Chapter 404: People's Hearts
Sun Xiao liberated Guo Quan, turned him from a slave into a free man, and gained dignity. Wu Kai gave him the status of an official, and when he was about to pass his sixtieth birthday, he turned a new page in his life. If Guo Quan was grateful and respected by these two people, then Gao Yuan, to Guo Quan, belonged entirely to one The existence of Chengji Worship, because those two people who are kind to him are Gao Yuan's subordinates, without Gao Yuan, there would be no these two people, without these two, Guo Quan would only be a slave.
Guo Quan did not expect that he would be summoned by Gao Yuan, which made him terrified. Could it be that he made some mistakes in the process of building the city? Otherwise, with the respect of General Gao, how could he summon such a small person as himself?
When stepping into the small tent that belonged to him, Guo Quan was still fighting with each other. He originally lived with some master craftsmen, but after Wu Kai came, he gave him the status of a worker, and he also had a tent of his own, which was placed next to Wu Kai's three big tents.
There were already quite a few people in the big tent. Taking a quick look, the county magistrate Wu Kai, Chief Shi Fan Dengke, and Lord Bo Tanghe were all present in Jishi City. Besides them, General Sun Xiao was also there. Inside, the young man sitting cross-legged on the felt blanket on the ground, looking down at the stacks of blueprints surrounded by all the stars, was naturally General Gao.
"Grassman Guo Quan, I have seen General Gao!" Guo Quan's legs gave way, and he knelt down involuntarily, with his hands on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Gao Yuan was taken aback by his actions, but when his subordinates saw him, they just bowed to him. He had never seen such a prostration, but he thought about this person's background. It's clear in my heart.
Amidst the laughter, Gao Yuan stood up, walked straight to Guo Quan, bent down and helped him up with both hands. "Our great hero is here. Get up, get up. You are the engineer in charge of building the city of Jishi, not a grassroots man. Master Wu, it seems that you have not fulfilled your duty!"
Guo Quan has a bone-thin figure. Being gently pulled by Gao Yuan, he almost left the ground. Hearing Gao Yuan's words, he trembled with excitement, "Little old man, no, no, no, I'm an official. How can I get any credit for being an official?"
"No!" Gao Yuan let go of the opponent, took a step back, and looked at Guo Quan up and down, "You have a great contribution. I went to Jishi City today and looked around. The city wall was built much better than I thought. A lot. And the progress is beyond my expectation. I asked County Magistrate Wu, and he said that this is all due to your dispatching. Look at you, you are a bit overworked!"
Turning around and looking at Wu Kai, "Old Wu, you should pay more attention to such a capable and motivated subordinate. If you are really exhausted, where can you find such a good subordinate?"
"This is the dereliction of duty of the subordinate!" Wu Kai said with a smile, "In the future, I will send someone to watch him, when to work, when to eat, when to sleep,
You have to click on it! "
What he said made everyone in the tent laugh, but Guo Quan blushed, raised his head, and boldly said: "General Gao, don't look at me as a thin official, but my muscles and bones have been tormented, and now I am full of pain." Jin, I just want to quickly build this city for my lord. Now this kind of work is not considered tiring, it was when I was a slave before!" When I said this, I seemed to remember something sad, and my eyes were red up.
Patting him on the shoulder, Gao Yuan said: "The hard days are over, and the good days are yet to come. This city cannot be built overnight. The outer wall is only the first step. The inner construction may take a long time. You have to take care What about the body! By the way, I heard from Wu Kai that you are sure that the outer city wall will be completed ahead of schedule?"
"Yes, I am sure!" Guo Quan nodded affirmatively, "The previous plan was to complete the construction of the outer city wall around July, but now because of the participation of Langya craftsmen and their families, the progress has been greatly advanced. We are confident that all the walls of the outer city will be completed, and we will move on to the inner construction.”
"That's good." Gao Yuan said with a smile, "It's just that there is one problem, have you thought about it? Now the materials prepared can only complete the construction of the outer city. After you finish the construction in April, the replenishment of materials will become a problem. You What is the solution?"
Guo Quan glanced at Wu Kai, Wu Kai nodded encouragingly, and then he said loudly: "General Gao, after the completion of the outer city wall, we can build those houses near the city wall first. In order to prepare for the war, these houses need to be used Try not to use flammable materials for stone materials, and there is no shortage of stone materials here. Jishi Mountain is only called Jishi Mountain because there are many rocks on this mountain that stretches for more than ten miles, and most of them are solid granite. It is simple and easy to obtain materials. There are many craftsmen in Langya, so it is not difficult to imagine."
"This is a good way to kill two birds with one stone. Well, what else do you think?" Gao Yuan said with a smile.
"General, I still have an immature idea, and if I say it, I will make fun of the general!" Guo Quan hesitated.
"Speak boldly!"
"I am very familiar with Jishi Mountain. Jishi City was built under Jishi Mountain. Then, in order to prevent future enemies from attacking, Jishi Mountain must be in our own hands. When we mine rocks, we can mine a road purposefully. The road leading to Jishi Mountain, at the same time, some fortresses can be built on the mountain." Guo Quan said carefully.
The tent immediately became quiet, and everyone looked at Gao Yuan with strange expressions in their eyes.
Guo Quan was a little scared by everyone's reaction, "General, this is just my wild imagination, and there are countless things to do."
"No!" Gao Yuan looked at the thin old man in front of him appreciatively, "Before you came just now, this was what we were discussing." Looking back at Wu Kai, "Old Wu, you are such a great worker!" .I even thought of this."
