Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 251 The Cousin's Property
Chai Meng laughed and said, "Brother has too many properties and forgot. Gaotang is the key target of the reconnaissance camp. There is a small inn opened there. Although the scale is not large, the conditions are good."

"it is good."

This inn is located next to the Sanli Pavilion outside the North City Gate, and there are only six or seven rooms in the small shop.The door was already closed, Chai Meng went to knock on the door, bang bang bang.

The shopkeeper was obviously asleep, and asked impatiently, "Who is it?"

Chai Meng didn't say anything, just knocked on the door lightly with his fingers.

One short, one long, one short, one long, one short, knocked five times.

The shopkeeper hurriedly asked, "Where did the guest officer come from?"

"Go back to the shopkeeper, we are from Mujia Village." Chai Meng said.

The shopkeeper opened the door and said, "Come in quickly."

The shopkeeper was surprised when he saw it, it turned out to be the owner of the village and Battalion Commander Chai.

Chai Meng said: "Shopkeeper, I'm sorry, I woke you up in the middle of the night. I'm running late. Find us a room and have some food."

"Okay, the guest officer comes with me." The shopkeeper took the two of them into the room in the backyard. There were no neighbors on the left and right of this room, and it was relatively quiet.

"Master, Battalion Commander, why are you here? What mission do you have?" asked the shopkeeper.

Chai Meng said: "There is no task, we just pass by and have no place to stay at night, just prepare some food."

"Okay, got it." The shopkeeper thought there was something important to do, but now he felt relieved and went to the kitchen to cut some cooked food.

Waking up early in the morning, Chai Lin called the shopkeeper over and asked, "Is there anything important going on in Gaotang City recently?"

"The most important thing is of course the arrival of a new magistrate named Gao Lian, who is said to be Gao Lian's cousin, but this Gao Lian is very low-key, and he rarely shows up for a month." The shopkeeper said.

Sure enough, he still came, and Chailin was always worried about his uncle.

"Who did Gao Lian bring here?" Chailin asked.

The shopkeeper said: "Family, master, other than that, his brother-in-law Yin Tianxi is more conspicuous, he does everything from eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling.

Chai Lin nodded and said, "Okay, I got it. You go to work, Mengzi, let's go to the city."

As soon as the group arrived at the gate of the city, they met a convoy led by Chai Ze out of the city on horseback.

Chai Ze was very happy and said, "Brother, why did Brother Mengzi meet you here?"

Chai Lin said, "I'm planning to enter the city, what are you doing?"

Chai Ze pointed to several large carriages and said, "We went back to the village to install water trucks. There are a total of [-] mu of land, and four water trucks have already been installed. If it is not enough, we will install a few more."

"Then let's go with you, we have nothing to do anyway, just come and have a look." Chailin said.

"Okay." Chai Ze got off his horse and walked with Chai Lin and Chai Meng.

Chai Ze's family is far less well-off than Chai Lin's. They have about 1000 mu of land in Chaigou Village outside Gaotang City, and the villagers of the Chai family have more than [-] mu of land.

It was seven or eight miles away from the city, and a group of people chatted while walking.

Chai Ze is very happy recently, because of the hot sales of all kinds of explosive products in the department store, Chai Cheng got a new nickname, Chai Bancheng, as the young owner, Chai Ze's status is naturally rising.

Chai Ze said happily: "Brother, your Zhuangshang is really amazing. The ferris wheel and waterwheel you built are amazing, and they are selling very well. The craftsmen are too busy, and you have to wait for the money if you want to buy it." Three to five days is enough. But the profit is a bit low, a No. 12 water tanker sells for [-] taels of silver, and only earns three taels."

Chai Lin said: "It's not cheap. This waterwheel has gone through more than a dozen processes before leaving the factory. The cost price is six taels. Except for the freight, the profit of a waterwheel in my workshop is only one tael. Let's do business. Making money is important, but at the same time, we must also take into account the interests of customers. Every water truck we sell can irrigate hundreds of acres of land and increase food production.”

Chai Ze said: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to complain, I just sighed. A few days ago, that kid Yin Tianxi ate a big turtle, and I laughed to death."

"Oh, what's going on, tell me." Chai Lin asked, and Chai Lin was worried that Yin Tianxi was starting to play tricks on his uncle.

"The ferris wheel waterwheel in our business is selling well, and many people are jealous. Seeing that our business is good, Yin Tianxi wanted to sell a large waterwheel as well. He came here and brought a waterwheel with a diameter of five meters. It doesn't need to be installed. He gave a little discount, 11 taels of silver. This boy went to the carpenter with the water truck, and asked how much money it would cost to make it exactly the same. He went to several carpentry shops, and they all said that they couldn’t make the exact same one. It will take half a month to order almost, and it still costs 20 taels of silver, which makes him very angry." Chai Ze said.

Chai Lin laughed and said: "It's so funny, he thought he could just find a carpenter's shop to make things from our Chaijiazhuang. But Yin Tianxi relies on his brother-in-law's influence, so don't argue hard with him, but be more devious."

