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Chapter 3509: Lucky or not(2/2)

This kind of self-sufficiency economic form and specific production and life pattern formed by a family or family as the unit, in the dispersed land management in small areas, maintains rule by using the production method of men farming and women weaving, and forms a self-sufficiency economic form and a specific production and life pattern. It is the luck of China in the evolution of the feudal dynasty, but it is also unfortunate.

In the early days, China was in the well-field system.

This early public-owned land system was soon broken by technological development and the expansion of people's hearts.

When working for public and land, everyone wants to work less, and when working for themselves, everyone is willing to work more.

Therefore, the initial transformation from the public well-field system to the small peasant economic system that contracts production to households has indeed greatly stimulated the labor enthusiasm of ordinary people.

However, the ministers were not happy.

The ministers and ministers want both.

So while they were shouting to praise Duke Zhou, they were digging for Duke Zhou.

The reason why Duke Zhou was praised was that if they did not do this, it would not be proved that their ancestors had shed blood and died for Duke Zhou, so their current treatment was all due.

There is no need to mention digging the corner of Zhou Gong...

Judging from the current big man’s appearance, you can tell how good these guys’ small hoes and big rakes are waving.

"Lord!" A guard pointed to the distance and shouted, "Then... it seems like the last team has arrived!"

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The warm shed and the sound of snow made Zhang Sheng and others who arrived at the Tongguan Forbidden Gully in the severe cold slept in a dark place. It was not until the copper whistle at the early morning of the next day that he woke him up.

As Zhang Sheng woke up, all kinds of sounds from the camp shed suddenly crashed into his ears.

The laughter, the voice of speaking, the sound of snoring, mixed with the sound of whining wind and snow, and the crackling sound of bonfires burning, gathered into a vibrant and energetic music, which seemed to declare war on the outside wind and snow, showing its tenacity.

"Awakened?" A voice sounded, "Don't sleep for a while? The general has an order. You should rest today, so you don't need to sing Mao."

Zhang Sheng turned his head and saw the silly smiling face of the hut.

"I won't sleep anymore," Zhang Sheng got up, "It's good if I sleep enough."

"Yeah." The old mate responded, then poured a bowl of hot soup from the pot on the bonfire, "Drink a little soup first to warm up your body. Are you hungry? It will take a while before the early time..."

Zhang Sheng thanked him and sat by the bonfire.

When I arrived yesterday, I was late, and I was really exhausted, so I basically fell asleep just after falling back and didn’t have the time to observe carefully. Now, when I looked at it like this, Zhang Sheng felt that the bonfire was a little different.

The bonfire was not lit very well, but there was only a little residual fire left. It could not even be regarded as the bonfire inside Zhang Sheng, as if it was a half-buried stove.

"This..." Zhang Sheng couldn't help but stand up and carefully looked at the bonfire stove in front of him, "It's a little different..."

"This is what the General of the Cavalry taught us..." The old guy laughed, as if he was happy to see Zhang Sheng's expression. He gestured for a moment, "The fire here can be used and the heat can be used there... The best bricks are used here...

Zhang Sheng was stunned for a moment, "You mean, here... are bricks used here? That kind of square bricks?"

"Yeah." The old guy said, "So, General Husband is a good person!"

Unlike the low price of bricks in later generations, firing bricks was not an easy task in the Han Dynasty. Although the labor cost may be lower than that in later generations, the cost in other aspects was very high.

Perhaps he was woken up by the conversation between Zhang Sheng and the old guy, or perhaps he was almost asleep, and several other people in the shed also woke up one after another, and then joined the exploration of the new bonfire tunnel.

"General of the Cavalry is this..." Zhang Sheng looked at the new discovery they found in confusion, "This place was not built temporarily, but it should be preserved forever?"

"How is that possible?" The old guy smiled and said, "Next summer, there will be water in this ditch, so how can I keep it?"

"Then... why?" Zhang Sheng couldn't understand.

Why do we need to use more expensive bricks for temporary huts for soldiers and people like Zhang Sheng to live in?

"More than that..." The old guy walked to the side of the shed and patted the "wall" of the shed, "Look at what this is?"

"This is... a felt blanket?!"

"No wonder I didn't feel cold last night!"

"God! This...is this... or is it all here?"

