kingnovel Chapter 556 Glass Raw Materials Baiyun County also has minerals
Chapter 556 Glass Raw Materials Baiyun County also has minerals
The county residents spontaneously divided into two camps and started making a fuss in front of Zhao Xiu and the other man.
"I think your decision is a good one! I am sick now and cannot do heavy work. If I am chosen to sweep the floor, I will definitely do my best to make sure there is not even a speck of dirt in our county!"
"Me too. I have kids to take care of at home, so I want to find a job that allows me to go home and cook, and work at a convenient time! It doesn't matter if the wages are low, as long as I can help my family a little bit."
"But why is this necessary? As long as the master asks, whoever is free will go to clean it. Why do we need to spend money to hire someone?"
"That's right! There are many places in the county where money is spent. We should save a little for the county government instead of just thinking about making easy money."
"What's the point of that? Sweeping the floor isn't considered hard work, but it still requires standing all the time and bending over!"
"Captain Zhao! Don't you agree?"
"Constable Xiao Yuan, can you please judge for us? Tell me who is right and who is wrong!"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were cast on Zhao Xiu and the other person.
"You two are arguing so fiercely, it's really..." Zhao Xiu patted the notice board and asked, "Have you forgotten who meant this? We just need to do our best to do what the adults ordered. What's there to argue about?"
As soon as Zhao Xiu said this, he took side.
The "opposition" was not happy after hearing this, and said aggrievedly: "But Captain Zhao, we are also doing this for the good of the county government. Three hundred silver coins per person, ten people is three taels of silver, why waste this money?"
To be honest, they are happy to let adults spend the saved money!
The "supporters" also got angry when they heard this: "What do you mean by wasted money? Don't you have a job? Can you guarantee that you will sweep the floor and dissuade others on the assigned days? Sweeping the floor is not something that happens once or twice, but every day! Do you know what every day means?"
"Yes! And when there are too many people, things tend to get messy. You two are so reasonable and generous in front of adults, but don't you have selfish moments in private? I don't want to sweep the floor, but I'm saying something fair. Aunt Qiong, I'm talking about you."
"Me? What's wrong with me?" The aunt who was called pointed at her nose and straightened her back.
"Let me ask you, if you are arranged to sweep twice a month and Aunt Ming sweeps once a month, do you think you will make a fuss?"
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.
Aunt Qiong and Aunt Ming are a pair of bickering lovers. They have been competing with each other since they were little girls with pigtails.
When we were young, we competed to see who ate more. When we grew up, we competed to see who had better cooking skills. Later, we competed to see who earned more. Until now, there is still no winner.
It must be said that this question was extremely tricky. Aunt Qiong was confused at first, but after the "expert" beside her pointed it out, she immediately figured it out.
"You're still trying to fool me! We just do it twice a month, isn't that enough?"
The person asking the question sneered, "If I were to arrange it, I would have to ask you to sweep once more every month. What do you think?"
It’s not that she is acting like a spoiled child, but who arranged it? That person is the one who “holds power”. Another “small society of power” has been created inadvertently, and honest people may suffer a small loss.
Aunt Qiong was unhappy when she heard this and said loudly, "Aren't you trying to embarrass me on purpose? Is it the same thing as what we are talking about?"
"How come they are not the same thing?" The other party looked around and asked, "Don't you believe that some people sweep more and some sweep less?"
"I..." Aunt Qiong choked. She was not a naive girl. In fact, she understood all these principles.
When the fighting died down a little, Zhao Xiu stepped forward at the right time.
"Are you done arguing?"
The county residents were as quiet as quails and were too embarrassed to answer.
Zhao Xiu pointed at the gate of the county government office and said teasingly, "The master is inside. Why don't you all go in and do it again in front of the master?"
The county residents waved their hands.
My mind was getting hotter and hotter just now, so what I said later was just a bunch of random words.
"Don't you understand what the notice means?" Zhao Xiu patted the notice. "This is what the adults meant. The adults have their own considerations. You are fighting over and over again. Have you ever thought about when the adults have hurt you? Okay, I won't say anything else. If you are willing, go and report your names."
After the county residents had a commotion, they were too embarrassed to stay any longer and were ready to leave.
"Wait a minute..." Zhao Xiu stopped them again, pointing to another notice and saying, "All the well windlasses in the county will be replaced with new ones, and those used by the village will be replaced free of charge. If you have a well in your home and are willing to replace it, it only costs ten cents. Just tell the head of the village and wait for Old Qiao and his men to come."
Labor-saving well windlass!
They just heard yesterday that the little girl could easily draw a bucket of water with the windlass!
Such a good thing, only ten cents...Isn't that just paying for some wood?
The county residents began to worry about Mr. Qiao and his group again - could they really make money by being a craftsman in Tongan County?
But in a moment, this worry was forgotten by them again - "Hehe, the adults are so good to us, she can think of us first when it comes to such good things..."
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Liang Fu entered the county government office from the back door and knocked on the door of the study in the front hall.
"Enter--"
Shen Zheng was biting the pen and thinking hard.
She still remembered most of the math, physics and chemistry knowledge she had learned, but what she had to write now was introductory knowledge, which made her a little troubled.
If you want everyone in the county school to learn chemistry and physics, they must first learn mathematics, otherwise the numerous formulas will be enough to stump them when they are just getting started.
If you want to get started with mathematics, you have to go through systematic learning, and at least many counting units must be unified first.
Shen Zheng rubbed her sore shoulders and looked up, "Master Liang? Come and sit down."
"Is Lord Shen busy?" Liang Fu asked, but his eyes were already glued to the paper in front of Shen Zheng.
I don't quite understand.
He coughed lightly, took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Shen Zheng, "This is what you asked me that day. I have thought about it for a long time based on your description, and it should be these few things."
"The result comes out so soon?" Shen Zheng was a little surprised. She took the paper and opened it immediately.
Quartz sand, the main raw material for making glass, was called "white sand" by Liang Fu. It was distributed in several regions of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but Liang Fu could not determine which region had the best quality.
Then there are raw materials such as feldspar, Liang Fu listed the origins of each one on them. Quartz sand has a high melting point, and alkaline feldspar is one of the best in terms of flux among feldspars.
What made Shen Zheng even more delighted was that, according to Liang Fu's description, there was a kind of feldspar in Liuyang Prefecture, which might be the alkaline feldspar that she needed most, and it was also in Yin Wencai's Baiyun County!
Shen Zheng's first reaction was not "it's easier to get things done with someone", but that it was a good thing for Baiyun County that feldspar could be put into production.
Yin Wencai should be happy, right? Shen Zheng thought.