Each platoon leader took the team out, stopped the team at different planned locations, and distributed tools to the soldiers to start building the rammed earth city wall. Building the city wall is very simple, just follow Yang Peng's plan to dig earth from the outside of the city wall.
, and then fill the soil into the planned position of the city wall. The excavated place will become a moat. When water is diverted from the Haihe River, the moat will become a moat. The soil accumulated on the city wall will be tamped with stone piers.
, it became a rammed earth city wall and the inner foundation of the brick city wall.
The most arduous task of building the city wall is ramming the soil. Each layer of soil must be compacted. During the operation, more than a dozen people use ropes to pull a large stone mill from different directions. Everyone shouts in unison to pull the stone mill and wave the stone mill.
, then pull the rope and let the stone mill hit the soil of the city wall heavily to compact the soft soil. Repeat this step again and again until all the soil is compacted.
Doing this work of rammed earth is very laborious and it is heavy physical work. After the rammed earth city wall is built, the brick laying and battlement building are left to the masons. The city wall project planned by Yang Peng is not small. The perimeter of the city wall is 10,000
Kilometer is a square with each side measuring 750 meters. The city wall is five meters high and three meters wide, with a horse face built every twenty meters.
The so-called horse face is a pier protruding outward on the city wall, which facilitates soldiers on the wall to attack enemies climbing the wall from the side. The design idea of this defensive facility in the Ming Dynasty is similar to the bastion of later generations, and the purpose is to form a multi-directional
Cross fire. Yang Peng absorbed the advantages of the bastion during the design and designed the horse face as a protruding triangle to facilitate cross fire on the city wall to attack enemies climbing the horse face.
Calculated in this way, the entire city wall of Xiwangzhuang New City requires more than 50,000 earthworks. On average, each soldier has to do more than 20 earthworks of rammed earth walls, carrying stone mills on their shoulders and backs to compact them. Calculating, it takes four jobs,
Five months. However, the food given by Yang Peng contained vegetables, meat, and meat, which was fully nutritious. Doing physical work with adequate nutrition and adequate rest was good for the body. Speaking of which, although the two thousand servants recruited by Li Zhi
They are healthy, but not strong enough by the standards of soldiers. Building rammed earth walls can help these soldiers exercise their muscles and become a qualified soldier as soon as possible physically.
In addition to the arrangement of soldiers, Yang Peng also arranged for officer candidates. Zhang Xiang personally served as the leader of the selection group, which facilitated Yang Peng to control the army. Cheng Shijie and Duan Zhixian were the two captains of the original soldier group, and now they naturally
He served as two battalion commanders of the Selection Regiment. There were also two battalion commander positions, and Yang Peng decided to let Zhan Jinguo take the position of one of them. In these troubled times, being a military general has a better future than managing a salt factory. Yang Peng is determined to take this position.
The good position of battalion commander is reserved for his brothers. And if Yang Peng has Zhan Jinguo to lead the troops, it will also be a shock to others and will make Yang Peng's position as the head of the family more stable. Zhan Jinguo is already the general manager of the salt factory.
I have been training for several months and have developed certain management skills. Now I am moving to the position of battalion commander to continue to hone my skills.
After making up his mind, Li Zhi rode to the textile factory to find Zhan Jinguo. Yang Peng entered the factory and saw Zhan Jinguo walking around the factory with an assistant. Yang Peng called Zhan Jinguo, and he saw Yang Peng
, ran over with his assistant.
"Brother, are you here?" "I haven't been here these days, how is the salt factory doing lately?" Li Xing clapped his hands proudly and said, "I'm just waiting for you to ask me! Under my management, the salt factory will be doing well this month.
The factory's output increased by half, with a monthly output of more than 31,000 quintals of salt. In addition, I organized outstanding salt workers to teach other yarn workers their experience, and this month seawater consumption dropped by 7 quintals!"
