In the blink of an eye, most of the month has passed.

On this day, there was still heavy snowfall, like goose feathers.

Earlier, under the guidance of Chen Chao, an official of the Ministry of Industry gave a schematic plan for the reconstruction of Qingshan County.

Of course, most of this picture is from Chen Chao's handwriting.

The architectural style is also similar to the county seat in the eighties and nineties in the later generations, all of which are brick and stone structures, everything is planned in an orderly manner, and even the underground sewage facilities are thought of by Chen Chao, in addition, on the east and west sides of Qingshan County, two large activity squares are also planned, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time.

Thousands of workers recruited in the early stage have been put into full swing construction.

The preliminary work is mainly to clear the debris, level the land, and lay a good foundation for the subsequent construction.

Others were put into remote mines, mining limestone to help make cement.

On the ruins of the original buildings in the county seat, a sturdy man was wearing single clothes, not afraid of the wind and snow, and he was seen exuding heat all over his body, and sweat was dripping down his cheeks.

"Little Er, why are you working so hard? It's not about building a house for your own family, you don't have to be deceived by the people in the government. A few idlers who had nothing to do curled up their hands in the cuffs of their worn cotton clothes, squatted on the wall, and watched Wang Xiaoer work hard to clean up the debris on the ruins.

"I've got the money, and I'm supposed to work...... Do a lot, take a lot, or the money in your hands will not be practical. Wang Xiaoer picked up a hundred-pound piece of wood and said breathlessly.

Idler, you look at me, I look at you, pouting.

None of them responded to the government's call.

Every day, he only waits for the food to receive relief.

If you have nothing to do, you will come here and point fingers at these "fools".

I heard that they were paid every day, but they didn't see it with their own eyes, and they didn't know if it was true or not.

"Little Er, where is the money you earn? Take it out and let's see? Someone coaxed.

Wang Xiaoer took the pickaxe and worked hard to clean up the clods, he raised his head, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead with his sleeve, grinned, showed a mouthful of teeth, and said honestly, "It's all replaced with food." ”

"Cut!"

Someone sighed.

This must be Wang Xiaoer's nonsense, and it will be replaced with grain? It is not uncommon for his mother-in-law to go to receive relief food. But it's also strange, a few days ago, I saw that his mother-in-law looked like she was about to starve to death, but in the past few days, she has suddenly come to the spirit, which is really strange......

Wang Xiaoer didn't pay attention to these people, and continued to work hard, until he was exhausted at noon, he would choose to sit down and rest for a while and take a sip of water.

"Which one is Wang Xiaoer?"

Suddenly, a voice shouted in the distance, and the workers who were resting on the ruins stood up in unison and turned their heads to look.

I saw that several imposing officials, escorted by officers and soldiers, came to several people.

When the idlers saw it, they talked about it, and they all said that Wang Xiaoer was going to be unlucky.

Wang Xiaoer stood up tremblingly, and couldn't help but be a little scared in his heart. Where had he seen such a battle.

Those officials in green robes, under the instructions of those who have a heart, have come to Wang Xiaoer's side.

"Big, my lord, I am the king, Wang Xiaoer......" Wang Xiaoer didn't think about it, his legs were trembling.

He didn't know what he had done, so he asked the official to bring officers and soldiers to arrest him.

The green-robed official headed by Wang Xiaoer looked Wang Xiaoer up and down, "You are Wang Xiaoer?" People from Hecun Town, Qingshan County? ”

"Exactly!"

When the green-robed official heard this, he waved his hand, and the two officers and soldiers stepped forward and put the two bulging sacks in their hands in front of Wang Xiaoer.

The green-robed official cleared his throat and shouted with the greatest strength in his life:

"Wang Xiaoer, a person from Hecun Town, worked hard and performed outstandingly, and was now rewarded with a bag of pancakes, a bag of rice, plus two taels of silver, and was promoted to the captain of the second engineering team under the Ministry of Engineering, and his daily remuneration was increased to 35 Wen."

What??

The onlookers thought they had misheard.

I saw that Wang Xiaoer had the same expression as them, and his mouth couldn't close in shock.

The green-robed official stretched out his hand and patted Wang Xiaoer's shoulder, his eyes full of appreciation, "I hope you will continue to work hard in the future and make persistent efforts." ”

Wang Xiaoer swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his Adam's apple squirmed, "Yes, yes, yes......"

