Chapter 31 Lu Xiang, the foreman of the huge project, and his construction
Dealing with the affairs of Ding Lingren made Burhan quite interested in that group of Han Chinese, and he stepped forward to see what was going on. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThe slave on the path of Burhan knelt down very obediently, Guo Wei was afraid that what had just happened had affected Burhan's subjectivity, so he stepped forward and explained:
"Childe! This group of slaves was composed of Han Chinese, and their physical fitness was not as good as others, and there was a rain two days before the plus, and several people fell ill and met the group. The last general thought that they would be the first people to be killed, but he didn't expect that one of the young men named Lu Xiang was quite excited and made some things. Unexpectedly, they were not only able to complete the task on time, but also completed it quickly and well, for several days, even the leader of Alert knew that the roast sheep was a reward sent by the leader of Alert! ā
The reason why Guo Wei involved Abba was because he was afraid that Burhan would be unfavorable to these Han slaves, and Burhan had no such plan, and he thought that Burhan was really a bloodthirsty person?
Burhan walked on the pavement they had built, and it felt really different from what others had built, and it seemed to be very delicate, not at all like a work made of shovels and stakes.
Really! In a place wrapped in wool felt, Burhan finds something amazing! He grinned and said to Guo Wei, "These are all made up by that Lu Xiang?" ā
Guo Wei looked at it and said, "Exactly! ā
Although these things are a little rudimentary, the principles used in them are very rare, and Burhan thought to himself, there are many wise men among these slaves!
"Come on, bring that one with the name of Lu Xiang." Hearing the order, a few guards found Lu Xiang in the slave crowd kneeling on the ground, and the slaves next to him were desperately protecting a thin young man, the Mongols were famous for their thirst for killing, and they didn't want this "talented" good man to be killed like this. How could a slave be a rival to the guards? Soon a young man who was still a little bookish was brought over by the guards like a dead pig, Lu Xiang was not sure if those tools were going to bring him death, the leader could reward them with a sheep a few days ago, how could he meet such a person today... He didn't dare to think about it, he could only kneel there, cold sweat was already oozing from his forehead and dripping down the tip of his nose on the ground, and he just felt the nameless fear trembling all over his body.
Guo Wei's thoughts were just the opposite of Lu Xiang, he was thinking that the son who had always cherished his talents would not do anything to him, this kid might be about to develop. This is also the reason why he didn't step forward to stop it, everyone is Han and naturally has to take care of one or two.
Burhan looked at this Han man who was trembling like a chicken, and although he was a little afraid, he couldn't hide his anger. He slowly squatted down and picked up Lu Xiang's head with a horsewhip: "You made all those things?" Lu Xiang's lips trembled, a few tears flowed from his face, and he nodded slightly and said, "Yes... Be... I did it. ā
"No, it's not him... I did it, old man. A discordant voice rang out, and a thin old man rushed out of the crowd, and immediately a guard stepped forward to stop him, punching and kicking him. He obviously wanted to take care of Lu Xiang, Lu Xiang watched the old man being beaten by the soldiers, and he didn't know where he got the strength to shout: "Don't fight, I did it, you kill me!" When the old man heard this, he sat down weakly, it was late, and everything was useless.
Burhan got up, looked at Lu Xiang and said, "Kill you?" Why kill you! And he came down and washed me, and brought him to my great tent. After speaking, he was about to leave, of course Guo Wei wanted to send him off, and said before leaving, "General Guo Wei, please tell Wu Liji, this team of slaves will be freed!" It's in my name, and I'll take the tools first. ā
"On behalf of these slaves, I have thanked the prince of Burhan! The lowly duty must get things done. Guo Wei is also a Han Chinese, and he is more fortunate than these people, and he is also sympathetic to their plight, but he can't help them blatantly, even if it's more rationing! Burhan left, looking at the slaves who were still kneeling on the ground, their godless eyes staring at all this, Guo Wei said angrily: "What are you still stunned for, don't you thank the prince of Burhan soon?" What are you people thinking, it is because of the sons of Burkand that you have been able to get rid of slavery. Maybe happiness came too suddenly and too violently, Guo Wei scolded for a while before he heard Bi Fu's thanks.
Building roads is a great matter for the benefit of the country and the people, and if there is a professional talent, Bulhan does not mind that he is a slave. Lu Xiang, who was taken away, probably wouldn't know that he had become the target of Burhan at this time, but he couldn't do anything at the moment, so he was dragged and dragged onto the horse, waiting for him to wash and change his clothes.
