Chapter 52: A sudden change overnight
Adding the dozens accepted in the past few days, the number is close to four hundred.
If Li Liao and his gang are willing to sell themselves to the Tang family, then they will have 400 points of popularity, and Tang Wen can start the time-travel mode again.
Because he urgently needed to purchase a batch of helmets, bulletproof vests, and camouflage uniforms.
Of course, we also had to get some herbicides back. Tang Wen wanted to use them to deal with the man-eating trees and man-eating plants.
Tang Wen asked the Tang army to conduct an experiment and found that spraying some weeds could not do anything to the man-eating tree.
However, even after being sprayed with ten times the amount, the man-eating tree also wilted and began to turn yellow.
This is a typical case of ants crushing elephants. If one bottle doesn't work, I'll try ten.
Tang Wen wants to bring back a batch of weeding equipment, and also needs to buy a small drone that can spray medicine.
As soon as this batch of supplies arrives, Tang Wen will start to deal with the pirates on the other side of the mountain.
The next morning, Tang Wen called Ge Ziyun over.
"Ziyun, we can't just limit ourselves to Koh Samui, we have to expand outwards," said Tang Wen.
"Of course. However, we haven't even taken over Koh Samui yet, so there's no need to rush to expand outward." Ge Ziyun shook his head.
"Then let's buy the land around the stone bridge first. We will expand the stone bridge in the future, build buildings opposite the bridge, and send people to guard it." Tang Wen said.
Because the ninth time crossing required by the Landlord System not only requires 400 popularity points, but also requires an expansion of 500 acres of land.
Therefore, Tang Wen must take a two-pronged approach to achieve the goal.
"That should be easy. The land around our stone bridge is all seaside sand and rocks, and it's not suitable for growing crops. I'll take care of it." Ge Ziyun nodded.
"We have to buy at least 500 acres first. Of course, the more the better." Tang Wen said, and arranged for Li Quan and Zhan Zhao to accompany Ge Ziyun to handle the matter.
After dinner, Tang Wen went to the cave and personally supervised his servants to build their own place for practice.
"Master, we found several other exits yesterday," Zhan Dongwen said.
"Is there another exit?" Tang Wen was surprised.
"It looks like there are several natural tunnels that lead to the outside, allowing sunlight to shine in. If they are tidied up, they can be used for ventilation." Zhan Dongwen said.
Tang Wen followed Zhan Dongwen to take a look, and it really was a perfect hole for ventilation.
Those caves lead directly to the outside of the mountain, and outside the caves is Wolong Lake, which is about 400 meters above the lake surface and about three or four miles away.
At a glance, the entire Wolong Lake is in sight.
What is particularly ingenious is that there is a huge protruding rock outside the cave where the largest passage is located. It is 17 or 180 feet long and wide, and is definitely a natural rooftop.
There are more than a dozen huge trees above, on the left, and below, making it difficult to see from the outside.
There is a steep , which is very hidden.
When you feel tired from practicing in the cave, you can come to the rooftop to change your air, breathe in and out, it is a very ideal environment for practice.
"Master, this cave is so huge that some places have to be poured with cement to prevent the rubble from sliding. So, a lot of cement and steel bars are consumed." Zhan Dongwen said.
"No matter how many flowers there are , they must be taken care of. A pool must be dug in the cave to bring in spring water. This cave is a hall, and we need to build a few rooms, a bathroom, and install some furniture, etc..." said Tang Wen.
"Okay, I've already told them, they will build it according to the drawings. For example, the sewers, the installation of concealed electrical wires, etc..." Zhan Dongwen has followed Tang Wen for several months and has learned many modern terms.
After coming out, Tang Wen looked at the sky and felt that the next step would be to consider the installation of the wind turbine.
After all, the electricity generated by these solar panels alone is not enough, so wind power generation is still a good choice.
A 2.1 MW wind turbine can generate about 37,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a day.
There are not many electrical appliances at present, two or three are enough.
As electricity consumption increases in the future, hundreds of units can be installed around the island.
Now that the system has been upgraded, we can fully utilize the cache function of the gift space.
At that time, we will first decide the location of the wind turbine, and once we travel back, we can directly use the cache to erect the wind power equipment.
Because, during the caching period, the items in the luggage space do not matter how big or high they are.
You can make it stand up or lie down according to your own imagination. You can install it according to your own requirements by using your mind.
