Chapter 364: The rise and fall of the world

I picked up a Meishan style cross-body schoolbag. It looks the same on the outside as the one Su You often carries, but it has a unique design on the inside. There is a gun holster on the side close to the body and an opening on the outside for easy access to the gun.

Putting the leather bag on Shi Wei's back, there was no sign that this girl was carrying a murder weapon. Su You expressed his satisfaction: "Let's go to the head of the canal."

The four of them, Su You, Shi Wei, Li Laoshuan, and Zhang Qi, rode out of the city on horseback.

When we arrived at the outskirts of the city and found the main canal, the bottom of the canal was overgrown with weeds, there was still some water in the middle, and it was now covered with thin ice.

Li Laoshuan shook his head as he moved forward: "It's a crime... What a good outlet, you don't need to get up... It's really a crime..."

Passing by some villages, I saw the food and clothing of the people, and shook my head again: "You have done evil...it is almost as miserable as when we fled to the mausoleum...the days we live in..."

There is a road next to the main canal. The terrain here is flat and the horses can run quite fast. As it gets dark, they arrive at the head of the canal.

This place is called Longshou Village. According to Su You's research, it should actually be called Longshou Village. The meaning of Longshan Canal Head has changed from person to person.

He went into the village to look for Old Man Feng, who was in Li Zheng. As soon as Old Man Feng saw Su You, he bowed and said, "Official, it has really been plowed. My family's Sanding, 150 acres of land has not lost an acre."

Su You smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, how much of the 150 acres of land is planted with food?"

Old man Feng said: "I planted thirty acres of wheat a year ago, but the food ration is really tight. I guess the officials will plant a round of corn, or sorghum, before Grain Rain."

"But since we didn't plant beans in the previous crop, I'm afraid the yield of sorghum in the following crop won't increase... Xiaoguan, you won't prepare sorghum for us, will you?"

"How could it be!" Su You said, "What I prepared for you is grass!"

Old man Feng smiled bitterly: "Young official, you can't joke around."

Su You said: "Why are you kidding me? We grow grass and raise sheep, so that when the Xixia people come, we can still drive the sheep away. It's not like we can't move the food and have it taken away by others."

Old man Feng said: "It doesn't matter if you dare to be affectionate, you are a small official, but the lamb is not easy to deal with..."

Su You said: "It's just right. Call all the men in the village over. I'll talk about the state government's policy. You guys can see if it works. If it works, we'll do it. If you think it doesn't work, then we'll change it."

What kind of official name is this?! Old man Feng thought it was too amazing, but considering Su You’s age, it seemed reasonable and he didn’t have enough experience!

Old Han Feng's house has a large courtyard with earthen walls, and a stone roller, a piece of equipment of the rich man.

After a while, the yard was filled with people, and Su You sat cross-legged on the stone roller: "Everyone knows how to raise sheep, right?"

Everyone nodded.

Su You then said: "That's it. Since everyone missed the wheat sowing, and since Xixia has such a domineering attitude, I think everyone will just give in this year and let's plant grass."

There was a buzz in the yard and there was a commotion.

Old man Feng stood up and said, "What are you making! This is the Governor of Weizhou City! Shut up and listen!"

You should have told me earlier! The greatest official that the villagers have ever seen is probably the Xiangzheng, and they have never even seen a county captain.

Normally, when I see a flag sign, I stay away from it. If I am not careful, a fire stick will fall on me. This unexpected kid turns out to be Zhizhou! Wait a minute... what is Zhizhou?

"Is the county magistrate a big official? Isn't he big?" Old man Feng proudly stretched out his hand and explained: "Hey, the young master of Zhizhou is in charge of five of them! All the delinquent households arrested by our county were released. Hey, he is also the junior official of Zhizhou.

It’s just a matter of words!”

Su You rolled his eyes: "Old man Feng, what are you so proud of? You still owe a lot of debt!"

Only then did Old Man Feng look full of flattery: "You little official, you have your say."

Su You then said: "It's like this. The state government encourages everyone to cultivate land to grow alfalfa. Now after the military famine in Weizhou, many people have been lost, including those who fled, those who were captured, and those who returned to the countryside to fight bravely. The land is now deserted.

