With the working habits of the barbarians, it is impossible to completely remove all impurities from the hay, and there will always be a few small stones, small sticks, and small objects that cannot be called famous people. If you mix one or two xanthus, ghost needles, nettle seeds and the like into a ball of soft grass, the unique sourness can make you doubt life during bleeding and sphincter twitching.

The civilian solution was simpler: they mostly used two-finger-width pieces of wood, rounded the ends, smoothed them with coarse sand, and scraped to remove the dirt. There are also people who pick up smooth and round stones from the field, and the size must be appropriate, and the volume is best similar to that of an adult's fist. Whether it's stone or wood, rinse it off after use so you can use it next time.

The importance of these things is self-evident, and all barbarians will set aside a special place in their homes for display. So don't be surprised to see a pile of rocks in someone's house, and don't follow your unique logic and think that he is a collector.

When he came out of the hut, Tianhao couldn't help but look up at the sky and let out a long sigh of refreshment.

For the first time in several years, he felt like he was back in the age of civilization.

It's like admiring a girl when I was a teenager, and the two had the experience of holding hands and hugging, but they were forced to separate for various reasons. Years later, when she was old and I was old, with a group of children and grandchildren, she appeared to me one sunny afternoon and kissed me on my wrinkled cheek.

The two things are incompatible, but the divergence of emotional thinking is so strong, it is also an aftertaste, and it is also intoxicating in memory.

In fact, it is not difficult to make this kind of paper, and the output is also satisfactory to Tianhao. He asked Wu He to make a new batch of yellow paper and distribute it to the commanders and officials of Rock City with more than 1,000 heads.

This is a sample.

It's not enough for Tianhao to be comfortable and convenient alone, and more people must participate in the experience. Toilet paper is a new thing for savages.

Two days later, feedback came back.

Most of the Niu people, led by the old priest and Yonggang, said that it was easy to use. Especially the old priests, perhaps when they reach a certain age, their minds will be transformed and developed in indescribable ways. He actually described the process of wiping the butt with toilet paper as "like gently caressing the fat and smooth skin ...... of a young girl", and everyone, including Tianhao, listened to it with a chill.

The Pig Chiefs of Black Tooth, Broken Tooth, and Red Nose had a terrible feeling about toilet paper, and they all said that this thing was unreliable, and despite the thickness of the stack, the toilet paper still couldn't resist the force of their strong fingers, and it was either pierced or torn, in short, the process was extremely dirty, and the experience was extremely uncomfortable, and it was best to use the old way, stone and wood chips.

Tianhao was noncommittal. Pig people are an exception, don't rush, take your time.

Tianfeng didn't understand why his brother paid so much attention to toilet paper and put so much energy? He asked suspiciously: "Third child, this thing can't be eaten or worn, why do you have to spend so much effort to tinker?" ”

Tianhao had a mysterious smile on his face: "It can change the world." From the point of view of high-end civilization, it can be the best substitute for animal skin rolls. ”

Tianfeng agreed with this statement, he nodded, and thought deeply: "You are right, with paper, we can indeed write without animal skins." But toilet paper ...... Is it necessary just to solve the problem of wiping the ass? ”

Tianhao's expression was unfathomable: "Toilet paper can help us get a lot of things back." Grain, horses, cotton cloth...... The whole nine yards. ”

Tianfeng was skeptical: "How is this possible? Third, are you kidding? ”

Tianhao did not explain this.

Many things are not said in words, and when the truth comes, all doubts and speculations will be self-defeating.

……

When Yuan Kai arrived at Rock City from the fishing village, it was already dark.

The castle lord's mansion follows the architectural style of the civilization era, and the three-story building is not difficult to build, and the large foundation stones are piled up rough and heavy, without any decoration or sculpture or other delicate carving, but no matter from any angle, it gives people a strong sense of majesty and touch.

The room was spacious, and Ayi was busy by the fire with two maids, cooking dinner. Her abdomen was high and bulging, Yuan Kai was a person who came over, and she knew that she was at least three months pregnant, so she couldn't help but turn her eyes to Tianhao, who was sitting opposite, and asked with a smile: "In a few months, Ayi should give birth, right?" ”

Tianhao smiled and nodded slightly.

