"Look, there is actually a peach blossom there!" Hearing the sound, several people ran over to see it, amazed.

Nailai Youliang stood up straight, looked at the group of people, and said disdainfully: "There is the post station at the foot of Mazong Mountain in front. There are many people coming and going, so it is amazing that there are peach blossoms! Most of the roadsides grow without fruit, but they just look good in bloom."

Ding Xiaozhong said: "If you don't bear fruit, who cares about it! Everyone is just watching the flowers! Come over the long yellow sand and see peach blossoms, how strange it is!"

After saying that, he went over to see the peach blossoms with a few workers around him.

Nailai Youliang said to the people around him: "These Han people like the most, such as insects, fish, flowers and plants. It seems that they can really see something. There is a station ahead. We went to find saliva to drink. After eating and drinking, we should quickly screw the screws on the rails."

Some people followed Nailai Youliang, while others didn't, so they wanted to see the peach blossoms. From Juyan to this place, it was all desert. After finally seeing a flower, of course, we had to take a good look. It's been more than two years, and now it's different from when I was captured. Everyone is a prisoner of war and everyone is equal. Anyway, they are all working under the guidance of the Song army's technicians, and one is more than the other.

The tribes of the White Horse Military Supervisor Department used to live in the desert west of Helan Mountain. They were annihilated by the entire army in one battle. The Song army occupied Lou Bobei and Juyanhou, and most of them had been moved away or were annexed. Now that people have been released, there is no family to go back, so they can only be the population of the camp.

In two years, Nalai Youliang had become accustomed to this kind of life. From being domineering when he was first captured, to being suppressed later, to being calm in the end. In more than two years, he had become accustomed to all this.

When I arrived in front of the peach blossoms, I saw a small tree with only a dozen flowers blooming in the sun. Ding Xiaozhong said: "I think this peach tree was passed by at some time. Someone ate a peach and threw it out here and grew a tree. Although it grew thin, it also blossomed."

Another man said, "Isn't that a little like us? As prisoners of war, they eat worse than the Song army. They didn't even build the railway from Shengzhou all the way out! After a few days, the railway was built to Yizhou, and we would let it be a good citizen."

After hearing this, he cheered and looked forward to the days ahead. Seeing Ding Xiaozhong silent, someone asked him: "Let him be a good citizen, and there will be land. Isn't such a day much better than before? My brother's face was not happy, for some reason."

Ding Xiaozhong said: "What's the reason? It's just that I remembered the days before, when I had land in Liangzhou, my family had a whole family, and I lived a peaceful life. Now I'm a good citizen, even if I have land, I can't go back to my previous days."

The person next to him said, "What's your sigh? I was originally the Chief Bing of the White Horse Military Supervisor. My family has land, livestock, and a few slaves to help with the work! Now I'm a good citizen, but my family is gone. Isn't it even harder to start over?"

After saying that, he sighed heavily. Most of the captured auxiliary soldiers at that time were from slavery, and many of them had no wives and children. They gave good luck and then distributed them to their fields, lend them to farm tools and grains. This was the day they had dreamed of before. The main soldiers were different. The family was gone long ago, and whether they were farming or grazing, the original tribe fled. Now, the resignation cannot be compared with the previous days.

Looking at the peach blossoms in front of me, the white clouds in the sky were in a different mood. Thinking of the days after the railway was built to Yizhou, some people were happy, while others were secretly worried. But no matter what, this kind of life is over now.

At this moment, someone shouted: "It's time to eat! Come and have dinner!"

The person who saw the peach blossoms shouted and rushed to the not-far-distance meal. After working hard, everyone’s happiest time is when they eat.

They each took their own rice bowls, arranged their own teams, and went forward to make food in turn. Their utensils were somewhat similar to those in the army, but they were a little simpler. A large enamel jar and an enamel bowl with the name of Hequlu. The jar was used to serve food, and the bowl was used to serve soup or porridge. As prisoners of war, their food was incomparable to the army, but it was much better than when they were in the army.

When he arrived at the place to make a meal, Ding Xiaozhong saw that there was mutton in the big bowl and stewed with radish tofu, his eyes lit up: "How come there is meat today?"

Hu Laosi, who was making the meal, served him a dish and said, "Not only has meat, but also eat rice today. As mentioned above, it is a great thing to build the railway to Mazong Mountain. Add meat today. If you practice it faster, the food in the future may be better than before."

Ding Qizhong thanked him and said, "It was almost impossible to stop last winter. How fast can it be?"

Hu Laosi ignored him, and after the food was served, he called the next one to come over.

Ding Xiaozhong took the dishes and went to the other side to make soup. When he saw that it was winter melon bone soup, he couldn't help but be amazed. Although the bones in the soup were basically not visible at all, it was bone soup after all, which was a rare delicacy. It seemed that the railway construction to Mazong Mountain was really worthy of it.

