The third is the health issue. We don’t see many mosquitoes in winter, but the extreme minimum temperature here in winter is more than ten degrees. Mosquitoes can survive the winter, and the environment here is also suitable for mosquitoes to breed in large numbers. From now on, we need to strictly supervise health regulations.
We must also pay close attention to the safety of drinking water. Currently, there are many cases of diarrhea and constipation among immigrants, which should be caused by acclimatization.
The fourth is to continue to send people to repair the roads. People died and the roads were repaired, but the traffic conditions of the roads are still not optimistic. Especially after the ox carts rolled back and forth, some of the roads were damaged. If we cannot win over Wei in a short time,
The eight-foot professional road construction team must at least maintain the passability of the road surface.
The fifth is to open up wasteland and cultivate land as soon as possible. The temperature here is very high, and some crops can be sown in winter. If the strong labor force is on infrastructure, start up breeding and gardening as soon as possible. This will not only enrich the diet, but also make full use of women, children, the elderly and the weak.
of labor force.
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After writing the plan, Guan Shanyue also fell asleep. When he woke up, he saw that it was already midnight, the kerosene lamp was out, and he had a thin blanket on him. Zhao Muqing also wore a blanket and lay on a bench against the wall to sleep.
It’s on.
He stood up and looked out the window. There was deathly silence outside. A full moon hung high in the blue sky, illuminating the room brightly. A feeling of emptiness, loneliness and coldness arose in his heart. Guan Shanyue secretly regretted that he
What kind of ecstasy soup did you drink, and you came to Taiwan to open up wasteland! After all, there are still electric lights and telephones in Lingao, but there are not even chairs here!
By the way, let alone the chair, there is no glass on this window. Fortunately, it is equipped with an iron window screen. The outermost layer is a guardrail made of bamboo, which gives him a sense of security.
Looking back at this "headquarters", it is simply a house with only four walls. Even the feet are rammed earth, and there are not even bricks.
Li Dongtian's thunderous snoring could be heard in the west room, and I thought he was sleeping well! It's good to be careless.
The moonlight was as clear as water. Guan Shanyue wanted to go back to sleep, but he was sleepy, so he decided to make a surprise midnight inspection to see the status of duty in each district.
Just when I thought of this, there was a loud banging sound outside, and a hoarse and desolate voice echoed over the camp: "It's three o'clock at midnight, everything is safe and sound." Then there was the long sound of gongs, followed by the sound of birds.
This watchman was specially selected by Li Dongtian. Most of the watchmen were old and frail beggars and poor people. Guan Shanyue was puzzled at first as to why he specially recruited such a man. Only when he arrived at the settlement point did he realize that this man was actually very useful.
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Banging the banging patrol at night can not only remind the on-duty personnel at each duty point not to slack off and doze off, but is also a signal of safety for those who are not on duty.
Guan Shanyue put on a thick wool cloak and came out of the "headquarters" with a flashlight. He patrolled along the village wall. At night, there were 16 people on duty at six towers and two village gates in the village. Under the command of the commander
There is also a duty room outside the department, where two key members are on duty. At the same time, there is another class of key members who take turns staying in the dormitory, ready to be dispatched at any time when the alarm is given.
In fact, so far, there have been no threatening local indigenous people around. Judging from the colonial history of Taiwan in the old time, there has never been a large-scale attack by indigenous people on settlements. Most of them were harassment and sneak attacks. Compared with Hainan Island's
The combat effectiveness of Li people and Taiwanese indigenous people is obviously much lower. Even the village, which looks very simple from Guan Shanyue's perspective, is enough to protect the safety of immigrants.
However, immigrants cannot hide in the stockade. They have to go out to collect materials, open up wasteland for farming, and transport supplies... All of which require a safe environment.
Guan Shanyue is not too worried about the indigenous attack now. If such a thing happens, at least he knows who the enemy is. Whether he acts alone or asks Wei Bachi for reinforcements, he can fight directly, whether it means forcing the opponent to sit down.
Whether you negotiate peace or run away, you can get a period of peaceful development.
What he is most worried about is this seemingly peaceful environment, but in fact it is full of dangers. You have to carry weapons in everything you do. A large number of people have to be on duty at night. It consumes a lot of energy.
Walking to the wooden shed on duty at the gate of Xiazhai, I heard the people on duty inside chatting about the vast mountains. They spoke Minnan. Although Guan Shanyue had never learned it, Zhao Muqing's Leizhou dialect also belonged to the Hokkien language family, so they were somewhat similar.
You can also hear the meaning of the place in Momo Lake. It is basically saying that there is a lot of land here and it is on the lakeside, so rice can be grown. It is also said that it would be nice to have so much space in my hometown.
"The weather here is warm. Even if it's winter, you can still survive by planting rice right away." Someone answered.
The person who answered the call, Guan Shanyue, recognized that he was one of the apprentices that Li Dongtian accepted in the training camp. Li Dongtian accepted a total of four apprentices, named after the four words "Gong Xi Fa Cai". This is his eldest disciple Li Xingong.
Li Xingong is twenty-seven or eight years old. He is a vigorous young man, not tall but very strong. He is a good farmer and was originally a key member of the Agricultural Committee. However, his reputation is not very good. He has a history of molesting women.
