Ma Zhou and Fang Jun have known each other for a long time. The two share the same goals and have an irreversible friendship. However, in comparison, his respect for the armor is greater than friendship. The reason is that Fang Jun's whimsical ideas from time to time can often make extremely powerful people.
Sleepy
The embarrassing situation was resolved with an understatement.
For example, they invented and improved firearms, allowing the Royal Navy to conquer the seven seas and become invincible on the water.
For example, improving the salt production method and completely breaking the family's monopoly on salt pools...
Although the "rice field crab breeding technology" in front of him seems not difficult at all, and even an illiterate old farmer can easily get started, the broad prospects contained in it make Ma Zhou's heart sway and his emotions are excited. His greatest ambition in this life is to be able to
Let the suffering people have a corresponding happy life, and deeply understand that allowing the people to live a good life is not only about reducing taxes and rectifying the administration, but also about agricultural technology.
Achieve great progress. The large-scale introduction of overseas rice into the Tang Dynasty greatly alleviated the food crisis in the Tang Dynasty. More people can eat. This is a great thing, but as an official, you should be prepared for danger in times of peace. Now the naval combat strength
Huge, invincible
Therefore, we can "purchase" more rice and transport it back to the Tang Dynasty. However, if one day the navy declines and overseas aliens rise, making it impossible to transport more rice back to the country, wouldn't the huge empire return to the days of food shortage?
At that time, it was not a simple matter of "retrogression". In the last years of Wude, the population of the Tang Dynasty was more than two million households. Of course, due to years of war, the population was hidden and could not be included in the household registration, but in any case, it would not exceed three million households.
, and now with the smooth progress of the land measurement, the land and population hidden by the aristocratic families have gradually surfaced. It is roughly estimated that there will be about six million households in Datang this year, with a population of nearly 40 million. More than ten years later,
This number will definitely double, and the population of the Tang Dynasty will be closer to 100 million than ever before.
How much food will a population of 100 million consume?
Once overseas rice cannot be continuously imported into the country, where will the huge population go to find food? Therefore, no matter how much overseas rice is imported, whether it is moldy and rotten in the Changping warehouse, the food output in Datang cannot be guaranteed to be within a safe cordon.
, this requires improving grain farming technology and improving grain
Food production.
The "rice field crab breeding technology" invented by Fang Jun may be an opportunity. If it can be vigorously promoted, the prospects are unlimited...
"Stop having sweet dreams!" Fang Jun understood Ma Zhou's thoughts and gave him a blow. He pointed at the fence erected at the edge of the rice field in the distance: "River crabs will crawl everywhere. Not only do they have to dig
Crab trenches should be raised and reinforced, and obstacles for river crabs to escape must be placed on the edges of the rice fields. In addition, the rice fields where river crabs are raised must have sufficient water sources, and the field banks must not leak. It is best to form microflows within the rice fields.
Weeds etc. are not able to support river crabs enough
They eat food, so they need to be fed special food. River crabs can get sick. It is necessary to keep the water source clean and purify the water quality regularly..."
The more Ma Zhou listened, the darker his face became.
These necessary conditions have become a huge limitation for raising river crabs. How many rice fields in Guanzhong can have such suitable conditions?
Since it can only be implemented in specific areas, it will not bring much benefit to the overall situation. In the end, it will only become a money-making technique for the powerful. "Boom!" Ma Zhou threw the crab into the water, and Ma Zhou looked disappointed.
I walked out of the paddy field, walked barefoot on the ridge to a thatched pavilion at the end of the field, took the rag from the attendant, wiped my feet clean, and entered the pavilion.
Sitting on my knees on the wooden floor, I stared at the steaming kettle on the small stove in front of me in a daze.
Fang Jun followed closely behind, took off his raincoat, washed his hands and feet with water, and sat cross-legged opposite Ma Zhou. The soldier took out a few cakes from the food box and placed them on a small table. Fang Jun personally took off the kettle and brewed it.
Tea.
Breeze and drizzle, humid and cool, beautiful mountains and clear waters, rice fields like waves. I drank hot tea with sweet pastries and pointed out the current problems of the country. I felt very comfortable. Ma Zhou took a sip of tea and looked at the scenery from near to far.
Rice fields, he sighed with emotion: "Now is the time for rice to be filled, and in a month it will be another good harvest year. I think back then this place was still full of rocks and gravel, but in just a few years,
The time has become the best paddy field and has raised more than ten thousand people. Erlang governs the people, and my ability in farming is far behind. Even Jing Zhaoyin relies on Erlang's Yu Ze." Fang Jun squinted his eyes slightly and looked at it.
Lishan Mountain in the misty rain, mist, water, and mountains are full of infiltration and rendering of a kind of ink painting: "I actually don't have any big ambitions. What I am doing now is just being pushed forward by this era."
, not greedy for power, but always want to use what he has learned in his life to do his part for this country and the people of this land, no matter how much he achieves in the end, when he breathes his last breath in the future
If you look back on the past without regrets, this life is enough."