Tilting his head, Zhan Jinguo said: "Brother, you are going to give me a reward of silver!" Yang Peng spat: "You have the nerve to tell me a small number like seven dan?" Zhan Jinguo said dissatisfied: "
It's a saving to some extent! I don't have the guidance of the immortals on the seaside, so I can only engage in this kind of petty trouble!" After saying this, Zhan Jinguo pulled his assistant to the front and said loudly: "Brother,
I want to recommend you my assistant.”
Yang Peng glanced at the assistant: "Oh?" "Brother, I'm afraid you have forgotten it. His name is Zheng Hui, he is our fellow countryman. He learned the training in the salt factory in two months, and he is very familiar with the management of the factory.
It's clear that the production of more than half of the salt this month is all due to him." Zheng Hui was pushed to the front by Zhan Jinguo. He was a little nervous and said, "I have met the master of the family," and he knelt down to salute Yang Peng.
Yang Peng also put on airs in front of his subordinates, and waited for him to finish his salute before saying: "No courtesy! You did a good job, and you helped to occupy the Jin Kingdom!" Zheng Hui stood up after hearing this, with a happy face, and stood there
He stopped talking. After praising Zheng Hui, Yang Peng said sternly to Li Xing: "Zhan Jinguo, I'm going to change your position! Let you change your position!"
Zhan Jinguo blinked and thought for a while, but felt that Yang Peng had no position greater than the general manager of the salt factory, and murmured: "Brother, what position do you want to give me? Isn't my general manager doing a good job?
?" Yang Peng patted Zhan Jinguo on the shoulder and said, "I want you to be a general and the battalion commander of the selection group."
Zhan Jinguo's eyes lit up and he asked: "Being a battalion commander? How many people are in charge?" Yang Peng said: "Now you are in charge of 500 people. But being a battalion commander is different from being a factory manager. Being a battalion commander is a general, and you have to deal with it.
Soldiers are responsible for their daily life, food, work, training, and operations! They have greater power." After a pause, Yang Peng added: "And the selection group will be expanded in the future, and your battalion commander will become the regiment commander."
Zhan Jinguo rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay! It sounds good!" Yang Peng said: "Being a general is so majestic. You can take a group of people with you wherever you go. When there is a war, you can command the soldiers to charge into battle.
, which is very different from being the general manager of a salt factory!”
Zhan Jinguo thought for a while and said with some worry: "But I can't lead troops to fight?" Li Zhi said slowly: "I can learn if I don't. I will learn it bit by bit through training and practice. My new military skills
It's a flintlock gun, and the way of fighting is completely different from before. No one has experience. You learn things very quickly, and you can master it within a few months."
Zhan Jinguo said loudly: "Okay, then I will be the battalion commander for my eldest brother!" Yang Peng nodded and said no more. Yang Peng left Liu Zhiliang for the last battalion commander position in the front group.
Liu Zhiliang managed the soap workshop very well and was a rare managerial talent. He was also a close confidant of Yang Peng, so Yang Peng felt more at ease leaving his troops in his hands.
Liu Zhiliang was to be the battalion commander, and the soap workshop needed a general manager. Yang Peng thought for a while and simply asked Li Yousheng to take charge of the soap workshop. Now Yang Peng's business is getting bigger and bigger, and almost all the people who fought with Yang Peng in the beginning have been replaced.
After receiving a job in the industry, everyone now recognizes Yang Peng as the boss, but Li Yousheng is not as recognized as Yang Peng. However, Li Yousheng is a shrewd person, and he is in good health under the age of forty and can still manage. The soap factory is the most
The key thing is that the secret formula cannot be leaked. As one of the first beggars taken in by Yang Peng, the possibility of leaking the formula is extremely slim. Li Yousheng is a reliable candidate.
Seeing the juniors all getting rich following Yang Peng, the old guy Li Yousheng was also a little greedy. Yang Peng asked him to be the general manager, and he immediately agreed happily. As for the candidate for the general manager of the salt factory, Yang Peng chose one of the first batch of beggars.
