Under the temptation of money and generous treatment, a few more people couldn't hold back and walked out of the team next to them and came to Han Zhen's side.

Feeling the heavy copper coins in their arms, these people left the house with mixed feelings.

Han Zhen counted the list and recruited a total of 11 people.

The number is very small, and you can only barely put together a small team.

However, Han Zhen is not in a hurry, as long as the treatment he promised is fulfilled, those villagers who joined the army will spontaneously help him publicize.

After waiting for a while, seeing that no one came to join the army, Han Zhen pushed the pen and paper in front of Zhu Zhengze: "If any villagers come to join the army, you will register them together." ”

There's a lot of stuff waiting for him, and he really doesn't have time to spend here.

"Monkey, follow me!"

With a greeting, Han Zhen strode out of the hall.

After passing through the weeping flower gate and going out of the house, I saw thirty villagers squatting honestly under the shade of the trees.

Seeing Han Zhen, they all stood up in unison.

"Let's go, come with me to the kiln."

Han Zhen didn't talk nonsense, waved his hand, and led a group of people to the lime kiln.

The lime kiln is located on the west side of the mountainside, in a relatively remote location, away from the village.

The reason for choosing this place is that when the lime kiln is opened, it will raise a large amount of dust, so as not to pollute the village.

The second is that it is close to the mountain, and it is more convenient to go up the mountain to dig limestone.

The lime kiln was set up a few days earlier, there are three kilns in total, and this thing is a simple earthen kiln, which has little technical content.

In the early stage, lime can be burned, and in the later stage, after the workers are proficient, they can also try to burn cement.

Since the coarse salt had not yet been transported, Han Zhen temporarily pulled the workers of the salt factory to the lime kiln.

Thirty workers were divided into two groups, one for burning lime and one for digging limestone in the mountains.

Fifteen workers who burned lime were divided into three shifts of four hours each.

That's eight hours and three shifts.

No way, burning lime is not the same as burning shells, with the current backward technology and conditions, a kiln of lime must be burned for at least eight or nine days, when calcining, someone must always watch, in case of accidents.

After explaining the operation and precautions to the workers in detail, Han Zhen pulled the monkey aside and instructed: "The lime kiln will be handed over to you for the time being, be more careful." ”

The monkey's face was puzzled: "This ...... Second Brother Han, I haven't gotten this. ”

He had never burned lime, and he had no experience in managing so many people, so he had no bottom in his heart.

patting him on the shoulder, Han Zhen smiled and comforted: "How I usually take care of the villagers, you can take care of them, if you encounter a problem that can't be solved, come to me again." ”

Among the five people, the monkey is the most clever, and his temperament is not jumpy, so he can be cultivated as a manager.

The monkey still had no bottom in his heart, and said with a sad face: "What if it burns out?" Otherwise, Second Brother Han, you can find someone else. ”

"It's okay if it burns out, try more and always succeed."

Even if Han Zhen operates it himself, it may not be able to guarantee that the hydrated lime will be burned at one time.

Anyway, limestone doesn't cost much, the only cost is just a little salary.

Compared to the windfall profits brought by white sugar and refined salt, these costs are almost negligible.

"That'...... Then I'll give it a try. ”

Seeing him say this, the monkey could only nod his head reluctantly.

Han Zhen climbed on his shoulder and imparted his experience: "Observe more on weekdays, if you think which worker is more diligent, you can give some rewards, and at the same time promote some people to help manage." ”

The monkey said thoughtfully, "I know." ”

"Good job!"

After a word of encouragement, Han Zhen hurried back to the house and led another group of villagers to the hill not far from the entrance of the village to build a cottage.

There are more villagers who have built cottages, both men and women, and there are more than 50 people in the first batch alone, and there will be villagers coming one after another.

There are a lot of people, but in fact, it is less than two wages a day.

Tools such as axes and hoes are also brought by the villagers.

The hill is not high, but it is full of rocks, and only a winding and rugged path passes halfway up the mountain.

In terms of architecture, Han Zhen is a pure layman.

