People are always wary of strangers, especially powerful strangers, it is easier for people to be vigilant, not to mention a strange army.

Moreover, the army under the command of Li An is still an army of foreign nationalities, so it is normal for the local people to resist.

In order to reduce their vigilance, Datang 150 soldiers and horses, leaving only 50 people, standing behind Li An and others, responsible for protection, the remaining 100 soldiers, went to several entrances and exits of the village, responsible for checking the pedestrians entering and exiting, in case of encountering suspicious elements, they can also be arrested immediately.

"Li Shilang, everyone is almost here, you can say a few words."

The subordinate said.

Li An knew that he couldn't understand the name of the local village what he said, but there were translators, and someone would be responsible for the translation work.

"Everyone, you don't have to be afraid, the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses are here to help you, and in the future, we will be a family."

Ang Lee said loudly.

After the interpreter made a gesture of translation, the crowd seemed unresponsive, as if they hadn't heard.

Li An pursed his lips and continued: "You all know that in the past year or so, a group of pirates have come to the nearby harbor, and they have specially robbed the passing merchant ships, causing an extremely bad impact, especially the merchants, who hate them even more, however, under the strong blows of my Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, the pirates have been wiped out, and the official is worried that the remaining pirates will endanger the people, so the soldiers and horses arranged in various villages to protect the safety of your people, if anyone knows the traces of the pirates, You can tell the official at any time, and the official will be greatly rewarded. ”

The translator took a lot of effort to translate what Li An said, and asked all the villagers to cooperate closely with the Tang soldiers and not to disobey the Tang soldiers, otherwise, they would suffer bad treatment.

The villagers heard that the Datang soldiers and horses did not have any malicious intentions, and they were immediately relieved, but some people were still nervous, after all, the Datang soldiers and horses had just arrived, and they still didn't trust the Datang soldiers and horses enough, and trust was indeed not something that could be solved in one or two sentences, and it took a long time to get along with each other to get along slowly.

After explaining his intentions, Li An still has to do business, but in order to prevent these villagers from not believing in Datang's sincerity, he must first gain their trust and show that Datang is a man of words.

"Tell the villagers that if anyone can move the big stone on the left under the big tree on the right, they will be rewarded with ten gold coins."

Li An said.

"Li Shilang, this stone is not big, it can be moved by an adult, why give them so much money?"

The subordinates felt very strange.

Li An smiled: "Have you heard of Ximu Lixin?" ”

The so-called Ximu Lixin is a story in the Warring States Period, which tells the story of Shang Ying, who changed the law in the Qin State, in order to prevent the common people from believing in the government, so as to make the people believe in the imperial court through this little trick, so that the change can be carried out smoothly.

Specifically, it is Qin Xiaogong of Qin State, in order to change the law to become strong and make Qin State stronger, appointed a very talented Shang Ying to be responsible for the implementation of the law, and Shang Ying wanted to implement the policy of changing the law to make it strong, lest the people of the world criticize him, the decree has been completed, but it has not been announced, Shang Ying was afraid that the people would not trust the new law, so he set up a three-zhang long wooden pole at the south gate of the national capital market, recruited the people to carry this wooden pole, as long as the wooden pole can be carried to the north gate, he will be rewarded with ten gold coins, the people are very surprised by this, But they were not willing to carry it, because they were afraid that the government was teasing them, so they did not dare to try rashly.

Shang Ying saw this situation, so he raised the amount of the reward to fifty gold coins, and said that there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, and a man really went to carry the wooden pole for the fifty gold coins, all the way to the north gate, and Shang Ying did not deceive the man, and really gave this man fifty gold coins.

The onlookers, seeing that the man carrying the wood really got fifty gold coins, were very envious of the man, and at the same time regretted that they did not have the courage to try, and through this activity, the local people had trust in the imperial court, which was very conducive to the implementation of the reform.

What Ang Lee wants to do now is to establish the prestige of Datang, so that the local people can believe that Datang is a man of words, and will not be untrustworthy, as long as he acts intuitively, the best effect can be achieved.

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

The subordinates responded, and immediately asked people to translate, but, as Li An expected, these ordinary people were a little hesitant, and none of them went to move the stones.

Li An was not angry, the corners of his mouth smiled slightly, and he said: "Fifty gold coins, whoever can carry the stone under the tree will be rewarded with fifty gold coins." ”

The subordinates understood what Ang Lee meant, and let the translator continue.

More than 300 villagers, all of whom were from poor backgrounds, and fifty local gold coins were definitely not a small amount, but a large amount, which was very tempting.

Moreover, fifty gold coins had already been brought up, and they were placed in front of the eyes of all the people.

"Hoho ......"

A young man strode forward, picked up the stone and walked to the predetermined location, and gently placed the stone under the tree, looking up at Li An and the others.

Li An smiled slightly, and said, "Very good, very good, come on, give all the gold coins to this little brother." ”

When his subordinates heard the order, they gave fifty gold coins to the villager, which was considered a reward to him.

This kid didn't seem to react, and was stunned with excitement, this is a lot of wealth, more than all his assets.

"Ho Ho ......"

The young man who had won fifty gold coins ran around happily as if Fan Jinzhong had lifted it, while the rest of the people all looked at this lucky young man with envy.

Li An saw that the time was more ripe, and said again: "Everyone, I, the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, in order to better protect you, I need to build a few arrow towers near the entrance and exit passages of the village, I need your help, and the wages will not be disadvantaged to you, if you don't believe it, you can pay half of the wages first, and then pay the remaining half of the wages when the arrow towers are all built, and there are white flour steamed buns to eat, what do you think?" ”

After that, let the interpreter tell these people.

