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Chapter 716 New Home Old Home (Happy New Year everyone)
At the beginning of April, on the mountain pass outside the Xiaocang River, the dam that had been built before the winter had already taken shape.The dam is built on the mountain, with a wood and stone structure, and its height is two feet and four feet (about seven meters in later generations). At this time, it is undergoing the test of the flood season.

In the flood season when there are not many in this mountainous area, the flood outlet next to the dam is now pouring out water with a dangerous and alarming momentum. The sound of the rushing and roaring is deafening.

Entering the mountain pass, the waters of the Xiaocang River in the rear suddenly expanded due to the existence of the dam, and a dangerous blue wave was pushed forward. Worrying about when it will crash.Of course, since the opening was opened to the outside, it wouldn't be a big deal if it collapsed.

Hou Yuanyong, who was chattering, went in through the mountain pass, and said hello to the soldiers guarding here. What appeared in front was a [-]-meter-long road running around the mountain. Due to the recent rainy season, the road seemed a little muddy. .There are cave dwellings on one side of the road, sometimes mixed with some wooden and earthen houses, which are lived by the army guarding this side.Further ahead, it is the gathering area of ​​the residents of Xiaocanghe at this time.

The appearance of the reservoir made the water level of the Xiaocang River rise a lot, occupying a lot of places in front of the river valley, but going backwards, the impact gradually diminished.Cave dwellings, row upon row of houses and tents are gathering in this area. From a distance, although the various houses are still simple, the planned area is surprisingly neat.Zhuo Xiaofeng participated in the marking of this place at the beginning. The house may be built in a hurry, but all the lines in the building area are all square, which is strictly required by Ning Yi.

Even if it can't be built temporarily, and the tent is put down to live, the edge of the tent is never allowed to go out of the line.

After all, although it is a residential area, the most people in Xiaocang River are soldiers.In the most difficult days of winter, some people came in from outside the mountain. They once said that this place was stupid, but they were suppressed and driven out of the valley.At that time, it was a cold winter, and the former soldiers of the Wu Rui camp had to work every day. It was inevitable that some of them were slack and almost participated in it. Then, a rectification meeting with tens of thousands of people was held in this valley.

The Jurchen is in full swing, and the Xixia people are attacking the city outside. What happened to the refugees who came in is proof of this.They are civilians who have lost their homes, you are soldiers, do you still want this inch of land under your feet in the future?

For soldiers, every rule will save the lives of several people on the battlefield in the future!

After this conference, the army leadership also strictly regulates the briquettes and charcoal used in daily life.After the dam was built, the wooden house gradually replaced the tent, but there was no wall, beyond the scope of the original line.

At this time, the progress of replacing tents with wooden houses has not been completed, and the entire settlement is basically built around a central square with large and small houses.Although the rowing was neat, the scene was chaotic and the road was muddy.This is something that people in Xiaocanghe have no time to take care of for the time being. From last autumn to the early summer, the construction of Xiaocanghe has not stopped for a moment. Even in the harsh winter, there are various preparations going on.

Building houses to keep out the cold, building cave dwellings, building dams, and until spring begins, the main work has become reclaiming land and planting wheat and other crops. When summer comes, the outline of the settlements in the entire valley gradually takes shape, and the wheat fields Walking along the river, extending hundreds of acres on this side of the river valley, a suspension bridge connects both sides of the river bank, and further away, the breeding areas for war horses and various livestock are gradually outlined, and several watchtowers on the top of the hill have been built. Good, but in terms of the living needs of more than [-] people in the valley, the truly necessary work is far from reaching the standard.

Along the way, the children named Hou Yuanyong were chatting with Zhuo Xiaofeng about the changes in the valley. People on the side of the road were bustling with people. Men pushing cars and carrying dirt and rocks passed by from time to time.It has been less than a month since he went out, and many places in the valley have already made a huge difference to Zhuo Xiaofeng.For half a year, the Xiaocang River has been growing in size almost every day, especially after the dam is formed, the speed of change is even more dramatic.

From time to time, there are people who say hello to Zhuo Xiaofeng. Most of the young people who were in the "Yongle Youth League" and "Righteousness Club" in Hangzhou have now become low-level management personnel, assigning and coordinating work here.When passing a ramp, the vehicle dragging earth and stones got stuck in the mud, Zhuo Xiaofeng and Hou Yuanyong went over to help push, and a young man also came over and said casually: "Brother Zhuo, Chen Xing and the others. , got an ink club, and is pulling people everywhere."

"Mohui?" Zhuo Xiaofeng frowned. At this time, the soldiers around him were coming and going, and several men beside the cart were shouting in unison. Zhuo Xiaofeng followed with an "ah--" and pushed the cart out of the mud pit. He said to Hou Yuanyong, "Find some plaster boards to fill in here." Hou Yuanyong nodded and left, and he said to the young man who came to talk, "I just came back, I don't know what's going on, I'll go see the teacher first. , gossip later tonight."

