Chapter 25 Preparing to build the wall
In the center of Wanghai Fort there was a courtyard made of bricks, which was seven or eight hundred square meters, and contained six or seven rooms and some houses for servants. It is the hundred households in Wanghai Fort, which has been abandoned for a long time, and after Pang Gang came, he ordered someone to rebuild it and then moved in.
Originally, he also invited Li Xian's family to live with Da Zhuang, Wang Zhi and others to live in, but what surprised Pang Gang was that everyone including Da Zhuang did not want to live in this big house, they would rather be crowded with others in a small and crowded temporary house than live in this spacious and bright big tile house, which made Pang Gang wonder for several days at the beginning. It wasn't until later that Da Zhuang inadvertently said a sentence that Pang Gang suddenly realized.
Da Zhuang said, "Although I haven't read a book, at least I still know the humility, if I live in this house on an equal footing with adults, I will be poked in the back!" ”
After hearing this sentence, Pang Xin Xin also sighed that the concept of respect and inferiority in ancient times, the distinction between upper and lower was so strong, but then he thought about it, in fact, how could it not be the case in later generations, at least Pang Gang didn't see any wage earners who dared to sit on an equal footing with the boss and drink and talk happily. In fact, as soon as people are born, they have been artificially divided into three, six, nine, etc., and different identities naturally have different circles and lives, which are not determined by individuals but by the whole society. Well, that's off the road, back to the point.
By the time of May 26 of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Pang Gang led nearly 700 military households to dredge half of the canals near Wanghai Fort, especially the canals near the Lingshanwei River, which had been renovated, and they could start farming in early June. And Da Zhuang also took dozens of military households with the surname Shui to drive a few small fishing boats he bought to go out to sea every day to catch fish to make up for the lack of food, which also greatly reduced the pressure on Pang Gang. Seeing that most things were on the right track, Pang Gang put another thing on the agenda.
In the hall of the Hundred Households, around a long square table built by a crappy carpenter, Pang Gang sat in the first place, and below were Hua Yan, Li Xian, Li Yuan, Da Zhuang, Wang Zhi and others, these people are all the current team under Pang Gang.
Pang Gang looked around and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, after more than a month of hard work, part of the canal leading to the Lingshanwei River has been built, and now it can divert water to irrigate the fields, and it is estimated that cultivation can start next month." Let's report all the things they are responsible for to the official! Huayan, as the bookkeeper, you are responsible for coordinating the creation of the book, and the big and small matters of the whole castle are basically in your hands, so you will talk about it first! ”
"Obedience!" At this time, Hua Yan had already changed into another green shirt, although it was not new, but it was much stronger than the long shirt full of patches when he first came. And after more than a month of cultivation in Wanghai Fort, his face was also much rudder, he cleared his throat and said.
"My lord, my colleagues, Wanghai Fort has one hundred and thirty-three households, including eight hundred and thirty men and women. Among them, 410 were men, 225 were adults, and 111 were young men. There were 420 women, 284 women over 13 years old, and 136 girls under the age of 13. Ladies and gentlemen, now our Wanghai Fort is the largest and largest guard fort in Lingshan Guard! ”
Speaking of this, Hua Yan had a look of pride on his face, and everyone was also happy, the scale of Wanghai Fort was second to none in the vicinity, except for Lingshanwei, they had the largest number and the strongest strength, and now Wanghai Fort has actually formed the scale of a small town.
"Not bad!" Pang Gang nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Li Xian, who was in charge of the work in Tuntian, and Li Xian said knowingly: "My lord, everyone." Now our seed farming tools are all ready, that is, there are only fifty fewer ploughing cattle, but this is not a big problem, we can still plough the land without cattle, and I promise that we will not delay the sowing time. ”
"Now there are still 486 stone of grain in Wanghai Fort, which is only enough for us to eat until September, and we still need about 100 stone of grain to be able to last until the autumn harvest." Wang Zhi's report is not so optimistic, and the food is a little tight.
Pang Gang frowned and asked Da Zhuang on the side, "How much can you harvest every day when you go out to sea to fish?" ”
Da Zhuang understood what Pang Gang meant, shook his head and said: "My lord, we now catch about 100 catties of fish every day, but after all, this fish is just a non-staple food, and we can't use it as food, so I think we still have to find a way to get some food." ”
"Alright, I got it!" Pang Gang waved his hand very calmly, still looking calm on the surface, but in his heart he scolded his mother. Now he finally knows why he used to see why the director of the unit always had a calm and unhurried expression, not that they wanted to do this, but as the number one, all the eyes of everyone were looking at him, if even the number one showed a panicked look, the following would have to panic.
"Now that we've reached eight hundred, let's think about building a fort." Pang Gang then said the topic of today's start, "Our Wanghai Fort not only has to defend the countryside and neighborhood, but also has the responsibility to defend against pirates coming from the sea, and it is impossible to do without a city wall that takes care of it, so the repair of the city wall must be carried out as soon as possible." Wang Zhi, you will leave immediately tomorrow and go to Lingshan Guard, Qiu Hongbao, Qianyue Fort and other places to recruit craftsmen, whether it is a carpenter, a stonemason or a blacksmith, you will recruit all of them for me, as many as you want! ”
When Wang Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but worry: "My lord, in this way, our food will be even more insufficient!" ”
"I'll figure out how to deal with the food, you don't have to worry!" Pang Gang said in a tone that could not be refused, and his attitude was very tough.
"But" Wang Zhi wanted to continue to persuade, but was quietly stopped by Li Xian on the side with his eyes.
Since Pang Gang became a hundred households, although the majesty and prosperity are very disciplined, and the people are also very amiable, but once the matter is decided, no one will be allowed to rebel, this change may not be noticed by Pang Gang himself, but the people around him can see it clearly. However, others take Pang Gang's changes for granted and are happy to see them, because everyone here has closely linked themselves to Pang Gang's fate, and the more wise and decisive the leader, the better it will be for them.
"Okay, this matter is decided, everyone will take action starting tomorrow, and we must build the walls of the castle within half a month." In the end, Pang Gang immediately slapped the board!
"Yes! Do your bidding! Everyone agreed in unison.
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