On October 18, the weather was already very cold, and when I woke up in the morning, the ground was full of hoarfrost. Gu Bei walked to the yard, and under the sour jujube tree, a lot of sour jujube trees had fallen.

Gu Bei picked up a sour jujube, wiped off the hoarfrost on it, peeled the skin, put it in his mouth and took it, without biting.

Because after the jujube is ripe, the skin is sweet, and the flesh is still unacceptably sour.

After Gu Bei finished absorbing the sweetness on the surface, he spit out the sour dates, smacked his lips, and said, "The taste is not bad." ”

In the courtyard, Shuang'er was practicing her sword, and after Shuang'er saw Gu Bei's actions, she also went over to pick one up, but she peeled the skin and took a bite directly.

After a while, Shuang'er's little face was wrinkled, but she still ate the flesh on the sour date, and only spit out the core.

"Liar."

Shuang'er went to practice the sword again, and Gu Bei laughed over there.

Ye Wei's favorite weapon is a hammer, Gu Bei likes a gun, but Shuang'er likes a sword, and she is quite talented in practicing swords.

Gu Bei pondered, when her cultivation realm was a little higher, he would give her a spirit sword, so that she could exert her stronger strength.

Gu Bei stood in the courtyard, the light in his hand flashed, and the dragon pattern gun appeared in his hand, and there was a blue light flowing on the surface.

"Whirring ......"

He began to practice guns in the courtyard, which was what he had to do every day.

Chopping, picking, stabbing, sweeping......

Gu Bei's spearmanship is very simple, there are no bells and whistles, but it is very practical, if you add true qi, the power is amazing.

After practicing marksmanship, Gu Bei went to have breakfast again, and then took Ao Xing and Ye Wei out of the city and went to the Thorn River outside the city.

Since the transformation of the coast, Gu Bei has wanted to open up a waterway, from Thorn City to the sea.

The river actually exists, because the River of Thorns is a tributary of a large river in the mysterious forest.

As long as the city of thorns is widened and deepened, and its river is diverted from the location of the harbor into the sea, a waterway from the city of thorns to the west sea can be opened.

At that time, whether it is transporting goods, or sailing, or even the water of Thorn City itself, it will bring great convenience.

Of course, this project is very huge, and it can only be completed in a short time unless Uncle Long makes a move and uses his supernatural powers to move mountains and reclaim the sea again.

It's a pity that Uncle Long said last time that he wouldn't do anything like this again.

Gu Bei could only rely on the manpower of Thorn City to dig the river little by little.

Progress has been slow, but it's not without its benefits.

At the very least, the people of Thorn City were happy because they could participate in the excavation of the river and earn food and wages when there was nothing to do in the winter.

This is a very important thing for the common people, because with these extra food and wages, they do not have to go hungry every winter, as they used to, and worry that they will not survive the winter.

This project, in essence, has improved the lives of the people of Thorn City, and these people are grateful to Gu Bei, and Gu Bei can also complete his plan.

Of course, the speed is a little slower, and there is no way to do it.

Outside the city of thorns, the upper reaches of the river have been blocked, and after the flow is broken, the digging is in full swing.

"What a big black fish!"

When an old farmer wielded a hoe to widen the river, he dug out a black fish weighing about two pounds from the silt, and his face was full of smiles.

If it were somewhere else, a harvest like this would definitely be taken away by the stewards, and these people who worked would not get anything.

But Thorn City is different, under Gu Bei's strict supervision, the stewards don't dare to do such a thing, whoever digs the fish will belong to whom.

"Quick, load it up!"

The old farmer untied a small rattan basket from his waist, put the black fish in it, and then tied it back to his waist and moved it to his back, making him more energetic.

The people around the old farmer were also encouraged and dug hard, hoping that they could also dig a few fish and bring them back to improve their food.

When it comes to eating meat, everyone is very active, because there is so little meat that can be eaten on a regular basis.

Gu Bei and Ye Wei stood on the shore, watching this scene.

Gu Beidao: "Did you see it?" They don't need much, and having a fish to eat can be very happy. ”

Ye Wei nodded and said with emotion: "Yes, most of them may only eat meat a few times a year, or even not once. ”

Places like Thorn City are too barren and have sparse vegetation except for the Mystic Forest, which is too poor compared to other places.

If it weren't for Gu Bei's arrival, this place would be even poorer, and everyone wouldn't even have enough to eat, let alone eat meat.

Gu Beidao: "Therefore, our first goal is to make all the people in the fiefdom of Thorn City have enough to eat, and even eat meat. ”

The river renovation project is not only for boating, but more importantly, when the water source is sufficient, the fields near Thorn City can be better irrigated and can increase production.

Gu Bei and Ye Wei continued to walk forward, watching the people in the river work.

From time to time, someone greeted Gu Bei, and Gu Bei responded with a smile one by one, and did not put on a stand.

In addition to these people, many criminals who have committed crimes, but whose sins are not unto death, will also come to work.

Thorn City does not raise idlers, and criminals are no exception.

The place where these people worked, separated from the common people, was strictly guarded by the city guards.

Among these criminals, there were many cultivators, and their strength was much greater than that of ordinary people.

However, none of them work voluntarily, one by one drooping their heads, and many of them are grinding, and they try to be lazy if they can.

The group of newly captured Western pirates, cultivators below the third order, were also among them.

As for those above the third order, they don't dare to release it for the time being, for fear of causing some trouble.

"Work fast, what are you doing slowly? Don't want to eat anymore? ”

The soldiers of the city guard were armed and drove these criminals to work, but they were not very efficient, and they were very anxious to catch fire.

Seeing that they want to be passive and slack off, I want to kill them.

After Gu Bei and Ye Wei came over, they looked at it for a while, and Gu Bei asked Ye Wei to find the person in charge.

"Your Royal Highness, what do you command?"

The person in charge is a centurion of the city guard, a third-order martial artist, and his personality is relatively calm.

Gu Bei pointed at those criminals and said, "You go and tell them that if they behave well, their sentences can be reduced, and if they are passive and sabotage, or even provoke trouble, they will be sentenced!" ”

"You first find a few good and minor offenders and unshackle them, and then find a few bad ones and whip them so that they can see the new rules with their own eyes."

"Yes!"

The centurion's eyes lit up, and he immediately ran over and conveyed Gu Bei's words to those criminals.

Subsequently, according to Gu Bei's instructions, he removed the shackles from several minor crimes and performed well, and announced in public that his sentence would be reduced by a certain number of days.

Some found a few criminals who were grinding and doing a lot of things, whipped them severely, and announced in public that they would be sentenced to other criminals.

After this trick was used, sure enough, the efficiency of those criminals was much higher than before, after all, no one wanted to be beaten and the sentence would be increased, and they all hoped to get their sentences commuted.

That centurion threw himself to the ground with the five bodies that Gu Bei admired, such a simple method, why didn't he think of it before?

Of course, he didn't know that this method was not thought up by Gu Bei, but relied on the memory of his previous life.

After Gu Bei inspected the river project, he returned to Thorn City, as the master of Thorn City, there were too many things he needed to do.