Little Zhuangtou and the Great General

041

The farmers in the village knew the news that night.

Many people among the refugees regretted their decisions during the day. One of the couple complained to each other in the corner of someone else's house. The woman said, "Why are you so stupid? Settled down here."

The man also regretted: "I didn't know that Pitian would provide food. The stewards in the village didn't say it at the beginning. If they really drink porridge and Pitian, who has the strength?"

"This is actually..." the woman complained, "The manager is really serious, why didn't he make it clear at the beginning. What should we do now?" The woman pushed the man down, "Do you think it's too late to repent now? I'll go to the Xu family Daughter-in-law, let her help you talk about love."

"I'm afraid it won't work. Someone has already repented and asked. The manager's answer is whether to do it or not? How to do it regardless of food?" The man sighed.

The woman also sighed: "Then I have to go to the next Zhuangzi to have a look. If the other Zhuangzi really can't get along, I have to come back."

"What if the manager puts pressure on the conditions?" The man hesitated.

The woman glanced at him: "How could it be? You can't work if you are hungry, and the minimum thing is to give porridge. People passing by can drink it, but you can't drink it when you work?"

"It's true..." The man nodded.

The farmers in the village in the corner felt something was wrong when they heard the words, so they hurried to the old man Zhang's house and told the refugees what they said.The old man Zhang also heard that something was wrong. The refugees opened the fields only to pay for food, and they were even willing to open regardless of the food. However, they not only took care of the food, but also asked for money. Compared before and after, the stewards must be more willing to let the refugees open the fields.

This is not allowed!There are many benefits to opening the fields, and the refugees cannot take them.

So several old men rushed to the steward overnight to find out the news, the steward had expected the old man would come, and invited them into the outer hall as soon as he saw them.The old men asked questions in a hurry, and the stewards answered one by one, explaining clearly the consideration of letting the refugees open the fields.

After listening to the old men, they knew that this matter would not only be implemented immediately, but also for a long time, so they had to ask about their own affairs: "They don't pay for opening the fields, will we pay back in the future?"

"Yes." The steward nodded, "The young master said that you are from the village, and the future wages will be paid according to the original agreement."

When the old men heard this, their faces were all surprised, and the wages are still paid?There is such a good thing?

Regarding whether the farmers in the village should pay for opening the fields, Luo Zhaojian specifically asked the steward to pay.Shen Miao was puzzled at first, as far as the farmers in the village were concerned, they lost the idea of ​​competing with the refugees. Anyway, no matter how the refugees opened, they still had money.After thinking about it carefully, I understood what Luo Zhaojian meant. There were only a few places where mountains and fields could be opened up. The addition of refugees would reduce the number of fields opened by farmers in the village. With fewer fields, less money.

Some of the old men also reacted, and hurriedly pulled the others to whisper: "As you pay, you pay as you go. If you open less land, you will earn less."

At this moment, the others came to their senses, and they all thought: We can't let the refugees take away all the work of opening the fields, we need to speed up the progress, open as many as we can, and we must not be against the money.He hurriedly thanked the steward, and rushed back to make arrangements.

On the second day, the farmers in the village who had previously opened up mountains and fields with a beehive were divided into two groups. One group continued to open the original field, and the other group started new fields under the leadership of Old Man Chen.

Seeing this, Shen Miao highly praised Luo Zhao and remonstrated, and was ordered to bring some rare food of this season to comfort the old man Chen's group of farmers.

The old man Chen was very grateful, so Shen Miao chatted next to him: "A few days ago, I heard from an old man from outside the mountains that not all of our mountains are hard, and some of them are like the land of Bashu. Pitian."

Old man Chen was amazed when he heard it: "I have stayed in this village for most of my life, and I have never found a mountain like the land of Bashu."

Shen Miao hurriedly said: "I just heard him say that I don't know much about the field. They say they can find it, so let them find it. It's a good thing to find it, and it's not a bad thing to find it."

"That's true." Old Man Chen nodded, "If they really found it, I'll go and have a look, check out the doorway, and learn from first-hand and second-hand ones, and we will follow suit."

Shen Miao nodded.

Three days later, the old man Xu, who was the one who led the refugees to open the fields, really led people to find this kind of mountain. The mountain is located in a basin surrounded by mountains, and the sunny side is extremely open. cedar.

The old man Xu led Shen Miao, Luo Zhaojian, and the steward here, and explained in detail the hillsides that can be opened up, the number of acres that can be opened up, and the number of other crops around. Show it to the manager: "If this mountain grows out, so many trees will have to be cut down. Cedar is not a hardwood, so it can't be sold at a good price outside. Can you build a house for us?"

The steward did not reply immediately, but asked, "Aside from this place, is there any other place?"