The man nodded: "I know, just tell you Brother Zhuo first."

Afterwards, Hou Yuanyong dragged a dustpan with a gravel board from the side, and the three filled the mud hole before continuing to move forward.Even though he just came back and doesn't mention it anymore, Zhuo Xiaofeng can somewhat guess a thing or two about things like Mohui.

After leaving the capital and heading north, Wu Rui Camp settled down in Xiaocang River.After getting out of the initial daze, and then starting to build Xiaocanghe, during this period, Ning Yi spent a lot of effort. Not only did he fully control the construction of the entire valley, he also gave a lot of lectures every day in terms of cultivating talents.

This kind of lectures can be roughly divided into three categories: one is to tell the artisans about the principles of all things and the principles of examining things; the other is to teach the management personnel in the valley the knowledge of manpower arrangements and the concept of efficiency; Tell a group of disciples, children and even some relatively quick-thinking officers in the army about some of their own ideas, analysis of current affairs, speculation on the overall situation, and what a person should be like.

Including when arranging work for people, why do they have to do this, and when he can talk about it, he will try to explain it to the government officials around him in a simple way.This kind of thing, including the first two kinds of lectures, for Ning Yi, is a crash course to inculcate modern science and modern management as quickly as possible and cultivate such talents. There is only the third kind of course, which has long-term and Tao-like courses Feeling, but in the eyes of others, it is naturally different.These things will be considered as the embodiment of Ning Yi's own philosophy.

Emphasis on rules, efficiency, quality, employing people, craftsmen, merchants, not despising low-level occupations, and emphasizing personal self-discipline and awakening... These things are naturally different from the Confucian system itself.Especially since more than half a year, except for the first few times to go out, Ning Yi sat in Xiaocanghe and arranged everything by himself. Heart palpitations are terrifying. From the initial marking and preparation, to the later construction of dams and reclamation of fields, up to now, there is a giant beast entrenched in the valley. of places are turned into houses, and the rate of this change seems to be increasing.

Goodbye well-informed people, how have you ever seen such efficiency?
The Kongming lanterns were driven into the sky by manpower, the dam was built within a few days, and then the river was stopped. After the dam was formed, the landscape of the Xiaocang River changed drastically in a short period of time.It is shocking in the eyes of everyone to fight against the mighty power of heaven and earth with human power.With the support of these things, it has long been said that Mr. Ning's inheritance is very similar to the concept of ancient Mohism.With the existence of the Yongle Youth League and the Righteousness Club, several small groups composed of young officers such as the "Huayan Society" originally appeared within the Xiaocanghe Army. Not too surprising.

Walking out of that settlement, and then following the road to the other side of the valley, there are still figures running on the road. Looking back, the muddy street seems to be full of vitality.

At this time, Xiao Canghe is naturally facing huge problems.Every day, in the small square of the settlement, someone will bring news from the outside world, the urgency of the Central Plains, and the battle situation that the [-] army of Western Xia is advancing.There will also be people in the square to announce the progress of Xiao Canghe's affairs, but as long as anyone with a heart can see that Xiao Canghe is facing the threat of extinction from all sides.

The threat of Xixia is one of them. As long as they have a firm foothold in the northwest, the first thing Xiao Canghe will face is the problem of inability to develop around.This does not include the question of what Xiaocanghe should do when the Xixia people take the initiative to attack Xiaocanghe.

The food issue is even more of the top priority, and the reclamation in the valley is already a speed of all efforts for the ten thousand people in the valley.But tools are not plentiful and time is tight.In this spring, about [-] mu of farmland has been added along the valley in the mountains. Wheat has been planted. It looks endless. However, in a practical sense, the land here is already barren and has just been cultivated. Well, it might be able to feed a thousand people, but if it were a thousand soldiers, it would have to be malnourished.

Xiaocanghe currently relies on blood transfusion from Qingmu Village. However, Qingmu Village itself lacks arable land and relies on blood transfusions from the outside world.However, once the power of the Jurchen and Xixia people is stable, even if they don't consider being beaten, what this place will encounter is a real disaster.

Therefore, even though Xiao Canghe seems to be full of energy at this time, many people understand its problems, and the countdown has never stopped at any time.In the situation where Jurchen, Xixia, and the world began to erode, Xiaocang River had tentacles and roots that had to be stretched out. This was not sailing against the current, but completely sailing on the edge of the waterfall.

A loud shout of "Ah—" came from the front. It was the scene of army training by the river valley in front of the road. Even if a lot of labor was used to replace the usual physical training, each team would still have battle formation training once every three days.Zhuo Xiaofeng looked at the scene of the army lining up below, and turned to the road ahead. In the distance, there was the Xiaocang River's military and political council on the hillside.From a distance, there are only two rows of simple wooden houses, but at this time there is also a quiet and chilling smell.

