Great Song Pirate

Chapter 342 Chicken Coop River

When everyone was eating together, Jia Qian suddenly said something to Xu Yi: "Master, brother Xue sent a boat from Hangzhou two days ago, and sent over 60 craftsmen who cast bells. He left us and said that he was recruited specially for us according to your instructions. We don't know what the use of this coppersmith who casts bells is, and he temporarily handed it over to Qin in charge. We are all surprised. Now we want iron and have blacksmiths. Why do we need this bell-casting craftsman? Could it be that we want to cast bells?"

Xu Yi patted his head and laughed loudly. He actually forgot about the bell casting craftsman in this busy schedule. He didn't expect that Xue Tu's efficiency was really high. He found more than 60 at once. Craftsman Zhong has been scoured by him!So he quickly asked: "How did these people come here? Are they willing to stay here?"

Jia Qian's face was a little weird, he laughed and said: "I think Brother Xue is using the old method again, and some craftsmen still have big bags on their heads! Of course they don't want to stay. !"

Qin Huzi also laughed, many of the people here were kidnapped by Xue Tu, Jia Qian was there, Qin Huzi was one of them, and Yang Wenzhong was the latest one, the dinner table immediately burst into laughter .

No need to ask, Xue Tu must have sent someone to kidnap these people. Some people probably got them out after being knocked out. This Xue Tu likes to use this kind of method without technical content. He is a natural kidnapper!Xu Yi himself thought it was funny, now he sent people to kidnap half of the wine table, so he smiled at Qin Huzi: "I don't have time to persuade them, you come to do this these two days, try to make them willing Those who stay here to do things for us, these people are of great use to me, I will definitely not let them cast bells, I am not a monk, I will not build a monastery, what do I want that thing for! You will know! In short, I want them to do things for me properly, Qin Huzi and Mr. Lei should take care of this matter!"

Since Xu Yi didn't say anything, everyone had to endure it. No one would think that Xu Yi was going to do something boring. Since these bell casting craftsmen are needed, they must be of great use. Qin Huzi and Lei Tong both nodded and agreed.

After dinner, Xu Yi took Yingchun and the others to visit the village without stopping, and asked Daniel to accompany them around, while Xu Yi took Jia Qian to the road construction site.

There were horses in Jilong Village for them to ride on. They rode out of the village and headed towards the construction site. Now that they hadn’t ridden a horse for a long time, Xu Yi almost lost control of his horse and almost made a fool of himself. He fell down, but luckily Li Bo pulled his rein by his side to stabilize his horse.

"It seems that I won't be able to become a general on horseback in this life. When I go back to Danshui village, I have to practice my riding skills. This time I sent a thousand stallions to Danshui. I hope that Danshui can also breed them. Bring out your own fine-bred horse!" Xu Yi carefully controlled the mount, walked forward, and said to Gao Jun behind him.

Gao Jun was also a knight on horseback, he laughed out loud when he heard it, and when he said that he would be Xu Yi's equestrian partner, to put it bluntly, he would be his master, Xu Yi nodded and agreed.

Because of road construction, a large number of trees were felled in the forest. After these trees were dragged out of the forest, they were piled together according to different types of trees. They could be used as building materials to build houses, and they could be reserved for making bows. The crossbow will be used by Yang Wenzhong, and the rest of the wood will be handled by the carpenter. You can do whatever you want to build carriages and make furniture. If you really can’t use anything, you can pull it to burn charcoal or give it to the islanders as firewood. In short, it is a waste. What can't be done, these trees are piled up like a mountain outside the stockade, and it is estimated that there will be no logging for a long time.

And Xu Yi also knew how much manpower it would take to pull out these logs. Fortunately, some time ago, there were plenty of idlers here. Otherwise, it would take a thousand people two or three years to get out so many logs for such a large project.

After walking for a while, they saw the jungle. A wide road paved with gravel and sand meandered into the forest. There were still many people driving ox carts and horse carts loaded with gravel and sand picked nearby. It was transported into the jungle, and the cars coming out of it were all loaded with logs. It seems that the road construction work has not been completely completed, and on both sides of the road are temporary workshops for carpenters and blacksmiths, where damaged vehicles are constantly being repaired, and New vehicles are constantly produced. In addition to repairing and building vehicles, blacksmiths also repair various tools for logging and road construction, and make some large saws, axes, shovels, picks, etc., which are continuously transported inside.

Jia Qian told Xu Yi that the road construction has now entered the final stage, and there are only a few thousand people left here to work on the road construction, and most of the remaining people have moved into the Carboniferous Valley to build houses, and wait for the construction here to be completed After that, some people are left to work on mining coal, and the rest will have to arrange new things for them to do.

Xu Yi nodded while watching. When the people passing by saw Xu Yi, they all respectfully moved to the side of the road and saluted him. Xu Yi had stayed here for a long time, and most of the people here were here at the beginning. Therefore, most people know Xu Yi and express their welcome and respect to Xu Yi when he comes again.

