The operation of the cement workshop is also smooth. Recently, spring farming has just passed. Many farmers around are rushing to this slack farming time to work in their official cement workshop to earn money.

The manual composition of this cement workshop is a bit complicated. There are farmers, herdsmen, and some low-ranking households, and many other Hu people are mixed in between.

Because they were just a relatively simple manual labor, they did not conduct too careful selection when they were hiring workers. There were some local populations in Changle County, which would be strange if they were picky and could still hire manpower. As long as they had the strength and could do physical work, they would all be willing to ask for it.

Of course, if someone causes trouble during the work process, it will be light if you drive it out. If the circumstances are serious, you will definitely be arrested. What should you do when it is done? All according to the "Tang Law".

The people here are quite tough, and Apu still can't help but feel a little bit over. In case just in case, Qiao Junlin and the others have to come here to take a look from time to time.

Luo Yong sometimes comes to see it. The main thing is to care about the work and life of these people, and then ask someone to add a meal or something. One of them is a black face and the other is a white face, and they cooperate very well.

Since Luo Yong finished his spring plowing, he had nothing to do with him. The county government has enough staff and County Magistrate Tan helped him, so he was happy to be idle.

The old county magistrate Tan likes to take care of the affairs in the city. He was so overwhelmed by others that he had no choice but to be too frustrated, so he applied for early retirement.

Now that those people have run away, the atmosphere in the county government is also very clear. He likes to run here again if he has something to do. To be honest, this person is old and does need some emotional sustenance. He is not idle, and Luo Yong can trust him. So the two county magistrates hit it off, each getting along with their own place, and they get along very happily.

During this period, Luo Yong originally planned to go outside to take a look and planned the construction of water conservancy projects that would be put on the agenda in the near future, but he was stopped by Qiao Junlin.

The reason is that Qiao Junlin cannot leave and cannot go with him. He also has to look at Changle County. Recently, there are more and more Hu merchants coming and going to Changle County, and public security issues cannot be ignored.

Qiao Junlin couldn't leave by himself, and he was worried that Luo Yong would go by himself. The old county magistrate and the new county magistrate also followed suit.

Luo Yong thought about it and listened to them. He found several relevant talents in the county government, formed an exploration team, assigned them camels and Rome, allocated grain money, and asked them to go out to survey the terrain.

This is a chore, but it is also an opportunity to make contributions.

Many officials in the county government hope that they can get the eye of the new Luo County Magistrate, but if they don’t have the opportunity to perform well, how could Luo Yong notice and recognize their abilities?

In their place, water sources have always been a big problem. Every spring, the flowers bloom, the snow on the mountain melts, and the clear snow water flows down the ditch and the trenches, nourishing all living things at the foot of the mountain.

The clear snow-capped mountains and rivers form river beaches of all sizes on this dry land. These river beaches are usually shallow and the river water is clear and sweet. People gather along these river beaches to live, forming one oasis city after another.

There is also a very bad thing about these rivers, which is that they often change the route. Whenever the river is diverted, many oasis will disappear quietly, and then new oasis will be formed elsewhere.

Although this is also a natural law, it is not a good thing for people's lives. The abandonment of an oasis often means that all the previous efforts of the people here have been invalidated and turned into nothing. They have to find a new place again and start from scratch, so the construction of this water conservancy project is very necessary.

This exploration team is just a vanguard. Luo Yong plans to arrange for others to go out for specific confirmation and planning. It is necessary to come up with a relatively complete and detailed plan before the actual construction begins.

But before that, the most important thing is to make money.

Water conservancy projects are very expensive. How can such a small Changle County be able to make so much money? This is also a big problem for Luo Yong.

Compared with Qiao Junlin and Apu, Luo Yong has been relatively leisurely recently. His main task now is to establish good relations with the Hu people who come and go to Changle County, advertise more for their county, and establish friendship with these Hu people as much as possible.

After staying with these Hu people all day, Luo Yong also heard a lot of customs and customs in the Western Regions from them.

