Datang first village

Since these Japanese laborers came to the camp, the camp here has been divided into two. The folks in Datang who were in charge of picking soil were also assigned to do some jobs with a little skill, such as the simplest processing of sleepers.

The process of turning sleepers from logs into real sleepers in Tang Dynasty is more complicated than modern ones.

There are two reasons. One is that there are not so many chemical materials in the Tang Dynasty, and the other is that the ancient people's ability to play with wood is definitely higher than that of modern people.You must know that almost everything in ancient times was inseparable from wood.

The foundation of ten miles a day actually means that the ten miles will be completely finished in five days.

The foundation was dug for ten miles in one day, and the sleepers had to be placed ten miles here in the second to fourth day, and the steel rails were lifted and placed on it.The last day is responsible for tightening the screws, and the rest are responsible for planting all the trees on the roadside. Here, five layers of trees are required. It can be said that the trees are used as a tree wall to protect the railway.

The hardest work is laying the foundation first, transporting gravel second, and lifting rails third.

Datang craftsmen work in a group of 40 people, and the Japanese need a group of 70 to [-] people, because their physical strength is not as good as that of Datang workers.

It was time for lunch, and the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty and the laborers of the Japanese were separated again.

An old bowl of oil-splashed noodles, plus a pound of scallion pancakes, this is the most standard Chinese meal.The favorite of southern workers is vegetable rice, which is to cook the vegetables first, then steam them with rice, and mix them directly when they come out of the pot.

The raw materials that workers like most in vegetable rice are potatoes, carrots, and green beans.

Of course, if the broth is used when cooking, it will be even more delicious. If you put a few pieces of meat on the bowl at the end, there is really no way to praise it, and you can only eat with your head down.

This meat, not to mention the meat of any animal, is also divided into three grades, such as pigs, cattle, and sheep.

First-class meat must be the best lean meat.Even the meaty small spare ribs are considered first-class meat, but they are not counted as large ribs.

The second class is the poor location, and the third class is the leftovers.

Most common people in the Tang Dynasty ate second-class meat. For ordinary people, this kind of meat was considered the best meat compared to their previous lives.

Today's lunch has added meat, each person has two keel bones and three slices of pork belly.Whether it is rice or noodles.

"Those Japanese people next to me seem to have meat to eat?" A fifth-class craftsman sat in the corner of the camp. His rank is considered a petty official. Compared with others, in addition to the standard meal, there is also a plate of side dishes and a plate of peanuts. , and two taels of wine, and a chicken leg.

Sitting opposite him was a fourth-class craftsman, arguably the highest-ranking craftsman in this camp.

Mainly the head craftsman in charge of sleepers.

For the carpenters of Datang, sleepers have no technical content, but thousands, tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands of sleepers must be of the same size. The holes drilled and the iron buckles worn must be exactly the same, which requires care.So the Ministry of Industry sent a fourth-class carpenter to take charge of this matter.

While eating, this fourth-class craftsman was looking at the procuratorial report on the sleepers in the morning. If the sleepers were not straightened, he was not afraid, but if there were broken ones, they would be placed under the rails. This crime is not light.So he is extra careful.

Hearing the words of my colleague on the opposite side, I just responded casually: "Japanese people are also human beings, what's the point of eating some meat?" After that, he pointed to the two chicken wings on his plate. He ate two more buns this morning. You can eat a chicken wing."

The fifth-class craftsman who spoke at first was a blacksmith. His task was to set rivets, which was also a very important job in railway construction.

He took the chicken wings unceremoniously, and then said to a young man next to him: "It's been hard work for the past two days, take it to eat." The young man quickly thanked the two craftsmen. Elderly care.

"Well, young people have a good appetite, just eat more and work more." The fourth-class craftsman nodded politely. After all, this young man is not his apprentice.

While chatting, an old man about 50 years old came and sat down, and put the plate on the table.

"Xiao Qi, hurry up and pour a cup of tea for Mo Lao." The fifth-class blacksmith ordered.

Although this Mo Lao is also a fifth-class craftsman, but he is old, so he should be respected.

"Just now I came to inspect the roadbed. These Japanese people have done a good job. The steel rails for more than a dozen miles in front have been lifted to the side of the road. I just need to wait for the roadbed to pass. I am thinking, should I ask them for a reward! "

"Old Mo, you will be rewarded for your meritorious deeds and punished for your demerits. When did you hesitate about such a thing?"

The craftsman surnamed Mo shook his head slightly: "The Japanese people are different from our Tang people. Let's just eat it. A chicken, chicken wings, chicken legs, and chicken breasts are cut off from the good meat, and then the chicken racks are cut into small pieces and put into the pot .The good meat is on your plate. And their pork is like the mixed meat that someone ate when he was young!"

When it comes to mixed meat, anyone who has experienced hard times knows it.

Those meats are simply inferior meat, it can be said to be the worst kind of third-class meat.

"The night before yesterday, I went to drink with an old man from the same village. They were making something called extra meat. The meat they used was off-cuts, that is, third-class meat that hadn't been cleaned. It was smashed with a machine, Then mix it with a lot of starch, add salt and sugar, and then make it into pieces and steam it out, let it cool down and cut it into slices, it looks like meat, and it smells good, and it tastes good. A certain person originally wanted to taste One piece, but I heard that there is a strict order on this kind of extra meat, which is not allowed to be sold to us Tang people."

