Chapter 306: Embarrassment
Next, Wang Yong was going to wait here for the water tank to be filled, but Edgar said, "I wonder if you have time?"
Wang Yong asked curiously, "What's the matter?" The corners of Edgar's mouth twitched, he was not used to Wang Yong's Northeast accent.
Edgar hesitated for a moment, and finally plucked up the courage to say: "My lord, can you help build a sewage tank, I have seen the sewage tank at the base of the asphalt lake, which not only saves the manpower to incinerate the garbage, but also saves the land for burying the garbage, which is indeed very convenient." And there is also a great improvement on the environment. ”
Wang Yong saw that this Edgar really wanted to do a good job as an administrator, and was an extremely responsible subordinate, and he was willing to help him, so he nodded and said, "Yes, but hurry up, there are still a lot of things waiting for me to deal with in the territory, but don't be too anxious." ”
Wang Yong took out the planning drawings of the acropolis here, and then took Edgar and Abraham, the militia leaders, to walk more than 500 meters to the west and north of the water tower, then looked at the drawings again, and finally drew two squares side by side with white lime on the ground.
The side length of each square is about 20 meters, and the two squares are separated by 10 meters, which are arranged parallel to the coastline, and are also the inner corner of the northeast of the acropolis built in the future.
Wang Yong pointed to the two drawn squares and said, "Tomorrow I have to rush back to the base of the asphalt lake, so before dawn tomorrow, you must have people dig two fifteen-meter-deep pits in the place where I painted, so that I can complete the magic array carving of the sewage pool before noon, otherwise I have no choice but to wait for Sophia and the others to come over and build the sewage tank again." ”
Edgar frowned, and after shaving a few times on the ground with his hand, he nodded and said, "The soil here is soft, there should be no problem, I'll find someone to come over." After saying that, he turned around and ran, not wanting to delay a little time.
Wang Yong looked at Edgar's distant figure, and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly, it seems that this Edgar has not yet adapted to his position.
If it was the old fritter of Aaron, the lord of West Asia, he would bring the guards with him, these little things to gather people. It's entirely up to the entourage to do it. There's no need to do it yourself.
After a while, when he is too busy, he will almost get used to the life of directing others to do things. Wang Yong thought to himself.
With nothing to do, Wang Yong chatted with Abraham, the militia leader beside him. Abraham was in his early thirties, with inverted cheeks and sharp eyes, and he looked like a ruthless man, and such a man was the best choice to join the army. Abraham is talkative, and he is a native of the fishing village here. Later, he was arrested to mine and rescued by Wang Yong, so he was very grateful to Wang Yong.
Abraham and Hank are very good friends, and when Hank comes to the fishing village, Abraham comes with him to help Hank manage the militia. Abraham had little ambition. He is very satisfied with his current life, but he does not have the mentality of a small citizen who can get by, his biggest dream is to marry a beautiful wife, but he lacks confidence in his appearance and net worth.
While the two were chatting, Edgar came running over with a large group of refugees and a murderous guy on his shoulder.
Edgar ignored Wang Yong and Abraham, and explained to more than a hundred strong laborers, and then gave an order. More than 100 people rushed into the two squares that Wang Yong had drawn. Throw off your arms and start digging a hole.
Wang Yong walked up to Edgar and asked curiously, "Why do they listen to you so much, and what is your secret?"
Edgar looked at Wang Yong in surprise. With a stunned face, he said, "There's no secret, I just told them that if they finish the work on time, they will be paid ten gold coins." A hundred more people will come in a while, and if they can finish their work on time, each of them will be paid five silver coins, which is definitely a very good and well-paid temporary job for those of them who have not yet earned. ”
Wang Yong was speechless for a while, he didn't expect it to be so simple to let the refugees work hard, and at the same time, Wang Yong was full of hope for the future development of the territory. Because the current territory is in ruins, Wang Yong is also worried that these refugees are too lazy and tired to work, and they will not be able to recruit people when it comes time to employ people, and now it seems that his worries are superfluous.
Seeing that this place was already in full swing, Wang Yong couldn't stand here and watch, but he didn't plan to go over to do coolies, so he asked Abraham to stay behind to protect Edgar, and came to the water tower alone, recovering his energy while cultivating.
There will be a big project to be completed by Wang Yong alone, if the energy is insufficient, it is easy to make mistakes, and if you rework, it will delay more time.
Wang Yong closed his eyes and crossed his knees, sat next to the water gathering tray at the top of the water tower, and after a while, he entered a state of selfless cultivation.
I don't know how long it took, Wang Yong felt that the magic energy of the water gathering tray around him had disappeared, and it was clear that the magic array had stopped running. Wang Yong opened his eyes, felt refreshed, got up and moved his muscles and bones, and went to the side of the water tray to check, and found that the magic array had really stopped working, and the water tank was already full of water.
