Villager of Daming

Chapter 1291 Life is short and people have no time to spare

The autumnal equinox is just a few days away, and the temperature in Yingtian Prefecture will still remain between 18 and 27 degrees Celsius, slightly cooler in the morning and evening, and hot during the day. It is a truly cool and refreshing autumn.

"Wow~~ Is this Rouge River? It really looks like Rouge!"

Xie Qiaoer had never seen the Yanzhi River before. She opened her eyes wide at this moment. The sky was blue and the clouds were white. Some plants on both sides of the Yanzhi River had turned red and yellow, which matched the color of the stones of the Yanzhi River and was magnificent.

Gegehaji looked up and said, "Did they use explosives to blow it up? Otherwise, they could only burn rocks and pour water on them. If they arranged some soldiers to ambush them... uh..."

"The people above are ours." Zhu Chong quickly replied, "When we come back, we will take the train. There is a special land route and railway to Xiaqiu Village.

Before this canal was built, it was very inconvenient to transport grain from Zhejiang and other places to Yingtian Prefecture, as it had to go upstream along the Yangtze River.

Today, Shijiu Lake and Danyang Lake are connected to many places, and with the addition of steam locomotives, not only is transportation convenient, but the place is also more stable.

The land and rail routes go to Xiaqiu Village, and then westward along the Huangchi River to the Yangtze River estuary in Wuhu.

"It was built specifically for Xiaqiu Village?" Another leader of the surrendered faction, Qi Qili, was also made a marquis. After all, he had 30,000 soldiers. He followed the ship to Xiaqiu Village and wanted to see the birthplace of Xiaqiu Village.

"It was built for our Ming Dynasty. His Majesty granted a large piece of land to Xiaqiu Village, which was used as a seed base and livestock and poultry breeding base.

Including some mushrooms, bamboo fungi and other fungi, which can provide fungus strains to other places at any time.

The ginseng from the Northeast is also grown here. No matter how old it is, as long as it is not in short supply, it will be planted here and continue to grow."

Xu Da told Qi Qili that the original location of Xiaqiao Village was where the Ming Dynasty’s treasures were hidden.

All applicable technologies can be found here, and there are even technologies that have not yet been released.

Qi Qili swallowed his saliva with a complicated expression. No one knew what he was thinking.

As the team was traveling, for the sake of safety, they requested that no boats from upstream be allowed to enter and that all boats be docked near the entrance of Shijiu Lake to Yanzhi River.

The team went upstream out of the Yanzhi River and after entering Shijiu Lake, they did not go directly to Danyang Lake, but instead looked along the east bank.

Using a telescope, you can see some houses on the shore, but they are not densely packed and are all three-story buildings.

There are poles stuck in the lake water near the shore, with small flags drooping on them, which cannot flutter when there is no wind.

Some people rowed off the boat and shuttled between the flags, carrying things back and forth.

"Is that a cage? What's in it?"

The person asking the question this time was Tu Yajie, the leader of the tribal alliance whose grandson suffered from rickets. He was made an earl.

“Crabs, lake crabs, golden-legged red-haired crabs, artificially bred, soaking in water.

Now is the time to try new things. If we make money, they will have to give us half of the profit.

We provide the tools and technology, they are responsible for the operation, and we split the proceeds in half.”

Ling'er held the telescope with a happy look on her face. She was going to make money again!

The number of wealthy people in Ming Dynasty is increasing now, not to mention Nanjing in Yingtian Prefecture.

She thought of the joy she had when she first started selling crabs to make money. It was not easy to make any money at that time! Hanhan always found a good way.

Yes, I’ve been cheated when I bought candy myself. I didn’t know that candy is so easy to make!

"Won't the cage be damaged by soaking it in water for a long time?" Gegehaji recalled what he had that had been soaked in water for a long time, and found nothing, not even the fermented hemp.

When the hemp is fermented, it is soaked in water for a long time until it becomes smelly, and then it is taken out for cleaning, drying, and twisting into ropes...

But when you put the hemp rope in water, it will become smelly after soaking. When you fill the sacks with sand to build the dam, the sacks will eventually rot.

Ling'er held up two fingers and said, "There are two kinds of cages. One is made of processed bamboo, with a bamboo frame and a bamboo net. The other frame is made of iron wire, and the net is made of kapok thread, which is not afraid of water.

There are a lot of kapok flowers in Guangzhou. Generally, they are used as fillings to keep warm, but the effect is not as good as cotton.

In fact, if kapok is processed, it will be warmer and lighter than cotton, which requires technical support.

Kapok weaving is not easy, it is very tiring to rely on manual labor!

When we install the equipment, if one person operates it, the workload would require dozens of people before.

In fact, it is still for the purpose of experiment and comparison to see how long the kapok can be soaked.

The other materials are more expensive, extracted from petroleum, and are very strong. Currently they are only available for use in industrial areas, Xiaqiu Village, and on ships.

The nets of ships going out to sea are new materials, as are the ropes, cables, anchor ropes of sailboats...

At first, there were not many people here, and those who escaped from their registered permanent residence hid here..."

After Ling'er finished talking about the technical matters, she started talking about the past situation of this place. It was a barren land and it was always flooding.

Unlike today, with the Yanzhi River, once the water level rises, it will flow into the Qinhuai River along the Yanzhi River.

Gegehaji and others looked through telescopes and saw a prosperous scene. The people working always had smiles on their faces.

First of all, we must ensure that the people of Ming Dynasty live and work in peace and stability. If you want them to rebel, they can arrest you and hand you over to the government.

They are living a good life, why do you ask them to kill people and set fire to things? Do you think their life is too dull?

"Hey~~~Oh oh oh oh~~~" A shout suddenly came from the other side.

"Come on and answer!" The head of the village listened and nodded.

This side followed and shouted: "Woo woo~~~Oh oh oh..."

A small boat over there started to row towards here. Shouting is a way for fishermen to communicate with each other, especially for cooperative fishing.

There needs to be communication. This kind of shouting can be heard from very far away, and some people need to punch their chests when shouting.

Generally, everyone has his or her own way of shouting, and they know each other. Now they are unified, otherwise it will sound too confusing. Who can remember other people’s rules?

Of course, this can only be used for simple communication; the more complex it is, the easier it is to make mistakes.

A local man came over with a net bag made of hemp rope. "We caught it from the lake, not farmed. Give it to your Majesty."

He wanted to give it to Xiaqiu Village, but suddenly realized that the flag here belonged to His Majesty, and he couldn't cheat Xiaqiu Village.

Farmed crabs are big, while wild ones are small. Of course, farmed crabs cannot be caught and eaten casually. Someone is responsible for recording them and then sharing them with Xiaqiu Village.

During the breeding process, some crab seedlings will naturally be released into the lake. These are wild and belong to you.

The big ship extended a claw hook, pulled the small boat to the side of the ship, secured it, and put down a rope ladder. The people on the small boat first hung their things on the rope and then put them on the big ship, and then people got on board.

There were three people in the boat, two adults and a child about eleven or twelve years old.

"Why don't you study?" Ling'er asked the child.

The child blushed when he saw Ling'er. Ling'er was beautiful and the child was shy.

"When participating in crab fishing, studying is important, but working is more important. You need to be familiar with more survival skills and not be lazy and ignorant."

The child took a deep breath, raised his head to look at the bell, and gave his answer.

(End of this chapter)