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"This is not the way to go. The state government has decided that as long as you plant the land this year, the output from the land will be yours!"

"I guess you don't have many seeds on hand. It doesn't matter. The government has found merchants for you. You can help them plant them!"

"We can't catch up with the wheat, so we plant alfalfa. The merchant provides seeds, and each type has ten acres of land. The merchant gives five lambs as a reward. Then the fodder on the two acres of land is used to raise the five lambs, and the remaining eight acres of forage belong to the merchant.

. Let’s see if we can do this?”

Is there such a good thing? Old man Feng's son couldn't help but say: "Then if my 120 acres of land are planted with grass, then the government will give me 60 lambs?"

Su You said: "Yes, but it is not given to you by the government, but by the merchants. There are still 24 acres of fodder for you, and the remaining 96 acres of fodder belong to the merchants."

Old man Feng couldn't believe it: "This... is this true? No, no, the merchant's fodder is in my land, does that mean that the merchant's livestock also needs to be raised by us? The family has a lot of wealth, and the fur is not counted. A small official

Those horses are all good horses, and I can’t afford to pay compensation if one of them is injured..."

Su You said: "I think too much. The merchants own the livestock and build their own pastures and hire special people to take care of them."

"Grow fodder as crops, and the method of raising sheep is also a little different. You need to build a barn that is ventilated and protected from rain, and there is a sports ground in front of the barn... In short, this is the method of the barbarians in the south, not the wild and wild method of the Tibetan people.

Cultivate the Dharma.”

"You only need four acres of land to raise a hundred or so heads, and an additional ten acres of fodder land is enough. The rest is to properly manage the forage land of the merchants. If you have a lot of cattle at home, plant some

Ordering millet and sorghum is better than cultivating land for the Tibetan people."

Old man Feng was a little excited and a little worried: "Little official, what about the court's taxes?"

Su You said: "It's too early to talk about the tax issue. You are so poor that you have to work in a prison cell. What else can I do to you?"

"And the way things are done in Weizhou City this year is different from the past. We definitely won't be able to hand over food, so we'll talk about it in half a year."

"I can only guarantee you that the imperial taxes will not be more onerous than before the war. All the taxes that have increased in Shaanxi due to military wars over the years should be exempted!"

Now everyone couldn't sit still and all stood up: "Little official, are you telling the truth? What should I do if the Xixia people call me? I heard that Shaanxi wants three Ding to assassinate one Yong. Is it true? Yes.

Oh, the official has given us so many benefits, why don’t you just wait for us here..."

Su You also stood up on the roller: "Everyone be quiet! The imperial court did have a motion before to assassinate a brave man in Sanding, Shaanxi. But there are also ministers who are fighting for everyone. The purpose of sending me to Weizhou is to help everyone

no!"

"The imperial court sympathizes with the hardships of the people of Shaanxi and would rather mobilize troops from Shu to help them resist the Xixia barbarians!"

"Some of them are Yi people, but they are Yi people who can speak Chinese! The Dun'an Army and the He Control Army traveled three thousand miles. Since they are so upright, we Shaanxi men must be honest!"

"Anyone who treats them as outsiders is destroying his own family and digging his own grave! Then don't complain about the imperial court's third officer, Ci Yiyong!"

"The war matters belong to them! The farming matters belong to you! Planting good land and raising good sheep are the repayments to the Song Dynasty!"

"After decades of war, every family is extremely poor. Every family is extremely poor, and the imperial court cannot collect taxes. If the imperial court cannot collect taxes, it has no money to buy horses, build weapons, train troops, and build forts.

"If you don't have the money to do this, you can't beat the Xixia people!"

"So the root of this problem is still with you. Only if you are full and can pay the money and food first, will the imperial court have the confidence to fight with the Xixia people!"

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! Those who should contribute money must contribute money, those who should contribute efforts must contribute, and those who should bleed must bleed! Only in this way can we survive the difficult situation of the country and wait until the day when the turning point comes!"

"Look at the old man who came with me. This is the geography expert I specially invited from Sichuan! For the sake of everyone, the old man came here to repair the canals for everyone at the expense of the happiness in Sichuan!"
Chapter completed!