Datang Nongwang

Chapter 497 Finalizing the Project Plan
in the afternoon.

Xiang Si came back from Xixiang County.

At the same time, three sailors were brought back.

As for Li Chongzhen, he didn't come back with Xiang Si, but stayed in Xixiang County to play.

It is a beautiful name, saying that it is a good thing to take a look around the county, even if you eat some delicious food.

Xiang Si basically couldn't stop Li Chongzhen from staying in Xixiang County.

and.

Xiang Si was in a hurry to bring the navy back, so he couldn't care less about Li Chongzhen.

As soon as Xiang Si came back with three sailors, he led the three to the edge of Yangshui and shouted at the ships on the distant Yangshui.

but.

At this time, Li Chongyuan was still measuring the depth of the ocean water on the ocean water, and he was very busy.

Sometimes, Li Chongyuan even let Xingba, who knows how to swim, jump directly into the water to feel the size of the boulder he measured.

As for the shouting on the shore, I didn't hear it at all.

"Xing Ba, how is it? How big is the rock?" Li Chongyuan on the boat asked Xing Ba anxiously as he jumped out of the water.

After taking a few breaths, Xingba swam to the side of the boat, exhaled and said: "Little Lang, the stone is very big. It is estimated to be five or six feet long and three feet wide. However, it was buried with sand. , I can’t feel the specifics, but the one exposed on the upper layer of the sediment is almost this big.”

"Hiss, it's so big? This is not easy to do. Come up quickly, Le Dao, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and help." After Li Chongyuan said, he thought to himself.

Tou Xingba boarded the boat, untied the rope tied around his waist, and sat on the boat panting.

people on board.

In addition to walking in Bahui, Li Chongyuan is probably the only one.

The others are basically northerners, and they rarely go into the water, let alone go to the bottom of the water to feel the size of the rocks.

After Li Chongyuan estimated a rough value in his mind, he also felt a little regretful about building a pier here.

Measured all the way down, there are deep and shallow.

The deep places are fine, but there are also many shallow places.

Moreover, sometimes there are always big rocks, and the amount of work is estimated to be very large if you want to dredge the ocean water.

Fortunately, the wharf was only built in the upper reaches of the ocean water. If Li Chongyuan's fief was in the upper reaches, then the site would have to be re-selected.

While thinking, while calculating.

At this time, Xing Ba, who had rested, saw someone shouting on the shore, and lightly touched Li Chongyuan, "Xiao Langjun, Xiang Si seems to be back."

Li Chongyuan looked up to the shore, saw three strangers, and guessed in his heart that these three people were probably the sailors Xiang Si went to Xixiang County to find.

Shortly after.

After returning to the shore, Li Chongyuan sat in the house and asked the three sailors some details.

The three sailors are all surnamed Shi.

And the three of them are cousins.

The eldest is wide, the second is auspicious, and the third is off.

From the three people's replies, Li Chongyuan not only knew the details of the three people, but also knew that the life of the three people in Xixiang was not satisfactory.

Although Xixiang is a city by the water.

But with regard to the situation in Yangshui, what can the three of them do.

Xixiang is a county in Zhongxian County. If you want money, you have no money. If you want to build the two sides of Yangshui, you need a lot of money, so this also makes the three brothers have no official duties, and help the government to deal with other things. .

"Three brothers, I think you understand what I said just now. The pier is probably built here, and the situation of Yangshui is probably better than me, so I invite the three of you here. It is to measure the water pattern of Yangshui, and secondly, I want you to give a plan, how to dredge the Yangshui channel from here to Hanshui. Three brothers, I, Li Chongyuan, speak directly, you And don't mind, if you agree to work under me, then I, Li Chongyuan, will never treat you badly." After chatting in the room for a long time, Li Chongyuan brought three brothers surnamed Shi to the dock not far away.

The three of them saw that Li Chongyuan was so polite as soon as they saw them, they were both excited and moved, and complimented them repeatedly.

Seeing Li Chongyuan speak like this, the boss, Shi Kuan, hurriedly bowed and said, "Li Xianbo, it is my Shi family's honor to be able to serve you. As long as Li Xianbo doesn't lack for us to eat, the three of us brothers will definitely serve as dogs and horses." Power."

"Yes, the three of us brothers will definitely do our best to help Uncle Li clear the foreign water channel." The other two quickly followed their elder brother and bowed.

