No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

In the study, Yang Huang and Li Erlang chatted about things in the barracks.

The government established the Jiedushi, which had a great impact. The specific details are still unknown, but the system of the military camps would definitely change.

Ji Qingyue in the painting heard the conversation in the study clearly. Yang Huang and Li Erlang talked about the barracks, which temporarily pulled his thoughts away from the shock that Yang Jinyu was actually Yang Huang's relative.

The purpose of establishing Jiedushi was not only to reform the barracks, but more importantly, it was about land.

That’s right, land.

At present, the government has not issued any decree on land reform. Everyone thinks that the emperor set up the Jiedushi just to reform the military system, but in fact it is not that simple.

In Ji Qingyue's opinion, the land system in Dali is somewhat chaotic nowadays. Most of the border areas, including Shandan, are based on the military farming system, which covers the equal-field distribution method and is also implementing the two-tax system.

The current chaotic situation has arisen as a result of the integration and interaction of the old, old and new systems.

Military farming has been practiced for hundreds of years. Soldiers at the border are required to farm during rest time and serve as soldiers during war time, and to develop wasteland into arable land. The effect was indeed remarkable in the early stage. However, due to serious corruption in the officialdom, increasing exploitation and the almost complete development of wasteland, soldiers fled and became bandits in the mountains. Now the system has long been in name only.

The equal-field system was a way of allocating land to different groups of people. Under this system, in the early days, men could get 400 mu of permanent land, which was reduced to 100 mu in the middle period, and now only 20 mu. Due to the shortage of land, most of the land gradually flowed to the nobles and landlords, and those farmers who made a living from farming no longer had land in their hands, which indirectly forced a large number of farmers to abandon farming and move into the mountains.

The Two Tax System now implemented by the emperor is aimed at levying huge taxes on people who own a lot of land, forcing them to return part of their land to the market. The land that re-enters the market will be redistributed by the government, and the remaining land can be freely bought and sold under government supervision.

The new tax has been implemented for a year. As a person involved in the matter, Ji Qingyue has no idea what the effect is. However, judging from the fact that the emperor established the Jiedushi, the implementation of the new tax should still be hindered by various forces. The biggest obstacle is the manor owners, landlords and great nobles.

Yang Huang was also worried. His Majesty had implemented new taxes, namely, a cash tax in the summer and a grain tax in the autumn. The grain tax could be converted into silver, but those forces that owned huge amounts of land were dissatisfied with having to pay huge taxes twice a year and protested, using various means to evade paying taxes.

Later, as a Jiedushi, he naturally had to manage the financial taxation and land in the region, train soldiers, consolidate border defenses, maintain public order, and supervise the selection and appointment of officials in the region. In a word, he had to keep out the enemy and maintain domestic stability.

"Erlang, you have been trained under Cao Shuting for more than a year. What do you think of it?"

Li Erlang was a little surprised, but he reacted in an instant and replied: "Deputy General Cao is very good at training soldiers. Although I have excellent vision, if it weren't for the deputy general's appreciation and promotion, I wouldn't be able to thrive in the barracks."

Yang Huang stared at Li Erlang and asked again, "Are you willing to work for me?"

Li Erlang knelt on one knee with his fists clasped together, and said in a firm and loud voice: "Everything is at the command of the general."

Yang Huang naturally saw the great ambition and strong desire in Li Erlang's eyes. He did not dislike such people, but admired them very much.

That day, Yang Huang not only had a hot pot meal with the Li family, which included a variety of dishes, but also stayed overnight at the Li family's house.

A distinguished person like Yang Huang naturally could not sleep in the utility room.

In addition to the two rooms in the main house and the wing rooms where Li Changji and Li Erlang slept, the Li family also had another house with the same layout as the wing rooms. The main door led into the public main room, where the stove for heating the kang was located. Water could be boiled and cooking could be done here. On both sides were two separate bedrooms.

This house was built a long time ago, but it has been vacant ever since because there is no kang in the bedroom.

Look, Li Jinniang is coming of age this year. Li A Niang cleaned up the house and asked Li A Die to build a kang in the bedroom. She then asked Li Jinniang, who had been living in the main house, to move into one of the bedrooms.

Now the younger daughter lives in one room, and there is one empty room left for Yang Huang to live in.

In order to avoid suspicion, Li A'niang slept with Jinniang that night, while the men brought by Yang Huang stayed with Li A'die for the night.

