Unlimited Food Plan

When Du Changqiu asked, Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu were taken aback for a moment, and they glanced at each other hastily, obviously they didn't expect Du Changqiu to react like this.

These six-room personnel are not like Huang Dianli, but are public officials. They have only studied some books, but have no academic achievements, so they are staff in the government office, not state staff.

Moreover, the sixth room can be replaced with the coming and going of the county magistrate, which sounds very precarious.

But that is the case, but the problem is, the system stipulates death, but when it is implemented, people are alive. Naturally, the east wind will overwhelm the west wind, or the west wind will overwhelm the east wind.

Although Liufang is humble,? But in fact, every shilling and pawn? has to entertain the staff of Liufang when they go to the place.

It’s not for anything else, it’s because the staff of the six rooms don’t need to be transferred, they are deeply familiar with everything in the local area, and they have a layered network of relationships. If a person who has studied hard for 20 years suddenly leaves the local area, there is no management Experience, in this place, it's not just what the powerful personnel of Liufang say.

If they encounter a county magistrate with a slightly weaker personality, the people in Liufang can even take away the real power of the county magistrate, directly offering people good food and drink, sharing the spoils on the ground, and then sending them away when the time comes.

The former Lord Wang said that he attached great importance to the official house and the household house. It is better to say that Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu gained power, and Lord Wang had to rely on them, rely on each other, and work together with them.

Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu have been operating in Huarong County for three to 40 years. They sent away three county magistrates and made a lot of money. .

This also led to their arrogance at the beginning, they could completely ignore Du Changqiu's actions, just sit at home and drink, waiting for this naive little son of a rich family to beg them after hitting a wall. Adults can bow their heads to them, and they can discuss with each other about anything.

They didn't expect that they laughed, drank and ate meat at home, but in less than a month, salt really came out of the well water on the mountain, and Li Zandian from the workshop actually went to the city to find a butcher to kill pigs and buy meat!

And not only the salt, but even the fire comes out of the fire well.

What does this represent?

This means that this is basically a costless transaction!

All you need to do is to catch up with the whole family of the five hundred strong men on the mountain and directly turn them into salt households. Basically, it is like flowing water of white money that can flow into the house by itself.

Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu discussed all night last night, thinking about how to use both soft and hard tactics to dig out this job from the poor workshop and put it in their pockets.

But I didn't expect that when I went up the mountain, I even flattered the horses, and even the cows who followed Mr. Xie boasted. How wise and powerful they are, they are of extraordinary background. According to past experience, even people who have opinions on them, stretch out their hands People who don't make smiles should soften up now.

However, Mr. Xiao Xie always had a smile on his face, looking soft and easy to bully, but he never let go, and kept haggling with them, and the conversation didn't get to the point.

That's fine, when they finally said their purpose directly, with an expression of willingness to do their best, I felt that I had done all the work, but I saw Master Xiao Xie's smile faded, Immediately lose face.

Both Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu were stunned for a rare moment. The two of them could do nothing else. If they were said to be the second best way to coax people and steal money by doing things, they could indeed rank first.

Generally speaking, there is nothing to say about the personalities of the two of them, but for Shangguan, they are really easy to use, and that is enough.

They didn't expect that at such a young age, Mr. Xie actually looked like he was not allowed to enter the country. How could this be a person who was sent down after just finishing the exam? It felt like he had been in the officialdom for 20 years. Hob meat.

He was grinning, but he couldn't be controlled in the slightest when he was advancing and retreating, and he didn't have the problem of a literati being lofty and thin-skinned. Transition perfectly interprets what it means to turn your face like a book.

"My lord, forgive me, the two of us have absolutely no intention of interfering with your lord's actions!" Although they were shocked in their hearts, Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu were not slow to react. After a little shock, they immediately reacted and pleaded guilty , said repeatedly, "Here, the two low-ranking officials just want to share the worries of the adults, and have no other intentions."

"Oh? Do you really want to share my worries?" Du Changqiu looked at the expressions of the two old fritters, and he knew what they were thinking. The anger on his face disappeared instantly, and he immediately smiled sincerely, turning his face again. Shocked two old fritters.

Du Changqiu said very enthusiastically: "I really have something to do, and I need the two of you to share my worries."

If Du Changqiu's younger brothers and sisters, or colleagues in the same group, or even professors were present, they would know that once Du Changqiu smiled sincerely at someone he didn't like, the other party had better be careful.

