Half a decade later, the construction of the steel mill was officially completed.

The oldest method of frying steel is used, which only needs a special crucible to smelt, and Jingyang County is completely boiling.

First, there were people who dug up coal, and then handed it over to the coal mill. After a series of formalities, desulfurization is made into coking coal. Or they can be made into briquettes and transported to the paper mill. The paper mill is a big coal burner, and the crucible has never stopped, and someone has to watch it day and night.

After the steel mill obtained coking coal, it officially began to smelt steel. Lu Jiang is responsible for the whole, and the cast steel is directly made into a horseshoe. The size of the horseshoe is standard, and the appropriate size can also be modified after it is red.

The rice has to be eaten in one bite, and you have to get used to it at first. These horseshoes and steel nails are not given away for free, and Bai Ji smashed so much money into it, it is impossible to collect money. Bai Ji chose to sign a business contract directly with the fat man, and Tie Guancheng accepted it.

The fat man also happily agreed, Bai Ji is making money by his ability, and he is still having a headache about the horseshoe. Now that it's done, he's even happier. Don't underestimate that this small workshop has only twenty or thirty people, and it can produce thousands of sets of horseshoes a day, which is quite amazing.

Considering that they still have to farm, the working hours are relatively short. There are basically about two hours a day, and they rotate with each other.

Jingshui Pavilion is the best developed in Jingyang, and every household has someone working in the workshop. If you have a bright brain, do some technical work. Those who are more stupid with their hands and feet dig coal with all their might.

In two hours, the one who earns less is also four dollars. The main thing is to manage the rice, and there is meat in every meal. As long as you don't waste food, you can eat as much as you want until you're full.

What Bai Ji did, Ling Xi was also breathtaking. There are people working in every household of Jingshui Pavilion, which is quite fair. Even if you are a woman, you can come to the paper mill to work as a casual worker if you want to.

In the later life, it may be relatively rare, and the current words are not so particular. The husband's family enlisted in the army, and the family farmed, weaved, washed and served the elderly, and all had to be women. Rolled up their sleeves one by one, picked up the mallet and was more ruthless than the man.

They are not fierce, but because they are easily bullied.

The finch is now in charge of watching the fire in the paper mill, and his face has been glowing red with fire for more than ten days. He also had a helper, a woman. Only two hours during the day would come, but it was the happiest time for him.

The two of them didn't say more than ten words combined, but he just liked it. According to Qi Xuan, autumn is coming, and the finch is going to lie on its nest.

Qi Xuan is still very righteous, and he specially inquired about it.

The woman is a person from Jingshui Pavilion, and they all call her Meng Cao, a widow. Her betrothed fiancé was killed by bandits two years ago. It's not a good thing to be a widow before you even get through the door. There are still two elders in the woman's family, but it is difficult to engage in heavy work when she is older.

In addition, there are two brothers, and the burden of the family falls on Meng Cao. In addition to farming every day, he also had to weave hemp for people, and he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. After Meng Cao was not a nobleman, he had no surname and no name. Meng is long, and grass is her name.

Qi Xuan and Sparrow had conflicts before, and the last time Finch did something wrong, it was Qi Xuan who stood up to help bear it. When Bai Ji found out, he punished the two of them to dig coal for a day. After digging, the two looked at each other's appearances and laughed.

Since then, there has been no contradiction between the two, and the past suspicion has been released.

And Bai Ji has also unlocked a new posture, and those who do something wrong will go digging coal. Now Bai Ji has the posture of a coal boss in a certain place in later generations, and the difference is that Bai Ji has a conscience.

In his spare time, Bai Ji asked Lu Jiang to make the iron kettle. A pot of yaki, which is very common in the countryside, is hollow in the middle. Set up a flat firewood in the center to boil a large pot of boiling water. The plant ash is collected and used as fertilizer.

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Soon, Meng Cao came to work.

The finch that was originally dying was instantly a hundred times more energetic, and quickly got up. I brushed my hair a little and took the initiative to send Meng Cao the hot water that I had prepared earlier. The king said: Drink more hot water.

Meng Cao lowered his head and thanked him implicitly.

The people in the paper mill are also familiar with it, and some people speak meat words.

"Huh! The finch is going to lie on the nest! ”

"Haha, the finch wants to be blessed."

In the Qin State, there is no shortage of widows, although the fat man set up the widow Qing as a virgin woman and called on the women of the world to study, but never issued a relevant law. Because the fat man also knows that if widows are not allowed to remarry, where will the population of Qin come from?

Therefore, the fat man is just shouting a slogan. During this period, widows who remarried would not be looked down upon, and would even be blessed.

The finch is full for each person, and the whole family is not hungry. I was a little cautious before, but my character is not bad. The main thing is to be down-to-earth and hardworking, and treat people sincerely. If he is really with Meng Cao, he will definitely take care of Meng Cao's family.

Finch has cultivated 30 acres of land at home and is still working in the paper mill. He doesn't look bad, and his family background is good. Jingshuiting already has someone to help with the matchmaker. Even, even the pavilion chief came to be a matchmaker in person.

In these years, population is the most important thing, and those who are tall can get married.

That's right, it's all about height. Men are 6 feet 5 inches and women are 6 feet 2 inches, and they can get married. In addition, men are required to reach the age of the weak crown, which is 20 years old.

