"Kai 'er, these are the craftsmen from the Lu family from Linzi City. After some investigation, they've come up with a new design for the expansion of Fort Wah Ka. Take a look!"
As Hua Zijie spoke, an old craftsman who looked to be in his sixties took out a few blueprints and placed them in front of Hua Kai.
"Hua Jiazhu, according to your request, we've completely renovated Fort Wah Ka. The inner village has met the aristocratic family's requirements, and the outer village has been redesigned. Take a look. This is the preliminary design plan." The old craftsman took out a general map and showed it to Hua Kai.
Hua Kai looked at the topographic map of the entire Fort Wah Ka. The outer village wall, outer village, inner village wall, inner village, and main courtyard were all clearly marked. All the architectural designs in the village could be seen at a glance.
"The new Fort Wah Ka's inner village will be changed into five parts.
The first part of the main courtyard will be changed into a four-way aristocratic family's main courtyard. The main house will consist of four large pavilions, eight large side courtyards, two courtyards … "
This profession was different. All the plans were clear at a glance. The area of the main courtyard did not increase by much, but the land utilization rate was significantly increased.
Hua Kai's main house was changed into a four-story pavilion. Many guest rooms, maids, and Household Servant lived in the pavilion. There were meeting rooms, ancestral halls, and study rooms. If the entire main courtyard was completed, it could accommodate more than 500 people.
Next were the courtyards around the main courtyard. These were the residences of several uncles and grandfathers. The total area was similar to the main courtyard, and they all had their own independent gardens. It was not a problem to accommodate more than 800 people.
The third part of the village was the residential area. There were more than 300 courtyards, occupying more than half of the inner village of Fort Wah Ka. There were trees, pavilions, and scenic spots in each courtyard. Some shops were also marked in the middle. This way, life in the inner village would be more comfortable and convenient.
The fourth area was the workshop area. There were not many changes. The fifth area was the Hua family's warehouse area, which was close to the workshop area.
In this way, the maximum residential population in the inner village of Fort Wah Ka would reach more than 3,000 people. The entire building would be mainly made of wood. The inner village wall would also be remodeled and raised to a height of more than six meters.
The commercial area of the outer village had more than doubled. Many buildings had become wooden buildings with more than three floors. Among them, the study room had become a five-story pavilion. Even if hundreds of people entered, it would not become crowded. This was the special symbol of the commercial area, which Hua Kai had specially requested.
The spiritual fields and martial arts field were still the same. The village school, martial arts field, and spiritual fields were next to each other. All the buildings had reached the standard of a county academy. There were more than ten independent courtyards and more than thirty teaching areas, enough for a hundred teachers and a thousand students.
"This is the basic design. These drawings are the design of the pavilions in each area. If there is anything wrong, Hua Jiazhu can point it out at any time. I will correct it now," the foreman, who was in charge of the general project of Fort Wah Ka this time, said to Hua Kai.
"It's all very good. Even the greening of the village has to be included. The residential area next to the commercial area is a little small. Change it to the size of a small courtyard for a thousand people. The defensive strength of the city wall is still not enough. Directly raise it to a height of ten meters. The city wall will be made of stone. In addition, we can design a city defense rest area and a snow storage area for the city wall materials."
Hua Kai pointed at the drawings and gave his opinion. In this way, Fort Wah Ka would be completely built as a small city.
"In this case, the budget will have to be increased a little. It will cost about 35000 gold. It will take at least three years for the general project to be completed. The initial capital investment will need at least 7,000 gold," the foreman said to Hua Kai as he modified the drawings according to Hua Kai's requirements.
"It's still a little long. Can it be faster? Can we start the construction of the inner and outer village at the same time?" Hua Kai asked.
"This way, we will need more manpower and the cost will be a few hundred more gold …"
"Then it's settled. Master, you can gather the craftsmen tomorrow. I will provide the 7,000 gold in time. The Hua family will pay half of the design and construction fees first. We will calculate 1% of the total construction cost as 400 gold. Third Uncle, you can go to the housekeeper's office to get 200 gold for the master. The construction of our village must begin as soon as possible," Hua Kai said decisively.
This year, Hua Zihuan was traveling with the caravan, so the family would have to rely on Butler Wal-mart to take care of things. If the reconstruction of Fort Wah Ka could be completed according to the plan, its status in Guang County would not be any worse than building a mansion that belonged to the Hua family in the city. Moreover, Fort Wah Ka's commercial district was becoming more and more attractive to the people in the county due to its unique food. In the future, a part of Guang County's prosperity would definitely be taken away by Fort Wah Ka.
Hua Kai had sufficient funds now, so Butler Wal-mart helped Hua Kai manage the family's accounts.
Due to the prosperity of the commercial district, the income of Hua's Paper and Study Room had been booming recently. Butler Wal-mart already had more than 6,000 gold. After Hua Kai found him, he gave him another 10,000 gold taels and a purple gold coin. This way, even if he could not return home for a year, the construction of Fort Wah Ka would not stop.
After handing over 20,000 gold taels to Butler Wal-mart, Hua Kai still had more than 20,000 gold taels. With the pills to sell, the Hua family did not lack funds. What Hua Kai wanted to do now was to increase the family's strength and influence as much as possible.
On the 15th day of the second lunar month, Guang County's army slowly marched out of the city gates. The total number of soldiers in Guang County had reached 3,500. Among them, there were more than 1,500 soldiers who could fight on the battlefield. For a county, it could be said to be very powerful.
