Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 572 Golden Sword Guliegan

"Unfamiliar ceiling..."

After Guo Kang woke up, he muttered strangely.

Last night, he drank some wine with everyone. Although I was not completely drunk, I was still groggy and fell asleep when I came back. As a result, I don’t know how I got here.

He looked back and forth and found Guo Ponu packing things nearby. Guo Kang greeted her, but found that she didn't want to talk to her, and he didn't know why she was angry. However, after such a long time, Guo Kang had already become accustomed to these people getting angry for no apparent reason, so he automatically ignored her, changed his clothes, and went to greet other people.

Things to do during the Chinese New Year seem to have been pretty much the same since ancient times. Moreover, now it is not just the New Year, Christmas is also stacked together, resulting in a lot more social greetings and various rituals that need to be performed when greeting each other during the New Year.

It is said that long before the split between the Eastern and Western churches, some church members advocated Christmas as the beginning of the year. This proposal was not very successful later, but the Purple Horde took this idea into consideration, and the church's suggestion of trying to separate Christmas from the winter solstice, and decided to think in reverse and not change the first day of the year, but change Christmas.

Of course, authoritative religious figures have long said that if the New Year does not come, then Christmas can be moved to the New Year. Therefore, moving Christmas from the winter solstice to the New Year will satisfy the conditions. In this way, both problems can be solved.

Therefore, it is impossible for Guo Kang to have any leisure these days, and he is even more tired than usual.

Fortunately, such days do not last long. Ten days later, they ended their trip and returned to Dadu. Although they said they wanted to reduce the number of people, they finally selected nearly 700 people here. According to the adoptive father, they were all fellow villagers, and no one wanted to refute their reputation, so in the end, there was no choice at all. Simply ask everyone to register at the Ministry of War and let them be screened according to regulations. Guo pays for the round trip expenses, just like inviting everyone to travel.

Men were the swords of Rome, women were the anvils and furnaces of the weapons workshops. Their most important job is to produce and educate the next generation of citizens. Just as a man's honor lies in war, a woman's highest honor is to enable her children to grow up healthily and eventually become qualified warriors.

Guo Kang said to them that if there is a battle to be fought this year, they should drink something good. He packed up the bad wine and took it away.

He lamented to Guo Kang that after being a member of the Baihu Group for many years, he felt that there was a big difference between being a grassroots manager and the requirements in the army. Many problems in the village cannot be solved by reciting military law and strictly implementing orders. Instead, they can only be dealt with as much as possible according to the complex situation. Among this, there must be a lot of temporary changes.

In nearby villages, they were the first to make it clear that all children should attend class together, and they would make this clear directly when asking for a teacher. All girls will also be required to participate in various basic military trainings like boys, and practice running, jumping and throwing with their brothers and sisters. When they grow up, they can naturally do the same work as men, increasing the manpower in the village and freeing up men to do more demanding things.

When most of the prisoners were arrested before, a large group of businessmen were taken into custody. After investigation, it was found that almost all of them had a history of counterfeiting and smuggling, and are now in prison. He planned to let this group of experienced Greek scammers take action, disguise it as high-end Georgian wine, and sell it to the old-fashioned aristocrats of Western Europe to drink. In this way, you can earn a lot more money.

Ma Shizhu believes that whether it is the reputation of the village or the personal honor of the citizens, the best way to obtain it is war. They farmed and trained in preparation for war. Both men and women produce and live around this goal.

Those that contribute to this highest meaning are worthy of encouragement; those that are harmful to this should be opposed and stopped by grassroots managers like him. Even if there are benefits, you should resist the temptation and stick to your lofty ideals and your own soul.

Other villages may be able to accept it, but Majiazhuang has always been special. Everyone knows the story of their village. Their establishment was because of the war; their development to this point was also because of the war. All the men in the village were either fighting in the army or preparing for war. There are too many things in the village that need to be done by women.

