Jizhou, Changshan County, Zhending County.
On the barren land, a group of more than ten people led twelve horses. The horses pulled a cart full of luggage of all sizes, slowly moving forward.
Gao Ping looked into the distance, holding a cane in one hand and holding his waist with his other:
"Have we reached the Zhaojiazhuang mentioned by the warrior?"
A Gao family member holding a map said:
"Chief, we are almost there."
"According to the map given by the young hero Chu Yan, we will reach Zhaojiazhuang in just seven or eight miles along this road."
Gao Ping was immediately delighted. After three days, they finally arrived at Changshan County from Guangping County.
He immediately shouted loudly:
"Everyone, we are almost there, hold on a little longer."
Compared with the previous few days, his energy was obviously much stronger. The faces of the other Gao family members were also much rosier.
Unlike before, when everyone was pale and thin, their eyes were full of longing for future life. It seemed that finding Zhaojiazhuang was equivalent to finding a way out of despair.
Dian Wei left all twelve horses to them before leaving. Logically, the travel speed should be faster but that is not the case.
Because they had too many things to carry. Twenty horse skins, more than 10,000 kilograms of horse meat, and other supplies found in the mountain Village.
With so many things divided on each horse, at least more than 1,000 kilograms had to be carried. They were just horses with flesh and blood, not machines.
So in order to reduce the load on the horse.
Not only did the Gao family not ride on the horses, they had to spend more time to exchange some carts in the surrounding market towns and let these horses pull the carts while they led the way.
This is why, even when the distance from Guangping County to Changshan County is only more than 100 miles, it still took them three days to get there.
The middle-aged man holding the map looked around the surrounding environment. Then he pointed to the front and said excitedly: "Patriarch, we're here! According to the instructions on the map, Zhaojiazhuang is just ahead."
As soon as the words fell, all the Gao family members all breathed a sigh of relief. These days, they dared not relax for a moment and were always vigilant.
There was no choice. An innocent man is guilty of possessing treasures. They had more than 10,000 kilograms of food and it was all meat. If someone had found out, it would've attracted trouble from all direction like bandits, the starving people, maybe even government officials"
Fortunately, they were cautious enough to avoid populated areas on the road. Now, they had arrived at Zhaojiazhuang smoothly.
As they kept moving forward. They found a scene that seems to have been cut out from a piece of fiction.
Behind them was a sky full of yellow earth. It was dry and desolate, but in the distance, they could see lush green spread across the horizon.
It was as if a giant sword divided the world in two, one yellow and one green. One side was full of vitality and the other side was withered. And they recognized at a glance that the green sprouts were all kinds of crops, corn, sorghum, wheat...
My God! Crops all over the mountains and fields? How much water would be needed for such huge irrigation! If it was a year of good weather it might be possible but now it is the year of famine.
And it is a super drought that has lasted for more than three years. In this hot environment, the waters will dry up and the crops will wither.
With excitement, Gao Ping's footsteps with his crutches became faster. The Gao family also moved forward quickly. When they got close to the farmland, they finally saw the water flowing through the ditches between acres of crops.
Water! It was water! So much water! Seeing this, they couldn't help but get excited. They rushed to the ditch and scooped up a handful of water with their hands and drank it.
It was cool and sweet! They had never drunk such delicious water in…forever! Of course, water doesn't taste good and it's the same even if the water comes from an infinite source.
The reason why it feels so sweet is because they haven't drunk water in so long. The continuous drought has dried up the rivers, lakes and seas along the way.
Although they have a lot of food, they still have to save, save, and save water, for fear that they will die of thirst on the road. However, after seeing the water flowing continuously in the ditches between the fields, they felt that the previous hard work and efforts were worth it. Everything had finally come to fruition!
After a long time, Gao Ping said: "Have you finished drinking? Let's go to Zhaojiazhuang when you're done~".
Everyone nodded, they got up and continued to lead the horse forward through the farmland. Not long after, they saw a wall made of rammed earth in the distance.
The rammed earth wall was not high, only two meters, but it blocked the sight of all those who wanted to peek inside the wall. If you look carefully, you can see a large group in the middle of the earth wall.
At a glance, there are at least hundreds of people and they aren't all either with their families, or dressed in rags, or looking pale.
Although they are far away, the Gao family still recognized the identity of this group of people.
refugee! How come there are so many refugees here?
Gao Ping frowned slightly, then waved his hand to let everyone stop:
"Although that may be the Zhaojiazhuang where the gods are located as mentioned by Dian Wei, it is better to be safe than sorry"
Coming into contact with an unknown situation, he still decides to play it safe and send someone to investigate.
"Who is willing to go?"
All along the way, it was Gao Ping's caution that allowed them to avoid many dangers so they did not object to Gao Ping's proposal.
At this time, Gao Shun walked out and said:
"Grandpa, I will go."
Gao Ping nodded, then pulled Gao Shun to his side and carefully told him:
"Okay then, Shun'er, we will wait for you here."
"Remember, there may be gods in Zhaojiazhuang, you must pay attention to your words and deeds after you go in, don't be impolite."
Gao Shun nodded and walked quickly towards Zhaojiazhuang. As he got closer and closer to the group of ragged people, he finally saw the situation clearly. It turned out that Zhaojiazhuang was providing relief with porridge.
"This Zhaojiazhuang is really unusual." Gao Shun thought.
Providing relief with porridge in a famine year is a very courageous thing. Because it is a famine year, no one knows how long it will last. Next year? The year after? Or even longer? So most people and families will store their surplus grains well to deal with the risk of continued famine in the future.
And most local nobles think. Providing relief to the victims? That is what the court should do!
They have no obligation. So unless they have no choice, they will never provide relief to the victims.
Families like Zhaojiazhuang who are kind-hearted are a minority. Originally, Gao Shun wanted to find someone inside Zhaojiazhuang directly to explain the Gao family refuge.
But seeing this scene now, he instead developed a strong curiosity about Zhaojiazhuang. So, Gao Shun quietly lined up at the end of the long line of refugees.
He fit in right away since he looked like everyone else. His clothes were already tattered, and his hair was scattered like a bird's nest. His face was also covered in dirt. Except that he was taller and his complexion was a little ruddy. He was almost the same as the other refugees.
