The big man has a living father

Chapter 65 Captain Meiguo
Everyone's return was quite close, except Shi Qing and his group, who were a little far away.

After all, the road cannot be crossed sideways, it can only be crossed from both ends.

If people want to go to the east of the city, most of them will go back from here to the other end of the road in Chang'an City and go around.

Shi Qing thought of a way. He went to the pier, passed by the pier, and went around to the other side of the road, which was Wannian County.

When they arrived at the dock, Shi Qing and his group of Confucian scholars were disappointed because the dock refused to let them pass.

"You are not drivers or transport workers, nor are you a worker or manager of our coal mine. The management regulations set by our manager, Meihefumei, are very strict. If you don't comply, my salary will be deducted."

However, the dock was not unkind and gave them a small boat.

They can take a boat from the Wei River outside the dock to the other side of the dock. After going ashore, they naturally do not enter the dock area, but they have also reached Wannian County and can bypass the Chidao.

Shi Qing and his group took some effort, so they got on the boat with grim expressions, thinking about how to deal with Huo Hai next.

"We can only rely on education!" Shi Qing: "We must let more children become educated, so that we can have a chance to turn defeat into victory. What does Huo Hai's own idiom collection say? Sail with the wind."

Unfortunately, Shi Qing obviously didn't know how to read the wind, and a wave pushed him, causing the boat to capsize.

Fortunately, the place where the boat capsized was right in front of the dock, and the people at the dock immediately jumped into the water to rescue people.

After being rescued, Shi Qing kept shivering, but he was very angry. He felt cold on the outside but hot on the inside, so he pushed away the person who was saving him.

It’s all because of the damn coal mines!

The officer in charge of the dock was a junior lieutenant in the army who had provided funding. He suggested, "Master Shi, you will definitely catch a cold when you go back. Why don't you buy some coal and make a fire to keep the cold away?"

Shi Qing, who was soaked like a drowned rat, was furious: "No...buy, buy, buy, buy, ah ...

Shi Qing gnashed his teeth in anger and said, "Huo Hai!"

At the dock, all the workers looked over.

If Shi Qing said anything unpleasant, they would tear Shi Qing to pieces.

Obviously, Shi Qing noticed this and shut his mouth, getting angry.

Zheng Antai next to him: "Huo Hai you... wuwuwu~!"

Shi Qing covered Zheng Antai's mouth with his hand.

……

Huo Hai didn't care about the affairs of Chang'an County at all. Instead, he took a horse from the horse station at the dock coal mine and went straight home.

There will definitely be earth-shaking impacts on Chang'an County now, but it doesn't matter, Huo Hai doesn't need to care about it.

After they buy and sell the house, Huo Hai will collect taxes. Only after the tax revenue comes in will he take the next step.

As for them secretly not paying taxes...it's impossible, because every household along the Chidao has joined the business and is registered.

If someone starts a business now and doesn’t pay taxes, they can forget about it. Huo Hai can even put them in jail according to the law.

Therefore, if they buy houses near the highway, they will not be able to evade taxes.

As for those who want to use the lease contract to get away with it, it doesn’t matter. As long as they dare to take out the lease contract for registration, when disputes arise in the future, the Chang'an County Government will determine the fact of the lease.

We only need to catch two typical cases, and then everyone will pay taxes obediently.

But these are all small matters. As long as Huo Hai explains the reasons later, they will rush to pay taxes.

Huo Hai rode his horse through the neighborhoods but did not enter the city.

We waited until we reached the outskirts of the village, then crossed the farmland and headed towards Ling County.

As he walked forward, Huo Hai felt very strange.

A little beggar who looked less than ten years old was walking on the road.

Judging from his appearance, he was very hungry and could hardly walk.

Huo Hai stopped his horse and asked: "Where did you come from?"

The little beggar looked at Huo Hai warily.

Huo Hai looked at the little beggar and asked, "Do you want to starve to death?"

The little beggar then spoke: "Wancheng."

Huo Hai continued to ask: "Where are your parents?"

Little beggar: "Dead."

Huo Hai thought about it and he still remembered how Bu Shi was summoned by the emperor.

This year, many people in the Heluo area suffered from the war against the Huns and the subsequent arrangements after the Huns surrendered.

It seems that the first batch of disaster victims had arrived in Chang'an before winter.

Fortunately, they came neither too fast nor too slow.

If you come too early, the last cold wave hasn't passed yet, you might have frozen to death.

If they arrive too late, the next cold wave will come and most of them will freeze to death. Even if the imperial court provides disaster relief, it will be too late.

Huo Hai carried the little beggar and quickened his pace.

As he ran, he entered an east-west avenue where there were other people and horses.

A voice came to Huo Hai's ear: "Where did you rob this woman?"

Huo Hai turned around and saw that it was Princess Wei Chang.

"Robbing a woman? He's just a little beggar, a man."

Princess Wei Chang still doesn’t know whether it’s a boy or a girl.

Huo Hai lowered his head while riding his horse: "Are you a woman?"

The little beggar didn't speak.

Huo Hai: "It seems that the disaster victims in the Heluo and Jizhou areas have arrived in Chang'an before the last window of time before winter. I will go back to my house and arrange for people to pick up the disaster victims and take them to the mines and other factories."

