's enthusiasm will increase tenfold and a hundredfold."

This notice means that there are estimated to be hundreds of houses in the new town by then. Who should live in these houses depends on each person's merit. Only those with the highest merit among the villagers can move into the new town.

.The remaining ones can only live in a few surrounding villages.

The qualifications for moving in are determined based on merit. If you really want to move in when the time comes, as long as you have enough merit points, you can do it. In this way, everyone will rush to earn merit points, and the only way to earn merit points is

Complete the work issued by the nursing home.

A virtuous small-scale social cycle is very important for Anxin, which is at an important stage of development.

There was more smile on Li Yi's face. No matter what, Anxin is becoming more and more vibrant with his own efforts, and the lives of the villagers are getting better and better. This is some of the goals he wants to achieve.

"Old Patriarch, I want to gather everyone tonight to discuss the next plan. The money and food have been shipped back recently, so we can also discuss how to use them."

The old patriarch was very pleased to see a smile on Li Yi's face, and he had shaken off his previous depression and became energetic again.

He responded, stood up and left with his hands behind his back.

Things on the construction site are indeed very complicated and cannot be separated from him. The old patriarch just put down such an important thing just to get rid of Li Yi's inner demons. Now that Li Yi has regained his enthusiasm, it is time to get busy.

That night, Li Yi, Zhang Mingde, Zhang San, Li Si, who were in charge of the Yong camp, and the old patriarch, Zhang Qianyi, and Zhao Renchang, who were in charge of the civil affairs, all gathered in the simple wooden house.

They gathered around a simple table, with the elders sitting on stools and beds, and the younger ones standing.

In the dim yellow oil lamp, the seven people were all worried.

"The government already knew that Sun Dahuwu Fort was breached, and the He government also sent people to follow the police. But what was left to them were only ruined walls and charred corpses. Because of this method and the methods used by the bandits to attack

It's very similar, so the policemen came back to report that it was caused by bandits who broke into the fort and burned, killed, and looted."

Zhang San said to everyone: "The villagers came back and said that several people from the village next to Wubao were taken away by the government, saying they were going back for questioning. I'm afraid it won't be long before they know what happened that day. But according to the villagers

, they just saw Sun Dahu and the battalion commander fighting against the bandits, and the fighting was very fierce with shouting and killing. As for the final situation, they didn't dare to see it, so they don't know."

After killing Sun Dahu and coming back, Li Yi asked Zhang San to pick a few smart people from his men and go to various places to investigate. I really didn't expect that this matter would spread very much among the common people.

Soon, almost everyone knew about it.

What is even more surprising is that although it is a feudal society, the villagers can easily hear gossip from the government. They have also heard many comments and guesses from restaurants and other places, and they have a general understanding for a while.

Overall, this incident had a great impact on Baoding. The squire, in particular, was greatly shocked.

You must know that although Sun Dahu came from a bad background, he has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years since his relationship with the He family. With this wealth, he repaired Wubao, recruited more than two hundred servants, and equipped him with firecrackers, bows and arrows, and iron armor.

Wait for sharp weapons.

But such a fortress, which everyone thought was impregnable, was unexpectedly breached by a group of thieves without anyone noticing, and more than two hundred people inside were killed. How could this not worry the squires who owned many manors?

What if it’s your own castle or manor’s turn next?

Because of this level of concern, the squire united with more than a hundred people to jointly put pressure on the magistrates of Gaoyang and Baoding, and the governor of Baoding also issued an order ordering Li Wensheng to solve the case quickly.

For a time, the entire officialdom in Baoding seemed to have experienced an earthquake. Everyone was trying to figure out who was so bold and dared to offend these powerful squires.

On the other hand, Li Yi was transporting back the property obtained this time, while also constantly exploring the situation in Baoding.

"God bless us, they all think it was the Baiyangdian bandits who did it now, and they don't suspect us," Li Si said.

Even he felt that An Xin could not bear the anger of all the officials and gentry in Baoding, so he was very worried.

"This is also thanks to the battalion commander. If it hadn't been for his clever calculation and step-by-step plan, we wouldn't have been able to get rid of the suspicion of the officials and gentry so easily." Zhang Sand said.

