"Strange ceiling ......"

After Guo Kang woke up, he muttered strangely.

Last night, he drank some wine with the others. Although he was not completely drunk, he was also groggy and fell asleep when he came back. As a result, I don't know how to get here.

He looked back and forth and found that Guo Ponu was packing up his things next to him. Guo Kang greeted her, but found that she didn't want to deal with her, and he didn't know what he was angry about. However, after such a long time, Guo Kang has long been accustomed to these people being inexplicably angry, so he automatically ignored her, changed his clothes, and went to greet others.

The things to do during the Chinese New Year seem to be similar since ancient times. In addition, it is not only the New Year, but Christmas is also stacked on top of each other, which has led to a lot of greetings and various ceremonies to be held during New Year's greetings.

It is said that long before the split between the Eastern and Western churches, some church members advocated Christmas as the beginning of the year. This proposal was not very successful, but the Purple Horde considered this idea and the Church's suggestion to try to separate Christmas from the winter solstice, and decided to think backwards and change Christmas instead of the first day of the year.

Before he could think of how to speak, he saw Peng Sai Khan walk to the shrine with the portraits of Heavenly Father, Heavenly Brother, and Divine Ancestor, saluted over there, and then picked up a knife decorated with gorgeous gold accessories from the offering table, turned his head and asked Guo Kang with a smile: "Have you thought about it?" ”

Those who contribute to this highest meaning deserve encouragement; What is harmful to this is what grassroots managers like him should oppose and prevent. Even if there are interests, one should resist temptation and adhere to lofty ideals and one's own soul.

Guo Kang blinked, didn't understand what he meant, and Theodora next to him immediately said, "We've all discussed it." He's a little embarrassed. ”

Everyone was obviously talking about work just now, so her words made Guo Kang directly dumbfounded. But the others didn't care about him, and Peng Sai Khan had already walked up on his own and stuffed the ceremonial knife directly into Guo Kang's hand.

"The person who told you this has a very clear idea." She praised: "Such a person, being a village chief, is a bit condescending." ”

In his view, all work in society is not classified according to men and women, but according to urgency. The war itself is, of course, the highest priority; Those jobs that directly serve the war, such as food production, weapons production, material transportation, etc., are secondary; All kinds of commercial activities purely for profit, of course, are even more secondary.

After talking about these things, they officially ended their trip and returned to Dadu.

After arranging this pile of matters, the father-in-law and others donated a batch of materials to each of the surrounding villages. After Guo Kang observed the circle, he also paid for the bad wine in the village.

Ma Shizhu said that when he was attending officer training in Dadu, he listened to some courses taught by gentlemen in the university. But he felt that the political theories of the Greeks were too nonsense.

Of course, authoritative religious figures have long said that if the New Year does not come, then Christmas can be moved to the New Year. Therefore, moving Christmas from the winter solstice to the new year will meet the conditions. In this way, both problems can be solved.

In addition, Guo Kang has not forgotten what he is implementing. He specifically looked for Ma Shizhu and asked him if he had any intention of participating in the textile promotion plan he organized.

Ma Shizhu thinks that this is already very good. It may indeed be easy to make some money by introducing textiles, but the priority of textiles is not so high. If you have less cloth, you can also compromise; Less rations, and then something big is going to happen. If these women really think that it is more advantageous to engage in this kind of work, then who would be willing to engage in production, take care of children, and prepare for war? After a long time, everyone stopped being Romans and became Italians.

The situation here is still not quite the same as Seris. According to the Ceris experience, it is easier to promote in developed areas that are in the heart position. However, the Purple Horde did not have a hinterland far from the front line, and their developed areas were also a group of cultivators who knew how to prepare for war every day. The agricultural efficiency on their side is also far inferior to that of the Central Plains. Thinking about it this way, the situation is indeed different, but before actually going there, Guo Kang himself didn't pay attention to it.

Other villages may be acceptable, but Majiazhuang has always been special. Everyone knows the story of their village. They were founded because of war; It has been able to develop until now because of the war. The men of the whole village are either fighting in the army or preparing for battle. There are too many things in the village that need to be done by women.

