Chapter 126 Xinhuajiabao Planning

"Kai'er, this is the Lu family craftsman from Linzi City. After investigation, they have given a new design for the expansion of Huajiabao. Take a look!" Hua Zijie said, and an old craftsman who looked to be in his 60s took out several drawings and placed them in front of Hua Kai.

"Master Hua, according to your requirements, Huajiabao will be completely renovated. The inner village will all meet the requirements of the family, and the planning of each area of ​​the outer village will also be redesigned. Take a look at this preliminary design plan." The old craftsman took out a general map and said to Hua Kai.

Hua Kai saw the topographic map of the entire Huajiabao. The outer village wall, outer village, inner village wall, inner village, and main courtyard were clearly marked, and all the architectural designs in the village were clear at a glance.

"The new inner village of Huajiabao will be changed into five parts. The first part of the main courtyard will be converted into a 4-entry family main courtyard. The main house consists of 4 large pavilions, 8 large side courtyards, and two courtyard pavilions..."

This professional is different. All the plans are clear at a glance. The area of ​​the main courtyard has not increased much, but the utilization rate of all land has been significantly improved. Huakai's main house was converted into a four-story pavilion. Many guest rooms and maids and servants are mainly pavilions. There are conference halls, ancestral halls, study rooms, etc. If the entire main courtyard is built, it can accommodate more than 500 people.

Next is the courtyard around the main courtyard. These are where several uncles and grandfathers live. The total area is similar to the main courtyard, and they all have independent gardens. It is not a problem to accommodate more than 800 people.

The remaining third part of the villagers' residential area has more than 300 courtyards, occupying more than half of the area of ​​Huajiabao's inner village. Each courtyard has trees and pavilions, and some shops are marked in the middle, so that life in the inner village will become more comfortable and convenient.

The fourth area is the workshop area, which has not changed much. The fifth area is the Huajia warehouse area, which is adjacent to the workshop area.

In this way, the maximum population of Huajiabao's inner village will reach more than 3,000 people. The entire building is mainly made of wood, and the inner village wall will also be renovated, with a height of more than 6 meters.

The area of ​​the outer village commercial area has been expanded by more than double, and many buildings have become three-story or higher wooden buildings. The book house has become a five-story pavilion style. Even if hundreds of people enter, it will not become crowded. This is a special sign of the commercial area, which Hua Kai specifically requested.

The Lingtian area and the martial arts training ground remain unchanged. The village school is adjacent to the martial arts training ground and the Lingtian. All buildings meet the standards of the county academy. There are more than 10 independent courtyards and more than 30 teaching areas, which are enough for hundreds of teachers and thousands of students.

"These are the basic designs. These drawings are the designs of the pavilions in each area. If there is anything wrong, the head of the Hua family can point it out at any time, and I will correct it now." The craftsman was the chief engineer of the expansion of Huajiabao this time. He said to Hua Kai.

"They are all very good. The greening of the village should also be designed in. The residential area next to the commercial area is a bit small. It should be changed to a small courtyard scale for thousands of people. The defense of the city wall is still not strong enough. It should be directly increased to 10 meters high. The city wall is all built with stone. In addition, a city defense rest area and a city wall material storage area can be designed here." Hua Kai pointed to the drawings and put forward his own opinions. In this way, Huajiabao is completely built as a small city. "In this case, the budget will have to be increased a little bit. It will cost about 35,000 gold. The total project will take at least 3 years to complete. The initial capital investment will be at least 7,000 gold." The craftsman said to Hua Kai while making modifications according to Hua Kai's requirements. "It still takes a long time. Can it be faster? Can the inner and outer villages start construction together?" Hua Kai asked. "This will require more manpower, and the cost will be several hundred more gold..."

"Then it's settled. Master, you can gather the craftsmen tomorrow. I will give you 7,000 gold in time. The Hua family will first pay the master half of the design and construction costs. We will calculate the total project cost at 400 gold. Uncle San, you will go to the housekeeper to get 200 gold for the master. Our village project must start as soon as possible." Hua Kai decided directly.

This year, Hua Zihuan will go with the caravan to do business, and the family will rely on the housekeeper Hua Fu to take charge. If the reconstruction of Huajiabao can be completed according to the plan, then its status in Guangxian will not be worse than building a mansion belonging to the Hua family in the city. Moreover, the commercial area of ​​Huajiabao is increasingly attractive to the people of the county because of its food characteristics. In the future, part of the prosperity of Guangxian City will definitely be divided by Huajiabao.

Hua Kai now has sufficient funds, and the housekeeper Hua Fu helps Hua Kai manage the family accounts. Because of the prosperity of the commercial district, the income of "Hua's Paper" and the bookstore has been booming recently. The funds in the hands of the housekeeper Huafu have exceeded 6,000 gold. After Hua Kai found him, he gave him another 10,000 taels of gold and a purple gold coin. In this way, even if he cannot go home for a year, the construction of Huajiabao will not stop.

After handing over 20,000 taels of gold to the housekeeper Huafu, Hua Kai still has more than 20,000 gold in his hands. With the elixir to sell, the Hua family is no longer short of funds. Now what Hua Kai has to do is to use the funds to increase the family's strength and influence as much as possible.