"Don't worry, brother. On the third day after Mr. Gao took office, my father took 50 taels of silver to pay a visit. The necessary relationship must be maintained. Single people don't fight for influence." Chai Ze said.

"Okay." Chailin said.

It didn't take long to arrive at Chai Ze's place.The [-] mu of land is quite a large area, of which [-] mu of paddy fields have not yet reached the season of transplanting rice seedlings, and are full of fertile fields of milk vetch.The green wheat is already knee high, and it is growing very well.

Hundreds of Zhuang Ding are weeding and watering the ground with shovels, talking and laughing together.

"Young master is here. Thanks to your water truck, more than 2000 acres of wheat have been irrigated and [-] acres have been irrigated," said a Zhuang Ding.

Chai Ze said: "Isn't it several days since the installation, why is it so slow?"

"The weather is too dry and the land is too dry. Everyone is in a hurry. There was a quarrel yesterday," Zhuang Ding said.

A few days ago, three six-meter water trucks were installed, and they were running on the river. Next to them, there were six hand-pressed wells constantly pumping water into the canal, as well as pedals, water poles for lifting water, etc. .

"In previous years, there was no noise when there was no water truck, but this year there is noise instead, and everyone can't save themselves." Chaize said.

The tenants dare not make a sound. The problem is that the wheat is particularly sensitive to water during the grain filling period, and every extra watering will yield dozens of catties more, which is enough to pay the land rent.

Chai Ze said: "Three waterwheels are brought in today, let's work harder and stand up today."

The Zhuang Dings were very happy when they heard that three water trucks had been brought in, and dozens of strong laborers came to help unload the trucks without asking.

Chai Ze said: "When drinking water, think of the source, and when watering the land, you must not forget the person who built the waterwheel. Our waterwheels were all given by my brother, the owner of Chaijiazhuang. This is the one next to me. Thank you everyone."

When they heard that it was sent by Chai Lin, although they were not given to them, but they were the direct beneficiaries, they all said: "Thank you, Mr. Chai."

Chai Lin said: "Everyone, you are welcome, hurry up and help set up the waterwheel."

Chai Lin didn't come in vain, and his admiration value increased a little bit.

"Ok."

Everyone worked together to help the craftsmen dig pits and drive piles to erect waterwheels.

The ferris wheel and water car produced in Chaijiazhuang are modular in design and assembled locally. First, it is convenient for transportation and second, it is convenient for maintenance. If it is broken, it can be repaired.

The craftsmen installed it without the help of Chai Lin and others.

The season when the grass grows and the warbler flies is so beautiful. Chai Lin, Chai Meng and Chai Ze are playing by the river.The river water is crystal clear, and the fish fly in the shallow bottom.

Chai Meng pointed to the river and said, "Look, there are so many fry, small crucian melon seeds."

Chai Ze said: "This is not the time of famine, and even loaches can be caught when there is famine. I saw that the [-]-acre rice field is not there. My family grows it by ourselves. Every year, many wild fish go in to harvest rice. And catch fish by the way.”

Chai Lin suggested: "How about this? Now that the water truck has been installed, irrigation is convenient. The [-]-acre paddy field will be slightly improved, and a few deeper fish canals will be dug around. Seedlings go in, and occasionally sprinkle some bran and chaff. If it is done well, the [-] mu of land will have a catch of at least [-] to [-] catties. Looking for a fish pond and keeping a species of fish every year can also develop more industry."

"Then how do I change it? I like fish the most. It's not that I like to eat it, but I like the feeling of catching fish. Brother, tell me quickly. There is a mouthful at the back of Yutang Village, but I don't know how to manage it. It's full of wheat ear fish." Chai Ze said.

"Call Zhuang Ding, who grows paddy fields, and I'll understand it as soon as I tell him. The transformation is very simple and doesn't take much effort. It's just where do you get the fish fry, and whether you can sell the fish harvested in autumn." Chai Lin said.

"Frylings are fine. There is a fishpond nearby. It is enough to spend money to buy some and let Zhuang Ding catch some. Sales are not a problem. Gaotang is not as close to the sea as Cangzhou. The fish here are very popular, even if they can't be sold. The village will not suffer much from the division, and this will also enhance the cohesion of Zhuang Ding." Chai Ze laughed.

This cousin is also a hot-tempered person, he does what he says, and calls a Zhuang Ding who is in charge of the paddy field. He is old-fashioned, and he is in his fifties.

Chai Lin told him about the general situation, and this man Zhuang Ding slapped his thigh and said, "It's done, don't worry, senior officials. Strengthen the field ridges, add fish pits to fish ditches. I worked a few times in Zhejiang when I was in my twenties. In [-], they called it field fish, but in fact they raised fish in rice fields. The point is what the officials said, digging a few vertical and horizontal ditches in the rice fields as a summer haven for fish in hot dry days. Fish farming in rice fields About [-] carp seedlings and about [-] crucian carp seedlings are stocked on the mu of land. If you are lucky, you can harvest more than [-] catties of fish in autumn, and the fish manure fertilizes the field, which can increase rice production."

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a collection.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)