Chapter 352: Large-scale death of fish in paddy fields in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, causing disasters?
Jingzhou.
Outside Xiangyang City.
Looking at the swarms of fish in the rice fields and the people busy in the fields, Han Song felt excited from the bottom of his heart. Maybe it won't be long before this place becomes the next Nanyang.
Before the rice harvest, ordinary people can eat a lot of fish and even sell the excess fish on the market to earn some money and improve their lives.
After all the people have no worries about food and clothing, they can follow the example of Nanyang and promote education widely, so that all children under ten years old in Jingzhou can study in Xiangxu.
If you have a stable warehouse, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace!
Ha ha!
The smile that couldn't be concealed on Han Song's face, his chin raised when he walked, and his majestic look seemed like the scene of a happy life in front of him was all the result of his wisdom and courage.
This makes Han Song feel proud!
But......
When Han Song glanced at the people working in the fields and the small fish lying motionless on the field ridge, the excitement on his face completely disappeared, replaced by melancholy and disbelief.
what happened?
What exactly is going on?
Han Song hurried to the field ridge beside the road, stroking the little fish that was exposed to the sun, and even its breathing gills did not move at all. His whole body was stunned in place like thunder and lightning.
Looked up.
Han Song looked at the people working in the fields. They were picking up dead fish with white bellies, as if every step they took was unusually heavy.
When the common people straightened up and raised their heads, their faces were not filled with happy smiles, but sad faces that were so distressed that they were about to cry. It seemed that what they were holding in their hands was not a dead fish, but fragments of a happy life.
"Fellow, this is..."
Han Song finally plucked up the courage and asked, "What on earth is going on? Why do so many fish die?"
Hearing this, the man in Tanaka burst into tears: "How can I know the reason? These fish are dying every day. I borrowed money to buy them all. What should I do this year? The fish haven't grown up yet." Thousands of them died."
"Woooooo-!"
"Woo-!"
The man burst into tears without caring about his image.
These families have always rented three to forty acres of land, or even forty or fifty acres of land. One acres of land can contain thousands of fish, and four or fifty acres of land can contain tens of thousands of fry.
This is definitely a huge loss for them, even more despairing than a famine year. After all, they borrowed money to buy the fry.
"how so?"
Even Han Song himself couldn't believe it.
The good ecological breeding of fish in rice fields implemented in Nanyang failed to succeed in Jingzhou?
Is it possible that there is something else in this that I don’t know?
But......
I have obviously sent someone to measure the size, and even asked the local people, why is it possible to carry out ecological farming of rice field fish in Nanyang, but not in nearby Xiangyang?
"Han Zhizhong—!"
"Han Zhizhong—!"
Just when Han Song was in doubt and couldn't extricate himself.
Not far away, a long call sounded.
Han Song hurriedly raised his eyes and looked up.
But when he saw a horse coming from Juechen, he flew off his horse, cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "Han Zhizhong, my lord has invited me."
Han Song frowned: "But is it because of the rice field fish incident?"
The guard pulled Han Song aside. He didn't want to say anything, but he nodded anyway: "Many people have gone to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion and asked the envoy to give an explanation as to why the fish fry died in large numbers."
"oh?"
Han Song was surprised: "A large number of fish fry died?"
The guard lowered his voice: "That's right! The minimum range is one to two hundred fish per acre, and the maximum number is three to four hundred fish. Because it was proposed in the Zhizhongzhong, we should follow Nanyang and carry out ecological breeding of rice field fish, so you...
..”
"I see."
Han Song waved his hand to interrupt, without hesitation: "Let's go back to the Zhou Mufu."
However, the guard stopped him and said, "Wait a minute!"
Han Song frowned: "General Wen, you are not..."
"In Zhizhong, listen to Pinpin's advice and leave quickly and return to Nanyang. This matter is too big for you to bear."
"General Wen, how could you..."
"You and I are both from Nanyang. I just told you this. And I know that your original intention is for the good of the people, but what is going on now is beyond your ability. Once this happens everywhere, I will kill you."
