Chapter 832
The man surnamed Guo took the note handed over by the boy surnamed Yang and put it in close proximity, carrying the package on his back, "It's getting late, I have to go to the county town to report, but it's not delayed. Brother Yang, you'd better go back!"
"Today is exactly the last day of the holiday, and I have to go back to school to study. I will go to the county town with Brother Guo. After the name of the yamen is recorded, I will have to leave tomorrow morning. I will have two drinks with Brother Guo tonight." However, the young man surnamed Yang was reluctant to part with Brother Guo now, so the two of them went to the county town together, and then they found a tavern to drink beautifully. Then they dispersed. The man surnamed Guo went to the temporary residence arranged by the court to open a shop. The young man surnamed Yang returned to the dormitory of the school to take the exam to prepare for the next day's study.
"Brother Aotian, I always feel a little uneasy when I heard that I am not far from Hedong Road!" Early the next morning, hundreds of immigrants who were preparing to go to Hedong Road were led by several soldiers and embarked on the road northward. A skinny young man said to the man surnamed Guo that yesterday, because Guo Youtian was quite strong and honest, he was appointed as the leader of the group of immigrants by the leading sergeant.
"Wang Erniu, look at what that is?" Guo Youtian pointed his hand forward, and saw a soldier driving the ox cart. "The cart is loaded with food for us, can you still be hungry? Moreover, these military officials have fought with the Northern Lu, and they are not afraid even if they encounter bandits. There is food and drink, and the military officials protect us. The road along the way is full of roads, and there is a station to rest not far away. What else do you have to worry about?"
It was very difficult to travel far in this era, so in order to do a good job in immigration, the court made many preparations in advance. Basically, the roads and post stations were built there to absorb the last orders from the place. There were elite Jiazhou soldiers guarding them. In addition to protecting and leading the way, these soldiers also had to deal with inns and governments along the way, and obtained supplies from there. Even in each team of soldiers, a soldier with a skilled medical skills carried common medicines to ensure that most of these people could arrive at Hedong Road safely.
The brigade of troops was led by a team of ten people, led by a team leader, and the ten teams were combined into a team, and they were managed by Guo Youtian. These soldiers were scattered in front, back and middle of the team, and never let anyone fall behind. Most of these people were originally farmers and rarely were subject to such constraints. At the beginning, the team often had chaos, but with the efforts of the escort soldiers and the efforts of the team leaders, they quickly got used to this method. The team gradually became neat and the speed of traveling gradually accelerated.
"Captain Guo, the road I walked today is probably five miles longer than yesterday, and it's getting late. You should have a rest after you go to the place to eat later, right?" Seeing the inn's flag appearing in front of you, Wang Erniu asked. It has been more than a month since he left. Perhaps because he could have enough food every day, Wang Erniu is no longer as thin as before.
"You boy want to be lazy again." Guo Youtian shook his head with a grudge when he saw him so tired and lazy, saying, "It's not hard for these soldiers to explain to us every day? They don't feel tired, but you have emerged! And what they talked about every day is the trick of living in Hedongdao. If you don't listen now, you can sleep a little longer, but when you come to Hedongdao, you won't have time to cry!"
It turns out that this journey is not just about marching. During the process, these soldiers can cultivate their discipline and teamwork skills. Whenever they go to a station to rest, after dinner, the soldiers will gather these people together and light up the lights to explain to them the various knowledge needed to live in Hedongdao.
From the weather and terrain of Hedongdao, crops suitable for cultivation, to the wild beasts on the mountain, how to deal with it when encountering it, and how the imperial court will place them in full after arriving in Hedongdao, ensuring that these people can become familiar with the situation in Hedongdao as soon as possible and open up enough land as soon as possible.
For this reason, the court could compile many easy-to-understand pamphlets and send them to each team of soldiers to preach to these immigrants. Thanks to the Jiazhou Army's emphasis on the importance of soldiers' literacy from the very beginning, they were able to find enough people to complete this task.
"What Captain Guo said is that I thought I had been doing farm work for more than ten years, so I still had to teach others, but after listening to a few classes, I realized that my previous skills were nothing." Along the way, Guo Youtian's prestige rose rapidly because he was fair and helpful. People gradually stopped calling him his name, but called him the captain. And according to the commander of the escort team, Guo Youtian was likely to be appointed as the village chief after arriving at Hedong Road.
"Hedong Road and Shannan Dong Road are different. The rice we planted in Shannan Dong Road may not be able to plant in Hedong Road. Many skills have to be learned from scratch! If it weren't for these military officials' patient teaching, we would have to suffer a few years of losses in Hedong Road before we could figure out these principles." Guo Youtian also said with emotion.
"But they said it was one thing, and then it was another thing by themselves. I still have no idea." Wang Erniu became worried again. He was a little confused about what he said in the last class, let alone when he arrived at Hedong Road, he would have forgotten it if he really wanted to use these skills.
"It's not bad, I heard from Jun Ye that at that time, two old men will be left in every new village to take care of us. Then, just listen to them like now." Captain Guo Youtian was not in vain, and the news was much more informed than them.
Another month later, they finally arrived at their final destination. After checking the list and identity, these people were broken up and assigned to different new villages. At the beginning, some people wanted to continue to stay in the same village with their familiar fellow villagers, but were harshly rejected by the officials in charge of the assignment.
If familiar people are divided into one, they can easily unite to form a new clan, but this one is something that Li You must strictly guard against, so they will disrupt and relocate these people.
Chapter completed!