The refugees moved forward very quickly. After a while, it was Gao Shun's turn.
However, he could not get the relief porridge and rice directly, but had to register first.
"Name? Age? And can you read?"
Although Gao Shun was wondering why these questions were asked, he still answered honestly:
"Gao Shun, fifteen years old, can read."
The person on the opposite side who was taking notes was stunned, and looked up and looked at Gao Shun carefully.
"Are you sure you can read? Can you write?"
Gao Shun nodded again:
"I can."
After saying that, the eyes of the Zhaojiazhuang villager who was in charge of registration suddenly lit up. Since Zhaojiazhuang began to take in refugees three days ago. He was sent here by Zhao An to register the refugees' information.
The name and age are just for a simple understanding of the refugees' situation. The third one is whether they can read or not. It was to prepare for the governance of the increasing number of refugees.
After all, as the number of refugees increases.
The hundreds of literate people in Zhaojiazhuang will become less and less sufficient so the best way is to pick out some literate people from the refugees as much as possible to help govern together.
However, he registered at least hundreds of refugees in these three days. Most of them were illiterate, let alone writing.
In fact, this was also the current situation in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Knowledge was almost firmly controlled by the aristocratic families. There were very few people among the ordinary people who could read and write.
Although Gao Shun was not the first literate person he registered, he was the youngest among them. He was only fifteen years old.
However, to be on the safe side, the Zhaojiazhuang villager in charge of registration still took out a book.
He opened a page at random and pointed to a sentence.
"Please read this sentence."
Gao Shun nodded: "Morning mushrooms do not know the new moon and full moon.
Cicadas do not know spring and autumn."
Oh, he really knows how to read, not bad. The Zhaojiazhuang villager in charge of registration nodded slightly. Then he quickly added a symbol after Gao Shun's name on the registration book.
"Okay, you can go now."
"But if you want to eat porridge, you still have to learn a hand gesture."
Gao Shun made a hand gesture: "Is it this?"
Unexpectedly, the person who registered shook his head: "No, it's a special hand gesture in our Zhaojiazhuang."
"Don't worry, it's very simple, there are people teaching it at the porridge stall."
"If you are serious, you will probably learn it after seeing it once. "
Gao Shun nodded as if he understood and then walked towards the porridge stall. It was different from the registration office. The porridge stall was surrounded by refugees squatting on the ground with bowls in their hands, drinking porridge in big gulps.
Gao Shun stretched his head to take a look at their bowls. The bowls were full of yellow corn and millet, it was very thick. Much thicker than the porridge provided by the government during disaster relief.
'This Zhaojiazhuang is quite conscientious.' Gao Shun thought.
Soon, he also walked to the porridge stall.
There were more than ten people standing on the porridge stall. Among them, only two were responsible for distributing porridge, and the remaining ten or so were all holding weapons.
Their eyes intimidated every hungry person who came to get porridge. Those who came to get porridge were refugees and have been hungry for several days. If no one intimidated them, they would probably cause chaos. Someone might even steal the porridge!
Zhao An didn't want to gamble on human nature, so he simply set up some guards to nip all possibilities in the bud. Gao Shun came to the porridge stall and a middle-aged man said to him:
" Next, I will teach you the Ziwu Jue hand-over ceremony. If you want to drink porridge, follow me carefully."
Gao Shun nodded. Then, the man seriously put on the bowing style with the inner hand holding the Ziwu Jue and the outer hand holding the Huang Taiji Diagram. Gao Shun has always been talented so he learned it just by taking a look. Then he performed the Ziwu Jue greeting in a very realistic way.
The middle age man eyes light up:
"What's your name?"
"My name is Gao Shun."
"Not bad, not bad, my name is Zhao Chen, I'll remember you, you are very talented."
The man patted Gao Shun on the shoulder, "Get something to eat. "
Gao Shun nodded then he went to the porridge stall to get a bowl of porridge. After getting the porridge, he walked over to the place where the people were located. He wanted to inquire about the news about Zhaojiazhuang.
Then he just drank a mouthful of porridge. He was stunned. Huh? Is this sweet porridge? Gao Shun looked at the mixed grain porridge mixed with millet and sorghum in his hand and was surprised.
You know. This is not the era of the high-sugar diet in later generations. Sugar now is a luxury. Even Yuan Shu, the son of four generations of three officials, just wanted to drink a mouthful of honey water before he died. You can imagine how precious sugar is.
But such precious sugar was actually added into a porridge for refugees to eat. This was just….too luxurious! This Zhaojiazhuang is really extraordinary.
Then he thought of the elixir that Brother Dianwei took out that can bring back the dead. Now he is basically sure that this is the Zhaojiazhuang which houses a god.
At this time, a hungry man with a pale face and thin body came over:
"Friend, are you surprised?"
Gao Shun looked at the familiar hungry man in front of him and nodded:
"How do you know?"
The hungry man smiled:
"Anyone who comes here to drink this porridge make that same expression"
"I have lived for 30 years, and this is the first time I have eaten sweet porridge with sugar."
Gao Shun also nodded in agreement:
"It's my first time too. But speaking of which... Do you know why Zhaojiazhuang is putting such precious ingredients in porridge?"
The hungry man grinned: "You've asked the right person."
"I've been here for two days and I've indeed heard a lot of news."
"What news?"
"Hehe..."
The hungry man didn't answer, but looked at Gao Shun without saying anything. Gao Shun immediately understood and took out a large piece of horse meat from his arms and handed it to the hungry man.
When the hungry man saw the horse meat jerky, his eyes widened. "Is this... meat? No, you have meat and still come to Zhaojiazhuang to get porridge?"
Gao Shun waved his hand casually: "Don't worry about it, tell me the reason quickly?"
The hungry man's eyes rolled around, and the horse meat jerky in his hand said: "I heard from the villagers that there seems to be a god here. "
Gao Shun asked again:
"Have you ever seen this god?"
The hungry man was stunned:
"Aren't you surprised?"
You know, everyone he talked to about a god being here were never not surprised. Yet, this kid did not even seems to be faxed. Its…suspicious.
