Lord, he is not a man [infrastructure]

The junction of Sita County and Qingdou Principality.

There is a big river here, which separates the Principality of Luma and the Principality of Qingdou.

The inner side is the territory of Sita County of Luma Principality, and the outer side of the river is the territory of Qingdou Principality.

The current of this big river is very turbulent. The widest part of the river can reach nearly 2000 meters, and the narrowest part is more than 300 meters. It is a natural moat.

Because the river often bursts into floods, people on both sides of the river call it the Bowang River, which means that it has a bad temper and will get angry at every turn.

Although natural disasters such as floods often occur in the Baowang River, where the water flows, the land is generally relatively fertile, and there are many prey, and there are creatures in the river that can prey on them. There are still a large number of people living in the Baowang River Basin.

The Baowang River at the junction of Sita County and Qingdou Principality is in the middle and upper reaches, with a large drop, but the miracle is that there will not be a flood in decades, and the people here live quite comfortably.

But this year, because of the heavy spring rainfall in the upper reaches, the Baowang River flooded and changed its course directly, rushing out of the original river course and rushing to both sides of the river bank.

The Principality of Aomame has a higher terrain, and the flood situation is better.

However, because of the low terrain in Sita County, people live closer to the river bank. As a result, when the flood came, people were severely affected.

In addition to the flooding of a large number of fields and houses, there are also a large number of people missing.

Those who escaped the flood lost their homes and fields, had no property, let alone food to feed themselves, and could no longer live happily.

Slave merchants came here at this time and took in the victims wantonly.They don't give the victims a penny, but only provide two pieces of hard black bread, but the condition is that the person who receives the bread must put their fingerprints on the books they sell.

Many people sell themselves just for a bite to eat.

There are also people who exchange their sons and daughters for that morsel of black bread.

There are cries everywhere, and more people are numb and don't know where the future lies.

Some people are completely dehumanized. In order to keep themselves alive, they form a bandit team and go around robbing others, killing others, eating...others.

"Lord, we can't escape, the water has surrounded the mountain." A half-old man murmured with a distraught look on his face.

There was an old man standing on the top of the mountain. The old man looked about 70 to [-] years old. He was supposed to be a vigorous old man, but the few days of escape had already taken away half of his spiritual energy.

Even so, the old man didn't look particularly embarrassed. He calmly asked the middle-aged guard next to him: "Did the princess send someone here?"

The middle-aged guard shook his head: "The person calling for help set off five days ago, if someone wanted to come, he should have come by long ago."

"Lord, the princess is trying to trap us to death!" The half-old man cried and wailed.

The crying of the half-old man caused panic among other people on the top of the mountain, and many people looked this way.

"Shut up! Don't cry!" the old man yelled.

The half-old man quickly covered his mouth.

The old man turned his head to look at the people he brought up. These people were all the people he could rescue in his territory.

But what he didn't expect was that the mountain would be surrounded by floods, causing them all to be trapped to death on the top of the mountain.

The flood will definitely recede, but no one knows when it will recede.

But they didn't bring much food. There were more than 600 people here, and the food they brought could last for two days at most.

It would be best if the flood could recede within two days, if not...

The old man held the hilt, he hated!

He knew that because he refused slave traders to enter his territory, suppressed and arrested those slave traders, and refused to allow the princess's caravan to pass through his territory to Qingdou Principality, the princess had always disliked him.

The princess thought it was not a day or two since he died.

But he insisted on not dying, not only survived the death of the previous generation of princesses, but also seemed to be able to survive the death of this generation of princesses.

But who would have thought that the Baowang River, which has been stable for decades, would suddenly burst into floods.

He immediately sent someone to ask for help from the nearby territories and princesses. He asked for nothing but that they could find a way to rescue his subjects, or bring some food to help them survive this most critical period.

But after the call for help was sent out, not to mention the princess, even the other nearby territories that had made friends with him did not send any funding.

Instead, the slave merchant came. Standing on the top of the mountain, he saw a slave caravan take away a large number of surviving free people.

He swore the slave caravan saw them too, and they waved so desperately for help that they ignored them.

The old man gritted his teeth, even if he died, he would bite off a piece of the princess' meat!

Want to get his territory?Want to trade with Qingdou Principality?

