On May 16th, the discussion entered the seventh day.
In fact, it has already entered garbage time, because the last two days have been filled with monks, nuns, and Taoists debating scriptures.
Fotucheng, who came from Yecheng, even performed Tianzhu tricks for everyone, and his skills shocked everyone.
However, it was soon revealed that he had falsified his age.
He said he was ninety-four years old this year, but some people said he had falsely reported his age as thirty, when in fact he was only sixty-four.
The quarrel ended with nothing but chicken feathers everywhere.
Shao Xun looked at the daily "meeting minutes" and felt that the time was ripe, so he attended the meeting that morning and led everyone to the fields outside Jinci Longxiang Mansion.
In mid-May, the wheat fields are golden all over, which is a joy to look at.
Shao Xun pointed to the yellow wheat and told an old story: "In the summer of the third year of Yongjia (309), there was severe drought in all the states, and Jiang, Han, He, and Luo could all be crossed. A year later, large locusts ate grass and trees in all states.
, the hair of the cattle and horses is all gone. How did you spend those two years, do you still remember?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression changed.
The severity of the three-year drought in Yongjia has not been recorded in history books, and it also corresponded to the prophecy that the Luo River would stop flowing.
In the fourth year of Yongjia, the locust plague ate up all the cattle and horse hair, and almost destroyed all the mulberry crops in Henan. It took several years to recover.
The severity of these two disasters almost pushed the entire Northland into the abyss.
At that time, Henan was covered with bones and there was no human habitation for hundreds of miles. The tragedy was unbearable to witness.
"How did I get here in those two years?" Shao Xun squatted down, gently held a wheat ear, and said, "It was because of this thing."
"There were already signs of severe drought before the wheat harvest in the third year of Yongjia. After summer, not a drop of rain fell. I knew something was wrong, so I immediately ordered the soldiers and civilians to carry water and irrigate the fields, as much as possible. Fortunately, the summer wheat harvest was generally
, so that you have the resources to be a living person."
"The same is true in the fourth year of Yongjia. Locusts often come out to do evil in the summer. If the barns are full of summer wheat at that time, what worries do you have?"
“But I don’t understand why so many people still turn a deaf ear to it after calling for two years and three crops for so many years?”
"Yes, there was no two-year and three-crop system in ancient times, but why should people today follow the ancient rules?"
"When I say 'advance with the times,' many people still don't take it seriously. Is this proof that today's people are better than the past?"
His words left everyone speechless.
The difference between two years of double ripening and two years of three years of ripening is indeed very big. There is nothing to refute. It cannot be refuted.
"Everyone usually boasts that they are talented and knowledgeable. I am surprised. There was "Book of Pan Sheng" in the Han Dynasty. Are there agricultural books since the Wei and Jin Dynasties?" Shao Xun said again: "Everyone talks about metaphysics and Taoism.
, there are books about gods, ghosts and strange things all over the floor, why no one talks about farming and business? Why no one writes down the experience of running a family business? "
At this time, not only were there a lot of gods and ghosts, but there were also many books on Taoist alchemy. Later in history, there were even "stories" such as "Shishuo Xinyu", which shows the emptiness of the spiritual world of people at that time.
I had nothing to do, I was tired of playing with women, I was tired of playing with both men and women, and they all started to talk nonsense.
Having said this, Shao Xun waved his hand.
Huang Zheng, the pro-military governor, brought a book.
Shao Xun took it, flipped through two pages at random, and said: "I started writing this book twenty years ago, and have continued to add to it, and it has been completed until now. The book is divided into "Sangma Chapter", "Hundred Fruits Chapter", and "Hundred Fruits Chapter".
"Compost Chapter", "Crop Rotation Chapter", etc., which combine the strengths of many experts and have been proven to be effective. You can send someone to copy it. I have no secrets, I only hope that everyone in the world will have enough food and clothing."
Everyone was a little shocked at first, and then looked complicated.
In any case, the King of Liang was very generous in this matter. Publicizing this kind of farming book that can make a family rich can be said to benefit all directions.
"I have published a book, do you have a book to dedicate to me?" Shao Xun asked again: "Some people have been taking care of their family business for many years and are plotting day and night. Don't they have any experience?"
Under the manorial economy, high requirements were placed on the ability to manage family business.
People at that time did not shy away from talking about profit, because there always had to be several people in a family involved in the management of the manor.
Of course, there are some noble people who hate talking about profit.
There are two extremes here, one is Wang Yan and the other is Wang Rong.
Wang Yan was frightened by his wife, Guo, who sent slaves out to pick up excrement, and he did not even want to talk about the word "money".
