Win the Ding 1617

() The fifth day of November in the 46th year of Wanli.

As the housekeeper's wife of the Garrison Mansion, Yan Meier enjoyed this moment very much.Today is the day to distribute monthly money to the servants and servants in the whole family.

"See Mrs. Butler!" "See Mrs. Butler!" "See Mrs. Butler!"

Yan Meier enjoyed hearing the chaotic greetings.What power is, what identity is, is fully reflected in these voices.Those servants and servants who used to just nod and salute to themselves now kneel and salute at their feet.

Yan Meier sat on the chair, slightly closed her eyes, so that the winter sun would not be so glaring.After enjoying the sunshine for a while, she nodded to the woman beside her, indicating that it was time to start.

"Everyone is called together today because the housekeeper's wife wants to announce the grace of your lord. It will be the twelfth lunar month soon. Your lord means that from today onwards, the monthly money will be paid at the beginning of the month instead of at the end of the month. In addition, it will be issued for a month. The monthly rewards for your kindness, and the half-month red book rewards for everyone to make New Year's money!"

This is like the thirteen-month salary and festival expenses at the end of the year for later generations.Immediately, the servants, maids, and wives present were very excited. Although they didn't dare to cheer loudly, the whispered discussions and the excitement in the eyes still kept coming and going.

"Okay, your lord's kindness is immense, so we naturally have to do our best to serve you." After the housekeeper finished speaking, he turned around and bowed to Yan Meier, "Please show me your wife."

"I don't have anything to say." Yan Meier stood on the porch, and glanced at the more than 20 people in front of her with gentle eyes. Many. The land and people under the general's rule are increasing day by day, and the number of people employed in the mansion will also increase. All of you are old people who have been in this mansion for many years. Be an example."

"Nowadays outside, several businesses in Hanyuan have rewarded wages. Naturally, our house can't lag behind. Alright, roll call and pay monthly money!"

Cai Ma, the woman in charge, came over and took the roster of the servants in the house, and began to roll out the money by name, each in a thick red envelope, containing scattered silver.The person whose name was called squeezed the hard metal block with his hands, feeling bursts of joy in his heart.After kowtowing to Yan Meier, they returned to their respective positions with their own money.

"Mrs. Lei, Mrs. Mai." The two women serving in the upper room looked at each other, stepped forward hesitantly, knelt down and kowtowed.

"Old lady, thank you Mrs. Housekeeper."

"Mother Lei, this is yours." Granny Cai checked a red envelope, confirmed that the name of the sealed person was correct, and handed it to Granny Lei.

"Mr. Lei dare not accept the grace of the housekeeper's wife."

"The Mai family doesn't dare to accept it either."

Looking at the two kowtowing women in front of her, Yan Meier knew that something was up.

"Retire first. Mama Cai, you continue to pay the money."

After all the people had received their money, thanked them and dispersed, Yan Meier called Mrs. Lei and Mrs. Mai into the room, "Say, what's going on?"

"Return to your wife's words," the two women looked at each other, and spoke boldly. "The old ladies want to quit their jobs."

"Why? Did the mansion treat you badly?" Before Yan Mei'er could speak, Granny Cai couldn't hold back.She is the person Yan Meier needs in front of her. When she was full of ambitions, suddenly these two women did not receive the monthly reward and wanted to quit their jobs. This is obviously the first one to feel sorry for her!

"Report to the housekeeper's wife, the old lady also has a sensual report here."

"Oh. Let's listen." Yan Meier ordered someone to add some incense to the incense burner, and only opened her mouth slowly after the curling cigarettes were floating in the room.

"That's right, the old lady sent a letter from her family saying that this year's harvest is good. Thank you for your blessings. I have paid the public rations and saved enough rations. Everyone still has a lot of surplus food. Now the shops on the street are open again. When harvesting grain, everyone is much richer than in previous years; the old and young men in the family are talking about building an ancestral hall in the village. Madam, you know that the dead ghost of the old woman died early, so I have to go home in this house Hand over the official duties and discuss things with the old and young in the clan, so that the mansion's errands will naturally be hard to please." Mrs. Lei murmured and talked about her difficulties.

