Chapter 361: Wenxin Wen Palace (Three) [Two in One]


    Chen Tang noticed his movements and laughed dryly.


    She said, "I was rude. I don''t know that Wenzhu will come back today. If I had known you would come, I wouldn''t have come to the workshop."


    Xu Jie: "...No, it''s an explanation to disturb Mr. Shen..."


    No matter how many times he heard it, Xu Jie still felt that Shen Jun’s words were very strange. Isn’t this what his lord Wu Xian said? But when he thought of the "Tangdi''s deep love" by his lord Wu Xian and Shen Jun and Chen Tang, Xu Jie could only force himself to ignore the uncontrollable complaints.


    And quickly change the topic.


    "What did Mr. Shen do just now?"


    "Ah? Didn''t you see the text note? I''m pounding bamboo... It''s really not easy to make this thing soft. Fortunately, I use tender bamboo instead of solid bamboo, otherwise it would be even more difficult..." Chen Tang couldn''t help complaining, three hundred and sixty, but it''s not easy to do it.


    The bamboo that had been soaked in lime water and removed from green again and again, and the heat had to be washed carefully. These were only the first few steps, and even the pulp link was not completed. After that, I have to soak it again, wash it again, soak it again... Alas, why is it so difficult to get a side job?


    The difficulty is equivalent to making a bread starts by growing wheat, knitting sweaters starts by growing cotton and raising sheep...


    Xu Jie: “…”


    He naturally knew that Shen Jun was pounding bamboo.


    But he was curious about what Shen Jun beat this.


    Chen Tang did not hide it and said readily: "Of course it is for papermaking. It''s not just bamboo. I have also prepared different woods, reeds and even wheat straw... I want to see which material makes paper more suitable for painting..."


    There was papermaking in this era.


    However, due to some more objective reasons, this technology has not received much attention, or the cost is too high and the quality is too low, so it is difficult to preserve. The mainstream still uses bamboo slips to record documents. Chen Tang wanted to do the paper, but Xu Jie was not surprised.


    In fact, there is also a papermaking workshop under the name of the Xu family.


    Specializes in high-end routes.


    Low yield and barely profitable.


    Listening to Chen Tang sucking in the workshop, he was like a laborer, just to make paper that could be used to make paintings, he smiled and said, "Why does Shen Jun have to do such a big deal if he wants paper? He has a papermaking workshop at home. If Shen Jun needs it, he can evenly produce some."


    Chen Tang said: "I need too much weight, so I decided to be a self-reliant ''craftsman''."


    Xu Jie was extremely dissatisfied when he heard this.


    As the lord of a place, how could Mr. Shen do these rough work?


    Shen Jun came to be a fool, and Qi Yuanliang and others also let others go to be a fool?


    Xu Jie said proudly: "How much does Mr. Shen want?"


    He is very confident in his financial resources.


    Chen Tang calculated silently in his heart that according to the 50 copies of a booklet, she would be 500,000 copies at least? Xu Jie was a little stunned when he heard this number. At first glance, he thought he had heard it wrong, so he asked again.


    "How many?"


    "Five hundred thousand! Still half a year!"


    She wants to release two books a year! A total of one million pieces!


    Chen Tang looked forward to looking at him: "Writing notes, is there any?"


    Xu Jie was straightforward and neat: "No!"


    If paper mills have such high output, will it still be "badly profitable"? However, it is very novel that Shen Jun wants to use bamboo, reeds and wheat straw as raw materials. The growth cycle of bamboo is very short, and reeds and wheat straw are worthless things.


    If it works, even if the quality of the paper is very low and the paper scraps are messy, it is still paper, and it is a stable business.


    But this must be based on the foundation that can be created.


    As for paper that can be painted...


    Hehe, Xu Jie did not respond to any hope.


    Chen Tang dissipated the odor outside the workshop, took off the "work clothes" that he used to prevent his clothes from getting dirty, and changed into a decent and neat outer dress. He followed Xu Jieyi to the official office, but he did not forget his serious business on the way and completely treated him as his own family.


    "Wenzhu, is there any news about the high-quality wheat seeds you were looking for before?" This is something that Chen Tang has been worried about these days, and he was so worried that he tossed and turned and couldn''t sleep well.


    Although the corn harvest this year is considered a small bumper harvest, the common people will not go hungry next year, and the official granary finally has grain storage, but once the common people encounter some headaches and fever, they will easily "recover poverty due to illness" and sell precious grains to cure the disease.


    If—


    It would be great if there was more food.


    Chen Tang did not forget to pinch her fingers while working for her side job, thinking about when Xu Jie would come, and Xu Jie did not disappoint her expectations. He smiled and said with a relaxed smile: "Fortunately, I have not let down Mr. Shen, and I barely received a batch of wheat seeds of good quality. However, I have an unknown problem. The wheat grains are not easy to shed, and the taste is not good. It requires a lot of water to soak seedlings in spring..."


    Watering is very difficult.


    No matter what angle it is, it is not suitable for planting.


