No matter how worried I am about how to repay the loan, I have finally solved the current problem. As for what to do at the end of the year? The big deal is to refinance!

However, Zheng Anping did some calculations: If he used all the 150 shi from the harvest of 100 acres to repay the loan, it would take nearly 200 acres to repay the interest; and if he used another 100 acres to repay the principal, it would take about ten years to repay the loan.

, I can still afford one hundred acres every year. Although it is difficult, it is not without hope.

The cost of transporting the logs was paid by Daliang, and the first batch of carpenters arrived with the car. The wood and carpenters had to be transported in three batches. This batch was mainly engineering and technical personnel. They came to stay. So in Cao

While Bao was running around raising money and food, Zheng Anping and others were requisitioning houses in the city. Fortunately, Mr. Lu intervened and knew who were senior technicians and who were just handymen. Each had their own treatment and there was no joke. Because Guan Yi

There are many adversities inside, so this is not a difficult thing.

The most difficult thing was how to place the two hundred prisoners! They had to be placed together to facilitate guarding. However, there was no compound in Guanyi City that could accommodate 200 people. The final result of the discussion was to separate them into two places, one in each.

It was guarded by the accompanying soldiers, and the other area was guarded by Zheng Anping and four others, which was a reluctant solution. Then the houses were requisitioned and civilian residences were transformed into cells suitable for holding prisoners.

A few days later, when all the personnel arrived, Zheng Anping and his friends' hard days began. Managing the prisoners became the core of all work. Breakfast must be prepared for them in the morning and dinner in the evening. The corn shipped from Huayang must be stored in the warehouse. After breakfast,

The prisoners were gathered together and taken to the construction site; they were brought back for dinner in the evening. They were not allowed to rest at night, and the two of them took turns as guards. Thinking that this kind of life would last for three months, they even wanted to die. In the end

, the five people cheered each other up and thought of a way. The four soldiers were responsible for guarding the work at night, and Cao Bao was responsible for guarding the construction site during the day.

But there was good news. The guards told them that, except for the guards, the minimum food standard for carpenters and prisoners was five liters per person per day, not one bucket. This saved Zheng Anping half of his expenses. Everyone was in high spirits.

A few days later, Shan San actually bought calves, lambs, dog puppies and chicken babies. The chickens and dogs were easier to handle, so they were raised in the yard. The same couldn't be said for the cows and sheep, which had to be let out to graze every day.

Wuwang and Wuer are now alive... They did not live in the same courtyard with the prisoners like Zheng Anping, but were arranged in a nearby yard. Dealing with the prisoners, for this group of children

It's still too harsh.

Zhi San also brought a message. The spring equinox was approaching and the first millet of the year was due. Zheng Anping asked how to deliver it and where to transport it. Zhi San said: "If you have everything ready, we will deliver it at night."

Zheng Anping said: "Millions can be prepared day and night. However, there may be inconvenience due to the large number of people coming at night." He told the story about prisoners and carpenters living here. Since there were soldiers guarding the place, if there was too much movement, they might be alerted.

Zhan San thought for a while and said, "It's really inconvenient. Brother, if I can repay it with a thousand coins, is that okay?"

Zheng Anping immediately returned to the hall (because all the rooms were given over to the prisoners, so the five of them had to go to the hall. They took out a piece of gold cake, broke off one-fifth of it, and handed it to Zhi San. Zhi San said: "What?

I got a lot." He was about to return one leaf. Zheng Anping said: "I don't have much to pay you a visit, so I'd like to express my sincerity!" Zhan San didn't refuse and left with the money.

A few days later, it began to rain lightly. The rain was not heavy and did not affect the progress of the project. The prisoners went to the construction site as usual. The four soldiers climbed up the tower and looked at the rows of quilts coming towards them.

The acres of land had been tidied. Zheng Anping said: "The spring rain has arrived, and it's time to sow."

Brother Su said: "If you want to sow seeds, you need good seeds. Now the grain seeds are in my old home, and we are all stuck here. What can we do?"

Zheng Anping did the math. Under the current situation, all 400 acres of land can only be planted with millet, and diversified operations are out of the question. Based on the calculation of one bucket of seeds per acre, 400 acres of land requires 40 shi of millet seeds.

Zheng Anping said: "Let us ask the city lord, where can we get the seeds?"

After asking the city lord, they found that the seeds were originally saved, but due to the garrison in the past few months, all the grain and seeds were eaten. Now they have to buy grain seeds from neighboring towns.

The grain transport convoy arrived at noon. Zheng Anping asked if he could transport two trucks of grain seeds instead of the threshed millet tomorrow. The leader of the grain transport convoy said that as long as Guanyi sent someone to handle it, everyone discussed it.

For a while, no one could leave, so we had to send two little guys, Wuwang and Wuer.

At noon the next day, the two little guys came back with the cart. They expressed their merit and said that they had personally selected the two carts of seeds and kept the harvest well. Everyone saw it and thought it was good. The city lord was jealous and thought too.

Wanting this batch of seeds, Zheng Anping asked the two of them to go there again and bring back a cart of millet seeds tomorrow. The two of them cared about the cattle and sheep, and were a little reluctant. The city lord promised not to treat their cattle and sheep badly, and would send capable people to herd them tomorrow.

.The two of them agreed.

After the seed problem was solved, the grazing work could only be left to Wuer. Wuwang and Zheng Anping devoted themselves to sowing preparations.

