Regardless of whether Jiang Wuwei was hostile or not, Kuang Pu and others could only obey the other party's arrangements.

Those women, children and children who were dressed in rags and were like refugees were summoned as soon as possible.

Most of these women, children and children are the families of soldiers and generals, and there are also a few refugees who surrendered to them.

However, even the women, children and children who came out of Qinzhou now have no husbands and fathers. After all, this army has been fought thousands of miles, and many soldiers and generals who came out of Qinzhou have been killed, leaving only widows and orphans.

There were not many elderly people in the team. When the troops were insufficient to protect women, children, many elderly people consciously picked up weapons, participated in battles, or stayed behind the palace.

They all understand that they are burdened to leave behind and will only consume food in vain. They all leave the hope of survival to women who have greater effects, as well as children who represent hope.

Most of these non-combatants didn't know what happened, but only knew that the team was trapped in the valley by the enemy. They were naturally anxious and the atmosphere of fear continued to spread among the team.

Kuang Pu personally explained, calmed everyone's hearts a little, and let the remaining soldiers and defeated soldiers who were also damaged and whose image was not much better, escorted them. Following the guidance of the Jiangwu Guard soldiers, they went to the bathhouse and the hospital with a strange name.

Kuang Pu and others naturally followed the team to Ji County, with the bathhouse and hospital just ten miles away from the county town.

Kuang Pu and others were blocked at the border of Tianshui County. Now that they have truly entered Tianshui County, they find that Tianshui County is actually quite peaceful and peaceful, as if they have not been subjected to the rampant power of combat.

Most of the people I saw on the road worked hard in the fields, and had a good pastoral scenery. They didn’t feel like they were in a chaotic world at all. The smile from the bottom of their faces could not be pretended.

Even many people came over to greet the soldiers of Jiangwuwei with a smile, and were not afraid of these elite troops with distinctive armor and murderous intent, which made Kuang Pu sigh very much. From this we can see that Chang Ding Army was very popular in Tianshui County.

In other counties, the people, not to mention being so close to soldiers, can even be said to be as scared as snakes and scorpions.

The Southern Barbarians were better. The defeated soldiers fled from Qinzhou City lacked food and clothing, and were even more fierce than the bandits and strong men. They burned, killed and looted the people of Qinzhou like wolves, causing the people of Qinzhou City to slowly turn to the Southern Barbarians.

They even took the initiative to inform the Southern Barbarians and asked the Southern Barbarians to wipe out the defeated soldiers in Qinzhou.

Although Pu Yanli's troops were not allowed to harass the people, and the supplies were robbed by attacking the strongholds of the Southern Barbarians, most of the people in Qinzhou treated them as defeated soldiers who burned, killed, looted and looted.

Moreover, Pu's troops were exposed their whereabouts many times and were chased by the Southern Barbarians because of reports from the people of Qinzhou.

Not only did Pu know that in fact, many defeated soldiers in Qinzhou were dressed up by the Southern Barbarians, who surrendered Qinzhou, so as to make the people of Qinzhou return to their hearts, but it cannot be denied that most of the defeated soldiers in Qinzhou were the real defeated soldiers in Qinzhou.

In the mountains and hilly areas, many fields are located in high ground or even on the hillside, with a lot of terraces, and water sources are an important factor that limits the yield of fields.

But Kuang Pu was surprised to find that a strange round instrument was set up by the river, and a strong man stepped on it. Then the water was continuously transported to a high place through the water truck and flowed into the fields along the ditches.

Even Kuang Pu has never seen such a water conservancy project, but he can see the huge role of this circular instrument.

If it can be popularized in various prefectures and counties, the grain output of those barren lands will definitely be greatly improved. Not to mention that it can be promoted to high-quality fertile land, but there is absolutely no problem with medium-quality land.

What surprised Kuang Pu and others the most was that the fields in Tianshui County were covered with plants with wide leaves, red, purple and green.

Grain production is the most important thing, and the head of Pu, the state, knows a little about the situation of agricultural production.

Qinzhou is mainly rice, and other coarse grains, peanuts and beans are secondary. He has never seen such a strange crop.

The fields were planted with this kind of strange crop, and Pu knew that the people of Tianshui County must have used it as their staple food.

Ding Meng and several generals from Jiangwuwei accompanied Kuang Pu and others for dozens of miles. Kuang Pu found that the fields were mostly planted with sweet potatoes, and only a few planted rice and other miscellaneous grains. Finally, he couldn't help asking: "General Ding, I wonder what is planted in this field? Kuang has never seen it before?"

