From Chief to Ball

As far as next year is concerned, there are still many tasks for Dyefang Division.A batch of clothes from other cities need to be dyed, a large amount of leather needs to be cut and made into simple leather armor for sale, a batch of teachers who weave wool, a batch of skilled workers who play wool, a batch of professional tailors, and a batch of Professional weavers, and trials of many new and simple planed wood and iron implements...

These are used as seeds, and these people will teach others in the future. Once the system is established, it can operate proficiently, as long as there are no problems with the people in the Planning and Statistics Department.

Chapter 1 admitting mistakes

The first batch of garments made by the dyeing and spinning department from scratch can only provide consumption within Yucheng.At the beginning of its establishment, it was difficult to sell the clothes made outside, because people in other cities with purchasing power would not buy such clothes that did not fit the body very well, and those who could not afford them could not afford them at all.

In addition, those people's sewing skills were not high. Chen Jian was too embarrassed to call the first few pieces of clothes clothes, and could only call them things that could keep out the cold.

Chen Jian is not in a hurry about this. The proficiency of the workshop workers will become higher and higher, the level of sewing will increase day by day, and the number of ready-made garments will increase every day. One day, they will be able to sell to other people at a low price. city.

More than ten days after the garment department of the Dyeing and Spinning Department started to operate normally, the first batch of low-quality wine produced by the farm was also transported to the city.Without distillation, the alcohol concentration can only go up to 12.00%, any higher and the yeast will stop working.

There are fruit skins and acorn shells in the inferior wine, and some of them are sour after brewing. The old Chinese in Xiacheng disdain them, but it is an excellent ration for those workshop workers with meager wages.

The first batch of rations were the miners outside. Apart from the many pottery pots on the boats transporting the inferior wine, there were also those people who had smoked hemp leaves and the Xiacheng people who were in charge of publicizing the new regulations related to it.

When the boat came back, it was not empty, but there was one more person.

Manyuan of the farm followed the navigable boat and set foot on the land of Yucheng again. It happened to be the second ten-week break in October. The boatman was familiar with him and looked curiously at the large bundle of wooden slips.

Many people in Yucheng know about the farm, but not many people know that Chen Jian scolded his mother because of this incident.

The punters didn't know that Chen Jian broke his hand because of this incident, so when he greeted Manyuan, he felt a little strange.In the past, this young man was very talkative, but now he was a little preoccupied on the boat. He had been standing silently at the bow of the boat watching the breaking waves.

After landing, someone told Chen Jian that Chen Jian was busy calculating the soil blast furnace for iron smelting, and the surface area calculation and structural force calculation formulas of irregular geometric objects were densely written on the cloth, so as to determine the most suitable slope angle.

When the guard in black pushed open the door to report, Chen Jian didn't notice at all.

"Ji Xia, Manyuan wants to see you."

Chen Jian suddenly raised his head and asked, "What's the date today?"

"October nineteenth, didn't you give Manyuan and those people two days' rest?"

"Oh, right."

Chen Jian put down his pen, thought for a while and said, "How about this, you stay outside, and you stay at the door until I finish talking with Man Yuan, and no one is allowed to come in."

The guard in black nodded and left. Chen Jian put away the cloth and poured two bowls of water himself.

After a while, Manyuan pushed open the wooden door, and the black-clothed guard closed the wooden door. Chen Jian pointed to a sackcloth cushion and said, "Sit down."

Man Yuan knelt and sat on the mat, Chen Jian handed over a bowl of water, this time he said directly: "I thought you would come here in a few days, how about it, you don't want to dig ditches anymore?"

Manyuan nodded and said, "I don't want to dig anymore."

"It's fine if you don't want to dig. What, figured it out?"

For Manyuan's arrival, Chen Jian was in a good mood, whether he admitted his mistake sincerely or had to admit it, he was very happy.This is a talent, among the same group of young people in the school, he is on par with Ji Yun, and these are the two most valued by Chen Jian.Without him, there will be more and more things to take care of in the future, and someone must share them.

In terms of age, I am about the same age as him, so I wouldn't regard him as the core of Xia Cheng's next generation, but in this generation, he is a figure who can control one side alone. As long as he doesn't die, this person can't cause big waves, even if he pretends to admit his mistakes , will also do well.

Man Yuan took a sip of water and said in a low voice: "Ji Xia, I've been thinking about what you said during my work these past few days. After thinking about it carefully, I think I was really wrong, so I came here after I figured it out. Yucheng, I hope to talk to you."

"About the mistakes I made, I've already figured it out, and I've also heard about Jixia smashing her hand. I know that what Jixia is angry with is not the crop failure this year, but my attitude towards this matter."

"I admit all the mistakes Jixia said, and I vow to never argue about this matter again, never try to turn the wrong thing into the right, never."

"As you said, you can only understand how serious your mistakes were when you were working. I now support Ji Xia's decision. Once someone makes a mistake, it is necessary to go to the farm for labor reform. I was against it at the beginning. But it’s extremely supportive right now.”

"When I was on the farm, someone secretly instigated them, trying to make everyone not admit their mistakes. Because once they admit their mistakes, it is not a simple farming accident, but a mistake that is passively confronted in the heart. But I think, a mistake is a mistake What if you don't admit it?"

"The people in the farm, I don't have deep contact with them, and they only got together because they made the same mistakes. When someone tried to persuade everyone not to admit their mistakes, if it wasn't for what Jixia said before, maybe I would have been wrong deeper."

