Kuri was sweating, shoving his shovel and lifting his pickaxe constantly. Shallow water surging is difficult to cool off, and deep wells are easy to get cold. The cold melon quenches thirst and melts the heat, and the mung bean porridge is mixed with rock sugar. Moving mountains and building bridges is hard to say, and it extends in all directions to build a hometown.
Li Xun's road construction work has been in progress. It was all his own money, and the court wouldn't fund his fief. This year he had already spent 30,000 yuan of rent before he got it.
Seeing the people who are not lazy at work, Li Xun is also happy when he spends money. Following the Zhang family's practice, the people who build roads are also responsible for the food in addition to the wages.
The people are not slaves. They consume a lot of work, so they have to replenish their nutrients. The first meal in the morning is salt water beans with sorghum rice. The people usually eat this kind of food, and there is barley, etc., but they can’t eat salt water beans. , And dare not eat rice with water, because it consumes too much food.
When building the road, Li Xun paid for it. He doesn't care as long as he doesn't eat the delicacies of the mountains and the sea.
When it’s noon, I’ll change the dishes. According to the nutritional mix, one meat and one vegetarian are all kinds of local vegetables. For meat, there are only three choices: pork, fish and chicken. In addition to the local fish, pork and chicken are all. Provided by Sanshui County or Yaozhou.
Relying on his own fleet, what Li Xun does is to communicate with the north and south, not counting the freight. When a pig is delivered to Shuzhou, it has become the price of two pigs, ice money.
Such wealth and wealth reassure the people that there is a lot of money in the family of Zhang Shishi, and a county king is also a mountain of money, so there is no need to worry about setting up a name and collecting more rent and taxes.
Adhering to the caring method of Zhang and Wang's family, in addition to eating, all that is left is mung bean rock sugar water. At the beginning, Li Xun forgot about this matter. The people did not know which wages and roads could still enjoy such treatment.
I have never thought about starting to build roads. According to the people's opinion, the princess wants to let them do the work for nothing. Then they have to do it. I only hope that they can do the work for 20 days in that year.
As a result, I found that I had paid for it, so I felt relieved. When I was given food on the first day, all of them felt like they were in a dream. With such benefits, who would dare to think of anything else.
Li Xun finally found the problem when he was walking around. It was hot and the people brought their own water bags. If the road to be built was close to the river, it would be convenient to drink water directly in the river.
One thing that is normal for others is abnormal for Li Xun. He took the money for his meals, and still lacked the money for mung bean water
Since that day, rock candy and mung bean water have been continuously supplied. In the past few days, the watermelon in the sand on the riverside has come down, and Li Xun has begun to let people throw the watermelon to Jingli Town to quench the thirst of the working people. Everyone sent one to take home to eat for his family, asking for the melon peel and seeds to be taken back so that they could make something.
In addition to various benefits, Li Xun also asked people to write slogans and shout slogans. This kind of thing has little effect on knowledgeable people, but it has an extraordinary effect on ordinary people, even if the people do not know what is written on it. Words, but still willing to listen to others before telling others to listen.
It probably means to build your own hometown and make it more beautiful.
After Li Xun finished this matter, he turned around and started to make money. What would he do if he didn't make money to grow so many watermelons.
Because Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan asked the doctors of the medical school to study the various uses of watermelon. When they arrived here, everyone prepared a variety of watermelons, and then sold them to wealthy families with other medicines and tonics. The restaurant also launched a cold melon banquet.
You can only make a year's worth of money. By the next year, the people who grow up more will be worthless. They can be planted on sandy land. Of course, they can't be kept secret. It is not an industrial thing. If you make a profit, you will benefit the people. .
Zhang Xiaobao, Wang Juan and Li Xun are ready to take advantage of this only one opportunity to earn back the money invested in local construction.
While Li Xun was busy for the watermelon, Zhang Zhong had already organized more of the government officials in the mansion. He also recruited five hundred sergeants from the record of joining the army, and ran all the way towards Taihu County by night.
Also accompanied by Old Man Zhang, Old Man Bi, and Old Man Yao, the record of joining the army was accompanied by a few related officials, holding the document written by Zhang Zhong on dispatching troops and investigating copper mines, and sneered at the back of the team.
After Zhang Zhongqi told the three old men about Taihu County, the three old men also expressed their support. After the man was caught, Old Man Bi and Old Man Yao prepared to file for impeachment.
Zhang Zhong also brought the three dogs raised by Wang Juan to help, and he was determined to find people who wanted to run away.
The whole team ran forward at the fastest speed. According to the information obtained, a team of people came out of Taihu County a few days ago, and there were many vehicles on them, loaded with copper ore secretly mined from unknown places and Marble must first go to Wanshui, and then enter the Yangtze River to transport the goods away.
Zhang Zhong's order to the team was to go to Wanshui to block the water, catch people, and come one person and get the money.
The team came out right after dark, and ran to the moment of Yinshi, and then arrived at the place. Sure enough, as soon as we got here, we saw someone moving on that shore to the moored boat and listened to the urging sound coming from there. I know that the other party is very anxious.
"My lord, what should I do next?" Recording the army joined the army from behind and asked Zhang Zhong.
