Volume 1 Chapter 20: Then Hire Lonely Widows and Children!
The stone strand was completed on the third day, during which time the sugar cane in the county guard increased dramatically every day, and the people collected it for money.
"Ten thousand dollars...... I received so much today! β
Jiao Xin looked at Chu Yunge with a bitter face: "Is the West Pole Stone Honey really made by Zhe?" β
He's from Chang'an, don't lie to him.
In the storeroom filled with a slight smell of fruit mildew, the slender young man picked up a hammer casually, and the temperament raised in the nest of wealth was incompatible with the coffin piled up at his feet, but it was strange and harmonious because of this action.
"Of course."
Chu Yunge sniffed the mildew smell in the air and wrinkled his nose: "You have to separate the bad ones from the ones that are about to break first, otherwise they will be even worse." β
Because no one else knew how Zhe turned into Shi Mi, Chu Yunge was able to put down his "identity" and participate in the whole process under the close supervision of Meng Wei and Sang Yannian.
She asked Jiao Xin to hire someone, "In addition, you have to do a few more stone grinding, otherwise it will be too late." β
Jiao Xin took the order with a bitter face and went to find someone.
Sang Yanlai came to find Chu Yunge, and when he saw the cheap apprentice going out with a bitter face, he couldn't help but smile and scold: "Just do what Your Highness wants you to do, why bother?" β
Jiao Xin retorted: "Mr. can take the risk of admonishing for the sake of the Jin Dynasty, and I only get half of Mr.'s true biography." "At least he's just grimacing.
Sang Yannian was stunned for a moment, couldn't cry or laugh, approached him and said angrily: "I dare to take the risk of admonishment, not only because I know that sin does not lead to death, but also because that person needs to admonish." Do you see that Your Highness has any signs of losing his wealth? β
Jiao Xin pondered: It is indeed not, and His Royal Highness said that this will definitely make a lot of money.
But people are generally full of distrust of the unknown, which is why they feel anxious. Thinking about the waterwheel, the zigzag plough, and the three-legged cocoon cart proposed by His Highness, they have all proved His Highness's wisdom......
Jiao Xin instinctively woke up, His Royal Highness was no longer trapped in the palace and had to keep his head down, but he still looked at His Highness with his previous gaze-
He bowed deeply to Sang Yannian: "Thank you for the teacher!" β
Sang Yannian laughed three times, turned around and entered the house.
A refreshing young man in the room was looking sideways, and his eyes were full of understanding.
So the little old man winked at her: "Your Highness, don't worry, Jiao Xin won't stop you anymore." β
Chu Yunge couldn't help but purse his lips and smile, and asked again: "Isn't Sang Gong worried about me or not?" β
Sang Yannian shook the small cloth bag in his hand: "Although I have been exiled for several years, I still remember the taste of the West Pole stone honey clearly." β
It turned out that the first batch of sucrose for the experiment had been completed, and Sang Yannian had come to give her good news.
The production of cane sugar is not as smooth as the qugging plow.
After experiencing problems such as wasting a lot of sugarcane due to the large gap in the stone twist, insufficient power, two cows can't drag it, and the squeezed juice is not sweet after decoction, etc., Chu Yunge remembered that the sugarcane juice has to be boiled, so it is not impossible to steam it in advance...... Right?
Part of the sugarcane is peeled off and steamed in a pot and then pressed with a stone mill, and the juice yield of the sugarcane is much higher after softening, and the juice looks cleaner.
The next step was not comfortable with steam, so Sang Yannian asked Ying to help Chu Yunge keep an eye on it, and what he was holding in his hand was the sugar cube that had dried after finishing the first pot of sugar water.
