The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

From the letter, Lin Zhao learned what happened in the court hall a few days ago, but he had expected this to happen, so he reported everything to the emperor in advance.

In the letter, he really felt his grandfather's love for him very clearly.Thinking about it, I was busy during this time and maybe I haven't written a letter to my grandfather for a long time, so I wrote a letter to the old prince.

This is the first time that I have relatives at home thinking about me when I travel far away. It feels good.

In the letter, he first asked about the old prince's physical condition. After all, he had a rough life in the first half of his life.

Secondly, I told him that the weather is hot in summer, but he should not be greedy for coolness and take good care of himself.

Then he briefly talked about the situation in Lin'an. He was very happy for his love and care. Everything is fine here with Jiang Ziyan. I will go back to see him during the Chinese New Year.

In the end, he said that when the road on this side is repaired, the carriage will not be bumpy, and he can be taken out to relax.

Along with this letter, some special products from Lin'an were also sent to the palace. In addition to sugar cane, there were also some other local snacks, pastries, tea and the like.

The old prince has a noble status and has lived for most of his life. He has never seen or eaten any good things. Although these things are cheap, they are full of heart.

It is what is said nowadays that courtesy is light and affection is heavy.

However, within two or three days, the old prince received a reply letter, as well as special products sent to him by someone from Lin Zhao.

I have to say that Lin Zhao is not the number one scholar in vain. The ink in his stomach is quite useful. The meaning is that, but the wording is very appropriate. After reading it, the old prince was very happy, and he ate more lunch a bowl.

In the court, apart from the fact that the Queen Mother's Party and the Royalist Party are always at odds, nothing else matters.

Left and right Lin Zhao is not in the capital now, even if the two parties quarreled violently, the flames would not reach his end.His current mind is to repair the cement road.

Now that the money is in place, the only thing left is labor.

In the end, Lin Zhao asked people to send orders to recruit the villagers who worked nearby, and the treatment was good, not only monthly wages, but also food. Who wouldn't want to come to this kind of corvee?

In just three days, all the people have been found.

Lin Zhao looked at the rough map and marked the route to be repaired, and arranged for people nearby.Divided into groups, a group of people is responsible for a section of road, and can start construction at the same time, saving time and efficiency.

Everything was ready, and the east wind was not lacking, so we started to build the road.

The steps of this road construction and how to repair it specifically, he specially invited some craftsmen who had repaired the road, Jiang Ziyan explained to them in detail how to build this cement road, and there are still points that need to be paid attention to.

"Clean up all the weeds on both sides, and dig everything that needs to be dug. The roadbed must be done well. Remember to use stones to crush it several times to make it as smooth as possible, and then spread gravel. Then cement and The water is mixed according to the proportion, and I have told you this proportion before. Spread the reconciled cement on the gravel, and it must be paved evenly. When the road is not dry, no one is allowed to step on it. "

"Also, the cement has to be fired all the time, and it can't be stopped. Don't delay the use here. If it rains, stop the work, and start work when the weather clears."

"In addition, if the rocks that can be dug out of the rocky mountain are almost ready to be dug, you must tell me in advance that you are going to bury the pipe and blow up the mountain. Remember?"

A room was full of people, and these were the captains of the various teams assigned by Lin Zhao. Jiang Ziyan explained the matter to them clearly. What's wrong, it's not easy to explain to the above.

After the matter was explained, the road construction began.

Since the start of construction, Lin Zhao and Jiang Ziyan have been watching the progress on site almost every day, and they were afraid that they would make mistakes at first.

After the roadbed was dug, Jiang Ziyan asked them to tie a stone with hemp thread to level it out, and then started to press the roadbed.

At the beginning, the approximate length of this route was estimated in advance, and the width of each road section was also calculated.

Lin Zhao personally went to the scene to watch them measure the width. After the measurement was completed, he pulled it tightly in the middle with a thin thread, smeared lime powder on it, stuck it on the ground and lifted it up. When there was a white line, the mark was done. up.

Several road builders felt that this process was a bit cumbersome and delayed, so they suggested to Jiang Ziyan to omit this step, but Jiang Ziyan refused.

Although the trouble is a bit troublesome, the effect is still quite large, and the necessary steps must not be omitted.

After the roadbed of about 20 meters was completed, Jiang Ziyan checked it and found that it was still smooth, and then poured cement on it.

This is the first attempt. Jiang Ziyan asked each team to come and watch in turn, learn carefully, and even try it out. For example, the amount of cement pulled every day is actually different. If you pull more this time, you will pull it next time. There is no definite number for the number of people.

If the reconciled cement is paved and it seems that there is only one section left to complete the paving, but the cement is gone, then a small amount of cement needs to be reconstituted.

However, how much water needs to be added to a small amount of cement depends on what they have seen and learned in the past few days.

In addition, Jiang Ziyan specially recruited some experienced hands to teach them how to smooth the uneven ground.There are also some emergency response plans.

