I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

"At least ten baskets of soil have to be dug a day. If you miss a basket, you will lose a meal. You can choose to work, or you can choose not to work, but you can't leave if you don't work."

Xiao Fengxian concluded: "Your Majesty, Liu Sheng is just asking us to do hard work!"

Yelu Yanxi checked it out and was able to accept it quickly. He originally wanted to experience the life of the people.

It was only ten baskets, which was nothing to him. He had been skilled in bow and horse since he was a child, and had a tall body and extraordinary arm strength.

Ten baskets of soil? Liu Sheng underestimated him.

What made him unhappy was that Liu Sheng left him here without even saying hello.

It was like throwing away a trouble, which made him look bad.

Some are eager to try it, which is very novel.

Xiao Fengxian, on the other hand, had a look of despair on his face. How could he have ever done this kind of work before, and how could he be willing to do this kind of work?

He has been rich and well-fed since he was a child, and the cost of a banquet is more than what these dirt-legged people earn in a year.

He is not Yelu Yanxi and does not know the sufferings of the people. After a day of hard work like this, he is really tired.

But Yelu Yanxi had already stepped forward to take over the tools, so he had no choice but to cooperate and said: "Your Majesty, I will dig while you rest. It only takes twenty baskets of soil a day, which is very fast."

Although he is unwilling to do it, he only relies on Emperor Tianzuo now. As long as Emperor Tianzuo doesn't drive him away, he will still have a way to survive.

Therefore, serving Emperor Tianzuo well is his only task, and he also has the same thoughts as Emperor Tianzuo. It’s just twenty baskets of soil. Even if he has never done it, he understands that the workload is actually not big, and it will be tiring if he is tired. Some! To live.

Yelu Yanxi still believed in Xiao Fengxian. After all, he only had such a close minister now.

Just hand the pickaxe to him, and hold the shovel while Xiaofeng digs out the soil first while he puts it into the basket. The cooperation between the two will definitely be faster.

Xiao Feng took the pick first and boasted to Emperor Tian Zuo: "Your Majesty, please don't underestimate me. I am also a good hand at work."

As he spoke, he struck the ground with a pickaxe. The moment the pickaxe came into contact with the ground, sparks flew out and the pickaxe came out.

Yelu Yanxi was amused and laughed.

Xiao Fengxian also showed an embarrassed smile, looking at his hands that were numb from the shock and couldn't stop shaking, he couldn't believe it. He thought that the ground would be hard, but he didn't expect it to be so hard.

He had used all his strength, but only a little of the surface was knocked off. He finally understood why Liu Sheng asked them to dig ten baskets of soil a day. The soil was put into the baskets and transported away quickly. Xiao Fengxian was confident that as long as someone took the soil, Once the soil is dug, he can load and transport all ten baskets in an hour.

But if he wanted to dig out the frozen soil, with the pickaxe in his hand, he felt that it was not an ordinary difficulty.

At this time, someone scolded: "How do you work? What if tools are thrown around and hit people?"

After the previous whipping, Xiao Fengxian became honest and hurriedly stepped forward to apologize and said: "Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't expect this to happen."

Seeing that Xiao Fengxian was well-dressed and had such a good attitude, the man only muttered a few words and said nothing, only asking him to be careful next time.

Xiao Feng took back the tools first and looked at Emperor Tianzuo with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, this soil is really hard, and the person in charge was too bullying, so he gave us the hardest frozen soil."

"I'll do it!" Yelu Yanxi stepped forward and took the pickaxe from Xiao Fengxian's hand.

But he was not in a hurry to work, but observed the people around him and how they were doing it.

All frozen soil is the same. There is no such thing as hard soil or soft soil. If you want to dig loose soil, you have to dig away the frozen soil above. Why should the frozen soil layer that others finally dug up be given to you?

He found the people around him, but he first used moderate force and very light movements to dig around the surrounding area, digging a big hole in the ground.

Then he used all his strength to dig into the hole.

In this way, a large piece of soil can be brought out. Frozen soil is very unique. Just like the frozen water surface, only the water in the soil is frozen.

But when water and soil are combined, the hardness is comparable to that of unfrozen water.

But the good thing is that the entire frozen soil is a whole. As long as it can be dug through, it will be easy to break it if the force is uneven.

As long as the frozen soil above can be dug out, the soil below will be very soft and you can just dig it with a shovel.

Emperor Tian Zuo imitated the example and painted the gourd. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it turned out that there are so many things to pay attention to when digging the ground.

It seemed very simple, but when he got started, Emperor Tian Zuo realized that it was much more difficult than he thought.

First of all, the frozen soil is extremely hard. Even if the force is too small, there will be no response. If the force is too strong, the knock will be heard on the ground, and the force of the shock will make the hand tremble uncontrollably.

A piece of frozen soil has not been dug through, and Emperor Tian Zuo's bent waist is a little sore.

He was a little broken, why hasn't he dug through it yet? He thought about the past when he went hunting in winter and when the guards set up camp for him, would they be as broken as he was now?

I remembered that I had scolded the guards. Now that I have experienced it myself, I can feel the difficulty of those guards.

It's a pity that all of his guards were loyal to him, and now they are gone.

I can't help but feel a little sad. Only when people do the same thing can they have a sense of identity.

In this way, Yelu Yanxi could finally feel the hardship of the people. Ten yuan paid for two meals. This was the price Liu Sheng offered them.

It adds up to less than 20 dollars a day.

However, just these 20 dollars made the people feel happy and work happily.

There is no dissatisfaction, everyone is working hard, and the supervisors are also organized by the people. They are organized voluntarily by the people to prevent unknown people from getting in. After all, the reservoir is really too big.

They compete with each other to dig in villages. If any village digs less, they will be laughed at and said they are just trying to make money.

He would also get angry and defend himself a few times, digging up big rocks and the like.

They are so natural and warm, with peace written all over their faces.

It seems that my heart belongs to someone, and my work has a direction.

Did the people originally ask for so little?

Emperor Tianzuo pondered, in the Khitan under his rule, refugees were everywhere and the people were revolting, and the ministers would say that they were a group of unruly people.

Dissatisfied with what they asked for, they actually rebelled and asked Your Majesty to send an army to suppress it.

But these thugs only need 20 dollars a day.

And in comparison, his civil and military officials are damn worthy.

Yelu Yanxi was thinking a lot. While working, his thoughts drifted to nowhere. He was thinking back to the time since he ascended the throne. Have you ever done anything for the people?

He had rewarded priests, monks, Taoist priests, nuns, civil and military ministers, concubines, and even the palace servants who served him with different rewards, but not the common people.

The only way to treat the people is to increase taxes, increase taxes, increase taxes.

At this time, the sound of a gong came from the distance: "Rest, rest."