Chapter 107: Expanding the territory

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Li Anran's treatment looks like nothing, but it is already a great benefit for Wang Youde.

Not to mention that the monthly salary has doubled every month, since Li Anran came to Xiaoyao Villa, in the state of not bad money, the remuneration of all subordinates has increased significantly. If it weren't for the tenant farmers' rents and other aspects, some kind of unspoken rules had been formed because of those wealthy families, and the treatment of the villa and the villagers could have risen a lot.

But for Wang Youde, doubling the monthly salary is actually nothing. But to be able to let future generations enter that Gewu Academy, that is a good thing that ordinary people can't ask for. Even if he knew the Tao, it was not the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Four Books and the Five Classics, and various classics taught in this Gewu Academy, but it was enough to be able to learn some crafts and knowledge that could make him have a skill.

Don't forget that in ancient times, those who had skills were not hidden, for fear that the apprentices of the church would starve to death of the master. What's more, the miraculous methods shown by Li Anran are not at all comparable to those ordinary craftsmen and charlatans. I didn't see that even the one in Chang'an was alarmed and sent Cheng Shihei and them over, which is enough to prove how important the academy that has not yet been built is.

After Li Anran entered the courtyard specially used for research, he soon saw that the carpenters led by Carpenter Zhou were talking about something in front of the table where the drawings were spread, and occasionally their voices suddenly rose higher because of different opinions.

"Ahem...... ahem" Zhilu said that these carpenters were all talking about business, and Wang Youde did not scold, but coughed twice to indicate the existence of himself and someone.

After hearing the coughing sound, he found that Li Faran and Wang Youde had arrived, and they quickly stopped talking and saluted respectfully.

Li Anran, who knows that he also belongs to Xiaobai for carpentry work, is not really here to answer questions. As a lover of online novels, I have always been puzzled by the predecessors who wore to ancient times and could not come back, and they had to rely on the ability to travel to make up for the lack of this aspect, which is too different.

"Okay, don't be polite, listen to Steward Wang, you still don't understand anything about this waterwheel, I don't care about other aspects, I just want to ask, if there is a ready-made waterwheel handed over to you, how long will it take to build a new one?" Li Anran, who waved his hand, said.

"This ...... Back to the young master, if there is a ready-made waterwheel, as long as the structure is not complicated, it will take two or three days to be fast, and ten days to be slow, and we should be able to build it. Carpenter Zhou, who had already faintly become the head of all the carpenters because of the previous Quyuan plow, looked at his companions before he said.

"Okay, I'll bring the waterwheel tomorrow, and if you do a good job, you'll be rewarded. But don't waste your time now and try to figure out as many of these drawings as you can. By the way, Steward Wang, you just told you about the treatment, you can tell them, and they will follow this rule in the future. Li Anran, who didn't mind waiting for a while, nodded and said.

"Yes, young master." Wang Youde, who nodded hurriedly, looked at Carpenter Zhou, who was still a little inexplicable, and couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Even Wang Youde knew that it was not difficult to let future generations enter the academy in his own identity, but Zhou Carpenter and they could all have such an opportunity, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a blessing that they had cultivated in eight lifetimes.

After giving the order, Li Anran didn't stop too long, and directly turned around and left under Zhao Er's escort. As a result, not long after leaving the city, I saw a subordinate running over, and after asking, I learned that Cheng had something to ask for in the Cheng Nursing Home.

"Cheng Suoyuan, so anxious, I don't know what's going on?" Li Anran, who took Zhao Er to the outer hall of the Zhuang Courtyard, said with a smile.

"Young master, the stakes are very high, please send the idle people away." Cheng Chuhei, who stood up and hugged his fists and saluted, said.

"Oh?" Seeing that the other party was so formal, Li Anran was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand at the people who were waiting beside him and said, "Go down, Erlang, stay outside the door, trespasser, behead!" ”

"No!" Zhao Er, who had been ordered, carried his big knife to stand outside the hall after all the subordinates left, although he had only practiced the sword technique for a few days, but he already had some momentum here.

