Yangman, the governor of Shunyang, came to Guangchengze.
To be honest, he has been serving as Liang Ling for a long time, but he has not been to Guangchengze many times. The only few times he has come to see Shao Xun, who makes him stay here all day like an old farmer?
What about tending the crops?
The scene in Gwangseongze in winter is very monotonous.
As far as the eye can see, there are dead branches and leaves everywhere. After a white snow, even these dead branches and leaves are covered up, leaving only the vast snowfield.
But unlike the bleak environment, the people in Guangchengze are very lively.
The Chinese New Year is only ten days away, and Lutian near Shaogongpi is crowded with people.
The laborers skillfully dug out turnips one by one, placed them on the cart, and pulled them away.
This is the Lutian of Luyang County Duke - oh, it should be called Chen Hou now -. It originally had ten hectares, all of which were planted with alfalfa to feed livestock. Later, another ten hectares were allocated and all of them were planted with turnips.
Yang Xianrong had always sent people to take care of the twenty hectares of land, but Chen Hou never asked, and he didn't even bother to care about how much he harvested.
Yangman glanced at the clan girl and sighed deeply.
You are Queen Hui, what are you thinking about all day?
"In June of the second year of Yongxing in the Later Han Dynasty, there was a locust plague, and the affected counties were ordered to plant turnips to help people eat." Sheep Xianrong's floor-length skirt was dragged in the field and was full of filth, but she didn't care and was interested.
He said enthusiastically: "I heard that turnips can still grow in winter, so I sent people to plant them, and it turned out to be true!"
Yang Xianrong's face glowed with indescribable brilliance. As he walked, he kept introducing: "Brother, I'm afraid you don't know that turnips are also called 'Zhuge vegetables'? It is said that Zhuge Kongming ordered his sergeants to plant them when he was on an expedition.
The vegetable is used to feed the army, hence its name. This vegetable can grow all year round, and this is the first time I have seen it."
"When the pastures wither in winter, you can also eat turnips. In this way, there is no need to slaughter a large number of livestock in late autumn. The cattle and sheep I raise will be more abundant next year."
"When the time comes, there will be plenty of room for making cheese, milk porridge or marrow cakes."
Yangman felt a little moved as he listened.
Have you ever cared about one person wholeheartedly? When my sister was the empress, she probably never cared so much about the late emperor.
"Turkish was introduced to the Central Plains during the Han Dynasty. It has been three hundred years, but only a few people have planted it." Yangman said: "If it can be widely planted, livestock will not be short of fodder in winter, and people will have an extra winter vegetable on their tables."
He knew that at this time, most states and counties were still planting in the spring and harvesting in the autumn, and then the fields would be empty for sowing in the following spring.
If turnips can be planted after the autumn harvest in August, they can be harvested in winter, which will be of great benefit to people's livelihood.
As for whether growing turnips will thin out the fields, that's really not a problem.
The world is in chaos, there are few people and there is plenty of land, so just rotate planting.
"Over there is the Lutian of Cui Xiang's family, where turnips are also planted." Yang Xianrong pointed with his hand and said.
Yangman was too lazy to look.
He had long heard that Prime Minister Cui was a good businessman and that someone else's land was used to grow corn and wheat, so he insisted on using part of it to grow vegetables.
Facts have proved that he is right, growing vegetables is more profitable, especially winter vegetables.
"You are like a field husband now." Yangman looked at his sister and said.
"Next year I will be the gardener." Yang Xianrong smiled and said: "Last year I sent people to Wu Di, brought back watercress, and planted it in the green garden under Guangcheng Palace. It has been two years. Next year I will be the gardener.
If we plant them in Chen Hou’s Lutian, maybe we will have another vegetable in the cold winter months.”
Water spinach is produced in the south and is similar to the green vegetables of later generations.
After a long period of natural hybridization, it was introduced to the north and planted around Luoyang during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
After moving from the south to the north, they adapted to the northern climate and further hybridized and mutated.
By the time of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang's wok had changed beyond recognition. They sent a boatload of Luoyang's wok to Nanliang. After Xiao Tong, the prince of Nanliang, tasted it, he thought it was very delicious and wrote two thank-you essays.
Sent to Luoyang.
Over the next few hundred years, Siong continued to run wildly on the road of mutation, getting out of control.
Especially after hybridizing with turnips, weeds gradually began to be able to withstand wind, frost and severe cold.
Bai Juyi once wrote a poem: "The thick frost hits the cabbage, and the frost is so powerful that the sky will be strict. If you don't see the cabbage heart dying, you will learn that the cabbage heart will be sweet."
In the end, it evolved into cabbage without balls, which is called "yellow bean sprouts" in some places.
Of course, at this time, Chinese cabbage cannot grow in winter, so it is usually harvested in late autumn and stored as a type of winter vegetable, that is, "leek early in spring and late Chinese cabbage in late autumn".
This year, Cuiyuan also harvested a lot of late spring sativa and stored them in the cellar.
Yang Xianrong had already sent dozens of carts to the palace, together with the turnips, as a reward before the new year.
She knew that Shao Xun was back, and she would also give out some gifts to officials and generals before the Chinese New Year, such as salt, preserved meat, winter vegetables, etc. as part of their income - this was tradition.
"Chen Hou's foundation has become more and more stable." Yang Man said with emotion.
Most of the crops grown in Lutian are wheat. God is kind. Heavy rains started in late August, and winter wheat was planted in September. It will be harvested in May next year.
Lutian was cultivated by the 5th and 6th battalions of the Qingzhou Tuntian Army (now down to about 7,000 people).
The harvest in Lutian was guaranteed, and the officials and generals were determined.