Gao Shun did not realize this, but asked:
"Why are you surprised?"
To put it bluntly, they came to Zhaojiazhuang to find the gods. Surprised? They were already plenty surprised when they were saved by Dian Wei's elixir.
The hungry man smiled cunningly:
"It's nothing, you just caught me off gaurd."
"But I haven't seen the so-called gods, and I don't know whether the villagers words are true or false"
Gao Shun felt disappointed:
"Okay."
It seems that he still has to confront the Zhao family to confirm it.
"Everyone, make way!"
Gao Shun heard a voice from afar. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in silver iron armor riding on a black pig. He was holding a carrot strung to a stick and was going very fast.
Who is that? Gao Shun was about to ask the man who had chatted with him before but when he turned around, he found that the man had disappeared.
"Strange, where did he go?"
But Gao Shun didn't think much about it.
After all, there were other people here he could ask.
Zhao An watched Yun Yi riding the pig from afar and couldn't help but scratch his head. The god is really... special. But after a closer look, he found that the pig Yun Yi rode was unusual.
Not only was it extremely fast, but it also ran very steadily. If you ignore the fact that it was a pig, it would make for a very good mount. Gods are gods, even riding pigs is different from us mortals.
At this time, Zhao Yun led a sly-eyed man over:
"Dad, this man said he has something important to report to us."
The sly-eyed man bowed slightly in front of Zhao An:
"Excuse me, are you the head of the Zhao family?"
Zhao An glanced at this man and nodded:
"Yes, I am Zhao An, the head of the Zhao family. What did you want to tell me?"
The sly-eyed man immediately lowered his voice and said:
"Chief Zhao An, my name is Shi An. I suspect that there are spies from outside who have sneaked into our Zhaojiazhuang to get information."
???
Huh, is your last name Zhao? Our Zhaojiazhuang? Zhao An's face twitched but his expression soon became serious.
Spy? Not long ago, Zhao Yun just caught a refugee who molested a woman and now there are spies who are looking for information.
Zhaojiazhuang is really becoming more and more mixed. But this is the only way to receive refugees and complaining is useless. Anyway, he still had the gods backing him. Only by working hard to solve the problem can the gods value Zhaojiazhuang more.
Zhao An felt relieved, and then asked:
"Are you sure?"
Shi An nodded quickly, patted his chest and said:
"I guarantee that everything I said is absolutely true."
Zhao An nodded:
"Okay, tell me why you suspect that this person is a spy"
Shi An continued:
"At that time, I saw that the boy was curiously looking around so I approached him"
"He asked for information and when I deliberately paused, he took out a large piece of dried meat."
"And when I said that there might be gods in Zhaojiazhuang, he was not surprised. Not only did he not ask me whether the gods were real or fake, but he directly asked what the gods looked like."
Zhao An frowned immediately. Indeed, if an ordinary person heard that there were gods in Zhaojiazhuang, they would definitely be surprised. Unless they already knew in advance that there were gods in Zhaojiazhuang.
When Yun Yi asked him to accept the refugees, he did not intend to hide his existence any longer because it will be revealed sooner or later as more and more refugees are taken in.
Besides, the Lord God was not like a lady from a wealthy family, who stayed at home all day long. The god would stroll around Zhaojiazhuang every day so if someone gets even slightly lucky, they will encounter the god.
Anyway, the more they hide the more people will think Zhaojiazhuang are frauds and will not make things easy for the mad they take in refugees. The authority of god is many times higher than a village head.
If there are spies from outside entering Zhaojiazhuang, Zhao An did not intend to let them leave.
"Tell us what that person looks like."
Shi An nodded and described Gao's image.
After speaking, he showed a flattering smile: "Chief Zhao An, is there really a god in Zhaojiazhuang?"
Zhao An smiled slightly and nodded: "Yes!"
Hearing a confirmation, Shi An's eyes widened and his face flushed. He opened his mouth and wanted to speak but couldn't say anything.
Zhao An shook his head, and then said to Zhao Yun beside him:
"Yun'er, go bring this suspected spy over."
"Try not to escalate things if you can."
Zhao Yun nodded, and walked towards the entrance of the village with his Silver Edge Divine Spear on his back.
Next to the porridge stall, Gao Shun squatted in the place where the most refugees were while mainly listening. Occasionally he would ask a few questions but unfortunately, when it comes to matters related to gods, they don't know anything.
In fact, it's not the fault of these refugees.
Because according to Gao Shun's understanding. This group of refugees is actually the same as him, most of them just came to Zhaojiazhuang today so it's normal not to know.
'It seems that just asking refugees won't get me anything useful about the god"
Gao Shun shook his head, "But what is certain is that this Zhaojiazhuang is indeed unusual."
The Gao family went north this time not for Zhaojiazhuang, but for the gods in Zhaojiazhuang. Including Brother Dian Wei's horse, horse skin and horse meat, they all have to be handed over to the gods.
Therefore, unless he sees the gods in person, he will not tell anyone about the Gao family's refuge. While Gao Shun was thinking, the refugees around him had gradually retreated.
A group of Zhaojiazhuang villagers surrounded him quietly. Gao Shun also felt something was wrong and he looked up quickly. He found that the refugees who were just chatting had all disappeared, replaced by a group of young men with swords in their hands.
"Who are you?"
He did not panic, but looked at the people around him with unusual calmness.
Zhao Yun walked out of the crowd and clasped his fists and said:
"My name is Zhao Yun. I wonder what I should call this friend?"
Gao Shun clasped his fists and said:
"My name is Gao Shun. I wonder what you are doing?"
"Is it because I can't get the porridge?"
"If not, I am willing to compensate you in full."
Zhao Yun shook his head:
"No, everyone who comes here can get a portion of sweet porridge in our Zhaojiazhuang."
"The reason we are looking for you is because someone reported you as a spy from outside."
???
Me? Spy? Gao Shun was stunned. Wait, who reported me? Suddenly, he remembered the man with shifty eyes who had taken away a large piece of horse meat jerky from him and then suddenly disappeared.
Zhaojiazhuang is quite vigilant. But Gao Shun was not nervous. Since Zhaojiazhuang didn't take action against him immediately, that means there is still room for discussion.
