More than two months later

“……

At that time, the cold wind howled on the Nightmare Snow Mountain, stirring up the snow on the ground and the snowflakes in the air, and there was no scene to see from a few meters away, and there was a white expanse of wind and snow everywhere.

The officers and men of our 12th Company were all crawling on the edge of the cliff, crawling forward step by step in the face of the wind and snow, and each of them used a backpack strap to connect himself with the ropes on the side of the road to prevent the wind from blowing down the cliff......

In such a bad situation

We also had to climb over the snowy peaks, because our mission was to conquer the snowy mountains before the general attack was launched, interspersed behind enemy lines, and deliver a fatal blow from Sevastopol's weak underbelly.

If our army fails, it will cause huge losses to the Allied army, which has suffered 100,000 casualties.

You haven't been to the European battlefield, so it's a terrible fight!

After a large-scale battle, corpses were everywhere, thousands of crows circled in the sky, and people flew down and pecked before they were dead, and they couldn't get rid of them, like the ghosts of death......"

Talked about it for a while

The veteran's mouth was dry, he picked up the big tea jar next to him, poured a stomach of water with a "coo-dong-goo-dong", wiped his mouth with his hand, and said after a comfortable "hiccup";

"Alright, get to work as soon as you have enough rest. That's all for today, you boys will do a good job in the future. His Majesty is kind and generous today, and if he has the opportunity to join the army and make meritorious achievements, it is not uncommon for him to become a nobleman if he is lucky. At worst, a plantation owner like me is also a good planter, and this life is worth it. ”

"Master Zhu, you will talk about it for a while, we love to hear it."

"Don't talk nonsense, go to work, I'll talk to you if I have nothing to do, and I'll clean up my more than 600 acres of land first." This veteran called "Zhu Ye" is not very old, only twenty-three or four years old.

He was a veteran of the expeditionary force, who traveled around most of the world by boat, and experienced a four-year military career from training to war, which greatly broadened his horizons. He also earned 65 acres of meritorious land for himself, plus 10 acres of private land given free of charge by Paradise Island, and 30 acres of land purchased at his own expense, for a total of 105 acres of good land, which is equivalent to 630 acres of land, and he is an out-and-out small manor owner.

Among them, 65 acres are meritorious fields with 10 taxes and 1 attraction, and 40 acres are private fields with "10 taxes and 3", all of which have independent property rights.

"Master Zhu" was formerly known as Hou Xiaozhu, and now he is the captain of the Wuxing Town Militia Brigade, because he was an acting platoon commander before he retired from the army.

"Master Zhu" is the envy of everyone in Wuxing Town, there are not only three blonde and blue-eyed Caucasian women in the family, but also several mixed-race boys and daughters. And he also married a Chinese woman to make the main house, and bought 6 contiguous upstairs mansions in Wuxing Town, and he will be a proper squire in the future.

Taking advantage of the leisure time at noon, Zhu Ye and a group of hired workers bragged and fart, and Wu Erbao also mixed in and listened to it with relish.

Zhu Ye's plantation is not far from Wu Erbao's field, separated by two families, a hilly area of 630 acres, and is also close to the river that runs through the town.

Wu Erbao and more than 20 hired workers have been busy clearing the wasteland in the "Zhuye" plantation these days, and they don't even have time to work on their own land, why is this?

Because the "Zhu Ye" gave too much, an ordinary strong laborer was given 20 yuan a month, and he was in charge of food and housing, so everyone simply put their own land aside and ran to the plantation of the "Zhu Ye" to earn some extra money first.

Now the 630 acres of land of "Zhu Ye" have all been reclaimed, shrubs and grass roots and large and small stones, large pieces of hard soil are picked up, after many days of exposure, the next step is to prepare for raking and ridges.

as planned;

Plant 100 acres of apple trees, 100 acres of pear trees, 150 acres of wheat fields and 200 acres of rice fields, but also circle out a pasture of more than 60 acres, raise cattle, sheep and pigs, and the remaining 10 acres of land will be kept to build a suburban manor in the future, plant some rape, raise some chickens, ducks, geese and poultry, and plant some vegetables and fruits for their own use.

Another windmill was built by the river, which was convenient for grinding flour and extracting oil.

The planning of such a typical small and medium-sized plantation basically meets its own self-sufficiency requirements, the apples and pears produced are sent to the town's canning factory, most of the rice and flour grain are sold, and most of the livestock and poultry eggs raised are also sold in the town in addition to their own use, and they can obtain a lot of stable income every year.

It is estimated that;

Such a small plantation, according to the degree of management, the annual income is about 3000~4000 yuan, which is enough to maintain a fairly wealthy life.

Wu Erbao didn't buy it in the end, because this thing is now a hot commodity, and if you want to buy it, you have to spend 50 yuan to book, and it won't arrive until more than half a year later.

I heard that the cattle were transported from the kingdom itself, and according to the different sizes, they had to add money, and 200 yuan could no longer buy cattle, at least close to 300 yuan.

The good news is that Wu Erbao bought a walk-behind tractor, which turned out to be an extremely scarce supply, and it happened that a large ship of 6,000 units arrived in New Xi'an City, and he finally grabbed one, and the price happened to be 258 yuan.

