Leisure time always passes quickly, and the seven-day vacation is over in the blink of an eye.
In just seven days, the snow has basically melted and the temperature has risen significantly.
In the yard of the county captain's mansion, a little greenery is already dotting the deserted yard.
Walking out of the county captain's house, the scenery on the street can best be described in a poem. From a distance, the grass looks close but there is no grass. The green grass gives the desolate streets a glimmer of life.
"Sir, why did you come out? Everyone is already working!" Xiao He ran to Qin Yu, grabbed Qin Yu, and ran towards the city gate.
Last night, Qin Yu prepared the cement in advance.
But Qin Yu didn't expect that the people were so motivated and had already started repairing the city wall.
Xiao He's small body had already commanded people to nail the cracks on the city wall with wooden planks.
But Xiao He didn't know how to use cement, so he came to Qin Yu in a hurry.
"My lord is here! My lord is here!"
After seeing Qin Yu's arrival, everyone gathered around him.
Facing the bags of cement, everyone was helpless. They wanted to try how to use it, but they were worried about wasting it, so they all waited eagerly for Qin Yu to arrive.
Qin Yu is naturally happy that the people are so active, but this bad guy must not be used.
Qin Yu asked: "When did you come to work?" Qin Yu asked.
"Sir, we have been here since four o'clock." One person answered with his hands raised.
Qin Yu nodded. At six o'clock, the people had already arrived at the construction site to work.
As for myself, I didn't get up until five quarters past eight o'clock, a full two hours late.
This involution of getting up early to work is not good. This must be corrected, otherwise there will be endless troubles!
Qin Yu jumped directly onto the cement and said to everyone: "Today, I hereby announce that all work in Cang County, except special work, must follow the principle of starting work at the same time!"
Qin Yu's words immediately caused an uproar.
In this work, doesn’t it always require that the sooner the better? How come it's already arranged? Should I move my time to work at night?
"Quiet! Quiet!"
Everyone fell silent and looked at Qin Yu with their eyes.
Qin Yu continued: "That's not all! Except for special circumstances, you must not work more than one hour a day! There must be at least half an hour's rest in between! You must not work more than four hours a day!"
This arrangement immediately caused an uproar. Working four hours a day was unimaginable at the time.
Who in power doesn't treat the people below as cattle and horses? Even if they are kind-hearted, they will let you work from the time the sun comes up to the time the sun goes down.
"Sir! This is inappropriate! This arrangement is extremely inappropriate."
"That's right, my lord! After this arrangement, when will Cang County be able to be rebuilt? This is not appropriate, lord!"
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However, what Qin Yu did not expect was that this working time system, which would be undesirable in later generations, would actually arouse opposition from the people.
Facing the people who strongly opposed it, Qin Yu suddenly panicked.
Isn't it all for them? Why is there still something wrong?
Xiao He took Qin Yu's hand and said, "Sir, their eagerness to rebuild their homeland outweighs all interests."
Qin Yu suddenly realized that there seemed to be something wrong with his thinking.
The reason why the people are so active is because they want to rebuild their homes, but the policies they are implementing now are actually hitting the people.
Qin Yu immediately raised his hand and said loudly: "Since everyone is so opposed, let's do what we do today and rebuild Cang County first!"
"Your Excellency is wise! We will do our best."
"Sir, please teach us how to use this water or mud, so as not to waste time."
Everyone was so impatient that they couldn't wait to throw the cement up one bag after another.
Qin Yu also knew everyone's urgent mood and immediately began to assign tasks.
This cement cannot be used directly by adding water. It also needs to be mixed with fine sand and gravel.
Fortunately, the people had prepared gravel, but not fine sand.
There happened to be a river outside the city, and Qin Yu immediately asked people to fetch sand from the river.
Although taking sand from the river has a certain impact on the environment and ecology, under today's circumstances, it is obviously not the time to consider these.
Taking advantage of this time, Qin Yu summoned all the craftsmen in the city and gave them the construction manual.
Seeing the knowledge written on the bamboo slips and the scrolls painted on the cloth, several craftsmen felt like they had found a treasure.
"Your Excellency has given you this secret book. We don't know how to repay you, but we are willing to devote ourselves to you until we die!"
"I am willing to devote myself to my lord until my death!"
Several people knelt in front of Qin Yu.
With this secret book in hand, they can build better houses and even become a master in the craftsman world.
"You're welcome now. I just want you to learn first. If you want to build the house mentioned above, you still lack a skill."
Qin Yu said and looked at the blacksmiths beside him.
They felt a little unbalanced when they saw that Qin Yu had given other craftsmen secret books, but only he, the blacksmith, did not have them.
Qin Yu took out another almost identical bamboo slip and scroll and handed them to an old blacksmith.
"This is a metallurgical method. You should study it carefully. In the future, all iron products in Cang County will depend on you."
Facing Qin Yu's instructions, the old blacksmith hurriedly opened the bamboo slips and scrolls.
I saw that the knowledge inside was very complicated, and I couldn't understand it for a while.
But the old blacksmith, who had been blacksmithing for decades and had also read books, could see the extraordinary nature of this secret book at a glance.
"Don't worry, sir, we will strictly guard this secret book and meet your requirements as soon as possible!"
The old blacksmith plopped down on his knees in front of Qin Yu.
Qin Yu pulled the old blacksmith up and said, "Everyone, the future of Cang County depends on you."
"Don't worry, sir, I will do my best!" All the craftsmen bowed their hands to Qin Yu.
At this time, the first load of sand was dug back.
Qin Yu saw that the sand was about the same, so he opened the cement and started mixing it.
Since he was not sure whether the prepared cement could be used, Qin Yu prepared it several times during the holiday and also recorded it.
Now it is naturally easy to deploy.
Qin Yu was making arrangements while explaining to the people surrounding him.
"Sir, can these stones plus sand, ash and water really be as hard as stones?" one person asked.
"Of course, if iron can be added to it, it will be harder than stone." Qin Yu said while stirring the cement.
This thing is actually not difficult. Qin Yu just covered it up once and everyone knew it.
So, everyone started to stir the cement, and then carried buckets one by one to the tower, and poured the cement into the cracks in the city wall where the wooden boards were nailed.
