Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 303

When Chai Lin was in Gaotang, Wu Yong was recruiting a large number of people on Shanxi Road.

Zhangjiagou Village is a small village in Weisheng Prefecture. The small village is located in the Taihang Mountains. The village happens to be located in a valley. Because most of the people in the village are surnamed Zhang, it was named Zhangjiagou Village.

Since the year before last, the neighborhood has not been smooth, either drought or waterlogging, locusts, or frost.There was a locust swarm this spring, and it was too late for the people to save themselves. The spring wheat harvest was only [-]% to [-]%, and the sorghum planted in the summer grain was expected to have a good harvest. As a result, there was a strong wind and hailstorm when the sorghum was grouting, and the sorghum was lost. There are one-half.

It is reasonable to say that people will not starve to death in this year, it is nothing more than a small collection, and it is not a no-grain harvest, but the landlord does not reduce the rent, and the rent that should be collected is a lot of grain per catty.The government does not reduce taxes, and the tax that should be paid is a lot of food per catty. This will cause trouble, and many families will be ruined.

Zhang Shitou, 35 years old, is a well-known craftsman in the village. He is good at mining stone and building houses. He is a skilled worker in the whole city of masons.In the past years, every family in ten miles and eight townships had to hire Zhang Shitou to build a house, and Zhang Shitou's family was not short of money, because there was constant change throughout the year.

But this year's game is over, and no one in the ten miles and eight towns has started to build a new house. Fortunately, my family has some food in the past few years, so I can make do with it.

At noon, my wife brought some wild vegetables from outside and cooked them to eat.

The 15-year-old son was not used to eating, so he vomited after eating.

Zhang Shitou said: "You bastard, I don't know what year this is."

Zhang Shitou has a family of five, two husband and wife, and three children. In fact, these days are still difficult.The parents living next door are over 50 years old and their health is not good.

"Old Zhang, our family will starve to death sooner or later if we go on like this, so we have to find a way." The daughter-in-law said.

Zhang Shitou said: "I've been thinking of a solution for the past few days. Our family has no serious problems this winter. We still have a few hundred catties of grain and some money. But we can't lose sight. It may be even more difficult next spring. I He and Dawa plan to go out and find some work, and those who make money or not make money can at least save two people for food."

"Where do you plan to go when you go out to find a job? Is it safe?" Zhang Shitou's daughter-in-law asked nervously. The transportation and information are inconvenient these days, and she is still very afraid of going out to work.

"Really, there is a person in our village who went there in the spring. He came back after working for a summer, and he will leave in a few days. The 15-year-old child just doesn't pay for food, and the salary of a big worker is four to five hundred yuan a month. The most important thing is One hundred catties of sorghum rice can be paid in advance, and then the monthly wages can be paid back a little bit." Zhang Shitou said.

"It's really so good that it's better than your odd jobs. It's not difficult to become a foreman at your level." The daughter-in-law said.

Zhang Shitou said: "My son and I went to ask to see if we could be hired."

Zhang Shitou and his son have passed by, and the recruitment site is not far away. The person in charge here is Wu Yong, and Bian Xiang has gone back to lead the team.

Zhang Shitou asked cautiously: "Sir, are you recruiting workers?"

"Yes, are you looking for a job? What are you good at?" Wu Yong asked.

"Yes, my son and I both want to go. I am best at building houses, and I can also learn the crafts of masons and carpenters." Zhang Shitou said.

Wu Yong inspected Zhang Shitou's several questions about building houses. Zhang Shitou answered the questions fluently, and he could write and count.

Wu Yong was very happy and asked: "If you are given dozens of workers, can you lead a team to build houses?"

"No problem, as long as it is not a difficult house, I usually lead a team to build houses in eight towns." Zhang Shitou said.

"Then you will give you a monthly salary of 1000 Wen for the time being. If you do well, it will rise to [-] and [-] Wen per month. First, I will pay you [-] catties of aged sorghum rice at a price of [-] Wen. Wait. Can you agree to deduct it from the first month's wages later." Wu Yong asked.

Zhang Shitou was overjoyed. Grain was the most expensive in disaster years, and now the grain has begun to sell. In the past, no one bought old sorghum rice for half a penny. Now it is a penny a catty. No accidents, it has to continue to rise price.

"Okay, I agree." Zhang Shitou said.

"It's hard to support a single tree. No matter how good your skills are, you can't build a house. You can ask who else in your village wants to go. If you can find a few craftsmen, you can build a house." Wu Yong said.

"I went back and asked, there should be someone willing to go." Zhang Shitou said.

Zhang Shitou was very happy, and Wu Yong sent someone to help send Zhang Shitou's grain back with a shelf truck.

As soon as they entered the house, Zhang Shitou's daughter-in-law was very surprised, and asked: "The head of the family, how come there is so much food, it must be several hundred catties."

"Yes, it's a full four hundred catties. Hurry up and hide it, don't show it off."

The family of five helped and quickly moved the food to the house for hiding.

Originally there were dozens of people working with Zhang Shitou. Zhang Shitou asked around and found [-] craftsmen, and there were six half-year-olds in their fifteenth and sixteenth years.There is also a reason why half-children only care about food and don’t pay for it. First, most children of this age can’t do it and are lazy. Second, children of fifteen or sixteen can eat better than adults.

In the early morning of the next day, three large mule carts came to Zhangjiagou on the way out of the village.

Zhang Shitou and his eldest son, Zhang Xiaopang, carried their burdens together. Zhang Shitou’s wife and two teenage daughters were full of reluctance, but they had no choice. All must die.

Zhang Shitou said: "The three of you have a good time at home. When the salary is paid, I will immediately ask them to exchange it for food and bring it back. In addition, Mr. Wu said that if I can really do a good job, I will get a very high salary." , and will give me a house, and then I will take your three mothers over."

The daughter-in-law sighed, and said: "How can we three women and men walk a distance of hundreds of miles, and we get confused halfway."

"Don't worry, the cart from Sihai Automobile Co., Ltd. will arrive in two or three days, and it is equipped with a guard with a knife. Did you see that next to the driver is the one with a waist knife." Zhang Shitou said.

"Okay, in a hurry, everyone get in the car and set off immediately." The coachman yelled at everyone to get on the car.

More than a dozen men, six and a half adults, got on the mule cart with their burdens on their backs.

The coachman checked that everyone had gotten into the cart, and with a wave of his whip, the healthy mule pulling the cart started to run slowly.

It is unlucky to cry when seeing off. Women, children, and old people dare not cry. They have been watching the mule cart go away, and then they cry.In this year, transportation is underdeveloped, wars and disasters are frequent, and this parting is likely to last a lifetime. Whether we can meet again depends on luck.

In fact, it is also the case. Tian Hu's army is about to rise. In the near future, there will be many disasters. Many people will die in the flames of war. To change, in less than half a year, more than 2 people were recruited from Taiyuan, Weisheng, and Jingxing, including thousands of half-children.

As an agent in Qinzhou, Shan Shiqi's family is a well-known local wealthy family, and they have contributed the most in recruiting young men.

In Taiyuan Fucheng, a long queue was sent in front of Shanjia Department Store.

Different from buying soap in the past, this time it is a mirror.

A half-meter-sized dressing glass mirror only sells for six taels of silver. No one in the ordinary family is willing to buy it, but there are more wealthy households, and there are also some scalpers.

The men shouted at the top of their voices, "Don't be crowded, don't be crowded. There's plenty of stock for everyone."

(End of this chapter)