From Chief to Ball

After laughing for a while, he said again: "Even if I let them use this road, how much can they transport? How far is it from their mountain to this side? They didn't prepare the sledge, bark ropes in advance, how long will it take if they are all ready? They dug and transported as much as they used to, but now it’s snowing and it’s harder to dig, so they can’t transport much.”

"Not only sold them well, but also made Jixia feel that I have no selfish intentions in thinking about the city. In fact, they still shipped half as much as me in the Chinese New Year. Not only can't say anything about me, but I have to thank me."

"Do it quickly, I'll invite them right away. Don't talk nonsense when you eat later, just keep the wine warm, and don't say everything I just said. One more thing, the thing has been done, so don't talk about it They are mean, they taunt me on weekdays, you just don’t hear them, and you are not allowed to taunt them. What’s the use of talking? Didn’t you see what you did in the end?”

"Maybe I'll be in charge of them in the next year. That's more interesting than ridiculing [-] sentences."

Only then did the woman understand, she was very happy, and quickly got some more wine to warm up, and put a cloak on the man.

I found a big radish from the corner and cut it open, got some grease and twine to make a small lantern that is not afraid of being blown out by the wind, picked it up on the wood and handed it to the man, watching the little light shining through the radish go away.

When people from all over the place gathered in the room, the woman was really as well-behaved as Ji Yun said, she kept warming the wine and hot soup, called her uncle and brother according to Xia Cheng's generation, and even took out the food she couldn't bear to eat. A jar of candied peaches sealed with wax, which is a rarity in winter, and every family gave out such a jar.

The faces of all the people who came here were not very good-looking. The woman poured wine, and Ji Yun held it up and said, "I am the youngest here, my brothers, I have been busy these days, and I have never invited you to drink. There is a happy event today. A few days ago A few more big fish were sent out from the sky, and I just invite everyone to come and taste it."

A few people couldn't say anything, so they raised their bowls and took a sip. Finally, someone couldn't help but said, "Ji Yun, how much ore did you transport today? You invited us here today to make fun of our stupidity?"

Ji Yun laughed and said, "How dare I? I invited you brothers here today to discuss this matter. Now that it's snowing, you brothers can use this road to transport the ore to the river."

When the man heard it, his face turned red, and the rest of the people were very excited. They had gathered together to discuss with Ji Yun, but they never thought that Ji Yun would speak first before he opened his mouth.

Ji Yun sighed and said, "When I built this road before, I thought everyone would use it together. But the rule of our Xiacheng is to do it first and talk later, and I didn't discuss it with everyone."

"Besides, it's not certain whether it will snow or not. If it doesn't snow, the road will be built in vain, and there are no cars. Besides, even if it snows, where the road repairs are in our five mines, there will definitely be a lot of work. Arguing, everyone wants to cultivate closer, but the brotherhood will be annoyed when the time comes."

"In addition, Jixia set the amount for the year before. What if the transportation department comes before the snow falls? Thank you very much for my road, otherwise how would I dare to repair it? It's broken Jixia How can I take care of such a big event?"

"I must respect you for this bowl. Although Jixia didn't take it away years ago, if it weren't for you, I would have been punished."

He stood up and paid respects one by one. Everyone had bright faces and believed his words. This matter is indeed risky and they don't want to take it. Another thing is that if the five families work together to build roads, it doesn't matter where they are. There will indeed be conflicts.

After drinking the wine, Ji Yun blushed and sighed, "You also know that I was a tax collector before and did something wrong. You haven't done anything wrong, unlike me. After the repair of this road, It’s snowing, and it’s indeed faster than carrying it, but what if it’s not as fast as carrying it? I thought, anyway, I made a mistake, and I simply broke the can, but you can’t have such a mistake.”

Everyone hastily thanked Ji Yun again, and Ji Yun waved his hand and said, "My brothers are all old people from Xiacheng, why are you thanking me? I also made thirty more sets of sledges, not too many and not enough, but none of you made any of them. , the family will share some with you. Those who are close to my road will get less, and those who are far away will get more."

"Ji Xia entrusted us with such a big task, we have to do it well and dig more ore. Why should we divide each other? What Ji Xia wants is our mine with 500 people, not a family. From now on we will We have to figure out how to make more and faster together.”

The few people sitting around were a little embarrassed when they thought of the judgment they had made on Ji Yun when they were drinking, and saw that Ji Yun's drunken eyes seemed extremely depressed, and they all understood Ji Yun's previous flattering behavior: After all, Ji Yun made a mistake, and he and himself It's not the same, even if I don't say it, I'm afraid there are still difficulties.

I thought that Ji Yun would not let them use this road this time, but Ji Yun not only offered to offer them, but also lent them [-] sets of sledges, which really helped them a lot. At this time, everyone was very convinced After drinking too much, someone actually mentioned what he said before, repeatedly saying that Ji Yun was regarded as a villain at that time.

Ji Yun didn't care, knocked on the bowl as if he was drunk and said, "Hey, it's all over, what is this? When I was in Xiacheng, whenever I wanted to learn the rules, I would be taken to the square and let me What do you mean by not being allowed to hurt the public and private interests? At most, you have to explain it more than a dozen times a month. You are used to it, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

"Early tomorrow morning, you guys will come and pull the sledge away. This road is not my Ji Yun's road, but our Xiacheng's road, so the people of Xiacheng can walk naturally!"

The crowd was even more convinced, and they praised it again and again. After the bustling midnight, when everyone left, Ji Yun asked the woman to light the oil lamp.

"Go to bed first, I'll write something."

He rubbed his face with snow, and by the dim oil lamp, he took out the wooden slips with a brush that Chen Jian had given him, and carefully wrote some things in the handwriting that he had practiced hard these days.