He immediately explained:
"I am not a spy, but I did hear that there are gods in your Zhaojiazhuang. I wonder if I can meet the god?"
"Give me a reason. "
Zhao Yun stared at Gao Shun's eyes, "That's a god, not Zhang San, Li Si, or Wang Wu. Without a reasonable cause, I can't be bothered to disturb the gods just because you want to see them."
Gao Shun nodded in agreement. Indeed, that's a god. What's his identity? Can he meet him just because he wants to? But since Brother Dian Wei asked him to come to Zhaojiazhuang to see the gods. That means the people in Zhaojiazhuang should know Brother Dian Wei.
So Gao Shun decided to reveal part of his cards first. First hide the fact that the Gao family seek refuge, and tell the rest.
Gao Shun immediately said:
"Brother Dian Wei asked me to come to see the gods."
"Dian Wei?"
Zhao Yun eyebrow raised, he waved his hand and the group of guards who surrounded him retreated while he put the his spear back on his back:
"So it was Brother Dian Wei who told you"
"Let's go, I will take you to see the gods now."
"By the way, how is he"
He didn't expect that Brother Dian Wei had such a big face in Zhaojiazhuang. Gao Shun was delighted, and then immediately explained:
"He's doing well. "
Zhao Yun also breathed a sigh of relief, that's good news. He and Dian Wei have a good relationship, the two of them are equally skilled in martial arts, so they have a sense of mutual appreciation.
"Come on."
Then Zhao Yun took Gao Shun to the village.
Yun Yi rode the pig for a stroll and returned to Zhaojiazhuang. It feels very good, as an animal that can be used as a mount in MC, the pig runs very steadily. Even if it encounters some high and uneven ground. As long as the drop is within one meter, it can walk on it.
The only disadvantage may be that he had to carry the carrot stick all the time. Once he stops carrying the carrot stick by, the pig's speed will drop.
As Steve, he has no fatigue value, so it doesn't matter if he carries it all the time. If an ordinary person were to do it, their arms would get tired after a while. However, compared with the fatigue of riding a horse, carrying the carrot stick is obviously much easier.
The speed of the pig is not any faster than the current horses. Of course, in reality, the top-level Thousand-Li Horses or War Horses can basically run to a maximum speed of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour.
Pigs can definitely not compare, the fastest speed of a pig is only 30 kilometers per hour.
But pigs also have their own advantages, which is that they do not need to rest. They don't need to be fed, and they don't know what fatigue is.
As long as the person riding on the pig's back can persist, it can run as long as it wants, real horses can't do that. Even the top-level Thousand-Li Horses must rest after running for a few hours and the rest time is longer than the running time. So before MC horses can be bred, MC pigs are a very good substitute for mounts.
"My Lord, My Lord! "
From a distance, Zhao An shouted and hurried towards Yun Yi. After spending the past few days together, Yun Yi already knows Zhao An's character very well.
Unlike Zhao Yun, Zhao Yu, and Zhao Yan, they would come to chat with him when they are free to kill their free time. Zhao An is definitely a person who will not come to him for no reason. Once he takes the initiative to find him, there must be a reason.
When Zhao An came over, Yun Yi ask:
"What is it?"
Zhao An nodded quickly:
"My Lord, there is an urgent matter I want to discuss with you"
"Well don't keep me in suspense, what is it?" Yun Yi said.
Zhao An nodded:
"The first thing is that there are too many refugees."
"Although we have vacated half of the house for refugees to live in."
"But now the number of refugees we take in is increasing day by day. Even if more than a dozen people live in one house, the number of houses in our Zhaojiazhuang is still not enough for them to live in. "
Zhaojiazhuang is actually not small. It is 300 meters long and wide, covering an area of 100,000 square meters. It is not inferior to some large residential areas in later generations.
But the difference is, the dynamic axis of large residential areas in later generations is a high-rise building with 20 or 30 floors so it is easy to live in a residential area with tens of thousands of people.
But there are only bungalows in Zhaojiazhuang. The only house with more than two floors is the villa built by Yun Yi himself. It is precisely because they are all bungalows that even with such a large area, the number of people who can live is limited.
Yun Yi patted Zhao An on the shoulder,
"Thank you for informing me. By the way, how many refugees have you taken in now?"
Zhao An said without hesitation:
"More than a thousand people."
So many? The original Zhaojiazhuang only had 700 or 800 people. Now, as soon as the refugees are taken in, more than a thousand?
This growth rate is really amazing. You have to know that there were no communication tools in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. So these refugees who came to help were basically from the vicinity of Zhending County.
A small Zhending County has so many refugees. If it was expanded to the entire Han Dynasty, how many displaced people would there be? I'm afraid it would be as numerous as stars.
But so many people were displaced, and the Han officials were indifferent. It was really a sign of the end of the dynasty. The Han Dynasty had been rotten to the core, no wonder Zhang Jue raised his arm and called for action two years later. Millions of people from all states and counties of the Han Dynasty will follow him. There were really too many people who were desperate!
Yun Yi said thoughtfully:
"This is indeed a problem, but you don't have to worry, I will take care of it."
"I plan to build a batch of houses specifically for the refugees."
"Where do you think these houses should be built?"
When the villa was built before, there were still various stone blocks left. It can be used to build houses for the refugees, and the houses for refugees don't need to be built particularly well as long as they can live in it. So these tens of thousands of rock blocks should be able to build a lot of houses.
Zhao An looked at Yun Yi and asked carelessly:
"My Lord, where do you think it is better to build?"
Yun Yi looked at his almost flattering expression and teased:
"I think it is better to flatten all the houses in Zhaojiazhuang and build houses for the refugees, what do you think?"
Zhao An nodded without thinking:
"I agree, but isn't it a bit too hasty to flatten all the houses and rebuild them at once?"
"Won't the people have no place to live during this period?"
Good guy, really? Yun Yi underestimated his place in the Zhao family's heart. But, it's alright.
Yun Yi smiled and shook his head:
"I was just joking. Although I do have the idea of renovating the houses inside Zhaojiazhuang, it's not now."
"The most urgent task now is to build houses for the refugees first."
