It's time to start

It's time to start

Shi Chuan nodded. He looked up at the workshop opposite and sneered, "Lao Mu, you're right. At worst, we can hire a few more guardians and let them clean them diligently at all times... Don't worry, the opposite workshop area will be ours soon. We will also lay bluestone slabs on it when we look back. Now the group of workshop craftsmen will be our employers in the future - as long as you think this way, your heart will be balanced."

Mu Shun looked around and saw that at this time there were only a few black men who were inseparable from them, including bodyguard Obama. Mu Shun knew that these black servants didn't understand Song Yu very much, so he nodded with confidence: "I was thinking that when we make money this year, I might as well pay some money to replace the road surface in the village with bluestone slabs. In that case, once it rains, it would be a pleasure to walk around the village casually. It would not be as lazy as now, once it rains, I would be too lazy to go to the workshop to inspect."

Shi Chuan looked up at the sky and asked, "Is there any bluestone slabs left in the factory that we built last year?... Then lay them all, first lay the road from my house to the factory. If there is any remaining, then lay the road leading to the rose garden. You might as well reveal what you meant just now, just say that we plan to lay stone roads in the village, which can also be regarded as giving some efforts to the villagers."

Mu Shun agreed repeatedly: "That's good. It's said that spring rain is coming. Seeing that the rainy season is coming, if we do it quickly, we can pave the road before the rainy season. We don't have to worry about it when it rains. Building bridges and paving roads is also a good deed. I will promote it in the village after I turn around."

Shi Cheng pondered for a moment and ordered: "Well, this Cuizhuang is so close to Haizhou City. Now it has built two large workshops, plus the original small workshop in the village, as well as our orchard and winery... I also plan to distribute the simple lathes to the villagers. We only charge a certain amount of rent per month, and then let the villagers help us make small accessories for luggage at home. Well, this is called: hide productivity and production capabilities into the people.

When the villagers become proficient in the lathe operation, they can undertake some small things to make. If this continues, it will not take many years to develop. This is a production center. Perhaps all the small productions of Dasong come from here, so when we build this village, we might as well look far, not only should we repair the road, but also build corresponding service facilities.

Once the road is paved, it will soon become a satellite town in Haizhou City. It is also a big profit and tax-making business owner, Lao Mu, you might as well design the road more beautifully and build the Wuxiang Tuanzhuang headquarters for me. The forest is bigger and any bird can attract, so we have to hold Wuxiang Tuanzhuang tightly to calm down those evil paths."

"Please rest assured, leave this matter to me," Mu Shun bowed and agreed, "Master, let's go here, we should go to the Rose Garden. Where are the tenants who got the news this morning, maybe they are anxious."

In the rose garden, several Indian servants, as well as farmers in our village, and gardeners specially hired were waiting there. As soon as they arrived, the farmers immediately began to dig pits under the arrangement of Indian gardeners to prepare for cultivation of plants. The roses selected in the rose garden are an Indian variety, and several Indian servants had cultivation experience... Well, during their capture, they worked in the back garden of the Arab Mahmoud, so they now became instructors and guided local gardeners to cultivate.

This kind of rose is slightly different from the rose species introduced by Guangzhou maritime merchants in the Song Dynasty. The flower species introduced by Guangzhou maritime merchants are actually not suitable for refining essential oils. It is an ornamental flower species in India. The flowers bloom very brightly, the aroma is not strong, and the oil content is not high. Therefore, although Shen Kuo painted a simple rose dew distillation device in "Dream Creek Bitan", the fragrance refining technology of the Song Dynasty itself and the fragrance cultivation technology were not improved by Shen Kuo's efforts. Although the local rose fragrance produced according to Shen Kuo's method is also priced at gold, unfortunately, because the fragrance is not long-lasting, it is ultimately not as good as the original goods floating in Persia.

Shi Chuan used the previous efforts of Mr. Hai to get a slightly better variety of roses. But this time, the ones cultivated in the garden include not only roses, but also rosemary, mint, dill, osmanthus and other fragrant plants. Although this garden is named after the rose garden, it is just because the roses in the garden have the largest cultivation area. Moreover, this rose can not only be refined essential oils, but also be eaten after special honey processing. This will definitely be very popular in the Song Dynasty when pursuing enjoyment.

In the rose garden, Indian gardeners have already drawn the rose planting area, and other spice plants are also cultivated in sections. Each spice will be made into a landscape, one area with a fragrance. This style of moving scenery will definitely be loved by the Song people who like elegant life... Of course, after this arrangement, there are large open spaces in the 300 acres of gardens. This is because the number of seeds at hand is not enough, and the open spaces are reserved for future expansion of cultivation area.

At present, the courtyard scenery is being built sparsely on several open spaces. There is also a deep well on the roadside every distance. These wells are covered with gorgeous pavilions. Beautiful windmills are erected on the pavilions. The windmills are rotating lazily. The water flows at the culvert at the wellhead entrance. However, the trickle of water inside is like music, making the scenery in the courtyard move and still.

In this kind of scenery, even sitting in a daze is a pleasure.

