Life Winner Training Guide
Chapter 167
Not only did he pick up many refugees with skills, but he also took away hundreds of dan of grain in the name of resettlement. The governor of Chengyang County had long been impatient with the resettlement of refugees. He only tried to do it because his staff kept persuading him to use it as a political achievement to seek credit and reward. However, the documents for seeking credit and reward had already reached the governor's desk, and these refugees became useless. He was always very worried because he could not deal with them.
Now someone has shared part of the burden and promised to tell the refugees to go to Gaomi later. He was overjoyed and did not feel bad about spending hundreds of dan of grain.
Having achieved his goal, Cao Lin, who was praised by the governor of Chengyang County, said goodbye modestly and returned to Gaomi County with the results of his mission.
Then Cao Lin hurriedly paid a visit to his lord, met with Mr. Fan Wuya, had a brief exchange, and then took his guards to other counties in Qingzhou.
But before leaving, Cao Lin wrote a letter to his cousin and asked the servants of the prefectural government to deliver the letter to Donglai.
"I have just followed my lord, Luoyang Guo, to Yue. I am a capable minister who has great ambitions and loves the people. I am broad-minded, good at accepting advice, trusting my subordinates, and have extraordinary strategies. I am good at Tao Zhugong's affairs. Now I have risen from humble beginnings and there is a shortage of talented generals under my command. I think my brother is good at war, so I have recommended my brother's bravery to my lord and invited him to meet him in Gaomi."
Cao Lin's cousin Cao Yi was born with strong martial arts and was well-known in the countryside. He also had a wide range of friends, even Liu Borgen, the county magistrate of Donglai, was his good friend. Because he could read and write, he had different ambitions and was eager to make achievements.
Since Cao Lin recognized his lord, he must be on his side, so he naturally sold out his cousin first.
Chapter 187: The Elegance of Famous Scholars (XIV)
One of the places where Gaomi refugees lived.
Now that the road is blocked by heavy snow, they should have taken a rest in their houses, but refugees fleeing from wars are not qualified to do so. There are few men in this refugee area, and most of them are the elderly, weak, women and children hiding at home.
Although this is a temporary residence, the house is well built. Unlike the houses in the south that are made of mud and straw, it is made of stone, wood and "cement". It will never collapse in the heavy snow, and it is not drafty and warm.
In addition, the governor rented "charcoal stoves" for each household. As long as they go to the nearby Black Stone Mountain to dig some coal, they can exchange it for some "honeycomb coal" after working for three or four days. If they work hard to dig more, the coal they get is enough for half a month. In this weather, even if they go into the mountains, they can't get firewood, and these refugees don't have straw left over from the autumn harvest to burn.
This coal is not only non-smoky, but also very convenient for cooking and boiling water. It can also keep the fire burning. If you use it sparingly, one piece of coal can burn for a day, and the family can have a day's meals.
The only pity is that the charcoal stove cannot be placed in the house when the door is closed, otherwise the "gas" in the stove will not be able to dissipate and will make people faint. So everyone can only put the charcoal stove at the door, carry it into the house when using it, leave the door half open, and then the whole family will gather around the fire, roast it comfortably, and drink a bowl of hot soup from the clay pot on the stove. Although there will be cold wind coming in, most of the body will be warm.
The woman's family originally fled with a lot of belongings, but after fleeing all the way, those things had long been discarded and sold, leaving only a pair of ancestral spears that were carefully stored.
I don't know what kind of skilled craftsman forged this spearhead. It has been handed down for a long time and is still as sharp as new. Along the way, the man in the family used it to protect others or as a sharp knife. It was very useful, so no matter how difficult it was, the old and young in the family never took it out for exchange.
She looked at the two children who were watching the bean soup boiling in the pot by the fire, and she was grateful to the governor of Gaomi.
Her husband went out to work, which was quite hard, that is, digging coal. Although the coal is easy to burn, there is too much gas in it, and the coal needs to be processed to become "honeycomb coal". This work is hard, but you can get a ration after working for five days, and the whole family depends on this work to support themselves.