Ma Shizhu explained that he could understand Guo Kang's meaning and his goal. He himself also agreed that allowing women to organize themselves to weave would definitely bring higher profits. But just because of these benefits, he couldn't agree, fearing that it would delay the business.

Ma Shizhu said that when he was in Dadu for military officer training, he listened to some courses given by university professors. But he felt that the Greek political theory was too nonsense.

In addition, Guo Kang has not forgotten what he is promoting. He specifically approached Ma Shizhu and asked him if he had any intention to participate in the textile promotion plan he organized.

However, after Ma Shizhu thought carefully for a while, he still declined him.

Guo Kang was a little surprised by this. Xianggongmiao Village refused to participate because they really have high-profit industries. High-end wine is a popular luxury drink throughout the Mediterranean. Even if they manage to transform the loom into a mature one in the future, the profits will definitely not be as good as other wineries. But Majiazhuang does not have these industries. It stands to reason that this kind of industry should be somewhat attractive.

There are often more little girls than boys in their schools. Because starting from their parents' generation, everyone has believed that only healthy and brave girls can become healthy and brave mothers and then give birth to healthy and brave children. Due to the dangerous situation that almost wiped out the entire village, the villagers of Majiazhuang were very serious about this and almost tried their best to do these things.

Vineyards like Xianggongmiao Village produce wine of varying quality every year. If the quality is good, it is usually exported to make money; if the quality is too bad, it may not be enough for long-distance shipping, and merchants are unwilling to accept it, so they can't sell it for a price. Basically, the villagers drink it themselves, or even make them jealous. went.

After arranging all these matters, the adoptive father and others donated a batch of materials to several surrounding villages. After observing around, Guo Kang also paid for the bad wine in the village.

Therefore, in this case, it is particularly important to keep in mind your true mission and the ultimate goal of the entire village. Only in this way can we ensure that we will not lose our way and fall in the endless trivial matters and frequent compromises. The same is true for the management of village industries.

He suggested that Guo Kang go to Majia Village to see how busy the women in the village are when he has nothing to do. Since men were often absent, women also had to cultivate the fields and maintain production. This is not about making money, but military and political needs. Because people in Majiazhuang must do both farming and farming well to achieve the desired state.

In his view, all jobs in society are not classified according to men and women, but according to urgency. The war itself is of course the highest priority; work that directly serves the war, such as food production, weapons production, material transportation, etc., comes second; and various commercial activities purely for profit, of course, take second place.

Everyone is expected to work on higher-priority work to the best of their ability. For example, if a woman is engaged in agriculture and participates in transportation during wartime, her importance and the honor that comes with it will of course be higher than that of a man engaged in business. It's just that overall, the jobs that women can do are lower than those of men, so there is this difference in status, not the mysterious concepts of the Greeks.

Therefore, if we really want to make women play their roles as much as possible as Guo Kang said, we should let them work at a higher level. Now, the women in Majiazhuang are also very busy. In their school, some courses are already taught by girls who have learned before, and other villages are also learning from them, so they can go there and teach people. Many women in the village are also doing carpentry work and raising and renting cattle. As people intermarry, they also bring these good habits and professional skills to other villages.

Ma Shizhu thinks this is already very good. It may be easy to make some money by introducing textiles, but the priority of textiles is not that high. If everyone has less cloth, we can make do with it; if we have less rations, big trouble will happen. If these women really feel that doing this kind of work would be more beneficial, then who would be willing to engage in production, take care of children, and prepare for war? As time went by, everyone ceased to be Romans and became Italians.

Guo Kang felt that what he said made sense. This kind of thing could not be forced, so he agreed with him. After all, the population of the Purple Horde Khanate is too small, and fighting a war would be very stressful. Let’s wait until the situation develops for a period of time in the future and the situation becomes better before we talk about this.

After talking about these things, they officially ended their trip and returned to Dadu.

As soon as he returned home, the people who stayed behind told him that the Khan's family was going to summon him. His adoptive father and mother seemed to know about this and told him to go quickly and not to say hello to Guo Ponu.

Guo Kang left his house in confusion and came to the palace.

