Chapter 21 Breaking with the old and creating the new
After the incident, the clothes are gone, and the merit and fame are hidden. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
At this moment, Yue Zhang was a bitter face, staring blankly at this mess.
After Jinyiwei came to arrest the Huangzhuang people, their family quickly divided the family wealth, and they flew away separately in the face of the disaster.
That manor had just staged the drama of the Warring States strife, and all the valuable things in the manor were plundered by the master and the servants.
The huge manor is now scattered, and the building is empty......
Anyway, find some people first, and quickly take over the Huangzhuang.
Thinking of the bold words he made when he parted with Zhu Jianshen, Yue Zhang only felt more bitter in his mouth.
After Zhu Jianshen made an order, Yue Zhang boasted about Haikou excitedly, promising not to delay Huangzhuang's monthly silver supply.
I originally thought that with my vision, making money was a very simple thing.
Originally, I thought that although I didn't know how to make glass, couldn't make soap, and didn't know how to dance and pop songs, it was easy to make money with my own vision.
But the biggest difficulty at the moment is that there is no one under him, after all, neither Zhang Zhao nor Yue Si'er seems to be able to help him in this matter.
Looking at the empty and messy manor, looking at Yue Zhang, who was alone, shook his head helplessly, led the horse, and wanted to return to Huairou County.
Walking out of the archway of the manor, Yue Zhang was stunned.
Under the stone steps, a group of people under the black pressure knelt quietly on the ground.
Kneeling in the front row was Zhang Laohan and the people in his village, but the back was dark and pressing, and Yue Zhang's eyes were very angry, it should be the villagers of other villages who came to hear the news.
When the villagers saw him come out, they bowed their heads and bowed down.
"What are you doing, folks! Hurry up, hurry up! ”
Seeing this, Yue Zhang was a little moved in his heart, but more panicked, the theory that everyone was equal in his previous life had already been engraved in his heart, and he was a little at a loss when he saw this scene.
Seeing that many elderly people in the crowd were also in the ranks, they didn't care about the stagecoach, let go of the reins in their hands, ran down the stone steps quickly, and dragged Zhang Laohan and others who were kneeling in front of him.
Zhang Laohan stubbornly knelt on the ground, grabbed Yue Zhang's hands, and said loudly with tears: "Captain Yue! You are a living bodhisattva! We countrymen don't understand the big truth. Although the emperor made a decree, punished the group of bastards, and returned our fields. But our hearts are clear, and we know that this is what Captain Yue fought for us! ”
"Uncle Zhang, everyone, hurry up! I just did what I had to do, and I couldn't be like that. Yue Zhang's laborious and stubborn Zhang Laohan pulled like a "tug-of-war", but he didn't think that the old man was not determined, and a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead when he was tired.
"Captain Yue, you are our reborn parents!"
"Zhang Laohan is right, how can the emperor know our grievances without Captain Yue, you are our benefactor!"
"We all know that Captain Yue has come to Huangzhuang, and we won't have to suffer in the future!"
Zhuang Min behind him looked at Yue Zhang and kept talking, Yue Zhang looked at the black crowd, his brain was dizzy, and he only felt that all that he had done was worth it.
finally persuaded everyone to get up, and sent away the crowd of people who were crying and crying, leaving a few of Zhuangzi's original Lizheng.
Before it was included in the Huangzhuang, each village had a Li Zheng Bao Chang, but since Zheng Bin came, he replaced it with the head of the village.
The people sat down in the pavilion under the archway and chatted about the clearing of the fields.
Now that the heads of the original Huangzhuang have been taken away and punished, Yue Zhang let these people who have prestige in each village serve as the heads of the villages, and return the right to manage the villagers.
Naturally, a few people are very grateful.
Through everyone's chatter, Yue Zhang knew that even if the fields were returned to the villagers, they would not have a good time this year.
Although Zheng Bin paid a lot of silver every month when he was there, it was through the large number of fields under the rule of Huangzhuang. In fact, the yield of these fields is not very high.
Although it is all fertile land, the villagers are resentful when their fields are taken away, and under the pressure of the upper and lower levels, they naturally will not concentrate on farming. As a result, the field is overgrown with weeds, and the seedlings do not grow well.
Zhang Laohan smoked his cigarette pouch, thinking of the winter when there was no surplus food, and sighed deeply: "Alas, it's quite strong, I've survived so hard before, is it still a year?" I'm afraid that some families won't be able to withstand this winter, and next year, if you serve the land well, you won't have to worry about anything. ”
Everyone comforted Yue Zhang when they saw Yue Zhang's deeply locked brows.
In their hearts, they have a field again, which is the biggest surprise, and no matter how big the difficulty is, it is diluted by this incident.
