Chapter 361 Chapter 361: Wenxin Wengong (3) [two in one]
Shen Tang noticed his movements and laughed dryly.
She said: "I was rude. I didn't know Wenzhu would come back today. If I knew you would come, I wouldn't come to the workshop."
Xu Jie: "...No, it's Jie who disturbed Shen Jun..."
No matter how many times he listened to it, Xu Jie still felt that Shen Jun's words were very strange. Isn't it only his own lord Wu Xian who said this? But when he thought of the protagonist Wu Xian and Shen Jun Shen Tang's "Tang Di's deep love", Xu Jie could only force himself to ignore the irresistible complaints.
And quickly change the subject.
"What did Jun Shen do that?"
"Ah? Didn't you see the text note? I'm beating bamboo... It's really not easy to soften this thing. Fortunately, we used young bamboo instead of mature bamboo, otherwise it would be even more difficult..." Shen Tang couldn't help complaining, Three hundred and sixty lines are not easy.
The bamboo that has been soaked in lime water and degreened is beaten over and over again. It is almost necessary to wash it carefully according to the heat. This is only the first few steps, and the pulping process has not even been completed. After finishing the work, you have to soak and soak, wash and wash, soak and soak... Sigh, why is it so difficult to start a side job?
Difficulty is equivalent to making a bread from planting wheat, knitting sweaters from planting cotton and raising sheep...
Xu Jie: "..."
He naturally knew that Shen Jun was beating bamboo.
But he was curious why Shen Jun beat this.
Shen Tang did not hide anything, and said straightforwardly: "Naturally, it is for making paper. Not only bamboo, I also prepared different woods, reeds and even wheat straw... I want to see which material makes paper more suitable for painting..."
This era has papermaking.
However, due to some more objective reasons, this technology has not received much attention, or the cost is too high and the quality is too low, so it is not easy to preserve. The mainstream is to use bamboo slips to record documents. Xu Jie was not surprised that Shen Tang wanted to make paper.
In fact, the Xu family also has a paper mill.
Specialize in the high-end route.
The output is low and the benefit is barely.
Listening to Shen Tang soaking in the workshop, beating and working hard like a laborer, just to make paper that can be used for painting, he said with a smile: "Shen Jun wants paper, why bother? There is a paper workshop in Xie's house. If Shen Jun needs it , can even out some."
Shen Tang said: "I need too much weight. After thinking about it, I decided to become a self-reliant 'craftsman'."
Xu Xie was extremely disapproving of the words.
As the lord of the land, how can Shen Jun do these menial tasks?
Shen Jun messed around, and Qi Yuanliang also let others mess around?
Xu Jie said very proudly: "How much does Mr. Shen want?"
He is very confident in his financial resources.
Shen Tang calculated silently in his heart. Based on the calculation of 50 copies of a booklet, her minimum circulation of 10,000 copies is 500,000 copies? When Xu Jie heard this number, he was a little dumbfounded. At first he thought he heard it wrong, so he asked again.
"How many?"
"500,000! It's still half a year!"
She wants to release two books a year! A total of one million copies!
Shen Tang looked at him expectantly: "Wen Zhu, do you have any?"
Xu Jie simply said: "No!"
If the paper mill has such a high output, will it be "barely profitable"? However, Shen Jun wants to use bamboo, reed, and wheat straw as raw materials, which is very novel. Bamboo has a short growth cycle, and reeds and wheat straw are worthless things.
If it works, even if the quality of the paper is very low and the paper scraps are scattered, it is still paper, and it is a profitable business.
But this must be based on a foundation that can be created.
As for the paper that can be used for drawing...
Hehe, Xu Jie didn't give hope at all.
Shen Tang dispersed the smell outside the workshop, took off the "work clothes" on his body to prevent his clothes from getting dirty, and changed into decent and neat outer clothes. Following Xu Jie to the government office, he still kept his business on the road and treated him as his own family.
"Wen Zhu, do you have any news about the high-quality wheat seeds that I troubled you to find earlier?" This is something Shen Tang has been thinking about for the past few days, and he was so worried that he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep well.
Although this year’s corn harvest is considered a small bumper harvest, the common people will not go hungry next year, and the government’s granary finally has food storage, but once the common people encounter some headaches, it is easy to “return to poverty due to illness” and sell precious grains for medical treatment.
If—
It would be great if there was more food.
When Shen Tang was struggling for the side job, she still pinched her fingers, wondering when Xu Jie would come over, and Xu Jie did not disappoint her expectations. With a smile, he said relaxedly: "Fortunately, I have lived up to Shen Jun's entrustment, and I managed to receive a batch of good quality wheat seeds. However, there is one thing I don't know. water…"
Watering is very difficult.
It is not suitable for planting from any angle.
