Hanhou

Zhao Jia could see that Liu Rong wanted to open up wasteland and farm, and asked him for advice on farming strategies out of sincerity, and there was no other calculation behind it.As for animal husbandry, perhaps it was a temporary idea, but the conditions it put forward were only good for Zhao Jia, not bad.

Liu Rong defended the border as a commoner, and was not included in the army. Compared with the people who moved from other counties, farming and grazing were all in question.The mention of Zhidu several times before is probably to tell Zhao Jia from the side that what he did did not violate the rules, and on a deeper level, it should be in line with "Shangyi".

Glancing at the rider who was guarding the door, Zhao Jia felt more confident.

Liu Rong didn't urge him, so he sat back by the hearth and said gently: "Rong just arrived in Bianjun not long ago, and it will take time to settle down. This year's spring plowing may not be in time. Let's open up wasteland, raise land, buy farm tools, market livestock, piles, etc. Every single thing is not a trivial matter, if it cannot be used in good ways, time will be wasted and nothing will be achieved. Rong is not a person who is not in common affairs, and he knows the power of it, so he asked Mr. Lang for advice on good strategies."

Zhao Jia thought about it for a moment, and said that there are shops specializing in farm tools in the county, and the new plow tools are very labor-saving.Regarding the method of farming, every year before the spring plowing, the official temple will post a notice, calling the three elders Litian into the city to teach the good law, and ordering them to teach the villagers after returning home.

"The frontier is bitterly cold, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue, and two stones per mu is a good year. It's just a fluke. I found the law of the ancestors from Tian Shu and presented it to the prefect."

Zhao Jia took a sip of the hot soup, and started with the method of taming the cow, and told the story.

"The method of piercing a bull's nose, you must know it?"

Liu Rong nodded.

"Besides that, there are the methods of cropping on behalf of the field, the method of composting and thickening the field, the method of selecting good seeds and the method of preventing pests and birds." Zhao Jia counted them one by one. For the common people, the rules and regulations are more detailed than what Jia knows. There is nothing extraordinary about Jia's field plan, and the root of it is nothing more than the word "careful". I really dare not accept the king's gift."

"Lang Jun is humble."

"No." Zhao Jia shook his head, "There is a saying among the people that one depends on the sky for food. If the weather is favorable, the grains will be plentiful and the people will be full. The disasters from the sky are beyond the reach of human beings. No matter how many good methods there are, they will be useless."

There was helplessness in Zhao Jia's words, but it was also true.No matter how good the farming method is, natural disasters are still useless, and a single hailstorm can wipe out a farmer's hard work for a whole year.

"Jiawei has never been to Yanmen County, and he is not very familiar with Woyang County. However, in Bian County, frost, rain and hail are common. If you want to open up wasteland, you should ask more farmers in Woyang Township, who know the weather best. If we can hire veteran farmers who are good at farming, we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort.”

"Thank you for your advice." Liu Rong cupped his hands.

"Don't dare!" Zhao Jia sideways avoided.

Since last year's bumper harvest, Guansi has been interested in promoting Zhao's farming method.Combined with ox farming and the use of new farm tools, as long as the neighbors in the north do not have any moths, and God does not suddenly turn his face, Yunzhong County will surely usher in another bumper year.

The Tian policy that Liu Rong asked for was basically written in the notice of the official temple, which was more detailed than what Zhao Jia summed up.These methods are known throughout the county, and will soon be introduced to Yanmen County, so Zhao Jia naturally has no reason to accept his silk and copper coins.

The most important thing is that without the exchange of silk and money, no matter what problems arise in the future, no one will be able to handle them.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Zhao Jia thinks that he is not real money, and when he enters the court in the future, he will not be able to be considerate in everything. There will always be people who don't like it and look for opportunities to make trouble.In the same way, although Liu Rong is already a common man, his status as the eldest son of Emperor Jing cannot be erased after all. There will not be too much trouble in the reign of Emperor Jing.After all, he also has the same mother and brother of princes and kings.

Be careful.

Even if it's unnecessary, it's better than being caught as a pigtail in the future, and regretting it only when the incident comes to an end.