, which is also normal!”
"But......"
Han Song naturally knew that Wenpin was right, but he couldn't get past his own test: "This incident started because of me. If I leave like this, what will the people do?"
"no!"
Han Song shook his head and said firmly: "I absolutely can't leave, absolutely not!"
Wenpin took Han Song's arm: "Han Zhizhong, have you really decided not to leave?"
Han Song nodded affirmatively: "Well, we can't leave."
"Even if it's possible death?"
"That's right!"
"All right."
Wenpin sighed and said softly: "Since Han Zhizhong has decided, let's go back to Xiangyang."
Han Song did not hesitate, got on his horse and said, "Let's go."
Not long.
Han Song then returned to the Prefectural Mufu.
Fortunately, the people outside have been driven away at this moment.
Han Song went straight into the palace and hurried forward: "My lord, Han Song is here."
Liu Biao frowned, anger rising on his face, and said coldly: "I didn't expect you to dare to come back. Did you know that a large number of fish in our Jingzhou rice fields died?"
"Not long ago, the people of Xiangyang surrounded the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, clamoring for the Prefecture Mufu to give them an explanation. If it weren't for the Governor Cai Mao, the Prefecture Mufu Mansion would have been breached by now!"
Han Song hurriedly bowed his head and said, "My lord, there may be problems that my subordinates are not aware of. I will find the reasons as soon as possible and recover the losses."
"How to recover?"
Liu Biao's voice was cold and full of murderous intent: "Do you know that the sowing season has passed, is it possible to start over again? God will give you a second chance?"
"The fish fry died, the people owed a lot of debt, and the rice seedlings suffered, which will inevitably cause turmoil in Jingzhou. This is a disaster worth millions!"
"This responsibility..."
At this point, Liu Biao was already extremely angry. The muscles on his face kept twitching. In his dry eyes, there seemed to be millions of arrows shooting at Han Song: "Can you afford it?"
Han Song bowed and raised his hands, and responded sonorously: "My lord, if this subordinate cannot be saved, please hang my head as a token of gratitude to the tens of thousands of people in Jingzhou."
Liu Biao exhaled: "Are you planning to go to Nanyang to seek help?"
Han Song nodded: "That's right! I hope my lord will make it happen."
Liu Biao said softly: "What if Nanyang is not willing to help? Please note that they are already training naval forces, and they are obviously going south to attack Jingzhou. There is a food shortage in Nanyang, which will be of great benefit to them and not a single harm."
Han Song, on the other hand, was extremely certain and had a firm look on his face: "I believe that His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor is diligent and caring for the people, so he will not ignore the people of Jingzhou. After all, the people of Jingzhou are also the people of the Han Dynasty, and the land of Jingzhou is also the territory of the Han Dynasty."
"you......"
Liu Biao naturally knew what he meant.
"Lord!"
Han Song interrupted directly and said sonorously: "No matter what you think, my subordinates, for His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang, his structure is by no means limited to Nanyang, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou."
How could Liu Biao not know what Han Song meant? Although this was more passive, if it could alleviate the danger of the people in Jingzhou, he could only bite the bullet and do this:
"Go and come back quickly!"
Liu Biao waved his hand and said angrily: "If this crisis can be solved, I will spare you. If not, just wait for your head to fall to appease the people."
Han Song bowed and handed over his hand: "Thank you, Lord, for your trust."
Liu Biao sighed and waved his hand impatiently: "Go quickly, don't be an eyesore here."
Han Song responded and immediately bowed and left.
*****
Ask the museum.
Liu Bian held a bright silver metal in his hand, looked at it carefully, and thought to himself: "Teacher, is this thing the original state of aluminum alloy? Judging from the texture, it is indeed much harder than pure aluminum."
"kindness."
The Military Advisor Alliance is extremely sure of this: "Don't worry, Mr. Bian, this is aluminum alloy. Taishi Tong has already produced it, but it has never been reported."
"This guy......"