It is true that the yield of wheat is much higher than that of millet—Xu Jie also guessed that Shen Tang was aiming at the yield—but weighing the pros and cons of wheat and millet, Xu Jie believes that millet is better, because it is easy to hustle and has a soft taste Waxy. He earnestly persuaded: "If Shen Jun can't solve these problems, he will order the common people under his rule not to plant millet, but to plant wheat instead. I am afraid that the harvest in the coming year will be worrying..."
He also noticed Shen Tang's hard work over the past year.
I don't want to fall short because of this.
There is not much rain in this area in spring.
Shen Tang said: "As for the issue mentioned in the text note, I have also discussed carefully with Wuhui and the others. We plan to choose a site to build a small reservoir, and then divert water from the Miao River, dredge the river, build irrigation and drainage facilities, and prevent droughts and floods..."
From the moment Shen Tang said "build a small reservoir", Xu Jie's expression was numb and dull, and he couldn't understand how Shen Jun did it - he just said lightly that he wanted to do such a big project? What about people? Where is the money?
This kind of project cannot be completed in one or two years.
How many people does Heyin County have when it is full?
So many people were pulled over to build reservoirs, dig rivers, and divert water from the Miaojiang River...it will take more than ten years. Who will farm the land in these ten years? Don't ordinary people need to eat and drink Lazard? ? ?
Xie barely controlled his expression, and asked, "Mr. Shen, this matter is of great importance. It will not be done in a day, and it will cost a lot...Have you, have you discussed with any of your staff?"
Hehe, probably I haven't told Kang Shi a few times.
If you say it, they will object if they have no brains.
In this world, working hard to recruit soldiers and buying horses is the foundation of self-improvement. To engage in such a large project involving tens of thousands of people is thankless, and it will also weaken one's own strength.
Who knows—
"I told you, everyone sat down for a meeting and discussed it." Shen Tang said that she is not the kind of authoritarian person, she fully understands and respects the different opinions of her staff.
If you have an opinion, let’s talk about it, and listen to whoever makes sense.
Obviously, Shen Tang is more reasonable.
So Gu Chi and the others listened to her.
Xu Jie: "..."
He was completely incomprehensible and shocked.
A rough estimate of the manpower and material resources required for this project is not something that He Yin County, who has just had a full meal, can bear. He swallowed: "But it pays..."
Shen Tang: "What are you talking about? Actually, I was just about to write a letter to brother Zhaode. You and I are so close to each other. The repair of the small reservoir will not only benefit the people of Heyin, but also the people of Tianhai. Why don't we go together? Get this done!"
Xu Jie: "..."
No, this proposal will not be accepted by Tianhai.
The lord and Qin Li are not stupid, what kind of water conservancy projects do they have if they have this money?
It’s not that these people-benefiting projects are not good, they are good, but they are really expensive. No one can guarantee that their forces will survive for a long time. Maybe the water conservancy projects have not been completed yet after the forces are wiped out. This is totally thankless.
Xu Jie didn't even need to ask his lord.
"This, this... I'm afraid it will be difficult..."
Shen Tang blinked: "It's hard?"
Xu Jie said decisively: "Yes, it's very difficult!"
Now that the pressure is on Shen Jun, Shen Tang was silent for a long time, just when Xu Jie thought that he would retreat in spite of the difficulties, who would have heard the following worries, which made Xu Jie confused.
Shen Jun sighed heavily: "Alas - it seems that brother Zhaode still kept the matter from me about the epidemic. He said that Tianhai had little influence and did not damage the foundation, but at the moment he can't even provide this little money and food. It can be seen that Really encountered difficulties... Or, this year Tianhai's harvest is very bad, you and I are like brothers, I will definitely help if there is any difficulty!"
Xu Jie: "???"
Xu Jie asked: "How much is this money?"
Shen Tang said a number—
A Xu Xie never imagined in his dreams that the number completely does not match the two projects of building a reservoir and digging a river.
"About ten thousand shi of corn."
This is still a budget for affluence.
Xu Jie was surprised: "Ten thousand stones? Isn't it hundreds of thousands of stones?"
Shen Tang: "Why so many?"
The two looked at each other for a while, and then realized that they were talking about each other, and they misunderstood something.
Xu Jie seemed to have thought of something.
Ask: "How much corvee does Shen Jun need to build these?"
Shen Tang said: "No."
Xu Jie's expression became numb again.
Good guy, he guessed who Shen Tang was going to ask to build the reservoir, who else could there be besides the brave fighters headed by Zhao Dayi? Speaking of which, General Zhao Feng is also miserable. Since he came to Heyin County to repay his kindness, he has not fought a serious bandit suppression twice, but the work of building houses, farming, and road repairs has been done all over again...
Xu Jie made a slip of the tongue one time.
My lord Wu Xian knew about Zhao Feng's work in He Yin, and immediately burst into tears, clutching Xu Jie's sleeve with a distressed expression, crying and complaining that Zhao Feng was wronged. He is obviously a brave general who works hard all day long.
Even if it's for repaying a favor, you can't be so wronged.
