Zhang Fangping didn't pay a penny, but Yun Zheng's harvest was very large. When Peng Jiu followed the raiders to inspect the harvest and came back to report it, he was speechless.
The family property of one cavalry army and two infantry armies was enough for Yun Zheng to support his men for two years. No wonder Zhang Fangping said this was a rare favor.
The family property was sent to the military camp. Peng Jiu did this quietly. Everything except the food was piled in Yunzheng's tent. This was a common practice. Peng Jiu believed that his family master did not drink the blood of soldiers, but these
Things are not the blood of soldiers, but are obtained by the Lord in exchange for his foresight and brilliance, so it is better to take away 90% of the Lord and leave 10% for the big guys. As long as there is food, the soldiers will be satisfied if they want to come.
Yun Zheng lowered his head and examined the belongings in front of him and smiled. The total amount was only a thousand pieces of money. The box was mainly filled with copper coins. This thing was not very valuable but took up a lot of space.
"Take out three points to reward the soldiers. As for how to divide it, you can discuss it yourself. Send the rest to the chief bookkeeper and record it in the account. Tell the chief bookkeeper that if he misses a penny, I will chop off his head. The money will wait until we fish the stone out of the river.
After arriving, slowly use him to make a living for everyone. As long as the family members participate, we will not participate. You have also seen that the defense envoy is a living king of hell. It will be difficult for everyone in the future. If you want to do it as a soldier
I’m afraid I won’t be able to support my family with other jobs.”
Peng Jiu didn't seem to hear what the general said. He squatted on the ground and didn't get up. Yun Zheng didn't have time to listen to his nonsense words of gratitude. His subordinates were still working in the river beach.
In the past, there was no good way to dig out stones from muddy water. It was to rely on manpower to dig and then carry the stones to the shore. It was time-consuming and laborious. Even if everyone worked hard, thousands of people could not clear out a few pieces in a day.
Liang Ji, who had long hands and long legs, was now covered in mud. He separated an iron claw and fastened it tightly to a stone weighing 100 kilograms. He waved his hand and the two soldiers behind him pulled the rope hard. Originally,
It took four or five people to clear out the big stone. It was easily pulled out of the mud by a lever. After twisting the direction of the boom, the stone was placed on the sledge. The soldiers on the shore twisted the turntable and dragged the rope.
The sledge slowly climbed up the gentle slope. After removing the stones, Liang Ji and the others dragged the sledge back, going back and forth at an astonishing speed.
There is nothing to say about working. Xiangjun is just for working. But working like this, Liang Ji feels comfortable all over. The general is on the bank of the river, mixing with a bunch of carpenters to build a working guy. Liang Ji
I admired the general's wisdom. A few simple things made the most arduous work extremely easy. It was indeed extremely easy. Compared with carrying stones on my back and stepping on the mud to climb to the shore, I grabbed it with iron claws.
The work of stone is nothing at all.
After putting another big stone on the sledge, I stood in the mud and admired the tripods and booms all over the river beach. Many people found it interesting to work. They pulled out the big stone like a carrot and sorted it into categories.
He arranged the stones neatly on the shore. He didn’t know why the general did this. Liang Ji didn’t want to ask. A fool like him couldn’t figure out the general’s thoughts. It took a certain amount of courage to admit that he was a fool. In Liang Ji’s case,
There is nothing wrong here, as long as you remember that you used to crawl through the mud like a donkey carrying stones on your back, you can easily come to this point of view.
I don’t know when there was a group of people in the mud around me. When the leader turned around, he realized that it was Peng Jiu. Liang Ji was very surprised. What Peng Jiu hated most was digging into the mud. Wu Shengjun’s previous job was to dig through the mud.
Digging out rocks is basically done once a year. He is always cunning and refuses to do it. What happened today? He actually works so hard.
"The sun has come out from the west? Lao Peng, this is the first time I see you working hard!" Liang Ji took advantage of the winch to pull the stone, bumped his head on Peng Jiu's shoulder and said with a smile.
Peng Jiu chuckled and seemed very happy. He pointed to the camp on the shore and said, "It's not the first time that the sun has hit the west. We brothers will share 30% of the money of 1,136 coins and the rest."
All the money was put into the public account. The general said that the money was for the family members to find a way to survive. When other generals said that, I, Old Peng, thought it was fart. But when our general said that, I, Old Peng, believed it.
For no other reason than because the general didn’t have time to fart in front of a pile of money and didn’t even look at the pile of money!”
Liang Ji looked back at Yun Zheng, who was among the carpenters, and suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brothers! Try your best!" Everyone knew that Liang Ji was upright, and since he shouted these words, he would definitely do it.
To give everyone a reason to work hard, the speed of work on the entire construction site immediately accelerated a lot. Yun Zheng also heard Liang Ji's roar, shook his head with a smile, and then told the carpenter what kind of clay model he needed.
What kind of thing.
