God don't even try to stop me from doing infrastructure!

"Salt? Hahaha, I was also taken aback when I first came here." The man who just approached the spy quickly finished his meal, and while licking the residue on the bowl, he talked to the spy, "I used to give us big When the master was working in the military, he didn’t even have a saliva. As a result, he came to Taixi to work, and there were two bowls of salted mush every day, and there was clean water there. Think about it, it’s really not worth it.”

The spy didn't know what the other party's worthlessness was, and he drank in a complicated mood.

However, Taixi’s working conditions are really good. Although the soldiers are still beating and scolding at every turn, there is enough food, and they can rest for a while when it is hottest at noon, rest their feet and drink saliva.At night they lived in the thatched hut that was built. It was a bit cold at night, and everyone wrapped up their clothes and huddled together to sleep. It was not cold, but the smell was not good.

"What's going on in China now?" A person who came earlier asked a newcomer from the same place.

The spy not far away didn't fall asleep, he opened his eyes and listened.

"Don't mention it, there is no food, so everyone has to eat the leftover seeds. Now the seeds are eaten up, and the ground doesn't grow food. If it grows longer, the bugs will eat it up, and they can't survive. So, I heard that I came to Taixi. I came here secretly to give them work and food. They didn’t dare to come, saying that the Taixi people had no food, they cannibals, and tricked us to come and eat our meat, so I took a gamble.” Won.

The man who asked the question before sighed: "I don't know if my brother's family is okay. When I came, he said that he would sell the two older ones in the family."

The spy didn't speak, his eyes widened, and the memory of his family was blurry.It seems that he was sold. He was not from this country at first, but he changed hands many times and learned the languages ​​of many places. He learned languages ​​faster than others.It was because of this that he was favored and became a spy.

He didn't have any other requirements, he just wanted to find a place to settle down, with a house, fields, chickens and ducks, a wife, a family, and two children.If he was old at that time and it was difficult to have children, he could adopt two, and he would have descendants after all.

After some days, the spies have been inquiring silently, trying to find the treasures of the Taixi people.But after inquiring and inquiring, I found out how good their Taixi's king and Taixi's god son are.

Worrying that there will be locust plagues this year, the Taixi people in the south will have a hard time. Their king sent people here a year earlier to teach them to be prepared.As for their Son of God, he sent a high-yielding, fast-growing crop, and taught them to raise chickens and ducks to prevent locusts from invading.It is said that these chickens and ducks were sent by the dignitaries in Taixi, and half of them were sent back after they were raised, and the remaining half and the eggs laid were the farmers' own.

Some time ago, I often saw farmers digging the ground. It is said that they also dug up the locust eggs that were buried deep in the ground. If these eggs were dug out and exposed to the sun, or were eaten by birds, there would be no more locusts next year.

And now they are working here to repair dams and dig artificial lakes, so that the local people have enough water for irrigation, the land has enough water, the crops grow well, and it is not easy for locusts to wreak havoc.

It was precisely this series of strategies that lasted for half a year that the locusts were killed until they arrived in Taixi, which was nothing at all.

The monarchs of their own countries spend their days and nights, and refugees rush to the border to die. The monarchs of other countries prepare for the possible locust plague half a year in advance, just to keep the people from starving.

The mood is too complicated, like eating an unripe sour lemon, sour and bitter.

The spy's mood is also complicated, but it's okay, probably because he doesn't regard the country where he lives now as his own.He carefully passed the news back to the country, but there was no news after that, so he had no choice but to continue working here for several months until autumn.

Thousands of refugees worked day and night, and the embankment was repaired. The stone and cement embankment intercepted part of the water and formed a large artificial lake.

The refugees stood by the lake, looking at the lake they built for the Taixi people, feeling mixed feelings.

What will await them next?Taixi people don't hire them anymore, where will they find food in the future?I heard that the country is in chaos now, and they are all starting to eat people.But stay?How to stay?

The soldiers came again knocking on the barrel, and it was the last meal.Everyone was surprised to find a little oil in it, and it seemed that the paste was thicker than usual.

Although they were still worried about their own fate, everyone still ate the last bowl of mush seriously.Halfway through the meal, another person came. He was a person in charge here, and he didn't come often. When he came, he had something to explain.

Sure enough, this time he also came to explain the matter, but it was something that no one could have imagined.

"My lord, you said, you said we can stay in Taixi?"

"This is an order from His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness. You can stay in Taixi, but only as Taixi people. There are some wastelands there, and everyone can get a piece of it. This land does not belong to you, it is considered a lease. The seeds brought by His Highness the Son of God can be planted on it, and the seeds can be planted now, and can be harvested before winter arrives. You think about it yourself, stand up if you don’t want to stay, and now you can go back to your own country.” The person in charge said.

"Brother, tell me, how about we just live in Taixi, I think it's good to be from Taixi." A young man looked at his elder brother with some hesitation.The two of them seemed to be refugees, but they should be regular soldiers. As a result, they became captives when they came to Taixi, and they worked in a daze for several months.

