Zhang Yang looked at the files one after another and saw that there were oranges and tea in Huainan, and sorghum could be grown in Liaodong.
Different crops require different soils, different climates and lighting.
It was already late at night, and Li Yue lit the candlestick in the library. Normally, there was no need to light so many oil lamps at home. Her husband had to read so many charts and take notes, so he needed something bright.
Then they poured tea aside. It is best for a husband to concentrate on his work. The location of Taifu Temple is very good, much better than that of the Minister of Rites. You can relax in Taifu Temple without being disturbed by many things in the court.
"Husband, are you tired?" Li Yue stood aside.
Her pregnancy belly was already obvious. Zhang Yang pulled her to sit down and looked at the memorial in front of him, "You, you can't be idle after you have a baby."
It was a pitch-black night outside, and the oil lamps flickered inside the library. It was so quiet that one could hear each other's breathing.
The husband's breathing was heavy, a pair of big calloused hands grasped his wrist, and he stared at the recorded number with a frown.
"I distributed cabbage seeds to farmers in several surrounding villages and counties, hoping that they could also grow more vegetables."
Li Yue whispered: "Maybe they don't know how to grow. Whenever there are a lot of wild vegetables in spring and summer, growing food is the top priority."
"Well, growing food has always been a top priority. Of course I didn't dare to touch the fields before. Now I think each household can raise one or two egg-laying chickens and ducks. It would be great if we could grow some vegetables in a small area in front of the yard."
Li Yue asked in confusion: "Does Liu Bei really like growing vegetables?"
Zhang Yang smiled helplessly, "I also heard what others said."
The couple sat under the oil lamp and were quiet for a long time. Zhang Yang checked a chart and circled a piece of land on the map.
"Mom, I'm sleepy." Xiao Qingqing came with her short legs and her lotus-like arms hugged her mother's neck.
Hearing this, Li Yue had no choice but to take her back to rest.
Zhang Yang held the scroll in one hand, looked at the scroll and then at the chart, "Sages who deserve to be killed, have you ever seen the lives of those people?"
Zhang Yang hastily listed several crops. Not to mention garlic and onions, these must be planted. Cabbage was sent by Persian merchants, which means that in the West and even in the food world, there are more vegetables and vegetables in Europe.
crop.
Although broad beans and peas are also found in Guanzhong, their planting range is still not extensive and they need to be cultivated carefully. To trace back, we must think of Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions.
Lentils and eggplants can also be grown. Eggplants are resistant to heat but not waterlogging, so they should be easy to cultivate.
With this thought in his mind, Zhang Yang put down his pen and calculated carefully. There are few records of cultivating taro and carrots, and he doesn't know if there are any in the southeast area.
After keeping his own records, Zhang Yang found that it took a lot of effort to get the seeds of these crops. It was rare to have leisure and peace of mind to farm in Lishan. There would be plenty of time in the future.
After blowing out the oil lamp here, Zhang Yang tidied up the library again, closed the door and looked up at the bright crescent moon in the night sky. Unknowingly, the night was already deep.
First, he took a look at his home to make sure that all the children at home were sleeping well. Then Zhang Yang washed himself, then went back to the house and lay down on the floor and fell asleep.
Just after dawn in the morning, Zhang Yang felt someone pressing on his chest. When he opened his eyes for a moment, he saw his daughter lying on his stomach, laughing.
Zhang Yang sat up, his eyes dull and numb, and took her aside.
Li Yue, who had just combed her hair, picked up her daughter and said, "Auntie has already prepared the meal."
Zhang Yang scratched his head first, then put on his coat with his messy hair and sat in front of his house to wash up.
The children also sat neatly in a row, washing themselves by the Huaqing Pool. After Li Lizhi finished washing, the children also washed their faces with hot water and got ready for their morning run.
It was too late last night to check the crops in various places, and Zhang Yang, who had not slept enough, was not very energetic. He took the children and ran around Huaqing Pool two or three times before sitting down to eat.
After finishing the meal and burping, I felt a little energetic.
His wife began to give lectures to the children. Zhang Yang looked up at the sky. It was probably going to rain again, so it was better to plant crops sooner rather than later.
I opened the door of my greenhouse and saw that the vegetables here were growing very well. I dug out some vegetable seedlings that had just emerged and planted them in the fields at the foot of the mountain.
Putting these vegetable seedlings into the basket, the little bear was very energetic today. Zhang Yang put a rope on it, pulled it and walked down the mountain.
The villagers in Lishan are very hard-working. They took advantage of the fact that it was still early, before it was time to go to the factory to work, and before it was completely bright, they were busy working in the fields, and the spare time was used to turn over the soil and cultivate the land.