Seeing the three of them like this, Li Chongyuan quickly helped them up, "You are polite. When we first met, you might not know what I am like. After we have known each other for a long time, you must know my temperament, Li Chongyuan. I won't say much, since you can come, then I, Li Chongyuan, would like to thank you very much."

As soon as Li Chongyuan finished his words, he immediately confessed to Xiang Si: "Xiang Si, you should arrange a place for the three brothers of the Shi family. It's better to be more lenient. In addition, arrange food and other things for the three brothers. Don't be left out in the cold." Others. In addition, the wages will be converted into five yuan per month."

"Thank you County Uncle Li, thank you County Uncle Li." The three brothers of the Shi family were overjoyed when they heard Li Chongyuan's words.

The salary of five guanqian is higher than that of their errands in the county government.

They belong to the level of craftsmen, and their salaries are pitifully small.

If the top of the yamen deducts a little bit, after one month, the money and things that can be obtained will never exceed the usual money.

Today, Xiangsi went to the county government to bring the three of them here, and Li Chongyuan directly gave them five guanqian wages, which was a bit outrageously high.

At least, it is absolutely impossible for any sailor like the three brothers of the Shi family to get such a high salary.

Even the navy in Chang'an can't reach it, and at most it won't exceed three pennies.

Li Chongyuan waved his hand, "Since the matter has been settled, why don't you go home and make arrangements, preferably tomorrow?"

"Yes, Li Xianbo said yes, then let's go back and prepare. The three of us brothers will definitely come tomorrow. Let's say goodbye." After the boss Shi Kuan took the lead, he got Li Chongyuan's nod and brought his two The brothers left quickly.

After the three brothers of the Shi family left.

Xiangsi approached Li Chongyuan and reminded: "Little Lang, the salary of the sailors is not that high. Although the three of them are sailors from Xixiang, they don't know how well they are doing. Just set them a salary of five pennies, isn't that a bit too high?"

"Let's not talk about how well the work is done. There is a saying that money can turn ghosts around. As long as the wages are high, even if they don't live well, I believe that they will definitely work hard. Besides, The three brothers are all sailors, so it can be seen that their Shi family ancestors must have done this, and they can't solve it. At this time, the three brothers will definitely invite their elders." Li Chongyuan will not do useless work.

It's just five pennies.

Even if the three of them add up to fifteen pennies a month.

Fifteen strings of money hired a team, and Li Chongyuan was not at a loss.

in this era.

Many skills are inherited from family.

Just like the Xu family in Lizhuang now, their blacksmithing skills are passed down from their ancestors.

How could Li Chongyuan not know about this point.

I want to learn from a teacher.

Except for your own family, no one will take a look at you.

Unless the relationship is very good, and you owe some favors, etc., they will accept you as an apprentice and teach you a skill, so that you can have a craft to make a living and not starve to death.

So it is in this day and age.

The same is true in Li Chongyuan's Jiangxi Province in his previous life.

Li Chongyuan remembered.

In my previous life, in the next-door village where I was, there was an old carpenter who was very skilled.

The furniture and utensils made by old carpenters can be used for dozens of hundreds of years, or even hundreds of years.

As long as the wooden items come out of his hands, the old carpenter said, if you use it for ten years and it breaks, my name will be buried in the ground directly, and I will never work for others again.

The craftsmanship of the old carpenter is self-evident.

However, the old carpenter had no children under his knees, and he belonged to the migrant population. When he got old, he didn't accept any apprentices.

Even though there were countless people who brought their children to ask for a teacher, the old carpenter did not agree.

To death.

The craftsmanship of the old carpenter was directly brought into the coffin.

This was the case in that era, and it was even more so in the Tang country where Li Chongyuan was at this time.

Craftsmanship is the guy who eats, and the Tao is passed on from sons to daughters, not from outsiders.

Even if you have more money, they will not teach you.

Even when some people put a knife on their necks, they stiffen their heads and give you a supercilious look.

This also caused our China to lose the unknown ancient skills.

the next day.

The brothers of the Shi family brought their belongings and arrived as expected.

At the same time, along with the three brothers from the Shi family, there were two old men and three women.

When Li Chongyuan saw the three Shi family brothers bringing five people over, the smile on his face never stopped.