Even if he died, the princess would never want to get all of this!

On the other side, in the wild land about [-] kilometers away from the mountain, a large number of people walked forward with their families.

Their destination is the nearest Anhe Territory, which is also the largest territory in Sita County.

The ground is full of mud left after the flood receded, as well as the bodies of some humans and other creatures.

People staggered forward among these corpses. Some people were extremely hungry. Although these corpses had been soaked in dirty water, some were even more rotten. They wanted to cook some wet branches and eat them.

There are only a few corpses that may be seen, but the number of people who fled is tens of thousands.

Every time a corpse is found, there will be dozens or even hundreds of people fighting for it.

In summer, the temperature is very high, and the scorching sun makes water vapor evaporate, and dead animals, fish and shrimp carcasses rot faster.

Some people got sick because they ate unclean food or drank unclean water.

Some people were injured because they competed for food. Without medicine, the wounds would soon ooze pus and stink, and people were too burned to get up.

Some children disappear while walking, and some adults hang themselves while walking...

The worst victims of refugees are the old, the weak, women and children, and they are always the first to be "eliminated".

A teenager about fifteen or sixteen hugs his young son tightly. Regardless of his young age, he and his wife gave birth to their first child at the age of 13. This is his second child.

When the flood broke out, his parents and grandparents were washed away by the flood. He floated his wife and child out in a wooden tub, but just when they thought they had escaped, his first child and his wife were snatched away. After leaving, he only snatched the youngest son.

The boy staggered forward, his eyes burning red with hatred.

He remembered the faces of those who robbed his wife and children, and he would never forget those demons even in his death!

But now he can't keep his little daughter.

He could feel people around him watching him, waiting for him to collapse because he was too hungry to walk.

As long as he falls, his children will become meat in other people's mouths, and so will he.

No!He can't die, he wants to live, he wants revenge!

The young man saw the sky turn dark, this was the most dangerous moment, and it was also his opportunity.

The boy suddenly stretched out his hand towards the distance and shouted: "Rabbit!"

Many people were attracted by this sound and all looked over there.

The boy made a gesture and was about to run over, but the people around him had already passed him and ran towards the direction he pointed.

But the young man who was pretending to run over there turned his body around, ran towards the nearby bushes, and ran towards the river.

Everyone knows that the river is dangerous, and they walk away from it.

But the teenager decided to do the opposite.

He would rather be drowned and washed away by the flood than be eaten with his youngest daughter.

A huge and very eye-catching wooden boat appeared on the river from Hongshanling and Hongyuling to Sita County.

The speed of the boat was very fast, and it only crossed a river mouth in a while.

Someone found the big boat on the shore, and they were so surprised that they kept shouting and chasing the river, but they couldn't catch up.

A group of children stood at the bow of the boat, excitedly pointing to both sides of the river and saying something.

These children, including this big boat, are all born out of the White Deer collar.

This trip, Tang Bo brought a group of teenagers between the ages of ten and 25, and said that this trip was the first summer camp of the White Deer Military Academy.

The purpose of holding summer camps is twofold. One is to increase children's knowledge and prevent them from being out of touch with the outside world.The second is to train the survival and handling ability of these teenagers.

Now Bailuling has four levels of schools: nursery school, primary school, middle school and military academy.

Primary school students learn basic knowledge in five years, middle school students learn more advanced knowledge in the first two years of four years, and in the last two years they are divided into professional classes according to their interests. After graduation, students can be assigned to work in corresponding professional units.

The military academy was just established this year, and it recruits students for the first time. The age range is wide, ranging from 15 to 35 years old. However, teenagers under the age of 20 and adults over the age of 20 will be trained separately. The former is more like a crash course.

The teenagers brought out by Tang Bo this time are the first students recruited by the military academy. Some of them are not old enough, but their learning ability and learning speed have far surpassed their peers. They are not suitable for ordinary schools, so they are special Recruited into the military academy.

Among them are Aji, Alang and Niuniu.

Aji is the youngest of the child soldiers brought out. He is only ten years old this year, but he is very stable. In addition, he is well educated. Other children dare not underestimate him because of his young age, and usually attach great importance to his opinions.

Alang is seven years older than Aji, but has a very good relationship with Aji. The two often go out to handle cases together. Alang, who is smart, capable of fighting, and outgoing, has a lot of prestige among a group of child soldiers.