When the sun gets high, the villagers go to work in the factory.
So much so that from morning to noon and afternoon to evening, there were no people in the village.
A county magistrate was holding a bear. This bear was very strong. Just walking on the ground was a little taller than an adult man's waist.
If this bear stood up, no ordinary man would be its opponent.
However, this bear is very docile and can still cultivate the land. If I really want to say there is something bad about it, it is that it is delicious.
Zhang Yang put a plow on it, "Tell me, you are so fat after a winter, and you should exercise more."
The little bear still understood the words, and turned around to plow the field with disdain. To it, plowing the field was no big deal.
Some wild vegetables have grown on both sides of the field ridges. On the basis of not destroying the cultivated land, planting vegetables on the field ridges is a very good choice.
Zhang Yang dug up a piece of mud and planted a vegetable seedling. The rain was pouring down, and he saw Shangguan Yi standing beside him at some point. He bent down and continued planting vegetables and said: "Brother Shangguan, you must be active in planting vegetables.
If you don’t plant vegetables at this time of year, it will be too late.”
As he spoke, Zhang Yang dug up another piece of soil and planted the vegetable seedlings.
Shangguan Yi whispered: "The county marquis distributed crop seeds to them, and many people in Lantian County were talking about it."
In addition to the boundaries of Lishan Mountain, our fiefdom also includes food towns in Lantian County.
It’s just that the development of Lishan is based on a minimalist model. If there are too many people, it will become too big.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Development emphasizes lightness and efficiency. According to the current production capacity of Lishan, although it is very tight, as long as the technology is developed according to the current conditions, when Li Tai's steam engine is built,
Lishan's productivity boom is not a problem.
Therefore, the people of Lantian County have never asked for food, and Lishan has never bothered Lantian County.
Villagers in both places live in peace and harmony.
Listening to what Shangguan Yi said, it seemed that Lishan was treating one person favorably and not taking care of his own family.
Zhang Yang straightened up and asked, "Do they have a lot of objections?"
Shangguan Yi shook his head and said: "Not really, there are just some good people talking about it."
His hands were now covered with mud. Zhang Yang squatted down and washed his hands with the water from the ditch. "So they also want to grow vegetables?"
Shangguan Yi nodded and said: "Growing vegetables is the second priority. In fact, they care about all the prejudices the county magistrate has against them. In the past few years, because Lishan's business was getting better and better, the people of Lishan County had long been dissatisfied."
Zhang Yang held his hands and said: "The development of Lishan to this day, from a poor mountain village to the present, is the result of everyone's joint efforts. It is not because of me alone. Without the support of the villagers, I
We can't make it work."
The little bear is still plowing the land. Now that he has finished plowing one piece of land, he will plow the next piece of land on his own initiative without anyone having to look after him.
As he spoke, Zhang Yang sighed again.
Shangguan Yi replied: "I am working for the county magistrate, so I should share Lishan's worries. However, this matter still needs the county marquis' support."
According to the large-scale development and planning of Lishan and Lantian, Lantian is naturally indispensable.
Zhang Yang simply continued planting vegetables, "Brother Shangguan, what are you going to do?"
Shangguan Yi first bowed and saluted, and replied: "There have never been enough manpower to manage the chicken and duck pens in the village. We can give them a piece of land to raise chickens and ducks in pens."
"It can relieve the pressure on the village and expand breeding. It is indeed a good idea."
Zhang Yang nodded in appreciation of his approach.
"I am also considering appeasing the residents of Lantian County."
Looking at Shangguan Yi, he has now entered middle age, has a family and has a greater burden.
Zhang Yang straightened up again, took out the bamboo water cup from his waist, drank a sip of tea, and looked into the distance, "His Majesty told you about becoming an official. You are now the chief secretary of Lishan. Such a small area is not enough."
Use your talents."
Hearing this, Shangguan Yi lowered his head and felt a little guilty, "To be fair to the county marquis, your majesty did tell me about becoming an official."
He sat down at the edge of the field and Zhang Yang also motioned for him to sit down.
Shangguan Yi nodded and sat aside.
The two looked at the bear plowing the field.
"The first time I talked to you about becoming an official was in the summer two years ago. At that time, Lishan was preparing to move the factory. At that time, I refused because of inseparability."
Shangguan Yi frowned and said: "The second time was in the summer last year. The factory was on track and used new technologies. At that time, I told His Majesty about Lishan's current manufacturing technology. Your Majesty also talked about this matter.
thing."
