It seems that I am still too full [travel]

The guards at the gate of the city kept driving refugees away and did not allow them to gather outside the county seat. These poor people could only leave and gather around the nearest village to the county seat. live here.Xie Shi came here with the threat of force given by Han Ji, and immediately attracted crowds of refugees. Frightened by the existence of Qi Qi and others, they did not dare to surround them, but there was a hint of expectation on their desperate and haggard faces.Not much, just a little, more for fear of greater disappointment.

At this time, Xie Shi's voice was not loud enough to spread too far, so Qi Qi repeated his words loudly twice.As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion among the refugees. Those refugees who were still hesitant to wait and see, fearing that they would be tricked into doing heavy work such as mining, knew that they had met a real benevolent person!

Generally speaking, the forces or powerful families that recruit refugees are all for the purpose of obtaining cheap labor to work for them. Naturally, they don't want to take in the elderly and children who can't do heavy work and spend rations.

When Xie Shi was taking in even the elderly and children, the refugees who fled from the famine felt much more at ease. At least it showed that this official Xie was a real kind person, and their future encounters would not be too bad, and they finally had the ability to survive. hope.

At this time, Xie Shi did not mention the special treatment for the elderly and children. Sometimes it is better to separate them and settle down first.Only when people have the hope of living, will they consider such extravagant things as etiquette, justice, integrity and shame, respecting the old and loving the young.

There were over a hundred of the first group of refugees who fled to Le County, men, women and children, and many of them were with their families. Fortunately, Xie Shi's farm was nearly [-] acres, and they could barely settle down.The Xie Family Farm is just outside the city, and the group of refugees now have hope of living. Even if their stomachs are empty and they haven't eaten rice for a few days, they even walk faster when they think they can settle down.

Huang Wu received the order, and has already made preparations with the farmers in the farm to accept this group of refugees.These people lived in the open air, hadn't showered for several months, and had countless lice and germs hidden on their bodies, so Xie Shi's first arrangement for these refugees was that everyone had to wash themselves clean first.In this season, there is no need to boil hot water, so men and women are separated and wash in different places.

After washing, the straw-like long hair is all cut short, and the lice are sifted through ten times with a fine-toothed comb. Children don't have so much trouble, just shave their heads bald, and it's cooler this season.

The rags and dirty clothes on these people's bodies can be reluctant to throw away, they can be put away by themselves, and each person will be given two sets of coarse linen clothes to wear first.Fortunately, it's the end of summer and early autumn, otherwise, if I change into cotton clothes, the expenditure will be huge.While the refugees were cleaning up their personal hygiene, Xie Shi came to the kitchen at the back of the farm. It was steaming inside, and several large pots of porridge had already been boiled. They were all cooked according to Xie Shi's instructions. Take the juice, add jujube and pork liver slices, and cook it with japonica rice to make peach kernel pork liver porridge.

The reason why Xie Shi gave this to the refugees for the first time was that they were afraid that they would hurt their spleen and stomach after being hungry for a long time. The refugees in New Clothes got big bowls of porridge with peach kernels and pork liver, and after they finished drinking, they each drank it down with a bowl of Wang Aji herbal tea.

Among the refugees, the woman whose maiden surname was Zhou who wanted to take her daughter away when she begged for thanks just now, on the way to escape from famine, her husband left his wife and daughter and went to find a way out by himself. Mother and daughter live on their own.Mrs. Zhou carefully took the bowl of porridge that had just been distributed, and fed it to the child in her arms.Although the child was too hungry to stand upright and could only be held and supported by his mother, he could still open his mouth to swallow the porridge.

Mrs. Zhou patted the child lovingly, and coaxed: "Ping, is the porridge hot?"

With two braids, the three-year-old child with a big head and a small body struggled to swallow the porridge, and stopped when he heard his mother's questioning, and said in a hoarse voice: "Mother, it tastes like medicine, but it is A Ping has had the best porridge ever, so you should too, Mom."