"What do you think of building these houses in a circle outside Zhaojiazhuang?"
After thinking carefully, Zhao An said:
"I think it's okay too. The space outside Zhaojiazhuang is indeed large enough. If all the houses are built, it shouldn't be a problem to accommodate thousands of people."
There is an open space of about 300 meters wide around Zhaojiazhuang. Outside this circle of open space is the Zhao family's own farmland.
In other words. Without moving the farmland, Zhaojiazhuang still has at least 200,000 square meters of land to use. If it is well planned, two hundred thousand square meters of land should be able to build enough houses for thousands of people to live in.
If he were to design the building base on the future apartments, it won't be a problem to accommodate tens of thousands of people in 200,000 square meters.
But this era is not short of land so there is no need to let everyone live in pigeon cage houses so early.
Housing construction for refugees is no small matter. In the future, this is a major livelihood issue so there are many points to consider. Where to build is just the most basic issue.
After confirming the approximate location of the construction, Yun Yi asked Zhao An again:
"Do you have a map of the area around here?"
Zhao An immediately showed an embarrassed smile on his face:
"My Lord, we do have a map of Jizhou, but there is no map of the area around Zhaojiazhuang."
"But we are very familiar with the surrounding environment. If you are in urgent need, we can draw it now.~"
Yun Yi immediately expressed his understanding. Yes, Zhaojiazhuang is a long way away? Who would draw a map for a place that can be walked in two steps?
But it's not a big problem, it can be solved with a MC map. It only takes nine pieces of paper to synthesize and two craft paper, you just need 3 pieces of sugarcanes. And compared with the rough map drawn by human imagination in reality. The map in MC can be called a God's perspective. The details are extremely rich and more importantly, the MC map can be upgraded.
The level 0 map can only display a range of 128 meters by 128 meters. But with each level upgrade, the range that can be displayed will increase fourfold. Theoretically, as long as there is a level 2 map. It can include all of Zhaojiazhuang and its surroundings.
It is not difficult to upgrade the key map, you just put the drawn map on one side of the anvil, and then put eight pieces of paper on the other side to upgrade.
So, Yun Yi said to Zhao An:
"It's okay, I'll do the map myself."
After saying that, in front of Zhao An's surprised eyes. Yun Yi took out the workbench and put it on the ground. Then put the sugarcane from his inventory in it.
A group of 64 white papers were crafted in a row with nine more white papers were put into the nine-square grid of the workbench.
The next moment, a blank map was created. Zhao An looked at the blank map that Yun Yi took out with curiosity:
"My Lord, this is... a white paper?"
Yun Yi shook his head:
"No, this is a map."
Ah? Is Master God trying to make fun of me? There is nothing on this white paper so how can there be a map?
Yun Yi did not explain anything, but just grabbed this blank map. Then he silently chanted to create a map. The next moment, various colors slowly appeared on the blank paper.
Zhao An also noticed the change in the white paper. His eyes widened, and he was so surprised that he could not speak.
"T-This...is our Zhaojiazhuang?"
Yun Yi nodded:
"Yes, this is a map drawn based on our current position and center."
"But the range shown on this map is very small, and it is only three thousand feet."
Zhao An leaned his head to observe the map in Yun Yi's hand carefully:
"Although it is a little small, it is really detailed."
"It's as if someone from the sky has projected everything they see in Zhaojiazhuang on this paper."
"But a map with such a small display range is a bit...useless."
Yun Yi nodded: "You are right, but it can display more than just this."
"Ah?"
Zhao An asked in confusion.
"It can also be upgraded."
"Upgrade…?"
Yun Yi continued to explain: "maps are only level 0 when they aren't created. After that, you only need to use some special items and inject magic into upgrading it."
"Every time it's upgraded, its display range will increase fourfold."
After speaking, Yun Yi took out the anvil from his backpack again, then he put the map into the anvil and put eight pieces of white paper on the other side.
The next moment. An upgraded map was born. But Yun Yi did not take out the map, but continued to upgrade it. He took out the map after it was upgraded to level 2.
As soon as he took out the map, Zhao An looked over curiously. As expected, the display range of the map was larger. Not only did it include Zhaojiazhuang, but also the surrounding open space.
"Wow, this map is really magical." Zhao An couldn't help but sigh.
Yun Yi smiled:
"This is just the beginning. This map has another wonderful advantage.
"What advantage?"
"The range it displays can change in real time according to the actual situation."
"What do you mean?"
Zhao An was stunned. He had already guessed what Yun Yi wanted to say but he still couldn't believe it.
Yun Yi smiled slightly and didn't explain directly. Instead, he asked Zhao An to remember the picture on the map first. Then, he took out the dirt blocks. He placed a long row on the ground with a wave of his hand then he showed the map to Zhao An.
Zhao An focused his eyes and his eyes popped out. The long row of mud blocks that Yun Yi had just placed actually appeared in the picture displayed on the map.
Seeing this, Zhao An immediately understood the usefulness of this map. It can be used for something like marching and fighting! In the past, when marching and fighting to an unfamiliar place, the generals could only rely on their own experience to find the way.
If they were born with a bad sense of the road, such as the flying general Li Guang in the past, they would lead their troops to rush out bravely and not only failed to reach the destination, but also could not find the way back.
But if there is such a map, you will never have to worry about not finding the way again.
"My Lord, is this map easy to make?"
Yun Yi nodded:
"Yes, as long as there is enough sugarcane, I can make as much as I want."
Zhao An was excited. He is worthy of being a master god, an item he took out casually can change the situation of the war. Zhao An looked at the map with admiration. Suddenly found that a small part of the upper half of the map was not drawn, it was blank.
"My Lord, why is it blank here?"
Yun Yi took a look. It turned out to be north of the Hutuo River.
"This map is drawn from my perspective after descending."
"So the places I haven't been to won't be shown on it."
"I haven't been to the north of Hutuo River, so the map is naturally blank."
Then, he crafted another map through the workbench and upgraded it to level 2 with an anvil before he handed it to Zhao An:
"Try and use it."
"Me?"
"Yes."
Zhao An took the map carefully, fearing that he would break it. But he looked left and right and didn't see how to use this map.