Most of the construction team had already left and rushed west to build the village, leaving only a few workers in charge of finishing the work. Wang Yong walked down the water tower and motioned to the remaining workers to open the two main sluices under the water tank, and opened the more than 20 small sluices at the water platform.
With the opening of the various sluices, only the unpleasant sound of air flow from the water pipes was heard, and then the water pipes began to choke on the water, and the militia next to them, Abraham and Edgar were frightened for a while, and they hid back, Wang Yong smiled, and still stood in front of the water pipe.
Abraham felt a little ashamed that not only did he not protect the lord, but he also retreated timidly, which is not like what a man does. So, Abraham plucked up his courage and resolutely walked to Wang Yong's side, his whole body muscles tensed, if something dangerous happened, he would not hesitate to block Wang Yong's side. Seeing this, Edgar also came over with courage.
Wang Yong saw that the two of them already looked like they were facing a great enemy, and explained with a slight smile: "It's okay, just wait for the air inside to be cleared." As he spoke, the air in the pipes became less and less, and the flow of water out became more and more stable.
Wang Yong took a sip of water in his hand, nodded while smashing his mouth, and said, "Well, it's okay, it's just a little bit of iron pipe, but it's good to leave the water for a while." Come, taste it also. ”
Abraham and Edgar also tasted it, and Abraham said, "It's a good water, it's refreshing and delicious, and there's no dross." ”
Edgar nodded as well, "Yes, as pure and sweet as the one at the base of the asphalt lake." ”
Wang Yong asked in surprise, "You didn't taste any strange taste?" The two shook their heads in unison.
Wang Yong thought that there was something wrong with their sense of taste, so he tasted it himself, and then said depressedly: "Why don't I wait a while before drinking? ”
Wang Yong turned to Edgar and said, "This time the problem of fresh water is solved, what happened to the sewage tank?" Edgar replied, "It was almost finished when I came here just now, and it should be finished now." Wang Yong looked at the sky, he didn't expect that time would pass so quickly in his cultivation, and the sky was already white.
Wang Yong, Abraham and Edgar walked in the direction of the tank, and along the way, Wang Yong asked Edgar if he still needed anything.
Edgar thought for a moment and said, "I need someone to manage the finances and accounts, and besides, the tax rate of the territory has not yet been determined, and I don't know when the tax will be collected, if it drags on like this, the loss of the territory will be great." ”
Wang Yong asked in surprise: "Hasn't it been decided yet? Hasn't Kennedy already formulated regulations and standards for taxation?"
Edgar said without humility or arrogance, "Each of the three of us has a different proposal, so Lord Shirley can't make up her mind, and is waiting for the lord to return and agree on it." ”
Wang Yong said embarrassedly: "I forgot about you, let me state first, this is definitely not to look down on you, it is indeed that I forgot." ”
Edgar said disapprerovingly, "Your Excellency is too worried. While speaking, the three of them had come to the location of the sewage tank, only to see that two large pits more than ten meters deep had been dug, and those strong laborers were tired like the earth dogs in the sauna, panting, lying on the ground in a crooked row.
Wang Yong looked at the two big pits and nodded with satisfaction, only to find that Edgar had been staring at him, and his face was still a little embarrassed.
Wang Yong secretly guessed: "This old guy won't have anything wrong with himself, right?" Thinking of this, Wang Yong couldn't help but shiver and get goosebumps all over his body.
Wang Yong stood beside Abraham intentionally or unintentionally, looked ahead without squinting, and then coughed lightly and said, "Edgar, you take these people back, you still have your own things to do, just have Abraham to help here." ”
Edgar looked at Wang Yong even more embarrassedly, and said slowly: "My lord, actually, I don't have any money. Wang Yong looked at Edgar in surprise, looking inexplicable.
"You don't have the money to tell me what's the use, why do you want me to raise you? I've heard of raising beautiful women, but I haven't heard of anyone who wants to spend their wallets to support an old man, you should say this to those rich old ladies, maybe there is a chance to eat soft rice or something." Wang Yong thought viciously in his heart.
Seeing Wang Yong looking at him with that strange look, Edgar's old face turned red, and he pointed to the workers lying on the ground and said, "I don't have the money to pay them." ”
Wang Yong looked at Edgar stunned and said, "What do you mean?
Edgar nodded embarrassedly and said, "That's what I meant, my lord." ”
Wang Yong is stupid, these people are also working for themselves, and the money is nothing, but since being exploited by Shirley, Wang Yong can be said to be already poor, and now he doesn't even have a gold coin on his body, so there is still money to pay these laborers.
Recently, my hands are always shaking, and after going to the hospital for examination, the doctor explained that I would rest more, in order to stick to the code word for a long time in the future, so I changed it to two more times a day in recent times, and I saw the cold! )
PS: Recently, my hands have always been shaking, and after going to the hospital for examination, the doctor told me to rest more, in order to stick to the code word for a long time in the future, so I changed it to two more times a day in recent times, see the cold!