Zhi Xuan

At the beginning of summer, bees fly and butterflies dance, swallows speak and doves sing.

In Zhidi, a large area of ​​newly reclaimed land sprouted green shoots. From a distance, it was like covering the earth with a layer of green carpet, which was completely different from the desolation and withering of winter.

On the outskirts of Xincheng, dozens of young and strong men chanted, and under the command of the craftsman, set up a ten-meter-high waterwheel.The wheels turned slowly, and the clear river water was sent into the ditches dug in advance, and flowed to the neatly planned well fields.

The appearance of the waterwheel is actually accidental.

Zhixuan didn't think of building a waterwheel at first, because there is no shortage of water in Zhixuan, and three rivers run through it, enough to irrigate the original fields.

However, when opening up wasteland in spring, the problem of irrigation gradually emerged.

Zhixuan once made a promise that Zhidi would not collect grain for five years and would reduce taxes after five years.This made the subjects extremely enthusiastic about land reclamation. As long as they could still move, even old people and children of six or seven years old joined the land reclamation team.

The subjects opened the fields vigorously, working day and night.Beasts that appear at night are all around, but they dare not approach easily.Except for the first batch of wild boars, no greater danger was encountered.

Occasionally there were a few roars of tigers, and the experienced hunters listened carefully, then shook the torches to tell everyone that there is no need to panic, the tiger is still far away, so there is no need to worry.

Everyone's enthusiasm for work was too high, let alone Zhi Xuan, even Gou Yan and Ding Bao couldn't hold on.

It is not uncommon for the upper-class dignitaries to oppress the common people and use slaves as cattle and horses, which is not uncommon in all vassal states.Overdo it and you're bound to get in trouble.

When presiding over the spring plowing, several people made a plan for the problem and discussed together how to deal with similar things in case of occurrence.Considering Zhixuan's love for his subjects, he must be more cautious to avoid making big mistakes.

I don't want things to develop unexpectedly.

From the first day of spring plowing, they collectively fell through their glasses.

Other clan fiefdoms have to urge people to work, but Zhixuan's fiefdom doesn't need it at all. What they have to do is not to let the subordinates participate in the spring plowing, but to take turns to let everyone rest, so as not to be overwhelmed and tired.

However, the subordinates were ungrateful, and when they saw the assistant officer and doctor Yi who came to urge them to rest, their faces were full of impatience.

At first, the subjects were able to maintain peace and put on a show.Afterwards, there were too many reminders, and they really didn't have time to deal with it, so they would directly send away the person who persuaded them.

If outsiders came to Zhidi and passed the newly cleared fields, they would probably hear the following conversation.

Doctor Yi: "After half a day of farming, it's time to rest."

Subject: "I don't."

Doctor Yi: "It's the middle of the day, let's take a rest for now."

Subject: "I won't!"

The two sides really couldn't agree on an agreement, and the final result was often that the doctor of the city was blown away, and the subordinates continued to pick up their hoes, muttering as they did: delay my work!

Zhixuan once went to the field to inspect the scene, and when he saw this situation, he looked at the nervous Gou Yan, Ding Bao and the others, and sighed helplessly.

The subordinate officials knew his character and behavior style, and worried that he thought he was oppressing the people, so they were naturally very disturbed.Let Zhixuan take a look with his own eyes now, so as to clear up the suspicion on him.

Zhixuan was helpless, his subordinates could prove his innocence to him, what should he do?

This scene fell in the history books, just one sentence: Zhidi plowed, day and night.

Why do the subjects have to work day and night without rest?

It must have been squeezed by feudal slave owners!

It is said that even old people and children will go to the ground, how cruel and cruel it is!

Thinking of this, Zhi Xuan rested his head on his forehead, speechless.

Reluctant to helpless, it was also during this inspection that Zhi Xuan saw oranges used to draw water, and thought of waterwheels from this. After returning to the city, he immediately summoned craftsmen to come up with his own idea.

Making a waterwheel can be difficult or not.

As long as you master the know-how and find the right materials, the craftsmen in Zhidi can do it, and it only takes a few days to complete a frame.

Zhixuan gave an idea and explained the purpose of the waterwheel. The craftsmen brainstormed and referred to the wheel, and soon made the first finished product.

