Chapter Fifty: Young Eagle Spreads Its Wings Ambitiously
As the weather gradually warms up, people who had been dormant for a winter begin to rush around for their livelihood.
The people of the entire Shangdang County now know that there is a place in Changzi County that is recruiting people, and as long as they pass the trial, those who can stay will be able to make a living. This place goes without saying, it's naturally the Sleeping Tiger Manor.
Zhao Xing needs people, a large number of laborers. Expanding the village requires bricklayers and carpenters, reclaiming wasteland requires farmers, raising horses, cattle, sheep and domestic animals requires herders, forging armor and weapons requires blacksmiths, and expanding the army also requires strong young men. In Zhao Xing's mind, his initial goal is to connect Li Family Village and Sleeping Tiger Village into a single piece, build walls around them, and turn it into a small town.
Since Zhao Xing sent someone to rescue Li Jia Zhuang last time, there has been no voice in Li Jia Zhuang that says Zhao Xing is an outsider. Many households who have a relationship with Zhao Xing have gone to Wo Hu Zhuang to seek opportunities. The original hundred-strong young and strong team that protected the village has now all joined the "Wo Hu Camp" for unified training and action. The next step, Li Jia Zhuang's way out can only be merged with Wo Hu Zhuang, but many people are happy to see it happen.
When Zhao Xing first named "Wò Hǔ Zhuāng" (Tiger's Lair Manor), he had given it careful consideration. The Han people have a strong sense of family, and if he had named it after his own surname, "Zhao", as "Zhao Family Manor", it would have clearly excluded people with other surnames. By naming it "Wò Hǔ Zhuāng", not only did it sound impressive, but it also didn't involve any surname, allowing all the people who came to rely on him to feel a sense of belonging. This kind of open-minded manor was easy to absorb refugees, and after the population exceeded 10,000, it could be called "Wò Hǔ Town", and later, when it grew even larger, it could be called "Wò Hǔ City".
Zhao Xing, who descended into a certain time and space, spent three years accumulating his survival chips like a diligent little bee. Only Zhao Xing knew in his heart that with his current savings, he would be how weak and powerless when facing the fierce waves of the historical torrent.
That ghost-like plague would visit the already withered land of the nine states every now and then, reaping lives in astonishing numbers. Next year was to be the first year of Zhongping, or 184 AD, when a great upheaval triggered by peasant uprisings would thoroughly destroy the ruling foundation of the Great Han dynasty.
The Xianbei in the north, the Qiang Hu in the west, the Three Koreans in the northeast, the Shan Yue in the southeast, and the Nan Man in the southwest have been constantly harassing the Han people. The Xianbei are especially detestable, even more so than the Huns during Emperor Wu's time. Zhao Xing has now taken down a small stronghold, but it is very weak and cannot withstand even slightly larger waves.
For construction, Zhao Xing has a kind of almost obsessive love. He enjoys the kind of thing that relies on his own efforts, starting from scratch, and finally creating and accumulating material wealth that can be used by many people, building shelters that can provide refuge for many people. Zhao Xing feels that endless possession cannot bring joy and happiness; on the contrary, being able to bring joy and happiness to many people, and being able to change one's own and others' fate through hard work, is a fulfilling life. Zhao Xing has always been working towards this direction.
Although the road ahead is treacherous, Zhao Xing's eyes see only hope. He recalls watching "Animal World" in his previous life, where he often saw young eagles being driven out of their nests by their mothers and forced to soar into the vast sky. The situation Zhao Xing faces now is similar to that of the young eagle - above him lies the endless sky, where he can spread his wings and fly; below him lies a steep cliff, where falling would mean certain death!
Zhao Xing's ideal and determination are to soar high like an eagle! Nan Dao's ideal and determination are to write the words he likes. This book has been written up to this point, and the first volume is considered finished. Nan Dao has some words that he wants to say to reader friends, or perhaps just to himself.
Since I uploaded the text, I think my attitude is serious and sincere. However, the competition is really fierce, and there are only a few people who are willing to support me.
In this era of entertainment to death, in this era where everything needs "celebrity effect" and "packaging", Nan Dao doesn't dare say how many collections and clicks there will be when the book is finished. If you can patiently read to here, then, can you leave a few comments in the review area, collect it, vote for it, or even help recommend it?
Nan Dao doesn't dare to say that his writing is particularly good, but he thinks it's still quite fresh and smooth, with occasional clever humor and flights of fancy. The content of the first volume is just a setup and transition, the really wonderful content is yet to come.
The next second volume - Longyou Luoyang, the southern road will take you back to more than 1,800 years ago in Dongdu Luoyang, following the footsteps of the protagonist Zhao Xing, let's experience the customs and human feelings of that era together, sit with Cao Cao who is still watching the city gate, exchange cups with Sun Jian who is known as "Jiangdong Menghu", arm-wrestle with Yuan Shu who comes from a family of four generations of high-ranking officials, and have a staring contest with Liu Bei, the fake descendant of Zhongshan Jingwang!
Your attention and support will be the driving force for Nandao's tireless typing!
