Chapter 661 New Home Old Home (Happy New Year everyone)
It was early April, and on the mountain pass outside the Xiaocang River, the dam that had been under construction before winter had taken shape. The dam was built according to the mountain, with a structure of wood and stone, and a height of two feet and four feet (about seven meters in later generations). Accept the test of floods during the flood season.
During the rare flood season in this mountainous area, the flood diversion outlet next to the dam is pouring out water with a dangerous and alarming momentum. The roaring sound is deafening. The road into the mountain goes around the river bed.
Entering the mountain pass, the waters of the Xiaocang River behind it suddenly expanded due to the existence of the dam, and a dangerous blue wave pushed forward. The narrow dam connected to this reservoir sometimes even makes people feel trembling. I was worried that it would collapse suddenly. Of course, since the opening was opened to the outside, it would not be a big deal if it collapsed. At most, the valley and mountain stream outside would be turned into a big bathhouse.
Entering through the mountain pass with Hou Yuanyong, who was chattering, he said hello to the soldiers guarding here. What appeared in front was a hundred-meter-long road that went around the mountain. Due to the recent rainy season, the road seemed a bit muddy. There are cave dwellings on one side of the road, occasionally mixed with some wooden and earthen houses, which are inhabited by the troops guarding this side. Further forward, there is the gathering area of Xiaocanghe residents at this time.
The emergence of the reservoir has caused the water level of the Xiaocang River to rise a lot, occupying many places in the front of the valley, but as we go further back, the impact gradually decreases. Cave dwellings, rows of houses, and tents are gathering here, and from a distance In the past, although the various houses were still crude, the planned area was surprisingly neat. Zhuo Xiaofeng participated in the delineation of this area at the beginning. The houses may have been built in a hurry, but the lines of all the building areas were all drawn in four directions. Square, this is what Ning Yi strictly requires.
Even if it cannot be built temporarily and the tent is put down to live in, the edge of the tent will never be allowed to exceed the marked range.
After all, although it is a residential area, the largest number of people in Xiaocang River are actually soldiers. During the most difficult days of winter, some people came in from outside the mountains. They once said that this place was just being picky, but they were suppressed later. They were driven out of the valley. It was a severe winter at that time. The soldiers of the former Wurui Camp had to work every day. It was inevitable that some people were relaxed and almost participated in it. Then a rectification meeting with tens of thousands of people gathered in the valley was held.
The Jurchens are at the height of their power, and the Xixia people are attacking cities and territories outside. What happened to the refugees who came in is proof of this. They are civilians and have lost their homes. You are soldiers, do you still want to have this small land under your feet in the future?
For soldiers, every rule will save several lives on the battlefield in the future!
After this meeting, the military leadership also implemented strict regulations on the briquettes and charcoal fires used every day. After the chill subsided a little, and after the dam was built, wooden houses gradually replaced tents. But there were no walls, which was beyond the original The underlined range.
At this time, the progress of replacing tents with wooden houses has not yet been completed. The entire settlement area is basically built in a pattern of large and small houses surrounding a central square. Although the lines are neatly drawn, the scene is chaotic and the roads are muddy. This is a temporary situation for the people of Xiaocanghe. Things that I have no time to take into account, from last autumn to the early summer at present, various construction projects in Xiaocang River have almost not stopped for a moment. Even in the harsh winter, various preparations are in progress.
Building houses to keep out the cold, digging cave dwellings, and building dams. When spring comes, the main work becomes land reclamation. Wheat and other crops are planted. When summer comes, the outline of the settlement in the entire valley gradually takes shape, and wheat fields Walking along the river, the river valley stretches for hundreds of acres on one side and the other. A suspension bridge connects both sides of the river. Further away, areas for raising war horses and various livestock are gradually outlined, and several watchtowers have been built on the top of the mountain. Good, but in terms of the living needs of more than 10,000 people in the valley, the truly necessary work is far from up to standard.
Along the way, a child named Hou Yuanyong was chattering to Zhuo Xiaofeng about the changes in the valley. The roadside was bustling with people, and men pushing carts and carrying earth and rocks passed by from time to time. It took a while to go out. By the end of the month, Zhuo Xiaofeng had seen a huge difference in many places in the valley. For half a year, the Xiaocang River was growing bigger almost every day, especially at the dam. After molding, the speed of change is even more dramatic.
From time to time, people would say hello to Zhuo Xiaofeng. Most of the young people who were in the "Yongle Youth League" and "Zhengqihui" in Hangzhou had become low-level managers at this time, distributing and coordinating work here. Passing by a slope On the way, the vehicle dragging earth and rocks got stuck in the mud. Zhuo Xiaofeng and Hou Yuanyong went over to help push it. A young man also came over and said casually: "Brother Zhuo, Chen Xing and the others made a Mo Hui is recruiting people everywhere."
"Mo Hui?" Zhuo Xiaofeng frowned. At this time, soldiers were coming and going around. Several men beside the cart also shouted in unison to use force. Zhuo Xiaofeng followed the "Ah——" sound and pushed the cart out of the mud pit. He said to Hou Yuanyong: "Find some plaster boards to fill this place." Hou Yuanyong nodded and left. He said to the young man who came over to talk: "I just came back. I don't know what happened yet. I'll go see the teacher first." , Let’s talk about gossip tonight.”