"Can this crop be used as rice and food?"

Jingxiong and others are also very strange. Judging from this kind of crop, it should be a type of vegetable, but vegetables cannot be preserved for a long time, and they cannot be filled with their stomachs. They cannot be grown as staple food.

Nowadays, it is no secret that sweet potato planting is not a secret. Jiang Wuwei even often catches people who come to steal sweet potato seedlings from Hongdong County next to him.

However, Chu He did not punish them severely. After all, they were forced by life. Even if they stole the sweet potatoes, they could only be regarded as ordinary things to fill their stomachs.

I don’t know how to store it or how to process it into potato flour. Sweet potatoes cannot be stored for a long time and can only be used as complementary food, but they can make the people of Hongdong County live a better life.

Tianshui County and Hongdong County are separated by a river, and the lives of the people are very different.

The Southern Barbarians were only concerned about fighting and did not have much energy to focus on people's livelihood. Hongdong County had already suffered from war and suffered heavy losses. Most of the land was abandoned. It was difficult to reclaim it again. He also had to pay heavy taxes. Naturally, life was not much better.

The situation in Tianshui County is completely different.

Chu He exchanged a huge amount of rice and grain from the Nan barbarians. The people only planted sweet potatoes. After the harvest, they could ask the government to make potato flour. Only one-third of the sweet potatoes were required to pay as processing fees. They could also exchange sweet potatoes for rice and grain, and three kilograms of sweet potatoes for one kilogram of rice.

For example, in the water county today, bandits and violent gangs are basically extinct, and there is no need to worry about war. The people work with peace of mind and participate in training in the garrison from time to time. Although three kilograms of sweet potatoes are exchanged for one kilogram of rice and grain, compared with the output of sweet potatoes, the people get much more food than before.

In addition, the land tax is lighter in the entire county of Tianshui County. Those families who participated in the Fenglai County War were exempted from tax for five years, and their lives were getting better and better day by day.

Changding Army can make the people live better, and naturally it will gain more and more support from the people.

Hearing Kuang Pu curiously inquiring about the situation of the sweet potato, Ding Meng said with a smile: "This is the sweet potato discovered by Chu Shuai. Tubers grow underneath, and the yield is extremely high. Potato vines and leaves can also be eaten. We have planted this crop many times in Tianshui County, so we will not worry about insufficient food in the future."

Kuang Pu was a little surprised to see Ding Meng not hiding it. According to the truth, there are such high-yield crops, so they must try their best to hide them.

He hesitated for a moment and asked again: "Can this sweet potato be used as food? It seems that it should be easy to rot and not be easy to preserve."

Ding Meng was extremely impressed by Kuang Pu's observation. He never expected that the head of a state would be so clear about the farming affairs.

"Sweet potatoes are not easy to store, but Chu Shuai has a way to process sweet potatoes, so it is not a big problem to store them for two or three years. As for what method, Ding is not very clear."

Even if Ding Meng really knows it, it will not be possible to leak it out easily.

When they arrived at a place dozens of miles away in the county town, Kuang Pu and others were shocked again.

What appeared in front of everyone was a straight and flat road that was three feet wide. One end did not know where it led, and the other end extended to the capital of Ji County.

This road is extremely hard, less than the stones. Even eight horse-drawn carriages can speed on this avenue. Even the roads in the inner city of Qinzhou cannot compare with a three-meter-wide avenue.

The general of the bus, thinking more. Such a great road is not as simple as walking, but military significance is even more important.

If the army marched on such a large road, its speed could be at least doubled, and it could also quickly transport various bulky war equipment.

If the road can be extended to all parts of Tianshui County, it can connect the huge Tianshui County and become a huge military camp. The soldiers and generals can quickly raid and support all areas, especially the cavalry units. It is common to raid three or four hundred miles in one hour.

If an enemy invades, such a great road can definitely become an enemy's nightmare.

The situation in Tianshui County is so strange that even Kuang Pu, the former governor of the state, thought that when he was outside Qinzhou, this was not Tianshui County under Qinzhou at all.

The bathhouse Ding Meng said was quite simple, divided into two parts: men and women. The bathhouse was simply surrounded by wood and bamboo. There were several huge pools inside, and the pool was specially equipped with disinfectants.

The situation in the women's bathhouse is not bad, but it is just covered with a bamboo shed lid.

Those who wear masks and work in the bathhouse are already quite familiar with the process and lead everyone into the bathhouse to clean their bodies.