"Come, Cheng Huyuan, let's sit down and talk." Li Anran, who returned to the main seat and sat cross-legged, beckoned and said with a smile.

If it were someone else's way of sitting, Cheng would definitely feel contempt for the Lord. After all, in Datang, kneeling and sitting is the right way, and sitting cross-legged is rude. But when I think of the mysterious origin and identity of the person in front of me, I naturally don't think so.

After Cheng Chuhei deliberately lowered his voice and said everything he could say about the ins and outs of the matter, Li Anran realized that he was originally the one in Chang'an City, and he was "frightened" by the van he brought and the so-called magic weapon that can reclaim a large field between breaths. So, I plan to send more people to be the nursing home.

Regarding the statement that the nursing home does not care for the hospital, Li Anran naturally will not believe it. But he did not refuse that arrangement. It's just that if you don't refuse, you don't refuse, but if you really want to agree like this, it is too inconsistent with your identity. So, taking advantage of this arrangement, I took the opportunity to make some requests.

Li Anran's request is very simple, that is, to expand the territory of the villa a little more. The hill adjacent to the villa was taken down, and it was called a place for those nursing homes to train and rest. Of course, cutting down trees, clearing land, building houses, and other things are all done at their own expense, but in terms of manpower, the one in Chang'an City needs to think of some solutions.

As a nurse, Cheng is naturally not qualified to agree to such a request. However, after the news was transmitted back to Chang'an, there were quick results. And Li Shimin, who is under His Majesty the Tang Emperor, is also quite atmospheric, and with a direct stroke of the pen, not only did the mountain become someone's private property, but even a large area adjacent to Xiaoyao Villa was directly sent to the door.

Such a little bit of dedication is really nothing to Li Shimin. The problem of manpower is even more unwanted. As a result, along with the relevant title deeds, there are also a lot of so-called nursing homes. As for how many of these people are secret spies, how many are internal guards, and even the secret lines of some wealthy families, only God knows, and Li Shimin and relevant ministers can know the way.

In addition, Chen Boyu's procurement and hiring of manpower in Lantian County also went smoothly with the attention and help of Chang'an. That is, in the evening of the same day, a convoy composed of a large number of people and materials had already set up camp on the site where the academy was to be established, and after receiving the order, it began to make preparations for the development such as cutting down trees and clearing the ground.

Li Anran, who returned to modern time and space, first went to a horticultural center located in the Science and Technology Park in Jiangning District. I bought two sets of waterwheels for gardens, parks, and scenic spots, in three sizes: large, medium, and small. Since there is no need for delivery or arrangement, the horticultural company also provides a full set of installation and maintenance materials, in addition to text and pictures, and even related promotional videos.

After getting the waterwheel, Li Anran purchased a small batch of the best cement and corresponding ingredients. By the way, I also piggyback on a bunch of shovels, hoes, nail rakes, iron nails and other tools that can be used in agriculture and engineering development. At the same time, it also placed a large number of orders for the plough of the curved plow, and I believe that with this metal plough, the efficiency of the curved plow can be further improved.

As for the matter of opening a steel mill directly in Datang time and space, Li Anran just thought about it and left it behind. There is no way, these tools are not enough, and they can be wholesaled from modern time and space in the future, at most, it will only make people feel that they are tyrannical, and the best steel is actually used to make farm tools. But if there is any large-scale steel-making in Datang, it will inevitably arouse the eyes of the Tang Emperor or the magnates.

At that time, even if he is willing to hand over the art, having this kind of steelmaking technique will still make Li Shimin feel threatened. Even if the ability he is showing now is enough to attract attention, the more this happens, the more nervous Li Er will be. Even if further changes in the development of Datang time and space in history will play a role in further understanding of his ability to traverse, Li Anran is unwilling to do this kind of thing that will do more harm than good, after all, he is not strong enough to be afraid of life and death.