After the salted fish is married

Big plate chicken

Liangzhou is blocked by mountains on the east and south sides. Compared with the nearby Sizhou and Yizhou, Liangzhou's annual rainfall is pitifully small.Except for the mountains, only one-third of the total area is arable.In order to grow some food, the common people reclaimed forests and pastures into cultivated land.However, the cultivated land was not fertile enough, and after a few crops were planted, the harvest was pitifully small.

Vegetation has been cut down, making the land unable to hold water.A drought, a gust of sand... The mountains are bald, and the grasslands are barren.The bare mountains that Yan Xining saw when he entered Liangzhou were the barren hills left by the common people after they reclaimed the forests.

To be honest, since graduation, Yan Xining has almost forgotten the knowledge he has learned.Fortunately, when discussing with Wang Wenyue yesterday, he recalled some.But those knowledge points are too broad and need more specific demonstrations.

Just now when Ji Song gave him time to prepare a cup of tea, Yan Xining took the opportunity to make a sketch of reverse reasoning.During the short cup of tea time, his mind was moving fast, and he took up the posture of making up homework on the last day of the holiday, and wrote three pieces of paper with sketches.

Fortunately, Liangzhou officials are not his teachers, and he is not the student who can be bluffed in a few clicks.After being a social animal for so long in modern times, Yan Xining still has the ability to fool clients.

In order to let officials directly see the harm of soil erosion, Yan Xining conducted a very simple experiment.He piled up two small slopes with loess on the wooden boards. The small slopes on one side were not covered with anything, and the other side was covered with moss.As soon as the watering can was poured, muddy water dripped from the slope on the side not covered with moss.

Seeing that the officials' interest was aroused by the small experiment, Yan Xining jumped into today's topic: Liangzhou's land is barren because of soil erosion.And why does soil and water lose?It is because the vegetation has been cut down.

After letting the officials see the importance of vegetation, he analyzed the current situation in Liangzhou, which led to the reason why Liangzhou is so remote.In view of these situations, what kind of improvement method...

On the basis of yesterday, Yan Xining added several ways to increase production and mobilize the enthusiasm of the people.

Most of the officials present came to the palace because of Ji Song's identity, and they didn't take Yan Xining's words to heart at first.Return farmland to forest?Control the desert?Want to let the people live and work in peace and contentment?Isn't this talking nonsense and contradicting itself?

However, as Yan Xining slowly analyzed and explained, the expressions of the officials present became serious, and the light in their eyes gradually brightened.Although what the princess said sounds like a powerful and unconstrained style at first glance, but it is really feasible to implement it in specific links.

Take the typical problem encountered when returning farmland to forests as an example: what should be done if the people are unwilling to return farmland to forests.It's useless to just move it with emotion and understand it with reason. The people want to live, and they need to eat and drink without the fields. How can they cooperate with the government if they can't eat enough?

In response to this problem, the officials discussed several solutions: the imperial court funded rewards, and if the grain sold for one mu of land was worth a consistent amount of money, the imperial court would give three consecutive rewards at a time.At the same time, the imperial court encourages the people to contract the barren hills, and the court can bear half of the planted seedlings... With various incentives and incentives, as long as the common people find that returning farmland to forests is more cost-effective than farming, their enthusiasm will rise.

In addition, the biggest problem is the financial problem.The officials in charge of finance were excited when they heard it, as if Liangzhou would become a place like Su Mansion in the next moment, but after touching the money bag, their faces turned into bitter melons.

Liangzhou is poor, although a lot of money has been obtained by copying corrupt officials recently, how can this little money stand up to fraud?There is less arable land, and less cattle and sheep to graze, not to mention that Ji Song is planning to exempt most of the people's taxes, which makes the household department even worse.

However, this question was also answered in the discussion among the people: the retired land can be planted with cold-resistant economic tree species, and the walnuts and almonds abundant in Liangzhou are of good quality, and when the tree species grow, they will definitely bring a lot of benefits.

In addition, fruits that are not easy to preserve can be made into delicious wine or dried fruit... There are thousands of ways to get rich, but they must not be exhausted and kill chickens to get eggs. In short, Liangzhou must break free from the previous model if it wants to get rid of poverty.

