On the other hand, the old patriarch and others led the villagers to put out the fire, and then sat on the roof waiting for Li Yi and others to come back.

These old people were also worried and frightened, and some regretted letting Li Yi and others go deep into Baiyangdian.

You need to know that thieves are cunning. If they fall into the trap and fail to capture the thief's money or food, it will be very bad and people will lose their lives.

It was not until noon that Li Yi and others finally returned, and the carriages behind them were all full of things, and it seemed that they had gained a lot. This made the people of Anxin even more happy. Many children gathered around the carriages, noisily and cheered loudly.

The old patriarch and others didn't ask any questions. Seeing that they came back safely, the big stone in their hearts was relieved, so they asked Li Yi and others to eat and rest quickly.

After fighting and killing for so long, everyone was tired and hungry. They didn't feel it when they were on the way. Now that they got home and relaxed, they were all so sleepy that they all wanted to fall asleep.

By noon, it was time to take a break. So many things happened in Anxin this time, and if they were not properly arranged, everyone would not be able to sleep peacefully.

So just after lunch, Li Yi, the old patriarch, Wang Jin, Zhang San, Zhang Qianyi, Li Si, Zhang Mingde, and Zhao Renchang all gathered together, all of them were beaming with smiles on their faces.

"Shitou, this battle was really fought beautifully. Those were eight hundred fierce bandits. Even the commander of the guards in the mansion sent thousands of soldiers to defeat them, but you were defeated by our brave camp. It's really

A hero comes from a young man." The old patriarch was full of praise for Li Yi. When he saw someone, he kept praising him, which made Li Yi's whole face turn red with embarrassment.

"Grandpa Patriarch, this is not entirely due to me. Without the sacrifice of the brothers in Yongying, no matter how powerful I am, it will be useless. Especially Wang Jin and Li Si, they have made great contributions and should be rewarded well.

." Li Yi replied with a smile.

Hearing Li Yi praising themselves, Wang Jin and Li Si were so happy that they burst into laughter, and they all giggled.

"Now that the matter of guarding the thieves has finally come to an end, the next step is what everyone needs to do, and there must be a charter. As well as the outcome of this battle, we must arrange it well. I am old and my brain is not clear.

, it’s up to you, Li Yi, to talk about it and let everyone discuss it.” The old patriarch pushed the matter to Li Yi again.

Li Yi could only give a bitter smile and said: "Grandpa, the patriarch, likes to use people. Then please grandpa Zhang, please tell me in detail about the spoils this time."

"The thieves this time were quite wealthy. We made a lot of money. We got a total of 200 taels of gold, 2,110 taels of silver, eight boxes of copper coins, and three boxes of jewelry, with a total value of about more than 5,000 taels. As for food and grass, we moved them back.

The grain supply was about 1,080 dan, including 25 cattle, 13 mules, 115 sheep, and a total of more than 400 chickens, ducks and geese. Other seizures are still being sorted out.

This is the situation." Zhang Qianyi told everyone while holding the data calculated by his subordinates.

Now Zhang Qianyi is Anxin's big housekeeper, and he is responsible for all the income and expenditure accounts. Compared with others, Zhang Qianyi is literate in writing. Later, because he failed the college examination many times, he worked in accounting for several years.

Mr. Fang is also very good at settling accounts, so he just took over this position.

He did live up to everyone's expectations. He kept all kinds of accounts clearly and knew how to plan and save, which saved Anxin a lot of things.

Hearing Zhang Laoqing clearly explain the various seizures, not only Li Yi, but also the old patriarch, Zhao Renchang and others were all stunned. This time, the thieves took the initiative to attack them. Logically speaking, the seizures were limited to weapons. Even if

After ransacking a den of thieves, I didn't think I could harvest much.

But what they didn't expect was that this group of thieves had such a large fortune. They had apparently created a "paradise" in Baiyangdian and lived a self-sufficient life.

I got so much money and food this time. If I save some food, I can survive for more than a month. This makes everyone who has been troubled by food problems very happy.

Li Yi thought for a while and said to Zhang Qian: "Mr. Zhang, have we calculated our losses this time? The brothers in Yongying used their utmost strength. Regardless of whether they were killed or injured, they should be rewarded well."

Zhang Qian nodded, his face became serious, and said: "A total of ten thatched houses were burned this time and need to be rebuilt. The rest of the losses are mostly insignificant. As for Yongying..."

Having said this, he looked around and found that everyone was looking at him with sad faces. He simply said: "Twelve people were killed, eighteen were seriously injured, and thirty-six were slightly injured. In the next few days,

I'm afraid there will be a few useless things. As for the matter of appeasement, we all have to discuss it."

This loss can be said to be negligible compared to the thieves, but for Li Yi and Wang Jin, these people are all comrades who we get along with day and night, and the meaning is of course different. And the old patriarch and others heard that so many descendants died in the battle.

, also looked sad and sighed long.