Holding the jar and bowl, Ding Qizhong went aside, squatted on the ground, and started eating beautifully. The meat was so sweet and delicious that people forgot the hard work of the past few days. What a good day it would be if there was meat to eat every day.

Commander Ruan, who was in charge of this place, walked towards the place with his own tank. Ding Xiaozhong saw it and hurriedly got up to greet him.

Commander Ruan returned the gift, squatted down and ate the food in a big mouthful. When Ding Xiaozhong saw it, he hurriedly squatted down and then started eating.

After taking a few bites, Commander Ruan said, "The above commands that after arriving in Yizhou, all those who build roads will be placed as good people. You people need Hequ Road and Yizhou need to choose your own place at that time."

Ding Xiaozhong said: "I heard that I was going to camp the fields. The commander was to divide the land, lend seeds and farm tools?"

Commander Ruan nodded: "Yes, the General Mansion has allocated money to you for use. I heard that each branch village had 50 acres of public land and 10 acres of private land. The public land was collected for grain, and 40% of the transfer department was kept for 40% of the land, and 20% of the land management was kept for the land management. If the land management was cancelled in the future, the land management would be sold to private people. But that was the future, and there was no official document. I just heard that this was the case in Suizhou."

Ding Xiaozhong ate happily and said, "It is rare to get 40% of the farming land. Dangxiang could not do it before. Besides, there are still ten acres of private land, and the food collected in it is not all his own?"

Commander Ruan said: "It's true. However, there is one more thing. After the railway is completed, the court hopes that there will be people who protect the road."

Ding Xiaozhong knew the meaning as soon as he heard it: "The commander came to me because he hoped that I would not go to the field stewards, but stayed as a guardian?"

Commander Ruan nodded: "Yes, you are careful in your work and flexible in your mind. After two years of hard work, you have done all kinds of work. It is perfect for protecting the road. This mission is voluntary, not forced by the court. I'll tell you, think about the rest of the days."

Ding Xiaozhong said: "Commander, how are the treatment of those who protect the road? Can they be better than the land affairs in the camp?"

Commander Ruan smiled and said, "The people who protect the road are selected from you. Of course, the treatment is better than farming. You don't have to do farming. You will be paid every month, which is much easier than farming. Moreover, you know Chinese characters and are a rare candidate."

Ding Xiaozhong thought for a while and said, "It turns out that I have already thought about it. After I arrived at the camp and the field, I would open a private field and plant some grapes. When the commander said this, I didn't know what to do."

Commander Ruan said, "It's okay. Xingxing Gorge was built in front of me just now, and it will take a month or two to arrive in Yizhou. Think about it carefully these days, just tell me after thinking about it. The road protection line is better than a farmer who goes to the countryside to work as a farmer."

Ding Xiaozhong agreed, asked about some things to protect the road, and thought secretly in his heart.

After two years of construction, the tens of thousands of prisoners of Dangxiang can be regarded as part of the Song army. They are actually similar to the Yingtianxiang army at the beginning, but it is easier. With the experience of Yingtian Road in Jingxi Road, there is no trouble to do these things on Hequ Road. If they only release the Yingtian, the life can be imagined, and they are nothing more than working hard to see how much money they can save.

The army of tens of thousands of people is all capable men, so it is not easy to put it in the local area. Now, Hequ Road plans are still based on the habits when building roads, and they are divided into the Han people's farming and field affairs, and others manage it. The population of Hequ Road is too small, and tens of thousands of people have increased at once. It is very troublesome for these people to get married and have children in the future. Fortunately, the management of the Party is chaotic, and most of them are familiar with this kind of life.

The two battles against Dangxiang caused a large number of population movement and the tribe disappeared. No one could explain clearly what these women do in the future and what would happen. Du Zhongxiao didn't know either, so he could only hand over these things to time and look forward to time to solve them.

Ding Xiaozhong thought about the future situation and what would happen in the future, and could not stop the words of Commander Ruan for a while. He could only put it aside for the time being and listen to what others said and what choices they made.

After dinner, Ding Xiaozhong packed up his dishes, straightened his waist, and looked at Mazong Mountain not far away. Mazong Mountain and Qilian Mountain in the south and north formed a vast Hexi area. The precipitation here is extremely sparse, and it can only rely on the rivers flowing down from the mountains to form a green state in the desert. After the wars in the late Tang and Five Dynasties and the population decreased a lot, it has become a sparsely populated area. In such a place, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will always have a bowl of rice to eat. But now the Song Dynasty is bursting with vitality, and there are many opportunities for new matters like railways.
Chapter completed!