Chen Shu immediately went over to pick it up and handed it to He Lanfeng, who put it in his sleeve with a smile.
Qiao Lan withdrew her gaze and pretended as if nothing had happened. Her eyes were dim, her eyes were dim!
However, she looks like a compass.
Is it possible that Mr. Helan is also a time traveler? But why does Mr. Helan never recognize her?
Knowing that she is good at farming, just let her keep farming?
But Mr. Helan doesn't look like a time traveler! His demeanor is that of a native of a noble family, not like someone from their place.
Thinking of the sign in the Ancestral Temple, Qiao Lan took back her thoughts.
To be able to find such a thing in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, it is no big deal that Mr. Helan holds a compass in his hand.
That senior time traveler must have some involvement with the Beijing royal family.
The compass fell to the ground. He Lanfeng didn't explain anything, as if nothing happened. After saying goodbye to Qiao Lan again, he got on his horse and left.
Qiao Lan watched He Lanfeng leave in the direction he was leaving. When he saw that the person was walking away and could no longer see his back, he slowly walked back.
On the way back, Qiao Lan opened the system mini map.
The number function of the mini map can only display the people near her as the center of the circle. Qiao Lan counted and found that the number of people was much less.
The total number of farmers and hidden people living near Anlong Mountain is just over 10,000.
Since the world is in chaos, there is a place for them.
Qiao Lan didn't pay much attention to this. She returned to Zhuangzi and devoted herself to preparing for her lessons on strengthening the country and farming.
Although Anlong Mountain is very good, it also has disadvantages.
Qiao Lan was concerned about the climate changes during the Little Ice Age, so she asked everyone to start building reservoirs to store water after finishing their spring plowing.
Building a reservoir requires various tools for digging into the soil.
There are iron ore and coal mines locally.
Qiao Lan guided the craftsmen to build a small coal stove and began to make ironware by herself.
If placed elsewhere in Beijing, privately digging iron ore to make iron tools would be a serious crime of beheading. Even if Qiao Lan is a female monarch, she only has the right to make iron, not mining.
But here the sky is high and the emperor is far away, no one knows what they are doing here.
Besides, He Lanfeng's raising of troops and horses was not a serious matter at first glance, so why would he care about such a trivial matter as blacksmithing?
Qiao Lan also went to the iron forging workshop to supervise a little bit and taught them how to work.
After more than ten days, several iron tools of different materials were produced in the workshop. Some of them were extremely sharp and could easily be used for blowing hair. There was also an iron tool with an extremely beautiful color that would not rust when exposed to water. The craftsman said
It is white iron, commonly known as stainless steel in the sense of the word.
The masters in the workshop compared it secretly and felt that the front one was better and easier to work with. As for the back one, it was good-looking but not very useful.
Leaving aside the iron tools themselves, they benefited immensely from the knowledge Qiao Lan imparted to them. These days, craftsmanship was an important part of family tradition, and each of them respected Qiao Lan more and more.
Shan Tao, the manager of Zhuangzi, naturally knew about making ironware, but Shan Tao had a lot of work every day and was extremely busy.
It took several days for me to find out about this iron tool.
After knowing that there was such a magic weapon, Shan Tao came to Qiao Lan to inquire about it casually and praised it, "Old lady, I see that this iron tool is sharp and tough. Farmers have more power with this farm tool."
Qiao Lan still knew how important iron tools were. To be honest, the skill of blacksmithing was really nothing in the courses issued by the system.
Qiao Lan was not modest, "Farmer is not just limited to farming and harvesting, there is a lot to learn!"
Shan Tao nodded quickly, saying that he would try his best to cooperate with Qiao Lan, and expressed his sincerity again, "If there is anything you need, Madam, just ask me!"
Qiao Lan was not polite to him, "I want some carpenters, the more, the better. I don't know when this matter will be completed."
carpenter?
Shan Tao: "Don't worry, old lady, I'll have someone make arrangements immediately."
The reservoir near Anlong Mountain had been repaired for two months. Before the halfway period, a large number of people came to Zhuangzi.
Shan Tao came to Qiao Lan and told her about the carpenter's arrival.
After hearing this, Qiao Lan took a look and saw the new carpenters standing together. All of them were wearing rags, with yellow faces and thin muscles. Some of them didn't even have a pair of straw sandals on their feet. She roughly understood where these carpenters came from.
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There is plenty of food in Zhuangzi, so it is not difficult to feed this group of people.
Qiao Lan left Shan Tao to deal with it, then turned back to prepare what he had on hand.
This time, Qiao Lan planned to build a mill and a loom.
There are many rivers near Anlong Mountain, and water power can be used to grind grain and weave cloth. This can save a lot of manpower and do more things.
For carpenters who are skilled in craftsmanship, their skills are passed down from generation to generation and are used for eating. In order not to damage their own sign, every work must be carefully polished.
As a result, it will take a long time!
As soon as the nails came out of the workshop, the industry rules were immediately broken.
Some older craftsmen were proud of their superb craftsmanship and did not want to destroy their own signs with iron nails, a quick method of making tools, so they refused to continue working for Zhuangzi.
Who is Shantao who can be picked on?
If you don’t do it, others will!
Just throw all those old carpenters who showed up to dig earth and coal.
Digging coal is no different than being a carpenter. Not only is the food and accommodation inferior, but also the time for rest is much less. It is still hard physical work all day long without stopping for a moment.
Coupled with the various practical tools Qiao Lan drew with drawings, a bright young man can start carpentry work directly after a few days of training.
When the carpenters who were still staying in Zhuangzi saw this, they all immersed themselves in their work and did not dare to say anything.
The world is not good at all. It's hard to find a master who can give them a meal. They can't lose this job.
In time for the harvest in August, the mills and weaving mills around Zhuangzi were completed one after another.
These mills are built in places with terrain differences. As long as the river water above is moving, the stone mill below will rotate by itself without spending any manpower.
When the mill started grinding wheat, all the farmers were so excited that they lay at the door and watched for a long time.
After reading it, everyone’s faces were full of excitement!
I heard that this mill grinds wheat with water. As long as there is water, it can be ground. The farmers don't know the specific trick. They just know that with such a thing, their kitchens are full of ground wheat.
For them, such a life was unimaginable before!
However, Anlong Mountain is located to the north, and the river will freeze when the weather gets cold, making it impossible to grind wheat.
Shan Tao asked the farmers on Zhuangzi to work alternately day and night to grind out all the wheat.
At the end of the year, Shan Tao was full of energy as he counted the bags of wheat flour piled up in the warehouse.
Qiao Lan also received news about the children at home again.
Her eldest granddaughter Duan Sitong gave birth to a child at the end of the year, a boy. Mother and child are safe and now live in a state capital outside the capital.