At night, Yang Huang sat on the warm kang and soaked his feet comfortably, thinking about the dinner not long ago. The dishes that the Li family had made even him, a knowledgeable Chang'an man, amazed. He was afraid that even the rich people in Chang'an would find it difficult to eat such fresh and rich vegetables. However, judging from the expressions of the Li family, it was obvious that they had become accustomed to all this.

Yang Huang turned his head to look at the small bulge curled up in the quilt on the kang and couldn't help laughing. After all, he was the one who forcefully snatched the person away from Li Erlang's room.

There was only a thin mattress on the kang. The core of the mattress was not cotton, but old filling that had been used before. It was now put into a new quilt cover and used as a new mattress.

The mattress is not cotton, but the quilt you cover yourself with is.

Yang Huang pinched the thick and fluffy quilt. He could feel how warm it would be to cover himself with such material.

He pulled the corner of the quilt, forcing the person curled up in it to "see the light again."

Seeing that the child still ignored him, Yang Huang coughed to cover up his laughter: "Yulang, Second Uncle doesn't have any children at home, so he naturally doesn't know how to get along with children. Are you so embarrassed that you don't want to be alone in a room with Second Uncle?"

Yang Jinyu turned over in the quilt, facing Yang Huang, looking at the general's tall back, thinking for a while, and asked the question that had been bothering her for a long time: "General, you are already over 30 this year, why don't you have a child?"

Yang Huang laughed out loud: "Brother, you were born after I was 30, why should I be in such a hurry to have a child? Besides, I hadn't found you at that time, so how could I dare to have a child!"

This was the first time Yang Jinyu heard about her father, and she asked with great interest, "How old are you and my father?"

"My elder brother and I are nine years older. Your grandfather was away guarding the frontier all year round. My elder brother treated me like a father, and my eldest sister-in-law treated me like a mother after she came into the family..." Speaking of the past, Yang Huang rarely showed a genuine smile: "You don't know how fierce your father is. He is not ambiguous when it comes to beating people. When he heard that I didn't like studying and insisted on practicing martial arts, which gave your grandmother a headache, your father rode a horse for a day and a night to rush back from the military camp outside the capital. It was already night when he came back, and he didn't let me sleep peacefully. He picked up the whip and whipped me out of the bed without saying a word!"

Yang Jinyu was surprised and curious. She slowly poked her head out from under the quilt, and the admiration in her eyes was self-evident.

Dad is so awesome.

"Alas... it's a pity that you haven't seen his superb whipping skills. When the whip hits my body, the marks are red but not swollen, painful but not stinging, and my skin is not torn or my flesh is not broken. The pain kept me awake for seven days and seven nights!"

Yang Jinyu stuck out her tongue, and her tone was full of intimacy that he didn't notice: "That's what you deserve! You didn't listen to your father and didn't study hard!"

The water in the basin was almost cold. Yang Huang lifted his feet and took the prepared cloth to wipe it. He sneered as he wiped it, "That depends on what kind of teacher your father found for me. If it were you, you wouldn't be able to hold on after a class without feeling sleepy!"

"Humph! I won't! The opportunity to study is hard-earned, I want to be a high-ranking official in the future!"

Yang Huang threw down the foot cloth, turned around and got on the kang, crossed his legs and looked at the pouting child under the quilt, and said with a smile: "Your second uncle is both the Marquis of Chang'an and the Jiedushi. Isn't it easy for you to become a high-ranking official?"

Yang Jinyu snorted: "Without real talent and knowledge, you won't be able to stay in high office for long, and it will be easy to be disliked by others. If you die, I will be helpless and can only be slaughtered by others."

“Hahahaha——” Yang Huang laughed loudly: “You little bastard, are you going to curse your second uncle to death just like that?”

“No, no, no!” The child shook his head desperately. He finally found a relative in this world. Even if this person was not a marquis or a general, he hoped that the other person would be safe and well. “Of course I hope you can be well, but I’m just worried…”

"What are you worried about?"

Yang Jinyu pulled the heavy quilt hard and huddled back inside, only a muffled voice could be heard: "The general has just been appointed as a military governor, and he has already been targeted. You said that such things will only increase, not decrease. It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. What should we do in the future?"

