Collect crowd into immortals

Chapter 216 Institutional Reform
Lianhu Island.

While the family's external business is in full swing, internal affairs are not idle.

Early in the morning, Jingnan City issued a notice saying that it would gather a group of strong farmers to carry out soil replacement operations.

"Switching soil?
Where to replace the soil?
Besides, the soil is good, why should we replace it? "

Although I don't know why, there is an endless stream of people who signed up.

Cuizhu Lane, the doorway of an ordinary family.

Great!Great!Great!
"Lao San, Lao San, get up soon!"

"Third, get up quickly, there is a big project coming!"

After shouting for a long time, there was a vague buzzing sound from inside the door: "Who, it's early in the morning! It's called a ghost, I just came back to sleep for a while, and it's called again!"

Opening the door in a daze, looking at the familiar figure outside the door, the strong man immediately woke up and said, "Brother, why are you here! Come in and sit down."

After walking a few steps towards the house, the strong man suddenly became excited. He looked up at the rising sun, and said in doubt: "Oh, that's not right, brother, you shouldn't be responsible for helping the cafeteria deliver vegetables at this time. Came to see me?"

"I took a leave of absence and came specifically to see you!"

"Looking for me? What are you looking for?"

"Are you still sweeping the streets on the East Street?"

"Brother, why did you say this all of a sudden?"

The strong man's face was a little hot.

Street sweeping, how should I put it, it’s not that I can’t say it, but according to the rules of the clan, the easy work of sweeping the street is generally given priority to the elderly, the weak, or the elderly and sick with limited mobility Disabled.

But as for the strong man himself, he is a strong man in his thirties, with a strong body, can carry a tripod on his shoulders, and can run a horse with his arms.

But there is no way, who prevents him from learning arithmetic and other skills.

Of course, it's not like he can't do everything. When the city was under construction a few years ago, he was always the number one in the group.However, that is all in the past tense. Now the four major cities in the clan have basically been built. Parks, research institutes, residential houses, and breeding farms have all been repaired beyond repair.

No matter how strong he is, no matter how hard he works, what is the use?
You can't just push the house down and rebuild it again every day. This is unrealistic.

So now, he can only sweep the streets and keep healthy.

Otherwise, all the big fish and meat in the family have nothing to do with him.

His elder brother naturally knew about his plight.So the first time he saw the notice, his elder brother asked for leave and ran over.

"Today, the clan issued a notice saying that they are recruiting a large number of farmers, and they need to be strong!"

Hearing this news, the strong man's drowsiness dissipated immediately, and he asked nervously, "What did you not say?"

"I heard it's a soil exchange!"

"Change soil?"

"Well, it seems that the clan has configured black soil, and all the previous loess should be replaced."

"Then this is a big project!"

"I heard that it's going to last for a long time, and it won't be over in a few decades!"

"Decades?"

The strong man was taken aback.so long?
But considering that one acre of land would require at least a thousand cartloads of soil to completely replace it, he immediately nodded, "Decades is good, decades is good!"

After such a long time, at least he doesn't have to worry about work.

Thinking of this, the strong man went back to the house to approve a coat, and then ran out the door.

"Brother, I'll sign up first, and then I'll have a drink with you tonight!"

"Don't forget to tell Xiuqin that she has been worrying about you a lot these days!"

"I know, don't worry! I'll go find her after signing up!"

"This kid!"

Seeing his hurried appearance, the elder brother shook his head and smiled.

The younger brother's job has been found, so he doesn't have to worry about this guy making a sad face all day long.

Shaking his head, he closed the door, and the eldest brother walked towards the cafeteria with a relaxed pace.

Tens of thousands of catties of vegetables are used up in the cafeteria every day, and he has to go to the vegetable growing base outside the city a few more times.

A quarter of an hour later.

Central Plaza, Administration Office.

"No. [-], Cuizhu Lane, Chen Haisheng, registered as a porter, household registration number [-], working [-] days off and [-] days off, contributing two points per month. By the way, do you have a companion? The car is for two people , two people pulling a cart."

"Yes, yes! But I haven't told him yet."