Zheng Yuan. Although Zheng Yuan was a little shy in the past, that was caused by his poor life. After working as an assistant in the past few months, his mental outlook has completely changed. He is very serious about his work and can be regarded as an excellent manager.
Zheng Yuan was overjoyed when he was promoted from assistant to general manager of the salt factory. That night, Zheng Yuan knocked on the door of Buzhuang and bought six feet of purple silk before returning home. Zheng Yuan got off work at Xu every day and came home late, and his wife Qu
Tian Qu was used to eating by herself. This day, Tian Qu was sitting on the bed spinning yarn when she saw Zheng Yuan walking into the house mysteriously with his hands behind his back. She covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Why are you tiptoeing like a thief!
"
After her husband was promoted to assistant in the salt factory, he earned five or two months' worth of money, and the economic conditions of Zheng Yuan's family suddenly became much better. Apart from anything else, Ms. Qu had the confidence to eat some eggs and pork every day. The woman's family has a small appetite, even if it is
It only costs 5 cents of silver to eat some meat for a month. Mrs. Qu can afford it now. She has been married to Zheng Yuan for ten years and has not given up even when she becomes a beggar. Mrs. Qu only laments that the hard days are finally over. Now at home
The conditions are good, she has status in front of other women, and she speaks louder. She is in a good mood, and her whole body is much plumper. Originally, Ms. Qu looked like she was in her thirties, but now she only looks like her age.
Twenty-eight years old.
She was in a better mood, and her attitude towards her husband was better. Although Zheng Yuan was on tiptoe, Mrs. Qu just thought her husband was joking with her, and still talked to Zheng Yuan with a smile. In the past, Ms. Qu would not have bothered to pay attention to Zheng Yuan. I heard
Qu asked, Zheng Yuan smiled, sat on the bed with his hands behind his back, and said, "Madam, I have recently been thinking that we should buy a house!" Qu stopped the spinning machine and asked, "Buy a house?"
Zheng Yuan said: "Yes, buy a house! Buy a single-family two-story house!" After hearing Zheng Yuan's words, Qu's eyes flashed with excitement. Women have a natural desire for the sense of security of owning their own house.
Ms. Qu didn’t want to rent a house for the rest of her life. But after thinking about it, she said hesitantly: “Husband, although your monthly income has been increased in the past few months, it’s only been a few months and we have only saved twenty.
How can I buy a house in TJ City with an extra taels of silver? I hope a two-story house in the city will cost at least six to seventy taels!"
Zheng Yuan shook his head and said: "If we don't have enough money, the owner can lend it to us. But we don't buy a house in Cangzhou, we buy a house in Hope Village!" Mrs. Qu was stunned when she heard Zheng Yuan's words, and murmured: "Hope
The house of the village? The Hope Village where Yang Peng was an official?" "Exactly!" Zheng Yuan said loudly: "Now the boss has expanded the Hope Village to the size of a county town, and will gradually move the salt factory and soap workshop there.
Mainly, we need to build thousands of two-story independent houses in the city and sell or rent them to workers. I am now the general manager of the salt factory, so of course I have to take the lead in buying a big one! We will buy one with six rooms."
Listening to her husband's talk becoming more and more mysterious, Mrs. Qu couldn't react, so she interrupted and said, "Are you the general manager of the factory? Aren't you the assistant in the third workshop? Why did you become the general manager?" Zheng Yuan chuckled, and then
He slowly said: "Zhan Jinguo was transferred to the First Battalion of the Hope Village Xuanfeng Regiment as the battalion commander, so I filled the gap and became the general manager of the salt factory." Hearing Zheng Yuan's words, Qu was stunned.
It took him a while to react. Looking at Zheng Yuan, Qu asked: "General manager of the factory, how much monthly salary does he get?" "Fifteen taels! Hehe."