Yang Huang pursed his lips and thought for a while: "It will be fine in a few years. Once I have dealt with the opposition forces and taken charge of Longxi, you can rest assured."

Yang Jinyu still didn't understand and nodded blankly: "If Brother Li hadn't dreamed that the general was in trouble, he might have been hurt even more seriously..."

It was late at night, and heavy snow was falling from the sky again. Everything was quiet. Yang Huang blew out the oil lamp, took off his outer robe and got under the quilt.

In addition to its fluffy and soft touch, the quilt also exudes a pleasant smell after being exposed to the sun.

It is really warm and comfortable to cover yourself with such a quilt.

Yang Huang moved closer to the child. The child had a hot temper and had already warmed the quilt to a very high temperature.

"It was just a dream."

Hearing Yang Huang's nonchalant tone, Yang Jinyu moved a little closer and tried to persuade him anxiously, "It was Brother Li who dreamed that the young lady in Chang'an would be in danger, so he stepped forward to stop it. The general may not believe in dreams, but he should still be on guard at all times."

There was a heated kang underneath, and a heavy quilt weighing more than ten kilograms was on his body. Yang Huang started sweating after lying down for a while. He stretched out his hands and put them under his head. "There's no reason to guard against thieves every day."

"You have to make sure you're on guard."

Yang Huang shook his head helplessly. He knew he couldn't let go of any clues without the kid's reminder. "After the New Year, my people will leave Chang'an and move to Ganzhou. I will be able to investigate thoroughly then."

Dreams are just dreams, but the assassination is real and cannot be ignored.

After getting Yang Huang's assurance, Yang Jinyu felt relieved. Just when he thought the adults around him had fallen asleep, he heard Yang Huang suddenly ask, "What kind of person is Ji Qingyue, your adoptive son?"

Yang Jinyu was so frightened that all the sleepyheads that had just crawled out were scared away in an instant.

"Brother Ji, of course!"

Of course Yang Huang knew that Ji Qingyue treated the child well. He provided him with food and clothing and sent him to school. He raised him to be plump and smiling all day long. But what he wanted to know was how Ji Qingyue managed to grow so many fresh vegetables.

"Do you know where he grows the vegetables?" He and Hong Yu happened to discuss this issue. As the county magistrate, Hong Yu not only had a wealth of knowledge, but also spent several months investigating the environment of Shandan. However, he could not figure out where Ji Qingyue could grow vegetables and cotton.

"What do you want to do?" Yang Jinyu's tone suddenly changed, alert and distant: "How to grow vegetables and where to grow vegetables are Brother Ji's family secrets, and Silang and I don't know."

Suddenly, a big hand covered the child's head and rubbed it vigorously. "Good boy, how dare you talk to your uncle like this."

Ji Qingyue was also a capable person. He had a secret method to grow precious vegetables, which attracted countless people. However, he was like a person with nothing to do. He disappeared for most of the month. According to people's observation, he never went out. How could he grow thousands of kilograms of vegetables and tens of thousands of kilograms of cotton?

Yang Jinyu pried off the culprit's "hand" with force and said to Yang Huang seriously: "Brother Ji is a good man, and he is like a brother and a father to me. General, please don't joke with Brother Ji."

Yang Huang took his hand back and said jokingly: "If you call me 'Second Uncle', I won't investigate him."

The child refused to call him, so he would tease the child until he agreed to call.

The next moment, Yang Jinyu spoke without hesitation: "Second Uncle!"

Unexpectedly, the child took it seriously and called out again in a serious tone, "Second Uncle."

This made Yang Huang feel frustrated. He didn't expect to be defeated by an outsider.

"Go to sleep..."

……

In the quiet darkness, Yang Jinyu was still excited, as if as long as he shouted the first time, there would be no obstacles to shouting again.

"Second uncle."

"Ok?"

“Is it really impossible to live in a salt lake?”

"No."

"Why?"

"You believe what Li Erlang said again, don't you?"

"Uncle, please tell me why people can't live in the salt lake?"

"The water in the salt lake is salty and cannot be drunk directly. No vegetation can grow around the salt lake and no crops can be grown. If the lake water is too salty, it will become a dead water with no living things." Facing the children's questions, Yang Huang, who had just become an uncle, answered very patiently: "There are many salt lakes in the northwest. Places with salt lakes are not good places. Although the scenery is nice, it is too difficult to survive."