But Yue Zhang knew that Zhang Laohan was telling the truth, the situation of each Zhuangzi was similar, the houses of the Zhuangzi had fallen into disrepair all the year round, and they were dilapidated, and if there was no grain in winter, they would definitely die.
"Uncle Zhang, why don't you go out and make some money?"
In Yue Zhang's previous life, it was very common for farmers to go to the city to work and earn money for their families when they were not farming, and when he thought of this, he couldn't help but ask.
"Hey, what can we do with this group of mud legs, the coolies of loading and lifting heavy loads in the county town have been taken over by the guys from the major businesses. We don't know how to craft yet, who will use us in the county. There are few forests around us, and it is impossible to cut branches and sell firewood if you want to.
Burning wood?
Hearing Zhang Laohan say this, Yue Zhang suddenly remembered the swarthy open land next to the stream in the west mountain of Huangzhuang.
"Uncle Zhang, isn't there a coal mine over there in Xishan, why are you still burning firewood?"
"You said Xishan, Captain Yue didn't know, it turned out that when Zheng Bin didn't come, everyone thought about mining the coal mine in Xishan, but the coal mine is in the middle of the hillside, and if it is mined, it needs to build a mountain road first for transportation by cars and horses. However, at the foot of the west mountain is the stream, and the mountain road is difficult to repair. ”
In his previous life, Yue Zhang of Ordos often went to it and knew some methods of coal mining, so he said: "If you mine that coal land, won't you have to worry?" ”
"Captain Yue thinks simply, we also use some coal in the ironware shop around us, usually people think that the coal is cumbersome, it is not easy to ignite, sometimes the charcoal gas is stagnant, and it will be poisoned. Therefore, the price of coal is not high, and it takes a lot of effort to mine it, but I am afraid that it will not be able to buy it at a good price. If it weren't for this, then how could Zheng Bin keep that piece of coal, I'm afraid it would have been mined a long time ago. ”
Not easy to ignite? Carbon stagnation? Then let's make honeycomb coal! Alas, the limitations of the times, let me, an old driver, take you to make a fortune!
Thinking of this, Yue Zhang smiled coquettishly: "Uncle Zhang, everyone, I have a way!" Gather all the people in the village who have no work to do, and tomorrow we will start mining! ”
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The next day, halfway up the west mountain of Huangzhuang.
More than 200 people were working enthusiastically, including men in their fifties, half-grown children of no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, and even a few stronger women rolling up their sleeves and waving hoes.
The scorching sun was shining on them, and although everyone was sweating, no one complained, and their faces were full of joy and hope.
"Why do you say that Captain Yue is so godly, why can't we think of this method?"
A shirtless man with a tanned back grinned and praised.
"If you don't say that Captain Yue is a living Bodhisattva, then the brain is not something that can be born and raised in the mortal world, I can be regarded as an eye-opener, such coal mining, and save trouble and work, so energetic!"
"I see that Captain Yue's heart is not born and raised in the mortal world, how have I ever heard of working on the boundary of Huangzhuang, and the silver money sold by Huangzhuang accounts for three, and we account for seven, this is the heart of the Bodhisattva......"
At the foot of the mountain, Zhang Laohan and a few Li were surrounding Yue Zhang, happily watching a straight, six-foot-wide deep ditch stretching from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain.
"The coal mined in this way is loaded on a small trailer like this, and when it is pushed down the ropeway, it slides to the bottom of the mountain. Let's crush it directly into cinder at the foot of the mountain, and then mix it together according to the ratio of three coals, one soil, and one grass clippings, and then put it into such a mold, and dry it! ”
Yue Zhang took a scribbled drawing, and showed it to everyone.
Zhongli was admiring, and Zhang Laohan picked up the cigarette pouch pot with a smile: "Captain Yue, is that honeycomb coal really as light, smokeless, easy to lead, and resistant to burning as you said?" Oh, if that's the case, I can't even think of it, if nothing else, the caravan that often goes north is a big market! ”
"Of course, Uncle Zhang, when the first batch of cinders comes down, let's make a batch and try it first, and you'll know. These molds, find a few people with strict mouths to do it quickly, this is related to our business secrets, and outsiders can't learn it. ”
Yue Zhang folded up the sketch in his hand and handed it to Zhang Laohan, who hurriedly put down the cigarette pouch, wiped his sweaty hands vigorously, took it uprightly, took out the handkerchief in his arms, and neatly wrapped it in his arms.
"That's nature, this is related to the way out of the Zhuangzi, we know it in our hearts. Captain Yue rest assured, the old man personally went to find someone to make it, and ensured that Zhun'er would not delay his entry... What's going on? ”
Next to him, he said, "Progress!" ”
The chick that Zhang Laohan nodded to pecked rice: "Yes! Progress! ”