What is it like to be a saint?

Chapter 269 Shouchun Dilemma
December, the middle of winter.

Shouchun is covered with snow.

Last night, it snowed all night, and the snow was three feet deep.

However, Dou Yu still runs between mountains and rivers.

He visited the mountains and rivers one by one, earnestly persuading the monsters living in the mountains and rivers to come down the mountains in the spring of next year to help Shouchun mortals plow the land.

It's a pity that the respondent has passed!
Most of the people who agree to it are little monsters.

Not only is the mana low, but it is also skinny.

If Dou Yu didn't come to look for them, they might all starve to death or freeze to death in this cold winter.

With a little mana, it sounds like he went down the mountain to plow the land?

Each head shook like a rattle.

If it wasn't for Dou Yu, he was a member of the Dou family, with the blood of the Yao clan and the background of the King of Chu.

I'm afraid some wild demon kings will kill him.

arable land?

For the race?
What nonsense are you guys talking about?
The majestic demon king cultivated land for mortals?If the word spreads, do I still want to mess around!
Why take incense as reward?
Ha ha!

Master, if I lack incense, I never do it myself.

They were all those who passed by the business travelers and took the initiative to pay tribute.

So, after several months of busy work, Dou Yu only found more than 100 little demons who were willing to agree.

The aquarium is even more pitiful.

In total, only a few dozen aquariums were effective.

This is why Dou Yu promised to subsidize an extra ingot of incense copper every month in addition to the incense.

"The affairs of the country are difficult!" Dou Yu led the people out of a demon king's lair again, and he was rejected again without accident.

"My lord!" said a Chu official following Dou Yu, "We came to persuade him with good intentions...these vulgar monsters don't know what's good..."

"If you don't mobilize the army to crusade, capture them all and farm for me!"

Dou Yu immediately turned around, staring angrily.

Monster races can be killed, eaten, and skinned to extract their souls!
As long as you are strong enough to do these things, and you are not afraid of future karma, you can do whatever you like!

however……

Slavery, and enslavement on a large scale.

This is the way to kill!
Do you really think that you are too plain to care about things?

Besides, the orthodoxy of the great master is to do nothing and let nature take its course.

Doing it by force is blasphemy and disobedience!
The man was startled by Dou Yu's look, so he could only lower his head and said nothing.

Dou Yu raised his head and said to the crowd: "Such violent and senseless words must not be said again in the future!"

"Otherwise, I will be guilty of the heavens!"

Saying that, Dou Yu said again: "Although this generation is unwilling to go down the mountain now, he has finally made an agreement with us that he will not go down the mountain at will to kill and plunder the human race from now on!"

This is also the biggest achievement of Dou Yu's running for several months.

As the legitimate son of the Dou family and the confidant of the king and grandson of Chu, he ran around mountains, rivers and swamps.

Made an agreement with the demon king and the leader of the water clan.

Since they don't want to go out of the mountain to help, they should not go down the mountain to destroy the village, land and livestock of ordinary people in Shouchun.

Otherwise, Shouchun will not let them go.

In this way, at least the safety of production and life of the Shouchun people was achieved.

You can reclaim wasteland with confidence.

Just ...

"In Liujun, this year's spring plowing has expanded the area of ​​cultivated land to 45 hectares!"

"As soon as spring begins next year, their land will increase by another [-]%!"

"In addition, next year's spring plowing, they will open up another 20 hectares of wasteland!"

Dou Yu talked about the content of the letters sent back from Liujun by the king and grandson, and couldn't help feeling: "In the next year, the sown area of ​​Liujun's land may reach more than 50 hectares!"

"And this year, they have new farm implements and new methods of top dressing..."

"His Highness said in the letter that the yield per mu may reach more than five stones next year!"

After saying this, Dou Yu looked at the people behind him: "And what about us?"

"Shouchun's autumn harvest this year, can the average yield be one stone per mu?"

Everyone shook their heads.

In the two thousand miles of Shouchun, there are about 170 million mortals who are young and strong, although it is far more than the population of Liujun County.

However, the area of ​​cultivated land is only [-] hectares, and the yield per mu of land is less than one stone.

As a result, mortals are ragged and skinny.

Even after Douyu came to office, he followed the example of Liujun and promoted people's self-government. He ordered each village to use the village as a unit to elect village heads and formulate village regulations and township agreements.

Most of the previous exorbitant taxes were abolished.

