Chapter 15 To Chang'an
The waterwheel is not something that can be completed by a carpenter in a short time, Qin Yu has to search for talents everywhere, the first thing to find is naturally the county order, but the county order only provides five people, and there will be no more, although these five people belong to Qin Yu from now on, but how can five people be enough.
Qin Yu had no choice but to find Cui Wen, the fat man, no way, who called Qin Yu didn't know other big families, knowing that Qin Yu needed a carpenter, Cui Wen sent ten people without saying a word.
This time he helped Qin Yu solve the problem, Qin Yu was naturally happy, not only saved time, but also got ten carpenters for nothing, but this love needs to be returned, Cui Wen naturally knew that the good wine that suddenly appeared in Yongnian County came from Qin Yu.
This is not the first time he signed a contract with Qin Yu to buy wine, but the purchase price of this wine is not so high and outrageous, but a range is set, Qin Yu plans to make his own wine, and then sell it, the specific price is still to be discussed.
Qin Yu also wanted to ask Zhang Blacksmith, who made Quyuan Plow, to come over, but there were only two blacksmiths in Yongnian County, and the county order did not agree at first, but when Qin Yu opened a high price, he happily sold it to Qin Yu.
The waterwheel is ready to be built, so he simply makes the hydraulic mill together, whether it is grinding noodles or cutting wood, it saves time and effort, and of course it can also be used for weaving and metal forming, but how to get it, Qin Yu doesn't know, so he can only ask the craftsmen to think about it.
After finishing the waterwheel, I still have to dig a well, after all, when there is a drought, the waterwheel is not used, in short, in the past few days, Qin Yu is busy with continuous rotation.
The arrangement of the Displaced People's Tribes is also simple, the weather is still hot at the moment, and sleeping in the open air is not a big problem, but in order to maintain a healthy body of the Displaced People's Tribes, Qin Yu also sent Cai Langzhong over, and there was a cold or a flu or something like that.
Qin Yu was not so stingy, he still bought cloth and bedding for the homeless people to set up tents to sleep, the servants of the Qin Mansion were responsible for the food, and more than a dozen cauldrons were carried out at the same time, so that they would not be starved, of course, the food was distributed according to the workload set by Qin Yu, and the records were carried out by Xiao Tao Xiaohong.
At the beginning, the efficiency of ploughing was not slow, although the current plough is inconvenient to use, but can not bear the high enthusiasm of the people, even people do not need to plow, several people together, complete manpower, one by one still exudes a happy face, not resisting at all.
The homeless people are happy because of the tenant contract, which is exactly what Qin Yu said, and they have already signed it one by one at this moment, and with hope, they naturally have motivation.
As Blacksmith Zhang said, two pieces were made in one day, and with the addition of Quyuan plow, the speed was significantly improved.
There are still some people who have crafts among the displaced people, a blacksmith, two carpenters, and a winemaker, their skills come from family traditions, because of the war, they got rid of the craftsman status, Qin Yu instructed the blacksmith carpenter to make the quyuan plough and the waterwheel.
The winemaker is a half-old, the craft is ancestral, Qin Yu just wants to make his own wine, always buy wine, the distillation process will naturally be passed on, Qin Yu doesn't want to pass it out too early, just wait for the winery to be built, this winemaker will take office.
Originally, some elderly people and children did not have to work, but they still insisted on helping, and one by one without complaint, the progress was accelerated again.
The land that Qin Yu bought can be cultivated at least 3,000 acres, and in this section of Yongnian County, Taihang Mountain, there are also many places where you can farm, and the temperature here is a treasure land for potatoes and sweet potatoes, Qin Yu also focused on cultivating some, about 100 acres.
Because of the large number of people and the appearance of the curved plow, the plough was finished in less than three days, and the waterwheel was half completed at this time, and the sowing would not be delayed for too long, and it could be completed in less than a day.
It is not possible to irrigate yet, but the ditch has not been dug yet, so there is no hurry, and it is still possible to wait a few days.
With so many people working together, it is not slow, of course, the main force is still those young and strong, Qin Yu naturally will not squeeze their labor force too much, but they insist on working overtime, and they are quite happy, in their words, it is past the best cultivation period, and naturally it can't be too late.
When Qin Yu went to check the progress of the waterwheel, he found that the parts of the waterwheel were uneven, which would more or less slow down the speed at which the waterwheel drew water, after all, the liliang of the water flow was basically those, and if it was too heavy, the speed would naturally be slow.
After some inquiry, he learned that at this time, there was no planer, Qin Yu hurriedly asked the blacksmith and carpenter to work together to get the planer out, and the waterwheel immediately became a lot lighter.
After another three days, the waterwheel finally took shape with the cooperation of blacksmiths and carpenters, and was carried to the river and assembled, and as the waterwheel slowly turned, from slow to fast, the river water poured into the ditch and flowed to the soybean fields, and everyone cheered in unison.
In ancient times, the people were land-oriented, and with the land, they could eat their stomachs and feel happy, so at this moment, everyone was happy, and Qin Yu was no exception.
After the cultivation is completed, everyone breathes a sigh of relief, all that remains is to build a house, dig a well, don't worry about wood, there are mountains and forests here, all belong to Qin Yu, and the Taihang Mountain during the Tang Dynasty is much more beautiful than modern times, at least the vegetation is extremely rich.
In today's Zhangjia Village, with the joint efforts of the villagers, the wall of the workshop has been built, and there are still a lot of bricks, but Qin Yu's tenants are still a little not enough to build houses, but they are not used all at once, and they are not in a hurry.
When Qin Yu wanted to do something else, he was dragged away from Yongnian County by Cheng Huailiang, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time.
