At dawn, Liu Chengxun woke up from his sleep. The attendants who accompanied him had prepared hot water towels for him to wash up early. After a day and two nights of adjustment, the fatigue of marching over mountains and rivers was relieved a lot, but This initial difficulty is still unavoidable.
Liu Chengxun is also a self-disciplined person on weekdays. He washes up as usual, eats breakfast, and reads for a while. Then he seems to be taking advantage of the time to find Liu Chengyou. After a night of consideration, he decided to support his younger brother, but plans to find Liu Chengyou again. Chat.
The surroundings were quiet, the sky was not too bright yet, and still had the gloom of morning. It was not until the courtyard where Liu Chengyou lived that I learned from the guards that Liu Chengyou had gone to the front hall to work. When he waited in front, he was told that it was not yet dark yet. After dawn, Liu Chengyou took his people out of the city to inspect the summer harvest work.
As the summer solstice passed, almost as expected by Liu Chengyou, the wheat grown on the Jizhong Plain could finally be harvested. Taihang is connected to the west, and the northwest is mostly mountainous, so the acres in Zhenzhou are mostly concentrated in the east. , two directions south.
The endless wheat fields are golden, and the wheat stalks are bent by the heavy ears of wheat. The summer wind blows, setting off waves of wheat. The farmers bend their bodies, wave their sickles, and work hard to harvest. The simple faces on their faces Overflowing with a happy smile...
There is no such picture.
The damage to crops in the war fields was too serious. Wheat fields were scattered in the Great Plains. For example, in Luan City, there was not much land suitable for farming. Coupled with the insufficient population, there were not many crops to grow. After that war, no crops were planted. Destroyed wheat fields, three or four out of ten.
However, Chengde Jiedu had jurisdiction over the four towns of Shenzhou, Hebei, and Zhaozhou. The territory was large enough and the land was fertile enough. In addition, Liu Chengyou stabilized the situation in time and waited for the summer grain to be put into the warehouse. This could greatly alleviate the food shortage at this time.
To show his concern, Liu Chengyou had sent several envoys with the army to lead troops to various states to provide military supplies. In fact, they were also to supervise the food supply. Liu Chengyou was really frightened by the lack of food.
In the wheat field, Liu Chengyou was dressed in linen clothes, with a straw hat on his head to protect him from the sun. His sleeves were rolled up on his arms. He was holding a stalk of wheat in his hand, full and thick, shining in the sun. If Liu Chengyou had shown something from the bottom of his heart, Smile, then the advertising effect will be achieved.
"The wheat is growing very well, but it's a pity that it was destroyed too much due to the war!" Li Gu, the official of the Zhenzhou Prefecture, walked along the field ridge and walked to Liu Chengyou's side on the straw, saying with a little pity.
"Man-made disasters have already happened. Fortunately, there are no natural disasters to join in the fun again!" Liu Chengyou said.
Wheat is winter wheat, which has been growing for nearly ten months. During this period, the Khitans destroyed the Jin Dynasty, and the Central Plains and Hebei were in chaos. It was really not easy to still produce something in such a chaotic situation.
When they reached the ridge of the field, Liu Chengyou took a sip of water, handed it to Li Gu who was sweating profusely, and asked: "How is the harvesting speed?"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Gu thanked him, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied: "A man can harvest about one and a half acres a day. At this rate, both men and women can harvest twenty in summer in Luancheng." The day may end.”
“What is the yield per mu?”
"The lower officials have asked the old farmers, and the majority of them touched about two dendrobiums, and the few even only took one!" Li Gu said.
"It's a little short!" Liu Chengyou sighed, and then said: "Recruit some young men from Luan City and send them to various states to help with the harvest and end the summer harvest as soon as possible!"
After hearing the order, Li Gu reminded: "Your Highness, the output is not much, the local people's strength is enough!"
A sly look flashed in Liu Chengyou's eyes, and he actually said a little philistinely: "Of course the help is not in vain. The food must be taken care of, and the commission must be collected..."
These farmlands are all owned by owners.
Li Gu was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized and couldn't help but smile. Looking at Liu Chengyou's darkened face, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Who would have thought that the prince would be so "careful" about everything, even this little thing? Even small gains are greedy. While sighing, there was an inexplicable touch in my heart.
