Chapter 49: The Big Stick

"Anyway, I'm just trying to find something to do for the tenants!" Stunned by Ren Quan's words, Zhang Qian scratched his head with his hand in annoyance.

"Shaolang-kun can't say that! It is far from Chang'an City, and you can't even use it for half an hour to ride a horse. Ren Quan looked out cautiously, lowered his voice, and explained carefully. More than 1,000 acres of land doesn't seem to be much, but if it is used to hide soldiers, it is no problem to hide 20,000 or 30,000 people. ”

"Hide 20,000 or 30,000 people, and you have to have food for them to eat!" Zhang Qian pouted and retorted, however, when he thought of the "fine traditions" of the Tang Dynasty, his heart became clear.

This Tang Dynasty, since Emperor Taizong launched the "Xuanwumen Change" and killed his own brother and younger brother, the royal family is like being cursed. Every ten or twenty years, there will definitely be a tragedy of "disaster and depression". Therefore, Datang does not allow Wubao to appear in the Jingzhao area, and it should be! Otherwise, if any phoenix dragon grandson doesn't stop again, the dock fort will immediately become a barracks!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Immediately, he once again looked at Ren Quan, who couldn't stop laughing, and humbly asked for advice: "The village wall can't be repaired, let's plant a circle of trees around the land of Zhuangzi, right?!" No matter how big the trees grow, there are gaps between them......"

"Yes, Shaolang-kun, didn't you see it? Trees have already been planted around your field, and they are all hugging each other! Before he could finish his sentence, Ren Quan had already interrupted with round eyes, as if a fool suddenly appeared in front of him, "In addition to trees, there are also boundary pillars and boundary stones, otherwise, how can you separate your land from other people's areas?!" ”

"A tree has already been planted?" Zhang Qian's face quickly turned red, and he shook his head in disdain, "Why didn't I notice?" Then forget it, I'll repair the courtyard wall of my house, it's okay! ”

"The Chang'an city wall is one zhang eight feet high, the Weinan County city wall is one zhang and five feet high, the courtyard of Shaolangjun's house is a son of an official eunuch who can't keep the ancestral business and sells it to the owner of my family, the courtyard wall is one zhang and two feet high, and it is already one of the few high walls nearby!" Sneaking a glance at Zhang Qian with a compassionate gaze, Ren Quan patiently continued to explain, "Although the government does not stipulate the height of the courtyard wall of the people's houses, if you want to increase the courtyard wall by another board, I am afraid it is also a bit dazzling." As for the surface laying of masonry, the walls of Weinan City are all made of loess......"

After a long time, it boils down to four words, "Don't get into trouble!" Zhang Qian's eyes were on fire, but there was nothing to do. opened his teeth and danced for a long time, and sighed: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, do I still gather people to dance square dances?!" ”

When the words fell, he laughed at himself. Square dancing is definitely not a no-go. In these years, those who are willing to come out and show their faces are mainly rough old men. A group of rough old men gathered and jumped around on the threshing floor, and they would definitely be regarded as some cult leader organizing believers to dance the gods!

As for the military training aimed at cultivating the organization and discipline of employees, it is even more unthinkable. In the era when even repairing a village wall will be suspected of rebellion, you suddenly pulled out a team, lined up, moved in columns, isn't it the birthday star who hangs himself and dislikes his long life?

"Shaolangjun, after listening to what you just said, maid, the servant remembered something that he could do with the tenants?" At the critical moment, it is still Zijuan's intimacy. found that Zhang Qian racked his brains and didn't come up with a good idea, so he hurriedly tactfully gave him advice on the side.

"What's the matter, you hurry up!" Zhang Qian was suddenly overjoyed, staring at Zijuan's delicate nose and urging loudly.

"Drain, drain!" Zijuan was a little embarrassed by him, lowered his head, and said in a weak voice, "That is, just dig a few ditches and drain all the stagnant water in the farm to the small river in front." In this way, those lands that have accumulated water can be planted with crops next year. Those lands that are not currently harmed by the scourge of water will be free from the threat of flooding next year. ”

"Oh, little purple juan, you're so smart!" Zhang Qianru was enlightened and excitedly gave a thumbs up. "Earlier, you mentioned that Zhuangzi has been flooded in recent years, so I should have remembered it! This is a good idea, this is a good idea! Digging ditches and draining water. The excavated soil can also be used to repair the road in Zhuangzi. Lest you walk up a foot deep and a shallow foot, like climbing a mountain! ”

