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On a coastal plain.
A group of people were digging a ditch in full swing.
They want to transform a dry land into irrigated land.
The former is only worth three to five taels of silver, but the latter is worth more than 30 taels. This shows the difference in output between the two.
"Everyone, come on, work hard. After drying, everyone will take turns watering the water." An old man smoking a dry cigarette stood aside and cheered everyone on.
"Uncle Dong, please come down and help me," a young man shouted.
"My old arms and legs can't work anymore. I could only wait to die. Fortunately, the agricultural aid will provide me with food. My eyes are still working. I'm here to look after you." The old man said angrily.
The next moment, before anyone could talk or laugh, he suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance, and then said nervously: "Oh no, some Westerners and Japanese devils are coming!"
The trench diggers immediately packed up their tools and hurriedly evacuated.
Half an hour later, a group of Western soldiers came here.
"There are signs of work here," a corporal said.
Before he finished speaking, a gunshot rang out.
The brain blossoms.
It's all that simple.
"Lie down, search, be alert!" the Western captain immediately shouted.
"Bang", the captain just finished shouting and died.
Others were lying on the ground in fear.
They are modern soldiers trained with whips and military sticks. Their advantage is that they obey orders absolutely, but their disadvantage is that no one knows what to do after they leave the army.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you.
"Run?"
Someone whispered.
"The captain's orders were to destroy their ditches and reservoirs."
"But the captain is dead, how are we going to destroy it?"
"Use explosives?"
"But how to arrange it, only the captain knows."
"It's better to go back."
Everyone was talking, and then the precious opportunity was lost.
A group of soldiers from the Farmers' Aid Association surrounded them.
These people are very accurate shooters, and all of them are well-equipped, using new rifles.
Soon they surrendered.
After interrogation, they honestly confessed everything.
It turns out that Westerners also know about the Farmers' Aid Association.
They didn't know the decision from above, they only asked them to destroy the canals and reservoirs.
"These damn gangsters are really uneasy and kind-hearted. They want to starve us to death!" Someone suddenly yelled.
One of the leaders, a man who looked like a scholar, thought for a while and said: "No, they don't want to starve us to death, but they want us to give up the thankless task of repairing canals and instead ask the court for food, or even
It’s a robbery of food.”
"Xiucai Gong, what do you mean by this?" Some people didn't understand.
"Do you understand how to drive a tiger to devour a wolf? Storytellers often say that when three families fight, the first family will drive the second family to fight the third family." Xiucai Gong patiently used the analogy.
"Got it. They're so bad!"
"Whoever says Fan Lao is straightforward and heartless, I will give him a big mouthful."
"Here comes the question, Mr. Xiucai, should we continue digging ditches and building reservoirs?"
"Let me ask my superiors for instructions."
The scholar is Huo Sanhan.
He learned Liu Jianjiao's dragon-slaying skills and came here to copy the template.
Then he discovered that this place is actually very suitable for farming. There is a valley nearby, and flash floods occur every year. However, as long as the valley is transformed into a reservoir, the flash floods can become a water source to ensure harvests during droughts and floods.
However, no one organized it before, and the landlords did not care. When there was a flood, the land was taken over at a low price and loaned out...
The small farmers are powerless and have no knowledge.
The construction of water conservancy projects has always left a mark in history.
However, local officials in the imperial court could not raise any money, so they could only look back and sigh.
And here he comes.
He divided the land and established a mutual aid association and a rural protection team. Everyone believed in him and brought their own dry food to build water conservancy projects.
Because after the construction was completed, the dry land they were allocated turned into irrigated land, which was enough to offset their wages.
This was not possible before. Dry land also belongs to the landlords. How could they work for nothing?
It is impossible for the government to issue labor services on such a large scale. The key labor efficiency is extremely low. Such a large project will take more than ten years to complete, and the local officials have long been replaced.
Huo Sanhan quickly contacted Liu Jian by telegram.
"The Westerners' measures are very cruel. Your idea is good, but it ignores the external environment. We need to establish a solid base area and can only build water conservancy in the base area." Liu Jian said.
"Yes, if there are no damaged pieces, a piece of explosives can destroy the reservoir, and it will take several months to repair it." Huo Sanhan sighed.
He made mistakes because of his lack of experience.
In the past, the Westerners had a deliberately indulgent attitude toward the Mingguang Society, Mingguang Army, and Peasant Assistance Association. As long as they did not come to fight, the Westerners would not enter their territory and would even destroy the county town to them.
This is obviously to encourage them to cause trouble.
He thought that the Westerners wanted them to grow stronger and then conflict with the imperial court.
However, when he started to develop water conservancy, the other party came to sabotage it again.
He had just figured out that the other party would not allow them to be self-sufficient. In that case, it would be possible to maintain peace with the court and even have excess food to supply the market.
The current strategy of the Westerners is to blockade the country and promote chaos through blockade.
This method was also commonly used by the imperial court to deal with the barbarians on the grasslands, and it was not a new trick.
Thinking of this, he confessed his mistake to everyone.
"What should we do? You guys have been working hard for more than three months, and now you are about to hit the water, how can you stop?"
"Yes, yes, the Westerners are not very strong, why not fight them off here?"
"They just have a large fleet, but they can't climb up. We have guns and men, so why are we afraid of them?"
Everyone was talking a lot and were reluctant to bear the results that were about to appear.
Huo Sanhan looked at the expectant crowd and contacted Liu Jian by telegram again.
"In this case, we need to have a big fight with the Westerners to show them our determination to protect the fruits of our labor." Liu Jian thought for a while.
He also feels very angry. When you work hard, there are always people who make trouble. They don't want you to live a good life, they just want you to do what they want.
He decided to let his opponent see his true strength.
Until now, he has not fully unleashed his alien power on the battlefield.
Anger, hatred, fear...
When they are released into the world, they are destined to bring lingering nightmares to their enemies.
…………
A big war broke out out of nowhere.
From the perspective of Westerners, they just destroyed a few reservoirs.
If you don't have food, just rob it and become refugees. This is exactly the purpose of their blockade.
They subconsciously ignored the Eastern people's obsession with land, especially land that can grow food.
Furthermore, they have also forgotten the true significance of water control to Eastern people.
It can be said that the feudal dynasty was built on deception, and most of its true governing principles lay in water governance.
If a dynasty cannot control floods and quell floods, its days are coming to an end.
"These fools can't build a reservoir as quickly as they can dig wells? How can they rob food faster?" the coalition commander laughed.
"Yeah, my servants are smart, they never build the reservoir." A colonial officer said.
"Since they want to fight, we will satisfy them and let them understand their mistake!" the chief of staff said harshly.
No one knew that a war surrounding the construction of a reservoir had just broken out.
This is the collision of two modes of thinking.
The Westerners, who live by shipping and trading, and the Easterners, who live by water management and farming, cannot understand each other at this moment.
