Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Then I beg you

"Young lady, we have repaired a kang in one of the rooms. Do you want to take a look?" A few days later, when Zhu Dan came to Liuye again, Erlin immediately asked attentively.

At the same time, his eyes unconsciously shifted and he saw the person following the young lady, and was stunned.

At first glance, he thought that the girl was very beautiful, but after looking at her twice, he recognized that it was a man and was instantly glad that he did not say it rashly.

"Of course I have to go see it." Zhu Dan gave Zhang Liang a meaningful look. "Not only that, you should also tell us about it."

The fire kang was taught by a young lady, so why should we talk about it?

As soon as Erlin thought of this, he realized that it must be because of this young man.

It seems that his identity is very special, Erlin perked up.

The group approached the house where the kang was already lit. Zhu Dan was not afraid of cold or heat, but she was still very sensitive to the outside world when needed. She nodded slightly.

After sitting on the kang and feeling the temperature, he couldn't help but say, "Not bad, this kang is well heated. The temperature is just right. It won't burn you, but it won't make you cold either."

"Your progress is much faster than that of the Meng family's villa."

Erlin smiled modestly. "It's all thanks to the craftsmen. They're all very experienced. Although the soil is frozen in this weather, and mud and clay are hard to come by and difficult to dry, a well-built kang can greatly save on firewood for heating, so it's a good deal overall. I believe that as long as the elders see the benefits of a kang, they will definitely ask for one. Young lady, the task you assigned to me will be completed quickly..."

Since it was an introduction, Erlin took a few steps closer and talked about the benefits of the kang from the head to the end, interspersed with flattery for Zhu Dan.

Originally, Zhu Dan was used to hearing such words - there was no way around it. Even though she was not a shameless person, in the environment she was in, everyone was truly grateful to her, and they also found that she was much more easy-going than those nobles, so some words came out spontaneously.

The more you listen to it, the more you get used to it.

However, today is different from the past. Today she has Zhang Liang by her side!

Zhu Dan felt a sense of embarrassment that she hadn't felt for a long time, so much so that she wanted to dig her toes into the ground.

She glanced at Zhang Liang secretly, but saw that he was listening very seriously, his eyes flashing as if he was still remembering something.

Of course, he couldn't be recording all that flattery, so he was recording the method of making a kang.

Zhu Dan's eyes flashed, wanting to see how far Zhang Liang could go.

Erlin was already considered a good talker, but he knew that the young lady was a down-to-earth person, so even if he flattered her, he had to have substance behind his words.

But there was only so much in his stomach, and after emptying it, he really had nothing to say, so he just smiled awkwardly.

Zhu Dan looked at Zhang Liang again. Zhang Liang seemed to want to say something but hesitated, but in the end he didn't open his mouth to ask.

So Zhu Dan told Erlin to continue working on the kang, and it would be best if all the houses in Liuye were renovated, and then he took Zhang Liang away.

Sitting in the carriage together, Zhang Liang finally spoke: "Since the Imperial Master has a wintering method like a kang, why does he still need to borrow my luck?"

During this period, Zhu Dan led the housekeeper and a group of people to renovate the kang in the Meng family's villa. Although the skilled craftsmen were all in Liuye, Zhu Dan had participated in the production of the kang and could do the work of a group of people alone.

Many craftsmen were trained by her, so naturally she could also train skilled workers. During this period, she used Zhang Liang's orders without mercy.

She told him bluntly: "I don't keep people who eat for free here."

Zhang Liang was not opposed to having to work to eat.

Perhaps he felt that putting in a little work in exchange for food did not count as serving the Qin State?

He was present throughout the entire process of renovating the kang at the Meng Family Villa. When Zhu Dan heard his question, he asked back, "So you already remember how the kang was renovated at the Meng Family Villa? Why do you still need to remember the one in Willow Leaf?"

Zhang Liang was stunned and didn't say anything with his lips trembling.

Zhu Dan smiled and said confidently, "Because the Meng family's villa is a noble residence, you also want to see if the common people can use this kang for warmth, right?"

Zhang Liang did not deny it.

Zhu Dan felt relieved. Zhang Liang came from a wealthy family. His father was the prime minister of Han State. He lived a life of luxury and had no idea of ​​the sufferings of the world.

So when his country was destroyed and his family was ruined, he dared to think and act like an impulsive teenager. But many years later, he traveled around and was probably poor and destitute, and was forced to see the lives of some people.

When people stand on a high place, they always turn a blind eye to the suffering below. Only when they really fall down and are in the same situation can they empathize with the people.

Zhu Dan sighed deeply. "A fire kang is a good thing, but it's too late for me to think of it. Not only Lantian County, but even the residents of nearby Xianyang haven't had time to use a fire kang by the time winter arrives. And even if a fire kang is a good thing and cheap, there will definitely be a large number of people who can't afford it. They may have to wait until next year or even a few more years to save enough money to buy one."

At this time, Zhang Liang would certainly not be so stupid as to say that a kang only used some yellow mud and clay, so how could he not afford it?

These two things can be dug up in the wild, but bringing them back requires labor. Meanwhile, although other materials are used less frequently, they are still there...there will always be people who cannot afford them.

"What are you going to do?" Zhang Liang felt very complicated when he said this.

As the imperial teacher of the Qin Dynasty, Zhu Dan naturally would not be short of money. If she was willing to buy a kang for every household in Xianyang and Lantian County, it would not be a big deal.

But apart from these two places, there are other people in this world, including Qin people and... Koreans. This is definitely not a small number.

Could the Qin State's imperial teacher have such a broad mind?

Zhu Dan seemed to read his thoughts and said bluntly, "I will not pay for this, nor will I suggest that Zheng Ge use the official finances to make it for the people free of charge."