"Squad leader, have we arrived in Sita County? Will we stay in Sita County this time?" Niu Niu, who was once the leader of Wuyun and is 13 years old this year, leaned on the railing and asked A Lang.

A Lang grasped the railing tightly with both hands, his face was slightly pale.There is the word wave in his name, but he is seasick. He has not adapted to the life on the boat for almost half a month, but in order not to let the other children laugh at him, he is trying to adapt every day, and it is the same today.

"Squad leader, are you still not feeling well? Would you like a seasickness medicine?" Niu Niu was very comfortable with life on the boat.

A Lang shook his head, feeling dizzy for a while.

A small hand patted Alang's waist, and Aji said with a smile: "You'd better lie down, don't spit it out."

A Lang said firmly: "No!"

"Squad leader, don't be brave, just lie down."

A few other older teenagers also teased A Lang amusedly, you patted him, he pinched, A Lang was angry and funny, and it was much better to be distracted.

A group of children in uniforms gathered at the bow of the boat and chattered.

When they first boarded the ship, they were amazed by the size of the ship, and they ran up and down to explore.

Although Bailuling also has canal boats, people often take them, but those boats are so small, and a boat can hold up to 20 people.

But the boat they were riding on now had three layers, it was made of wood, and it was preserved with tung oil. There were metal rams painted black on the bow and sides of the ship, and many parts were also made of metal.

The driving is to rely on the animals to turn the axle, which then drives the oars at the stern, rather than people to paddle.

In addition, there are one large, two small and three mast sails on the ship, which can be used to propel the ship by the wind, and can also use the canvas to change the direction of the ship. Especially when going retrograde, borrowing the wind direction can save much effort than ordinary ships.

Twelve catapults were also fixed on the ship, but instead of stones, they threw another weapon that would frighten the enemy.

Such a mighty and domineering ship attracted everyone's attention as soon as it was launched.

I heard that Aji and the others can travel with the lord this time, and the rest of the Bailu leader will be envious of this group of young soldiers.

Seeing them boarding the ship in their energetic military school uniforms, many people salivated with envy.

The spiritual appearance of this group of children has also attracted many teenagers and their parents to attach importance to military schools. Compared with working after graduating from middle school, they now have another option, which is to enter military schools and enter the army after graduation.

Although the army is very dangerous, but... the uniforms of this group of military cadets are really good-looking and handsome!

I heard that not only do military schools not have to pay tuition fees, but even tuition and miscellaneous fees are free.

Nowadays, besides the nursery school, the schools in Bailuling charge a certain fee. Primary and secondary schools do not charge a copper coin for tuition. They only need to pay tuition and miscellaneous fees. The tuition and miscellaneous fees include two school meals and four sets of school uniforms. Students who need to live on campus also need In addition to pay the accommodation fee.

Tuition and miscellaneous fees are also extremely cheap, only 150 copper coins a year, which is the lowest paid job, and you can get this much money in a month.In return, children can not only learn knowledge at school, but also eat two full meals at school every day, and wear new school uniforms every year.

Although the living conditions of Bailu collar people are much better than before, most of them are still reluctant to spend money. After they have work clothes and school uniforms, they almost don't buy outerwear.This can be regarded as a major feature of the White Deer Collar, and everyone who goes out and sees it is dressed similarly.

Those with poor family conditions can also apply for student loans - all expenses during the schooling period will be provided by Bailuling, and students will repay the loan amount according to a certain percentage every month after they graduate and work in the future.

But no matter how poor the conditions are, the family will not be free, unless it is a special object such as the orphan of a martyr or the orphan of a hero.No reduction or exemption, only loans, is also to prevent some people from thinking of getting something for nothing, thinking that everything the lord pays is deserved.

And those who do not want to take out loans or pay tuition and miscellaneous fees, there is only one way, that is to study hard and strive for scholarships.Tang Bo's scholarships are quite high, there are many places, and there are many types of projects. Almost all aspects are considered, such as students who are partial to science, and unique students who are good at invention and creation, art, and personality.

Tang Bo also ordered that all school-age children in the entire territory must go to school, regardless of gender.If any parents interfere, all children will be deprived of custody rights, and those who obstruct will face fines and coolie punishment.

