Chapter 16 Someone is making trouble
As the carriage left, people came to work one after another.

Most of the people who came to build the road this time were people from various villages. The people in the county had a little money and didn’t want to do coolies. They felt that the price would drop. Can send the pillars of the family.

If you don't go, you can't do it. The county magistrate has already spoken. If you don't go, the county magistrate will come over and ask for accountability. It's a trivial matter to be beaten, but it's a big deal to be ransacked.

Li Mo: I don't seem to have said that the house was raided, do I have the right?

The leaders are the village heads of each village. It’s really difficult for these old village heads. Those with better conditions have ox carts, and those with poor conditions can only walk with them. Those who are far and near, what time do they get up? ?

Li Mo was very touched. Although no one is perfect, no matter what resentment the villagers usually have, being able to come at this moment is already a great support for her work.

Some of the people here are willing, some are forced, but what does it matter, as long as they can work.

The village chiefs of each village stepped forward and reported to Li Mo the situation of today's personnel. Unless there is really no way for the family, they are basically one person per household.

The list is counted by the master. There are a total of 1980 people in the village and the county seat, which is a huge team.

Li Mo sincerely thanked: "It's been hard work, all the village chiefs. Thank you for your cooperation during this time. The future development of Songjiang County depends on your support, thank you!"

The village chiefs were flattered and waved their hands again and again: "My lord, you can't do it, you can't do it."

But it is very useful in my heart. It seems that the dedication during this period has been appreciated by the county magistrate.

Li Mo looked at the dark crowd, everyone was waiting for her to speak, there were too many people, and the people behind couldn't see her at all, so Li Mo had to stand on the steps at the entrance of the county government office.

However, she was a little short and looked a little funny, Song Min and the others secretly laughed, Li Mo made a sharp look at her, and everyone had to cover their mouths, but the trembling shoulders betrayed them.

It’s really irritating, damn, look down on people, right? When my mother has money, she must build a tall podium, and talk about it for three days and three nights. When there is nothing to say, we will sing, and you will be honest. Really stay in the audience, let you hear your ears callused.

Cough, back to the topic.

Li Mo bowed deeply to everyone, and everyone fell silent instantly. What is the county magistrate doing and what happened.

Li Mo said loudly: "Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to build roads, thank you for giving up your home for everyone, the development of Songjiang County is inseparable from your support, we have reason to believe that with the joint efforts of everyone, we will definitely be able to build roads and build roads. We can work together to build a better life. On behalf of the Songjiang County Government, I would like to thank everyone for their dedication..."

The impassioned official speech moved everyone, and the old village chiefs were in tears. This is the county magistrate's affirmation of their work, and our village has hope.

Some villagers even shed tears of joy. The adults bowed to me. I am so happy. I must show off to my family after returning home.

Li Mo's words won bursts of applause from the audience, they were so inspiring, and he sighed in his heart: The county magistrate is really a good man.

As a result, everyone gathered firewood with high flames, and the project progressed smoothly.

Having said that, it's time to work, and the mighty crowd walked out of the city.

Song Min led the team, followed by several yamen servants, who were responsible for maintaining order.

The implementation of the contract system, a village is responsible for a section, the village is divided down, several households are responsible for a small section, the efficiency of this division of labor is the best and fastest.

In order not to affect the normal travel, separate the two sides to repair.

Li Mo felt that the advantage of the county magistrate was to speak out, the work was done by other people, and he was the commander-in-chief. He felt like giving advice, and instantly felt that he was awesome.

Hey, if only I didn't have to pay for it.

Starting from the road outside the city gate, road construction in ancient times was not as troublesome as it is in modern times, because there was no concrete or asphalt in ancient times, and those who were rich might use glutinous rice paste, such as the Great Wall, but Songjiang County is poor and can’t even eat If you are full, using glutinous rice milk to build roads is simply an act of decapitation.

There are poor ways, if there is a hole, first fill it with rocks and sand, and then fill it with the thick mud that has been reconciled. After the mud dries, it will become firm. Of course, this kind of firmness is not long-lasting, and it will be sent later. people maintain.

When encountering low-lying areas, fill them up, when encountering trees, cut down trees, and when encountering weeds, weed.

These stones, sand, etc. are all dug on the wasteland, which does not cost money and will not affect the cultivated land.

Li Mo said that he likes this kind of free money.