Zhang Liang looked at her, and Zhu Dan smiled confidently: "Because there is no need."

She had already calculated this. Those families with strong laborers could join the construction team and learn the skills of making kangs from the craftsmen.

Those who are stupid enough to learn will go and dig yellow mud and clay to exchange for money.

Women and children who are unable to work naturally have other ways to make money.

Like the tofu from Liu Yu's family and the bean curd sheets made by Xiaohua and his team, Zhu Dan plans to officially build a factory next year.

There is also fermented bean curd. After a group of alchemists finally made glass, Zhu Dan started thinking about canning bottles.

Of course, the most traditional feudal tradition of men farming and women weaving is also indispensable. Chicken farms and pig farms all recruit people. This kind of large-scale breeding requires cleanliness, patience and carefulness, so female workers are recruited.

The textile industry needs to improve its textile machines, and Zimudan can be used to improve seeds, so the output of linen will inevitably increase.

Nirvana Pill can transform into many new species such as peppers, sweet potatoes, and potatoes...all of which require manpower!

Zhu Dan didn't believe that they couldn't save enough money to buy a kang before winter.

Zhang Liang was dumbfounded, feeling as if he was listening to a foreign language. Zhu Dan spoke clearly and slowly, and he could understand every word, but why couldn't he understand what they said together?

When he inquired in Lantian County, he discovered that there were many new things here, but he did not expect that this was just the beginning. The Great Qin State Master had only used less than one tenth of his methods?

According to her prediction, what will Daqin look like next year?

Zhang Liang was at a loss. Was there really any hope for him to restore his country?

"Of course, this future is indeed wonderful." Even Zhu Dan herself always mentioned it, and no matter how many times she said it, she was still excited.

It was as if a scene appeared before my eyes: the originally pale and skinny common people finally achieved peace and happiness in every household and no worries about food and drink through their own efforts.

That is simply the highest praise for an infrastructure-building and farming party.

"However, these are just prospects. The more pressing issue before me is the current snowstorm. As long as I borrow your luck, even if I can't solve it completely, as long as I can solve part of it, perhaps one person won't freeze to death."

"If the pillar of the family froze to death, I would have saved a family, and saved the elderly and children who would have died otherwise." Zhu Dan's eyes sparkled. "Do you know how difficult it is for a person to grow up in this era? First of all, their mothers have to be healthy from long-term labor or frequent childbirth. Only a healthy mother can give birth to a healthy child, and he won't be abandoned by his family due to frequent illnesses in his later life. Secondly, the elders in the family have to be capable and able to get enough food for the whole family. Otherwise, the elderly will be the first to be abandoned, followed by the children, and finally-"

Zhu Dan's face suddenly darkened. "They won't encounter natural or man-made disasters. Natural disasters are fine, as everyone is equal in the face of them. With your limited scientific knowledge, you can only seek help from your ancestors when you encounter problems. You can't even think of discovering or preventing them in advance, so you can only try to save them afterward."

"As for man-made disasters, I don't need to say more."

"In the long run, there will be war, and in the short term, there will be foolish nobles who do not take human lives seriously." Zhu Dan said this with obvious implication.

Zhang Liang immediately thought of everything he had learned about Zhu Dan.

In his opinion, this imperial teacher was indeed a good-tempered person. The only time he lost his temper in Lantian County was when he simply sent a group of people to the government and asked them to handle the matter impartially.

In fact, to a certain extent, Zhu Dan's encounter with the Erlin family will snowball.

At first, it was just a group of servants who acted on their own and destroyed the reputation of their master's family. But whether it was to please the imperial teacher or it was really the will of heaven, it eventually implicated the Xiang family.

When Zhu Dan was picking mushrooms at Liu Yu's house in Changting, he heard the story of a poor young wife.

Because she was a new bride and didn't understand the situation, she accidentally entered the noble's territory and was killed. But the truth was that the high-sounding noble coveted her beauty and wanted to force her to marry him. She refused and was strangled to death while struggling.

The Xiang family turned black into white in order to clean up the mess.

This matter will involve the Xiang family, but not the branch of the Meng family. After all, a commoner is too humble. He can kill someone with the help of the Xiang family alone. They don't even need their backers to show up. They can't even hear a whisper.

But if I say they are innocent, will the Imperial Master believe it?

In the end, not only was the Xiang family implicated, but in order to prevent the Imperial Master from having other ideas about the Meng family because of a branch, Meng Yi personally came to apologize to Zhu Dan, saying that he had failed to discipline his clansmen.

In fact, Zhu Dan had already forgotten about this matter at this moment. When she suddenly heard Meng Yi's explanation, she felt very complicated.

On the one hand, I, who originally needed to rely on the power of the Meng family to gain a foothold in Lantian County, have unknowingly reached such a height.

Even if it is a long-forgotten past event, someone will dig it up and seriously make up for it, not wanting her to have any grudges.

On the other hand, I felt more and more deeply the strict hierarchy of the feudal era.

Whether it is about himself to the Meng family or the Meng family to that young wife.

Feeling as if he had turned into a dragon, Zhu Dan calmed himself down and shook off the sudden heaviness and bad mood. "The people of Daqin are really too few. Whether they are from the old Qin or the old six kingdoms, I don't want them to suffer any more losses. Even though they have survived the winter like this in previous years, and even though I'm not sure if this is feasible, it doesn't matter if I give it a try."

"Even if you are asking me, a remnant of the Six Kingdoms, for help?" Zhang Liang suddenly said, his voice ambiguous.

Zhu Dan's eyes lit up: "Will you agree if I beg you? Then I beg you."

Zhang Liang: “…”

Zhu Dan slid to his knees so quickly that he couldn't do it.

Have you forgotten that you are the Qin State Master and the so-called disciple of the gods?

Don’t you care about your face anymore?