Lin Shi was amazed, but Tie Kuangman's face was full of surprises.

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At this time, Chu Xisheng stood by the Shenxiu River with his hands behind his back, looking at the land he bought with great satisfaction.

The group of people next to him, such as Chu Yunyun, Lu Luanli, Zhou Liangchen, etc., all looked at him like they were idiots.

Zuo Qingyun is also one of them.

The yamenai held a folding fan in his hand and looked helpless: "Xisheng, are you sure these lands can help you make money?"

Three days ago, Zuo Qingyun was quite surprised when Chu Xisheng came to him to borrow money.

He has always been worried about what happened that night at Zhiweiju.

As the biggest ring master in Nanjie Temple Market, he cannot protect his own ring masters.

Before and after Chu Xisheng was surrounded and killed by the Shen family, he seemed to have disappeared and did not show up the whole time.

Those who knew knew that he returned to the county town that night, and those who didn't knew thought that he had sold Chu Xisheng.

Zuo Qingyun felt embarrassed and guilty, and did not dare to meet Chu Xisheng.

So when Chu Xisheng came to the door, Zuo Qingyun was very happy.

This shows that Xiao Chu doesn't mind and considers Zuo Qingyun as his friend!

Without thinking, he agreed to Chu Xisheng's request to borrow 90,000 taels.

Zuo Qingyun is not worried that Chu Xisheng will not be able to pay off his debt in the future.

A Xishan Hall Master, a Qingyun Tianjiao ranked sixty, would not even be able to earn 90,000 taels.

But at this time, Zuo Qingyun felt a little regretful.

It's not that he is reluctant to part with the money, but he is afraid that Chu Xisheng will be cheated.

In order to purchase these wastelands as quickly as possible, this guy not only paid more than double the price, but also used the 200 hectares of high-quality paddy fields in his hands to replace other people's fields and wastelands.

Chu Xisheng was full of confidence. He pointed at the riverside: "It will definitely make money! Look at Yameni, I plan to build eight large warehouses there, and then build three streets in the south with more than 120 stores. I will just sit back and collect from now on."

With the rent, you can earn 20,000 magic silver per month, and this place may become a small ancient market in the future."

Zuo Qingyun was speechless.

He looked at this desolate riverside covered with reeds and overgrown weeds, and thought that other people would be stupid to rent warehouses and stores here.

He wanted to reach out and touch Chu Xisheng's forehead to see if this guy's head was burned.

But as far as two men are concerned, this action is too intimate.

Chu Yunyun and Lu Luanli looked at each other, and Lu Luanli sneered, thinking that this guy was crazy about money.

Chu Yunyun sighed secretly, thinking that she should save some private money and not let Chu Xisheng lose everything.

Otherwise, what should they do with their seventh-grade secret medicine and cultivation materials?

At this moment, Li Shenshan led an old man with a gray beard and a strong spirit over.

This old man was about sixty years old, but he was wearing a blue short shirt in the cold winter. His strong muscles made the shirt bulge high, and his skin was dark all over, making him look extremely strong.

However, the old man's face was dark and he looked unhappy.

He was forcefully invited by Li Shenshan, and there were several members of the Xishan Hall gang standing behind him, all staring at him with their hands on their knives.

Li Shenshan walked up to Chu Xisheng and saluted: "Master, I have invited the person you asked for. This Liang Zhen is said to be the best river engineer in Xiushui. He used to work at the Dongzhou Water Supervision Bureau

He served as the chief water officer of the capital, and was also ordered to participate in dredging the Luonan Grand Canal and served as the hydraulic engineer."

Chu Xisheng looked at the old man and couldn't help being slightly stunned.

I can't tell.

Du Shui Changcheng was an eighth-grade official, but this old man dressed like an old farmer.

With a smile on her face, Chu Xi saluted this person uprightly.

He knew that the other party was resentful, so he went straight to the point: "Mr. Liang! To be honest, Chu wants to open a small canal in Xishan Town, but he has no one who is familiar with river engineering. He needs to find an experienced river engineer with rich experience."

Xiang helped with this matter. My subordinates must have come to invite me after hearing about Mr. Liang’s name. They don’t know the etiquette, so please don’t take offense to Mr. Liang.”

The old man originally sneered and looked disdainful.

But when Chu Xisheng was halfway through speaking, he raised his thick eyebrows: "Canal? What canal?"

“Of course it’s the canal in Xishan!”

Chu Xisheng was in high spirits: "It starts from the east foot of Xishan Mountain and the south foot of Xishan Mountain, and gathers many streams and springs in Xishan Mountain to form a river. The canal stretches for twenty-five miles to Xishan Town, and then goes all the way east, and then passes through fifty-five miles.

