Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 195

In the Western Han Dynasty, in the fourth year of Zhenghe, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che promulgated a royal edict: "Today's affairs are to prohibit harshness and violence, to stop good at taxation, and to focus on agriculture."

The general idea is: the most urgent task is to prohibit the emergence of harsh and brutal phenomena, stop the excessive expropriation of the people, and strive to resume agricultural production activities.

With the promulgation of this edict, the Han court began to gradually abandon the previous simple and militaristic policy, and began to gradually pay attention to agricultural production.

China, as an ancient agricultural country with the longest history in the world, in ancient times, "Yu, the king of the world, held a lei, and thought that the people were the first." The tribal leaders such as Shun and Yu knew that only by teaching the people to do their best in agricultural production , the common people can live comfortably.

It can be said that since the beginning of civilization in China, the ancestors understood that "emphasis on agriculture and solid foundation is the foundation of peace for the people". They knew that if they want the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and the country to prosper, they must pay attention to agricultural development.

For the feudal era dominated by the small-scale peasant economy, the prosperity of agriculture is related to the life and death of the entire country.

After the imperial edict was issued, Zhao Guo, the captain of Sou Su, took the initiative to write a letter: "Agriculture is the foundation of governing the country. The military has consumed the national power accumulated for 50 years. It is especially important to recuperate now."

"I have a new farming method that can be adapted to dry farming areas in the north and achieve moisturizing, windproof and drought-resistant effects!"

"Guo Neng is Daitian, and there are three farms per mu. It is called Daitian because it is located every year."

This is the Daitian method that became popular all over the world in the future.

Zhangtai Palace.

Qin Wangzheng sat upright on the emperor's roof, and successively came up in his mind the method of acreage, the method of clearing the field, the method of plowing and leveling, and the three-field system.

A series of farming measures reflect the wisdom of the Chinese people, but the empire still lacks a new farming method to make full use of the land.

At this time, a mechanical sound came from Qin Wangzheng's mind.

[Ding, the little childish slave sent an email, please check the host]
A smile appeared on Qin Wangzheng's face, and he said lightly: "The mail from the little childish slave came just in time!"

After clicking on the system panel to check, a picture can be seen at a glance. In the center is the big face of the little childish slave, which makes Qin Wangzheng very pleased.

Behind Xiao Zhinu is a vast and boundless field, but the land is interspersed with ditches and ridges.

Qin Wangzheng couldn't help sighing: "This is the first time I have seen this farming method."

After clicking on the recording, Qin Wangzheng learned from it that this farming method is called "Daitian method".

The general method is to dig ditches in the land to make ridges, and plant crops in the ditches alternately. During cultivating and weeding, the soil on the ridges is pushed into the ditches one by one to cultivate the crops. In the second year, the ditches and ridges exchange places. The ridges were used as furrows for the second year, and cultivated according to the original method.

With a satisfied smile on Qin Wangzheng's face, it happened that the land in the north could be used rationally, and there were three major advantages that could increase productivity.

"First, the trench is one foot deep and one foot wide, which can prevent crops from lodging under the action of the ridge."

"Second, the exchange of furrows and ridges makes full use of the water in the land and prevents drought."

"Third, pushing the soil in the ridge into the furrow one by one to cultivate crops can prevent the spread of weeds."

With the three advantages, combined with the three-field system of rotation farming that has been used in the Western Zhou Dynasty to this day, the land of Daqin was properly utilized.

After Qin Wangzheng subsided the joy in his heart, he said cheerfully: "Xuanzhi Su Neishi enters the palace!"

A quarter of an hour later, Zhi Su Nei Shi slowly stepped into the hall, knelt down and said, "I pay homage to Your Majesty!"

After getting Qin Wangzheng's acquiescence, Zhi Su Nei Shi slowly got up.

Qin Wangzheng put down the pen and paper, and said slowly: "I think the three-field system used in the Western Zhou Dynasty is no longer enough to meet the production needs, and now we need a new farming method to use the land."

"I have recently developed a new farming method called Daitian method!"

Qin Wangzheng slowly spread out a piece of bamboo curtain paper, and handed the sketch of the Daitian method to Zhisu Neishi, explaining: "Daitian means sowing crop seeds in furrows, and after the crops germinate, weeding through multiple intertillages , Gradually shovel the soil and weeds on the ridge into the furrow.”

The display on the bamboo curtain paper is the specific process of the Daitian method. The cultivated land is divided into furrows and ridges, with an average depth of 1 foot, and an average width of 1 feet per mu of field area, which can accommodate three furrows and three ridges.

Qin Wangzheng also noted on the bamboo curtain paper that in each production cycle, ditches and ridges would be exchanged and sowing would continue on the bottom of the rice paddies, hence the name "Daitian".

Zhi Su Neishi is responsible for paying farming taxes. Knowing folk farming, he can see the advantages of the field replacement method at a glance, and said slowly: "Bury it in the roots of the crops to attach the roots of the seedlings, so that the roots of the seedlings can develop better."

"In midsummer, the crops gradually grow, and the soil on the ridge is exhausted, becoming a flat land. At this time, the roots of the crops in the ridge have been buried by the deep soil, firmly rooted in the soil, and will not be affected by drought. , Affected by the wind disaster.”

"Crops thrive under the protection of furrows and ridges, and the grain and grass can be doubled in autumn."

Qin Wangzheng nodded heavily, and praised: "Zhisu Neishi is worthy of being my right-hand man, and I will leave it to you to carry out the replacement of Tianfa!"

Zhi Su Nei Shi bowed his body, nodded and said: "I obey the order!"

Qin Wangzheng's face no longer restrained, he burst into laughter, and another policy to benefit the people was introduced.

With the cooperation of curved shaft plows and keel waterwheels, Daqin's farming, irrigation and sowing have been properly developed. Agriculture is almost at the peak of its times, and grain and grass are many times more than before.

The continuous harvest of crops has doubled the size of Daqin's granary, and Qin Wangzheng does not have to worry about the supply of food and grass.

"The problem of food and grass is not a concern. The Central Plains and the Xiongnu each have a truce. In less than three years, under the influence of Dai Tianfa, the food and grass will be enough to support the frontline soldiers in a bloody battle!"

"The important task of training and commanding the army will naturally be placed in the hands of General Meng Tian, ​​and I need to help them solve the horse problem!"

War horses are the key to cavalry operations, and the horses required for large-scale operations are in great demand.

The war horses in the vast grasslands have been confiscated by the Xiongnu, and it has become even more difficult for Wu Zhiluo to go to the nomads to buy horses.

The war horses imported from the Huns have been castrated and cannot reproduce.

If male horses from the Central Plains were used to mate with mares from the Huns, the blood would inevitably be impure and could not be used in war.

If we use the war horses of the Central Plains to fight against the Xiongnu's elite cavalry, the outcome is uncertain.

Although the Xiongnu's equipment and armor were inferior to those of the Great Qin Dynasty, and they did not have stirrups and saddles to maintain the balance of soldiers, their horses were strong and could run as fast as chariots, which made up for their technical disadvantages.

Moreover, the soldiers of the Huns have lived in the grassland for many years, and they have been riding and shooting since they were young. Even without stirrups and saddles, they can still walk on the battlefield like walking on the ground.

Therefore, it is imminent to solve the war horse problem.

Suddenly, a mechanical sound came from Qin Wangzheng's mind.

[Ding, the little childish slave returns from traveling, bringing special products, please check with the host]
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