Liu Bian was so impressed that he was so impressed that once others invented something, they would immediately want to take credit for it, but Tai Shitong was not interested in taking credit at all.
"Taishi Changcheng."
Liu Bian put down the aluminum alloy and raised his eyes to look at the man below.
"I'm here."
Tai Shitong hurriedly bowed his head and showed respect.
Liu Bian frowned and felt suspicious: "I don't understand. Since you have made aluminum alloy, why don't you report it?"
Tai Shitong actually had his own reasons: "Your Majesty, I think that since these things can be fused, then whether they can also be fused with other things, and what kind of characteristics they will produce when fused with other things, so I have been exploring it."
"certainly!"
Speaking of this, Tai Shitong emphasized: "The most important thing is that various metal substances are currently being refined, and it is not yet time to produce aluminum alloys on a large scale, so I think there is no need to rush to report."
"I thought! I thought! I thought!"
Liu Bian was furious when he heard this and retorted without hesitation: "Do you know that if you make the decision without permission, it will delay a lot of things for me? If I hadn't taken the initiative to come here today, how long would you have kept it secret?"
"His Majesty-!"
Liu Biansen's cold and angry rebuke frightened Tai Shitong to death.
He hurriedly bowed deeply and bowed deeply, his body began to tremble subconsciously, and he said with sincerity and fear: "I...I really...I know that I have sinned, and I hope that your majesty will punish me!"
call-
Seeing that Tai Shitong had a good attitude in admitting his mistake, Liu Bian took a deep breath and waved his hand: "Fortunately, it didn't delay the important event, otherwise I would have to hold you accountable and fine you half a year's salary."
Tai Shitong wasn't very interested in money at first, so he didn't feel distressed at all and hurriedly handed over his hand: "Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty. I will never make decisions without authorization again in the future."
"alright!"
Liu Bian interrupted and asked in a cold voice: "How many metal substances have been extracted now?"
Tai Shitong bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I will go get the account later."
Liu Bian nodded: "Yes, let's go."
Not long after.
Tai Shitong hurried over with an account and presented it with both hands: "Your Majesty, this is the account as of the month before. It is already the middle of the month. I think there can be a little more metal extracted."
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded while flipping through the accounts.
Have to admit it.
Tai Shitong is worthy of being a secretary. He manages all kinds of accounts in an orderly manner, which is clear and pleasing to the eye:
"good!"
Liu Bian praised and then said: "From the accounts, we have the conditions to refine aluminum alloy. Although there may be interruptions in the process, we can refine as much as we can."
"All the smelted aluminum alloys were given to Han Ji. He built a reservoir on the upper reaches of the Feishui River and used the long flow to provide power. Now that it has entered the summer rain season, it can be stamped to make armor plates."
Tai Shitong bowed and handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, don't worry. From now on, I will concentrate on refining aluminum alloy. I will never do any random research and delay your Majesty's important events."
"Refining aluminum alloy is naturally a big deal."
"but......"
Liu Bian changed the subject and handed a letter from his arms to Tai Shitong: "When the refining of aluminum alloys gets on track, we still need to study what should be studied and cannot stop."
"This is a brief recipe for the Fire Thunder. Take it first and build a brand new laboratory according to the above requirements. Once the aluminum alloy is on track, start studying it."
Tai Shitong was stunned for a moment: "Fire and Thunder? What is this?"
Liu Bian was too lazy to explain and stood up slowly: "After you have studied it, you will naturally understand that if you develop it and sweep the world, it will be no problem. I will leave this matter to you."
Tai Shitong personally sent His Majesty the Emperor out of the Taoist Hall: "I respectfully see you off Your Majesty."
After His Majesty the Emperor's Luanjia left, Taishi Tong just secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Facing His Majesty the Emperor's wrath, he actually felt like he was surviving a disaster. This was completely different from what he had done in Luoyang.
When returning to the Taoist Temple.
Tai Shitong opened the letter, took out the record of fire and thunder, and read it carefully: "Fire can be big or small. Small ones are like the fire of candlelight, which will be extinguished when blown; big ones are like thunder falling from the sky, which can burn everything."