It's a pity that the first finished product was not considered a success, and problems occurred within half a day after standing up, so it had to be dismantled.

With this experience, the craftsmen learned a lesson, carefully made the wheel axle, and kept improving on the wooden spokes, scrapers and car body, and refined every detail to ensure that the waterwheel is firm and the previous problems will not occur again.

The second finished product is very successful, but the height is less than five meters, and there are not many acres that can be irrigated.

At the request of Zhi Xuan, the craftsmen continued to work hard, and finally produced a large waterwheel before the end of spring plowing. The diameter of the spokes was close to 20 meters, and it could irrigate hundreds of acres of fields. It looked like a behemoth.

After the waterwheel was completed, the village elders and Yi doctors stepped on the spots along the river to delineate the location for erecting the waterwheel.

With the waterwheel, the original oranges will naturally be eliminated, and the subjects no longer have to worry about irrigation.

In Zhixuan's plan, the waterwheel was built to reduce the burden on the subjects.

Unexpectedly, the subjects thought that the young master Xuan was benevolent and caring for the common people everywhere, so their enthusiasm for land reclamation became even higher.If it wasn't for Zhixuan noticing that the situation was wrong, he forcibly called a stop and let the crowd push all the way, God knows where it would go.

At that time, as the master of Zhidi, he can't speak clearly with eight mouths.

Land reclamation came to an end, but spring plowing continued.

In view of the climate and geographical location, Xiyuan Kingdom mainly eats millet and millet, and also grows wheat and beans, but the quantity is far less than the former, and the yield per mu is not too high.

Zhi Xuan originally wanted to increase food production by cultivating improved seeds. After being educated by witch doctors and Sang doctors, he realized that he took it for granted, and this matter cannot be accomplished overnight.

If you are in a hurry, you can't eat hot tofu, you can only burn your mouth.

In order to increase the grain production in the fiefdom, in addition to transforming farm tools and increasing the irrigation area, composting can also be used to increase the fertility of the land.

When it comes to farming, Zhi Xuan is not even half-handed. All he knows is on paper and has no practical experience.And most of them are vague concepts, unable to confirm the details.

The search for agricultural talents has not been in place. The only thing he can do is to call the old farmers in the fief, tell them his thoughts, and ask them for their opinions.

The old people were all flattered to be summoned by Young Master Xuan, and Zhi Xuan was so excited that he worried that they would faint.

Fortunately, farming is a major issue related to livelihood. The old people calmed down soon after hearing Zhi Xuan's various methods, and after discussing with each other, they believed that Zhi Xuan's method was very feasible.

"Grow beans to fertilize the field. Plant ash to fertilize the field, and it can also kill insects."

Unlike Zhi Xuan, what the old people said was based on their life-long accumulated experience.

They have never used the fertilizer that Zhixuan mentioned, but from the fact that he ordered people to transform tools and set up waterwheels, it can be seen that Young Master Xuan is wholeheartedly thinking about the people.Therefore, even if they heard this kind of method for the first time, they were willing to give it a try as Zhi Xuan said.

It was impossible for there to be voices of opposition. The old people and the doctors of Yi suppressed them all, without even splashing a splash.

With the approval of the old people, the next thing will go smoothly.

The manure fermented in advance has been prepared, and the slaves are responsible for transporting it.In addition to the raw materials from the city, chickens and ducks raised in the medicine field are also important sources.

It is worth mentioning that with the efforts of doctors Sang and witch doctors, chickens and ducks have been brooded and separated several times.As the number of chickens and ducks soared, so did the egg production.

In view of the limited area of ​​the medicine field, Zhixuan ordered to open up a new site and build a special breeding farm to raise the second and third generations of jungle chickens and wild ducks.

Nowadays, the eggs and duck eggs produced by the farms are very abundant, enough to supply the residents in the city.When people in the village go to the city, they will go to the store to buy it, and take it home for the elderly and children to eat.

Luo Gong, a doctor from Liangdi County, and Ji Gao, a doctor from Fengdi County, learned of this and came to Xincheng to learn scriptures in person.

Seeing the enlarged farm and the chickens and ducks in the cages, both of them had their eyes lit up. After returning, they organized their own hands to search for jungle chickens and wild ducks in the territory.

Ji Gao's actions went very smoothly. In less than half a month, he followed Zhidi's example and built a small breeding farm.