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From spring to summer, in April of the second year of Jingping in the Wu Dynasty, the Jurchen who invaded from the south had squeezed everything that could be plundered in Bianliang City, and ordered Zhang Bangchang to be the emperor. After the establishment of the Great Chu regime, Fang Shi escorted the emperor Jingping, the empress dowager, the empress, More than [-] people, including noble ladies in the palace, women of the powerful, commoners, and craftsmen, went north one after another.

In the northwest, after recovering several cities such as Qingjian and Yanzhou, Emperor Li Ganshun of the Western Xia began to expand around.At this time, the north of the Yellow River in the Wu Dynasty had fallen into a short-lived "land without owner", and the actual ruler Jurchen had not had time to digest this area. After the Jurchen withdrew his troops, he immediately took off his yellow robes, removed his imperial name, and did not go to the main hall of the palace to do office work. state.

The patriots who still think about the Wu Dynasty accounted for most of them in various places, and the mountain bandits and rebels in various places also played the name of defending the Wu Dynasty, but among them, the various forces that began to seek a way back for themselves have also begun to move quickly. up.Among them, in addition to some deeply rooted clans and armies, Tian Hu's power also jumped up during the period.At the same time, after the influence of the Wu Dynasty faded, the Tubo tribes under the separate rule of the vassal began to move towards the land to the east.

At this time, the rebel army that just started to take root in Xiaocanghe is in a strange state. If you look from the back to the front, the army that relies on Ning Yi's powerful operation ability actually seems to be walking sharply. on the tip of the knife.Seriously, this army that rebelled after the monarchy had no way forward and no way back.In the general direction, there are three reasons for it to be maintained. One is the obvious external pressure and the impending collapse of the Central Plains - let the people in the Xiaocanghe Valley realize this, and communicate with Ning Yi's men internally. The power of propaganda is also directly related.

Second, because of the result of strong planning and employment ability along the way, the amazing work efficiency in the valley has fed back to the workers themselves to some extent, resulting in higher efficiency, surprise and a sense of accomplishment in everyone's hearts. higher.In particular, the completion of the Xiaocang River Dam has given people an indescribable sense of satisfaction, and it has further promoted the efficiency of people doing other things.

The third is because of the publicity of the achievements of Ning Yi and others and the gradual formation of a personal cult. Of course everyone knows the predicament that Xiao Canghe is facing, but before that, when Ning Yi was still a guest in the prime minister's residence, he had already allocated thousands of pounds of land to the world. Shang went to war, these things, the people who followed in the original Zhu Ji were relatively clear.At this time, Ning Yi sent a large number of people out to contact various merchants, and constantly manipulated the pull line. In the eyes of everyone, it was naturally his attempt to solve the food problem with commercial power.At this time, the world is in chaos. It is very difficult to do this. However, the demons have no plans to manipulate people's hearts. When they were in the prime minister's residence, they were even known as the "God of Wealth". At least when it comes to doing business, most people But they have almost blind confidence.

These factors that promote the continuous operation of Xiao Canghe are interlinked, and the loosening of each link may lead to the collapse of the whole, but during this period of time, the overall situation is such a strange operation.At the same time, on Ning Yi's personal side, in early April, Yunzhu, who was pregnant in October, gave birth to Ning Yi's third child and first daughter. However, due to the dystocia during childbirth, after the child was born, , Both the mother and the child are in extreme weakness. The little baby eats very little on weekdays, and often continues to cry and sleep in the middle of the night, so that many people feel that the child has a bad fate and may not be able to support it. big.

The situation outside is still deteriorating.With the return of Zhuo Xiaofeng and others, the information brought back shows that the tiger king Tianhu, who is nearly a thousand miles away, is actively uniting vertically and horizontally at this time, merging some of the original Wu Dynasty clans, and now has The tentacles reach to the northwest.The same attempt to maintain the trade route, and even open up the connection between Xixia and Tubo, it can be seen that all this is preparing for the Jurchen in the future.Looking at their methods and the conflict that began to arise between the two sides, Ning Yi seemed to be able to see the figure of a woman on Tian Hu's side.

Even in an ideal state - even if Xixia has not reached out to the northwest for the time being - it is difficult enough for Wu Ruiying to open up this area of ​​business.On the Xixia side, in April, Li Ganshun had already heard the name of the monarchs of Wu Ruiying, and he sent an envoy to ask Xiao Canghe to surrender. Prepare to tell Xiao Canghe's future fate: either surrender or destruction.

The [-]-strong army of Xixia came to pacify the northwest. Since it has entered their field of vision, if they do not surrender, there will be a battle in the future.

Our story begins again here, and we devote ourselves to this summer time.This is a calm, dull, summer that is hard to survive if you don't help each other...

　I was going to post it last night, but I revised it today, so I dared to post it.The retrospective advancement of the second half can be reached here. Next, we enter the plot ^_^
happy New Year everyone.

　
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