Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

All of this forms a cycle, which can be considered a win-win situation.

They worked for Sujia Village, and Sujia Village provided for most of their needs in life.

Everything from clothing and food to housing and transportation can be purchased from the Su family and services can be enjoyed.

Although some industries are not controlled by the Su family, the shops rented by those merchants are basically all from Su Family Village.

As more and more long-term workers moved in, business on Long-Term Workers Street got better and better.

The rent for shops in good locations will continue to rise.

According to Su Chen's plan, if 40,000 to 50,000 long-term laborers move in, plus their relatives, there would be at least tens of thousands of people.

Once these people settle down here and multiply, the population here will continue to grow.

At that time, the rent for the shops could be hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.

No matter how you calculate it, the Su family won't lose money.

The old clan chief nodded. "At first, I just wanted to provide chickens, ducks, fish, and pigs to our clansmen, but then I realized we were raising too many, so I thought I'd sell them to them at a low price."

"It seems to be working quite well so far, and I will promote it vigorously in the future."

"I've taken a look, and some of the hilltops aren't as good for growing crops as the land below. I plan to separate those hilltops and use them for raising livestock!"

"We can buy a few more hilltops later, specifically for raising livestock."

"Anyway, we are short of manpower right now, so we can carry out large-scale recruitment."

The old clan chief still approved of Su Chen's approach. Su Family Village is currently in a period of rapid development, so it is natural to recruit more and more people to bring a large amount of labor to Su Family Village.

The rate of movement of people in the refugee areas slowed down towards the end of the year.

It is estimated that many more migrants will flood into the migrant areas next spring, so recruiting workers now will alleviate some of the pressure.

"As for the work-for-relief approach you mentioned, I agree with it. The money in the clan treasury should be spent when it's needed; otherwise, it's useless to hoard it there."

The old clan chief continued, "There is a problem we need to be aware of. The villagers have been living in comfort for too long, and some things have started to emerge."

“I heard that some people lend money to farmhands, and when the farmhands can’t pay it back, they force them to pay. Some farmhands can’t pay, so they forcibly take away their daughters.”

"They even made them sell their wives!"

The old clan chief was filled with righteous indignation when these matters were discussed.

Of course, these are the minority.

If the vast majority of people in Sujia Village are in this situation, then it means that Sujia Village is already ruined.

"Handle this matter as you see fit, but don't let it go easily," Su Chen instructed. "We can't let the morale of Su Family Village crumble!"

Nowadays, most of the clansmen in Sujia Village are extremely wealthy, not to mention the situation in the antique shop and auction house, all of which are handled by Su Chen.

Each of them was responsible for clan land, and the income from those clan lands alone was enough to ensure they had enough to eat and wear. They all lived in newly built houses, and their faces were radiant with health. It was not uncommon for them to have hundreds or thousands of silver dollars in savings.

After having money, most people want to seek some excitement.

Previously, Su Chen strictly prohibited gambling and visiting brothels among his clan members, and forbade the existence of casinos and brothels within the territory of Su Family Village.

Many casinos and brothels have moved to places far away from Sujia Village, but while the locations may change, these people can still go wherever they want.

No matter how far Su Chen stretches his arm, he can't stop it all.

Some people even went to Changsha City to live a carefree and happy life.

Goes there early in the morning and comes back in the evening.

Some would go away for four or five days, spending almost all their money before returning home. Then they would take the money from home and go out again for another four or five days of carefree living.

Su Chen was also having a bit of a headache dealing with these people.

“Tell those people that if they want to have descendants for Su Family Village, there’s no problem,” Su Chen said. “I don’t object to them taking a concubine and living a peaceful life.”

"But if you ruin the family's reputation, then don't blame me for being impolite."

"Elder Chief, you should select a portion of your people to form an enforcement team specifically to deal with these matters."

“I will draft a clan covenant so that all clan members can memorize it and keep it in mind even when they have nothing else to do.”

"Any violation will be severely punished!"

One bad apple spoils the whole bunch, and Su Chen wouldn't let these clansmen ruin Su Family Village.

"Okay, let's do it!"

The old clan chief nodded.

……

"A telegram has arrived from the capital!"

In the evening, not long after Su Chen arrived home, General Manager Chen came over.

Previously, Su Chen took pictures of the ancient characters on the stones of Mount Tai with an old-fashioned camera and then mailed these photos to the capital.

Mr. Yin's father-in-law took these photos to some friends in the field and even went to Peking University to invite several experts in ancient writing to work together to decipher these ancient characters.

After all the decoding was completed, Mr. Yin's father-in-law sent the decoded content via telegram.

The translated text contains several thousand words.

Su Chen read it carefully from beginning to end, and after a moment he let out a long sigh.

“This thing is very precious!” Su Chen said slowly.

"Let me take a look!"

Upon receiving the telegram, which was considered highly confidential, President Chen didn't even glance at it before sending it to Su Chen immediately.

After a long pause, even General Manager Chen was no longer calm. He exclaimed in shock, "How could this kind of information be recorded on this stone tablet?"

Mr. Chen gasped.

“I also think it’s a bit outrageous!” Su Chen said. “It records the location of the First Emperor’s Mausoleum, the method of entering the mausoleum, and some general layout of the mechanisms inside the mausoleum.”

After what happened, Mr. Chen glanced at the inscription and only knew that the content on the stele was related to the First Emperor's Mausoleum.

The content he deciphered left him speechless.

Not only is it related to the First Emperor's Mausoleum, but it can also be used to steal the treasures inside the First Emperor's Mausoleum!

“It is indeed very important!” General Manager Chen nodded and said, “This document will become the most important document in the entire Sujia Village.”

"Clan Chief Su, you must keep this safe."

"If you have the opportunity in the future, do you plan to go there?"

President Chen turned his head to look at Su Chen.

"It's hard to say!" Su Chen couldn't be sure either, after all, this tomb was too important. "I might go down and take a look, but I won't steal anything from inside."

"I will try my best to preserve the integrity of the entire mausoleum within the limited circumstances."

According to the records, the first mechanism in the First Emperor's Mausoleum was mercury.

Mercury is used to connect the various parts inside.

Mercury is a heavy metal, and inhaling excessive amounts of mercury can lead to heavy metal poisoning.

In this day and age, there is no cure.

Thousands of years have passed, and the evaporated mercury is probably still filling the air.