Xiao Mo Le is a Khitan, and his Chinese language is ordinary, not to mention that the accents on both sides are not similar. He didn't understand what Zhou Keshan was saying.
Seeing Zhou Keshan covering his buttocks with a vigilant expression, Xiao Moole immediately became vigilant. So he waved and asked the officer in charge of the camp to come over: "This guy, does he have a big sore on his butt? That's not possible. If Yinhu dies, I will still be implicated! Don't try to harm me!"
It has been four days since Guo Ning announced that he would implement the Baowu Law. Most of the people have already gone somewhere, and many people have followed their own Baozhang to the site to survey their fields.
But there are still many people left, there are still many soldiers coming and going in the camp, and the people are also bustling. The officers responsible for maintaining order have chores every day, which is very hard.
Hearing what Xiao Mo Le said, the officer felt unhappy and cried out in frustration: "General Xiao, how can I harm you? This book is so full of life!"
At that moment, the officer called two soldiers to come up, held Zhou Keshan down, and took off his pants to check.
Zhou Keshan knew that his family had gone astray and repeatedly begged for mercy, but no one paid attention to him?
He had something in his mind, but he didn't dare to make a big fuss seriously. It would be even worse if some old acquaintances pointed out his identity if he made a big fuss... So he rolled on the ground twice and had to endure the humiliation and obey.
Seeing the pity on the faces of the people around him, and some pointing and laughing, Zhou Keshan felt like crying.
In the end, Xiao Mole was not in trouble. His idea was the simplest. He was satisfied that he had found a strong scholar. He immediately grabbed Zhou Keshan and found an envoy in the camp. He carefully registered the books, signed their monograms, and pressed Handprints.
After this was done, Xiao Mo Le became a little irritable.
He said to Zhou Keshan: "What should I do next? I've left it all to you, can you do it?"
This General Xiao is really a hands-off shopkeeper, but such a person is actually easy to get along with!
Zhou Keshan laughed twice: "Of course it's done."
He had lost his face just now, so he wanted to wear it. Anyway, he had already signed the contract and became a member of the army under the Dinghai Jiedu Envoy. He would not be able to escape for a while. In this case, it is better to put some thought into making the life in front of you more comfortable.
"I heard, General Xiao, you are Guo Jiedu's personal bodyguard. I think you will spend a lot of time fighting in all directions in the future, and you may not have the energy to manage the land. Therefore, you might as well search for some craftsmen and find a piece of land later. Build a water dam and it will be a long-term source of wealth."
"Craftsmen?" Xiao Mo Le shook his head and said, "That can't be done. Jiedushi had previously issued an order that stonemasons, carpenters, blacksmiths, etc. would now have to set up special yamen for jurisdiction. It is not our turn to choose... ...You just pick out two honest and reliable households, and we go and select the land, and quickly sign the deed and have our fingerprints pressed."
"...That's okay. There are honest and reliable households. However, General, you are late. In this camp, most of the farmers in the camp, with many men and women in their prime, have been picked away. The remaining households in the camp, It is inevitable that there are some shortcomings here... You must not dislike the people I have selected."
"Hey, it depends on your vision."
Zhou Keshan cheered up: "I know that although there are not many people in both families, they are both good at taking care of the fields, which is exactly what everyone needs."
According to the system established by Guo Ning, no matter how high the status of a general, the people he directly sheltered were only one neighbor, that is, five families. However, the number of households is currently insufficient, and there are usually two or three households per neighbor. Zhou Keshan’s own family is one of them, and there are two other places.
Zhou Keshan lived in the camp for several days and recognized several acquaintances. He immediately took Xiao Mole to meet two farmers.
The family's surname is Xu, and the parent's name is Xu Gou'er. He is a strong and powerful man. Xu Gouzi has a lame mother-in-law, a twelve-year-old brother, and two daughters. Because there are few people who can work and too many mouths to eat, they have never been favored by military officers and soldiers.
The other family's surname is Hu, and the head of the family is a sixty-year-old man, who is called Hu Donkey. Hu Lv'er's family had long since died. Last year, he adopted several displaced children to carry on the family legacy. During this time of war, one of the children was lost, and there were still one boy, two girls, and three girls, all only seven or eight years old.
This family is even more miserable. There are no strong men in the family, only old and weak men, so they have never been chosen.
Zhou Keshan chose these two families and brought them to the envoy who registered the book.
The envoy was surprised and asked Xiao Mo Le: "General Xiao, do you really want these two families?"