"Then you should discuss it with him as soon as possible! After discussing it, register here again, and we will not assign you a companion here."

"Okay, sorry for bothering you, girl!"

"No trouble, no trouble! It's all for the family!"

three days later.

Chen Haisheng and his companion Chen Linzhong pushed a small cart, pulled hoes, shovels, sickles and other tools, and followed the large army out of the city.

The roads outside the city are lined with trees and thousands of acres of green fields.

It's just that the farmland at this time is different from what Chen Haisheng saw when he was a child.

When I was a child, the farmland was lush and green, with all kinds of rice and wheat grown there.But now, the whole plant is a kind of alfalfa cultivated by the family's spiritual planter, which is specially used to feed livestock.

Seeing the alfalfa that was two or three feet high, an older man in the crowd sighed: "What a pity for such a good field!"

"What's the pity? If we grow all the food, we can't eat it all. Besides, we can drink milk, goat's milk, and eat beef and mutton every day after planting this alfalfa. I don't think it's a pity!"

When the old man heard this, he was about to refute, but found that what the other party said was indeed the truth.

At least compared to 17 years ago, life in the clan is much better.

At that time, although there was no famine in the family, meat could be eaten, but most people could only eat one meal in ten days and a half months, unlike now, they eat every day, every meal.

Even according to the statistics of the family, the obesity rate of young people has reached [-]%, which provoked the family to advocate more exercise, and even set up a martial arts gym and a swordsmanship hall.

All I can say is that times have changed!
With complicated moods, everyone came to a farmland.

“Okay, here it is!
According to our previous plan, we first cut off all the alfalfa in the field, shoveled it by the roots, and then transported it to a nearby feed mill.

For the rest of the people, they directly raised the soil in the field by about a foot, pulled out half of it and dumped it on the road, and the immortal masters in the clan would collect it to fill the ditches and expand the farmland.

After it is done, the black soil will come over, you can mix them well, and then fill it up again!

Do you understand? "

"understood!"

"Then start to act!"

Suddenly, everyone was cutting the grass, digging the roots...

As for the steward, he didn't sit idle either. He picked up a lot of haystacks and piled them onto the car.

All of a sudden, everyone was in full swing.

Five days later, with the concerted efforts of everyone, the preparations for the ten acres of land were finally completed, and the steward carefully took out a small gray bag from his chest.

Palm size.

The mouth of the bag is tied with a string.

There is also a white lotus flower embroidered on the belly.

In the center of the lotus, there is also a crystal clear spirit stone inlaid.

Seeing this, a clever young man immediately reacted, "Brother Xun, is this a storage bag?"

Storage bags?
Hearing these three words, everyone who had just finished drinking water and eating biscuits immediately gathered around.

The storage bag is the treasure of immortal cultivators. It can hold a large amount of things. They have only seen it in books, but at this moment, it actually appeared in front of them.

Everyone is naturally very interested.

"So small! Can it really hold that much?"

"Of course! Isn't it all written in the book!"

"The lotus on it is so beautiful!"

"I really want to touch it!"

Seeing this, the steward could only pause in front of everyone, and then held the storage bag and said: "Okay, okay, I've finished reading, everyone, get out of the way! Otherwise, I'll bury you in a while, that's terrible." That's bad!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand to signal everyone to retreat quickly.

It's full of soil, and it's still damp soil. If it's pressed down, it's likely to crush people, so you have to be very careful!
When everyone heard the words, they also knew the seriousness, and immediately retreated about ten meters away after greeting them!
Seeing this, the steward nodded, and then he recited the mantra taught by the immortal master in the clan.

"Open Sesame, open, open!"

As soon as the words fell, the spirit stone inlaid on the storage bag began to glow, and then the tightly bound mouth of the bag suddenly broke open, and then a black substance surged out of it.

Followed by it, there was an inexplicable fragrance.

However, everyone didn't care about the fragrance, because they were all focused on the storage bag lying quietly in the palm of the steward.

The storage bag is so small, just about the size of an adult's hand, but how can it spit out so much stuff?

