Chapter 484: All the way to the North (Part 2)
Jingxiang and Wu Jian slowly walked to the army tent that was preparing meals. The rows of large wooden barrels were filled with porridge. What shocked Jingxiang and Wu Jian was that the porridge was very thick, and it was obvious that the soldier struggled to stir it with a wooden spoon inside.
Seeing Jing Xiang leaning into the bucket, the leader of the group didn't know what the other party was from, but only knew that this was a group of people who were guarded by cavalry. The leader was a Zhaowu Captain, who was several levels higher than his immediate boss. The person in front of him naturally was a big man.
"This master, the county's order is clearly stated. If the porridge is cooked so that it cannot be poured down, we dare not cut corners."
Jing Xiang nodded, smiled at each other with a cheerful face, and walked towards him. Next to the porridge, there were big radish baskets, which were filled with steamed buns, and the fragrance was coming. Although it was just some mixed buns, this thing was extremely hungry.
What surprised Jingxiang was that beside the baskets of mixed bread, there were large wooden plates, and the plates were filled with neatly cut pieces of meat the size of children's palms.
These slices of meat are made of bacon, most of which are fat, with a piece of red lean meat underneath, which is fat and thin. The fragrance of the smoky pine and cypress branches makes people salivate when they smell it.
"Work-for-relief, but even meat is provided?" Wu Jian asked in shock that the soldier in front of him who was holding an iron tong and fiddling with these meat slices to be distributed.
"Look at what this master said?" The soldier was brave and smiled, "Building roads and water conservancy are all hard work. Without some oil and meat to prepare the foundation, no matter how much steamed buns you eat, your son will be hungry again. When a person is hungry, he will naturally lose the strength, and if he loses the energy to work, he will lose the efficiency. How can he do it?"
Wu Jian was choked. He was not the kind of person who didn't eat meat, but the biggest purpose of using labor for relief was to prevent people from dying, prevent the living from causing trouble, and seek stability. Looking at Wuwei, he was still serious about doing things quickly and well.
"This is more efficient. After finishing the work in just a few seconds, where do these people go to ask for food?" he asked in confusion.
"Is this official here?" The soldier looked at Wu Jian with some amusement, "How can you do it? After finishing this, there are other places, after finishing the main roads and small roads, after finishing these ditches, you can also build a large weir and build water. As long as you want to do it, you will have endless things to do."
"Build a big weir and build a dam?"
The soldier looked at the other party proudly. I don’t know where the official came from. He was like a country bumpkin, and he was not as knowledgeable as a soldier.
"This master, the young man is from Wuyi. In the past, we had no Suhe River. We have caused us a lot of trouble over the years. Later, the old man, Ah Taifu, managed the Suhe River. He built many large dams on both sides of the river and built a dam on Shanghe. Now the Suhe River is the treasure of our Wuyi people. We don't have to worry about whether God can reward him or not. Weizhou is far inferior to our Wuyi, so this matter cannot be completed."
Wu Jian and Jing Xiang looked at each other, and a deep look of worry flashed in their eyes.
Wuwei's achievements in civil affairs were obviously beyond their imagination.
While speaking, the people who came to eat in the distance had arrived and started line up in an orderly manner. Large ceramic bowls that had just been boiled in boiling water were taken out and placed on the chopping board in stacks. Everyone who passed by took a big bowl.
"It's quite particular!" Wu Jian said.
"This is called hygiene." The soldier holding the iron pliers said: "Before these people come to eat, they must wash their hands. There are requirements. The superior said that if they do these well, they will get less sick. Now our doctors are still too few and there are not enough medicines. If you have a disease, you will reduce labor and spend money to treat the disease. That is too unpaid, so you have to do these things well."
Jing Xiang nodded silently. He was in a high position and knew more about Wuwei. He knew that Li Ze also vigorously promoted each post with a medical team, each song with a small field hospital, and each battalion with a large field hospital. But he didn't know that the policy is now being promoted to the public.
In his opinion, this was completely unnecessary expense. With this money, it would be better to recruit more troops and create more good equipment for soldiers.
But when he heard the satisfied introduction of the soldier in front of him, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
After all, fighting for dominance in the world is ultimately a game of competing for the hearts of the people and the support. Those who have attained enlightenment have many helps, while those who have lost their power have few helps. It is not just a light sentence on the book. If this sentence falls into practice, it will be a huge pound. This is summarized by the wise men of history with bloody lessons.
A bowl of porridge, two buns, and a piece of meat, led the people to sit together in circles and eat their lunch happily. Wu Jian noticed that about a hundred people formed a circle, and in this circle, there were several people with red scarves tied around their necks.
