A time-travelling peasant girl becomes a wealthy woman

Chapter 214 Huang Mulin’s Thoughts

Old Tian's move gave them a reassurance.

"it is good."

The five men looked even better after hearing this. After all, they went out to fight for a few coins to have enough food and clothing.

There is nothing more satisfying than getting paid on time.

Oh, and a year-end bonus?

It’s really exciting.

The next day, the five craftsmen foreman rented an ox cart and went to Xiushan Village.

Old Wang was already waiting for them at the door, and after everyone arrived, they entered the house together.

As experienced craftsmen, the unique designs of certain places in the Huang family mansion attracted their attention. They looked around as they walked, exclaimed and talked from time to time.

Lao Tian is proud of it.

This was built bit by bit by him and his own craftsmen.

"Old Wang." Old Zhang couldn't help but ask, "Did you build this house?"

"Yes." Old Wang replied: "The design was drawn by the county lord who was only five years old at the time."

Several craftsmen's heads widened their eyes in surprise.

"The county lord of our Qiling County is a wonderful person."

Old Wang's hometown is in the capital of Tianjing Prefecture, but he has been working in Linhai Town in recent years. He has a good relationship with Huang Mulin and others, and he has been getting construction work all the time. So he discussed with his family and bought a house two years ago and moved to Linhai Town.

Although this place is not as prosperous as the provincial capital, Old Tian believes that Huang Mulin can transform Linhai Town into a more desirable place than the provincial capital.

Moreover, it only takes one day to travel from Qiling County to Bofeng County. If his grandson can study well, it will be more convenient to send him to Qingfeng College in Bofeng County than to the provincial capital.

Yang Lijun did not follow, but with Lao Tian around, nothing could go wrong.

"Lord County Lord."

When everyone entered the reception room, they found Huang Mulin already waiting for them and immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"No need to be polite, sit down." Huang Mulin smiled sweetly, looking very pleasing, "An Ning, serve the tea."

"Yes."

Lao Tian led the others to sit down, and he also sat aside.

"I think Uncle Tian has already told you about my requirements and practices. Do you have any other questions?"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"You can ask anything you want to ask, it doesn't matter."

Old Zhang couldn't hold back his doubts and asked, "Mr. County Lord, I heard from Old Wang yesterday that we need to sign a confidentiality agreement. What does this confidentiality agreement cover?"

"all."

Huang Mulin looked at him.

"But there is a time limit. Within ten years, everything you learn from me cannot be passed on to others, and you cannot build similar buildings for others."

"Ten years later, it's up to you."

After this was said, Lao Zhang and a few others felt relieved.

At the same time, I also admire Huang Mulin's open-mindedness.

Most families would require craftsmen to keep the secret throughout their lives, and would not even allow it to be passed on to future generations, but she only limited the time to ten years, after which they could use it for their own benefit.

What happened next was simple. Huang Mulin showed them the agreement that had been drafted long ago. After both parties confirmed that it was correct, they signed it. In the future, Old Wang would arrange their work and supervise their progress.

The digging of a well outside Xizhenkou went relatively smoothly.

Starting from the nearest well in the town, we found several suitable locations for digging wells along the same underground water vein. Water can be found if we dig twenty to thirty meters down. It takes about five to seven days to dig a well.

The Nanzhenkou area is more troublesome.

The well diggers searched around and only found a point that resembled a water vein.

But outside Nanzhenkou is the area where Huang Mulin wants to focus on construction, and just one well is far from enough.

Huang Bo went back with a bitter face and told Huang Mulin about this.

The whole family was worried.

In ancient times, not every household in the countryside had a well, even in the city.

Even in the houses she bought on North Street, there were two places without wells, so someone had to fetch drinking water and water for daily use.

Huang Mulin looked at the thumbnails of Linhai Town and the surrounding towns, and something suddenly flashed through his mind.

About two kilometers east of Linhai Town, there is a large river of flowing water. If we dig a channel to the south entrance of the town and build a large waterwheel to draw the water out and divert it, and take into account the underground water veins found, it will probably be enough.

But digging canals to divert water is a huge project.

Yang Lijun and others saw Huang Mulin's eyes rolling around and her face thoughtful, guessing that she must have an idea.

Sure enough, she spoke after a while.

"I have an idea."

Then she told them about digging the canal and building the waterwheel.

"It's doable."

Yang Hui stroked his beard, "But, what is a waterwheel?"

Huang Mulin took out a brush and paper from the drawer of the cabinet next to the chair, and drew as he spoke, explaining the principles at the same time. A group of people gathered around to learn.

"Can this thing called a waterwheel irrigate the fields?"

Huang Qilin suddenly asked.

"Yes." Huang Mulin gave his elder brother an appreciative look, "The original purpose of the waterwheel was to irrigate farmland."

It was her fault for not thinking of it earlier. The two hundred acres of land at the end of the village had been irrigated manually in recent years, which was really hard work.

"We can also draw water from the river for our soybean and pepper fields."

"That's a good feeling."

Huang Bo also thought of this.

Everyone continued to discuss the issue of digging canals to divert water.

"Digging a canal is a huge project that takes a long time. Will it affect the construction outside Nanzhenkou?"

Yang Lijun asked her.

"Well, if there are a lot of people working together, it probably won't happen."

Meaning, more people are needed.

Huang Mulin continued to express his thoughts, "If we want to proceed simultaneously to ensure progress, I will issue a notice tomorrow to recruit more people to dig the canal."

"In addition, we also need to solve the problem of food and accommodation."

"Safety is also a big issue." She thought of the people at the entrance of West Town, "We also have to be careful about people taking advantage of the situation to sabotage us, or spreading some bad rumors."

Speaking of this, Old Wang spoke up: "Miss, please leave this matter to me. I can take this opportunity to teach An Ning a lesson."

An Ning, who was standing by, straightened up immediately, her eyes full of excitement.

"Okay, please help Uncle Wang~"

Huang Mulin was happy for An Ning because she had the opportunity to exercise.

After some chattering, they decided on the final plan.

1. Issue notices to recruit more craftsmen and long-term workers, and quickly build temporary housing.

2. Priority will be given to villagers from Xiushan Village and surrounding villages of Linhai Town.

3. Arrange your own people to serve as supervisors.

4. The main external contacts are Lao Wang and Huang Bo.

5. Huang Mulin is responsible for providing technical guidance on the design drawings, and the people who make the waterwheel are selected from the organization.

6. Those who build roads and shops will be resettled separately from those who dig canals, and the two projects will be carried out simultaneously.

7. Recruit private soldiers.

The last one was a decision Huang Mulin made after thinking for a long time.

She always felt that she just needed to develop in Linhai Town honestly, not to provoke others, not to hoard food, and not to recruit soldiers. With the support of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, she thought nothing would go wrong.

But when she learned that someone in Xizhenkou was maliciously provoking the emotions of people who did not know the reason, she seemed to understand a little bit. Yang Lijun once reminded her not to be too indulgent.

The era of power has its due practices.