"The Purple Juan Girl is indeed smart!" Ren Quan is very good at talking, and he also laughs and whispers to Zijuan's fart. Immediately, he hurriedly reminded cautiously: "It's just the nameless river in front of Zhuangzi, which is connected to the Feng River at the end, and the Feng River is connected to the Weishui." In autumn and winter, the water level of the Weishui and Feng rivers drops, and the small rivers in Zhuangzi also become thinner. In summer, when the Feng River rises with the Wei River, the small river in front of Zhuangzi will also become much wider. Some of the land in Zhuangzi was originally low, and after digging a ditch to connect it to the small river, if the river backs up, I'm afraid we will backfire! ”

"Ah, and this is still the case?! What kind of world is this, why is it so difficult to do something good?! Zhang Qian was taken aback, annoyed and filmed again and again.

In his memory, in the Xi'an area of the 21st century, there are not a few rains every summer, and it would be good if there was no drought. At present, Chang'an and its surroundings are surrounded by eight rivers and abundant rainfall, which is completely at the two extremes in his memory.

"Shaolangjun is compassionate, but those tenants are not blessed." Ren Quan also felt very sorry for Zhang Qian's kindness, frowned, and whispered beside him, "Otherwise, let's take them to build a bridge over the river." The river is not very wide, and the bridge is made of wood, which does not cost a few dollars. It is convenient for pedestrians to cross the river, and it can also make a name for the young owner! ”

This is a good idea, not only to find something for the tenants to do, but also to help Zhang Qian create an image of a village sage by the way, Zhang Qian can't help but nod his head in agreement. However, after nodding his head, he felt empty and uncomfortable.

Therefore, frowning and thinking for a moment, Zhang Qian said slowly: "The bridge can be repaired." But the matter of drainage should be put before the bridge is repaired. In this way, the lowest-lying piece of land in the village, we don't expect to grow crops, dig a big pond, raise lotuses, and raise fish. All the other farms have been connected to this place by digging ditches. Let the stagnant water be discharged into the pond first, and then through another main canal, it will be connected to the nameless river in front of Zhuangzi! Yes, that's all, I'll draw it for you! ”

As he spoke, he reopened the "Book of Heaven" he had written earlier. Directly cut a blank piece of paper at the end, and quickly sketched it on the paper with charcoal, "Between the main canal and the small river, build another stone embankment." Separate the pond from the creek. Then, on the embankment, a windmill was erected. Day and night, he carried the water from one side of the pond to the other side of the river. ”

"The young owner is wise! The young owner is wise! Ren Quan's eyes sparkled, and with every stroke of Zhang Qian's hand, he praised it loudly. After praising more than a dozen times in a row, he lowered his head and asked with a smile: "If you use a rollover, you need livestock to pull it." In Zhuangzi, the big animals at the moment may not be enough! ”

"Overturned? What rollover? I'm talking about windmills, which use the wind to propel and lift water into the river? Although he was a little accustomed to this person's speech, he always turned a corner at the last stage, Zhang Qian still frowned, and instinctively asked.

"Windmills? Shaolangjun forgives his sins! I've only heard of it below, but I've never seen anyone do it. Does Shaolang-kun know how to do it?! Ren Quan frowned and asked with a bitter face.

"No, not sure!" Zhang Qian instinctively wanted to admit that he didn't know, however, thinking about the information in his mobile phone, he left a hole for himself, "I'll think about it tonight, I used to be in the division, I once saw others do it." However, it is not known the specific pattern. There's no hurry, you can take someone to help me dig ponds and ditches tomorrow, and drain part of the stagnant water in autumn and winter. Anyway, the windmill has to wait until the embankment is erected before there is a place to erect it. Even if I can't build a windmill, I have other ways to keep the river from backing up! ”

In the last sentence, it's not that he's perfunctory. When he was in junior high school, he read a time-traveling web novel called the "ancient" era, in which he wrote a one-way wooden gate for drainage in ancient seaside cities. When the water level in the castle is higher than the sea, the valve is automatically pushed open by the current in the castle. And when the sea rises, it pushes the gate tightly from the outside. The reason is extremely simple, even if he is a liberal arts student, he can eat it thoroughly.

And similar time-traveling novels, he still has hundreds of them in his mobile phone. Among them, there was an ancient guy named "Drunkard", who wrote many times about the construction of windmills, and said that the Dutch relied on windmills to completely solve the problem of seawater inundation. Tonight, when no one is around, flip through this man's novel, and maybe you can copy it.