However, the finches refused. He was concentrating on Meng Cao, and he gave Meng Cao more than a dozen eggs last time. The finch herself was reluctant to eat, but Meng Cao gave her two younger brothers to replenish their bodies.

The people in the paper mill saw it in their eyes, and their hearts were the same as mirrors.

The heart of the small house is well known to passers-by.

Meng Cao was also happy in his heart, but he never made a clear statement. It's not that it's done on purpose, it's just a little worrying. She doesn't have a good reputation in Jingshuiting, and she killed her husband's family before she got married, which is not a good thing.

This kind of thing cannot be avoided after all, and even in later generations there are similar sayings. Naturally, the finch knew, but he didn't care.

When Meng Cao arrived, he began to help. She is mainly responsible for helping to transport coal, and moving the dried coal to the nearest boiler.

It's an easy job, you really have to have hands. As long as you handle it gently, you will waste some energy. For two hours a day, I had to help dry coal and carry firewood, and I was given a total of four yuan for two meals.

Meng Cao eats some by herself, and the rest will be packed and brought back. Her two younger brothers were growing up, and they were crying out that they were hungry every day. Half of the eldest son eats Lao Tzu, this is true. Meng Cao saw it in his eyes, so he had to eat less.

"Grass."

The finch is usually very aggressive, but now it is blushing, and it is not good to say anything. Under the light of the fire, his face turned even redder.

On the other hand, Meng Cao is down-to-earth and generous, and it is a little unclear.

"I went to talk to you yesterday. If your two younger brothers wish, they can go to the steelworks and find Lu Jiang as an apprentice. Don't talk about eating, pay back two dollars. It's good to help with the little things, and it's not too hard. ”

As soon as Que said this, Meng Cao's eyes immediately turned red.

Lu craftsman is now very famous in Jingyang, and he is the first master craftsman in Jingyang. Even the pavilion chief had to be respectful when he saw it. I don't know how many people want to worship Lu craftsmen as teachers and learn crafts.

It's not easy to learn a craft these days, and the master is of the same status. Even if it's good to give food, do you still want to be paid? Before leaving the school, I had to do odd jobs for the master. If you don't wait for a few years, don't think about learning real skills.

"Cao'er, thank you!"

Meng Cao's voice was already a little choked.

Bai Ji has given her family a way to live!

Aung is too old to farm. The old woman was frail and sickly, and had been bedridden for many years. Not long ago, a doctor entered the pavilion to help see a doctor for free. Now the old woman's condition has been relieved and she can even walk on the ground. This is also done by Bai Ji, and Jingyang County also knows it.

Previously, Bai Ji made a rule that only one person from a family could work. This is to avoid contradictions, lest you say that this family invites two people and that family has none. It's not just about money, it's about face.

If it's an apprentice, it's definitely not a violation of the rules.

Que smiled innocently, as long as Meng Cao was happy, he was happy.

Everyone noticed this scene and joked on the side.

……

Qi Xuan was counting the paper with bamboo slips.

He didn't understand what Bai Ji's intentions were?

Why do you say that you have to put away all the hemp paper and not take it away and sell it?

I heard that Shaofu has opened for two yuan a piece, but Bai Ji still hasn't sold it.

Last time, Qi Xuan specifically asked Bai Ji, saying that he was going to do a big thing. After waiting for the technique to be tossed out, the bamboo slips can be completely eliminated.

Oh yes, it's printing! Listen, the name of this immortal method is special, and Qi Xuan was stunned and didn't know what to do.

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Jingyang Mansion.

Bai Ji is teasing two puppies.

Now that he has grown up a lot, his canine teeth are very sharp and extremely fierce. Originally, Facai could still bully them, and occasionally pull their dog tails, but now Facai can only hide in Bai Ji's arms and tremble.

Big Black and Rhubarb are very obedient, and Bai Ji tells them to go east, which definitely won't go west. After the training of Baiji, they have officially changed jobs and began to develop in the direction of search and rescue dogs.

Bai Ji took out Chun Yuyue's clothes for experiments that day and asked them to find Chun Yuyue. Sure enough, Bai Ji was not disappointed, and Chun Yuyue, who was in the pit, let out a terrible howl of ghosts and gods.

Since then, Chun Yuyue has seen the big black and rhubarb, and he definitely turned around and ran, as if he had seen a ghost. In this regard, Bai Ji is quite satisfied. They were also rewarded with large bones.

Chun Yu was far away from him and sat on the edge of the pool.

With a pen knife in his hand, he is carving clay blocks. From time to time, he would turn around and glance at Bai Ji, and he was relieved to see the two puppies playing in the sun.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing with so many seals?"

"You don't understand."

"The more you have conduct, this hand is the hand that holds the pen and draws the sword!"

Bai Ji smiled sincerely, "Really? ”

"Okay! Tomorrow, I will let Shang Niu go out and promote the deeds of Dr. Chun Yuyue. Tsk, who would have thought that a dignified doctor would ......"

Chun Yu Yue: ......

So, I saw Chun Yuyue carving mud blocks with tears in his eyes. And Bai Ji, the landlord and old wealth, was drinking wine, walking his dog, and he had nothing to do to bully Chun Yuyue, a long-term worker.

Movable type printing, this is a big killer!

A man who is six feet five inches tall can get married if he holds a weak crown; A woman is six feet two inches tall, and she can get married if she marries.