[Chapter 446] We must take the lead in contributing to the great integration of the nation

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Huang Xiaohu actually had no interest in answering these questions. He only wanted to join the army. However, he also knew that if he didn't answer Xu Xingxia's questions honestly, his dream of joining the army would definitely be over. If you offend the Chairman, do you still expect to join the army? There is no way, he had to answer Xu Xingxia's questions honestly and in detail. He had some thoughts. Perhaps if he wanted the Chairman's like, he could make an exception and join the army in advance.

"There are not many people in my family..." Huang Xiaohu answered one by one.

Huang Xiaohu's family is not a big farm. Their family only has twenty acres of land, five of which were dug into fish ponds by Huang Tianlai, and developed mulberry-based fish pond planting. The remaining three or four acres were used to grow wolfberry and other things. As a result, the end of the cultivation of paddy fields was only eleven acres. Of course, this was the best eleven acres, which were very suitable for growing rice. Huang Tianlai felt that the harvest of wheat was too low, and it was not as cost-effective as growing rice.

In fact, most people think so. At that time, the yield per mu of wheat was indeed a little worse than that of rice. The yield per mu of rice was about 300 kilograms, and the yield per mu of wheat was usually only a little over 200 kilograms. Rice had to peel, and wheat also had to peel. After peeling, the proportion was not far different. The biggest advantage of wheat was that the amount of water consumed was not that large, and the general irrigation water could meet it, while the harvest could not be guaranteed without enough water. Therefore, wheat was still the main sowing variety north of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, in Ningxia town, because various water conservancy facilities were disrepaired and could not guarantee sufficient water irrigation, people chose wheat as their preferred planting crop. After Xu Xingxia's white-clothed army rose, they invested a lot of manpower, financial and material resources to repair various water conservancy facilities, effectively ensuring irrigation water. Naturally, everyone chose rice as the main planting variety. Of course, there are also many people who are willing to plant wheat. After all, irrigation canals cannot reach all places, and there are also a lot of dry land.

In addition to wheat, sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, etc. from Jiangnan have also become the main crops in dry land. In fact, these dry land crops were introduced to the southeast coast in the early stages of Wanli, as if Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang and other places were planted on a small scale. In addition, tobacco, tomatoes and the like were also introduced. Sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, and other places in Henan, northern Zhili, Shandong and other places were also introduced by a small number of people. Ningxia Town itself also has a small part. However, large-scale promotion has never been put on the agenda.

The main reason is the issue of concepts. In the era of agriculture-based, crops other than grains were easily criticized. At that time, no one knew what kind of characteristics these foreign crops had, how to cultivate them, whether they would cause harm to the current crops, etc. Because of the problem of sugarcane planting, a big storm was caused. Even sugarcane was implicated, let alone other crops.

Besides, the sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes at that time did not taste very good before the variety was improved. How could they say it? Most people would definitely not be used to it. Sweet potatoes are basically used to feed pigs. Unless they were hungry to death, they would not be able to eat them. It seems that the Xu family was so poor and did not eat sweet potatoes to live. This change of concept is definitely not a day, and it takes a long time to reverse it.

Xu Xingxia came from later generations, so naturally he did not have so many concerns. His concept had long been reversed. He naturally had to vigorously promote the cultivation of dryland crops such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes to increase the yield of grain. Even if these things are not for people to eat, it would be good to feed livestock! The more livestock there are, the richer the meat in the market will be!

The most meats in Ningxia Town are probably horses, cattle and sheep. Among them, beef and mutton are the most. The most sold locally are beef or mutton. Relatively speaking, the portion of pork is very small. Obviously, this is something that needs to be improved. If Ningxia Town is concerned, raising cattle and sheep is undoubtedly cost-effective, but when you go to the mainland, it is definitely cost-effective to raise pigs. The venues and raw materials required for raising pigs are very simple and can be raised by every household.

However, at that time, the cost of raising pigs was indeed a bit high. Because pigs could not rely on eating grass to live on their daily life, they had to eat other feed. This feed was not easy to find. Now, with sweet potatoes and sweet potato leaves, the feed for raising pigs is not a big problem. Most pigs can gain weight by eating sweet potatoes or sweet potato leaves, which has been proven in later generations. If some beans are added in addition to sweet potatoes or sweet potato leaves, it would be even better.

