Chapter 8 Test
One hour later.
Li Man and Li Yang and the other two moved the entire military camp, including the barracks and stables.
After the turn, Li Yang was inevitably a little disappointed.
Compared with the dilapidated sheds in construction sites in later generations, the slightly different thing is that later generations of workers slept on beds, while soldiers in the camp slept on beds. It would be better to say that on sunny days, if it was rainy, the soldiers would probably suffer some injuries.
"It's leaking." Looking at the dilapidated barracks, Li Yang sighed.
Li Man nodded when he heard this, followed Li Yang's gaze, and said in a deep voice: "Before practicing martial arts, I will give you a task to you."
Since entering the camp, Li Yang has guessed his father's intentions. After hearing what his father said, Li Yang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's true."
Seeing Li Hu and Han Bao looking at him with a confused look on his face, Li Yang said helplessly: "Renovate the barracks."
"My son is smart, and he can understand it at one point." Li Man was relieved and said, "A journey of martial arts is like sailing against the current, with extremely difficult times and those without perseverance will not be able to achieve anything. Therefore, before practicing martial arts, start with the renovation of the barracks. Only when you suffer from the hardships can you become the best. Compared with the pain of practicing martial arts, such small sufferings are not worth mentioning at all."
This is a test set by Li Man for Li Yang and the other two. Only those who successfully pass the test can follow him to practice martial arts.
In fact, Li Man just asked Li Yang and the other two to do some physical work after following the craftsman's butt.
"Isn't it just about Niba? What's the difficulty?" Li Hu said carelessly without caring about it.
For Li Hu, this test is simply too simple.
Han Bao frowned and looked at Li Yang, hoping that he could relieve the doubts in his heart.
Li Yang smiled and said, "It will be a little dirty and tired. Apart from that, there is really nothing to worry about."
Han Bao looked stunned when he heard this.
Taking advantage of the gap, Li Man turned his gaze to several carriages that followed him.
Seeing this, Uncle Fu stepped forward, came to Li Man's side, and explained softly: "My mistress learned that the three young masters were about to practice martial arts with the lord, so she prepared some precious medicinal materials in advance."
Li Man nodded suddenly and smiled, "Madam is intent."
While talking, dozens of ragged craftsmen carrying tools on their shoulders came into view of Li Yang and others.
Li Man ordered people to call him near and asked them a few words.
The county soldiers led the order forward and ordered the craftsman to put the tools aside, and then brought them to Li Man.
After the craftsman bowed his head and bowed, Li Man pointed at Li Yang and the other four, and said straight to the point: "I have recruited four laborers for you. From today on, they will eat and live with you and renovate the barracks together, and everything will be the same as before, without any distinction."
When the craftsmen heard this, they all bowed their heads and said their promises.
Although Li Man said it well, craftsmen do not think so. What does it mean to treat it differently? Isn’t this the place without any silver?
It is pitiful to all parents in the world, and Li Man, as a father, cannot avoid the vulgarity, and he reveals his timidity when he opens his mouth.
In the next month, Li Yang, Li Hu, Han Bao and Wang Liang followed behind a group of craftsmen and worked hard for a month.
Although Li Man wanted to take care of him, Li Yang and the other four were very moral. The four of them were just one month old and they became much stronger.
The craftsmen also benefited from Li Yang and others. Since Li Yang and others entered the camp, the food of the craftsmen has changed drastically. They changed from two meals a day to three meals a day, with big fish and meat, and they were eaten openly. In the past month, the craftsmen have intuition that they have lived in heaven, so happy that they are flying up, doing work, humming songs, and eating meat. Such a life is really a good life that they have never lived.
A saying that craftsmen often say recently is: I really hope this is a beautiful dream that will never wake up.
This is not true at all.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, from the beginning of Hengling, the world was in decline and the people lived in poverty.
Ordinary people, let alone eating meat, can all be happy for days if they can have a full meal.
As for the end of the Han Dynasty, if you eat wheat rice, green soup, and bean paste every meal, you can be called a well-off family. Here we are talking about a well-off family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
The needy households can only eat hunger and fill their stomachs. The coastal people may be able to go to sea to catch some fish and shrimps to satisfy their hunger, but people in other regions may have to eat soil. If they want to improve their food and eat meat, they can only find someone to change their children and eat them.