Shi Zhizhan walked onto the bluestone pavement that stepped on the culvert and stomped his feet gently. Mu Shun introduced attentively: "The roads in the garden have been built, and they are basically bluestone pavements that are once and for all. Time is in a hurry, so there is only a few rows of houses where the servants and gardeners live. Of course, if the owner wants to move in now, he can live temporarily, but if he wants to live comfortably, he has to wait a while to add some houses.

Yesterday, Lu Da and his three men had already handed over the words, saying that their team of people would not be able to hang in the yard after five days because they had to pack up special large tools. Now that the boss is back, he is still busy these days, so he quickly takes out the design drawings so that they can start construction."

Shi Chuan looked around, imagined the garden scene after construction, and said carelessly: "Building a house is actually a very boring process. I hope that Lu Da and the other three learned the methods from me, so I don't ask them to keep an eye on the project every day - just learn the key technologies, and don't have to build bricks and stones with your own hands.

So, during our garden building, Lu Da and his craftsman can still undertake small projects outside... Haha, Lu Da really wants to build the building in our garden, it will take about two or three years. Within these two or three years, the yard is a construction site, with people coming and going, and it is messy. I think I will not move anymore and live in the original house."

Such days were like flowing water. February passed in the blink of an eye, and the spring plowing began immediately. After finishing the spring plowing, Huang E's father took office in mid-March. This guy took the money he wore and indeed moved to Shuyang County, which was what he wanted.

Ancient officials had a catchphrase, saying that it was a misfortune in their lives. When they became the magistrate, they became the magistrate of the prefecture. Not only did they dare not take care of anything, but they also had to be scolded by the magistrate at all times... But when they were unfortunate in their lives, they became the magistrate in the capital. Such a magistrate even dared to point at the nose and scold him. As an official, he could not live as a magistrate.

Because of the money he sometimes supported, Huang's father avoided the fate of "a misfortune in his life", and from then on, he kept talking in front of Shi Chuan. At the same time, the unlucky man who replaced Huang's father, Qu Zhifeng, who failed the exam many times and finally reaped the kindness of his grace to "become a Jinshi" and won this unlucky position. He was considered to have "get what he wished in this life" and became an official.

Once successful, Old Man Qu issued a convening order as soon as he took office, ordering to summon all his subordinates to the Confucian Temple to pay homage to Confucius, and stage a full set of sacrificial ceremonies to welcome Shangguan... In fact, this is asking for a sum of money for office. This is a hidden rule in the officialdom. The yamen runners and officials who are not clean and have unclear accounts will be given a sacrificial fee at this time. After the new official understands the matter, he will divide the money with the Taoist priest and priests, and then seal the past account books, indicating that "the past will not be blamed."

However, this convening order was also sent to Shi Chuan's idle official. The chief coach of Wuxiang Tuan had no salary, no salary, and had to give money. What's the matter... Shi Chuan stared at this convening order in a daze. After receiving his uncle Lin Xiang's family, Huang E rushed over to explain to Shi Chuan: "Brother doesn't need to go. Brother is appointed from the mansion, but the county is...

I just asked, most of the coaches from other townships did not plan to attend the banquet. They were afraid that the shabby old would make some embarrassing requests, which would make the magistrate angry. This shabby is inhumane and the world is not right. I don’t know how powerful the magistrate of Guo has, so I don’t need to pay attention to him.”

Shi Chuan shook the invitation and shook the paper with a thud: "Is it a hidden rule? Isn't it appropriate to go?"

Huang E chuckled: "If my father came to be this official, I might advise you to go, but this magistrate would have caused trouble as soon as he came, I'm afraid it would be a silence. This old man might think that he was the one who was the one who was in the end anyway, and he was not afraid of others' discussions. Brother, you coaches are all appointed from Fucheng. The magistrate of Haizhou wants to be dismissed, but Fucheng refuses to agree to the rebellion - you will calm down after all.

This shabby thing is a ignorant thing. I am afraid that my brother will really go there. Maybe the only one who will go there is, and the old man caught him. He thought his brother was a soft persimmon and would continue to ask for help in the future... Instead of being impatient and annoyed Old Man Qu in the future, it would be better to follow the crowd now."

Shi Chuan shook the invitation again and said in a deep thought: "E-niang, this is not what I think about. Shi Yanei notified me a few days ago that the person who went to Tongxi would be back in the next few days... Zhang Zhizhou was too smart, and I was afraid that this case would be backfired if Zhang Zhizhou got into the hands of Zhang Zhizhou.

This old man is so good. He looks restless. The case has come to such a restless, stubborn, and confused old man, which is exactly what I want. I plan to take this opportunity to get familiar with him."

Huang E thought for a while: "Since that's the case, my brother will take me back and let Mo Shao lead everyone to continue studying. I happened to go back to the city to settle my aunt."

Shi Chuan lifted the post to the table: "Your aunt is also a person who loves tossing. She has been away for a long distance and has been walking for a whole year... By the way, on February 25, it's time for the imperial examination to be released. Is there any news about the capital? Huang Yu, Luo Wangjing, your uncle, have you passed the imperial examination?"

"It's not that fast. The capital city probably has already released the results, but it will take at least one month to reach Haizhou. If the canal is unobstructed and it will be around twenty days, it will be until the end of March."
Chapter completed!