The fate of heaven and earth

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

The fate of heaven and earth

Zhang Yue did not stop his plans because of uncontrollable things in Longjiao Fort.

He continued to adjust his troops. After some adjustments, all Jiatun were organized into cavalry, while Yitun and Yicong were organized into lancers.

The archers still use the original training methods, while the lancers all undergo wall-mounting tactics training.

Winter turned to spring, and on the third day after the new year, Han Feng finally sent someone to deliver news of the Ding Ling incident.

To Zhang Yue and Li Si's surprise, Li Ling was not deprived of any power, and the group of Ding Ling people was actually handed over to Zhang Yue.

This result surprised both Zhang Yue and Li Si.

What surprised the two of them even more was that it was the Prince Consort Jin Rixi who made the speech to the emperor in the court hall.

"Sir, what do you think of this matter?"

"My Lord, it seems to me that something must have happened that we don't know about..."

"Sir, what you are saying is that His Majesty has intervened in this matter?"

Zhang Yue recalled the records in later history books that Prince Consort Jin Rixi was the sword of His Majesty. He would never interfere in court disputes except for His Majesty's will.

"Ming Gong is right, but the battle in Chang'an City is still too far away from us. We should deal with the matter at hand first!"

"What you said is absolutely true. Now let us handle this group of Ding Ling people. What advice do you have, sir!"

"Didn't Mr. Ming already make a decision?"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

In the barracks of Longjiao Fort, Zhang Yue summoned officers of all sizes who were more than ten years old.

"Second and Third Sons, spring is about to come. I have summoned you all here today to discuss the matter of farming and recruiting followers after the spring. I wonder what Second and Third Sons have to say?"

"General Bai, we are all rough men. There is no problem with charging into battle, but with regard to farming, I have never cultivated the land before!"

Zhang Yue couldn't help being shocked. He looked around and suddenly discovered that except for himself, the other people in this big room were either horse thieves, rangers, or businessmen. No one really knew how to farm.

"Let's put the settlement matter aside for now. Now the superiors have left Ding Ling to our disposal. I plan to include Ding Ling in the Yi Cong selection in half a month. What do you think?"

"General Bai, I don't have any objections to this one, but I promised to select 20 people. Will the addition of Ding Ling people now cause a commotion among the prisoners?" Yang You put forward his opinion tactfully.

"No need to worry, Chief Yang. What I promised will naturally not change. We will still select 20 people for the prisoner camp. I intend to recruit 10 more people from the Ding Ling people!"

"good!"

Everyone praised him for his kindness.

"In this case, the second and third sons should pass on this order!"

"promise!"

After everyone left, Zhang Yue couldn't help but have a headache about the farming. According to his memory, the grain output in this era was very low. Each mu of land could only produce more than 100 kilograms of grain. The border farming was even worse, often even a hundred kilograms of grain could be produced.

None.

Most of the people under him were born as thieves and didn't know how to farm. How could they increase production?

"Don't think about chemical fertilizers and pesticides. We don't have this condition now. With the current level of science and technology, if you want to increase production, you have to start with drought resistance, waterlogging resistance, lodging resistance... these aspects."

Zhang Yue suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his head, and a name suddenly popped up in his head: "Dai Tianfa."

When later generations were in school, history textbooks mentioned that the farming method summarized by agriculturists in the Han Dynasty was quite effective in fighting drought and wind, and could increase farmland yields.

Zhang Yue recalled it. Fortunately, the content of Daitian Law was easy to understand and he still remembered it.

The field method is to divide an acre of land equally into six parts. Then dig three of them into ditches. Crops are only planted in the ditches.

After the crops grow, every time you plow and weed, the soil on the embankment must be hoeed into the ditch together with the grass to cultivate the roots of the seedlings.

Over time, the soil on the embankments was flattened and the ditches were filled. At this time, the crops took root very deeply and could withstand drought, wind, and prevent lodging.

Wait until the second year of farming to replace it, use the original embankment as a soil trench, and use the original soil trench as a dike. Use rotation to restore soil fertility.

It seems that the Daida method only cultivates half of the land every year, but because it greatly reduces the problems of lodging and insufficient land nutrients, the actual yield of grain is actually higher.

There are ways to cultivate land, but where can we find people who know how to farm?

The manpower under his command is enough, but they are either Ding Ling people or horse thieves. Let them herd horses, raise horses, and fight. They are all good soldiers.

But I don’t know how to farm at all. I can’t let myself teach them step by step. Even if I teach myself, I will be too busy.

There is a saying that everything in the world has the same destiny. When Zhang Yue was having a headache about farming, Han Feng suddenly sent him 20 farmers from the border area and the farm tools and seeds needed for farming.

"Very good!"

When he received the news, Zhang Yue jumped up from the couch with joy.

He personally led people to clear out a place for these farmers to live, and planned to help these farmers build houses.

These farmers have now become Zhang Yue’s treasure.

In order to start farming as soon as possible, he divided Ding Ling and the people in the prison camp into 20 groups, each group corresponding to a farmer's household.

These farmers are responsible for teaching everyone how to farm.

In order to encourage everyone's enthusiasm, he promised that the top ten groups could eat meat every two days.

The top five groups can eat meat once a day. The top three groups, after the land is reclaimed, can be given priority in land allocation and each person can get five acres more land.

"What, allocate land!"

As soon as Zhang Yue took out the last reward, the twenty farmers immediately became excited. In the eyes of farmers, nothing is more important than land, and everyone has seen the situation in the valley. The reclaimed land must be

The farmers were extremely excited at the thought of getting a piece of land of their own due to the excellent farmland.

The farmers' enthusiasm increased, but Zhang Yue found that Ding Ling and the people in the prison camp lacked interest in it.

After a brief thought, Zhang Yue understood the reason. Ding Ling and the people in the prison camp were all born into nomadic tribes, and they did not value land.

In order to further increase their enthusiasm, Zhang Yue set up new rewards specifically for these people. If the top three team members do not want fertile land, they can directly exchange for property or freedom.

After this change, Ding Ling and the people in the prison camp became more active. In just one month, most of the valley was reclaimed.

"Ming Gong is really talented. In just one month, he has already cultivated 2,000 acres of land. This year we can harvest at least 3,000 shi of grain."

"Ha ha……"

"We, the second and third sons, now feel a bit like farming and fighting together."
Chapter completed!