Chapter 81: Night School

Wei Hongye led the two of them to a steamed bun kiln, and when they came closer, the two saw a pile of bricks scattered on the ground outside the kiln entrance.

Wei Hongye picked up a brick and handed it to Zhao Zizhong. "Lao Zhao, how about you take a look at this brick?"

Zhao Zizhong rubbed the brick with his hand, "It's quite heavy, isn't it just an ordinary red brick?" What's so strange? ”

Wei Hongye said proudly: "This brick was not bought, we burned it ourselves!" ”

The two were very surprised, Du Dalei also picked up a brick, looked at it over and over for a while, looked up and said, "I said Lao Wei, you can!" Silently burned all the bricks out! ”

Wei Hongye picked up a brick in each hand, touched each other hard, both bricks were broken, he dropped the brick and said: "This is the craftsman Cui Daoshu found to burn it, and it is still a little brittle, we continue to experiment, it is estimated that we will be able to burn strong red bricks soon." ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically, "This brick is already very good, I used to be in the countryside when I was a child, and the bricks in my hometown are similar to these, and it should be no problem to build a house." ”

Du Dalei also made fun, "Then get more out, and in a few days the cement will be burned, and we can build a red brick house and smear the cement on the outside, and that will be a mansion!" ”

Zhao Zizhong and Wei Hongye both laughed. "Now there are still too few steamed bun kilns, and there are not enough manpower, and when the next batch of displaced people arrives, we can get enough manpower to burn bricks and cement on a large scale." Lao Wei explained.

Zhao Zi thought about it again, "If you make bricks and cement, you must first build a school and a dormitory for children." We adults can endure it, we must not let the children suffer from the cold, and we must give them the best possible living conditions. ”

Du Dalei had nothing to say and put down the brick in his hand. Zhao Zizhong continued: "There is another important thing, we have to build some pillboxes at the commanding heights around the camp as soon as possible, if there are red bricks and cement, then the speed of construction will be greatly accelerated, and the pillboxes will be very strong." Defending against the current cold weapon attack is completely unbreakable. ”

Wei Hongye also agreed, "We really can't take it lightly, judging from what happened to the Cui family this time, if we sell a lot of salt, we will get a huge amount of money, and someone will definitely target us at that time." It's too close to the mainland, and if there are forces that want to deal with us, it's only half a day's boat ride away. ”

Du Dalei thought about it and said: "You are right, it is still a troubled time!" We really can't let our guard down, let's build a number of defense facilities first. When the production goes up in the future, I must build a mansion! ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "Your wish will definitely be satisfied, now we still have to live a hard time, the current career is in the period of grass-roots creation, spending money like water." We still have to make money as soon as possible, and Cui Dao said that the money from the auction can support about half a year. ”

Du Dalei rolled his eyes, "Speaking of making money, shouldn't we go to Yantian to have a look?" Selling salt is now our biggest source of income. ”

Zhao Zizhong agreed, and the two said goodbye to Lao Wei and walked in the direction of Yantian. The two of them walked around Qishan Island for most of the time and came to a large tidal flat in the south.

From a distance, there are more than 30 salt pans on the tidal flats by the sea, about 30 of them, some of which are churning the sea water, and some are holding the white sea salt with rakes.

Next to the built salt pans, several horse-drawn carts were dragging stone grinding discs to crush the land, and dozens of people were repairing the ridges. Zhao Zizhong saw Boris's tall body, and he stood out among the working homeless people, as if standing out from the crowd.

Du Dalei shouted at the top of his voice: "Old Bao, we came to see you!" ”

Boris looked up and saw the two men and walked towards them. The three of them converged on the ridge, and Du Dalei said with a smile: "Lao Bao, the leader has come to inspect your work, are you lazy?" ”

Boris gave Dudalei a punch and hit him in the stomach. Du Dalei exaggeratedly shouted: "Oops! Lao Bao, you are too dark, what a fight! No, I'm injured and can't survive! You're using the Seven Wounds Fist! It hurts so much! ”

Boris was so happy to see him playing tricks. Zhao Zizhong kicked him in the ass from behind, "Are you finished?" Don't pretend. There's still business to talk about! ”

Du Dalei grinned and covered his buttocks, "Boss, why don't you kick me!" I already had internal injuries, and this time it's even worse! I have to report a work injury and have to take a 10-day and half-month break. ”

Zhao Zi glared at him again, "If you make trouble again, Boris and I will throw you into the sea!" Then you can rest completely. ”

Du Dalei snorted and stopped talking, Boris asked, "Lao Zhao, do you have something to do here?" ”

"It's nothing, just come and see. Do you have any difficulties here now? ”

Boris sighed: "Hey, it's just that there are not enough people!" ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "It's still a human problem, Lao Wei also has a shortage of people, and it can only be solved when the next batch of displaced people arrive." ”

Du Dalei interjected: "Aren't there still people who build houses? You can transfer some people! ”

Zhao Zi thought about it again, "Spring ploughing is also a big deal, so don't move." Wait for the next group of homeless. ”

The three talked for a while, and Zhao Zizhong took Du Dalei to the camp. Back at the camp, the two saw a neat phalanx lined up in the open space outside the camp, dozens of guards standing there, and Fan Jinchun was talking loudly.