Wu Nanhai hated this the most, so he threw him into the pioneering group.
Li Dongtian didn't dislike his reputation and thought he was good at farm work and quite smart, so he accepted him as his disciple. He also promised to find him a wife when the environment allowed.
This big cake made Li Xingong so happy that he couldn't find the north, and he immediately expressed his determination to have sex with Li Dongtian. Li Dongtian specially warned him not to make another scandal.
"If you do this sneaky thing again, I'll castrate you!"
These words frightened Li Xingong to the point where he immediately declared that he would never do such "ugly things" again.
Guan Shanyue knows these "past events" because the four major disciples of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" are all "cadres" of the current pioneering group. Although they are not serious "officials" who were awarded the positions of farm reclamation squadron leader and squad leader, they are
Each is responsible for a specific aspect of work.
"The temperature these days is about 20 degrees during the day and 11 degrees at night when it is the coldest. Although it is not feasible to plant rice right away, it is possible to start growing rice seedlings now, and it will take about 20 days to grow rice seedlings. By January
It can be planted directly in the second half of the year.”
"We don't even have paddy fields. They are all raw land. Besides, the paddy fields need to be dammed and ponded to divert water. It will be soon if we can plant rice seedlings in March."
Guan Shanyue opened the straw curtain and walked in. The two people inside were surprised and stood up quickly:
"Chief!"
Guan Shanyue waved his hand and looked approachable: "You guys sit down! I was on patrol at night and heard that you were still awake, so I came in to take a look."
At this time, he could see clearly that the person chatting with Li Xingong was an unknown young man. His expression was much more awkward than that of Li Xingong, and he was obviously not an ordinary immigrant who often interacted with elders.
Seeing Guan Shanyue's inquiring eyes, Li Xingong immediately introduced: "This is Yang Haoyuan from the first squadron of the third brigade. He is a scholar!"
Hearing Li Xingong's introduction, Yang Haoyuan felt a little shy and bowed repeatedly: "Don't dare, don't dare, the student is just a child, and he cannot be called a 'scholar'..."
Guan Shanyue saw that he was about forty years old, but unlike the impression he had of a scholar who couldn't lift his shoulders or lift his hands, Yang Haoyuan's body looked quite strong, with thick hands and feet, and he was obviously from a working background.
He immediately sat down on a rough bench and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang is also from a peasant family, right?" After that, he greeted the two of them: "Sit down, all sit down."
Yang Haoyuan was stunned and nodded quickly: "The chief is right. The student used to farm at home, but there wasn't much farmland, so he made a living by raising ducks."
It turned out that he was still a "Duck Commander"! Guanshan Yuexin said that this is quite a talent, and raising poultry also requires specialized skills. He then asked: "Since Mr. Yang's family raises ducks, can you tell me if ducks can be raised here?"
"Naturally, it can be raised." Yang Haoyuan heard the chief talking about his profession and immediately became excited. "The water and soil here are warmer than in our hometown, and there are many lakeside ponds - especially because it is close to this big lake.
There must be a lot of fish, shrimps, and shells in the water, and the food is abundant. Raising thousands of them is not a problem. But there are no ducklings here. They have to be transported from Qiongzhou, which is too far. If we only rely on self-hatching, twenty ducks will be missing.
Some, and I didn’t even bring any hens.”
"It's easy to say." Guan Shanyue said, "As long as the conditions are suitable, we can just apply to Lingao."
"If you can apply, that would be great." Yang Haoyuan said that raising ducks is actually a good livelihood. Ducks don't need to eat food. As long as there is enough water in the breeding area, they can eat a lot every day if they go out to breed.
For those who are diligent, just catch some snails and the like to supplement their feed. Ducks can lay eggs, have meat, and can also provide duck feathers and duck down. In terms of income alone, it is better than raising chickens.
"...Although the students raised ducks in their hometown, they had no water, so they had to go out to graze. They often had to rent lakes from others before they could graze ducks. Some river ponds were originally ownerless, but they were also used by tyrants.
A powerful family invades and insists that it belongs to his family." Yang Haoyuan sighed, "It is a unique place to raise ducks. I just heard that there are long worms as thick as a bowl and there are many wild animals here, so we need to take care of them carefully."
"We will naturally clean up the snakes, insects and beasts step by step." Guan Shanyue nodded repeatedly, "In addition to ducks, what about raising geese and chickens?"
"Both chickens and geese are easy to raise. Needless to say, geese are covered with grass. Chickens are more troublesome because there are many wild animals here."
"Mr. Yang is good at raising ducks and can read. He is indeed a talent!"
"I don't dare, I don't dare. How dare a student say 'knowledge'? I just know a little bit about the family's ancestral business." Yang Haoyuan hurriedly expressed his humility.
"Mr. Yang, please stop being modest," Li Xingong patted his shaved head, "You have already passed the B diploma and also obtained the literacy teacher's certificate, the only one in the entire regiment!"
Guan Shanyue was stunned again. He knew from the list that there was a "junior primary school teacher" in the unit, but he didn't expect it to be this person!