As the slogan of mining became louder and louder, the term contractor gradually became popular in various places when the squires and wealthy people in Zhili and other places called His Majesty benevolent.

What the?

You haven't contracted the hill yet? Then we're not all the way.

Goodbye!

What?

Boy, do you want to propose to my daughter? I'm sorry, but my daughter has already been married.

Wait, you said your family contracted two hills?

Don't go, guy, my daughter can remarry, but she still has a sister......

You say her sister is too young? It doesn't matter, it's old after two years.

……

Such rhetoric was ubiquitous in places like Zhili, but it soon became clear that mining limestone was a hassle for the largest developer in the Hongzhi Emperor, who had contracted so many hills.

It's tired and dirty, and if you pay more, you earn less, but if you pay less, no one wants to do it.

For a while, many contractors who had stopped many mountains began to get anxious.

There is also money to be paid for contracting the mountain, and the longer it drags on, the more it will be lost.

You don't see, the British Duke Zhang Mao, the Duke of Wei Xu Gongfu, and the Xincheng Bo Zhao Jin have all contracted His Majesty's mountain, and it is said that they have made a lot of money, and the silver in the family is piled up.

Who doesn't blush? Who doesn't envy!

At this time.

I don't know if it was the anxious squire, who coldly started the idea of the homeless, promised to take care of the food and have a small amount of wages, and attracted a group of homeless people to mine in the mountains.

At first, some people ridiculed that the homeless people had not had enough to eat for a long time, and no matter how hard they had the strength to work, they would definitely lose their pants and not be able to wear them.

But when the displaced people began to work one after another, those who were not optimistic were dumbfounded.

The homeless people have been tortured by hunger and cold, and they have suffered for thousands of miles, and now there are people who are willing to take care of food and pay wages, who is not willing to work hard!

The imperial court gave porridge, but the contractors gave rice, the former drank a bowl and was not full, but the latter could eat a real thing.

In contrast, nature is preferred.

Therefore, while many contractors were still shouting for a high price to hire someone to start work, the squire who hired the homeless people had already pulled a large amount of limestone and began to make chalk, which was put up on a sign and sold for money.

In addition, it is now the bonus period, making money is like a joke, and a batch of chalk has just been put on here, and it was snatched up by someone when it changed hands.

When the rest of the contractors saw it, they could still sit still and directly began to rob people.

There are even people with deep backgrounds, who let out the words, all the local homeless people, the old man wants them all, not to mention the food and housing, and the salary is a little higher.

The homeless people were stunned.

When did they turn into fragrant gluttonies and recruit people to grab them?

In any case, however, the problem of resettlement of displaced people has been solved for the time being.

The officials of the court and the central government were also dumbfounded by this.

Only then did they react and realize that His Majesty above the main hall was so far-sighted, and the means were so clever that people couldn't help but yearn for it.

It's not a loss to my Majesty of the Ming Dynasty, the matter of the troublesome homeless people is so easy to solve.

All the officials applauded, and it seemed that Emperor Hongzhi was even more unfathomable.

To this!

Emperor Hongzhi was embarrassed to stop all the credit, and he bluntly said that the main owner of this plan was someone else, which was Du Shen, who invented chalk.

At this moment, Du Shen became completely famous.

If before, his official position was too small, so that his reputation only spread in the ears of the people and a few officials, but now the officials in the entire court have taken him to heart.

They clearly remembered that this Mr. Dushen was a teacher, and that the sons of the English princes worshipped under him.

The performance of the previous review was seen by all the officials, but now Du Shen has inadvertently done such an amazing thing, and the officials with flexible brains even have different thoughts.

In these years, no one seems to have a son who is not angry.

It would be a great thing if he let his son worship under Mr. Dooshen and listen to the teachings day and night!

There are actionists, so they directly secretly decided to ask someone to inquire where Mr. Du Shen was, even if they were tied up, they had to tie up their own son to apprentice.

……

At this time, Du Shen was picking up dung in the vegetable greenhouse with a few apprentices.

Recently, the growth of Chinese cabbage has been gratifying, but the troubles that have come with it have also followed, because of the lack of sunlight, the disease resistance of Chinese cabbage has become much worse.

In the morning, when Du Shen checked in the greenhouse as usual, he was surprised to find that some of the Chinese cabbage leaves were yellow, and some even had black spots.

Du Shen estimated the reason, and took his apprentices to fertilize these Chinese cabbages early in the morning.

Of course!

The fertilization of the Ming Dynasty was certainly not urea, fertilizer, etc., but human and animal manure as fertilizer.

The planting of Chinese cabbage is a big deal, but Du Shen has a slight cleanliness habit, you let him worry about the dung spoon to water the dung, but let him pick the dung, it will be difficult for him.

Fortunately, at this time, Zhu Houzhao brought Liu Jin over and relieved him.

Du Shenqiu looked at Zhu Houzhao and the two of them eagerly, and his eyes looked up and down.

Let Zhu Houzhao pick up dung, it will definitely not work, not to mention where his identity is, this small body doesn't look like a person who can pick up dung!

But Liu Jin is different!

What is the so-called full of warm thoughts, he doesn't even dare to think about it!

Such a person has long been out of vulgar taste, and he will definitely not be picky when he does his work.

"Ahem, Xiao Liu!"

Du Shen called out, showing a loving smile.

Liu Jin was slightly stunned, shook his head and said, "What does Mr. Du Shen command?" ”

Du Shen smiled even happier.

He likes this kind of high consciousness.

"Alas, in fact, I have always been very optimistic about you, you gave birth to five big and three rough, and you will definitely have a future in the future."

Liu Jin was overjoyed, bowed down and saluted: "How can the slave be so praised by Mr. ”

Having said that, his face was very useful, there is nothing to be done in this life as a eunuch, and the highest honor is to always accompany the king, Mr. Du Shen praises himself for his future success, isn't he saying that he can bathe in Jun'en every day in the future?

But before he could be proud, Du Shen smiled again: "But the heavens will descend on the Si people, and they must first work their muscles and bones to starve their body and skin, I see that you can't be hungry in this life, but it's a little worse." ”

Liu Jin subconsciously asked: "Isn't it hard work for slaves and maids to serve the prince day and night?" ”

Du Shen shook his head and said: "Of course not, this is considered labor, but it is not laborious!" ”

Liu Jinmeng, he is not stupid, it seems that Mr. Du Shen has something to do for himself!

Thinking of the time when he was building a greenhouse a few days ago, the corners of his mouth twitched sharply and he swallowed saliva.

Isn't it this kind of hard work again!

He glanced at Zhu Houzhao as if he was asking for help, but Zhu Houzhao said with understanding: "What the teacher said does have a few truths, Liu Jin, you have done too little work." ”

Liu Jin reluctantly smiled: "What the prince said is that the slave maid has done less work, and the slave maid should be punished." ”

Eh......

That's what you said!