"Brothers of the Shi family, who are these?" Li Chongyuan was really curious about who the two old men brought by the three brothers of the Shi family were. After meeting, he asked respectfully.

The two old men cautiously bowed to Li Chongyuan and replied: "Old man Shi Lin, this is my second younger brother Shi Dou. Yesterday my son and nephew came home and told us two old men about Li County Uncle Li. The old man felt ashamed that Uncle Li was so fond of my juniors, so he came here uninvited, and asked Uncle Li to take offense."

"Haha, it's not my fault. It's a good thing if you can come, I don't have the heart to blame. Xiang Si, what are you doing standing up, hurry up and arrange a place for the elders, remember, the wages are the same." Li Chongyuan thought in his heart Excited.

The elders of the family have all come. It can be seen that Li Chongyuan made a promise to the three brothers of the Shi family yesterday, and immediately recruited the elders of the family. This is exactly what Li Chongyuan thought yesterday.

At that time, the family arranged in the village.

Li Chongyuan didn't know about those three women until he got an explanation from Shi's family.

It turned out that besides being the mothers-in-law of the three brothers of the Shi family, the three women also knew the work of the navy.

Immediately.

Li Chongyuan was even more excited.

In this era, it is even more difficult for women to learn skills, and it is even more difficult to reach the sky.

Moreover, it is even more difficult for a woman like the Shi family who married a foreigner to learn a craft.

to this end.

Li Chongyuan was generous again, and promised the three women wages at the same time, but it was slightly less than their husbands' wages, and he gave three wages.

The times are like this, and Li Chongyuan is not easy to surpass.

In such an era background, men are the sky, women are the earth, and women can only be inferior to men, otherwise if they are really equal, they will be criticized by other people.

With the arrival of the family.

Li Chongyuan was finally able to relax.

three days in a row.

After the Shi family communicated with Li Chongyuan, they began to adopt Li Chongyuan's method and measured the water pattern from the wharf to the Hanshui exit.

three days later.

The Shi family came up with a specific plan and put it on Li Chongyuan's desk.

"Shi Lao, according to the plan you submitted, isn't the amount of work too big? To put it bluntly, I directly rejected it, and Shi Lao's plan, from the opposite side of the pier, re- Excavating a waterway leading to the downstream, the amount of work, cannot be completed in less than three years. Even if manpower, material and financial resources can keep up, it will take two years. Time is old, is there any other plan?" Li Chongyuan looked Looking at the plan in front of him, he shook his head very much.

After Shi's family heard this, that Shi Lin looked at his brother and said with a faint smile: "What did I say, I just said Li Xianbo's eyesight is definitely comparable to that of a good sailor, haha. Uncle Li, the plan you have in hand is just a bad idea, but mine is the most reasonable, please review it carefully with Uncle Li."

After hearing this, Li Chongyuan realized that he was testing himself.

Immediately, Li Chongyuan's face was full of embarrassment.

After receiving the plan handed over, Li Chongyuan already knew it in his mind as soon as he opened it.

Professional is professional.

The plan is the same as Li Chongyuan's idea at the beginning, but he directly gave the specific implementation method.

Building weirs to retain water and dredge ocean water is the general method of the plan.

As for how to build weirs to block water, the Shi family directly used bamboo vertical rows and thick bamboo mats to slow down the water flow. In this way, they blocked the water flow so that the water level in the downstream was lower than that in the upstream. Dredge ocean water shoals.

After Li Chongyuan looked at it for a long time, he slapped his thigh and sighed when he saw the highlights: "A good plan, a really good plan, it can save money and manpower, and the construction period can be advanced. I, Li Chongyuan, are very open." Your vision has improved. Shi Lao, your Shi family really deserves to be called a family of naval masters."

"Li Xianbo praised it. Although this plan saves money, labor and time, there are some troubles in the plan. I won't describe the details to Li Xianbo. You can only know how much trouble there will be after the start of work. .However, we are sailors, and if there is any trouble, we will solve it. I believe that as long as we work together, we will be able to unblock the foreign water." Seeing that Li Chongyuan had confirmed their plan, Shi Lin replied very modestly .

After hearing this, Li Chongyuan shouted, "Okay, what I want is this kind of spirit, if there is a problem, solve it, don't be afraid of problems."

(End of this chapter)