In the blink of an eye, winter went to spring, and the time came to the first month of the ninth year of Jian'an. At this time, Luren's small town of Yizhou was busy with farmers in the fields and rice planting, and craftsmen in the docks and workshops, all of them were very busy.

Lu Ren was sitting on the top of a hill with a general view of the town, the wharf, and the fields. Shirley was following Lu Ren's side at the moment, and there was an area of simulated sand table on the ground in front of her.

"Shirley, do you think if we want to expand the docks, where is the best choice?"

Shirley looked at the sand table, stood up and looked at the corresponding shore, and then pointed to a place on the sand table and said, "According to the analysis of the base computer last time, it is more appropriate to build in this place." The depth of the water is suitable, and if you are planning to build a stone pier, it is easy to get around, and all kinds of materials can be transported quickly. ”

It is said that after Lu Ren crossed over with Shirley, the original communication with the moon back base was completely handed over to Shirley to deal with, and occasionally when there was something to inquire, he also told Shirley first, and then Shirley carried it out. And at this moment, after receiving Shirley's reply, Lu Ren pointed to another place according to his own experience and asked, "What about this place?" I'm planning to build a new dockyard here. ”

Shirley said: "The results of the base's computer analysis also agree that the new dock should be built there, but compared to the dock, if you build a dock here, you need to build more roads, otherwise the supply of raw materials will be more inconvenient." ”

Lu Ren said: "This is not a big deal, the road must be repaired first." Even if the wharf and dock are first built, all kinds of facilities needed in the surrounding area must also be put in place......"

After talking about it, Lu Ren suddenly looked at Shirley with interest and smiled: "In the blink of an eye, you have also passed through more than two years, are you used to this way of life?" ”

Shirley was slightly stunned when she heard this, but only after a moment. Shirley smiled. And this smile is not the kind of stiff smile that was put on the cold face before, but a very natural smile: "Master, before I came here, I hardly communicated with anyone, and in your words, I was probably no different from a robot at that time." Maybe the previous owner just used me as a robot assistant, right? In the past two years, although I am still as busy as before, I always have a very fulfilling feeling, feeling that I am a living person now. ”

Lu Ren shrugged his shoulders and said in his heart that this was the right thing. Speaking of which. Lu Ren and that "he" are two people after all, and they are completely different in terms of ideology. What "he" needs may be just a robot-like assistant, but Lu Ren hopes that Shirley is a living person, at least Lu Ren doesn't want the person next to him to be a big ice cube, even if it is a big ice cube that is extremely beautiful, isn't it still a big ice cube?

It's a pity that Shirley's knowing smile only returned to her usual state for a short moment, and she continued to discuss with Lu Ren about the next development and construction of Yizhou. But it can't be helped, Shirley has been a robot for so long, and what she does after crossing over is actually not much different from that of a robot. It's just a matter of being able to communicate with people in my spare time. And because of Shirley's status as a superior in Yizhou, there are not many opportunities to really communicate with people. So there's still a long way to go before you want to make a difference.

They were discussing here, and in the distance, Zhen Mi was rushing over to them with a few family members and maids. I saw Lu Ren from afar. Zhen Mi called: "Mr. Lu, Sister Shirley, it turns out that you are here. ”

Lu Ren waited for Zhen Mi to come to him, and said with a smile: "Why did Miss Zhen come here?" Can I help you? ”

Zhen Mi said: "According to Sister Shirley's intentions before, I went to count our population and various industries here in Yizhou. The inventory has now been completed. Mr. and Sister Shirley would like to listen to it now? ”

Lu Ren nodded, then stood up and walked a few steps, looking at the sea view from afar, Quan Quan relaxed: "Hmm." Let's hear it. ”

Zhen Mi found out that Lu Ren did not have a crown of mane, and his waist-length hair was only tied with a ribbon at the waist. In terms of the customs of the time, it was a bit nondescript, but it was not an uncommon thing in this part of Yizhou. With a slight smile, he took the notepad from Yahuan's hand, opened it and began to report: "Regarding the population, we now have a total of more than 23,000 people, with 7,144 households. About one-fifth of these households are engaged in farming, and we produce a surplus of rice each year. I have roughly calculated that if we calculate the food consumption of 30,000 people, our annual food needs will only account for 30% of our annual production at most. ”

Lu Ren said: "In other words, we don't have to worry about eating, there is still a large amount of grain and rice surplus, right?" ”

"Exactly."

Lu Ren turned to Shirley and asked, "How is the granary in the mountain behind the small city going?" ”

By the way, the granary that Lu Ren mentioned was not an ordinary granary at that time, but a long-term granary with strategic reserve significance, and the corresponding amount of work was very huge. This is that Lu Ren and Shirley have a lot of improved tools on hand, otherwise Lu Ren would really not dare to engage in this thing. You must know that in that era, building a royal tomb or an imperial tomb could squeeze out the reserves of the national treasury, and even make the national strength regress, and Lu Ren's ideal granary was no smaller than the royal tomb or something, but it was not so exquisite.

