Yu Min and his family received half a month's rations, spring-sown seeds, and simple farm tools from thousands of households in Yanglin Township, and then went to Dashao Township, 20 miles away, under the leadership of Niu Baihu.

And then, there is no then......

Looking at the red earth with nothing in front of them, only dusty red earth, the soldiers were all dumbfounded:

"Hundred, are we going to the wrong place?"

"That can't be." Niu Baihu looked around at the map in his hand, scratched his head and said:

"It's not in the ravine, on the dam of this horse Pingchuan, can I still see the wrong place?"

"Where's the big sentry township?" The original Wang Xiaoqi, and now the king tried a hundred households and said in a sullen voice: "This is not hairy?" ”

"There's not even a figure, this is where our hundred households are stationed?" Another Liu Xian Baihu also asked with a bitter face.

"This should be it." Niu Baihu repeatedly confirmed the markers on the map, pointed to the hillside behind the river in the distance, and said: "See, it matches the map completely!" ”

"Really!" The two tried hundreds of households to take a look, and this was indeed the case. "That's really a bad dad, why did you divide us up such a broken ground?"

"That's it, there is no hair, let the pit die!" The soldiers were already complaining, and when they seized the opportunity, they vented:

"What I said at the beginning, what is this a treasure land in the whole of Yunnan, we are blessed here. It turns out to be a liar! ”

"That is, if you can believe the words of the official, the sow can go up the tree!"

"Okay, let's not say a word!" Niu Baihu sank his face and scolded: "We are here to open the side, not to enjoy the blessings!" Otherwise, why would the prince give us a special allowance every month, which has always been copper coins? ”

After all, the soldiers are much less arrogant, but there are still people who mutter:

"Then this place is too broken, why don't you have anything, there is no place to sleep tonight, how do you live this day?"

"What's wrong?" Niu Baihu's eyes widened, and he scolded the thorn and said, "Are you the young master of a big family?" If no one is served, you won't be able to dress and eat? Don't forget that you are a soldier, marching to war, sleeping in the wilderness, isn't it common? ”

"That's it, there's no place to sleep, let's set up camp by ourselves, and it's not that we can't, so why are we squeamish?" Wang tried a hundred households and also taught his hands down:

"What are you doing here, let's get rid of the land where we live first!"

"Yes." Only then did the soldiers receive their orders, and they scattered and busied themselves as they did when they were marching and fighting.

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First of all, Niu Baihu chose an unobstructed open area as a camp in accordance with the three principles of flat and underground camps in the army, so that it was not easy to be attacked by people.

There was a high ground on the flank of the camp, low in front and high in the back, which could be defended and defended, and he sent soldiers to guard above, and the situation in a radius of ten miles could be seen from here.

At the same time, Yu Min and other chief flag officers, with their respective brothers, went to the vicinity to look for materials that could be camped.

Unfortunately, they couldn't find a lot of bamboo nearby, so they had to go to the river and cut a lot of reeds.

Then he cut down some pine and cypress trees, cut off the extra branches, left only the straight trunks, hung the bundles of reeds on them, and carried them back to the camp.

After returning to the camp, they began to build a shack in the area arranged by Shangguan.

They are all journeymen who don't know how many times they have done it, and they don't have to worry about Yu Min at all. Two sergeants picked up hoes and dug holes. The other two sergeants cut the timber into two long and one short, in groups of three, to form a triangle, tied it with hemp rope, and inserted it into a pit in the ground, and the frame of a triangular tent was built. The four of them continued to the next place to repeat the previous action.

At this time, the rest of the soldiers used the reeds they had brought back and the branches they had cut down before, and folded and covered the frame from high to low.

There is also a skill in building the cover, first of all, the slope must be built, then the branches should be straightened out, then the first layer of reeds, the second layer of branches, the third layer of soil, and finally the simple weaving of reeds thickened and compacted, so that no matter how much rain it rains, it will not leak.

At night, a fire is burned at the door of the shack, the heat is not easy to disperse, and the effect of keeping out the cold is also quite good. At least in eastern Yunnan, where the four seasons are like spring, it is enough.

Don't look at the shack is not big, but there is no problem at all to lie down in four or five big men. Yu Min's small flag is enough to build three shacks.

The only problem is that if you go in, you have to lie down, at most squat, so the soldiers call this kind of shack a toad nest.

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When they were in battle, they would have to spread a layer of reeds or thatch at most. Isn't this going to be a permanent residence, so I added the process, and it's no problem to go up for a month.

The division of labor and cooperation among the soldiers is extremely efficient, even if it is a deluxe version of the ...... The shacks were all completed before dark. They also dug a ring of trenches outside the camp and made improvised deer firewood out of wattle and black locust branches to prevent wild beasts or unscrupulous natives from invading.

When the soldiers finished their work and returned to their respective small flags, they saw that a bonfire had been lit in front of the shack, and the pot was set up to cook dinner.

"It's so fragrant, it's meat porridge!" After a busy day, the soldiers who had been hungry for a long time sniffed and gathered in front of their small flag pot.

After a while, there was a sound of porridge in the camp. The thick rice porridge with minced bacon warmed the hungry stomachs of the soldiers and comforted their hearts.

People are like this, if they have a place to live and fill their stomachs, they will be in a much better state.

As everyone knows, the bacon left over from their hundreds of households for the New Year will be consumed. After that, you have to eat it again for the New Year.

However, the effect is really outstanding, and when the three of Niu Baihu patrolled the night, they saw that the mood of the soldiers was much more stable than before.

Then he called the troublesome thorns to the campfire, and talked to them:

"To tell you the truth, the place we got was pretty good. The land is level, which is convenient for reclamation; Surrounded by mountains and rivers, there is no worry about irrigation; Moreover, with sufficient sunshine and a good climate, if the land is well served for a few years, it will definitely become fertile land. We just took advantage of the early arrival, and the army that came to Yunnan to garrison in the future will definitely not be able to find such a good place to kentun. ”

"Boss Niu is not wrong at all." Wang Xian Baihu nodded and said: "We have been to Dongchuan and Guangnan last year, and those dams are the size of pinnoses, how can this place be as big as Songmeng?" ”

"And it is located in the center of the official road between Qujing and Kunming, which is the necessary place to travel from south to north." Liu Xian Baihu also said:

"I dare to guarantee that it will be prosperous again in less than two years!"

"I hope so......" The thorns finally listened to the three of them, and stopped talking strangely.

"Don't worry, it will definitely be so!" Niu Baihu said in a deep voice: "We can all pacify the northwest and recover Yunnan, what else can be difficult for us?" If there is no Dashao Township, let's build another one - I declare that where we are now, will be the Dashao Township in the future! ”

"Yes!" The soldiers were infected by the heroism of Niu Baihu, and this time the voice of the response was much louder than before.

(End of chapter)