The old guy smiled proudly, "All, all Nirvana!"

Zhang Sheng was stunned, and he quickly calculated.

This is not a small number!

Who would spend so much money on these ordinary soldiers and inferior officials?

Even if you wait until the beginning of spring and dismantle these things and recycle them, there will inevitably be losses, right?

Is it worth it?

But I still had a comfortable sleep last night and the hot soup that left after warm when I woke up in the morning, which seemed to be telling him an answer...

Zhang Sheng felt as if something had hit him in his heart, and then he stood up and pushed open the thick shed door.

The cold air hit him, making him tremble for a moment. He quickly came out, closed the door of the shed again, and then looked up at the surroundings.

Because you have to choose a place that is leeing and rising to the sun, the sheds in the forbidden ditch cannot be as straight as a military camp, but are scattered, with sheds arranged in a staggered manner in the forbidden ditch and stretching out for five or six miles.

Because it is windy and snowy weather, there are not many people who are moving outside the shed.

Zhang Sheng walked along the trail that he stepped out to another shack near him.

I don’t know who said something in the shed, but laughter came, haha, hehe, different laughters overlapped, making the corners of the mouths raised up.

Zhang Sheng didn't go in, he just stood outside the shed, looking at the other shed.

The same chimney, the same half-entering ground, the same combination of wood and felt blanket...

Oh my God, if these sheds are the same, how much does it cost?!

Zhang Sheng originally thought he was going to come here to be a cow or a horse, and he was mentally prepared to be a cow or a horse, but when he saw these in front of him, he suddenly felt that he might have thought it was wrong.

Before he knew it, perhaps also being affected by the laughter in the shed, Zhang Sheng's mouth began to rise, and he smiled foolishly...

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There is a saying in later generations that employees will either do it unhappy or they will not be rewarded.

I am happy and rewarded, and I can’t even drive away.

Many people understand this principle and even talk about it often, but there are not many people who actually do it.

Pang Tong and others did not understand this principle, and perhaps they did not have any experience in this area, but Fei Qian understood it.

And Fei Qian started to do this...

Happiness or not is often relative.

If others have to sell their children to survive, and if they have a bowl of porridge at home, they will be happy. But when they turn around and see the smell of wine and meat in the rich family, they will feel that they are really unfortunate...

Therefore, whether you have a sense of happiness depends on how you compare and who you compare with.

The rain and snow in winter are basically impossible to do whether it is marching or training.

Small troops, elite soldiers, may be fine in such weather, but large troops will be in trouble, especially no one can guarantee that every soldier can still jump alive in the cold conditions in the wild for a long time.

Limb frostbite is a common problem, and it is also possible to cause large-scale epidemics due to wind and cold.

This is one of the reasons why Fei Qian spends a lot of money and effort to build a decent hut instead of just dealing with the situation.

Now that you have to deal with things and save some money, it will bring higher risks and more troublesome things.

The emotional instability of soldiers is caused by war syndrome on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is uncertain about the future. People need to have a longing for the future, otherwise they will easily fall into a state of lying down and blindly pursuing immediate interests.

Especially in the army, if soldiers lose hope for the future, it is undoubtedly a terrifying thing. Such an army will often fall into endless killing and madness, and the consequences are often disastrous.

At that time, the army may become uncontrollable and will conduct indiscriminate attacks on civilians and prisoners of war, causing a large number of casualties and social destruction. At the same time, discipline and order within the army may also collapse, leading to mutual suspicion and conflict between soldiers, which may lead to mutiny or rebellion at any time.

Such examples are common in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. In the late Roman period, due to long civil wars, political corruption and economic recession, many soldiers of the Roman legion lost their loyalty to the empire and their belief in the future. Some of them began to become cruel and lawless, plundering and massacre of civilians, aggravating social unrest and chaos. In the end, these hopeless armies became one of the important factors in the demise of the Roman Empire.

The end of the Tang Dynasty is similar.

Fei Qian once wanted to set up positions similar to political commissar in the army, but later found that it was not feasible. Not only because of the low military culture, but more importantly, the Han Dynasty does not have the soil for survival now.

Therefore, Fei Qian retreated to the next best, and chose another model that was more in line with the current environment and current needs.

"Remembering the bitterness and thinking about the sweetness".
Chapter completed!
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