Chapter 831: Cowboys of Liaodong

"Kid, kid, wake up, wake up, don't fall asleep!"

"Lao Hu."

"Hmm?"

"Have you been suffering from internal heat these past few days?"

"Don't mention it, don't mention it. In this environment, who doesn't suffer from internal heat? I pinch my nose to drink it; if others wanted it, I wouldn't even give it to them!"

"Ugh."

Xie Fang fainted completely.

Liu Zheng had not even expected this.

A bounty mission to find Xie Fang had suddenly ignited the enthusiasm of these Liaodong people.

Since they had nothing else to do anyway, every household drove their cattle out and set off.

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Why is it a cow?

There was no Method.

In this era, cattle were still the primary tools for labor and for clearing wasteland.

It could even be said that in the historical progression of the Longyan Dynasty, cattle had always been the number one tool of production. They could transport and they could labor, so many imperial courts in the past had decrees protecting cattle, forbidding people from killing or eating them.

It suddenly became a craze in Liaodong.

When Liu Zheng saw this, he was overjoyed.

In the strictest times, killing a cow required paying with one's life.

Clearing wasteland, enclosing land.

They were a type of service industry talent that existed briefly in the history of the United States in a past life. They were responsible for transporting cattle to various places in the American West. At that time, many bosses spent money to hire British youths to be responsible for leading and watching over them. Tens of thousands of young people flocked there, looking for work on large ranches. They were lads from Midwestern farms, British people seeking adventure, young people from the East wanting to break away from their parents to be independent, as well as mutinous soldiers, a small number of black people who were originally slaves, some Indians, and Mexicans from the border. They were the initial group source of Western Cowboys, later called "heroes on horseback" by people!

Although the situation in Liaodong today was different from the large ranches in the United States at that time.

This posture had clearly become that craze of the Western Cowboys in the United States back then.

What was a Western Cowboy?

Liu Zheng was also excited.

He still liked the spirit of this era's background.

But in fact, there were still similarities.

Cattle were still the most important labor tools of this era. In order to enclose land, these wealthy people were also excited and began to spend money to hire some locals and young people to surge in all directions.

A complete government decree regarding the detailed rules for clearing wasteland in Liaodong was issued.

For those clearing wasteland, the Method for obtaining land was clearly stipulated. For example, it must reach a level capable of cultivation, and then it must be equipped with sufficient labor personnel before the land could undergo Confirmation of Rights.

It was full of romanticism and a spirit of adventure.

And so.

That is to say, using land to drive household registration. Even if you were a fugitive before, or a member of a rebel group in Liaodong, or even someone from Joseon, you could obtain a Longyan household registration by relying on the land you cleared!

It meant that as long as you cleared a piece of land in Liaodong, you could exchange it for a new identity here!

There were no restrictions on the identity of the wasteland clearer; that is to say, no matter if you were a craftsman, a scholar, a merchant, or even a criminal before, as long as you could clear a piece of land in Liaodong, your household registration could be changed along with the land!

This clause was quite important.

It was too explosive!

Additionally.

When this came out, the whole of Liaodong was in an uproar.

Explosive!

All of a sudden, people were shocked.

That is to say

Liu Zheng also made some regulations regarding the scramble for land. In principle, it was about the scramble for ownerless land, and large-scale armed fighting could not occur.

In principle

This was awesome!

Who said one couldn't labor in winter?

This Vice Minister Liu was allowing fighting to occur? Fighting within a certain scope?

Awesome!

"You bastard, peeking at the widow bathing again!"

"Beat him! Beat him!"

As long as there was enough profit!

Niu Family Village.

A small village in a world of ice and snow, very lively at this moment.

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old lad had turned the whole village upside down.

"Put him in a pig cage!"

"This kid"

Having lost both parents since childhood and lacking discipline, he either stole meat from this family or peeked at that family's widow bathing. However, he had never committed any Great Evil, but small evils were constant.

The people in the village had a headache.

This lad was named Niu Chaofeng.

Since he was small, he had been the most mischievous child in this village.

No matter how he was beaten, he was fine.

