Saint Immortal Way

() Early the next morning, Lu Yang ordered his entourage to temporarily build a pier on the river bend, and piled piles of food on it, mainly rice, flour, dried fish and meat, as well as fine salt and so on.

In addition, there are all kinds of burlap and needles and threads, which can be used to make clothes, which are much better than the burlap used by the Heishui people, and the quantity is much larger than that of animal skins.

A huge pot shed was erected nearby, and porridge began to be cooked in a large pot.Others spread out in all directions, informing nearby homeless people that there was food and clothes to pick up at the creek.

Those who are smart will go directly to the local elders, leaders and others to explain the situation on the river bend.

By noon, 3000 people had gathered on the river bend.

It was impossible for Lu Yang to let these people eat without working, so after giving everyone a bowl of porridge, he stipulated that everyone would get three big steamed buns as long as they worked on the river bend for one afternoon.

The so-called work is to build a wharf on the river bend, mainly to level the ground, lay stones, etc., as long as you have a little strength, you can work.

With just such a rule, many Heishui people stayed and couldn't be driven away.

The leaders or elders of some tribes simply ordered their own people to build piers and simple wooden houses on the river bends in exchange for white flour steamed buns.

Of course, a bowl of porridge per person is rationed, and it can only make people hungry, no matter how full they are.

On the evening of the first day, nearly 3000 disaster-stricken refugees gathered nearby, and they still did not leave at night, so they set up piles of bonfires nearby. is spectacular.

On the third day, the gathered victims had reached 1.

On the river bend, some people continue to rest and level the flat land and docks, while some people start logging and build rows of wooden houses.

For these, Lu Yang sent people to plan, and asked his own people to lead the leaders and elders to work with the people of his tribe.

On the seventh day, it was already a week, and the number of people gathered from all directions reached 8000.

This is already a huge number. The nearby tribes with a radius of hundreds of miles have all come here if they can gather, and those who cannot come will stay in the original tribe and rebuild their homes.

At this time, the river has gradually receded.

Half of the food that came with the boat had been consumed, so Lu Yang had no choice but to send someone back to collect the food.

On the 13th day, a new fleet sailed from the river, docked at the pier, and unloaded grain and coarse cloth from the ship.

In addition, there are stone refining furnaces. The original shape of these stone refining furnaces is naturally alchemy furnaces. They are used to refine cement. Just pour in gravel, clay, lime, sand and water, and smelt for a while. When it is poured out, it is steaming hot cement, poured on the pier paved with gravel, and immediately becomes extremely hard cement after cooling.

Some artisans and migrant workers who came with the boat were also arrested. They need to lead more Heishui victims to cut down more trees, build more temporary wooden houses, and reclaim the land to sow corn and sweet potatoes. and potatoes.

All kinds of hoes and shovels are ready-made, and they are all delivered with the ship.Lu Yang specially asked someone to bring corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes with the boat and sow them directly on the vast flood plain near the river bend. It only takes two months to alleviate the huge food consumption.

Under the temptation of food and clothes, all the victims were quite obedient.

Lu Yang's method is actually quite simple. He brings some highly respected people from among the victims, such as chiefs or elders, and asks them to come forward. Each person manages a group of people, and divides all the victims into several areas, and manages them layer by layer. .

The strategy of using local people to manage the local people was very successful. The victims of the disaster were appeased from the beginning. Although there were complaints, riots and riots were prevented.

A huge population means a huge labor force. Lu Yang didn't expect these Heishui disaster victims to accomplish any earth-shattering feats. He only hoped that he could convey the goodwill of the Great Kuang Dynasty to them with practical actions.

But I didn't expect that the energy of the victims of the Heishui tribe was still very huge. Two months later, the appearance of the river bend has changed drastically.

In a radius of four miles near the river bend, many wooden houses were built in a concentrated manner, and patches of woods were cut down, and the land opened up was planted with crops.

Corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are extremely adaptable in places like the Flame Hell Wasteland. Within a week of planting, they have taken root and sprouted, and began to grow.

Especially the sweet potato, in the entire Flame Prison Great Wasteland, can be said to be the spiritual root of good fortune. No matter where the fierce mountains and evil waters are, as long as they are planted, they will all grow slowly, and within a few days, they can cover the ground. .

The organizers carefully took back the excess sweet potatoes and vines, and stewed them with the animal bones and fish bones from hunting. A favorite of all Blackwater people.

After a month, the river completely receded, and fertile land was exposed in many places along the river. The crops were planted in these places, and the growth was excellent. At a glance, it was emerald green.

After the river receded, many Heishui people returned to their original tribes, but some remained.

Near the river bay pier, it has become a market. This market has a lot of good things brought in from the wasteland of Beiyan Prison, such as fine salt, cloth, ironware, various grains and so on.

