In the afternoon, the canteen in Majiazhuang was sharpening its knives and slaughtered five horses that had been killed in the battle.
Pots of fragrant horse meat were placed on the tables.
Eight imperial guardsmen and nearly two hundred county soldiers were all arranged at a table near Wang Jian.
The banquet has just begun.
Wang Jian raised his wine glass and saluted towards the tables of imperial soldiers and county soldiers.
"Brothers, let's all eat and drink with open arms."
"Enough wine and meat today!"
The Imperial Guards and County Soldiers stood up and responded. .
After the toast and returning to the main table, Wang Jian gratefully raised his glass to Ma Zhou.
"Brother Ma, thank you very much."
Ma Zhou raised his wine glass, touched it with Wang Jian, and said with a smile.
"You and I are still so polite."
After Wang Jian finished the toast.
The drunkard Lao Tietou, Uncle Fu and others took turns to fight and made the county soldiers drunk.
This group of county soldiers who were a little drunk also started to yell and brag.
Adding a touch of excitement to the overall deserted atmosphere.
Dusk.
Ma Zhou returned with the county soldiers and twelve coffins.
In addition to giving them compensation and hard work, Wang Jian also asked Ma Zhou to bring back a horse that had died in the battle.
In the aftermath of a county soldier killed in battle, a funeral banquet must be held in the county town.
In addition to the dead horse sent away, there are four dead horses in Majiazhuang.
These horses have been dead for three days. Even if it is the coldest month of winter, they will go bad if they are not eaten.
Three days in a row.
Majiazhuang is immersed in an atmosphere of sadness.
On the way, Wang Jian took Xue Rengui, Er Dan and others to the cemetery of the fallen guardsmen and respectfully offered them a stick of incense.
On the fourth day, the escort team that took Wang Ren to the Governor's Mansion came back.
They also brought back good news: all the thieves had been taken to Dongshi to be beheaded.
Especially the wife of the escort who died in the battle burst into tears of joy.
The hatred in the hearts of the people in Majiazhuang gradually faded away.
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Wenxi County.
Suburban manor, pavilion in the middle of the lake.
"Brother Pei, there is no way to fix the situation at this point, and the governor Gao Shilian is also warning us."
"It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. I plan to return to Taiyuan in the afternoon."
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The middle-aged man named Pei also stood up and looked at him with a silent expression.
After a long time, he said quietly.
"Hey, such a careful layout, I didn't expect it to fall short."
"This Majiazhuang is not simple!"
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The new year is approaching.
Wang Jian felt a little anxious when he saw that the time to leave Chang'an was getting closer.
There are still many things that need him to preside over and promote. Time waits for no one!
Wang Jian quickly gathered the key members.
Start arranging the construction of brick factories, paper mills, and new buildings.
There are hundreds of strong well-drilling team members, plus hundreds of young and old girls who can endure hardships.
Majiazhuang currently has sufficient manpower.
Wang Jian first arranged a task for Ma Changshou.
"The construction of houses all requires red bricks, so the number of brick-burning kilns must be increased."
"Uncle Changshou, how many manpower are needed to add three more brick-burning kilns?" I want it."
Currently there is only one brick kiln, and the output cannot keep up.
Ma Changshou stood up and nodded solemnly.
With the experience of his first brick-burning kiln, it was not difficult for him to build a new brick-burning kiln.
Immediately afterwards.
Wang Jian explained to Chen Gong, Ma Changshou, Lao Tietou and Ma Sanye again.
"The paper mill will start work tomorrow, and all the red bricks being fired will be sent to the paper mill for use."
"Master Chen, Uncle Changshou, Lao Tietou, Third Master, You have to cooperate with each other."
Mr. Chen is the factory director, and he needs to confirm what the paper factory will do.
Ma Changshou is the main leader in construction, and he needs to be trained and guided in the technical issues of house construction.
Old Tietou’s blacksmith shop needs to make some steel to strengthen the wall columns.
Ma Sanye is responsible for personnel deployment and arrangements, which is a logistical work.
The paper mill is the main source of income in Majiazhuang, and Wang Jian puts it first.
Fu Bo and his purchasing team have purchased a large amount of papermaking raw materials.
All that was needed was to build a paper mill and start formal paper production.
After everyone got busy, Majiazhuang finally got back on track.
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Wang Jian spent seven days in a row before drawing out the various constructions of the house.
Of course it is not very detailed, but the general meaning can be seen at a glance.
The conference room of the Manufacturing Bureau.