I heard that there are oasis of large and small on the business roads from the Western Regions to Dunhuang. Merchants often only need to walk a day to encounter an oasis. Some of these oasis are big and small, some are stable and some are chaotic.

The business journey of each Hu people is like a turbulent adventure story, with tension and excitement and long hard work, and there are many strange stories and strange things.

"…You talk about Sogdians?"

"When Sogdian children were born, they had to apply honey and glue on their hands, so they were very good at saying sweet words. When money came to their hands, it was like glued."

"This is not unusual. I heard that people from Quzhi Kingdom also use wooden boards to pinch their heads, so their heads are narrow and long."

"Tsk, the people in Quzhi Kingdom are too ugly."

"The people in Quzhi Kingdom are not ugly, but the talents in Peiqiang Kingdom are ugly."

"Sanlang, do you think?" Several people in the store couldn't argue, and then someone asked Luo Yong's opinion.

"It's neither ugly nor ugly, nor ugly." Luo used nothing to say that others were ugly, and he refused to do anything that offends others for nothing. So he said, "What are you saying this? Come on, I'll tell you a joke."

"Okay, okay! Sambo, please tell me!" When they heard Luo Yong was about to tell a joke, these people were very happy.

"By the way, there are three old birthday stars in a certain place. One day, a wealthy family invited these three people to a place and asked them about their secrets for longevity." Luo Yong said this.

"..." Everyone in the store listened attentively, and even the store owner stopped working. He held a rag in his hand, stood by and wiped his hands while listening.

"This old birthday boy said: 'Eat less rice.' Then the second old birthday boy said: 'Go a hundred steps after the meal.'" Luo Yong said this, picked up the stone pottery bowl and drank a sip of the muddy wine, and then continued:

"The third old birthday boy looked at the two people in front of him and said with a look of embarrassment: 'My wife is ugly.'"

After he finished talking about this joke, the store was quiet for a few seconds, and then a burst of laughter broke out: "Hahahahaha!"

People these days are quite humorous. Such a joke makes them laugh so hard that they can't stop. The men's full of laughter is almost overturning the roof, which makes Mr. Luo, who is telling the joke, feel very satisfied.

These Hu people told him all day long that this and that, and Luo Yong had nothing interesting to say to them. Later, after thinking about it, he decided to tell these men a few bad jokes, but the response was unexpectedly good.

Now Luo Yong has a good relationship with these Hu people. These people like to drink with him when they have nothing to do and are willing to say anything to him. Even some rumor that he refuses to tell others will secretly tell Luo Yong. I have to say that men's friendship is really a wonderful thing.

Isn’t it just a few bad jokes? This is not easy to deal with. Luo used a lot of space, and a graduate sold him a full of inboxes.

Luo Yong told these Hu people that in a while, their county will launch a very special drink, so that they will definitely come and try it if they have the opportunity in the future. After hearing this, these Hu people agreed, and some people enthusiastically said that they would help him go out for publicity. Luo Yong was also quite moved.

More than a month later, in Chang'an City.

Several big guys drank in a restaurant run by Hu people and ordered Hu Ji to dance. As a result, the Hu Ji they liked today felt a little uncomfortable and was not in the shop, so these people felt a little bored.

The owner of the restaurant was disappointed when he saw the customers. This was not enough. The business in Chang'an City was so difficult and the competition was so fierce. I didn't know how many restaurants there were on this street just because of the barbarians. This time they were asked to save their interest. Next time, these people might not come to their house. This is a big customer.

So he said, "Several gentlemen, Li Ji is not here today, which has swept your interest. Why don't you tell me a joke to listen to it? Recently, a few jokes have been circulating from the west, which is quite interesting."

"Oh? Let's hear it." One of the big guys said.

"There are three old birthday stars in a certain place..." Hu Shang said that he had started.

After a few jokes, the big guys also thought it was quite interesting. After all, they were all men, and they were in such an era when spiritual entertainment was quite scarce.

"It's quite ingenious, I don't know where it came from?" someone asked immediately.

"Li Shi Luo Sanlang." The shopkeeper said.
Chapter completed!