"Anyway, don't lean forward. If you have anything to say, just say it..."
Liu Zhang's tone softened a lot, as if he saw Ma Jun's meaningful expression, and couldn't help but ask nervously.
This was the point of the question. Ma Jun smiled and finally stopped approaching. Instead, he pointed to the farmland aside and said to Liu Zhang:
"Lord Zhou Mu, if I tell you the truth, you don't want to hear it. Whether it's what you said to the farmers when we first came here, or what you said just now, pointing fingers behind my back.
This fully reveals your ignorance about planting seasonal rice."
Ma Jun's words were very straightforward. After hearing this, Liu Zhang's face turned red, like a balloon about to explode... But after holding it in for a long time, he couldn't say a word to refute, just because everything Ma Jun said was
It's the truth.
He inherited the position of state shepherd from his father Liu Yan. He grew up as a son of a wealthy family in an official family. He had the best food and the best clothes since he was a child. He didn't even need to walk when he went out. He had someone to prepare horses or carry him.
Send him off in a sedan chair.
How could such a pampered child raise a good official who suddenly became knowledgeable about farming?
But the truth was so hurtful. Liu Zhang did not dare to refute, but still stared at Ma Jun, wanting to see how this guy could slander him.
At least he has secretly decided that when he returns to Chengdu, he must secretly mobilize his forces to teach these people in front of him a lesson. If possible... it is not impossible to kill them all.
In short, after making up his mind, Liu Zhang's expression relaxed, but the look in Ma Jun's eyes was like looking at a dead person or a corpse.
Of course Ma Jun didn't care what Liu Zhang was thinking. Seeing that the other party didn't refute, he turned to look at Cheng Ji who was standing aside:
"Don't laugh either. You're not much better. You follow Zhou Mu and don't do any real work. You just flatter him all day long. Are you going to be stupid too if he is stupid?"
"me……"
Cheng Ji was suddenly scolded by Ma Jun, and of course he felt bad. He had a hard time saying it - who doesn't know how important farming is now?
But he didn't have the ability, nor the courage to stop Liu Zhang - Liu Zhang was now like an infinitely expanding monster. He couldn't stop it at first, but now it's too late to stop him.
But even though he was scolded, Cheng Ji didn't feel too uncomfortable.
Liu Zhang on the side had a puzzled look on his face. The young man in front of him was clearly talking about Cheng Ji, so why did he feel like he was being scolded?
But no matter what, after Ma Jun taught him such a lesson, these two people became a lot more honest.
In this case, Ma Jun felt that the time was ripe, and he could naturally follow the two people to explain some knowledge about farming.
——
Maybe it was because everyone had been gathering here for a long time, and the exhausted farmers working nearby had some free time and finally noticed the commotion here.
Especially after hearing Ma Jun teach Liu Zhang a lesson, everyone became energetic.
While they were taking a leisurely walk and rest, they all gathered towards Ma Jun.
Before long, hundreds of people came to the scene.
It happened that Ma Jun was talking with great joy, while Liu Zhang was like a little kid who didn't understand anything, sitting on the ground obediently and listening to Teacher Ma's teachings:
"You have to know that paddy fields are not like dry fields. The preliminary preparations take several months - including field preparation, seedling cultivation, transplanting and fertilization. Each step requires a lot of energy and care.
, it’s not what you think. As long as you put the seedlings into the ground, there will be a bumper harvest and food will be produced."
"You didn't do your job before, and you didn't help the people when preparing the fields to raise seedlings. Now the farmers can't get water for irrigation. You think it's their fault. Obviously, this is nothing for you, a state herdsman.
This can all be avoided in advance. Now that you are said to be ignorant, what qualifications do you have to refute?"
Good guy, you don’t know if you don’t listen, but everyone was frightened when they heard it - everyone looked at the lean young man, wondering how terrifying his identity must be... to be able to take down the biggest official in Yizhou.
It was because Liu Zhang, the state pastor, told him that he didn't dare to talk back.
The key point is that what this young man said is what ordinary people like them think from their hearts.
Previously, everyone was intimidated by Liu Zhang's official authority and did not dare to make excessive demands.
Only when they were forced into desperation did they unite to protest against Liu Zhang.
But is the protest over?
The end result was that not only was the problem unresolved, but a giant Buddha like Liu Zhang was also invited. He could not be beaten or scolded, and he would not run away. He would be around every day giving orders, delaying progress.
Seeing that the farmland that had been cultivated before was about to be abandoned because of the inability to replenish water in time, and the new seedlings that had been cultivated before were also faced with the situation of not growing up or being mature, everyone was actually discouraged early on.
However, at this time, such a young man suddenly came. Not only was he not afraid of Liu Zhang, but he also began to teach Liu Zhang a lesson. How could everyone not be curious?
Ma Jun was still scolding Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang dared to be angry but dared not speak out. If he raised his head even a little, Ma Jun would curse him so much that it would be better not to raise his head at all.
But it was also because of this that when he listened to Ma Jun's words, except for his part, it was really the first time he heard about farming.
So following Ma Jun's scolding, Liu Zhang couldn't help but cast a questioning look at Cheng Ji, as if he was asking: Is what this guy said reliable?
Cheng Ji had been dumbfounded for a long time. It was not that he had not asked the farmers for their experience. It could be said that Cheng Ji had struggled before Liu Zhang came forward.
But what’s the problem?
The problem lies in the fact that the farmers he interrogated did not know a few Chinese characters. Although they knew how to farm, it conveyed the core meaning. Secondly, as soon as they heard that they were going to give lectures to Liu Zhang, they quickly backed down.
If you were not careful when giving lectures to Liu Zhang, you would lose your head. Instead of making a mistake and losing your life, everyone naturally chose to do nothing and watch the situation worsen.
This has led to the current predicament that Chengdu is in.
Doesn't the young man in front of him now meet the goal that Cheng Ji is pursuing?
Having both knowledge and experience, the key is to dare to do the following.
So when he saw Liu Zhang's gaze, Cheng Ji quietly made a gesture to Liu Zhang, telling Liu Zhang to calm down and not to be angry. He also asked the young man to talk to him again and allow him to confirm whether the other party had solved the current predicament.
We will talk about other things later.
Ma Jun didn't notice the little actions of Cheng Ji and Liu Zhang below. He was talking in high spirits. The key was that he was angry with Liu Zhang's ignorant and incomprehensible attitude just now, so he said to Liu Zhang in a lecturing tone:
"Take what you just said about this land being gnawed by dogs. Let me also tell you that no matter who cultivates this land, that person is definitely more knowledgeable than you. Even in my opinion, this land is gnawed by dogs.
The land is already the best it can be under the current conditions.”
"well said!"
Before Liu Zhang could respond, the farmers on the side had already begun to applaud Ma Jun for speaking up.
It is not difficult to guess that Liu Zhang has used extremely dirty words to belittle the fruits of their labor in the past few days. Now that Ma Jun has affirmed their efforts, they will naturally win the trust of everyone.