All tributes from Hebo, land, and mountain gods will be exempted!
It is also announced that starting from this year, the king's tax and corvee will be exempted for three years, and he will rest with the people.

However, this still cannot change the living conditions of mortals.

It's just to let them catch their breath.

Poor land, poor produce and poor people.

Like a mountain, pressing on the top of the head.

This winter, hundreds of mortals have froze to death in Shouchun City alone.

In the spring of next year, the originally planned pioneering plan had to be shelved.

because……

Dou Yu found out that without the help of the monster race, relying solely on the physical strength of the human race, would you like to open up wasteland?

almost impossible!
The human race is naturally inferior to the monster race in terms of physical strength!
What's more, the Shouchun people are poor and weak. If they forcibly open up wasteland, a large number of people will be exhausted immediately!
He is here to make meritorious deeds, not to commit crimes!
Thinking of this, Dou Yu remembered the latest blueprint of the plow in Naliu County sent back by His Royal Highness Wang Sun.

That is indeed a good item!

pity……

But they can only buy from Liujun.

Because the people of Chu State do not know how to smelt iron, let alone skilled craftsmen who can make such utensils.

Of course, the state of Chu can choose to let the golden elixir and monk Yuanying refine the step plow by the method of refining treasures.

The monk used his supernatural powers to extract the Gengjin from the iron ore.

Then use the art of refining treasures to temper the iron ore.

But the problem is, the cost will be unimaginably large!

Don't say that Shouchun can't hold it, even the state of Chu can't hold it!

Therefore, I can only write to ask Wang Sun for help in ordering.

However, now that Liu Jun doesn't use it too much, how can he answer the voices from outside?
His Royal Highness Wang Sun wrote back two days ago, saying that after many struggles, he managed to get ten plows, and he has invited the Great Sage Iron Feather to send Shouchun day and night.

For this reason, Wang Sun had to owe a favor to Great Sage Tie Yu!
While thinking about these things, Dou Yu and his party stepped on the snow and arrived at a village at the foot of the mountain.

When the villagers heard that the nobleman from Shouchun was coming, they came out to greet him one after another.

When these people saw Dou Yu, they all knelt down and kowtowed: "The villain will kowtow to Duke Ming!"

"Get up...get up!" Dou Yu could only interrupt his thoughts, and hurried forward to help these ragged and emaciated people one by one: "Folks..." He persuaded earnestly: "We I can't bear such a heavy gift from everyone!"

"His Royal Highness and the King both have edicts..."

"The people of Shouchun, except for the heaven and earth monarchs, relatives and teachers, don't need to kneel to other people..."

Although the villagers were shivering from the cold, they all smiled and said respectfully: "Minggong, the little people can see what you have done... We kowtow to you sincerely. !"

"I wish you immortal life and eternal life, many sons and many blessings!"

Dou Yu listened and sighed.

In the past few months, he took people all over the land of Shouchun, spread the new policy of Shouchun to every village, and personally supervised and guided the election of village chiefs in each village.

Therefore, I have gained countless gratitude.

So no matter where he went, the people always came to greet him with their families and mouths, and when they met, they kowtowed in gratitude.

No matter how much he persuaded, the result was the same.

"How did Tianzun let the people in the sand and water learn to stand up?" Dou Yu couldn't help but think deeply.

At first, he thought that this matter was very simple and could be solved with one order.

However, the facts tell him that this matter is the most complicated and difficult.

It is even more difficult and complicated than persuading Yaozu.

At least, the Yaozu can listen to his words.

And these mortals, no matter how many times he speaks, no matter how much he persuades.

Meeting is still kneeling, kowtow, grateful.

It's not like Liujun at all. Even a new immigrant can stand up straight in a month or two.

No matter who you face, you will never give in easily!

"This matter is a long way to go!" Dou Yu said in his heart while helping the people up.

Then he cupped his hands with these simple people and said, "Folks, I am here to serve you on behalf of the King and His Royal Highness..."

"So, everyone's heavy gift, I really can't bear it!"

"Please everyone, don't do this again!"

The people looked at each other in blank dismay.

Dou Yu could only sigh: "It's snowing outside, folks, let's go inside and talk!"

But he couldn't help but think of the villagers, the village head and the committee members of Liujun.

"Perhaps..." Dou Yu said in his heart: "I should write to His Royal Highness Wang Sun and ask him to ask Liu Jun to hire a group of village chiefs from Liu Jun to come to Shouchun..."

(End of this chapter)