But there is someone in the village who understands, that is, the yellow carpenter.

Although this man's carpentry work is not as delicate as that of Carpenter Chen, he knows a lot, and he designed and built the three lime kilns in the village.

After the group arrived, Han Zhen first instructed the villagers to rest in place for a while, and he took the yellow carpenter to choose a suitable construction site.

After walking for a while, he saw a road section open on both sides, and Han Zhen couldn't help asking, "How is this place?" ”

Hearing this, the yellow carpenter carefully observed for a moment, and then dug several pits in a row with a hoe, and then shook his head and said, "This place is not good, there are too many stones underground, and it is impossible to drive piles." ”

Ancient buildings also had to lay foundations, but unlike the reinforced concrete of later generations, wooden piles were driven at this time.

Using the stamping method, the wooden pile is rammed into the ground, and finally a layer of gravel is paved to absorb the shock and disperse the force.

After some searching, he finally found a suitable place, and the yellow carpenter muttered: "There are still stones underground, and it is estimated that the wooden stakes cannot be driven deeply, so we can only work on the rammed earth." If the village chief is willing, we can use Sanhe soil to ram the foundation and wall. ”

Sanhe soil, as the name suggests, is a mixture of three materials.

It is generally made by fermenting cooked soil, sand and hydrated lime, and then mixed with glutinous rice water.

The foundation and walls made of rammed soil are very hard and extremely resistant to water.

There are many advantages, but the disadvantage is that it is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive.

Han Zhen waved his hand: "No, just use raw soil ramming." ”

The yellow carpenter only thought that he was reluctant to spend money, so he said no more.

As everyone knows, Han Zhen has other plans in his heart.

After the cement is burned out after a period of time, it can be directly reinforced with cement.

With cement, what else is needed for triple soil.

After determining the location, Huang Carpenter began to draw a baseline according to the drawings given by Han Zhen.

After drawing the baseline, he beckoned the resting villagers to cut down trees, cut stones, and dig foundations.

For a time, the originally silent mountain became lively, and frightened birds and beasts fled.

Looking at the construction site in full swing, Han Zhen said: "Yellow carpenter, the cottage will be handed over to you." ”

"The village chief can rest assured, the city walls in the county town have been repaired, and it is just a cottage."

The yellow carpenter was beating his chest and beating up the ticket.

"Then the carpenter will have to worry a lot, if it is repaired well, then there will be a reward."

Professional things are handed over to professional people to do, which Han Zhen knows very well.

Hearing that there was a reward, Huang Carpenter's eyes lit up, and the whole person was full of energy.

Han Zhen couldn't help much in terms of construction, so he patrolled the neighborhood with a Pu knife to prevent a frightened beast from hurting people.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Han Zhang's drove the ox cart from the village to the construction site, and she was accompanied by An Niang and Fang Sansan.

There are several large wooden barrels on the ox cart, which contain boiled rice porridge.

"It's time to eat!"

After parking the ox cart, the three of them lifted the lid of the barrel and shouted as they held their spoons.

Hearing that the meal was released, the villagers immediately put down their hands and rushed to the ox cart in a swarm.

For a time, the ox cart was surrounded by clusters.

"All in line!"

At that moment, a loud shout rang out.

Seeing Han Zhen striding towards with a Pu knife, the villagers immediately lined up honestly.

Han Zhangshi said softly: "Don't worry, everyone has it, and you can add it after eating." ”

The villagers who received the rice porridge sat on the ground in twos and threes, drinking the rice porridge in small sips.

After finishing the meal, An Niang came to Han Zhen's side and handed over a cloth bag: "Erlang, eat quickly." ”

The cloth bag was filled with cooking cakes, Han Zhen picked one up and took a big bite, and asked, "Is it the habit of living?" ”

An Niang quipped: "Erlang is relieved, such a fairy day was never dreamed of before." ”

"Where's Little Bean?"

"Playing with the village kids."

Hearing this, Han Zhen nodded and concentrated on eating the cooking cakes.