Go to ancient times and engage in construction

In a village of more than [-] households [-] miles away from Kangcheng, the capital of King Wu, the sky to the east was still pitch black, and the Mao boss in a low earth wall with a thatched roof woke up.

"Father, is it dawn?" The dry grass on the kang made the sound of "Xi Xi Shu Suo" as Boss Mao turned over, waking up Boss Mao's wife who was covered with a torn quilt. The five-year-old girl between the two hugged her in her arms and asked her husband in a low voice.

"No, our rooster hasn't crowed yet." Boss Mao has been unable to fall asleep since he lay down yesterday. He always seemed to hear a rooster crowing in his ears, but when he woke up, he found that the house was very quiet.

After Mao's daughter-in-law asked and answered her husband, her drowsiness disappeared. Seeing that her husband didn't want to sleep anymore, she simply talked to her husband.

"Father, is what Zhuzi said true? Is it true that you can share money and land by serving in the army?" Mao's daughter-in-law said that Zhuzi was a 19-year-old junior in their village.

In September, more than a dozen young people in the village were recruited by their lords. Except for Zhuzi who was assigned to Xi Sima's army as an auxiliary soldier, the rest of the villagers stayed in the capital. Before Wang Cheng's auxiliary soldiers were sent out as cannon fodder, Yi Ji and Dr. Jiang were finished, and these strong men were released back to the village one after another.When Boss Mao was entrusting the lord to force the strong men, he happened to take his daughter-in-law to the father-in-law's house in the mountains, and was lucky to escape all the troubles.

The news of the annihilation of Xi Sima's army at Ulsan crossing spread to the capital, and also to Maojia Village, which is not far from the king. 90.00% of Maojia Village has Mao as the surname, and the relatives of the village can be calculated within five generations. After the villagers heard the news, they were all worried about Mao Zhuzi, because all the villagers who served as auxiliary soldiers in Wangcheng had returned safely, and Mao Zhuzi had not heard from him yet. Everyone guessed that Mao Zhuzi had died in Ulsan.

What people didn't expect was that Mao Zhuzi appeared at the entrance of the village half a month ago. Although he was much darker than when he left the village, he was a little fatter. I also wore a pair of leather shoes on my feet, but the shoes were a bit too big, and Mao Zhuzi stuffed some hay into the leather shoes to wear them.

Mao Zhuzi's attire was not the focus of Boss Mao's attention, but the news of the conscription from the royal capital he brought back.

"It's true. Our patriarch went to the capital to inquire specifically. The general recruits troops regardless of their status. Anyone who is over 17 years old and under 22 years old can sign up to join the army. You can come back after five years of joining the army. At that time, the land will be divided into money. In rural areas, families with soldiers have to give priority to the use of farm tools.” Boss Mao doesn’t trust the pillars, but he trusts the patriarch, who has a high prestige in the village.

Zhuzi usually likes to talk big. When he returned to the village to tell his story, only a small part of the village believed Zhuzi's words.

After Zhuzi came back, he bragged about the new army policy. Zhuzi earned a reward as a porter for merchants who used grain and grass, and also tasted the benefits of exchanging strength for money. A job of repairing the city, until the city wall of the king's capital was repaired, and only after receiving the reward did he go home happily.

Before Mao Zhuzi returned home, Chu Chaohui's reform policy for the army had just come out, and half of the aristocrats Huben would be demobilized and returned home. While the army was downsizing, it began to recruit recruits, regardless of their backgrounds.The fact that recruits can enjoy half the treatment of retired tigers after five years of demobilization has attracted the attention of ordinary people.

"When you leave the army in five years, you can bring back the money to buy two cows, and you can also get [-] to [-] acres of fertile land." The eldest daughter-in-law Mao looked forward to it.A commoner family may not be able to make enough money for a cow in their whole life, and the price of cattle is very high.

"Soldiers in General Chu's army usually pay military salaries. Zhu Zi and the soldiers in the army have found out clearly that they don't need money for clothing and food. The military salaries can be saved and sent home by military messengers." Boss Mao added.

"But war is always dangerous. On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes. Babe, don't go this way. The lord of our village was beheaded by the new king. The village chief said that the land we planted will be redistributed. After the distribution, we can keep planting, and the tax on the field will only be [-]% in the future, which is [-] to [-]% lower than before." The soldier has a bright future, but in the eyes of the eldest daughter-in-law, the husband's life is more important.

"Well, the redistribution of land is only for you to plant, not our own. After serving as a soldier, the land allocated can be our own and can be left to our children. Besides, if I want to become a soldier, I can get the military salary in a month. If you have money, you can buy some corn, and our family can survive next year’s shortage.” Mao boss touched his wife’s belly, where their third child lived.The girl who slept in the middle of the couple was the eldest, and the second was a boy, who died when he was just over one year old. The eldest Mao hoped that the third child would be a boy.