When the woman heard this, she held back the tears in her eyes and insisted on drinking her own bowl after feeding the child. Fortunately, Qi Qi and others were watching, and other strong refugees did not dare to snatch others' food.The white porridge is not runny, the surface is covered with a thick layer of porridge pulp, and after being pulled apart, there are thinly sliced ​​pork liver and a few rare red dates underneath.

Take a big mouthful and put it into your mouth. It is warm but not hot. The rice grains have been boiled until they are fully bloomed, almost turning into a rice paste, which melts in your mouth and slides into your throat. Pork liver is cheap, but it is a rare delicacy for the Zhou family who has not tasted meat for several months. A big cracked red date brings the only happiness and sweetness in suffering.As for the taste of the medicine the child mentioned, Mrs. Zhou also tasted it, and Mrs. Zhou, who has a little understanding of medicine, also tasted the taste of peach kernels and raw ground.

Thinking of the pharmacological properties of these two herbs, Zhou felt even more grateful to this good man Xie Dashan, who actually considered them so carefully. It seems that the mother and daughter really met a living Bodhisattva this time.I don't know if it's her own psychological effect, but Zhou always feels that after drinking this porridge, her strength will increase a little, and her stomach that is always aching will be relieved.

Seeing that most of the refugees had finished their porridge, Huang Wu beat the gong again, signaling them all to line up to get herbal tea.Some prudent people smelled the smell of traditional Chinese medicine in this dark thing, and they were drumming in their hearts. This medicine should not be taken indiscriminately. The bold men tentatively asked Huang Wu, who was serving the porridge, "Officer, what is this?" What is the black water for? Should we drink it even if we are not sick?"

Huang Wu was not impatient, and explained to him: "The herbal tea for you is the popular herbal tea in Fuzhou today. It clears away heat and detoxifies, prevents epidemics and nourishes qi. If you drink it in a bowl, you will be cured if you are sick. You people have traveled through mountains and rivers, wandered, and lost your blood to prepare it, and drink it at ease, after three days, you will be cured if you are sick." In order to prove that what he said is true, Huang Wu took a bowl and drank it himself Upside down.

The refugees who heard this quickly drank it up. These are all good things, and they all expressed their feelings. This Xie Daguan is really a kind person. He not only cares about food and clothing, but also worries about their illness. To such a philanthropist.

When the good man thanked him, he was staring at the pile of food in the back kitchen, wondering, "Is the money I gave enough for you to buy so much food?"

The cook in charge of cooking at the farm scratched his head, "I heard from Steward Huang that this is the grain delivered by the Han family this morning. My God, there is a full five hundred shi of white rice. The steward who transported the grain is also Said it was sent by someone from their master, and said it was to support your kind deed of the master!"

What is the concept of five hundred shi grains?An ordinary adult eats about five or six shi of rice every year, and five hundred shi of grain is enough for these refugees to last for a year!

Xie Shi stared at the mountainous pile of grain, shook his head suddenly, and smiled. Han Ji is really... It's hard not to like him.

The largest amount of food money is saved, and there is more space for the rest of Xie Shi to control.Now it is the tillering period of rice. It is necessary to keep an eye on the water level in the field, release water from the field, and fertilize the rice fields and make ear fertilizer according to Xie Shi's requirements. The arrival of these refugees can just share the huge workload.

However, the first main job of these refugees is not to farm, but to start infrastructure construction, first of all to build a place for themselves.The number of idle houses in the farm is very small, and it cannot completely accommodate the hundreds of new people. What's more, Xie Shi has a plan for a welfare home, so the infrastructure construction task is heavy.

There are so many people and they can't be crowded together, so the time to build a house is tight, and Xie Shi can only resort to cement.Building a house with cement is definitely faster and cheaper than a wooden house. You don’t need to wait for the wood to dry in the shade, and you don’t need to lay tiles. You can directly form the mold and pour the cement. After a few nights, you can harvest a bungalow.

