Chapter 41: The Farm
It took a month to learn more about the first batch of "R&D directors" in Han Wangfu, and Li Yuanjia arranged their own fate for each of the five people.
plus Wang Pu, just take care of each other.
Papermaking, movable type printing, construction, glass, cotton, and schools basically cover what Li Yuanjia is doing or going to do now, as for the carpenter's work...... To be honest, he was glad more than once that he had a certain foundation in painting, and if he wanted to do anything, as long as he used a willow charcoal pen, he would naturally be able to let Chen Mu and them understand.
Merely......
"Speaking of which, there is still a shortage of people!"
After Ma Liang left happily, Li Yuanjia couldn't see a trace of a smile on his face, and there was just an emotion called melancholy.
It's just six people, which is a drop in the bucket!
And if it's six reliable guys, it's just that, including Wang Pu, these six "R&D directors" are all fast, and they basically can't play without Li Yuanjia's command. Especially Li Zhong and the five of them, they are only seventeen or eighteen years old, and it is a joke to want them to be alone!
Even if the power is given to them, Li Yuanjia can't really rest assured.
So Ma Liang, the last one who was called by Li Yuanjia, became the small leader of the "training school" of Han Wangfu. And this time, Li Yuanjia did not let Ma Liang teach those family members to read and write, but ordered the housekeeper Han Shan to select ten smart and clever little guys among the family children, that is, the seven or eight-year-old kinds, and began to cultivate them from an early age.
At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he felt that it was still a little too late.
Just like Li Zhong, his personality and concepts have almost been fixed, even if Li Yuanjia puts his heart into cultivating, it is difficult to become the talent he wants, so after thinking about it, he still decided to start cultivating from a child of seven or eight years old. Anyway, Li Yuanjia himself is not yet twenty years old, and there is time for them to grow up.
Before that, Li Zhong and the others used it first.
Just when Li Yuanjia was pondering his Han Wangfu Primary School, Chunyan, who had just taken Ma Liang out, walked in again and asked carefully: "Wang, just now Yu Niang asked you what you want to use at noon today?" ”
"Noon, ......"
After a pause, Li Yuanjia withdrew himself from his thoughts just now, thought for a moment and said casually: "It's easier to do at noon, just have a mutton noodle!" ”
"Yes."
Chunyan, who got the order, was about to leave, Li Yuanjia's heart moved, and he stopped her again: "By the way, you can tell Lao Han later, just say that I plan to go to the farm tomorrow, and let them prepare in advance......
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Early the next morning, after breakfast, Li Yuanjia got into the carriage and set off.
The farm left by Li Lingkui for him is just east of Chang'an City, more than ten miles outside the Chunming Gate, which can be said to be an excellent geographical location. You must know that Chunming Gate is the east main gate of Chang'an City, facing Chunming Street, one of the main six streets of Chang'an City, and Shengye Fang is located on the edge of Chunming Street.
From King Han's Mansion to Li Yuanjia's farm, it is at most an hour's journey.
Li Yuanjia, who was low-key, deliberately got up a little early, and arrived at his own territory at nine o'clock in the morning, a farm covering an area of more than 1,000 acres.
It is said to be a farm, but in fact, it is just 1,200 acres of fertile land and more than 30 households.
However, just a few hundred meters away from the place where more than 30 peasant families gathered, dozens of houses had just been built by a small river, and all the craftsmen of the Han Wangfu lived here. And there are also paper workshops, blacksmith workshops, as well as future printing houses and glass workshops, all of which are nearby, which can be said to be very convenient.
Since returning to Chang'an, Li Yuanjia has come to his farm for the second time.
So after Han Shan sent someone to inform him yesterday, when everyone arrived this morning, all the people in the farm were guarding the side of the paper workshop, and after Li Yuanjia's carriage squeaked to a stop, everyone knelt down and bowed: "Participate in the king!" ”
"Hehe, get up!"
Stepping out of the carriage, Li Yuanjia raised his hand slightly and said loudly.
"King Xie!"
Except for the craftsmen of the palace, who had long been accustomed to it, the farmers of the farm had apparently undergone temporary emergency training, and were almost at the same pace as them.
And after a general glance, Li Yuanjia couldn't help but secretly shake his head.
As a nobleman of the Tang Dynasty and a member of the top aristocracy, Li Yuanjia never thought of giving his people unconventional treatment. Especially in the first few years when his identity was more embarrassing, Zheng'er Bajing acted according to the rules - how much rent other princes collected, how much Han Wangfu also collected; He basically treats his subordinates the same way that other princes treat them.
No special, no exceptions.
Therefore, these farmers in Hanwangfu Farm are actually no different from other farmers in Chang'an, most of them are yellow-skinned and malnourished, and the clothes on their bodies are obviously relatively shabby. In Li Yuanjia's words, it is more in line with the image of Chinese peasants in the seventh century AD.
In comparison, the craftsmen of the palace are in much better condition.
At least as long as they can complete the work arranged by Li Yuanjia, it will definitely be no problem to be well fed and clothed. If they can follow Wang Pu to greatly improve their papermaking technology, as Niu Da Niu Er did, and even get a lot of rewards every year, it will be enough for them to live a good life for the ordinary landlord class.
Therefore, the craftsmen of the palace and the farmers to which they belong are clearly distinguished at a glance.
However, after sighing in his heart, Li Yuanjia did not urgently plan to change their lives, but said a few words lightly, and then appeased the oldest of them for a while, and waved his hand to let these farmers all disperse - the purpose of his visit today was the workshop under construction and the craftsmen of the palace, and he did not plan to spend too much time on the farmers.
And the rest of the craftsmen, Li Yuanjia soon let them all disperse.
Next, accompanied by Zhang Wan and others, he took a look at all the workshops one by one. The blacksmith's workshop, the movable type printing workshop, and the ink workshop, all together, are the largest in area, and they are also the focus of the previous construction, which was completed last month; The glass workshop next to them also basically has a prototype, but the paper workshop is the most technically mature, so it is also the most troublesome when it was first designed.
Because Li Yuanjia told Wang Pu that the more troublesome the design, the higher the efficiency of papermaking in the future.
So far, the papermaking workshop has only been built eighty percent.
"However, please rest assured, the king!"
After taking Li Yuanjia to see it, Wang Pu said with a smile: "At the latest, it will be completely completed in two months." And now we don't have to delay our papermaking, and we can produce at least 3,000 sheets a month. ”
After listening to Wang Pu's words, Li Yuanjia took a deep breath, smiled and nodded, "Very good!" When the workshop is built, I will wait for you to achieve your goal of 10,000 blank sheets of paper per month......"