Therefore, in this case, it is especially important to keep in mind your true mission and the ultimate goal of the whole village. Only in this way can we ensure that we will not lose our way and degenerate ourselves in the midst of endless trivial matters and frequent compromises. The same is true for the management of the village industry.

"yes, you can promote him if you have a chance." Tuohuan also agreed.

In their schools, there are often more little girls than little boys. Because from their parents' generation, everyone has decided that only healthy and brave girls can become healthy and brave mothers, and then give birth to healthy and brave children. Due to the dangerous situation of almost annihilating the whole village as soon as they came up, the villagers of Majiazhuang took this very seriously and almost did their best to do these things.

He suggested that Guo Kang go to Majia Village to have a look when he was okay to find out how busy the women in the village were. Since the man was often absent, the woman had to cultivate the field and maintain the output. This is not about making money, but about military and political needs. Because the people of Majiazhuang must do a good job at both ends of the ploughing and warfare, they can be regarded as achieving the desired state.

Tuohuan and Theodora were waiting for him at the door, and the three of them exchanged pleasantries and asked about the situation over there. The two of them were very concerned about how many people Guo Kang had pulled this time, and they all looked relieved when they learned that more than 700 people had signed up.

"Then you'll have to come." Theodora hurriedly advised, "You should do all these things yourself." If I can't do it well, I'll help first, don't always count on her. ”

Therefore, in the past few days, Guo Kang has no possibility of being idle at all, and he is even more tired than working on weekdays.

got his assurance, Guo Kang also knew it in his heart. He nodded in agreement, and said that he would wait for the people over there to arrive, and then start selecting officers.

Guo Kang felt that what he said was also reasonable, this kind of thing could not be forced, so he agreed with him. On the side of the Purple Horde, the population is still too small after all, and the pressure of fighting a war is very high. Let's wait for a while in the future to get better, and then talk about it.

Ma Shizhu explained that he could understand what Guo Kang meant and understood his goals. He himself agreed that having women organize themselves to weave would certainly bring higher profits. But it was because of these benefits that he couldn't agree, for fear that it would delay the business.

Therefore, if you really want to make women as valuable as possible as Guo Kang said, then you should let their work move closer to a higher level.

Now, the women of Majiazhuang are also very busy. In their school, some of the lessons are already taught by the girls who have learned before, and other villages have also learned the same, so they can still go to other people's places and teach others. There are also many carpenters in the village, cattle raising, and cattle renting. As everyone intermarried, they brought these good habits and professional skills to other villages.

He said to Guo Kang with emotion that being a hundred households for all these years made him feel that as a grassroots manager, there was still a big difference between the requirements in the army and the requirements. Many problems in the village cannot be solved by memorizing military laws and strictly enforcing regulations, but can only be dealt with as much as possible according to the complex situation. Among them, there must be a large number of temporary changes.

Men were Roman swords, women were anvils and stoves in weapon workshops. Their primary job is to produce and nurture the next generation of citizens. Just as a man's honor lies in war, a woman's highest honor is to enable her children to grow up healthy from an early age and eventually become a qualified warrior.

Guo Kang said to them that if there is a war to be fought this year, let's drink something good. He packed up the bad wine and took it away.

Guo Kang left the house in confusion and came to the palace.

However, after thinking about it carefully for a while, Ma Shizhu still politely rejected him.

Guo Kang was a little surprised by this. Xianggongmiao Village refused to participate because they really had a highly profitable industry. Fine wines are a popular luxury drink throughout the Mediterranean, and even if they manage to renovate and mature their looms in the future, they will certainly not be as profitable as other wineries. But Majiazhuang does not have these industries, and it stands to reason that this kind of industry should have some attraction.

Now, I guess it's time to change our thinking and try something else.

As soon as he returned home, the people who stayed behind told him that the Great Khan's family was going to summon him. The stepfather and stepmother seemed to know about this and asked him to hurry up and not go to greet Guo Ponu.