Most of the soil in Sichuan is red soil. This kind of soil is the best material for burning bricks. Since Zhang Fangping has allocated a piece of land for himself as a place to station troops, of course he has to consider building a military camp. The mud at the bottom of the river is the best.
Even if the materials are not used up for burning bricks, they can also be used to fertilize the land. These silt and stones are treasures. It is not easy to find so many stones and high-quality silt near Chengdu Prefecture.
Seeing the sun rising above his head, Yun Zheng saw the monkey waving to him, so he knew that lunch was ready, so he asked Han Niu to ring the bell to notify everyone to take a rest and prepare to eat.
Yun Zheng is the only official in Jiazi Camp now, and Yun Zheng doesn't want any of the other officials. Zhang Fangping agreed, took all the other officials away, and sent one of his personal guards to supervise their work. Since Yun Zheng
When Zhang Fangping said it would take a month to clear the bottom of the river, he didn't say a word except that there was no joke in the army.
During the meal, the elected stewards naturally gathered around Yun Zheng, who was scooping rice from the big pot with the same rice bowl as them, wanting to hear whether what Peng Jiu said was true.
Yun Zheng laughed and cursed: "You are really smart with your ears. Just after I finished speaking, you know it. We have about a thousand yuan. Peng Jiu knows the specific amount, but I don't know yet. My opinion is this,
As for you, you are all damn poor, and your family is probably having too much to eat right now. So, the army sent people to Zhijiang with three hundred guan of money and one hundred dans of rice to relieve them first.
Let’s talk about the urgent needs. Only when my wife and children have food to eat can we all work with peace of mind, right?”
At this point, seeing these people put down their jobs and prepare to salute, Yun Zheng waved his hands impatiently and said: "Listen next, don't always put your knees on the ground, we are all men, do you like dwarfs very much?
Have you seen the stones on the riverside? I am going to sell them to whom? Just sell them to the Dujiangyan Water Resources Department. We dug these stones, and of course they are our things, so it is reasonable to sell them.
The stupid Dushui Division is very evil. The court allocates them 2,300 guan for stone materials every year, but these bastards only give us 1,000 guan. But there is nothing we can do about it. None of us have thick arms and can't resist it.
, this time it went as they wanted, next time I will definitely ask them to vomit out everything they ate from me.
We have to speed up the progress. I am very worried about the rain. Besides, we have a big use for the silt, which is to burn bricks. After the work here is done, the family will move from Zhijiang to Dujiangyan. By then, there will be no house.
trouble.
So our work is very heavy. Not only do the brothers have to dig out stones and sell them for money, but they also need to clear out the mud and burn bricks. There is no shortage of firewood here, but the only shortage is manpower. The brick kilns have to be specially hired by craftsmen to build them. I asked Chengdu Prefecture
My friend, I estimate that the craftsmen will be here tomorrow. The rainy season is coming soon. We don’t have time to be lazy. Peng Jiu, if you don’t know how to dig rocks, don’t dig in the mud. I’ll give you thirty weak brothers. These two days
It means cutting firewood, cutting firewood to death. Once bricks are burned, the amount of firewood used will be staggering.
Liang Ji, you can choose the manpower now. I only give you 500 people. Your job is to dig out rocks. I don’t care how you dig. You must dig out all the rocks within the time limit specified by the defense commander. Will you, brothers?
It's up to you to be beheaded. The extra people won't be given to you. They have to carry mud and make bricks. We have strong bones and can survive it. Women and children will have no way to survive if they get caught in the rain. So we are tired.
You have to build the house before the rainy season. If the roof is not easy to build, then build a thatched roof first. Having a nest is better than anything else."
Yun Zheng assigned the future plans and tasks as if he were chatting with others. Peng Jiu, who was covered in mud and water, nodded, finished the meal in a few bites, stood up and went to find someone. He didn't plan to wait.
Liang Ji was different from Peng Jiu. While eating, his tears would fall into his rice bowl. For the first time, a Shangguan thought that those women and children were his own. Eat more today. The work is very heavy. If you don’t have enough to eat, you won’t have the energy to do it.
live.
Not only did Liang Ji forget to ask about money and food, but he also didn't ask about anything else. He thought the master was more thoughtful than himself. As long as he worked hard and finished the work of the court as soon as possible, he could also help other brothers.
Help build a house.
People need a little energy, and Liang Ji's spirit is that of their wives, children, and children. At this time, it is idle to talk about other major principles. The most important thing is to arrange the family well. The work they are doing now is actually for themselves.
When it dries, the stones in the mud are money, and the mud is also useful. Therefore, Liang Ji doesn't think there is anything wrong with working hard to earn some money.
After finishing the meal and taking a short break for a stick of incense, Liang Ji was the first to jump out of the mud pool. He felt that the mud pool was cooler than on the shore. He looked up at the white sun, which was burning his scalp with its poisonous sun.
In pain, he picked up some water from the puddle, wet his hair, grabbed the iron claw, clasped it on a stone, and shouted loudly: "Pull out!" (To be continued)