The village beside Fenghuang Valley was located at a higher location, halfway up the mountain. Even if a natural disaster like a flood occurred, it would not have much of an impact on the village. It was said that the village used to be at the bottom of the valley. Even though it was more convenient to fetch water there, over the past thousand years, there had been many floods, causing great losses to the village.
After that, the villagers moved the village halfway up the mountain. Normally, when they fetched water, they would go down to the bottom of the mountain to fetch it. A round trip would only take half an hour. Furthermore, other than growing crops in the valley, they could also grow crops halfway up the mountain. However, crops could not be separated from water. The yield of crops halfway up the mountain could never be compared to those in the valley, but it was still better than nothing. Furthermore, if there was a flood, the crops in the valley would not be harvested. As such, the crops halfway up the mountain could be used as life-saving rations for the villagers.
In the hundred years after the relocation, the hillside of the village had been dominated by fruit trees and corn. Fruit trees were more resistant to drought. As long as the drought was not too severe, there was no need to water the crops. Corn was also more resistant to drought. It was the best of all crops. Sometimes, corn was even planted in the high-quality soil in the valley.
However, the yield of corn per mu was relatively low. No matter how advanced technology was, corn could not achieve a large yield per mu. As such, the villagers had always been poor and could barely get by.
However, with Ang Lee's arrival, the situation took a huge turn for the better. The hillside no longer planted corn. Instead, they planted crops that were resistant to drought and barrenness, such as sweet potatoes, corn, peanuts, potatoes, and other exotic crops. Not only did this greatly increase the yield of crops, it also increased the variety of crops. Different crops contained different nutrients. Eating more different types of food was also beneficial to one's health. As such, in recent years, the villagers' lives had taken a huge turn for the better. At least, it was much better than before. The villagers' spirits were also raised. Everyone was cheerful and often had smiles on their faces.
Li An and a group of guards were standing on top of the hill. They all walked over enthusiastically, which was enough to show their hospitality and friendliness.
Looking at the white-bearded old man, Ang Lee estimated that he was about seventy years old. According to the standards of seventy years old, this was considered a very old man. The few old men behind him looked to be in their forties or fifties. There was also a young man in his twenties who was in charge of supporting the seventy year old man.
"Good afternoon, Old Sir!"
Ang Lee greeted him first.
"Greetings, Sir. Where are you from, and where are you going?"
The white-bearded old man asked.
. "We are from the capital," Ang Lee replied. "We are going to the Summer state................"
".... .......... .................. Nice to meet you, Sir. "
The white-bearded old man walked up to Ang Lee and saw the train parked on the track. He also saw a large number of soldiers of the Tang dynasty nearby and in the distance. Naturally, he was quite surprised. He had lived for so long. Although he had seen some things, he had never left the county. Therefore, the highest official he had seen was the county magistrate. Obviously, Ang Lee's extravagance was much higher than the county magistrate's. Therefore, the old man was sure that Ang Lee's position was higher than the county magistrate's. But he did not know the specific position. The few behind him were also honest farmers who had been to the county, so they were not very knowledgeable.
"Oh, how high do you think my position is, Sir?"
Ang Lee asked curiously.
"I don't dare."
The white-bearded old man looked a little nervous.
Ang Lee said, "Sir, please sit down! It doesn't matter whether my position is high or low. No matter how high my position is, it's the same as yours. We both work for the Tang dynasty. It's just that our division of labor is different. I'm in charge of dealing with the national affairs, while you're in charge of leading the villagers to grow food. We're equal and the same. "
The white-bearded old man did not dare to sit down. After hearing Ang Lee's words, he quickly said, "Sir, you must be joking. How can it be the same? You've done big things, while I've only done small things. The difference is too great. You can't compare, you can't compare. "
"Yes! Of course, I can't compare with you alone. But there are thousands of farmers in the world who work hard like you. With so many people added together, their contributions to the Tang dynasty are far greater than mine! It's only because we have thousands of elders like them that our Great Tang is able to prosper and prosper! Therefore, every ordinary person is great and can't be ignored. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
When the old man heard this, it seemed to make sense. If all the people in the world did not listen to the orders of the imperial court, then the imperial court would only exist in name.
"I've lived for most of my life, but this is the first time I've heard that a useless person like me can be so useful. I'm very happy!"
The old man said happily.
Ang Lee smiled, looked at the environment of the valley, and said, "The village is located halfway up the mountain. Ancestor, you're wise! If the village is located at the bottom of the valley, it will be very dangerous once there is a flood. It's better to set it halfway up the mountain. There will never be a flood and it will be quieter. "" Sir, you're right.
More than a hundred years ago, our village was still at the foot of the mountain. Later, in order to avoid floods and wars, we moved to a higher place. Although it's a little inconvenient, safety is the most important thing. By the way, a large area of the village was densely packed with fruit trees. There were so many of them that they could drown the whole village. It's impossible to see the village from here. Only when you walk in step by step can you see the village. The passing officers and soldiers were too lazy to look for it, or were unwilling to walk so far, so they directly passed by the valley. Even if they stopped to rest, they were not willing to walk a long way to the village. In this way, the village is much safer and not easy to be destroyed. "
The white-bearded old man explained the reason for the village's relocation.
It turned out that this small mountain village was specially moved halfway up the mountain to avoid floods and wars. In troubled times, as long as the villagers were careful, they would not be easily discovered. After all, with so many fruit trees, the view of the village was well blocked. Moreover, the village was not rich. Even if the bandits wanted to rob, they would not be willing to rob such a poor village. There was nothing valuable at all in this village except for some useless farming tools and basic furniture. There was not much food in this village, so there was no reason to rob.