Liu Rong once fell into a dead end, and his political acumen far surpassed that of Zhao Jia.Without Zhao Jiaduo's explanation, one can guess the deep meaning of what he did.Surprised, but also a little ashamed.

Perhaps leaving Chang'an made him too relaxed, and many problems that should not be ignored were directly left behind.

"Mr. Zhao's wisdom, Rong admires."

They are all smart people, some things don't need to be said, and they can't be said, as long as they understand each other.

What Liu Rong is looking for is not only the land policy, but also the method of animal husbandry.In the end, without waiting for Zhao Jia to say anything, the former Linjiang King smiled and said that he was short of manpower when he first arrived, and he will focus on land reclamation this year, and we will wait until next year to talk about animal husbandry.

The "lack of manpower" in his mouth is by no means an excuse.

Before leaving for Woyang County, Liu Rong had already prepared himself mentally, but he was still surprised when he reached the middle of the county.

Most of the villages in Liju were burned down, and the county town where people used to come and go was almost in ruins.The land of a hundred miles is uninhabited, but there are many wild animals.

After settling down in a Liju that hadn't been burned, Liu Rong went to the official temple to meet with the chief officials and sign the household registration.

Compared with the desolation in the city, the official temple is extremely busy.

The previous county magistrate of Woyang died in battle at the top of the city. The new county magistrate has not yet arrived. The county lieutenant was transferred to the county seat. The degree of madness is comparable to that of Shaling County Chengshi.

When he learned that Liu Rong was going to move to Woyang County and planned to open up wasteland and farm here, the county magistrate welcomed him with all his hands.As for whether Liu Rong is the eldest son of Emperor Jing and the former King of Linjiang, whether he will attract Chang'an's attention, the county magistrate has no time to pay attention.

The current population of Woyang County is withered, not to mention ordinary people, there are not many savages.Without people farming, a large number of fertile fields will be reduced to wasteland. Grass will grow in spring, and within a few days, it will be connected with the grassland in the north.

This is still in the border county, but if you change it to a county in the south, believe it or not, if you abandon the front foot, a virgin forest will grow for you on the back foot.

The fertile land has become wasteland, so this year's tax is naturally not paid.The county magistrate can be a bachelor, take off his official hat, take up his sword and go to the army to fight hard, what about the people left in the county?

When the county magistrate was in his prime, Liu Rong stood up and said that he would take over, which was a timely help.After reading the document written by Zhi Du himself, the county magistrate no longer had to worry about the future, and immediately with a swipe of a pen, circled a large piece of barren land outside the city and handed it over to Liu Rong for farming.

After listening to Liu Rong's narration, Zhao Jia said, "Did you see the notice on the city wall when you passed through Yunzhong City?"

"Never." Liu Rong shook his head.

"Wei Shijun ordered the arrest of bandits and savages, and punished them as Chengdan."

"Bandit savage?"

"Yes." Zhao Jia nodded.

"Punishment as Chengdan?"

"Yes." Zhao Jia continued to nod.

Liu Rong pondered for a moment, suddenly realized, and immediately nodded and said: "After Rong returns to Yanmen, he will definitely send people to the county."

After being reminded by Zhao Jia, contacting the situation in Yanmen County, Liu Rong suddenly realized that Zhidu's behavior of holding up the butcher's knife was simply too wasteful!

Except for the Xiongnu spies and the heinous people, some scoundrels and rangers can basically be killed or not. If they kill them, they will put a few heads outside the city gate to deter Xiaoxiao;

The most important thing is that Zhidu itself is a deterrent, and the loss of a few heads is not a problem at all.

There is a shortage of people in Yunzhong County, and Wei Taishou is not out of face, so he probably can go to Dingxiang County to catch the savages.Zhi Taishou is still holding up a knife to kill and kill, he really doesn't know how to manage it, it is pure waste.

After communicating with Zhao Jia for half a day, Liu Rong was led astray by success and began to look at the problem with different eyes.The more they talked, the more speculative they became, and they suddenly discovered that they really had a lot in common.

"If you are not a barbarian, you can't be educated, and you can be captured as a concubine." Liu Rong was quite embarrassing.

