It has been nearly two months since the "people favored by God" descended to Kasugayama City with a white light (actually a white smoke pillar).

In the first half month, almost all the Echigo descendants had seen this handsome man with reflective glasses from the Southern Barbarians on his nose. It is said that he came from the Upper Celestial Kingdom opposite the sea, but everyone regarded this guy who was idle all day long as a joke after dinner.

In the next half month, the topic of "the people favored by gods" had become cold, and the useless great Han scholar seemed to have fallen silent and began to honestly teach "Sinology" to the nobles in the city of Kasuri Mountain.

However, "Sinology" and other things have nothing to do with the people of Echigo. Reading and writing are useless things that only nobles need to learn. The people still need to learn skills that can make a living, such as farming, raising horses, striking irons, weaving cloth, etc.

The result of chanting poems and writing essays to the red leaves of autumn as if they were like a nobleman, was that there was not enough food and firewood to spend the winter, so they could only endure hunger or even starve to death.

However, no one will sympathize with such a guy, because as long as he is a hardworking person, he will never starve to death.

Although Echigo's winter is a bit difficult to survive, and sometimes too much snow will crush the house, crush people to death, and freeze to death, compared with other countries in Japan, Echigo's life is already quite good.

In Japan, the tax system of "six public and four citizens" is generally implemented, and some cruel daimyos will collect 70% or even 80% of the food.

However, the "Six Public and Four People" of the Uesugi family are very tolerant of the people, and in fact they often charge half a percent less when they are collected. If it is a year of disaster, it will even only charge 40% or 30% of them. It is just to avoid criticism from other famous names nearby, and to avoid the people in nearby areas running to the next level. Therefore, the "Six Public and Four People" regulations are maintained on the surface.

One month after the "people favored by Gods" came to Echigo, the "explosive behavior" of the man from China made the people of Echigo couldn't help but worry about their future lives.

He didn't know how he moved Lord Qianxin and began to collect a large amount of supplies in Echigo. In addition to food, he did not let go of all kinds of ores, wood and even sand. All kinds of supplies were piled up like hills.

The ninjas from several countries bordering Echigo were still in a state of turmoil for a while, but the Uesugi family did not hide the material collection operation. After a detailed investigation, these ninjas came to the conclusion that "it didn't seem to be preparing for a war."

——But it was precisely because they were not preparing for war that the Echigo people and the Uesugi family’s retainers were even more worried.

However, this time, Lord Kenshin and Aya Yumae were very determined, and they only used the Uesugi family's own funds. They did not pay levies to their retainers or tax the people. Therefore, there was no reason to stop them except expressing strong opposition.

Everyone said that the handsome man from the big man had already fascinated the Uesugi sisters, so he listened to his nonsense and devoted all his money to those useless places.

In Kyoto, there are many "cultural people" like that, each of whom is romantic, but they can do nothing but a spendthrift. After the family property is ruined, they can only live a poor life, and eventually starve to death, die of illness or freeze to death at home.

——As a result, the materials as high as the mountain turned into wooden sheds, with iron lumps called "machines" placed under them.

Although some people mocked the "people favored by gods". They believed that the strange-shaped iron bumps were tributes he dedicated to the gods in exchange for the blessing of the gods. But soon some people secretly claimed that the iron bumps were artifacts given to the Uesugi family by gods.

Those artifacts can make loud noises such as "buzz", "bangbang" or "rumble", and then create many things of exactly the same size and shape at a very incredible speed.

For example...wooden rods, iron rods, copper rods... etc.

In short, in short, those machines are said to have many functions besides making rods and can produce many amazing things.

Subsequently, no one saw those "magnificent things". Most of the people who had spent the busy farming season of spring plowing all built many "somewhats" with the "people favored by gods" through labor or employment, which are said to be called "factories".