Xie Shi has seen this kind of bungalow built directly with cement in order to save money in Lanxing Village. Although there is no steel bar, it is safe because it is only a cover layer, and bamboo bars are mixed into the cement soil to stabilize the floor and prevent cracking. Generally speaking, there is no problem.

Although the durability and earthquake resistance of the bungalows built in this way are definitely not good enough, but at this time, getting so many people to settle down is the top priority, and other considerations can only be sidelined.

Xie Shi still remembered that the method of making cement by the earth method is nothing more than grinding limestone and clay into flour, then calcining the clinker in a furnace, and then mixing it with the slag left over from ironmaking. It is probably these three that need to be paid attention to. However, for Xie Shi who is fully prepared to travel, this is not difficult. The difficulty lies in the materials, there is no shortage of limestone and clay, but the slag after iron smelting is not available everywhere.

After a full meal and a short rest, all the refugees were required to go to work in the fields. The young and strong laborers went to do the field work, while the children and the elderly were arranged to do some light work. Those who did not work would not be allowed to eat and would be driven out. Thank you. Let Huang Wu watch from time to time, let them rest at noon, don't make them really tired.

This kind of arrangement is not to squeeze these poor refugees, but to prevent them from thinking that Xie Shi is a good old man who is easy to bully, doing things without asking for anything in return, so as to avoid the idea of ​​being lazy and slippery.Huang Wu patted his chest, promising to do well.

Xie Shicai left temporarily with peace of mind, and found a big businessman, Cen Yu. Cen Yu had just returned from Fucheng, and he had already heard what Xie Shi had done, and he admired it in his heart. Not all rich and noble families with a lot of wealth are really willing to take money from their pockets. Most of the time, people who took out money to help the people were either forced by the government, or they were profitable. He had seen in his life that only two people were willing to do this kind of thing for free. One was his master, and the other was It's time to thank Shi, who obviously doesn't have enough pockets.

So when Cen Yu saw him, he couldn't help boasting, but he was embarrassed by Xie Shi who didn't think he was so kind. Fortunately, he quickly diverted his attention and asked Xie Shi how his situation was and what he lacked. , he immediately sent someone to send it over.

Xie Shi said: "There is no shortage of food and clothing for the time being, but I came to you today to ask for help in resettling refugees."

Cen Yu immediately said: "If you want to ask for help, you can just tell me what to do, if I can't do it, I have to find someone to do it for you."

Xie Shi told about his plan to make his own cement to build houses for the refugees, and asked him if he knew where there was a workshop for smelting iron ore, and he wanted to buy a large amount of iron slag.

Cen Yu looked serious, and asked him: "Is the cement that Tanwei said so miraculous? It is poured, and it can become a solid wall the next day?"

Xie Shi nodded earnestly. He is still convinced of this. Cement is a must-have item for time-travelers. Xie Shi will naturally not miss it. He also watched the documentary about how people made cement in the past. As long as the formula is the same, follow the steps he said Come do it, making simple cement is not difficult.

Cen Yu's expression was a little more serious than before, "Such a fetish, you just told me such a recipe, Xie Tanwei, Xie Tanwei, you are really... I don't even know what to say about you , I asked myself that I am not an upright person, are you not afraid that I will steal this recipe?"

Xie Shi smiled, "If you really do this, I will go and sue Han Ji Han Shanzhang, let him clean up the house." After getting along for so long, Xie Shi has already treated Han Jitong Academy's principals From the respectful and awe-inspiring attitude of several principals towards Han Ji, it can be inferred that the relationship between the two is definitely not just an ordinary workplace relationship between superiors and subordinates, and even has a sense of master and servant.

Cen Yu was so confused by these words that he couldn't hold back his serious expression just now, and he also smiled. He raised his thumbs up while thanking him, "This trick is so powerful, I, Cen, can't refute it!"

Xie Shifang was only joking, and he said seriously: "I believe in Gu'an's personality, and I don't need to say it. Gu'an's intelligence can also be inferred that the real great use of cement is not in building houses, but in fact cement is in building houses." The use of military transportation such as city walls and road paving is the country's great weapon, but that is why I came to ask you for help. Because as far as I am concerned, the only people who can be trusted are you and the head of the mountain."

