Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 156 0155: Generation Order of Foreign Races

Martial Arts Hall.

Cheng Guanghai was watching some young people practicing martial arts. He was also the head of the martial arts hall and sometimes taught them.

But it was Zhang Guangwen who was in charge of teaching, a position he had chosen himself.

When Cheng Guanghai saw his son coming, he waved to him and said with a smile:

"Since you are here, why don't you tell them about your martial arts experience? Now you are the strongest seventh-grade warrior in the village!"

Immediately, the fifteen people in line looked at Cheng Zongyang with excitement and anticipation in their eyes.

No matter when, everyone admires the strong! This is especially true for these young teenagers. Even the young patriarch in their eyes is only sixteen years old!

He had also brought back that strange giant python!

Seeing his father pushing him out, Cheng Zongyang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

But since his father had said so, he naturally would not refuse. Every month, he would come here to instruct Zhang Guangwen and other warriors.

Of course, they didn't know yet that they had entered the sixth rank.

It just doesn't need to be said.

Zhang Guangwen immediately walked to the side, stood straight, and looked at Cheng Zongyang with the same sharp eyes.

He is still a ninth-rank warrior, and can receive a fixed amount of free training resources from the warehouse every month. He also learned a book on swordsmanship and boxing.

Although there is still a long time to break through to the eighth level, the resources are all provided by the Cheng family, so naturally there is hope.

As for his brother Zhang Changjiang, after he was admitted, he also signed a contract and went to the Dharma Protector Hall to serve as the captain of a patrol team.

Cheng Zongyang walked in front of the crowd, looking at their energetic appearances, and nodded slightly:

"You are in good spirits. Captain Zhang has done a good job in training you. You must follow these basic trainings step by step and don't slack off, otherwise your foundation will be unstable and hinder your breakthrough. That will be your own fault."

“I won’t say much about these. When practicing martial arts, one must study diligently and never stop. One cannot judge strength by a short period of time, but by who can make it to the end!
The medicinal bath resources provided to you by Chengjia Village can basically be used as is, as long as you are not too lazy or too unfocused.

You are the second batch of members of the Martial Arts Hall. Every three months is a new registration period, and a new batch of members will join. You have been training for two months, right?"

As he said this, he looked at Zhang Guangwen who was standing aside.

Zhang Guangwen immediately said: "Young Patriarch, it's two months and six days."

Cheng Zongyang nodded and looked at everyone again: "Train well, Chengjia Village needs warriors to fill various positions, and more training resources are waiting for you!

Now that there is a war outside, the hard-earned life of Chengjia Village also needs you to protect it..."

Cheng Zongyang didn't do anything else. After giving them a boost, he let Zhang Guangwen continue to lead them in practice.

As for guidance, they have not yet entered the realm of the grade, so before that they just need to follow the steps of taking medicinal baths and strengthening their bodies.

Cheng Guanghai didn't say much. After leaving the martial arts hall, they started chatting on the way.

The father and son chatted about some family matters and some trivial matters in the village, while walking towards the ancestral hall. When it was almost time, Cheng Zongyang said:

"Dad, when I came back, I noticed that there was water flowing in the river. Although it's not big, it shows that the river has begun to return to its original state. This needs to be dealt with in advance."

Cheng Guanghai heard what he meant and nodded, "Are you worried that the river will overflow in the future, or if it rains heavily, the water in the river will flood the village?"

Cheng Zongyang nodded and said, "That's right. We chose this place because the terrain is relatively flat and easy to expand. And the river is dry, so it won't affect the station.

But now that the drought is over and rainfall has resumed, we have to take precautions in advance.”

Cheng Guanghai said solemnly: "Your uncle has also mentioned this, and some countermeasures have been proposed. If we want to prevent the water from the river from flowing into our village and use the river to draw water in the future, we need to make good use of this river.

The current approach is to deepen the river channel and slightly widen it. Only when the river channel is deep enough can the water flow not be too high to affect the village.

In addition, everyone also discussed a solution to dig several reservoirs upstream and downstream and divert the water to various places in the village through the reservoirs.

Whether it is farming, breeding, raising livestock, or for villagers' own use, water is needed. Villagers may be able to dig wells for water, but the former is not possible.

They use the most water, so the reservoirs are divided into different levels so that there is enough water supply to all locations.”

Hearing his father's arrangement, Cheng Zongyang also felt that it was a good idea. He immediately said:

"I agree. As long as it can solve the problem."

Water source is very important. The water source used in the village now comes from the water he and his team dug after a second renovation. A canal was dug directly to the village.

