Chapter 18 Zhaojiazhuang

I have a wife, children, parents and relatives, but what should I do if I go bankrupt? Always survive.

In desperation, I had no choice but to put a straw in the market and sell myself.

The world is not good, people like them are not easy to sell. Those who are strong and have a lot of strength are much easier to sell than them. Seeing that they were running out of ammunition and food, they were all desperate, so Dian Wei arrived.

The people in the market shouted loudly and selected three of them.

Dian Wei didn't know what kind of person his boss wanted, so he thought he wasn't sure, so he brought all three of them back.

Zhao Yu could only sigh after listening to the three people's tearful narrations.

The world is bad, what can we do?

Poor people are everywhere.

"Okay." Zhao Yu waved his hand: "You three will follow me from now on."

When the three of them heard this, they were inexplicably surprised.

It was originally thought that Zhao Yu would only have one person, so the three of them were uneasy, fearing that the boss would not choose them. Now that they heard it all, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Their bodies softened, and two of them sat down.

Zhao Yu picked up one: "I think you haven't had a full meal in a few days. Eat first, and then listen to my instructions after you finish."

"Thank you, my boss! Thank you, my boss!"

Thank you very much.

Gobbling it down is a no brainer.

However, the three of them are still not as good as Dian Wei, a big-bellied man.

There were three more very hungry people, so I had to bother Mrs. Wang to go into the kitchen again.

After dinner, in the courtyard, Zhao Yu sat with his arms and legs spread out, and Dian Wei was practicing boxing and kicking beside him, whirring loudly. The three prostitutes stood in front of Zhao Yu in an orderly manner.

Among these three people, one is as long as a hemp stalk and is called Baili Shi; the other is short and squat and is called Zhang Wang; and the last one who looks the most ordinary is called Wang Tian.

Zhao Yu looked at the three of them and said: "I came from Henan County and originally wanted to open a wine shop. It only takes one person. Now you three, I have to make good arrangements."

He said: "You have eaten the food cooked by Wang Po, how do you feel?"

Bailishi first said: "I have never eaten my boss's food. I am ignorant, but I can at least conclude that there is absolutely nothing comparable in Puyang City. If we can use it as a wine shop, our business will definitely be prosperous."

The other two nodded repeatedly.

This is obvious.

In this era, dishes were mainly stewed, and there was no stir-frying technology. The main reason is that iron pots are not yet popular. Moreover, the condiments are single, the taste is ordinary, and it tastes ordinary.

If you can open a restaurant and restaurant using frying and cooking techniques, your business will definitely not be that bad.

"But..." Master Baili said with a confused look on his face: "Except for a very few wine shops in the city, most of them have backers. The boss's food is so delicious, some people may be jealous."

Although he didn't say it clearly, Zhao Yu understood it very well.

How could he just watch helplessly when he robbed someone else's business and he had a backer?

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I have a way to do this. Master Baili, I'll leave this wine shop to you. Is one hundred thousand dollars enough?"

When Master Baili heard this, although he felt that there might be difficulties, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, boss."

Later, Zhao Yu assigned tasks to Zhang Wang and Wang Tian.

Ask Zhang Wang to buy a piece of land by the river outside the city, recruit tenant farmers, and prepare it to grow peppers, onions, garlic and other ingredients. Wang Tian was responsible for recruiting craftsmen and building a yard on the land purchased outside the city. The courtyard to be built is mainly used for some experiments, and the craftsmen are here to realize some of Zhao Yu's experimental results.

After the tasks were assigned, each of the three was given a salary of one thousand yuan in advance and sent away.

Then Zhao Yu summoned Dian Wei who was practicing boxing.

"Tomorrow you go to the people's market, the place where refugees outside the city gather, and recruit a hundred young and strong people for me. Anyone with a family or not. Those with a family will be placed under Zhang Wang as tenants, and those without a family will not be mentioned. ." Zhao Yu said: "Take these one hundred people and help Wang Tian build the Zhuangzi outside the city first. Then they will train in the Zhuangzi. When they are almost trained, I will give the task."

In this way, Zhao Yu himself was free, while the four people below, Dian Wei, Baili Shi, Zhang Wang and Wang Tian, ​​broke their legs.

It only took Dian Wei one day to recruit a hundred people.

Then Zhao Yu gave him a drawing, which was the drawing of Zhuangzi that was to be built outside the city. It looks like a small workshop.

Then Zhang Wang settled the land matter.

If it's just a piece of wasteland, there are many unowned areas, so just take it. But on the banks of big rivers, the land that is convenient for irrigation is basically owned by an owner. So it cost tens of thousands of dollars to buy twenty acres.

Once the land is obtained, work begins in full swing.

After Zhao Yu looked at the land, he also gave Zhang Wang a drawing. This drawing is a water conservancy map. That is, the drawings of water conservancy facilities that divert water from the river to irrigate these twenty acres. Originally there were water conservancy facilities on this land, but they were very crude and did not meet the requirements. So create a new one.

At the same time, Zhuangzi also started building.