As the main generals, Kuang Pu and others can basically keep their bodies clean. With internal strength and spiritual energy, they do not need such disinfection process. Seeing that Jiang Wuwei was indeed not hostile, they immediately felt relieved and left the soldiers, women and children here. Under Ding Meng's leadership, they entered the city of Ji County.

The situation in Ji County once again shocked Kuang Pu and others.

As the county of Tianshui County, Ji County was originally the core area of ​​Tianshui County and was the most prosperous and lush, but even at its most prosperous time, it could not be compared with the current scene.

Ji County was once destroyed by the war and was burned by the Yellow Turban Army. More than 10,000 people in Jiangwu Village moved to Tianshui County and were settled in Ji County by Chu River. Therefore, the entire Ji County was rebuilt according to the Chu River plan.

As a later generation, Chu He's plan naturally refers to the architectural model of later generations.

The entire Ji County adopts the community model and the residences are arranged neatly.

Near the city walls are neat military camp buildings, with training places everywhere.

After crossing this military-controlled area, the inner city is a square group of residential buildings, with the alleys straight and concrete paved on the ground.

The residence is not as many as a normal residence, and there are courtyards and gardens. Everything is mainly practical and uses a wood-stone frame structure, which is quick and easy to build.

This is also one of the reasons why Chu He was able to build a Xinji County in just two years.

Of course, the sewer project and public toilet system in Ji County are absolutely unavoidable.

Even the villagers of Jiangwu Village have been adapting to the sanitary regulations that Chuhe strictly enforced.

Those refugees who migrated to Ji County could be seen everywhere at the beginning. I don’t know how many whips were received and ordered to clean the city, which made these refugees change their hygiene habits.

Although the quality of the people in Ji County today is not comparable to that of the people in Datong County and Fenglai County, it is much better than that of the people in Qinzhou City.

Moreover, people like Pu have seen such a scene in the county town.

Needless to say, the prosperity of Ji County is full of people, and there are a wide range of shops. Many people are bargaining in the shops, and bustling. Moreover, Pu even thinks that Ji County is more like a big city than Qinzhou City.

Ji County is the county under Tianshui County, and its geographical location is extremely important. It is located in the edge of Tianshui County, connecting Hongdong County, and is a strategic location for the entire Tianshui County. Otherwise, the Yellow Turban Army would not have captured Ji County with all its might.

Although the original people in Ji County suffered heavy casualties and most of them migrated away from wars, after Chuhe occupied Ji County, tens of thousands of villagers in Jiangwu Village settled here, and announced various preferential policies, opening schools and academies, etc., to attract the people to settle in Ji County.

Later, Chu He bought millions of Dingkou from the Southern Barbarians. Today, Ji County has 300,000 Dingkou in its capital, which is nearly 100,000 more than the previous population of Ji County, and its prosperity is even greater than before.

If the people have a wealth of money, it will naturally stimulate the economy.

In addition, most of the specialties in Tianshui County are transported to Ji County, Hongdong County and even the wealthy families in Jiuming County constantly send people to Ji County to buy cotton clothes, iron farm tools, water truck accessories, new carriages, exquisite crossbows, etc., which further improves the prosperity of Ji County.

In fact, Ji County is just a microcosm of the entire Tianshui County.

For example, today, Shui County has a population of two million, which is equivalent to one-half of the entire Qinzhou population in the past. Agricultural output has increased, industry and commerce have developed, and the people have become rich. It is difficult to not be prosperous.

Of course, the prosperity of Tianshui County is based on the dilapidation of other counties.

Today, Shui County occupies almost two-thirds of Qinzhou's population. Hongdong and Niaoming counties together are not as large as Tianshui County's population. If Meng Huo had not allowed many Southern Barbarians to relocate to Qinzhou City, the population of Tianshui County could even account for four-fifths.

A large part of the young and strong people sold to Tianshui County by the Southern Barbarians was plundered from Wangzhou and Baozhou.

For the Southern Barbarians, it is absolutely worthwhile to sell a young man to Chu He to get ten taels of silver or a pound of fine iron.

One million young and strong people can exchange for one million kilograms of fine steel, which is enough to arm a steel force of ten thousand people, so that the Southern Barbarians can capture more territory and seize more resources.

Now the Southern Barbarians can resist the two armies of Shu Kingdom to suppress the rebellion, which is a major reason for the benefits obtained by population transactions.

Kuang Pu and others felt extremely shocked all the way. When they saw Chu He, they realized that everything they had before was just a pediatric department, and they knew what the real shock was.
Chapter completed!