The first half of the month was the busiest time, Jiang Ziyan had to teach almost everything, and went to the scene to watch in person every day.

Lin Zhao was no exception. Apart from going to see the scene, he also had to deal with matters in the yamen, especially the payment of wages for these corvees, which had to be recorded one by one according to their registered household registrations and names. Everyone in the yamen None of them are idle.

After half a month passed, the workers gradually got used to the road construction, and there was no need for Jiang Ziyan to teach them.

Lin Zhao sent a supervisor to each section of the road. In addition to supervising their work, he was also responsible for serving meals and paying wages. The whole thing was multi-purpose.

The villagers who came to sign up for work were so motivated that they didn't need to be urged by the supervisor at all, and they were very conscious when they did their work.After all, everyone knows that if the road is repaired, it will be much easier for them to go out and do business.

They are still happy to do this kind of thing that is beneficial to them.

Of course, the most important thing is that the county magistrate himself promised to pay them wages as long as they work hard.

At the beginning, it was agreed that the wages would be paid on a monthly basis. Seeing that one month has passed, it will soon be the end of the month.The road has also been repaired for several sections, and everyone began to feel faintly anxious, and they were not as focused on work as before.

They just want to know whether they will be paid this month. Although it was agreed at the beginning, there is no written evidence. If the county magistrate backs out, they will have nothing to do.

On the last day of the first month, the supervisor did not come in the morning and did not come until the afternoon.

But he didn't come alone, he brought two people behind him.The villagers were worried in the morning, but in the afternoon they saw him and the bag on his back with excitement in their eyes.

The supervisor's surname is Liu, and he is a yamen servant in the yamen. He usually runs errands when arresting people. This is the first time he manages such a big matter and distributes money to everyone.

The table was set up in a shady and cool space in advance, and there were pens, ink, paper and inkstones and two ledgers on it.

After everything was ready, he raised his voice and said: "Everyone stop what you are doing first, and come back after finishing the important work. Others come to me to line up to get their wages."

When it came to receiving wages, everyone was overjoyed.Except for those who had reconciled with the cement and were paving the road, everyone else basically rushed over to collect the money.

Suddenly, a large group of people rushed over Supervisor Liu's table and surrounded him. He shouted loudly again: "Line up the queue, and if you don't line up, you won't be given out. Don't be crowded, everyone is there."

So everyone stood in front of the table and lined up.

Inspector Liu brought a total of two people, one is the accountant, who specializes in reading the account books.The other is to count money and send money.

Supervisor Liu looked at the first person in front of him, his face was tanned and sweaty, and he was grinning.

He said: "What's the name? Which village?"

"Liu Baozhu from Shangyang Village."

The accountant turned to the list in Shangyang Village to find his name, and another helper handed over the copper coins that had been counted and strung together in advance.

"Five hundred Wen, take it."

Mr. Accountant put a tick under his name, indicating that it has been issued.

Liu Baozhu took the copper plate and was very happy. It turned out that what the county magistrate said was true, there were five hundred Wen a month!

"Next!"

"Which village? What's the name?" Supervisor Liu then asked.

"Xiahe Village, Chen Sanxiang."

The accountant turned to the registration list of Xiahe Village, found his name, and said, "Chen Sanxiang, Xiahe Village, five hundred Wen."

Chen Sanxiang took the money and left happily.

The next person stepped forward, and before he could be asked what the name of the village was, he himself reported it in advance.

The people behind were also quite self-conscious, reporting the name of the village and name to whoever came up their turn, and the speed of receiving money was much faster.

The villagers who received wages lined up for a long time. Because of the large number of people, the payment did not end until evening. Even the aunt who set up a shed on the side of the road to cook big pot meals also received wages.

In the first month, everyone’s starting point was almost the same, so except for the aunt who cooked, the wages of other laborers were the same, [-] Wen per person.

But it's not the same from the second month onwards.

If you study well in the first month and the assigned work is very important, you will get more wages in the second month.If it is still just digging the soil and laying cement, it will still be the same as this month, and it will only cost [-] cash.

Jiang Ziyan planned to divide these people into two types of work, one for the senior workers and the other for the small workers. The skilled workers of the senior workers naturally paid higher wages.

It's August now, and the weather is still ridiculously hot. Jiang Ziyan asked his aunt, who was cooking, to cook mung bean soup for them to relieve the heat.

In this hot day, working on the road, it is easy to faint due to heat stroke.Although there are few mung beans in the mung bean soup, it can quench thirst and relieve heat. The most important thing is that it is free.

It is available in the morning and afternoon. If you are thirsty, you don’t have to fetch water yourself. There are several large water tanks under the shade of trees on the side. Special personnel pick up the water every day. These workers only need to work in peace of mind. As long as Lin Zhao can meet the material conditions, he will satisfy them all.

Once the basic material foundation is guaranteed, these talents will be willing to work hard, and the road can be repaired faster.

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