The people passing by are either horse-drawn carts or ox carts, or pedestrians. Without concrete, it can withstand the pressure.Unlike modern times, when a large truck is full of goods, it can weigh dozens or even hundreds of tons, and it can be crushed by any road.

Fortunately, there are no cliffs on the road from Songjiang County to the provincial capital.

The original road is not narrow, but there are obstacles in some places, such as large stones or rivers, which will become complicated due to various problems.

Li Mo asked the master if there were any experts who could build roads in the county, and the master said no. Isn’t there a pit to fill in the road construction? What kind of expert do you need? What the hell is an expert?

Li Mo thinks that if you tell him the Pythagorean theorem, he will definitely tell you stereotyped essays. It is difficult to communicate with people who are not of the same age.

It's like a chicken talking to a duck, it doesn't make sense,
Chicken and duck?Do you compare yourself to a chicken?Depend on.

Li Mo felt that if he died inexplicably one day, he must be mad at his master.

Master: I am also very innocent, okay?

Li Mo knew how to build the road. After all, he had walked back and forth twice, and it was easy to do things with many people. According to this speed, three days later, the road would be repaired to the foot of Niutou Mountain. This section of the road was a bit troublesome. It's a river, the current is fast, and it can only accommodate one car. If you are not careful, you will fall into the river, which is a matter of life.

The soil can be dug away, but the most difficult thing is the boulders, such a large area, the best way is to blast, that is, to blow up.

Isn't there already saltpeter?Hurry back and try to make gunpowder, see if it works.

Everyone was very busy that day, and even Mrs. Zhou came out to help keep the accounts. There were sixteen people in the yamen, two went to the provincial capital, eight went to repair roads, three were weighing sweet potatoes, two were in the sweet potato flour workshop, and Plus Li Mo.

Of the three people who went to weigh sweet potatoes, two were illiterate and did not know how to keep accounts. The only one who could read was too busy, so Mrs. Zhou volunteered to help.

I*, being a public servant, is illiterate, and not just one, but a litter.It's such a shame that the literacy campaign will start after the road is finished.

In the evening, it was already the time to go to the Yamen, and everyone hadn't left yet, in order to wait for Zhang Zhongping and the others to come back, and to hold a simple meeting to exchange what happened today.

Just after dark, Zhang Zhongping and his partner Xu Hui came back.

Seeing Zhang Zhongping and Xu Hui come in with joyful expressions on their faces, before Li Mo could speak, Zhang Zhongping proudly took out the silver from his bosom, and said, "Look, what is this?"

Everyone gasped, my darling actually had one or two pieces of silver and a few strings of copper plates.

Zhang Zhongping drank a large pot of tea, was satisfied to see everyone's surprised expressions, and said unhurriedly: "It's a good start today, and I actually made three taels of silver."

Li Mo: "Why are there so many?"

Zhang Zhongping: "After we arrived in the provincial capital, a master took a fancy to our carriage and helped him deliver a few times."

Song Min: "You're pretty good, kid."

Li Mo: "Come on, work hard."

After that, everyone made a brief report on all the things that happened today.

This is Li Mo's request. If there is a problem with anything that happened that day, it must be said, and it must not be delayed until the next day.

After the meeting, Li Mo looked at the tired people and said, "Everyone has worked hard today. I'm going to treat everyone to some skewers."

Everyone cheered for a while, filled with energy in an instant, and walked to the barbecue stall together.

The project is in full swing, and the villagers are very respectful, working hard. Although there is no wages, the food is good. The family can’t eat meat twice a year, but they can eat it here when building roads. Usually cooking at home, there is very little oil and water Poor, but it's different here, as if the oil doesn't cost money, the green vegetables are deliciously fried.

Tomorrow it will be repaired to Niutoushan, and Li Mo's gunpowder has been researched successfully. Tonight, she will have the final inspection. The house where the gunpowder is placed is the most remote place in the yamen, and there is no one living around it.

Song Min ran back panting, "My lord, someone is making trouble."

Li Mo: "I*, who is so bold, don't you know that this is my place?"

This is telling the truth. Since the opening of the night market, everyone has known that it is organized by the Yamen, so no one dares to make trouble in the open.

In the past, the older girls and the younger daughter-in-law in the county town were afraid to go out at night, but now they just stroll around casually, and even the children are not afraid of being unaccompanied by adults. They are all from the same city and basically know each other.

(End of this chapter)

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