"A country takes its people as its roots, and its people depend on grain as its life. If the life is exhausted, the roots will be uprooted, and if the roots are uprooted, the roots will be ruined. This is the most poisonous worry for the country."
The wilderness outside Chang'an City is surrounded by flat land on all sides, with occasional rolling hills. The only exception is the rising plateau to the east. Although it is not too high, it is still continuous. The most famous one is Ba Ling.
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Starting from Xuanping Gate, you can reach Balingyuan in half an hour by Xinma Youjuan.
If you come here in winter, you will definitely see a chilly and desolate place, but now it is spring and the world is warm. Young buds are gradually growing on the bare branches, the land is moist, and migratory birds are flying back.
The emperor and his entourage rode their horses incognito, galloping across the plains, and then rode slowly on a slope. Looking down from the slope, we could see criss-crossing streets, meandering ditches and rivers, and large square fields of farmland.
It became a fertile field that stretched to the horizon as if there was no end.
This is a village reclaimed near Baling. Spring plowing is in progress at this time. The fertile land has been dug out from the depths and exposed on the ground. The breeze blows on the face, and the air seems to be carrying the aroma of earth and grass.
"Spring came late this year, and I don't know if it will delay the farming season." The emperor, wearing a green robe and riding a yellow steed, looked down at the villagers working on the plows and driving cattle in the fields.
Hundreds of guards composed of Yu Lin, Huben and other officials in uniform were scattered at the foot of the hillside. This formation was like a powerful and powerful disciple traveling, and ordinary people retreated voluntarily when they saw it.
Upon hearing this, Jingzhao Yin Cui Lie said: "The weather has changed over the years, and it is difficult to find the track. It often violates the old calendar, and farmers often suffer from this problem. Fortunately, with the temperature and cold, the season, it is still possible to predict the farming time, so that farming will not be delayed."
"The way of heaven is far-reaching, and the seasons are changing and unpredictable. It's just a hardship for the people." The emperor sighed.
The Little Ice Age in the late Han Dynasty resulted in erratic weather and inaccurate calendars, which not only reduced crop yields and made it difficult to grow, but also delayed the people's farming season for sowing and harvesting. For example, February used to be the time when the earth returned to spring, but now it is still cold.
thorough.
"The old calendar is inconsistent with the heavenly time, so we should push the strings more, look at the new moon, and recreate the new calendar to benefit all people." Cui Lie's eyes were cloudy with white shadows. He was a thin and stooped old man. He was too old to
There were deep cuts on his cheeks and corners of his eyes.
He flattered: "The former Taishi ordered Wang Li to calculate the solar eclipse, which delayed the time and was unbearable. Your Majesty dismissed him and ordered the Lingtai to reset the calendar. This is a policy that benefits the people. It does not require years to benefit the world."
After deposing Wang Li, the emperor set up a spiritual leader under Taishi Ling who was responsible for the changes of the sun and the moon and the celestial calendar. He set up a spiritual platform with a rank of six hundred stones. Together with the prime minister, several people were responsible for observing astronomical phenomena and correcting them.
Calendar, solar terms. From now on, Taishi Ling was only responsible for compiling history and other matters, and no longer interfered with the calculation of heavenly time.
Correcting the calendar is a time-consuming and laborious project, and it will take at least several years to see results. Although there is no trace of the long-term changes in solar terms, but as for the weather in the short term, I inherited my father's family education, and I am good at astronomy and history.
Liu Wan, the new Lingtai Commander in the art of arithmetic, is very accurate in his calculations.
Just like a few days ago, the emperor took hundreds of officials out of the city and chose the day when Liu Wan would present them.
It had been drizzling for several days, but there was no rain on that day. Not only that, even the gloomy weather became warm and bright because of the appearance of the sun. This surprised many people at the time and helped Liu Wan predict the weather in the near future.
He expressed his admiration for his ability and said that Liu Wan was the true successor of his father Liu Yu.
In addition, more people regard the emperor's first plowing, which turned the gloomy sky into clouds and sunrise, and the gentle breeze as a sign of some kind of providence. Regarding the fate of the young monarch,
The rumors and rhetoric spread quietly throughout Guanzhong like the spring breeze as the emperor chose the time Liu Wan accurately predicted to do the plowing.
"Yes." The emperor remembered that the weather when he was plowing that day was exactly what Liu Wan had guessed, and he couldn't help but said: "If it is not against the farming season, the grain will not be enough to eat. It would be great if the weather is good every year and the grain is abundant."
Cui Lie looked at the emperor and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have compiled a book at home called "Four People's Monthly Orders" in memory of my younger brother. If you don't mind, I would like to present it to you.
, to teach the four peoples.”
"Four People's Monthly Order"?
The emperor looked at Cui Lie with some surprise. This was a classic agricultural book inherited from "The Book of Si Sheng" and "Essential Art of Qi Min". The book recorded the routine farming activities and agriculture of the landlord's manor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Operation can be said to be the textbook that is most in line with the laws of agriculture in this era.
When the emperor opened the business department, it was precisely to cultivate a group of talents who knew the farming season and agricultural operations, so the textbooks he ordered were agricultural books such as "The Book of Si Sheng" and "Xia Xiaozheng". Although he knew the "Four People's Month"
However, the complete version has not been found in the secret collection of Shiqu Pavilion. Unexpectedly, Cui Shi, the author of this book, was actually Cui Lie's disciple.
"Okay, okay." The emperor said repeatedly: "Mr. Cui can present this thing. I will order the craftsman to print it out. Not only will it be handed over to the Imperial Academy for study, but it will also be distributed to various counties and counties to ensure that the governors and county magistrates will follow it.
Encourage farmers."
Cui Lie noticed the joy in the emperor's words, and he was also very excited. The books compiled by his brothers were not only officially published as the textbooks of Imperial College, but were also distributed to various places for officials to study. This is for a book author
It is a great honor for a scholar to establish a theory, which is enough to make him famous for a lifetime. Even Cui Lie himself is honored. In addition, Cui Lie can leave a good impression in the emperor's heart by dedicating books.
To facilitate his future career.
The emperor knew that Cui Lie had a reputation as a "copper smell" and was a person in name only. It was already difficult for him to become Jing Zhaoyin. How could he be promoted based on a book? However, the emperor thought of Cui Lie's letter presentation.
In addition, this made him just want to say a few nice words, but he suddenly changed his mind: "Hey."
He deliberately sighed: "Since the imperial court moved, even if there has been some resettlement, the books in Dongguan's collection are still scattered. A few days ago, the Secretary Supervisor cleared out the books in Shiqu Pavilion and other secret palaces, but they only had more than 47,000 volumes. At that time, Dongguan's collection was
, Lantai’s collection of books exceeds one hundred thousand..."
When Cui Liefu reached his heart, he immediately remembered the past examples of Xiaowu, Xiaocheng, and even Emperor Guangwu who collected books and classics from all over the world to promote Confucianism. In his opinion, this was a continuation of Confucianism and an item to establish a statement.
Major event. Aren't great scholars like Liu Xiang and Ban Gu famous for collecting books?
"The ruins of the books and the disappearance of the classics are a pain to the world. Your Majesty intends to revive the study of classics, how dare I not do my best?" Cui Lie weighed his calculations and said, "The old minister's family can be regarded as farming and reading, and he has more than a thousand volumes of books.
, I would like to dedicate it to the generals who will make copies of it in prison and send it to the secret palace. In addition, I ask your majesty to follow the example, collect a large number of books, search for suicide notes, and reopen the 'road to book presentation'."