Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 431 Golden Nest Village Beneath Black Mountain

Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, Chu Chen did not linger and soon appeared before Chang Jibo and Chang Lu.

"Gentlemen, have you been waiting long?"

"You flatter us, sir. It is our honor to have the pleasure of waiting for you."

When Chang Jibo saw Chu Chen arrive, he immediately went to greet him and replied.

"Alright, everyone get in the car, let's go back to the county government!"

"Alright, sir, please go first." Chang Jibo tugged at Chang Lu and bowed to Chu Chen, gesturing for him to proceed.

On the way back, the two of them wisely refrained from mentioning the bandits.

Chu Chen simply answered one question at a time, introducing some things about Feng'an County.

The car drove at a leisurely pace, with Chu Chen observing his surroundings the entire way.

But after walking for a while, they didn't find a place more suitable for Ren Xiao and his group than the hill they had visited with Ximen Qingzheng the day before.

So he stopped worrying about it and sped off towards the county government office.

Inside the county government office, Zheng Wenkai, accompanied by several attendants, was working with Yi Zhengde on a map of the entire Feng'an County, sketching and planning some facilities.

After returning, Chu Chen did not go to find them, but instead went to Xia Mu's family's temporary residence.

Upon seeing Chu Chen arrive, Dong Xue quickly took his hand and said, "Young Master is back. You must be tired. Please rest!"

Chu Chen turned to look at the young girl in front of him: "Young Master is not that weak yet, go and brew some tea."

At this moment, Dongxue's parents and brother came to pay their respects to Chu Chen.

This made Chu Chen very uncomfortable. He thought to himself, "I just saved your whole family. It's not good for you to be so enthusiastic."

"Uncle, there's something I need to discuss with you."

"Please give me your orders, sir!"

"Alright, I have some news to tell you in advance. Yesterday, Brother Zhangfa and I went to see the hilltop of yours. Royal Horse Hill is about to be taken over."

"As you all know, if the royal family wants to take the people's land, they can only give it up unconditionally, but we don't know what kind of compensation they can give you."

"What I want to say is that your family's homestead is located at the foot of the mountain. Therefore, I would like you to move to Feng'an County. To show my sincerity, I will provide you with a house in Feng'an County and also find Brother Zhangfa a job in the county government. What do you think?"

After hearing this, the group had no further objections and immediately started talking about buying houses and finding jobs.

So she quickly said, "Master, we cannot accept such a favor without having done anything right. Although my two maids serve you in the capital, how can we possibly deserve such a great kindness?"

After saying that, the old man knelt down in front of Chu Chen.

In his heart, Master Chu had just saved his family, so how could he accept this favor again?

At this moment, Xia Mu and Dong Xue also knelt down: "Young Master, this... how can this be?"

"Alright, now that you two have followed me, you are my family. So, don't say such things again. Get up. This matter is settled."

After saying that, he picked up the walkie-talkie: "Old Qin, call Fang Yun here for me."

A moment later, Fang Yun appeared in the room: "My lord, what are your orders?"

“His name is Zhangfa, and he’s one of my men. Let’s arrange a job for him in the county government.”

"My lord, such a trivial matter requires no further instruction; it has already been arranged."

After listening, Chu Chen gave him an approving look: "Not bad. As for Chang Jibo and Chang Lu, let them continue to serve as well."

Fang Yun hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then finally said, "I will follow your arrangements, young master."

After seeing Fang Yun off, Chu Chen said to the Dongxue sisters, "The money you borrowed in the capital should be enough to buy a big house in Feng'an County, right? You don't need to pay it back."

When Xia Mu and Dong Xue heard the word "borrow," they immediately felt embarrassed.

"We thank you, young master. We sisters have no way to repay your great kindness. We will stay by your side for the rest of our lives and be your servants."

Chu Chen thought to himself, "Grow up a bit," but he didn't say anything. He just waved his hand and strode out of the room.

As for what Zheng Wenkai and his group do, it has nothing to do with me, and I won't interfere.

The task at hand is to settle those bandits down.

Chu Chen's idea was to locate the first coal mining site near the Xia Mu sisters' home.

So, the village that I arranged will become my eyes and ears after I leave.

As for how they would live, he had already figured it out: they would be coal miners.

With current technology and speed, such a large mountain would probably take at least ten years to mine completely.

In about ten years, coal will eventually become something that everyone can afford.

Early the next morning, Chu Chen drove towards the foot of Feng'an Mountain. After picking up Ren Xiao and Wang Baniang at the foot of the mountain, they quickly arrived at the foot of the black stone mountain.

Ren Xiao and Wang Baniang were both riding in a car for the first time, and as soon as they got off the car, they threw up all the two steamed buns they had eaten that morning.

"Young master, your iron carriage is indeed good, but... ugh."

Chu Chen lit a cigarette and said casually, "Is this what you call bandits?"

After the two of them calmed down, Chu Chen pointed to a clearing at the foot of the mountain and said.

"Do you two think this place can become a village and settle your three hundred people?"

Ren Xiao and Wang Baniang glanced around after listening.

“Young master, the terrain is more than enough, and there is a stream with plenty of water.”

"But...how are we supposed to survive here?"

Hearing his doubts, Chu Chen thought to himself that it was only natural; he couldn't let three hundred people starve.

Then he gave them a reassuring look: "Don't worry about survival. Soon, the royal family will come to excavate the black stones here. You will be the excavators and will receive some money every month. You will have no problem making a living and can be quite wealthy."

"Before the black stones are excavated, the royal family will rebuild Feng'an County. When the royal family recruits workers, you will be able to find work for them."

Upon hearing Chu Chen's words, the two immediately calmed down.

I never expected that the young master in front of me would have arranged everything so perfectly. What is his purpose in doing this?

Seeing Ren Xiao's questioning gaze, Chu Chen didn't try to hide anything.

“I know what you want to ask. What you need to do is secretly monitor the monthly output of this black stone and then report it to me.”

"Young master, is it really that simple?"

“That’s right, it’s that simple. Alright, after you go back today, quickly disperse the people and bring them here. I have already made arrangements for the owner of that house, so you can stay here for the time being.”

"After you arrive, build the houses as quickly as possible, and call this place Golden Nest Village."

After Chu Chen finished giving his instructions, Ren Xiao and Wang Baniang said they would do it immediately.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Chen drove the two of them back to the foot of the mountain.