In Li Gu's eyes, the prince Liu Chengyou, although young, was benevolent and loved the people. He started serving as an official at the age of thirty. After more than ten years, nobles from the heavenly family like Liu Chengyou were really rare.
"The summer harvest is over, summer planting should be organized as soon as possible!" Liu Chengyou continued to give instructions.
Li Gu concealed the slight emotion in his eyes, took a sip of water, wiped his mouth, and replied: "The official has ordered people to survey. There are many unowned wastelands in Zhenzhou, and there are even more in Shen, Ji, and Zhao. And it will be more fertile. At that time, it can be distributed to the refugees in various places, and they can open up wasteland for farming. Concentrating a large number of refugees in Zhending is not an option after all!"
After listening to Li Gu's answer, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but look at him, his eyes full of approval. Originally, Liu Chengyou used him because he had made meritorious service after the war, and he was the former governor of Cizhou and had some reputation, so he added Xiang Xun. However, after this period of time, Liu Chengyou discovered that this person was really capable. He was a Jinshi, a man of literary and military skills, an excellent strategist, and had rich experience in military and political affairs.
"I've had this intention for a long time!" Liu Chengyou nodded.
Seeing this, Li Gu took advantage of the situation and asked Liu Chengyou: "But if we want to implement it, we need His Highness's support."
"speak."
"Nowadays, many acres of land are abandoned and there are refugees for their use. The land and people are not a problem. After the summer harvest, we should rotate corn, but seeds and farming tools are scarce. I hope that Your Highness can allocate part of the money and grain for purchase. In addition, in Luan Those cattle seized by the city..."
"You must have been thinking about those seizures for a long time!" Liu Chengyou interrupted him.
Li Gu cupped his hands and showed a smile.
After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou said: "After returning to true samadhi, I will distribute some of the farming tools. I have collected a large number of scrap weapons before, and I can find a blacksmith to smelt them. As for the farming oxen, how many do you want?"
After receiving Liu Chengyou's feedback, Li Gu's eyebrows became happy. He made a silent calculation in his mind for a while, raised his head and said: "The refugees are happy to be 70,000, and they will be resettled in various places. I want eighty households to share one ox. No more, I only ask for 200 oxen." Just head!"
Li Gu is indeed a capable minister. When Liu Chengyou heard this, he also calculated silently, and then raised his eyebrows: "Based on the calculation of six people in a household, according to your statement, one hundred and fifty cattle are enough, how do you get two hundred Head?"
"This..." Li Gu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Liu Chengyou to count so quickly. He was a little embarrassed and immediately explained: "This is just a rough calculation by a low-ranking official, and the refugees are not full households and full mouths, so - —”
"Okay!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand and interrupted him: "I have one hundred and eighty cattle with you. Although a lot has been seized, in addition to being intercepted and used in Hebei, they have to be sent to Tokyo. The Central Plains states, through the Khitan people The search is in urgent need of support!"
Liu Chengyou's tone and eyes at this moment were short of the words "worry about the country and the people." Li Gu also felt something in his heart and bowed respectfully: "Yes."
"By the way, the distribution of the harvest from the fields between the government and the people still needs to be decided by His Highness!"
"Huh?" Liu Chengyou thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think?"
"How about seven officials and three civilians?" Li Gu said.
"Isn't it too much..." Liu Chengyou couldn't help but touch his chin and glanced sideways at Li Gu. Unexpectedly, he thought so ruthlessly. According to this ratio, it is conceivable that the villagers were squeezed. What does it look like?
Li Gu said: "Land, cattle, hoe tools and even seeds are all provided by the government. There is nothing wrong with this distribution method!"
Liu Chengyou thought about it and it seemed to make sense.
"Your Highness is merciful. Once everything is stable, you can gradually reduce the amount year by year!" Li Gu said again.
Listening to what he said, a whole set of policies that made the villagers willingly accept exploitation suddenly flashed through Liu Chengyou's mind...
"Then let's do this. You will be solely responsible for the farming affairs. Then you can draw up a charter and submit it to me!" Liu Chengyou said.
"yes!"
After the explanation, Liu Chengyou also felt a little emotional. In troubled times, farming is always a "big killer". It has never gone out of style and has proven successful time and time again.
“Go somewhere else!”
Nearby, there are several hectares of wheat fields. Looking at the carts of golden wheat ears being pulled to the threshing floor in the countryside, Liu Chengyou has never felt the joy of a good harvest so clearly as at this moment.