"Catch people, whether it's people on the boat or on the shore, they'll be arrested by the officer." Zhang Zhong said with a calm face.
"My lord, what's the crime?" asked the record to join the army.
"Isn't the charge already written to you? As for secretly mining copper ore, as to whether it is used to make utensils, or to mint coins privately, if you catch it and ask, it will be clear? Don't do it yet."
Zhang Zhong was a little dissatisfied when he saw that he joined the army without doing anything. He pointed to the place in front and said, "If you let one go, you can wait for the officer's impeachment."
The record of joining the army seemed to be frightened and shouted: "Come here, Mr. Cishi has an order. The people in front of you seem to be stealing copper mines to mint coins. They will all be arrested for me. If there is resistance, kill!"
The five hundred sergeant knives came out of the sheath, the arrows struck the strings, and screamed and rushed up. The momentum was not small, but no matter how you looked at it, there was no sense of killing. Zhang Zhong shook his head, how about not going to the local sergeant? I am not responsible for myself. There is a record of joining the army in the local area. The military and administration are separated. Unlike Luzhou, it is convenient to use.
There was a mess in front for a while, two people ran back to report, and all of them were caught.
Before Zhang Zhong could speak, the three Old Man Bi got out of the car and walked forward under the protection of the guards, wanting to see who was so courageous.
The recorder joined the army and straightened the armor on his body, and said to Zhang Zhong, "Master Zhang, please."
Zhang Zhong replied, turned over and dismounted, and walked forward in strides, followed by the record of joining the army, looking at the sky, and looking in another direction, with a smug smile at the corner of his mouth.
The old man Bi arrived first. With the light of the torch that had just been lit, he saw the forty people who had been held up snorting coldly. Just about to speak, he suddenly reacted. The three of them can't take care of this matter directly, they have to wait. Loyalty only works.
Zhang Zhong was not in a hurry at this time, he swayed slowly, glanced at the detained person, and asked, "Do you know why I caught you?"
"My lord, I don't know, adults can't arrest people for no reason, you have to investigate them." One of the detainees struggled forward twice, but the detainees held them tightly and opened their mouths. feel wrong.
At the moment, the recorder joined the army and said loudly: "I dare to quibble, Mr. Cishi is here, saying that you are waiting to secretly mine copper ore. Fortunately, Mr. Cishi has a clever calculation. He has known in advance what you are doing and is not quick. Invite to avoid the suffering of flesh and skin."
After the record of joining the army shouted to this man, he turned his head and said to Zhang Zhong: "My lord, it seems they won't say anything if you don't want them to suffer. It's better to..."
"No, they will naturally recruit them when the time comes, tie them up and take them back." Zhang Zhong refused the offer to record and join the army, and ordered.
The man was struggling harder now, and while struggling, he shouted: "My lord, it's wrong. We didn't mine any copper mines. We just chopped up the wood and wanted to transport it back to burn charcoal. My lord, it's wrong."
"I'm arguing again, escorted away." This time Zhang Zhong spoke, and turned around to return.
The record of joining the army stepped forward to block Zhang Zhong, and said, "My lord, this is a late-night dispatch. The petty officials are all at the mercy of the adults. It is better to look at the ship and the unfinished goods first, otherwise, in case it is caught. If it’s wrong, it’s not easy to get under an official position, so you have to ask an adult to call the shots."
The record of joining the army said that Zhang Zhong would consider it, but he did not give Zhang Zhong a chance to speak. As soon as the previous words fell, he immediately ordered: "Come here, take down the things from the ship, and take the ones that have not been loaded on the ship. Also sent here, Master Cishi has his own decision."
All the sergeants agreed in unison, some rushed onto the ship to get things, and some unloaded the cargo from the truck on the shore.
The rest of the people were waiting here, and the voice coming from over there made people listen to it and found that something was wrong.
Old man Bi looked at Old Man Yao suspiciously, and said: "Listening to the news is indeed wood, did Zhang Zhong come in the wrong way? He caught it wrong? It's over, if he doesn't adjust the mansion, it’s okay. It’s a big deal to let him go. Now the soldier is tuned. There is no one to be arrested, and if copper mines and marbles are also not found, then..."
"Then I have to help later. I encountered this when I got there. Nothing. I can't ignore it. Didn't it mean that there are two masters in the Zhang family? Wrong? Could it be that Zhang Zhong didn't listen to the expert's words and did something privately?"
Old man Yao understood what Old Man Bi meant, and even if Zhang Zhong made a mistake, he had to keep it. In fact, he understood that even if someone really reported the matter to the court, Zhang Zhong would have nothing to do, but the accumulated prestige would be great. Discounted.
The sergeant who was sent out to check at this time someone came to report to the army to record the incident, "My lord, there is no marble, no copper mine, it's all wood, please make your decision."
"Oh? That's true? It's not right, Master Cishi only allowed this officer to send troops with conclusive evidence. Master Cishi would never take such important things as a trifling matter, right? Check again and look carefully."
The record of joining the army gave an order, and at the same time gave Zhang Zhong a strong proof. When someone went to check, he turned his head to look at Zhang Zhong and said, "Master Zhang, are you sure there is copper ore here? If not, let's go The official should report the truth, but the adults don’t worry, the next official will help the adults round up."