It should be ordered, in less than two months, Bailuling has no children left at home.

At the same time, the social status of girls is also being elevated secretly. As these girls enter schools to gain knowledge, when they step out of society and enter various positions at various levels, the social status of women will obviously be further improved.

A quarter of the military students brought out by this group are girls, which is already nearly half of the girls in the military academy. After all, there are still very few girls applying for the military academy.

Niu Niu likes the only Aji who is younger than himself in the team. He strokes Aji's head like an adult, and asks Aji the same question again.

The child soldiers all knew that Aji and Alang were disciples recognized by the lord, and their relationship with the lord was much closer than them. There were many things that others didn't know, but they must know.

Sure enough, Aji answered him: "We will pass through Sita County, but we will not stop. The lord got the news that there was a flood at the junction of Sita County and Qingdou Principality. Many farmers' homes and fields were flooded. Those free people Homeless, in order to turn those free people into slaves and the fields into his own, the owner of Sita County ignored the disaster there, and sent slave traders there when the people there couldn't make it through. The lord said that many slave traders had already run over by this time."

Niu Niu frowned fiercely: "Princess Sita County is too bad! How could he do this?"

"He wants to make money. In his eyes, the people in his territory are like livestock, and they can treat them whatever they want." A tall girl named Bai Yun puffed up her mouth.This is the little giant of the Baidou clan, and also Baidou's little sister.

"The livestock in our territory cannot be abused casually."

"That's right, if there is a flood in our territory, the lord will definitely rescue us as soon as possible."

"That's for sure! How kind the lord has been to us."

"Most of the lords outside are very bad. I heard a lesson from Uncle Piglet, who runs a business, and he said that the lords of many territories live a life of luxury, but the people in the territories are starving to death."

The children murmured, each of them felt extremely disgusted before seeing the outside world much.

"I don't know if the lord will bring back the disaster victims he encountered?"

"Maybe? The lord has always said that we are short of people to work, just like the land road connecting the four territories. The lord has wanted to build it for a long time, but because of the lack of people, he can only put it aside temporarily. Now he wants to expand the waterway, let alone no one. .”

"Can you buy slaves?"

"No, slaves still have to spend money, but those disaster victims don't need to spend money."

"But the lord brings the victims back, one or two is fine, if there are more people, the princess of Sita County will trouble the lord, right?"

"If you dare to trouble the lord, beat him!" A Lang waved his fist.

A group of hot-blooded teenagers yelled, if Princess Sita was in front of them now, maybe they could really pounce on him and beat him up.

"Everyone! It's time for class! Go back to the cabin! Those who are late will do fifty push-ups!" Bai Mingzhu came out and shouted with a loudspeaker.

All the children staying at the bow screamed strangely and ran to the cabin immediately.

Bai Mingzhu is the deputy squad leader, even though she is a girl, she is very good at one-handed grappling, and three or two boys are no match for her at all.

In addition, Bai Mingzhu is still Aji's sister, and Alang, the class monitor, still has a crush on Bai Mingzhu (everyone knows his crush), no matter how thorny the child is, he dare not provoke Bai Mingzhu.

What's more, Bai Mingzhu is also learning from the housekeeper, Uncle Bafu, to manage the finances of the entire territory. She is almost a surefire future minister of finance and the confidant in the lord's mind. Not to mention children, few adults dare to offend her.

Tang Bo heard the crisp laughter of the children upstairs, he let out a laugh, and continued to draw the weapon blueprint.

Gu Ding was so busy that he didn't even raise his head, and he didn't forget to comment: "Bai Mingzhu is not bad, that little giant Bai Yun also looks silly, but she is actually as dark-hearted as her brother Baidou. I heard that many people have run away." Go to the Bai family to ask to marry Bai Mingzhu, but his family has not agreed yet."

"Bai Mingzhu herself doesn't want to marry, her family will of course not agree. And how old is Mingzhu now? She is only 16 years old." Tang Bo said a little angrily: "I will issue a new decree when I go back this time, no matter boys or girls must be 20 years old to get married."

The little ghost from Gu Ding said: "It is impossible to be 20 years old, at most 20 years old, and you can get married at [-] years old in other territories. If you want to increase the population of the territory, [-] years old is too late."