After chatting for a while, everyone became familiar with each other. The few old men politely invited Li An to sit in the village, but because Li An couldn't stay for too long, he naturally couldn't agree. He opened his mouth to decline the old man's good intentions and distributed the delicious snacks that he had prepared for himself to the children who ran over. These children were all very cute. After eating the delicacies that Li An gave them, they happily ran around in the surroundings. There were even some bold children who actually dared to provoke the guards beside them. However, the guards deliberately glared at the children, and the children were scared. They were so scared that they quickly ran away and didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore.
Originally, he planned to have lunch on the hill while looking at the beautiful scenery, but his food had been given to the children. It seemed that he could only eat in his own carriage after getting on the carriage.
"It's getting late. We have to leave. Little guys, come over. These candies are for you."
Ang Lee stayed on the hill for less than an hour and said goodbye. He gave all the candies used to sweeten the mouth to the children around him. These children were too cute. Ang Lee liked these children very much.
"Noble person, these are our local specialties. Please bring some with you!" It's all a little something from us. "
The white-bearded old man picked up a few baskets of local specialties and said.
In the eyes of the villagers, these were all worthless things, but after these things were sent to the capital, the price would not be low, it might even be very high, after all, the prices in the capital were too high, the price of eggs that were worthless in the local area would be at least three times higher when they were shipped to the capital. After all, it was not an easy task to ship them to the capital, and the transportation cost accounted for a large part of the cost.
Since this was the goodwill of the villagers, Li An naturally couldn't refuse and accepted it all. However, before leaving, he gave them some practical tools, a few mirrors, and a telescope that they definitely couldn't afford. This was for their village collective. Whoever liked to play with it could take it out and play with it.
The white-bearded old man had never seen a telescope in his life. When he used it for the first time, he saw the scenery far away. He was so surprised that he could not put it down. However, it was quickly snatched away by the more curious children.
In the midst of the cheers, Ang Lee and Li Hanlu got on the train. The local villagers all gathered on the small hill and looked in the direction of the train leaving.
Among the local specialties, there were native eggs. At that time, he got someone to make poached eggs. The taste was no different from the eggs in the capital, but the mood was different. After all, this was a gift from the villagers, and there were feelings in it.
Fenghuang Valley was not very long, and the train was very fast. Soon, the beautiful Fenghuang Valley was behind them. After a period of time, the train passed by Fang Zhou's Yijun County and Sheng Ping County. The economic situation of these two places was naturally worse. This place was further from the capital, and the loss of population was rather severe. Almost thirty percent of the young people had gone to the capital to make a living, leaving behind the useless and the old, the weak, and the disabled.
The further north they went, the more desolate the scenery on both sides of the road became. This feeling of desolation was uncomfortable and made one's heart heavy. Fortunately, Ang Lee and Li Hanlu were both from the north and had stayed in places even more desolate than this. Naturally, they did not mind the desolate scenery along the way.
The speed of the train was neither fast nor slow, and it was moving at a constant speed. The inside of the carriage was relatively stable, and there were no bumps at all. After all, at this speed, there were no bumps even if they wanted to.
In the large living room of the carriage, there was a large table. This table was specially prepared by Ang Lee. There were a few small drawers under the table, and each drawer was filled with various items. The main items were paper, pen, ruler, and the most basic tools like compasses.
These were prepared so that when he was bored, he could read books and draw pictures to pass the time and make himself happier.
In fact, reading books didn't need a big table, but drawing was different. Some drawings required professional tools and drawings, and these things weren't small. A small table couldn't fit all of them. A big table was necessary. It would be more convenient to draw the drawings.
After eating lunch, Ang Lee rested for half an hour. At this moment, he was idle anyway. Ang Lee felt that he could use this leisure time to do some business, which was the so-called drawing. He wanted to draw the drawings needed by the Tang dynasty.
These blueprints could be mechanical blueprints, architectural blueprints, or even furniture blueprints. There were many new things that needed constant improvement. The more improvements there were, the better the quality of the final product. For example, many machines were strange when they were first produced, but after a period of improvement, the machines would become more and more advanced and beautiful. It would be a beautiful scenery to look at. Most of this was due to Li An's contribution. Of course, there were also skilled craftsmen, but Li An's contribution was undoubtedly more and more effective. There were many improvements that only Li An knew how to do. It was very difficult for other craftsmen to do well, and they didn't even know where to start.
This time, Ang Lee was going to draw the drawing of the underground road, which was the underground passage of Chang 'an City. Before drawing, Ang Lee first had to carefully look at the plan of Chang' an City and mark some symbols in some crowded places to find the most reasonable route of the underground passage. Only then could he draw the drawing.
The area of Chang 'an City was too large. Not counting the large residential areas outside the city, just the area inside the city was already large enough. There were more than 100 squares in the city, and there were even more roads formed by these squares. Among them, there were 20 to 30 main roads, half of which were north-south and half of which were east-west. As for the roads inside the squares, there were even more roads that were boundless.
With so many roads, if he were to build the underground passage, the amount of work would be too large. It was certainly unrealistic. He could only choose to build the most urgent and important roads first. When the conditions were ripe, he could expand them.
What Ang Lee had to do now was to choose these roads and then design them in detail. He had to consider all the problems of the underground passage and build it into a model road.
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