OBS Chapter 178: Demolition
Chapter 178: Demolition
Zhao Yuanzhen booked another room for herself.
I arranged my room and put my luggage inside.
Zhao Yuanzhen ordered 6 dishes plus a large bowl of rice and a large bowl of soup, which were for the servants.
She was going to go into the space and have something to eat.
Soon, the servants who had put away the luggage and other belongings came down to prepare for dinner.
"Eat, and then have a good rest. You will be busy starting tomorrow."
"Yes, ma'am."
Zhao Yuanzhen nodded, ordered hot water to be sent to the room, and then went back to the room.
After waiting for a while, the hot water was served. Zhao Yuanzhen poured the water into her large bathtub, entered the space and took a comfortable bath.
I didn’t really feel like eating, so I just bought some snacks and a cup of milk tea.
After eating, I went to bed.
After riding a horse for two days, my body is still very tired, especially my buttocks, which are a little sore.
At this moment, she really missed her beauty salon. She really needed the technician to give her a good massage all over.
I was drowsy and fell asleep while thinking about the technician.
Because she set the alarm, Zhao Yuanzhen got up at 7 o'clock.
She no longer needs to worry about the servants' meals, as the shopkeeper will provide them with food and lodging from today on.
Zhao Yuanzhen printed out a lot of job recruitment notices in her space and took them out.
He went downstairs and told the shopkeeper to ask the kitchen to make a small pot of paste. He then gave the notice to the servants and asked them to post it.
Zhao Yuanzhen gave the notices and glue to the servants, and told them to post as many notices as possible and to promote it with drums and gongs.
[Zhangjia Manor is hiring laborers to demolish the house. Meals are not provided. 25 coins per day. Bring your own tools.]
Zhao Yuanzhen doubled the daily wages of workers, otherwise she was afraid she would not be able to find anyone.
Out of 10 people, 6 went to post notices, and Zhao Yuanzhen took the rest to the residential land in the north of the city that she had bought.
After piecing together things from here and there, they finally found two sets of tables, chairs and benches in a yard full of ruins.
Zhao Yuanzhen took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from Xiaohei's bed and handed them to the two servants who could write.
"You two are responsible for registering the number of people and distributing number plates according to the number of people. When you settle wages in the evening, you also settle wages according to the number plates."
Zhao Yuanzhen customized a batch of bamboo number plates and also made anti-counterfeiting logos that only she knew how to use.
"Yes, ma'am."
Zhao Yuanzhen listened to the faint sound of gongs coming from the street and was very satisfied. Now all she had to do was wait.
The servant who posted the notices would tell them where to meet and where he would wait for them.
Sure enough, after waiting for just over a quarter of an hour, someone came over to ask.
"Excuse me, are you the ones who posted the notice to recruit people to demolish the house?"
"Well, it's us. Are you here to sign up?"
"Well, I'm here to sign up. Do you really pay me 25 wen a day?"
"Yes, but regardless of the three meals, there is a one-hour break for lunch every day. Come and register if you can."
"Do it, do it, I want to do it, please register me."
"Register them."
"Yes, ma'am. Come over here to register. What's your name?"
"My name is Wang Dali."
"Okay, this is your number plate. Take it. You will receive your salary every day with this. If you lose it, you will not get any salary."
"Okay, okay, I understand."
When Wang Dali heard that he could get his salary with this small badge, he immediately put the small badge carefully into his arms and hid it.
Later, more people came one after another, a total of 121 people came. Zhao Yuanzhen divided them into 6 teams and selected 6 servants to lead the teams.
Took these people to the housing area inside.
"Your job is to tear down all the houses, sheds, and fences on the ground. Place the wood, bricks, tiles, etc. that can be reused on that open space. Remember to stack them neatly."
"Yes, boss."
"When you're working, remember that safety comes first. When you're demolishing a house, be especially careful not to get hit by the wood on the roof."
"Yes, boss."
"Okay, let's get to work."
"Yes, boss."
Everyone took out the tools they brought and started to dismantle the house.
Each of the six team leaders is responsible for a house or yard. The team leader is responsible for the safety of the recruited workers and must supervise them, making sure they are not lazy or steal things.
Of the remaining four servants, two could write and were responsible for recording the quantity of dismantled wood, bricks, tiles and other items, while the two who could not write helped to organize the building materials.
At noon, when work was over, everyone went back to eat. Zhao Yuanzhen asked the 10 of them to form a shift schedule and take turns to guard the materials dismantled from the construction site every day, for fear that they would be stolen.
Two people a day, responsible for noon and evening.
The others should go back to eat, and after they have finished eating, come over to eat in place of those on duty.
Afraid that the people on duty at night would feel cold, Zhao Yuanzhen went out for a walk and when she came back there was an extra tent so she asked them to set it up.
From now on, registration, record keeping, salary settlement and material guarding can all be done in the tent.