Of course, even with various measures, the environment in Liangzhou has not changed much in the short term.Officials understand that the solutions proposed today will take generations to come together.If they were to do other things, the officials would have been discouraged, but they were full of motivation when they thought of their children and grandchildren living in green mountains and green waters.

The more everyone chatted, the happier they were, and ideas that were beneficial to the people and the court came out of the mouths of the officials.Whenever a method is proposed, everyone analyzes its feasibility and its pros and cons together.If the confirmation method is feasible, the clerk on the side will write down the idea.

Officials who have always been accustomed to listen to Shangfeng's opinions finally have the opportunity to display their ingenuity. If the method is effective, they may be able to leave their names in history in the future.

The meeting started in the afternoon and continued until the midday of the moon.Yan Xining spoke dryly, despite the discomfort at the beginning, he actually felt very happy in the end.

What he put forward was only a theory, and the officials in Liangzhou raised more problems encountered in actual operation.He and Wang Wenyue also thought about some countermeasures yesterday, but their abilities are limited, far less than the results of everyone's brainstorming.

It's just that he hasn't said so much at once for a long time, and now his mouth is dry, and his throat will smoke if he says one more word.At this moment, a cup suddenly appeared in front of him, and when he turned his head, Ji Song handed over a cup of honey water, and he asked with concern, "Ah Ning, how do you feel?"

Yan Xining took the water glass and gave Ji Song a sideways glance: "Thank you so much."

Yan Xining thought of his boss in his previous life. The boss would often throw a project to his colleagues before leaving get off work, but the result would be finished the next day.Colleagues jokingly called the boss Zhou Papi.Ji Song was more ruthless and only gave himself time to prepare a cup of tea. In contrast, Ji Song was the authentic Ji Papi.

Yan Xining wanted to bite Ji Song: "Next time, you have to say hello to me in advance, you almost killed me today."

Ji Song said softly: "Why? I think you spoke very well. You see, they all listened carefully. Aning, I want to thank you on behalf of the people of Liangzhou. If your suggestion can be implemented smoothly, the people will soon You can live a life of peace and contentment.”

Yan Xining's heart warmed up, and he said with shame: "Actually, I didn't do anything." These theories he said were copied, not created by himself.The officials present are the ones who can really do things for the people. Compared with them, Yan Xining feels like a salted fish that cannot be supported.

After drinking the cool honey water, Yan Xining felt that her throat felt much better.At this time, Wang Wen walked over quickly, and he handed over the booklet written by Wen: "Xining, take a look, is there anything else you want to add?"

Yan Xining took the booklet and looked at it. He was first attracted by the neat font: "What a beautiful word."

Wang Wenyue said: "This is written by a newcomer." Yan Xining followed Wang Wenyue's guidance and saw a scholar sitting behind the pillar. Looking closely, it was not the little brother who helped him write the pleadings on the official road that day. ?So he has become a special document for the yamen?Sure enough, gold can shine everywhere!

Yan Xining nodded to the little brother, and the little brother saluted in fear.

The brochure recorded all the adopted ideas of the officials present today, and every point was recorded in great detail.After reading it once, Yan Xining handed the booklet to Ji Song: "Rong Chuan, can you take a look?"

Ji Song looked it over carefully and nodded with a smile: "Very good, I will send out a few rubbing copies to each county later." Although there were a lot of discussions today, the actual implementation still needs to be pushed back. Now that there are crops planted in the fields, no matter what, the people have to let the people harvest this season's crops.

Wang Wenyue arched his hands and said solemnly: "Yes."

It's getting late, and it's time for the officials to go back.After the officials dispersed, the gate of the palace was slowly closed.Ji Song looked up at the bright moon in the sky, he was a little ashamed: "Actually, I should treat everyone to a meal."

As a prince, Ji Song knew the importance of building a good relationship with his courtiers.However, everyone was so excited that they wished to turn the content of today's discussion into reality after going back.

Ji Song once again said with emotion: "These officials in Liangzhou today are officials who do practical things."

