Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 31 I can only believe you

"I remember." Meng Changqing said, "Although time is tight and tasks are heavy, people only have so much strength and energy. If they are overworked, they will be inefficient."

Wei Fangyun stood up and took two steps. He suddenly remembered that there was one very important thing that he had not asked Meng Changqing about. "I didn't ask much about your stay in the capital. I wonder if you have studied with the Ministry of Industry during these years in the capital." Pass."

"No." Meng Changqing answered very neatly.

"Then how dare you!" Wei Fangyun almost fainted from his own anger. Why did he faint when he saw the official document.

"There is no similar project in the world." Meng Changqing said, "Even those who have built the palace wall may not be able to build the city wall of Beishan County."

Wei Fangyun took a deep breath, "What you said makes sense, but those who want to build a city wall must at least know what the structure of the city wall is and how to build it so that the wall will not collapse."

"I know this." Meng Changqing said, "Uncle, I have been the prince's companion for seven years, and I still learned some things from the prince."

"Now there is no other way but to believe you."

"Uncle, if this matter can't be handled well, I'll bring it up and see you."

Wei Fangyun waved his hand, "No, we will have to put our heads together when the time comes."

Meng Changqing took out a long cloth bag from the sleeve pocket of his official uniform.

"what is this?"

Meng Changqing opened the seal and took out the paper rolled inside, "It's a drawing of the city wall."

Wei Fangyun took it over and looked at it, and found that the drawing she drew looked quite similar.

Generally speaking, the city walls of Daliang are made of rammed earth on the inside, with bricks on the surface and horse paths inside.

However, for some city walls at the border, the outer walls will remain unchanged and the inner walls will be changed to slopes. Firstly, this will save man-hours and facilitate construction. Secondly, it will help soldiers quickly climb the walls during war. This kind of wall is called a war horse wall.

The drawing given by Meng Changqing is an ordinary city wall plus a war horse wall.

Dimensions and distances are marked above.The city wall is six and a half fathoms high, three fathoms wide at the lower part, and two and a half fathoms wide at the top. A war horse wall is built every four miles.

"The initial stage is the rammed earth city wall." Meng Changqing said, "When it is connected to the city wall in Hongjia County, we will do the exterior masonry parts."

Wei Fangyun nodded, "There is still some plan. My child, let me ask you one last time, do you have the ability to do a good job in this matter?
If you say you can, then I won’t let others dictate.

But if you feel that you are too busy, I can ask Mr. Hua from Hongjia County to help you. "

"Thank you uncle for your kindness, I can handle this matter." Meng Changqing immediately asked, "Is everything okay in Hongjia County recently?"

"I don't know why Jiewan went crazy this year. Most of the Yan army has been transferred to deal with them, so Hongjia County is fine for the time being."

"In that case, let me use some soldiers from Hongjia County." Meng Changqing said, "I am in need of guards."

"No problem. If you don't tell me, I will be transferred from there." Wei Fangyun said, "It's getting late. If nothing happens in Beishan County, you can stay in the house to rest and take the conscription documents to Yangmen tomorrow morning. county.

If you want to borrow land in Yangmen County, you have to say hello to Mr. Mao out of politeness. "

Meng Changqing stayed in Liangzhou Mansion for one night and finally went to bed after many days.

Unfortunately, this bed was not comfortable to sleep in. After Yu Pozi got cold in the middle of the night, she was woken up by the cold.In a place like this, a fire bed is king. When the city wall is built and she becomes the county government, she must give herself a bed.

She put all her clothes on the quilt and tossed and turned until dawn.

Bafang handed the warmed cake to Meng Changqing, "Master, you are really right. The prefect's yamen really doesn't provide food."

"If you want to eat here, I'm afraid you have to wait two months." She rolled up the pancake and finished it in several bites. "Master Meng." Li Ting stood at the door of the room, "I will go to Yangmen County with you."

Meng Changqing wiped the cake crumbs off his hands, tightened the belt outside his cotton-padded jacket, "Let's go."

She passed by Yangmen County several times, but never went to the county government office in Yangmen County.

Now I followed Li Ting to the door and saw that although it was not big, it at least had walls, a roof, windows and doors.

After the yamen officer made the announcement, Mao Chunfang came very quickly, "Mr. Meng, Mr. Li, you two came so early!"

Li Ting didn't stay long and left after delivering the official document.

Mao Chunfang looked at the official document and sighed repeatedly, "I'm not complaining. There have been too many forced labors in the past few years, and the life of the people is really difficult. Now that there is another conscription, I'm afraid many people will run to the mountains."

"Master Mao, if you post the three conditions together, will anyone run away?"

"It's one thing what the government says, but it's another thing what the people think." Mao Chunfang said very realistically, "I can tell at a glance that these three points were proposed by you, Mr. Xiao Meng.

Let’s talk about the second point first. You let women go. How many women are willing to go to such a mixed place?They themselves are unwilling to go, and their husbands are even more worried about them being in that kind of place.

Let’s talk about the third item, four hours?This has never happened before and no one will believe it. "

Meng Changqing said, "Whether they believe it or not, these three items still have to be written on the notice."

"Of course."

"Master Mao, there is one more thing. I would like to borrow the open space next to your city wall."

As soon as Meng Changqing mentioned this matter, Mao Chunfang already nodded, "I know, it was already written in the official document sent by Mr. Futai.

If the city wall in Beishan County is built, it will be of great benefit to me. Don't worry, I will keep those things here.I will definitely give you a good look. "

"Thank you, Master Mao."

"We are both working for the imperial court. Mr. Xiao Meng does not have to do this. If there is anything I can do to help, just ask and I will never refuse."

Meng Changqing was still thinking about the reason for Mao Chunfang's kindness to her while riding on the horse.
After thinking about it, I think anything is possible.

When the horse passed the old site of the city wall, Meng Changqing glanced towards the dangerous mountain.

Just wait, wait until the city wall is surrounded, and then clean up this place.

As soon as he returned to the camp, Meng Changqing immediately went into the kitchen to find food.

She knew that there must be leftovers in the kitchen. Every time she cooked, Meng Changqing asked the cooks to cook more. She would rather have leftovers than let the workers not be full.

Besides, it’s such a cold day now, so the leftovers won’t go bad, so you can just eat them for the next meal.

There is nothing else I want to eat but millet rice.

The leftover rice is still warm in a clay pot.

Meng Changqing gave some to the people who were following her, "Let's rest our stomachs first, it will be a while before we have lunch."

There were only three small benches in the kitchen. Meng Changqing occupied one, Chu Mufeng and Wang Xun each occupied one, and the others could only sit on the ground.

"It's really warm in here. When the fire is on in the stove, the hot air comes out from the wall." Xi Bei held the bowl with one hand and touched the wall with the other. "I only burned three pots. When all the pots here are used in the future, they will be hot." What's it like?"

(End of this chapter)