Tang Bo: "What do you know? It's safe for a girl to give birth after the age of 20. Before that, it was very dangerous. And before the age of 20 is also the best time to study. Marry in the early 20s, and one or two years old at the age of 24. A child who can come out to work full-time when he is 27 or eight years old."

If possible, Tang Bo hopes that all women will marry and have children after the age of 30, but it is more dangerous to have children after the age of 30, and the best childbearing age is between 30 and [-].

"You can also let married women and women with children bring their children to school." Gu Ding said.

Tang Bo thought to himself that he might not be as flexible as Gu Ding: "...It's also possible, but it's absolutely not possible to be 13 years old, at least you have to be."

There is a shortage of people in the Bailu collar, he can't wait to use all the babies, let alone women who account for half of the territory's population?

Just keep women at home and have babies?

That would be too wasteful!

Children, help me take care of the territory and help you raise it, you all come out to work for me!

Serving your husband, serving your elders, cleaning, cooking?

Can't the whole family share it?Why tie a man's hand?

If not, the territory will find handyman and cleaners for you to serve you door to door, as long as each of you pays a small fee.

give birth?Procreation is good, White Deer collar needs a large number of people, but you can't expect women to give birth one after another like sows, right?

What should I do if I can't afford to have so many children?

What should I do if I can afford it but can't educate well?

Is ten years of fertility enough for you?

I don't want to have a baby, but my family has to force me to have a baby. It's not enough to have a girl, but I have to have a boy?

Come, let's learn about the crime of rape in marriage.

Come, let's find out the terms of the divorce.

Come, let's find out the preferential terms for women in the territory to register, and the mortgage can be halved.

Tang Bo only hopes to give everyone an equal right to choose.

He sent women to school, encouraged women to work, and gave fertility incentives.How to choose depends on the woman herself.

Some women will be influenced by their family members, the social environment, or because of their personality, they are willing to stay at home as a reproductive tool.

But there are also more women awakening self-awareness, unwilling to be a reproductive tool anymore, and no longer think that the standard for judging a good woman is a good wife and mother.

They are willing to have children, and they are willing to be good mothers and wives, but this does not prevent them from wanting to enter society, hold power and have economic autonomy.

What the girls of White Hart Collar have learned at school and from Lord Tang Bo is not asking for women's rights - this word is very subtle, what they want is equality and the possibility to freely choose their lives.

Fortunately, their lord Tang Bo never thought that women should be inferior to men, let alone what women should do.Similarly, Tang Bo thinks the same about men.

White Hart collar people can choose any kind of lifestyle, as long as you don't affect others or commit crimes.

"My lord, someone put down a log in the river ahead and wants us to dock the boat." Tian Min came in and reported.

Tian Min and Jia Dou are both old people around Tang Bo. Jia Dou is more naughty. After Tang Bo asked him for his opinion, he arranged for him to be a person specialized in receiving and dealing with foreign affairs, equivalent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bailuling.

Tian Min himself prefers to stay by Tang Bo's side, and now he is leading a guard team to take care of chores and protection around Tang Bo.

Tang Bo even arranged work for the former lord Tang Ze.

The other party likes to make all kinds of "friends", so Tang Bo let him eat and drink with public funds, bragging with those out-of-town businessmen all day long.

Don't look at Tang Ze as if he is drunk and dreaming, but many outsiders with malicious intentions and spies sent by other territories are found through him, and he can be regarded as giving full play to his talents.

Tang Ze's illegitimate son, after Tang Bo grasped all the power of Bailuling, became an honest and good baby. Relying on Tang Ze's face, he found a clerical job, lived a stable and rich life, and did not make any troubles. moth.

It was the illegitimate child's mother who urged Tang Ze several times to take them to live in Luma City.

Tang Ze sold the mistress he once liked very much.

The mother was betrayed, and the illegitimate son came to Tang Bo crying and begging.

Tang Bo asked the housekeeper to buy the woman back and hand it over to his half-brother to take care of her.

The other party was very grateful to Tang Bo, and after taking away his mother, he didn't have much contact with Tang Ze.The woman was frightened, and she didn't dare to look for Tang Ze again, and lived an honest life with her son, usually relying on laundry and cleaning for others.