Yan Xining supported Ji Song and walked towards the yard slowly: "Isn't this good? Officials who can do things for the people are good officials. As long as they do their jobs well, there will always be a chance to invite them to dinner in the future."

Speaking of eating, Yan Xining's belly sang empty city tricks, and he smiled: "By the way, I made salted duck today. Let's go have dinner?"

Ji Song smiled softly: "Okay."

The light came on in the small kitchen, and Yan Xining took out the salted duck that was prepared today from the ice bucket.

After cooling, the skin of the duck is as white as jade, with slightly pink meat exposed under the fat and tender skin.The sharp knife chopped open the flesh, and after a while, a duck turned into evenly sized pieces.Yan Xining specially left a duck leg unchopped, and he handed the duck leg to Ji Song: "Try it?"

Ji Song narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Does Ah Ning think I'm a three-year-old baby?"

People in the capital will leave a whole thigh when chopping ducks. This thigh is usually given to the elders who are highly respected in the family. However, the elders often pass the duck leg to their favorite descendants.In Ji Song's view, only if he is favored enough can he enjoy the duck legs to himself.

Yan Xining pinched the thin bones of the duck leg and smiled, "Yes~ Does Baby Songsong want to eat duck legs?"

Ji Song enjoys the feeling of being favored, in front of Yan Xining, he may not be the majestic King Rong.He reached out and took the duck leg: "Yes!"

The crispy skin and tender meat of the duck is delicious, and the light salty taste is just right, even without any dipping sauce.Ji Song savored the taste of duck meat carefully, and he was full of praise: "It's delicious."

Yan Xining pinched a piece of duck breast and threw it into his mouth. After chewing, he felt relieved: "It's okay, I was worried that the duck would be salty if I put too much salt."

Every salted duck shop in the capital makes ducks that taste different. Some shops make salty ducks, while others are bland and need to be dipped in water.Yan Xining especially prefers those ducks with a lighter taste. Every time he eats them, he can feel the full aroma of the meat.

However, when marinating the salted duck yesterday, he accidentally scooped up some extra salt, fearing that the salt would be wasted, he casually sprinkled it into the duck.Before stewing the duck today, he deliberately soaked it for half an hour, presumably the salt in the duck meat has been leached out a lot.

The two enjoyed a plate of salted duck and two vermicelli soups cooked in duck soup in the kitchen.Suddenly Ji Song asked: "Are you free tomorrow? I want to ask you out for a walk."

After thinking for a while, Yan Xining said, "I'm free, is it because you've finished your work?" Ji Song was so busy recently, dealing with corrupt officials and rebuilding Liangzhou, he was so busy. Free to ask yourself out?

Ji Song slowed down his voice: "Tomorrow I will invite you to a good place, I guarantee you will like it."

Yan Xining was happy: "Okay." People are not spinning tops, and they can't withstand continuous rotation. In Yan Xining's view, proper relaxation is necessary.But he was a little curious: "By the way, where are you taking me?"

Ji Song smiled mysteriously: "You will know tomorrow."

Early the next morning, Yan Xining climbed into the carriage of Prince Rong's mansion.This was the first time to travel in the carriage of the palace after arriving in Liangzhou. As soon as she climbed into the carriage, Yan Xining thought of the scene in the capital.At that time, as long as Ji Song took a rest, he would take himself to the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city to relax.

Yan Xining glanced at Ji Song who was smiling: "Songsong, tell me the truth, do you have many Zhuangzi in Liangzhou?"

After thinking for a while, Ji Song replied: "I do have some private properties in Liangzhou, but most of them are in Yongchang County." As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Yan Xining with frowned eyebrows: "Don't worry, Aning, the place I'm taking you to today is You will love it."

Yan Xining looked forward to it even more: "Where the hell is it? Can you tell me secretly?"

Ji Song chuckled twice, and said softly: "It's not impossible..." After a pause, he pointed to his cheek: "Ah Ning kiss me twice, and I'll tell you."