When Mrs. Qu heard Zheng Yuan's words, she looked at Zheng Yuan happily, opened her mouth little by little, and finally grinned upward exaggeratedly and laughed loudly. The more she thought about it, the happier she became. She stood up on the bed excitedly and danced.
He waved his arms and said with a laugh: "Fifteen taels? Get rich, get rich! With fifteen taels a month, my family will live a good life! We will live a good life!"
When he was so excited, he knocked over the spinning machine on the bed, and Mr. Qu didn't know it. Zheng Yuan let his wife jump on the bed and sat at the end of the bed without saying anything. After jumping for one or two minutes, Mr. Qu calmed down, looked at Zheng Yuan and said, "You
Why are you unhappy?" Zheng Yuanyun said calmly: "The head of the family's business is getting bigger and bigger. Since I keep up with the head of the family, I will become prosperous sooner or later. This is a natural thing!"
Mrs. Qu looked at the indifferent Zheng Yuan with some admiration and said, "Husband, you are getting more and more powerful!" "That's natural!" Zheng Yuan smiled, then took out the six-foot purple silk from behind and said with a smile.
"I just bought the purple silk to make a skirt for you!" Mrs. Qu looked at the purple silk in Zheng Yuan's hand and covered her eyes with her hands in surprise, only looking at the six-foot thin and silky silk between her fingers.
Purple silk. After living a hard life, Mrs. Qu never thought that she could wear silk clothes, but for a while she didn't dare to accept the purple silk.
Zheng Yuan pulled Ms. Qu's hand over, put the purple silk on her hand, and said with a smile: "You can sew it yourself, or you can find a tailor to do it. Anyway, we are rich now and don't have to live a tight life anymore."
Got it!" Madam Qu held the purple silk in her hand and stared blankly for a long time. Her eyes changed from surprise to excitement, then to joy, and finally calmed down. After a long silence, she suddenly said: "Husband, I have
Got it!"
Zheng Yuan was stunned for a long time and asked, "What do you have?" Qu's face turned red and she said, "I have a child!" Zheng Yuan's face was full of excitement when he heard this, and he asked loudly: "Are you pregnant?"
Are you on?" Mrs. Qu nodded with a blushing face, then lowered his head and stopped talking.
In the past, Zheng Yuan's family had no money, and the couple were afraid that they would starve to death after giving birth to a child, so they did not dare to share a house. It was not until Zheng Yuan worked in Yang Peng's soap workshop that he could earn twenty taels a month, so Zheng Yuan and Qu did not share a house.
Half a year later, Mrs. Qu became pregnant. Zheng Yuan's face gradually became full of excitement. His wife was pregnant! He was about to have a child and have offspring. As the male of the Zheng family, he also had to bear the responsibilities
It’s time to take on the responsibility of carrying on the family line. Now in his thirties, I am finally no longer the honest and pitiful Zheng Yuan, and I want to be a father!
The good news came one after another, and Zheng Yuan felt that his breathing was a little short! He grabbed his wife's head, put his mouth on her face, and kissed her hard.
After finishing the layout of the new army and the city wall, Yang Peng used the money he had collected in the past few months to start building construction within the new city wall. The masons and carpenters in Cangzhou and Yingzhou have found things to do throughout this year. I hope that the village will
There are now two groups of masons in the city: one group was hired by Yang Peng to build the barracks for the Selection Regiment, and Tao Youmao's group; the other group came a few days ago to help more than a hundred craftsmen and blacksmiths repair broken houses.
.
The second group of masons and carpenters numbered more than 400 people and had already finished repairing the houses of the gunsmiths. Now Yang Peng hired them all to build factories and villas inside the newly built city wall. Not only did he hire this group of craftsmen, but Li Zhi also
They also sent people to various prefectures and counties near Cangzhou to find more than a thousand masons and carpenters, and hired more than 600 civilian workers to carry bricks and wood, all of whom came to Hope Village to build houses.
More than 2,000 construction workers gathered in Hope Village all of a sudden, and all kinds of materials were moved in and out. It was so lively! The craftsmen who repaired the houses, and the people who repaired the city walls, turned the inside and outside of Hope Village into a huge construction site.