When the other workers heard this, they were very envious.

is also a worker, why can Wang Xiaoer be rewarded? ?

Just because he does a lot? Hardworking?

As a result, several workers began to work hard to plow the soil and express themselves.

"Great...... Do you still need people? Do I want to sign up? ”

"I'm going to ...... too"

The onlookers rushed forward.

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In the tent that was temporarily set up, Chen Chao's face was as usual, and he sat behind the big case and listened to Qin Xiangru's report on the progress of various work.

"Xiangye, the recruitment of disaster victims is going well for reconstruction, and 8,000 people have signed up to participate, most of them have been allocated to clean up the ruins of the original urban area, and some have been assigned to mining areas to mine limestone. Those who have performed well have been rewarded accordingly, and the enthusiasm of the people to participate is high. ”

Chen Chao drank tea, listened quietly, and nodded with satisfaction.

As long as there is no chaos and the victims are put to good use, this catastrophe will soon pass.

"That's very good." Chen Chao put down the tea and sighed lightly.

Qin Xiangru changed the haze of many days, with a smile on his face, and gave a thumbs up in admiration, "Xiangye, your trick is simply amazing." ”

"Oh?" Chen Chao glanced at him.

Qin Xiangru continued, "Don't you know, Xiangye, as soon as the cash-for-work plan comes out, as you expected, there will be less people making trouble, and we can free up more manpower for post-disaster reconstruction." ”

Now, Qin Xiangru has to admire Xiangye's foresight.

It seems that everything is expected by Xiangye.

It's just that there is one thing he is still a little worried about, that is, to rebuild Qingshan County.

According to Xiang Ye's plan, all the collapsed and non-collapsed houses in Qingshan County will be demolished and rebuilt, which is tantamount to a big project, and the manpower required will be as high as hundreds of thousands.

The construction of such a large-scale project may be seized by some people.

A copy of the last court!

Chen Chao saw Qin Xiangru's worries, and said bluntly: "There is no need to worry, it is imperative to rebuild Qingshan County, which is a good thing and a great plan for the people's livelihood." We didn't fill our pockets, and the benefits didn't fall on us, so they were willing to go to the court, so let them go. ”

"At the end of the day, someone will speak for us."

Chen Chao told Qin Xiangru to relax, "And do it boldly, everything has its own nature." ”

Qin Xiangru arched his hand, "Yes!" ”

While the two were talking, outside the tent, an excited voice suddenly sounded, "It's done, it's done." Cement is done! ”

When Chen Chao heard this, he hurriedly stood up from behind the big case and hurried to the brick kiln with Qin Xiangru.

Not long after, Chen Chao came to the brick kiln with a large number of people.

Here, it has long been surrounded by the officers and soldiers arranged by the Chen Dynasty, and it is strictly forbidden for any idle people to approach.

The brick kiln has undergone a series of transformations, and its appearance is very peculiar.

This was purpose-built for the production of cement.

The production of cement is not very difficult to say, and it is mainly divided into four steps.

First, the raw limestone is mined, crushed, and ground into fine powder from the mining area, which is simple, and there is a large amount of limestone in Qingshan County, and only workers need to grind it into powder and transport it to the brick kiln.

Second, the lime powder is mixed with clay, iron powder and other proportions to divide it into a raw meal with uniform quality.

Third, the raw meal is calcined and turned into mature material. This was also the biggest difficulty that the Chen Dynasty had to overcome, the temperature required for calcination was too high, and it was difficult to measure and maintain, which required thousands of experiments by Master Wu.

Fourth, the calcined clinker is added to gypsum, various auxiliary materials, and ground into fine powder together, and cement is born.

"Where's Master Wu?" Chen Chao asked a little anxiously.

The messenger who came to report replied, "In the brick kiln." ”

As he spoke, the little official picked up a shovel, scooped up a shovel of freshly refined gray powder from the open space on the side of the brick kiln, and came to Chen Chao, "Xiangye, this is what Master Wu made out." ”

Since this thing has just been refined, it is still carrying high temperatures, and if you touch it directly with your hands, you will be burned. Chen Chao came closer, only to feel that the skin on his face was roasted, and he looked at this thing carefully.

"Xiangye, this is cement?"