"Back then, I was just a bachelor of Hongwen Hall. I couldn't see a way out or a future. I didn't even dare to start a family. I was in poverty..."
Shangguan Yi is Shangguan Hong's child. Shangguan Yi was still young after the Jiangdu Incident. He has been through the troubled times for more than ten years. He has been quite popular all the way to Chang'an City. Some people look after him and others recommend him.
"I have thought about Lishan several times, entering an official career, and following Your Majesty to Chang'an to contribute to the country." Shangguan Yi smiled more and more ashamedly, "It seems that the county prince has changed many of my ideas, especially the county prince's view of the people.
The development of reforms in the past dynasties or the stability of the country's maintenance are all inseparable from the masses."
"Some people say that the stability of the country should appease the local famous families, but these are a small number of people. It is wrong to maintain a small number of people and ignore the interests of the majority of the people. It is also a big mistake. The famous families have been based in the Central Plains for thousands of years, but now
Having experienced war, the families in the Central Plains that have experienced so many wars are no longer what they were back then."
Shangguan Yi whispered, his eyes becoming firmer, "The current aristocratic family wants to take advantage of the stability of the Tang Dynasty and use the power of the country to continue to grow. This method is right. It is very likely that the aristocratic family will grow again, even to the Wei Dynasty."
The peak of the martial arts period."
"But His Majesty is not the same as he was back then. Tian Khan established the imperial examination and abolished the Zhongzheng in order to fight against this rotten system that is rotten to the core."
Zhang Yang patted his shoulder and said, "You are still very conscious."
Shangguan Yi smiled more and more ashamedly, "I have thought that I will leave one day, so it would be best to take care of Lishan at the same time."
It's very enjoyable to chat with someone who has the same consciousness as myself. At least everyone's direction and dreams are consistent.
Maybe he and His Majesty also had a very happy conversation at that time.
"It turns out that you were a bachelor of Hongwen Hall at the beginning and had a reputation for an official career. Although you have resigned now, you can still be reused. What official position did your Majesty promise you?"
After chatting for a while, everyone was able to speak directly and there was nothing to hide.
Shangguan Yi can feel that there are not so many direct relationships between superiors and subordinates in Lishan. Zhang Yang is a very friendly person and does not talk about red tape.
The relationship with this county prince is more like a friend.
Shangguan Yi replied: "It was said that I was going to study in the provinces. I was just a bachelor of Hongwen Academy with no name. How could I be admitted to the provinces all of a sudden? So I refused."
"Brother Shangguan, Your Majesty is very narrow-minded."
"Naughty?"
"It means holding a grudge."
Hearing this, he smiled with relief again, "What if I don't enter an official career in this life? I'm used to getting along with the villagers. If I enter the court, I have to face officials one by one and get along with important ministers. On the contrary, I
If you are not used to it, you will be just like the county prince. If you are used to the countryside, you will feel uncomfortable when you enter the court again."
Zhang Yang touched the stubble on his chin, "Taifu Temple is short of a young minister. Once there is no government office, you can continue to stay in Lishan. If you have your own place to do things in Lishan, you can treat it as a branch of Taifu Temple."
Ministry, how about helping me with some farming matters?"
"That's good." Shangguan Yi stood up and saluted, "Thank you so much, Marquis Chengquan. This way you can stay in the countryside of this village and stay away from the court. It is really a great pleasure in life. I also often have expertise in farming."
research."
The two of them reached a consensus. As Shang Guanyi was originally a bachelor of Hongwen Hall, it was obviously inappropriate for him to be parachuted into Menxia Province. Moreover, it was difficult to say whether this position was suitable for him while serving in Menxia Province.
Zhang Yang firmly believes that professional people should be placed in professional positions so that they can use their talents.
Originally, Shangguan Yi was an official. It would be a waste for such a person to stay in the province all day long to sort out memorials and not put his talents to use.
Li Shimin made a bold statement that all the talents in the world would be under his control. Even if he fell in love with a certain talent, he could not ignore it and just accept it.
After discussing with Shangguan Yi, the vegetable seedlings in the basket were planted. Zhang Yang took the little bear back to the mountain and washed it with the water of Huaqing Pool. He first washed the hair all over his body and then his paws.
While it was eating food from the big wooden basin, Zhang Yang was grooming it.
Fortunately, the bear at home does not protect food and will not resist it.
After he finished eating, Zhang Yang also washed his paws.
The drizzle was still falling, and its hair could not be dried for a while. Zhang Yang took out a clean cloth from home and wiped it, and the bear went back to the woodshed to sleep.