Zhu Gui was dumbfounded for a while, then shook his head and said with a smile: "Master is really generous..."
Lu Zhishen was a little embarrassed, touched his bare forehead, and laughed and said: "Now that I know the benefits of consumption coupons, why don't you come over and have a good drink as soon as possible? I must drink enough this time!"
"Master, it's better to drink less!"
Zhu Gui advised: "If the master is drunk, it will not be good whether he accidentally hurts someone or pulls out a weeping willow tree again!"
"What are you talking about? Is the Sa family a person who has no taste for wine?"
Lu Zhishen was a little dissatisfied, but the movement of pouring wine into his hands slowed down.
The military regulations of the Liangshan rear camp are no joke. They are much stricter than those of the official army of the Song Dynasty. Once violated, they will be punished without any room for bargaining.
Even with Lu Zhishen's fiery temper, he didn't want to bring bad luck to the tough-faced guy Pei Xuan.
After finishing the jar of wine, Monk Hua was only half smoked. After declining Zhu Gui's kindness to send his younger brother to follow him, Lu Zhishen walked out of the hotel calmly and walked towards the nearest village.
Didn't Wu Erlang say that the village here has undergone earth-shaking changes? He wanted to go and see it.
He paused for a moment and looked at the spacious, paved gravel road at his feet, looking at the uniform village of red bricks and black tiles not far away. He couldn't believe it.
He did not forget that when he was rotated to the Huaixi front line, the roads passing through the village were all uneven mud roads. Once it rained, it would be like walking hard in mud of varying depths.
But just how long had passed, the road leading through the village where Zhu Gui's hotel was located had turned into a solid and spacious gravel road.
There are also ditches dug on both sides of the road and street trees to stabilize the soil. Even if it rains, you don’t have to worry about the road being muddy. This is not only ten times more convenient?
Striding forward, we arrived in front of the uniform red-brick and black-tiled houses, which was a huge grain drying field. At this time, a youth ball game was being held on the grain drying field, and a group of energetic teenagers were running around like flying and very enthusiastic.
The strange thing is that except for people of the same age who cheer for me, there are no idle guys around.
Seeing the tall and powerful Lu Zhishen coming over, the young man sitting at the entrance of the village was not afraid. On the contrary, several boys came over with smiles and curiously asked: "Master, why do you come to our village?"
Hehe, he even said "What are you doing?" The boys in front of you are obviously different from ordinary ignorant teenagers in the countryside.
Looking carefully, the young man in front of him has obvious muscle outlines, and his whole body is full of vigor. He is obviously a person who has practiced martial arts.
Looking at the other boys and the guys who were playing football like crazy, they all looked like this, and I suddenly felt something in my heart.
"The Sa family is just curious. I haven't been back for almost half a year. There have been some big changes here. Come and take a look!"
Lu Zhishen laughed and said, "I wonder how many of you are welcome?"
"Welcome, welcome. One look at the master and you will know that he is a hero from Liangshan Mountain!"
The leading young man said with a smile: "Master, if you are willing to come to our village, you are naturally welcome. Do you want us to lead the way and introduce you?"
"No, no, Sajia has been walking around here before!"
Lu Zhishen laughed loudly and suddenly said: "Looking at you, you all look like you have practiced martial arts and gone to school?"
"Of course!"
The leading young man said arrogantly: "A temporary school has been set up in the village. A gentleman invited by Liangshan teaches us how to read and write. There are also Liangshan heroes who are resident in the village and teach us how to practice boxing and strengthen our bodies!"
"Not only that, I heard that construction of a university hall has begun in our village. After the crops are harvested in late summer, we will go to our village to study!"
"Do you want to go to our village?"
Lu Zhishen was shocked, what a grand gesture this was?
"of course not!"
The leader of the young master explained: "Only those over ten years old can go to school in this village, and those under ten years old have to receive education in the temporary school in the village!"
This is right...
Lu Zhishen was stunned. He wanted to continue asking some questions, but suddenly a strange singing voice came: "My dear, Xiaoerlang, go to school with your schoolbag on your back..."
The sound was very clear and sweet, and instantly spread to every corner of the village.
Monk Hua was speechless when he heard this. He knew that this was the loudspeaker that Liangshan village had recently built. He had heard it a lot in the village some time ago, but it was all powerful and majestic. Now it turned into the sound of children singing.
As soon as the song started to sing, the kids who were having fun playing in the grain drying field suddenly dispersed and returned to their respective homes. According to the words of the similarly behaved teenagers around them, "It's almost time to go to school, so don't be late!"
In just a few breaths, the originally noisy grain drying field became empty.
A cheerful smile appeared on Lu Zhishen's face. Seeing the energetic appearance of these young people, he realized that there would be successors to the Liangshan village in the future.
Isn't it?
