Longshang on the outskirts of Beiting has now become a new scene. A month has passed since the labor conference to rush to plant young crops. The endless highland barley fields always attract passers-by to stop and watch.
No one thought that the Beiting Army had actually planted nearly 200,000 acres of land on both sides of the Canyang River with highland barley seedlings in just half a month, and the growth is now gratifying.
In the past few days, some people from all over Tingzhou, even Yizhou, Xizhou and even from the Anxi Protectorate's jurisdiction came to Beiting City just to find out.
These people with their own thoughts were all shocked, how on earth the Beiting Army was able to complete this impossible task.
This is not in the hinterland of Guanzhong, nor is it in the fertile soil of the south of the Yangtze River. There are not a lot of crops that would be moved to a place like Beiting where birds don't poop.
In their inherent impression, the Beiting Army is a low-quality group of half-baked farmers and delinquents who were exiled to the army.
How could such a group of people reclaim 200,000 acres of wasteland and successfully replant food in half a month?
When the express congratulations from Eight Hundred Miles were sent to the court, no one believed Beiting's lie that the army had completed the reclamation and replanting of 200,000 acres of wasteland. The entire court even scorned Beiting's claim that the harvest of three thousand shi of precious grain per mu was
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Only His Majesty the Emperor remained silent as he looked at the huge golden melon placed on the tribute table.
He is an emperor who loves great achievements. Although he doesn't like his brother-in-law who lives far away in Beiting and has a bad temper, his imperial sister has never lied to him since he was a child. In addition, the Zhao family in Guanzhong also endorsed this matter, which makes
He hesitated.
While looking at the Beiting Army's congratulatory form, he reviewed the private message sent to him by the imperial sister, and finally decided to send a trustworthy court official to Beiting to find out whether it was true or false, whether it was a reward or a severe punishment, and left it to him.
decision.
The luxurious carriage stopped at the Populus euphratica forest by the Setting Sun River. An old man and a young man got out of the carriage. They were all very handsome, but the young man was slightly lame.
Occasionally, there are three or five veterans from the military camp beside the fields, sitting under the trees, looking at the passers-by. If anyone stops to look, they will ignore it. If anyone dares to go to the ground to investigate, they will pick up their poles and use all kinds of tools.
He yelled loudly and looked very vicious.
The leading veteran was named Zhou Dafu. He was one of the few veteran veterans in the Beiting Army who had seen the world. The first time he saw the luxurious horse, he felt that it was unusual. After seeing the old man and the young man, he
He also concluded in his heart that the status of these two people was unusual, so he put away his carefree and unrestrained attitude.
"Brothers, please be polite. I am a businessman from Guan Nei. Just call me Lao Feng. I have traveled to the Western Regions many times, but I have never seen such fertile fields and beautiful scenery in the Western Regions," Old Feng said happily.
We chatted with Chow Tai Fook, "I wonder how this fertile land was created overnight in half a month?"
Zhou Dafu hurriedly cupped his fists and saluted, smiling heartily: "Shopkeeper Feng is a little late. If he had come five days earlier, he could have witnessed the spectacular scene of my Beiting farming tool breaking through the ground and opening up fields."
"Oh? A sharp tool for farming? Could it be the rumored columbine and curved plow?" Before Old Feng continued to speak, the young boy beside him spoke, "Where can I see it now?"
Old Feng frowned, thinking that the young man did not have a palace after all, so he immediately stated the purpose of his trip.
But Chow Dafu did not show any resistance or anger. Instead, he said: "Hey, these days, waves of outsiders like you come from far away, all coming to inquire about my Beiting's farming tools and treasures from the Western Regions.
, Actually, there is no need to hide it, just ask directly like this young man. Our commander has said that the Beiting Army never takes care of itself. This matter is related to the people's livelihood in the world. We, the Beiting Army, are happy to take advantage of it.
The world."
Old Feng's brows tightened when he heard this. This was different from what he expected. When did Duke Liang, known as the Iron Rooster, become so generous?
"Jun Ma? It's the one named Zhang Peng. I heard that he used to be a wild man. When he was in Liangzhou, he was known as the Three Wastes of Liangzhou. Later he joined the princess's palace. But is it true?" The young man was obviously more interested in the Jun Ma mentioned by Zhou Dafu.
