"The Lei family army is very peaceful at present and has no rebellion. The Marquis can rest assured."

Pang Xiaonan nodded, "Originally, the Lei family army didn't want to rebel, so don't keep staring at them. The top priority is to improve the risk resistance of the Xiao Lei Mansion and not be able to resist a drought."

"Yes, what the marquis taught me is that there is not much left in the treasury now, and the officials are in a state of turmoil..."

Longgenshi is a good official, but he has some shortcomings in the economy.

"Don't worry about this first. Report the budget. I will ask Yashan Mansion to prepay food first. You can arrange for the people to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes immediately, and let the disaster year go through first."

"Mr. Hou is wise, I'll do it right away."

After dealing with everything in the Xiao Lei Mansion, Pang Xiaonan drove to the Lei Family Army again. Lei Xibao moved and led the Lei Family Army to line up to greet him.

"The last general welcomes the Marquis!" Lei Xibao rushed up and fell to his knees.

"General Lei doesn't have to be too polite!" Pang Xiaonan quickly supported Lei Xibao in advance.

"It is a great blessing for the Marquis to become the lord of the Southern Territory. From now on, the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers of the Lei family will be left to the Marquis to deal with the full power!"

"Lexibao! Don't be careless here. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me. Lead troops to fight. It's your job as the Lei family army!"

"Yes, what the Marquis taught me is that the Lei family army will promise to follow the Marquis to the death in the future. There will be no other way to attack wherever the Marquis pointed."

"In the future, your Lei family army will not only practice every day, but also find some ways to solve their livelihood."

"But Marquis, there are barren mountains and wildernesses near this military town, which is not suitable for planting food. How can we solve our livelihood?"

"Your mind just doesn't turn around and can't plant food. Can you do animal husbandry?"

“What is animal husbandry?”

"There are many beasts nearby? You won't catch the beasts, keep them in captivity and sell them for money?"

"The Marquis is so wise! At the end, I will send someone to implement it. I will ask the Marquis to stay in my military camp tonight. I have ordered people to go up the mountain to hunt mountain delicacies and wild game. I will ask the Marquis to give advice."

"no problem."

Pang Xiaonan talked about drinking with Lei Family Army and Lei Xibao at night. Lei Xibao thought Pang Xiaonan was not good at drinking, and no matter how hard he did, he could not drink such professional soldiers, but ended up getting drunk with himself and his group of people.

"Mr....you...you're so drunk..." Lei Xibao gave Pang Xiaonan a thumbs up and fell to the ground unconscious.

The next morning, Pang Xiaonan was about to set off to return to the oil field in Leitian Township to see how the factory was built.

Lei Xibao struggled to see him off, "Marty, the hospitality is not good, we will drink it next time we come."

"Okay, but you can implement what I told you first."

"I will obey the order!"

When Pang Xiaonan arrived at the oil field, Gongshu Lu was taking a group of people to study motorcycles.

"How is it, has the motorcycle energy been produced?" Pang Xiaonan saw that the motorcycle today is much more refined than the last time.

"It's still early to mass production, so we have to polish the quality of the parts first," Gongshulu pointed to a group of people around him. "Look, these are the skilled craftsmen I recruited locally. They have good skills. I believe that a little training will allow the motorcycle to be mass-produced."

"Okay, then hurry up and try to speak if you need any help."

"There's one thing," Gongshulu frowned, "Can you get more civilians? It's hard to cook without rice. If there is no one, the speed of building a factory will not be faster."

"Didn't Magistrate Wan cooperate with you to recruit people?" Pang Xiaonan remembered that he had already told Wan Quanxiu about this matter.

"He is quite cooperative, but the number is far from enough. In addition, the people he recruits are all the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, and they really can't be used."

"Okay, I'll go coordinate."

Pang Xiaonan rushed back to Heishui County without stopping, and Wan Quanxiu told her difficulties: "Mr. Marquis, I have no choice. I am already trying to recruit people, but you also know that the oil field in Leitian Township is located in a remote location and is engaged in an oil field, which is a career that no one understands. There is no strong labor force willing to go."

“Isn’t anyone going to pay for it?”

"There must be a brave man under the heavy reward, but Marquis, you have to control your budget well, right? You don't want a few people, but dozens or hundreds of people, and there may be more in the future. If you set the wages too high at the beginning, it will be a hidden danger in the future."

Wan Quanxiu is indeed a bit economically savvy. He is right. He cannot recruit strong men by raising the unit price of workers.

"Is there any other way?" Pang Xiaonan thought that he could build a city in the Horama Primitive Forest, but he didn't believe that he could not handle an oil field.

"There is one way, just to trouble you, Marquis, and you will go there yourself."

Wan Quanxiu’s method is very simple, that is, command the army to cultivate.

Pang Xiaonan slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, why didn't I expect it!"

He just let the Lei family army be self-sufficient at the base. This is a ready-made new force. The army is easy to command, has sufficient labor, and does not have to pay extra wages. There is no war now. As long as you can have a good meal and give more sweetness, the army is the best construction team.

"Do you know which armies are in Yashan Mansion and Xiaolei Mansion?" The Lei family army was going to station in the Soul-Slaying Abyss. Although there was no danger at the moment, the consequences would be unimaginable if something happened.

"Mr. The army of Yashan Mansion and Xiaolei Mansion is only one of the Lei family troops, and the others are scattered soldiers and brave soldiers guarding the city. They are not even regular troops. If you can mobilize, it is best to transfer them from the Lei family army. Their tens of thousands of troops will be transferred out of hundreds or thousands of troops."

"Okay, I'll go now." Pang Xiaonan thought that he had just returned and had to go to Lei Family Army again. So he rushed back to Yashan City. After all, Sima Jie was still there.