He asked Yun Yi with some embarrassment:
"My Lord, I can't seem to use this map."
Yun Yi pointed at the map and said:
"Take the map and recite "Create a map" in your mind."
Zhao An nodded and followed the instructions.
His face was extremely pious as he kept reciting "Create map, create map" in his mind.
When he opened his eyes again, the originally blank map was already filled with various colors. It is very similar to the one in Yun Yi's hand. In fact, it is exactly the same. However, if you look closely, you will find a little difference. That is the blank part of the map created by Yun Yi, the one in Zhao An's hand is full.
Yun Yi nodded slightly. It seems that the map was created based on the places the user has been to. He has not been to the north of the Hutuo River so this part of the map is blank but Zhao An has been to the north of the Hutuo River so this part is displayed on the map he created.
Holding the map, Zhao An looked left and right, very surprised and excited.
Yun Yi coughed lightly:
"Okay, stop staring, let's quickly plan the housing for the refugees."
Zhao An nodded and quickly put away the map. Yun Yi unfolded the map in his hand in front of him. The overall terrain of Zhaojiazhuang is a bit like a semicircle. The north side of the semicircle is the Hutuo River. Although the Hutuo River is now almost dry, it will recover one day.
So only the east, west and south sides can be used. Of course, the current number of refugees is far from the point where all three sides need to be used.
But everything must be left redundant. The refugees will not always be more than a thousand people. As the news that Zhaojiazhuang took in refugees spread, the number of refugees coming here will only increase.
Three thousand? Five thousand? Ten thousand? It may even be more.
"My Lord God, why don't we build more high-rise buildings? In this way, the same area can accommodate more people. "Zhao An suggested.
Yun Yi asked back:
"How high do you think it should be built?"
"My Lord, how high can you build it?" Zhao An asked carefully.
Yun Yi smiled and rubbed his chin:
"How high I can build it depends on how high I want to build it. One hundred feet? One thousand feet? I could go further."
Hiss! Listening to Yun Yi's words. Zhao An did not question it at all. After all, Master God never speaks without a purpose. Since that's what he said, It means that he really has the ability to build it so high.
After thinking for a while, Zhao An said:
"Of course, the higher the better."
"If we can build a hundred floors, that building can accommodate hundreds of people."
"Even if a million refugees pour in, we don't have to worry about them having no place to live."
Good guy, so you have a demon tattooed on your back. This is too cruel! As Steve, he can use the water elevator to go up and down so a hundred floors is nothing.
But what about ordinary people? They can only rely on their own feet. If they really lived on the 100th floor, I'm afraid they'd be exhausted just by going up and down the stairs every day.
Yun Yi immediately shook his head:
"Don't even think about it. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Put yourself in their shoes. If it's built so high, would you be willing to live there?"
Zhao An scratched his head and smiled awkwardly:
"My Lord... I was too excited."
Yun Yi comforted:
"It's okay. No one is perfect."
"But it's definitely not okay to build too high."
"Houses built for people should always be based on people."
Zhao An also nodded in approval:
"My Lord, do you have any ideas?"
Yun Yi thought for a while and nodded:
"I do have some ideas."
Zhao An immediately pretended to listen carefully. Yun Yi pointed at the map and said:
"I plan to start construction from the east of Zhaojiazhuang."
"The first batch will be some three-story buildings."
"Each floor of these buildings has ten identical houses, and each house is three feet long and wide (one foot in Han is about 23.5 cm, or fifty square meters)."
"Each house can accommodate four people."
"Later, I may need to trouble you to register the family situation of the refugees."
"When the time comes, try to arrange the whole family in the same house."
What he wants to build is actually the dormitory of later generations. It is like a kind of four-person room. It is definitely a bit troublesome to build but Yun Yi wants to give the refugees a better living environment. But he only has more than 10,000 rock blocks in his hand now.
Only by building in this way can he ensure that every refugee has a place to live so we can only ensure that everyone has a place to live first. When the conditions are richer in the future, it won't be too late to consider whether the living is good or not.
Zhao An has no objection:
"No problem, My Lord, leave the registration to us."
Yun Yi still trusted Zhao An. He patted his shoulder to show encouragement.
"By the way, besides housing, do you have anything else to tell me?"
Zhao An nodded quickly:
"Yes, My Lord, it's about the management of refugees."
Yun Yi asked in confusion:
"What's wrong with the management of refugees?"
Zhao An sighed and said:
"Just yesterday, Zhao Yun caught a man who molested a woman. "
As soon as the words fell. Yun Yi's brows instantly frowned, molesting a woman? He didn't expect this. It's only the third day, and this kind of thing has already happened.
But think about it, it's normal. There are all kinds of people, a big forest will have all kinds of birds. With more refugees, this kind of thing will definitely happen. After all, bad guys won't write bad guys on their faces.
They are more likely to hide in the crowd. Anyway, it's better to deal with it early, so that it won't be too much of a problem in the future.
Yun Yi asked Zhao An:
"What do you think?"
Zhao An said:
"My Lord, I hope you can punish the person who molested the woman, it can also deter anyone who has such thoughts"
Yun Yi thought about it and nodded:
"I have no problem, your idea is very good."
The theory of ghosts and gods is very popular in this era so exerting the power of ghosts and gods can indeed effectively deter evil-doers.
At least before they do evil, they will think of the gods above their heads and will be a little cautious. But this is not enough, they can't put all their hopes on people's hearts. People's hearts are the most vulnerable to tests.
So Yun Yi continued:
"But it is not enough for me to deter people alone. I plan to set up a public security bureau."
"Then select some upright people to manage the refugees."
Zhao An also nodded in agreement:
"My Lord, I think this is feasible. "
"Who do you plan to let take on this important task?"
Who does he want to take on this task? To be honest, this task is not easy at all. Especially as the number of refugees taken in increases in the future. The difficulty of the Public Security Bureau's management will also increase simultaneously. So, the person in charge must have at least three abilities.
First, he must have extraordinary martial arts skills. At least he must be able to suppress the evildoers. If the evildoers can come and go freely after doing their evil deeds then the Public Security Bureau will become a joke.
Second, he must be upright. Yun Yi does not want the Public Security Bureau to become a protective umbrella for evil forces.
