Li Wencheng said: "Jiu Master, it's not that he is not dedicated to his heart. There are many things to do in the village. Every now and then, either the official army comes to fight or the bandits come to make trouble.

Every time they come, they will greatly delay the progress of the construction period.

And we cannot disperse those refugees and people who were temporarily hired, and we can watch them starve to death, so this is, this is delayed, please forgive me."

Fan Mingyi also said, "Yes, Master Jiu, the young ones are all people who do their best in craftsmanship, and they will never dare to cheat and cheat.

If Master Jiu doesn’t believe it, you can go and check it out. The young people have not even returned home at these times."

Zhang Jiuyan was a little surprised when they did this.

Zhang Jiuyan quickly helped them up and said to them, "What are you doing? I'm just asking about your progress, look at you so scared.

There are many flies and mosquitoes at these times. Don’t I know? How could I take my anger on you?"

After hearing what Zhang Jiuyan said, Li Wencheng and Fan Mingyi breathed a sigh of relief and felt assured.

Zhang Jiuyan smiled slightly and said, "You don't have to be afraid. Everyone is acquaintance. Who am I? Do you really don't know at all? Don't worry, as long as you work hard, I will not treat you badly."

Zhang Jiuyan comforted him and they felt even more at ease. Then Zhang Jiuyan asked them about the situation of the copycat, and they also answered truthfully.

Through understanding, Zhang Jiuyan knew that there was nothing short of the copycat now, and there were people with them, and there were also the main stone and wood, but it was just a lack of time.

As long as there are people who make trouble every now and then, it really needs to be built, it is very fast.

At most half a month, they can not only ensure that they can build the main village on the mountain, but even the branch villages on the two small hills outside can be completed together.

Zhang Jiuyan was very satisfied with the result and encouraged them a few words, and in the end he let them go.

"Time, what I lack is still time."

However, what is short of time now and what must be solved as soon as possible is the problem of money.

The young and strong under Zhang Jiuyan, they followed Zhang Jiuyan to fight to death, and Zhang Jiuyan was responsible for their lives.

Not only do we have to provide food and accommodation, but we also have to withdraw monthly food and money for them every month.

They also have to rely on these food and salary to support their families.

Especially those families who died in battle, their food and salary cannot be owed.

Once the arrears are delayed, the morale of the military will be repeated, and people will inevitably be unstable. This is something that Zhang Jiuyan doesn't want to see. He doesn't want this issue to become a concern for his subordinates.

If this issue is not taken seriously and is delinquent from time to time, it will become the norm in the future. Your reputation and prestige, as well as the morale of your subordinates, will have undergone tremendous changes.

Once unexpected happens and the consequences are unpredictable, Zhang Jiuyan will find it difficult to grasp the situation at that time.

For the sake of people's hearts, Zhang Jiuyan must not owe a penny. It must be noted that this is all the money for everyone to work hard, and they will be covered with their blood.

So Zhang Jiuyan decided to set out now to solve this problem.

Zhang Jiuyan's goal was still to the squire named "Liu Renqing" who had been locked before, and Zhang Jiuyan decided to go down the mountain to find him.

In the past, according to Zhang Jiuyan and Yang Ai's plan, he hoped that they could use a gentle way to collect "taxes" from them, which would allow them to obtain money and food, and the expansion of their power territory.

But the plan cannot keep up with the changes. Now, there are still two days left, and it is time to end the month, and I will pay my subordinates a salary.

Now I will implement the plan I made before, obviously there is not enough time.

As for selling refined salt for money, it’s not a matter of three or five days, it’s still early.

Since there is not enough time, you have to adapt to the situation. If you really do stupid work and recite the books to death, you will die sooner or later this year.

Anyway, Zhang Cunmeng was defeated by himself. Even though he ran away, his strength was no longer a problem, so Zhang Jiuyan didn't have to worry at all.

He did it right away. Zhang Jiuyan called Liu Zongmin and Gao Jie and briefly explained to them, asking them to guard the copycat.

Then Zhang Jiuyan strode out and left.

Not long after Zhang Jiuyan left, a shout came, "Jiuyan, let's have a meal."

It turned out that Zhang Jiuyan's mother came to find her and asked Zhang Jiuyan to go home for dinner, but she didn't expect that she was one step late.

When Zhang Jiuyan learned that Zhang Jiuyan had left again, Zhang Jiuyan's mother couldn't help but feel disappointed and said, "The older this child is, the less he can't stay at home."

However, even though she was disappointed, Zhang Jiuyan's mother did not complain. Zhang Jiuyan was the pillar of the family. Zhang Jiuyan grew up and became sensible, and she was not too late to be relieved.

Then, Zhang Jiuyan's mother asked Liu Zongmin and Gao Jie to have dinner at home.

Both of them are half of Zhang Jiuyan's son, and they are as close as a family. Naturally, they are not polite and go back with Zhang Jiuyan's mother and have dinner together.

However, when Yang Ai heard that Zhang Jiuyan had left again, she couldn't help but go out to chase after him for a while, so naturally she didn't catch up. Finally, she came back disappointed.

But he was used to it, and secretly blamed himself for being young and it was inconvenient for his elder brother to be with him. If he grew up, he could always be with his elder brother.

Thinking of this, Yang Aixin said that she would eat more and grow her health so that she could follow her older brother earlier.

In this way, Yang Ai's appetite increased greatly. In the past, she could just eat two or three steamed buns for a meal.

Now, he ate six steamed buns at once, and he couldn't eat them anymore, so he stopped.

Yang Ai's appetite suddenly doubled, which surprised Zhang Jiuyan's parents and sister, and Liu Zongmin and Gao Jie were also quite surprised.

"Ai Ge'er, are you okay?"

Zhang Jiuyan's mother looked caring and loving, and Zhang Jiuyan's sister also walked to Yang Ai and looked at him, fearing that something abnormal would happen to him.

Yang Ai burped and said embarrassedly: "I'm fine, I'm fine. Maybe it's time to grow up, so I always feel hungry at these times."

I see.

Think about it, Yang Ai is now ten years old, and it is normal for him to grow up.

Since they are growing up, they naturally have a lot of appetite. After they figured it out, they are relieved.

But Zhang Jiuyan beat the horse all the way and headed straight to Liu Renqing's Liu Jiazhuang.

The Kunpeng BMW is coming and going like the wind, and it is fast.

In addition, the journey was fine and it went very smoothly, so Zhang Jiuyan arrived soon.
Chapter completed!