In this winter, the people of Xidu encountered something strange. In the past, the king hired people who had no food to eat to dig manure pits and build latrines. Later, he issued a decree prohibiting open defecation.
The people talked a lot and marveled, but they just treated it as conversation starters and didn't have much resistance. After all, it is really not good to defecate and pee anywhere on the road. People used to resist it, but now it is reasonable for the king to give the order.
Of course, open defecation can be banned on the streets, but it is unclear whether it can be implemented in some small corners.
In addition, the witch temple also began to guide people to collect human and animal excrement, and dug mud pits for retting according to Yao Yun's retting method. Rice straw, weeds, and river mud were all readily available, and it was convenient for people to collect them.
Many people have begun to try retting.
Under normal circumstances, there is little food in winter, and people are rarely willing to go out for long distances in order to save some food. Although the fertilization process is not too complicated, it does consume a lot of physical energy.
For this reason, the witch temple also asked Yao Yun for a batch of grain as a reward to encourage the people to fertilize.
The common people have a natural sense of trust in the witch temple. The witch temple has spoken out and there are ration rewards, so many common people have joined in the process of collecting excrement and retting. Even the common people do not know what the use of retting is.
Seeing this scene, Yao Yun showed a happy smile on his face. This step is very crucial. As long as people discover the benefits of feces, the sanitation of the capital will not be a problem in the future.
I remember that in the last generation of modern European history, those newly emerging industrial cities were like big cesspits, with feces and urine everywhere on the streets. When walking on the road, I would often worry about whether there would be "feces showering on my head".
There are countless very large cities in the ancient history of flower growers, but the sanitary conditions are relatively better. The reason is that the ancestors of flower growers have long known to use excrement as natural fertilizer, and excrement has value.
Naturally, some people will take the initiative to deal with it, and this will give rise to the profession of digging out and picking out feces.
After dealing with these, Yao Yun practiced every day, mainly with the "Lingshan Ten Witches Heart Method". He had already broken through to the point where he could outline the realm of the eight great witches with the power of his mind. He only needed to break through twice more to reach the realm of the ten great witches.
, the door of Qi Refiner will be officially opened to him!
This process of slowly growing and changing makes people happy physically and mentally. Yao Yun enjoys it every day. What makes him most comfortable is that the giant pandas no longer cling to him, but play with bamboo rats and have a great time.
Almost.
But it didn't take long before the little ones started to make a fuss.
I heard from Xingye and Xiaocao that the three little guys are crazy now and want to go to the bamboo forest to catch bamboo rats every day.
In desperation, Yao Yun had no choice but to ask Cang Man to take them to catch them and add some fresh meat to the palace.
The little guys were very good at catching more than 30 large and small animals at one time, more than last time.
Yao Yun praised them greatly, and within a few days, the little ones looked south one by one, with their eyes full of longing and excitement, which was the direction of the bamboo forest.
We still need to catch bamboo rats. Bamboo rats will never be caught by you. Can you try another one? It’s not easy for bamboo rats to live.
Yao Yun really couldn't laugh or cry. The three little ancestors and the bamboo rats in the bamboo forest were almost captured by you!
What a coincidence that Cangman went to inspect the mine today, and Yao Yun was worried about the three little guys going into the mountain alone, so he could only play with them for a while to attract their attention, instead of just thinking about catching them all day long.
Bamboo rat.
"Your Majesty, you have to go out."
"Well, I'll take the little ones for a walk around the city."
After saying that, Yao Yun took the three little guys on a tour of Xidu and saw a lively scene of people diligently digging manure pits and fertilization ponds.
Yao Yun was filled with emotions and very satisfied.
Along the way, Yao Yun hugged the tengu Erha, followed behind him was a black and white, fleshy giant panda. The three little guys were all cute and cute, and they were really lethal to girls and children.
Not long after leaving, the children followed Yao Yun from a distance, staring at the three little guys with their little eyes full of joy and desire.
Compared with the respect and envy of the common people for the king's status, the envy of the children at this time gave him a greater sense of accomplishment. Raising a giant panda is such a gratifying thing, but most people in this world don't understand.
These children understood that Yao Yun felt like he had found a soulmate.
Yao Yun kindly called a child over.
"Meet the King."
"Hello."
At first, the child was a little timid instinctively. However, the little kid was childish and lacked awe. He only had a vague impression of the king. After a few words, he was no longer afraid and would even take the initiative to ask questions.
"Your Majesty, your pet is so beautiful, I want it too."
"Hahaha, then you need to exercise well. Only strong people can tame beasts, ferocious beasts!"
The child said firmly: "Your Majesty, I know how to do it. Can I touch them?"
"Can."
The little kid walked into Yao Yun cautiously, with a longing look on his face, and then stretched out his hand to touch Erha.
With a scratching sound, Erha fled like lightning.
The child cried sadly: "Why doesn't it let me touch it?"
Yao Yun had a strange look on his face, touched his nose, and thought, you are so naughty.
There was a really strong smell of urine. No wonder Erha, who is a little germaphobic, ran away.
Yao Yun tried not to reveal his strange expression and asked, "It's afraid of animals. Did you go play next to the manure pit? It's very dangerous."
The little boy chuckled and said, "Wuzhu said that urine and feces are good treasures and asked us to collect them, so I went too!"
Yao Yun was speechless. It turned out that the whole thing was his own fault.
Yao Yungang was about to say something to the little boy, but soon a soldier from Xidu came to look for him, saying that a spy had been caught in the iron mine, and that the Cangman commander had pressed people into the city.
When Yao Yun heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows and looked solemn.
The iron mine is an important part of Xidu's development plan in the coming year, and there is no room for failure, otherwise Yao Yun would not let Hu Yi, a master of Qi Refining, stay there for a long time.
Now that there was a sudden change in the mine, Yao Yun naturally took it very seriously, so he smiled and comforted the children who had not touched Erha, and gave them some dried fruits, and then hurried back to the palace.
"King!"
The palace guards saluted one after another. Yao Yun nodded slightly and asked: "Where are the people caught in the iron mine?"
Soon, Cangman pressed against a Nanman man wearing tattered animal skin clothes and bare feet.
"Your Majesty, he is from a barbarian tribe. I and Deputy Commander Hu Yi happened to catch this spy when they were patrolling the iron mine!"
Barbarian tribe?
Yao Yun was thoughtful, and just about to ask, the barbarian man who was tied up by the palace guards loudly said: "Your Majesty, I am not a spy, I am from the Leopard tribe."
When he mentioned the Leopard Tribe, Yao Yun immediately remembered that the Erha in his hand was donated by this tribe. For this reason, Yao Yun had already let them off the hook. What kind of trick were they doing?