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Chapter 76 0074 [full harvest]

The next day.

Early in the morning, the sun rises.

More than 800 escaped households, including the fat cook and others, all stood in the open valley.

Han Zhen stood in front of the gate of Juyi Hall, with his hands behind his back, and more than 50 soldiers stood behind him.

Looking around at the crowd, he said loudly, "From today onwards, the cottage will be renamed Songshan Village. You are no longer fleeing households, but villagers registered in Songshan Village. I am the village chief, and he is the deputy village chief!"

Han Zhen said, pointing to Ma Sangou beside him.

He won't stay here for too long, so he needs a trustworthy person to stay and take care of him.

After much deliberation, only Ma Sangou is suitable.

Moreover, the management team has already decided for him that Yuan Chuliu will be the head of the village and Zhang Yi will be the clerk.

Ma Sangou only needs to follow Han Zhen's plan for cultivating fields and hoarding grain, and proceed.

"Yuan Chuliu is the head of the village. You can ask him to handle matters such as neighborhood disputes. Zhang Yi is a clerk and is responsible for the registration of all documents. For example, reclaiming wasteland, marrying and having children, you need to take the initiative to find him for registration."

"In addition, recruit a hundred village braves to patrol the village, drive away wild animals, and guard the gate of the village. Once called, they will provide three meals a day, plus a bucket of rice as a monthly salary!"

Previously, when the cottage was renamed, the villagers didn't respond, but when they heard the news, they immediately burst into flames, whispering to each other and talking about it.

This time, the recruits are village braves, not soldiers.

The main reason is that these escapees are too thin and weak, how can they withstand the training intensity of the soldiers.

But it can be used as a reserve, and after a period of time, it will be sent to Xiaowang Village for training.

In Han Zhen's plan, the soldiers in the early stage were mainly fine, and the number was second.

When the situation is urgent, it is completely possible to use these soldiers as grassroots officers and quickly pull up a team of thousands of people.

"Quiet!"

After Han Zhen finished speaking, the crowd immediately became silent.

"If you want to answer the call, you can find Zhang Yi to register later. Only one hundred people will be recruited, and the number will be filled. Let's leave after I have finished speaking."

As soon as the words fell, many young and strong flocked to Zhang Yi, fearing that if they were a step too late, they would miss the opportunity.

The temptation to eat three meals a day plus a bucket of rice is too great.

Ma Sangou said anxiously: "Second brother Han, why don't you stay a few more days, I really don't know what to do."

When he thought of managing a village with nearly a thousand people alone, he panicked.

Han Zhen patted him on the shoulder and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, you've been with me for so long, you should have learned something. If you want to manage them well, it's nothing more than eight words, with equal emphasis on kindness and power, and clear rewards and punishments. Kill as you should, don't be soft-handed. When it's time to reward, don't be stingy."

"Second Brother Han, I don't quite understand what you're saying." Ma Sangou scratched his head, with a bitter expression on his face.

Hearing this, Han Zhen scolded, "You're ramming goods. How do I manage the villagers of Xiaowang Village? You can do it like a gourd. Besides, Yuan Chuliu and Zhang Yi will help you share the burden on weekdays. You don't need to bother. If there are any problems that can't be solved, send someone to Xiaowang Village to find me."

"Then...that's fine."

When it was all said and done, Ma Sangou could only nod his head in response.

Then, Han Zhen recruited Yuan Chuliu again, and said: "You should pay more attention to the matter of closing the fleeing households. Pay attention to the screening, and if you find someone with bad intentions, immediately notify Sangou, understand?"

"I saved it!"

Yuan Chuliu nodded solemnly.

In three days, he has integrated into the identity of the village head, and he is quite handy with the mud.

The head of the village has to be able to make peace with each other. In fact, there are many disputes between neighbors, and there is no right or wrong at all.

"set off!"

After explaining the matter, Han Zhen waved his hand.

More than 50 people, plus five ox carts and ten donkeys, descended the mountain mightily.

Han Zhen didn't take all the money away, but left Ma Sangou with a thousand coins as the public funds of Songshan Village for emergencies.

In addition to money, he also took away a blacksmith and four literate people.

There is only one blacksmith apprentice in Xiaowang Village, who can repair farm tools and make two pieces of iron. It is really embarrassing for him to forge weapons.

But this blacksmith Yuan is different. He is a serious craftsman. His family has worked in government-run workshops for generations, and is responsible for maintaining and building weapons for the county arsenal.

It stands to reason that this is an iron rice bowl that guarantees income in drought and flood.

But the problem is that because the imperial court allocates funds to the arsenals of the states and counties every year, they have been corrupted, and they have no work to do.

The monthly salary became less and less, until finally it was completely gone.

Without a salary, do you have to live on?

But because he is a craftsman, he has no property and is not allowed to farm.

In desperation, Yuan Tiejiang's family had no choice but to go to the mountains and become fleeing households. At least they could cultivate a few acres of land in the mountains and barely survive.

As for the four literate and hyphenated characters, they acted as scribes and village school teachers.

He planned to set up a village school, teaching children during the day and teaching adults at night.

They don't teach the Four Books and Five Classics, but they only want to know how to read and write, and to be able to do arithmetic.

Don't think that reading enlightenment in ancient times means you don't learn arithmetic.

The Liye Qin bamboo slips unearthed in later generations have proved that Jiujiuge has appeared since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.The so-called nine-nine multiplication table was created by the Arabs more than 700 years earlier.

What we play are all leftovers from our ancestors, and different from the Xiaojiujiu of later generations, the multiplication formulas recited in ancient times are called Dajiujiu.

It starts from 81 to recite, and ends with two halves and one.

After the industry expands in the future, there will be more and more people who need to use literacy and hyphenation, so I am not afraid that the villagers will not learn.

……

When passing by the foot of the mountain, Xiao Wu and Lao Jiu, who were guarding the horses, left behind and joined the team with seventeen horses.

A group of people walked along the official road towards Xiaowang Village.

As it approached Xiaowang Village, a mountain village lay across the rugged mountain road. The gate of the village built of pine wood was more than three meters high, and the wall of the village rammed with loess had become dry and solid after many days of exposure to the sun.

There are towering rocks on both sides of the cottage, making perfect use of the location.

Nie Dong rode on the horse, observed carefully, and commented: "This place is not bad. It only needs a hundred people to defend a thousand people. Of course, if the opponent has a siege weapon in his hand, that's another matter."

A cottage of this level cannot stop ballistas and catapults.

Hearing this, Han Zhen laughed and said, "The other party already has ballistas and catapults, so what's the difference between having or not having a cottage."

"That's true."

Nie Dong nodded in agreement.

Then, pointing to the top of the mountain, he suggested: "Two sentries can be set up on the top of the mountain, one is bright and the other is dark, so that no other sentries are needed."

Looking in the direction of his finger, Han Zhen thought for a moment and accepted the suggestion: "I'll ask someone to build two outposts later."

"Second Brother Han!"

Just then, a familiar voice sounded.

I saw Gu Song standing on the wall of the village, waving at them excitedly.

Immediately afterwards, the thick and heavy gate of the village was opened, and a group of people entered in a single file.

(End of this chapter)