Wang Rongze personally settled the accounts until late at night. His family wealth was increasing every year, but he was not satisfied and racked his brains to increase the family wealth.
His family cultivated good plums, but when he sold them, he was worried that others would keep the seeds, so he drilled out the seeds and broke them, which made people laugh at them.
After his daughter got married, he borrowed tens of thousands of dollars and never paid it back. When Guining returned to her parents' home, Wang Rong was not in a good mood until his daughter paid back the money, "Nai Huan".
Shao Xun liked this attitude of the people at that time in business.
Because I don’t know since when, talking about profit among scholar-bureaucrats has become “vulgar” and “incorrect”. Perhaps it is okay to talk about profit in private, but it must not be like this in public.
But in the era of the Western Jin Dynasty, when all the demons were dancing, you could do anything, because there were people doing the more outrageous and eye-catching things. The head of the family would personally settle the accounts until late at night!
But when he was unable to completely eliminate the wealthy family and was forced to implement "one country, two systems", he came up with a bold idea...
"Lieutenant." Shao Xun looked at Wang Yan and said, "I have heard that Mrs. Guo has quite a lot of experience in business, but I don't know..."
Wang Yan's face darkened.
Quanzhong, what do you want to do? I have no involvement in worldly affairs and have noble aspirations. Are you talking about business in front of me?
Shao Xun blinked. Without your business genius wife, how could you have the money to hold a series of parties in Luoyang to maintain your reputation?
"That's all." Wang Yan sighed: "I'll go back and ask."
"If this book is completed, all the scholars and businessmen in the world will appreciate the love of the Taiwei." Shao Xun saluted and said. Wang Yan hurriedly returned the salute, but his face was still not very good-looking.
Sikong Liu Han saw it and sighed: "A few days ago, your Majesty asked why people today don't write a book and explain it. It's so true! I have lived in vain for decades, but in the end I don't understand the four words of advancing with the times. Today is different from the past.
, it is better to have no books than to have all the books. In the later Han Dynasty, only those who knew the classics could become an official. At that time, people only dared to quote the classics and did not dare to have any thoughts on their own. This may cause endless troubles. Today, I listened to the king's words. If you have some enlightenment, go back
Later, the book should be written with the four words 'Advance with the Times' to highlight the great king's achievements."
"Sikong is so praised, how can we write a book with four characters?" Shao Xun waved his hand.
Liu Han smiled and said no more. He obviously had his own ideas.
Shao Xun ignored him and looked at the scholars following him, saying: "Don't say that I always recruit people and collect grain. After the agricultural books are copied, they will be implemented separately. In time, there will definitely be more food, meat, fruits and vegetables than now."
"Yes." Someone said yes first, and then one after another others said yes.
Bian Tao stood in the crowd, feeling much better than the previous few days.
After all, Prince Liang was not just squeezing, he would also be giving benefits. Unfortunately, he was actually a little excited and even moved.
Hua Jun sighed secretly.
If the King of Liang had said from the beginning that he wanted to disseminate agricultural books, and then asked the scholars to transfer the benefits, it would never have been like this.
But he first discouraged the soldiers and then gave them some sweetness, which made the feeling different.
The order is important.
"When I go to the south of the Yangtze River in the future, the scenery will be different. If you have the ambition to leave a name in history, you can compile a new agricultural book." When Shao Xun said this, he had been silently observing everyone's expressions.
Especially when the six words "I went to Jiangnan in the future" were finished, I focused on the observation.
Fortunately, these people seem to have accepted their fate - of course, it is also possible that they are in Jinyang right now and are inconvenient to do anything. They might organize a rebellion after returning home. Who knows.
While they were talking, everyone came to a section of water channel.
Someone was already harvesting wheat on the other side of the canal. The soldiers and troops from the government were all in battle, and they were very busy.
"Since the Han Dynasty, all the enemies of the Central Xia Dynasty have been in the north." Shao Xun suddenly spoke: "During the pre-Han Dynasty, the Huns' cavalry didn't even have saddles. How about such soldiers?"
The scholars were a little puzzled as to why they suddenly mentioned this?
Jin Zheng laughed at the side and said: "Your Majesty, cavalry like that are troublesome to even mount and shoot. They are not accurate enough, let alone fight. They are nothing to worry about. They will collapse if they are destroyed."
Shao Xun nodded and said: "Today, double-sided stirrups and high-bridge saddles have emerged. The Xianbei people have a good way of fighting on horseback. Their armor is also very sophisticated, and their riding and shooting are fast and urgent. They then use the techniques of the Han Dynasty to defend against the enemy.
This strategy will only lead to a disastrous failure. If the people of the world want to keep their family fortunes, they must support good soldiers and strong generals, and the government soldiers are the only ones."