Both of them have helped each other before, so they still care about kissing?Yan Xining held Ji Song's head without saying a word, and he quickly smacked both sides of Ji Song's cheeks.Fearing that Ji Song would regret it, he even kissed him on the forehead: "Buy two get one free, tell me~"

Ji Song didn't expect Yan Xining's speed to be so fast, he couldn't laugh or cry: "A'Ning's speed is too fast. I didn't even have time to think about it."

Yan Xining pushed his arm and dragged his voice: "Hurry up~"

Ji Song said slowly: "We are going to Wuning County next door to Rongchang County. Rongchang County has a lot of paddy fields, and this time there are also a lot of locusts. The duck army has already gone to Rongchang County two days ago. I'm going to see the results of locust eradication."

Yan Xining: ...

He said that Ji Song was so busy these days, how could he still go out to play, it turned out that he was out to inspect.Yan Xining sighed regretfully: "It turns out that you dragged me to accompany you to inspect, and my enthusiasm was blinded."

The corners of Ji Song's lips twitched slightly, and he continued: "There is an old general surnamed Zhang in the Chi Ling Army who lives over there. He has several hills full of autumn pears. I'll take you to pick them."

Yan Xining didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Be careful that Old General Zhang beats you out." Is there such a leader as Ji Song?He is already out of work, yet he still dares to come to play the autumn wind.

The carriage slowly headed southwest. After leaving Pingchang City, Yan Xining opened the curtain and looked outside.I saw paddy fields beside the road, and it was the season of rice blooming, and the air was full of rice fragrance.

After going west for an hour, the carriage entered the mountainous area.The terrain of this mountainous area is gentle, similar to hills.As soon as we arrived at the front of the mountain, we saw a one-armed old man sitting on a horse appearing on the road ahead.

The old man's clothes are simple but imposing. He holds a three-foot-long wooden stick in his right hand.Both ends of the wooden stick were covered with iron sheets with nails. The nails and iron sheets were dark brown in color, and there seemed to be blood stains on them.

Behind Yan Kele's horse, the old man rode forward, turned over and knelt down on one knee facing Ji Song's carriage.His trembling voice could not conceal the excitement in his heart: "The last general Zhang Wuyue pays homage to the coach!"

Ji Song smiled and said, "Old General Zhang, long time no see." Then he turned the wheelchair and introduced to Zhang Wuyue, "This is my concubine Yan Xining."

Zhang Wuyue was even more excited, he grabbed the ground with his head: "The last general Zhang Wuyue pays a visit to the princess!"

Zhang Wuyue is tall and tall, with three-dimensional and deep features, and his hair under the headscarf is brownish.If it wasn't for his fluent Chu-Liao dialect, Yan Xining would have thought he was European.But this is not surprising, there are many foreigners around Liangzhou, and there are also cases of intermarriage between Liangzhou people and foreigners.

Zhang Wuyue rode a tall horse and led the carriage forward. He was in a great mood, and his voice chatting with Yan Ke and the others was particularly loud.There was a blood-stained sack hanging behind the tall horse, Yan Ke was a little curious: "Old Zhang, what's in the sack?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wuyue turned around and picked up the sack: "Hey, I met a wild wolf on the road. This beast was greedy for my war horse and wanted to attack me, so I sent it back to the west."

Yan Ke gave a thumbs up: "Old Zhang is mighty. But... the beasts here are so arrogant? They come out to attack livestock during the day?"

Zhang Wuyue smiled embarrassedly: "Didn't you hear that the coach and the princess are coming? I came early when I was excited."

Ji Songze introduced Zhang Wuyue's situation to Yan Xining in a gentle voice: "Old General Zhang used to be a member of my vanguard battalion. When I first joined the Chiling Army, the old general took good care of me."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Wuyue's voice came over: "Princess, the coach is wrong. In fact, the last general is the one under the care of the prince. If the prince hadn't found a treasured place for the young general to support him, the last general's Life is long gone."

It is normal to lack arms and legs on the battlefield, and the combat effectiveness of disabled soldiers is greatly reduced.They often have two ends, either find a place to end themselves, or take some money back to their hometown.As a leading general, Zhang Wuyue felt that the sky was falling when he lost his arm.When he was disheartened, he came up with extreme ideas.

