Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

Now, she only wants to plan the tiankeng well so that she can return to Taozhuang and lie down as soon as possible. As for the follow-up matters, it is reasonable to leave them to the new worker Qu Qing!

So when Gan Hu was tied up and hung up, Xie Xian just glanced at him curiously and went about her own business.

Gan Hu stared at Xie Xian in disbelief. Seeing her sitting on the top of the cliff with a maid serving her, and the soldiers being respectful to her, it was clear that Xie Xian's identity was not simple.

"Shenjiying?" Gan Hu had been in the border army for so many years that he was familiar with Liu Yu, Siji and others.

Looking at Siji in front of him, who was wearing new equipment from head to toe, he was a little afraid to recognize him. Siji was wearing a cotton coat newly designed by Xie Xian, with cotton lining inside and armor pockets in the middle of the vital position.

The overall appearance of the clothes is black and green, with a belt around the waist, and various small tools hanging on the buckle. The pockets under the top are also quite convenient.

The pants are of the same color, slim-fitting trousers. After much deliberation, Xie Xian decided to follow the later pattern of top and trousers, mainly to save fabric.

Paired with black leather boots and tightly tied trouser legs, his whole spirited outlook improved by several levels.

Nowadays, the military uniforms of the Blackstone Guard have become popular. The original appearance of 7 points can be increased to 9 points, and each person is equipped with a cloak in winter. The uniforms are uniform, which makes the Blackstone Guard look more noble as a whole.

The remaining bandits were also hung up one after another. They glanced at the Black Stone Guards who were working silently on the top of the mountain with dissatisfaction, and suddenly felt that their defeat was not unfair.

Gan Hu was pinned to the ground like a worm. He tried hard to raise his head to see who was in front of him.

Qu Qing walked over calmly and smiled: "Long time no see, Boss!"

Outside the tent, the remaining bandits looked at each other after hearing Qu Qing's voice, all revealing despair.

Xie Xian waited for the last batch of valuables to be taken away.

She thought to herself that although she had not gained much during her half-month trip, at least she had found a salt mine.

What made her happiest was Qionglou Village. Qionglou Village was located at the junction of Pingcheng and Que County, not far from the Huai River, and was an important transportation route.

After opening up this place, the Black Stone Guards can transport supplies directly here instead of passing through Que County, which is much more convenient and can also conceal their tracks.

But this would require the road to be widened through the valley through which they came.

Xie Xian frowned. The number of manpower required for road construction would have to be increased. But it was okay. Many people had already joined the mining team this month, and there were still two months left in this winter.

When spring comes, the demand for coal will decrease, and the mines will no longer need so many people.

Looking out through the carriage window, the slag road from Que County to Heishiwei has been compacted and the road surface has been raised by two feet. The car driving on it is not as smooth as the asphalt road in later generations, but it is much better than the country road.

Taozhuang was still busy. As soon as Xie Xian entered the main house, she saw Xie Yun with a sullen face.

"Aung! I miss you so much!" Xie Xian put on an aggrieved expression.

"You don't know, there's nothing in that broken place, Ah Xian almost couldn't come back!" As expected, when Xie Xian started to act like a spoiled child, Xie Yun immediately felt distressed and completely forgot that he had just vowed to teach someone a lesson.

Suo Lao and Xie Liushu looked at each other helplessly. Well! It seems that no one in this family can control Xie Xian.

Qu Qing and others who were waiting outside the house felt it was quite magical when they heard Xie Xian acting coquettishly and cutely to make Weng Jun happy.

Qu Qing looked at Liu Yu and Si Ji, with confusion written all over his face.

Niu Er blinked, indicating that this was all routine operation. Qu Qing lowered his head silently, combining his observations of the working environment over the past few days.

He realized that if even Xie Yun, the ancestor of the second branch of the Xie family, was obedient to Xie Xian, then there would be no one to check and balance their own female ruler.

Hiss~ My own queen is decisive in killing others, but she can humble herself to please her elders. How great! How great!

It was already evening when Xie Xian finally lay down on the bed to rest. She had already arranged the development plan of Qionglou.

Xie Yun said that it was impossible for her to lead troops out this year. This time alone, he was almost scared to death. The incense in the ancestral hall has never stopped. God knows how many favors the ancestor of the Xie family has asked for in the underworld to keep Xie Xian safe.

He can't bear it if it happens again.

This is exactly what Xie Xian wanted. Going out for a trip is a last resort, and Xie Xian, a otaku, doesn't want to move.

But just when Xie Xian thought she could rest easier, her mine manager You Chun showed up.

"Are there pirates who want to collect protection fees from us?" Xie Xian said in disbelief.

"Yes, news came from Yang Cangtou that the first two times they took 20%, but I don't know where he heard that we made a lot of money, so this time it was raised to 40%. "You Chun looked at Xie Xian's incredulous expression and said with some amusement.

"What are the origins of these pirates?"

"Most of them are local clan slaves, or local tyrants in the city, and some are secretly colluding with officials." Although their business does not make as much money as the main branch of the Xie family in the north, there are many wealthy cities in the Mesopotamian Basin, and her honeycomb coal sales have always been good.

When people heard about the Xie family in Border Town, they looked down on them a lot, and some people were jealous and naturally wanted to take the wrong path.

Xie Xian was so angry that she almost laughed after hearing this. She transported coal to them in the winter, but these cities wanted to take a cut of the profits for themselves.

"Madam, what should we do with such poor sales?" You Chun heard that Xie Xian had returned and the Shenjiying had also returned to rest. Since those noble families were greedy, don't blame him for being ruthless.

Xie Xian narrowed her eyes and said, "The Black Stone Guards are not needed for this." Xie Xian rejected You Chun's proposal as soon as she spoke.

Of course she has military force, but within Chen County she can still rely on the favorability of the county governor to recruit soldiers. But outside Chen County, the name of her Xie family is not so useful.

Moreover, Xie Xian has not yet completely controlled Que County as her base, so if she takes a big step, she may get into trouble!

You Chun was a little confused. His own business was obstructed. How should he deal with it if he didn't use the Black Stone Guards? Could he just watch the profits being distributed to others?

Xie Xian smiled and shook her head, "Don't we have a regional agent? Why should we work so hard ourselves?"

Behind the merchants in Que County, there are more or less shadows of major clans. Her coal mining business is aimed at wholesale rather than retail. If she wants to share the profits, she can do it herself!

The handsome man had a puzzled look on his face: "District agent, what about the exclusive business of those merchants in Qingxin Garden last time?"

Although You Chun was drafted last time and had to take over temporarily, with his many years of business acumen, Xie Xian's approach opened the door to a new world for him. In this way, his family no longer had to worry too much about river transportation.

Those clans wanted to collect tolls, but now it's your own caravan's turn, it depends on whether they dare to ask for money.