But the woman didn't complain at all. Now she has a house to live in on snowy days, and she doesn't have to endure frost and cold. When she built a house here, she had already received a piece of wasteland, but she missed the planting season and needed to plant again in spring.
Although it is wasteland, it is certainly not as good as cultivated land, but the most laborious work of turning the soil is much easier with the new plow rented by the prefect. In addition, the agricultural officials under the prefect have taught me the methods of winter irrigation and burning fertilizer. Even if the harvest of wasteland next year is not as good as cultivated land, it will not be much worse. It is feasible to support the whole family.
With land, there is hope. Even in this chaotic time, I can support the whole family by working.
In any case, the whole family has survived this winter.
As the sky gradually darkened, the man who had gone to work came back and said as soon as he entered the house: "You, woman, started the furnace before I came back. The coal was not blown by the strong wind."
The woman came forward, brushed off the remaining snow on his body, and said: "Why did you come back so early today?"
"There is another big ship at the port, which is specially collecting honeycomb coal from our coal shop. It finished loading the cargo early today and put it aside a while earlier."
"Amitabha, we have more food in exchange. Now we don't have to worry about the governor not being able to feed us." The woman still has some knowledge. The governor of Gaomi County is a kind-hearted person. He treats them, ordinary civilians, very kindly. However, with so many people, the woman is also worried that there will not be enough food, so she has been looking forward to the cargo ships at the port to sell more goods.
"A woman's opinion." Although this man was a worker, he had been in exile for so long and asked himself how much knowledge he still had: "The port was built after the autumn harvest by the prefect in a hurry to recruit corvees and rushed for three months. Gathering the strength of a county, but not enough time Enough, when the winter irrigation work stops, it is only a rough construction. When construction begins next spring, the port will only get better and better. The goods such as colored porcelain, honeycomb briquettes, salt and so on in Gaomi County are very popular. , how can it not be exchanged for food?”
The woman thought so and opened the earthenware pot on the stove with a happy smile, preparing for the family to have a meal.
Their family happened to come here after the autumn harvest. They had gone through all kinds of hardships and finally arrived in Qingzhou. They felt that everyone should have a way of survival. Qingzhou was a remote place and there had been no war yet. But when they arrived in the prosperous Chengyang, they were indeed taken in by the prefect of Chengyang. However, it was really impossible to survive with a bowl of porridge with more than a dozen grains of wheat floating in the cold water every day, let alone the wind leaking everywhere and nowhere to stretch out. After living like this for half a month in a shack, and being beaten and scolded by officials, it was really worse than death.
With the last wave of faith, the family continued walking and came to Gaomi, where refugees were also resettled.
As soon as they arrived, the whole family was drafted into labor service. The whole family cried and cried, thinking that this was an explanation. But who knows, this labor is not hard. The women, together with other old women, were responsible for cooking, delivering water, washing and washing, and could also receive some rations, while the men were recruited to build docks. Although it was a bit harder, there were no soldiers to fight or scold them, and they could just have fun every day. Full belly.
In this way, the most difficult days were passed.
"I want to go to the army." The man said suddenly after finishing his porridge.
But the woman grabbed her and said, "How is that possible? Didn't we escape just to escape the war?"
The man said: "Those officials scraped the land layer by layer, collected this tax and that tax, and had to pay for the crops for a year. I only escaped because I was caught as a young man, and I am afraid I will only be a miscellaneous soldier on the battlefield. He has no weapons, so he will die. Who wants to be captured and die?" At this point, he suddenly felt heroic and said, "This county guard is different now. Not only will the food be good, but they will also be equipped with weapons. The daily drills will teach you real skills, not just arresting people to death. Besides, the land in the soldiers' homes will be exempt from taxes." The man finally added, "Although Gaomi is safe for the time being, in case something happens one day. There is also war, and I don’t want the inheritance I finally saved and the children I finally raised to be ruined again.”
Finally, the woman said with tears in her eyes: "I listen to you."
Prefect's Mansion.
You Hongyin is correcting official documents.