In the morning, Hua Kai and all the villagers of Fort Wah Ka stood on the city wall to send off the Guang County army. He saw Hua Zichen and ten other Hua family members in the front of the main force of the Han family. They waved to Hua Kai and the rest on the city wall as they passed by the road outside Fort Wah Ka. It was unknown how long this war would last and how many of these 3,500 people would be able to return to Guang County safely.
With the Lu family's craftsmen in charge, many craftsmen from Linzi City arrived at Fort Wah Ka one after another in the morning. Most of these craftsmen were sitting in horse carriages with their families. The most troublesome part of building a pavilion was the carving. Before the renovation of the village had even started, these craftsmen who were in charge of carving had already arrived. The Hua family had already prepared various types of wood according to the other party's request. Renovation of a house was a big matter for any family. This time, the Hua family would send a few hundred members to participate in the renovation of the various rooms in the village.
In the afternoon, there were many commoners from Guang County who came to Fort Wah Ka to look for work. These poor people who did not have any family or village to shelter them could only play their role at this time!
The Hua family released the news of the renovation of the village and many people from outside Guang County took the risk to come to Fort Wah Ka.
The amount of work this time was huge. If they could work for more than a year, perhaps they would have enough money to move to the city or a large village to settle down.
After everything was arranged, Hua Kai checked his family's luck and checked his family's luck for 310 points. He once again entered the Family's Secret Realm to forge a [Golden Silk Soft Armor]. For the next ten days or so, as long as his family's luck exceeded 300 points, he would forge a [Golden Silk Soft Armor]. The members of the Hua family had taken ten pieces of [Golden Silk Soft Armor] with them. Hua Kai wanted to let as many of his family members wear the [Golden Silk Soft Armor] before the caravan left. This soft armor was a Tier 5 defensive equipment and was more useful than a Tier 4 heavy armor.
Outside the city, the Huang, Geng, Chen, and Yue families had already taken away all the goods and carriages needed for the caravan. They had also raised money to buy a few horses from the Hua family. Hua Xing seriously explained to them the things they needed to take note of while traveling as a caravan. He had completely treated the four families as his subordinate family clans.
It was not easy for him to have time to go to school to teach the children a lesson. For the past few days, Hua Kai had been busy with the family's matters and rarely came to school. However, he checked the loyalty of all the students in the school. Basically, all of them had more than 60 points. Some of the students who were over 13 years old had more than 70 points.
Halfway through the lesson, Hua Xuan came to the classroom and told Hua Kai that many scholars and students had come from Linzi City. They were in the study room in the business district of the village and were led by a Confucian scholar.
Hua Kai had no choice but to leave the school and go to the study room in the business district. He saw that these students were all above 18 years old. They were dressed in embroidered clothes and had jade pendants. Their aptitudes were mostly above B-. They already had the title of 'student' or 'student'. It was obvious that they were from Jixia Academy.
Jixia Academy was the top academy in Qi and was also the top academy in the world. There were many influential people and even saints from the various families. The appearance of 'Hua Kai' was definitely the first thing they paid attention to. However, Hua Kai did not expect so many people to come this time.
Most of these students were from aristocratic families and thought that they were extraordinary. They also followed the rules in the Hua family. When they came to the study room, they were attracted by the various books inside. Especially when they saw Hua Kai's novel, many of them picked up the book and could not put it down.
When the people outside the study room saw Hua Kai, they all made way for him.
When the people in the study room heard that the author of 'Three Kingdoms' and the head of the Hua family was here, they all put down the novel in their hands and watched as Hua Kai walked in.
"You are the head of the Hua family, the author of 'Three Kingdoms' and a great novelist, Hua Kai, right?" said a scholar who looked over 40 years old.
It was natural for Hua Kai to be able to write such a huge novel like 'Three Kingdoms'.
When all the scholars in the study room heard this, they also bowed to Hua Kai.
They did not believe that this young man in front of them, who looked only 14 or 15 years old, could write such a wonderful novel.
"Greetings, everyone!
'Three Kingdoms' was written in my spare time, so I don't deserve to be addressed as such.
Sir, are you a teacher from Jixia Academy? "Hua Kai saw that the oldest scholar was a great Confucian scholar and bowed.
"I am a teacher from Jixia Academy, Du Ruhui. Great Master Hua's' Three Kingdoms' has been passed to Jixia Academy, and many big shots have already read it. Today, I see that the author of 'Three Kingdoms' is so young. After Great Master Hua enters Jixia Academy, it will only be a matter of time before you become a big shot …"
"Great Master Du, you flatter me. How can Hua Kai's little knowledge enter the eyes of everyone?" Hua Kai did not dare to let the other party finish speaking. Otherwise, he would be drawing hatred to himself.
Du Ruhui also nodded slightly. This Hua Kai was indeed extraordinary to be able to write such a huge novel like 'Three Kingdoms'. His speech and actions were not inferior to those of the heirs of the aristocratic families.
"I have been reading 'Three Kingdoms' recently, and there are some questions that I can't figure out. I wonder if Great Master Hua can answer them?"
When Hua Kai heard Du Ruhui's words, he knew that he was going to test his knowledge and confirm whether he was really the author of 'Three Kingdoms'. He invited the 20-odd 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 family paper 'would be recognized by the world. This was related to the future development of the Hua family and their relationship with the aristocratic families.