Dongzhuang is not actually called Dongzhuang. It has a funny name - Bianerzhuang. Why does it come from it? It seems to have something to do with Li Xian - this village originally belonged to Huangzhuang, numbered Bing 2, and dates back to the third year of Xianqing's reign.
, Gaozong rewarded this village to Li Xian, and it was originally appropriate for Li Xian to give it a famous name, but it happened that Li Xian was young and playful at that time, so he didn't pay attention to it at all, and Zhuangzi has always been like this.
There is no official name, so everyone can only use the old name. As it was passed around, it became the homophonic name of "Ping'erzhuang".
The reason why Erzhuang is famous all over the country is not because of such an interesting name, but because there is a very capable person in this village, who is able to make more profits than others with a small village. This person is Deng Cheng, the manager of the village.
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Deng Cheng is not that old, only in his early thirties, but he looks old, with a dark complexion, a face full of vicissitudes of life, and he always looks serious, which makes him look older, but what?
, his eyes are very lively. Even if he is facing his master Li Xian, Deng Cheng is not at all restrained. He salutes respectfully, but his expression and behavior are calm. This makes Li Xian
While secretly amazed, a good impression suddenly arose.
"Master Deng, please excuse me. I am here in a hurry. If there is any disturbance, I hope that Mr. Deng will not be surprised."
Li Xian was very happy to see Deng Cheng's extraordinary demeanor. His words were much more polite, and his expression was very kind. It didn't look like he was giving orders to his servants, but rather he seemed to be a visitor.
"I don't dare. If your Highness has something to do, just give me your orders. I will obey them without hesitation."
Deng Cheng was not flattered by Li Xian's kindness. He stood up gracefully, bowed and said in reply.
"Well, then, let's ask Manager Deng to lead Gu Gu into the village for a walk."
Although Li Xian had already had a high regard for Deng Cheng, he did not intend to explain his intention here, nor was he eager to test Deng Cheng's business skills. Instead, he waved his hand with a smile and made a simple request.
"Yes, I obey your orders, Your Highness please!"
Deng Cheng didn't know what Li Xian's purpose was, nor did he understand what Li Xian's intention was when he came to the village for a walk. Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't ask questions, but took a small step back respectfully.
He turned slightly to one side, bowed his body, and made a "please" gesture.
"Um."
Li Xian didn't say any more nonsense. He nodded with a smile and walked forward. He looked all the way and asked questions from time to time, as if he was extremely curious about everything. Fortunately, Deng Cheng knew the village well.
When it comes to matters, the response is fluent and appropriate, and the reasons can often be clearly explained in just a few sentences.
As the saying goes, what you hear is false, what you see is true, and what you don’t see is what you don’t know. At this glance, Li Xian really felt like he had found a treasure. Although Li Xian looked like he was used to being pampered, in fact, he was
Agriculture is not new to him. When he entered the officialdom in later generations, Li Xian came up from a township. He was in charge of agriculture at the beginning and spent a lot of time wandering around in the fields. Although he cannot be said to be an agricultural expert, he is definitely not.
For the uninitiated, if you think back to those days, the rise of "ecological farms" around Xi'an was one of Li Xian's political achievements, and what you see in front of you is exactly what Li Xian advocated back then. Even if there are slight differences, overall,
But they are almost the same - orchards, vegetable plots, rice fields, pig farms, and poultry farms are arranged around the fish pond in order, and a whole circle of rotten vegetables comes down. Although I feel comfortable, I can't help but also feel a little suspicious.
I know that the farmers of this era only knew how to dig hard into the ground and had no concept of recycling. To be honest, let alone the farmers of this era, it was an era of extremely developed industry in later generations. Most of them
The majority of farmers are still uncivilized. Anyone who can think of the concept of "ecological cycle" must definitely belong to the elite level. Now, such an advanced concept has actually appeared in his own farm, which makes Li Xian
How could he not be suspicious? It’s just that Li Xiancheng was deep in the city, so he didn’t rush to get to the bottom of it. Instead, he continued to walk around the garden with his doubts in mind, until he turned back to the main courtyard of the manor, dismissed all his men, and was alone.
Only when Deng Cheng was left alone did he start to think more carefully.
"Manager Deng has done a good job in managing Zhuangzi. It's very agreeable. Thank you for your hard work."