Following the gazes of the crowd, they saw that a large mound of more than eight feet had been piled up in front of the steward, causing the steward to back away again and again, for fear of submerging himself in it.

After half a stick of incense.

The storage bag vomited a black substance similar to the loess left before it stopped.

Seeing this, everyone was filled with emotion.

"It's amazing! There are so many!"

"Isn't that right? We have been busy for five or six days, but it ended up doing the same amount of work in just a short period of time. This is really, ugh..."

The disparity among them made everyone's hearts feel dark.

They know very well that if they gave the work to the immortal masters in the clan, they would probably be able to do it in a few clicks, but why didn't the immortal masters do it and leave it to them? It's probably because they have something to do .

Thinking of such helpless facts, how could everyone feel better.

For a while, the atmosphere seemed a little dull.

After a long time, an older man said:

"Don't think so much, let's just work hard! Master Xianshi's time is precious, how can he do such rough work! Besides, we can't, don't we still have our sons, daughters, grandchildren, there are always people who can do it!"

"Too!"

Immortal cultivators are not omnipotent. At least, as far as they know, the family's arithmetic researchers have made significant contributions to the family and helped the family perfect many formations. This has made the family make a fortune recently. .

If, if their sons and daughters can also study hard, wouldn't they also be able to make great contributions to the family?

So, as parents and grandparents, it’s not like they have nothing to contribute, right?
Besides, according to what the clan uncle said just now, as a cultivator, how can he do such rough work.It is best to leave these things to mortals.

Thinking of this, everyone no longer hesitated, but turned their attention to the black soil on the ground.

"Is it really black soil?"

An old man picked up a piece of black soil, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it, and even smelled it deeply, he even stuck out his tongue and licked it.

"That's the taste, it's indeed black soil!"

You must know that back then, he went to Fengdeng Valley to build a log cabin with several tribesmen. He had seen the fields there with his own eyes. They had such a color and such a smell.

Now, as time has changed, ordinary people like them can also use the black land. For a while, the old man burst into tears.

The times are really different!
After sighing for a long time, the Xun brother who was in charge said: "By the way, I forgot to tell you, because the project volume this time is too large, and the clan issued a reward, saying that if someone can solve the problem without increasing manpower. Next, to improve the efficiency of the project, then there are at least [-] contribution points.

Everyone thinks about it when doing things, the family will not treat you badly if you really get it right! "

Improve efficiency?

Everyone looked at the messy construction site and nodded thoughtfully.

For the ten acres of land, it took five days for hundreds of them.

Wouldn't it take more than 100 years for the family to have [-] mu of farmland?

If we exclude winter, the rainy season, and the rest time, wouldn’t it take 500 years to complete the project?

This is definitely not possible, so efficiency must be improved.

But how to improve?
Everyone looked thoughtfully at the shovels in their hands and the frame truck with rubber tires on the side.

There is no better way to improve efficiency than to improve your tools.

But, how to improve it?
half a month later.

Looking at the nearly ten feet long drum in front of him, Brother Xun, the steward, was still a little uncertain. "Is this really possible?"

"You'll know if you can try it!"

Chen Haisheng believed in himself.

This was designed by his son, and he has also tested it at home. Doesn’t he know if it will work?

"Okay, let's try it!"

"Lin Zhong, you come to the loess, Dazhu, you come to the black soil. Brother Xun, come and step on this wheel with me."

"Row!"

In this way, the two evenly filled the barrel with soil, and stepped on the wheels to mix the black soil and loess in the barrel evenly.Because the wooden barrel is placed at an angle, the end of the wooden barrel is constantly spit out while the front is being filled with soil.

After running a few times, there was a burst of exclamation from behind, "It's really evenly mixed!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd of onlookers immediately came forward and observed carefully.

Then there were bursts of exclamations.

Seeing this, the steward became very enthusiastic. With a wave of his hand, he called two more people for help.

Could it be that an inventor is about to be born in my group?
However, in subsequent experiments, problems with the wooden barrel mixer appeared frequently. Either the opening was too high and people could not stack materials on it for a long time, or the flywheel underneath was too strenuous and could not be stepped on even a few times.

