The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 353 Hello, Shache!
Zhao Muyun, the King of the Northwest, was unaware of this.

After a group of merchant families came to seek refuge with him, even the imperial physicians of the capital city regarded him as a golden opportunity to curry favor.

What will happen if I find out?

Of course, the more the better!

The most important goal for the entire Kansai Nine Guards next year is to establish agricultural settlements.

The border defense requires border troops.

Land reclamation also requires labor.

According to General Xiong, the 120,000 migrant workers in the new city of Hami under construction are simply not enough to support the workforce.

To restore the Nine Guards of Guanzhong to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, no matter how many people we send, it won't be enough!

He directly issued a military order to the garrison commander of Jinzhou Pass: "All immigrants crossing the river should spread the word about the current situation of the Nine Guards of Guanzhong."

General Xiong: "."

It's not that we can't come, but could we come a little later?

The entire army is currently worried about food and seeds after the spring.

Time does not stand still because of these sorrows.

Ganlu River.

The Russian raid even accelerated the construction process.

Without bricks and tiles available, there's no way to build a city.

But we can restore the city walls that were left over from the Tang Dynasty.

They used freshly dug clay to build it.

outer city.

Wengcheng (outer walled city).

stable.

Let's circle them all first.

Warhorses captured from the Russians.

The vanguard battalion members have been extremely busy these days.

The standard equipment of Ganluchuan Garrison consisted of three thousand horses and three thousand soldiers.

They sent half of the spoils they had earned through their own skill to General Xiong, and left more than 6,000 horses behind.

Including the standard horses, preparing stables that provide shelter from the wind and rain and enough hay for the winter before the snowfall is quite a task.

Fortunately, the withered grass of dog rice is a favorite food of both horses and sheep.

Many people immediately realized the benefits of this type of pasture.

Humans and animals can share food!
at the same time.

The snow boot workshop is also operating at full capacity.

More than two hundred personal guards and their families.

It started with one person making an entire pair of boots by themselves, and later each person was responsible for a specific step in the process.

The efficiency improved several times over after the division of labor and cooperation.

While the migrants working in Hami New City worry about having to stop working due to the cold winter temperatures, the military dependents in the workshops are worried that this winter won't be cold enough.

Is it cold or not?
Although it is not snowing in the eighth month of the lunar calendar.

However, in addition to the Fire Province with its Flaming Mountain, the Kansai Nine Guards experienced five consecutive snowfalls in the latter half of the first month of winter.

Although the snow wasn't heavy.

But the cold air was extremely biting.

The sandstorm, accompanied by snow, made it incredibly difficult for anyone to travel outside.

The Hami New City project, which had only been under construction for two months, has been halted.

A team of 10,000 charcoal collectors was formed by military dependents drawn from several garrisons.

The day after these immigrants left, open-pit coal mining began.

The ironware workshop is working almost twelve hours a day to prepare for next year's spring planting and land clearing.

Iron smelting requires a large amount of coal. The various garrisons also need coal as fuel.

Fortunately, the coal seam in this open-pit coal mine is very shallow, and each person can dig out between 500 and 800 kilograms per day.

During the day, 10,000 miners worked tirelessly, while at night, a transport team of 3,000 military dependents continuously delivered supplies to various locations.

Within a few days, the various wards began using coal for heating.

You ask if living in a dugout in winter is good? Is it even possible to survive these days?

Immigrants will tell you with great enthusiasm:

"As long as you fill the stove with coal, the entire dugout will be warmer all night than in late spring."

"Buy a few lamb bones and cut up some turnips (also known as turnips, dog's head mustard, or radish), throw them into the pot on the stove, and when you wake up in the morning, the elderly and children can drink a fragrant bone soup."

"In my opinion, the idea of ​​building the outhouse next door is brilliant! As long as you diligently empty the filth from the toilet into the septic tank every day, there won't be any unpleasant smell!"

"Yes, back in my hometown, I hated getting up in the middle of the night in winter to pee in the outhouse, because my bottom would get cold."

“If you can’t live a peaceful life like this, you deserve to be struck by lightning! The soldiers have found good jobs for our men and sons, provided us with free medical care as soon as we arrived, and even assigned us dugouts to live in.”

They even made us pay our husbands' wages on credit for household expenses. For decades, we haven't even had mutton soup every day during the Lunar New Year back home! The three able-bodied men in my family earn enough at construction sites to last until next spring, based on current prices.

"When spring comes, what wild vegetables can't sustain life? What kind of days haven't we endured while fleeing? Now, these are the good days we've been dreaming of!"

Yes, isn't it good enough that the elderly, children, and women can stay warm and cozy on their heated kang beds during the winter?
Older people can't live without a warm kang (heated brick bed).

The children, however, were not afraid of the cold.

Even after living in the dugout for more than a month, little Yuanyuan still couldn't get used to the dark environment.

Every day, the child wants to go out as soon as he opens his eyes.

Seeing the snow on the withered grass, it squealed with delight.

After her brother patiently taught her to speak, she finally learned to say the second word: "Mother!"

The baby can call out "Mama" now, but where is Mama now?

Gan Minglan sneezed a long string of sneezes.

She looked up at the sky, then at the ground.

Yes, tomorrow will be another sunny day.

Upon hearing the commotion, Su Rileg came to fawn over Gan Minglan again.

"Lady Gan, we will arrive at our capital city of Shache in two days."

I can see it; your eyes and brows are filled with the joy of returning home.

Gan Minglan gave the other party a rare kind look: "As a friend, shouldn't you do your duty as a host and tell me about your capital city?"

Of course we should talk about it, and we should talk about it in a positive way.

"Shache City was formerly known as Shache Kingdom, also called Suojie or Suxie. It was built on the Yarkand Oasis, the largest oasis in the entire Western Regions."

In this oasis, there are the majestic Kunlun Mountains, the mighty Ye River, fertile soil, abundant crops, lush forests, and plentiful flowers and fruits.

As the earliest state to be established in the Western Regions, it once dominated the entire Western Regions during the transition between the Western and Eastern Han Dynasties.

One of the rulers of Shache Kingdom was once a hostage in the Central Plains. After returning to his country, he used Han culture to educate his people. The great Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang also preached in Shache Kingdom for three days.

Near Shache is also the famous jade-producing town of Hetian.

Good guy.

They'll start by telling you about the historical connection between Shache Kingdom and the Han Dynasty.

While telling you how prosperous the Shache oasis is, they also tell you that it has a connection with the Central Plains dynasties thousands of years ago.

Central idea: Central Plains culture, including your medical skills, is very popular in our Shache city.

Gan Minglan: "."

Two days later, she finally saw the royal city hidden in the vast desert and Gobi.

Earthen-yellow city walls, light blue dome.

Exquisite openwork patterns meander freely through corridors, pavilions, and gardens.

What a magnificent architectural masterpiece that transcends time!

Hello, Shache!
(End of this chapter)