When Chai Ping, a special envoy and visiting officer from Canton, caught up with Zhou Huai'an and his party in Boluo County, it was already two days later. During this period, he even received a batch of new crop samples from Xunzhou, such as a dozen cassava with fresh mud.
During his stay in Guangzhou, with the cover of his daily activities, he retrieved some useful materials from the underwater vehicle, including some experimental species collected from the local area;
Among them are cassava tubers from the local area in Africa; although this is a variety that was improved from the later domestic water and soil environment for African agriculture, it still grows well in Xunzhou and Chaozhou and will be harvested immediately; Knowing the value and significance of this thing is not even inferior to the discovery of the potato, which is known as one of the catalysts of the industrial revolution in modern times.
Because cassava is also a high-yielding and drought-tolerant tuber crop, although it needs to be reprocessed for human consumption, it is a good source of animal feed. Therefore, it has been developed and utilized in food, feed and industry. Root starch is one of the main starch raw materials in the industry. 65% of the world’s total production of cassava is used for human food and is the main food crop for low-income farmers in tropical wetlands.
It is also suitable for the relatively hot and humid Chaoshan plain environment in the Lingnan region, and there is no need to occupy the flat fields that directly produce grain and develop cash crops. Instead, the relatively barren hillsides and open spaces can be further utilized, and the yield is better than traditional Millet and upland rice are much higher, even several times.
As raw materials for feed production, cassava meal and leaves are a kind of high-energy feed ingredients. In the fermentation industry, tapioca starch or dry flakes can be used to make alcohol, citric acid, glutamic acid, lysine, tapioca protein, glucose, fructose, etc. These products are used in food, beverages, medicine, textiles (cloth dyeing), papermaking, etc. All aspects have important uses.
Of course, the better news is that the General's Mansion from the Cantonese side has compromised with itself after a period of delay; although this kind of practical and utilitarian compromise has some sequelae and other sequelae.
According to the latest statement brought by Chai Ping, it was announced that Zhou Huai’an “is diligent and talented in management, and he is tired to make achievements”, “he is eager to lose, and is quite good for discussion”. The basic appraisal and conclusion of praise and criticism of "serving for the military"; at first glance, it is the style of Yang Shigu, who is quite friendly to himself and participates in the military.
Since then, after accumulating merits and demerits, he has transferred the title of Leizhou Sima, and also served as the general's general warehouse Cao to join the army. He still receives food and materials to judge the judge, and in this regard, he assists in the preparation of the medical armor and food used by the army in Guangfu. Give the two teams of owl guards and obey and act without delay;
As for the corresponding compensation and exchange terms, the number of troops in the six battalions of the Sanjiang Patrol Army under his leadership was changed to one of the two rear wing armies under the military government. The small army head at the end of the ranking has entered the proper sequence that can receive the money and food of the General’s Mansion; instead of only basic clothing and food, it needs to go to war to allocate armor and weapons, and it is between the main force of the rebel army and the periphery of the subsidiary. The two do not depend on identity.
It’s just that Wang Pan is still the commander of the army and the rank of general is awarded, and someone is the deputy; but it is surprising that Chai Ping, the original inspector, was re-appointed as the commander of the army, and led Zhechong. Rank, another self-recruited one battalion and merged into it, reaching the size of seven battalions. Of course, this is also a customary practice of mixing sand and checks and balances among the Rebels.
Zhou Huaian is quite satisfied with the basic conditions and attitudes that are still on the standard line of his lowest expectations, or he can accept it if he sees it well; to him, other aspects are imaginary, only the strength of his subordinates. And the status is the foundation of the real credibility;
Although under his management and research these days, the Stormrage Camp, which actually has two states and ten counties, does not expect much money and food from the General’s Mansion; relying solely on his own accumulation and effective supplementation of local recovery output, it is also Can maintain basic self-sufficiency for several years in non-wartime conditions. But the status and status that can be used to obtain resources is something that might as well be the better.