"When I set foot on Yucheng, I saw many familiar clansmen busy, but I was digging ditches, and I felt very sad."

"I'm not saying that I can't do things like digging ditches, but I have studied in school for two years and have traveled to many places with Ji Song. I can do more and more difficult tasks, not just digging ditches."

"Jixia, I'm only 17 years old this year. I'm in good health and my mind is still clear. I hope Jixia reconsiders what I can do. I think I can do more for the people of Xiacheng if I don't dig aqueducts. .”

After Manyuan finished speaking, he took out a bunch of wooden slips and handed them over, and when Chen Jian flipped through them, he said, "This is some of my thoughts on the farm these days. The last time Jixia built a winemaking workshop, it reminded me of A lot. These may not all be useful, and they may not all be useful, I still hope that Ji Xia and the Planning and Statistics Department will review them."

Chen Jian waved his hand, motioning him not to talk yet, he looked through it for a while, and couldn't help nodding his head in praise.

This is a detailed plan, basically every part is practical, this is definitely not something that those people who were randomly captured by Chen Jian on the farm could come up with.Those people are okay step-by-step, but it is still not good enough to formulate such a practical plan. I will soon devote myself to the construction of the iron smelting workshop. It is impossible for the farm to be the foundation of Yucheng's future survival without finding a very capable man. People are responsible, and it is indeed impossible for me to take care of everything.

From the collection of thatch to keep out the cold this winter, to the spring plowing plan next spring, taking Manyuan's farm as a sample, according to Chen Jian's original plan, he formulated several simple workshops in detail to survive this winter.

Nowadays, most people in the farm are still digging meaningless canals. Chen Jian also knows that this is not a long-term solution. After carefully reading this wooden slip, he praised: "The writing is good, basically everything can be done. Especially when the river recedes at the end of autumn and early winter, it is a good way to block the river fork to catch fish, and the purpose is also clearly stated. One is that it is edible, and the other is that the amount of fish maw used by the carpentry department will indeed increase next year. It is right to reserve in advance. You do think farther and farther than the people I sent to the farm, and this is your advantage."

Chen Jian put down the wooden slip and turned it around a few times with his hands behind his back. Manyuan glanced at Chen Jian for a while, and Chen Jian said for a long time: "Well, you sort out what you just said to me, and make it clear what you think Where did you go wrong, admit it in front of everyone."

Manyuan just wanted to say something, but Chen Jian interrupted: "I asked you to work, not because you make me unhappy, so it's useless for you to admit your mistake to me, but to the people here. I think Just tomorrow, I will call all the Chinese people above the eighth rank in Yucheng together, and you can talk about your understanding of this mistake, and it can be regarded as a warning to the rest of the people, so that they don't follow in your footsteps."

"Don't feel ashamed to admit your mistakes. Xiacheng rules, don't ask questions, you admit your mistakes so that you will not make mistakes in the future, not to criticize you."

"I don't like that many things about Xiacheng are settled in the house. After all, Xiacheng is still the Xiacheng of Xiacheng people. Some things are better explained in front of everyone. You think about it."

Chen Jian didn't make any promises, and he didn't even tell Manyuan that if he admits his mistake, he can continue to be an official and don't need to repair the canal. He wants to tell Manyuan that this matter is not a matter of will, nor a matter of personal preference.

It is to let the clansmen and Manyuan understand that this is a dispute over rules, a clear distinction between right and wrong, a dispute between two ways of thinking and attitudes towards the concept of labor and officials, and there is a difference between right and wrong.

There is no right or wrong in the emotional struggle between two people, only the weak admit defeat to the strong without admitting their mistakes, this is not true.

Admitting mistakes in front of everyone is to admit that you agree with Chen Jian's attitude towards the concept of labor and officials, and vow to never turn wrong into right.

If you don’t agree, then don’t admit your mistakes and keep going. What’s the point of digging a canal for three years in the field for the right or wrong in your heart?

Manyuan thought for a long time, finally nodded and said: "I agree."

"Then make preparations and have dinner with everyone in the evening. Tomorrow morning, I will call together all Chinese people above the eighth rank. In addition to talking about your own mistakes, you also need to talk about these things on your wooden slips. Say Really, your writing is quite good, and this is worth learning from. Being wrong on the one hand does not mean that you are wrong on everything, and this must be clarified, and you cannot say that you are useless if you are wrong on one thing.”

"Go, get ready, I still have something to do here."

Manyuan put down the wooden slips, and retreated outside the door full of thoughts. When he went out, he bumped into Hongyu and smiled at each other.

Hong Yu walked into the room, squeezed Chen Jian's shoulders, and asked casually, "Did Man Yuan come to admit his mistake?"

"Ah."

"Your method may be good, but is it different from what I said? Can you take care of all the people in the future? You take care of it, and Ji Song takes care of it. What's the difference? In the end, you still need someone A leader who is wise and diligent and can see clearly when people make mistakes."

Chen Jian lay back and said with a long breath: "You are wrong. In the future, it will not be me who will judge their right and wrong, but all the people above the common people. The officials are the people, not the herdsmen. People are not sheep. , Xiacheng is the Xiacheng of Chinese people.”

"I am only temporarily entrusting the rights of the Chinese people, and I will return them in the future."

Hongyu shook his head and said, "But there are not many Chinese people in the farm now."