The man nodded: "I know, I just want to tell Brother Zhuo first."
Then Hou Yuanyong dragged a dustpan of gravel planks from the side, and the three of them filled the mud pit before continuing to move forward. Although they had just come back and would not mention it again, Zhuo Xiao was very concerned about things like Mo Hui. Feng Xin could guess a thing or two.
After leaving the capital and moving north, Wu Ruiying settled down in Xiaocang River. After getting over the initial confusion, it began to build Xiaocang River. During this period, Ning Yi spent a lot of effort. Not only did he fully control the construction of the entire valley , in terms of cultivating talents, there are also many lectures every day.
This kind of lectures can be roughly divided into three categories: the first is to tell the craftsmen about the principles of all things and the principles of investigating things; the second is to teach the managers in the valley the knowledge of manpower arrangement and the concept of efficiency; the third is to 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 others, why should it be arranged in this way? When he can explain it, he will try his best to explain it to the government staff around him in a simple way. Such things, including the first two lectures, are very important to Ning Yi. It is said that it is a crash course to inculcate modern science and modern management as quickly as possible to cultivate such talents. There is only the third type of course, which has a long-term and discussion-like feeling. But in the eyes of others, it is naturally different. These things , will be considered to be the embodiment of Ning Yi’s own philosophy.
Emphasis on discipline, emphasis on efficiency, emphasis on the consideration of things, emphasis on employing people, emphasis on craftsmen, emphasis on businessmen, not despising humble industry, emphasis on personal self-discipline and awakening... These things are naturally different from the Confucian system itself. Especially after more than half a year.
For a long time, except for the first few trips out, Ning Yi sat in Xiaocanghe and arranged everything almost personally. During this period - until now, the operating efficiency of Xiaocanghe was terrifying. From then on,
From the initial line drawing and preparation, to the later construction of dams and land reclamation, until now, it is like a giant beast squatting in the valley, swallowing earth and rocks every day, leveling the ground, and turning desolate places into houses.
And the speed of this change seems to be increasing.
Goodbye, well-informed people. Have you ever seen such efficiency?
Manpower was used to control the sky lanterns and fly into the sky. A 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. Manpower was used to resist the mighty power of heaven and earth.
In the eyes of everyone, it was so shocking. With the support of these things, some people have long said that Mr. Ning’s inheritance is very similar to the philosophy of the ancient Mohists. With the Yongle Youth League, righteousness will exist. The Xiaocanghe army originally had
There have been several small groups composed of young officers such as the "Hua Yan Society". It is not surprising that there is another Mo Hui at this time.
Walk out of that residential area and follow the road to the other side of the valley. There are still figures running around on the road. Looking back, the muddy street seems to be full of vitality.
Xiaocanghe at this time 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 of the 100,000-strong Xixia army.
Someone announced the progress of Xiaocanghe's various matters in that square, but anyone who was interested could see that Xiaocanghe was facing threats of annihilation from all aspects.
The threat from Xixia is one of them. As long as they gain a foothold in the northwest, the first thing Xiaocanghe will face is the problem of being unable to develop in its surroundings. This does not include what Xiaocanghe will do when the Xixia people take the initiative to attack Xiaocanghe.
Ask questions.
The food problem is a top priority. For the thousands of people in the valley, the reclamation of wasteland is already at an all-out speed. However, tools are not abundant and time is tight. In this spring, more and more farmers in the mountains along the valley
There are about a thousand acres of land, planted with wheat, and it looks endless as far as the eye can see. However, in a practical sense, the land here is already barren and has just been reclaimed. If a thousand acres of land are planted well, it may be able to feed a thousand people, but if
A thousand soldiers must be malnourished.
Xiaocanghe currently relies on blood transfusions from Qingmuzhai. However, Qingmuzhai itself has insufficient arable land and relies on blood transfusions from outside. However, once the power of the Jurchen and Xixia people is stabilized, even if they do not consider being beaten, what will happen to this place will be...
It is also a real disaster.
Therefore, even though the Xiaocang River seems to be full of vitality at this time, many people understand its problems, and the countdown never stops at any time. In the situation where the Jurchens, Xixia, and the world are beginning to decay, the Xiaocang River has a necessary
With the tentacles stretched out and the roots planted, this is not sailing against the current, but completely on the edge of the waterfall. If you hesitate even a little, you will definitely be doomed.
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 though a lot of labor replaced the daily physical training, each team still had battle formation training once every three days. Zhuo Xiaofeng looked at the scene of troops arrayed and firing guns below, and turned to the road ahead. Farther away was Xiaocanghe's military and political conference hall halfway up the mountain. From a distance, it was just two simple rows. The wooden house has a quiet and solemn atmosphere at this time.