The "concubine" he mentioned does not refer to the concubine's room, but to the slave, which was a title in Zhou Dynasty.

During the Han Dynasty, servants seldom called themselves slaves, and no woman would take it too hard and derogate themselves as "nujia" and "nunu".Even Dong Zhongshu, who came up with "the husband guides the wife", did not degrade the status of women to such an extent.If he dared to do this, his mother's coffin board would not be able to hold it down.

Therefore, as soon as Liu Rong said something, Zhao Jia understood what he meant.

The Xiongnu on the grassland obviously regretted that he refused to accept it. If he could be accepted, hundreds of them would be captured to farm the fields, and the problem of shortage of manpower would be solved immediately.

This is the former Linjiang King with a gentle temperament... It really is the fault of the times.

The problem of plowing is solved, and the next step is to graze cattle and sheep.

At this point, Zhao's Farm is no longer the only one.After Li Danghu returned to Shangjun, he told Li Guang what he had seen and heard in Yunzhong County. Now, Shangjun has also built a large number of livestock farms.It's just that, unlike Zhao Jia, the Lis and their sons were more concerned about military affairs. Apart from fat sheep and horses, they didn't raise many steers, let alone camels, chickens and ducks.

At noon, Wei Qing came to report to Zhao Jia that the cook had cooked the meal.

Zhao Jia asked Liu Rong, who laughed and said it was up to him.

"Since that's the case, Ah Qing, tell Mrs. Sun that I will give you a large piece of roasted meat, steamed buns and steamed cakes as well. Don't use corn and rice, use soup cakes instead."

"promise!"

Wei Qing withdrew, and soon a healthy servant brought a large piece of roasted beef, which was not cut, and put it directly on the stove to keep it burnt.

The steamed buns and steamed cakes are placed on a wooden plate, hot and fragrant.The soup cakes are pressed into thin slices as long as the thumb, soaked in the mutton soup, and sprinkled with green onions on top, it looks very appetizing.

In addition, there are boiled poultry eggs, roasted rabbit meat, canned sunflower, and meat sauce with a little spicy taste.

The gui, 簠, and beans were all laid out, Zhao Jia knew for the first time that there were so many utensils in the house.Although it is made of pottery and wood, its appearance is quite exquisite, and it has been passed down to later generations, at least it is at the provincial museum level.

There is no wine at home, so there is no need to present wine vessels.

Zhao Jia picked up the dagger, sliced ​​off the fattest part of the barbecue, put it on a wooden tray, and sent it to Liu Rong.

Liu Rong picked it up with his chopsticks, according to what Zhao Jia said, without dipping any salt, he put it directly into his mouth.I thought it would be bland and tasteless, but I didn't expect it. With the chewiness of the beef, a spicy taste exploded in my mouth.

Swallowing the beef, Liu Rong ignored the image, picked up a steamed pancake, and ate more than half of it in three or two bites.

"You can't eat spicy food?" Zhao Jia asked.

"Edible." After eating the steamed cakes, Liu Rong picked up a knife and sliced ​​the barbecued meat by himself, "It tastes very delicious."

Seeing him mouthful after mouthful, the sweat on his forehead didn't stop, Zhao Jia's speed of slicing meat was half a beat slower.

According to the current situation, this person has probably never eaten before, and he is a little uncomfortable at first.Once the appetite is widened, it will definitely develop into a master of all kinds of spicy food.

Just as Zhao Jia and Liu Rong were talking happily and enjoying the food cooked by Mrs. Sun, the Qiang people in the barracks were fighting against each other and were under great pressure.

Wei Yue was in a bad mood, her expression was cold.The generals under his command were full of black air, and they were all mighty and domineering.

The cavalry outside the tent was practicing, and there were endless shouts of killing, and occasionally the team leader shouted loudly, ordering the recruits to charge faster and swing their knives vigorously.

The leader of Yeli stood in the tent, sweating profusely on his head, let alone the Qiang warrior who entered the Yunzhongqi camp for the first time.At this moment, as if facing a group of fierce tigers, he was still able to hold on and stand firm, and he did not just lie on the ground, which could already be called toughness.

