Chapter 1523 Battle
On a coastal plain.
A group of people are digging a ditch in full swing.
They want to transform a dry land into irrigated land.
The former is only worth three to five taels of silver, but the latter is worth more than 30 taels. This shows the difference in output between the two.
"Everyone, come on, work hard. After drying, everyone will take turns watering the water." An old man smoking a dry cigarette stood aside and cheered on the big guys.
"Uncle Dong, please come down and help me." A young man shouted.
"My old arms and legs can no longer work. I could only wait to die. Fortunately, the agricultural assistance will provide me with food. My eyes are still working. I'm here to look out for you." The old man Not in a good mood.
The next moment, before anyone could joke, he suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance, and then said nervously: "Oh no, there are Westerners and Japanese devils coming!"
The people digging the ditch immediately Gather your tools and make a hasty exit.
Half an hour later, a group of Western soldiers came here.
"There are signs of someone working here." A corporal said.
Before he finished speaking, gunfire rang out.
The head is blooming.
It’s that simple.
"Lie down, search, be alert!" the Western captain immediately shouted.
“Bang”, the captain just finished shouting and died immediately.
The others were lying on the ground in fear.
They are modern soldiers trained with whips and military sticks. Their advantage is that they obey orders absolutely, but their disadvantage is that no one knows what to do after they leave the army.
Everyone, look at me and I will look at you.
"Run?"
Someone whispered.
“The captain received the order to destroy their ditches and reservoirs.”
“But the captain is dead, how are we going to destroy them?”
“Let’s use explosives. ?”
"But how to place it, only the captain knows."
"Let's go back."
Everyone talked about it, and then the precious opportunity was lost.
A group of soldiers from the Farmers' Assistance Association surrounded them.
These people are very accurate in shooting. They are all well-equipped and use new rifles.
Soon they surrendered.
After interrogation, they honestly confessed everything.
It turns out that Westerners also know about the Farmers’ Assistance Association.
They didn’t know the decision above, they only knew to let them destroy the canals and reservoirs.
“These damn guys are so uneasy and well-intentioned. They want to starve us to death!” Someone suddenly yelled.
One of the leaders, a man who looked like a scholar, thought for a moment and said: "No, they don't want to starve us to death, but they want us to give up the thankless task of repairing canals and instead ask the court for food, or even It’s about grabbing food.”
“Xiucai Gong, what do you mean?” Some people don’t understand.
"Do you understand how to drive away tigers and devour wolves? Storytellers often say that when three families fight, the first family will drive the second family to fight the third family." Xiucai Gong said patiently.
“I understand. They are so bad!”
“Whoever says Fan Lao is straightforward and heartless, I will give him a big mouthful.”
"Here comes the question, Master Xiucai, should we continue digging ditches and building reservoirs?"
"Let me ask my superiors for instructions."
Xiucai Gong is Huo Sanhan.
He learned Liu Jianjiao's dragon-slaying technique and came here to copy the template.
Then he discovered that this place is actually very suitable for farming. There is a valley nearby, and flash floods occur every year. However, as long as the valley is transformed into a reservoir, the flash floods can become a water source to ensure harvests during droughts and floods.
However, no one organized it before, and the landlords did not care. When there was a flood, the land was collected at a low price and loans were made...
Small farmers were powerless and ignorant.
The construction of water conservancy projects has always left a mark in history. However, local officials in the imperial court could not raise any money and could only look back and sigh.
And here he comes.
He divided the land and established a mutual aid association and a rural protection team. Everyone believed in him and brought their own dry food to build water conservancy projects.
Because after the construction was completed, the dry land they were allocated turned into irrigated land, which was enough to offset their wages.
This was not possible before. Dry land also belongs to the landlords. How could they work in vain?
It is impossible for the government to issue labor services on such a large scale. The key labor efficiency is extremely low. Such a large project will take more than ten years to complete, and the local officials have long been replaced.
Huo Sanhan quickly contacted Liu Jian by telegram.
"The Westerners' measures are very cruel. Your idea is good, but it ignores the external environment. We need to establish a solid base area and can only build water conservancy in the base area." Liu Jian said.
"Yes, if there are no damaged pieces, a piece of explosives can destroy the reservoir, and it will take several months to repair it." Huo Sanhan sighed.
He made mistakes because of his lack of experience.
In the past, the Westerners had a deliberately indulgent attitude towards their Mingguang Society, Mingguang Army, and Peasant Assistance Association. As long as they did not come to fight, the Westerners would not enter their territory, and would even destroy the county town. them.
This is obviously to support them in causing trouble.
He thought that the Westerners wanted them to grow stronger and then conflict with the imperial court.
However, when he started to work on water conservancy, the other party came to sabotage it again.
He just figured out that the other party did not allow them to be self-sufficient. In that case, it was possible to maintain peace with the court and even have excess food to supply the market.
The current strategy of the Westerners is to blockade and promote chaos through blockade.
This method is also commonly used by the imperial court to deal with grassland barbarians, and it is not a new trick.
Thinking of this, he confessed his mistake to everyone.
"What should we do? You guys have worked hard for more than three months, and you are about to see the water, how can you stop?"
"Yes, yes, even Westerners don't No matter how strong we are, why not fight them off here?”
“They just have a large fleet, but they can’t climb up. We have guns and men, so why are we afraid of them?”
Everyone? There was a lot of discussion, and they were reluctant to part with the results that were about to appear.
Huo Sanhan looked at the expectant crowd and contacted Liu Jian by telegram again.
"In this case, we must have a big fight with the Westerners to declare to them our determination to protect the fruits of our labor." Liu Jian thought for a while.
He also feels very angry. When you work hard, there are always people who make trouble. They don’t want you to live a good life, they just want you to do what they want.
He decided to let his opponent see his true strength.
All this time, he has not fully unleashed his alien power on the battlefield.
Anger, hatred, fear...
When they are released into the world, they are destined to bring lingering nightmares to the enemy.
…………
A big war broke out inexplicably.
In the eyes of Westerners, they just destroyed a few reservoirs.
If you run out of food, just go grab it or become a refugee. That's exactly what their blockade is for.
They subconsciously ignored the Eastern people’s obsession with land, especially land that can grow food.
Furthermore, they have also forgotten the true meaning of water control to Eastern people.
It can be said that the feudal dynasty was built on deception, and most of the true governing principles fell on water governance.
If a dynasty cannot control floods and quell floods, its days are coming to an end.
"These fools, how can they build a reservoir as quickly as digging a well? How can they not rob food as quickly as they can?" the coalition commander laughed.
"Yes, my servants are smart because they never build the reservoir." A colonial officer said.
"Since they want to fight, we will satisfy them and let them understand their mistake!" the chief of staff said harshly.
No one knew that a war surrounding the construction of a reservoir had just broken out.
This is the collision of two modes of thinking.
The Westerners, who rely on shipping and trade to survive, and the Easterners, who rely on water management and farming, cannot understand each other at this moment.
(End of this chapter)