Therefore, the craftsmen took advantage of the light of Li Yang and others to live a dreamlike and good life.
In addition to meat, Li Yang and the other two had to take a medicine bath for half an hour before going to bed every day and drink a bowl of medicinal soup made by Uncle Fu himself.
Both the medicine soup and the medicine bath are the additional benefits prepared by Yang.
As the world says, it is said that the rich martial arts are rich in literature and martial arts. Among them, the rich martial arts are mainly rich in medicinal materials used to temper the body and exercise the body. A bowl of medicinal soup and a medicinal bath require hundreds of silver coins, which is only the amount of silver coins required in a day.
The period of martial arts practice is based on ten years, hundreds of coins a day, and tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of coins a year. The medicinal materials need to be prepared according to three parts for use by Li Yang, Li Hu and Han Bao. In this way, the number must be multiplied by three. In other words, if you want to practice martial arts, you need to spend at least 300,000 coins a year, and then multiply this number by ten. In ten years, the silver money needed to practice martial arts alone will consume at least 300,000 coins.
Although Wang Liang and Li Yang and Li Yang practice martial arts together, he did not have the qualifications to enjoy such treatment. Although the Li family is not short of money, Wang Liang is not worth the Li family to pay such a high price for him, because, for now, he is not worth the price.
The half-month work was deliberately delayed by the craftsmen until the renovation was completed. Li Man turned a blind eye to this and pretended that he hadn't seen it. His original intention was to let his sons suffer some trouble and everyone would get what they needed.
One month later, Li Man came to inspect and accept it himself.
Standing in front of the newly renovated barracks, Li Man's eyes lit up.
Previously, the barracks for soldiers to rest and sleep were mostly built with adobe and covered with thatch. The mounts in the house were less than one meter long. To be precise, the mounts were about seven feet and five (about one meter and seventy three). It would be difficult for any soldier who grew taller to stand up in the house.
Even with such a harsh living environment, the young and strong people are still rushing to join the army, because being a soldier can have a full meal.
Unfortunately, the ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. The people are determined to join the army and kill thieves and defend their families and the country, but the court has no intention of summoning them.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the number of troops stationed in each county was not large. The number of troops stationed in the border counties bordering foreign races ranged from thousands to ten thousand, while the number of troops stationed in the counties in the mainland was not even 2,000.
It can be seen from this that the military is not easy to make a living.
Now this brand new barrack is slightly different from before. The walls are still made of adobe, but the ceiling is very different. The new barracks are covered with solid wood, solid wood is wrapped in oil cloth, and thatch is laid on it. This is considered a double-layer protection. Even if it rains, there will be no leakage.
The house is 100 meters high and is very spacious.
Each house has a fire kang and a fire path. Although it is a large and open pavement, there is no problem in keeping cold. A wooden box is placed beside the kang, which can be used for soldiers to place miscellaneous items. Two square heights are placed in a corner of the house for storage. There are four wooden clothes hangers for one person to hang in the door. Soldiers can hang their clothes here. Each house has ten wooden basins for soldiers to wash in turn.
The stairs, corridors, and ground are all made of wooden, and they creaked non-stop when stepped on them.
All the above fees come from the prefect's office, which is the benefit Li Yang prepared for the soldiers first.
The barracks are divided into two floors, each with fifty houses, and a total of one hundred rooms on the two floors, which is exactly ten people and can accommodate a soldier.
"Who is the masterpiece?" Li Man asked in a deep voice, with a displeasure in his tone.
In Li Man's opinion, an overly comfortable living environment will help the soldiers to become arrogant, luxurious and enjoy, and gradually eliminate the soldiers' blood. This is not a good thing.
Li Yang heard this and went out to salute and said, "Father, the barracks are designed by his son, and the craftsmen follow the drawings."
Li Man nodded faintly, turned to look at Li Yang, and said slowly, "My son is kind to me, my father knows it, but..." Li Man suddenly changed his mind and said seriously, "This move is like adding more to the snake. This barracks are too luxurious, which is very unfavorable to the morale of the army."
Chapter completed!