Chapter 726: Escaping Liuhuangdi

During the winter, Sixia completely abandoned the Sulfur Land, taking his remaining tribesmen and fleeing this land. He already knew deeply that mining sulfur would cause serious effects on the human body; otherwise, his tribesmen would not have died just like that, nor would their bodies have become what they are now. He himself was already running a runny nose all day long, and dizziness and headaches were even more common occurrences.

He still rarely went to mine it himself; most of the time he only did the commanding or coordinating. Only his own tribesmen would go to mine the sulfur. There were already very few children born within the tribe, and even if they were born, they could not live for long. Their tribal population had plummeted.

Even though they had food provided by Huaxia, ensuring they did not have to worry about food even in winter, they had to use their own lives to trade for this food after all. They had already seen their future, so everyone did not have any hesitation and all left this place.

In winter, they had enough food provided by Huaxia, plus some they had stored up, which was enough for them to survive the winter and have food to eat before all things recovered and food became abundant.

Their weapons were also sufficient. With fewer people, everyone could be assigned a weapon. The few boxes of Bombs that Huaxia gave them had not been used even once until now, and this was also their greatest source of confidence.

Before leaving, they had already conducted a test once. The power was immense, and the shock it gave them was no less than the first time they saw a Bomb.

Therefore, even if they did not bring anything else, they would bring the Bombs. They felt that even if their tribe only had this few people now and their combat effectiveness was so poor, they could definitely use these Bombs to seize a new territory for themselves.

Huaxia did not know about this matter yet; mainly, they had no intention of continuing to hire the Sixia Tribe. The abandonment of the Sixia Tribe was already a planned matter, so they did not go at the time they were originally supposed to transport sulfur. Another point was that due to large-scale exchanges with the Xuanyuan Tribe, their boats were not enough, and they had never been able to get a free Large Ship.

As for the Xuanyuan Tribe, they would not consider it. They had already drifted downstream in front of the Xuanyuan Tribe many times; they must know that Huaxia had gone to a farther place. As for where they went, although they were curious, they were unable to investigate. The location of Liuhuangdi was still relatively secret, and there were so many tributaries around the Dahe that the Xuanyuan Tribe could not go up to check them one by one. They also dared not send people to track Huaxia. If they were far away from the Xuanyuan Tribe's home territory, Huaxia could turn the boat around and attack them without any scruples. On the Dahe, they would not leave a single trace, and the Xuanyuan Tribe could not use this as a reason to find trouble for Huaxia.

Yanggou sent the letter out from the Large Ship in the morning. At the same time, those women hired by Huaxia also began to board the ship, preparing to head to Huaxia. Huaxia's Large Ship did not have that many supplies now; a large amount of food and Soybean Oil had all been moved to the Soldiers' camp, or was given directly to the Xuanyuan Tribe as part of the payment.

At the same time, a considerable portion was traded away by the Xuanyuan Tribe using various kinds of food. Except for the issue with Changle, this trip of theirs was still very cost-effective.

The fishermen, who were still carrying injuries, were carried onto the Large Ship, while the fishing boat they relied on for survival was driven away by other Soldiers. They were very afraid now that they would receive severe punishment when they returned; after all, it was because they were too impulsive that a series of troubles appeared.

For this reason, Changle also wrote a letter to Baifeng to plead for those fishermen. After all, these fishermen were tricked out by him; it could be said that they suffered an unprovoked disaster. In order to compensate for the economic losses caused by their lack of work during this period, as well as the injuries sustained this time, and the fact that they would need a long period of recuperation after returning, Changle compensated them in his own name. It was his personal funding and had nothing to do with the National Treasury.

They also could not guarantee how much use Changle's letter would have; it could only serve as a psychological comfort for the time being. However, Changle's compensation slip could indeed be used to collect food and supplies in reality, and they were very satisfied with the amount. This could be considered the only good thing.

The women of the Xuanyuan Tribe in the prime of their youth boarded Huaxia's Large Ship or squeezed onto their own tribe's small boats, heading toward a completely unfamiliar place. Their hearts were both excited and afraid, and they did not know what kind of future they were about to face.

After they boarded the ship, they had already discovered the wealth of Huaxia's Soldiers, so they wanted to start the practice of using their bodies to trade for food while on the ship. Although the Soldiers indeed had those they liked, they knew that they were currently on a mission, and this kind of thing was absolutely not allowed to be done. If they were caught, they would be disciplined one hundred percent.

However, the refusals were endless, so what they could do was to warn the women that they were not allowed to come near when they were standing guard or working. If they dared to disturb them, they could kill them, and they would not need to give the Xuanyuan Tribe any compensation for killing them. As for their rest time, they had to hide in their rooms and dare not go out, fearing that they might not be able to hold back.

On Huaxia's side, the division of labor was clear, the plan was distinct, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

The most important thing in spring was farming, followed by the spring recruitment: recruiting students, the assessment of officials, and the selection of Soldiers were also carried out in the spring.

In the current Huaxia, there were thousands of new students entering school this year, and the pressure on the schools was immense. In the past, teachers were not officials, so in everyone's eyes, it was just a slightly more high-end profession, and everyone was not willing to choose it.

In order to change this status quo, Baifeng proposed something called a Public Institution Establishment. That is to say, teachers were also officials, just a more special kind of official. In the future, if they wanted to enter politics, they could also transfer over. Similarly, officials could also transfer to become teachers, and they also had corresponding official ranks.

Doctors were the same; they had a medical establishment, but it was difficult for them to participate in national affairs and they could only speak in their own fields. It was precisely Baifeng's statement that "teachers are also officials" that made the shortage of teachers in Huaxia much smaller, and everyone was willing to become teachers.

Schools were also built in Huaxia City and those few New Towns in Lema City, but because the population was still relatively small, the configuration was extremely simple, basically the kind where two or three teachers taught the whole school. Fortunately, it was only elementary school.

Health clinics were also established and had been running smoothly this year. A large number of officials and professional talents were sent to these towns one after another to undergo training. For them, these were all good things; only in such new places and at the grassroots level was it easier to achieve a career.