Thank you for your arrogant smile!

Among the craftsmen, the number of masons is the largest.

In addition to this, there are some blacksmiths.

Xiao Fan came with everyone and gave Jiang Long a salute first.

A large group of craftsmen just hula lala all fell to their knees.

"This is Old Man Jiang, who has a high prestige among the crowd, and can let him lead everyone to do things." On the way here, Xiao Fan had already talked to everyone, and I have to say that it would save a lot of time to have such a careful person on the side.

"Okay."

Jiang Long nodded at Xiao Fan.

Then let the craftsmen get up.

Yesterday, Hou Jiang got Jiang Long's order to pull the cement here, and left two men to guard it.

The two guys knew that the cement was used for Jiang Long, so after handing over the goods to Jiang Long, they respectfully retired.

"This thing is called cement, and after mixing it with water and sand and drying it, it will become very hard." While explaining, Jiang Long ordered someone to fetch yellow sand and clear water, picked up his sleeves and picked up a shovel, and demonstrated in person in front of everyone.

Stir it well, and then ask for a trowel from Old Man Jiang's hand.

The dry walls were first sprinkled with water, the surface of the walls was wet, and then the cement was smeared with a trowel.

"Smearing a layer on the surface of the city wall can strengthen the city wall and prevent the city wall from weathering, if there is an attack by foreign armies and horse bandits, the city wall will be very smooth, and they will not be able to climb up with their hands, which is conducive to the defense of our Daqi soldiers."

Jiang Long explained seriously.

Almost all of the craftsmen are illiterate, but if they have experience, they will understand it if you listen carefully.

"Old man Jiang."

Jiang Long beckoned.

Old Jiang's hair was already gray, and he was a little hunchbacked, but his face was ruddy and he looked very healthy, and when he heard the words, he immediately came out of the crowd, "The little old man is here, please take charge of the county commander if you have something." ”

"From this day onwards, you will bring all the masons to change the walls into a new garment." Jiang Long said with a smile.

Old man Jiang is also very happy, if the cement is really hard after drying, then the city wall will become stronger, difficult to be broken by the attacking enemy, and living in the city can also be more reassuring, "Please rest assured that the county commander will be relieved, the little old man will definitely urge them to be quick with their hands and feet and complete it as soon as possible." ”

"Hmm." Jiang Long nodded, and continued: "However, the construction period is very tight, and I am afraid that these people are not enough in front of me, so you can find more masons in the nearby villages." ”

The deadline was indeed tight, and as expected, an alien army would arrive in a few days.

Old man Jiang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes." ”

"As for wages, it's the same price you pay for other people's work on weekdays, three meals a day." Jiang Long thought about it and said again.

Old man Jiang was stunned when he heard this.

Pay back the wages?

And manage three meals a day!

In the past, the county government recruited craftsmen to do things, but they never paid them.

It's all for nothing, and sometimes you have to bring your own food.

And this way of doing is that when the county government is summoned, many craftsmen will make up excuses, such as being sick or something, and not reporting it.

And the reason why everyone is here today is nothing more than because Jiang Long has just taken office, and everyone doesn't understand.

And the means of encirclement and suppression of the horse bandits, not like a soft persimmon, for fear that a bad one, provoked Jiang Long unhappy, and then give them small shoes.

Outside the city gate, the horse bandits and the prisoners who had been arrested before were all working hard to dig the moat.

All these people have seen it with their own eyes, and it will be miserable if Jiang Long gets angry and sends them to dig the moat.

This indirectly proves that Jianglong has established a certain prestige in Lingtong County.

The people are very in awe of Jiang Long, the newly appointed county commander.

Not only Old Man Jiang, but the other craftsmen were also stunned when they heard this, and they couldn't believe their ears.

Do you still get paid for working for the county government?

"No, no, as long as you can manage two meals, it's enough." Old man Jiang's age is not in vain, he used to deal with officials a lot, and he has some eyes in his heart, so he guesses whether the newly appointed county magistrate in front of him is just polite.

After all, the county government always has its own face to maintain, and there are some things to do, but on the surface, people can't gossip.

So Old Man Jiang excused himself.

The craftsmen standing behind were all looking at Jiang Long.

Although they have craftsmanship, their lives are also difficult.

It is not a small project to plaster the city wall with cement, if you can't get paid, I am afraid that the family will not be able to open the pot after half a month.

Jiang Long waved his hand at this time, "I can't let you do things in vain, you are all the main laborers in the family, if you can't make money, what will the relatives in the family eat?" ”

Just a simple sentence made the eyes of these craftsmen in front of them red.

There were several of them, and tears fell.

In the past, the stewards of the county government never thought about them.

I have never said such heart-warming words.

There is something, a big grin, snorting and drinking straight tube let them do.

As for wages...... In fact, the craftsmen also knew that the county government was poor and had no money to save at all.

Some people also want to understand the difficulties of the county government, but the problem is that their families are also difficult, and the result of understanding the county government and then doing things in vain is that they and their relatives at home can't eat enough.

"Then, the little old man only takes half of the salary." Old man Jiang said again.