Although he operates Gaomi County as his own territory, he still clearly distinguishes between private property and public property. For example, the newly built dock belongs to Gaomi County, and the expenses are also Gaomi County's taxes. As for the food tax paid to the imperial court, he deliberately forgot about it.
It is precisely because of this that he now needs to deal with two lines of affairs, which inevitably requires more work.
Of course, when our territory becomes larger, the two teams will be reorganized and the work will be divided in detail. This is not necessary now, mainly because there are not enough people, and almost everyone wears multiple hats.
"My lord, we have sent these two gentlemen back." The two gentlemen Yuan Xi was talking about were Fan Wuya and Cao Lin.
Fan Wuya is a local, so he naturally has his own home. After settling the matter, he still has to go back. As for Cao Lin, he and his elder brother lived in the same house in the city. Cao Yi was a few years older than Cao Lin. She was tall and tall, but she had a mother-in-law temperament. My younger brother is like a baby boy, he actually has regulations on access. Because of this, Fan Wuya laughed at Cao Lin for a long time.
The two of them had been left to eat just now. The road was slippery in the snow and it was getting late. Naturally, You Hongyin had to send someone back. ~~
"How are the operations of each workshop now?" You Hongyin asked Yuan Xi while quickly correcting official documents.
It is true that Yuan Xi specializes in internal affairs, but he is also in charge of several private workshops under You Hongyin's name, which is a bit like a personal butler. The foremen of the workshops basically report directly to Yuan Xi, and Yuan Xi basically handles related matters for the several caravans that have been established.
The disciples trained by You Hongyin naturally cannot help him manage the inner courtyard, scold the girls, etc. Although Yuan Xi, when this girl was so busy, she did not forget to send two slaves to manage the prefect's mansion.
"They are all pretty good. They are basically operating according to the Lord's expectations. There are no major problems. Mr. Cao has brought back many skilled refugees and more young men. Now the manpower is sufficient for the time being. However," Yuan Xidun After a pause: "It's just that the price of food outside is getting more and more expensive. If our caravan insists on changing the food, we will be at a disadvantage."
"If you suffer a little, you will suffer a little. I watch the sky at night. There may be a big disaster in the next few years." You Hongyin frowned: "Although I can't tell whether it is a disaster for the time being, I can't escape the difference between drought and flood."
Yuan Xi was extremely convinced of her lord. After hearing this, she immediately said with shame, "Yuan Xi is short-sighted. If there is a big disaster, food is more important to survive. Money doesn't matter."
"As long as you understand." You Hongyin said, "Do you have any difficulties in each workshop?"
Yuan Xi said: "My lord cares for the people and has been unwilling to build roads. Several official roads here in Gaomi have long been dilapidated. Transportation has always been a problem. I am afraid that road construction will have to be done next year."
You Hongyin said: "Building roads costs too much money, food and manpower, and Gaomi can't support it for the time being. I built the new Jiaozhou wharf to relieve transportation pressure. When Gaomi accumulates more, I will build roads without your reminder."
"My lord is wise." Yuan Xi said.
You Hongyin said: "Is Ah Gui back?"
Yuan Xi was waiting for the lord to praise him for his ability, but he mentioned the Hu people again, and couldn't help but said angrily: "That bear is dancing with the new weapons made by the lord for him in the training ground. How can he still think of the lord."
Although Yuan Xi's management is close, the most trusted by the lord is Hu Gui. Yuan Xi was taught that Hu people are lowly since childhood. Seeing that they have thick eyebrows and big eyes and look like Rakshasa ghosts, it is naturally impossible for him to like them in his heart, and he often sneers at Hu Gui.
Well, all other reasons are just excuses after disliking them. The most important reason why Yuan Xi doesn't like Hu Gui is that Hu Gui has diverted the lord's attention from her.
The power of crazy fans is so unreasonable. If Yuan Xi had not been a bit temperamental but never put public interests above private ones, You Hongyin would never have kept her.
"Go and call him." You Hongyin did not expose or refute Yuan Xi's words, but said lightly, "Go."
Chapter 188
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