Cen Yu was surprised: "Since this is the case, why has Tanwei never thought of dedicating this prescription to the imperial court?"

Xie Shi didn't answer this question immediately, he turned around, looked at the sky outside, with a pitiful indifference in his expression, "This building is about to collapse, if it's caused by the rot inside, then no amount of external repairs will be in vain. All I can do to help the evildoers is to do my best, with a clear conscience."

Cen Yu squinted at the noble and thin figure in the corridor, trying to suppress the shock and complicated emotions in his heart caused by his words at the moment.

The meaning revealed by Xie Shi's words was too shocking. For a while, both of them remained silent until Cen Yu skipped the topic and said, "Well, you don't have to worry about these things for making cement. I'll give you as much as you need soon. Send it."

Xie Shi was embarrassed to make people spend so much money. After all, he had to bear this matter himself. Just as he was about to decline, Cen Yu waved his hand and said, "Tan Wei doesn't need to refuse anymore. The head of the mountain has already sent an order to help you resettle the refugees. I heard that Qi Qi was also sent to you, so I have to perform well in front of the head of the mountain."

He paused, considered his words and said: "On the contrary, I have an unfeeling request, I hope Tanwei can consider it."

Xie Shi was puzzled and motioned to him: "Gu'an, please tell me."

"Since Tanwei has no intention of dedicating it to the government, then I wonder if there is any plan to jointly open this cement workshop with the Academy?" Cen Yu knew that his words were offensive, but after all, he couldn't resist the huge temptation brought by this cement fetish. If the weapon that benefits the country and the people can be obtained, wouldn't the Lord's great cause be even more powerful?

Xie Shi did not expect that Cen Yu actually wanted to do cement business, should he be called Cen Da businessman?Nothing that makes money can escape his eyes.Xie Shi has wronged Cen Yu this time, what he wants to do is not just to make money in business, but to have a big picture.

After Xie Shi lowered his eyebrows and pondered, he decided to nod in agreement.He has no ambition to dominate the industry, so this cement recipe is at most a money-making thing in his hands, and he has cooperated with the academy so much, it is completely credible. Xie Shi picked it up and threw it away.The two agreed as usual, Xie Shi would provide prescriptions and guides, the academy would take care of the rest, and both parties would share the profits, everyone was happy.

When Xie Shi went back, he was still thinking about it. He never expected that he would even make a business when he came here. Cen Gu'an is really smelling business opportunities, he can run faster than a dog.

After Xie Shi left, Cen Yu hurried to Meilinzhai and reported the matter to the Lord.

At this time, Han Ji was in the martial arts arena. Hearing this, he put down the spear in his hand and said seriously: "Let Qi Si send another hundred guards, and make sure that the cement formula is not spread."

Cen Yu bowed and said, "No, this subordinate can do it."

Cen Yu wanted to retreat, but his master told him: "Ah Shi is weak and not suitable for hard work. You should send more people to help him with the refugee matter."

Cen Yu whispered in his heart, this Xie Tanwei heard that he was indeed weak and sick in the past, and he was the "Wei Jie" in Le County as a whole, but now he seems to be much healthier, and he is like a normal man, not as the Lord said Weak, the Lord may have worried too much.

Even so, Cen Yu didn't dare to refute. He really sent some more subordinates as he said, and even packed himself to Xie's farm.

Cen Yu's speed was very fast, and it was easy for him, or for Han Ji's subordinates, to allocate this amount of supplies, so Xie Shi soon saw a steady stream of supplies being brought in, and even Cen Yu himself followed Come here, look at this posture, and plan to stay here permanently.

"That's right, this is a profitable business. I don't have to stare here. I just wait for the cement to come out. It's the first time I saw it. The head of the mountain asked me to bring you some people. If you have something to do, tell them to do it. Don't be tired yourself." Cen Yu said with a smile.

