Chapter 60: Return to the Stronghold
Li Xiaofei and his entourage led the natives to the north, and everyone supported each other along the way, which was thousands of times stronger than those who came to this continent again in later generations.
He An, a military doctor who accompanied the army, taught the natives to recognize some herbs, in fact, He An himself was not very familiar with whether these herbs were drugs or not, but He An had an advantage, that is, he tried the medicine himself.
Fortunately, these medicinal materials are just a kind of Sanqi He Shou Wu, not highly poisonous, He An is a fool of the people, and with the assistance of the local people, he picked hundreds of catties of medicinal materials and went back.
Moreover, the collected licorice was collected and used, which cured the fever symptoms of several local people, and the local people worshiped this He Ana very much.
By the time Li Xiaofei and his party returned to the camp to the north, Hongrui and Yu Shengzhi had already built a small fortress that had begun to take shape.
Outside the fort is a vegetable patch, full of seeds brought from the ship and sent by the locals, many of which have sprouted.
Hongrui has made great progress, has understood most of the language of the Turen, and has also taught the Turen some simple Chinese.
The old conch also taught the natives to make simple farm tools, and some soldiers from Jiangnan even built a large waterwheel for irrigation and grinding.
There was no wheat here, but there was something like grain, and the soldiers themselves grinded rice mortars to scoop the chaff, which were then ground into flour with mills driven by waterwheels.
"We Central Plains people are good at farming and building houses, look at the appearance, I don't know and think that I have returned to the Central Plains, there are many trees here, the ground is flat, and the water is not bad, if it weren't for the parents, wives and children at home, I would like to settle down here, and it is not difficult to divide thousands of acres of land!"
"Pull it down, it's been a few months, haven't you noticed that there are a few things missing here? There are no bison, no horses, no cattle, no cattle that can plow the fields and camels! When the time comes, how many people will carry back the crops of thousands of acres? ”
"You're so stupid, we'll build a car, isn't this wheelbarrow good? Besides, without oxen-drawn carts, dogs are fine! ”
"Maybe we can really try to build a car! Yo, Li Dashuai is back, Li Dashuai is back! ”
A group of soldiers who were discussing farming here in the field happened to see Li Xiaofei's team.
The soldiers gathered around to greet Li Xiaofei.
"Li Dashuai, is this a prisoner you captured? Why so many people? ”
"Li Dashuai, what method did you use to make them carry so many things back?"
Li Xiaofei immediately scolded, "They are our friends, not captives, treat them well!" ”
"I understand, I understand, they are friends, obedient captives!"
Li Xiaofei raised his horsewhip and was extremely serious: "I repeat, they are our friends, not prisoners!" Do you understand now? ”
As soon as Li Xiaofei saw this expression, the soldiers immediately understood that these natives in front of them were really not captives, so they came up one after another to help unload the goods.
"Thank you, thank you!"
"Hello, slow down!"
The natives who followed Li Xiaofei also learned some simple Chinese along the way, and the soldiers responded with a smile.
"Hello, hello, if it weren't for the fact that your clothes were different from ours, we would really think this was the Central Plains!"
"Hello, please put down your things and go take a shower inside!"
When it comes to bathing, trouble comes, and the natives are reluctant to take a bath no matter how dirty their bodies are.
At this time, Hongrui and Wang Ruoyun came out, and Li Xiaofei turned over and dismounted and ran over.
"Thank you two ladies for your hard work! These months have scared you at home! ”
Hongrui patted Li Xiaofei on the forehead, "Young poor mouth, I didn't worry about you when you went to war, not to mention just running out for hundreds of miles!"
I'm not worried about you! ”
Wang Ruoyun also poked Li Xiaofei's waist with red eyes, "Sister Hong has said it, don't be poor, I, I've been very comfortable here in the past few months, mainly because I don't have your noise!" ”
"Haha, in that case, it's not the right time for me to come back."
"yes, if you don't come back, we're all leaving!"
"Not waiting for me?"
"You Ji people have their own natural appearance, rich and rich, where do you need us to wait for you?"
"I know that I am wrong, I know that I am wrong, I really shouldn't have come back so late, and I haven't brought gifts to the two ladies, Xiaofei is guilty!"
"Yo yo yo, aren't you just a gift for bringing back these thousands of treasures? We're wondering where to find someone to expand the walls? ”
"Expand the city walls? Are you really going to live here permanently? ”
"Build a stronghold here, leave some brothers, and we will return in the future, or if the Central Plains fleet comes over in the future, we will also take care of it!"
The three of them were chatting, and Yu Shengzhi also came out with someone, "Master Li, it's great to see you return safely!" The two ladies are really resourceful, and they are greatly admired. If we really build a city here, it will be great in the future! ”
Li Xiaofei looked at his soldiers, "General Yu, they are all brothers from the original from Zhongyuan, and it seems a little cruel to leave any of them!" I think after this city is built, let's leave it to the locals to take care of! ”
"Lord Li, this lady is more thoughtful than I thought! The month before, the ladies had already inquired about which soldiers had no family to worry about, and most of the brothers were willing to stay! ”
Li Xiaofei didn't believe it, "Really? You didn't use any means, did you? They all came together, don't treat your brothers badly! ”
"Xiaofei, you have been rich and worry-free all your life! However, after these brothers returned to the Central Plains, they had no fields and houses, and even if you generously gave many rewards, these brothers would not buy and sell and do business, and once the money was squandered, they would have to live a life of poverty and even begging on the streets! Is this what you would like to see? The most important thing is that they can have houses and fields here, watermills, mills, medical centers, and the local women here are as industrious as our Central Plains women. These things are not enough for Emperor Daliang to satisfy these two thousand people! ”
"Lord Li, we really stayed, my hometown was flooded, and after the imperial court provided relief, the flooded fields were returned to the government, and I didn't even have more than a dozen acres of thin fields! The family is gone! ”
"I have been begging for a living since I was a child, and I have nothing, and now I stay here to marry a daughter-in-law and farm for the rest of my life, and I am content!"