After Huang Xiaohu finished speaking, he immediately caught up with him: "Sir, please approve me to join the army!"

Xu Xingxia was thinking about the issue of grain production, but unexpectedly, Huang Xiaohu turned the topic first. He pulled his thoughts back and said with a smile: "You are still young, no!"

Huang Xiaohu said dissatisfiedly: "I'm fifteen, not young anymore! Before I changed, I could take over my father! I'm only two years away! Two years passed in the blink of an eye!"

Xu Xingxia smiled and said, "You know it was the past! It's different now! I can't promise you before you turn 17! Two years have indeed passed in a blink of an eye, so wait a moment! As long as your father agrees, I'm fine."

Huang Xiaohu's expression began to decay. Xu Xingxia's last sentence was the key. His father had to agree before he could join the army. But would his father agree? Huang Xiaohu probably wouldn't. There were only two males in their family, and it was impossible for them to join the army at the same time. Thinking of this, Huang Xiaohu's frustrated expression was fully revealed.

Xu Xingxia couldn't help but ask curiously: "Huang Xiaohu, do you really want to join the army so much?"

Huang Xiaohu said without hesitation: "Of course! I dreamed of it! Sir, just approve me! I'll change my clothes and go with you now! I won't let my father know!"

Xu Xingxia shook her head and said, "Nothing!"

Huang Xiaohu looked at Xu Xingxia with a look of anticipation.

Xu Xingxia's thoughts moved slightly, her face calmed down, and she said slowly: "Huang Xiaohu, why do you want to join the army so much? What are the benefits of joining the army?"

Huang Xiaohu was only fifteen years old, so he naturally had no brains and no scheming. After Xu Xingxia asked this, he immediately said everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans. He said with anticipation: "There are many benefits! You can avenge your relatives, snatch things from the Tatars, and marry a girl from Tuyuhun..."

Xu Xingxia was immediately amazed and laughed. It seemed that the propaganda of the White Army had a little deviation. How could they join the White Army become robbing things and girls? Later, after thinking about it, I seemed to understand. Isn’t it nonsense to talk about ideals, beliefs and beliefs to people of this era? On the contrary, if you tell them that joining the White Army, you can kill Tartars, grab Tartars, and grab girls, it will be easier for them to understand and have much more enthusiasm for joining the army.

Huang Xiaohu's eyes shining brightly and he continued to say with anticipation: "I want to kill a few Tartars, grab their waist knives, leather jackets, leather hats, etc. and hang them on the wall of our house. Anyone can see it. It would be even better if he could grab a Tartars' golden saber back. If he had the chance, he would have to grab a few beautiful girls back..."

"Cough! Cough!" Xu Xingxia had to cough twice, interrupt Huang Xiaohu's words, and said in a deep voice: "Huang Xiaohu, girls cannot rob..."

Unexpectedly, Huang Xiaohu looked a little confused, his big eyes turned pale, and he subconsciously said: "Why can't the girl rob? Didn't the adults rob one of them too? Why can't we rob? This is unfair!"

Xu Xingxia was speechless. This kid is so childish! He really dares to say anything. Liu Chuang and others were smirking secretly. Yes, why can you rob me, but we can't rob me? This is unfair! We should also care and love the young and beautiful women of the Tartars! The children they gave birth to in the future are also members of the Ming Empire! Your children of Xu Xingxia and Tesna cannot be considered Tartars, right?

"Cough! Cough! You are still young!" Xu Xingxia had no choice but to say tactfully, "When you grow up, you will know that this girl can't be done by snatching it back."

As for why it was impossible to get it back, the chairman could not explain it. There was no way, he opened a very bad head! He snatched Tessna back, put it in the boudoir, and cooked rice into cooked rice. I don’t know when, Xiao Xu Xingxia was about to be born. The chairman was so mighty that it would be impossible for the white-clothed army below to not follow the example! Only the state officials set fire and the people were not allowed to light the lamp. This is very unfair and will cause everyone’s dissatisfaction. At some point, Xu Xingxia could only pretend not to see it.

