"I'll pay any amount of silver." Gulan felt a little sad when she said this, but it was indeed worth it in the long run.
"No, it's just a wasteland, a few mountains are not very common, it won't cost much silver, and this is the prince's intention, as a subordinate, just do the work."
The implication is that if Gulan has any problems, he can discuss them directly with the prince.
Gulan: "…"
Don't think she didn't hear it. Liu Lin deliberately omitted the field.
But what Liu Lin said was not without reason. He was indeed just a guard who did his job and could not make the decision.
All right, the title deed is already in hand, there's no point in being pretentious. I'll just give the money when I see Xiang Yunjin again.
No longer dwelling on this question, Gulan turned to the most important question, "Since we already have the registered residential land, does that mean we can build a house and move in?"
Liu Lin smiled and said, "Anytime."
"That's great." Gulan showed her joy for the first time.
After enduring so much hardship, she could finally build her own home. Perhaps only those who wander outside can deeply understand the meaning of a home. Gulan is really very happy. Looking at the map, although the address is in the suburbs, it is not far from the city. It is only a dozen miles away, which can almost be ignored.
There are mountains, water, and such a large piece of wasteland. It is indeed a good place. It is amazing that Xiang Yunjin could grant such a good place to them. Moreover, she has absolute ownership of most of the land near the village. Just based on this point, Gulan is ready to treat Xiang Yunjin to a good meal. But this will have to wait until the house is completed. Now I'm excited just thinking about it.
Thinking about the house, Gulan looked at Liu Lin embarrassedly.
"Brother Liu Lin, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you with the next thing. Once we have a place to build a house, we'll have to put it on the agenda. However, we don't know much about Yunzhou City. We can say that we are completely in the dark. Brother Liu Lin, we may need your help in arranging craftsmen and materials. I will reward you handsomely in the future so you don't work in vain."
Hearing this, Liu Lin smiled, "Master Gu, you don't have to worry about this matter. The prince has already arranged it. The craftsmen and materials will arrive in two days at most. The prince said that the house must be built before the heavy snow falls."
Gulan looked at Liu Lin in surprise. She never expected that Xiang Yunjin could do things to such an extent.
Then she said, "Thank your master for me. Please tell him that I will treat him to a drink on the day the house is completed."
Liu Lin nodded in agreement.
"In that case, let's leave the house tomorrow," Gulan said impatiently.
Liu Lin: "There is no need to be so anxious. It will take some time for the house to be built. The prince said that you can live here without worry."
"Thank you for your Prince kindness, but it's really not necessary. It's inconvenient for so many of us to live here. Besides, I always feel uneasy if I don't personally look after the house. Every household has different needs for building a house according to their own situation, so I need to communicate well with the craftsmen."
Just as the prince said, Master Gu did not agree.
"In that case, I will personally escort you and the villagers to the homestead tomorrow."
"Thank you"
"You are too polite, sir."
Liu Lin bowed and then left in a hurry. He was rushing back to report to the prince.
In the following time, Gulan found the village chief and informed him of the village address and house construction matters, and confirmed to leave early the next morning.
Everyone was very excited. Now that they had a place to stay and a registered residence, they no longer had to worry about becoming refugees. Many people even had tears in their eyes. Hearing that the house issue was already on the agenda, everyone became even more excited and couldn't wait to pack their things.
Thinking about setting off early tomorrow, arriving early, packing up early, and building my own house early, this way I can settle my mind earlier.
The entire West Courtyard and North Courtyard were in action. The East Courtyard where Gulan was located was fine, after all, the things in it were hardly moved and were all still in the carriage, so they only had to pack up what they had bought yesterday.
On the other side, Liu Lin also returned to the palace and came to Yunyuan to report to the prince, repeating to the prince what Gulan wanted to say.
"Do as Gulan said, find more people, and ensure that Lijia Village is built in the shortest possible time based on the opinions of each family. Do you understand?" Xiang Yunjin looked at Liu Lin steadily.
"I understand." Liu Lin lowered his head, not daring to meet the prince's gaze, even though those eyes looked very calm.
"Okay, get busy." Xiang Yunjin picked up an account book and continued.
He had been away for too long, and the account books of shops all over the place had piled up. He was afraid that he would not be able to finish reading them in ten days or half a month.
There are all kinds of people, including workers, peasants, scholars and merchants. In the true sense, merchants are only one level higher than them. But after the founding ancestors of the Great Jin Dynasty established the Great Jin, the situation improved. The status of merchants was still low, but the religion was already very enlightened.
The policies towards merchants were relaxed a lot. Not only could the sons of merchants take the imperial examinations, but even incumbent officials could have their family members engage in business as long as they were not personally involved. After all, it is indeed difficult to support such a large family relying solely on the tiny salary from the court.
Seeing the prince busy at his desk, Liu Lin didn't dare to disturb him, so he said goodbye and turned to leave. After leaving the palace, he thought of the prince's instructions and hurriedly went to find more house builders.
The next day.
After breakfast, everyone who had prepared well waited for Liu Lin, and the long line of teammates set off. It only took about three quarters of an hour to get from the city to the destination, and this was when the convoy was moving at a normal speed. In other words, the speed is faster, less time is taken, and the village house is indeed not far away.
As shown on the map, this is a large piece of wasteland. Besides several large mountains, there are nearly a hundred acres of fertile fields surrounding one side of the wasteland, which appear to have been cultivated. To the north of the mountain is a river several meters wide that flows to an unknown place, not far from both fertile fields and wastelands.
The place where they were standing at the moment was a wasteland, which indeed looked quite desolate. Clusters of yellow wild grass were swaying in the wind, as if silently welcoming them. Everyone had already prepared themselves mentally, so they didn't feel any disappointment when they got here.
Actually, this place is much better than the bleak scenes they saw along the way. At least the plants are quite lush. This shows that this place is not as desolate as they imagined. If it were a barren land, plants would not be able to grow at all. Not only did they not feel disappointed, on the contrary, there was a glimmer of hope in everyone's eyes, and they followed Liu Lin to the site of their village. The highest point in this wasteland is even higher than Yunzhou City if you look closely.
When arriving here, the first impression that Village Chief Li had was that it was very big, many times bigger than the former Lijia Village, and it was sure that it could accommodate a large number of people. Village chief Li's beard was shaking with excitement and he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Not only the village chief, but many people did the same. After calming down, they spontaneously set up tents, packed up their things, and pulled weeds in preparation for building houses.
Liu Lin left a few people behind, said hello to Gulan and left. He has too many things to do next and can't waste time here. The craftsman confirmed that he was needed for the materials needed to build the house and other matters.
Liu Lin was busy non-stop over there, and the same was true in the wasteland. After he left, tents of all sizes were quickly set up. After everything was packed up, everyone, including Gulan and AnAn, gathered on the wasteland where they had chosen the site. They took the available tools and dealt with the weeds and other plants on the ground without even raising their heads.