Xu Jie doubts very much whether his protagonist is brainwashing Zhao Feng and Qianyu Buqu to live a miserable life of getting up earlier than chickens, going to bed later than dogs, working more than donkeys, and eating worse than pigs.
Otherwise, how could you cry into this virtue?
【Then—my lord will recall General Zhao? 】
Wu Xian wiped away his tears: [The recall at this time may hurt the friendship between the two families. Alas, Brother Shen, he doesn't know how to cherish such a brave warrior like Dayi! Building houses, planting land, building roads...how dare he, I can't bear to treat righteousness so badly, woo woo woo...]
Wu Xian burst into tears.
Xu Jie found this scene inexplicably familiar, like the daughter of an old mother who loves to marry and is treated harshly by her husband's scumbag.
【I didn’t hear General Zhao’s grievances...and it’s not just General Zhao, the tenth-class Zuoshu elder Gongshu half-step under Shen Jun’s tent is also doing the same job, the lord is too worried. 】
【Dayi's temperament, I understand. He is the most loyal, Brother Shen is his benefactor, in order to repay his kindness, no matter how hard it is, he will swallow it... Woohoo, my righteousness. 】
Xu Jie: 【…】
It just so happened that Mrs. Mie came to deliver things at this time, and my lord seemed to change his face, wiping away his tears as if nothing happened.
Xu Jie: 【…】
Before leaving, Wu Xian also specifically asked Xu Jie to listen to Zhao Feng's tone. If Zhao Fengzhen felt that he was being treated harshly or wronged, he would immediately send a thousand pieces to replace Zhao Feng.
Xu Jie murmured in his heart.
If I let my lord know that Zhao Feng was thrown to repair the reservoir and dig the river again, I'm afraid he will cry again.
Sure enough, I heard Shen Jundao: "There are half a few steps, so don't worry about manpower. A powerful martial artist can split mountains and open seas, which is not as fast as ordinary people digging with a hoe? I figured it out, at most half a year can Good. The autumn harvest is over, and they are free, so they can just pick up these jobs, and maybe they will be able to use the running water of the Miao River in the coming year. The yield of wheat is higher than that of millet, and the cycle is shorter. If the fertility of the land can keep up, one year Can I plant it twice..."
Shen Jun's expression showed a bit of yearning for the future.
It seems that I have really eaten two kinds of wheat a year.
Xu Jie had auditory hallucinations.
It seemed to hear the whine of the lord.
Rao is that Xu Jie and Zhao Feng are not very close, and occasionally there will be conflicts due to factional positions, and they can't help feeling subtle sympathy for this poor general. Miserable, it is really miserable! Brave fighters are really useless for this sake!
Because of that little feeling of being a colleague, Xu Jie couldn't help but tactfully say a few words for Zhao Feng.
You can’t catch a sheep even if you squeeze the wool.
He said: "...Although it is said that General Zhao and Gongshu Duwei are brave people with martial arts skills, they are flesh and blood after all. The martial energy of the Dan family has limited capacity, consumes quickly and recovers slowly. Even if there are thousands of people under the tent to follow Together, can..."
The project is too rushed.
And Shen Tang said that this is not a problem.
"Don't worry about Wen Zhu, Yuan Liang and his fellow Wenxin scholars will follow along to help." She has no shortage of Wenxin scholars!
Xu Jie: "..."
Xu Jie: "???"
Xu Jie: "!!"
The carriage dangled and stopped in front of the government office.
Xu Jie still let go of his expression.
When he came back to his senses, he was already in the government office.
He takes a deep breath.
Xu Jie came to Fugu City this time not only to mail wheat seeds for Shen Tang, but also to have another matter - he also heard about this matter when he was a businessman, and the source of the information is reliable. He had already sent a letter to Tianhai, and came to remind Shen Tang on the way.
Seeing his serious expression, Shen Tang asked, "What's the matter?"
"Mr. Shen, have you ever heard a libretto--the fake girl acted as a swindler to mess with the North Star, and twenty roads of smoke and dust rushed to the Purple Palace?"
Shen Tang nodded: "I have heard."
Xu Jie: "People in other lands are having a hard time. There are more and more rebellions. The royal court headed by Zheng Qiao just suppresses and drives them away. It is easier for the generals who lead troops to suppress the rebellion to drive out those common people who rebelled because of livelihood. Ganzhou and Yanzhou also intend to drive away to Kunzhou, which is on the side of King Zhu... With the temperament of King Zhu, I'm afraid they won't hold back..."
Shen Tang's expression gradually became serious.
She asked, "How many people?"
Xu Jie said: "A rough estimate is more than 200,000!"
Shen Tang gradually clenched his fists.
The 200,000 common people who have no food, the lethality of the places they pass by is more terrifying than 200,000 locusts. However, these ordinary people are also innocent. Locusts can kill them mercilessly, but this is more than two hundred thousand living lives!
bump!
Shen Tang shattered the table case with his palm.
"How dare they!"
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(end of this chapter)