"Your Excellency, my ministry is willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty and to herd for the Emperor of Han!"

The warrior spoke a complete sentence without stuttering unexpectedly.

Wei Yue didn't speak, just looked at him with both eyes.

The leader Yeli signaled to the warrior, who immediately took off the leather bag on his body, took out a golden eagle the size of a palm, and presented it respectfully in front of Wei Yue, please present it to the Emperor Han.

"My ministry is willing to donate one thousand fat sheep and two hundred war horses, begging for the protection of the emperor!"

The golden eagle is a reward from Maodun Chanyu, rewarding the bravery of the Qiang tribe.Now he was presented to Wei Yue, hoping to get the asylum of the Han Dynasty. If Maodun found out, he would probably be overwhelmed and take a knife to hack all the unworthy descendants and Qiang people to death.

When the warrior's words fell, the leader Yeli plucked up his courage and said a lot of good things for him.

Wei Yue's attitude was always noncommittal, and he didn't say whether he would accept the two Qiang tribes until the end.

"This matter will be reported to Chang'an." Wei Yue said coldly.

The warrior wanted to say more, but the leader Ye Li quickly grabbed him, saluted and dragged him out of the army tent.

"I have something to say..." The warrior looked unhappy.

"What are you talking about!" Chief Yeli said decisively, "Wei Yan, the head of the Ministry, will report it to Chang'an, and the matter will have a clue. If you mess up the matter, how will you explain it when you go back?"

While the two were talking, the wooden stakes and straw figures in the martial arts arena were removed, and the cavalry dismounted one after another, removed their protective leather armor, put down their weapons, and began to fight each other.

Fist to the flesh, the sound of beating can be heard endlessly.

In the severe cold season, many veterans took off their jackets and fought together amid loud shouts with their strong chests bare.

After stopping for a while, the leader Yeli and the warrior left the barracks. Before getting on their horses, the warrior looked back at the closed camp gate, and mixed emotions arose again.

Xiongnu, Han Dynasty.

Two fierce tigers fight each other, and the Qiang tribe is like a wild deer under the claws. It looks so insignificant. If it is not attached to the strong, it will face disaster at any time.

"Hu Yong, what are you looking at? Follow up!"

Reminded by the leader Ye Li, the warrior just pulled the reins, clamped the horse's belly, and galloped towards the tribe's garrison.

Changan

Before Wei Shang's memorial arrived, a major event suddenly happened in Weiyang Palace.Due to the carelessness of the inspectors, a fire suddenly broke out in Dongque. Although it was extinguished in time and no one was killed or injured, it was not a good sign.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Jing's old illness relapsed, and he stopped court for several days.

Empress Dowager Dou went to Weiyang Palace in person, and called doctors every day to inquire about the emperor's condition.The crown prince was sick in front of him, and the queen and concubines came to visit the imperial court, but they were not allowed to stay.

With the orders of Empress Dowager Dou, not to mention ordinary concubines, the eunuchs even turn a deaf ear to the scolding of the queen.

After wrestling with Queen Wang last time, borrowing three sons was slightly better, but was left out by Emperor Jing for a long time, Cheng Ji knew that she had committed a taboo, and began to restrain her temper.Knowing that it was Empress Dowager Dou's order, she immediately turned around and left without daring to stay for a moment.

Empress Wang wanted to talk to Liu Che, but Liu Che didn't want to talk to her, and didn't even see her face to face.Back at the Jiaofang Hall, Wang Zhi could no longer maintain his composure, so he swung his sleeves to sweep off the lacquer plates on the table and pushed the screen to the ground.

All the eunuchs and palace people lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

When the depression was vented, Queen Wang refused to be cleaned up, and sat down in front of the fallen screen with a gloomy expression.

"Go to the palace and tell elder brother that I want to see him. Don't excuse being sick, I know he is in good health!"

The eunuch was about to leave the palace when he was suddenly stopped by the queen and asked him to go to Tian's house again and let Tian Fu enter the palace together.

"Tell my brother, don't make a fuss, and come with the carriage of the palace."

"promise!"