Chapter 696 Xiaoan Village Development and Construction Planning Meeting

Yan Yu held a meeting with the adults at the quarry in the evening.

The location was chosen at the home of the village chief, and several village elders were also there.

She didn't talk much and got straight to the point.

"I think all your grandfathers and uncles have heard that our village wants to build a waterwheel by the river. It not only needs to be able to divert water, but also be connected to the mill. It would be even better if it can also pound rice. We have the drawings and we have confirmed them many times. , can be built, but each village has different conditions, and copying others may not be suitable for our Xiao'an village, so I want my grandfather and uncles to help give advice. "

"We also want to plan the water canals in the village. It is best to have them open throughout the village so that we no longer have to go to the river to carry water."

Yan Yu looked at Grandpa Luo.

Village Chief Luo cleared his throat and said: "Why did you come to Guanzhou? I won't ask. Our great scholar, Yan, said that you officials are not necessarily bad people. You may be confused when you are in a hurry." If you do something wrong, you will be sentenced and punished by the court. You have suffered a lot in the quarry, but in our case, let’s not mention the first one.

Our village is full of honest country people. They can see one-third of an acre of their own land with their eyes. Anyone who can help us work and help us make the village better is a good person. We will definitely want it. favor.

"We only came to our village last year and have little foundation, so we have assigned work points. You will help us work and we will record them all for you. We will teach our children how to read, build walls, work in the fields, help us dig canals, and build water trucks. Herding cattle and sheep, chopping trees and wood, cutting grass, starching hides..."

Village Chief Luo spoke very slowly, thinking carefully for fear that he would say something wrong. When it came to the work in the village, he spoke quickly without even thinking about it. He just opened his mouth and slipped out.

"...These jobs are all given points. If you want to exchange these work points for food, you will get points. If you want to change cloth, leather, needles, thread, brains, etc., if you want to raise a living animal, you can exchange it for rabbits and chickens. As long as our village has it, you can exchange it for it. Change whatever you want.”

Yan Yu silently answered in his heart: As long as there is a share.

The people below were not surprised.

Mr. Kang told them all this.

And not only that, the work points in Xiaoan Village can also be exchanged for bricks and stones to build a house.

The more work points, the greater the contribution to the village. The Yan great scholar in the village chief's mouth, that is, the current Huju Yan Hushu, is also in charge of their most important matter, the redemption and release of the country.

Compared with the life in the quarry, the life in Xiao'an Village is like heaven and earth. Seeing it is worse than hearing it a hundred times. After witnessing the life of the Kang family, how can they not be distracted.

After working all day today, they could see clearly what kind of people were in this village.

Several village elders have the unique life wisdom of farmers.

They can't tell any great truths, but they can see the truth in things.

There are no rules and regulations, it all depends on your heart.

Try to be fair and just in everything you do.

The people in this village, probably because of their experience of escaping from famine, particularly cherish their current stable life, and regard the current spring plowing as a top priority. Because their families are involved in the same place, you help me and I help you, each performing his own duties. Farming is very efficient.

The men, women, and children all had a cheerful vitality that was completely different from those of them who had crawled out of the quarry.

Of course, I have to mention the Yan family, which has three talented people.

The child who just spoke is the second son of the Yan family and the only male member of the Yan family in the village.

The Yan family is in an absolute leadership position in Xiaoan Village.

No one in this village has anything bad to say about the Yan family, and they highly respect them.

The Yan family had a deep network of connections and could talk to the King of England. Moreover, the general banner of Yan Erxiucai was personally given by the King of England.

When Xiao'an Village called for troops, General Yan responded to the call and took away hundreds of strong men in the village.

If it weren't for the shortage of people to work, they might still be unable to get out of the dark quarry.

In short, you must be particularly careful when dealing with the Yan family.

Even in front of the Yan family's child, one should not look down upon him.

People can always unleash their infinite potential in adversity.

No, the first self-recommended person has appeared!

"My ancestor was a carpenter, and he also liked to play with some exquisite creations. He could read pictures, and he also dabbled in garden construction."

"This uncle is a talented man, please come over here!" Yan Yu happily asked the person aside.

Grandpa Kang was responsible for the construction of the waterwheel, and this person would be under his control from now on.

Old Man Kang smiled and talked to the person. It was obvious that the two had known each other before.

Soon a few more people came forward, all of whom were the talents that Old Man Kang had mentioned before who could contribute to the waterwheel project.

Yan Yu made a gesture to Brother Er Tie in the corner.

The second iron came sliding by.

Yan Yu whispered a few words.

Ertie nodded and walked out of the main room.

After a while he turned back and brought back a large wooden board and a wooden frame.

The wooden frame is set up, and the big wooden board is put up.

The layout map of Xiaoan Village brought by Yan Yu has a place to put it.

The paper unfolded.

Everyone involuntarily stretched their heads forward to take a closer look.

A few glances revealed that this was a map of the village.

Several attentive prisoners also paid more attention to the texture of the paper.

fine.

It's not paper commonly used in government offices.

That is not the fish scale picture of the official government.

Yan Yu let them all take a look, and then said:

"Our village is surrounded by mountains to the north, rivers to the east, dense forests to the south, and my father's recruit camp to the west."

"We plan to grow rice in these areas near the river, and the rest will be dry fields."

"Here, here, and here are all unowned wastelands. Rent is waived within three years of reclamation. We want to open up as much land as possible, so we won't do this and then that. We need to allocate time reasonably and make progress at the same time."

"This is the cattle and sheep pen of our village. Currently, cattle and sheep are raised together. Some of the cattle of each family are rented out, and some are kept at home to feed themselves. The sheep are raised together, and each family has its own mark. The cattle and sheep must be released to graze every day. Our initial idea is to find several suitable pastures for grazing, regardless of whether they are inside or outside the pass, and graze cattle and sheep in rotation throughout the four seasons. In this way, the pressure of storing grass for winter will be reduced a lot."

"There is no well in our village at present. It is close to the river. For drinking water and irrigation, we have to go to the river to fetch water. If we can find the water veins, it is better to dig a few wells. Of course, we should focus on the canals first. There is no rush to dig wells, and we can discuss it slowly. "

"There are several tall buildings in the village, which can also be called arrow towers. They were built to prevent the Beirong from entering the village to plunder. Our village relies on these arrow towers to kill enemies. Although the Beirong has been destroyed by the Guanzhou army, we want to live here for a long time. No one can predict what will happen in the future. It is certain to build a high wall around the village. Whether to increase the arrow towers and whether to increase the height if we build them, we have no idea. We hope that all the grandfathers and uncles can help us think about it carefully. "

The village elders nodded continuously.

It was too scary for the Beirong to enter the village!

It was like a dream to be able to defend it at that time.

But now the best archers Hu Da and Hu Er are no longer in the village. Only Xiao Er's mother is still there. If something really happens, we can't just rely on Yan Er's wife.

No, it's General Yan's wife.

Tell me, she's an official's wife, how can she order people around like this?

Xiaoer is right, who knows what will happen in the future, the high wall still needs to be built, and it will be built after the busy farming season.

Living inside the wall, they feel at ease! (End of this chapter)