Chapter 1072 Changping County Lord 20
The granary was built very quickly. It seems that this summer will be very hot. It must be completed as soon as possible before the severe heat arrives.
It is located on the border, so winter is colder than the Central Plains, and summer is also hotter than the Central Plains. Therefore, you must do what you need to do during the hottest time. If the construction period is delayed until midsummer, someone on the construction site may suffer from heat stroke or even death if you are not careful.
This is not good for the county owner. Although the county owner paid the workers, it can be said that the officials made a fuss about this matter and evaded the serious issue. They said that the county owner continued to work hard because he was building houses and requisitioning local people. The weather was extremely hot, resulting in the death of the hired workers. That sounds like a big or small crime. Compensation is unavoidable, and you might even be punished for this matter.
In order to prevent cutting corners, Xining randomly took some time to see it in person.
She regretted it as soon as she went out, it was too hot.
You must know that this is ancient times. You can't wear short skirts, and you only wear long skirts, which are two layers inside and outside.
When we arrived at the construction site, even if we were wearing a hat, we could feel the sun shining down. It’s still the summer solstice, and if you go out during the mild summer or severe summer heat, it will be really hot.
No wonder the grain harvest that year was poor, but the capital had surplus grain from previous years, so the problem wasn't that big. I just want to take advantage of the fact that the price of food hasn’t increased yet, so I can buy more.
On the construction site, while they were busy working, some people still hid in the shade under the trees to cool off.
When the foreman saw it, he immediately shouted to them all to get up and work.
Xining didn't stop her either. After all, she wanted to see how this granary was built.
The granary is square in shape, with a roof covered with tiles and walls made of fired red bricks. The ground inside the granary is covered with several thick layers of bluestone slabs, sitting on a high ground. Grain is poured from the top of the warehouse until it is full.
There is a door left at the end. When you get food, open the door and the food will flow out of the door. When you have enough food, just close the door.
I saw two workers making something like lime, pouring thick water into it from time to time.
"What is this?" Xining asked curiously.
Butler Xiao replied with a smile: "This is glutinous rice water. It is called Jiangmi in the north and glutinous rice in the south. When the glutinous rice water is cooked, add lime and stir it together to build the wall. When the glutinous rice dries out, it will be extremely hard and difficult to collapse."
"How can it be like this!" Xining turned around and looked in the direction of the city gate.
Butler Xiao took a look and quickly responded: "The city wall also uses this method."
Not only city walls, but also tombs should be used. At this time, the outer wall of the place where the master's brother, the young prince who was capable of both literary and martial arts, lay, must have also been treated with Jiangmi water.
With five hundred taels of silver, you can build a county lord's mansion. Now let's build three granaries. Butler Xiao knew that the money would never be spent, and if he cut corners again, he would be punished.
If the remaining silver is paid back, the county owner will not allocate so much money in the future. So the best way is to work carefully. Other people's city walls are to protect against the Huns, but the walls of this granary only need to be protected against rats. Butler Xiao's granary wall was built as a city wall.
Okay, the granary might as well be built sturdier. You must know that the best way to attack a city by surprise is to burn other people's food. Such a strong granary is difficult to burn and difficult to rob!
Xining had an idea: "I wanted to see the city wall, but I didn't look closely when I entered the city."
Want to see the city wall? The county leader still thought of it as soon as it came out.
But the county leader was very interested and had no choice but to agree. Butler Xiao immediately called for someone to rush to County Magistrate Zhou, saying that the magistrate wanted to visit the city wall. The man immediately rode to the county government office.
Continuing to inspect the construction site, Xining felt that his whole body was covered in sweat. She quickly took the fan from Jing'er who had been fanning her beside her, put it inside the gauze hat, and fanned herself. But the wind coming out is hot.
At this time, the people who went there also came back, holding the handwritten letter from County Magistrate Zhou. With this, they can go directly to the city guard and be introduced and received by the city guard. The reason is simple. The city guard is more familiar with the city wall than the county magistrate and is on duty there every day.
"Then let's go!" Xining looked at the busy construction site before getting in the car.
It wasn't really a hot fuck, it was a hot fuck. She said: "The weather is too hot in the afternoon, so we should start working from dawn to noon in the early morning, and then when the sun sets in the west and it is not too hot."
"Yes, County Lord." Butler Xiao saluted.
The foreman who was seeing him off also saluted: "Thank you so much for the county shirt."
The oxcart drove slowly, stopping once for the driver to let the oxen drink water.
Butler Xiao brought some ice bowls: "County Master, have some to cool down."
The ice bowl is made of ice shavings, boiled mung beans and sweet sugar water, and the ice is taken from the ice cellar. When dripping water turns into ice in winter, pull the ice into a sealed ice cellar and close the door. When the door opens in the summer, the ice energy will still be there.
It came just in time, she was so hot! Xining took the ice bowl, quickly picked up a small spoon and took two bites, and immediately felt much better. Pulling up the car curtain, there was an ice shop diagonally opposite, and many people were buying ice bowls.
Everyone was buying ice, but she was still buying cotton clothes and charcoal.
There is no way, only she knows that this winter will be in contrast to the current summer. Let’s make plans together!
After Jing'er got the ice bowl, she got out of the car and sat at the front of the car to eat.
Water was pumped from the well and poured into the drinking fountain. The cow buried its head and drank heavily. Even the cows and horses couldn't bear it on such a hot day.
Xining was eating an ice bowl, looking out from the open car curtain, and asked curiously: "Is the water in the well here the same as in my house?"
Butler Xiao held a cattail leaf fan and fanned it vigorously. The county lord could eat, but he looked solemn if he refused to eat: "The water in the well in the mansion is one of the best in the city. Almost every mansion has a well, but none of them have us. There are many in the house.”
Xining thought for a while: "There are only three people in our house!"
Butler Xiao responded: "The county master has a good memory, and he does have three. But most of the other mansions only have one, and even some small houses don't have one. To drink water, you need to go out of the mansion to fetch water. This place is in a drought, and the wells need to be drilled very deep to get water. , Some people who don’t know how to dig wells have made a mistake. If they dig one hole, not a drop of water will come out. There are four squares and ten streets in the whole city, and there are only ten wells in total.”
"Well, it seems that the place where I live is really full of outstanding people." Xi Ning happily continued to eat the ice bowl. Eat quickly as the ice melts quickly.
After eating, Butler Xiao returned the bowl to Bingpu. The cow also drank enough water and continued to the city gate.
When they arrived at the city gate, the city guard took the bamboo slip and saw it was the handwriting of County Magistrate Zhou. He immediately ran over from the shade of the tree to salute and say hello.
Xining got out of the car: "It's very boring to hide in the house, come out and get some air. If you want to see the city wall, you'll be tired."
"Where is it! The county lord is here, and I am honored to do so." But the city guard muttered in his heart, and he ran out to get some air on a hot day. Breathing heat?
We also came to see the city wall. What’s so interesting about the city wall? Okay, if the county lord is happy, then let’s watch together!
(End of chapter)