Among the "crocodile men" who left Baisha Village in the early morning, some team leaders found it strange that they had received orders from Li Jie to go to "Nansha", negotiate with people there, and buy some women and boys before returning.
Everyone inside and outside Baisha Village has heard of such a thing.
However, when Sha Dong led the team to leave, the boat turned sharply eastward and entered Zepi in the northeast, and then found a hidden waterway, passing through layers of reed marshes, and heading north to the Yangtze River.
Obviously, this is not the way to "Nansha".
"This is a covert operation!"
Sha Dong did not explain, but showed the stone ax given to him by Li Jie. This stone ax was very famous because Li Jie used this ax to cut out a piece of the sky in Yinxiang.
Seeing a stone ax is like seeing a plum!
"Shou Li pretends to be my Shiyue, you don't need to say more!"
Sha Dong, who has always been an honest person, turned out to be extremely cold and serious.
The team captains immediately became obedient, lowering their heads and not daring to say anything. Because in daily training, Li Jie had already had a record of punishment. Whoever holds this stone ax can, like Li Jie, punish those who do not agree.
The well-trained "crocodile man" punishes according to the rules.
This stone ax has a profound sense of awe for all squad leaders.
When the boat arrived at the riverside, the tide was good and the wind and waves were not big. The boat immediately set sail and the "crocodile men" lined up beside the boat and moved the oars quickly.
"Hey... ow!"
"Hey... ow!"
The neat chants gradually came to mind. The leading ship was very fast, and the small boats that followed did not carry much supplies. It was easy to keep up with the big ship.
The sky was slightly bright and I looked at the stars. The Beidou hung upside down and the visibility was extremely high. The lighthouse on the other side of the river was built three months ago. And according to Li Jie's regulations, fires would be lit on the high platform at night.
The lighthouse is very crude, just a scaffolding with a mixed structure of bamboo and wood. It may not be able to withstand the power of nature on windy days.
But there is no doubt that Li Jie's purpose is not to fight against nature.
"Light."
Halfway through the boat trip, I finally saw the faint light of fire on the other side of the river. When the eastern sky was filled with fish-belly white, this faint light of fire was not obvious, but to the people of "Shaye", it was still very special and vivid.
"It's Yangkou Lighthouse!"
The word "ta" was also coined by Li Jie.
Even if the "crocodile man" says the word "lighthouse" to others, others will not understand what they are saying.
"We've arrived at Dacheng!"
Sha Dong shouted and blew a whistle, and the boat following behind immediately responded. When shouting on the river, the sound seemed to be completely unable to be transmitted. Only the sharp whistle could be heard clearly.
At this time, all the team leaders knew that they should shoulder a big task this time.
The "crocodile people" are not nervous. Before they became "crocodile people", they were "Baisha" people who were brave enough to fight privately. After less than a year of complex tempering, the label of being brave in private fighting has long been eliminated.
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The courage of a "crocodile man" is not the courage of an ordinary man.
Opening the leather rucksack, Shadong quickly recorded the trip and time. A fine rustling sound came from a special bamboo tube in the cabin. This was a special hourglass. Every time it finished leaking, the bamboo tube contained
When the soft sound of sand disappears, Shadong will carve a knife on the domino.
Therefore, an hourglass working time is called a "moment".
"Land ashore and rest for a while, then head to Donglu City."
"yes!"
Donglu City is the market in the northeast, where nearby settlements and villages will conduct transactions.
Although he said he was going to Donglu City, Shadong knew very well that there would be a slight deviation this time and he would go further north.
The waterway to Donglu City is not very good. At this moment, in the cabin, in addition to some supplies and tools, there is also a wheelbarrow that can be assembled.
After a month of training, "Crocodile Man" and "Baisha Yongfu" have basically mastered the skills of operating a wheelbarrow. Moreover, each wheelbarrow can carry at least one stone of supplies.
When the sailing experience is extremely unfavorable, that is when they have to rely on wheelbarrows and continue to explore the way forward.
This time when we went north, we didn't have any big livestock. Nowadays, the cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys in Yinxiang are very precious. After the autumn harvest, there is still a lot of plowing. Without cattle, horses and donkeys, the area cleared by manpower alone is really limited.
In fact, after Li Jie became the commander of Yinxiang Township, he had already purchased a large amount of seeds from Chu and Yue. During this period, although he mainly planted beans, he also planted a little wheat. The wheat seeds were grown by Chu during the war with the people, and then
Wrestled from the north, now in the eastern border of the Chu State, as long as the land is not very good, wheat is grown, which can be eaten not only by people but also by livestock.
Although millet is also grown, most of it is grown in the northern border of the Chu State. As for the areas where the Chu State targets Yangyue, it grows "tribute rice", which is a type of rice.
At this time, Shadong's team mainly consisted of beans and wheat, which were all fried. Don't eat too many beans, mainly to prepare for emergencies. If everything goes well, you can replenish the livestock in Donglu City, or capture elk.
Beans are a very good material.
The rations of the "crocodile man" are mainly semolina mixed with minced meat, salt and diced meat, and a large amount of fat. It is very easy to preserve through lotus leaves and bamboo tubes.
Long-distance exercise consumes a lot of physical energy. Without fuel and water, it is impossible to withstand the heavy physical exertion.
clatter.
The hourglass was turned over again, and the sound of fine sand leaking was very clear on the river bank. The "crocodile people" all lowered their heads and said nothing, and honestly replenished fresh water and food.
Although there was some hesitation about this secret mission, when I thought of their previous living conditions and the living conditions that Li Jie brought to them now after putting in their sweat and blood, this hesitation disappeared in an instant.
"After this trip returns to Baisha, the first baggage will be rewarded heavily."
He took out the food from the bamboo tube and before he was ready to eat it, Shadong sat cross-legged on the big platform and straightened his upper body and said this.
The sound of eating stopped, and for a moment, the sound of chewing food became louder and crisper.
Although Shou Li was extremely vicious in beating people, there was one thing about him that all "crocodile men" recognized, and that was fairness.
Just like the fair scales in Baisha Market, Shou Li's punishments are unambiguous and rewards are not delayed.
If you say twenty lashes, it will be twenty lashes, not nineteen lashes or twenty-one lashes. If you say you will be rewarded with twenty dan of grain, it will be twenty dan. It will not be less than a dou for you, nor will it be more.
You have a bunch of dendrobium.
But rewards always have different levels of severity. For example, if there is a big reward, there is a benchmark.
The sand melons in the breeding center are highly rewarded, have their own house and yard, receive double salary, and can participate in collective labor without having to work.
The "crocodile men" are part-time units and do not have to work, but when they were still "white sand brave men", they also had to participate in collective labor.
Being exempted from military service is inherently a very important reward.
But exemption from military service is not a big reward; sand melon is the big reward in the eyes of the "crocodile people".
It's time to split rooms.
The "crocodile men" who ate in silence thought happily in their hearts.