Sometimes even if the force used is just a little bit too much, the flywheel can be broken.

And maybe because there are small stones in the soil, the mixer keeps getting stuck.

In short, this seemingly easy-to-use blender does not improve efficiency at all.This is true even if Chen Haisheng's genius son improves frequently.

However, Chen Haisheng's genius son was not discouraged, so soon, he had a new invention.

A transmission consisting of a belt and two flywheels.

Fixed on one side, soil can be added evenly.

One side can rotate around the fixed point, transport the earthwork at the fixed point to the end, and then mix naturally by gravity.

After running for a day, everyone found problems in it, and then continued to improve and invent.

By this time, some people have already discovered that the purpose of the clan's arrangement for them to exchange soil is not to exchange soil at all, but to let them think, use their brains, and let them invent.

After realizing this point, everyone's enthusiasm became even higher.

Even, a competition was held on its own to see who invented better and more durable tools.

Seeing this, Chen Changzhi, who was hidden in the sky, nodded silently.

"It seems that these people are not elm lumps who don't know how to think!"

“As long as we find the right method and the right direction, it’s not difficult to make them think consciously!”

……

And just as Chen Changzhi was thinking secretly, a far-reaching event happened in Jingnan City, which he was in charge of.

Institute of Numeracy.

In a gazebo, Tao Guang, who has graduated for many years, is looking at the scenery in the courtyard bored.

Small bridges and flowing water, the garden is full of fragrance of flowers, bees and butterflies are dancing wildly, and the greenery is abundant.

However, such beautiful scenery did not make Tao Guang feel happy, but made him extremely melancholy.

At this moment, Tao Guang hurriedly got up to greet him because his brother Pianpian, who was dressed in the same dress as him, came from a distance, "How is it? Did he agree?"

Young Master Pianpian shook his head, "They won't let anyone go over there! There's nothing he can do even if he agrees!"

"How could this be? Didn't everyone say that they must obey their will!"

"Voluntary is voluntary, but they did say it early. And he has been cooperating with them for six or seven years at the beginning of the country, and a tacit understanding has been developed. How easy is it to quit?"

"Then what do we do?"

"No way, it's just the two of us!"

"How do two people do it? The efficiency of two people is too low! And he and we have a good understanding at the beginning of the country. With his help, the probability of our research results can be increased by at least [-]-[-]%. If there is no him, then we It is estimated that there will be no results in two or three years."

"I can't help it!"

Xie Hua shook his head.

It turned out that a while ago, he, Tao Guang, Chen Guochu, and a young man named Chen Wenmu jointly discovered a set of methods for quickly calculating trigonometric functions in their spare time.

I thought the four of them would work together to get it out as soon as possible, so as to provide a more convenient solution for those members of the family who memorized it by rote.

But who knows, the other party's team leader didn't let him go at all.

The reason of the key opponent is also very valid. The research efficiency of five people is the highest, and they have already had an extraordinary tacit understanding. If they find another person, it is likely to waste a lot of time during the running-in period, which is not beneficial to the family.

Not to mention, the family has already allocated teams, and if it is disrupted, it may cause chaos within the research institute.

Regarding this, Chen Guochu and Chen Wenmu had no choice but to express their rejection with tears in their eyes.

The family has practiced the "Tongdao Shenwu Method" for so many years, and it has long formed a fixed routine. If you want to break it, how easy is it?
The two of them didn't want to, and they didn't want to delay other members of the group because of the two of them.

But for this, Xie Hua and Tao Guang are sitting on wax.

Two days ago, he was still thinking about forming a team of five people as soon as possible, so as to find the stewards in the courtyard to confirm the matter as soon as possible through the method of cutting first and then playing, but two days have passed, and none of them have reached an agreement .

In fact, even the two of them took leave and sneaked out.

As for the effect, it can be seen from the dejected looks of the two of them.

At a certain moment, Tao Guang suddenly slapped his thigh and stood up.

"No! I have to talk to the dean. Our rules are too rigid. Why must there be five, six, seven, or eight people?