Burhan, who returned to Daduoreyan, sent someone to inform Uliji, and in Uliji's opinion, this seemed to be a trivial matter, and the rest was to go to General Guo Wei to verify it. As a small clan master, Burhan's status and right to speak are not much worse than Wu Rizhao, not to mention that he currently has no subordinates, which is very abnormal. In order to facilitate the rule, the Hechiti tribe has been using this system since the time of the old Khan, and the nobles of the Hechiti tribe led the subordinates under their names, and later the leader Alett felt that this was not conducive to the unity of the tribes, so he changed some practices, so that only a very small number of tribal nobles have subordinates, and most of the other tribesmen are still free people, but the subordinates between them have become the subordinates of the territory under the jurisdiction of the generals, and as the leader, of course, they also hope to have more of their own subordinates, so as long as Burhan has made great achievements in these years, he will reward some subordinates, Most of them were selected from slaves, but Burhan didn't care, perhaps because he hadn't figured out what his father meant, so he delayed using his privilege until now.
Having solved the problem of slave denaturalization, Burhan was a little hungry, so he prepared his food in his big tent and began to eat lunch. As a slave, although Lu Xiang is not often hungry, he has not enjoyed a good meal, he has been exiled to the Mongolian steppe for three years, almost every day is the same, eat the least and worst, work the most tired, those nobles may have to feel sorry for the livestock, but when it comes to using slaves, there is nothing to say, even the livestock is not as good as a Han slave, until he was traded to the Hechi Ti Department to get a little better, but immediately faced the road construction, especially if he did not complete the specified tasks, the whole team was killed, He knew best what their team was like, and in order to survive, he tried to get those tools instead of manpower, but he didn't expect the effect to be good, at least he was still alive. Watching Burhan and Zaduro grab the roast leg of lamb and eat it, his mouth full of oil, he couldn't help but swallow a few times, probably because of the nervous tongue and forced swallowing, the consequence of which was that he retched.
"Ahem... Ahem... Cough... Cough! Burhan was in no mood to be fooled by him, so he took a glass of mare's milk wine and the leftover roast leg of lamb and handed it to Lu Xiang. The delicacy was in his mouth, but he didn't dare to pick it up, so he could only purse his lips instinctively, and Bourhan suddenly stuffed him into his arms and said, "Eat!" I don't want to starve you to death. By the way, take it easy, you're not a slave anymore. When Burhan turned back, Lu Xiang had already begun to gobble up, his mouth was full of mutton and mare's milk wine, and when he heard Burhan say that he was no longer a slave, he slowly put down the mare's milk wine and stopped chewing in his mouth, but just cried by himself, which was exciting. It's been three years since he came to the Mongolian tribe, he has been a cow and a horse for three years, and he has already accepted his fate, and suddenly a person came one day, and he was taken to Doreyan in a daze, and he was first washed and cleaned, and then told himself that he was not a slave, do you think this can not make people happy?
Burhan didn't have time to listen to his crying, he walked out of the yurt, there was something important to do. Only Zaduro, who was still in a daze and didn't know the situation, and a bitter Xiucai from the Ming Court were left. Burhan, who had filled his stomach a little, came to Feng Ji's house, and the lime craftsmen that Burhan had brought back from Ningxia Wei before, the Yu family, and of course Feng Ji's old buddies, were all placed in Feng Ji's house, because only this blacksmith shop could accommodate so many people. Burhan saw Feng Ji's family eating from the outside, and he didn't want to disturb them, so he told the guards to inform Feng Ji and the Yu family to go to the Burhan tent to discuss important matters, and then go back to see the bitter young man again.
By the time Burhan returned, he had stopped crying, probably because Zaduro, who was familiar with him at a young age, had a hot conversation with this guy and almost reached the point of being called brothers. Seeing that Burhan was back, Lu Xiang was still grinning with a grin just now, and it immediately froze, and Zaduro also realized that something was wrong, so he got up wryly, "Brother... Belch! I'm full, I'll see if Sister Ku Yan is there, I'll go to play with her. With that, he ran away.
Burhan didn't care about Zaduro, he strode into his seat and stared at Lu Xiang, this young man was full of food and drink, and he might be a little depressed when he saw Burhan, but he just lowered his head. After sitting for a while, the guards informed Feng Ji and a few others that they were coming, and Burhan called them in.
Feng Ji came in and found that a man was in a big tent in Burhan, hiding in the corner like an angry little girl, with a strange mood? "Childe, this is?" Feng Ji still couldn't help but ask, but Bourhan didn't know what he thought, so he casually said, "Oh! Him! He is a slave who builds roads, and his name is Lu Xiang, but I have already removed him from citizenship, and now he hangs under my door. With this information, Feng Ji will be even more foolish.
