Chapter 132: Harsh government is cruel and cruel, even better than a tiger

Jiang Qing and everyone else can rest assured about the food made by Su You. This kid is much more particular than himself. If he can eat it, he will be fine.

However, the well supervisor didn't trust Su You's character, so he found an excuse and ran away first.

Each person is given a large bowl of rice, two pieces of braised pork on top, a few pieces of braised radish, a pot of kimchi, a pot of cabbage soup, a plate of scrambled eggs with leeks, and a plate of sausages fried with green garlic.

Old Man Li put the sausage into Li Shuanzhuo's bowl: "Eat it, kid, this is delicious."

Li Shuanzhu said: "Master, you can eat it yourself. This is called sausage. The young master made it for us. We often eat it."

Now that the well supervisor is away, everyone can talk openly. Su You said: "Brother Shuan, let the younger brothers change the bamboo materials and wood first, and build the house according to the method given to us by the Second Forestry Department to build bamboo houses. Inside the valley

There are still dozens of families.”

Then he said to Old Man Li: "Old man, we will transport the wood soon. Brother Shuanzhao will look at the drawings and let him explain to you how to build the well-drilling machinery. We will try to drill the two deep wells first."

"Uncle Li, you lead the people to renovate the Lingjing salt stove, and we will teach you the art of making snow salt."

"Uncle-in-law, uncle-in-law, the logistics here will trouble you a lot."

Everyone actually had no objection to a child being assigned a job and agreed naturally: "I understand."

Su You then said to Cheng Wenying: "Uncle-in-law, now there are two wells, and the work for forty or fifty people is relatively easy to handle. If we have to open wells in the future to recruit homeless people, we must have a clean financial background. For example, Mr. Li

All species must be registered through the state government. If there are any tax arrears, we will pay them off first, and then transfer the household registration. I believe that the other state will benefit, reduce the burden, and eliminate the hard work of arrests, so we can reach a consensus.

of."

Cheng Wenying pondered: "I am afraid that if the population of other states decreases, the state capital will worry about the impact on performance evaluation."

Shi Dongxiu scolded: "They still want to take performance appraisals? Do you think they will hand over the taxes we pay back to the court? Lao Cheng is overthinking it!"

Su You said: "We don't care how they use the money they get. As long as we are clean and innocent, the court will not be able to find any clues. The family should not take over all the outstanding debts. They can pay it back slowly in installments with the hired hands. However, it is not

It’s just interest collection.”

Old Man Li immediately said: "This is already a great kindness. We are willing! As long as we are under the hands of the young master, we are willing to slowly pay off the arrears paid by all the good people."

Cheng Wenying still had some questions: "Xiaoyou, Lao Li, are you so confident about this deep well?"

Su You and Old Man Li looked at each other, and Old Man Li said: "Old man, it's just a matter of skill. Tuijing has been mined since the Han Dynasty, and it took thousands of years for it to be exhausted. We use the method of deep wells. Every time we drill a well, it is like getting a well.

A new well. And the water will be flowing down. The deeper the well, the richer the salt spring stock will be."

Su You said: "There was no such technology before because deep wells would hit fresh water layers along the way. Once the fresh water could not be blocked and flowed into the brine spring, the well would be useless. By the way, my father-in-law, how are you going to solve this problem?

"

Old Man Li didn't hide anything from Su You: "What I want is to use a bamboo tube, which is a long bamboo tube to open up, with slots at both ends. The tubes are interlocked and inserted into the well to isolate the surrounding fresh water. Once the brine layer is reached, use

A small file is used to dig a small well in the bamboo tube, so that the brine and fresh water are isolated."

Su You asked: "Then how to seal the gaps between the bamboo tubes?"

Old Man Li said: "You only need to wrap fine linen around the joint. When the linen swells when exposed to water, it will become even tighter. Add the surrounding mud to achieve a sealing effect."

This is completely consistent with the upcoming birth of Zhuo Tsutsui in history. Su You nodded: "My father-in-law has really thought it through."

Old Man Li asked: "I dare not ask for advice, how can the young master solve this problem?"

Su You smiled and said, "Hold on, brother, and tell your grandpa."

Li Shuanzhu said: "Master invented water glass. Water glass is mixed with alum and salt, and it can be as hard as gold and stone in an instant. Our drum is first glued with alum slurry, and the outside is tied with twine to reinforce it. By the way, Master, we

The hemp material of the rope has been soaked in water glass solution and is made of three strands. It is very solid. I will take you to see it later."