"..."
hiss-!
Tai Shitong was shocked, his eyes were as wide as bells, and he gasped: "This...there is such a terrifying thing in this world? No wonder His Majesty said that if you can create this thing, it will sweep the world."
On the way back to Wancheng.
Liu Bian held the scroll and pretended to read, but he was actually communicating with the military advisor alliance: "Teacher, why are you suddenly making black powder?"
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "Just now, when experts were sorting out the information submitted by Guo Jia, they learned that Dong Zhuo of Chang'an was already studying city wall reinforcement technology."
"And judging from some information that has been obtained temporarily, the craftsmen in Chang'an have basically mastered the method of combining soil, and may even add some adhesive materials."
"ah?"
Liu Bian was suddenly stunned: "No way, are they so smart? They can actually think of such a method?"
The Military Advisor Alliance said softly: "According to Guo Jia's information, a loud bang can always be heard somewhere in Chang'an. Nine times out of ten, the opponent is dropping an iron ball from a high altitude to conduct an experiment on the soil's ability to withstand it.
.”
"The city wall built under such conditions will definitely be N times stronger than the city wall during the Han Dynasty. I am afraid that once it is built twice as hard, our siege ballistae will be completely scrapped."
"certainly!"
Speaking of this, the Military Advisor Alliance hurriedly explained: "Even if Chang'an really researches it, it is impossible for him to replace every city. At best, he will rebuild Wuguan and Hangu Pass."
"But if these two passes are rebuilt, it will be equivalent to cutting off the possibility of the imperial court attacking Chang'an from Heluo. So just in case, we should prepare in advance."
"First make the gunpowder, and then use the explosives to blow up the city gate. It will be much easier than dealing with the city wall, and this step is always necessary. There is no harm in preparing in advance."
Well......
Iron ball free fall?
How to test the hardness of soil?
If this is really the case, I'm afraid Liu Bian's crossbow will really be scrapped: "I didn't expect that the craftsmen in Chang'an are really smart, and they can think of such a method?"
The Alliance of Military Advisors said softly: "Of course! The ancients were only slightly inferior in terms of vision, but in terms of wisdom, they are really not inferior to modern people at all, so we can't underestimate anyone."
"Now that Changan Anxin has started the experiment, we must also take preventive measures and upgrade our offensive strategy. Anyway, the black powder step must be taken."
Liu Bian smiled lightly: "That's true."
...
Squeaky.
Luan drove around and returned to Wancheng.
When Liu Bian returned to the emperor's palace, He Yun had already greeted him: "Your Majesty, Guo Jia has something to ask for."
Liu Bian smiled lightly: "Is it possible that Li Ru has already achieved results?"
He Yun shook his head: "It's not about Yuan Di."
"oh?"
Liu Bian couldn't help but be surprised: "Where is that?"
He Yun said softly: "It should be Jingzhou."
Liu Bian was stunned: "Jingzhou?"
He Yun nodded: "Yes, it may be related to the rice field fish."
Liu Bian became increasingly confused: "Paddy fish?"
He Yunen said: "It should be so. It will become clear when your Majesty goes to Wende Hall."
"good."
Liu Bian nodded, went back to change his clothes, and then went straight to Wende Hall.
Sure enough, Guo Jia was waiting in a social gathering when he saw His Majesty the Emperor and hurriedly greeted him: "Your Majesty, Guo Jia, I'd like to see you."
Liu Bian was too lazy to talk nonsense, and waved his hand to signal him to take a seat: "As long as you speak frankly, what happened in Jingzhou?"
Guo Jia bowed his head and said bluntly: "Actually, not only Jingzhou, but also Guanzhong and Yangzhou, everything is in trouble."
"oh?"
Liu Bian became more and more curious: "Did everything happen?"
Guo Jia nodded: "Well, because our rice field fish in Nanyang has been a great success, the yield per mu has reached more than two stones and two buckets, and we can even breed a large number of fish, so Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places have followed suit."