Xu Xingxia was too lazy to ask about the three thousand young Tartar women who were snatched back from the Hellejin tribe. For those who ended up falling, he didn't need to ask about the specific matters, just leave them to the management committee to deal with them. However, he knew that many of them were picked up by officers at all levels of the White Army. They were also young men with strong spirits and needed women to adjust the Yin and Yang. The lonely Yin did not grow, and the lonely Yang did not grow!

Besides, in every battle, these young men rushed to the front and worked with their heads at any time. When the battle was won, they should naturally receive their own rewards. In this year, there are only three rewards: power, money, and women. Their power will not change significantly for the time being, and the rewards for money are limited. It seems that rewarding women is also feasible. It seems that Genghis Khan was fighting in the south and north, and the rewards for himself are from beauties of different ethnic groups, regions, and different skin colors?

In the past, the Tartars robbed the women of Han people, but now, the Han people robbed the women of Tartars, there seems to be nothing special. If you have the ability, you can rob them back. If you don’t have the ability, you can only accept the cruel reality. In the past, when the Han women were robbed, didn’t the Han people accept this cruel reality helplessly? Now it’s just a reversal.

As for the children they gave birth to in the future, Xu Xingxia didn't have to worry even more. The mixed-race children of the Han people and other ethnic groups have always belonged to the Han people, and other ethnic groups cannot take them away. The Han people's assimilation ability is invincible in the world. Even when the *** people entered the Central Plains, they were assimilated, and they were still afraid of those ethnic minorities that had not yet been civilized? To put it nicely, this process is a great fusion of ethnic groups! Haha, it should be well integrated.

The worst thing is that in history, ethnic integration seemed to be passive. This was the case during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and even more so in the Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom, and the *** Kingdom. The Han people are always the target of integration. This is not good! It is not good to pay attention to the rituals, and it should be the turn of the Han people to take the initiative to attack and integrate the surrounding ethnic minorities. What? It can’t be done? It doesn’t matter, just start with the white army and do it step by step.

Of course, as the commander of the White Army, we must set an example, lead by example, set an example for the great integration of the nation. We must be fraternal, equal, treat everyone equally, and... Tessna is not enough, there are more, or dozens of them... How many harems of Genghis Khan have? We don't want so many of him, and half of them are satisfied. This is not my lust, nor is it me lustful. Isn't this to contribute to the integration of the nation? If you don't take the lead in setting an example, how can the soldiers below take active action...

The poor Huang Xiaohu watched Xu Xingxia leave helplessly. He was not old enough and his father didn't approve it. How could he join the White Army? Suddenly, a strange idea popped up from his mind: Run away from home! As long as you leave the Huang family, go to another place, change your name, and then cover up your age, and dress up as a refugee from other places, you might be able to sign up for the army... Not bad, just do it like this!

Making up his mind, Huang Xiaohu immediately ran away, not even the rice on the wheelbarrow. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his thoughts were right. As long as he changed the place, no one would recognize him. By that time, no matter what he said, it would have nothing to do. There were so many white-clothed army troops, it would be impossible to meet his brother Huang Fei, right? It would be impossible to meet his father so coincidental, right? As long as he didn't meet him, it would be fine.

"What did that guy do when he runs so fast?" Xu Xingxia accidentally saw Huang Xiaohu running around and even wanted his own wheelbarrow, and couldn't help but feel a little curious. However, he never thought that Huang Xiaohu would have such a whimsical way. He didn't expect that Huang Xiaohu would actually have such a whimsical way. He didn't expect that Huang Xiaohu was actually not the only one who had such an idea...

There is no way, who is the propaganda of the White Army, which is so tempting to young people? Status, money, beauty, everything is there! Now, the White Army can only steal the women of the Tartars. Maybe in a few years, they can fight to the Western Regions and rob women of unknown tribes. The queen of the Khurasan Kingdom who came last time was said to be very beautiful, and maybe there are many beautiful women in her country...

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