The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 220

Although General Wang and his men surrounded the area, they did not disturb the local people. They simply encircled the village from the outside, somewhat like protecting their homes.

Xu Tian walked over, and General Wang immediately clasped his hands and said, "My gratitude to the Grand Tutor is as boundless as a surging river."

Xu Tian was a little confused. Could it be that he had been kidnapped? Is this something to be admired?

"What do you mean, General?"

"The general probably doesn't know that these people are notoriously ruthless, and fights and brawls happen all the time."

Moreover, the people here are fierce and have their own homemade bows and arrows and traps. If they hadn't surrendered voluntarily, even some of my men would have suffered losses.

In fact, General Wang was a border garrison commander, and his soldiers were all like wolves and tigers. He was only saying this to give Xu Tian face.

Xu Tian shook his head with some shame. In fact, both of them knew that if an official of the imperial court were kidnapped, he would definitely retaliate immediately and it was normal for him to arrest the kidnapper and dismember him.

Otherwise, it will result in the extermination of nine generations of their family!

General Wang simply didn't want all the people here to be killed for some minor mistake, while Xu Tian admired General Wang's skillful leadership and his refusal to indiscriminately kill innocent people.

Their unconscious cooperation minimized the losses this time.

The next morning, the army encamped on the mountain south of Baishantun, but Xu Tian did not leave immediately.

His vegetable greenhouses and grafting techniques are still immature.

Early in the morning, the scholar Zhang came to Xu Tian's side to bring him water to wash his face. After washing his face, Xu Tian ate two steamed buns before going to the field.

Niu Er immediately stepped forward and said, "Grand Tutor Xu, there are a hundred households in our village. I have selected ten people to come up and learn the techniques. If we spread these techniques quickly, our village can cultivate on a large scale and we will naturally not starve."

Xu Tian nodded, giving Niu Er an appreciative look. Although Niu Er was bold, he was also very meticulous.

Zhang Xiucai stood aside and arranged the ten people together in a field. Xu Tian took off his shoes and walked into the greenhouse, where he saw that some vegetable seeds had sprouted.

The ten people looked at each other and began to discuss it.

"A greenhouse is not just about covering it with a blanket to keep it warm and moist. It's about ensuring that the soil doesn't get too cold during the early stages of the frozen soil recovery, which is beneficial for seed germination."

After the seeds germinate, cotton needs to be stuffed into windproof and cold-proof cloth, then a thin layer is used to connect the windproof and cold-proof cloth to the surrounding wooden fence so that it is airtight, leaving space for the plant to grow.

As Xu Tian spoke, he walked over, and a soldier was carrying a military tent in his hands. A look of surprise flashed in Xu Tian's eyes.

A soldier explained from the side, "Our general heard that Grand Tutor Xu was giving a lecture here, so he specially ordered me to come and deliver this piece of military tent fabric, saying that you might be able to use it."

Xu Tian nodded: "That's great."

"Our general allocated another batch of cotton from the army to Baishitun."

The women of Baishitun felt guilty towards Xu Tian, ​​so he gave them a task: to sew plastic sheets for large vegetable basins. Unfortunately, it was the Tang Dynasty, and they didn't have the technology to do that, so they had to use windproof and cold-proof fabric instead.