"But......"
The topic changed, and Guo Jia followed up: "Their rice field fish are invisible and invisible. There are a lot of dead fish, and even rice seedlings have been damaged in many fields."
"Yesterday, the people of Xiangyang had surrounded the Prefecture Mufu. If the governor, Cai Mao, had not sent troops to strictly guard the situation, Liu Biao promised to give an explanation to the people. I am afraid that the matter might have been worse."
"and!"
Guo Jia emphasized: "According to the intelligence, Han Song, who is in charge of Zhongzhong in Jingzhou, has been ordered to come to Nanyang. I'm afraid he will arrive at Wen Ruo's place soon."
hiss-!
Liu Bian couldn't help but gasp, his scalp suddenly numbed, and his spine felt chilly.
Only now did he really feel that the ecological breeding of fish in rice fields is a complex project and is by no means as simple as imagined. Otherwise, this kind of thing would not happen in Jingzhou and Yangzhou.
"teacher."
Without hesitation, Liu Bian had a thought in his mind and asked secretly: "Why do you know why there is a dead fish phenomenon? It seems that it has never happened in Nanyang."
"certainly!"
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "Judging from the current season, seven out of ten of their problems arise from water quality issues. The water for fish in rice fields must be treated, otherwise the fish will easily get sick and die."
"Moreover, if they do not handle it well in the later stage, it may even affect the rice seedlings and cause them to die, resulting in no harvest this year."
"After all, according to meteorologists' calculations, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the Little Ice Age, the scope of the second-crop rice was smaller than in modern times."
"so......"
The Military Advisor Alliance emphasized: "Once the seedlings die, the people of Jingzhou will have no harvest that year. In a sense, it is equivalent to experiencing a natural disaster."
"ah?"
Liu Bian was pleasantly surprised and asked hurriedly: "Wouldn't that be beneficial to us? It's just time for Sun Jian to lead his troops to attack Jingzhou. Are you afraid that he won't be able to capture it? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
The Alliance of Military Advisors affirmed: "This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but Mr. Bian, you are now the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Although your actual rights do not extend to Jingzhou, if you do this and abandon the people, I am afraid it will have a bad impact on you.
"
Liu Bian frowned: "Is it possible that the experts want me to save the people of Jingzhou? After helping Liu Biao to rescue the siege, let him lead troops to fight against me?"
"Master Ben, don't worry."
The alliance of military advisors took the lead in appeasing Liu Bian's emotions.
After all, for Liu Bian, there is no thought that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers.
In his subconscious mind, he also limited himself to the three-thirds of an acre of land in Nanyang, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou.
In a sense, Liu Bian has not really gotten used to his status as the emperor of the Han Dynasty. He only regards Liu Biao and Liu Yao as princes and his enemies, rather than as his subjects.
"You have to remember!"
The Alliance of Military Advisors emphasized: "You are the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and the true master of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. This is your political... political certainty and the responsibility you bear."
"So, no matter what is happening in Jingzhou now or what will happen in the future, you have the responsibility and obligation to save your people, so as to establish your status as the orthodox member of the Han Dynasty and win over people's hearts."
"especially!"
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance rose an octave: "Currently, a small number of disasters have occurred in Guanzhong. They have too much time to take care of themselves, so how can they take care of Jingzhou and Yangzhou at the same time?"
"If Mr. Bian can take action at this time, he can naturally win over people's hearts. This will be of great benefit to Mr. Bian's future actions in Jiangnan."
"As for easing Liu Biao's crisis?"
There was a hint of sarcasm in the voice of the military advisor alliance: "Does Mr. Bian think that without this matter, Liu Biao's Xiangyang City would be too lazy to accommodate our ballistae, cavalry, and battleships?"
"We don't need to take advantage of people's danger. Instead, we should take advantage of this opportunity to win over people's hearts. This can lay a foundation for us to intervene in Jingzhou in advance and help disintegrate the noble clans in Jingzhou."