The two walked over, and Fan Jinchun ran over and said, "Two gentlemen, I have selected fifty people, and when I finish lunch, I can get on the boat and go to Mingzhou." ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "Thank you for your hard work, are there anything you still lack?" ”

Fan Jinchun thought for a while and said, "The weapon is enough, but there is no wolf." ”

"It's not a big problem, you go to Mingzhou, there is a lot of bamboo there, let the craftsmen hurry up and do some, it won't delay the training."

Zhao Zizhong mobilized the guards again, and fifty people all said that they would train well and not lose Zhao Zizhong's face.

Fan Jinchun took the guards to eat, and Zhao Zizhong and Du Dalei also walked towards the canteen. After entering the cafeteria, the two saw Cui Zhaorong and Hu Shuiyang talking about something, and Zhai Xiaoshan sat next to him and listened.

Du Dalei leaned up and asked, "What are you talking about?" Say it and let's hear it together. ”

The three of them stood up, and Zhao Zizhong said, "Let's all sit down, and everyone will talk while eating for a while." ”

Cui Zhaorong explained: "Xiao Hu and I are discussing the allocation of personnel, and it turns out that he has more than 300 people, and I am ready to ask for them. However, there are also some craftsmen inside, such as carpenters, masons, etc., a total of more than forty people. It's a bit wasteful to have these craftsmen do the crop work. I want to transfer the carpenter to the bow and crossbow workshop, and the mason to Mr. Wei, so that the people can make the most of it. ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically, "Steward Cui is very thoughtful!" So be it. ”

He asked Hu Shuiyang again: "How are the sixty new team members?" ”

"I have been mixed with more than 40 veteran players who have been left behind, and we have had a queue training in the morning, and they are all working hard. I'm going to do trail running in the afternoon and read and write in the evening. ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "Old Hu, you have to work hard, you take them to train these days." I'll help you when I'm done in a few days. ”

He said to Zhai Xiaoshan again: "You assist Lao Hu, complete the queue training as soon as possible, and then start the practice of the Mandarin Duck Formation, the time is pressing!" Plus, you'll have to pick a few people and train them to use crossbows. You practice first, and in a few days the bed crossbow will be able to be imitated, and then we will have a big killing weapon. ”

After a while, the servants served lunch, and everyone ate together. After the meal, several people separated and went their separate ways.

In the evening, the camp is lively, and people who have worked all day are returning. There were long queues in the bathhouse and cafeteria, and children frolicked and chased each other in the camp, laughing and laughing.

After dinner, the person in charge of each project gathered his own people together and prepared to start teaching them literacy.

Nearly a thousand people were divided into a dozen places, ready to go to class. There was a lot of commotion in the camp, everyone was talking, most people in this era were illiterate, there were very few literates, and everyone was very eager to learn. I heard the leader say that whoever knows a thousand words will have more money per month, and everyone is ready to study hard so that they can get a thousand yellow copper coins.

The five brothers are counted, but the teacher is still not enough. The five of them all went into battle, plus Cui Zhaorong, Fang Juniang, and Jiang Wuniang, there were only eight people. Later, Cui Xiaoniang and Shen recommended themselves, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But Mrs. Cui disagreed with Shen and Little Lady Cui showing up, saying that they could not teach men, but could only teach homeless women. The brothers had no choice but to agree, and later Cui Xiaoniang sent three literate maids to solve the problem.

It's still the New Year, it's cold outside, and everyone is crowded into some relatively large wooden houses, such as schools, canteens, warehouses, and even the bathhouse is crowded with people. A blackboard was hung in each room, and the textbook was a unified simplified version of the 'Three Character Classic'.

Zhao Zizhong sent a few guards to follow Jiang Wuniang, Fang Juniang and the three maids, afraid that some men would tease them. He asked the guards to bring wooden sticks, and if anyone dared to make a mistake, they would be beaten hard, and they would be locked up in a small black house for three days and deducted a month's monthly money.

After nearly two hours of class, Zhao Zizhong asked the guards to ring the gong and announce the end of the class, and the illiterate people went back to sleep.

Thirteen teachers gathered in the school, and everyone was ready to communicate. Cui Xiaoniang hurriedly said: "Let me say first, these women are too stupid, my sister-in-law and I have taught a total of twelve words, but they just can't learn it." I can't do anything about it. ”

A maid said angrily: "Some men look at me and don't listen to the class at all, it's so annoying!" I don't want to teach them anymore. ”