Yan Huaiwen went out, found the village elders at the big rock, and told them all his thoughts.

Naturally, I received the full support of several old men.

Master Lu was immediately called in and made another change to the archery tower.

Master Lu patiently listened to their ideas, went through them a few times in his mind, and drew on the ground with a stone for a while. He stood up and said, "I probably understand what you are thinking. What Yan Hushu means is to put this

The stairs inside the archery tower are made hollow, and a hanging basket is installed on top to facilitate the transportation of objects up and down."

Yan Huaiwen added: "When necessary, we can also transport people."

"This can be done, but the size of the arrow tower is probably larger than originally planned, and the cellar mentioned before must also be retained, so this cannot be done as originally discussed. I suggest that the cellar

Make it smaller, like the Yan family's cellar, connected to each other, so that it can meet your requirements without affecting the stability of the watchtower."

"Then if we start construction now, when will it be completed?" Village Chief Luo asked anxiously.

Master Lu:......

It was you who said before that it would be within a few days, but now it is you who want to start construction immediately.

"If we have enough manpower, it can be completed within a month." Master Lu gave an estimate.

"Then I will gather people early tomorrow morning." Village Chief Luo was very happy and did what he said.

Master Lu returned to Qi's house without knowing what happened and continued working.

"Village Chief, there is one more thing." Yan Huaiwen said again: "To build an archery tower or build a high wall in the village, a large number of manpower is needed. Even if the people in the village are capable, only a few people can complete some tasks."

Old Songtou agreed: "No, Qi Wu is the only one in the village who can chop wood. Others who want to help can only stare and do some moving and lifting work."

"Xiucai Gong, do you have any ideas?" Village Chief Luo asked.

Yan Huaiwen said: "My idea is that we might as well learn from the practices of various cities in absorbing refugees. If you have the skills, you can invite them or even their families to settle in the village.

We help them open up wasteland, build houses, settle down and let them help us solve problems."

Uncle Hu looked around cautiously: "It's fine if we use bamboo crossbows. Do we have to make iron arrowheads?"

It turned out that Yan Huaiwen had just found them and told them that he was going to restart the bamboo crossbow.

He also mentioned that he wanted to further upgrade the power of the bamboo crossbow and replace the ordinary bamboo arrows with iron arrows.

"I have checked the documents kept by Huju, and according to what is recorded in them, Beirong often chooses to cross the pass and plunder in early winter after the autumn harvest, which is when the people in Guanzhou have just harvested and have abundant grain reserves.

When the weather turns colder, they will add more fur on their bodies to keep warm. Ordinary bamboo and wood arrows cannot penetrate them at all, and only sharp iron weapons can injure the enemy."

The village elders understood and became worried.

Village Chief Luo said worriedly: "But... privately casting ironware is a serious crime."

"The situation in Guanzhou is different from other big cities. Weapons and weapons can be hidden among the people. The management of iron tools is not so strict. There are also rules for hunting registration. In our village, it is still possible to support one or two households with hunting registration."

Hunters can hold bows and weapons openly, including iron crossbows.

"As for blacksmiths, among ordinary people, there are not many who are not registered as blacksmiths. It just requires careful inspection and cannot be done in a day or two."

Yan Huaiwen took out a blueprint and laid it out on the big stone.

He said: "This is a drawing of a waterwheel. It requires a skilled carpenter to reproduce it. A stone mill can be attached underneath, saving time and effort."

It is entirely made of wood and needs to be replaced year by year. If the key parts in the middle are replaced with iron, the service life can be greatly extended."

"Carpenters, blacksmiths, stonemasons..." Lao Songtou reacted quickly and quickly thought of a good idea: "There are many victims in Gufeng, so we happened to go to a few boys and ask them to inquire more. If they encounter these

If you have skills, please bring them to our village!"

Several old men were very moved.

Xiucai Gong even plans to use the bamboo crossbow again, which shows that the border town of Huju is not very stable!

They had long been mentally prepared, especially after the six Beirong men entered the village from the mountain.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have agreed to it as soon as the arrow tower was mentioned, or I would have agreed to the idea of ​​surrounding the village with a high wall, and I would have always agreed to it...

All for the whole village!

Iron arrows must be used, and they also want to use waterwheels and water mills. They will respond positively to anything that is better for the village.

"Then tomorrow, let someone send a message to Yan Er and the others." Village Chief Luo made the final decision.

It was decided to introduce a talent plan.

"When Tianyou left, could you tell me when he would be back?" Yan Huaiwen asked softly.

The elder of Luo Village said honestly: "There is no definite time, but they will definitely come back before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Our village is going to hold a running banquet, and those boys are worried about it."

