I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 171 There are so many rules

The line was in chaos in an instant. A team of people in green uniforms rushed out from nowhere to maintain order. The rice bowls were collected, and Zhou Laosan's team was punished to eat last.

The men in Zhoujiazhuang complained to each other in a low voice. In their opinion, they would not be able to eat anything in the end.

In the end, the group of people in green uniforms still gave them full bowls of rice, which were topped with some pickles as a side dish.

After getting the meal, Zhou Laosan and Zhou Abao started eating. Zhou Abao was so impatient that he grabbed the rice with his black hands.

"Don't eat with your hands! Diseases enter the body through the mouth. What if you get sick by eating like this?" A young man in a green uniform said to Zhou Abao.

Zhou Abao was stunned for a moment, not understanding how he had made a mistake. The person in charge of the cafeteria quickly handed him a pair of chopsticks.

"Remember this: workers must use tableware to eat, and clean water for hand washing must be provided around the canteen." Chen Hong said to the person in charge of the canteen.

He had just come here for a tour when he saw this scene. He was furious. It was too difficult to provide logistics for 100,000 people. He could only try to pay attention to every detail.

Zhou Abao took the chopsticks. He thought that the young man who looked like a nobleman would punish him for this, but the young man did not make things difficult for him. He went to the next canteen for inspection without stopping.

"There are so many rules in this place. Even how you eat is regulated." Zhou Abao sighed.

"Eat quickly! That young official is a nice guy." Zhou Laosan said.

After lunch, they found out that the young man in green uniform in charge of their team also had the surname Zhou, and his name was Zhou Erwa. This surprised the men in Zhoujia Village.

Zhou Erwa brought about 100 people from Zhoujia Village to a small river.

"Take off your clothes and jump into the river to wash yourself clean!" Zhou Erwa said in a commanding tone.

The men and women of Zhoujia Village all looked at each other in bewilderment. It was really embarrassing to take off all their clothes and take a bath in broad daylight!
"Do you see the other side?" Zhou Erwa pointed at a group of people on the other side and said. The people in Zhoujia Village hurriedly looked in that direction and saw a group of naked men queuing up to receive something.

"After washing, everyone can get a set of clothes and a piece of cloth!" Zhou Erwa's words made everyone excited.

Looking again, aren't they receiving things on the opposite shore?

Now none of the men in Zhoujia Village felt embarrassed. They quickly took off their clothes, put themselves in a big pit, and then jumped into the river one by one.

The weather in April has warmed up, and the cool river water makes everyone feel comfortable.

"If you don't wash it clean, you won't get anything!" Zhou Erwa shouted while standing on the river bank.

The people in the water washed more vigorously, and many of them helped each other. Then Zhou Erwa asked the people who had finished washing to smear quicklime all over their bodies, wait on the shore for 25 minutes before going into the water to wash it off.

Under the temptation of clothes and cloth, the men in Zhoujia Village completed the task without any compromise.

After a long time of hard work, the men in Zhoujia Village went to the other side of the river and received new clothes, new shoes and a piece of cloth. Everyone's face was filled with a smile of getting free stuff.

The style of the new clothes is similar to Zhou Erwa's, except that they have fewer patterns.

The new clothes are light and breathable, very suitable for summer wear. Zhou's father and son felt refreshed wearing their new clothes and new shoes. The cloth they received was also of very good quality, with fine warp and weft.

When the men from Zhoujia Village came back, they saw that Zhou Erwa had already set on fire all the clothes and shoes they had taken off in the big pit.

They wanted to put out the fire but were stopped by Zhou Erwa. The series of events they experienced today had made them feel awe for Zhou Erwa. Looking at the cloth in their hands, they dared not speak anymore and watched the clothes and shoes they took off burn to ashes in the flames.

Zhu Houxuan believed that these clothes were a breeding ground for viruses and parasites. If this problem was not solved, epidemic diseases would surely occur in a team of more than 100,000 people.
Zhou Erwa took the opportunity to explain to them the reason for doing so. Although Zhou Abao felt unbelievable after listening to it, he felt much better.

Then Zhou Erwa took them to a large shed on the beach to get tools.

The shed was filled with tools, and you couldn't see the end of them. All of them were shining with cold light. Although they were somewhat numb from the shock today, this scene still shocked them. How rich is this family? It is indeed a royal project.
They were soon given their tools.

Zhou Laosan looked at the solid pickaxe in his hand. He could tell at a glance that it was not made of ordinary iron. He played with the pickaxe in his hand lovingly, and thought of his hoe that was broken into two pieces.
Compared to the sadness back then, he now feels like he is soaking in a honey pot, which makes him look forward to the days ahead even more.
When they walked back across the creek, they found that there were a lot of people bathing in the river.

After they returned to the camp, Zhou Erwa taught them how to dig a semi-buried dugout, which would be their long-term residence.

With the help of new tools, they quickly completed their own dugouts and slept in them, hugging the cloth they had received. It was quite comfortable to live in.

Zhu Houxuan also considered letting the laborers live in tents, but the pressure of transportation would be too great, so he chose the option of living in dugouts, which was cost-effective and convenient. Moreover, it was summer now, and the dugouts were not cold. The piece of cloth was compensation for the laborers to live in the dugouts.

Zhou Laosan lived with his son Zhou Abao, and soon fell into a deep sleep while enjoying the cool sea breeze.
The next day, Zhou Abao heard a piece of news that the team from Yangjiapu next door to them were assigned to help in various canteens. This made him very envious. Now working in a canteen is his biggest wish.

Working in the cafeteria doesn't require much effort, and it also gives him the opportunity to eat something secretly. That's simply the best thing he could think of.

He felt much more balanced when he saw that the people from Yangjiapu were called out early in the morning to cut kelp and seaweed when the tide went out.

The men in Zhoujia Village also received their tasks to build the dam.

This task shocked them all. They didn't expect that this royal project would be like this.
"Engineer Zhou! Building a dam on the beach is unheard of. There is no way to build it. The mud and sand on the beach are all wet and cannot be tamped at all. Even if you force it to be tamped, it cannot be tamped solid. When the tide comes up, the dam will be soaked by sea water and then collapsed again." The head of Zhoujia Village said to Zhou Erwa.

The men in Zhoujia Village nodded their heads as they listened, and some of them quietly went to ask the head of the village to do the labor service. They hoped that the labor service would be as long as possible.
(End of this chapter)