Fortunately, these days didn't last long. Ten days later, they ended their trip and returned to Dadu. Although it was said that they wanted to reduce the number of people, they finally chose nearly 700 people here. According to the father-in-law, they are all villagers in the village, and no one wants to refute their face, so they can't pick at all. simply let everyone go to the military department to sign up, and let the family screen according to the regulations. The cost of the round-trip travel expenses, Guo's side came to pay for it, so it was time to invite everyone to travel.

Ma Shizhu believes that whether it is the reputation of the village or the personal honor of the citizens, the best way to obtain it is through war. They farmed and trained in preparation for war. Both men and women are all producing and living around this goal.

"The captain's name is Lu Yougong, from Xianggongmiao Village, and he was the standard-bearer of the Buda Legion before." Guo Kang said: "The standard-bearer has not yet been decided, and the people of Majiazhuang want to elect their 100 households and Ma Wanjun to come over, but I see that his record is very strong, and I feel that he is a little condescending to my side." Is it necessary to fight the Egyptians? ”

"Okay, good ......" Guo Kang could only respond.

In the nearby village, they were the first to explicitly let all the children go to class together, and when they asked the gentleman, they would explain it directly. All girls will be asked to participate in basic military training, as are boys, and to practice running, jumping and throwing with their older siblings. When they grow up, they will naturally be able to do the same work as men, increase the manpower in the village, and also free up men to do more demanding things.

"There aren't many of us, so it's better to be elite." Tuhuan shook his head and said, "Let him come, we have no shortage of personnel this time." Then let them in the village, and then nominate a new hundred households. Anyway, there are a lot of them, and there are many retired sergeants as candidates, so there should be no shortage of people. ”

In the past, when most of the criminals were arrested, a large group of businessmen were detained, and after investigation, it was found that almost all of them had a history of counterfeiting and smuggling, and they are now being held in prison. He was going to let this group of experienced old Greek crooks get their hands dirty, deal with it, disguise it as Georgian high-end wine, and sell it to the old hat nobles of Western Europe to drink. In this way, you can earn a lot of money.

"Don't worry too much, my sister has been training them. After all, it's a specially selected person, and he learns quite quickly. Guo Kang said: "And I won't really be unable to recruit people." If I can't, I'll have to let my sister be Mulan. ”

Everyone should be able to do the higher priority work possible. For example, if a woman is engaged in agriculture and is involved in transportation in wartime, her importance and the honors that come with it are of course higher than that of men engaged in business. It's just that women, as a whole, can do less work than men, so there is this difference in status, not the mystical concepts of the Greeks.

Vineyards like Xianggongmiao Village produce wine of varying quality every year. The products are relatively good, and they are generally sold for export to make money; If the quality is too poor, it may not be enough for long-distance freight, and the merchant is unwilling to accept it, so he can't sell it at a price, and basically the villagers drink it themselves, or even make vinegar.

"This golden knife is a well-known proverb. If you take this, even if you are our own Liu family. Pendulum Khan patted him on the shoulder and advised, "In the future, take good care of Hulu Buhua, and help you get rid of Anda." ”

"Where are the captains and standard-bearers you recruited this time?" Theodora asked again.

After they had finished explaining these business, they waited for a while, and then under the guidance of their attendants, they went to the chapel in the palace. Guo Kang became more and more puzzled, but after arriving there, he found that the husband and wife were really there.

He thought about it, told Theodora about the obstruction of the promotion of the loom, and suggested that she change her direction and try to start from those remote and poor places. Because in the core area, everyone seems to be accustomed to the current life, and it is more difficult to promote it. It is estimated that the people who accept it will be more sporadic and not very easy to organize.

In this regard, Theodora did not bother and agreed directly.

"You're too bored on weekdays, you don't deal with other people much, and I'm afraid you won't be able to bring people in." "Now you can't rely on those Slavs alone. ”

Guo Kang fully understood the meaning at this time, but the matter has come to this point, and he can no longer explain and shirk. He took the golden sword and thanked them one by one. Everyone seemed very satisfied with this, and the short ceremony was quickly over.

After that, he didn't have time to be idle, and was immediately pulled by Dehuan to do other things.

(End of chapter)