Looking at Shirley again, she shook her head: "It's going slowly. The main reason is that we are short of manpower everywhere, and the people who can be transferred to build the granary in Houshan are all part-time in batches by the army originally formed by Gao Shun, and there are only about 500 people in each batch. If according to the senior brother's prediction, the requirement of accumulating 100,000 people in the granary of Houshan for three years is required, I am afraid that there will not be a three-year ...... No, it can't be built in more than five years. Fortunately, our current regular warehouse is still sufficient. ”

Lu Ren stretched out his hand and knocked on the door of his head, and said with a headache: "Isn't it too demanding?" Enough food for 100,000 people for three years, I counted it as 6,000 tons, which is not a small amount, and the place needed is definitely not small. Or halve. ”

Thinking about these questions in his mind, Lu Ren sat on the ground with his butt and looked at the sea view with his eyes. And Zhen Mi saw that Lu Ren didn't even look at herself, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. After thinking about it again, Zhen Mi thought of a topic, walked to Lu Ren's side and said loudly: "By the way, the Gan Ning fleet, which set off for Hong Kong some time ago, sent a clipper to send a message back, saying that they have arrived in Hong Kong and are now starting to build a Hong Kong wharf." In addition, after arranging the engineering personnel, Gan Ning led the fleet to the South Vietnamese side, and it is said that he accepted the request of the women, and prepared to go to South Vietnam to recruit some tribes to attach themselves to us. ”

Lu Ren nodded and said: "Compared with those who have a life of slash-and-burn farming, hunting animals and birds in the forest, our quality of life here is much better." Since there is a good life of peace of mind and comfort, who doesn't want to live it? I also greeted Gan Ning about this at the beginning, and asked him to tell those who are willing to come as long as they can pay the corresponding labor, and it is no problem to have a full meal. If we want to mix better, we don't have a chance to give them. ”

Zhen Mi nodded and said, "Yes." In the workshops now, for example, some of the artisans there used to have a hard time eating a full meal for three days, but now they don't know how comfortable they are. There are even quite a few men who have hooked up with female workers who also work in the factory, and they are preparing to get married recently. Sir, when you insisted on mixing female workers with male workers to work together, and you said that 'men and women are matched together, and they are not tired of working', did you want them to be paired up for a long time? When they all start a family and have children, our people here will gradually prosper. ”

Lu Ren smiled awkwardly: "Don't talk nonsense, I can't help it, after all, we didn't have many people here at that time?" I can only find a way to make the most of it...... Hey, ready to get married? Remember that if a female worker is pregnant and has received a written certificate from a doctor, she can choose whether to quit her job and go home to give birth or return to work after giving birth. In the latter case, maternity leave is granted for one year from the third month of pregnancy, during which the employment is suspended but the employment is retained. If there is any difficulty in the family, you can report it to us and we will send someone to determine, and after confirmation, a certain amount of grain and rice subsidy will be issued according to the situation. ”

Zhen Mi didn't dare to slack off, and immediately took out a graphite pencil and wrote it down on a notepad. After remembering it, Zhen Mi looked at it for a long time, and said with a smile: "In the whole world, maybe only the righteous brother will be so thoughtful to our women, right?" ”

Lu Ren smiled awkwardly again, and said in his heart that these were one of the basic laws of the country in later generations. And in some countries where feminist ideology is heavier, anyone who dares to violate it will be fined a huge amount of money, or you will be closed immediately. If there is a demonstration organized by the women's association, they will wait for the media to report that the reputation of being a boss will be discredited. Although Lu Ren also encountered some people who dared to disobey, he only dismissed the female workers, and when the female workers gave birth to children and were willing to go back to work, the length of service was recalculated. It's kind of a sideshow.

Of course, Lu Ren couldn't say these words, so he just shook his head and said: "Women are also human beings, and they should not be worse than men in terms of status and status. Nowadays, the world is patriarchal, and many times women are reduced to objects, and I really can't stand it. It's just that if you want to blame this thing, I'm afraid you have to blame Old Man Kong and Old Man Meng...... We don't have that ability, so we can only take care of the women where we can get it. ”

Zhen Mi looked at Lu Ren, and there was an indescribable feeling in her heart, but there was a very relieved smile on her face: "When I first met my husband, to be honest, I looked down on my husband a little. It's just that as time goes by, my opinion of my husband has gradually changed. However, if what Mr. did was in the eyes of those scholars and Confucians, it might be light to say that he was deviant. ”

Lu Ren smiled: "What do you care about?" Dong Zhongshu is a famous Confucian, right? But what he said and what he did, will the current famous Confucians be scolded less? And if you really want to say that the famous Confucian, don't we have a respected Mr. Zheng here? Didn't he see our way of life here with the same approving attitude? If you want me to say, everything has its degree, and as long as you grasp this degree well, there will be no problem...... Forget it, let's not talk about this, what is the current situation of your Zhen clan? ”

It's okay not to say it, as soon as Lu Ren's words came out, Zhen Mi's face crossed a trace of crimson that was not easy to be detected...... (To be continued.) )