Tears welled up in Old Man Li's eyes again, and he reached out and stroked Li Shuanshuo's head: "Our family Shuanshuo, following the young master, has made great progress..."

Su You said: "That's because Brother Shuanzhi is eager to learn, willing to work, and progresses quickly. His abilities are more than this. You will know tomorrow."

After that, he said to Li Shuanzhu: "Brother Shuanzhu, my ability to find salt wells is very good. You must learn from him. From now on, your family's task is to find as many salt wells as possible around here."

Come. The depletion of salt has a huge relationship. The flight of salt households is just the beginning, and may even lead to the large-scale entry of green salt, affecting the northwest layout of the imperial court."

Only then did Cheng Wenying think of this problem, and couldn't help but feel shocked. Then he thought again, if Xiaoyou really deliberately interfered in the salt affairs, and the purpose was really to fight against the green salt smuggling activities in Xia Jing...

Damn it, does this count as living the life of a little book boy and worrying about the prime minister?

No, definitely not. The noble family's intervention in the salt affairs was originally the result of my begging him to find a way to solve the money shortage in the silkworm market. How many levels are there? He should not have thought so far-reaching...

Old Man Li, on the other hand, quickly handed over his hand and said, "I don't deserve the praise of the young master. The young master's ability to search for a well is really extraordinary. One day can equal the old man's three years of searching!"

Su You smiled: "I'll tell you the truth, father-in-law. I don't know anything about finding a well."

Old Man Li was surprised and said: "How could it be possible? I saw it with my own eyes this morning. The young master pointed out that there were five dragons competing for water. He was looking for the right one!"

Su You smiled and said: "Actually, I just made it up to lie to you. Uncle knows best. Just the things we talked about while cooking..."

Li Dashuan suddenly realized: "Ah, the young master is using the technique of finding traces! There are people coming and going in those two places, no matter how careful you are in hiding, you can't escape the eyes of the hunters!"

Everyone suddenly understood and couldn't help but burst out laughing, praising Su You for being smart.

Cheng Wenying finally put his heart back in his stomach. Well, a six-year-old child who can track someone is actually considered a monster. However, this kid did a lot of naughty things when he was young, like hunting birds and catching rabbits, so it finally makes sense.

As he was thinking about it, he suddenly got angry and slapped Su You on the head: "I was shocked for a long time. I really thought it was some kind of five dragons collecting water. I thought you, Yuan Tiangang, were reincarnated! But it turned out to be a way to catch rabbits in the countryside!"

Everyone laughed again, and Old Man Li even said good things for Su You: "The movement of the five mountain ranges really looks like five dragons. The old man was also shocked! But the name is grand and auspicious, dear officials.

, otherwise we can call that well Wulongjing?"

Cheng Wenying said to Su You: "Wulongjing is Wulongjing, but you will come back to Kelongli tomorrow. You must not leave the village even if you have to be summoned! You are about to be enlightened, study hard and calm down!"

Watch this and do what you can every day!”

…

After dinner, Su You and others were about to leave. The rest of the affairs were left to Shi Tong and Shi Da to take care of.

Old Man Li and others walked all the way to the mouth of the valley with great gratitude. Cheng Wenying and others walked away from the distance and turned back. Old Man Li and others were still watching on the slope.

Cheng Wenying turned around and sighed: "A harsh government is as cruel as a tiger!"

Su You said: "I don't believe in the officials and the prime ministers, and I can't bear to see the people displaced. In fact, this matter can be completely avoided. The subordinate officials are cunning, powerful, greedy and cruel, and the officials are arrogant, which leads to such things happening. In fact, how much does the salt well produce in a year?"

Brine can be counted, just..."

Cheng Wenying was too lazy to listen, and flicked his riding crop: "It's another triple play of an old tune, right? It makes people's ears go numb!"

Su You: "..."

Just tell me whether what I said makes sense!

On the other hand, Shi Dongxiu said meaningfully: "Mingrun, don't think that those who read sages' books are all descendants of sages. Some people only regard the words of sages as a springboard for becoming officials. Those few descriptive words just now,

It might be more appropriate if the roles are reversed. If you really want to become an official in the future, you will definitely have to work with people like that. You need to be more discerning..."
Chapter completed!