"Poisonous?" Several people asked in small voices in surprise.

"It's not poisonous. Someone asked me and said that this kind of low-grade meat is for the low-class people to eat. Whoever uses this kind of stuff to earn money from the people of the Tang Dynasty will be whipped a hundred times, and hard labor for five years. According to the imperial decree, who dares to mess around."

The fifth-class craftsman who was sitting here gave one of his apprentices a wink.

The young apprentice pulled a shelf and flipped over to the vine, stared at the Japanese camp for a while, then came down and said: "I see clearly, it's a chicken rack. The staple food looks like that, like mixed noodles. The pancakes sent out are also dross pancakes!"

Speaking of these things, everyone here has eaten them all, regardless of their age.

In hard days, there is a bowl of mixed noodles made of crushed millet, bean noodles and white noodles, which is like porridge. This is a good meal.But now life is better, working here, the lowest-level porter coolies are paid ten cents a day, and the seventh- and sixth-class riveters are at least forty cents a day, and they also receive rewards.

"Go and find out what the wages of the Japanese are!" The fourth- and fifth-class craftsmen are already leaders here.Some things naturally need to be known.

The young man went out for a walk and came back soon.

"Master, the Japanese coolies are paid one penny a day, and they are rewarded with one penny for good work. They also give them a stone of polished rice every month. Hundreds of people seem to have entered the craftsman camp, so they don't know their wages."

A stone of polished rice is also a lot of money!

But the young man said again: "This one-stone rice is not one stone of our Tang Dynasty. The Japanese have four and a half stones to have one stone of the Tang Dynasty. And this is unhulled rice, or Nanyang soft rice." The young man specially reminded, This is Nanyang soft rice.In order to produce in Nanyang, rice is almost all year round, at least three seasons.

But there are also some very high-quality rice that are produced twice a year, but most of these rice are kept for their own consumption, and they are rarely sold to the Central Plains.Also because of this, there are soft rice and hard rice.

Several craftsmen discussed it, and finally Lao Mo said: "It seems that this reward is not worth it."

"No, please reward. The rules of our Tang Dynasty are that there are rewards and punishments. Even if it is a group of pigs, he will be rewarded for his merits. Those who are worth a penny or two are also rewarded." The fourth-class carpenter closed the book, very excited Express your opinion directly.

"That makes sense."

The fourth-class craftsman said again: "Pass the word on in secret, but all the craftsmen of my Tang Dynasty are strictly forbidden to mention their wages in front of outsiders. I am a little afraid that these people will cheat. After all, there are tens of thousands of people!"

All the craftsmen nodded in agreement.

That night, another ten Japanese were picked out and whipped.

No one was killed, and if it was serious, he would have to lie in bed for about ten days.

The team that did the best was rewarded with one penny per person, and the captain and each team were rewarded one hundred, fifty, and ten cash in turn.

In the end, since the Japanese people, it was time to disband and go back to eat. A steward of a camp said: "Master Mo of Dongying said that the section from [-]th to [-]th Li has been repaired well, and I asked the engineering manager for a reward. There are two rewards for people, come and get it!"

This bounty does not have a team leader, it is still an ordinary laborer, but the two pennies are stored in a basket.

Several young people were standing not far from here. They were sent by the Tang craftsman camp to inquire about the news.When seeing a group of Japanese people cheering, one of them said: "If we receive the reward, at least one day's wages will be added. I must understand. We Tang people are Tang people, and those Japanese people are Japanese people."

"That's the case, no wonder the head craftsman told the subordinates not to talk about wages casually?"

"Go, go back and tell the master!"

The younger group left.

Do the Japanese people really not know the money of Tang people?Even if you don't know, can you not see with eyes?

The preciousness of copper, jade culture, lacquerware culture, and silk culture have been spread to Wodao as early as the Han Dynasty.

In fact, during the day.There is a group of Japanese carpenters and blacksmiths who have entered the workshop. Even if they don't know the wages of the Tang craftsmen, they have eyes to see.

A sterling silver jug, a belt buckle inlaid with copper and jade, a wooden lacquer cup for drinking, or a beautiful crystal cup.And stainless steel water cups, etc., and the precious tea leaves.Even the lord would carefully keep such a valuable thing at home on Wajima.

But in the workshop, the craftsmen of Tang Dynasty just casually put them on the table next to the craftsman's table.

Snapped……

While picking up tools, a four-inch-high glass cup filled with green tea leaves was knocked to the ground by a Japanese blacksmith.Seeing this scene, the Japanese blacksmith felt dizzy for a while. He didn't know how many years he would have to work before he could afford the compensation.

Snapped……

This sound was not the cup falling to the ground, but the foreman of the blacksmith workshop slapped the Japanese craftsman on the face.Then he opened his mouth and cursed Chinese that the Japanese could not understand: "You bastard, you are so stupid. Stand here in the way, and if you don't go, clean up the glass shards on the ground. Whose feet will be broken? I beat you to death."

The Japanese couldn't understand, but seeing this vicious expression, they were all frightened, and most of the Japanese knelt down on the ground. (To be continued.)