Tang Ze doesn't care about a mistress and an illegitimate child, as long as he has wine and meat to eat, besides, there are people who support him all day long, and people give him beautiful women, so he lives in a very comfortable life every day.

Having said that, Tang Bo heard Tian Min's report, walked to the window, picked up the binoculars and looked out.

About [-] meters ahead, there were several thick logs floating in the river.

Someone stood on the bank waving a flag at them.

"Cut the way?" Gu Ding leaned over and asked excitedly while stepping on the bench.

Tang Bo: "Probably because we are greedy to see our ship."

All the way from the Hongshan collar and the red taro collar river, many people showed curiosity and greedy eyes on their boats.

But maybe the front is still within the territory of Hongshan Territory, the local lord is very afraid of him, and he is already considering taking refuge in him, so he ordered his subordinates and the villages along the way not to allow anyone to do anything to them.

But today, they just left Hongshan Territory and stepped into Sita County Territory, when someone came to stop them.

"Let me do the first shot!" Gu Ding was excited, he had been envious of the catapults on the ship for a long time.

These catapults are not used to throw stones, but to throw their special magic explosive packs.

Tang Bo said that it would be better if there was a magic cannon, but it’s not that the technology can’t keep up.

But as far as Gu Ding is concerned, only the magic explosion packets thrown by those catapults are enough to shock people to death.

"No hurry, let's see what the other party wants to do first." Tang Bo signaled Tian Min to prepare a small boat to go to the shore to see the situation.

"With a magic gun. If you find something wrong, just shoot." Tang Bo urged.

Tian Min's face was bloodshot, and he pressed the holster on his waist and said excitedly: "Yes!"

Gu Ding also wants to play, he has only shot at targets, and has never hit a living person... This warlike and bloodthirsty guy really wants to fight.

Tang Bo waved his hand and told Gu Ding to go too.

Not only was Gu Ding equipped with a magic gun, he was also equipped with several magic grenades.

What Tang Bo can provide is the memory of his previous life. He wrote down a lot of weapon blueprints, but the magic weapon he envisioned could not copy the blueprints of hot weapons in his previous life. Coupled with the limited craftsmanship, the initial development process was not smooth.

It's not that Tang Bo has never thought about developing thermal weapons directly. He remembers all kinds of gunpowder formulas clearly, including other methods such as refining and synthesizing gunpowder.

But since the world has cleaner energy, why not use it?

Moreover, weapon research and development is also one of the side tasks assigned to him by the system. The system only allows him to research weapons that are as powerful as pistols and grenades, and does not require the use of any energy.

From the perspective of time and research difficulty, he can complete the task faster by researching gunpowder thermal weapons.

But when Tang Bo saw Gu Ding, he subconsciously thought of magic weapons.

At that time, there was only one thought in his mind: Can ordinary hot weapons really kill existences like gods and dogs?

For this reason, without hesitation, he decided on the direction of weapon development-magic weapons.

This weapon is based on the magic circle map and assembled with metal... It's a pity that there is no magic metal, otherwise the effect will be better.However, existing metals can also be used, but the tolerance is relatively low, and after a period of use, they need to be returned to the furnace for rebuilding.

Tang Bo suspects that not only the world where the demons live, but also the Shuangyue star has magic ores. After all, this world is full of magic factors, but people have not discovered the magic ores yet.

At present, their secret workshop has produced three weapons: magic grenade, magic explosion bag and magic gun.

It's just that making the barrels of magic guns requires precision machine tools. They only have the most basic lathes. arrive.

The advantage of this magic gun is that it does not require bullets, nor does it require you to master magic power.Using the magic array, the gun body will automatically absorb the magic power in the world, compress it into a magic bullet, and pull the trigger to shoot it out.If it weren't for the low tolerance of the barrel, this magic gun could almost achieve the effect of endless bullets.

The craftsmanship of the magic grenade is simpler, and there are already tens of thousands of them in reserve.

This is a one-time explosive, which absorbs more mana and compresses more. Once the safety pin is pulled out, the firing pin will hit the trigger piece.The trigger piece will trigger the magic power compressed in the magic grenade and explode violently, resulting in an extremely powerful explosion effect.

The Magic Power Explosion Pack is simpler, and it also has an excitation piece, but it is more powerful and involves a wider range of explosions.