Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

We arranged everyone in the tents, which was a bit crowded. But there was nothing we could do as the number of tents was limited. We had to just stay where we were for now. There were more than 2000 people here.

We need to buy some more tents.

Write down everything you need and then take a break.

The next morning, Zhao Yuanzhen took her team of horse-drawn carriages to Yanshan Prefecture.

It also took two days to walk. This cement road needs to be repaired as soon as possible, it wastes too much time.

It was already dark when we arrived, and there was nothing we could do, so we could only find a place to stay.

After a night's rest and breakfast, I rushed to the dental clinic.

Because she bought a lot, several dental shops got together to buy so much, and one shop didn't have enough.

100 cooks were bought. Cooking in the canteen requires skills and is also related to food safety. Zhao Yuanzhen still wants to replace all the cooks with her own people. The rough work can be hired. Among these people, there are both men and women, so a group of them can be hired.

After hiring a cook and a house with a large yard, Zhao Yuanzhen planned to use it as her warehouse in Yanshan to facilitate the storage of things.

The person was transferred to the newly purchased yard and arranged to live in it. The house was furnished and could be moved in after just some cleaning.

Zhao Yuanzhen took Zhang Qingyan, Lan Ying and others to buy some fabric.

Each person has a set of bedding, inner clothes, outer clothes, shoes, socks, etc.

At least 1 people should be prepared.

The cloth shop doesn't have that much cotton and cloth anymore.

Zhao Yuanzhen simply removed the quilt and mattress and had them customized in the mall, saving labor and time.

The custom-made quilt has a cotton back and a linen lining. The quilt weighs eight kilograms and the mattress weighs two kilograms.

All that's left is to buy fabrics for inner and outer garments, shoes, and socks.

One cloth shop didn't have enough cloth in stock, so he bought from several.

I bought more than 1 taels of cloth, which cost me more than 1500 taels in total. The needles and thread were all given by the store. I saved a lot of money.

All of these were transported back and placed in the newly purchased house.

Zhao Yuanzhen put all the things he bought into the house, including the custom-made quilt. It would take until tomorrow to complete all the work, so Zhao Yuanzhen decided to wait in Yanshan Mansion for a day.

I also went to buy some daily necessities and dishes.

I also took a lot from space.

During the past two days in Yanshan Prefecture, I have been doing a lot of shopping. There is no other way because the quantity needed is too large.

After the quilts were completed, Zhao Yuanzhen placed them in a temporary warehouse.

The servants brought here had all taken loyalty pills, so it was very convenient for Zhao Yuanzhen to store things there.

30 carriages were loaded with bedding for 5000 people, cloth, personal items to be distributed, and various meats, vegetables, eggs, etc.

A large group of people and cars returned to Xiaoshan County.

In the past few days, many people have come one after another.

All the people have been registered.

Age, place of origin, skills, what one wants to do, whether one is literate, etc. are all recorded.

It's March now, and the temperature is slowly rising, reaching above zero during the day.

It's time to start tidying up and building the house.

Start by measuring the land and determining the approximate locations of various buildings.

Zhao Yuanzhen plans to build three canteens: Canteen One, Canteen Two, and Canteen Three.

The three canteens are built at two-fifths, three-fifths and four-fifths of the floor, so that people living in the residential area will not be too far away from the canteens.

The canteen imitates Zhuangzi's canteen and is also a two-story structure.

The first floor is the cafeteria and the second floor is the place for leisure and entertainment.

A canteen must accommodate at least 3000 people, so the area cannot be too small.

The area is about 6000 square meters, with a specification of 100X60.

Among them, 1500 square meters are used to build a back kitchen and a food window, and 500 square meters are used to set up a circle of stalls to sell various special snacks, which are purchased with one's own money to improve the food.

There were a lot of people, some were laying the foundation, some were sorting building materials, and some were mudding, it looked like the work was in full swing.

Zhao Yuanzhen requested that the cafeteria's floor, windows, workbenches, walls, etc. should all be made of cement with a darker color. This would make it easier to clean up later. If the cement floor and walls get dirty, they can be simply washed with water.

There were so many people that three canteens were built together, and even then there were still many people left.

Let’s all go and build the road. Zhao Yuanzhen will go find the county magistrate first.

"Hello, County Magistrate."

"Well, what's the matter?"

The county magistrate received a notice from the imperial court and fully cooperated with Zhao Yuanzhen's construction tasks, settling people from all over the country into household registration, providing various welfare benefits, etc.

I don’t think you’re going to buy land or a shop again.

"I want to build a road from Xiaoshan County to Yanshan Prefecture."

"Isn't there a road? And it's an official road."

This official road has been in use for many years.

"Yes, but I want to build a cement road, and it will be different from the original route. This route can save half the time to the capital. Don't worry, sir. I will pay for the repair myself and provide the staff. I just need your approval."

Repairing such roads between prefectures and cities requires the approval of the government.

