Ganzhou Prefecture was renamed from Ganzhou Wei. When Emperor Guangwu established the province in Gansu, he changed Ganzhou Wei to Ganzhou Prefecture. Its jurisdiction over the left, right, middle, front and rear five guards was changed into five counties.
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It's noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil.
Old man Zhang from Zhangjiazhuang, Zuo County, Ganzhou was hoeing the land when two figures suddenly ran over and called out, "Zhang Laowu, come up quickly, the gentlemen are here."
When he turned around and saw that it was the chief and the head of the army, he was stunned and asked, "Well, gentlemen?"
There were more than ten people standing by the field, and the usually very dignified li chief, the leader, could only stand at the back from a distance; one of them, a big fat man, was the magistrate of the county. That year, Old Man Zhang and Zhao Cai
I am mainly engaged in litigation, and I have met this county magistrate. He was judged to have lost the lawsuit that he was obviously right.
, with a long beard and chest, very elegant.
The two looked friendly, but Old Man Zhang knew that the official was definitely older than the county magistrate. The appearance and temperament might be wrong, but the ranking would never be wrong.
He used to be a tough person, but since he lost the last lawsuit, he has understood that ignoring is just the mouth of an official, and ordinary people cannot afford to offend an official.
After walking barefoot to the field and putting on straw sandals, Old Man Zhang came to the group, threw himself on his head and knelt down, "Little citizen Zhang Laowu, see you all."
"Oh, please get up quickly, old man. Don't kneel down." The little old man actually helped him up personally. His dark face showed a rural atmosphere. Zhang Laowu almost had the illusion that he was an old farmer in front of him.
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"How expensive is this year, old man?"
"Five out of 60 are lowly people."
"Oh, he is six years older than me." Gu Yanwu chuckled, "He is my elder brother, and his body is stronger than mine."
"Old man, this is Counselor Gu, this is Magistrate Chen, and this is~" The fat county gentleman stepped forward and introduced.
"Oh, you call me brother, you are really killing a commoner." When he heard that the person who called him brother was actually a high official at the same level as the prefect, Zhang Laowu panicked and wanted to kneel down.
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Gu Yanwu hurriedly grabbed him, "Don't be cautious, old man. Today I just want to chat with you about our daily life. How much can we harvest from one acre of land here?"
"Returning to the master, a commoner has fifty acres of farmland, and the harvest of wheat per acre is more than one stone, and the sum of summer wheat and autumn millet is two stone (the current market production is 288 pounds)."
"So low? I'm from the south. In my hometown, the yield of rice per mu is four shi (equivalent to 576 kilograms per mu in today's market). In high-ripening fields, the yield of rice is three shi per mu, and the yield of spring flowers is one and a half shi."
"What the master said is that the climate here is colder than in the south, and the land is not as fertile as the south. Ganzhou is relatively good, with more arable land and higher yields than other places. Other places can only make a living by farming."
Gu Yanwu became interested and said, "Old man, since the grain output is not high, why don't you raise horses? There is a lot of pasture in Gansu, but it is very suitable for raising horses. Nowadays, various post stations in the Ming Dynasty are opening civil credit bureaus, and a large number of them are needed.
Horses are very expensive, thirty or fifty liang per horse."
"What the master said is the market price. In Gansu, which is close to Mongolia and the Western Regions, the price of horses in the mutual trade with the Hu tribe is only seven taels per horse. As for us, the horse trading is basically controlled by Shaanxi and Shanxi businessmen. They keep the prices down very hard.
, each horse is only five taels. Although Gansu is suitable for grazing and the cost of raising horses is low, the price is about the same as farming. Once you encounter horse plague, you will lose all your money. It is really not as good as farming."
The words of the common people were the most down-to-earth. Gu Yanwu understood the two reasons why Gansu's farmers were not prosperous: first, the horse trade was monopolized by Shaanxi merchants and Shanxi merchants, and could not be sold at high prices, which affected the enthusiasm of private people to raise horses; second, farmers raised horses alone.
Horse, low ability to resist risks.
He took note of these two items, bid farewell to Zhang Laowu, and returned to Fucheng. Then, he spent several days without thinking about food and drinks, thinking of countermeasures.
"I have a plan!"
Late one night, Counselor Gu, who had already taken off his clothes to go to bed, suddenly jumped up from the bed and woke up his old wife Wang.
"Husband, what's wrong with you?"
"Quickly, grind ink for me, I have thought of a way to revitalize the people and animal husbandry in Gansu."
Gu Yanwu happily wrote quickly, and a plan was quickly written.
Ms. Wang was shocked to find that her husband was only wearing one shoe when he got out of bed.
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There was a strong wind and sand in the northwest, and an official sedan was headed to the Gansu Chief Envoy Si Yamen. The Chief Envoy Ye Chengzu was sitting in the sedan, holding a hand stove with both hands to keep warm, and after a while he put the hand stove into his sleeves.
A wave of warmth hit my heart, "Comfortable!" Ye Chengzu shouted. He is a diligent person and has a generous character. He actually sang a ditty: "The first month is the new year, and the green grass buds are rising. The sky.
You can rely on the sun and the moon, but you can rely on your heart. Come February, the spring breeze will blow, and you will just wait for the rain to fall. Earth-eating lords, just run along the river. Come three months in March
On Qingming Festival, the peach blossoms are not blooming but the apricot blossoms are red. Bees passing by, you have to think carefully about picking them??"
The name of this minor tune is "Blowing the Earth Wind", which is a tune popular in Dingxi area of Gansu Province. He is best at singing this tune. He often hums it when working. If he were in the capital, he would have been impeached by the censors and dismissed from office. Fortunately, it was Tian
Emperor Gao, who was far away in Gansu, was not afraid of being grabbed by his pigtails.
"Master, there is a man standing at the gate of the yamen," the attendant reported. The sedan stopped, and a group of attendants felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, for fear of encountering assassins. The folk customs in Gansu are fierce, and when one becomes a high-ranking official, it is inevitable to offend others, and if someone takes the risk,
, this must be guarded against.
Ye Chengzui opened the sedan curtain, and when he saw it, a figure was shrouded in the morning frost, but the figure seemed not to notice, just standing upright.
Huh? Why is it him?
Ye Chengzu was startled, and hurriedly got off the sedan and walked towards the person in front of him, "Zhongqing, why is it you?"
"Mr. Ye, I came up with a way to revitalize the people and herdsmen in Gansu last night, and I came here to report it to you," Gu Yanwu said excitedly, and he rushed over early in the morning.
At this moment, Ye Chengzu truly understood Gu Yanwu.
He knew that the other party was a world-famous Confucian, and his slogan "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. But it was just a slogan, and he didn't think these rotten Confucians who only talked about rhetoric could have much ability. Therefore, he
When Xiang reported to me, even though the other party was more famous and older than me, I still acted like a superior and treated him coldly.
Confucius said: "A scholar cannot be without magnanimity." Unexpectedly, it turned out to be such magnanimity!
I heard that Councilor Gu visited the people as soon as he took office. After returning to the Yamen, he locked himself up and thought hard. It was rumored as a joke for a while, and everyone said that this person was crazy. Who knew that he actually wanted to revitalize the people and animal husbandry?
What a way! Aren’t you afraid of the cold waiting for me at the yamen gate so early? You are really devoted to the people and not afraid of wind and rain!
"Let's go, Zhongqing, follow me into the yamen. Let's discuss the Gansu horse politics!" Ye Chengzui held Gu Yanwu's sleeves and walked into the yamen.
This chapter has been completed!