Xu Yi felt dizzy when he returned the salute, and in the end he simply stopped reciprocating the salute. It's too tiring for people to be too polite!As he walked and watched, he saw a large number of graves on a hillside entering the jungle. Without asking, he knew that these must be the graves of those who died in road construction, so he stopped everyone, dismounted and came to the bottom of the hillside , Someone sent joss sticks, and Xu Yi worshiped at the foot of the mountain. Most of the passers-by were very pleased with Xu Yi's move. At least these people died. Coming to worship, this alone is enough to make these ordinary people grateful, and the news gradually spread invisibly, and it also stabilized the hearts of the immigrants here.

Xu Yi roughly counted these graves, but he felt that the number was wrong. The number was obviously much less than the 500 people Jia Qian said, so he asked, "Are there any cemeteries in other places besides this place?"

Jia Qian shook his head and said, "No more, all those who lost their lives while building the road are buried here!"

"I roughly counted. There are at most 100 tombs here. Didn't you say that nearly 500 people died?" Xu Yi was confused.

"Oh! I forgot to explain, most of them are Japanese slaves! They are doing the most dangerous work! After they die, they are buried on the spot, and their bodies are not pulled out for burial!" Jia Qian quickly explained .

"Cut! When you report the number of casualties to me in the future, don't include the numbers of these Japanese slaves. They are all like animals and cannot be counted as people!" Xu Yi immediately taught him.

Everyone felt chills after hearing this, and really couldn't figure out why the lord hated the Japanese so much, but he was the boss, he had the final say, anyway, everyone didn't feel close to the Japanese, they were too far away, and it is said that in the Tang Dynasty The Han people also fought a battle with the Japanese, probably because of this!Everyone guessed.

Jia Qian quickly nodded and agreed, and Xu Yi's mood improved after this. Such a large amount of work killed more than 100 people, which is not too much!And some of these people were killed by that tribe.

After paying homage to the cemetery, everyone continued to walk towards the jungle. Due to traffic problems, so many people were working on the construction site, and the road was getting farther and farther away. People went out to work in the morning, and it was time to eat when they arrived. There was nothing to do, so many temporary work sheds were built on both sides of the road. These temporary work sheds followed up with the extension of the road, and everyone rested in the work sheds nearby, which saved a lot of time and improved work efficiency. Efficiency, and there are large temporary kitchens in the work sheds. Hundreds of temporary cooks who can cook provide meals for these people, because there are several large fishing boats operating in the nearby waters in the stockade, and a large amount of seafood is delivered. The food is quite good. And it is rich in nutrition. Compared with the food they used to eat in their hometown, it is heavenly. This kind of food also has a great temptation for the people who participated in the project, so everyone will stay here to work, and other places will be exhausted. I can't eat such a good thing!

The requirements of civilians are often very low. Although working here is hard, tiring, and dangerous, they still stay and work steadily in order to eat better. It can be seen that they used to live on land. How bitter!But it was such a small request that they couldn't be satisfied at home before, and they were killed like chickens if they made troubles. Thinking about Xu Yi, he felt pitiful for them!
Thinking that there are too many vehicles transporting supplies every day, the gravel roads are not comparable to the cement roads or asphalt roads of later generations. They are constantly being crushed, but they are constantly being repaired. A group of people are specially assigned to maintain the repaired roads. It can be regarded as a road guard team, it seems that the organization work here is well arranged!

Looking at the orderly construction site, Xu Yi gained a new understanding of Jia Qian's organizational ability, and looked at him again. Similarly, Jia Qian was also very happy with Xu Yi's praise. A former down-and-out scholar Well, being able to get mixed up like this was something he had never thought of before. What does a man want in his life?Don't you just want to show off your abilities and get everyone's approval?

After traveling all the way, they finally arrived at the Carboniferous Valley. Sure enough, there is still a section of the road that has not been repaired, but the trees leading to the Carboniferous Valley have been felled, and they are being transported outside. After here, on the road, there are many people pulling huge stone rollers to crush it, otherwise the muddy road in the forest cannot be driven at all, and it is impossible to rely on people's backs.

As soon as the people gathered here saw Xu Yi, they immediately stopped what they were doing, and knelt down to salute Xu Yi in unison. Xu Yi got off his horse and helped the leader. The Wang Hong who blocked the way to complain when he came last time.

Xu Yi hurriedly said to him: "Don't be so polite, everyone has worked hard. Xu is here to greet you today. I haven't been here for a while. I don't know if you have any dissatisfaction?"

Wang Hong hurriedly didn't dare to say anything, he called up the people behind him, and told them to keep working, don't delay the time, so everyone immediately picked up the things in their hands, and started working hard.