In the process of preparing the seeds, Zhan San came with a pile of iron farm tools. Everyone looked at it and saw that the iron was of good quality, not the kind that would break when touched, and had better toughness. Everyone thanked Zhan San and asked how much it would cost.

.Zhan San said vaguely: "It is only controlled by the remaining money in the order."

As expected, the iron farm tools did twice the result with half the effort, and the efficiency of deep plowing was greatly improved. Wu Wang collected feces and urine from each house, mixed the farm fertilizer, and made the whole city smelly. The next day, he mixed it with water, sprinkled it into the soil, and then deep plowed it.

once.

Cao Bao's management was very efficient, and it took only one month to build the station. But this time there was trouble, because the expected construction period was three months, and the carpenters and prisoners still had to eat the extra two months.

Living in Guanyi, we can't send them back because we don't have the budget elsewhere!

Zheng Anping had no choice but to bribe the guards to let the prisoners do other things. So fifty prisoners supported Mr. Lu, ten prisoners farmed the wasteland under the leadership of Xiaosi, and the remaining one hundred and forty prisoners

The disciples were all transferred to ramming the damaged city wall. All the one hundred carpenters were transferred to Mr. Lu.

At first Zheng Anping was a little tempted, should all these prisoners be put into land reclamation? But the guard pointed out that farming is daily work. If only a few people farm the land, they can turn a blind eye. If hundreds of people all go farming, this will cover up the situation.

The prisoners had to do heavy physical labor as punishment! So they had to build the city wall. Of course, the lack of farm tools was also the reason. The city lord collected all the farm tools in the city to supply these ten people.

When the second spring rain fell, ten people sowed the seeds under supervision. The remaining time was to continue to reclaim wasteland and conduct field management. Wuwang was reluctant to part with the ready-made good land, so he sown the remaining seeds in another piece of land.

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Two months later, the construction of four official residences, a carriage house and an inn had been completed. Uncle Tang and Huayang Sihang both sent people to inspect the project and expressed satisfaction. The only regret was that because the soldiers had to guard the execution

As a disciple, there was no time to recruit postmen. The millet in the fields was growing well and had already sprouted ears. I was so happy that I only patted my thighs. However, the construction progress of the city wall was not as expected, and only a corner of the city wall was completed in two months.

After paying their wages and rewarding the guards, the prisoners and the carpenters set off on their way back. After seeing off these people, Zheng Anping and the other five collapsed on the ground as if their bones had been removed, and refused to get up for a long time.

After a long time, Zheng Anping said: "When I get back, I will work hard for Mr. Cao to join the plan on the beam. Mr. Cao has personally experienced the construction work, so he will be able to report clearly one by one, so that there will be no omissions."

Cao Bao said: "Here you go!"

Zheng Anping said: "The management of the official residence in Yi has been completed. I hope Mr. Cao will make everything happen for the fourth brother!"

Cao Bao said: "Here you go! Guan Ling's marriage may also be granted!"

Zheng Anping shook his head and said: "Mr. Cao, please don't talk to yourself, and don't remind your Majesty!"

Cao Bao felt very strange when he saw Zheng Anping's sudden loss of interest, but he didn't dare to ask more questions.

Zheng Anping said: "Brother Quan and the fourth brother are all alone and have nothing to gain. Maybe they can move the family property here to get more benefits. Brother Su may move his wife and children to Guanyi, so that sooner or later they will have someone to depend on."

Cao Bao said: "Brother Quan and Su Shi can wait for the carriage to start, and then go to the carriage house to greet them. It may be difficult to meet them at this time. If the proposal of the fourth brother comes true, when will it be expected?"

Seeing that everyone could still remember his marriage, Xiaosi was a little moved and said: "My brother was abandoned by his family and is left alone. The only people he has close relatives are the brothers. The wedding date should be determined by the brothers."

Cao Bao said: "Want to hurry up or slow down?"

Seeing that he couldn't be pushed, Xiaosi had to say: "It's within the year."

Cao Bao said: "I see that the millet situation is very good, and the harvest is imminent. It would be wonderful if, after the millet is harvested, the newlyweds come into the house in their leisure time!" Everyone praised him.

Cao Bao said: "The prosperity of the official government is due to the sudden neglect of official affairs, so it is difficult to appreciate it carefully. If you have nothing to do today, why not go into the house and take a closer look to make the most of the excitement!" Everyone stood up with a roar, patted the dust, and walked towards the newly completed building.

Come to the mansion.

Everyone walked through the millet fields that were about to mature and entered through the east gate. The first thing they entered was Xiaosi's house. Under the cover of a patch of grass, a courtyard wall made of rammed earth stood prominently. Although the house was near the east gate, it still

Sit north and face south. There is an inn in front of the door, but the facade faces due east. The Yimen in the middle of the house is as tall as one person, and the side doors on both sides are slightly lower. The waiter opened the west door and invited everyone to enter. He wanted to take the east door.

He grabbed him and pushed him hard through the west door. There was a small wall at the entrance, with private rooms on both sides. Bypassing the small wall, a vast courtyard came into view, with a lobby at the end; there were wing rooms under the walls on both sides. The whole courtyard still exuded the smell of

The scent of wood.

Everyone was walking in the courtyard, pointing to the center of the courtyard and saying, "If you get a tree, it would be beautiful!"

Xiaosi asked: "If a tree must be planted, which tree should be planted?"

Cao Baodao said: "When it comes to momentum, the first one is Sophora japonica."

Brother Su said: "I love peaches and plums very much and want to fill my garden with them."

Brother Dog said: "Don't ask, my old house never planted trees."
Chapter completed!