Nowadays, almost everyone assumes that those who attacked Sundahuwu Fort were the fierce bandits of Baiyangdian, the Buffaloes, rather than the brave men and horses.

First, Li Yi visited Sun Dahu with great courtesy, and the two got along very well. Later, Li Yi even helped him fight off the bandits.

Second, Sun Dahu was chasing the unknown bandit that day. As soon as he arrived in the dense forest, he was outflanked and attacked by the fierce bandit Bison. It was obvious that all this was a trap. The bandit must be the bait of the Bison. Everything was

The ruthless bison's plan.

Third, Li Yi only had thirty brave men at his disposal throughout the whole process. If he wanted to attack Wubao with two hundred men, it would not be easy to do so silently.

Based on these three points, all the officials and gentry are now pointing their fingers at the ruthless bandits, thinking that it must be this group of bandits who have caused the catastrophic disaster.

This is also the reason why Zhang San and others are in awe of Li Yi.

Li Yi leaned against the wall and looked at them, but there was no trace of pride on his face.

"I'm afraid this matter will not be so easy to pass. Next, Yong Ding will be on guard, and Zhang San will send more people to keep an eye on the movements of the government and big households. From now on, you all will bury this matter in your hearts and don't talk about it again.

." He said seriously.

The rest of the people nodded in agreement.

Zhang Qianyi stroked his beard and said: "You can never make a big mistake by being careful. Now Anxin has just made some progress, so we must not take it lightly."

Li Yi nodded, looked at Zhang Qianyi, and said, "Mr. Zhang, how are you handling the grain and money we brought back before?"

Zhang Qianyi said with a relaxed smile: "Don't worry about the stone. I have already asked people to dig out the cellar and hide all the money in it. There is only food. Because the food has been consumed too fast recently, I left some of it in the warehouse."

Nowadays, everything is judged by merit. Clothing, food, housing and transportation are all related to merit. In addition, the construction of the new town is in urgent need of labor. There are nearly a thousand points of merit approved every day, which can be converted into food and cost tens of dan. This is not a small sum of money.

The amount, if Li Yi hadn't put another batch of grain into the warehouse this time, Anxin's grain wouldn't have lasted long.

"Mr. Zhang, how much loot did we bring back this time? We pulled several carts just to carry the boxes containing the money, I'm afraid it's a lot, right?" Zhang Mingde asked curiously.

Zhang Qianyi looked at the curious Zhang Mingde with a smile and couldn't help but said to him: "Guess."

"Just guess. I think with so much silver, a lot of gold, and pearls, if you add it all together, it's about thirty thousand taels, right?" Zhang Mingde said.

"No more. Just say it again." Zhang Qian raised his head and glanced at everyone before continuing to drink tea.

"Since 30,000 is less, it should be 40,000 taels." Just as Zhang Mingde finished speaking, he suddenly stopped when he saw the smile on Zhang Qian's face and said, "Isn't it 50,000 taels?

"

With a slight cough, Zhang Qian stood up, took the account book, pointed to the items listed in it and said: "Our harvest this time is as follows. Fifty thousand taels of silver, one thousand five hundred taels of gold, and jewelry equivalent to 5,000 taels. There are also

Twenty thousand shi of food, twenty-three sets of armor, three hundred standard long knives, five hundred long spears, thirteen muskets, and twenty-five elm bows. As for the rest of the miscellaneous items, they have not been fully counted because they are too complicated.

"

This operation yielded a total of nearly 70,000 taels of silver, 20,000 shi of food, and precious military equipment such as firecrackers, bows and arrows, and armor.

Li Si opened his mouth and looked blankly at the account book in Zhang Qian's hand. He couldn't believe that he could gain such a huge fortune in just one time.

Seventy thousand taels of silver, equivalent to tens of millions of yuan. No one expected to get so much silver.

Li Yi was the first to wake up from his surprise. The money was all found from the gangsters Yiniu and Sun Dahuwu Fort. One of them was a gangster who had been committing crimes for a long time, and the other was a landlord who had succeeded him for generations. Together,

It is normal to have tens of thousands taels of silver.

Of course, no matter how much money they have, it is far from possible for them to reach this point. Because among the 70,000 taels of silver, more than 50,000 taels were found from Sun Dahu's Wubao alone. In other words, Sun Dahu alone can almost
To be continued...