The boy who just dispersed in a hurry received the education from Liangshan and practiced the martial arts passed down by Liangshan. When he grows up, he will be a hardcore member of Liangshan.
Lu Zhishen had to admire Chai Daguan's skill.
Compared with brothers accepted from all over the world, the talents cultivated by oneself are obviously more credible.
Let’s just say that the former army that is currently sweeping away the rebels in Huaixi is not without internal contradictions even if the war is going smoothly.
For example, the distribution of military merits, distribution of spoils of war, etc. are all sources of contradictions.
The leaders that Song Jiang favored and was willing to get close to were all highly capable and had great military exploits, and could gain the most benefits.
Most of these leaders are horse army generals.
It was quite unpleasant to ask an infantry leader who was doing the same hard work, and there were a lot of weird things said in private.
That is to say, the battle is going smoothly at this time, and everyone has more or less military exploits and benefits, otherwise the internal conflicts may not be suppressed.
Lu Zhishen was born in the Western Army. The Western Army was also full of contradictions and problems, and he was very sensitive to internal conflicts. This was one of the main reasons why he was reluctant to stay in the former army.
To be honest, Song Jiang's commanding ability is quite average. Unless he has extremely high prestige and wants to suppress the conflicts below, it is simply wishful thinking.
But no matter how high his prestige is, he will not treat the leaders fairly, and problems will definitely arise over time.
Lu Zhishen was aware of these circumstances but did not tell anyone about them.
He did not expect that Chai Daguan took a completely different path from the big leader Song Jiang. He directly spent a lot of money to cultivate his own talents and confidants.
It is certain that such a force can last for a long time as long as it does not suffer a devastating blow.
With curiosity, Lu Zhishen strode into the somewhat unfamiliar village.
The entire village is surrounded by small courtyards with red bricks and black tiles, forming a large irregular rectangular fort. The main gate in the fort is opened on the back door like a village wall, which looks quite strange.
Entering the tall fortress gate, the front part is full of workshops and shops, and it is quite busy with foreign merchants coming in and out from time to time.
The second half is the residence of the villagers, and the entire village's management organization and temporary school are located in the center of the fort.
At first glance, this was the situation. As for the more specific details, Lu Zhishen had no interest in knowing it, and he had no interest in knowing it.
But the mental state of the villagers and the clothes they wore all showed that their lives were quite nourishing.
That's good...
Monk Hua cannot be said to have a bodhisattva-like heart, but he still has some sympathy for the people at the bottom, and naturally hopes that their lives will be nourishing and comfortable.
Walking around the village, it is obvious that this village has been transformed by Liangshan Village and has an unspeakable vitality.
He did not stay long, nor did he see the brothers stationed in the village. He left directly and went to other villages.
Lu Zhishen was a little unconvinced. During the half-year period when he was sent to the Huaixi battlefield in rotation, the village was really able to take care of most of the villages near Shuibo.
That's right, he just hopes that the village can take care of most of the villages, and has no higher expectations.
This is not a prosperous place in Tokyo, and even in Tokyo there are many beggars. It can be seen that there is no shortage of poor people living in poverty everywhere.
He just wants to see that with the help of his village, the poor people around him can escape from poverty and live in a stable situation. He really doesn't expect too much.
But he didn't expect that what he saw and heard would shock his heart.
I walked through three villages in one afternoon, and all of them had undergone earth-shaking changes.
We live in a spacious and bright red brick house, and there are workshops set up according to different situations. In addition, with the harvests from the fields, vegetables from the vegetable gardens and fruit trees everywhere, at least we have enough food and clothing to hold in our hands.
Some spare money.
For example, in a certain village, there is a workshop specializing in weaving straw mats, straw hats, and straw shoes.
Lu Zhishen specifically asked the workshop manager. Although the knitted items cannot be sold at a high price, they cannot withstand the huge demand. Not only is there a very strong demand in the three states, but there is also demand from other places.
Since there is nothing special about their village, they can only rely on weaving straw products to increase their income. The effect is not bad. At least the villagers are very happy. They can support their families through labor and eat some meat from time to time.
There are also villages that specialize in firing red bricks and selling them, and the business is even more prosperous.
Due to the vigorous promotion of Liangshan Village, although red bricks are not loved by scholars and squire families, they are still very popular in rural areas and ordinary families. It is not an exaggeration to say that demand exceeds supply.
There are also various gadgets specially made from reeds produced in Liangshan Shuibo, which are also a way to make money.
Not only do they have methods in basic to rudimentary industries, but each village also has basic grain deep processing capabilities.
For example, methods such as grinding noodles, making pickles, and stuffing sausages, as well as processing methods of various snacks, are basically taught by capable people from Liangshan Village in night schools.
Not to mention, every family has chickens, ducks, geese, and domestic pigs.
There are some large-scale and convenient transportation facilities, and even large-scale poultry and livestock farms have emerged, providing villagers with a stable source of income...