Wind Rises in North America 1625

Chapter 186 Public Morale
Wearing a straw hat and a straw raincoat, Xu Xinghuai walked among the wheat fields in the drizzle, carefully checking the irrigation conditions in the fields.

At this time, the wheat is heading, and it is imperative to ensure sufficient water supply to the wheat fields. This is crucial for the wheat ears to form grains, so it is absolutely essential not to be careless.

Although our Xinzhou Hua Xia currently mainly relies on corn and potatoes as staple food, we have not completely neglected wheat production and planting. Instead, we have always invested a lot of energy and resources to gradually increase its planting scale and yield per mu to improve the living standards of thousands of residents.

To be honest, eating too much coarse grains can easily cause symptoms of abdominal bloating, abdominal pain, and early satiety, so you need to supplement them with some fine grains in moderation.

Moreover, according to those medical personnel, long-term consumption of coarse grains as the staple food may lead to nutritional imbalance and lack of nutrients in the body, which may then cause all sorts of problems such as anemia and osteoporosis.

Xu Xinghuai was skeptical about these statements, and he also disagreed with them in his heart.

Nowadays, no matter whether it is coarse grains or fine grains, as long as it can fill the stomach, it is enough for ordinary people.

What is nutritional imbalance and what is the lack of nutrients in the body?

As long as the stomach is full, there will be no problem and all worries will disappear.

Besides, in our Xinzhou Huaxia, we can eat fish and meat from time to time, so at least there is some oil in our stomachs.

That's enough.

We are all ordinary people. We want to have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, and a stable life. We want to save some money to build a spacious and solid house, own a piece of land to pass on to our descendants, and raise a few children. That's all we want.

It is impossible to eat exquisitely at present!
Oh, when it comes to a stable life, Xu Xinghuai's heart skips a beat and he subconsciously looks towards the seaside.

By the way, these Spanish barbarians should have been driven away, right?

According to the civil officials, some time ago, the army took advantage of the cover of night to launch a surprise attack on the Western barbarians' gunboats and won a great victory. Several fire attack ships almost burned them into roasted pigs, and they fled the waters near Shixing Port in a very embarrassed manner and disappeared without a trace.

I wonder if they will come and harass us again in the future?

"Captain Xu, you're here to check again? Hey, it's raining, and I'm sorry to have troubled you!" Niu Ergen came over from the ridge, carrying a shovel, and greeted him enthusiastically.

"Well, the wheat in your ridges is growing well." Xu Xinghuai stood on the ridge and wiped the rain off his face. "But you still have to pay attention to the amount of irrigation water, so as not to flood the wheat."

"Oh, I get it." Niu Ergen nodded and stood on the edge of the field, shaking off the mud on his feet. "I've been tending to the crops for more than a year or two. I know you can't flood the fields during the heading period. You have to water them slowly, row by row. ... If we harvest a few more dan of wheat, we can have more flour to eat!"

"That's right!" Xu Xinghuai nodded and said, "If you eat too much cornmeal, you can occasionally taste some white flour, and your stomach will feel better for a few days."

"Captain Xu..." Niu Ergen hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Will the Spanish attack again? Can we continue living in peace for much longer?"

"...The Spanish barbarians will most likely come again." Xu Xinghuai was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "But we don't need to be afraid of them. They are thousands of miles away, and the Spanish barbarians will not send too many troops after traveling such a long distance and across the ocean. We in Xinzhou Huaxia are well prepared for this and can handle it. We will definitely not let the barbarians ruin our good life!"

"I'm still... a little scared."

"What's there to be afraid of?" Xu Xinghuai said with a fierce face, "We have thousands of men in Xinzhou Huaxia. We have practiced swords and guns and used firearms. Why should we be afraid of them? Even if we fight one for one, we will not let the barbarians take away our homes, kill our relatives, and destroy our foundation!"

"I thought of Liaodong and the Jiannu..."

"Fuck you!" Xu Xinghuai was a little annoyed when he heard that. He stretched out his hand and slapped him on the forehead. "Even if the Western barbarians are as brutal as the Jiannu, we in Xinzhou China are definitely not as cowardly as the Ming Dynasty's official army. We will definitely not let the barbarians take away everything here. Damn you, Liao people, are you scared of the Jiannu! If the barbarians come to kill you, don't pee your pants!" "..." Niu Ergen didn't dare to respond. He just held the handle of the shovel tightly with both hands.