Luo Gong was in trouble.

Compared with farming and breeding, Liangdi people prefer to fight.

In their view, instead of trying to catch chickens and ducks, wouldn't it be nice to pick up a few more Rongdi tribes?

This kind of concept led to the transmission of the order. The doctor and the village elders misunderstood it, thinking that Luo Gong was hinting to them that they hadn't cleaned up Di Rong for a long time.

Ever since, the village elder arranged overnight to gather the members of the village, and all the gangsters got on their horses and rushed north.

Two small tribes of hapless Rong people happened to pass by the border.They have been extremely careful to ensure that a horse's hoof does not cross the boundary. Who would have thought that such care would still attract a group of unreasonable Liangdi people!

The village elder, who was covered in tendons, held a big axe, shouting and charging forward.

The villagers with fierce faces followed closely behind, all of them were strong and strong, some carrying flails or wielding long knives. When they saw the Rong people on the opposite side, their eyes lit up immediately, like a wolf staring at a lamb.

Facing such a group of ruthless people, the Rong people turned around and ran away.

The villagers naturally followed closely.

The meat to the mouth can make you run away, it's a dream!

The blade was close at hand, and the tribal leader yelled in grief and indignation: "We passed by, and we didn't cross the border!"

Regardless of the number of talents in Liangdi, the village elder was the first to rush forward, and swung the ax directly.Regardless of whether you are passing by or not, the military exploits must be brought!

The Rong people were beaten to pieces, lost their cattle, sheep, horses and all their supplies, and fled back to the grassland.

The people from Liangdi returned with a full load, and the village elders and the Yi doctor went to report to the county doctor.

Seeing the cattle and sheep brought up, and looking at the village elders with faces begging for praise, even Luo Gong, who has the potential to be a cruel official, also had the urge to cover his face and sigh.

The recruitment of the new army has ended, and there will be no further expansion for a period of time.He originally wanted to open up some new livelihoods for Liangdi people, and stop thinking about fighting all day long.Turns out he was overthinking it.

Letting the people of Liangdi plow and raise the fields is just a dream, and it is more realistic to abandon unrealistic fantasies and continue to fight for military exploits.

Ji Gao and Luo Gong's report was put on the desk, and Zhi Xuan went through it, knowing that it shouldn't be, but thinking of Luo Gong sighing and writing, he couldn't help laughing.

People in Liangdi have always disliked farming. Children are influenced by their parents, and they are subtly influenced during the growth process, and they are also proud of their military exploits.

Kill a few more Di Rong, and worry about not being able to eat at home?

nonexistent.

For Liangdi's situation, Zhi Xuan didn't have a good solution.

Fortunately, Zhidi and Fengdi are developing well, which can make up for some shortcomings of Liangdi.

The day after receiving Luo Gong's letter, a pigeon flew into the Prince's residence.

The pigeons brought back the information from the fox merchant that the last Mi Clan army had already set off. Counting those who had left before, the number exceeded [-].

This was the fourth time the Fox Merchant sent back information. In addition to stating the number of people, he also specifically indicated that there were several strange large vehicles in this team, which were tightly covered. He could not find out what was on the vehicles.

Putting down the letter, Zhi Xuan fell into deep thought.

No matter what was in the car, just judging from the number of people mobilized, it could be seen that Mitchell had put all his eggs in one basket.It seems that the situation is more dangerous than he imagined, and he must be more careful.

Zhi Xuan picked up the pen, quickly wrote a reply letter, and tied it to the pigeon's back.

The situation has become clear, and the fox merchant and others don't need to stay in the secret place to avoid accidents.He also wants to start as soon as possible.

The Marquis of Xiyuan sent people to urge him twice, he had no reason to delay, he must take the new army and rush to the western capital as soon as possible.

Mitchell is gambling, so why not him.

Mi Clan's political enemies are all over the court, and when Mi Clan falls, they will all pounce on him and bite him hard.

The second of the Six Ministers is vacant, and there is bound to be a battle around these two positions.What will be the position of those who support him today in the face of rights?

Ruomei is very lucky...

Zhi Xuan shook his head vigorously, clenched his fingers into fists, and landed heavily on the case.

This way, you can only win, not lose!

Mitchell has no way out, and he has no way out!