Shenyang City was not large, really. If one used the smallest residential quarter in Chang'an as a reference, Shenyang City was only about the size of four such quarters.
The surrounding areas were open plains, some cultivated by the common folk for farming, but most were concentrated to the west and south of the city.
Fang Er set his sights on the north of the city.
There lay a vast expanse of wasteland, suitable for building a new urban district.
Having decided, he pointed his finger to the northern location.
This is it!
Next, he would trouble Prefect Liu to post a notice in the city, calling for able-bodied laborers, as many as possible.
Each person would receive twenty copper coins a day, and those willing to work should report to Fang's manor.
Oh, and two meals of dry food daily!
The dry food mentioned here did not solely refer to rice.
Steamed rice, flatbreads, steamed buns, and other items without soup were all considered dry food.
Very well, this subordinate will arrange it immediately.
Liu Dacheng readily agreed.
With the matters settled, Fang Er would need to return and finalize the detailed plans, then hand them over to his subordinates for supervision and execution.
After leaving the Prefect's manor, Fang Er headed directly back to his Shenyang County Duke's mansion.
Chai Yue and Xiao Qing were already waiting at the entrance.
Seeing Fang Er alight from the carriage, Chai Yue stepped forward.
Did your lord's trip go smoothly?
Hahahahaha, smoothly, smoother than it could possibly be, come, let's go home!
Fang Er smiled, took Chai Yue's hand, and walked towards the mansion.
Chai Yue was accustomed to Fang Er's behavior, which outsiders might consider lewd.
Welcome home, Master!
Xiao Qing and the others stood at the main gate, lined up in two rows, performing deep courtesies to Fang Er in unison.
That's enough, that's enough, all of you, return to your quarters.
Holding Chai Yue's hand and accompanied by the maids, they walked through the courtyard filled with lumber and arrived at the back courtyard.
Damn Big Horn, he seems to have grown even sturdier in just a few days.
Fang Er looked on with a hint of envy: What have you all been feeding him?
Every day, Yue'er feeds him three eggs, a piece of fatty meat the size of a palm and a finger thick, three catties of roasted beans, and dried sweet potato vines.
Hmm, is that all? Has Yue'er made him too thin?
Chai Yue actually began counting on her fingers. After finishing, she looked at Fang Er with concern.
My lord treats Big Horn like a treasure and wants to improve the sheep breed, to make all sheep in the Great Tang grow this large, so if he's made him thin, will my lord be angry?
Fang Er patted his forehead after hearing this.
My lord means that you've been feeding him too well; from now on, tell him to lay off the meat.
But Yue'er sees that he enjoys eating it so much.
Chai Yue looked at Fang Er in confusion, isn't eating well even better?
This fellow is a sheep, he eats grass. While he can eat meat, eating too much can cause problems.
Fang Er could only explain patiently.
Oh, alright, then from now on, we won't feed Big Horn meat anymore.
Chai Yue nodded.
Ram Big Horn, looking at this detestable biped in front of him, it's him, he must be lusting after his precious things again!
He took two steps back, then suddenly charged towards Fang Er, but the chain pulled him back with a clang, causing him to stumble.
This time, Fang Er was not angry. He looked at Big Horn with a playful smile.
Big Horn, get ready to enjoy yourself. Your Duke has brought back a whole group of wives for you this time, so you'd better show some spirit, okay?
Hahahahaha!
After playfully teasing Big Horn for a while, Xiao Qing and the others had prepared the bathing water. He returned to the room and took a refreshing bath.
After changing into dry clothes, he sat in the courtyard, enjoying the massages from Xiao Qing and Xing'er, and recounted his experiences in the Khitan tribe to Chai Yue.
When she heard that Fang Er had brought back three thousand ewes this time, Chai Yue was startled.
Does this count as getting three thousand concubines for Big Horn?
Thinking about Big Horn's future life, Chai Yue decided to give him two more eggs every day.
Big Horn lay on the ground, foam around his mouth, ruminating while staring at Fang Er, completely unaware of how terrible his future days would become.
In the evening, lying in bed and looking at Chai Yue who had already fallen soundly asleep, Fang Er opened his system panel.
He hadn't used his May redemption chances yet, and they would refresh in two more days.
Items: 20
Refreshable Chances: 3
A quick glance at the current items revealed common items found in military surplus stores.
Military boots, military overcoats, military watches, walkie-talkies, entrenching tools, camouflage uniforms, and so on.
And this time, what could be unlocked was walkie-talkies!
Besides walkie-talkies, military overcoats and military watches could also be unlocked with one more redemption.
After redeeming, he switched to the open mall to check the specifications of the walkie-talkies.
One hundred per box!
Fang Er couldn't help but exclaim: Nice!
A walkie-talkie only cost two taels of silver. Although the solar power bank hadn't been unlocked yet, they were affordable enough to be used as disposable items!
Suppressing his excitement, he clicked the yellowish-brown button.
Refresh.
Fang Er: ........
Another adult toy store!
And there was an item that could be unlocked: Durex.
Damn it, selling this in the Great Tang, are they sure they're not mistaken?
He could only redeem it first and store it away, in case it could be useful someday?
He had heard that these things had a wide range of uses!
Refresh again.
Jin Zhengda's premium fattening feed.
Sows with many offspring.
Veterinary dilators.
Ear tags.
Ear tag pliers.
Veterinary syringes.
And so on.
Tsk, tsk, the system once again showed its thoughtfulness. Putting aside other items, just the ear tags and ear tag pliers would be of great use to Fang Er now.
These could be used to make marks on the sheep's ears.
Like earrings, they could be hung on them.
By writing the father and mother of each sheep on the ear tag, one could clearly understand its lineage, thus preventing the drawbacks of inbreeding.
With this, the 98 rams in the space could be released at an opportune moment.
After three redemptions, he clicked the final refresh button.
The screen changed, and the items displayed became those from a toy store.
Jihu Alpha S
BYD e6
Geely Englon TX4
Haval H9
Hongqi L5
And ten items on the entire page, all remote-controlled cars.
Flipping to the next page, it turned into drones!
Unlike cars, drones seemed to be a DJI special event, with all sorts of models, all of the DJI brand.
There were multi-rotor drones, fixed-wing drones, and remote-controlled helicopters.
Fang Er: System, can I have a kiss?
He could barely contain his excitement.
For others, these might just be toys.
But for him, they could definitely serve as a reference!
Once one understood one, one could understand all. Using these drone models, it wouldn't be impossible to build a real aircraft.
Tomorrow, he would call that brat Li Tai over. Isn't he always thinking about traveling the world? He'd give him a task first: to disassemble the drones and draw out the blueprints!
Hiahiahiahiahia~~~
Using blueprints drawn from disassembled toys as a reference would absolutely save him a lot of effort.
Thinking of this, Fang Er chuckled.
But the next moment, he couldn't suppress his laughter.
Zzzz~~~~
A strong electric current instantly surged through his body, and his hair stood on end.
Fang Er opened his mouth, and a puff of white smoke emerged.
System: Ten thousand points for electricity deducted! Wasn't my kiss fragrant?
Fang Er: ...........
Damn it, I was careless!
If I want to kiss, I'll kiss Xiao Yue.
His numb body sat up, and he planted a kiss on Chai Yue, then contentedly lay down and closed his eyes.