When Li Xian was in officialdom in his previous life, he often had "heart-to-heart talks" with his subordinates. He was very good at knowing how to cheat the market. He was not eager to get to the bottom of things. Instead, he pretended to be gossiping and complimented him with a smile. He said a few words to Deng Cheng. Of course, Li Xian’s words were not false. In fact, considering the current appearance of "Bingerzhuang", if Li Xian had been responsible for it, it would have been much worse at most. It's just biogas utilization. As for the rest, it's really hard to make any improvements.
"Your Highness has wrongly rewarded you. This subordinate should do something about it."
Deng Cheng didn't believe that Li Xian was just here to inspect the farm, but since Li Xian didn't say anything, he didn't dare to ask blind questions. When he saw Li Xian's words of praise, he hurriedly bowed and thanked him. .
"Well, having said that, you should be rewarded for your ability in doing things. Gu is not a stingy person. Since you can do things for Gu with sincerity, I can't lose you. I will give you an order and reward you with thirty strings of gold. Is Manager Deng satisfied with the doubled monthly salary?" Li Xian was obviously very satisfied with Deng Cheng's attitude, so he nodded with a smile and generously rewarded him.
"This subordinate cannot take this. Please take back His Majesty's orders. Your Majesty..."
The reward offered by Li Xian was not unreasonable, but instead of being overjoyed, Deng Cheng declined with fear.
"Steward Deng doesn't have to refuse. If I never take back what I said, the matter is settled!"
Li Xian laughed, interrupted Deng Cheng's words with a wave of his hand, and made a heroic conclusion.
"Subordinate, I would like to thank His Highness for the favor!"
Upon hearing what Li Xian said, Deng Cheng could no longer control himself. He saluted with excitement on his face and a trembling tone in his voice.
"That's right. You are flat, and you don't need to be restrained in front of me. I don't like to be polite." Li Xian smiled and raised his hand to signal Deng Cheng to stand up, then looked at Deng Cheng with a smile, and said casually. He asked: "I heard that Manager Deng is from Taiyuan. Do you know who else is in the family?"
"Your Majesty, my father died early, and my mother is still at home. Now I am in the village with my concubine and my three sons." When Li Xian asked about family affairs, Deng Cheng quickly calmed down his excitement and answered respectfully. .
"Oh, that's very good. It's really good that the whole family can live together." After Li Xian commented with a smile, he turned the topic to the "ecological farm" again: "Look how well you take care of this farm." "It's so good that it's really something a human being can do, but I don't know where Manager Deng learned this skill. I'm very curious."
"Your Highness Mingjian, these are all recorded in "Essential Art of Qi Min". They are not original creations of my subordinates. I cannot study well, but I have read a lot of miscellaneous books. These were recorded when I was young. Later I saw that the situation in the village seemed to be different. It can be implemented, so I went on my own without thinking. I was lucky enough to succeed, but I really don't dare to take credit." Seeing Li Xian ask about Zhuangzi, Deng Cheng did not hide anything and answered humbly.
""Essential Techniques for Elevating the People"?"
Li Xian naturally knew that this book was a famous work written by Jia Sixie, an agriculturist of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He had also browsed it, but he had not studied it carefully and was not deeply impressed by the content recorded in the book. At this time, he heard Deng Cheng say this As soon as he said it, he was stunned.
"I really don't dare to deceive Your Highness. These farming methods are mentioned many times in the article, but they are not mentioned in a separate chapter. If you don't study it carefully, it is easy to miss it. I just made a brief summary based on the scriptures and did not Dare to plunder the beauty of those who came before you." Seeing that Li Xian was confused about what he said, Deng Cheng hurriedly explained.
"So that's it, Xiao Wang is ignorant. Manager Deng can see a little bit, but he can't do it." Li Xian saw that Deng Cheng didn't look like he was lying, so he believed it a little bit, but the doubts in his heart were still not completely resolved.
He nodded thoughtfully, and after pretending to ponder for a while, he said to himself: "Well, it would be more perfect if the biogas could also be used."
"Biogas?"
This time it was Deng Cheng's turn to be dumbfounded. He didn't understand what the methane Li Xian was talking about was. He muttered blankly, frowned and started thinking.
"Oh? Hahaha..."
Seeing Deng Cheng thinking hard there, Li Xian suddenly burst out laughing. The laughter made Deng Cheng, the second monk, confused and looked at Li Xian who was laughing wildly. He smacked his lips and thought
He didn't dare to ask, which immediately made Li Xian laugh even louder.
"Your Highness, your subordinates, your subordinates..."
Deng Cheng was completely confused by Li Xianxiao. He forced himself to speak in fear, but he didn't know how to ask the general. He was so embarrassed that his face was as red as blood.