"Village Chief, how to deal with these Rouran prisoners?"

"All of them act as coolies and are used for quarry."

Although it was a waste to use the Rouran cavalry who was good at riding and shooting as a coolie, the Rouran cavalry was not the same as Zhang Hua and could be betrayed at any time. So Zhang Hua used the nine Rourans captured as coolies in the quarry without paying wages, which can be said to be free labor.

In order to repel the Rouran cavalry and defend the village, Xia Village paid more than 20 villagers, most of whom were shot to death by the Rouran people's bows and arrows.

Zhang Hua ordered the burial of these rural heroes who died in battle for Xia Village.

In troubled times, human life is like grass.

Compared to the fact that the people in Xia Village are enslaved by Rouran, it is already a blessing in disgrace to pay this price.

After the Rouran threat was lifted, the villagers continued to reclaim farmland.

No matter what, life still needs to continue.

In the primary quarry, the primary timber yard begins to operate, and the speed of obtaining stone and wood is accelerated.

There is another problem that bothers Zhang Hua, that is, there is no iron ore.

It is not easy to find iron ore.

It would be great if Xia Village had corresponding talents.

More than 20 strong men were killed in Xiacun during the conflict with the Rouran people, and refugees came one after another in the valley.

However, the villagers who flowed into Xia Village were just scattered refugees, not migrating from the village.

A middle-aged scholar carrying a book on his back, leaning on a branch, came to the gate of Xiacun Village, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the bloody smell at the entrance of the village, the middle-aged scholar would have thought it was a paradise.

"Did those Hu people failed to attack this village and fled in panic?"

The middle-aged scholar's IQ was obviously not low. Based on the Rouran Cavalry who fled in panic and the bloody smell of Xia Village, it was inferred that the Rouran Cavalry failed to attack Xia Village and then fled.

However, a small village can defeat such a Rouran cavalry.

This made Xu Xiake puzzled.

But considering from another perspective, living in this village will definitely be very safe.

There are village men guarding the village entrance to count the arrival of refugees.

At present, the grain in Xia Village can still feed more people, so Zhang Hua accepted refugees from Xia Village.

As long as you are not a traitor, you can settle in Xia Village.

"Name, dynasty, origin, occupation, are you literate?"

"If anything is concealed, you will be expelled from the village immediately and will never accept it."

Liu Xiucai brought someone to move a dilapidated wooden table and placed it at the entrance of the village to conduct household registration statistics on the arrival of refugees.

Unlike general household registration statistics, Liu Xiucai also needs to count which dynasty the other party came from...

"Xu Xiake, from the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, was from Jiangyin County, Nanzhili, and was unemployed and literate."

Xu Xiake answered truthfully.

Liu Xiucai's brush stopped and looked up at Xu Xiake who was sleeping in the open air: "Coincidentally, I was also a person from the Chongzhen period. Since you are literate, why don't you get fame and honor?"

Xu Xiake sighed: "One of the time, the boy failed to be selected. Secondly, he has no intention of fame and fortune, and only wants to wander around the world and express his feelings among the mountains and rivers."

"You are also a strange person."

Liu Xiucai was surprised by this.

In ancient times, everything was inferior, but reading was high.

The purpose of reading is to consider fame and fortune and enter the official career.

But Xu Xiake had no intention of making fame and fortune.

Otherwise, even if you lose the election once, you can still take the exam again.

Liu Xiucai secretly wrote down this person and arranged a thatched hut for Xu Xiake.

"In the Chongzhen year of the Ming Dynasty? Xu Xiake?"

Zhang Hua was taking the young man to dig a ditch when he heard that a refugee named Xu Xiake came to the village. Zhang Hua was shocked.

Xu Xiake was an ancient geographer and traveler. Because of his wealth, Xu Xiake, who was a wealthy generation, had no intention of becoming an official, so he wandered around.

Xu Xiake was not very famous in the Chongzhen year, but his later book "Host to Xu Xiake" was quite famous in later generations.

Xu Xiake not only seeks wonders and tries, but also conducts investigations and research in mountains, waterways, geology and landforms, and has achieved achievements beyond his predecessors.

Unfortunately, Xu Xiake lived in ancient times when everything was inferior. Otherwise, in Zhang Hua's era, Xu Xiake might have become a geologist.

Such a celebrity actually became a refugee and settled in Xiacun.

A person like Xu Xiake should not be classified as an ordinary refugee, right?

Zhang Hua returned to the administrative wooden house to check out Xu Xiake who was stationed in Xia Village.

At present, because dozens of new refugees have flowed into Xia Village, the population of Xia Village has increased to 523.

The number of heroes in Xia Village has increased to 4.

Zhang Hua’s guess is right, Xu Xiake moved into Xiacun as a hero.

[Hero]: Xu Hongzu (Xu Xiake)

【Dynasty】: Ming Dynasty

[Commander]: 25 [Military power]: 50 [Intellect]: 79 [Politics]: 41

【Health volume】: 30

【Attack】: 3

【Defense】: 1

【Agility】: 4

[Awakening Talent]: Geography (Xu Xiake, who is wandering around, has gained the intuition to identify various terrains and minerals)

【Life Skills】: Special Exploration (accumulate enough experience and can be advanced to God-level Exploration)

[Article]: Geographer, traveler, and writer in the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Xiake's intelligence reached 79, but he was unable to become an official. It can only be said that his ambition was not this.

Zhang Hua's eyes lit up when he saw Xu Xiake's awakening talent.

Although Xu Xiake's awakening talent has no direct relationship with marching and fighting, the talent of "geography" can be said to be of great importance to territory construction.

With this talent, you can explore the mineral resources around Xia Village.

At present, except for wood and stone, no other mineral resources have been discovered in Xia Village, especially iron ore.

Xu Xiake settled in Xia Village at this time, which solved the urgent problem.

Zhang Hua personally visited the thatched hut where Xu Xiake lives.

Although Xu Xiake is a rich child, he has been traveling abroad for a long time and has a strong ability to take care of himself. Even if he lives in a thatched hut, he doesn't feel difficult.

It is very difficult to save a small life in this chaotic era.

"I never thought the village chief came to visit him in person. I wonder what I can do to serve the village?"

Xu Xiake is a smart person. When he knew that Zhang Hua was visiting, he must have something to ask for.

Zhang Hua looked up and down at the scholar from the late Ming Dynasty and explained his purpose: "I built a village in troubled times to protect the country and the people. The only thing I lack was iron ore. I heard that my husband traveled around the world and was well-versed in various terrain. If I wanted to find iron ore, I would definitely find a place to produce iron first. Therefore, I asked my husband to come out of the mountain to explore iron ore for the village."

"If Mr. discovers a mine, I would like to give it to him 10 taels of gold and offer it to him for a long time. Mr. will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life."

In order to win over Xu Xiake, Zhang Hua issued a heavy book.

The value of an iron ore is more than 10 taels of gold.

Xu Xiake's value is still above an iron ore.
Chapter completed!