    Indeed, the yield of wheat is much higher than that of millet - Xu Jie also guessed that Chen Tang was based on the yield - but weighing the advantages and disadvantages of wheat and millet, Xu Jie believes that millet is better, it is easy to remove the shell and has a soft and glutinous taste. He advised seriously: "If Mr. Shen cannot solve these problems, he ordered the people under his jurisdiction not to plant millet and to plant wheat instead. I am afraid that the harvest will be worrying in the coming year..."


    He also saw Chen Tang’s efforts over the past year.


    Don''t want to lose all your efforts because of this.


    There is not much rain in this place in spring.


    Chen Tang said: "Which is the issue mentioned by Wenzhu, I have also discussed it carefully with Wuhui and others, and are planning to select a location to build a small reservoir, then divert water from Miao River, clear the river channel, and install irrigation and drainage facilities to prevent problems such as drought and floods..."


    Starting from Chen Tang''s words "build a small reservoir", Xu Jie''s expression was numb and dull, and he couldn''t understand how Shen Jun did it - he said he was going to do such a big project? Where is the person? Where is the money?


    This kind of project cannot be completed in one or two years.


    How many people are there in Heyin County?


    So many people have been dragged to build reservoirs, dig rivers, and divert water from Miao River... It will take more than ten years. Who will farm in the past ten years? Don’t the common people need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate? ? ?


    Xu Jie reluctantly controlled his expression and asked, "Mr. Shen, this matter is of great importance, not a day''s effort, and it is very expensive... Have you ever discussed with several of your subordinates?"


    Hehe, most of them have never told Kang Shi a few of them.


    If they say that, they will object if they have no brains.


    In this world, you will strive to recruit soldiers and strengthen yourself. The foundation of your life is to carry out such a major project that tens of thousands of people participate in will not only be thankless, but also weaken your own strength.


    Who knows—


    "I said it, everyone sat together for a meeting to discuss it." Chen Tang said that she was not the kind of arbitrary person. She fully understood and respected the different opinions of her colleagues.


    If you have any opinions, please spread it out and listen to whoever has reason.


    Obviously, Chen Tang makes more sense.


    So Gu Chi and others listened to her.


    Xu Jie: “…”


    He was completely unable to understand and was shocked.


    A rough estimate of the manpower and material resources required for this project is not something that Heyin County, who has just had a full meal, can withstand. He swallowed: "But this expense..."


    Chen Tang: "You said this, but I was actually trying to write a letter to Brother Zhaode. You and my family are so close to each other. The repair of the small reservoir can not only benefit the common people in Heyin, but also benefit the common people in the world of Tianhai. Why not do this together!"


    Xu Jie: “…”


    No, this proposal will not be accepted by Tianhai.


    The lord and Qin Li are not stupid. If you don’t have the money, you don’t want to recruit soldiers and do what water conservancy projects?


    It’s not that these people-friendly projects are not good, but they are really expensive. No one can guarantee that their power can last for a long time. Perhaps the power has destroyed the water conservancy project and has not been completed yet. This is completely thankless.


    Xu Jie doesn''t have to ask his lord anymore.


    He all knows the final result.


    "This, this...is very difficult..."


    Chen Tang blinked: "It''s difficult?" Xu Jie turned his mind: "Yes, it''s difficult!"


    Now that the pressure is given to Shen Jun, Chen Tang is silent for a long time. Just when Xu Jie thought that he would retreat, he was confused when he heard the following concerns.


    Shen Jun sighed heavily: "Oh-It seems that Brother Zhaode has hidden it from me about the epidemic. He said that Tianhai has little influence and has not damaged its foundation, but he can''t even get this little money and grain at the moment. It can be seen that he has really encountered difficulties... Or is it that Tianhai''s harvest this year is very bad, and you and I are close friends. I will definitely help if there are any difficulties!"


    Xu Jie: "???"


    Xu Jie asked: "How much is this money and food?"


    Chen Tang said a number—


    Xu Jie never dreamed that the number of projects that did not match the two projects of repairing reservoirs and digging rivers was completely different.


    "About ten thousand stones of corn."


    This is still a budget that is more affordable.


    Xu Jiejian said, "Ten thousand stones? Not hundreds of thousands of stones?"


    Chen Tang: "Why do you need so much?"


    The two looked at each other for a moment, and then they realized that they were talking to each other and had misunderstood something.


    Xu Jie seemed to have thought of something.


    Question: "How much corvee is needed to build these by Mr. Shen?"


    Chen Tang said, "No."


    Xu Jie''s expression became numb again.


    Good guy, he guessed who Chen Tang was going to build the reservoir. Who else could besides the brave warriors led by Zhao Dayi? Speaking of which, General Zhao Feng was also miserable. Since he came to Heyin County to repay his kindness, he has been seriously suppressing bandits and fighting twice, and has done all the work of building houses, farming and building roads...


    Xu Jie leaked his mouth in one second.


    His lord Wu Xian knew about the work Zhao Feng was doing in Heyin, and immediately cried into tears. He grabbed Xu Jie''s sleeve with a heartache and cried and told Zhao Feng that he was wronged. He is obviously a brave and good general who works hard all day long.


