Chapter 2102 The First Base!

Bi Chengcai's eyes began to light up. Indeed, if he had a hundred excellent works, who would dare to say that his poems were plagiarized?

Even if he only releases one song a month, it would be enough for him to use for eight years.

Moreover, if one uses poetry well, even ten thousand taels of silver is but a drop in the ocean.

"Okay, deal!!"

"Go back and get the silver, land deeds, and slave deeds. I'll go and copy down the poems for you. See you in a bit."

"it is good."

Bi Chengcai turned and left, and after he left, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

“If I bring guards to a refugee, the poems will be mine, and I won’t have to pay any price.”

"Wouldn't it be a bit unfair to do this? After all, if he really has a hundred excellent poems, we should befriend him. He might even have more."

"But what if one day he jumps out and accuses me of plagiarism? How am I supposed to respond? No, I have a hundred poems, how can he accuse me of plagiarism? No, he can publish them in advance..."

……

Bi Cheng was walking home, but his mind was filled with many thoughts. He knew very well what might happen next.

To kill or not to kill?!

These thoughts raced through Bi Chengcai's mind.

A refugee died in Beiwang City, and no one noticed.

But Lin Tianhao's strength and poetic talent are clearly not those of ordinary people. If there is any mistake, then it's all over.

Lin Tianhao himself did not go in person. He let Xiao Linzi handle the transaction while he secretly observed. He would only show himself after confirming that there were no problems.

Although his physique is already quite remarkable thanks to the Beast God's body.

However, if Bi Chengcai disregards martial ethics and brings dozens of men, it will still be difficult for him to contend with them given his current strength.

As for the matter of Bi Chengcai's manor, it was naturally something Xiao Linzi found out about.

There are only a few wealthy and powerful people in Beiwang City, and you can learn about their ins and outs with just a little contact.

……

The transaction has begun.

To Lin Tianhao's surprise, Bi Chengcai didn't try anything else; he gave him all the silver notes and the manor.

Bi Chengcai's manor outside the city is connected to a mountain range, the well-known Northern Mang Mountains. If he wants to develop his own power, the best way is definitely to start with mountain bandits and then start stockpiling grain.

The estate provided him with a perfect place to conceal his identity, and with a certain amount of capital, he was able to recruit refugees and build his own army.

The next day, early in the morning.

Lin Tianhao arrived at the manor without incident.

Xiao Linzi's eyes lit up when he saw the huge manor.

"Godfather, you're amazing! You were a refugee before, and now you own your own manor and servants."

"Mo Qiyun, the captain of the guards at Shanyu Manor, pays his respects to the manor lord."

Lin Tianhao's lips curled up as he looked at the burly guard captain in front of him, who had a long sword at his waist. Behind him were nineteen other equally strong guard leaders.

"Okay, from now on call me Master Lin," Lin Tianhao said.

"Yes." Mo Qiyun nodded.

"Take me around the village."

"it is good."

Mo Qiyun spoke concisely and to the point, without any unnecessary words, as if this was how a guard should be.

Because the estate is backed by the Northern Mang Mountains, its area is larger than Lin Tianhao had expected.

Some fields have been cultivated in the direction connecting to the Northern Wilderness Mountains, which is why this manor has three hundred servants.

This saved Lin Tianhao a lot of trouble, because in this era, farmland was a treasure.

In particular, after Lin Tianhao took over this area, there are still crops in the prefecture, which means that it won't be long before there will be grain production.

"How many people can this grain feed?" Lin Tianhao asked.

"Based on the normal daily food rations for servants, it is no problem to feed five or six thousand people."

"The extra grain was taken away by Young Master Bi, but he still left us some grain, enough for us to eat for two months."

Lin Tianhao nodded slightly. This Bi Cheng was quite capable. Even if he took all the grain away, Lin Tianhao had no reason to say anything.

"How long have you been with Bi Chengcai?" Lin Tianhao asked.

"It's been three years. Back then, we were all refugees. We were promoted to guards by Young Master Bi because we had some strength."

Lin Tianhao nodded. "Now the estate is mine, and you are mine too. Do you have any thoughts?"

Mo Qiyun bowed deeply and said:

"In this world, being able to eat your fill is a blessing. As long as you can eat your fill, it doesn't matter who you work for."

Lin Tianhao nodded slightly and said with a smile:

"What you said is true. If you follow me closely, things will be different."

……

In the following period, Lin Tianhao did not rush to recruit soldiers and horses, but simply had some more fields reclaimed.

With the Beimang Mountains as its backdrop, it is entirely possible to continue cultivating the land in the mountains.

However, in Mo Qiyun's words, there are wild animals in the mountains, and if the land is over-cultivated, wild animals will come.

As a result, wild boars occasionally visit the land they are now cultivating, and they dare not raise livestock, otherwise even bears and tigers will be attracted.

However, this was an unexpected surprise for Lin Tianhao. Wild boars were a good prospect; if they could be raised in large numbers, the profits would be very high.

the next few months.

Lin Tianhao is making steady progress, and at the same time, he is also researching ways to make money.

This place is called the Great Yu Dynasty. Common resources like salt and minerals are controlled by the imperial court, so it's impossible for him to make money through such means.

However, Lin Tianhao also has a business he wants to do, which is... glass and wine.

Glass is not found in Beiwangcheng, but it was available in Dayu, though in extremely limited quantities, making mass production impossible.

Besides.

Lin Tianhao also discovered a way to make money.

Print the books!

Movable type printing!!

This kind of thing doesn't exist here; he could easily make money by printing books.

As far as Lin Tianhao knew, having a book handwritten by a scholar was not cheap, and if there were many copies, it would be an even bigger problem.

of course.

Movable type printing is a great invention, but if it's only used to print books for others, it's a bit of a waste.

Therefore, Lin Tianhao copied down some classic literary works and novels based on his memory, so that they could be sold in bulk later.

However, the brewing business has already begun.

Moreover, it was a collaboration with Bi Chengcai.

Although Bi Chengcai looks a bit dim-witted, he is actually quite clever. He is now an agent for the Drunken Immortal product created by Lin Tianhao and participates in the profit sharing.

The reason Lin Tianhao recruited Bi Cheng was because he knew that the Bi family's background was not that of ordinary merchants; they also had connections in the province.

Thanks to this connection, Bi Cheng was able to promote Zui Tian Xian relatively easily.