The Jiannu are still very fierce!
"Alright, alright, stop imagining things." Xu Xinghuai waved his hand impatiently and said to the gathered farmers, "I'm telling you, the Western Barbarians won't be coming to Qiming Island for at least six months. Everyone, just be at peace and work hard. Even if they do come, there's no need to be afraid. We'll still keep them at bay and prevent them from coming ashore and causing us harm!"

"Right now, what we should do is to carefully tend to the crops, strive to harvest more food, and have a good harvest. In a few months, the immigrant fleet will return from Ming Dynasty. By then, our Xinzhou Huaxia will have added thousands of men."

"You said, we need population, and we have population, we need food, and we have food. Doesn't this give us more confidence in dealing with the Western Barbarians? ... Besides, we have artillery and muskets, and we are fighting on our own doorstep. We can't lose to the barbarians no matter what!"

"Yes, Captain Xu is right! These Western barbarians don't have three heads and six arms. They only have one head, two arms, and two legs. A single stab will still give them a chilling blow!"

"Hey, did you see that a few days ago? Those captured Westerners looked so miserable. The Marines dragged them like pigs to the Guangfengbao Mine to dig for rocks. ... Hey, if the Westerners dare to come again, they'll just be adding more labor to the mine!"

"Well, I think that as long as we hold the port and prevent the barbarians from easily landing, they will not be able to threaten us in the slightest. Even if they sneak in from somewhere else, they will not be able to bring a large amount of supplies and artillery ashore. Tell me, how can they fight us in this situation?"

"That's right. The Western barbarians are only bullying the natives in their own territory. If they come to our Qiming Island, they will definitely get into trouble! Even if they come ashore, there's nothing to be afraid of. We can just do as the instructors taught us during winter training. We'll line them up, each with a gun, and knock them to the ground from a distance. Then we'll chop off their heads and kick them around like balls!"

"That's right, the Western Barbarians are here, so we just have to fight them! Do we have to kneel down and kowtow to them one by one, begging for mercy, and then be driven around like slaves?"

"Become a slave? Damn it, even if we fight them, we can't kneel down and be their slaves! If I continue to suffer from hunger and cold like that, I'd rather die!"

"..."

"Okay, okay, disperse, disperse, don't gather together! Just do what you need to do!" Xu Xinghuai saw from afar that the head of their farming team, Lin Afu, was walking towards him with his hands behind his back, and he quickly dispersed the farmers who were gathered on the ridge of the field.

During this busy farming season, we must not let this forest manager misunderstand that everyone is slacking off and missing out on farming work.

"What were you talking about just now?" Lin Afu looked at the scattered farmers suspiciously and asked in a deep voice.

"We didn't say anything, just chatted for a while." Xu Xinghuai said with a smile.

"What gossip?"

"..." Xu Xinghuai was stunned for a moment, then replied carefully: "We just talked about the invasion of the Western Barbarians..."

"Are you all scared?"

"Some people may have some concerns, but the majority are still full of confidence and confidence in our New Continent Huaxia, and are clamoring to fight the Western Barbarians to the end."

"Well, not bad, not bad!" Lin Afu smiled. "We can maintain the morale of the army and the people. If the Western Barbarians dare to attack again, we will make sure they never return. The decision-making committee also said that although the Western Barbarians may appear to have a large number of people and strong forces, they are actually not very useful. Moreover, their military strength is very weak. They are no match for us at all!"

"That's right, that's right." Xu Xinghuai echoed, "As for the army we have, even though they are smaller in number, they train every day and are full of energy and vigor. They look like a group of tigers and wolves. If they were to face the Spaniards, one of them would definitely be worth ten of them. We would beat them so badly that their parents wouldn't even recognize them!"

"Haha..." Lin Ahfu laughed heartily upon hearing this. "Old Xu, although our Marines are mighty and powerful, we can't defeat ten enemies alone and gain an absolute advantage. However, as long as we have confidence, determination, and unity, we will definitely not let the Western barbarians get away with it!"

(End of this chapter)