Spring and Autumn I Am King

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Zhao Wuxi pondered for a while and guessed: "Did Wei Ke say that the last wish that Wei Wuzi said when he was seriously ill was a disorder of consciousness, and what he said when he was sober is what really needs to be followed. If I were Wei Ke, I would answer like this."

"Of course! Even though they are separated by a hundred years, the thoughts of the gentleman and Wei Ke actually coincide. It is no wonder that the scholars and officials in the lower palace have already spread the word, and the Zhao family has also produced a wise Linghu Wenzi!"

Zhao Wuxi suddenly realized: "No wonder Mr. said that he has something to do with me. It turns out that Wei Ke has also resisted human sacrifice. He is much more benevolent and wise than Duke Mu of Qin and Duke Huan of Qi in this regard. The form is promulgated, and it is promoted to others..."

Ji Qiao glanced at Wu Xie again, thinking that in Jin country, besides you Zhao clan, who else would have the custom of wanton sacrifice. It really hurts to stand and talk.

"Then what happened later, Mr. didn't say how the allusion of weeds came into being?"

"It was ninety years ago, in the seventh year of Duke Jing of Jin, when Uncle Qin sent troops to attack the state of Jin, and the troops of Jin and Qin fought against the Fu clan. At that time Wei Ke was a general. When they met again, the two fought together. After the chariot was destroyed, they got out of the chariot and fought on foot, one holding a dagger, the other holding a halberd, and the battle was dark and dark."

"While it was inextricable, Wei Ke suddenly saw an old soldier of Jin State wrap Du Hui's feet with a straw woven rope, causing the dignified Qin State strongman to stand unsteadily and fall to the ground, where he was captured by Wei Ke on the spot. , making Wei Ke defeat Qin Shi in this battle!"

When Zhao Wuqi heard this, he put his palms together and smiled: "So this is the source of the weeds. Could the old man with the weeds be a relative of a concubine whose life was saved by Wei?"

"It was the father of the concubine. From then on, he used the grass-leaf metaphor as a metaphor for receiving favors, which would be rewarded by others, and would never change. Gentleman, where did you hear it? Even in Jin, there were very few other than scholar-officials. Someone knows this allusion!"

"I don't believe it, sir. It was said by the maid Wei, who I rescued a few days ago."

Ji Qiao tutted his tongue in admiration: "The gentleman, this maid, doesn't seem to be simple. Uncommon allusions can come out of his mouth, and he looks like a lady from a noble family... But it's normal to think about it. Uncle Xiang also said that the old Luan, but The descendants of the eight great clans, Xu, Yuan, Hu, Xu, Qing, and Bo, have all been reduced to lowly officials. Now, even the Yang Tong, Qi, Xinghou and other clans have been annihilated, and the world is even more unbearable. Maybe she is the descendant of one of them..."

…

The previous chat was just a joke and embellishment before the dinner. Zhao Wuxi came to Ji Qiao, but he had something real to discuss.

He sat upright and said, "Sir, now that the Cheng family has collapsed, the time is up for me. If we want to win the top ranking before the winter solstice next year, some plans will have to start in full swing. I think the most important thing is to ensure food production first. Thinking, after the winter solstice, we should urge the villagers to start winter planting!"

"Winter planting? What does the lord plan to plant?"

"Naturally it's wheat!"

Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice Festival. Zhao Wuxi remembered that he lived in the countryside in his previous life and would make wontons and noodles at home during the winter solstice. This memory was out of control, and all kinds of delicacies made of wheat noodles in later generations appeared one by one, steamed buns, long bao, dumplings, oil-splashed noodles, pancakes, cakes... Zhao Wuxi was very resentful, and he hoped that at the winter solstice next year, You can eat these good things, um, and share it with your sister Ji Ying.

Although he brought a lot of unhulled wheat from the lower palace, he still had to keep the seeds for sowing, and it is not as good as the joy of being alone. It is his greatest pursuit that the wild people can eat well. Zhao Wuxi could only swallow his saliva and endure this winter.

