Although the cold weather in spring meant that farming could not be carried out immediately, some preparations were quietly carried out under the din of war.
Zao Zhi got up very early. He didn't have many things to do today, but his trip was not short.
He planned to start from Chang'an City, go around the Jingshui River to Zhengguo Canal, and then go to Bai Canal to have a look.
This journey is not short.
The water conservancy projects in Guanzhong generally started with the Zhengguo Canal built in the Qin Dynasty, which diverted Jing water to irrigate farmland in the northern part of Guanzhong. Since then, successive dynasties have gradually improved the water conservancy network.
In the Han Dynasty, the farmland water conservancy in the Guanzhong area was fully developed. The Jing, Wei, Luo and other water systems were developed, and large-scale water conservancy network systems such as Longshou Canal, Bai Canal, and Liupu Canal were built successively, which solved the problems in the agricultural development of the Guanzhong area.
Problems such as drought and soil salinization have greatly promoted the development of agriculture in the Guanzhong region.
It is these water conservancies that have made Guanzhong, which originally had relatively dry land, become rich and can "feed, clothe, and feed the capital, with a mouth of hundreds of millions." However, due to the engineering technology of the Han Dynasty, it could not be achieved once and for all, and it could not be achieved once and for all.
There will be problems here and collapse there, so frequent inspections and maintenance are required.
Moreover, due to the sediment problem in the Jingwei River, water conservancy facilities such as the Zhengguo Canal will inevitably have silt accumulation. If it cannot be cleaned up in time, it will cause congestion in the waterway...
When Zaozhi had just crossed the Weishui Stone Bridge, a red sun had just risen, dispersing the morning fog on the land of Sanfu.
The red sunshine falls on the water, making it sparkle with golden light.
Zao Zhi stayed on the bridge for a while, looked east for a while, sighed slightly, and continued to move forward with his agricultural officials.
Zao Zhi hardly participated in any military operations, and did not care about the specific trivial government affairs. Since he came under the Qiusi, all the matters under his jurisdiction were related to farming and mulberry. Perhaps others think that dealing with soil and crops all day long has no future.
, dirty and tired, but jujube is delicious.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this, or how despicable it was to engage in farming.
For Zao Zhi, Mudlegzi may be the most glorious title.
But since when did a country that has attached great importance to mulberry farming and praised farming for thousands of years use "mud-legged" as a derogatory term?
Everyone has his own value in life, especially his own value positioning.
When a person does something, he usually has a reason that he can convince himself of.
How to live and how to die?
What is the most valuable thing?
Where is your butt?
Different cultures, different origins, and different growing environments will inevitably lead to different people.
There are definitely differences between people who only live in their own world of lust and people who are willing to raise their heads and look out.
This results in the fact that in most cases, people cannot empathize with each other and cannot gain empathy, just like the Shandong and Guanzhong of the Han Dynasty.
What Shandong insisted on was worthless in Zao Zhi's opinion.
Similarly, what Zao Zhi recognizes and values, many others think is nothing more than that.
Now it seems that the time has come when we must distinguish between right and wrong, and what is the standard used to distinguish right from wrong?
Zao Zhi was thinking about it, trusting the horse to stop reining in the reins.
After inspecting a section of Jingshui River, he turned to the Zhengguo Canal and walked along the canal. Suddenly, he found a group of people watching something noisily beside the shack in the distance...
"What are they doing?" Zao Zhi asked.
A clerk quickly led someone to check, and came back after a while, with a strange expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.
"What happened?" Zao Zhi was a little curious.
The clerk was a little embarrassed and didn't seem to know what to say, but Zao Zhi asked but couldn't help but answer, so he took a step forward and muttered a few words in front of Zao Zhi.
"What? Male and female seducing each other and making love?"
However, Zao Zhi didn't feel any embarrassment at all. He flicked his sleeves and said, "Let's take a look."
As he got closer, Zao Zhi saw that among the crowd of onlookers, there were Han people and some Hu people. However, the Han people and the Hu people did not separate and stand on their own sides. Instead, they were mixed together, and there were many Hu people.
They just retain some characteristics of the Hu people, and their clothes and speech are very similar to those of the Han people.
In Guanzhong, many Hu people have already settled. These Hu people have basically integrated into the Han area. Of course, most of the things they do are still the same as their old professions, mainly animal husbandry.
Are you watching the fun? Of course, no one is exempt. It is also a crowd of people watching the male and female. A group of people are marveling at it. No one even noticed that Zao Zhi came...
The clerk helped Zao Zhi clear the crowd and saw a bull and a cow exercising selflessly under the hay shed.
The surrounding crowds were chattering, seemingly providing background music to the bulls and cows.
"This cow is well raised..."
"Isn't it too early?"
"Isn't it happening in April or May?"
"It's amazing, it's amazing..."
"..."
"Ah, Zao Sinong... you also... ah, this..." Someone discovered Zao Zhi and wanted to say hello, but for the moment he didn't know how to say hello.
You came in person too?
Have you eaten yet?
Zao Zhi waved his hand and looked at the two cows in heat, "Who is in charge of this shed?"
Soon, a sultry-looking foreigner from the crowd came out and saluted Zaozhi, "The little one is..."
Proudness is obvious.
This is a public shed. Farmers who have no cattle at home can come here to rent cattle. They plow at sunrise and return them at sunset. If there is any damage, they will be fined for compensation. Therefore, the cattle in this public shed can be said to be
This is the source of livelihood for the herdsmen who guard the public sheds. If they are raised well, they will of course have more income. Those who are not raised well will also need to be held accountable.
Normally, the estrus period of cattle is at the turn of spring and summer, or the turn of autumn and winter, but in fact, like some animals, cattle can actually be in estrus for many years, as long as the material conditions are sufficient and no danger is perceived.
The two periods between spring and summer and autumn and winter are only caused by natural factors such as cattle migration and water plants.
Zao Zhi had people record it and praised the herdsmen who kept the cattle sheds.
"Moo..."
The bull was finished, shaking its legs, and was led away.
The cow didn't care about this and had no nostalgia for the tool cow.
The people around him were still pointing at the bull and talking non-stop.
"This cow has a strong physique, broad shoulders and strong legs, so its offspring must be healthy as well."
"This is an authentic Qinchuan cow! Look at the color of the coat! It's just like maroon, with not a single stray hair on it!"
"But the color of this cow's coat..."
"This is Nanyang cattle, which is considered to be of the highest quality. Its coat color is mainly yellow..."