From here to here, it merges into the Shenxiu River. I want this canal to be twenty feet wide and three feet deep, so that it can pass five thousand ships side by side."

When the old man heard this, he suddenly narrowed his eyes: "Going directly from Xishan to Shenxiu River? This is a good thing that is beneficial to the people. But it is difficult to do. Along the way, you have to pass through the land owned by more than a dozen powerful landowners. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to coordinate

All parties. Also, what a big deal is the canal? I’m afraid Xiushui County Yamen will not sit idly by.”

"Mr. Liang doesn't need to worry about this."

Chu Xisheng chuckled, and he pointed with one finger in the direction of Xishan Mountain: "I bought a total of more than 700 hectares of land, stretching from Xishan Mountain to the Shenxiu River. The widest is forty feet, and the narrowest is forty feet.

It is also twenty-eight feet long, and the terrain goes downwards and runs all the way through. It is more than enough to dig a twenty-foot wide canal.

What does it have to do with the local government if I dig a pond or a ditch on my own land? What does it have to do with those powerful landlords? So I just want to know now, if I want to dig this canal within a month, it will probably

How much expenditure is required?”

Digging a canal with a depth of nine meters, a width of 60 meters, and a length of 80 miles is not a small project even in modern times.

However, the people in this world are very powerful, and there are many ninth-grade martial arts cultivators, and there is no shortage of iron weapons.

When Zuo Qingyun heard this, he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded: "Canal? Is this what you call an investment and a lifetime of profits?"

Chu Xisheng nodded: "That's what I mean. In the future, if a boat with five thousand materials is connected to my canal, I will charge one hundred taels of silver. The landowners along the way will get water from my canal, and they will irrigate every acre of water."

If you want to buy land, you have to give me one hundred pence. Do you think this business can be done?"

It is expected that after the canal is dug, he will still have 200 hectares of high-quality paddy fields left.

Chu Xisheng turned his head again and looked at Zhou Liangchen behind him: "Liangchen! If the medicinal materials and large trees in Xishan can be transported out, would your family be interested in opening a business here?"

Zhou Liangchen was by no means a man without financial knowledge. He said without hesitation: "I will write a letter and inform my father about this matter."

He hugged Chu Xisheng with admiration and said, "Once the river opens, the hall master can indeed make a fortune every day. It will not be a problem to earn four thousand taels of magic silver a day."

This is actually the most conservative estimate.

The key is that this canal can also drive all aspects of the entire Xishan. The industries of Chu Xisheng and Xishan Hall can also make money.

When Chu Yunyun and Lu Luanli heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned.

It sounds like the money view of this canal is very good?

Behind them, Liu Ruoxi looked even more impressed.

She knew that her benefactor was wise and far-reaching and would never disappoint anyone.

Chu Xisheng laughed heartily and was very satisfied.

At this time, the old man's eyes also showed a bright light, and he fell into meditation: "If the hall master really buys these lands, things will be much easier to handle. As for the specific labor costs, I have to explore along the way to calculate it clearly.

However, according to my initial estimate, one month is absolutely impossible. Starting from the 16th of January next year, it will take one and a half months. And based on the calculation of hiring 6,000 ninth-grade martial arts cultivators, the various fees will not be less than 30

Fifty thousand taels."

The smile on Chu Xisheng's face couldn't help but stiffen, and she scratched her face helplessly.

The future of this small canal is bright, but the process is tortuous.

With the financial resources of Xishan Hall, it is definitely not possible to accomplish this.

So he has to raise some more ‘investments’ next.

This matter is actually easy to handle. He has already planted the sycamore tree, so why worry about not attracting the phoenix?

As long as he is willing to give up 30% of the shares, the Linhai Zhou family alone can make the money complete.

If he spoke to the Lu family and Ying family in Linhai, they would also flock to him.

The problem is that this time, he actually borrowed a lot of money.

This canal can indeed make a lot of money every day, but if he wants to pay off his debts, it will take him three to five months, and he won't see the money in a short time.

Zuo Qingyun's eyebrows moved. He was already waiting for Chu Xisheng to speak to see if he could take some shares in this canal.

Even if he doesn't occupy any shares, he will be satisfied as long as he occupies a street at the entrance of the canal.

This is indeed a business where you sit and count money——

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Chu Xisheng wished that the canal could be dug and opened to navigation within one night.

But this is obviously not possible.

During the Chinese New Year, even if he had money, he couldn't hire anyone.
To be continued...