His brother looked at him silently and should have reprimanded him, but he hesitated.

"You make me think about it."

There are other people who are also hesitant, whether they should break up with the motherland and find another one.After all, they are two countries with different rules and habits, and they are refugees from the enemy country at the beginning, so it will definitely not be easy for them to integrate into the local life afterwards.

go back?Go back to eat or be eaten?If they still had a family, they wouldn't come here to seek a living.

He was a spy among the crowd, and he raised his head when he heard the land distribution: He wanted a place where he could live for a long time, a house, a piece of land, and he would marry a wife and raise children in the future, and he had nothing else to ask for.

That being the case, then stay.

After some hesitation, it was the determination to survive that overcame the slight discomfort. In the end, the nine-layer people chose to stay and become Taixi people.Some of them brought their families with them, even adults and children stayed behind.

It took a little time to arrange the residence for the refugees, divide the land, and compile the household registration. It was already late autumn, and the second batch of potatoes had already matured.

Seeing the bunches of big potatoes being dug out from the ground, several tall men immediately burst into tears.

OK, they survived.

With this batch of harvested potatoes, even refugees who need to pay six layers of taxes (tax plus rent) feel that life has hope.The plump potato is the hope of survival.

People who have experienced hunger cherish food very much, and they don't want to waste it at all. Small potatoes are delicious when washed and boiled with salt.Medium-sized potatoes are selected as round ones for seeding, and large ones are made into potato flour. Washed starched potato shreds and peeled potato skins will not be wasted, and will be made into a paste, but the taste is not bad.

If you really feel tired of eating, you can also add some wild vegetables to cook together.

King's salt and Shenzi's soy sauce both appeared in the south, and they can be bought for a little less money. Refugees also exchanged potatoes for some, and some even exchanged some tofu to improve their meals.

Thinking that there is still a famine outside, they can be picky about the taste, and these 'Xintaixi people' have a particularly strange mood.

The spy has been seriously planting the land for several months. Every day he patrols his land, catches insects, weeds, and takes care of it carefully.His potatoes grow very well, and he harvests more than others.

He asked the tax collector how to buy this land, and the tax collector gave him a number. He calculated carefully and worked hard, and it would take five or six years.

Now, he sits in the small mud-brick hut he built with his own hands, eating a boiled potato in his hand.At this time, he especially wanted to thank his original master: Thank you for sending me to Taixi.

And his original owner, now his face was purple with anger.His subordinates didn't dare to persuade him, but had to persuade him: "My lord, let's go, the Taixi people are almost at our door."

The receding of the locust plague and the bumper potato harvest gave the Taixi people confidence. They did not stand still and resisted.

Soldiers in Taixi blocked the border for several months, and the refugees hardly took advantage of it. After a long time, many people gave up and returned to their own countries. Young people from cities and villages in the south also joined the team to replenish their troops. They can finally Separate a part of the manpower to take the initiative to chase these damned guys.

Prince Sham and Princess Sharjah each took a group of elites to pursue.They are all believers that taking the initiative is the best defense, so the people under them are willing to follow their instructions.The soldiers condensed into one mind, fighting wherever they pointed, and they were naturally invincible.

These soldiers held their breath for several months, and now they let go of their hands to fight. They hit the city in just one month, and they were about to break through the city gate.

The soldiers and common people in the city feared the Taixi people like lions and wolves, but they really had no strength and were too hungry, so they had more energy than strength and could not resist.

The final result was that the dignitaries in the city had no choice but to pack up their belongings and prepare to flee for their lives, including the city lord of the city.

Not because of anything else, but because Taixi people are very cruel to foreign dignitaries, killing and robbing them all, and not burning them, probably feel that this is too wasteful.

For civilians, their policy is that if necessary, they will go to them to 'borrow food and supplies', and there is no need for you to close the door and not come out.Generally speaking, Taixi soldiers don't kill civilians and don't torment them.It's not that Taixi soldiers are benevolent, it's just because civilians have no money, and they will all be Taixi people in the future, so there is no need to kill them all.

None of the dignitaries who knew the ferocity of the Taixi people dared to stay. They all rolled up their clothes, put on messy cloaks, and mixed with the civilians, ready to go out of the city in disorder and go to their relatives.

Of course, everyone is very unwilling to give up so much land and property, and they are even less willing to see the faces of their relatives to live.But, isn't this impossible?It's better to die than to live. It's better than to fall into the hands of Taixi people. It's either killed or turned into a slave, which is even worse.

The lord of this city is now facing such a multiple-choice question: life or face?

He looked at the gray mouse-skin-like cloak, frowned, with a disgusted expression on his face: "You actually made me wear this kind of filth..."

Before he finished speaking, a soldier stumbled in and ran in: "It's bad, it's bad, my lord, the city gate is broken!"

what?

The city lord turned pale, put on the gray mouse-skin-like cloak without saying a word, and pinched his nose: "Let's go."