Chapter 235: The secret of Xiguo's harvest, the world is public?
Chapter 235: The secret of Xi Kingdom’s harvest, is the world for the common good?
Hearing Marquis Xixing say that the true purpose of iron tools is to benefit all people, the emperor and the princes coincidentally remembered the recent appearance of the mythical beast Dangkang in Xiguo.
Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, the Marquis of Xixing laughed and said: "I am the chief of the land, and I know the land of the Xia countries quite well. The land of the Xi Kingdom is not fertile, with many hills and mountains. In the past, the agricultural performance was mediocre, and food shortages often occurred.
If it weren’t for the fact that Xidu has salt wells that produce salt that can be exchanged for food from neighboring countries, I’m afraid Xi State would be unsustainable!”
As soon as these words came out, the faces of Emperor Mu and other ministers changed slightly, full of differences.
In their view, the divine beast Dang Kang can appear in the Xi Kingdom, which shows that the farming skills of the Xi Kingdom have reached the peak of the Xia Dynasty. Such achievements that are so arrogant among the heroes must not be obtained suddenly. Before this, the Xi Kingdom must have experienced countless bloodshed.
With tears, it is slowly gained through continuous accumulation.
But according to the words of the Marquis of Xixing, Xi State’s food supply was achieved in one fell swoop.
This result was really beyond everyone's expectations.
Jiang Gong looked surprised: "Marquis Xixing, I have no doubt that iron tools can help farming, but iron tools really have such great effects. Last year, the country of Xi was short of food, but this year it has a bumper harvest? This is incredible!
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Not only Jiang Gong, but other ministers also looked unbelieving. Only the emperor, Emperor Mu, remained calm, as if he had seen through something, which was unfathomable.
Seeing that everyone else could not do it, Marquis Xixing felt funny in his heart. He held his head high and pointed to the country: "This is natural. Yao Yun said that with iron farm tools, the soil can be plowed deeper, and the crops can grow faster.
It is much easier to cultivate land with iron tools than with stone tools. People can cultivate more land, and the harvest will naturally be better!"
Everyone nodded after hearing this. It did make some sense, and facts speak louder than words. Even the mythical beast Dangkang appeared in Xiguo, so what else could they say.
"I didn't expect that a mere iron-making technique could have such wonderful effects."
In fact, bronze ware can also be used, but in this era, copper is "gold", and the common people cannot afford bronze ware. This is clearly known to the emperor and ministers.
Marquis of Xixing: "Do you know what will happen after the large-scale promotion of iron farm tools? Do you know how farming is done in the Xi Kingdom?"
Marquis Xixing seemed to be addicted to showing off, so he asked everyone two questions at once.
"Marquis Xixing, don't ask any more. I'm very anxious. Just tell me. How does farming work in the country of Xi?"
The ministers really couldn't stand Xixing Hou's unpredictable behavior, so they all shouted at him to tell the truth. Some of the impatient people rolled up their sleeves.
Marquis Xixing coughed dryly, knowing that he had offended the public, and since the emperor was nearby, he could not go too far, so he cleared his throat and talked as if nothing had happened:
"Don't be impatient, please let me explain slowly. Hey, you must have never imagined the farming method of Xidu.
Hearing this, all the princes in the court looked at each other in disbelief.
In the Zhuxia Dynasty, farming methods were roughly divided into two types.
One is Xietian. In Xietian, farmers use wooden sticks to plow the soil. A single wooden stick is operated by one person. To turn over the soil, multiple people need to cooperate. This method is called Xietian farming.
The other is coupled farming. As the old saying goes, "Two Sichuan is a couple", that is, two people work together to cultivate one Sichuan.
Regardless of whether it is cooperative farming or coupled farming, it often requires the cooperation of many people and large-scale collective labor. Therefore, there are expressions such as "Wang Daling everyone calls cooperative farming", "ten-thousand-dimensional coupling", "a thousand people work hard" and so on.
Slave owners forced thousands or even tens of thousands of slaves to work in the fields. Even when ordinary people farmed, each household cooperated with each other, and one household could not farm at all.
"It's not a cooperative field or a couple's farming. Is it possible that one family can farm alone?" Some ministers couldn't help laughing, as if they were hearing a joke.
The Marquis of Xixing didn't care at all about the other party's slightly sarcastic smile, but nodded seriously and said seriously: "Brother, you are very knowledgeable. The people of Xidu are indeed cultivating dozens or even hundreds of acres of land one by one. In addition to building water conservancy projects,
The ditches are worked together, and the rest of the farming is done by oneself.”
The ministers were extremely surprised when they heard that each household was farming alone, and asked: "What is the difference between farming by one household and collective farming?"
Marquis Xixing smiled: "Originally, I was also puzzled, but Xi Yunzi's words made me suddenly enlightened. Collaborative farming, mutual help, and neighborly harmony may seem beautiful, but in fact they are not. When working together, the people have no initiative.
often passive
However, King Xi divided the land into the names of each household. The harvest of the land was their own, and they only needed to pay land rent and taxes every year. Therefore, in order to keep themselves fed, the people became very active and hardworking one by one.
, don’t dare to slack off at all.”
"Before the birth of iron tools, the effect of this kind of farming method was really mediocre, and the people of Xi Kingdom did not live well. However, since the advent of shovels, hoes and other agricultural tools, it has become easier for the people of Xi Capital to farm. This kind of farming is done by each household.
The method will shine brightly, and Xi Guo Da Rang is just a matter of smooth sailing!"
"It's good for each family to be self-sufficient." When Emperor Mu heard this, a strange color flashed in his eyes. In the past, Emperor Zixuan failed to compete with him for the throne. The world did not think highly of Yao Xuan, and even meant to belittle him.
However, Di Mu knew very well that Yao Xuan was still very talented.
For example, although the current new farming method has not shown its power in his hands, it has shone in the hands of his son. This proves that Yao Xuan still has a lot of vision, but he is just a little unlucky.
The rest of the ministers were all excited. They were princes with large territories. If their country could be like Xi Country, would they still be far from making the country prosperous and strong?
"When I return home, I will make iron farm tools and let one family cultivate the fields. See, just as the Marquis of Xixing said, each family can cultivate independently."
Farming is a matter of concern to the country, and all the princes in the world are very concerned about it. No one can take it calmly when they hear that it can increase food production.
Emperor Mu, the emperor, was able to become the common master of the world, so his vision was naturally far-reaching. After carefully studying the cultivation of Xi Kingdom, he quickly saw that there was an abyss hidden behind this seemingly beautiful thing.
The Xia Dynasty implemented the well-field system, and the land was owned by the state and owned by everyone in the world, but the Xi Kingdom distributed the land to each household, which was a bit "treasonous"
"The State of Xi abandoned the well-field system and changed it to the private land system. This move violated the principle of the world being public. If the private world prevails in the world, the country will not be a country and the sky will be unfair!"
The emperor's words immediately poured cold water on the princes, and the princes suddenly woke up. They couldn't learn the farming methods of Xi State. Those lands belonged to the country. How could they allocate their fields to those farmers? This
Absolutely not.
"What the Emperor is saying is that Xi Guo's move is extremely treasonous and unethical. The world belongs to everyone in the world. How can you teach others privately?"
"Yes, we can take the essence and the dross. We use the sharp edge of iron tools to open up farmland for us. As for granting private land, there is no need. This is against the way of the saints and cannot be extended!"
"Your Majesty, Xiyunzi has deviated from the teachings and treachery. He should be allowed to change his ways as soon as possible."