It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish.

From ancient times to the present, if you want to ensure the food and logistics of the army, the best way is to find a piece of land to farm, cultivate rice fields, fish and graze, and use it as a foundation.

In fact, Chu Tianxiu had this idea as early as when he was in Yangzhou and wanted to win the position of the leader of the Jiangyin branch of the Zhuhua Gang.

Since Chu Tianxiu wanted to use the bandits in the river to develop a navy army, he naturally thought about the issue of base areas.

However, the place he originally wanted to station was not this Hudou Island, but the Zhoushan Islands, which was farther away from here.

His vision was far-sighted and accurate. Two years later, when Emperor Sui Yang died and the Great Sui Dynasty was completely destroyed, the world was completely in chaos and officially entered the era of feudal princes competing for hegemony. Chu Tianxiu

Maybe they will follow the example of Li Mi, Du Fuwei and others and lead an army to revolt, separate one side and conquer the world.

But before that, Chu Tianxiu was not willing to go to war, so he set his sights on the Zhoushan Islands on the southeast coast and stationed there as a base.

In terms of geographical advantages, it is actually not as good as the Zhoushan Islands, which will have great profits from fishing and salt and will become "the richest place in the world" in the future. Moreover, in terms of land area, it is indeed slightly smaller.

However, if you want to develop overseas, you must rely on the resources of the mainland, so the closer the route is, the better. It is also easier to transport other materials. Hu Douzhou is adjacent to Jiangyin and is very close to the mainland. Geographically

The environment is much superior to that of Zhoushan Islands.

Today, the core of Chinese civilization is still the Central Plains area with Chang'an and Luoyang as the core. The south has not yet been fully developed, and there are large tracts of wasteland that have not been reclaimed. Deserted islands like Hu Douzhou have naturally not been developed.

When he has time in the future, Chu Tianxiu will naturally ask people to burn the soil into bricks, mix volcanic ash and limestone, grind out a batch of cement ash as filler, and use it to build standard houses and replace these houses.

Even two-thirds of them hid on this island in order to avoid corvee and military service after Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty came to the throne.

At the beginning, it took him at least two or three minutes to cut down a big tree, but then he almost kept the speed of cutting down three trees in one minute. After cutting down one tree with his knife,

Rest for ten seconds, then chop down another tree.

…

Perhaps because practice makes perfect, Chu Tianxiu cut down trees faster and faster.

Hu Douzhou was not immediately conquered by the Sui Dynasty, and it was still a barbaric land.

Chu Tianxiu could vaguely feel that this might be something wrong with his character, but it was just not to the point of going crazy.

Not only are the people on this island sparse, but they are also scattered here and there, and there are not many iron weapons and weapons on hand. Even Ojiang Hui's greedy and excessive temperament is too lazy to rob the refugees. Chu Tianxiu naturally

Don't even take them to heart.

Fortunately, in the early stages of construction, there was no need to think too much about the living environment, only sleeping. So Chu Tianxiu just divided 800 town navy soldiers and all the prisoners of the Dajiang Society and asked them to work together.

Deforestation.

With a creaking sound, a big tree fell down. After the tree fell, seven or eight Zhenhai soldiers who followed him quickly went into battle with swords and axes. There was a ping ping ping ping ping ping ping.

Then the upper branches were cut off.

So in the end, Chu Tianxiu was surrounded by the refugees who were responsible for carrying the wood back, and they all looked exhausted and sweating profusely.

soon!

If you are familiar with European history or have tried games in other time periods, you will find that the houses they live in are relatively simple and rough. Some of the wood used to build the houses does not even have the bark peeled off. It is not like the needs of the Central Plains in the same time period.

There are so many considerations.

In particular, Chu Tianxiu discovered that he might have killed too many people recently. Not only was the murderous aura and evil spirit on his body getting heavier and heavier, there was even an inexplicable smell of blood on his hands, so that even if he smiled at people

, it will also make that person feel shuddering, with a faint hint of demonic presence.

In this free moment, Chu Tianxiu vaguely recalled a strange feeling when he had just cut wood, and thought to himself.

At this time, it would be somewhat beneficial to start doing some work such as logging, relax a little, relax your mood, and get closer to nature.

To put it bluntly, if there were more residents and villages on this island, and more land could be cultivated, then it would save them trouble to control the navy.

But this is okay, building a house can be said to be very fast. A carpenter who knows his craft can build a house as long as he has enough manpower.

Chu Tianxiu is not the kind of person who just sits back and enjoys his wealth and wealth, so he is willing to take the lead in building a city wall.

In his previous battles, his state of mind did not really affect his fighting ability. But perhaps it was because Chu Tianxiu's cultivation had reached a bottleneck, so the problem of his state of mind suddenly became prominent.

Such rapid efficiency caused more and more refugees to follow him, almost fifty or sixty people. However, even though so many people followed him to deal with the trees chopped down by Chu Tianxiu, they still could not catch up with Chu Tianxiu.

Tianxiu efficiency.

Building a town from scratch is naturally not an easy task, and all aspects need to be considered. Just a housing problem is difficult for ordinary people to solve.

A simply processed log appeared on the spot, and two burly Bamboo Flowers came from behind, one person carrying it away.

After he walked to a tree trunk as thick as a thigh, he just took a deep breath, and with a "clang" sound, a flash of light flashed from the long knife in his hand, and he cut down the big tree in front of him by the roots in an instant.

break.

Under Chu Tianxiu's initiative, he cut down hundreds of trees in a row. It wasn't until he realized that the people behind him couldn't keep up with his progress that he took a short rest.

No, to be precise, he is building a new city this time.

Therefore, although the land on this island is very fertile, there are only about two to three thousand scattered residents here. They set up camps here and make a living by growing beans (broad beans), mostly to avoid the war.

Refugees and water bandits who came here due to excessive taxation by officials and exploitation by landlords.

"Kakaka!"

The fire a few days ago burned half of Dajiang Club to ashes, so after Chu Tianxiu thought about it, he ordered that all the ruins of Dajiang Club's buildings be cleaned up, and the original ones were restored.

With the land as the core, after the area was expanded five times, wooden walls and fences were built on the outside to build a new villa.

In the past, Chu Tianxiu did not pay much attention to the issue of state of mind. Even if he secretly practiced the "Moon in the Well" mental method, it was a subconscious imitation rather than a real need.

"This seems to be a way to practice swordsmanship!"

The earth follows heaven, heaven follows Tao, and Tao follows nature.

Perhaps it was because after Chu Tianxiu suddenly relaxed from his tense state, he just cut down a few more trees. He was familiar with the rhythm of cutting down trees, and he also inexplicably gained some insights.

It was as if his state of mind had been wiped with a clean rag a few times, and some of the dust on it was gently brushed away, and suddenly it became a little brighter.

This kind of gain may not directly enhance Chu Tianxiu's hard power, but it will give Chu Tianxiu a bit more "agility" and "understanding" in his sword skills, which will be enough for Chu Tianxiu to compete with Song Shidao next time.

From time to time, there are a few more changes in the swordsmanship.
Chapter completed!