Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Cheng Weimin had never experienced such a scene before. When Chen Changfan put the sword on his neck, he was so scared that he almost shit himself.

"Boss Shang, I have money, I have money. There is still grain in the county government's granary. I can use it to pay off my debts!"

This damn official, the county government's granary is a government granary, yet he actually had the nerve to use it to pay off his debts.

But since he said so, then we can do it.

Anyway, we need food for eating and brewing wine. Since the other party delivered it to his door, he has no reason not to accept it.

Even if they settle the score in the future, it will be Cheng Weimin and Shang Zhengren who are in cahoots with each other. What does Chen Changfan have to do with it?

"Do you think I'm stupid? I can't get any grain without your approval? Are you kidding me?"

"I have the approval document, I have it..."

As he spoke, Cheng Weimin tremblingly took out the approval document from his sleeve. Chen Changfan took a look and found that it was indeed an approval document for delivering grain. It seemed that this old man had already set his sights on the granary.

When I think about the fact that the people are almost unable to eat, and this corrupt official actually wants to use the public grain for his own benefit, he really should be killed with one blow.

Although it was hateful, Chen Changfan also knew that if he killed Cheng Weimin at this time, Qingshan County would immediately fall into chaos, so it would be useful to keep his life for the time being.

Blackmail... well, the debt was collected successfully, Chen Changfan drove the carriage all the way back to Xiaofeng Mountain.

This trip was a fruitful one, and his own strength had reached the level of a first-level warrior.

……

In the cave, Shen Cuiyun watched Chen Changfan come in carrying several large boxes. When she opened them, she saw that they were full of gold bars and silver ingots, which made her unable to open her eyes.

"Erlang...quick, help me up..."

Seeing his wife's useless appearance, Chen Changfan immediately helped Shen Cuiyun to the bed with a bit of amusement.

"How much silver is this? I can't even count it..."

Shen Cuiyun felt her mind went blank and she was completely unable to react.

"I didn't count it in detail, but it should be two hundred thousand taels. Now we are finally not short of money."

Chen Changfan also had a look of joy on his face. In the past, he had to be very frugal and plan ahead for anything he wanted to do, and then wait for the opportunity. Now that he finally had some extra money, he could do something big.

This is like playing a management and construction game. The more you upgrade and build advanced buildings, the more time you need to wait. Of course, there is also a way to speed through, which is to spend money.

"Call Hu the Bricklayer, Han the Blacksmith, Shen Wanwu, Tang Shao, and Hei Jiao over here to check on their progress."

Returning to Xiaofengshan, he felt like logging into a business game again. He expressed great anticipation for the progress of various projects.

After a while, Hu the roofer and others came to a large cave.

The cave was not small in size, but there was a long stone table in the middle, with a dozen stone pillars serving as seats. Chen Changfan sat at the top seat, while the others sat down one by one, somewhat uncomfortably.

It was their first time to come to this cave called "Conference Room" and report their work to Lord Chen.

"Boss, as you requested, the earthen walls of Xiaofeng Mountain have been raised and reinforced. This time, they're made of cement mortar, so they're very strong!"

Bricklayer Hu was the first to report on the progress of the wall construction.

Chen Changfan nodded slightly. Cement mortar is the best building material that ordinary people can currently master.

In fact, Hu the bricklayer also thought about building brick walls and pouring glutinous rice juice into them, so that they could be as solid as a rock.

But Chen Changfan felt that it was too complicated. He would have to build a brick kiln, remove the molds and burn the bricks, and then stack them up one by one.

According to his idea, building directly with concrete would be a truly permanent solution.

However, the key materials for concrete, such as cement and steel bars, are not yet ready for large-scale production and have to be put on hold for the time being.

There is no way around this, you can’t get it even by spending money.

Seeing that the boss was silent, Hu the bricklayer continued to report, "In addition to reinforcing the walls, we are also continuing to build blast furnaces. We now have six blast furnaces."

Chen Changfan had just seen this change.

With the blast furnace in the center as the center, the other smaller blast furnaces are scattered radially throughout the villa.

This can ensure that the loading and unloading of materials do not interfere with each other's production, and can also allow the heat of the blast furnace to be radiated evenly.

There is a cold wind outside the villa, but there is a gentle breeze inside the villa. Now in the underground cave, it is even warm like spring.

"How's the ironmaking going? Are there sufficient supplies of iron ore and coal?"

According to this construction speed, Chen Changfan made a rough estimate and found that these two important raw materials might be in short supply. After all, the current mining methods are too backward.

"The iron-making progress has more than doubled compared to before, and the supply of iron ore and coal is good." Han the blacksmith said truthfully.

Chen Changfan looked at Heijiao with some confusion, and the latter nodded to indicate that it was true. Finally, he turned his gaze to Tang Shao.

"Have you finished building the waterwheel?"

He thought this was the only possibility.

"Your Excellency is wise!" Tang Shao was the first to compliment.

"According to the drawings you provided, both sets of waterwheels have been put into production. The waterwheel at Xiaoheishan is mainly used to tow ore carts. After further improvements, it can also be used to pound ore.

The waterwheel system at Xiaofengshan is more sophisticated and complex. Besides powering the blast furnace, it also provides power for hauling the mine carts. With further improvements, it could also power shuttleless looms.

"Two water wheels? Wait... you said a shuttleless loom?"

Tang Shao had previously trial-produced two jacquard looms, which were already relatively advanced looms. But who would have thought that he would develop a shuttleless loom based on the drawings so quickly, which greatly improved the weaving efficiency.

"Boss, your blueprint is excellent. The structural principle is simple and clear. I just built it according to the blueprint. You are the wisest one."

Tang Shao did not forget to flatter him.

However, what he said was not entirely flattery. Chen Changfan's drawings were impeccable. After all, he was an ordinary science and engineering man in his previous life, and drawing drawings was considered a basic skill.

The results in the industrial sector are encouraging, and Chen Changfan turned his attention to several people in other sectors.

"Shi Jian, Lao Qiao, how's your mining progress these days?"

Shi Jian and Lao Qiao exchanged a glance. "Thank goodness we've accomplished our mission! We've already marked the mineral beds rich in limestone and quartz sand. There are four or five of them near Xiaofeng Mountain. We've also brought back some ore."

Chen Changfan nodded.

It seems that the mineral resources in Qingshan are quite rich, as if there are mines everywhere.

"Boss, I also found a few purple amaranth medicinal fields. I made wood ash on the spot according to the method you said and brought it all back." Yunniang also gained something.

"Yes, with these materials, I can make glass."

Chen Changfan was in a good mood and couldn't help but want to rub his hands, but he forced himself to hold it back.

"Glass?" Everyone was surprised by the word and was curious about what new invention the boss had developed.