Chapter 1006 Dazzling** (II)

Recently, Cheng Tong's majesty has increased with the development of Cheng Jiaao, and when he shouted and scolded, no one in the courtyard dared to refute it, and the girls immediately stopped their "work" and rushed away like startled mice.

Cheng Tong didn't come alone, he was surrounded by the four people with the longest generation of Cheng Jiaao: Cheng Laoer, Cheng Laowu, Cheng Laojiu, and Cheng Eleven. And Cheng Laoqi, who was cowering, stood at the entrance of the courtyard and couldn't enter, and finally he simply squatted at the gate of the courtyard and looked at Cheng Azhu in the house from the open door.

Hearing Cheng Tong's shout, Cheng Azhu also got up, neatly packed up the tea set in the lacquer box and prepared to leave, but when she saw Cheng Laoqi at the door, she stopped her movements and turned her eyes to Cheng Tong.

Cheng Tong walked into the house with a calm face, ignoring Cheng Azhu's existence at all, and sat down with Zhao Xing. The rest of the old men walked to the door of the house, hesitated for a moment, and simply learned from Cheng Laoqi, squatting outside the house and looking into the house.

Receiving Cheng Tong's acquiescence, Cheng Azhu immediately understood that she had the right to stay, so she quickly poured a few cups of tea and handed them to several elders in the clan one by one.

Cheng Tong didn't know how to explain Cheng Azhu's appearance, he looked left and right, and saw the book thrown by Zhao Xing on the side, which was full of pictures, many of which were extremely similar to farm tools, such as ploughshares.

"What book did the Master read? How can farm tools be drawn in this book? ”

"This is the Northern and Southern Dynasties period of the "Qi Min Technique", this time I went to the county seat, I didn't expect that there is also this kind of book in the small county town...... Good book, I was breaking a sentence for the book just now. ”

There is no punctuation and no paragraphs. Therefore, knowing which sentence to break from where is to be learned. Zhao Xing himself didn't have the skill of jīngtong, so he simply hid it and only taught the students the popular science around him. As for mathematics (called arithmetic at that time), it was his specialty, and he could teach it from the basics without books. Now, his students are at the level of calculation, and the whole Huangzhou also dares to be the leader, and this is what he is most proud of.

However, in ancient times, it was okay not to know mathematics, but not how to do the "Six Classics". Therefore, Zhao Xing began to study the scriptures and meanings of this era, starting with "Qi Min Yaoshu". But because he didn't break the sentence, he was looking dizzy, and Cheng Tong came, so he simply threw the book aside.

chatting a few words about "Qi Min's Technique", Cheng Tong still didn't think of an explanation, so he turned the topic to this year's farming plan: "What does the master mean, but don't be busy starting work in the spring of this year, and wait until the children take the test, and then Cheng Jiaao will apply for naturalization from the state and county?" ”

Zhao Xing didn't understand why the other party was so jumpy, he didn't have time to answer, a pair of small hands had already handed over a teacup, with the help of this buffer, he took the teacup silently, bowed his head and drank tea.

Zhao Xing usually doesn't talk much, and his bowing is regarded as echoed by Cheng Tong. Then he thought of the boatman he had brought back, and said in an understanding tone, "The master has brought back some boatmen...... Yes, if there are a few talents in my ten small villages in Chengjiaao, it is too unreasonable to let them go over the mountains and mountains to study in the county.

It is convenient to have a boat, and it is enough to go back and forth from the river in one night...... I made an agreement with those shipwrights that the monthly salary would be 500 yuan, and the village would build them houses by the river, and if they were willing to move in at home, the village would allow them to become naturalized. Master, is that good? ”

Cheng Tong was learning to speak as much as possible, and Zhao Xing's mode of thinking automatically translated his words mixed with this large amount of Song Dynasty slang into modern language. He nodded and reminded, "Blacksmith, you still need a blacksmith." ”

In the Song Dynasty, carpenter's craft was not a highly skilled job. The wood carving technology of this era has reached the apex of Chinese civilization, and the modern Song Dynasty woodware, doors, windows, beams and columns are all decorated with patterns and carving workers. In this era, it was easy to find a few skilled carpenters - as long as you gave someone a saw, most Song people could do the carpentry work.

However, blacksmiths are hard to find.

In the Song Dynasty, because of the continuous wars in the surrounding area, the imperial court had a strong demand for military supplies, so Zhèng Fǔ spared no effort to loot blacksmiths everywhere. The blacksmiths of the skilled Jīng Zhan were all incorporated into the artisan households by the government and were responsible for military production.

With the blacksmith, coupled with strong transportation capacity, Chengjiaao has completely become an economic consortium that is self-sufficient internally and exports a large number of products to the outside world.

"Yes...... It's not easy to find a good blacksmith", Cheng Tong was worried: "A certain thought, there are no good blacksmiths in Sigou and Eight Townships, no matter how far away, are they willing to come to our Chengjiaao?" …… Mr. helped a certain inquire, and my Cheng clan was willing to open two moons. ”

In fact, Cheng Tong's "monthly salary of 500 Wen" to the boatman already belongs to the high salary of this era. In Huangzhou City, an adult pig sells for only 100 wen. Adult pigs weigh about two or three hundred catties, and such adult pigs can be sold for at least 1,000 yuan in modern society.

That is to say, according to the price of the meat of "Zhu Bajie", one penny in the Song Dynasty is equivalent to at least ten yuan in modern times, and "five hundred yuan per month" is equivalent to "five thousand yuan per month" in modern times.

In Chengjiaao, which is far away from the county seat, such a salary is already an absolute high salary. In the Song Dynasty, an ordinary county order from the eighth grade was only 15 times, and a prime minister's base was 300 times. Such a monthly salary for the blacksmith has exceeded the monthly salary of the director of the county public security bureau (known as the county lieutenant in the Song Dynasty).

But in the Song Dynasty, the price of hiring "high-tech talents" still could not find a suitable one.

Zhao Xing shook his head slightly. He took out a book from "Qi Min's Techniques" and introduced: "Actually, you don't need to find a blacksmith who is too clever...... Blacksmith skills, all in this book, let him come, I will teach. ”

The eyes of several elders outside the door lit up. Cheng Lao Er immediately interjected to recommend his own kid, and the rest of the people were not far behind, and they also shouted, and there was a lot of noise at the door of the hut.

Zhao Xing didn't say anything, just waited for the patriarch to decide. Cheng Tong swept the courtyard aimlessly, and found Cheng Laoqi, who was still cowering at the entrance of the courtyard, he glanced at Ah Zhu and asked, "Ah Zhu is serving well?" ”