Chapter 2069: Happiness Is the Simplest in Bitter Cold

The wind on the river was not too light, and there was a constant flow of people holding the capsized boat.

Compared with the north, the wind on the river is not cold.

Deep in the grassland, traces of sledges were left on the snow.

The horse pulled the sledge and ran slowly. There were sacks placed on the sledge.

The oncoming horse-drawn sledge ran over, threw a sack from it, and left again.

The horse driver here stopped the horses and went over to open the sack, which contained chopped fodder.

One side of the sledge pulls pine nuts, and the other side carries fodder and food, forming a spectacular scene that stretches for 1,500 to 6,000 miles.

More than 150,000 people participated in the entire pine nut picking operation.

It is estimated that after harvesting once this year, the output in the next two years will be very low.

In a forest at the end, two steam engines were working loudly, burning firewood.

"The pine cone was so wet that it was difficult to fight. Fortunately, two masters came with us to bring wearing parts for replacement."

Jiang Gang stood next to a steam separation machine and talked to Fu Dichu, the leader of the Bone Ligan.

"Thank you to the craftsmen of Lijiazhuangzi. There are many sheep."

Emperor Fu was happy, he was not afraid of the cold.

According to him, forty pounds of pine nuts are worth the price of a sheep.

His people were arranged next to the Heavenly Soldiers, with warm channels and fire pits.

Men from the clan who can work come over, including older children.

The pine tree is tall, and the children can climb the tree quickly. A net is propped up below, and the net catches the children when they fall.

At first, I could hit it with a long pole, and then I found an open space to dry it. I peeled it off with my hands, rubbed the grease on my hands, and couldn't wash it off with soap.

Nowadays, there are gloves, but they cannot be dried, so they are thrown directly into the powerful machine.

There are ten steam engines in total, distributed in several places.

At night, they lived in tents made of tree branches, with the skins of hunted beasts covering the outside of the tents.

The beast's skin was stained with blood and was frozen hard, but it was enough to keep out the wind.

When it was cold, I went to the fire outside to warm myself up. There was a big iron pot on the fire, and soup was always cooking.

No matter how cold it is, a sip of hot soup will always warm you up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Emperor Fu bowed to Chang'an's position.

Suddenly thinking about something, he changed direction and bowed again to Luoyang: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving my people a stable and good life."

"The more reason is that you are hardworking and willing to work hard." Jiang Gang praised.

"Didn't we work hard before? It's your Majesty's fault!" Emperor Fu corrected Jiang Gang's mistake.

"Did His Majesty treat you badly before?" Jiang Gang asked.

Emperor Fu was stunned, looked at Jiang Gang, and said at the same time: "It's Hou Turk's fault."

"We will find a way to plant pine trees next year. Even if it takes many years to produce pine nuts, the trees will grow without delaying other things."

Jiang Gang has seen huge economic income, and now none of the trees used for fires are red pine.

It takes more than 20 years to build a pine tower, which produces pine nuts every year. The pine nuts are so expensive that they are reluctant to harm the tree.

The small pine cone cannot be touched and will grow up next year.

The pine nuts of several pine trees are equivalent to raising one sheep. How hard it is to raise sheep. How many sheep are there in the mountains of red pine trees?

"Send someone to guard it. Anyone who dares to set fire will be killed."

Fu Dipu fell in love with the red pine forest, it was all about money!

In the past, my tribe used to cut down red pine trees. The wood was good, and cutting down one tree could be used for many purposes, such as making fire.

"You should send people to guard, and there are pine mushrooms. Pine mushrooms are also expensive in Chang'an and Luoyang. Dried pine mushrooms are more expensive than pine nuts."

Jiang Gang knows the market. People in Lijiazhuangzi love to eat pine mushrooms and blood-red rivet mushrooms.

Hericium erinaceus is also good, but Hericium erinaceus can be grown, and Dongzhu Li has the ability to grow it, as well as fungus.

Pine mushrooms cannot be grown, but everyone likes to eat them. As a result, rich people learn to eat them.

"My tribe has arranged for you to send a few people to keep an eye on it."

Emperor Fu expressed his stance and took the initiative to ask others to supervise him.

"As long as I have you." Jiang Gang looked relieved. Anyway, the other party couldn't speak after picking the pine nuts, so he could only sell them to Li Jia Zhuangzi.

If you pick more, the price will be lowered, and you have to wait until you can pick others to call others. How can it be done if the benefits are not distributed?

"Who dares to hide or sell it privately? It's up to the family law."

Emperor Fu was so moved that he really regarded his own people as his own people in the Tang Dynasty.

The good arrows that have been given to the Tang Dynasty are of similar weight and length.

Including other knives and tools, there is no surveillance of the place where your tribe lives.

You can rebel at any time if you want to, but...the clan members have no intention of rebelling, so they have never been able to settle down and live a normal life.

The rebellion could suddenly kill a defenseless Tang army, but what happened next?

There are so many explosives packed with Sky Monkey Fire Guns, why don't you have to exterminate your own clan?

While he was talking, another bunch of mature pine cones were dragged out of the forest on sleds.

They have masks on their faces, exposing their mouth, nose, and eyes, but covering everything else.

When I breathe, my breath rises. The mask and eyelashes are covered with a layer of frost, and there are ice particles on the longer eyelashes.

In fact, their requirements are very low. Their hands, feet and ears should not be cold, and other places can withstand the cold.

A group of people came over, hid in the circle, looked for leather boots that they had dried, wiped their feet with hot towels and put them on, and placed the boots they took off to continue baking.

After baking once, I can wear it for two or three hours, but I am afraid that I will sweat a lot and my feet will start to freeze when it gets cold, unless I exercise hard.

When Li Yi was on the border patrol in the north, his materials and skills were good enough! My feet will freeze after being in the snow for a long time, but I can just hold on.

You can't put spacesuits on the border guards. They won't be cold, but they will kill you from exhaustion.

The group of people who came back were not responsible for the follow-up matters. They took a rest first, drank hot soup, and sat together to chat happily.

Fu Difu and Jiang Gang came forward to see the state of the crowd. There were people from other tribes.

At the beginning, they had to mix with the Later Turks. They could take a beating. The Later Turks could not fight anymore, so they quickly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Anyway, whoever was stronger would follow them.

Cai Songzi and others participated, plus the people of the Tianbing Army and the Hengye Army.

When distributing, it was calculated according to the number of people, and the Tianbing Army and the Hengye Army took an additional 20%.

The logistics was the responsibility of the Tang Dynasty, and the 20% belonged to the logistics expenses.

Others recognized that they could not solve the same logistics anyway, and they could not do it even if they were given an additional 50%.

As for eating from the same pot, working without effort, only counting the number of people, you will know the outcome if you try.

The number of people! Paying for effort is calculated by the number of people.

It is still a matter of people. There is nothing that cannot be solved by people.

"Use a mobile machine?" Fu Difu asked his tribesmen.

"No, there are still many. The children are very hardworking. Bring them meat porridge when you go back."

Fu Difu tribesmen reported that the children climbed up to pick pine cones.

There was a small house made of leather below. The children went in to rest when they were tired. Many water bags were filled with hot water for the children to keep warm.

The same branch was fine for children to climb, but it would break when adults climbed up.

There were many times every day when children fell down, their bodies lost balance, they couldn't hold on and didn't step firmly, and the adults below held up the net to guard.

When the pine cone fell, the net shook and the ground went up. When the children came down, they had to be grabbed and their arms were put in the large mesh at the edge.

So far, no child has fallen, and all have been caught firmly.