Zhao Wuxi was obsessing about the various pasta of later generations, but Ji Qiao sighed and said: "As expected, it is no wonder that the Lord General brought most of the wheat seeds in the lower palace to make a town. However, please, please Listening to Qiao's words, this is not feasible for the Lord!"

Zhao Wuxi was in high spirits at first, but now he was splashed with a ladle of cold water. He asked back, "Isn't it feasible? Why is this?"

Ji Qiao said: "The gentleman doesn't know anything. Ji Qiao has been a strategist for ten years. Although he has never worked in the fields, he knows a thing or two about it. Compared with wheat, which requires a lot of irrigation, corn will be the most important thing next year. The most important thing is that it ranks first in the five grains, and it is drought and cold resistant, and it is the staple food of our Jin people.”

However, the output of millet and the number of people it can support are far inferior to that of wheat. Zhao Wuxi's dream was hit, and he retorted: "Mr. Hugh Dekuang, I don't know about crops, and I also know that wheat is planted around the winter solstice, and it will wait until after the winter solstice. It can be harvested in summer and April, while corn is sown in May and harvested in autumn and September. This winter and summer are just a cycle, which can increase the harvest once without delaying the farming time. Just urge the people to be diligent. Happy but not?"

"As for water conservancy, I now have 100 senior soldiers in Chengyi, and another 100 new soldiers are recruited. During the slack season, they can be sent to dig ditches. As long as there is a teacher's help and proper coordination, the stream near Chengyi will be restored. It is not difficult to lead along the terrain to the farmland, or to drill some deep wells!"

Ji Qiao still disagreed with what Wu Xie said: "Lord, this is because I don't know the difficulty of crops. According to Qiao's knowledge, in winter, the land is generally used for fallow cultivation, and the people will at most plant some sun beans in the field. "

"If the Lord forces the people to plant wheat and does not allow them to rest and recuperate, the people of the country who own the land will probably be very dissatisfied. As the saying goes, if the soil is poor, the vegetation will not grow, and if the air declines, the organism will be sterile. I am afraid that it will not take a few years. The mature land will be exhausted and become more barren, and the production will become less and less. Lord, don't destroy the thousands of acres of fields in Chengyi because of one year's harvest! , ruin a century of business!"

Zhao Wuxi was stunned. The word "fallow?" is not heard much in the intensive agriculture of later generations, but in his previous life Wuchen also lived in the countryside for a while, so he had some impressions.

In order to make the land continue to have the ability to produce grain, it is necessary to give it as much time as possible to recuperate after farming. This is the traditional fallow system.

Although they already knew the function of green manure in the Spring and Autumn Period, when they came to Chengyi, Zhao Wuxi and the others still saw Limin returning straw to the fields in the dry land by the roadside. However, livestock manure has not been popularized yet, and even if there is, it is widely spread at will, and it will not be composted. Even in the most backward Jiali, the people still live a life of slash-and-burn farming.

In addition, the fields of Chengyi were originally "jue the soil down", so the situation of weak soil will occur. The villagers can only grow corn in the mature field once a year, plus a few handfuls of sun beans, and more will appear. Unsustainable land crisis. However, it is difficult to reclaim new land in the mountains and forests by relying on a large number of copper and stone tools from the Bronze Age. Although iron tools called "bad gold" have appeared, they have not yet become popular.

Therefore, in order to allow the land to produce more corn after rest, not much wheat was planted. Besides, the taste of cooked wheat was not good, so the common people could not afford it, the nobles were not welcome, and both sides were not happy.

Hearing this, Zhao Wuxi's eyes suddenly became brighter, and he slapped his palms and smiled: "Sir, he was worried about this! Please rest assured, Wu Xie has his own plan, which can allow the land to be continuously cultivated in turns without hurting the soil strength!"

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