At night, you can put the tables, chairs and benches together to make a bed and sleep in the tent. With a sleeping bag and a thick quilt, you won’t feel too cold.
The workers had lunch in the afternoon and came to work on time, some even came early.
It was the usual morning work.
When it was time to get off work, Zhao Yuanzhen rang the gong and called everyone to leave.
Take out 4 strings of copper coins and let the registered people pay their wages by showing the small tags.
Zhao Yuanzhen watched from the side until all the cards were distributed and then collected all the small cards.
After instructing everyone except those on duty to go eat, Zhao Yuanzhen also found a place to eat.
There are quite a lot of buildings on the 600-acre land that he bought. Zhao Yuanzhen estimated that they would not be demolished until next year.
Fortunately, it is freezing cold now, and there is nothing else to do, so I can only dismantle it.
It had only been a few days since the demolition when it started snowing.
Zhao Yuanzhen had no choice but to wait until the snow stopped before continuing to dismantle the house.
The snow fell for a whole day and night. When I got up the next morning and opened the door, I saw that the outside world had turned into a world covered in silver and snow.
Snowflakes fell gently and softly like clouds, landing everywhere, covering the entire city with a thick white cloak.
Such a beautiful picture really makes people feel so romantic.
What a pity, Zhao Yuanzhen is a pragmatist.
Immediately ask someone to start cleaning up this big piece of cake snow.
"First, clear the snow from the areas where the demolition is to take place, and also clear the snow from the transportation routes, and then continue with the demolition."
"Yes, boss."
Everyone started working enthusiastically again.
Zhao Yuanlan also received a letter from the Emperor in the military camp.
There were two letters in total, one was a reward and commendation, and the other was about the treatment of the captured Jin people.
The emperor agreed to Zhao Yuanlan's proposal and subdued all the healthy and disease-free Jin people and sent them to mine coal.
Fearing that they might have any ideas, Zhao Yuanlan tattooed words on the face and body of each prisoner.
Tattooing is a very humiliating punishment. Once it is tattooed, it cannot be washed off unless the piece of skin and flesh is dug out.
Zhao Yuanlan didn't feel that he was cruel at all.
Their masters, monarchs, and kings no longer wanted them, but I just tattooed a word on them and saved their lives. They should be grateful for my kindness.
They also put chains on everyone's hands and feet.
He was given a mute medicine and from then on he could not speak.
These people were dispersed and distributed to different mines.
When he went there, Zhao Yuanlan was drugged and his face was covered the whole time.
Mining areas are usually located deep in the mountains, so now there is no chance for them to escape.
Instructed the management of each mining area.
"These are all traitors who have committed serious crimes. Managers, please keep an eye on them. If something happens and they escape, you will have to be careful of your heads."
"Don't worry, General. We know how to manage them and won't let them get away."
"Ah That's good."
These imperial captives were personally escorted to various mining areas by Zhao Yuanlan.
There are many mining areas north of the Yellow River, especially nickel, that is, coal.
Therefore, these prisoners were also divided into these mines.
The two siblings were very busy, and when they finally had some free time, Zhao Yuanlan realized that the New Year was approaching.
It’s already December 12th.
I haven't seen my sister for a long time.
He was going to purchase some New Year supplies for the military camp and also visit his younger sister.
After a month of demolition, half of the 628 acres of residential land purchased by Zhao Yuanzhen in the north of the city has been demolished.
There were a lot of building materials piled up.
This could be a large amount of building materials left over.
"Little sister!"
Zhao Yuanlan saw his little sister giving orders from afar.
"Brother, why are you here?"
Zhao Yuanzhen heard the shouting and ran over quickly.
"Today is December 12th. Isn't the Chinese New Year coming soon? I want to buy some New Year's goods for the military camp."
"What? It's already December 12th? Isn't that Chinese New Year?"
Zhao Yuanzhen has been so busy dismantling things lately that she has lost all sense of time.
"Yeah, I knew you were busy and forgot."
"Hehehe. I indeed forgot."
Zhao Yuanzhen smiled embarrassedly.
"Then remember to come back to celebrate the New Year."
"Okay, I understand. I will go back the day after tomorrow."
This year the Chinese New Year is still on December 12th, and Zhao Yuanzhen decided to go back on the 30th.
"Okay, then you go ahead and do your work. I'm going to go buy some New Year's goods."
"Okay, big brother, you go ahead."
Zhao Yuanzhen saw Zhao Yuanlan off and thought about the New Year.
Let's keep the 10 servants in the inn and give them a holiday. They will go back to work on the sixth day of the New Year, but they still need to look after the building materials.
Give everyone more New Year benefits.
As for the hired workers, they will stop working on the 28th and will resume work after the th.
Zhao Yuanzhen, who had thought it through, actively participated in the demolition project. After dismantling and tidying up the messy ruins, she felt a sense of accomplishment in her heart.
There is also a sense of satisfaction.
So Zhao Yuanzhen really loves being a demolition specialist.