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After listening to the young man's inquiry, Zhou Dafu's attitude obviously became a little unkind: "Hunter, what do you know? Jun Ma used to hide his power and bide his time, but now Jun Ma is our great benefactor in Beiting. Hou Sheng, these words will be heard in Beiting from now on."
The court must never mention it again!"
After hearing the words, the young man immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, but Lao Feng stopped the young man's urge to continue talking and said with a smile: "Brother, don't blame me. The young man's words are not thoughtful. Brother, I will apologize to you on his behalf."
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"It's okay, the child's words are unbridled, and the strong wind will blow away." Chow Taifu still recognized Lao Feng's attitude of admitting his mistakes, so he said with a smile, "If you really want to see the columbine and the curved plow, shopkeeper Feng can go to Beijing by himself.
Take a look at the Agricultural Research Institute in the south of Tingcheng, where you can see different models of new farm tools. If your hands are itchy, you can try them out yourself!"
"Agricultural Research Institute?" Old Feng was confused again, "What is Agricultural Research Institute?"
Chow Tai Fook was stunned for a moment, scratched his head, and then explained as best he could: "I don't quite understand either. The Agricultural Research Institute was just established yesterday, and it was done by the County Ma. Anyway, I only know that there are people in the Agricultural Research Institute.
There are many novel farm tools that can be rented or purchased. Hey, I just spent money to buy a new set of farm tools with a few old brothers."
"Can anyone buy it?" Old Feng nodded, he seemed to understand a little bit.
"No, the Han people can buy whatever they want, but they have to sign an agreement not to sell to the Hu people. As for the Hu people, they can only be found in Beiting if they have been in Daxia for more than five years, or if they have made great contributions to Beiting.
The right to buy," Chow Tai Fook smiled.
"Is this the county horse's idea?" the young man interrupted again and asked.
Zhou Dafu nodded and said seriously: "It was Jun Ma's idea. He said that people who are not from our race will have different hearts. Now, although Daxia is open to all rivers and allows foreigners to do business and settle in the country, it still takes time.
I have to be on guard against them all the time, and I don’t quite understand why you can’t let your guard down before you are completely assimilated.”
When the young man heard this, there was a look of surprise on his face, for no other reason than because his father also said what Jun Ma said.
After some conversation, Lao Feng's face became obviously serious and he hurriedly left.
The old man and the young man returned to the luxurious carriage, and the young man couldn't wait to start talking: "Master Feng, I didn't expect that my cousin-in-law has some real abilities. Originally, I was a little dissatisfied that his son-in-law was not worthy of me.
Cousin, but now it seems that she is quite qualified."
"Your Highness King Yu, what those veterans said may not be all true. Only after entering Beiting City can all the mysteries be truly revealed," Old Feng said solemnly, stroking his beard and saying calmly.
King Yu was slightly startled, then suppressed his smile, and nodded: "Master Feng said, just now, I have become a bit arrogant."
Old Feng nodded and turned his attention to the scenery outside the car.
Looking along the Cangyang River, you will see a strange building standing on the bank every few miles. A wooden house with a simple structure stands next to the river, connected to a huge water wheel that is half submerged in the fast-flowing Canyang River.
The gurgling sound of the water was mixed with the sound of the rolling wooden shaft. I saw the tireless rotation of the water wheel, scooping up the river water and continuing it into a wooden water tank. The continuous river water flowed into the irrigation canal by itself!
Looking around, we can see that the irrigation canals are hundreds of miles away, arranged vertically and horizontally, and connected with traffic.
From the conversation just now, he learned that this magical project is called a waterwheel irrigation system, which can ensure the water supply of 200,000 acres of fertile land for irrigation. It was also improved by the princess's palace and is now used on a large scale in the north.
Construction around the courtyard.
Lao Feng was filled with emotion in his heart, how he wished that the place where he could see this scene was not in Beiting, but in the Central Plains.
It is such a pity that such great talents stay in Beiting!
Old Feng took a deep breath and made a decision in his heart.