The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

By the beginning of July, the area set aside to build the trade market in the western district was emptied out, and all the residents who originally lived here moved to other places temporarily, and the demolition of houses had already begun.

Under the bright sun, Li Wen followed the person in charge of the Ministry of Industry here to watch people demolish the house, "How many people are here to do the work now?"

The steward in charge reported an approximate number of people, Li Wen squinted his eyes and looked at a place not far away, and said, "It's still a little less."

The later construction was in charge of the Ministry of Industry, but the money was paid by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce themselves. To establish this trade market, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce did not apply to the Ministry of Households for money.But the little money they got from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce will not be able to go to the Ministry of Households for the time being, and it will not be so easy to get the money out after going to the Ministry of Households.

There is a trading market here, and there are shops and warehouses on both sides of the street. It is not known how much silver will be burned. Li Wen is also worried that they will not have enough silver in the future, so don't have to go to the household department to borrow money!

This little money was hard-won, and he still got it at the risk of being impeached. Knowing the tricks in the officialdom, Li Wen didn't want the little money he worked so hard to feed the mouths of some people.

In the past, the Ministry of Industry handled various projects, and no one knew how much money went into the pockets of their officials every year to repair the palace.If these people really went to check one by one, one by one would be accurate, and none of them would be able to escape, but as long as no one fell into his hands, he didn't have to make trouble with others.

Here he sent Shen Zijing to be the supervisor, if you have any questions, you can give him feedback at any time.

They have an independent financial department within the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and Su Yuan is currently in charge of the management. Every amount of money that comes in and out has to be reviewed by their internal financial department before it can be approved. It is not so easy to prevent them from finding out.

As for petty greed and taking kickbacks, it is difficult to completely avoid them. As long as it is not too much, he can turn a blind eye to it.Today's officialdom is like this. If you want someone to do things for you, it is impossible not to give others money.

This time we need a lot of manpower. There are a group of craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry, and a group of people are also recruited from here to work, and the work has started here.

Several adult strong men hugged a big pillar and hit the wall. After hitting it several times in a row, the wall, which was not very strong, fell down with a bang.Dust was flying all over the sky, and they could choke if they stood so far away. Li Wen coughed twice, led the people back two steps, and said to the people around him, "You have to make sure that the people in each room are The house can only be demolished when it’s all gone, and there are no people inside..."

If there were still people inside, the house must have been crushed to death when it fell down.

"Master Li, don't worry, before we demolished the house, we sent people to look at it." The person in charge of the Ministry of Industry said.

Li Wen saw that these craftsmen were not wearing hard hats and did not have any safety measures on their bodies, and he always felt that this was not very safe.But there is no such thing as a hard hat in this era, right?He was a little skeptical.Regarding some safety issues, he repeatedly emphasized with the people in charge here that everything must be based on the personal safety of the craftsmen.

"Yes, we all know this."

Naturally, they definitely don't want to have any accidents. Once someone dies, someone will make trouble, and if they don't do well, they will also be in trouble.

The original crude vegetable market here has all been demolished, and some yards in front are being demolished.

Seeing a large group of people moving things under the sun like a group of ants moving a house, Li Wen lamented in his heart that the technology and tools of this era are really too backward, and everything can only rely on manpower.If this is placed in later generations, such a piece of house can be demolished and cleaned in one day with a few excavators and forklifts brought in, and then loaded with large trucks, and all the garbage can be transported away.

Of course, this efficiency is incomparable.

Li Wen is now worried about whether the prototype of the trade market can be built for him before August [-]th, "See if you can recruit some more people to work here, at most clear this area as soon as possible, the side of the house Remove the cover on one side, and then arrange for people to get the ones behind..."

"Okay, let's take a look at this and try to recruit as many people as possible." The steward in charge replied without further ado. "I know there is a kind of car that can be used by one person." Li Wen saw that there are people pulling things with manpower. He drew a kind of wheelbarrow on the ground, which can be pushed by one person. It is the best way to carry things. It couldn't be better, "See if you can find someone to make it and send it to the people below for use."

"All right, this is fine." Mr. Zhang saw the advantages of this kind of unicycle at a glance. This kind of unicycle is small and flexible, and it can be pushed and used by one person, which is very convenient.

After the discussion between the two, Li Wen expressed that they are willing to spend the money to hire someone to build this kind of unicycle.

