Qiao Jibai and others visited Yunshan Academy, Longmen Academy and various workshops in Yunxian County during this time. Most of the children from well-off families have been studying for several years, so the mobile library of Jingcheng Academy has naturally become a place they frequent.
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These children had plenty of time and spent all day in the library. Qiao Jibai also made several friends of similar age, with whom they all had relatively good relationships.
Except for a few rotten scholars in Yunshan Academy, most of the others had a favorable impression of Wang Hongyu and his group. Those who had favorable impressions included the Hua family, the Yang family, etc., and their son even became friends with Qiao Jibai.
These families are relatively open. Not only the boys in the family can read, but the girls can also read and write. They are especially fond of the catering, chess and cards, drama, painting, and music advocated by Hunhejun, and they all want their children to learn more.
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For example, the Bao family and the Kong family have produced scholars. Although it was more than ten years ago, their descendants are also educated, but no one has passed the exam, because later fame requires connections, and they have no money to make friends with nobles and nobles.
He couldn't even pass the provincial examination.
However, in the remote Yunyang Mountain area, there are not many literate families like them. They always think that their family represents the gentry in northwest Hubei. In fact, they are not even comparable to the landlords in other places.
The arrival of the Hunhe Army brought many new things, whether it was the mobile library of the capital school, or the construction of a bookstore, workshop, chess and card game, drama, painting, and music, all of which would impact their leadership position in Yunyang.
They have been stationed for a long time, and they also want to expand their troops and cultivate their fields. Furu believes that the Hunhe Army will crush them sooner or later, so naturally he can't stand what the Hunhe Army does.
But after all, there are many more beneficiaries than these corrupt people~
The propaganda in the city inspired the soldiers and civilians, and the Hunhe Army outside the city was not idle either.
The generals set an example, the soldiers were strictly disciplined, the soldiers were stationed and trained without disturbing the people, the purchases were made at normal prices, and regular labor was provided to help the people smooth a dirt road.
This is the new look after the adaptation. They are no longer the old-style soldiers such as Sichuan soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers, and Shizhu soldiers. They are composed of bottom-up soldiers and can fight hard according to orders. Their mission is to protect the people and revitalize the world.
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Along the way, activities such as night classes and grievance complaints were held, and exchange meetings were held specifically on teamwork, geographical knowledge, and military skills. They also regularly helped the people and did some work that got twice the result with half the effort.
These have become the blood of the new army and are by no means a temporary morale boost.
Now half of the soldiers not only know hundreds of characters, but can also teach their comrades around them to practice literacy together.
This time I was stationed outside the city of Yun County. In my free time, I taught literacy to some people. Although I couldn't teach much and the method was very crude, it worked.
Because these soldiers had recently learned to read from illiteracy, they were very familiar with the experience of being illiterate. They had many native methods of teaching, and the words they taught were the easiest to remember.
The people near the station liked the Hunhe Army very much, especially bringing their children to learn literacy.
The same goes for business. The Hunhe Army strictly observes fair trade, and the soldiers supervise the military officials not to engage in special privileges. Ordinary soldiers are also proud to have friendly relations with the people.
After a few days, the people in Yun County had a good impression of them, especially because the prices for buying things were fair, which was in complete contrast to some of the arrogant soldiers and horses that everyone had seen, and they loved to bully the people.
He also helped dig a few wells.
There are only four wells in Yunxian City, which are not enough for the large water consumption. People have to go out of the city to fetch water from the Han River one mile to the south. Not only is it inconvenient, but also because of the complex organisms in the water, it often causes illness.
Later, a governor was very effective and dug several wells in the city, which solved the county's draft problem.
However, water outside the county mainly comes from rivers and lakes. There are still problems such as inconvenient water access and water quality that can easily cause illness.
Along the way, the Hunhe Army exchanged experience in wild survival and became familiar with the methods of fetching water in the wild and digging emergency wells.
This time, two wells were dug directly inside the camp, and two wells outside the camp. The two wells outside were open to the people.
The wells chosen by these veterans of many battles are well located, dug deeply, have stable masonry, and have a large amount of water, which is very convenient for military and civilian life.
The people around the station welcomed the arrival of the Hunhe Army.
Wang Hongyu also suggested that the Hunhe Army boil water before drinking it, which greatly reduced the problem of getting sick from drinking water.
Now this army is not only very capable of fighting, united internally, and close to the workers and peasants, but it has also become a propaganda team that spreads culture and health experience.
Although the Hunhe Army had well water, they paid attention to hygiene when collecting water and boiled it before using it.
At the same time, people in the surrounding areas are encouraged to boil water before drinking it.
Yunyang has lush vegetation and coal. It is an area that is not short of domestic fuel. Boiling water is feasible.
Some people began to learn to follow suit.
Making people feel good about themselves from the bottom up is often more effective than using decrees from the top down.
After Wang Hongyu came back, he rewarded the soldiers who actively participated in teaching, digging wells and publicity, and this atmosphere in the army became even stronger.
It is indeed developing towards the goal of being based on workers, peasants and students.
There are good things, but of course there are also troubles.
The biggest problem is eating.
Suddenly there are 3,000 more mouths to eat, and as a strong army, you have to eat meat, fish, shrimp, fruits and vegetables to maintain adequate nutrition.
Grain is transferred from warehouses. Even though Yunxian and Junzhou have grain reserves, they are still under great pressure.
Wang Hongyu fulfilled his words and asked Ai Youzhi of Xiangyang to also transfer a batch of grain to be transported along the Han River. In the future, the transfer from Junzhou and Gucheng would be reduced and directly transported to Yun County to supply the soldiers and horses.
Food for soldiers and horses comes from the government, but meat, fish, shrimp, and fruits must be purchased from the market.
Even if the money is given reasonably, it is still a large amount.
The demand for 3,000 troops and horses, as well as the purchasing power Wang Hongyu had saved for the Hunhe Army, suddenly made Yun County insufficient for these supplies.
Meats and fruits are sold out.
The prices of fish, shrimp and vegetables have increased several times.
This is no one's fault, but Yun County cannot produce so many supplies.
Wang Hongyu immediately began to mobilize, sending one battalion of the Hunhe Army to Zhushan County and one battalion to Yunxi County, and asked the Yunyang Prefecture to arrange suitable locations.
Although Yunxi County has not been inspected, it is the second largest county in Yunyang and one of the key areas for development.
Then another battalion was sent to Junzhou to train specifically on river crossing, bridge building and water warfare.
This will leave half of the campground empty.
Just reducing the number of people is not enough, we need to prepare for farming and production.
The Hunhe Army is a professional soldier. Teaching literacy and helping the people are only a small part of their daily routine. Most of the time they still need to train.
Therefore, it is necessary to develop farmland that is specialized in development and construction.
The name is, "Construction Army Camp", which is a military camp that specializes in construction.
Construction includes but is not limited to: farming, grazing, engineering, road construction, cooking, medical care, fire fighting and flood control, etc.
The plan is based on Hunhe military family members, retired veterans, and Yunyang refugees.
During this period of time in Yun County, we must first do a good job in this job.