Because of Cheng Yanjin's urging and Qin Qiong's letter, Qin Yu had no choice but to follow Cheng Huailiang to Chang'an.
Qin Yu really didn't expect that Qin Qiong really recognized him as a nephew, Qin Yu roughly understood some information from Qin Qiong's letter, Qin Qiong is not without clansmen, Qin Qiong has a team that went into the mountains to escape the war, and there has been no news for many years.
The ancestral home that Qin Yu said was exactly where Qin Qiong's lineage lived back then, and Qin Yu's father's name happened to appear on the Qin family tree, the same generation as Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong sent a letter, and then taught Qin Yu a lesson, the meaning is very simple, Qin Yu dared to use the rhizome of a plant as a dowry is really audacious, so Cheng Biting Jin is also a national prince, how can he be rude, not only lost the face of the Cheng family, but even lost his own face, and may even have a grudge.
For this, Qin Qiong specially prepared a thick dowry again, which was over, but Qin Qiong still told Qin Yu not to dislike Cheng Lingyun, since he agreed, he had to do it, of course, the words were tactful, but Qin Yu understood it, and he couldn't cry or laugh for a while.
Others think that Cheng Lingyun is ugly, not only thin, but also not white, and yellow hair, but Qin Yu likes it, in the eyes of others, Qin Yu just fell in love with Cheng Fu's reputation, so he was ready to marry Cheng Lingyun, this is not what Qin Qiong means, for fear that if he recognizes Qin Yu, Qin Yu's tail will rise to the sky and he will not marry Cheng Lingyun.
Cheng Biting Jin has a big temper, after getting along for so many years, Qin Qiong naturally knows that this is also for Qin Yu's sake, in case Cheng Biting Jin gets angry, he may really take an axe and cut Qin Yu into hundreds of pieces.
The letter also said some comforting words, the recipe written by Qin Yu and the recipe for blood replenishment really worked, and his body was obviously much better than before, zuihou was urging Qin Yu to come to Chang'an as soon as possible, so as to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, but he had a big deal in his heart, as for what was the big thing, Qin Yu didn't know.
Cheng Huailiang didn't receive the letter, but he heard Cheng Yanjin's message and told him to take his uncle back to Chang'an quickly, otherwise he would pick his skin.
Qin Yu left in a hurry, he only had time to bring most of the wine back to Chang'an, and he didn't prepare anything else, of course, he had to bring the silver, but at the moment, it seemed that the marriage was handled by Qin Qiong, and he didn't have to worry about it at all, and it was estimated that it wouldn't cost much.
When Qin Yu left, he explained everything to Wangcai, he had some ability, but it was obviously insufficient, Qin Yu had no choice, no one was available at the moment, and it could only be handed over to him temporarily, and Xiao Tao Xiaohong assisted Wangcai to take care of the affairs of the Qin Mansion.
It's actually very boring to hurry, but Huailiang doesn't feel it, in fact, I can't feel it, this thing goes all the way, drunk all the way, in his words, he doesn't have his share when he returns to Chang'an, so he has to drink a little more now.
Qin Yu's persuasion is useless, even if he says that there will be in the future, Cheng Huailiang will not listen, saying that the future is the future, and the present is now.
Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, at this moment, the ancient city that disappeared in the historical corridor and became ruins appeared in front of Qin Yu's eyes, and Qin Yu's mood was quite excited.
The tall city wall, looking from a distance, gives people a feeling of being thick and majestic, unbreakable, as it gets closer and closer, Qin Yu's mood begins to get excited, "This is Chang'an!" ”。
There are many cars coming and going at the gate of the city, all of them are full of energy, and even the ordinary people are extremely particular about their dress, not only clean, but also very neat, and they can't even see a patch on their clothes, Qin Yu is a little strange when he wears.
But it's relieved to think about it, this is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's policy will definitely be implemented very well, there is a house and land, the landlord does not dare to oppress too much, and the people's life will naturally be much better, at least much better than other places.
Cheng Huailiang did have face, he was drunk on a horse, and the soldiers defending the city didn't even come forward to check, and let him go directly.
When Qin Yu and his entourage passed through the city gate, the originally crowded pedestrians on the road gave way to the passage with a hula, whispering one by one, the voice was very low, Qin Yu couldn't hear it clearly, but judging from their expressions, it seemed that they didn't have a good impression of Cheng Huailiang.
"This product is really a gentleman." Qin Yu sighed, but he was not disgusted, at least this product was good to him, and this was a common problem, whether it was ancient or modern, judging from the expressions of pedestrians on the side of the road, Cheng Huailiang was not an angry character.
Qin Yu needs to go to Qin Qiong's mansion first, although Cheng Huailiang is drunk, but he is still a little sober, knowing that Qin Yu doesn't know the way, he took Qin Yu directly to Qin's mansion, originally the road was quite quiet, but who would have thought that when he just turned into a street, a group of people suddenly rushed over.
The leader was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old white-faced scholar, who was followed by a large group of family members, and he blocked Qin Yu and his party with a menacing attitude.
"Cheng Erhezi, I finally asked me to catch you, hurry up and follow me to Princess Gaoyang Daoqian." The white-faced scholar's face turned red and roared extremely angrily, and it could be seen from his shaking body how excited this guy was.
"Huh? Fang Er nerd, what's the matter, the butt is itching again, don't you dare to trouble Lao Tzu. Cheng Huailiang was blocked, the wine immediately woke up for three minutes, and after seeing the scholar opposite, he immediately jumped off the horse and said disdainfully.
"Room two? Datang Cuckold King? Qin Yu looked at the scholar called Fang Er strangely, with a white face and a weak body, and in an instant, Qin Yu understood, "No wonder, this small body." ”。