"What about you?" Yan Meier turned to look at Mrs. Mai.

"Returning to the housekeeper's wife, the old woman heard the adults in the front yard say some time ago that the adults should encourage land reclamation. They also said that the [-] mu of land for each strong man is a bit small, and it is necessary to mention that each strong man has [-] acres of land, and each woman has [-] acres of land. I also have fifteen acres of land, so the old woman was a little greedy. After discussing with the man, she wanted to get all the boys in the family to Hejing to cultivate wasteland. The way is to enshrine the errands in the mansion again."

I see!Grandma Cai couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.Such a reason cannot be stopped by anyone.

Yan Meier laughed, "Haha! This is a good thing! But why are you so timid? You should tell me or the manager earlier, isn't it easy to talk about anything?"

"Mother Cai, tell the accountant. In addition to the monthly money and rewards this time, the Lei family and the Mai family will send another three months of monthly money. It is considered to be given to them by the general."

After seeing off the two thankful women, Yan Meier sat alone in the room, and Li Shouhan took people out to investigate the grain reserves, so the room seemed a bit empty.Although the resignation of the two mothers-in-law was nothing, and Yan Meier handled it properly, but she always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with it.As for what was wrong, she couldn't think of it. That vague feeling really made her feel uneasy.

After thinking wildly for a while, he suddenly woke up and found that the sun had already set in the west mountain, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the window screen on the window lattice with a touch of orange red.

"My lord, go home!"

"My lord, go home!"

A continuous sound of communication came from the gate of the general's mansion.

"Tomorrow, a letter will be issued to all the villages and forts. Wherever paddy fields and fish farming are practiced, grain storage warehouses must be built. From every village to the general's mansion, there will be construction! At the village level, the population of the village must not be less than One year's rations, there is no limit to those who have more!" Shou Han gave orders to a group of people while walking.

"My lord, please show me the shape and name of the granary?" A scribe followed Shou Han's steps with small steps.

"Grannary? What shape does the granary have?" Shou Han was a little surprised.The question asked by the scribe in front of him really surprised him.

"My lord, warehouse is just a general term. According to different shapes and functions, there are warehouses, warehouses, granaries, and so on. According to the literal meaning, "Gan" is a granary with a raised roof. In addition, students dare to speak to adults. If there is no grain, it is necessary to collect and store rice, and must not collect and store rice.”

"Why?"

"My lord, paddy can be stored longer than rice."

Shou Han stopped in his tracks, "You seem to know a lot about grain reserves?! Like this! You will be in charge of the affairs of the general's subordinates, and you will go to the signing room tomorrow to get the letter and seal !"

The clerk was rather dumbfounded, "My lord, you haven't told the students that your Siwucang, um, why do you call it Siwucang? How much is the reserve in the mansion? What kind of building will it be?"

"There is no one who is more stupid than you! Always think about when you are there, and think about when you are not!"

"Also, the granary should be built in the style you mentioned. The ventilation effect is good. The warehouse of the general's mansion should be built first to store at least 30 shi of rice, and another one will be built next year, and another one the year after, until it can store a hundred Up to Wanshi rice. At the beginning of the fourth year, you can exchange the old grain harvested this year and leave the warehouse."

"Thank you for your promotion, my lord!" Although the scribe was a little dazed, there were sensible people around him, and after several hints, the clerk knelt down and kowtowed to thank him. "Student Mai Weiping will do his best to repay the favor of the adult for his promotion!"

Ling Zheng, Feng Mofeng and others at the side watched Mai Weiping get up and leave as if flying away, a smile could not help showing in the corners of their mouths and eyes.Seeing Yan Meier standing on the porch waiting there, Ling Zheng and the others bid farewell with great eyes.

"My lord, the pommel horse is tired today, it's very hard, why don't you have a meal and rest with your wife first, and the rest of us will come back tomorrow morning to ask for advice."