"I can't find it in the future." The old man Xu apologized, he also had his own considerations, after all, they are outsiders, and it is not easy to gain a foothold here, but if they have this skill, they will look for them from managers to farmers, and they will be able to gain a foothold. Much easier.

Shen Miao and Luo Zhaojian naturally knew what old man Xu was thinking, but their considerations were more far-reaching. The method of opening up fields here will be implemented in the entire East Zhe Road in the future. Old man Xu, or the old man's family members are too slow in finding it, so he must be taught this method.But obviously the old man is not willing to teach easily at present.

Luo Zhaojian signaled to the steward, and the steward said, "I allow you to use the wood here to build a house, but you have to find a similar place with me."

"Okay!" Old man Xu agreed.

Shen Miao sent someone to inform old man Chen to follow and observe.

Three days later, old man Xu found another place, this time in the middle of the mountains, the ridge was very steep, and seemed to have slipped as a whole, and there were still many giant trees growing on the sunny side, such as cedar and ginkgo. .

Shen Miao approached Old Man Chen that night, and asked if she could see anything.

Old man Chen shook his head: "The only way I can tell is that there are giant trees taking root wherever they are looking, but this doesn't explain anything. There are giant trees in the east and west of the mountain, but not all the mountains are thick. Cedar roots can also grow even if they are laid flat on soil. In addition to this, they have a special tool in their hands when they explore, which can be inserted into the soil for exploration."

Insert a dirt probe?Shen Miao frowned, could it be... Luoyang shovel or something?Immediately drew a rough picture for Chen Laohan to recognize, Chen Lao nodded: "It seems to be this thing."

Shen Miao was overjoyed: "Then I'll ask someone to do it, why don't you always try it?"

Old man Chen shook his head: "Tools alone are not enough. They don't use this tool on every mountain and every place. They should have their own judgment method, otherwise they will only use this tool to search for so many mountains. Looking for a horse and a month in the Year of the Monkey?"

Shen Miao was right when she heard it. Luoyang shovels are used for tomb robbers. Tomb robbers pay attention to geomantic omen and topography.

Thinking of the terrain, Shen Miao suddenly thought that the pine mountains in Bashu were formed by the changes in the sea, the Eurasian plate and the Indian Ocean plate were bumped up and uplifted, and the mountains here are hard because most of them were formed by volcanic eruptions.It stands to reason that there would be no earth mountains similar to those in Bashu, unless... volcanic ash accumulates, large-scale volcanic eruptions will produce volcanic ash that blocks the sky, and these deposits will form a fertile soil layer.

Like the first place that old man Xu was looking for, the soil layer surrounded by mountains may be the place where the volcanic ash accumulates the most.

As for the second place, there are traces of the overall slide on the ridge. I remember that there was an earthquake in the land of Bashu. The aerial photos clearly show the fractured slide of the mountain, which is consistent with the traces here.This happens only on mountains with thick soil layers, so this is the case.

Thinking of this, Shen Miao had a rough idea in mind, and after making gestures with Chen Miao for a long time, he explained some simple and understandable principles. train of thought.

"Okay." Old man Chen clenched his fist and tapped his palm, "Sir, punch out that tool, and I'll look for it later in the same way."

Shen Miao nodded quickly: "I'll send someone to do it right away, and take me with me when I go up the mountain."

"It's best to go together, young master." Old man Chen said hurriedly.

Shen Miao discussed with old man Chen and went back to make arrangements. Luo Zhaojian heard about this and nodded: "Well done, although old man Xu's Tibetan skills are understandable, but it is not conducive to future development, and it is easy to cause him to take over. We If a method is also found, one can avoid the harm of the Tibetan technique, and the other can deter them, making them realize the mistakes of the hidden technique, and then announce the method.”

"That's exactly what I think. In the future, the entire Zhedong Road will need people who can explore this kind of terrain. After the old man Xu has learned this lesson, he will try his best to teach others to facilitate subsequent development."

"En!" Luo Zhaojian nodded along his beard.

Shen Miao breathed a sigh of relief, Xin Dao finally did something that made Luo Zhaojian quite satisfied. You must know that since he became a teacher, he has been picked on by the other party every day, not to mention writing. If you can survive, you have to learn everything else from the beginning. As for etiquette, music, archery, defense, etc., Shen Miao is crying and peeing. Think of him as a duck, and want to fill it up in just a few days?

Luo Zhaojian saw Shen Miao's thoughts, raised his beard and raised his eyebrows: "How dare you be complacent about this matter? It's just a matter of treating Zhuangzi. You will have many things to cure in the future, don't hurry up." Go back to study? You still have to practice your handwriting more, look at your handwriting? Crab legs are more elegant than yours."

Shen Miao hurriedly begged for mercy and said goodbye, and ran away in a hurry, fearing that Luo Zhaojian would get angry and give him extra homework. You must know that the current homework alone is enough for him to study until late at night every day, and if he adds it, he won't have to sleep.