"Do you really think that I am crazy and keeping an eye on your family property? If we don't have such a strong army, the Hu people will go south in batches. They are not as easy to talk to as I am."
"Yesterday, I also received military reports from the Shanyu Prefecture that tens of thousands more Hu people were migrating from west to east. Before that, Hu tribes moved east and south almost every year."
"Businessmen who went to Chang'an to do business reported that there were new Hus in the Qin and Yong states, numbering no less than 30,000, many with tall noses and deep eyes."
"You are deaf and blind, so you have no idea what is happening outside."
After saying this, everyone looked at each other in shock.
It sounds shocking, but it doesn't seem to be false, because during the Later Han Dynasty, barbarians began to migrate to Cao, Wei, and other dynasties. A large number of barbarians appeared every few years. I don't know where they came from.
, and why migrate.
It turns out that this migration behavior has not stopped yet and is getting more and more intense?
Everyone looked unhappy, and some even sighed secretly, feeling that some of the resistance in their hearts had been reduced a lot.
"Since the Later Han Dynasty, Cao Wei and other dynasties, the Hu people have spread all over You, Ji, Bing, Yong, Qin, Liang, Liang, and Si eight states and dozens of counties, with a population of no less than two million. If you include the Xianbei tribes, the number will be even more
Amazing." Shao Xun said again.
"Hu people are scattered everywhere. It is a fact that they are powerful in numbers, so we cannot pretend not to see them."
"Fortunately, not all of them are rebellious. There are many who have aspirations for Zhongxia and can be used by me."
"Or what is the Liang Kingdom?" Shao Xun looked at everyone and said, "Here, I can tell you straightforwardly -"
"First, use fields as capital to build military mansions; use officials and titles as rewards to raise strong men. In this way, you can defend the border and keep the common people in peace, and no longer suffer from the war. This is called 'tolerance for the country.'
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"Secondly, the Hu people are also my innocent son. As long as I live, I will work together with the wise people to turn the Hu into summer, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, and no longer be in chaos. Those who have made meritorious services will be rewarded, no matter the title; those who are guilty will be punished.
We will never tolerate it. In this way, the people of Zhongxia can avoid being plundered, attacked and killed. This is called 'Yi and Xia are safe'."
"Thirdly, Xu Er is planning to buy a house and build a garden in the south of the Yangtze River. He will do what he says and never break his promise. You are all the elite of the country and are not mediocre people. In the future, when you are living leisurely in the south of the Yangtze River, you may study the science of helping the world.
Write a book and become famous. I don’t
I like old and outdated theories. If anyone can write about modern knowledge and it is worth mentioning, he will be rewarded generously. Those who are unable to write books and establish arguments will also be rewarded if they come up with some craftsmanship. If this thing is beneficial to the country, there will be a reward.
The officials and nobles will reward you generously."
When talking about the last point, Shao Xun couldn't help but add a few more words: "The habit of taking food and drinking alcohol can be stopped. The theory of gods and ghosts is also vague and difficult to prove, and it is a waste of time. If you have that time, it is better to think about how to enrich your family property."
Even if an acre of land can yield three to five more buckets of grain, if you offer this method, you can be promoted to a higher family status, and your descendants will be promoted to official positions."
"Martial men need to fend off enemies and kill thieves. Farmers work all day long to make a living. Craftsmen have few talents and few skills. You have enough food and clothing, rich family assets, and a large number of children and servants. What's the point of living a wandering life? I know some people don't want to become officials.
I just want to roam around the manor, that's fine! But in my free time, it's better to learn more things and find more things to do. I've fallen in love with you and given me the position of a marquis. Who can despise me if I have a title with me?
Are you waiting?"
From a dialectical point of view, these scholars who are destined to be unable to be completely eliminated can also be used as waste.
Many of them have money and leisure, and can easily mobilize a large amount of manpower and material resources. Don't give me any fucking trouble, can't you find something serious to do?
Can you dance on graves, run naked in the city, have sex in public, get rid of this bad habit, and cultivate high-quality plums like Wang Rong?
If it really doesn't work, wouldn't it be better to stay at home and study mathematics?
Others really don't have the conditions you have.
In a large manor, one would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, and would be served by countless villagers and serfs, so he could do whatever he wanted.
Shao Xun remembered that most of the inventions and creations after the European Renaissance were made by wealthy and leisurely aristocrats and businessmen. Because they were knowledgeable, did not have to worry about their livelihood, and were so idle that they found
Do something to pass the time, get interested, and study it for a lifetime, and maybe you will get results.
"This is my ambition." Shao Xun finally said: "Whether you praise me or slander me, I will never change my course. This ambition will remain unchanged."
Chapter completed!