On February 15, the army of Guang County slowly drove out of the city gate. The total number of troops sent out by the entire Guang County reached 3,500, of which more than 1,500 were the main combat soldiers who could go to the battlefield. For a county, it can be said to be very powerful.

In the morning, Hua Kai and all the villagers of Huajiabao stood on their own city wall to see off the Guangxian team. He saw Hua Zichen and ten members of the Hua family in the front of the Han family's main force. When they passed by the official road outside Huajiabao, they waved to Hua Kai and others on the city wall. It is unknown how long this war will last, and how many of the more than 3,500 people will be able to return to Guangxian safely in the end.

With the Lu family craftsmen in charge, many craftsmen from Linzi City came to Huajiabao one after another in the morning. Most of these craftsmen were sitting in carriages with their families. The most troublesome part of building pavilions is carving. Before the reconstruction of the village started, these craftsmen responsible for carving had already arrived. The Hua family was preparing various qualities of wood according to the other party's requirements. Reconstructing houses is a big deal for any family. This time, the Hua family will send hundreds of members to participate in the construction of each room in the village.

At noon, many ordinary people from Guangxian came to Huajiabao to find work. These poor people who have no family or village to take them in can only play their role at this time!

The Hua family released the news of the village reconstruction, and many people ventured to Huajiabao from places outside Guangxian. This time the project is large in volume. If they can work for more than a year, maybe they will have the money to settle in the city or a big village.

After everything was arranged, Hua Kai checked the family's luck value of 310 points. He entered the [Family Secret Space] again to forge a [Golden Silk Soft Armor]. In the past ten days, I will forge [Golden Silk Soft Armor] as long as the family's luck value exceeds 300 points. The Hua family members who went on the expedition took away ten [Golden Silk Soft Armor]. Hua Kai wanted to give as many family members as possible [Golden Silk Soft Armor] when the caravan left. This soft armor belongs to the fifth-grade protective gear, and it is more useful than the fourth-grade heavy armor when worn on the body.

Outside the city, the Huang, Geng, Chen, and Yue families have taken away the goods needed for the merchants along with the carriages. They also raised money to buy a few horses from the Hua family. Hua Xing carefully explained to the families the matters to pay attention to when they were merchants, and he completely regarded the four families as his own affiliated families.

Finally, he had time to go to the school and give the children an ideological education class. Hua Kai had been busy with the family's spring affairs for so many days and rarely came to the school. However, he checked the loyalty of all the students in the school, and basically they were over 60 points. Some of those over 13 years old were over 70 points.

Halfway through the class, Hua Xuan came to the classroom and told Hua Kai that many scholars and students had come from Linzi City and were in the village commercial district bookstore, led by Confucian masters.

Hua Kai had to leave the school again and came to the commercial district bookstore. He saw that these students were all disciples of aristocratic families over 18 years old. Most of them were wearing brocade clothes and jade pendants with qualifications above B-. They already had the title of students or students. They were obviously from Jixia Academy.

As the highest institution of learning in Qi State, Jixia Academy was also vaguely the best institution of learning in the world. Many giants and even saints from various families had come out of it. The appearance of "Hua's Paper" must have been the first to be taken seriously, but Hua Kai didn't expect so many people to come this time.

Most of those students were from aristocratic families. They thought they were extraordinary and followed the rules in the Hua family. When they came to the book house, they were attracted by the various books inside. Especially when they saw Hua Kai's works, many people couldn't put down the books they picked up.

Some people outside the book house saw Hua Kai coming and made way for him. Inside the book house, they heard that the author of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the head of the Hua family, had come. Everyone put down their hands and watched Hua Kai walk in from the outside.

"You are the head of the Hua family, the creator of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the great Hua Kai, right?" said a scholar who looked over 40 years old.

Hua Kai could write such a long and great work as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so it was natural for him to be called a great master. All the scholars in the book house saluted Hua Kai when they heard this. Although they didn't believe that the young man in front of them, who looked only 14 or 15 years old, could write such a wonderful work.

"Hello everyone! "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written in my spare time, and I don't deserve the title of a great master. Is this gentleman a scholar from the Jixia Academy?" Hua Kai saw that the oldest scholar was a Confucian master, so he saluted and said.

"I am Du Ruhui, a teacher at Jixia Academy. Hua Kai's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been passed to Jixia Academy, and many great scholars have already read it. Today, I saw that the author of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is so young. When Hua Kai enters Jixia Academy, it will only take time for him to become a great scholar..."

"Master Du, you are too kind. How can Hua Kai's knowledge be regarded by everyone!" Hua Kai did not dare to let the other party finish his words, as this would bring hatred to him.

Du Ruhui also nodded gently. This Hua Kai was able to write such a masterpiece as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". He was indeed extraordinary. His speech and behavior were no worse than those of some princes of big families.

"I've been reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms recently, and there are some questions that I can't figure out. I wonder if Master Hua can answer them?"

When Hua Kai heard Du Ruhui say this, he knew that he was going to test his knowledge and confirm whether he was really the original author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He invited more than 20 people from Jixia Academy into the main courtyard and asked the maids to serve tea. If he could satisfy these scholars today, the Hua family's 'Hua Paper' would be recognized by the world, which was related to the future development of the Hua family and its relationship with many aristocratic families.