"That's right! Steelmaking and ironmaking don't happen overnight. My lord's health is important."

"Bullshit! 1 years is too long to seize the day! Explain the matter clearly tonight, and you can go to your respective cao to handle the matter tomorrow morning. If you make a lunch box, you will get a reply within three to five days. Why do you want me to wait?" Last night? Mel! Tell the kitchen to bring the gentlemen’s meals here! Let’s eat here while it’s cool!”

Yanmei'er knew that her man had few things on his mind, nothing more than food, military training, shipbuilding, and land reclamation.However, none of these things can be done without steel.So, with a smile on his face, he told Mrs. Cai to go to the kitchen to prepare dinner, "The gentlemen are all here, we must make it better!"

In an instant, a table of wine and food was delivered.

Naturally, Ling Zheng and the others dare not sit and eat with the general and his wife, and Shou Han is not reluctant, so Yan Meier ordered the people to separate all kinds of dishes and set up another table with Ling Zheng, Feng Mofeng and the others.

"My lord, just now when you were inspecting the smelting field, you said that there was one thing you overlooked. You also said that if such a thing exists, then I will not worry about the lack of steel anymore?"

After the meal, Ling Zheng stared at a pair of small eyes that were a little red from the fire, and asked Li Shouhan who was picking up food and vegetables with an ivory pick stick.

"Okay. Then I'll tell you to listen to me."

"Now, how much lime can we get out of the kiln every day? How much iron ore is shipped to the smelter?"

Wang Quan whispered the daily output of lime, and Ling Zheng also reported the output of iron ore.He was a little ashamed, thanks to those officials and slaves, the iron ore in Tieshanzhai can produce more than a thousand stones every day, but the pig iron, wrought iron and steel produced are less than one piece.

"Forbe, please write it down. Tomorrow, arrange the people in the saltworks to fetch seawater, and ask the people in the kiln factory to prepare lime and send it to the saltworks. Add lime water to the seawater."

Hearing that Ling Zheng, Uncle Fu and the others felt as if they were falling into a cloud of mist.Could it be that my lord wants to make alchemy?However, this sea water and lime are all ordinary things, how can we refine the elixir?

"After the reaction between the lime water and the sea water, oh, this, after the sea water and the lime water are both quiet, grate out those sediments for me. Take these things to the smelting field and arrange a few crucibles for me to survive. This experiment will definitely produce good steel!"

"My lord, is it a pig iron stove?" It was so simple, so unbelievably simple, that Ling Zheng couldn't believe it.

"Of course it is a pig iron stove, put it into the molten iron. However, the heat and how much to put in, this, you can experiment by yourself."

This, what will be refined?Ling Zheng and others dare not imagine, but for a long time, let them, or the whole people in Hejing, form a concept that there is nothing wrong with listening to the general.

After seeing off the gangsters, Li Shouhan and Yan Meier had to drink tea and talk in the room, chatting about what they had seen and heard and gossip about that day.

Yan Meier told Shou Han about Mrs. Lei and Mrs. Mai resigning from work and returning home, as well as her uneasiness.

Hearing these words, Shou Han suddenly stood up and walked back and forth in the room.

"Come early, now you have money and food in your hands, and go to build the ancestral hall; those who come late, you have to work hard to open up wasteland, and after you have money and food, go to build the ancestral hall. In this way, wouldn't it be possible to have clan power again? , the ancestral hall is a symbol of clan power!"

After walking for a long while, Shou Han finally figured out a clue in this mess.

Is this okay?

Once the power of the clan grows stronger, a second core of power will inevitably form in the future, and then the representatives of the clan, those squires, will control the grassroots political power, making him, Li Shouhan's government orders unreasonable, or discounted.

How can this be good?

"I have to train the gravedigger of this monster before it wakes up."

On the seventh day of November, the Political Affairs Hall was established.

Ha Tinh's first batch of village chiefs, or security chiefs, began training.

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