Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 27
The outskirts of Yixing County.

Qin Laizi dug the ground with a hoe twice, glanced around, and saw that the patrolling officer had already walked away. He spat on the ground, walked directly to the shade, put the hoe on the ground, and put his head on the hoe handle without caring about the dirt. , crossed his legs, closed his eyes and hummed.

This guy is a local gangster in Yanling County. His family used to run a martial arts school. He learned the Kung Fu of a three-legged cat. After ruining his family's fortune, he wandered on the streets. Because of his rough skin and thick flesh, he was particularly good at fighting, so he recruited a few younger brothers. They live by cheating, fighting and blackmailing.

Qin Laizi is used to eating and being lazy. He started to be lazy even before digging twice.

Qin Leizi's lying down caused many people to slow down their hoe swings.

It's just that they are not so bold, nor are they so thick-skinned. They are fed by the Yixing County government, so even if they don't contribute any effort, they still have to look good.

Suddenly a big foot stepped on Qin Laizi's face, forcing half of his face into the mud.

Qin Laizi couldn't see anyone, so he refused to give in and cursed: "Which bastard offended you, Master Qin."

"Well, you leper, you have become more capable! Dare you call yourself master?"

Qin Leizi was about to curse loudly, but when he heard this voice, he felt like a mouse meeting a cat. His whole body softened and said: "Master Zou, Master Zou, why are you here?"

Zou Hao did not speak, but reached out to take a stick and swung it at Qin Leizi's leg.

With a snap, the stick broke into two pieces.

Qin Leizi rolled on the ground holding his painful feet, crying and howling: "Master Zou, I was wrong, I was wrong!"

She had a broken leg, but she didn't even dare to say harsh words.

Zou Hao stared at him like a hungry tiger: "I didn't leave you a leg just to let you roll on the ground. If you can't complete your task today, I'll destroy your third leg first. If you can't complete it tomorrow, you'll have to crawl on it. ."

As he spoke, he glanced at the frightened refugees around him and said: "The government has given us a place to eat and live, so we have to work hard. If we don't work hard, Qin Leizi will end up..."

As he spoke, he glared at Qin Laizi fiercely.

Qin Laizi didn't dare to cry anymore, but he picked up his hoe and jumped up and down to dig the canal.

To deal with such scoundrels, a beggar like Zou Hao has the best solution.

With an example, the originally honest refugees worked harder and harder, and those who were lazy because of the trend did not dare to have other ideas.

Zou Hao nodded with satisfaction. As a beggar, he was well aware of the bully and fearful nature of ruffians. Today he came here just to scare the monkeys, and Qin Laizi happened to bump into him.

At this time, a person came running quickly, "Zou Shou, Chen Zuoshi is here!"

Zou Hao's face changed slightly and he said, "Take me there quickly."

When Zou Hao came to visit, Chen Qingsi was listening to Elder Peng's teachings, and Li Hongqing was looking around.

"Chen Zuoshi! I have met Chen Zuoshi. Thanks to Chen Zuoshi's mediation, the people gathered in the temple have been resettled. They are digging a ditch to irrigate the fields in accordance with the government's arrangements."

Zou Hao is still somewhat grateful to Chen Qingsi. Although he was coerced, he really solved his urgent need. As long as he works hard and survives this period, he can return to his hometown and continue to be his beggar leader.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Chen Qingsi greeted politely.

Zou Hao also came over to say hello. Even if he didn't urinate in the same pot as Chen Qingsi, it was still good to look familiar, so he left in a sensible manner.An engagement was made with the Xiao family, and Chen Qingsi became the assistant historian. This trip was considered a success.

But Chen Qingsi had no intention of returning to Tongguan. Instead, he took Mr. Peng Qi to visit Yixing County, not for fun, but for a field trip.

Elder Peng saw Chen Qingsi's intention and did not refuse. He took him to the village and the countryside and taught him all his life's research.

Li Hongqing seemed to have finished his own business and followed him around.

This made Chen Qingsi feel a little irritable. He always felt that Li Hongqing was plotting something, but he couldn't figure it out. If ordinary people couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it.

But Chen Qingsi was used to intrigues and had deep thoughts. Although he had confirmed that the little girl had no ill intentions, he couldn't help but think too much.

Elder Peng pointed at the people who were digging the ditch and said: "This ditch was dug to irrigate the newly cultivated fields in the south of the city. It diverts water from Jingxi River. When this canal is opened, it can irrigate hundreds of acres of fields in the south of the city. For the people, It’s a good thing.”

Chen Qingsi shook his head and said: "If it was good five years ago, it was good ten years ago, but it is not necessarily good now. Magistrate Dai still manages politics with the old ideas, harming others and himself, and he will eventually suffer the consequences."

Mr. Peng Qi smiled and said, "Do you have great confidence in Your Majesty?"

Chen Qingsi said: "At least he is not a fatuous lord..."

There is no comparison between Li Zhi and sage kings such as Emperor Qin, Han Wu or his father, but his achievements can be ranked among the wise kings.

Li Hongqing curled her lips in disdain. Although she was the granddaughter of the Tang Dynasty Military God, she did not have much favorable impression of the Li Tang court.When she was a governor, her father was demoted to Suzhou, removed from his official position, and drank all day long. He was no longer the father who loved her.Qiu Hui Ke led her to travel south of the Yangtze River, but what she saw and heard was nothing like the prosperous times. Not to mention the current Li Zhi, even an eternal sage like Li Shimin was inferior to Yang Guang in the heart of this heroine who dared to love and hate. A little better.

At normal times, she would definitely have retorted.But today, when I saw that the homeless people who were begging in Yixing County and had no food to eat, now have food and a place to live, all thanks to Chen Qingsi, I wanted to give him a face, and stopped talking. Looking at the people working hard to dig canals, they feel happy and as beautiful as flowers.

The three of them went all the way south, passing by the newly reclaimed fields south of the city.

The weather has been good this year, and the rice in the fields is growing very well. Green rice ears appear in front of the three of them, acres after acres.

The hardworking people spread a kind of white ash called Mangcao in their fields.

Mangcao is a medicinal material that can dispel wind and relieve pain, reduce swelling and knots, kill insects and relieve itching. As the oldest country that grows food, its ancestors have long developed pure natural fertilizers and pesticides.

The sun was blazing in the sky, their expressions were numb, and they did not feel much joy about the upcoming harvest.

Chen Qingsi looked at all this and recited a poem to suit the occasion: "Sow a grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn. There is no idle land in the world, and farmers still starve to death."

Elder Peng recited it several times, with tears in his eyes. Isn't it because of this that he was so angry that he retired to the countryside?

Thinking that the angel may have arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, his disciple is so outstanding, how can he not help him achieve his fame?

"Hui Dao, when you get back, you write this poem down and I will send it out for my friends to taste and let them know that I have taken on a great disciple."

The most powerful thing about an old Confucian scholar of his age is his connections.

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