The general meaning is: "Jixia, I built the road before, and I used a sledge to transport ore while it was snowing. I can transport 60 to [-] catties a day without getting tired."

"I think the wheels are expensive, and they need to be exchanged for corn grains, so they can't be distributed to the mines. The miners recite them too slowly, and they are already exhausted by carrying them five or six times a day."

"Just when I couldn't think of a solution, I thought of Jixia's method when he was logging in the copper mine. He cut down more trees in summer and used the snow track to slide down the mountain in winter. I have always kept this wisdom in my heart, and I am also doing it now. It was this kind of intelligence that made me think of a way."

"It's cold in winter, it's not easy to dig, and it's impossible to wash ore. But it's snowing heavily, so it can be transported."

"It's warm in spring and summer, and it's easy to dig, ore-processing and washing, but the road is too far without vehicles and you have to rely on people's backs."

"I think the smelting department hasn't transported away the ore yet, so what we accumulated years ago should be enough for next winter. From next year, we will dig more in spring and summer, pile it up on the roadside, and wash it in autumn."

"In winter, when it snows and is cold, wears a lot of clothes, and the ground is hard, we stop digging and transport the ore excavated in spring and summer to the river with sledges. This way the miners will not be tired, and it will definitely be easier than before. It can also save a lot of miners.”

He crookedly expressed the above meaning with scarce words, and wrote his own name at the end. A few days later, when the ship from Yucheng arrived to deliver food, Ji Yun wrapped the wooden slip and asked someone to bring it to Chen Jian.

After waiting for a long time, there was no reply from Chen Jian. After half a month, a few Xiacheng people walked around the mine a few times and went back without asking any more questions.

Ji Yun's face was extremely calm, but his heart was full of anxiety, but the wooden slip was like a stone falling into the sea, and there was no news.

I wondered if it was lost by someone, should I write another copy?

After more than half a month of hesitation, the river was frozen. When the New Year was about to come, the people from the transportation department came to the mine and transported away the first batch of iron ore.

As soon as the person in charge of the sledge transportation of the cattle and horses arrived here, he found Ji Yun first, his face was full of joy, the two had known each other in Xiacheng, and after a few words of pleasantries, the man said: "Ji Yun, let me tell you something. Great news, the smelting workshop in Yucheng is finally going to be set on fire."

Ji Yun rubbed his hands and smiled, "That's good, why is it so long? Three or four months?"

"Hey, how long has it been? You don't even know how many things happened in Yucheng. This time you go back and you will be shocked, and I won't recognize you."

Ji Yun clenched his fist fiercely and asked in surprise, "Go back?"

"Didn't you go back? Someone will take care of the affairs here for you tomorrow, and you will go back to Yucheng after handing over. Now you are very famous! Your name and the wooden slip you wrote have become texts." , the children of the leaders of all cities have learned it, tsk tsk, you are still the best. Those who have entered the book will be famous forever."

Ji Yun sat down on the ground, breathing heavily, and hurriedly said, "Give me a hand. Is it true?"

The man pulled him up, patted the snow on his body with a smile and said, "Is it still fake? Here, you can see for yourself."

A tube of wooden slips was handed over, which was copied by him. The only change was that the part praising Chen Jian in the middle was gone, and everything else was there. There were interpretations and comments at the back of the wooden slips. I recognize it, but I can see that it is Chen Jian's handwriting, and there are three big good characters at the end.

"Jixia asked you to go back this time, one is to tell those people how you came up with this method; the other is that the people from the Planning and Statistics Department want to calculate how much food and population you have saved us, and exchange them for rewards from Tao Bei. You; the third is that your rank of honor is about to rise, and your official rank will also be promoted, so I want you to go back to attend lectures."

"Listen to the class?"

"That's right. Officials above the fifth class must attend the lectures. Ji Xia teaches them personally. Nowadays, few people are qualified to attend."

Ji Yun only felt that it was a little dark in front of his eyes, and his heart was pounding. The wooden slip was not lost, but it was really sent right!Now that there is a shortage of people, it is easy to climb up by yourself. After three or five years, it may be difficult to climb up again. This step has finally been taken, and I am qualified to attend that kind of class.

The man thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Ji Xia asked me to tell you something. Say... you can correct your mistakes if you know your mistakes, but Ji Yun is not confused about major issues. Praise you. Especially praise you for repairing the road for others Using this road together, saying that you have finally distinguished between public and private, is more useful than 1 promises to admit your mistakes."

Ji Yun chanted the words of praise for himself, "Don't be confused about big things", and he was relieved. This time, he stood in the right place and walked on the right path. Save the useless.

"Don't be dazed, I know you're happy. I just didn't eat, so I asked your woman to prepare some meals. You know the person who took care of it. They are all old people from our Xiacheng. Let's talk about things while having a drink together. Come back with me tomorrow."

"By the way, your woman was recruited to the dyeing and spinning department, because your woman can't read much, so she can only work in the dyeing and spinning department, and there is a shortage of people. I asked you if you would like to, and Ji Xia said that you will be rewarded with your current rank. Women don't have to work, they can do whatever they want."

Only then did Ji Yun wake up, and hurriedly said: "What can I do if I don't work? Ji Xia hates women who depend on others for support. I am a woman who is not lazy. Now is the time when the city was first built. make an effort."

He hastily made a decision for the woman, looking in the direction of the city, his heart was also full of expectations.

In the past three or four months, what happened in the city?What has become of the city?How do those weird workshops work?What will happen to my own destiny?

Chapter 99 A Mess

The change began when Chen Jian returned to Yucheng from the mine more than three months ago.

Thousands of threads are in chaos, this is the true portrayal of Shanjiao Island at that time.