"With Shaolangjun's words, I can rest assured!" He had already seen Zhang Qian's magic, and Ren Quan believed in his words. "Then tomorrow I will gather men and dig a pond. The rain outside has stopped, Shaolangjun should rest early and retire first! ”

As he spoke, he picked up the sketches of the ponds and ditches that Zhang Qian had just drawn, and prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, Zhang Qian immediately grabbed his sleeve, "Don't be busy walking first!" Ren Quan, did you sign a death contract with the Ren family? I've always let you work......"

"Shao Langjun instructed to work here, it is an honor to work here!" Ren Quan didn't dare to break free, and quickly bowed his body into a shrimp. But in my father's generation, I followed the old owner. Although both of us father and son were returned to the deed of sale by the old owner, they are not considered slaves of the Ren family. But the father and son have both received the kindness of the old owner......"

"It's not a death contract, it's okay!" Zhang Qian has been in Datang for so long, and his eyes are no longer as dark as he was at the beginning, "When the young owner of Ren comes back, I will tell him and ask you to come and help me." He has plenty of people around him, and you're not one of them. And on my side, so far, there are only purple juan! ”

"Shaolang-kun drink tea!" Zijuan's cheeks immediately became hot, and he stepped forward with his eyelids hanging down and poured tea and water for Zhang Qian.

"Put it down!" Zhang Qian nodded at her with a smile, and then turned his gaze to Ren Quan again, "Okay, Ren Quan, you can give me a happy word, don't be like a little lady!" Ren Shaolangjun's side, I will definitely give him an explanation and not let him suffer! ”

"If, if Shao Langjun doesn't dislike Ren Quan stupid, Ren Quan is willing to come over to help temporarily. When Shaolangjun has enough manpower, I will go back to serve the old owner and my Shaolangjun! Ren Quan slowly pulled his sleeves out of Zhang Qian's hand, took two steps back, and slowly bowed.

This is clearly agreed, although it is still agreed to be twisted. When Zhang Qian saw this, he was immediately happy. Chasing after him with a smile, he held Ren Quan's elbow with both hands, "It's okay if you want, if you want, I'll do the rest." I won't say more nonsense, from today onwards, you will be the big housekeeper of Zhangjiazhuang. In the future, the big and small things in Zhuangzi, please! ”

"Owner of the village, Steward Cui is also for Zhuangzi today!" Ren Quan was in a hurry, and hurriedly raised his face to dissuade him.

"I'm not punishing him for the sake of Zhuangzi, I'm punishing him for being stupid. Something that can be solved in a different way has to make people angry! Zhang Qian glanced at him and shook his head slightly, "I won't drive him away, I won't punish his salary, and I won't let people whip him with thorns." In the future, the affairs of Zhuangzi were divided into labor. You are a big housekeeper, and your salary is double that of Cui's housekeeper. He is the second housekeeper and only takes care of the affairs in this courtyard. Outside the yard, including organizing the tenants to work, it's all up to you. If you open other workshops in the future, you will be responsible for taking care of them. ”

"Then, that subordinate is better to be respectful than to obey his fate!" Hearing that Steward Cui would not be swept away, the worry in Ren's heart was quickly replaced by joy. took half a step back and saluted Zhang Qian again.

Everyone wants to go to a high place, and by Ren Cong's side, although Ren Quan is a general, his status is much higher than that of ordinary family members, but he is far from the housekeeper. And Ren Cong's stepmother obviously doesn't like him, and there are three younger brothers eyeing him below.

But Zhang Qian is the master of the house alone, with neither parents nor brothers, and he is about to rise quickly. Compared with the two, it is really not difficult for him to choose who to follow.

Therefore, although he didn't dare to look too happy on the surface, at this moment, Ren Quan's heart was already happy. Dizzily expressed his attitude to Zhang Qian, said goodbye in a daze, and dizzily carried the two hanging soup medicine fees that Zijuan specially took for himself, and said goodbye and went out.

Unexpectedly, the two feet were only a few steps away from the gate of the main hall, and in mid-air, a wind suddenly sounded, "Woo-"

"Ahh Rao is skilled in martial arts, and Ren Quan was also caught off guard. He only used the copper coin as a weapon and threw it half a foot high on the upper left side of his body, and his forehead was wrapped in a bandage, and he had already taken a heavy blow. was smashed until his eyes turned black, his feet staggered, and he fell headlong into the muddy water.