One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Jing asked: "Brother, what's wrong with you? You're so anxious."

Li Xin said: "Because today I want to take you to meet the heroes of our Han people. What they did is no less than what Zhang Qian, the powerful Han prince, did back then."

Li Jing asked curiously: "Then what exactly did they do to earn such praise from me?"

Li Xin replied: "You will know when the time comes. Okay, let's not talk anymore. Let's go back quickly."

After the three returned home, they quickly packed up. Li Xin also called Liu Yi, Xu Wenchang and Manager Zhai.

Li Xin asked: "Manager Zhai, has the bridge outside the north gate of the city leading to the other side of the river been repaired?"

Manager Zhai replied: "My lord, the river in the north of the city is relatively narrow, so the bridge has been repaired."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Okay, then Manager Zhai will send people to build a cemetery covering an area of ​​​​five hundred acres on the other side of the river. Try to build it as close to the mountain as possible, and set aside acres in the cemetery as a martyrs cemetery. In the future, only for the revival of the Han people Only those who have made meritorious deeds can be buried in the Martyrs Cemetery."

Manager Zhai clasped his fists and said, "Yes, lord, I understand."

Li Xin said: "Okay, Manager Zhai, you can step down. Liu Yi and Xu Wenchang, you two, come with us. Let's go to Chicken Coop City together."

The two clasped their fists and said, "Yes, Lord."

Li Xin and other five people got into two carriages, the two women in one carriage, and Li Xin, Liu Yi and Xu Wenchang in one carriage.

Li Xin said to Xu Wenchang on the road: "You who are studying agriculture must be prepared this time. A batch of new crop seeds will be handed over to you. You must plant this batch of crops well. Some of the crops have certain planting methods." It will be handed over to you, and a certain association will set aside a piece of land for you to try planting, of course it won’t be as big as the one in Yilan City.”

Xu Wenchang asked: "Lord, right now we are going to receive the seeds of that batch of crops, right?"

Li Xin nodded and said: "Yes, a certain person sent a voyage fleet more than a year ago. Today they came back and are now in Jilong City. Liu Yi should know about this. They brought back a lot of new crops this time These seeds will play a very important role in the rejuvenation of our Han people, so those of you who study agriculture must plant these crops well."

Xu Wenchang clasped his fists and said, "Yes, my lord, I understand why my lord didn't wait until Yilan City was ready before trying to plant these seeds."

Li Xin said: "We can't wait for time. The scale of this trial planting is not large. It is mainly to save seeds. Only a few crops will be widely planted on Xinghan Island."

Xu Wenchang asked: "Lord, why is this?"

Li Xin explained: "From the climate of Xinghan Island and our eating habits, it is most suitable for large-scale planting of rice and wheat. However, rice is the mainstay and wheat is the supplement. It is not suitable for large-scale planting of other staple foods. This There are several crops from the seeds that can be used as staple foods, but they are not suitable for large-scale planting on Xinghan Island."

Xu Wenchang said thoughtfully: "Yes, Lord, I understand."

Li Xin continued: "You must study the characteristics of these crops carefully and prepare for large-scale planting in other places in the future."

Xu Wenchang cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Lord."

Sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes are three high-yielding crops that can be used as staple foods. Among them, corn and potatoes are not suitable for large-scale planting on Xinghan Island due to temperature reasons, and they are not even suitable for planting in Jiangnan. These two crops can really play a role. The place is in the north, and although sweet potatoes are popular on Xinghan Island, sweet potatoes cannot replace rice and wheat in terms of eating habits. Xinghan Island only has so much land, so sweet potatoes can be planted on a certain scale to improve people's diet. The structure is not suitable for large-scale planting of extruded rice and wheat. Cinchona trees must be planted on a large scale on Xinghan Island. The rest depends on what crop seeds the fleet brings back. If there are pineapples and papayas If so, it can be planted on a large scale on Xinghan Island, but these cannot squeeze the planting area of ​​staple food.

When Li Xin and others arrived at the pier of Jilong City, they saw a group of ragged, unkempt, beggar-like people eating ravenously. When Lu Wenbin saw Li Xin coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Lord, we are back."

Li Xin was stunned for a moment. For a moment, he didn't recognize that the person in front of him was Lu Wenbin. He stared at it for a while and then asked cautiously: "Are you Lu Wenbin?"

Lu Wenbin replied: "My subordinate is Lu Wenbin."

Li Xin looked at Lu Wenbin carefully. This man who was dark, handsome and tall more than a year ago had aged a lot. Li Xin held Lu Wenbin's hand tightly and said excitedly: "Since the end of last year, a certain person has been... I’m looking forward to having you back. I’ve finally got you back. You’ve worked hard over the past year. Let me introduce to you the two women around me. One is my sister Li Jing, and the other is my sister. Madam Liang Hongyu.”

When Lu Wenbin heard this, he clasped his fists and said, "My subordinate, Lu Wenbin, has seen the girl and the madam."

The two girls smiled slightly and said, "The slave family has seen Manager Lu, please ask Manager Lu to come up."

Lu Wenbin said to Li Xin: "My Lord, Wen Bin is incompetent. He failed to bring everyone back alive and even lost a boat."

Li Xin patted Lu Wenbin and said, "Everyone knows this. You only brought back people. I don't blame you. Everything was as expected. The list of people and their ashes can be returned." exist"

Lu Wenbin replied: "They are all here, and we have kept them well. Although the people cannot be brought back, the ashes have been brought back."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Okay, a certain person has opened a cemetery at the foot of the mountain on the other side of the north river in Xinghan City. There is a martyrs' cemetery in it. After the cemetery is built, these eighty people will be the first batch of people to be buried in the martyrs' cemetery." , from now on only those who have contributed to the revival of our Han people can be buried in the Martyrs Cemetery. I will go to worship them in person every year. The children of these people will raise them up, and the old people will care for them until they die. The martyrs have become the great Han people. They sacrificed their lives for the revival, and I will take good care of their families so that the martyrs can feel at ease there."

Lu Wenbin said with tears in his eyes: "On behalf of these eighty martyrs, I would like to thank my lord."

Li Xin said: "You are all people who have made great contributions to the revival of the Han people. You are the people who will be written into the history books in the future. The rewards promised to you will be sent to you soon."

Everyone knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord."

Li Xin shouted: "Everyone, get up, you are all heroes, you are all great heroes, you deserve these, but I hope you don't be proud or complacent, because that will only harm you in the future." Li hopes that you will continue to work hard and make greater contributions to the rejuvenation of our Han people."

Everyone replied in unison: "Yes, my lord."