Since they are used to the things delivered by the Great Kuang Dynasty during this period, whether it is food or clothes, it is obviously better than the original tribal life, and many people simply live nearby.

Lu Yang organized a workshop for craftsmen to teach Heishui people how to grow crops, how to make bread, how to weave cloth, how to build complex houses and so on.

Several private schools were also quietly opened, and some five or six-year-old children were pulled into private schools on the pretext of providing food and care to teach them the knowledge of the holy way.

Ordinary Heishui people are not very vigilant, and they don't know what cultural aggression is. On the contrary, they think it is a good thing. Many Heishui people even put three or four-year-old dolls, regardless of gender, into private schools. Fortunately, although the private school was tired, it still accepted everything.

The first harvest season is coming, corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes are harvested one after another, and all the Heishui people who help with the work can get part of the food.

These foods can be sold in the market, and then ironware and cloth can be bought.

With the arrival of the first big harvest, the entire river bend area quickly prospered, and the big ships from the upper reaches also brought a lot of good things. The nearby tribes with a radius of hundreds of miles all came here. Buy good things at the market and return to the tribe.

Some directly helped the elders and leaders of the tribe to purchase, and some became merchants directly and returned to the tribe to sell goods. Inadvertently, a group of simple traders appeared in various tribes of the Heishui tribe.

Lu Yang's series of measures made Hewan develop rapidly.

Not only this bend, but actually, from the middle reaches to the lower reaches of the Li River, there are many branch rivers. Lu Yang initially sent people out to develop in this way.

As of the past three months, a total of 43 wharf markets have been built in the lower reaches of the Li River, including more than a dozen streams.

Infiltrating into the Heishui tribe in this way, this strategy succeeded, unknowingly, people at the bottom of the Heishui tribe began to be subtly changed.

Some people not only know how to fish, but also grow crops, raise cattle and sheep, and weave cloth to make wine.

Some of the children of the Heishui tribe, some of them are smarter, have even learned the skills of the holy way, such as saluting, reading and writing, and some of them even condense the spirit of eternity.

When Lu Yang heard about this, he laughed loudly, feeling extremely proud.

On the edge of the river bend, there were many large ships, and on the largest one, Lu Yang stood facing the wind, Huang Daoyun walked up and said, "Unexpectedly, in just a few months, we have opened up the situation among the small tribes of the Heishui tribe." , I believe, under the influence of slowly and subtly, this land will soon become the land of my holy way!"

"I'm afraid that if we are interested, others will not give us this opportunity to develop!" Lu Yang said softly.

"Junior Brother, you mean the Shuiyun Tribe?"

"Well, I heard from the Heishui people here that the Yunshui tribe is the largest tribe here, occupying the South Plains Peninsula, and their influence radiates across the entire southern region of the Great Wilderness of Flame Prison."

"The Li River Basin is some distance away from the Nanyuan Peninsula. They won't come and fight directly?" Huang Daoyun frowned slightly.

"Because there is still some distance between the Li River Basin and the Nanyuan Peninsula, they haven't had time to react during this period of time, but I believe they will wake up soon, and they will definitely not let us win over the small tribes at the bottom. Asshole!"

"Brother already has a countermeasure?"

"Hehe, I can run to the courtyard. I have already repaired the book and asked His Highness to send an army over. Based on the wharf we built, gather the army and advance to the South Plains Peninsula as soon as possible in several routes. Drive that Yunshui tribe into the South China Sea!"

"Report, my lord general, there is an urgent report from the most downstream pier!" A messenger quickly ran up and bowed to Lu Yang.

"What urgent report?"

"It's the military newspaper, here it is!" The messenger handed over a piece of letterhead with a paragraph of text written on it.

Lu Yang took a look, and immediately frowned.

"What's going on?" Huang Daoyun asked worriedly.

"Sure enough, as expected, the Yunshui Tribe really made a move. The pier and market at the most downstream near the sea outlet were attacked by the Yunshui Tribe. At this time, I'm afraid they have already fallen." Lu Yang sighed.

"It's the closest to the South Plains Peninsula. It seems that the other party has noticed that they want to wipe out all our docks!"

Lu Yang nodded and said, "Let them run rampant for two days first. Now the army has moved south in batches, and they will arrive here along the river soon. In two days, they will be able to protect themselves!"

Lu Yang turned around and summoned his staff to discuss countermeasures. On the second day, another pier was cut off. This time because of preparations, less than half of the people retreated back.

However, some low-level Heishui people living in the docks and markets were miserable. Everything was confiscated, private schools were destroyed, and all kinds of crops were burned. Only the fishing nets woven with thin ropes survived.

After the looting of the Yunshui tribe, many low-level Heishui tribes complained, but they didn't dare to resist openly, so they could only swallow their anger.

When Lu Yang heard about this situation, he felt relieved, and he couldn't stop laughing at the stupidity of the Yunshui tribe.

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