Wang Jian sat on a chair drinking tea, while Ma Changshou leaned over and looked at a pile of drawings on the table.
The drawings showed various layouts of the house, which were so intuitive that Ma Changshou couldn't put it down.
The new house painted by Wang Jian has red bricks on the exterior, steel on the pillars and ceiling, and solid wood on the floor inside..
There is also a shared toilet and bathing area.
Very convenient for residents.
Ma Changshou read very slowly, and immediately consulted Wang Jian when he encountered something he didn’t understand.
After about a stick of incense, Ma Changshou straightened up and said to Wang Jian.
"This two-story new house is not difficult to build."
"The mold for inserting steel is easy to make. It only requires a few wooden boards of suitable size to be spliced together and fixed. That's it."
"I'm afraid I can't figure out the layout of the toilet and defecation pipes, but I still need Manager Wang to do the planning."
A house built with bricks is considered simple. Yes, Ma Changshou used to build houses for big men, all of which were mortise-and-tenon structures.
Each piece of wood must be processed very finely, and many patterns such as flowers, birds, vegetation, etc. must be carved.
It would take two or three years to build a main house of two to three hundred square meters.
Nowadays, it is much faster to build a house with red bricks, and the skills of the construction workers are not high.
"Okay, I'll give you the toilet pipeline plan later." After hearing Ma Changshou's request, Wang Jian agreed.
Wang Jian already had an idea in his mind.
Connect all the defecation pipes to a dozen fertile swamps.
This also saves the disgusting feeling of manually picking feces.
Wang Jian saw Ma Changshou put down the drawings and pour hot tea into the tea cup in front of him.
I asked about the progress of building the brick kiln.
"Uncle Changshou, how is the new brick kiln going?"
Ma Changshou held the tea cup and said with a relaxed expression.
"There is strength in numbers. Three new brick kilns were built yesterday."
"I took most of the people from the old brick kilns and assigned them to They will direct the three new brick kilns and teach the newcomers. "According to the current progress, the first batch will be ready in four days."
Wang Jian said. This time there was no intervention, but the several responsible persons were allowed to solve the problem on their own.
Their performance was not as disappointing as Wang Jian, and they were able to think and solve problems on their own when they encountered them.
"Uncle Changshou did a good job."
Wang Jian was very satisfied with Ma Changshou's efficiency and gave him a thumbs up without hesitation.
Ma Changshou smiled shyly.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with being praised by a junior like Wang Jian. Instead, he felt it was a great honor.
After he drank the tea in one gulp, he took all the drawings on the table and said eagerly on his face.
"Manager Wang, I will go down and make arrangements first. Let the carpenters cut down the trees and prepare the floor first."
After saying that, he hurriedly left the meeting.room.
When people get busy, time passes very quickly.
There are only two days until the new year.
"Bang, bang, bang."
"Brother, get up quickly!"
Yaodan knocked hard on Wang Jian's door and kept raising his voice. shouting.
"Nah, what a beaten little kid!"
Wang Jian sat up from the warm bed, a little crazy.
He had just had a sweet dream about King Zhou You playing a beautiful woman, and he also dreamed about a critical moment.
Seeing that the beauty's gauze was about to slip from her shoulders...
Then she was woken up by Yao Dan, and her dream was shattered.
Wang Jian opened the door angrily and pinched Yao Dan's round cheek angrily.
"What do you want from me this early in the morning?"
"Oh, brother, it hurts." Yaodan pushed Wang Jian's hand away and took a few steps back.
Yao Dan rubbed his cheek and looked at his elder brother with resentful eyes.
The sun has already been shining for three days, but it is so early in the morning.
"Brother, Yuan Zheng will be here in two days. Are you not allowed to make two new clothes for me and my second brother?"
Wang Jian looked at Yao Dan wearing old clothes. The clothes were already somewhat ill-fitting, and her ankles were exposed.
In half a year, this kid has grown so much.
Wang Jian frowned, "Didn't Sister Lian make a few new sets of clothes for you and your second brother?"
Yaodan shook his head, with a tone of little adult. "Brother, I have worn all those clothes."
"I need to wear new clothes for the Chinese New Year."
Wang Jian looked at him dumbfounded, "Why don't you wear new clothes if you have them? Are you still wearing these old clothes?"
Yaodan lowered his head, pulled down his pants, and said in frustration.
"My father made these clothes for me before he died. If I don't wear them anymore, they won't fit me anymore."
Wang Jian's expression was stunned.