Yan Huaiwen looked at the sky, put away the drawings, and went to Liang's house again.

Liang Manshan was wearing homely clothes and was working on plaster in the yard.

The recipe given by the Yan family has now become the first choice for people in the village to build houses.

Who would use clay when there is stronger plaster?

The Liang family never shows off their wealth.

But once you build a house, it still looks different from other houses.

Although they didn't build several masonry houses like the Yan family and Qi family, they still found people to build the houses.

But when it comes to the number of bricks to buy, other than these two is his family.

Mr. Liang kept a low profile and bought in batches.

He and Liang Fengnian were the only ones in the family, one old and one young. They couldn't do heavy work, so they spent money to find men in the village to help.

Don’t work all day, don’t care about food either. Today you dig the foundation, tomorrow you build the courtyard wall, the day after tomorrow you build the stove...

There is a hammer here and a stick here and there, as if there is no plan, just do whatever comes to mind.

But as time went by, I looked back at the Liang family. The main house was basically completed, and even the tiles were bought. I was waiting for Master Lu to have time to put up the tiles for his house.

Until Liang Manshan returned home, the biggest job left at home was to build walls.

After Liang Manshan and Liang Tongsheng saw how Master Lu and others worked, he tried to build it himself.

Don't tell me, it's pretty cool.

Liang Fengnian collected a lot of unsightly cement bricks by recording his work points in the Boy Scouts.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although these cement bricks are not very flat, they are much easier to use than angular stones.

The two men have been busy since yesterday. They have already built one wall, and there are still two sides left. They are getting more and more familiar with the work and they are working together seamlessly. The remaining two sides will be finished today if they are quick and dirty.

As soon as Yan Huaiwen entered the courtyard, Liang Manshan hurriedly put down his work and started to wash his hands to entertain the guests.

He knew that Yan Huaiwen must have something to say.

Yan Huaiwen asked him not to stop and asked Liang Manshan to listen while busy.

He first briefly talked about the archery tower, the bamboo crossbow and his plan to find a skilled elder to settle in Xiao'an Village.

Then he talked about Gu Feng's secondment to Hu Ju.

"Master Tian cares about the people, but he is hesitant now, but he is not sure who to send there. You and I are both household clerks, have experience in fleeing famines, and are familiar with the affairs of Huju to control epidemics. If we go to Gufeng, there should be one person."

Liang Manshan skillfully plastered, filling the gaps as much as possible and scraping off the excess plaster.

Hearing this, he said: "I'm just going. After the festival, the grain tax will be put into the warehouse. It affects the situation from this winter to next spring for most of the year. In order to help us, there is not much grain left in the county warehouse, so we are waiting for this batch of autumn grain to be put in."

warehouse.

We are new here, and it is our first time dealing with such a big thing. We can't be fooled by others. Brother Huaiwen is very thoughtful and thoughtful, and I am nowhere near as good as me.

I'll go to harvest the grain, and you'll keep an eye on the harvest."

Yan Huaiwen shook his head gently: "It doesn't matter what you and I say about this matter. It depends on Mr. Tian's decision. What I want to say is that Gu Feng is no better than a tiger. I will wait for it to pass, say more and do less."

"Why talk more and do less?" Liang Manshan stopped and turned to look at him.

"The various ways in which Huju treats epidemic diseases can be explained in detail, which is called saying more. Everything Gu Feng does has nothing to do with me, Huju, who is a servant. He can help, but cannot bear responsibility, which is called doing less."

Liang Manshan understood and frowned slightly: "Brother Huaiwen, are you being too cautious?"

"The epidemic in Gufeng is more widespread and severe, and has attracted the attention of all parties. With me, Huju, successfully suppressing the epidemic, the pressure on Mr. Gufeng will inevitably increase. I will just help you. I will go here without asking for anything."

Meritful."

Liang Manshan was silent.

Seeing that he was speechless, Yan Huaiwen sighed softly: "You and I are just household clerks. We just have to fulfill our responsibilities. If we do too much, I'm afraid colleagues Gu Feng will get tired of us."

That's the truth.

Both were trapped by the epidemic. One side stood up and won the battle, while the other side was stuck in a quagmire, unable to extricate itself, and had to seek help from Lincheng.

This move is extremely clever and extremely helpless.

Who is willing to admit that he is inferior to others?

In particular, Huju is a border town with a small population and low output, which is not as good as the two cities of Changping and Gufeng. The government agencies and subordinates are not evenly matched.

It's not as good as it used to be, but now I have to give instructions and do things. It's inevitable that my mind will be unbalanced.
To be continued...