Finally, he must be knowledgeable, at least be able to read and write. Otherwise, if the head of the Public Security Bureau can't even read or write notices, it'll really be ridiculous.
Yun Yi thought about it, and it seems that there are not many people. Among them, Zhao Yun is the first. In terms of martial arts, there are few people better than him throughout the Han Dynasty. In terms of integrity, he has confronted Liu Paopao in public many times in history. In terms of knowledge, he is famous for both civil and military skills.
"What do you think of Zhao Yun?" Yun Yi asked Zhao An.
Zhao An did not cover up because it was Zhao Yun, but said bluntly:
"My Lord, isn't Zhao Yun too young? He is not yet an adult."
Zhao Yun was only eighteen years old at this time. In later generations, he would be considered an adult. But now is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, you just be at least 20 years old so Zhao Yun is definitely a minor.
However, Yun Yi shook his head and said firmly:
"A man of ambition is never limited, you can't deny their ability because of their age."
"Let's choose Zhao Yun. I believe he can shoulder this responsibility."
Whether it is showing the power of a god or setting up a public security bureau. It is only temporary after all. To completely solve this situation, he still has to start with publicity and education but this takes time.
Fortunately, Yun Yi is not in a hurry and takes it step by step. Although, this incident also reminded him. It is okay to take in refugees but they must not be idle. He understood why in ancient times and even in modern times, most people do work for relief rather than getting a handout. Only by consuming the excess energy of the victim can it be less likely to breed trouble. Also, self-reliance can also make the victims cherish food more.
Directly distributing porridge seems simple but it is very easy to develop a giant baby character. Even over time, some victims will take distributing porridge for granted, thus losing their gratitude.
So, Yun Yi said to Zhao An:
"In addition to setting up a public security bureau, I also plan to change the current porridge policy to work-for-relief. What do you think?"
Zhao An thought for a while and figured out the benefits:
"This is a great move. Once the refugees have something to do, it is not easy to cause trouble."
"But what should we let these refugees do?"
Indeed, what should we let the refugees do is a big problem. If there are only a few refugees then it is easy to solve. You can find anything in Zhaojiazhuang to get rid of them. But there are more than a thousand refugees.
The number will be even higher in the future.
How big a project must it be to use so many people? He can't just make them build the Great Wall, right?
Yun Yi rubbed his temples and soon came up with an idea. Dig ditches and water conservancy for gardens and fields! Perhaps the sowing season has long passed this year, and even if the water conservancy is dug, it will not play any role but water conservancy has never been a short-term project.
Instead, as time goes by, the impact becomes more and more far-reaching. Take Dujiangyan for example. When it was first dug, its effectiveness was not immediately apparent. But since then, the land in Sichuan and Shu has become more fertile. Thus, it has earned the reputation of the Land of Abundance.
Even two thousand years later, people are still enjoying the benefits of Dujiangyan.
"What do you think of digging ditches and developing water conservancy?"
Zhao An's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea.
Ditches and water conservancy will definitely benefit generations to come."
"Ditches can irrigate more land with water, and naturally more wasteland can be reclaimed into fertile fields."
"And with water conservancy, we can regulate runoff in drought years in the future."
"The Hutuo River will no longer be cut off in drought years and flooded in rainy years."
"The most important thing is that with the unlimited water source provided by you, we can send more people to continuously carry water into the Hutuo River, and benefit the people downstream without a shortage of water!"
Yun Yi nodded with satisfaction, he thought so too. But Zhao An asked again: "My Lord, after the implementation of work-for-relief, will the relief stop?"
Yun Yi shook his head immediately: "No need, those refugees who just came here are generally a little weak. "
"Let them have a meal first, let their bodies recover a little, and then implement work-for-relief."
Zhao An nodded, indicating that he understood. At this time, Zhao Yun, dressed in white, walked over from a distance with a young man, talking and laughing.
Zhao An saw Zhao Yun and asked in confusion:
"Didn't I ask you to bring the spy over?"
"Spy?" Yun Yi asked in confusion.
Zhao An explained quickly:
"Someone reported to me before that there were spies from outside who came to our Zhaojiazhuang to inquire about the news of you, My Lord."
"Although we don't need to keep it secret, it's always bad to have spies.
"So I asked Zhao Yun to invite this spy over."
Yun Yi nodded slightly, He was quite vigilant.
"Oh? So where's the spy?"
Zhao An looked at his son. Zhao Yun nodded and said:
"Dad, It's this kid..."
Zhao An finally noticed the 1.8-meter-tall boy next to Zhao Yun. The boy didn't look like a spy at all. With doubt, Zhao An asked:
"Okay?"
Zhao Yun pushed Gao Shun in front of him:
"Dad, it was misunderstooding. Gao Shun is not a spy."
"The reason why he knew about the god was because Brother Dian Wei told him. "
"He came here because he heard what Brother Dian Wei said and wanted to see the gods."
"He also brought news about Brother Dian Wei."
Zhao An suddenly realized. Although he had never seen Dian Wei, he had heard about him from Zhao Yun. A man with extraordinary martial arts who robbed the road and coincidentally met the god...Although he was a little unlucky, he was taken in by the gods.
He immediately clasped his hands to Gao Shun and apologized:
"Young man, I apologize for the misunderstanding."
Gao Shun looked flattered:
"No, no, my previous actions were indeed suspicious."
When he was surrounded by Zhao Yun, he realized how stupid his previous behavior was.
Who would ask about the appearance of the god instead of asking whether it was true or not when hearing the news about said god?
After making it clear, Zhao Yun took Gao Shun to Yun Y to introduce each other.
"This is the god. "
Then he turned around and introduced him to Yun Yi.
"My Lord, this is Gao Shun. He was sent here by Brother Dian Wei. He also brought news about Brother Dian Wei."
Gao Shun? Hearing this name, Yun Yi raised an eyebrow. This name was very famous in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. One of Lu Bu's eight generals. The determination to break through the enemy's formation, there is no life or death.
The formation he founded can be called the special forces of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Each of them is a ruthless man who can fight ten people with one.