During this process, the tenants who originally rented the land for cultivation came to ask Zhao Yu for mercy. Zhao Yu took them directly and made them his tenants. Nowadays, tenants are worthless and refugees are everywhere, so the original owner of this land abandoned the tenants after selling the land.

If Zhao Yu doesn't take them in, they can only become refugees.

This land, for Zhao Yu, is a experimental field. Zhuangzi is a laboratory. Many of his achievements will be realized here one by one. Zhao Yu planned to use these twenty acres of land as a demonstration. When Cao Mengde takes charge of Dongjun, other places can directly promote it according to the template here.

As for the tenants, to be honest, Zhao Yu's needs are not small. Therefore, he took in all the original tenants without saying a word.

Everything is in perfect order.

Although Zhao Yu doesn't care about anything, he still pays attention to these things.

Half a month later, a wine shop named Tiantianju opened in Puyang City with a low profile. No one knows yet how much impact this restaurant will have on the restaurant industry, but based on the technology of frying and cooking, we can foresee its prosperity in the near future.

At the same time, Zhaojiazhuang outside the city has also taken shape.

Although the 300,000 yuan that Zhao Yu brought had already been spent.

The sun is still shining brightly, and there hasn't been a drop of rain for more than half a month. I don't know how many people lamented and panicked.

Zhao Yu has moved to Zhuangzi outside the city.

Of the twenty acres of land, this village alone has three or four acres. Especially the backyard is very spacious and has the layout of a small workshop.

Of course, the Zhuangzi built in half a month was very crude. But Zhao Yu's requirements are not high. He can accommodate people for the time being and then gradually strengthen it in the future.

On this day, Zhao Yu was in the small workshop in the backyard, instructing the recruited craftsmen. A huge waterwheel was gradually taking shape, with three already formed ones standing next to it. Zhao Yu has been busy with this matter for the past few days. But it's good after this time. Under his guidance, these craftsmen have gradually figured out the process of making waterwheels, and he will no longer need to do it himself.

Wang Tian is the steward who manages the craftsmen. He has been exposed to it these past few days and understands a lot.

At this time, Zhang Wang came in.

"Master!"

Zhao Yu turned around and said, "Have the ditches been repaired?"

Zhang Wang cupped his hands and bowed: "Everything is fine, boss. Just wait for you to use the first hoe and dig out the water outlet. The water from the river will nourish the entire farm."

"No need, I don't like these face-saving efforts." Zhao Yu waved his hand and said, "You came at the right time."

He pointed at two of the four waterwheels and said: "These two are waterwheels specially used for irrigation. There are marks on the drawings I gave you. You know where they should be installed. My name is Two Waterwheels. A craftsman will be with you, and you can take the people to transport the water truck and load it as soon as possible."

"Yes, boss." Zhang Wang looked at the huge waterwheel hesitantly, a little confused.

"You'll know how useful this thing is then."

Zhao Yu didn’t explain too much.

Then he said: "Turn on the water as soon as possible. My yard can't survive without water."

The four waterwheels look roughly the same, but in fact, neither one of them nor the one being built is a simple waterwheel. It was a water conservancy machine that Zhao Yu had researched. Many experiments require forging equipment. For the time being, Zhao Yu can only think of hydraulic forging.

Therefore, according to the drawings given by Zhao Yu, there is a huge gap in the section of the canal that passes outside the backyard. Just prepare for this.

Not long after Zhang Wang left, he and Dian Wei came in with dozens of people. Under the guidance of the craftsmen, they dismantled the waterwheel and moved it out one by one.

The next day, the water was turned on.

There are two waterwheels, one is installed at the water mouth. The water mouth by the big river cannot be dug out just like digging. After excavation, water will continue to flow, and it is difficult to control the water volume. So the purpose of the waterwheel is reflected here.

The second one was installed in the middle of the field. The canal was introduced from the river, bypassed Zhuangzi's backyard, and finally went straight into the center of the farmland. It was dug here to form a small pool. Then small water channels extending in all directions are connected to this pool. The waterwheel is set up on the pond, and the water in the pond is sent one by one to the surrounding small canals, like a spider web, covering the entire farmland.

In fact, much of the work seems redundant. But this is Zhao Yu's experiment. Generally speaking, waterwheels are of great use in places with complex terrain. Send water from low-lying areas to higher-lying areas. There is no need for this in Zhaojiazhuang.

But the experiment must reflect the purpose of the waterwheel so that it can be promoted in the future.

Then, Zhang Wang took the tenants and began to plant the crop seeds Zhao Yu took out.

They are all super fine seeds cultivated in the small world of Chaos Beads.

It's autumn now, which is the season for planting winter wheat.

In addition to winter wheat and potatoes, these two are temporarily the main crops in Zhaojiazhuang. There are also chili, ginger, onion and garlic. The temperature is still high now, so peppers and ginger should be planted for another season. As for onions and garlic, they are the same all year round.

Everything was going as planned, and at this time, Zhao Yu was leading the craftsmen to build an earthen kiln on the wasteland behind the yard.