"Okay, then you go ahead and build it. Draw me a rough outline of the route so I can keep it on file."

Only a fool would not agree to such a good thing that can save you half the journey and you don’t have to spend any money or effort on it.

"Okay, my lord."

Zhao Yuanzhen took the map and gave him a rough outline.

The county magistrate registered the matter and indicated that Zhao Yuanzhen could come and repair it at any time.

"Sir, I want to repair the main roads in our county into cement. Is that possible? Of course, I will pay for it and provide the manpower."

"Of course, go ahead and fix it. Just report all the routes you want to fix."

"Yes, sir. I just need you to post a notice that no one is allowed to walk on the concrete surface for three days while the road is being repaired."

If the cement floor is not dry, it is best to avoid being stepped on. Three days will be enough.

"Okay, I'll put up the notice in a moment."

"Okay, thank you, sir."

After Zhao Yuanzhen had asked for all the necessary instructions, she was ready to start construction.

It is already March now, and basically everyone who should have come from all over the country has arrived, so everyone is basically here.

There are people in total, plus Zhao Yuanzhen’s own 300-plus people, there are more than people.

Among them, more than 2600 people are responsible for construction and daily tasks, 2000 people are responsible for road construction, and the remaining 8000 people are responsible for reclaiming wasteland.

Before starting work, you have to prepare the tools and buy oxen and plows.

She still had to go to Yanshan Prefecture.

Recently, these horse-drawn carriages have formed a transport team, with 20 of them going to the provincial capital to transport various items and food, and the rest transporting construction materials to construction sites at home.

Zhao Yuanzhen rode to the provincial capital himself and planted a lot of seeds, various grains, vegetables, etc. He also bought 1000 cows and 100 plows. The plows were the most advanced, which were not available in the Daliang Dynasty.

The other farm tools were also the most advanced ones, and all kinds of materials were purchased and placed in the warehouse of the purchased yard. The plow was not put in, as I had to take it out myself.

There were not so many cows in Yanshan Prefecture, so Zhao Yuanzhen let the cows out of the city, tied up the plows, put them on the cows, and drove them into the city.

The transport team sent people to take over, and a huge team of horse-drawn carriages and more than 1000 strong oxen followed back to Xiaoshan County.

We attracted a lot of attention along the way. Some people asked why there were so many cows. It turned out that we were buying land all over the country.

After arriving in Xiaoshan, we gave the cows a day to rest and then distributed them.

The planting and land reclamation team consists of 8000 people and 1000 cows, with 8 people in a group and one cow in a group.

Each group elects a team leader to be responsible for overall management of various issues, then selects one person to be in charge of the safety and feeding of the oxen, one person to manage various farm tools, and another person to be responsible for signing in at work.

Every 10 groups form a team. Each team also has a captain who is responsible for all team issues and a deputy captain who is responsible for recording work and supervising tasks.

Ten teams form a brigade, and then a brigade captain and a deputy brigade captain are selected. These two people are Zhao Yuanzhen's own people.

The team leader will issue daily tasks, conduct inspections at night, and check the attendance of each group.

Of course, the most important thing is to lead them to learn new farming techniques.

In this way, there were a total of 10 teams, with 20 captains and deputy captains, all of whom were farmers brought by their families.

These farmers were all trained by Zhao Yuanzhen himself and had taken loyalty pills, so he felt at ease.

Various farm tools were also distributed according to the groups, with the tools neatly matched and distributed for optimal mutual assistance within the group.

Those who received the farm tools looked at them with curiosity and touched them gently. They were all made of iron and were a little different from the farm tools they had seen before. Everyone held the items allocated to them with care.

Wooden signs are hung for the cows of each team, and the cows are gathered together for feeding after work every day. Once the canteen is built, a cowshed will be built. Each group has its own cowshed and is required to manage the feeding of the cows, the hygiene of the cowshed, etc.

This is considered the biggest asset of each group and cannot be taken lightly.

Zhao Yuanzhen specially appointed two servants who were good at feeding cattle, and later taught these people in detail how to feed cattle.

After distributing the tools, Zhao Yuanzhen planned to hold a meeting.

These people have been here for such a long time, and Zhao Yuanzhen has been thinking about holding a meeting for everyone once they are all here. Some things still need to be explained in advance, so let's use courtesy first and then force.

They have come from thousands of miles away, so she will not treat them unfairly, but the necessary rules must still be followed. Without rules, there will be no order.

He asked his servant to notify everyone to gather at the building materials square, and then he held a simple meeting and asked everyone to put aside the work at hand.

He asked someone to clean up the building materials square and put a table there so that he could stand on it. He also made a large loudspeaker out of paper.

There are so many people here, I’m afraid they can’t hear me.

I don’t know whether this big paper speaker is effective or not.

After a while, people came over slowly.

Zhao Yuanzhen asked them to stand in a circle around her, and started the meeting when everyone was present.

There were too many people, and we waited for more than half an hour before everyone arrived.