The people from the Ministry of Industry naturally had nothing to be unhappy about, and the two sides quickly negotiated.What the Ministry of Industry lacks most is this kind of skilled craftsmen. There are craftsmen under them who are responsible for this kind of carpentry. At that time, the craftsmen under them can also be responsible for the construction.》

It didn't take long before it was noon, and all the workers stopped their work, and everyone could go to rest and receive their lunch.Lunch is provided by them for free, either steamed buns or pancakes, and hot soup can be drunk for free. The food may not be very good, but it can keep you full.

There are several tables in a row in the shade under the tree. There are large cages, which contain multi-grain steamed buns the size of an adult's fist. Each person can get two. The soup next to it is not limited to ordering and drinking.

During the lunch break, the workers came here to line up to get food.

"grown ups."

Just in time, Li Wen asked his subordinates to line up to get a few slow heads and a few bowls of soup. A table and a few benches were temporarily set up under the shade of the trees. He and the few people here A steward sat down around a table and said with a smile, "Let's try the food here today."

"Yes Yes.

"This rotten head porcelain is so solid, you will be full after eating one."

Naturally, the taste of the wild food provided for free is not very good. The steamed buns are made of a mixture of coarse grains. The porcelain is full and has a rough taste.These officials in the Ministry of Industry used to eat fine grains and meat, which was much better than these things. How could they eat such rough food.

But Master Li ate it all, they couldn't say no to it, could they?

"It's Mr. Li who is kind-hearted and provides meals for everyone." Everyone here is a smart person. They know that this meal was proposed by Mr. Li. Anyway, Mr. Li and the others paid for it, so naturally they would not Stop it.

Wearing thousands of clothes, but not flattering, someone patted Mr. Li's horse.

This person is now a popular person in front of the emperor. He became a fifth-rank official at a young age, and now he is still in charge of a department. Looking at the entire court, there is no second such person.Little people like them usually have difficulty sitting at the same table with Mr. Li for dinner, even if they want to see Mr. Li. Now that they have a rare chance, they must curry favor with Mr. Li.

Hearing these compliments, Li Wen just smiled and said, "It's enough for everyone to work hard, and thank you masters for being here." All the men he works here are men who work hard. For the price of lunch, I would rather not eat lunch on an empty stomach. Working on an empty stomach can cause hypoglycemia, dizziness, and even fainting, so it is easy to kill people if you are not careful.

They have spent a lot of money, and they don't need to scramble for the small money. This is the reason for providing free lunch to workers, and at the same time, it can also attract redundant labor from nearby to work.

The men who received the food found a cool place under the tree to sit down, and ate a mouthful of steamed buns and a mouthful of soup. They each received two slow buns. This big steamed bun was very satisfying to eat, and one rotten bun, Drink a large bowl of soup and you will be half full, and the extra one can be taken home for dinner.

These workers all recognize that those few are the foremen, but they don't know who is the young boy sitting in the middle.Seeing how those foremen fawned on the young man, could this be some kind of big shot?

"Eat quickly, go to work when you are full."

Li Daniu has no other skills, but has the strength of the whole body. Now he works here and has a free boss. He can eat two big steamed buns and two big bowls of soup in one meal, and he is barely full. .These people are illiterate and do not know a single word. Apart from doing some chores and physical work in this capital, there is nothing else they can do, but this job is not easy to find.

Knowing that the government is going to build a house here and recruit people, he will do a day's work and pay a day's money here, and he is not afraid of the government's people repudiating his debts, so he brought a few brothers over to do things.

Several people sat on the ground and ate the food they received, very satisfied.

Most of the clothes on the men who came to work were patched. The weather was hot, and some people took off their upper body clothes and were shirtless.

In the afternoon, I have to go back to the government office. When I left, Li Wen explained to Shen Zijing, "There are mixed people here, and houses are being demolished everywhere. You should be more careful here."

"I will, you don't have to worry about me." In the past, he only knew how to bury his head in his books, but he didn't know about common affairs other than reading.After he came to the capital, he came into contact with many different things, and these things were not without benefits for him to write articles and make policy theories.

Shen Zijing understands why Zhishu Lu wants to be transferred to a local county magistrate, but they are now in Beijing.

Zhong followed Li Wen to do things, and it's not that he didn't learn something.Now they have half-stepped into the officialdom. Li Wen asked them if they want to register with the Ministry of Officials, or continue to participate in the next year's scientific examination.

They have been preparing for this for so many years, so after thinking about it, he still thinks of the time to try it out, otherwise it will inevitably be a regret in his heart.

After the two talked for a few words, Li Wen got into the carriage and went back to the government office, while Shen Zijing continued to work here.