The servants rewarded by the court have been in place, and the huge Pang Mansion is bustling, which makes Pang Xiaonan a little at a loss.

"Mr. Marquis, when you are busy outside, I will help you arrange the affairs of the mansion for a little. This is your supervisor, He Kun." Wen Quanwei introduced the housekeeper to Pang Xiaonan.

"Little He Kun, join the Marquis." He Kun respectfully gave Pang Xiaonan luggage.

"Mr. He, you have to be polite. I'll have to worry about these days when I'm not here."

"Mr. Marquis, this is all my duty. If you don't do it well, please scold me."

"It's done very well, right, where is Miss Sima Jie?" Pang Xiaonan looked around. The Pang Mansion was full of people and the female family walked around, but they didn't see Sima Jie's shadow.

"Marty, when you are not here, I asked my little girl to play with Miss Sima. They are about the same age and should be able to play with them." Wen Quanwei said.

"Oh, that's the best, there's something to worry about the prefect of LaWen."

"The Marquis is so serious, it is the duty of his subordinates to share the worries of the Marquis."

"Hey, why is this worry?"

"Yes, yes, yes, my subordinates are wrong, this is the blessing of the marquis."

“Not even a blessing…”

Wen Quanwei left, Pang Xiaonan and He Kun came to the study to find out the situation.

"Mr. Marquis, we have a total of 130 people this time..."

"Wait a minute, did Your Majesty the King reward only 100 people? Why did you get 30 more?" Pang Xiaonan first considered that so many mouths were opened, and it was not easy to feed them.

"Marty, the 100 people mentioned by His Majesty the King are female relatives, but there is no need for men in this mansion. Those heavy physical work must be done by men."

"Master He, there are so many people, eating is a big problem." Pang Xiaonan did not hide his worries at all, thinking that he was living a good life alone, and now there are so many more servants for no reason. I don't know if this is a reward from abroad or the king sent him to torture him.

"Don't worry, these villains have been placed properly. Some of them are operating business outside. The profits earned can completely make the whole mansion live without worries about food and clothing."

"Oh? Do business? What business do?"

"The Marquis doesn't know that this lord has the privilege of running some unique businesses, that is, the business that the lord can do cannot be done by outsiders, and all goods must be bought from the lord."

"That's to monopolize business."

"Yes, like salt, sugar, and tobacco leaves, etc."

"This is all good business."

"So the Marquis doesn't have to worry at all. The food and clothing in the mansion is more than enough. Moreover, the Marquis' taxes in this territory are also a large amount of money, and they are paid enough for the court. The rest is yours."

"I will explain this tax. No matter how bad the situation is, you cannot increase the tax. You have kept a close eye on the officials below. Anyone who dares to increase the tax without authorization will be punished severely."

"The Marquis is so compassionate. I will definitely help the Marquis keep an eye on him."

"By the way, what did you do before? Have you always been the chief manager?" Pang Xiaonan was very curious about where the kind-hearted butler in front of him learned so many skills. He had to do business, manage people, and supervise officials. He was simply an all-round player.

"To be honest, I used to be a Sesame Official, but later the court selected a steward, so I applied for the job. I was honored to be a steward in the Marquis's Mansion. The youngest would do their best to manage this family for the Marquis."

"Sesame Official? How old is the Sesame Official?"

"Report to the Marquis, the youngest one turned out to be the county magistrate of Lantian County."

Pang Xiaonan was shocked and dropped his chin. The county magistrate was equivalent to the deputy county magistrate. The person in charge of a county actually ran to his house to be the housekeeper. He Kun didn't know what he thought.

"Mr. He, what do you think? If you are not a good county magistrate, come here to be a housekeeper?"

"The Marquis doesn't know that this position as a chief manager is of a grade. I work as a marquis, but I've actually been promoted. And the treatment is fine, and there are not so many troubles. Every year, many people are rushing to take the exam for the imperial court's general manager selection."

Pang Xiaonan didn't know that the lord's general manager was officially the sixth rank, but Pang Xiaonan's general manager was the fifth rank, because he had taken two prefectures, which was only the administrative level. However, in terms of power level, the lord's general manager was more powerful than the fourth rank prefect, because most of the lord's affairs were handed over to the lord's management, so he indirectly managed the lord.

After understanding these things, Pang Xiaonan suddenly realized that His Majesty’s reward was a pie that fell from the sky, and the court had already considered it for you.

"Okay, I understand, you can go and do it."

"Mr. Marquis, I have another thing to confirm with you. The 100 female relatives who came with this time are all the personal belongings of the Marquis. Look, who will arrange for the bed to accompany you tonight? Will I bring them all for the adults to take a look?"

"You spare me, Manager He, I'm not interested in this. Besides, can I bear 100 women?"

Pang Xiaonan didn't want to become the short-lived emperors of ancient times.

"The Marquis doesn't know that these 100 female relatives are not all young and beautiful girls. Some old mothers are kitchen servants, sanitation and cleaning, etc. The ones who can accompany the bed are probably about half. About half of the female relatives range from fourteen to forty-four or five years old. If the Marquis likes someone, they can do it directly."

"I understand, but General Manager He, tell me why these women became slaves, and who were they before?"

"Mr. Marquis, these female relatives are from wealthy families in the capital. Some are poor families and have to sell themselves as slaves, while others are slaves from those wealthy families who have committed a crime were sold by their original owners. In short, these 100 female relatives of Marquis are not like those low-level slaves, but are basically well-educated."

"Oh, you think there are still ladies from wealthy families?"

"Yes, Marquis, and as far as I know, at least 20 of the female members who came this time were ladies of the nobles."
To be continued...