There are now three reservoirs in the village, which are used for various purposes and are barely sufficient.

In the future, the conditions of this type of water source will be further differentiated.

At least the water used by humans and livestock for drinking and eating should preferably come from underground well water, while surface water is suitable for irrigation, cleaning, fish ponds, etc.

When they arrived at the ancestral hall, Cheng Guanghai also talked about something: "By the way. Recently, your uncle has selected 16 orphans through screening one by one. He has also talked to them and they are all willing to change their surnames to Cheng and join the Cheng family. What do you think about this?"

This sudden news surprised Cheng Zongyang: "So soon?"

Cheng Guanghai looked at his son and said with a smile: "You have an idea, and everyone has considered it many times, and it is indeed beneficial to the cultivation of the core power of the Cheng family.

As long as we distinguish between the inner and outer races, we won't disrupt the roots of the inner race.

I have also thought that although they are from another race, there is also a generational order. This way it is easier to distinguish.

Your grandfather set the generation order of 'bringing glory to the clan, being filial, benevolent, respectful and virtuous, and enjoying long-lasting blessings', and now it is you and your brother who have reached the generation of 'Zong'.

Therefore, I also set a generation order for the Cheng family's outsiders. They are no longer called outsiders, but "the lineage of the earthly branches", and the inner family is the "lineage of the heavenly stems."

Hearing this name, Cheng Zongyang was a little surprised and said with a smile: "Dad, what did you come up with this name? It sounds a bit mysterious."

But Cheng Guanghai did not smile. Instead, he said seriously, "Be careful what you say. The Cheng family's ancestors are protecting our Cheng family. This also corresponds to the story of the immortal ancestor you made up. They complement each other."

Hearing the words "ancestors' protection", the corners of Cheng Zongyang's mouth twitched slightly.

Ever since several elders saw that some people were unable to leave their names and marks on the animal skins that had sworn an oath to the Immortal Ancestor, they began to believe that the Cheng family's ancestors were blessing them.

But Cheng Zongyang did not explain much, and it was difficult to explain. He let them do this and was happy for them to think this way.

Therefore, when considering things in the future, these elders must also pay attention to the influence of their ancestors, and on the first and fifteenth day of every month, they will go to the ancestral hall to solemnly offer sacrifices to their ancestors.

Just like the theory of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, which Cheng Guanghai found after flipping through the book, he also felt that it was more suitable for distinguishing between the inner and outer tribes. Seeing his father's serious look, Cheng Zongyang also put away his smile and said seriously:

"That's fine. Then I wonder what generation order you gave them?"

Cheng Guanghai said: "For men, the order is 'Yuan Wen Zheng Jun Ming Jia Shi Dao Yong Chang', and for women, the order is 'Shou Zhen Xi Shu Fang Zhen Qi Yu'. I found these from the books you brought back. The meaning is also good."

Cheng Zongyang didn't understand this, but the elder thought it was fine, so he asked, "I have no objection, so what are you going to do?"

Cheng Guanghai glared at his son: "Didn't you come up with this?"

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to ask if you want to hold a ancestor worship ceremony and make an announcement regarding joining the clan?"

Cheng Guanghai nodded, "Of course it is necessary. To join the Cheng family, you must declare your ancestor. Although they are not blood relatives, since you have joined, you should be considered as a collateral branch. As for the family tree, your cousin has already re-compiled it according to your request. After the ancestor worship, you can include those sixteen people in the earthly branch lineage."

Cheng Zongyang then asked: "How many men and women are there? How old are the oldest and youngest?"

Cheng Guanghai: "Nine girls and seven boys. The oldest is a girl, the same age as you. The youngest is a boy, eleven years old. They are all orphans, and they all joined willingly. The husbands they choose in the future can only marry into the family, so as to strengthen the branch."

Cheng Zongyang was silent for a moment, then said, "I will draft another Immortal Ancestor Oath, targeting the people of the Earthly Branches. This will also ensure the main interests of the Heavenly Stems."

"Okay." Cheng Guanghai had no objection to this. With the protection of his ancestors, he was not afraid of betrayal!
As long as the Cheng family does not do anything harmful to the world, no one can harm them.

After it was confirmed, Cheng Guanghai prepared to go back and check the date, so that he could open the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors and join the clan.

As long as they sign the contract and become a branch of the Cheng family, resources will not be stingy and will be given better and more than outsiders, so that outsiders will know the benefits of joining the Cheng family.

"By the way, Dad, now that the outsiders have started to join in, the thing I envisioned at the beginning, which involves the overall interests and long-term development of the clan in the future, can almost be carried out. In your spare time, take a look at how much public property the village has."