Mrs. Mao's wife looked up and saw the thatched roof with a hole in her house, and she couldn't help sighing. The policies promulgated by the new royal court are good for the common people, but many people, like Mr. Mao's family, have been entrusted with the autumn harvest. After several confiscations by Ji, there was no food left in the family, so how to survive until next summer harvest was a problem. This was also the reason why Boss Mao wanted to serve in the army, because the military salary would be paid after one month of service, and the military salary became the straw for survival.

The couple were sighing when the rooster crowed in the chicken coop at the door.Boss Mao immediately got up, and while wearing linen clothes and trousers, he instructed his wife.

"Baby girl, don't go out today, just stay in bed with the big girl." Mrs. Mao only has a pair of thick linen pants, which are usually worn by those who go out on business.Boss Mao wears thick linen trousers, and his wife only has a pair of trousers to wear. Now the temperature outside is freezing, and Boss Mao is afraid that his pregnant wife will be frozen when she goes out.

"Understood." Mrs. Mao's daughter-in-law got into the bed, and without her husband, the temperature immediately dropped a lot.

Mrs. Mao not only only has a pair of thick linen trousers, but also a ragged quilt. This quilt is also the most expensive property of the Mao family. At night, Mrs. Mao’s parents and younger brother can only burrow in the hay, covered with rough hemp Quilt to sleep.

Although Boss Mao got up when the rooster crowed, he was not the first to arrive when he got dressed and rushed to the village chief's house. Mao Zhuzi and another young man in the village were already there.

"Morning, Zhuzi!" Mao Boss greeted the village head, then turned around and greeted Mao Zhuzi affectionately.

"It's getting late, Mr. Mao!" Mao Zhuzi glanced at the thick linen clothes and trousers on Mr. Mao's body, pulled his [-]% new cotton coat, and raised his chin. His cotton coat was bigger than Mr. Mao's. Linen and linen trousers are much warmer.

After Mao Zhuzi was hired by a businessman to do legwork, he worked hard and had a sweet mouth, which made the businessman like him very much.The businessman saw that Mao Zhuzi was ragged and had only straw sandals on his feet. Such clothes could not withstand the cold, so he gave Mao Zhuzi the old cotton coat that he did not wear, and helped Mao Zhuzi buy a pair of defective leather shoes at a low price from a leather shoe dealer.Mao Zhuzi asked someone to borrow a needle and thread to mend the hole in the toe of the defective leather shoes.

"Hehe, it's getting late." The boss Mao begged Mao Zhuzi, and faced Mao Zhuzi's arrogant answer, he still had a smile on his face.The young people in the village were going to the capital to enroll in the army today, and the villagers were very fond of Mao Zhuzi, who was most familiar with General Chu's army.

"Mao Da seems to have passed the conscription age, right?" Mao Zhuzi couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Mao Boss was still smiling.Boss Mao married his wife at the age of 16. He is the first young man in the village to marry a wife. Mao Zhuzi is 19 years old and has not yet engaged in marriage. He has always been jealous of Boss Mao in his heart.

"No, no, I'm exactly 22 this year." Boss Mao waved his hands repeatedly.

"22?" Mao Zhuzi looked suspiciously at Boss Mao's aging face. In his impression, Boss Mao seemed to be over 22 years old.

"My eldest girl is five years old this year, and I got it in the second year of my marriage." Boss Mao quickly put out evidence to prove his age.

Mao Zhuzi lowered his head and twirled his fingers for a while, and figured out that Boss Mao really did not exceed the age limit for conscription.

The two were counting their ages, and all the young people in the village who wanted to be soldiers had arrived.The patriarch put the family's mule on a wooden cart, and drove the five young people in the village to the capital.At this time, the eastern sky was slightly white, and the muddy ground on the road was frozen hard, and mule carts could walk before the mud melted.

"Zhuzi, tell us again how General Chu used his miraculous skills to defeat the treacherous concubine." The patriarch's mule cart had no carriage, and young people from Maojia Village sat back to back on the cart, with their legs resting beside the cart.

"Haha, no one knows better than me how the Great General Chu used his magic skills. I saw them both times with my own eyes." The low temperature in the morning didn't froze Mao Zhuzi's air. "At the Ulsan crossing, Xi Sima, who was sent by the traitorous concubine, led an army of [-] to attack General Chu's position. You don't know. At that time, General Chu's side was very aggressive. There were only half of the troops on General Chu's side. I was worried to death for General Chu after the position."

Mao Zhuzi was not worried about the Ulsan army at that time. At that time, he wholeheartedly hoped that Xi Sima would win the battle quickly and capture Dalcheng so that he could have enough food.

"Brother Zhuzi, did you help General Chu kill the rebellious party?" the youngest boy in the village interrupted.

"The Xi Sima rebel general was afraid that the auxiliary soldiers would help General Chu, so he didn't give us any weapons." Mao Zhuzi rolled his eyes.

"Zhuzi, don't bother with this kid's interruption, and continue talking about General Chu's power." A young man in the village patted his head at the young man who interrupted.