    Even if it is to repay kindness, you can''t be so wronged.


    Xu Jie was very suspicious whether his lord was thinking about whether Zhao Feng and Qiangu lived a hard life with each day when they got up earlier than chickens, slept later than dogs, worked more than donkeys, and ate worse than pigs.


    Otherwise, how could you cry like this?


    [Then - the lord recalled General Zhao? 】


    Wu Xian wiped his tears: [The recall at this time may hurt the friendship between the two families. Alas, how come Brother Chen doesn’t know how to cherish such a brave general like Dayi! Building houses, farming, building roads...How dare he? I can''t bear to treat justice so badly, wuwu...]


    Wu Xian burst into tears.


    Xu Jie felt that this scene looked familiar, very much like an old mother felt sorry for her daughter who was treated harshly by her husband''s scumbag when she went out.


    [I didn''t listen to General Zhao''s grievances... And it was not just General Zhao, but the tenth-level Zuo Shuchang under Shen Jun''s tent was doing the same job, and the lord was worried too much. 】


    [I understand the righteous temperament. He is the most loyal and righteous, and Brother Chen is his benefactor. In order to repay his kindness, he will swallow it no matter how much he suffers... Woooooo, my great righteousness. 】


    Xu Jie: […]


    Accordingly, Mrs. Mi Bang came to deliver things at this time, and her lord wiped her tears as if nothing had happened.


    Xu Jie: […]


    Before leaving, Wu Xian specially ordered Xu Jie to find out Zhao Feng''s tone. If Zhao Feng really felt he was treated harshly and wronged, he immediately sent a thousand divisions to replace Zhao Feng.


    Xu Jie muttered in his heart.


    If my lord knew that Zhao Feng was thrown to repair the reservoir and dig the river again, he would probably cry again.


    Sure enough, I heard Shen Jun say, "There are a few steps in the process, so there are no need to worry about this. A strong martial arts warrior can split the mountains and open the sea, not as fast as ordinary people dig it little by little with hoes? I calculated that it will be good at most half a year. After the autumn harvest, they are free, and they can take on these jobs. They may be able to use the live water of Miaojiang in the coming year. The wheat yield is higher than that of millet and the cycle is shorter. If the land fertility can keep up, they can plant twice a year..."


    Shen Jun''s expression was filled with a bit of yearning for the future.


    It seems that I have really eaten two kinds of wheat in a year.


    Xu Jie had auditory hallucinations.


    It seemed as if I could hear the lord''s whimper.


    Even though Xu Jie and Zhao Feng are not very close, they occasionally have conflicts due to factional positions, and they can''t help but have subtle sympathy for the poor general. It''s miserable, it''s really miserable! A brave warrior should be too cowardly!


    Out of that little bit of colleagues, Xu Jie couldn''t help but say a few words for Zhao Feng in a tactful way.


    You can’t catch a sheep even if you pull a wool.


    He said: "...Although General Zhao and Gongshu Duwei are both brave and brave, they are flesh and blood bodies after all, and the Dan Mansion''s martial arts contain limited capacity, fast consumption and slow recovery. Even if there are thousands of people following the tent, they can..."


    The project is too rush.


    And Chen Tang said that this is not a problem.


    "Don''t worry about literary notes. Yuan Liang and his friends will also help." She is not short of literary scholars!


    Xu Jie: “…”


    Xu Jie: "???"


    Xu Jie: "!!"


    The carriage stopped in front of the gate of the office.


    Xu Jie still gave up his expression.


    When he came to his senses, he was already in the Office of the Government Office.


    He took a deep breath.


    Xu Jie came to Fugu City this time not only to mail wheat seeds for Chen Tang, but also another thing - this thing was also something he heard when he was an outsider, and the source of the news was reliable. He had already sent a letter to Tianhai and came to remind Chen Tang.


    Seeing that he looked serious, Chen Tang asked, "What''s the matter?"


    "Have you ever heard a lyric - a fake girl is accusing her of the North Chen, and twenty smoke and dust rush into the Purple Palace?"


    Chen Tang nodded: "I''ve heard of it."


    Xu Jie: "The common people in other areas have a hard time living, and there are more and more rebellions. The royal court led by Zheng Qiao just suppressed and drove them away. The generals who led the troops to suppress the rebellion were more convenient, and drove the common people who had rebelled because of their livelihood out of the states of Gan and Yan, and were also interested in driving them to Kunzhou where King Jin... With the temperament of King Jin, I am afraid that they would not hold back..."


    Chen Tang''s expression gradually became solemn.


    She asked: "How many people?"


    Xu Jie said: "The rough estimate is more than 200,000!"


    Chen Tang gradually clenched his fists.


    The lethality of 200,000 common people without food can be even more terrifying than that of 200,000 locusts. But these common people are also innocent. Locusts can be killed without mercy, but this is more than 200,000 living lives!


    bump!


    Chen Tang slapped the table with a palm.


    "How dare they!"


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    ??(This chapter ends)