Fortunately, Ji Song discovered his abnormality in time, fearing that Zhang Wuyue would be overwhelmed, he used his relationship to get Zhang Wuyue to retreat from the Chiling Army.He bought a piece of hill in Rongchang County and sent Zhang Wuyue to Rongchang County to spend his old age in peace.

Looking at Zhang Wuyue's broken arm, Yan Xining's heart was heavy: "I don't think this is good." The soldiers suffered for the sake of the country, and the country sent them away after being injured or disabled. How cruel.

Ji Song understood what Yan Xining meant, he sighed heavily: "I think so too."

After entering the mountain, after drinking two more cups of tea, Yan Xining suddenly found a gate appeared on the mountain road ahead.There is actually a watchtower on the gate, and those who didn't know it thought it was the stockade of the bandits in the mountains.

Before Lao Zhang approached, the door opened slowly, and hundreds of people rushed out of the door.Those people cheered and ran towards Ji Song's carriage: "The coach is here! The coach is here!"

These people were either missing arms or broken legs. Hearing their shouts, Yan Xining didn't understand.All the wounded veterans of the Chi Ling Army lived in this village.Ji Song gathered these remnants in one place and gave them a way out.

Ji Song said slowly: "Brothers who live and die together, how can I just sit idly by." Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, who can guarantee that they will not be injured or maimed?If they have to die if they are injured or disabled, then what is the point of them defending their home and country?

Veterans surrounded the carriages and entered the stockade, Yan Xining found that it was like another world as soon as he entered.I saw hundreds of acres of paddy fields in the quiet mountain depression, and the sound of chickens and dogs barking came from the fields from time to time.The houses at the foot of the mountain are neatly arranged, and there are hundreds of them at a glance.All kinds of fruit trees are planted on the surrounding mountains, and the branches are covered with heavy fruits.

As Lao Zhang said, this is a paradise and a treasured place for retirement.There are more than a dozen places like this in Liangzhou, but this one is the closest to Pingchang City, so Ji Song brought Yan Xining here.

After Yan Xining and the others got out of the car, they received a warm reception. The veterans were very loud, and after exchanging pleasantries, his ears were ringing.

Yan Ke smiled and said, "Is the princess scared?"

Yan Xining nodded slightly: "Mmm..."

Yan Ke said: "It's okay, if you go to the Chiling Army, it will be called lively."

Yan Xining was dumbfounded, it seems that when he goes to the Chiling Army, he will have to hide two balls of cotton in his sleeves in advance.Ji Song rarely came to the village, and everyone wanted to have a few words with him.However, everyone knows that the coach has a mission on this trip.So after a few pleasantries, everyone dispersed to do their own things.

Old Zhang proudly led Ji Song and the others to his home. Old Zhang's house was not big, but it had a beautiful yard.There are several grape vines planted in the yard, and when you look up, the heavy grapes are colorful and really beautiful.There is a big stone table under the grape trellis, and the stone table is full of melons and fruits.

As soon as he entered the door, Lao Zhang shouted: "My wife, the coach and the princess are here! Come out and see the guests!"

Yan Xining was very surprised, he asked Ji Song in a low voice, "Did General Zhang's wife come to the village with him?"

Ji Song explained: "Yes, if the veterans are willing to go back to their hometowns, I will give them more silver taels. If they are homeless or their family conditions are really poor, I will bring their family members. It's better to live together than they are alone."

While talking, a woman walked out of the short house on one side. Like Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang's wife also has Qiang blood.The Qiang people are good at singing and dancing, and both men and women have good looks.Lao Zhang and his wife must have been handsome men and beautiful women when they were young, and now they stand together and are very affectionate.

Knowing that a distinguished guest is coming today, my wife slaughtered the two big flower roosters at home early in the morning.At this time, the rooster has become a delicacy, just waiting for the guests to taste it.

The wife is holding a large plate in her hand, and the plate is full of dishes.She cautiously put the big plate on the table under the grape arbor, and then said something to Lao Zhang in a low voice. dislike."

Yan Xining took a closer look, isn't this a big plate chicken?