But both Zhao and Chen didn't know, and they thought Mr. Xie really had some good job waiting for them, their eyes lit up immediately, and they said repeatedly: "Your Excellency, just say, I will go through fire and water for a humble job!"

"Okay!" Du Changqiu applauded loudly, grabbed the two of them immediately, and said repeatedly, "I like people like you who are motivated and capable of execution the most."

The faces of the two praised each other brightly, and Du Changqiu immediately said: "Zhao Lishu, I need you to sort out all the current situations of all the scholars in the county over the years and tell me, remember, very detailed ones; Prepare for me the list of all the big households and non-members, family members, relatives, etc. As for the Chen household book, I need you to check the rice grain in the warehouse and all the current household bank for me. Then sort out all the treasury and silver in the household room, and I will check everything before spring begins."

"Ah? My lord, this, this matter is very complicated, I'm afraid it will be a while..." Zhao Lishu is an old fritter, and he was startled when he heard this request. It seemed that his matter was simpler than Chen Hushu, but he always felt that After he finished tidying up, there was still a huge trouble waiting for him.

Zhao Lishu was terrified, and Chen Hushu didn't give in. Maybe Huang Dianli didn't understand what was going on in the treasury, but Chen Hushu knew it too well. More than half of the treasury money in there was sent to pay taxes. Of course, this part of Chen Hushu did not dare to falsify, but it is reasonable to say that there are nearly 2000 taels of silver in the warehouse, which will be used to replenish the arsenal, county roads, and city walls in the coming year.

As well as alternative spring seeds and the like, it is equivalent to saying that this is a small treasury in the county government, which can be allocated for use in any event, can be used to build and maintain public facilities, and can also be used for disaster relief in winter and so on.

But the money is still on the books, but in private, it is actually less than a hundred taels.

Lord Wang left suddenly, and for the next three or four months, there was no supervision at all. Although Huang Dianli tried his best to support other things, he also needed money to support his family, and his masters and staff also needed salaries, so at that time Huang The pawns were in charge, so they moved Ku Yin to pay wages.

But the problem is that when Huang Dianli opened the warehouse, he couldn't close it. After discussing with Chen Hushu and Zhao Lishu, they quickly set up a name and put the money on the account.

"I don't need you to do it so fast. It's just that the salt has already been produced. After I finish building the house on the mountain, I will naturally go back to the county government. When I return to the county government in the spring, I will definitely have to take stock of these things from the beginning. You can report to me at that time." Du Changqiu said with a smile.

Xie Yong'an's appearance was like an orchid orchid and a jade tree, and he looked like a banished immortal. Chen Hushu and Zhao Lishu looked at each other, and they both saw confusion in each other's eyes.

The two went up the mountain, discussing a lot of ways to deal with this young county magistrate.As a result, the meeting took less than a cup of tea, and the two of them were caught off guard and hurried back.

"Thank you sir, it doesn't look easy to deal with." On the way back, Zhao Lishu was silent for a long time before speaking to Chen Hushu.

"Whatever he does, as long as we can't get hold of us, we should be more careful and just get through his days." Chen Hushu is not a fool either, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered to Zhao Lishu answer.

If it was said that at first, he wanted to take advantage of Mr. Xiao Xie and seize the source of income from cooking salt, but now the two of them have no intentions?In the past two months, of the two of them, one had to go back and collect information on all the talented scholars and old officials who had returned home, and the other had to find a way to check all the accounts so that no major mistakes were found.

It's all troublesome and useless work, forget it, the most important thing is that Mr. Xie really can't see through it. At the beginning, when he came, the old man with a serious face and always said he wanted to work for the welfare of the people of Huarong County Confucian scholars, Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu have met; when they come, let them arrange to clean up the dust, eat and drink, the first person to visit Baihualou, Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu also personally received them.

Regardless of whether they are upright people or unrestrained people, the two of them will naturally match their preferences, quickly grasp their weaknesses, and then defeat them one by one, and soon people will regard the two of them as the most capable subordinates.

This time in the first round, it seemed to hit a snag.

But the strange thing is that it is really hard to understand whether this is a soft nail or a hard nail.If it is a hard nail, a good county magistrate, and it is not a small household with no background. I am afraid that they will move their minds, so naturally they can check the accounts or open the warehouse as soon as they come.