"General Chu, facing thousands of troops, did not change his face, nor did his heart beat. He just waited for the rebel army to attack to one side, sacrificed spells, spewed out hundreds of fire dragons from his mouth, and burned all the rebel army to death..." Mao Zhuzi beamed with joy. , as if seeing it with my own eyes.

In fact, the truth is that Mao Zhuzi only heard crackling noises in front, and after a puff of green smoke rose from the front of the army, Xi Sima's entire army began to mess up.The tigers rushing forward all turned around and ran back. Mao Zhuzi, who was staying behind the army, tried his best to escape to the side and hid behind a big tree to avoid being trampled to death by the carriage and the rout.After the Ulsan crossing battle, Mao Zhuzi didn't know what happened to Xi Sima's Huben.

Mao Zhuzi didn't know the reason for the failure of the battle he personally participated in, but he did labor labor to transport food and grass to follow the Ulsan army to the royal city, and the Ulsan army attacked the royal city and blew up the city gate with gunpowder, but he could see clearly.

"Think about how high the city wall of the capital is, but General Chu just sprayed two fires on the city gate, and the gate was burned down. The crusade army easily entered the capital, and put down the treacherous concubine's rebellion in one go."

"Zhuzi, in this way, General Chu is extremely capable, and there is no danger in fighting with him, is there?" When the young people in the village were immersed in Chu Chaohui's bravery, Boss Mao made a new discovery.

"Of course, how can there be any danger in fighting with General Chu? Not only is there no danger, but you can only enjoy the blessings. You can eat three dry meals a day, and each meal is full! There are also armor cotton coats and trousers, and cotton shoes on the feet. Here, That's what I have on my feet!" Mao Zhuzi raised his feet again to let everyone see the defective army shoes with a hole.In fact, only one-third of the soldiers in the Ulsan Army were equipped with leather shoes, and the rest were only cotton shoes.

Although Xihou was in Bintian ten days ago, Kangcheng, the capital of the king, was no different from usual except that the tower was covered with white linen.When the mule cart from Maojia Village arrived at the north gate of the capital, the north gate had already been opened, and a few people dressed in short clothes led a carriage and walked out of the gate slowly. Individuals can hear clearly.

"Boss, more and more young people are coming to the capital to sign up. In less than a month, the Wu Kingdom can recruit tens of thousands of horses." A guy with a leather cap on his head approached the businessman who seemed to be the owner of the goods and whispered. Mutter.

"Wu Guo is desperately trying to fight our Zhao Guo." The leader who looked like a cargo owner had a gloomy face.

"Boss, another group of trucks is coming out to transport grain and grass to Qucheng." The guy in the fur hat drove his own carriage to the side of the road. They are Zhao Guo's spies in the capital of King Wu, and they drive the carriage out of the city every day just to find out. How much grain and grass Wu Guo sent to the border of Qucheng, based on this estimate how many troops Wu Guo sent to the border to fight against Zhao Guo.

Different from Zhao Guo's spies moving slowly, the caravan composed of more than a dozen mule carts and carriages overtaking from behind was traveling very fast. Hurry up and send it to the destination, we may be able to rush back to the New Year."

"Boss, we know!" The man sitting in the carriage driving the livestock replied loudly, the reward for this escorting carriage is generous, and if the goods are delivered home before the end of the year, everyone can live a prosperous year.

"My boss, look at your turmoil, where are you going to transport the goods?" The guy in the fur hat smiled and chatted up with the team leader.

"Naturally, it will be delivered to the place it should be." The convoy owner businessman looked vigilant. The cargo he was in charge of escorting had signed a confidentiality agreement, and he could not tell outsiders what the convoy was transporting and where it was going.

Zhao Guomi poked his head and saw that the team leader was on guard, so he quickly winked at the man wearing the fur cap, and the man wearing the fur cap stopped immediately and stopped asking.

When the convoy was far away, Zhao Guomi poked his head around and sneered. "There are deep wheel marks on the ground, and the truck must be loaded with something as heavy as grain. It's not sending military rations to Qucheng, what is it?"

The state of Wu has been preparing for a big war for half a month. As early as ten days ago, after the dawn of Xihou, the secret agent immediately sent someone to deliver all the information to Zhao Xuan. At that time, he was still a little nervous about delivering the information. However, following the continuous observations, the secret agent was glad that the information he sent back was on time.

Upstairs in the north city, Huang Zhong was watching the slow-moving Zhao Guo secret agent caravan. This caravan, disguised as various businessmen every day, left the city in the morning and returned to the city at night, observing the past on the avenue outside the north city gate.

Huang Zhong understood Chu Chaohui's intention to recruit soldiers with great fanfare, but he was a little puzzled by Chu Chaohui's generous remuneration to hire merchants to deliver goods to the northern road of the capital.The goods transported by the merchants were not to be transported to Qucheng, but to the place where the post station was to be built. The sealed sacks on the cart were not grain, but bricks and stones, which were the building materials for the post station.

"Hey, I don't know why the general did this. There are not many abandoned green bricks and stones in the king's city, and I don't know if the merchants can transport them for a few more days."