Zhang Yuan really carefully selected the ten positions. They were all downwind and evenly distributed in the camp.
Meng Changqing praised him without hesitation: "Colonel Zhang is really thoughtful."
Zhang Yuan led more than a thousand people to build latrines. The latrines were easier to build than the stoves. All they had to do was build four walls and dig a pit.
In more than a day's work, all ten huts were built.
That same afternoon, Li Ting came again with more than 3,000 people.
There was no need for Meng Changqing to arrange anything. Yang Zheng and his guards naturally took over these more than 3,000 people. They should follow the previous method and give them tools first, let them dig out the place where they live, and then give them a dinner. Tomorrow Joined the third shift and started working.
"Captain Li." Meng Changqing stepped forward to thank him, "Thank you."
"What did Master Meng say? I can only send you 3,967 people this time. We, the adults, are very worried about the shortage of laborers."
"Let Master Futai worry about it."
Li Ting took off the package from his body and handed it to Meng Changqing, "This is your package, sent from the capital to Liangzhou Station."
Meng Changqing took it and saw that it was something sent by the housekeeper on behalf of his uncle, "Thank you very much, Capt. Li."
"It's a simple task, sir. Don't be polite." Li Ting said, "Master Futai specifically asked me to see how the city wall is being built."
Meng Changqing immediately took him to the wall.
In nearly three days since the construction started, the city wall has reached a height of three feet and has exceeded one mile.
Li Ting looked at every part of the city wall, not only looking at the quality and length of the city wall, but also observing the condition of the guards and servants.
"These servants work hard, and the guards are strict. Lord Meng manages them well." Li Ting said a few words politely, just as Yang Zheng came to check that there were no errors in the registration register, "Mr. Meng, the government office has other things to be busy with. I will take my leave now."
After Li Ting left, Meng Changqing went to see the second group of slaves. Most of them looked miserable.
He waved the tool in his hand resignedly and obeyed the guard's command resignedly.
That evening, Zeng Laosan came out of his place and was about to go to the kitchen to have some porridge when he was suddenly stopped by a familiar voice.
He followed the voice and looked over, "Baoshan? Why are you here? Didn't you hide in the mountains?"
"Hey." Qian Baoshan lowered his head and sighed, "I was reported, and I didn't want to hurt my parents, so I had to come down from the mountain.
The government really doesn't want us to live. My wife brought me here before she was even pregnant. If anything happens to me, our family will be wiped out. "
Zeng Laosan held the bowl and talked to him, "I remember that you were just married during the Chinese New Year."
"Yes." Only then did Qian Baoshan notice the bowl in Zeng Laosan's hand, "What are you doing?"
"Go to the kitchen and have some porridge."
Qian Baoshan sighed, "We haven't started work yet, so I'm afraid we won't have anything to eat."
"You have something to eat!" Zeng Laosan said excitedly: "You can eat millet rice the night before starting work, and you will have three meals of millet rice every time you start working."
"But you just said you were going to have porridge."
"I'm not working now," Zeng Laosan said. "I work the morning shift. I've already eaten three meals of millet rice. What I'm going to drink now is another porridge."
Qian Baoshan was stunned by what he said, "How many meals can we eat here in a day?"
"I don't know about other shifts. For example, in the day shift, I can eat four meals a day." Zeng Laosan saw that more and more people were queuing outside the porridge cooking room, and he spoke faster: "Here is different from other places." It’s different. You have enough to eat and sleep warmly. As long as you work quickly, the guards won’t beat you at every turn. Go back to work!”
Eating four meals a day is such a good thing? Qian Baoshan still had many questions to ask, but Zeng Laosan ran away quickly.
"What are you doing!"
Before Qian Baoshan could mutter a word, he saw a whip coming from beside him. Although it didn't hit him, it scared him half to death. He was thrown to the ground without even holding the pole on his shoulder.
"Master Bing, spare your life, spare your life!" Qian Baoshan knelt on the ground, took out a dime of silver hidden in his sleeve, held it in his hand and raised it above his head, "I saw the people in the same village and said a few more words, please Lord Bing, spare your life."
The guard saw the silver in his hand and looked around quickly. But when he scanned the last place, he was horrified to find that the county magistrate was watching beside him.
The guard raised his whip and whipped Qian Baoshan, "It's not just being lazy and slipping, but you also want to bribe the guard. What's your name! Which village are you from?"
Qian Baoshan suddenly felt pain, and the silver in his hand fell to the side without holding it.
Qian Baoshan was filled with fear and regret.
The money that escaped his hands simply took away a corner of his heart.
Meng Changqing stepped forward and picked up the dime of silver, put it on his palm and blew the dust away. Seeing that the man on the ground had been whipped four times by the whip, he said, "Okay, give me a proper lesson, as long as you know the pain."
"Yes." The guard stopped, picked up the person on the ground and started to leave.
"Wait a minute, leave this person to me, you go do your thing first."
"yes."
Hearing the footsteps of leaving, Qian Baoshan let go of the hand holding his head and kowtowed to Meng Changqing in front of him, "Thank you, uncle, for saving me! Thank you, uncle!"
"Do you know who I am?"
Meng Changqing was not wearing official uniform, and his face was covered with a scarf, with only a pair of eyes exposed.
"The villain doesn't know."
Meng Changqing returned the dime to him, "I am the magistrate of Beishan County. If you bribe the guard in front of me, can the guard not beat you?"
"The villain deserves to die. Please spare his life, sir." Qian Baoshan begged for mercy sadly, "I am the only son of my parents. I don't have a queen yet. If he dies, my family will have no descendants."
"What does it have to do with me that you will never give up?" Meng Changqing said, "Where we are now, how many soldiers died here. When they died, did they think about what they would never give up?"
Qian Baoshan squeezed the dime of silver tightly and knelt down on the ground. Even though the place on the back of his hand where he was struck by the whip was burning, he didn't bother to take care of it.
"Instead of asking me to think about your descendants, why don't you do what you should do first, work hard and don't be lazy or slippery."
"Yes, yes! The villain must not be lazy!"
With a look from Meng Changqing, Bafang stepped forward and helped the person up.
"What's your name?" Meng Changqing asked.
"The villain's name is Qian Baoshan, from Qian Zengzhuang, Liangzhou Prefecture." Qian Baoshan covered the wound on the back of his hand.
"What group are you divided into now?"
"Sir, two hundred and one group."
"I will remember you and will often ask the guards in your group about you." Meng Changqing's eyes fell on his hands, "I don't think your hands look like a farmer."
"Yes, the younger one went to school for two years and worked as a bookkeeper at the Qianji Mi Bank in Liangzhou City. He didn't do much farm work."
"When you come to my place, everyone has to work. I won't let your guards embarrass you. In the future, you should stop thinking about bribing others and go back."
