I am engaged in construction in Datang

Wang Youfu's engineering team was established on the day of the first snow.

"Auspicious snow means a good harvest. This is a good sign." Wang Youfu invited everyone to have tea and drinks in the restaurant. She stood up and raised her glass to all the workers in the construction team.

Because the recruitment was open to both men and women, a middle-aged woman also appeared in Wang Youfu's team.

She wanted to recruit more ladies, but unfortunately no one was willing to come...

Everyone else is making sarcastic remarks.

"What kind of engineering project do you, a woman, want to do? Do you know how to mix mud and lay bricks?"

"I don't know how your husband can stand being surrounded by men all day long!"

"It's a waste that you married such a good match. If I were asked to marry, I would definitely not go through the same trouble as you did."

Wang Youfu sighed. Few people dared to say anything bad about Master Li now, so they all rushed towards her.

In order to dispel the rumors, Master Li even went on several trips with her and told others that they had a close personal relationship.

"Mrs. Youfu, don't worry about that." Li Yin took out a lot of letters of different sizes and handed them to her: "Hehe, I was scolded even worse before!"

"Director Lu was also scolded, as was Miss He Qizhen, my Xiaochun, Xiaoxia... and even Dongdong."

"But so what?"

Wang Youfu looked at the letter in his hand, and suddenly he felt enlightened, as if he had seen a road paved with thorns after clearing away the fog.

After all, there are only a few people who dare to walk at the beginning, but as long as the first and second people step on it, the sharp thorns will be smoothed out little by little, and the later ones will not be so afraid.

The meal brought everyone closer together. When everyone was leaving, Wang Youfu called out to the lady who didn't fit in.

"Aunt Niu..."

Wang Youfu said, "Please wait a moment."

"Madam." The aunt had a sallow complexion. She bowed to Wang Youfu and then stood still.

"Do you have enough money at home?"

"Enough." Aunt Niu smiled and said, "Madam took away my cloth and patterns at a high price, so my eldest son has money for medicine..."

"Now is the off-season for farming, and Madam's engineering team is looking for a cook, and I happen to have a good skill."

Wang Youfu was silent, then asked, "Your son, now...?"

"It's okay for now." The woman smiled and seemed to have accepted her fate.

Wang Youfu nodded silently, and when she turned around to see Master Li, she asked him, "This disease is a bit like diabetes and gangrene, and she wondered if it could be cured."

……

Civilians selected from the public and soldiers selected from the army were brought to the same barracks.

There are quite a lot of people.

There were a thousand civilians and about two thousand five hundred soldiers.

After that, there will be a second and third round of screening, and finally only 850 people will be able to go to sea.

Lin Shuisheng and his friends were all selected.

The conditions in the military camp are average, and there are many rules.

On the first day they came in, they stood at attention for half a day and practiced marching in step for another half a day.

"Brother Shuisheng, what can you practice if you just stand still?"

"Who knows?" Lin Shuisheng moved his stiff hands and feet. They had to eat a big pot meal at noon, then take a nap, and continue training in the afternoon.

Several people came to the cafeteria, took their own rice bowls and lined up.

Before we could start chatting, we heard a commotion ahead.

"You're just giving me these to eat?" a man yelled, "Is this edible? What is this steamed bun made of?"

"And this dish, this is swill!"

"If you want to eat, eat. If you don't want to eat, get out!" The man who served the food looked mighty and strong, and his stern face was enough to scare people.

"Brewed!" The troublemaker spat and turned away: "Get lost if you want. How can I train in the afternoon if you don't give me food?"

After the man left, the man serving the food looked around and said, "If anyone else doesn't want to eat, leave as soon as possible."

"Also, eat as much as you can, and get out of here if you waste anything!"

The cafeteria suddenly fell silent. Some people who had received their meals could not help crying. They had originally wanted to throw the food away secretly, but now they could only swallow it.

"Brother Shuisheng."

Lin Shuisheng made a silent gesture and said, "Don't eat too much later. Eat a little to get used to the situation. Otherwise, you may not have the energy to train in the afternoon."

"They are telling us that if we can't hold on any longer, we should leave as soon as possible. After all, if something happens at sea, there will be nothing to eat. Even stale rice will be a luxury. There is no point in being so particular!"

Lin Shuisheng glanced at the soldiers who were busy eating over there, as if they were used to it.

"Look at those soldiers."

A group of people looked over there and saw that the soldiers were following orders and looked calm.

"Why don't you just ask the soldiers to go out to sea? Why do you need us..."

"We may not have enough soldiers who are good at swimming, and this is not a water city in the south, so we can only recruit good soldiers from the people."

On that day, countless people suffered from stomach upset.

When they gathered early the next morning, Lin Shuisheng estimated that nearly a hundred people were missing.

The training was the same as before, first standing at attention and then running in step.

Today, some more small requirements have been added, such as keeping your whole body tense when standing at attention and not asking others to pull your arms apart.

The meal at noon was still very unpalatable, and there was no charcoal or firewood to keep warm at night, so we had to just endure it.

After seven days, the soldiers were still fine, but most of the civilians had left.

"Brother Shuisheng, I can't hold on any longer."

Lin Shuisheng sighed and looked at the youngest brother in his group: "If you really feel that you can't do it, then go home."

"It's okay, we won't laugh at you."

half a month later.

The first large-scale elimination began. A group of people stood on the deck of a wooden boat, and the river trackers pulled the tow ropes hard to simulate the scene of the ship swaying on the sea.

Some people were so scared that their legs went limp, while others felt dizzy and couldn't stop vomiting.

This time, even many soldiers were eliminated.

Only two friends of Lin Shuisheng were still holding on. The three of them had firm eyes and were not afraid of any difficulties or obstacles.

Over the next few days, various types of elimination screening continued until only the last 1000 people were left.

There were only 107 civilians, and the rest were all soldiers.

"According to the Gregorian calendar, it is already the beginning of December." The man paced with his hands behind his back, standing at the front of the crowd.

"In three days, I will take you to the coast to have a look and let you experience the magnificence of the sea."

After all, rivers and the sea are different. Only after truly experiencing the dangers of the sea can you determine the final candidate.

Li Yin thought about screening soldiers directly in the coastal areas, but the operation was too troublesome. Everything she was looking for had strategic value, and some places along the coast were beyond her reach, so she simply gave up.

"After seeing the sea, you will have one last chance to give up. If you retreat again, you will be treated as deserters."

"During the next six months, I will teach you various survival skills at sea, and I will also select you as a team leader, captain, or even a brigade commander based on your performance."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the ship will be completed by next summer or autumn."

"Gentlemen, the day you return in the future will be the day when our Great Tang truly rises in the world. You will all contribute your lives to this cause, and your deeds will be recorded in the annals of history."

The man saluted the thousand people and said, "Let's encourage each other this time!"

Thousands of people returned the greeting, and the sound was deafening.

"We should encourage each other with you!"