Could it be a coincidence? He carefully looked at the young man in front of him. He is not very old. The beard on his chin is still a little soft, he is 1.8 meters tall and looks pretty good.
He has a straight posture. At first glance, he looks like a disciplined soldier. However, at his age, it is likely that he has no experience in the military, but it is due to family education.
While Yun Yi was observing Gao Shun, Gao Shun was also observing Yun Yi. He looked at the young man in front of him wearing silver iron armor and was stunned.
Wasn't he the one riding a pig at the entrance of the village? He couldn't believe it.
"Are you... a god?"
Hearing Gao Shun's question, Zhao Yun's eyes widened and he became anxious. He quickly grabbed Gao Shun and said seriously:
"Didn't we talk about this? Why are you doing the opposite?"
Gao Shun also reacted. Knowing that he had said the wrong thing. Quickly explained:
"I'm sorry, I saw this... Lord at the entrance of the village just now, so I can't believe it when I see him again now."
Yun Yi understand where he was coming from but he didn't care, instead he teased:
"So you think I'm a fake god?"
Zhao Yun and Zhao An saw Gao Shun like this, and they were so anxious that they wanted to turn into his mouth to help him speak.
Gao Shun shook his head:
"N-No, it's just that you're a little different from the god I imagined."
Yun Yi asked back:
"What did you think I would look like? Wear an immortal robe? Have white hair and a childlike face?"
Gao Shun was left speechless. Yun Yi laughed and immediately became playful:
"You are right, I am not a god. Just a man"
Ah? Ah? Gao Shun hadn't reacted yet, but Zhao Yun and Zhao An were stunned first.
Master God, if you are just a man then what are we? Worm in the dirt?
"My Lord, please stop teasing him." Zhao Yun said.
"Seeing is believing, hearing is false. How can one be sure if something is true based on one-sided words?"
Yun Yi shook his head and said to Gao Shun, "Well, I don't care if you think I'm a god or not, that's up to you."
Gao Shun didn't say anything, just nodded. In fact, He already believed in his heart that Yun Yi was a real god. After all, there are not many people in the world who have really seen gods.
The so-called white hair and youthful face, the appearance of gods is just a fantasy made up by mortals. No one can stipulate that gods must look like that.
Yun Yi ignored Gao Shun and said to Zhao Yun:
"Did you catch that molester?"
Zhao Yun nodded:
"Yes.
"Tell me the details first." Yun Yi said.
Although he promised Zhao An to use hisdivine power to deter the refugees, he still had to understand the situation clearly before doing anything...
Zhao Yun nodded and said:
"It happened last night."
"Because there are so many refugees, each of our families has vacated some houses for refugees to live in."
"And yesterday I was in charge of standing guard and patrolling."
"When I patrolled to a small courtyard on the edge of the village, I suddenly heard someone calling for help in the courtyard."
"I didn't think much about it, so I rushed in directly."
"Then i saw a man trying to force himself on the women. "
Listening to Zhao Yun's description, Yun Yi frowned. How could this be considered molesting? This was clearly an attempted r***!
But listening to both sides makes things clearer and listening to just one side leads to ignorance.
In order to verify the accuracy of the matter, Yun Yi still asked Zhao An to find the criminal and the woman. Who knew that as soon as the two met, the victim glared at the criminal with like she would tear his throat out.
Yun Yi asked the victim:
"So…Did he try to r*** you last night?"
Hearing Yun Yi's words, the victim burst into tears, and the big tears flowed down.
While choking with sobs, he said:
"Yes, it was him!"
"I was preparing to rest in the courtyard, but he suddenly jumped over the wall and forced himself on me!"
"If it wasn't for Zhao Yun, I might have been defiled."
"I don't want to live like that."
The victim became more and more emotional, and her body couldn't help shaking. In the future, r*** a woman is a serious crime, not to mention in ancient times. The importance of reputation for girls in ancient times is far beyond that of later generations.
Chasity for women is crucial because it upheld family honour, Lineage, and social standings. If it ever happened, the girls life would be ruined. Many have turned suicidal because they pretty much tarnish their family even if it wasn't the it fault. And in a culture where a female child is already less then desired, it's a nail on the head.
Yun Yi didn't say anything, but squatted in front of the criminal:
"Do you have anything to say?"
The criminal cried and snotted, desperately admitting his mistake:
"I know I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again."
"Please let me go, I have old parents and children to take care of, what will they do if I die?"
However, Yun Yi shook his head:
"Since you know you have such responsibilities, why did you do this?"
"People have to pay the price for their mistakes."
After that, Yun Yi said directly to Zhao An:
"Alright, first drag him out and parade him around the streets, and then gather all the refugees and residents at the entrance of the village.
"I will judge him there personally."
Zhao An nodded immediately, and four more people carried the almost paralyzed criminal and began to parade him through the streets.
Yun Yi walked up to the victim and said:
"The way of heaven is glorious, any who stray too far from it will pay the price for their sins."
After saying that, he went straight to the entrance of the village. The victim sobbed and looked at Yun Yi's back, and asked Zhao Yun in confusion:
"Brother Zhao Yun, who is he...?"
Zhao Yun smiled and replied:
"he's a god"
Ah? God? Is this a special title? As a refugee who just came to Zhaojiazhuang yesterday, she doesn't know Yun Yi's identity. She hasn't even heard of the rumors ofgodss in Zhaojiazhuang. However, she doesn't care about these. She only cares whether this person can really do justice for her. Then, She followed Yun Yi to the entrance of the village.
As the parade progressed. More and more refugees knew about this and of course they were furious. After all, the bad apples are a minority and the vast majority of people still have morals.
So after hearing that this happened, the criminal was hit on the head with stones by the angry refugees before he even made it to the village entrance.
In the end, the people of Zhaojiazhuang came forward to stop it. Otherwise, he would have been stoned to death by the refugees.
Obviously, the reason they were stopped is because Yun Yi wanted to make an example out of him. So before Yun Yi judged him, he naturally couldn't die yet.
However, when he heard that his own trial was still to come. The criminal had collapsed like a corpse. If it weren't for the people of Zhaojiazhuang holding him on both sides, he would have collapsed already.
Finally, the parade ended. He was brought to the village entrance, in front of Yun Yi.