The successive battles turned the Makino tidal flat into a scorched earth. Not only the reed swamps in the low-lying areas were swept away, but even the wild forests in the Xianyue Valley were burned to death.
The main battlefield to the east was blasted out by the majestic spiritual power. Huge pits were created all over the ground. Turbid water flowed into them, and algae grew everywhere.
When Chen Tian walked out of Wubao, he saw everything he saw was desolate. As the morning breeze blew slowly, a sense of decadence hit his face.
As the morning sun first appeared, the morning bell rang, and a large number of migrant workers poured out of the bunker in Xianyue Valley to start the day's work. The green cattle slowly walked past, shaking their huge heads, and the copper bells on their necks jingled.
According to Chen Tian's vision, the 70,000 refugees in Wubao will be involved in post-war reconstruction work, striving to turn the Makino tidal flat into the next Yongtai City.
The huge pit is used to turn into a mulberry fish pond, and it is also used to store water to irrigate the surrounding pastures, which saves a lot of earthwork.
After managing Yongtai City for half a year, Chentian gradually learned a set of effective experiences. The most effective way to resettle the refugees was not to directly distribute food and money, but to provide a job to survive.
As long as there is a stable environment, civilians can always find a way out and make a living in every possible way without having to worry too much.
So sometimes, he really couldn't understand why those aristocratic families regarded the people as thieves and bandits, and tried every means to guard against and exploit them, lest the common people breathed a sigh of relief, and hid half a copper coin secretly, which would lead to loss of profits.
If we adopt a mentality of treating the people as our confidants and improve the people's enthusiasm for production, wouldn't massive wealth come rolling in?
Moreover, the tax he has set reaches one-tenth, which is very different from the one-thirtieth of the outside world. There are no complaints from the common people?
Chentian passed by the tea shed, sat in and talked to the refugees who were having breakfast. Although the old man did not know the owner of Yongtai City, he saw that Chizhu and Lanlan behind Chentian looked like gods, and he quickly guessed his identity.
"That's what the Lord God said." The old man smiled cheerfully, and said while pushing the cooking cakes on the table, "Other cities do have a tax of thirty to one, but this is just a pretense, and there is still a mess in private.
corvée taxes.”
"There is money for hunting tigers, money for suppressing bandits, money for drinking water from wells, and gold is given during festivals."
"Together, if you work with your back to the sky for a whole year, you will not only be unable to make ends meet, but you will also lose a lot of money. Who can withstand this?"
When the old man said this, he couldn't help but pour out his bitterness. He chewed the cooking cake and dropped the residue all over the floor.
"However, this is not the end yet. When those scoundrel landlords knew that we were too poor to take the blame, they immediately issued usury loans. It is not uncommon for one tael of silver at the beginning of spring to turn into ten taels of gold before the end of the year."
"this--"
"Mother! Who can survive here?"
Usury is the common name for loan sharks, also known as roller loaners. The interest rates are astonishingly high, but the desperate common people only borrow money from landlords, which is undoubtedly a waste of money to quench their thirst.
If the debt cannot be repaid by the end of the year, the family, wife, children, and children will have no choice but to be slaughtered and used as slave labor.
Fuluo, the leader of the Limen Sect, was also thrown into the Xianyin Pavilion and became a servant girl.
It's just that she met Chen Tian and took the opportunity to change her destiny, and finally stepped on the stage and became the Jade Guanyin who was widely loved by ordinary people.
"But what about our Yongtai City?" The old man suddenly changed his subject and grinned, "Although the ten tax is very high, it is really only ten tax and one from the beginning to the end, and half a copper is not much more."
"Besides, corvees are paid wages and include food and accommodation. Isn't this better than working as a livestock in Gusu City?"
"Honored Lord—" the old man swallowed the cooking cake and looked at Chentian solemnly, "Not only me, but also my children and grandchildren will be migrant workers for you for the rest of their lives."
Chen Tian filled a bowl of crude tea and handed it over, shook his head and said with a smile, "That's not possible. My children and grandchildren will have to go to school in the future, study hard and study a subject."
The old man was startled, choked with sobs and fell silent. He looked back and drank a large bowl of crude tea, then knelt down and worshiped.
Chen Tian quickly helped him up to his level, and then said a few words of relief. When his mood stabilized a little, he turned around and walked out of the noisy tea shed. "Why are you laughing?" Chen Tian walked around the Wubao Watching Tower, with the school field in front of him, and he saw his red face.
The corner of Zhu Zhu's mouth curled up, and he smiled and said, "Although the common people's words are a little vulgar, they are better than sincere feelings, so there is no need to laugh.
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"That's not the case." Chizhu followed him and waved his hands, "The general just discovered that the old man has incense and mind power condensed on his body, which is extremely strong. He is secretly happy for the deity to open up new territories and expand the territory."
He who has strong soldiers and horses should be the emperor.
This is indeed true. As long as you occupy the Xiongguan Fortress with absolute strength, you will become the overlord of one party.
However, if a country's land and water cannot return to its heart and virtue, it will not be able to maintain peace and stability for a long time, because its military strength will always weaken.
If you have the power of incense and thought, then the ground under your feet will no longer be a burden. With the support of the people, you will be worthy of your title, and your position as the emperor's hegemon will be secure.
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Now, it has only been two months from the groundbreaking to the completion of the Muye Wubao. It has already gathered the power of incense, and the earth's energy has naturally been born. This also shows that Chentian has completely conquered the Makino tidal flat inside and outside.
Chentian smiled: "Isn't it that Fairy Caomuhua has some evil intentions and cannot see people easily? Why are you willing to walk around with me today?"
"At this moment, the general will gradually understand the way to live for the people, and the evil spirits will naturally be reduced a lot." Chizhu said, and then added, "What's more, the general will wear a hijab, and the last evil spirits will also be blocked.
Already."
"You did a good job." Chen Tian nodded slightly.
There are more than a hundred grass, tree and flower fairies in Zhinongtang. The most outstanding ones are Chizhu and Lanlan, who have made rapid progress. It may be because they have been with Chen Tian for a long time. The two girls are even more like a bottle of fairies than Yang Niang.
It was really a wise move to make them the city gods and protectors, and it was not in vain for all the hard work.
Stepping through the ticket gate, the drill chants on the school field rang through the sky. After detailed training, these people were no longer ordinary soldiers, but could drive buses with machine puppets.
The word "bus" sounds unfamiliar, but its original meaning is the sword-wielding warriors on both sides of the chariot driver. Now it is used specifically to refer to the driver who controls the machine puppet, which is perfect.
certainly.
The training cost of these buses is higher than that of ordinary soldiers. They not only need to master ordinary martial arts, but also study the principles of machine puppets. Just reciting and memorizing the spiritual runes all over the body is enough to make people scratch their scalps.
Roughly speaking, the cost of a bus is about eight to nine times that of an ordinary infantry, but the combat power it brings is far more than that.
Take the Black Tiger Mechanism Puppet Beast as an example. In yesterday's battle at Makino, two of them were able to effectively stop the desperate charge of the Dragon Tiger Cavalry. If they were replaced by ordinary infantry, eight to nine thousand people would definitely not be able to stop them.
If Netherworld Shura hadn't suddenly appeared later, Chen Tian felt that he could have easily defeated the Dragon and Tiger Cavalry with the help of machine puppets and Gui Gen terracotta warriors.
Afterwards, Cheng Yiliang also made a summary to him in the form of a document, deeply realizing that bus training still needs to be strengthened, and a more mature training system is also needed for the next expansion of enrollment.
In short, the construction of a professional military academy is urgent and cannot be delayed at all.