"Why do you say that?" Xu Yin asked.
"There is only so much wasteland that can be opened, and three batches have been settled in the mountains ahead. The reason why we don't bring more people here is because of you, brother hero, isn't it? The people in the county government remember your favor. " Shi Fengnian talked about the gossip he heard.
"But it's not possible now. More and more people are fleeing to Dongxuan Mansion. There is a lot of wasteland in our area, and more people will definitely be resettled here. It's not that I don't want them to come. Like us, we are all from our hometown. They had no choice but to flee the disaster. But everyone is saying that there are many rioters among these people, and they look vicious. We are old and young. What should we do if we meet such people? oh!"
Xu Yin looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "What are you afraid of! Show your ferocity with the long knife in your hand, robbing food and water!"
"..." Shi Fengnian wailed and almost knelt down, "Brother Hero—can you please stop settling old scores? I have been beaten by my father countless times for this matter!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Laughter dilutes the gloom brought by many bad news.
But if the yamen really brings people here to open up wasteland, they can't stop it, and they don't have the qualifications to stop it.
Who is willing to leave their hometown and go to other places to open up wasteland? It was nothing more than a helpless measure when my hometown was hit by a disaster.
"So, the disaster in Tongxing Mansion has not been alleviated?"
"Isn't that right? I heard that the most miserable village has not seen a drop of rain so far. Fucheng is better, but there is less rain. Fortunately, we did not go to Fucheng at that time and came directly to Dongxuanfu, otherwise we would not know where it was. Where can I get water?"
Hearing what Shi Fengnian said, Xu Yin couldn't help but think of Wang Daniu's family and wondered how they were doing.
…
Hearing that there would be disaster victims coming here to clear up wasteland, the existing families gathered together and held a meeting.
"Hero brother, you are very smart and have many ideas. Please tell us a few words and teach us how to be careful."
Xu Yin thought about it for a long time: "I have an immature idea."
She feels that just opening up wasteland cannot fundamentally alleviate everyone's poverty and embarrassment.
In particular, I learned that the disaster in Tongxing Mansion not only did not ease, but became more serious. Natural disasters lead to constant man-made disasters. It is not known how long this situation will last.
Since the imperial court has given a three-year grace period for land reclamation, most of the victims who fled here plan to return home after three years.
As a result, wooden houses and thatched roofs will not last long after all.
It's only the end of summer and the beginning of autumn now. When winter comes, what if there is snow and the roof collapses?
Therefore, she has been thinking about burning the kiln these days.
I went to the market a few days ago and met the same government official from last time. I asked him whether it was illegal for ordinary people to burn kilns.
The yamen servant immediately laughed and said that burning kilns was a technical job that ordinary people could do if they wanted to. If such a person really existed, would he still be a common man? They all went to Fucheng to make a fortune.
I heard the yamen, a civil servant, say this, I guess it can be burned.
She has inspected the surrounding soil and found that it may not be good land for farming, but it is still suitable for burning bricks and tiles.
In addition, this mountain itself is a firewood mountain, and the most indispensable thing is firewood, which can be used to make charcoal and charcoal to make bricks. After the first batch of bricks and tiles are fired, the houses will be rebuilt first.
The housing was improved, and more was shipped out in exchange for money to buy grain. The harvest in inferior areas was poor, but there was a side job to share the pressure of life, and there must be no problem in eating enough.
After hearing this, everyone scratched their heads: "But we can't!"
"I can! I will guide you. It depends on whether you are willing to try it or not."
"No need to ask! Who wouldn't want to make a living if you have one?"
"Whatever you say, hero! We will follow you!"
"Yes! Just do it!"
Therefore, before the second batch of victims arrived in their wasteland, Xu Yin took the strong laborers to select a site to build a kiln, cut firewood and burn charcoal.
They opened up some wasteland, leaving enough space to build brick houses. This prevents new victims from building houses close to the fields they have created.
Everyone is very motivated.
"Not many households in my hometown can afford to build a brick house. Those of us who fled the famine and came here to make a living have the opportunity to live in it. It's all thanks to our heroic brothers!"
"We are lucky enough to be grouped with heroes. Those who are clearing land in the mountains heard that life is miserable, and the land has not been cleared yet."
"It's a pity that the hero doesn't study! If the hero is a scholar, he might become a high official!"
"Yes, brother hero, you are so smart. I heard Erlang said you know a lot of words. Why don't you go to school?"
Shi Fengnian, who helped Xu Yin, couldn't help but ask.
"Actually, farming is quite good." She still said the same thing.
Shi Fengnian rolled his eyes: "You can tell me who is willing to farm if you have the opportunity to leave the farm. If you don't believe me, just ask, nine out of ten people are not willing to farm."
"That's because you haven't found the joy of farming." Xu Yin changed the drawings and said slowly.
"Huh? What fun can there be in farming?" Shi Fengnian curled his lips, "It's tiring and hard. I won't say anything just because it's tiring and painful, but look at it, there's a drought, there's no harvest, and no one's starving to death. It’s all a blessing, why do you still think farming is fun?”
Xu Yin pondered: "What you said is correct, but someone has to farm the fields, otherwise what will we eat?"
Shi Fengnian suddenly became speechless.
After a long while, he said angrily: "You are right!"
Xu Yin glanced at him and said with a smile: "Don't be so heavy-handed. The hard days will pass and the good days will come. Come on! Let's build the kiln first and wait until the bricks are fired. From now on, it will be our side business!" "
Shi Fengnian suddenly became energetic: "Didn't you say that there are several parts of this drawing that need to be changed? Have they been changed?"
"Yeah! Try this, it should be fine."
Xu Yin's drawing was exchanged during the Yan Dynasty. I changed the data and built a smaller kiln first, and then changed it back to the original parameters when it was expanded later.
When everyone heard that the kiln could be built, they cheered and surrounded Xu Yin and asked:
"Brother Hero, what can I do? Just ask me!"
"And me! I can do anything!"
"Can bricks be fired once a kiln is built? Is it that simple?"
"What's so simple! It took Brother Hero several days to draw the drawings, and you still can't understand them! Is this called simple?"
"That's true, haha!"
Xu Yin laid the base and asked Shi Fengnian and the others to continue adding stones according to the base she had laid. Then she would pound it firmly to ensure that there were no gaps between the stones.
The rest continued to burn charcoal.
Once the kiln is fired, a large amount of charcoal is required.
In this way, after working hard for several days, the kiln was finally built!
When the first furnace of test bricks was fired, the cheers almost reached the sky.
but……
"Why are these bricks red? I remember the brick house built by the rich man in my hometown, and the bricks were blue."
"It doesn't matter whether it's red or green, as long as it's burned successfully! And it's so beautiful when it's red! Don't you think so, brother hero?"
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