Xiao Mo Le remembered what Chen Ran said before, and immediately replied carelessly: "Well, let's leave it at that! If the scholar dares to lie to me this week, I will beat him! If he cheats after being beaten, he will be killed!"
Zhou Keshan smiled bitterly on the side.
After filling out the book, I took my fingerprints one by one and registered my age and appearance. The irrelevant women and children had all gone back. Xu Gouer took his younger brother and Hu Luzi out of the camp to select fields.
Xiao Mo Le was too lazy to intervene in this matter. But Xu Gou'er and Hu Luzi were very attentive, patting their chests and saying that they would pick out good land for General Xiao and Mr. Zhou.
Xiao Molle made a living by herding and hunting in his early years. Later, he ate military rations for more than ten years and knew nothing about farming. He was on duty a few days ago and arrived late. He also heard that all the good land had been picked up, so he had no hope for a long time. Now I saw that the two of them were confident, and I couldn't help but be curious.
In the end, we didn't even walk half a circle. Listening to Xu Gou'er and Hu Luzi talking about each other, Xiao Mo Le, who didn't know how to farm at all, was also a little impressed and asked a few questions from time to time.
It turns out that the fields outside Haicang Town originally belonged to Aruhan's Mouke. The Jurchens were not good at farming, and they could not stop the people from fleeing, so large areas of land were abandoned, and some of them had been abandoned for more than ten years. But after all, there is a foundation in the early years. In the eyes of experts, many of them are good places.
Some fields look like they are overgrown with thorns and saltgrass, but in fact, if you burn the thorns with fire, use plant ash as the base, and apply a little manure, you can cultivate it like the best fields. Some of the land seems to be too close to the salt-alkali land on the seaside, and there is sandy soil when you dig around. But sandy soil has the advantages of sandy soil, and it is most suitable for growing herbs and fruit trees.
There are even some corner plots that have been picked out. The land seems to be irregular and the water channels are not accessible. But the biggest advantage of that kind of corner land is that it is close to the high ground where Tunbao is located in Haicang Town. If something happens, you can climb directly onto the cliff from here and rush back to Tunbao to save your life!
They walked less than half a circle around Tunbao and had not walked through half of the plots to be inspected. They all felt happy thinking that there were still so many good plots to choose from.
After wandering around for half an afternoon, when he was about to return to the camp and report to the envoy, Xu Gouer was still talking to himself, sometimes making gestures in the air, sometimes going directly to the ground and turning over the soil to show. His younger brother, twelve-year-old Xu Zhuer, was also running around.
Seeing that the child was interesting, Xiao Moule took out a piece of milk cake and gave it to him.
This kind of butter cake is a favorite taste of Jurchen people, and Han people will find it a bit sour. But the kid ate it as soon as he took it, and he didn’t mind it.
While Xu Gou'er was drawing, the old man Hu Luzi broke off a thorn pole, drew a pattern on the ground, made a few strokes, and discussed a few words with Xu Gou'er. In the end, both of them clapped their hands: "That's it! We're going to do it." These pieces... are closer together, so they can take care of each other! They can also use the Tunbao Highlands to block the sea breeze! Master Xiao, Mr. Zhou, what do you think?"
"General Xiao, what do you think?" Zhou Keshan asked.
Xiao Moule didn't understand what the two people were drawing at all, but he immediately nodded: "That's it! I'll write the deed in a while, and then I'll get the necessary seeds and cattle!"
Xu Zhuer jumped up and shouted happily: "There is land! There is land! Let's plant the land!"
Xu Gouer and Hu Donzi also laughed.
Xu Gouer laughed twice and shed tears for some unknown reason. The wrinkled face and gray beard of Hu Donkey were all trembling.
No matter how difficult it is, people always have to live and cultivate. This has been the case for thousands of years. They are like rice seeds and wheat seeds flying in the wind. As long as there is land, they can take root and sprout and produce crops.
It was late autumn at this time, and the sea breeze blew by, bringing with it the never-ending roar of the tide in the direction of the beach, and the roaring sound of the undulating sea of reeds. Compared with this huge sound, the farmers' laughter was very thin, as if it would be suppressed at any time, but they kept laughing, as if acquiring the land would allow them to laugh forever.
"It's a pity... there might be a war, so we can't farm without worry." At this time, Xiao Mo Le muttered.
Zhou Keshan was smiling, but Wen Ting was surprised: "What? Are you going to fight again? Aren't they already defeated?"
"Of course Laizhou has been conquered. However, the Mongols took Jinan a few days ago, and those guys may go deep into Shandong... By then, no fighting will be allowed?" Xiao Molle asked strangely: "You don't know What?"
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