Just like what Cen Yu said, the people he brought soon connected with Huang Wu, and the group of people took over the work of the refugees, and Xie Shi, who had nothing to do, could only follow him. The craftsmen he brought made and mixed cement.

No one has ever seen cement before, and Xie Shi didn't use it on the wall immediately. Instead, after mixing the concrete mixture, he first set up wooden formwork on the dirt road leading to the farmland, and then paved a long section of concrete. For the [-]-meter cement road test, after compacting the surface, immediately cover the surface with straw bags and hemp chips, and send people to guard it to prevent people from stepping on it by mistake.

Qi Qi was also watching from the sidelines. He was looking forward to this thing called cement more than Cen Yu, and he knew its importance better. At this moment, he couldn't wait to ask: "Will it be done after waiting five hours like this?"

Xie Shi shook his head, "To be precise, it will start to dry after two hours. Generally speaking, it will completely condense after five hours. But to be conservative, let's wait a little longer. After all, this is the first experiment."

Qi Teng nodded, looking at the dusty road with piercing eyes, he decided that he would stay here tonight and keep a good watch on it.

So in the dead of night, when Xie Shi was chatting with the Kitchen God in his dream, he was awakened by the sound of knocking on the door vigorously. Seeing Qi Teng, who was covered in dew but extremely excited, said to him: "Young Master Xie, it's really solidified! It's so hard, I can cut it with a sword without hurting the slightest bit!"

Xie Shi was terrified: ...It's the middle of the night, are you polite?

Cen Yu, who also stayed at the farm next door tonight, opened the door with his disheveled hair, looked at the two of them, and threw the feather fan towards Qi Qi, "Qi Laosi, you don't sleep in the middle of the night to be a thief!"

Xie Shi, who had no choice but to be woken up in the middle of the night, had to tidy up his appearance, and went to the side of the concrete road for the experiment with the two of them to check the situation. It was indeed as Qi Teng said, that the cement road had completely solidified.

Among the three of them, Qi Teng, who was awake at night but the most energetic, said: "I stared at it all the time, and it was completely frozen two hours ago. After waiting for an hour, I tried to chop it a few times with my knife. It was found that the surface was not damaged at all."

Xie Shi said: "Then water it, it will have to be sprayed with water for the next few days to keep the surface moist, and take good care of it so it doesn't crack."

The experiment was successful. On the second day, Xie Shi asked people to start building the house with cement. Now Qi Qi, who is most interested in cement, volunteered to be a contractor. Xie Shi was naturally happy to have someone share it.

Early this morning, not all the refugees who had eaten the morning meal were assigned to do farm work on the ridges of the fields. The elderly, children and women continued to stay in the fields to do some auxiliary light work, while almost all the young and strong were called to an open space to start construction. house.

On the third day, a low-key carriage arrived at the Xie Family Farm, which is now in full swing. Wearing the iconic black robe, with indifferent eyes, it was Han Ji who was visiting privately in a micro-service.

The three people who were either supervising the construction site or eating in the back kitchen all came after hearing the news. Han Ji glanced at the two disheveled subordinates, and then looked at Xie Shi who was clean. Xie Shi said: "I came to take you back to the academy, someone came to visit and said he wanted to ask you for advice."

Now apart from the back kitchen, there are Cen Yu and Qi Qi in other places, and there is no place where Xie Shi shines. Hearing that someone came to him, he still came to ask for advice. Xie Shi was very curious, so he asked Han Ji to wait a while and went to the temporary The rest of the house simply packs up.

Taking advantage of this gap, Han Ji, led by his subordinates, went to see the cement house under construction. The square shell had been poured on the mud floor. It is warmer and rainproof than ordinary thatched huts.

Han Ji caressed the gray wall, and said with emotion: "This thing is very good. It can protect the underprivileged people in the world, and it can strengthen the city wall to protect the country." Both Cen Yu and Cen Yu were speechless. in the sentence.

"Xi Sheng, I'm ready, let's go back."

Han Ji looked at Xie Shi, who had stepped on the light, and said softly with a smile, "Well, let's go back."