Once the cache period is over, these gift materials will have to fall to the ground, and it will be difficult to move them.
After all, wind turbines are huge machines weighing dozens or hundreds of tons.
How many people would it take if we relied on manpower?
Even a master like Li Liao can only pull about one ton at most, so it would take hundreds of people to stand it up.
Asking Tang Wen to find hundreds of sixth-grade masters is almost a fantasy.
Seven days later, Ge Ziyun got back the land deed for more than 2,000 acres.
An acre of fertile paddy fields in the State of Chu cost only forty or fifty taels of silver, while an acre of dry land cost twenty or thirty taels of silver.
Mountain land is even cheaper, just ten or so taels of silver are enough.
The soil by the sea is not suitable for growing crops, so the land is cheaper, and about ten taels of silver per acre is enough.
More than 2,000 acres of land, plus the relocation of houses and cemeteries within the territory, cost a total of 30,000 taels of silver, which was not a large sum for Tang Wen.
In this way, the area within two or three miles around the stone bridge belonged to Tang Wen. This was the first step in Tang Wen's territorial expansion.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Li Liao devoted all his attention to training and was very enthusiastic.
However, Li Liao did not express to Tang Wen his intention to sell himself to the Tang family.
Tang Wen was not in a hurry either, because he could probably see the popularity of Li Liao and his gang.
Compared with before, Li Liao's popularity has tilted towards himself to 80 degrees, which was 85 degrees before, which means that it has tilted towards himself a little bit.
The tilt of Wei Guang and Chen Fei's group was even greater, almost reaching the point of kneeling at a 45-degree angle.
This shows that Li Liao's heart has not completely leaned towards him, and Wei Guang and Chen Fei's gang have basically been taken down by him.
That night, just after dinner, Wei Guang and Chen Fei went into Li Liao's room.
"Brother-in-law, are we really leaving tomorrow?" Wei Guang was the first one who couldn't wait any longer and asked as soon as he entered the door.
"If you don't leave, do you really want to sell yourself?" Li Liao said.
"Selling yourself is fine. I think Mr. Tang is a good guy. Look, they live so well, even though they don't eat as well as we did before.
However, the dish tastes better than what we had before.
What’s more, the places they live in are no worse than what we used to live in. You see, the toilets we used to use were smelly, but other people’s toilets are called bathrooms, and they are clean and hygienic.
Moreover, it smells good.
There is also a special bathroom, which is much better than the wooden barrels we used before.
And the water is so convenient, it opens and closes with a twist, and it is clearer than the water we drank before..." Chen Fei said.
"And there's the electric light. Not to mention that the oil lamp is dim and dim, even the candle can't compare to it. Now that I'm used to using electric lights, I feel dizzy when I look at the oil lamp again." Liu Qian said.
"The key is that Mr. Tang has a future. Look, the dam is such a huge project. Thousands of people are working together, and there are iron horses roaring. Once Wolong Lake is built, it will be so beautiful." Zhou Chengjiang said.
“Yes, I heard them say that once the lake is built, they will build a road.
By then, houses will be built along the road.
We also need to reclaim fields outside and bring water to the fields to grow crops.
I admire Master Tang, no one else can compare to him." Wei Guang said.
"Let's not talk about anything else, just take the equipment we wear, it's amazing, even the Black Cavalry can't compare with us.
We all have martial arts skills. Once we sell ourselves to the Tang family, we will definitely be incorporated into the royal guard.
I heard that the monthly allowance for the royal guards is also divided according to the level of martial arts proficiency.
Sir, you can get five or six taels of silver a month, as well as some medicinal pills.
We can also get three taels and share the pills.
Here we have food and clothes, regular money, and elixirs for cultivation, what's wrong with that?" Chen Fei said.
"What? You all changed just because I gave you a little benefit? If I give you a few hundred taels each, will you kill me too?" Li Liao snorted with a stern face.
"We will never betray you, but we are telling the truth, and you have seen it," said Fade Chen and the others.
"Wei Guang, do you think so too?" Li Liao glared at his brother-in-law fiercely.
"Don't worry, brother-in-law. Even if Mr. Tang gives me mountains of gold and silver, I will never betray you. But, what they say makes sense. We are doing this for your own good." Wei Guang glared at Li Liao, a little scared.
"Then what do you think is Tang Wen's greatest advantage?" Li Liao asked.
"He's a nice guy!" Song Yuanyuan suddenly interjected.
