Chapter 894 Our leader is not an old man
In Shanghe Village, Guan Tao knew why they built houses far away from them. He smiled embarrassedly and stopped worrying about it. So he led Xiaoli and Jing Chun to choose a place for the new immigrants to build houses.
The Han tribe did not have many requirements for the location of houses. First of all, it could not be too far away from the village. Then, as long as there was ventilation and drainage, the place was large enough, and it was convenient to get water, it would be fine. As for farmland, the fields of the ten new immigrants happened to come from the extra fields in the village.
After the comprehensive land reform and redistribution in the village, there will definitely be a lot of extra fields, which will be distributed to the new immigrants at that time, and it will save the need to re-open the wasteland.
The three walked around the village and finally chose a vacant lot in the north of the village. The bamboo building at the edge of this vacant lot was the bamboo building of Guan Tao's nephew. The surrounding area was basically all Guan Tao's relatives, which would be convenient for taking care of the new immigrants in the future.
In addition, although the open space here is very close to the bamboo building, there is a bamboo forest about 30 meters wide in the middle. Building the house on the other side of the bamboo forest can effectively protect privacy. Even if the local people stand on the upper floor of the house, they cannot see the yard of the people across the bamboo forest.
Moreover, at such a close distance of 30 meters, even if they shout in the air, they can hear each other, so that the immigrants will not leave the village.
After selecting the address, they began to measure the land, cut bamboo and pile to determine the location, and then agreed to bring the building materials over tomorrow.
The population distribution of Qiongzhou Island is a big problem, which is very different from the traditional ruling method of the Han tribe and has caused great inconvenience.
For example, there are no brick kilns on Qiongzhou Island, and it is even more impossible to build one directly in each village. That would be a waste, but the population distribution is too scattered, and they are all villages one by one, so the bricks needed for immigrants in each village to build houses have to be transported from the county, and the same is true here in Shanghe Village.
It is said that the immigration was decided as early as the end of last year, and the house should have been built long ago, but because there was no building materials, it was delayed.
Tiezhen was not idle this month. He built infrastructure near the county governor's office. He built brick kilns, inland docks, granaries, government offices and other necessary facilities. He also applied for some soldiers from the local garrison to guard a group of prisoners of war to work here.
It took a month to finally burn the bricks, and then immediately began to transport them to various villages to prepare to build resettlement houses for immigrants.
The next morning, Jing Chun brought Guan Tao and many other people to the river to welcome the fleet transporting building materials. Because bricks are very heavy and inconvenient to transport by land, and Shanghe Village has convenient water transportation, Tiezhen simply got a fleet to come over. This time, they transported not only building materials, but also various seeds to be distributed to local people.
Livestock and other things have not been obtained yet, mainly because they are afraid that if they are distributed to local people, they will not know how to raise them. If they kill the piglets they have finally obtained, the Han tribe will suffer a great loss.
It was not until mid-afternoon that the fleet arrived at the shore of Shanghe Village. They were all small single-masted sailboats. Even if this kind of flat-bottomed boat ran ashore, it was easy to push it back into the water, and it was not afraid of being stranded, so it was very convenient in this small river.
When the fleet stopped, Tiezhen was the first to jump off the boat. As soon as he got ashore, he saw Guan Tao and the villagers welcoming him here. Next to Guan Tao was Jing Chun, who was seconded from Takumi County.
"Mr. County Magistrate, why are you here in person?" Guan Tao was the first to greet him.
"Haha, I'm worried, so I came to see. The things on these boats are not light. I'm afraid something went wrong. In addition, I brought you some good things." Tiezhen also smiled and greeted.
"Oh, I wonder what the county magistrate brought?"
Hearing that there were good things, Guan Tao became more enthusiastic. He went up and arched his hands to Tiezhen, and then followed Tiezhen's side to accompany him.
"Well, it's just some seeds of crops and vegetables. You have really little food here, except for corn and beans, and the dishes are mushrooms and bamboo shoots. I've been eating here for more than three years, but I still can't get used to it. I don't know how you lasted so long."
Tiezhen complained, pointing to the sacks that the boatmen were carrying down and said, "This is a good thing that the leader specially distributed to the people of Qiongzhou, so that you can eat something good in the future."
He opened a sack and said, "This is alfalfa seeds. Alfalfa is a kind of grass that people can't eat, but it can be used to feed livestock. Rabbits, sheep, cattle and horses all like to eat it very much.
There is also half a bag of sesame seeds here, which is a good thing. Even in our northern counties, there are not many people who grow sesame seeds. This is a good thing exchanged from the Tang tribe last year. It is not popular yet. It is a kind of food for people to eat. There are many ways to eat it. When the immigrants come back, let them teach you.