"Me too, Master Li, let's continue to follow you, and we may not have the life to go back alive! My Niu San may have collided with Master Li when he spoke, but what I said was my true words! Please be gracious to Lord Lee! ”
"Lord Li, we are all sincerely willing to stay, and I hope Lord Li will approve it!"
Li Xiaofei looked at these people who said they wanted to stay, and walked around them, "You really think about it?" Once you stay, you won't be able to go back to the beam in this life! The soil here is indeed fertile, the wind and rain are smooth, since you all really want to stay, then how can I Li Xiaofei not be allowed? ”
"Master Xie Li is complete!"
"Master Xie Li is complete!"
"Master Li, we won't say anything to repay, when you leave, you won't see you in this life! We will worship you from generation to generation! ”
"Yes, make a statue of Li Daman, so that our children and grandchildren will worship forever!"
Li Xiaofei hurriedly stopped, "Brothers, we share weal and woe, regardless of each other, I, Li, am just ordinary people, don't do this!" If I had to make a statue, I would suggest it to my brother
Let's build a group of statues together, so that future generations will not forget the difficulties of their predecessors in starting a business! If my statue is erected, after three generations, who will know which old man it is? Haha, if you don't do it, you will be pushed! I don't want to suffer when I die! Brother, okay! ”
The crowd burst into laughter, and then agreed.
"Since Master Li is so modest and cautious, then he won't stand up, and he won't be troubled!"
"What Master Li said makes sense, we still have to erect a statue of our brothers, so that our descendants will not forget their ancestors in the future!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we want to erect statues and let them know that our roots are in the beams!"
Hongrui waved her hand at this time, "Brothers, don't worry, our most important thing is not to set up a statue!" Instead, we set up inscriptions and handed down our "Three Character Classic", "Zengguang Xianwen", "Analects", "Book of Rites", and "Book of Songs"! Children and grandchildren must be able to read and write, and they must be able to write and count! Otherwise, after a few generations, even the words and books will be lost, and the statue will lose its meaning! ”
"What Madame Hong said is reasonable, Yu Mou is also about to suggest this matter, if you can't read and hyphenate and understand the deeds of my Chinese ancestors, even if Daliang sends someone again in the future, it will be useless! As long as we respect the two emperors of Yan and Huang, Zhou Gong Confucius, learn my etiquette system and regulations, and wear my Chinese clothes, I am a Chinese person! ”
Li Xiaofei was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly remembered one thing: "Yes, yes, yes, we have to build another Sanqingguan here!" My master's mantle has spread overseas, and it can be regarded as my filial piety! ”
Yusheng's heart was shocked, since the restoration of Zhongxing more than ten years ago, the Great Liang Imperial Court has banned the Taoist temple in the world, this Li Xiaofei wants to build a Taoist temple overseas, if someone sues after returning to the dynasty, he will get into trouble, and he will cut him under the emperor's anger!
After thinking about it, Li Xiaofei is the coach here, and Li Xiaofei has a lot of cronies, so he relies on his own strength to stop Li Xiaofei, and I am afraid that he will be buried in another country from now on.
"Master Li, Shicai is suddenly in a hurry, I'll go first to make it convenient!"
After thinking about it, he only urinated and left, and if something went wrong, he would not be present, and there were cronies and people from Jin Liangwei who could testify.
As soon as he thought of Jin Liangwei's people in the fleet, Yu Shengzhi was a little scared, he had been at sea for almost two years, and he had not been able to find any clues, and sometimes he even suspected that Li Xiaofei's two wives were Jin Liangwei's people.
However, after learning about the experiences of the two ladies, he turned his attention to the others.
Li Xiaofei knew in his heart, "General Yu has worked too hard to build a new city, but you have to pay attention to your body, you can go yourself, if you need to be treated, don't put up with it!" ”
Yu Shengzhi immediately ran away with his stomach in his hands, and Li Xiaofei told everyone which gods should be made in Sanqingguan, and drew a figure on the ground.
As he spoke, Li Xiaofei was in tears, and Hongrui and Wang Ruoyun kept wiping his sweat.
"One gas and three clears, please in the incense, which of you is willing to learn the Tao, while I am still here, I can teach you!"
"I'm coming, but who is here to collect the incense money?"
"That's right, it's in vain that no one comes to worship this statue of the gods, Lord Li!"
Li Xiaofei shook his head, "Taoists don't care about these things, real Taoism, pay attention to fate, pay attention to all laws and nature!" We are not here to collect money, but to seek peace after a full meal! Let people live with all things in heaven and earth equally, and find themselves in all things in the world! I'm talking too deep, well, let me figure it out to you! ”
"When I'm fine, I'll talk to cats, dogs, flowers and plants, may I ask, is this also the Tao?"