The days when I fished in Daming

Chapter 58 Preparing for the Second Issue of the Journal
I walked slowly to digest the food, felt that my digestion was almost done, and trotted all the way back to the Huimin Pharmacy. This small body will not work if you don't practice, and it will fall if you touch it. If you don't know it, you will think that you are touching porcelain.

A good body starts with running, and after that, going back and forth to the glass factory every day should be about the same.

I wrote a recruitment notice, and first came to 100 people to see the effect. Each person was paid [-] cents. Regardless of food, the daily consumption of strong labor is very high.

As soon as the recruitment notice was posted, the well-meaning people who could read explained to others, where it came from, I don't know, maybe it was just a simple warm heart.

Soon a lot of people gathered in front of the recruitment notice, all of them were strong and powerful, and they seemed to be good at work.

Zheng Xiong asked Wu You to preside over the recruitment, while he himself fished in the office, selecting the best from the best, and a steady stream of strong men rushed here when they heard the news.

But it was getting late, and Zheng Xiong didn't wait too long. He selected a hundred strong men and led them to the large open space behind the printing factory.

"Your task in the future is to give me the foundation of nearly a thousand acres of land belonging to the pharmacy. Is there any problem?"

There are about a hundred people, you look at me, I look at you, after all, there are still some courageous ones who stand up.

"My lord, we have plenty of strength, and we are absolutely unambiguous about where to fight, but the young people are not familiar with the matter of laying foundations, so please show me."

Zheng Xiong didn't answer, but asked.

"What's your name?"

"The little one is called Iron Bull."

"Very well, you live up to your name. From now on, you will be the foreman of these hundred people, and you will be responsible for laying the foundation."

Very self-willed, Tieniu was a little confused by this sudden appointment, but it was a good thing, the crowd on the side was full of envy, although the wages were the same now, but who didn't like rights.

"Although the young ones have never been in charge of others, they can try, but the young ones still don't know how to lay the foundation, so I ask adults to teach me a thing or two."

"It's just three steps to lay the foundation, listen carefully."

"First, copying and laying out the line is to use wooden poles, lines and other measuring tools to determine whether the terrain is on the same level."

"Second, excavate the foundation trench. It is to dig a certain height below the ground on the basis of building the house to build the foundation."

"Third, build the foundation and build the ladle. The method is to use wooden tamping. The big tree stump is cut into a cylinder or a square column and a rope is attached to it. After being thrown high, let it fall freely to achieve the purpose of tamping."

Everyone seemed to understand but didn't understand, and it was the first time they heard some terms.

Seeing a group of people who seem to understand but don't understand, the method that I finally came up with after searching my brain is in vain.

"Forget it, I will go to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow to find you a teacher to guide you, so let's stop here today."

The next day, Zheng Xiong went to the Ministry of Industry first, and explained his intentions to the boss. The boss didn't say anything else, he was just a master, it was a trivial matter, Zheng Xiong thanked him, and trotted all the way back to the pharmacy.

In the afternoon, the craftsman came to the door and looked at the hundreds of people standing on the bare construction site, and he was very angry.

"What's your situation, what about the tools, are you going to use your hands to dig out the foundation? This is my pastime."

The leader Tie Niu stood up in embarrassment.

"We don't know how to do that, so please ask the master to come over and ask the master to give you some pointers."

He snorted and said no more, Tieniu didn't know what to say, after thinking about it, he still found Zheng Xiong.

Looking at the scene in front of him, a group of people stared at each other, Zheng Xiong was a little puzzled and asked.

"What's the matter, didn't I find a master for you, why didn't you start working?"

"My lord, this master said that we don't have any tools, and he was trying to amuse him. We didn't mean that, mainly because we didn't understand, so we froze here for a while."

After asking Tieniu, Zheng Xiong looked at the old master he had invited from the Ministry of Industry.

"Is that right?"

Facing Zheng Xiong, the master lost a bit of arrogance. Even an ordinary ninth-rank official could not be offended by a craftsman. He was assigned here without any warning, and he didn't mention his income. He vented his anger, and unexpectedly summoned Zheng Xiong, and said hastily and respectfully.

"This strong man is right. The main reason is that the young man is in a bad mood. Please forgive me, my lord."

If you are in a bad mood, it will make you feel good. When you went to the Ministry of Industry to borrow someone, you didn’t discuss the money, and the Ministry of Industry might not give it in vain.

"Well, I didn't make it clear when I was in the Ministry of Industry. Since I came to the pharmacy to help, I don't care what kind of treatment you get in the Ministry of Industry. From now on, you will be paid [-] Wen a day. I don't know if you are in a better mood."

When he saw Zheng Xiong, the old master didn't dare to talk much anymore, he was afraid of cleaning up for himself, and when he heard that he was given a salary, he immediately smiled.

"I'm in a good mood, don't blame my lord."

"That's good. I'm calling you here, but I don't understand anything. I want you to guide me. Now that I'm in a good mood, I'll guide you well. Although I'm easy to talk to, if you don't do well, then don't blame me for causing you trouble."

"Yes, my lord."

Zheng Xiong turned around and reprimanded Tieniu again.

"In the future, think more about things by yourself. If you are the leader, you have to think more. If you can solve it, you can solve it yourself. Like today's matter, the matter is urgent. If you don't have tools, you can go home and get tools to help you, instead of being stuck here."

"Yes, little one understands."

Zheng Xiong nodded in satisfaction seeing the look of the two knowing their mistakes.

"If you lack anything, draw up a list for me. As long as it's reasonable, it's fine. Did you hear me?"

"heard it."

Zheng Xiong patted his butt and left. Tieniu saw that the tools might not be available today, so he learned how to use them and asked everyone to go home to get the tools and start working.

In the afternoon, Zheng Xiong took the purchase order and asked Wu You to take it to purchase.

On the third day, all the tools were ready, and with the guidance of the master, the work of laying the foundation was on the right track.

Zheng Xiong was finally able to free his hand.

The second issue of the periodical can start to be printed. Half a month of epidemic prevention has exceeded the three-month periodical period I imagined, and some time has passed in April. If I didn't want to spend the money quickly, I could have started a long time ago.

Ask Wu You to call all the people who are resting in the pharmacy over, find out the reply letters from Huimin pharmacy piled up in various places in the warehouse, and slowly read them.

There are not many replies, and the pharmacies in various places are not mentioned in the counties. In some places, the pharmacies in the state capitals have not been established, so there are not many.However, many pharmacies that have already been established still responded to the letter. The form of journals is quite interesting, especially in the southern prefectures and counties, where the economy is relatively developed.

Zheng Xiong's method of vaccination against vaccinia should be written on the homepage. This must be promoted, and the effect has already appeared, no doubt about it.Zhang Peng, a master surgeon, also contributed two articles on the possibility of surgical treatment of intestinal abscess, and included his experience during this period.

(End of this chapter)