r18novel Chapter 260 The true strength of the Cai family
Chapter 260 The true strength of the Cai family
Just when Lin Lianjiang returned to the station, Liu Wu heard the report from the personal guard inside the station.
"Oh? Are you saying that the Cai family has sent us a greeting card and will be visiting tomorrow?"
The guard said: "Yes."
Liu Wu took the greeting card and opened it and found that it said that the head of the family and two clan elders came to visit with the family's children. A smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"In this way, inform Lu Shu and several wine ministers in the camp about the Cai family's visit tomorrow, and at the same time, order them to go down and prepare food in the kitchen."
Having said this, Liu Wu thought for a moment and explained again:
"At this stage, we are engaged in extensive development. There is plenty of food, but we cannot waste it. In this way, we will kill some pigs and ducks, and the navy will get some fish and shrimp to make some of the best food in our territory."
"Except for the banquet, the other parts are used for extra meals for the soldiers."
The guard bowed and said: "No!"
Then, he took the order and went out.
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The next day, Liu Wu took Lu Shu and some free sacrificial wine to prepare to welcome Cai Bowen and his party.
Cai Bowen and his party were traveling on the road to observe everything along the way.
For example, the road they were walking on was only a newly constructed road.
There is no tamping, no slates or gravels, etc. It is just an ordinary dirt road, which is wider than a country road.
We even saw traces of fire burns along the way. There were ditches and ponds there, which were obviously reclaimed fields.
There are also small villages with not many houses, which form a small fortress.
Obviously, this is a military camp.
I saw a child of the Cai family who was [-] or [-] years old. He was dark-skinned and had obviously sunburned at sea.
He looked at a construction site not far away curiously and asked curiously: "It is said that the Han army did not collect corvees and returned food when they came to work and take care of the food. Are these the people they are talking about?"
In response to his words, other Cai family members immediately replied: "This is natural, and this is just a construction site. It is said that the total number of people along the way is more than [-]."
"This does not include Sijiang Town, No. 5 Territory and Wangjia Village. If we add them all up, the number of people working will not be less than [-]."
As soon as he finished speaking, the dark-skinned Cai family disciple was suddenly surprised and said: "My God, 5 people consume a lot of food in this day. If it accumulates over time, the expense will certainly not be small."
In response, Cai Bowen nodded and told his disciples the information.
"In the Han army, these workers alone consume no less than nine hundred shi of food every day, and they ensure the supply of fish and meat. The vegetables they eat are all fried in sesame oil."
"According to the Huotou Army of the Han Army, on average, the food that each person eats every day must be enough to ensure the daily consumption of work."
"That's not all. It is said that each person's work points are recorded every day. A morning's work is equivalent to one centimeter, and one centimeter is equal to one kilogram of grain."
"Calculated in this way, these workers consume more than 800 shi of food every day, and more than 4000 shi in a month."
"According to the Han army's plan, this large-scale work will last for more than three months in the coming spring, and the food consumption will be no less than 16 shi."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Cai family, whether they knew it or not, opened their mouths.
They knew that the food consumption would be huge, but they did not know that the Han army's food consumption would be so huge.
It’s crazy to consume 16 stone of food!
Can the Han army sustain food?
This doubt was asked by a member of the Cai family.
"Master, if we follow this calculation, how can the Han army survive with so much food?"
Regarding this issue, some clan elders began to explain:
"Although I don't know how much grain tax can be paid to the Han army, where it is stationed and in the second territory, every year, it is certain that according to its tax system, it will not be less than [-] shi of grain."
"After excluding its own consumption, the accumulated grain surplus will be [-] to [-] shi. In addition, Wangjia Village was wiped out this year, and the grain in it must be obtained by the Han army. It is said that the left Jiang Jiajun left [-] dan of grain for the Han army. Ten thousand stones are enough for the Han army to consume during this period of time."
As soon as these words came out, all the Cai family disciples were silent.
Although they knew that the Han army had made a fortune, they never expected that they were so rich.
It's just that this approach doesn't leave any room for yourself. Is it really good?
In this regard, the Cai family's children sighed: "This money is like running water. It must be difficult for the Han army to carry out such large-scale operations in the future if they do not collect corvees."
Regarding these words, Cai Bowen shook his head and taught his disciples:
"Don't judge others by yourself. Don't think that my Cai family doesn't have the strength, so you can just speculate that others won't have the strength. This is wrong and bad."
"When you look down on others, others are looking down on you."
When it comes to the education of their children, the Cai family has never failed to do so.
When I was young, that is, when I was four or five years old, I had to attend a private school at home.
When they reach the age of nine, their children will be given a small field by their family to cultivate.
The field is not big, even very small, but it is enough to tire his body and temper his temperament, making him realize that food is hard to come by and how difficult life is.
In this way, when the children grow up to be thirteen or fourteen years old, they will watch their actions, listen to their opinions, and arrange for them to learn skills from their masters in the family's many industries.
Most of the disciples will learn shipbuilding technology and paper manufacturing technology.
In this way, when they reach the age of sixteen or seventeen, they will be arranged to go to sea with the fleet to do business, or to start a family and have children.
Those who go to the sea will be allowed to wander in the sea and many places for two to three years before returning home to get married.
And most of the women these people marry are from Hetu Mountain and its surroundings. They don't pay too much attention to their family background, but rather their own cultivation.
Most of these women are also women with a scholarly family.
As for the daughters of the so-called big families, landlords and gentry, they avoided them.
In the opinion of the Cai family, the daughters raised by those people are either ambitious, short-sighted, or not well-educated.
These people are not as virtuous as the daughter of a private school teacher, and the daughters of farmers are simple and hard-working.
And this is the reason why the Cai family has been passed down in Leizhou to this day.
Although he does not make friends with local dignitaries, his influence is considerable. If any official tried to touch him, he would definitely lose his official position.
If there is a family that wants to touch him, then this family will still be there without the Cai family.
Just like the so-called big families in Changsha County, they have changed one after another over the past hundred years, and the Cai family in Hetu Mountain has been passed down to this day.
It's just that the Cai family has a strong foundation, but when faced with a guy like the Han Army who has a large number of troops, with this kind of foundation and influence, they can only drag people to death together and then run away.
Facing a large force like Bai Lian, their background is enough to ensure the safety of their family and be accepted by Bai Lian.
Even if it doesn't work, it's still possible to just run away.