Wu Kai's face was flushed, and his subordinates were capable, wouldn't it show that his boss had a unique vision? Thinking that Sun Xiao had been using him for so long without giving him a title, and he promoted him as a worker as soon as he came. He glanced at Sun Xiao proudly.
"In the future, Jishi Mountain will be the training camp for recruits of our Eastern Army! The training camp in Fufeng City will be moved here soon." Gao Yuan looked at Guo Quan, "Of course, Jishi Mountain is so big, it can't help that there will be people on this mountain. There will be a boot camp, and there will be some other camps, let’s talk about that later. Guo Quan. After the new city is completed, the first thing you need to complete is not the house, but the drainage system in the city.”
"Drainage system?" Guo Quan froze for a moment, "The general is talking about those underground ditches?"
"Yes. This matter must be taken seriously. It must not be ignored!" Gao Yuan said seriously, but he remembered the past life in his mind. Whenever heavy rain comes, the whole city is submerged in water, and boats can be rowed on the streets. Now. A new city is being born in his own hands, and such a thing must never happen.
"Except for the Jishi Mountain behind Jishi City, it is a flat plain. Once there is a flood, it will be unimaginable. It is close to Jishi Lake, so you must do it well. These underground ditches can Extending to the outside of the city and building an irrigation system, when the time comes, it can not only drain the water in the city, but also irrigate the fields outside the city, killing two birds with one stone.”
"The officer understands!"
"But you have to pay attention. You have to think about the design of this set of ditches. I don't think that when Jishi City is attacked by foreign enemies, the enemy can sneak in from this place." Gao Yuan laughed.
"Don't worry, general, I can save this!"
"Okay then!" Gao Yuan looked up at the crowd, "That's all for today, you are all busy, so I won't keep you. I'll go for a walk, well, Mr. Tang should be fine at this time Come on, let him accompany me around!"
Everyone bowed their hands and left the tent one by one. When Fan Dengke reached the tent door, Gao Yuan suddenly called out, "Fan Changshi!"
Fan Dengke turned around, bowed and said, "Uncle!"
Gao Yuan waved his hand, "I forgot to tell you, I have already sent someone to Langya to take back your family's slave loan. From now on, you will no longer be Ye's slave, but an official official of my Zhengdong Mansion. This time , I didn’t pick up your family members, the main reason is that they are not used to the climate here, after all, they are all native Langya people, if you want them to come, after this period of time, you can send someone back to pick them up. "
Fan Denghu opened his mouth a few times, did not speak, but knelt in front of Gao Yuan, a majestic seven-foot man, with tears in his eyes.
Going over to help him up, Gao Yuan said with a smile: "A man doesn't cry easily, what are you doing, remember in the future, don't do this again, under Gao Yuan's command, you can bleed, but you are not allowed to shed tears."
Fan Dengke nodded emphatically, "Don't worry, my lord, it won't happen in the future. You can only bleed, not cry. From now on, Jishi City will be Dengke's home, and I will take over all my family when I turn back."
"Don't panic for a while, let's talk about it when the weather gets warmer." Gao Yuan smiled slightly, "You have to worry about these tens of thousands of Langya craftsmen."
"It's easy to enroll. The conditions given to them by the general are too generous. Even if they don't enroll, they will follow the general wholeheartedly."
"That's not what you said." Gao Yuan shook his head, "Now, they trust you most, you can walk among them more, talk more, and want them to really feel at ease, it will not be possible in a short time. It's going to be a hard time!"
Although the snow has stopped, the cold wind is still bitter. Standing on a section of the city wall that has almost been completed, Gao Yuan looks at this huge, monster-like Jishi City, feeling filled with emotion in his heart. This is his real Home. Turning his head, he looked outside the city at the tents stretching out endlessly. These are his future people and the foundation for his career to soar.
"Get through this year and everything will be fine!" he whispered.
Tang He stood behind him with his hands down, silent.
After a while, Gao Yuan looked away. "How is the development of the Military Justice Department in Jishi City?" He asked suddenly.
"Back to the general, everything is going well. Now the Jishi City Military Judiciary has more than 50 people, and these are all dark men." Tang He said respectfully.
"En!" Gao Yuan nodded: "The focus now is on the craftsmen in Langya."
"The general suspects there will be nails in there?" Tang He was startled.
"The people in Jishi City, apart from the Langya craftsmen, are only our army, the Huns and slaves. It is almost impossible for these people to be nailed, but there are tens of thousands of Langya craftsmen and tens of thousands of family members. , these people are probably not very clean inside, you know, Langya was a complicated place before."
"I understand!" Tang He nodded.
"What about the dozens of fleeing Langya people?"
"Magistrate Wu meant that he was quietly dragged outside and killed, and then we retrieved the body and said that he was killed by a horse bandit.
"Take a good trial, there must be nails in it." Gao Yuan said coldly.
"But my identity?" Tang He asked hesitantly. "I can't interrogate these people alone?"
"Your identity, in Jishi City, you can let three people know, Wu Kai, Sun Xiao, infantry." Gao Yuan said indifferently: "Sun Xiao will follow me this time, and the infantry will be in charge of the military work of the entire Jishi City. I don't want the matter of Jishi City to be known to outsiders, at least this year. You will be responsible for the confidential work. After you arrange the dark chess, the Military Judiciary will formally set up a yamen in Jishi City. When the time comes, I will call you over."