Li Xiaofei and his party led the natives to the north. Everyone supported each other along the way, and they were a thousand times stronger than those who came to this continent again in later generations.

He An, the military doctor who accompanied the army, taught the natives how to identify some herbal medicines. In fact, He An himself was not very familiar with whether these herbs were medicines. However, He An had an advantage in that he could test medicines on his own.

Fortunately, these medicinal materials were only Panax notoginseng, Polygonum multiflorum and the like, and were not highly poisonous. He An was so stupid that he collected hundreds of kilograms of medicinal materials with the help of the natives and went back.

Moreover, the collected licorice was used now and cured the fever symptoms of several natives. The natives worshiped He Anna very much.

By the time Li Xiaofei and his party returned to the camp in the north, Hongrui and Yu Shengzhi had already built a small fortress that was beginning to take shape.

Outside the fortress is a vegetable patch, filled with seeds brought from the ship and seeds sent by locals, many of which have already sprouted.

Hongrui and the others have made great progress. They have understood most of the native language and have also taught the natives some simple Chinese.

Old Conch also taught the natives how to make simple farm tools. Some soldiers from Jiangnan even built a large waterwheel for irrigation and grinding.

There is no wheat here, but there is something similar to grain. The soldiers grind their own rice mortars to grind out the chaff, and then grind it into powder with mills driven by waterwheels.

"We Central Plains people are really good at cultivating land and building houses. Looking at the appearance, those who don't know would have thought that we have returned to the Central Plains. There are many trees here, the land is flat, and the water is good. If it weren't for our parents, wives and children at home,

I’d like to settle down here, it’s not difficult to get a few thousand acres of land!”

"Come on, I've been here for a few months, haven't you noticed that there are a few things missing here? There are no bison, wild horses, or anything else, just no livestock that can plow the fields! How many people will be needed to produce crops on thousands of acres of land?

Carry it back?"

"You are so stupid. We know how to build a car. Isn't this a wheelbarrow difficult to use? Besides, if there is no cow to pull the cart, you can use a dog!"

"Maybe we can really try to build a car! Oh, Marshal Li is back, Marshal Li is back!"

A group of soldiers who were discussing farming here happened to see Li Xiaofei's team in the field.

The soldiers gathered around to greet Li Xiaofei.

"Marshal Li, are these the prisoners you captured? Why are there so many people?"

"Marshal Li, what method did you use to get them to come back carrying so much stuff?"

Li Xiaofei immediately scolded, "They are our friends, not prisoners, we must treat them well!"

"I understand, I understand, they are friends and obedient prisoners!"

Li Xiaofei raised his riding whip and was extremely serious, "I'll say it again, they are our friends, not prisoners! Do you understand now?"

Seeing Li Xiaofei's expression, the soldiers immediately understood that the natives in front of them were really not prisoners, so they all came together to help unload the goods.

"thanks, thanks!"

"Hello, slow down!"

The natives who followed Li Xiaofei also learned some simple Chinese along the way, and the soldiers smiled and responded with greetings.

"Hello, hello, if your clothes weren't different from ours, we would have thought this was the Central Plains!"

"Hello, please put down your things and go inside to take a shower!"

When it comes to taking a bath, trouble comes. No matter how dirty they are, the natives are not willing to take a bath.

At this time Hongrui and Wang Ruoyun came out, and Li Xiaofei got off his horse and ran over.

"Thank you, madam, for your hard work! These past few months have made you fearful at home!"

Hong Rui patted Li Xiaofei's forehead, "Don't be such a mouthful, I wasn't even worried about you going to the war, let alone just running away for hundreds of miles!

I’m not worried about you!”

Wang Ruoyun also poked Li Xiaofei's waist with red eyes, "Sister Hong said, don't be so talkative. I've been very comfortable here these past few months, mainly because I don't have any noise from you anymore!"

"Haha, if that's the case, it's not the right time for me to come back."

"Yes, if you don't come back, we will all leave!"

"Don't wait for me?"

"You are a lucky person and you are rich and noble. Why do you need us to wait for you?"

"I know my mistake, I know my mistake. I really shouldn't have come back so late, and I haven't brought gifts to the two ladies yet. Xiaofei apologizes!"

"Yo yo yo, aren't these thousands of treasures you brought back just gifts? We are thinking about where to find people to expand the city wall?"

"Expanding the city wall? Do you really plan to live here permanently?"

"Build a stronghold here and leave some brothers behind. When we return in the future, or if the Central Plains fleet comes over in the future, we will have someone to take care of us!"

While the three of them were chatting, Yu Shengzhi came out with others, "Master Li, it's great to see you back safely! The two ladies are really resourceful, and I admire them very much. If a city is really built here,

It will be great in the future!”

Li Xiaofei looked at his soldiers, "General Yu, they are all brothers from the original army. It seems a bit cruel to leave any one behind! I think after the city is built, it should be left to the locals to take care of it!"

"Master Li, the ladies are more thoughtful than me on this point! A month ago, the ladies have already found out which soldiers have no worries at home, and most of these brothers are willing to stay!"

Li Xiaofei didn't quite believe it, "Really? You didn't use any tricks, did you? We all came together, don't treat your brothers badly!"

"Xiao Fei, you have lived a life of wealth and food and clothing! But after these brothers returned to the Central Plains, they didn't have any land or houses. Even if you generously gave many rewards, these brothers still don't know how to trade. Once the money is squandered, they will

They have to live in poverty and even beg on the streets! Is this what you want to see? The most important thing is that they can have houses and fields here, waterwheels, mills, hospitals, and all the local women here are similar to us in the Central Plains.