With their minds settled, Chen Hou's foundation was stable.
Shitian, Lutian, the north and south gardens of Caiguanzhuang, and the newly opened fields in Gongzhupi area, plus a small amount of fields in Tangliyuan and Liuhuayuan, this is indeed a hot land.
But, is it going to develop eastward in the future?
It is too difficult to open up wasteland in Guangchengze, and the land is mountainous and has many swamps, which is not as good as the land with crisscrossed roads in Yuzhou.
If we can spend a few years and steadily conquer the thirteen counties of Yuzhou, then we will be successful in our hegemony.
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When the Yang brothers and sisters left Guangchengze, they saw a large group of horses being pulled into the field, seemingly training to pull a cart.
Yes, there are a huge number of Xianbei horses in Guangcheng Ze.
In the past few years, Chen Hou had been selling horses. The business was quite prosperous and he got a lot of food in exchange.
Sales have been less in the past two years, probably because everyone is short of food.
When Yangman left Liang County for Shunyang, he heard that there were less than 5,000 horses in Guangcheng Ze, but now he doesn't know how many there are.
War consumption is the largest amount, and even if it can be captured, it cannot make up for the war damage.
In addition, these horses are several years old, and they die of old age and illness every year. If they wait a few more years, they may not be able to run anymore, so using them to pull carts is indeed the best choice in desperation.
When he returned to Guangcheng Palace, Yangman sat down, organized his speech, and said: "After I became the governor of Shunyang, there was something touched in Mount Tai. I received a letter from home last month, and a group of people will come over in a while.
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After listening to it for a while, Yang Xianrong sneered and said, "Are you finally willing to spend a lot of money? When the news about Luoyang comes back, they may regret that they spent less money."
Hearing this, Yang Man frowned and said, "You are also a member of the Yang clan, so why can't you speak to your ears? If the Yang clan is developed, even if you are... it will be beneficial in the future."
After hearing this, Yang Xianrong finally calmed down, and then became a little angry again, not knowing what he was angry about.
"The clan already knows what happened in Luoyang." Yangman said.
"So fast?" Yang Xianrong was a little surprised.
"More than a month has passed." Yang Man said helplessly: "For such a big thing, even if we can't rush the five hundred miles back to Mount Tai, we still have to send our confidants to send them back quickly, right?"
"Are they finally moved?" Yang Xianrong said sarcastically.
Yang Man glanced at her and said: "The clan is planning to fight for Chen Hou to marry your second uncle's little lazy wife."
"She dares to be lazy!" Yang Xianrong's eyes widened in anger.
Yangman chuckled lightly and said, "I wrote a letter to dissuade him."
Yang Xianrong felt a little relieved and asked again: "What are those old fools in the clan thinking about all day long?"
The "second uncle" Yang Man mentioned was named Yang Jiezhi, and he was the biological brother of Yang Xuanzhi, Yang Xianrong's father.
After Yang Xuan died, he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown in Taishan to avoid the limelight.
"The clan is serious this time." Yang Man said: "The position of Prime Minister of Lu State is inevitable. I also have some connections with Qiao State, and I will find a way to use it."
The State of Lu is located in the south of Taishan County. Many of the descendants and former officials of the Yang family are serving in the State of Lu, and they have great influence.
As for Qiao State, it is more complicated.
First of all, the Yang family was married to the Xiahou family of Qiao State and had a close relationship.
Secondly, the Longkanghuan family of Qiao State had good relations with the Yang family of Tai - it could even be said that they were attached to the Yang family.
Huan Bao, who was born in the Huan family, once served as the chief clerk of Yang Xianrong's grandfather Yang Jin (then the minister's right servant), and he was a confidant.
Yang Xianrong listened silently and suddenly asked a question: "Will Shao Xun accept it?"
When Yang Man heard this, he was not surprised.
He knew that this sister was still very discerning and could think of many things. The problem was Shao Xun.
Yang Man once had a deep discussion with Shao Xun about the imperial army, and believed that this matter would shake the status of the powerful family.
Shao Xun did not deny it.
Judging from the contacts in the past few years, Shao Xun is not the kind of person who is stubborn, and unlike people from humble backgrounds like Zhang Fang and Gou Xi, he has the means and ability to be recognized by the nobles.
Will he accept Yang's "kindness"?
If the State of Lu and the State of Qiao were managed by the Taiyang clan for you, would you accept such a thing?
Yangman felt that he needed to test it again.
Perhaps, after the news of Lu Zhi's appointment as the governor of Yuzhou spread, there were too many nobles in the Central Plains who wanted to know and test Shao Xun.
If they had a choice, these nobles would want to replace someone with a better background to take charge of Yuzhou, but don't they have no choice now?
Liu Qiao, Pei Xian, Wang Shiwen...
The former was beaten directly by Shao Xun until he looked inhumane.
Pei Xian abandoned his army and fled.
Wang Shiwen was defeated and died.
One scholar after another was replaced, changing the soup but not the medicine, it was useless.
Two months ago, there was a rumor that Shi Le was about to cross the river and go south. There was a lot of rumblings in Yuzhou and people were in panic.
After these few years, Yuzhou scholars probably have no choice but to be less resistant to Shao Xun, who was born in a military household, taking charge of Yuzhou.
Whoever can protect their interests will get their support.
Yang Man once thought that if Shao Xun was willing to delegate local power, he would be able to establish a foothold in Yuzhou within a year or two.
Is he willing to do this?
Rumors have spread in the past few days that Shao Xun will go to the Chenjun fiefdom after the new year.
For the Yuzhou scholars, this was an eye-catching trip that might determine the future of the Central Plains.
Shao Xun's words and deeds determined the direction of many people.
Chapter completed!