Tuo Huan and Theodora were waiting for him at the door. The three of them exchanged pleasantries and asked about the situation there. They were very concerned about how many people Guo Kang had attracted this time, and they both looked relieved when they learned that more than 700 people had signed up.

"You are too boring on weekdays and don't interact much with other people. I'm afraid you won't be able to attract people." Tuo Huan said, "Now we can't just rely on those Slavs."

"Don't worry too much, my sister has been training them. After all, they are specially selected people, so they learn very quickly." Guo Kang said, "And it's not like I can't recruit people. If I can't , I can only let my sister be Hua Mulan.”

"Then you still have to come." Theodora quickly warned: "You should do these things by yourself. If you can't do it well, I will help first. Don't always count on her."

"Okay, okay..." Guo Kang could only respond.

He thought for a while and told Theodora about the obstacles in promoting the loom, and suggested that she change the direction and try it out from remote and poor places. Because everyone in the core area seems to be used to the current life, it is more difficult to promote it. The people who accept it will probably be sporadic and not very well organized.

The situation here is still quite different from Siris. According to Siris’ experience, it is easier to promote in developed areas that are close to each other. However, the Purple Horde Khanate did not have any hinterland areas far away from the front lines. Their developed areas were also filled with a group of farming and fighting madmen who prepared for war every day. The agricultural efficiency here is far less than that of the Central Plains. Thinking about it this way, the situation is indeed different, but Guo Kang himself didn't notice it before actually going there.

Now, I guess I have to change my thinking and try other ways.

Theodora didn't hesitate and agreed directly.

"The person who told you this has a very clear mind." She praised: "For such a person to be a village chief is a bit humiliating."

"Yes, you can promote him if you have the chance." Tuo Huan also agreed.

"Where are the captains and flag bearers you recruited this time from?" Theodora asked again.

"The captain's name is Lu Yougong. He is from Xianggongmiao Village. He was the flag bearer of the Buda Army before." Guo Kang said: "The flag bearer has not been decided yet. The people in Majiazhuang want to elect their 100-household Ma Wanjun to come over, but I think his The record is very impressive, but I feel like I’m a bit unqualified to fight against the Egyptians.”

"We don't have many people, it would be better to be more elite." Tuohuan shook his head and said, "Let him come, we have no shortage of staff this time. Then let them recommend a new hundred households in the village. Anyway, they have many people, so the alternative There are also many retired sergeants, so there should be no shortage of people.”

After getting his guarantee, Guo Kang knew better. He nodded and agreed, saying that he would wait until everyone over there arrived before starting to select officers.

After they finished explaining these business matters, they waited for a while, and then, led by their attendants, they went to the chapel in the palace. Guo Kang became more and more confused, and when he got there, he found that Bai Saihan and his wife were really there.

Before he could think of how to speak, he saw Baisai Khan walking to the shrine with the portraits of Heavenly Father, Heavenly Brother, and Divine Ancestor. He bowed there and then picked up a handful decorated with gorgeous gold accessories from the altar table. took the knife, turned around and asked Guo Kang with a smile: "Have you thought about it all?"

Guo Kang blinked and didn't understand what he meant. Theodora next to him immediately said: "We have discussed it. He is a little embarrassed."

Everyone was obviously talking about work just now, so her words made Guo Kang dumbfounded. But the others didn't care about him. Bai Saihan had already walked up and put the ceremonial knife directly into Guo Kang's hand.

"This golden sword is a famous prophecy. If you take this, you will be considered a member of our old Liu family." Bai Saihan patted his shoulder and warned: "Take good care of Hulu Buhua from now on, and also I’ll help you get rid of Huan Da.”

Only then did Guo Kang fully understand the meaning, but now that the matter was at this point, he could no longer explain and shirk it. He accepted the golden sword and thanked everyone one by one. Everyone seemed very satisfied with this, and the brief ceremony ended quickly.

After that, he didn't have time to be idle, and was immediately dragged away by Tuohuan to do other things.

(End of this chapter)