"At the beginning of the game, the disadvantages of a single arm are obvious. ”

Ying Yi has his own thoughts: "The spearman has almost no defense against long-range killing. But it would be much better if the whole army could wear iron armor and eight-petal helmets. It's a pity that I have to wait more than ten days to equip them with spears, and the armor is even more dazzling, once I go to the battlefield, I can only fight with human lives. ”

"Time, resources... Huh..."

He thought about it for a long time.

"I have two million taels of silver, and if I can use this batch of silver to the real thing, I may not be able to equip the army in a short time, but I have no place to spend it. ”

He thought about it, and his heart was full of thoughts.

"It would be nice to be able to connect with a big businessman. ”

The thought flashed through my mind.

And so the day passed.

After dinner, Yingyi organized a competition for the whole army, which he had just thought of.

Army training, which is training to the death, is extremely depressing for soldiers. It had only been ten and a half days, and there was already silence in the army. Although military training is to train soldiers into machines, it is not good to go too far, and it is easy to cause disgust and backlash, so it needs to be resolved.

Ying Yi thought about it and organized this competition.

What singing, dancing, this is not hundreds of years from now. On the contrary, it is a competition of martial arts, which is more realistic.

With the establishment of 100 households as a unit, each of them formed a circle, lit a fire, and those who were willing to compete in martial arts played by themselves. If you win, you will be given priority when you are promoted in the future. As soon as this benefit was proposed, it was enthusiastically supported by the soldiers.

Zhu Bingkun made a cameo record, there is no way, there are only so many literate people in this army.

Yingyi still thought that when he was free, he would organize the whole army to be literate, and it was always not good to be illiterate. In addition, he has asked people to send a message to Xiucai, recruit some literate people in Crescent Valley, and send them to serve as clerks and manage military law logistics and other matters.

One after another, the cheers, laughter, and uproar set Xiaowangzhuang on fire. Ying Yi walked slowly between the fires, and the soldiers competed with each other, although he couldn't get into his eyes, but he was slightly relieved to see the soldiers' emotions released in it.

"In the future, it can be fixed down and done every once in a while. Ying Yi said to Zhou Li beside him: "First, let's see if the soldiers under my hands have grown, and second, to relieve suppressed emotions and enhance the feelings between the soldiers." ”

Zhou Li only understood half of the sentence, but he blindly trusted Yingyi, and said, "My lord is wise." ”

Ying Yi smiled: "Is there any arrangement for the peripheral outposts?"

Zhou Li said: "Your Excellency, rest assured, you will never be derelict in your duties." ”

"That's good. Ying Yi said: "At no time can the army relax its vigilance, and this must be kept in mind. How many powerful people in ancient times were defeated by negligence, and they must be used for reference. ”

Zhou Li nodded silently.

As they spoke, the two walked all the way to the sweet potato field.

At night, the sweet potato fields appear pitch black. More than ten days have passed, and because of the drought, the sweet potatoes are not luxuriant, but wilting. But dishes have already begun to be served to the soldiers.

Cut 100 catties of vine leaves every day, stir-fry in a big pot, although the taste is not very good, but it is already very good.

Looking at the deep night, Yingyi sighed: "It's been a long time of drought, and I don't know when it will rain." If it doesn't rain anymore, even if the thieves are defeated and the people move out, there will be no way to farm. ”

Zhou Li is also heavy. Born as a commoner, he has a very deep understanding of farming, he said: "My lord, after the great drought, there will be big locusts, if... Huh..."

Ying Yi was silent.

Droughts are often accompanied by locust plagues, which are almost inevitable. Since the beginning of autumn last year, there has been no rain for most of the year, the land has dried up and cracked, and it is difficult for crops to grow.

"The last few days have seen very little light. Ying Yi didn't know whether to comfort herself or Zhou Li: "Maybe it's going to rain." ”

Zhou Li shook his head: "In recent years, it has been either a major drought or a major flood, and after the great drought, before the people were happy, the flood came again." My lord, it may rain, but I'm afraid it will not stop raining. ”

Ying Yi was speechless for a moment.

As a visitor hundreds of years later, most of his knowledge of the climate of this era is stuck in books and vague memories. Although it has been more than half a year since I came to this era, there are not many other things except for the current drought.

But he knows how the sufferings of this era, natural disasters and man-made disasters have made Zhuxia land sinking.

Droughts, floods, locust plagues, and military plagues, you come and go in turn, the people are miserable, and China is wailing.

Liang Jiu Yingyi sighed: "People can't be suffocated to death, there is always a way out." He lifted his spirits: "Thousands of years ago, our ancestors faced an environment that was probably even more severe than this time, but they all persevered, and they still overcame obstacles to lay such a large living space for our descendants." If we can't persevere, what face will we have to meet our ancestors under the spring in the future?"

"No matter the drought or flood, it's not like we're out of the cracks," he said. Water conservancy construction is the way to resist. How many big rivers are there near this Ye County?"

Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, and said: "I know that there is a sand river in the north of Ye County, and there is this river..." But Wuhe is going to Wuyang. In addition, there is also a river, which is the Yan River that originates at the northern foot of Fangcheng Mountain, which also flows through the territory of Ye County. Our area is roughly located between the Sand River and the Tan River. ”

"Shahe, Tanhe..."Yingyi nodded slightly: "What is the amount of water in these two rivers?"

"Definitely not going to do it. Zhou Li said: "I haven't done it all these years." ”

"That's good. Ying Yi's eyes lit up: "You say, if you can use these two rivers to dig some canals and waterways, will the problem of this kind of land be solved?"

Zhou Li was dumbfounded, and only said cautiously after a moment: "My lord, this is not a trivial matter. ”

Ying Yi nodded: "I know it's not a trivial matter. But if you plan in advance, you can only achieve it if you plan well. ”

He looked at the night sky with a gloomy gaze, not knowing what he was thinking.

"I'll go back to the mountains in a few days. ”

Suddenly, Ying Yi said: "I don't know if I have any clue about the rattan armor that Xiucai said earlier." When the time comes, you and Zhu Bingkun will look at it for a long time, remember to be cautious. ”

Be cautious, I don't know how many times I have reminded this sentence. But no matter how many times I win, I don't think it's too much. The enemy is right under our noses, the enemy is strong and I am weak, if there is no more caution, then what is there to think about?

Zhou Li hugged his fists and said, "Don't worry, my lord." ”

"I just don't feel at ease. Ying Yi laughed at herself: "When I was single-handed, I had the courage to enter Kaifeng to find a tiger to take revenge." But now that I'm not alone, I have a lot of concerns. I put Zheng Xianzun under house arrest, so I have to take responsibility and not be lazy in the slightest. ”