And this, this is peanuts, you try it, this is also a good thing, not only can it be squeezed out of oil, It is also very delicious for daily consumption. Fry a plate of it and mix it with salt, and it can be eaten with food and wine.
And this cotton is not for eating, but for weaving cloth. Cotton cloth is much finer and softer than linen, and it is more useful for filling quilts. Although it is not cold here in Qiongzhou, it is still very cold when it rains in winter. With this quilt, you will be much better off. It is much warmer than animal skin.
In addition, these kinds of food are also good things. This ship is full of rice seeds, including Rice is divided into indica rice for steaming and glutinous rice for making rice dumplings, as well as improved wheat, millet, and yellow rice, which are all good things that can be used as staple food.
By the way, this sweet stalk sorghum is also very good. This sorghum looks similar to corn, but it does not produce cobs, but only red grains on the top. This grain is sorghum. Sorghum can be eaten or used to make wine. The stalks of this sorghum are also rich in sugar, which can be eaten raw or used to make sugar. Sugar, as you know, is similar to honey and is a very sweet thing.
The remaining ones are cabbage seeds. This is Chinese cabbage, which was also exchanged from the Tang tribe. There are also our radishes and cucumbers. This is a red persimmon. These two things can be used for cooking, and they are also delicious when eaten raw as fruits.
There is also our specialty dish, chili pepper, which is very delicious. We are in Qiongzhou, where the humidity is heavy. People can eat more in the future.
The last two are lacquer grass and firefly willow.
Firefly willow is a kind of tree that can emit light. It doesn't have much use, but it can be planted in front of and behind the house. When it grows up, it can be used for lighting at night.
As for lacquer grass, it is used to paint things. Do you see the colorful places on the boat? The colors on them are painted with lacquer produced by lacquer grass. You don't have much use for it, but you can sell it after growing it. Our tribe pays for raw lacquer. "
Listening to Tiezhen's introduction, Guan Tao and other villagers became happier and happier. These things sound like good things. At least everyone will have more things to eat in the future.
Not to mention vegetables and fruits, there are several kinds of staple foods alone. Before these things, the only food that the people in Qiongzhou could eat was corn. If beans were also considered staple foods, then they could barely add one more kind.
What can the people of this era care about? Isn't it just what to eat and wear every day?
"Thank you, Mr. County Magistrate, and thank you to our leader. We haven't even met the leader yet, but we have received such a favor from the leader. He has sent people to teach us how to farm and sent us so many seeds of new crops. If I have the chance, I really want to meet the style of our leader. "Guan Tao said excitedly.
"Pfft, hahahaha, cough cough" Jing Chun, who had been following beside him, couldn't help but laughed out loud. He hurriedly coughed twice to cover it up, and then leaned close to Guan Tao's ear and reminded him softly.
"The leader of our Han tribe is very young. He seems to be only sixteen or seventeen years old now. He is not an old man."
Guan Tao: "
Who am I? Where am I? What am I talking about?
Guan Tao blushed. He stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
Tiezhen didn't mind it. After all, the leader had never been here, and the local people were willing if they didn't know.
He patted Guan Tao on the shoulder and said, "Brother Guan, don't worry. There will definitely be a chance to meet the leader in the future. Let's talk about building a house first. The immigrants are on the boat now, but they will be here soon."
"Oh, yes, yes, let's build a house. "Guan Tao took advantage of the situation and let this go, then took the initiative to pat his chest and take on the responsibility.
"Don't worry, magistrate. Our village welcomes people from the north. We will definitely help with building houses and so on. I called everyone here today to help transport these things."
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, fellow villagers. But you won't suffer any loss. When these immigrants arrive, you'll know the benefits. This time, the chief has specially selected some capable people to come here. There's nothing they can't do, only things you can't think of, such as farming, breeding, weaving, cooking, reading and writing. If you don't understand something in the future, you can ask them. "
Tiezhen originally planned to ask Guan Tao and his men to help move things. Seeing that Guan Tao and his men were quite enthusiastic about the arrival of the immigrants, he breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to publicize the immigrants' abilities so that the local people would pay more attention to and respect them.
However, he thought too much. In the past month that Jing Chun has been here, he has established a very good image for the immigrants of the Han tribe. Personal image is not to be mentioned, but this ability is real, which makes the locals admire him very much.
"Don't worry, sir, the county magistrate. You have sent a brother Jing, which has benefited us a lot. How could we not know the importance of others? Don't worry, when those folks from the north come, I will definitely take good care of them." Hearing that Tiezhen still looked worried, Guan Tao immediately expressed his attitude on behalf of the people of the whole village.
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