The child was conceived before the all-out war of the Pig Clan. Ayi probably belongs to the kind of woman who has a high chance of conception, Tianhao himself did not expect the second child to come so quickly, although he was a little surprised, he welcomed this child who was about to come into the world.

The prisoner cow ran up to Yuan Kai, first grimaced at him, and then put his feet together and saluted him. Children are like this, people don't like the age of dogs, it's nature to be naughty and naughty, he has an innate fear of his father, and he usually makes trouble, as long as he doesn't make trouble, Tianhao doesn't care. But serious and formal occasions must be restrained, according to the seniority, the prisoner Niu has to call Yuan Kai "uncle". Yuan Kai liked this child very much, and every time he returned to the city from the fishing village, he would bring him a little gift.

He took out a large white conch from his leather pouch, handed it over, and touched the head of the prisoner cow with a smile: "Take it and play with it!" ”

Ayi knew that today's dinner was important, and she took her maid to be busy from noon. Seeing that the time was almost up, the women began to bring all kinds of exquisite dishes to the table, placing dishes and chopsticks in front of Tianhao and Yuan Kai respectively, and pouring wine...... After doing all this, Ayi smiled and owed Yuan Kai, turned around and walked in front of Tianhao, leaned over and kissed him lightly on the face, the latter gently pressed the back of her hand, Ayi turned around and walked out of the room with the prison cow, and closed the door with his hand.

Tianhao picked up his wine glass and said seriously: "To those who died in the war." ”

This is a common toast used by the northern barbarians at banquets. The dead here refer exclusively to the barbarians, not to the other races of the southern part of the continent. The status of the deceased is in some way equal to that of the ancestors, and even more important than the gods.

Yuan Kai hurriedly picked up the cup, toasted with Tianhao in the air, and drank it all.

Tianhao picked up the chopsticks, clicked on the chicken in the big basin in the middle of the table, and said with a smile: "This is Ayi's craft, it tastes very good, try it while it's hot." ”

Steamed chicken with butter is a practice in the era of civilization, as long as the heat and temperature are maintained, the steamed chicken has a smooth taste and a rich sweet aroma. In the history of civilization that Tianhao is familiar with, the Secretary of State of the United States greatly appreciated this dish. (Chicken Kissinger.) ）

Sweet, the peculiar aroma of dairy products, these are two flavors that are considered extremely precious by the northern barbarians and are full of happiness. In the course of evolution, the human taste buds will probably never forget the special existence that has been preserved from the time of their ancestors. Yuan Kai was no exception, he was full of praise for the rich buttery aroma of the chicken, and he killed the whole chicken like a wind.

Barbarians have great appetites, and under normal circumstances, at least four chickens are used in a banquet for guests, and this is only the consumption of one dish.

Tianhao patiently watched Yuan Kai finish eating a chicken, especially reluctant to lick his fingers, he smiled and asked, "What do the sailors have to say about that new ship?" Let's hear it. ”

Yuan Kai, who had been in a hurry, was already hungry, and he knew that Tianhao never valued the rules on this occasion, so he cut off a large piece of barbecue meat with a knife, picked up a steamed bun from the basket next to him, broke it, dipped the barbecue meat in the sauce and stuffed it into the steamed bun, opened his mouth and took a big bite, and exclaimed with the deliciousness of the food: "It's amazing, everyone says it's the best boat in the world." ”

The large-scale and high-intensity mass-production of fishing boats has ended, and the craftsmen's understanding and experience of the boats have reached an unprecedented level. Compared with the drawings left by Tianhao before, many technical difficulties were overcome one by one, and on the basis of further refinement of the watertight cabin and the counterweight in the ship, people finally built the first Galen sailing ship that could sail normally.

Four days ago, the dock sent news, and Tianhao happened to be brewing a new plan, so he sent someone to recall Yuan Kai.