Women are generally hard-working. Even Emperor Liang couldn't satisfy these two thousand people!"

"Master Li, we are here to stay sincerely. There was a flood in my hometown. After the court provided relief, the flooded fields were taken back to the government. I don't even have more than ten acres of thin farmland left! Everyone at home is gone too."

Gone!"

"I have been begging for a living since I was a child and have nothing. Now I stay here to marry a wife and farm for the rest of my life. I am content!"

"Me too, Mr. Li, if we continue walking with you, we may not be able to make it back alive! I, Niu San, may have offended Mr. Li with my words, but I am telling the truth! Please have mercy on me, Mr. Li!"

"Master Li, we all sincerely and voluntarily stay here, and we hope that Master Li will grant us permission!"

Li Xiaofei looked at the people who said they wanted to stay and walked around them, "Have you really thought about it? Once you stay, you will never be able to go back to Daliang in this life! The soil here is indeed good and the weather is good. Since you all

They all sincerely want to stay, so how can I, Li Xiaofei, not be allowed to do so?"

"Thank you, Master Li!"

"Thank you, Master Li!"

"Master Li, we won't say anything in return. When you leave, we will never see you again in this life! We will enshrine you for generations to come!"

"Yes, build a statue for Mr. Li so that our descendants can worship him forever!"

Li Xiaofei quickly stopped him, "Brothers, we share weal and woe, regardless of each other. I, Li, am just an ordinary person, don't do this! If you must build a statue, I suggest giving it to the brothers."

Let's build a group of statues together, so that future generations will not forget the difficulties of the predecessors in starting a business! If a statue of me is erected, three generations later, who will still know which old man this statue is? Haha, maybe someone will push it! I

Don’t have to suffer after death! Brother, please do your best!”

Everyone laughed and then expressed their agreement.

"Since Mr. Li is so humble and cautious, then we won't do it to save trouble!"

"Master Li is right. We still need to erect statues of our brothers to prevent future generations from forgetting our ancestors!"

"Yes, yes, we need to erect a statue to let them know that our roots are in the beams!"

Hongrui waved her hand at this time, "Brothers, don't be anxious. The most important thing for us is not to erect any statues! It is to erect inscriptions and include our "Three Character Classic", "Zengguang Xianwen", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Book of Rites"

", "The Book of Songs" has been handed down! Future generations must be able to read and pronounce, and they must be able to write and count! Otherwise, after a few generations, the characters and books will be lost, and the statue will lose its meaning!"

"Mrs. Hong is right. Mr. Yu was also about to suggest this. If you can't read and understand Chinese characters and understand the deeds of my Chinese ancestors, even if Daliang sends people again in the future, it will be of no avail! We in China do not rely on blood, but only on orthodoxy.

Inheritance, as long as you respect our emperors Yan and Huang, Zhou Gong and Confucius, learn my etiquette system, laws and writings, and wear my Chinese clothes, you are a Chinese!"

Li Xiaofei was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly remembered something: "Yes, yes, we must build another Sanqing Temple here! My master's legacy is spread overseas, which can be regarded as my filial piety!"

"

Yu Shengzhi was shocked. Since the restoration of the country more than ten years ago, the Liang court has banned Taoist temples all over the world. Now Li Xiaofei wants to build Taoist temples overseas. If someone complains after returning to the court, he will get into trouble and not bring good luck to the emperor.

In anger, he will be chopped down!

Then I thought about it, Li Xiaofei is the coach here, and Li Xiaofei has a lot of cronies. If he relies on his own strength to stop Li Xiaofei, I'm afraid he will be buried in a foreign country from now on.

"Mr. Li, I suddenly felt anxious just now. I'll go and take a moment for a while!"

After much thought, I could only escape with urine. If something went wrong, I would have an excuse not to be there, and I would have close aides and people from Jin Liangwei who could testify.

Yu Shengzhi was a little scared when he thought that there were people from Jin Liangwei in the fleet. He had been out at sea for almost two years, but he could not find any clues. Sometimes he even suspected that Li Xiaofei's two wives were from Jin Liangwei.

However, after learning about the experiences of the two ladies, he turned his attention to other people.

Li Xiaofei knew very well, "General Yu has worked too hard to build the new city, but you must pay attention to your health. You can go on your own. If you need medical treatment, don't hold back!"

Yu Shengzhi immediately ran away holding his stomach. Li Xiaofei told everyone about the statues that should be built in Sanqing Temple, and drew pictures on the ground.

As he talked, Li Xiaofei's eyes filled with tears, and Hong Rui and Wang Ruoyun kept wiping his sweat.

"One Qi transforms the three pure things. Please put them in the incense. If any of you are willing to learn Taoism, I can teach you while I'm still here!"

"I'll come, but who can I ask to collect the incense money here?"

"Yes, it is in vain to enshrine a statue of a god and no one comes to worship it, Mr. Li!"

Li Xiaofei shook his head, "Taoists don't care about these things. Real Taoism pays attention to letting things happen and everything is natural! We are not here to collect money, but to seek peace after having a good meal! Let people live on an equal footing with all things in the world.

Find yourself from everything in the world! What I said is too profound, well, let me think of a way to explain it to you!"
Chapter completed!