"Feng Ji and Lao Yu, you come and see, I have something I want to see you." As he spoke, he took them to the side of the big tent to see the tools made by Lu Xiang. Because it is not very large, it can be moved to a large tent, so that it is easy for them to view.
Feng Ji and Lao Yutou and his two sons all came over to look at a few seemingly inconspicuous things. They first looked at the barrel-shaped thing, shook it and saw that it was inside, and when they opened the lid, they saw that it was a stone of uniform size, smooth as a pebble, but it was too large. As the saying goes, the layman looks at the lively, the insider looks at the doorway, the senior carpenter Yu Laowan and his two sons looked at the barrel device that Bourhan thought was like the barrel device of the road roller in later generations, and immediately understood the truth and said: "Childe, this thing seems simple, in fact, it is very similar to the mill we use in the countryside, but there are stones in it, so that no matter how you go, the weight below is the largest, and it is lighter than the stone grinder, and it is more effortless to pull it up. ā
The three members of the Lao Yu family are also real people, and Bulhan doesn't know what Lu Xiang will think at this moment, but this is not a matter in front of the senior carpenter! Burhan brought another tool that looked like a sliding plow, although it was wooden, but the plow looked very smooth, and it seemed that he had put a certain amount of effort into it, Feng Ji was an expert in this area, and he took the thing and looked at it carefully.
Although I don't know what the prince of Bohan means, Feng Ji still takes it seriously. "Childe, this thing should be a sliding plow if I expect it to be good, but this one is made of hardwood, and it is also not too fine, if you use fine iron, it will be more durable and labor-saving." That's right, how can a slave make something fine?
"I don't know what Childe told me to come here for?" Burhan is just like this, and no one has enough patience to see something that is not eye-catching! It's no wonder that Yu Laowan complained.
"Hey! Lao Yu, since Gongzi asked us to show us these things, there must be deep meaning, why are you in a hurry! Compared with Yu Lao Wanlai, Feng Ji is obviously much more sleek.
When Burhan saw that it was almost over, he called Lu Xiang and said, "Hey! That Lu Xiang, come here! Yes, that's you. Lu Xiang, who was named by Bourhan, was still a little unsure, and only crawled over after making sure that it was correct, still kneeling. It's good to live in such an environment, where will you pay attention to face?
Burhan then said to Feng Ji and them, "These tools you see are all made by this man named Lu Xiang. Feng Ji and Lao Yu's family of three all stared at Lu Xiang, this guy's scholarly anger has not yet dissipated, and at first glance, he is a scholar, maybe he is still a showman! Then Aftertaste laughed, "Just him?" Ha ha... I said who made things so shabby, and Childe Ming said that when I was ten years old, I made everything better than him, I don't know how many times. After speaking, he leaned forward and leaned back with laughter, and the boss of the Yu family hurriedly pulled his younger brother when he saw this. The second child of the Yu family is indeed a little biao! Otherwise, how can you be proud of beating the coffin? But also, no one is perfect, and the carpenter skills who learned from Yu Laowan that the aftertaste are indeed better than the boss.
Let Yu Lao Er say this, which made Lu Xiang's face red, if he was in the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely say that the erector is not enough to seek or insult Sven, right? can only use the sentence "There is a specialization in the art industry!" "To refute Yu Laoer.
Burhan also smiled, it can make Lu Xiucai deflated, and the second child is also a character. But laughing back to laughing, we still have to talk about business. He first pointed to the thing that looked like a stone mill and said to Feng Ji, "Feng Ji, I have an idea, that is, you can see if you can make it so big, no~ A bigger barrel than this one should be made of iron, and then put an iron pillar in it, so that it will be better to press the road." "Shrimp? Feng Ji thought he had misheard, and he asked, "Childe, do you want me to make one according to this, or is it made of iron?" Want to be on the road? Childe, have you ever thought about how precious iron is! Isn't it overkill to make this? "Iron is one of the most sought-after supplies for the steppe tribes, no matter what time it is.
Burhan understood Feng Ji's concerns, but in order to speed up the progress of the project, he had to do so, and he could only explain Feng Ji in detail. "Feng Ji, it's not a waste at all. I also know that iron is precious, but our food is more precious than iron. If we have these things, we will make more progress so that we can build more roads with limited food. What is this iron compared to? "Feng Ji is not a rigid person, anyway, iron is allocated by the tribe, how to use it, isn't it all the tribal nobles say?
"Well, I'll just have to give it a try." As if he still had something in mind, he said, "Also, do you think you can make this wheel face for him to make a piece of protrusion?" Hearing Burhan's words, Feng Ji wondered: "Bump? "He really didn't know what Childe was going to do.