They spent four full days at sea, the longest voyage to date. The inner compartment of such a ship is large and can hold a lot of things. The stability was good during the sea trial, and all the sailors on board assured that there would be no accidents like the previous ones. Actually, I was also gambling, so I gave them enough food and water, and let them choose their own routes, and go back and forth along the coast. ”

Pride and pride appeared on Yuan Kai's face, he munched on the steamed bun, his eyes flashed with excitement: "My lord, we can go further than before, we can leave the mainland and go somewhere else." I've kept the chart you gave me, and we can cross this sea to reach the islands. It wasn't a dream, we really did it! ”

Tian Hao has been smiling, and he encourages Yuan Kai to make all the efforts he makes for this: "Your name will be engraved on the stone tablet and passed down forever like ancestors and heroes." ”

This sentence was really unexpected, Yuan Kai couldn't help but open his mouth, and half of the uneaten steamed bun in his hand fell on the table, he looked at Tianhao with excited and unbelievable eyes, and asked tremblingly: "...... This...... What you say is true? ”

Tianhao nodded affirmatively: "I will not forget everything you have done for this, never." ”

A stream of heat instantly ran through Yuan Kai's body, and he felt a lot of indescribable things flashing in his mind, and it was crowded. It was an unprecedented power, and he didn't know what adrenaline it was, but he couldn't help but want to cheer, to get out of his chair and run in the wildest way possible.

"I'll build more boats, I'm ...... I'm going to catch all the fish in this sea and feed our people...... Never go hungry. Yuan Kai was very excited, his active brain generated a lot of ideas, and he couldn't explain them one by one, so he could only show his determination in a simple and simple way.

Full, what a happy word.

Tianhao smiled and waved his hand, motioning to Yuan Kai, who was standing up with his hands on the table, to sit down: "The reason why I called you over today is because I want to talk to you about something." ”

Yuan Kai pressed his fiercely beating heart, pursed his mouth, gritted his teeth hard, and then opened it and nodded again and again: "You say." ”

"I'm going to give you a change of place." Tianhao's voice was very calm, revealing unquestionable seriousness: "You prepare, tomorrow you will set off with three thousand people to build a new city in the north." ”

Yuan Kai was sure that he had heard the word "city" and not "village". Although he was a little surprised, he still settled down and asked seriously: "You mean, build a city in the north?" ”

Tianhao picked up the wine jug at hand and filled his empty glass: "You are very familiar with that place, and you took people to it last year." ”

Yuan Kai suddenly realized.

In April last year, according to Tianhao's order, Yuan Kai took four fishing boats and sailed north along the coast, in order to calculate the voyage between him and Jia 43. On the way, Yuan Kai discovered two large river estuaries, especially the one located in the south near Rock City, which is a natural deep-water harbor.

"The fishing village is too small, and the terrain around Rock City limits development, and it is destined that there will be no major changes here. The northern side of the river estuary is different, the terrain is open, there is a large area of arable land, there is a natural advantage to build a city there, and when the road is connected in the later stage, it can form a whole with the rock city. Tianhao took a sip of wine: "Xu Kun will follow you, and I will give you a separate copy of all the construction requirements and materials." After thinking about it, the name of this new city is "Liandu". In terms of population, you don't have to worry, the current tentative number is 30,000. ”

Yuan Kai was completely stunned.

Tian Hao fully understood his thoughts at this moment, smiled, filled the wine glass again, and raised the glass: "Let me toast you, the future city lord of Liandu." ”

Yuan Kai felt short of breath, and he completely forgot that he should raise a glass in return in this kind of thing. The intense excitement and happiness almost made him die, it was a feeling of being drowned alive in sweetness and emotion. He felt a little dizzy in his brain, almost moved out of his chair, faced Tianhao, fell to the ground on his knees, and without hesitation bit his fingers, smearing the blood on the palm of his right hand.

It feels so good to be trusted.

I will never betray.

……

At dawn, Yuan Kai left Rock City with the immigration group and the baggage team. The bright sun shone on his face, reflecting a red full of hope for the future.

Tianhao also got up early, standing on the roof of the city lord's mansion and watching the people gather in the square, line up, and turn towards the city gate to the north.

Ayi slowly walked behind him and draped him in a thick leather robe. Although spring is not far away, the weather is still quite cold, and the ground is covered with a layer of frost that will take a few more hours for it to melt.

Tianhao glanced at Ayi, who was standing next to him with a humble expression, smiled gently, took off his leather robe, put it on her with his backhand, and carefully folded his collar.