"I didn't expect that the West Pole Stone Honey was actually made of such mountains and forests," Sang Yannian sighed, "I always thought that I had done a lot of things for the people in the past few years after I was exiled to Jiaozhou, but I didn't expect that His Highness would be here for more than a month." β
Chu Yunge chuckled: "Where is Sang Gong?" Being able to lead the people to live is already a great achievement. β
Sang Yannian shook his head, not thinking that it was any merit. Now that it has been determined that the method of West Pole Stone Honey is feasible, the former Great Si Nong went down in a hurry to urge the cheap apprentices to gather manpower and deal with the recovered Zhe on a large scale.
Holding a small cloth bag containing sugar cubes in his hand, Chu Yunge felt that the number of Zhe was still too small to get a lot of money.
Moreover, juicing with a hammer in the east and a mallet in the west is also very inefficient.
After thinking about it, she called Li Wenkang: "Build a press mill next to the waterwheel, transfer all the Zhe to be processed in a unified manner, and build another pond mill." β
Li Wenkang made a slight calculation, and was a little embarrassed: "Qingqiang is serving the conscription to build the palace, and it is nothing to build two workshops by the way, just to deal with Zhe...... It is possible to find so many people. β
Chu Yunge pondered: "Is there such a small labor force in Huanting County? β
Li Wenkang smiled flatteringly: "Your Highness, the minister has inquired." The young and strong people in Huanting County consumed a lot of military service in the first few years, and those who made meritorious contributions moved their families to Chang'an, Luoyang and other places, so there were young and strong people in Huanting County, and there were many women and children who were old and weak. β
"Then hire women, children, the old and the weak, and the disabled soldiers!"
Chu Yunge made the final decision: "Many of the processes for processing cane sugar do not require effort, and priority is given to employing disabled soldiers who have no young and strong women and children at home, the old and weak, and who cannot farm. β
Li Wenkang was stunned and solemnly responded.
The subordinate officials of the Huainan Royal Mansion were busy again, and Chu Yunge found the Chen family and asked them to connect the waterwheel with the stone mill, and the water power of the endless river in Huanting County was thoroughly utilized.
Chu Yunge sighed: "If it weren't for the fact that there were too few people, a grain mill could also be built. Well, the harvest is still far away anyway, so take your time. β
The Mandate of Heaven system quietly offered his courtesy: "The host can work hard to obtain Qi Luck Points, and you will definitely be interested in the next level of rewards!" β
Chu Yunge: "Oh? Could it be that you can still send me robots? β
Isn't she short of labor?
The Mandate of Heaven system choked: "How is it possible!" It will take dozens of centuries for robots to sprout in this world! β
Seeing Chu Yunge's lack of interest, he hurriedly said, "It's cement!" Cement technology and material technology! Don't you want it? β
Chu Yunge's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly: "I don't believe it, unless you let me see it first." β
The system gritted its teeth and opened up permissions to her.
However, after Chu Yunge finished reading it, he was even more uninterested: "I still have to send someone to find the origin of raw materials and find a place to make it, how many people do I have to do this?" Don't you think there's something wrong with sending more labor out in order to get the labor saved by building a house? β
"Let's wait for the autumn harvest!"
System: "...... Woo. β
It's not a good habit to draw flatbread.
Chu Yunge thought to herself, the dedication of the hegemony system is really not covered, but it's a pity that she is more pragmatic and doesn't eat big cakes.
It took only two days to quickly build a simple press, and the piles of scabs were finally able to be moved into the raw material warehouse of the mill before the county watchman's mansion was filled with the smell of cane sugar.
Li Wenkang held the bamboo slips carved by His Royal Highness himself, and went to explain the rules of the press to the recruited female workers and disabled soldiers with high spirits.
Jiao Xin held the ledger and tried to let His Highness live a life like Chang'an.
And Chu Yunge confronted the system silently: "What do you mean?" Let me go to Cangwu County to rob people? Are you serious? β
The Mandate of Heaven system hurriedly defended: "No! It's just the junction of Cangwu County and Hepu County, where there is a lot of free labor! β
"It's like Suishan Villageβ"
Chu Yunge raised his eyebrows, free labor? Suishan Village?
Her expression became serious: "You mean, the refugees who have been affected by the spring flood?!" β