.Only Yang Peng, who has such a big industry, can afford to hire so many craftsmen. In addition, the more than one million taels of silver obtained from the Khitan people also gave Yang Peng the confidence.
Although the city wall has not yet been built, Yang Peng's plan for the "Hope Village" within the city wall has been designed. In the future, not only will the barracks of the Frontier Regiment be located within the city wall, but the salt factory, soap factory and cement workshop will also be within the city wall, and Li
Zhi also plans to plan 7,000 pieces of residential land within the city walls - 5,000 pieces of blank residential land are left vacant for sale, and the other 2,000 pieces of residential land are now used to build "villas".
These villas were built as family residences for workers and soldiers. Hope Village is more than sixty miles away from Cangzhou City. In this era, it would take a day to walk. Since Yang Peng built factories and workshops in Hope Village, the workers would not
Maybe if they continue to live in Cangzhou, they will naturally move their family to Hope Village. In addition, the New Army soldiers, with such a high monthly salary, will get married and start families one by one, so they will naturally need to have homes in Hope Village.
In order to meet these needs, Yang Peng designed three types of villas. The first type of small villa is for ordinary workers and soldiers. It covers an area of 55 square meters and has two floors, which means the usable area is 110 square meters.
There is a main hall, a kitchen, a toilet, and four bedrooms, which is enough for a family to live in. Yang Peng plans to build two thousand such houses and sell or rent them to workers and soldiers.
The cost of building this kind of house for Yang Peng was thirty taels of silver. Including the cost of building the city wall, the cost was forty taels of silver. Yang Peng priced the sale of this kind of house at fifty taels of silver - Yang Peng had a full two thousand
When soldiers protect Hope Village, they must of course make some money from the real estate. In any case, this kind of house is cheaper than the houses in Cangzhou City.
When workers and soldiers don’t have enough savings to buy a house, they can borrow money from Yang Peng, and the repayment will be gradually deducted from the monthly payment. If it is rented, the monthly rent for this kind of house is two cents and seven cents, which is very cheap. Of course, if you are a bachelor or an economic person,
Families in need can share a villa with several family members, which is cheaper.
If the workers have a house in Cangzhou City, and they sell the house in Cangzhou City to buy a villa like this in Hope Village, they will probably have a lot of surplus. If they rent a house in Cangzhou City, they can rent this small villa in Hope Village.
It is also more cost-effective. In addition to the two thousand small villas built by masons, Yang Peng also reserved more than four thousand 55-square-meter blank plots in the city. If the workers and soldiers are satisfied with the small villas provided by Yang Peng,
If you don’t like the villa, you can also buy land and build a house yourself. This kind of land costs twenty taels of silver. After buying the land, you can hire masons and carpenters to build any kind of house.
The second type of villa is for managers and officers. It covers an area of 80 square meters, with a total usable area of 160 square meters on the upper and lower floors. It has a main hall, a dining room, a kitchen, a toilet, and five bedrooms.
It is enough for three generations to live together. Yang Peng plans to build 100 units of this house, all of which will be built in the west of the city.
This kind of villa is priced at 70 taels. If you don’t have enough money, you can borrow money from Yang Peng. If you rent, the monthly rent is 4 taels of silver. If you buy land and build it yourself, the land price is 30 taels. The last type of villa is for high-end
Managers and senior military officers, such as Zhao Jinxi and Zhan Jinguo. This kind of luxury villa covers an area of 140 square meters, surrounded by two-meter-high walls, and 40 square meters within the wall is a courtyard. The building is
The usable area is 200 square meters. It has one more toilet, one study room and one bedroom than the mid-level villa.