The country will collapse and overthrow under the grinding wheels of history, and power will disappear in the clouds of time. Only the country will remain the same, and only the people will last forever. He does not care whether the Tang Dynasty will fall apart and change dynasties like history, let alone the Li Tang royal family.
Whether the blood can be inherited from generation to generation, he just doesn't want those people to be forced to move around and live in the process of dynasty change.
Like chickens and dogs.
Let the Chinese people die less in the process of power change, and eat more food in the years of natural and man-made disasters... Yu Yuan is enough. But whenever he wants to do something, he must first have the right. This is what he still has.
The reason for being in the court, otherwise I would have been traveling all over the world to see this unpolluted, pure and picturesque country. Why bother following a group of people?
People who are greedy for profit are fighting for power? Looking at the motorcade slowly approaching in the distance, Ma Zhou smiled and said: "This is what I admire about you. With your qualifications, merits, and abilities, you can dominate the court. The so-called civil and military
The fight is just a joke,
As long as you exert your strength, how can the likes of Liu Jie resist? But for the sake of the stability of the court, you would rather have an official position than a position, and work hard to create a stable situation of confrontation between civil and military forces. With this kind of ambition, no one in the court can match you."
"Hey, how can it be as noble as you say?" Fang Jun waved his hands with a smile: "I'm just lazy, and I'm self-aware. I may have some ability to formulate policies from a high point of view, but when it comes to handling specific affairs, I have no ability.
Far from enough, not only inferior to Bin
Wang, you are far behind even Pei Xingjian, Cui Dunli and others. You are working tirelessly at the front, and I only need to support you from behind to prevent others from ruining your political achievements."
No one is omnipotent and the only omnipotent Zhuge Liang was exhausted... Fang Jun knew that his advantage lay in his thorough understanding of historical development, so he was able to formulate policies and plan development at a higher level. In short, he was "retreating"
", and Ma Zhou, Pei Xingjian, Cui Dunli, and even Xue
People like Rengui and Liu Rengui are better at being "pragmatic", combining reality with reality, and making the inside and outside the same. This is the best development model. Ma Zhou looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming out of the car in the distance, and whispered to Fang Jun: "Then
Please give me your support. This time when the Buddhism and Taoism sects increase taxes, they must first measure and estimate the land assets of the two sects. The two sects have never been tame and low-key and let it go. However, there are too many aristocratic families in order to avoid taxes and other reasons.'
Donate land and real estate in the name of the Buddhist and Taoist sects. Once these lands and properties are discovered, they will be divested or even fined.
No, how can those aristocratic families be allowed to be slaughtered? A huge storm is inevitable, I can’t withstand it, I can only rely on you."
Although the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism continue to amass money, they are fundamentally outsiders after all. What they pursue is different from the world. If they have other goals to pursue, they can give up the pursuit of wealth. But the aristocratic families are different.
The reason why it has been passed down to this day and can continue to be passed down is nothing more than "power" and "profit". As long as these two fundamentals are touched without corresponding compensation or threats, people will definitely be angry.
And counterattack. Guanzhong is different from Hedong, Shandong, Jiangnan and other places. Unrest can be suppressed with the help of the army. On this land where aristocratic families have bred and multiplied for thousands of years, a slight mistake will cause a huge disturbance.
Beijing
If the Ji is unstable, the world will be unstable. Who dares to bear such a responsibility? Who can bear such a responsibility?
Fang Jun frowned and said dissatisfied: "You are Jing Zhaoyin, and you took the job of raising taxes this time. You are responsible for good times and bad times. Why do you push me into the pit?" Ma Zhou laughed:
"Why can a gentleman be bullied? Because a gentleman has a moral bottom line and cares about too many things, so he can be easily manipulated. The same is true for you, because you care about this country and the people, so
You will definitely not allow anyone to mess up Guanzhong and ruin the hard-won stable situation."
Fang Jun said with a dark face: "You said I am a gentleman, do I still need to thank you?"
"No need to thank you, but there are only a handful of people in this world who can be praised as a 'gentleman' by me, Ma Zhou. Erlang is proud of himself."
"You are so shameless, why not show it in front of His Highness the Crown Prince, so that this flower in the greenhouse can see the face of an important minister of the country." Ma Zhou smiled happily: "You are the Prince's Shaobao, and it is your responsibility to teach His Highness the Crown Prince.
What does my responsibility have to do with me? In short, you must keep an eye on Guanzhong, especially Chang'an City. You must not mess up. You will attack anyone who dares to cause trouble.
You might as well start more ruthlessly and kill a few more. Killing chickens to scare monkeys is the purpose." Fang Jun sighed helplessly: "Now the situation is complicated and everyone in the court can see it clearly. Most people don't dare to move at all. Anyone who dares to move at this time is either a distinguished noble.
Either it's a clan member, you can't just catch him and kill him, right? You must take it easy, otherwise it will make too much noise and I won't be able to contain it."