These people do not understand the difference between "factories" and "workshops" except in size. They only know that these "brick factories", "cement factories", "wood factories", "glass factories", "ceramic factories", "textile factories", "fertilizer factories", "steel factories", "chemical factories", "agricultural machinery factories" and so on are all used in large quantities in life.

Now, most of the "factories" have not produced any output, and some of the "factories" have just leveled the land and have not even built up a thatched house, so they are just hanging there.

However, the "cement factory" has produced a very useful gray powder. As long as it is mixed with sand and small stones and stirred with water, it will soon solidify into stones. Before solidification, it can also be applied to the ground and wall to form a layer of stone ground and wall.

Moreover, the handsome man from the Celestial Kingdom also weaves the best steel strips into a net, solidifies them with cement and sand and gravel to make "reinforced concrete", and then directs everyone to use these "reinforced concrete" to build a river-blocking dam on a tributary that just came out of the mountain in Agano River.

This river dam can not only regulate the amount of water, but is said to also drive the "hydrogen unit" to produce "electricity" - the "lightning bolt" that emits dazzling light in the sky when thunder is heard. The "mechanics" given by the gods on the "factory" road are operated by the power of electricity.

In addition, it is said that this "people favored by gods" also created a divine object called "steam engine". As long as the fire continues to be added under a giant pot containing water, the "machine" can be operated.

If there is no firewood to burn, there is another thing that makes people ride on it and keep pedaling the "pedals" that can also be used to drive the "machine", but it can only drive a very small "machine".

This kind of thing can also be added with two wheels, and then people can ride on it and run quickly.

However, this kind of new thing called "bicycle" can only move forward on a very flat road, and you must also tie a thick cushion to your seat, otherwise it will simply turn a person's butt into eight petals.

In general, the "people favored by gods" have recently carried out many unknown actions, but except for a few "factories" that have already been put into use, everyone knows what they are for, the rest can only be listened to "legends".

However, it is said that the "factories" built by the "people favored by gods" can make exquisite cloth, silk, cheap porcelain, "fertilizer" that can increase the yield of the land in the fields, and machines that can easily sow, cultivate, harvest, thresh, and mill, and of course, many bricks and cement can be made.

Although for Japanese people who frequently occur in earthquakes, bricks and cement are not as safe as wood as building materials, their "strategic value" can even be said by ordinary Echigo people.

——It is not only reflected in the fact that it can be used to build dams. If bricks and cement are used to build cities, it is possible to easily build a majestic and indestructible city.

With these strong cities, Echizen's people have another barrier that is as strong as a mountain, and no one can come to destroy the happy life of Echizen's people.

Moreover, when Lord Qianxin was conscripting and servitude, he had already announced to everyone in advance that as long as these "factories" are built and the legendary "fertilizers" and "agricultural machinery" are produced, these "artifacts" that can increase production will be lent to everyone for free.

Although farmers who use these "magic artifacts" need to pay 10% of their rent as "rent" after harvesting, it is said that these "magic artifacts" can at least half of their grain production. Even if they pay 10% of their rent, the remaining food will be much more than in the past.

In addition, farmers who use these "artifacts" can also choose to buy them home first. If you have enough money, you can use the equivalent of three years of "rent" to buy them. It doesn't matter if you don't have money. As long as you pay 20% of the rent for four consecutive years as "rent", you can immediately obtain the right to use these artifacts.

——Although Lord Kenshin said this, the elders and senior officials such as Kashizaki Kyoshi family and Usa Midaman seem to have different opinions. They believe that there is no such "magic weapon", and even the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Empire where Chu Xuan is located cannot have it.

In the entire history of Japan, except for the perhaps unreliable myths in ancient times, I have never heard of such a magical artifact as "the man favored by gods", and it seems that it is a magical artifact that can be manufactured in large quantities.

Even the Izumo Shrine, which is best at eliminating disasters and praying for blessings, can only ensure good weather and good harvests in those years - not 100% success.
Chapter completed!