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As spring turned to summer, in April of the second year of Jingping of the Wu Dynasty, the Jurchens who invaded south had squeezed out everything that could be plundered in Bianliang City. They appointed Zhang Bangchang as the emperor and established the Dachu regime. They then escorted the Jurchens, including the Emperor Jingping of the Wu Dynasty, the Queen Mother, and the Queen. More than 100,000 people, including noble ladies in the palace, women of dignitaries and common people, and craftsmen, went north one after another.
In the northwest, after recovering several cities such as Qingjian and Yanzhou, Emperor Li Qianshun of the Western Xia Dynasty began to expand to the surrounding areas. He forced his troops towards Qingzhou and Weizhou and recovered two hundred miles of Hengshan. At this time, the Wu Dynasty had already reached the north of the Yellow River. Caught in a short-lived "land without one", the Jurchens, the de facto rulers, had not had time to digest this area. The newly established Dachu regime had an unjustified name. Emperor Zhang Bangchang immediately got rid of the Yellow Emperor after the Jurchens withdrew their troops. He took off his imperial robes, removed his imperial title, and did not work in the main hall of the palace. He behaved in a well-behaved manner and had no intention of controlling political affairs in the north. This also caused the officials north of the Yellow River to enter a state where they could do whatever they liked.
Patriots who still care about the Wu Dynasty account for the majority in various places, and bandits and rebels in various places also use the name of defending the Wu Dynasty. But among them, various forces that have begun to seek a way out for themselves have also begun to move rapidly. Among them, in addition to some of the already deep-rooted big clans and the army, Tian Hu's power also rose sharply during this period. At the same time, several Tubo tribes that were separated by the vassal kings. After the influence of the Wu Dynasty faded, they also It began to move toward the land to the east, ready to move.
At this time, the rebel army that had just begun to take root in Xiaocang River was in a strange state. If you look from the back to the front, this army that relies on Ning Yi's powerful operational capabilities actually seems to be walking on a sharp edge. On the tip of the knife. To put it more seriously, this army that rebelled after the regicide had no way forward and no way to retreat. It can be maintained in the general direction for three reasons. One is the obvious external pressure and The Central Plains is about to collapse and collapse - people in the Xiaocang River Valley must realize this. It is also directly related to the internal propaganda power of Ning Yi's men.
Secondly, because of the strong planning and employment capabilities along the way, the amazing work efficiency in the valley has fed back to the workers themselves to a certain extent, resulting in higher efficiency and a sense of surprise and accomplishment in everyone's hearts. The higher. Especially the completion of the Xiaocang River Dam, it gives people an indescribable sense of satisfaction, and it also further promotes the efficiency of everyone in doing other things.
The third reason is that due to the publicity of the achievements of Ning Yi and others and the gradual formation of personal worship, everyone is aware of the difficulties faced by Xiaocanghe. However, before this, when Ning Yi was still a guest in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he had already spent a lot of money with the world's food. The people who followed the Bamboo Chronicles were relatively clear about these things. At this time, Ning Yi sent a large number of people to contact various merchants and constantly manipulated the strings. In the minds of everyone, it was naturally that he was trying to use commercial power. The performance of solving the food problem. It is difficult to do this when the world is in chaos. However, the inner demon has no tricks to control people's hearts. When he was in the prime minister's house, he was even known as the "God of Wealth", at least when it came to business. In fact, most people have almost blind confidence.
These factors that promote the continued operation of Xiaocanghe are intertwined. The loosening of each link may lead to the overall collapse, but during this period, the whole situation operated strangely like this. At the same time, under Ning Yi's
On the personal side, in early April, Yunzhu, who was pregnant for ten months, gave birth to Ning Yi's third child and first daughter. However, due to dystocia during delivery, after the child was born, both the mother and the child were in trouble.
In extreme weakness, the little baby ate very little on weekdays and would often cry and stay awake in the middle of the night. Many people felt that the baby was destined to be ill-fated and might not be able to raise him.
The situation in the outside world was still deteriorating at this time. With the return of Zhuo Xiaofeng and others, the intelligence brought back showed that the Tiger King Tian Hu, who was thousands of miles away, was actively uniting Zonglianheng.
, united some of the original powerful families of the Wu Dynasty, and now have extended their tentacles to the northwest. They are also trying to maintain trade routes, and even open up connections with Xixia and Tubo. It can be seen that all of this is to prepare for the Jurchen in the future.
Prepare. Looking at their methods and the conflicts 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 under ideal conditions - even if Xixia has not reached out to the northwest for the time being - it is difficult enough for Wuruiying to open up this area of commerce. At this time, the chaos of demons has entered an almost impossible state. On the Xixia side,
In April, Li Qianshun had already heard the names of the regicides from Wurui Camp. He sent an envoy to ask for Xiaocanghe's surrender. At this time, he was heading towards the mountains where Xiaocanghe was located, ready to inform Xiaocanghe.
Future fate: either surrender or destruction.
The 100,000-strong Xixia army came to pacify the northwest. Now that they have entered their field of vision, if they do not surrender, there will be a war in the future.
Our story begins again here, plunged into this summer time. This is a calm, dull summer that is difficult to survive without helping each other... (To be continued.)
ps: I was going to post it last night, but I revised it today before I dared to post it. This is the end of the review-style progress of the second half. Next, let’s get into the plot ^_^