The weather in September was already biting, and a few consecutive light rains added a bit of ice and cold to the unpredictable ghost weather in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The white mist sprinkled a layer of gauze, covering all the villas in Youjian.
It seemed particularly peaceful among the ice crystals.
The sound of horse hoofbeats was heard, and two strong horses were galloping on the official road outside Xudu City.
One of them is completely snow-white, with four golden hooves that are particularly eye-catching. It looks noble and arrogant. This is Cao Cao's newly purchased mount - Yellow Claw Flying Lightning!
Beside it, Cao Ren raised his whip and joked.
"Mengde, I finally understand. Military resources are so tight, but you insist on cultivating officialdom. It turns out that this is the reason!"
"Haha..." It was Cao Cao who was galloping on the claw yellow flying lightning.
At this time, he laughed loudly and said, "Zi Xiao, as the saying goes, if you want to be rich, you must first build roads. If Xu Ducheng wants to develop, what will it do if you don't build official roads? Do I need to explain this truth more?"
hehe…
Cao Ren said "haha"!
He shook his head and thought about it with his toes. Why did Cao Cao build roads to develop Xudu?
What's more, of the four main roads in the southeast, northwest and northwest outside the city of Xudu, why was the southern one only built? Isn't it for the Youjian Villa thirty miles south of the city, and for the brother Yi who misses him so much?
"Meng De, you just want to see Brother Yi as soon as possible. This is not shameful. Why are you looking for other excuses..." Cao Ren waved his hand and pointed it out.
Well…
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then laughed "haha" and finally told the truth. "If the official road leading to Youjian Villa is not repaired, I will feel uneasy and can't sleep!"
Cao Ren was silent...
Moving to a wine shop, cultivating officialdom, and building a private school, weren't all the things that the eldest brother Cao Cao did were for Brother Yi!
Nowadays, Brother Yi's status in the heart of the eldest brother is probably getting higher and higher.
After some emotion, the two of them stopped talking and quickly drove into Youjian Villa...
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Cao Cao and Cao Ren had just entered the gate of Youjian Villa. Under the rows of peach groves, they saw Yi Xiaotian and many workers busy doing something in an open space in the peach grove.
It looked like they were plowing the land with hoes and a few cattle!
Brother Yi, what is this?
Cao Cao rolled his eyes again and again, thinking, what a strange person Brother Yi is? How can he cultivate the land?
No, something is weird!
This is definitely not just farming, Brother Yi must be tinkering with something new.
Several waiters noticed the arrival of Cao Cao and Cao Ren and whispered a reminder in Yi Xiaotian's ear.
Yi Xiaotian hurriedly patted the dirt on his body, turned his eyes to Cao Cao, stretched out his hand to greet him... "Brother Hide, long time no see, you look much younger!"
After all, he was a big benefactor, a big fat sheep, and a big leek, so Yi Xiaotian was still very polite to Cao Cao.
I still remember the past years. Whenever I went to a wine shop without telling my brother, his wallet would be severely slashed. It was so sour and refreshing, so authentic!
"Brother Yi, are you still used to staying in this villa?"
Cao Cao dismounted and ran quickly towards Yi Xiaotian, while asking.
"Get used to it, get used to it!" Yi Xiaotian replied, but then he waved his long sleeves and pointed at the villa behind him. "There are also things I'm not used to. It's big, so big that it takes a long time to walk around..."
"Hahahaha..." Cao Cao laughed. "It's great to be bigger, it's great to be bigger, only this huge manor is worthy of Brother Yi!"
Cao Cao did not hesitate to praise Yi Xiaotian...
In the final analysis, this march west to Luoyang, welcoming the emperor, establishing the capital in Xuchang, and conquering Yuzhou were all due to Brother Yi.
There are too many links in this process, and each link can determine success or failure. If Yi Xiaotian hadn't predicted the enemy first and Cao Cao had made a response strategy early in the morning, I am afraid that the emperor, Xudu, and Yuzhou would not know who would win.
Woolen cloth!
After laughing sadly, Cao Cao noticed that Yi Xiaozhen was actually plowing the land. His body was covered with dirt and his hands were gray. He looked a bit like an old farmer...
only…
"Brother Yi? You have many workers now, so why bother farming by yourself? Besides, isn't there a wine shop that buys all the ingredients? Why do you need to go to the fields yourself..."
Cao Cao even noticed a special point - the seasons.
With this in mind, Cao Cao continued to add:
"What's more, winter is coming now. It's not the planting season for either rice or wheat. The seedlings will freeze to death in winter, and there will be no harvest next year. Wouldn't it be in vain?"
Although Cao Cao didn't know much about agriculture, he still knew that farming in winter was like fishing with a broken net - getting nothing!