"Now we really believe that the big boss treats us refugees sincerely. Although the work here is a bit tiring, we all come from hard work and are not afraid of hardship. Mr. Jia and Brother Gao here often come to ask us. Things, let us have enough to eat, everyone in the family has food and clothing, and protects us everywhere, we should be content, what else can we ask for? My fellow villagers and I are grateful to the big leader now Endless, if it weren't for you, countless of us would have starved to death by the roadside!" Wang Hong sighed.

"You are being polite when you say that. In fact, we are all from the Song Dynasty. Although I don't obey the imperial court's control, I have never done anything wrong to you common people. After I went to the north last time, I realized that the common people there have How hard it is. Although my ability is limited, I also want to do something for you. As long as you are willing to stay, I will be satisfied. After all, the conditions here are limited, and you can only feed yourself. It depends on everyone's hard work! If you still feel dissatisfied, you can come to me directly! During this time, I will often travel between Danshui Village and here!" Xu Yi patted Wang Hong's face very kindly. shoulders, when he said this, he sweated a little, and felt that after he had been the head for such a long time, even his words had become a little hypocritical!
Wang Hong was naturally moved by Xu Yi's words, and even said that he had no dissatisfaction, as long as there was work to do and food to eat, they would be content.

After bidding farewell to Wang Hong, Wang Hong immediately led the team to work in full swing. Xu Yi and the others got off their horses and walked towards the Charcoal Valley. There were stumps everywhere, and it was inconvenient to ride a horse, so they left the horses on the road. on foot.

"My lord! I think this Wang Hong should be a capable person. In fact, most of the road construction work was done by this person during this period of time. At most, I can only be regarded as a person in charge of logistics. I want to wait until this matter is over. Introduced into the Fubo army, with this person here, many things will be easier to handle! I don't know what the master wants?" Jia Qian said to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi nodded immediately: "Yes! I have met Wang Hong several times. He is straightforward and resolute. He has great prestige among these immigrants. I was just about to tell you about this, but you brought it up first. Let him Be your deputy, so you can share a lot of things, pay attention to your body, and combine work and rest! The things that should be let go boldly let the people below do it, just grasp the overall situation here, you are a scholar , not as good as those of us warriors, the body is the capital, I need you to do more for me!" Xu Yi is getting more and more good at buying people's hearts, these words seem to be on the lips.

A large area of ​​woods outside the Charcoal Valley has been felled, and rows of stilt houses have been erected, and many people are moving wood like ants to build new houses, and some people have already started to build new houses. Clean up the things in the Carboniferous Valley and prepare for the next road construction. The foremen are all members of the Fubo Army, but they get along well with these laborers. There is no phenomenon of beating or scolding. These foremen I also eat and live with them, and we have gotten along quite harmoniously.

For Xu Yi, these situations are what he wants to see. They walked all the way to say hello, and they went down to the Carboniferous Valley. There must be more coal. The coal in this place alone is enough for them to use for a long time, and it will soon become the best raw material for their weapons. Xu Yi sighed that he was lucky, luck came Can't stop it.

After turning around in the valley, everyone walked up to the top, looking at the ups and downs of mountains and rivers, and suddenly heard the sound of water flowing in the distance.

"Where is this sound of water coming from?" Xu Yi asked Gao Jun.

"This place is very close to the Jilong River. It rained a lot in the past two days, so the sound of the water came here. We couldn't hear it in the valley just now, but we can hear it after we come up!" Gao Jun pointed to the southeast. Fang Xiang explained to Xu Yi.

Suddenly Xu Yi's heart moved. He recalled some information he had read in the books before. This Keelung River flows through the Keelung City of the later generations, and finally flows south, as if it merges into the Danshui River. Did the boat go down the river directly from here and reach Danshuizhai directly?This can save a lot of time and distance compared to going by sea, and it also communicates with the passage in the island.

Thinking of this, he immediately said with great interest: "Since we have come here, we can even hear the sound of water, so let's go and see the Jilong River you mentioned! It's worth our trip!"

Jia Qian said with a smile: "Of course, but I can't accompany the lord there. There are many things in the village, and my physical strength is not good enough. This section of the road is not easy. Be careful, lord. Commander Gao will guide you." Let’s go, I’ll go down and have a look!”

"Okay! Mr. Jia go back first, let's go and have a look and then come back, after we come back, let's go back to the village together!" Xu Yi agreed to Jia Qian's request.

But Li Bo disagreed with Xu Yi's thoughts: "My lord is not yet fully recovered. I've been very tired these days, and I've walked so far today. I think my lord should go back and rest. This is our territory. When can’t you go? Just don’t exhaust your body!”

Xu Yi said nonchalantly: "It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day. We're all here today, is it still so close? I feel good now, don't treat me like a scholar, I can also stab people with a knife Wu Fu! Today we said that we should go to Jilong River to have a look! Gao Jun will lead the way, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)