Princess Wei Chang was puzzled: "Are you sure you want to resettle the disaster victims together?"

Huo Hai nodded: "It shouldn't be many people, right?" Princess Wei Chang: "There are about 60,000."

Huo Hai stretched his neck: "Mr. Duo???"

Princess Wei Chang: "Sixty thousand."

Huo Hai: "I can only raise 30,000 yuan at most. If I raise all 60,000 yuan, I won't be able to make money unless I start other big projects."

Princess Wei Chang: "Logging, mining copper, mining iron ore, raising horses, and building ships."

Huo Hai thought about it carefully: "Logging... I can do some coal mining, logging, and digging, but at most I can keep them from starving or freezing to death. I can't pay them wages. I can expand the production of steel, cement, and red bricks, but... why should I produce these?"

Princess Wei Chang reminded: "Be careful not to fall."

Soon, the two arrived at the Huo Mansion.

Huo Hai arranged things. Logically speaking, this group of people was a large labor force. Even if Huo Hai didn't want them, there were many other people who wanted them.

In fact, it’s not that no one wanted them. When they were hit by the disaster, someone was keeping an eye on them, but the problem was that it required a huge amount of money to bring them to Chang'an.

But if they escaped on their own and reached Chang'an by luck, it would be different.

Now many people are waiting to receive slaves and maids.

As for those who failed to match the match in a short time and did not wait for the disaster relief grain from the imperial court, they would most likely not be able to survive. After all, the weather was too bad and it was freezing cold.

Huo Hai took action and took all the people away, so there was no possibility of them starving to death while being caught in the midst of hope.

But the only problem was that most of the people had to be sent to Tongguan instead of staying in Chang'an.

There are already many people in Chang'an, so the price of food is high. It will go up again in winter. Now that people fleeing famine are coming, the price will go up even more.

The same customs is much better.

The only question is, can these people get along well with the Hun workers?

After arranging everything, Huo Hai took a break and leaned against the pillar.

Huo Hai usually doesn't take things this seriously, except when human lives are at stake.

Princess Wei Chang: "Have you finished making arrangements? Go and have a good rest."

Huo Hai yawned: "I haven't finished arranging it yet. I have arranged for the disaster victims, and I still have to arrange for money to be made."

Princess Wei Chang was puzzled: "Making money?"

……

Part of the fields behind the Huo Mansion has been filled in and turned into a courtyard.

Different courtyards are now classified into different research institutes.

Most of the guests do research here.

Huo Hai saw two huge business opportunities today.

The first business opportunity is seating benches.

Nowadays, many drivers are so tired after transporting goods, but they have to eat while standing?

If a shop has tables, chairs and benches, the drivers will definitely go there to eat, and business will be better.

Therefore, now is the perfect time to launch tables, chairs and benches.

The production must be fast because this thing is not very valuable and the technical content is not high. Soon everyone will be able to imitate it, so you can only make money from the first wave.

After arranging the carpenter, Huo Hai came to the Iron and Steel Research Institute.

At this time, Iron Man was still working with Future Rubber Hou on new car parts.

All vehicles, including cars, are the same. They start out simple with just a chassis, and then more and more parts are added, until ordinary people cannot understand the instruction manual.

Huo Hai: "Iron Man, why are you still researching cars? Didn't I tell you to research cast iron pots?"

Iron Man Tang Sier looked up: "I asked my apprentice to study it."

"Luo Sijie!"

A small man hurried over: "Master! Young Master!"

Tang Si'er slapped Luo Sijie on the head and said, "Next time, call me Master first, then Master."

Huo Hai slapped Tang Si'er on the head and said, "Next time, call me princess first, then me."

Princess Wei Chang watched their performance quietly.

Huo Hai: "How is the research on cast iron pot going?"

Luo Sijie laughed awkwardly.

Huo Hai: "Let me see."

Luo Sijie brought his group to the mold.

When Huo Hai opened the mold, he would have thought that this was a new pot if he hadn’t said it was one that was thrown away by someone else. “Isn’t this too ugly? Can’t they make the pot into a regular shape after pressing it out?”

Iron Man Tang Sier kicked Luo Sijie and said, "I'm asking you a question."

Luo Sijie stood up straight: "Sir, I am studying the thickness of the pot. I want to make the pot regular and simple. It will only take a few days to solve the problem!"

Huo Hai patted Luo Sijie on the shoulder and said, "Work hard. If you do well, I will make you Marquis of Meiguo."

Luo Sijie whispered: "Master is an Iron Man."

Huo Hai: "Okay, then I'll name you the American Pot Man."

Luo Sijie looked at Tang Sier's expression and said, "Master is Iron Man, so we have to be one level lower, right?"

Huo Hai clapped his hands: "Very good, very spirited! Then I will appoint you as the captain of the Meiguo team. When the time comes, you will lead the team and wait for the person who pays for the big iron pot to need you to overcome difficulties quickly."

Luo Sijie, the captain of the Meiguo team, stood up straight with a pot in his hand: "Sir, I will do my best! For the one who pays me!"

Before Huo Hai left, he turned back and said, "Remember to lead the team to make the pot as unbreakable as a shield. If there is any mistake, I will make you the captain of the ugly pot. Do you hear me?"

(End of this chapter)