In fact, in order to deal with it, Chen Hushu had already settled the account, and there was absolutely no problem.

But the problem is, Mr. Xie didn't check at all. After walking around the city for a few laps, he took people up the mountain directly, and all the money he spent was his own money.

But when the two of them went up the mountain to try to take over here, they suddenly said that they would let Cha Kuyin.

If it is a soft nail, you have to follow up with a few tacit words and point them a little bit.That is, if it is done, we still have to use their meaning.

But the problem is that Mr. Xie just said half of what he said, without giving any word, and drove the two of them down the mountain.

This really puzzled Zhao and Chen.

"Let's make things more beautiful first. It's spring, and Chunzhi and Xiaoman are 15 years old. I'll send them away at that time." Zhao Lishu closed his eyes, fat like Maitreya Buddha, thought for a long time, quietly explain.

"Ah?" Chen Hushu said with some embarrassment, "Brother Zhao, Chunzhi and Xiaoman are indeed beautiful, but Mr. Xie... I'm afraid they are not good enough."

Chen Hushu's words were all euphemisms. In this world, it is really impossible to find a woman who can stand with Mr. Xie and is not inferior.

To put it bluntly, if the Peony girl from Baihualou stood with Mr. Xie, I'm afraid that the reputation of the oiran would have to be given up on the spot.

"Nothing, just send it in, just be a servant to open the room." Zhao Lishu's thoughts are very clear, looking at a man who is no matter how noble and ethereal, he is also lustful. It's not for being a nobleman's wife and concubine, you don't need a status, it's good to be favored.

It's like the goddaughter who was sent out before gave birth to an old man for Mr. Wang. Because of this old man, Zhao Lishu made tens of thousands of taels of silver back and forth. Never give up easily.

If he is really favored and pregnant, a man can't help the pillow wind. When the salt field can be obtained, he will be able to rest easy for the rest of his life.

It's only the first round of defeat, and it's not uncommon for a new master to take office in previous years, and it's far from the time when he was in a mess.

It has to be said that Zhao Lishu's confident state quickly helped Chen Hushu calm down. He thought about it, and it was mainly because of the more than 2000 taels of silver that he was greedy for ink, which made him feel guilty.

As a matter of fact, his accounts are neat and orderly. To be honest, everyone in this yamen has benefited from it. No one.

Thinking of this, the two calmed down, each thinking about their own plans, and went down the mountain together.

"My lord, I, I am very good at calculating accounts. I can't study well. I have been familiar with the subject of arithmetic since I was a child. I have learned "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and "Zhoubi Suanjing"..." But on the mountain, Qian Gongshu saw Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu went up the mountain, and although they left without a cup of tea, Mr. Xie did not change anything after that, and he still took him to calculate a residential plan nearby.

But Qian Gongshu himself was worried in his heart. He was most afraid of Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu. He entered the workshop with great difficulty since he was a teenager, and started with his old boss and his teacher Zhou Laogongshu. The workshop has always been the foot-wiping cloth for the officials' room and the ceremony room.

No kidding, just go to the yamen every day, and when the workshop meets other people, they have to obediently let them pass first.

This is the life of the workshop, and it is no wonder that when Qian Gongshu saw the bosses of the two workshops, he was always restless, until he couldn't hold it back, and finally changed his mind that he didn't dare to fight in the past, and confessed to Du Changqiu. Come on your own merits.

Qian Gongshu really didn't want to leave here, not because of the profit from boiling salt, but staying here, he felt his presence, everything was so meaningful, and he could learn countless good things.

Master Xie's casual words are enough for him to benefit a lot, and he can figure out a lot of new things.

Qian Gongshu liked the present day very much, and he didn't want to be driven away by the officials and ceremonies.

"That's right, if you study engineering, you must learn mathematics. Mathematics hides the universe and the ultimate answer." Du Changqiu was talking to Qian Gongshu about the later planning of this salt cooking town. He was immersed in his own thoughts, At first, I didn't find out why Qian Gongshu suddenly said this to him, so I answered casually.

But after answering, he saw that Qian Gongshu's neck was completely red, and he looked very embarrassed. Du Changqiu was taken aback for a moment, and finally understood why Qian Gongshu suddenly brought up this topic.

He smiled and said: "The Ministry of Industry watched over the construction of this place. Later, the Ministry of Industry has to improve the equipment and watch the craftsmen build this place. You must watch over here."