For example, he can let people search for mines and mines, and smelt equipment and tools on the spot; and in the name of army-raising in Guangfu, he will attract hungry young laborers and unemployed craftsmen in a disguised manner to dig the generals’ mansion. It is a corner of the divisions belonging to Yingtian Division, Duzhi Division, Yantieguan, Hejinguan and other departments.
therefore,
"Since Huang Wang is still useful to me, let me present a gift first."
Zhou Huaian said immediately. The main reason is that in the process of torturing the remnants of the official army and soil regiments obtained from Dongkezhai, there were actually important discoveries.
The goatee old man who claimed to be the former official of the ceremonial ministry and the governor of Gaozhou was really tortured and lost his confession. Regarding the previous Lingxi rebellion, there were high-level volunteers from the Guangfu Rebels. It’s dark through the song, and secretly reveals surprising news about the truth and falsity of the rebels.
However, as the saying goes, he is not in his position and not seeking government, and then it is time to leave it to the generals headed by Huang Chao to get their headaches and troubles.
After seeing this again Chai Ping who will be working with him for a long time in the future, Zhou Huaian also seems to have noticed that he has changed significantly during this time. It's like after a lot of heavy realistic polishing and experience, and become more and more restrained and the city.
But he couldn't help but remembered that he had a conversation with him on the way back from the last time he was invited to a banquet before leaving for the camp with Stormrage.
"Monk, you have a way to drive them away from evil..."
Chai Ping, who was slightly drunk and riding a horse at the time, complained casually, rather depressed.
"Since entering the city of Guangzhou, many people who have known each other seem to have changed themselves... people can't understand and understand..."
"Exorcise evil, why do you want to exorcise evil?"
Zhou Huaian was unmoved.
"This is not really evil... just a kind of nouveau riche disease..."
"It's just that after they have been in poverty for too long, they suddenly saw the fascination of glory and wealth,"
"I just lost my heart and original intention... but it's their own choice..."
"It's also the driving force of long-term depression in people's hearts, instincts like leisure and greed for pleasure."
"As the saying goes, the Buddha has a cloud, it is easy to kill the thief in front of you, but it is difficult to kill the thief in your heart..."
"Unless there is a very significant reason and persistence, no one will like to abandon the comfortable and comfortable status quo and return to the plains and plains."
Speaking of this, Zhou Huaian couldn't help but offer simple and deep sincere persuasion.
"After entering a prosperous city like Guangzhou, there are no reasonable planning and deployment constraints. This kind of thing is simply unavoidable."
"Furthermore, if you really want to stand up and sing the opposite, I am afraid that most of them will cause dissatisfaction and backlash, and may even become the target of rejection."
"To be honest, you can no longer control this matter, nor can you intervene and intervene."
"It has involved the roots of the rebels and where they will go in the future..."
"It's really a big trouble and people who need enough weight and status can take it and turn it around..."
After saying so much in one breath, Zhou Huai settled for a moment, then hesitated again and again before continuing.
"But there is a greater possibility that your superiors also identify with one of them,"
"It will look at your qualifications and past, and agree with you on the surface..."
"Then sending you out in private, it's a blind eye...and the best result..."
"It's just that before you're sent out, please leave some verbal ethics. Just don't reveal me..."
"How dare you selfishly figure out and separate my rebel brothers"
Chai Ping's expression suddenly changed, and he staggered in his hand to draw a sword, but Zhou Huaian held it down with a calm force, and he couldn't get rid of it for a while.
"I'm just discussing the matter and analyzing it a little bit... It depends on the kindness you gave me a bite of food..."
"If you think it's absurd, you can be fart, why should you be so grotesque"
"It means you still care about it..."
"you...."
He took a few deep breaths, and finally pushed the half-drawn horizontal knife back again, and Paima turned his head and walked away a little angrily. Since then, he has become a little alienated and rare, and then he was sent over again after the Chaoyang Change.
Looking back on Zhou Huai'an now, this was actually one of the few idealists who had a deep hidden potential among the rebels, who had not been demoralized by the cruel reality. But I don't know if he can still think like this now. (End of this chapter)