Li Yi also lowered his head with a sad look on his face, and after a long time he said: "Mr. Zhang, please send someone to verify whether they have any relatives. If they have any relatives, send them ten taels of silver, and give them a **.

Those who were seriously injured were given eight taels of silver, and the others were given five taels."

Zhang Qian nodded and said, "Don't be sad, Shitou. No one will die in a war. I will definitely handle this matter myself."

The old patriarch also said: "Shitou, your grandfather Zhang is right. You have done a good enough job this time. If you hadn't arranged it properly and led the thieves into a trap to kill them, we estimate that more people would have died.

Don’t blame yourself.”

Li Yi nodded, but couldn't help but shed tears.

They were all brothers around him. As a result, twelve living people disappeared overnight. Li Yi really couldn't accept this kind of thing. Thinking of these brothers who died in battle, he couldn't help but think of his companions in the laboratory.

, they also died on the test bed overnight, just like this time, and could never see themselves again.

Li Si and Wang Jin also shed tears one after another. The Yongding killed this time were all their subordinates, which had a great impact on their emotions.

Taking a breath, Li Yi said: "Everyone has been working very hard during this period. After last night's life-and-death battle, we were inevitably frightened. I thought it would be better to hold a country banquet and make some delicious dishes so that everyone can have a good time.

After a while, you can feel relaxed and relax."

The old patriarch hesitated a little.

Nowadays, they are not rich in food. Holding such a big banquet is tantamount to extravagance and waste. The old patriarch, who has always been thrifty, does not fully agree.

But seeing Li Yi's sad face, he couldn't bear to object. He could only secretly think that Shitou was fine, but he was too kind and didn't want to see everyone suffer.

He couldn't stop him and nodded: "That's okay. The folks have been working hard in the past few days and have to worry all day long. It's time to celebrate and appease the people. Just try to do it as simple as possible and don't be too extravagant.

waste."

After the pension and rural banquet have been decided, everyone needs to start discussing the most important food situation.

They now have a population of 3,000, and their daily food consumption is about 30 dan. The food in the warehouse can last for more than a month. But if you add the money in reserve, according to the current market price of 1, 2, and 5 qian for one stone of food, it will not last for more than a month.

We can also buy a lot of grain, enough to last until the autumn harvest.

But these are only temporary measures. The most important thing is to be able to achieve self-sufficiency in the coming year, so that Anxin can be completely settled and form a traditional natural economic system. Otherwise, everyone will have to become refugees again after the collapse of the Anxin system.

Continue to live the life that was worse than a pig or a dog.

The old patriarch is the head of the village and has been working on the most important spring plowing work, so he is most familiar with these things.

According to the introduction of the old clan leader, except for some people who raise livestock, most people in Anxinli are busy in the farmland. However, due to the crude farm tools and lack of power of the cattle, the progress is very slow.

Fortunately, 5,000 acres of land have been reclaimed. If the weather goes well in the coming year, it will be enough to support Anxin's current population.

Li Yi has also worked in the fields. He knows that in the fields nowadays, women basically work as men and men work as livestock handlers. He goes to work in the fields before dawn every day and does not come back until sunset. It is really hard.

But the land has been abandoned for too long, and we don't know how to cultivate it intensively. How can we have a good harvest next year? So in order to live a good life in the coming year, everyone grits their teeth and perseveres.

It seems that it is time to find ways to improve agricultural tools to improve farming efficiency. Li Yi thought to himself.

The agricultural technology of the Ming Dynasty has been very mature and can be said to be the pinnacle of ancient manual farming. It innovatively invented many small agricultural tools adapted to the small-scale operations of individual farmers, such as small hand-operated waterwheels and pull-wheels, and the improvement of hilly and mountainous areas in the north and south.

There are shovels and knives for paddy field ridges, rakes for land preparation for double-cropping rice, rice beds for rice threshing, hoe for cultivating in northern dry land, pulleys for catching armyworms, etc. There are even wind-powered waterwheels.

Not to mention the water power and human-powered waterwheels invented hundreds of years ago. These are efficient agricultural tools and were even used until the founding of New China.

Although the development of agriculture has continued, the degree of popularization is very low. The agricultural tools used in some backward places are even from the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin periods, and the rest are all based on the farming methods of the Tang and Song Dynasties. It can be said that agriculture

The development is very rapid, but the penetration rate is very low, and it is difficult to convert it into productivity and reduce the hard work of farmers.

What Li Yi wants is to create the most practical agricultural production tools while also developing some agricultural tools that can be manufactured in later generations, such as seeders, to increase food production and free farmers from heavy production

pressure.

Of course, this matter does not happen overnight. Making farm tools requires craftsmen, and Anxin's craftsmen are all making rough household tools. To let them build more complex farm tools, they need good guidance and training.

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These are the things that need to be done next, but nothing can be done at once. Li Yi still needs to think carefully and try to be as foolproof as possible.
Chapter completed!