"No, this little money can still be taken out by the county government." Jiang Long said with a smile: "The salary will be settled on the same day, start work in the morning, settle the bill in the evening, whoever has something to do, don't need to ask for leave, just come to work after finishing the work at home."

Well, if you get paid that day, you might as well go to a nearby village to find a craftsman to do the work. ”

Previously, Jiang Long said that there were not enough people and he wanted to find someone in a nearby village, but Old Man Jiang hesitated, in fact, because he was afraid that the county government would not pay him, so no one wanted to come over, and if he delayed the matter, he would be blamed by Jiang Long.

It's a great thing that the wages are paid on the same day.

When the craftsmen who work today get the money and spread it, are they still afraid that no one will come to do the work?

It is estimated that he will not need to look for it, and those craftsmen will find it themselves.

A few simple words of consolation, let the craftsmen are determined to work hard, unless they are those who have a backer to go through the back door, or are treacherous by nature, otherwise few people dare to grind foreign workers in the county government's project.

In the past, the county government did not even have a workshop clerk, and this was not a department with oil and water.

So no one goes through the back door, and naturally no one dares to grind foreign workers.

However, Jiang Long still reminded the old man Jiang a few words, he can't just think about those wages and eat because he has wages and food, and he can eat three meals for nothing, so he pretends to be on the surface and looks like he is doing things, but in private the efficiency is very low.

Old man Jiang responded again and again, and promised that this situation would never occur.

Next, Jiang Long began to teach these craftsmen and cement techniques.

Because they often work with mud, the masons are quick learners.

Then the old man Jiang began to assign work, let three or five familiar masons work together, some with cement, some to smear cement on the city wall, because the city wall is high, the top is out of reach, so he has to take a rope and tie it around his waist, and put the person down.

Let the mason work in the air.

Jiang Long has serious advice, you must be careful and safe.

Don't fall from mid-air, although you can't kill anyone, but breaking your hand and leg is inevitable.

They are all more experienced, and they have also done aerial work in the past, so soon these masons are entering the state and officially working.

Old man Jiang arranged two more acquaintances as helpers to command the craftsmen.

Then he obeyed Jiang Long's instructions and went to a nearby village to find people.

Jiang Long also specially arranged a carriage for Old Man Jiang and let a servant act as a coachman, otherwise it would be too slow to walk on his legs.

Things were arranged on the mason's side, and Jiang Long gathered the blacksmiths.

In addition to digging a moat, Jianglong also has to open a river and reclaim fields, the latter of which is definitely a big project.

It's not a few hundred, it's a few thousand people who can do it.

If you really want to do this, it won't seem like a lot to gather tens of thousands of people to do it.

So prepare well in advance.

For example, if you want to make a shovel, you have to dig with a pickaxe, and you have to have a hammer when you encounter a hard place.

These things have to be made in advance by the blacksmith.

In the same way, if the blacksmiths are to do the work, they must also be paid.

When the blacksmiths heard this, they naturally laughed.

However, an old blacksmith hesitated at this time and said: "It's not difficult to make these items for the county government, but where do you get so many pieces of iron?" ”

As soon as these words came out, many blacksmiths were stunned.

There is a shortage of iron and materials in this part of northern Xinjiang, how can they make it?

"The problem of iron is naturally solved by the official." Jiang Long already had an idea.

In fact, although there are a lot of these things, they don't actually use much material at all.

Unlike knives, swords, maces, and armor, which are almost all made of iron, shovels, pickaxes, etc., are only made of a head.

There was still some stock in their respective blacksmith shops, so Jiang Long asked them to start work as soon as they returned.

Wages are naturally calculated on a piece-by-piece basis, not on a daily basis.

The more you make it, the more you earn.

This kind of good thing is rare, so the blacksmiths did not dare to delay, and when they returned, they lit the fire and got busy.

Jiang Long followed a few blacksmiths, went to the blacksmith to have a look, and then returned to the county office.

First, I found Cheng Ze and Xiao Fan and asked if there was a way to buy iron.

The two said yes, but not too much.

And it is smuggled in the dark, and the price will be higher than the market price.

Jiang Long asked the two to arrange it immediately, money was not a problem, and then found Delis.

At this time, it was already noon, Jiang Long and Delisi had lunch, Delisi was refreshed after three times of nourishment last night, and her eyes were full of spring and charm.

While eating, he threw a few winks from time to time to seduce Jiang Long.

Jiang Long was not polite, and stretched out his big hand and rubbed a few handfuls of oil on Delisi's body.

Delis's flirtatious spring is even stronger, her pretty face is hot, her body is soft, and her eyes are watery.

However, Jiang Long stopped in moderation, making Delisi not up or down, which was extremely uncomfortable.

After eating, Jiang Long talked about business.

Delis is resentful, but she is also a person with strong self-control, and most of the resentful looks she reveals are pretended.

"No problem."

Hearing that Jiang Long wanted to buy some iron ingots to make shovels and other items in private, Dai Lisi did not hesitate, and immediately opened her mouth.