"My lord..." Qian Gongshu finally struggled to say these boastful words. He was so embarrassed that he didn't dare to look at people, but he didn't expect that Mr. Xie would actually give him an answer like a promise, and he raised his head in shock. Looking at Du Changqiu, tears of excitement almost came out.

He held back for a long while, unable to speak, and only choked out a sentence: "My lord, the humble job must live up to the entrustment, and you must do it well!"

In the words of my daughter-in-law Qiaoniang, she can’t stop babbling when she gets home, and if she can talk to her for half an hour, she can’t fart with half a stick when she goes out.

But Qian Youwei didn't care about Qian Gongshu any more. He did suffer a lot because of this habit in the past, but at this moment, Qian Gongshu no longer felt ashamed.He felt that the things he encountered before were not because of his inability to speak, but because no one appreciated his personality of being absorbed in work before.

For example, Mr. Xie is a person who works hard, so he appreciates him!

Qian Gongshu's heart was full of excitement and spontaneous pride, as well as his deep gratitude to Mr. Xie, and even the excitement of dying for his confidant, which made him want to beat chicken blood for the next whole day In the same way, at night, they boiled salt on the stove, took the paper Du Changqiu gave them, and dipped in ink to draw a little bit of a new town design.

This small town was originally conceived by Du Changqiu. Huarong is a large county. It is said to be a county seat, but its area is actually larger than that of several cities in later generations. The location of the county seat is actually very problematic.

Logically speaking, the location of the city is best to advance, attack, retreat, or defend, but Huarong is more like taking on the mission of the forefront of the conflict between the entire Guangyuan County and the border mountains. The mountain is where the tribes gathered in the mountains. In the past years, there were many conflicts and frictions, and many lives were lost.

The location of the city is very important, and each has its own mission. After a year, the north will start to be chaotic, and the entire Central Plains will be caught in flames of war. Du Changqiu is in Huarong. If he doesn't want to be attacked, the location of Huarong County is really confusing.

But it also has its own advantages, that is, it is remote enough, and if a fight really happens, the Central Plains will be a mess, and you are not afraid of the army coming in. Just climbing over the mountains is troublesome enough.

Just need to be vigilant about the conflicts between the tribes in the mountain and the common people to avoid fire in the inner room.

Du Changqiu has also made some mental preparations for this. Not only does he plan to move some voluntary workers to Boyan, but he also plans to land directly to make this town develop. He even stationed troops in the early stage, just to prevent Neighboring tribes attacked here for the salt.

He explained this idea to Qian Gongshu in detail, Qian Gongshu worked hard all night, and quickly drew a new design.

"How long do you need?" Du Changqiu saw the design drawing, which was very freehand in the style of Chinese painting, but it was still very clear with the explanation. After Du Changqiu understood it, he immediately asked.

"If we recruit more labor, the construction of roads for transporting salt and the border defense of this small town will add up to thousands of people working non-stop for about half a year." Qian Gongshu has big dark circles under his eyes, but he is in good spirits. Du Changqiu As soon as he asked, he immediately eloquently said, "But the cost is very high. If you want to achieve the wind and rain that you said a few days ago, my lord, it will cost 20 shi just for the glutinous rice, which is enough to build this wall." .”

When Du Changqiu heard this, he immediately realized that the most important construction method of Daye at this time was glutinous rice as the main material to increase the viscosity. When building walls or houses, glutinous rice porridge was boiled on the spot, and then the mortar was stirred, and then made on the spot. use.

This method is actually very powerful, because glutinous rice is very viscous, rich in 100% amylopectin, which makes it very flexible, and reacts with lime. After absorbing carbon dioxide, the glutinous rice mortar will become hard calcium carbonate. High calcium carbonate plus flexible amylopectin makes the buildings weatherproof, and it is normal for hundreds of years to remain unchanged.

Its corrosion resistance and toughness even far surpass that of cement.

But the problem is that this glutinous rice mortar also has a very huge side effect, that is, the cost is too high. The output of glutinous rice is now only two or three stones per mu in Daye, which is a little less than the output of ordinary rice. Adding up all the glutinous rice in the entire Huarong, I can't even make up the amount of glutinous rice used to build the town wall.

"No, you can't use glutinous rice mortar." Du Changqiu understood immediately after thinking about it, and immediately rejected the option of glutinous rice mortar.