Besides, the number of people is not enough, so why don't we study it?This is contrary to the purpose of the family in the family to encourage innovation and exploration. "

Seeing this, Xie Hua was about to get up and follow, but suddenly thought of something, and he sat down again.

"But this matter was finalized by the immortal master of the clan, and I heard that our young master Qingxuan personally tested it. Isn't it a little bad for us to do this?"

Who is Mr. Qingxuan? He is the face of the Chen family. He is one of the most powerful people in the Chen family. He has also heard that he will go to the governor's house to take up important positions in a few years. Such a person is really the two of them. Can ordinary mortals question it?

Not to mention, although they are said to be clansmen, in fact, the two of them have foreign surnames and are sons-in-law.

Do house-based sons-in-law have human rights?

Although the family did treat them well and never forced them, as people with a different surname, they should consciously put on a good posture.

If you offend the other party, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit for them.

Regarding these, how could Tao Guang, a foreigner, not know about this? It’s just...

Thinking about the teacher who educated me since I was a child once said that as long as it is for the sake of the family, it is beneficial to the family, although it can be mentioned.

Tao Guang felt that since he discovered these disadvantages, he should raise them as soon as possible.

Otherwise, it will be hard to return in the future, and it will be too late to change.

Of course, he is more worried about his own future. If the rules remain unchanged, how long will it take for his method to come out.

Not to mention, he had actually met that Young Master Qingxuan in Jingnan City, and he was indeed a very kind person, so he probably wouldn't object.

Thinking of this, Tao Guang once again strengthened his confidence, "Ah Hua, I still want to go, will you go?"

Xie Hua was a little embarrassed, if he went there and there was no result, then the two of them would be expelled from the Chen family.But if it works, then...

Frowning and thinking for a while, thinking about the family's teachings, Xie Hua immediately stood up and said firmly:

"Go, of course! Brother wants to invite me, how can I, Xie Hua, shrink back."

When Tao Guang heard this, he suddenly smiled and said, "Good brother!"

He gave his good brother a hug, and then said: "Let's see together, whether what the teacher said at the time really counts!"

If it counts, it is naturally the best.

But if it's not counted, then they can only be a door-to-door son-in-law who eats and waits to die.

In an instant, the two walked towards the center of the institute with their heads held high and their chests high and confident.

After burning incense, the two found Xu Xinming and Dean Xu who were on duty.

"Dean, we have something important to report."

"Is it important? It's like this..."

"No one will be let go over there?"

"Well, they said they can't let him go unless they find a replacement!"

"Can't let go?"

Xu Xinming frowned.

He naturally knew what it meant that he couldn't let it go, it was purely that he didn't want to let it go.

But, didn’t we agree to follow the voluntary principle at the beginning, why has it become like this now?
Xu Xinming was puzzled!
Of course he can force the other party to agree to release him, but this will not solve the problem at all, or in other words, it can only solve the superficial problem.

The most important thing now is to figure out why this happens.

Is there a lot of this kind of situation, if there are many, how to solve it?

Thinking of this, Xu Xinming looked at the two bewildered young men in front of him, "Okay, you guys go down first, I'll investigate here as soon as possible. I'll reply to you when I'm done!"

"Thank you, Dean!"

"Ok!"

Xu Xinming hummed.

But when the two young men were about to walk out of the hall, he suddenly asked again: "By the way, how many people are in the same situation as you?"

"We don't know about this! But as far as the students know, there are several interest groups near the student dormitories."

"interest group?"

Isn't this the original version of "Tongdao Enlightenment Method"!

As one of the few six-star researchers in the family, Xu Xinming naturally knew the ins and outs of this set of "Same Dao Enlightenment Method" that changed his life.

I remember that at the beginning, it was initiated by Mr. Qingxuan of my family, and then the later "Shen Wu Fa" was developed through improvement, but I didn't expect that at the moment when "Shen Wu Fa" was popular, there was still such a primitive interest. group.

This……

Have we deviated from the fundamental purpose of this "Method of Enlightenment"?

Thinking of this, Xu Xinming's heart sank.

He couldn't wait to ask Master Qingxuan for advice to see if this was the case?