These houses are all planned in the best feng shui areas in the west of the city. They are priced at 130 taels, and the rent is 7 taels of silver a month. If you buy the land and build it yourself, the land is 50 taels of silver. In addition to the more than 2,000 large and small villas to be built,
, Yang Peng also planned more than 5,000 blank residential land. In the future, these plots can not only be supplied to soldiers and workers, but can also be sold to businessmen who do business in Hope Village - once the families of workers and soldiers move into Hope Village
Fanjiazhuang will generate huge demand for all walks of life, attracting various merchants, vendors and service industry personnel to settle in Fanjiazhuang. At that time, the empty land will be useful.
Of course, there is one last house in Hope Village, which is Yang Peng's official hall. After Yang Peng's expansion, the original Hope Village has been surrounded by the New Hope Village wall. After the old wall was demolished, the Old Hope Village became the New Hope Village.
Part of it. The original Hope Village was too small, including the shabby official hall. Yang Peng rebuilt a large house with four entrances in the middle of the new Hope Village as the new official hall.
The new official hall will be the heart of New Hope Village. In addition to the simple shacks for themselves to live in, the first thing the craftsmen will build is the new official hall. The masons Ge Laoer and Zhong Min were found by Yang Peng from Yingzhou.
A mason came to build a villa in Hope Village. On the first day he came to Hope Village, Ge Laoer was shocked by Mr. Yang Peng's "cement". This black thing seemed inconspicuous, but the effect was very sharp. With a
Mix sand in a ratio of 5 to 5 and mix it with water to form a sticky substance. It is very effective when used to lay bricks and paint walls. After drying, the cement is very hard and cannot be broken open with a wrench or a stick. It is just like the natural
It is as hard as stone and adheres firmly to bricks.
The effect was much better than Sanhe soil. Everyone said that the head of the Yang family was unusual. He had various new things such as soap and Yang family refined salt. But it was only when he saw this cement that Ge Laoer realized the magic of the Yang family. The next day, he returned
Before construction started, Ge Laoer and Zhong Min went to the cement workshop to get a barrel of cement, and then used it on the construction site. Ge Laoer looked at the cement in the barrel along the way, and the more he thought about it, the more wonderful it became.
, thinking that it will completely replace Sanhetu in the future.
Ge Laoer thought, this cement will definitely be recognized by the market in the future, and it will be spread to various counties in a short time. I just don’t know the price of this cement. If the mason abandons Sanhe soil and uses cement to build a house, will he lose money? If the cement ratio
Sanhe soil is expensive, and the owner who builds the house likes to use cement. The extra cost of using cement must be subsidized by the owner of the house, so the mason will not make any profit. If the cement is cheaper than Sanhe soil, the mason will accept the order at the original price, and the price difference between cement and Sanhe soil will be
Masons can make money in their own pockets!
It used to cost several taels of Sanhe soil to build a yard. If cement was slightly cheaper than Sanhe soil, but the effect was better than Sanhe soil, the mason could earn a lot of money. Now Ge Laoer only earns one or two taels a month by helping others repair their houses.
Two taels of silver, if the cement is cheaper, there is no way he would have to double his income.
Ge Laoer was thinking about it and couldn't help but ask Zhong Min: "How much does Mr. Yang Peng sell this cement per pound?" Zhong Min walked in front of Ge Laoer, but he didn't think too much and answered casually: "
I’ve never heard of Mr. Yang Peng selling cement. Now that Hope Village is covering the city walls with bricks and building ‘villas’, the amount of cement used is so large, I’m afraid there won’t be any extra to sell!”
Ge Lao'er thought about it in his mind, feeling a little uneasy, and asked: "Do you think this cement will be cheaper than Sanhe soil?" Zhong Min looked at Ge Lao'er and said, "This cement looks black, it doesn't look like this."
Very expensive things. But that's not necessarily the case. This is a house built by the Yang family, the Yang family! Maybe it's because the house is of good quality and uses good materials, and it may not necessarily save money compared to Sanhetu!" Ge Laoer had something on his mind and couldn't help but say
: "No! This matter needs to be clarified. Let's go back to the cement workshop and ask?"
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.