"Yes, make bulges like goat's feet." Speaking of this, Feng Ji is clear, in fact, this is to be made into a similar modern rolling machine - sheep's foot grinding, the master is the master, as long as a little guidance will understand.
There is not only a sheep's foot mill but also a full bare-wheeled mill, and then there is the sliding plow. In order to take the soil, they designed a device similar to a carpentry planer, which can be loaded with soil and wheels, as long as it is unloaded, the soil can be transported wherever it wants.
I don't know when General Guo Wei came in, but they didn't know about it. "Prince Bokhan, are you going to use a lot of these tools (maybe call them road construction machinery)?" Borkand looked up and realized that it was General Guo Wei, and he didn't see the door curtain shaking, obviously it had been some time. Burhan didn't want to hide anything, so he said, "Yes, the efficiency of slaves is too low, and it is a waste of food to continue like this." Guo Wei has seen these rudimentary tools play a huge role, how can he not know what this will bring?
Although he didn't want to say it, he could only say what he thought in his heart for the sake of Hechitibu: "Childe, have you forgotten what the purpose of our road construction is?" As soon as Burhan heard this, he understood Guo Wei's consideration. At the beginning, it was precisely because there were not enough jobs and livelihood to arrange slaves that they thought of using road construction methods to eliminate hidden dangers, and if Burhan vigorously promoted these tools at this time, it would have greatly improved efficiency, but the problem returned to the bright side of the Hechi Ti Department.
"General Guo Wei, I know what you want to express. I've already thought about it all, our current road is only to build the Zini Nao to Jilantai and Helan Pass, if we can use these good things to build more roads, then we can save food and build more roads, why not? "In fact, the current needs of the Hechi Ti Department to repair the road to Helan Pass are redundant, Guo Wei doesn't know why the prince of Burhan is so keen on building the road, but since the prince has a plan, he has no intention of saying more, he is just here to recover his life and also take a look at how the kid is doing.
Before leaving, Burhan followed Guo Wei and asked him if he wanted to reuse Lu Xiang and wanted to hear his opinion. Guo Wei also values Lu Xiang very much, but his performance is not as strong as that of Burhan, after all, he is a Han, and it is not good if he is too close to Han slaves. He can only have one thing to say, one thing to say, and two to say, "Childe, Lu Xiang, this kid is good." Although the body is not very good, but the head is bright, not to mention the equipment he made, just talk about the road, I just looked at the road they built higher than the others, flat, hard, and even the whole arc that Childe just said, I think he has two brushes. "Burhan is a little unconvinced, is there really someone who was born to do this? For this reason, he also went to inspect it again with General Guo Wei, and sure enough! This made Burhan even more determined to reuse Lu Xiang, but this guy probably didn't think of it, right?
When Burhan feasted Lu Xiang again, he found that the treatment was obviously different. I was forcibly stripped naked and washed clean before, which was disrespectful and insulting. Then now sitting in a spacious and gorgeous tent, eating and drinking with the nobles, is to be flattered and enjoyed.
Burhan asked, "Lu Xiang! You still seem to be a showman? ā
Seeing that Burhan asked, Lu Xiang immediately put down the food and replied, "Enlightened son!" Yes. "Compared to the cowardice just now, he can let go more now. Lu Xiang had already turned the corner, guessing that the time had come for him to turn over.
Burhan was amazed at how quickly he changed, he did not like those who were submissive, and he believed that those who did great things had to have personality. Burhan was overjoyed and said, "Lu Xiang! I am at the time of employing people, are you interested in showing your skills? ā
In the face of Burhan's solicitation, Lu Xiang couldn't think about it, it was not easy to go from a slave to this point, if he missed this opportunity, he didn't know how long he would live in the future? Besides, General Guo Wei kindly reminded him that he wanted him to seize the opportunity, is this time?
Lu Xiang hurriedly knelt on the ground, learned the etiquette of the Mongols and said, "Gongzi Xie appreciates, Lu Xiang will definitely live up to Gongzi's high expectations, bow to the essence and die!" In order to repay the kindness of the son. ā
"Good! Ha ha! "This is what Burhan wants, if Lu Xiang can be in charge of the project, then Burhan will save a lot of trouble." Good! You will follow me first, be familiar with the project management, and you may be asked to act as the agent of the construction in the future, are you willing? ā
"Yes! Willing! 10,000 willing! Before Burhan finished speaking, Lu Xiang had already decided. Sometimes you have to be quick, and when you're hesitating, the opportunity may slip away. Although it sounds like a foreman, it doesn't seem to be a sage's work, but it is much more comfortable than those slaves. And Lu Xiang believes that gold will always shine, judging from the fact that Burhan attaches so much importance to road construction, as long as he performs outstandingly, he will definitely be able to be a great minister.