Just thinking that he didn't have the other party's contact information, he had no choice but to give up.

At this time, he suddenly caught a glimpse of two young men who were stunned at the door, Xu Xinming smiled kindly, "It's okay! Don't worry!"

"The student will leave!"

Xu Xinming nodded.

After the two went out, he sat in his seat and thought about it for a while, then got up and went directly to the inner courtyard.

"Steward Rong, please adjust the list of all groups in the research institute, and take a look at their distribution!"

"Number?"

"Well, how many are there for five people, how many are for four people, and how many are for six people?"

"Okay! Dean Xu, wait a moment!"

After hearing this, Manager Rong immediately ordered the administrative staff of the inner court to start counting.

Not long after, I saw the administrative staff coming forward with a thick stack of registration forms.

Seeing this, Xu Xinming continued to say: "Rong is in charge, you don't need to be too accurate, just make a rough count! For example, a few percent, a few points! You don't need to be too accurate!"

"Ok!"

"Also, you can take random sampling, just take fifty cards!"

"Dean Xu is a good idea!"

About two quarters of an hour later, Manager Rong had the result.

"President Xu, there are fifty lists in total, including 48 groups of five people, six people of four, each occupying one group, and none of the remaining seven or eight groups!"

"nothing?"

"Does your side stipulate that there must be a group of five?"

"There is no rule! But in principle, a group of five is the best! They did the same when they reported, we are only responsible for registration!"

"That's it!"

Xu Xinming was thoughtful.

Groups of five actually accounted for most of the group. It seems that the highest efficiency of a group of five has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!
It's just that this will prevent the flow of people at will, it should be impossible!

After thinking about it, Xu Xinming thought of another question, and immediately asked: "By the way, are there many people who come to your place to register and change?"

"Change? Almost none? Or it's not all there. It's just that in June and July every year, people register almost every day, but after that period of time, it basically stabilizes."

"In June and July, when will the students graduate?"

"It was that time!"

"Okay! Please take care of Rong."

"No problem, no problem!"

"No one changed? Is this impossible?"

Walking out of the inner courtyard, Xu Xinming whispered about the result just now.

As far as he knew, people's interests changed over time.How is it possible that nothing has changed?

So, there must be something wrong here!

After thinking about it, Xu Xinming walked into his ancestor's yard.

In the small courtyard, Chen Guting stopped the compass in his hand and stared at Xu Xinming with a calm face, his face full of shock.

"You mean that our current system may go against the wishes of most people?"

"Xinming is not so sure. But Xinming is sure that people will not change forever! It is impossible that ten years have passed, and the research directions of the five of them are still exactly the same and unchanged!"

"Something makes sense!"

Chen Guting nodded.

Just like himself, he may want to study the spirit-gathering formation today, but suddenly he is having dinner tomorrow, and he thinks of a good idea, and then goes to study another formation. This is a common thing.Therefore, thousands or even tens of thousands of people can stick to one direction all the time, which is itself a kind of legend.

Thinking of this, the two called the rest of the arithmetic masters and stewards together, studied for a while, and confirmed this even more!

After discussing possible solutions, all researchers at the institute received a questionnaire that day.

Questionnaire:
What is your research direction?
Is it a direction you are interested in?
Do you get along well with the people in your group?Do you feel like you can't keep up, or are you forcing yourself on others?

Do you want to work with more or fewer people?
Are the people in the same group all ideal companions for you?

If your research direction is different from the direction you are interested in, have you worked hard on the direction you are interested in privately?
If so, how do you think the research efficiency is?What's the problem?
If not, what do you feel is limiting you?
Would you like to work with people with the same interests as you?

Finally, if you have any opinions on the system in the Institute, or suggestions for improvement, please write in detail, the Institute will be very grateful.

Note: Researchers are requested to answer the above questions truthfully. If there are any offensive words or alternative ideas, feel free to write them down and the hospital will not pursue them.

Finally, this "Questionnaire" can be submitted anonymously, and the submission address is the anonymous mailbox at the gate of the hospital.

All researchers are expected to complete their submissions before sunset today.

— Institute of Arithmetic.

(End of this chapter)