The 40,000 people were divided into two groups to settle down, one group was near Qixia Mountain, mainly responsible for opening the mountain to break stones and burn cement, and the other group was digging earth near Yingtian City to repair the city wall.

Not to mention the construction of the city wall, managing the eating, drinking, and sleeping of 40,000 people is not a small project, and it is not enough to rely on the little manpower sent by the Ministry of Works.

The old guy in the academy didn't object, Zhu Sheng also said: "An empty stomach full of knowledge may not be able to do great things, even if a piece of jade is not trained and carved, it is difficult to become a tool, let alone a stubborn stone." "The old guy can have such a sober understanding or because of the current situation, and those who stirred up the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty are all reckless.

The "stubborn stones" did not disappoint Ma Du, they were bold, they were open, and they were also in a hurry to do things, calculating earthwork, allocating craftsmen, managing logistics, and providing technical guidance, all of which were presentable, except for the acute and violent temper unique to young people, and when they saw the people who were doing things slowly and leisurely, they pointed to their noses and scolded.

The academy is a place of efficiency, but the outside world is a slow-paced world, and conflicts are inevitable. Seeing those students in green robes pinching their waists and scolding people, the people listened with a smile, but the movements of his subordinates were faster, anyway, these students were very powerful.

If it was replaced by those who wore official robes, they would have beaten people, and this young man had just hung a rope on the hook, and as soon as he lifted the basket, the concrete flowed down, and a director of the Ministry of Works who was on patrol was splashed, and he was immediately furious, snatched the whip from the overseer's hand, and pulled it according to the man's head and face.

was fighting to relieve his anger, a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist, a strong turn, only to feel that the wrist was about to break, the whip in his hand immediately fell to the ground, his heart was very angry and was about to curse, but he saw the appearance of the person who came, and immediately begged for mercy: "Ma Hou let go of the humble position, the humble hand is about to break!" ”

Ma Du's small grappling has been used several times, but unfortunately the people he encountered are all masters, and he can't play it, and when he meets this group of scholars, he let go and pushes it, and the director of the Ministry of Engineering staggered two steps before stopping his body.

The principal hurriedly explained: "Master Hou, this bastard does things carelessly, and it is also an example to teach him a lesson, if everyone is like him, I am afraid that the construction period will be delayed." ”

Ma Du said coldly: "Are you afraid of delaying the construction period, aren't you afraid of provoking a civil uprising?" You won't need it tomorrow, Benhou will impeach you to the emperor, don't hurry up! ”

No matter how slow the concrete is, it is several times faster than the way Lao Zhu built the city wall, and what can worry him is the quality of the project, and the second is the "stability maintenance" that later generations often say.

At the beginning of the dynasty, the hearts of the people were not attached, and Lao Zhu should not have engaged in such a big project, 40,000 strong laborers, each with an iron tool, and there was an accident on the edge of the sky, and it was very likely that there would be a big mess.

Mo Daoshiren had one eye, instigating the Yellow River to rebel against the world, and 150,000 river workers made Meng Yuan completely chaotic, which made the Zhu dynasty a success. Lao Zhu rose in this turmoil, and he understood the truth best.

At the beginning, Lao Zhu was ready to levy 200,000 people, but most of them burned bricks locally, and only 50,000 people were allowed to serve in Yingtian, which was the reason for his concern.

After knowing that there is such a convenient thing as reinforced concrete, Lao Zhu has repeatedly reduced the number of people's husbands, as for what cultivation of people's livelihood is actually a incidental thing, let Ma Du be the contractor for this consideration in this regard.

Lao Zhu is cautious, Ma Du is naturally more cautious, if the 40,000 people attack Yingtian, no matter how much Lao Zhu values him, he will not spare him. The treatment that can be given to these people under limited conditions is not generous, but Ma Du will never allow the abuse of people's husbands, which is not only related to the Zhu Dynasty, but also related to his head.

Seeing that the petty official of the Ministry of Engineering was driven away, several students around the students patted their ass, "Mr. is mighty!" "What move did Mr. make just now, it's really amazing, you have time to teach us!"

Ma Du looked at the sunset on the horizon, "Don't worry about patting the horses, it's not too early, hurry up and let the room have dinner." ”

As soon as he heard that the meal was opened, the people's movements were obviously faster, he packed up his tools, washed his hands and face, held a black pottery bowl and bit chopsticks, and lined up to receive the meal.

Ma Du looked at the young man who had been beaten and asked, "How are you, where are the injuries?" ”

The young man, who was almost the same age as Ma Du, looked at him with a wooden and honest appearance, "I'm fine, I've been blocked with my arms." He rolled up his sleeves and saw that there were several blood marks on his arms, and the injuries were not serious through his clothes, and it seemed that this person was not stupid at all.

"It's okay, remember to go back and ask the cook for salt, and use hot water to melt it and wash it."

Zhang Wuliu came over with a burden, which contained today's dinner, and when it came to eating, this guy was the most active, and he was not picky, whether it was a good banquet or a black noodle nest, he would eat it all.

There is no good rice, just a spoonful of broth poured over rice, but it is already an excellent delicacy for the people. Ma Du and the students were naturally treated better, each of them had a small bowl, looking at the snow-white fat meat, Ma Du suddenly lost his appetite.

It's not that he doesn't have the conditions to make it better, it's that he doesn't want to come to inspect the imperial history from time to time, and he is arrogant and lascivious, those are Liu Ji's younger brothers, and they are all difficult guys.

When he saw a beaten young man patting the dirt on his body, he beckoned him and said, "This is for you to eat, and then I will serve him a bowl of rice in five or six!" ”

The young man bowed down and said, "How does this make the villain dare not eat the big man's food!" ”

Zhang Wuliu took a bowl of rice and handed it to the young man, "You can eat it, my family doesn't eat fat meat." ”

The young man took the bowl and was about to run to the side to eat, and almost collided with Zhao Lin who came back from the meal, Zhao Lin said angrily: "What are you running blindly, just squat here to eat, our husband is not a man who likes to eat Ma Shumou, what are you afraid of!" ”

Tang Jingzu said: "You really know how to make an analogy, the emperor loves the people like a son and is not Emperor Yang of Sui, how can Mr. Ma Shumou, you guy should play the board for a bad gentleman." ”

Ma Du smiled and watched them bickering, what he is doing now is really similar to Ma Shumou, but Ma Shumou is much more majestic than him. As for Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Lao Zhu, there is no comparison, a second ancestor of a ruined family and a self-made rich generation, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty abused the people's power in a violent manner, but he did not dare to attack the bureaucrats of the family, and Lao Zhu was the opposite of him.

The young man, who had been bored with his head and cooking, suddenly raised his head and asked, "Can we see the emperor?" ”

Ma Du smiled: "It's not certain, you don't know when Weifu comes to pay a private visit." ”

Zhang Wuliu said: "It's better not to see it, the emperor is fierce!" He took a piece of meat, bit off the fat on it, and put the remaining half of the lean meat into the Madu bowl, "Master Hou eats lean meat!" ”