"Then use brick walls and mud embryos?" Qian Gongshu also felt that the county government's finances could not afford this, and he didn't know how much salt could be sold, so naturally he couldn't make big strides first.

Just thinking of this, Qian Gongshu became worried again, and said: "But the inventory in the brick kiln is almost enough to repair the house, and now the bricklayers are working overtime every day, I'm afraid it won't be enough. , if you still want to continue to contribute to the city wall, I'm afraid that if you die, you won't be able to keep up with the speed of this use."

"Then expand the enrollment." Du Changqiu pondered for a moment, probably already had an idea in his mind.

"How can these craftsmen know how to teach others their skills?" Qian Gongshu felt that Mr. Xie was from a family in Jian'an, and he didn't know much about the people's livelihood, so he quickly explained.

Du Changqiu didn't know, he knew best that these craftsmen were unwilling to teach other people's skills, which is understandable, after all, there is a saying that "teach apprentices to starve to death master", in an era of limited resources, teaching others skills is for oneself It's an extremely risky thing.

"It's okay, I'll tell them." Du Changqiu is not afraid of this kind of thing. In fact, the green bricks that are popular today need time to train apprentices because they need to be fired and the temperature controlled.

The blue bricks are beautiful and strong, and they can adjust the temperature well. Therefore, the buildings are not only beautiful but also very comfortable to live in. It is warm in winter and cool in summer.

But the problem is that if the output cannot keep up, then there is no need to blindly pursue this kind of extreme good-looking and easy-to-use. The slightly inferior red brick is obviously more suitable for the huge demand of this era.

Moreover, if the master craftsmen are unwilling to teach these skills, Du Changqiu can train a group of people himself if he is in a hurry.

Qian Gongshu's expression was hesitant to speak. He had dealt with craftsmen all the year round, and basically all the craftsmen in the county were managed by him, so Qian Gongshu knew the temperament of these craftsmen best.

"Leave the matter to Li Zan, come with me later, and go meet with the masters of the brick kiln to see how to solve this matter." Du Changqiu could see that Qian Gongshu wanted to persuade him, but he knew it well and stopped him. Whatever Qian Gongshu wanted to say, he directly settled the matter.

Qian Gongshu had no choice but to go over and explain the matter.

After a short while between the two, Du Changqiu and Zhao Bao'er confessed their good news, and then they rode Fanxing and Qian Gongshu rode a horse, without taking anyone else, they went directly down the mountain to the brick kiln.

"What are you doing? There are [-]% of the bricks in this batch!" In the brick kiln, the master was chasing his useless grandson madly with a pipe bag, beating the young man so loudly, screaming while running. Shout, "Grandpa, lord, stop beating, ah! It hurts!"

"Master, as long as this brick can be used, you don't care what color it is, whether it looks good or not! Red, green and half bricks can be used, it is fine if it can be used or not!" The young man looked at fifteen or sixteen years old. Long in stature and long in arms, as nimble as a monkey, he was chased and beaten by his master directly to the old pear tree in the yard, and he uttered nonsense to the people below.

The angry old man pointed at him with trembling fingers and cursed: "You have the ability to come down for me! You burned [-]% of the bricks, you unfilial son! Why did my grandson's house produce such a sloppy thing like you? You can't even pinch it, come down for me!"

"I don't, the little scholar next door said it all, and the small stick will accept the big stick and go away! Master, I am filial. After all, you are angry now and want to break me, and you will feel bad when the time comes!" The kid, Ba Shushang, was still squabbling with his grandfather, and almost made the old grandson turn over in anger.

As soon as Du Changqiu entered the door and heard this, he couldn't help but find it funny, so he burst out laughing.

The old grandson couldn't catch his grandson, and when he heard people laughing, he immediately turned around as if he had been stabbed in the lungs and scolded: "Who the hell is laughing?!"

As soon as he turned his head, he saw a young man from Zhilan Yushu standing in front of the wooden door. The world was bleak. He was wearing a big cloak of squirrel fur. He was thin and thin, and his skin was as cold as snow.

The brick kiln is at the foot of the mountain, very desolate, and there are only a dozen of them working around. If it weren't for the familiar Qian Gongshu standing beside the young man, Old Sun almost thought that he was going west soon, so he would only read it. Goblin to the mountains.

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