With the previous example of moving stones, the local villagers had trust in the Datang soldiers and horses, and as soon as they heard that there was a salary and food, many people immediately signed up enthusiastically and agreed to help the Datang soldiers and horses build the arrow tower.

Of course, Ang Lee was very happy that the matter was resolved so smoothly, as long as the arrow tower was built, it would be impossible for this village to have any connection with the remnants of pirates.

Moreover, after gaining further trust, they can also find out the whereabouts of the remnants of the pirates from the mouths of these people, and if they are given enough rewards, they will definitely be willing to betray the pirates, even if these remnants of the pirates are their relatives, they will not be relentless.

Of course, Ang Lee will also protect their personal privacy and will not disclose whistleblowers, so as to avoid trouble for high-density people and influence more people to come to high-secret.

The common people in the countryside are generally industrious, and at least, the houses and various pigstys in the village are built by themselves with the help of each other, so of course, there is no shortage of carpenters and bricklayers.

Therefore, as long as these people are willing to help build a few arrow towers, it is more than enough to complete it in a few days.

The materials were all prepared by the villagers, and after the materials were brought, the villagers immediately got the money, and there was no arrears at all, but the villagers did not mention the matter of paying half of their wages in advance, because they were not sure how long it would take for the work to be completed, so they offered to do a day's work and pay the money that night.

After consulting Li An, the subordinates agreed to the request of these villagers and paid them every night after work, which was not too much at all.

The drawings of the arrow tower are drawn by Li An himself, each structure is drawn very clearly, as long as you are not a fool can understand it, in addition, these are simple arrow towers, the structure is not complicated, the difficulty of construction is not much, these local villagers, fully competent.

Ang Lee's plan was to build nine arrow towers, and more than 60 villagers were willing to work.

And the Tang soldiers and horses are not idle, some of them are responsible for guarding, and more are busy setting up tents, and in the future, they will be stationed in this small village until the remnants of the pirates are all annihilated.

At the beginning, there were only sixty people in charge of the work, and they were busy in the village, and the rest of the people took refuge.

After a while, some people came out to watch, and after a while, there were more onlookers, and in the end, even the children ran out to play, and even, some bold children would run to the Tang soldiers and make faces at the Tang soldiers.

The discipline of the Datang army is strict, so even if these children offend the Datang soldiers, the Datang soldiers can't deal with them, and this is not a serious offense.

"Li Shilang, these villagers are good! The work is decent, and they are all good hands! ”

The subordinates were also very satisfied, and felt that there was no loss of wages.

Li An smiled: "These are poor people, and they must be good at work!" ”

If the poor people are not good at work, then they will not be able to survive at all, the rich can be lazy, and if they are poor and lazy, I will be completely finished.

It takes a lot of wood to build the arrow tower, and it is certainly not enough to just bring it with the villagers, and it is necessary to get some more.

There is a lot of timber around the village that can be used, which means that there are a lot of big trees, and if you cut down these big trees, you can get enough wood.

When the Datang officials made this request, several villagers agreed, negotiated the price, and then went to prepare axes and other tools.

Because there are not many trees in the village, and there are houses everywhere, if you want to cut down trees, you can't find trees in the village, but go to the woods farther away from the village, where there are more and thicker trees.

Li An took 30 soldiers to the woods not far from the village to see the excitement, he wanted to see with his own eyes, to see how these villagers cut down trees, as if to experience life.

More than a dozen villagers, armed with axes and other cutting tools, as well as vehicles for transportation, walked step by step to the cutting site, followed by dozens of children, who liked to go out with the adults and get some good things they wanted.

At the front were a dozen villagers, followed by children, and thirty soldiers led by Ang Lee followed at the end, and at the same time, the interpreter also followed.

Where the trees are cut down, there are many trees, all kinds of trees, thick and thin, and the farther away is the forest.

Because the village is located in the forest, there is always a shortage of wood, and after the trees are cut down, new trees will grow to supply the needs of the people in the village.

These dozen or so villagers are all masters of cutting trees, and they understand what kind of trees should be cut according to the needs of Datang to build the arrow tower, and they quickly locked these trees.

A dozen villagers first searched for trees and marked the trees they were satisfied with, and then they divided into two groups and began to cut down trees.

In order to prevent the tree from falling in an unfavorable direction, and also to avoid danger, they need to send a person to climb the trunk of the tree before cutting, tie two ropes, and then throw the ropes down, after which they can be cut down.

At the beginning of the felling, they did not bother with the ropes, and when they were almost done, they left only one person to continue the felling, and the rest of the people all went to pull the ropes so that the trees could fall more gently.

"Click......"

The trunk of the tree is cut off, and it makes a crisp sound, which is a very mesmerizing sound that is very pleasant to listen to, especially for lumberjacks, who like to listen to this sound the most, because it means that it is done.

"Boom la la ......"

With the sound of the rubbing of branches, a large tree slowly fell, and several villagers who were responsible for pulling the rope trotted a few steps.

"Oooh oh ......"

At the moment when the tree fell, the children who were watching from a distance were all excited, they couldn't wait to run to the fallen tree, and began to search between the branches, looking for the branches they were interested in, such as the triangular fork branches, which could be broken down to make a slingshot, the shape could also be made into a weapon, and the thin branches could weave a beautiful garland.

There are also children who are not interested in branches, but they like to stand on high branches and keep shaking them to make the sound of brushing the fallen trees, which they enjoy.