"Public property?" Cheng Guanghai was puzzled: "Aren't these all from our Cheng family?"

Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly: "It was before, but after outsiders joined in and the contribution system was established, public and private are no longer just public property. Dad, listen to me, let my second aunt do the statistics, and I will tell everyone after the earthly branches are designed."

"Okay, keep it secret." Cheng Guanghai shook his head, but he also knew that this matter concerned the clan, and he also knew his son's ability, so he would not lag behind.

Then he took six incense sticks from the incense table, lit them and handed three of them to his son.

"You've been away for a few days. Come back and burn some incense to your ancestors." Cheng Guanghai said.

Cheng Zongyang nodded, took the three incense sticks, raised them above his head and knelt down to worship.

After a while, Cheng Zongyang left the ancestral hall first.

Cheng Zongyang didn't have to worry about the things he was talking about, as his father would take care of them. He had a lot of things to worry about, but at least he could start making bricks.

The layout of the village is a bit messy now. If he knew how to make cement, he would have to get it out first.

But with bricks, new houses will become more stable and beautiful in the future. Even the site and the main road of the village can be paved with bricks, which has many uses.

All the way to Gongbudang.

He found Gao Yongzhuang, the mason who was in charge of the house construction and is now the head of the house construction workshop.

The building of Gongbudang is not small in size. It is located behind the Budo Hall. It is composed of more than ten houses connected together to form the entire Gongbudang.

The main reason is that this area is relatively large, which is suitable for departments with many halls such as Gongbutang.

In the house where the house was built, there were more than a dozen people writing and drawing.

When some people saw that most of the light was blocked, they raised their heads to look at the door, recognized the faces and identities of the people coming, and bowed to them.

"Meet the young clan leader!"

"You're welcome." Cheng Zongyang said with a smile, "I'm here to look for Master Gao. You guys go about your business."

"Yes, Young Clan Leader." Everyone responded.

Then Gao Yongzhuang, who was much fatter than when he first arrived, walked forward and asked with a bow, "What do you want, young clan leader?"

As for Cheng Zongyang, it can be said that in terms of respect, no one can compare to Gongbudang.

Whether it is the importance attached to Gongbutang craftsmen or the welfare benefits, they are all very high. Not only that, they are also encouraged to do more creative research, and there are rewards for good results.

They had never encountered this before, so they naturally respected Cheng Zongyang very much, and felt that a gentleman would die for his friend!
"Let's talk outside and don't disturb their discussion." Cheng Zongyang smiled slightly and turned to walk towards the open space outside.

Gao Yongzhuang followed behind, and Cheng Zongyang also asked: "Can the technology of burning bricks be researched?"

"This..." Gao Yongzhuang said somewhat embarrassedly, "I have asked some colleagues and tried based on their descriptions, but all failed. I have failed the young clan leader's expectations. Please punish me!"

At the end, he began to blame himself.

Cheng Zongyang shook his head: "No need. This is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Practice, theory and inspiration are all indispensable."

"Thank you, Young Patriarch, for your understanding!" Gao Yongzhuang bowed again to express his gratitude!

"I learned about the brick-making technology when I went to the county this time. Please write it down and take others to try it later."

Having said that, without waiting for Gao Yongzhuang to think more, he repeated all the steps of making bricks by Ma San and others twice.

Gao Yongzhuang knew his memory and knew that a good memory was not as good as a good pen, so he quickly asked someone to write it down.

At last, Gao Yongzhuang said excitedly: "Don't worry, young clan leader, I will definitely bake it this time!"

"Okay, then you guys go ahead and get busy. Let me know when it's done." Cheng Zongyang waved his hand, turned around and left Gongbutang.

"Yes! Young Patriarch!" everyone shouted.

For Cheng Zongyang, as long as it can speed up the development of the village, he will not hesitate to reward. It all depends on whether the other party has the ability to do so!

Although he had countless techniques from his previous life, the ones he could remember could be counted on two hands, and it was still a vague memory.

With nothing to do, Cheng Zongyang went to the farmland.

On the way, he was also thinking about the gold mining workshop.

Excluding what was used before, the gold sand stored in the warehouse in the past two months is less than 100 taels. The main reason is that the gold sand content in the following places is not high, which also means that the mining is almost done.

But this “not much” is far richer than some gold mines in the mountains!
When he arrived at the farmland area, Cheng Zongyang smiled as he looked at the villagers working and the calf-high rice seedlings being planted.

This is the future!
(End of this chapter)