After going upstream along the Yangtze River and passing Yizhou, one had to travel by land. Instead of using an ox-drawn cart with a load capacity of a thousand pounds, Wang Zheng chose a human-powered wheelbarrow with a load capacity of two or three hundred pounds.
Even cattle and horses cannot eat only grass when doing heavy work for a long time, otherwise they will not be able to be used for long. They must be fed with beans and other grains.
The consumption of an ox or horse is not much less than that of three people, even though people need to eat meat to do heavy work.
A tall and thin Han boy was pushing a wheelbarrow and walking in front with difficulty. After the wheelbarrow ran over a pebble, the boy suddenly lost strength and more than 200 kilograms of bacon on the wheelbarrow fell down.
A short and sturdy Ba man quickly stopped his cart, stepped forward to help the Han boy reload the bacon, and told him the trick of pushing the wheelbarrow.
"You can push the cart a little faster, but don't be afraid that it will fall over. As long as it's not downhill, the faster you push, the more stable it will be, and the less effort you will need to put in. The slower you push, the more it will sway, and the more effort you will have to put in."
The principle of a unicycle is actually similar to that of a bicycle. The slower you ride, the harder it is to maintain balance, and the faster you ride, the more stable it is.
The Ba people explained: "That's not true. I heard that even if there is no war, this road will not be closed and all the camps will be preserved. In the future, the trade of goods between Yuzhou and Qinghai will rely on this route.
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Although our life has improved a bit in recent years thanks to the steward's advice, it is still not as good as your Yuzhou. We can only eat meat every three or five days."
Anyway, there are professors everywhere you can think of and even beyond your imagination. Just learn any one thing, learn it well and master it, and you will be a talent when you graduate. If nothing else, as long as you have a skill, you won’t be afraid of being without a house or a wife in Yuzhou.”
We don’t need the imperial court, and we don’t need the chief steward, so how can we say we don’t need to eat or drink? In short, those things didn’t come for nothing.”
Those craftsmen and students who can be sent out to work are very rich. I heard that they can get more money a month than the county magistrate. If you can be favored by them, they will definitely teach you well and will not let eating and drinking delay your study time. "
After the two men reloaded the bacon, the Han boy hung the shoulder straps on his shoulders, lifted the handlebars, and followed the instructions of the Ba man to push the wheelbarrow faster. Sure enough, it felt a lot more stable, so he smiled.
The young man from the Han family said with some annoyance: "When I saw the piles of food and bacon, I was completely stunned. I can't remember what those little kids said at all."
It would take only half a day to walk fifty miles if you were fast. After arriving at the camp, you are not allowed to transport anything else that day. You can stay in the camp to rest or go back by yourself. You can pay in cash or get a note and take it back to the previous camp to collect it.
Uncle Luo went back to push his wheelbarrow and said cheerfully, "This is not something I came up with. I heard that when the chief steward invented the wheelbarrow, he had already given instructions. When you reported to the camp, didn't anyone teach you?"
"I know that students are taught knowledge, but what do those craftsmen teach?"
"Thank you, Uncle Luo. Your method really works."
The young Han boy blushed and said with some embarrassment: "You people in Yuzhou Royal Farm don't think bacon is valuable. Farmers in Yizhou don't have that much bacon to eat.
The Ba people laughed and said sarcastically, "What's so special about bacon and grain? They are worthless things. If you work here for a day, you can get one pound of bacon and five pounds of grain, right?"
The young man from the Han family said with some melancholy: "But with the ability of the chief steward, this war will definitely not last long. By then, won't we be back to the way we were before?"
The Ba man thought for a moment and said, "Will it be better in the future? After this road is opened, you will have a lot of work to do. As long as you are diligent, you can get a lot of money working for the steward."
The Ba man nodded and said, "I didn't mean to laugh at you. I just said it out of habit."
As long as you have knowledge and skills, you will not have to worry about having a bad life no matter where you go in the future. If your grades or skills are good, I heard that you will be recommended by students and craftsmen. Then, whether you go to Yuzhou or Chang'an, you will always have a bright future. "
The young Han boy asked thoughtfully, "Does it cost money to go to the camp to learn things?"
“It’s free, but I heard you have to take care of your own food and drink. If you really have no other options, I heard you can help out with work in exchange for food and drink. Of course, if you have excellent grades and are noticed by students or craftsmen, then food and drink won’t be a problem.
"We teach everything. For crafts, we have carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, etc. For livestock, we have fish, chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, etc. For farming, we have fruit trees, vegetables, grains, etc.
"That's fine too. The rich can contribute money and the poor can also benefit from it. But it's not the same here. The rich have gone to the big cities and those who are left are all miserable."
"I know, that's what makes it even more infuriating. You are so lucky to have a big steward by your side. I heard that the kids in your place not only don't have to pay to study, but they can also eat and drink for free?"
"Ha ha."
Moreover, after the camp is preserved, the steward will send craftsmen and students to live there. If you are interested, you can go to the camp to learn some knowledge or skills.
"What do you mean by free food and drinks? We all got all that food and drinks together. Of course, sometimes students who have already found jobs will come back to donate some.
Every camp is similar. As long as you figure it out here, you will naturally have a general idea when you return.
This kind of thing happened to almost all the camps to some extent. This was the strategy Wang Zheng had set when he left Yuzhou. No matter how Li Zhi arranged the Yuzhou faction, Wang Zheng planned to let the Yuzhou faction leave Yuzhou.
Yizhou, which shares the same origin with Wang Zheng, is Wang Zheng's first target. The camps along the way are strongholds. They are not only responsible for transportation, but also for spreading Yuzhou to the entire Shuzhong.
Wu Yi stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the gradually melting ice and snow below. Finally, he looked in the direction of Yuzhou and murmured, "Master's teachings should have spread throughout the world long ago, so that people's lives can be better. Shuzhong is just the first step."
Wu You laughed and said, "The world is ignorant, Confucianism is not enough to educate the world, it is the master's teachings that are most suitable for the world."