Wu Erbao is no stranger to hand-held tractors, he has repaired railways, participated in logging teams, and also worked as a tractor driver.

Wu Erbao's own money was not enough, so he borrowed 28 yuan from Zhu Ye to buy one, and said that he would use the labor money to offset the account in the future, and he would be very happy after buying a walk-behind tractor.

A laborer is 20 yuan a month, and a tractor hand plus machinery is 65 yuan a month, more than tripling.

This means that Wu Erbao helps the "Zhu Ye" to work, and the salary of one person for three people is 5 yuan more, as long as he works for half a year, the money for the reclamation of wasteland at home is there, the money for building a house, the money for buying calves and lambs, and the money for buying chickens and ducks.

Although his own land has not been cultivated for the time being, Wu Erbao used the remaining time after work to build a large wooden fence against the stars and moons, covering more than two acres of land, and bought 16 little lambs to put in it, and went back to feed them every day.

He also bought barbed wire to build a large chicken pen, stocking more than 200 chicks and 50 ducklings, and now they are not small, and they can lay eggs in more than two months.

Therefore, Wu Erbao works hard every day.

Now an agricultural mechanic like him is very sought-after, even if he finishes the work of raking the ground and raising ridges for the "Zhu Ye" family, there are still many people in the town who have to rush to hire, and they don't have to worry about having no work at all.

Today's Wuxing Town has built more than 130 wooden houses, and more houses are under construction, many Chinese traders have heard the news, grocery stores, cloth shops, grain and oil stores, teahouses, wine shops, green buildings, blacksmith shops, post and telecommunications offices, police stations, and town offices have been established, and there is already a general appearance of a prosperous town.

There are more than a dozen veterans like Zhu Ye in the town, and there are one or two in every village below, and there are probably nearly a hundred veterans in the whole town, all of whom are wealthy small and medium-sized manor owners.

By extension, in the new towns around New Xi'an City, thousands of veterans have been placed, and they are the envy of many new immigrants.

This is all happening to people and things around us, no one can turn a blind eye and pretend to be blind, hear but not pretend to be deaf, I heard that these veterans can rob wantonly in Europe, no wonder everyone is rich and oily.

Imperceptibly

People are full of longing for the kingdom army, and have a personal experience of His Majesty's benevolence and generosity, and the role of words and deeds is so huge, prompting the new immigrants to integrate into the Tang Kingdom very quickly.

Breathe with the Kingdom, share the fate, share the glory and disgrace, and all this is exactly what His Majesty the King wants to see.

That's right, the resettlement of retired soldiers is to treat them as sparks, spilled on the land of the kingdom, in the cities, in the countryside, in every remote corner, there is such a clear example, silently told to everyone;

As long as you follow in the footsteps of Your Majesty, as long as you follow the footsteps of the expansion of the Tang Kingdom, and enjoy the glory and wealth, the beautiful wife and beautiful family are just a piece of cake!

Veterans who have undergone rigorous military training can play the role of setting an example by serving as militia brigade leaders and squadron leaders in towns and villages, which is conducive to popularizing the regular training of the army and building a strong reserve militia force.

Similarly, retired soldiers are a vested interest class in the feudal system of the Tang Kingdom, mostly small and medium-sized landlords and small and medium-sized manor owners.

They are the fanatical supporters of His Majesty, as well as die-hards and conservatives loyal to the kingdom, who act as role models and glues in the villages, and are essential to the stability of the social base.

The Tang Kingdom has established retired soldiers' associations in all cities, villages and towns, which is the most loyal organization to His Majesty the King, through which the retired soldiers' associations guide the grassroots consensus of the society, forming stronger and stronger social cohesion and the concept of honor and disgrace.

This will play an increasingly important role if this is persisted in the long term.

Today's Wu Erbao is the fanatical little fan brother of "Master Zhu", in fact, the age difference between the two is three or four years old, but the military experience of "Master Zhu" has smeared a layer of brilliance on his image, and as the captain of the militia, his reputation in the town has risen invisibly.

Because he is diligent and spares no effort, he is comfortable enough, and he is an "excellent worker", so "Master Zhu" arranged a position for Wu Erbao as a militia squad leader, which made Wu Erbao very happy.

Grown so big, he hasn't been an official yet!

The militia squad leader is small and small, and he is always in charge of 14 people, so he has face when he says it.

Don't you say it...... The efficiency of the work of the Chinese hired workers is fast, everyone is an all-rounder, and they can do everything they can do in order to cut down trees, plant seedlings and plant fields, and only more than 4 months of work before and after, they will complete the construction of more than 630 acres of fields of "Zhu Ye".

Fruit tree seedlings were planted, wheat and rice were planted, a huge barbed wire fence was built, and a row of more than 10 wooden houses was built, and the prototype of a manor was basically completed.

In the days to come, it will be filled slowly.

Wu Erbao was not idle during this time, he hired someone to drive his own diesel walk-behind tractor, and used his free time at night to plough all the 90 acres of fields, rake and rake the ridges, and plant all the wheat.

This is because growing wheat is the most worry-free, in his spare time, he can take a walk-behind tractor to look for work everywhere and help other people's families open up wasteland, which is 65 yuan a month and 780 yuan a year, which is more than staying in the farm all day long.

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