"What do those people do? Are they supervising their labor?" Wu Jian pointed to those people and asked.
"Oh, those are all members of Yixing Society, and they are sent by the top." The soldier who was busy distributing meat slices looked up and said, "They are all capable people. They are very experienced in building roads and canals. Several of them are from my hometown!" The soldiers were obviously very proud. "With their guidance and help, they can do these things faster and better. But they have built countless roads and canals to be qualified to be sent out!"
The soldier glanced at the people enviously and said, "Their salary is so high. Each person has an average of more than ten guan a month. I heard that the best master can earn twenty guan a month!"
What Yixing Society is best at is definitely not building roads and canals. Jingxiang is clear about it. Jingxiang once did some research on this organization based on intelligence. This organization is a hunting dog raised by Li Ze, who will do things that Li Ze is not very convenient for him to do on the official side. This organization is rooted in the most ordinary people. In Wuwei, it can be said that it is a cult organization. Jingxiang once thought that this was a cult organization, but later found that his understanding of them was still too superficial.
At this moment, in his arms, he was carrying a booklet from Yixing Society, which was the lecture notes used by the teachers of Yixing Society when developing members and opening lectures.
Establish your mind for heaven and earth, establish your destiny for life, inherit your unique knowledge for the past sages, and open up peace for all ages.
These sentences on the first page of the booklet were said to have been written by Li Ze personally to encourage Yixing members. When he first saw this booklet, Jing Xiang was really shocked when he saw these sentences.
People who can say these words should have a broad mind. In just four short sentences, they include all the spiritual value, meaning of life, academic heritage, and political ideals of people.
Didn’t he, Jingxiang, want to do this?
Wu Jian looked at some women and children in the circle and asked with a smile: "Those children can't do any heavy work, but they eat so much, and they still have meat. Wouldn't it be a waste? It's useless. Look at those women, they hid the steamed buns and slices of meat in their arms, but they didn't eat them at all!"
The soldier glanced at Wu Jian: "This official's eyes are sharp. This child is just when he grows up. Even if he comes to us to eat and work, we will lose this little food. Eat a little and grow stronger. In a few years, he can take a gun and fight for the Grand Tutor. Even if he doesn't go to the battlefield, he is a good player at farming at home. What can he do with pale faces and thin skin? Also, those women have put in their efforts to work. Needless to say, there must be people at home who can't come out to work. They are almost all people who can't do anything because of old age and illness. These are all filial sons! They are not too greedy and too much."
Looking at the soldier who rolled his eyes, Wu Jian suddenly felt a little blushed and smiled embarrassedly.
Jing Xiang didn't say a word, turned around and left, and Wu Jian followed closely. Seeing that Jing Xiang's face was not very good, he didn't dare to speak much.
After walking a few steps, Jing Xiang suddenly stopped, looked up at the sky for a while, and then said, "A soldier actually knows so many truths. Wu Wei Li Ze is indeed extraordinary! Wu Jian, if this is the case everywhere under Wu Wei's rule, it would be such a terrible thing. No, no, no, elsewhere will only be stronger than here. Weizhou and Luzhou are just the territory he just captured. Wu Jian, I feel very uneasy."
"The military advisors are too worried. It will cost a lot of money like them!" Wu Jian said quickly: "In my opinion, if they continue like this, they will definitely not be able to withstand long. If they continue like this, they will definitely not be able to end up like this. He will be promoted to Mien, Dou Mi Qiu, and Mr. Li will continue like this. Once they cannot take it out in the future, they will be afraid that they will not end."
"I hope so!" Jing Xiang sighed.
Walking back to the military tent, the food was already arranged on the simple table, exactly the same as the one outside, except that there was an extra salted duck egg in front of each of them.
Jing Xiang looked at the Weizhou officer who was guarding his group and asked casually: "I think there is still meat for the people outside. Is meat so rich under the rule of Wuwei?"
The officer smiled and said, "Mr. Jing doesn't know that in Wuwei, in addition to the people's own pigs, sheep, fish, chickens and ducks, we have also built many pig farms, etc., and used the method of captivity to slaughter them very quickly. The army stationed in a place, and also purchased a large amount of meat from the mixed meat outside the mouth. The ones that cannot be finished every year will be made into bacon. For example, what we eat today is the bacon made last year! Once the bacon is over summer, the taste is much worse, so we must dare to consume it now. It is also easy to make storage space for the new meat. Jing Zheng is considerate and considerate."
Jing Xiang was completely speechless. Even Xuanwu's army did not have such a sufficient supply of meat. Even Xuanwu's officials could not eat meat every meal.
Chapter completed!