Several times they had people take advantage of him being asleep to stuff him into a sack and throw him hundreds of miles away, yet he was still able to find his way back.

They had always wanted to drive him away.

But this guy was just incredibly tough-lived.

This day.

He started up again, getting the Widow Ma at the east end of the village all worked up with desire.

Unbelievable!

After a few times, the people in the village were also in despair.

Niu Chaofeng laughed out loud: "Old man, where do you want to throw me today? I'll tell you clearly, you better think it over; if I come back again, your old lady is going to be seen naked by me again!"

The whole crowd burst into laughter.

Who could withstand this?

The Village Chief led a group of people and cornered him against a wall.

What is up with this old man today? Is he trying to play the emotional card?

"And then?"

The Village Chief was furious and roared: "Chaofeng, Uncle has always treated you well, right? Look, you lost your parents at four, the whole village raised you on food from a hundred families, and I often went to help you out..."

Niu Chaofeng was stunned.

Here it comes!

This is them trying to drive him away again!

He curled his lip and smiled.

The Village Chief said: "I have always believed that you, Chaofeng, are a capable person. It is just that our Niu Family Village temple is too small to hold a great deity like you."

However, this time.

The Village Chief did not.

He just changed to a different method!

He stood on a rock, looking vigilant, intending to guard against these people trying to play dirty with him again.

Cow?

Niu Chaofeng was stunned again.

He gave a wink to the people behind him.

Very quickly, a cow was led out by someone.

He then nodded: "Right, go be a Cowboy! Go, Chaofeng, go find the world that belongs to you. Uncle thinks you can do it!"

"You can do it!"

The Village Chief spoke earnestly: "Recently, Lord Liu issued a decree encouraging land reclamation! I think you are suited to go out and make your way! Go be a... what was it?"

Someone on the side reminded him.

"That's right, we will come to visit!"

A group of people in the village also hurriedly urged him on.

"You can absolutely do it!"

"Brother Chaofeng, if you become a landlord, you must help us out!"

Damn it!

This sounds very domineering, doesn't it!

Niu Chaofeng, however, fell into deep thought.

Cowboy?

This was something Niu Chaofeng had absolutely never thought of before.

But...

Seeking one's own world?

To become a landlord?

"Old man, you're only giving one cow?"

Niu Chaofeng smiled, revealing his white teeth.

Now there was an opportunity!

The Village Chief felt Niu Chaofeng was still hesitating and started again: "Chaofeng, you also know that there aren't many cows left in our village. We took one out this time to support your career; you should be grateful."

And so.

The whole village began to take action.

"How can that be? Hurry, hurry, hurry, bring out everything prepared for Chaofeng!"

The Village Chief was suddenly happy.

The cow's body was hung full of things.

Niu Chaofeng's eyes began to moisten.

Some people brought him dry rations, some brought him pickled vegetables, some brought him bedding, some brought him tools...

All of a sudden.

The people in the village actually became silent one by one.

Pair after pair of eyes looked at Niu Chaofeng, and there was actually quite a bit of reluctance.

Was he really leaving?

At this moment.

"Good!"

Niu Chaofeng laughed heartily: "Uncles and aunts, Counts and elders, I am off then!"

If this fellow were to leave Niu Family Village, would it still be as lively as before?

After all, he was a child they had watched grow up.

A group of people saw him off to the village entrance.

They had originally thought the mood would be very relaxed, but at this moment, it felt somewhat heavy.

"Chaofeng."

"Here."

The group of people watched him go in silence.

One ox.

"Don't see me off anymore!"

Niu Chaofeng turned his head and grinned: "When I return, it will surely be in glory!"

At the same time.

Scenes like the one with Niu Chaofeng were playing out one after another across the land of Liaodong.

A young man.

Some farmers who could no longer survive.

Some people from other places who wanted to join the big family of Dragon Flame.

Some bandits hiding in the mountains.

Some rebel generals who were once under Qiao Yuan.

There were those with two people and ten oxen.

There were those with one person and one ox.

Of course, there were also those merchant caravans hiring people.

There was even one caravan with a hundred oxen.

Vast and mighty.

A miraculous era was quietly emerging in Liaodong.