Yang Jinyu seemed to understand: "Uncle, are you really saying that no one can live in the salt lake?"

"As far as I know, no."

"Oh……"

On the second day, the sun finally rose after a night of snow.

Ji Qingyue got up and opened the door, looking at the cold white air pouring into the house. When he looked up, he was almost blinded by the bright white snow outside. Then he looked at the unfamiliar round, warm golden sun in the sky, and was stunned. Since returning to the northwest, it has been cloudy or snowy all day, and it has not been sunny for a long time.

He took out a shovel and started his daily task - shoveling snow.

A night of heavy snow had piled up thick snow on the ground, and it was impossible to get out without clearing a path.

Ji Qingyue still felt a little regretful for not being able to go out for hotpot last night. As there were outsiders at home, Li Erlang didn't dare to send him food, so he could only make a pot of clay pot rice for dinner.

Delicious, but not what I want to eat most.

After Ji Qingyue finished sweeping the snow and feeding the livestock, he would go back to feed himself. He didn't know when Yang Huang would leave. If he continued to stay, he would be forced to be isolated from the world. If the road was blocked by heavy snow, it would be even more difficult to find a reason to appear in the village!

Just as he was about to go back to cook in frustration, he heard a child outside calling excitedly, "Brother Ji, Brother Ji! Come out!!"

Ji Qingyue immediately ran to the bridge, jumped out of the painting, and landed in Li Erlang's room.

Several men were in the room.

"General Yang is gone?" Ji Qingyue got up late. At this time, Yang Huang should have gotten up, had breakfast and left.

Li Erlang nodded: "The general has been gone for a while. There is still mutton soup and fresh vegetables left in the pot from last night. If you want to eat early, why don't you eat the hot pot?"

Ji Qingyue rubbed his hands happily and nodded repeatedly.

Li Erlang and the others had already had breakfast and were now surrounding Ji Qingyue, just watching him eat.

There is no rule of not talking while eating at the dinner table. Ji Qingyue prepared a hot sauce with spices such as Sichuan pepper and cornel, and served a bowl of mutton soup before starting to simmer the dishes. He then drank the soup while sitting in front of the clay pot to simmer the dishes and meat.

"I didn't expect that Yulang is actually the child of the Yang family..." Ji Qingyue looked at his own child and couldn't help but sigh while waiting for the food to be cooked.

Yang Jinyu supported his chin with a melancholy look: "Before leaving, my second uncle said that he would send someone to take care of us after he returned. Brother Ji, how about... I go with him..."

Ji Qingyue touched the child's head and said, "Don't you want to stay for a while? Don't worry, I will be more careful when there are outsiders. They can't break into the room to check!"

But this reminded him.

Ji Qingyue looked at Li Erlang and said, "I have a lot of seeds stored there, including rice seeds, wheat seeds, cabbage seeds, and cotton seeds. I'll move them out and put them at home today. You can plant them when spring comes. It would be best if you can get the villagers around to plant them as well."

"it is good."

After breakfast, Ji Qingyue followed Li Erlang and others to the granary to move out all the extra seeds.

In recent years, he has used dozens of rice seeds to grow 10,000 kilograms of rice, achieving rice freedom. He also compiled a more reliable rice planting method based on the records of three tenant farmers and gave it to Li Erlang, hoping that he could also achieve rice freedom.

"Before I came back from Jiangnan, I planted a batch of cabbages and wanted to give them to Tai'anlou. I didn't expect that I was delayed for too long on the road, so all of this batch of cabbages was used for breeding."

Ji Qingyue has calculated that one cabbage can produce 3 to 5 grams of seeds, and it takes 50 to 150 grams of seeds to plant one acre of cabbage. The seeds used for seedling cultivation and transplanting are less but more troublesome. Direct sowing of seeds is easier but more seeds. The three acres of land planted before produced more than cabbages and harvested hundreds of kilograms of seeds, which is enough to plant acres of land.

The county magistrate's wife is watching the cotton mill, and the grain seeds produced by the per-acre yield will sooner or later attract more attention. No matter whether the county magistrate or the general wants to take over, Li Erlang can handle it for him. After the New Year, when he sells the cabbage seeds to Tai'an Tower, he can reduce the scale of farming in the painting, reduce the workload and concentrate on cultivating other vegetables.

Ji Qingyue planned things for the coming year in advance.

But after all, the plan could not keep up with the changes.