Seeing Brother Yi put in so much effort with little success, Cao Cao felt that it was not worth it for him.
"Brother, don't worry..." Yi Xiaotian pointed at the newly turned soil behind him, "I just want to try how to grow wheat in winter."
ah…
As soon as these words came out, not only Cao Cao, but also Cao Ren beside him was shocked.
You should know that in the Han Dynasty, wheat cultivation was mainly spring wheat. It was sown after the Spring Festival and harvested in August and September. This took advantage of spring wheat's strong drought resistance and short growing season.
But ?winter wheat?
This is unheard of and unseen. Wheat has strong drought resistance, but it may not be very cold resistant? Humans can't withstand such cold weather? Wheat can withstand it? This...
Seeing Cao Cao and Cao Ren looking confused...
Yi Xiaotian shook his head, there was no way to explain this thing.
I can't tell them that China has a vast land and rich resources, and our ancestors have long developed methods of growing winter wheat. This has nothing to do with the cold resistance of wheat, but mainly to do with the terrain and climate.
The Northeast is so cold that wheat can only be grown after the temperature rises in spring;
But North China is different from the Central Plains. The temperature here is much warmer than that in the Northeast. Wheat seedlings can survive the winter. And once they survive the winter, when spring comes, the seedlings will divide very quickly and grow squatting, so the winter wheat will grind.
The flour produced is even more delicious!
Of course, these agricultural knowledge are very complicated to discuss...
Yi Xiaotian simply waved his hand. "Brother Hi, Brother Ren, let's do this. In April or May next year, I will invite you to taste the taste of winter wheat. I'm afraid you will be even more surprised by then!"
What a joy to hear and see…
Cao Cao was happy, and so was Cao Ren. If what Yi Xiaotian said was true, winter wheat could be grown and promoted on a large scale. With spring wheat, it could even be harvested twice a year, doubling the output, not to mention it was delicious.
It's delicious, but how many more soldiers and people can it feed?
Cao Cao hopes that the winter wheat that Yi Xiaotian tinkered with can really be realized. That would be awesome!
etc…
When it came to feeding the soldiers and the people, Cao Cao suddenly thought of a major problem he faced today - the problem of food and grass supply.
Obviously, the winter wheat tinkered by Yi Xiaotian can be the icing on the cake, but it cannot fundamentally solve the food and grass problem, let alone provide help in times of need.
Now what faced Cao Cao was the problem of reclaimed wasteland, no one was cultivating it, and no one dared to cultivate it.
Faced with this thorny problem, Cao Cao's curiosity about winter wheat suddenly disappeared, his face suddenly became very heavy, and his eyes were completely helpless.
"Brother Hiding? Why did your face become so ugly all of a sudden?"
Yi Xiaotian naturally noticed Cao Cao's expression and asked extremely curiously...
"Brother Yi, I have encountered a big problem."
Cao Cao raised his eyes, his eyes filled with helplessness. He let out a long sigh and then explained in detail.
"Since Cao Cao has used my strategy these few times, he has welcomed the emperor and taken over Yuzhou. His territory has become larger and larger, and his soldiers have become more and more numerous. But now... whenever there is any problem, Cao Cao will habitually run away.
Come and ask me, I...I..."
It's also difficult for Cao Cao. The key to compiling such a big story is to justify it, which is not easy.
"well…"
Cao Cao sighed again, as if his throat was choked. After seven or eight breaths, he continued to speak, but his tone was a little more aggrieved and helpless.
"Brother Yi, others don't know it, why don't you know it? I have given Cao Cao many second-guessing strategies. How can this be my strategy? This is all your credit, Brother Yi. No, Cao Cao asked a series of questions.
If I don't answer, I'm sure Cao Cao will become suspicious because of his temperament. If I follow the clues and investigate carefully, I might be able to find Brother Yi, and then Brother Yi won't be able to be so quiet."
Speaking of this, Cao Cao paused for a moment, and his big eyes became watery, "Brother Yi has no interest in temples, so I am in a dilemma, so I can only come to ask Brother Yi for advice!"
Speaking of this, Cao Cao glanced at Yi Xiaotian secretly from the corner of his eye, as if he wanted to see some clues from his eyes.
It's a pity that Yi Xiaotian's eyes are as clear as lake water, and there seems to be no ripples at all.
Immediately afterwards…
The sound of "bang" was the sound of Yi Xiaotian's arm resting on Cao Cao's shoulder.
Accompanying it were Yi Xiaotian's hearty words.
——"What do I think is the big deal? Isn't it just that Cao Cao encountered a problem and asked Brother Bao for advice? Come on, let's talk about it. I really want to know what kind of problem Cao Cao has encountered now?"
