Northern Dynasties

Chapter 26 Heaven Rewards Diligence
The county magistrate of Wuxiang is Du Yun, a native of Jingzhao, in his early fifties, but he looks older than his actual age.

"Then Li Boshan really promises to help the county government to make up for the shortage of post-Qiu governors? Why does he rely on it? Just rely on the seventeen hectares of farmland that Gao Situxin received?"

When Zheng Man returned to the county government to report the matter, Du Yun was indeed overjoyed.In the recent period of time, he was overwhelmed by the Daxingtai Superintendent, restless, and dreaming about how to achieve his goal.

From yesterday afternoon until now, Du Yun has been inquiring about the details of Li Tai and Gao Zhongmi, but the more he learns, the more disappointed he becomes.

It is true that the Li family in Longxi is a well-known family in the world. Although it has experienced the impact of the Heyin Change, there are still many relatives and officials in the Western and Eastern Dynasties, but this does not include the Li Tai family.The reason why Li Tai came to Kansai was to work as Gao Zhongmi.

As for Gao Zhongmi, it was even worse. His trilogy was disbanded and his influence was lost, leaving only Situ's vacant position.The only thing these two people were counting on was a farm allocated by the county government two days ago.

Although the farm is located in Feixiang, Shangyuan, it is only below average in the public land under the jurisdiction of the county government, so it will be closed this year, and it has not been cultivated at all.Seventeen hectares of farmland, even if it is full of flat land and good land, has to be carefully cultivated, without any farming cost, and all the income will be lost to the official warehouse, and it will not reach the level of Wanshi!

"Since they have already left the city, the county lord might as well take a closer look at the village. The humble official just thinks that since Li Boshan comes from the direct lineage of the Li family in Longxi, he won't talk wildly about damaging his family's reputation."

On the way, Zheng Man heard the county magistrate's doubts, so he could only bite the bullet and say.

Du Yun, the county magistrate, snorted coldly after hearing the words: "Since he is a son of a famous family, it is worth my visit. But if he is just talking wildly and teasing, I will not let him go!"

In the morning, all the officials surrounded the county magistrate and came to Li Tai Manor in the northern part of Shangyuan. Zheng Mangang was about to make a quick trip to inform Li Tai of preparations, but the county magistrate raised his hand and stopped him.

"What kind of plow is this? Have any of you seen it elsewhere?"

At this time, the field has already been plowed, and a farmer is holding a plow tool with a somewhat complicated structure, but it looks harmonious and beautiful, and is quickly plowing back and forth in the field under the drag of the cattle.Du Yun stared straight at the uniquely shaped plow tool, while asking left and right in his mouth.

"Looking at it, I think Weili, which has been introduced to Hebei in recent years, is much more complicated than Weili!"

A county government official accompanying the team looked at it for a while before speaking.

Du Yun got off his horse while shaking his head, and walked quickly to the field, and said: "It's not Weili, the Weili is short and light, but the furrow is too shallow, it is only suitable for plain fields, and it is difficult to open up wasteland. !"

While speaking, Du Yun had already walked into the field, seeing the long and straight furrows made by the plowshares, his eyes suddenly became more energetic, and he went straight to chase after the farmer who was driving the oxen and plow tools.

Zheng Man trotted all the way behind, and shouted to the stupefied Zhuang Ding next to him: "This is County Zhongdu Xianzun, hurry up and report to your lord to welcome him!"

A few people seemed to understand and ran towards the camp, and behind the broken wall of the camp, Li Tai had already seen a large group of pedestrians walking into his field, but he still looked at the people sitting on the mound opposite him in a leisurely manner. Zhou Changming, the garrison lord, said with a smile: "I don't have enough energy in the garden, and it was too late when I entered the country. Fighting the time is like fighting a fire. I really can't spare the energy to make utensils!"

"Ten bolts of cloth! Ten bolts of cloth for one plow! I know that coarse cloth and gauze are not enough to match this wonderful tool for farming, but most of the rural households are poor, and the rent is urgent, so there are not many..."

Zhou Changming looked at the Qu Yuanli that was only half-made on the ground, with a look of excitement and reluctance, and he was still fighting for it.

Li Tai smiled and waved his hands: "Master Zhou Shu misunderstood me. I mean that there is not enough manpower in the garden, and there is no time to make new ones. I don't care about the price. The ancestors sympathized with the farmers, so I made this good tool for farming. If I Exclusively appropriating what you have and relying on it for profit, what face is there to stand between the world and the earth?
If there are carpenters in the garrison who are good at carpentry, they can come to my place, and I can instruct them to make new plows.Of course, my family can't afford the food and materials they need to study here.After all, the land has no production, and we live within our means..."

"Lang Jun Gaoyi, Lang Jun Gao Yi! On behalf of the villagers, I would like to thank Mr. Lang for passing on the wonderful skills. From then on, Mr. Lang is my nobleman in Shangyuan! When Zhou was in the village for a day, if the villagers dared to provoke and disturb, I I will be the guard of your lord!"

Hearing this, Zhou Changming was immediately surprised. He raised his fist and beat his chest and said seriously: "Although it is late to plow, the villagers are strong! I will lead the people to help Mr. Lang cultivate this field. I will never plow and strike students. It will damage household food!"

After Li Tai heard the words, he became more fond of Zhou Changming this week.Although this guy was fierce and reckless when we first met, he kept his word. Since digging the ditch yesterday, he didn't rest all night until early in the morning before digging the ditch into his field.

Originally, Zhou Changming was about to say goodbye and leave, but when he saw Li Tai staying up all night and putting Qu Yuanli into the field to try farming, his eyes were straightened. He was so amazed at this new type of intensive farming and labor-saving farm tools, so he went to find Li Tai. , With this conversation.

Li Tai didn't think about using Quyuanli to seek much profit. This agricultural tool, which was a comprehensive collection in the middle ages, was of great significance to agricultural production. Only by promoting it quickly can we get the greatest return.

Of course, he is not a saint who always considers others and disregards his own interests. The reason why Qu Yuanli was created is to persuade Wuxiang county magistrate to agree to his proposal to Zheng Man yesterday, but he did not expect to be convinced first. Zhou Changming is the garrison master.

He didn't want to have a too stiff relationship with the Zuojin villagers, and with Zhou Changming's guarantee, he was much more relieved.Even if you can't convince the county magistrate, it's not all fruitless.

The two had just finished their conversation here, when Zheng Man had already rushed over, pointing to Qu Yuanli who was still working in the field, and said, "The county lord has arrived, is this the trick that Li Lang said yesterday to convince the county lord?"

Li Tai didn't answer first, but walked quickly to the field, seeing that the county magistrate was already trying to operate the plow under the guidance of his own trilogy, he smiled and stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "I went to Li Boshan after Bo Xue, and I met the county magistrate. With such an elder who never tires of farming, the people govern the land, and the prosperity of the country is not far away!"

Du Yun only took one look at Li Tai, then looked away, walked a few steps while supporting the plow, one of them was not stable, and the plowshare came out of the ditch.Seeing it nearby, Li Tai motioned for Buqu to hold the oxen, stepped forward to put down the plow and arrow, and then said with a smile to the county magistrate: "This way the ground will be eaten deeper, and the plowshare will not get out of the ditch."

"Sure enough, he is a talented young man. Zheng's praise before he started his career is not in vain!"

Seeing this scene, the county magistrate's eyes lit up even more, but he didn't continue to operate. He walked to the ridge of the field, and then nodded to Li Tai with a smile: "In the old year of Zhengguang, I once traveled to Luoxia to study, and I am fortunate to look up to the mansion. The demeanor of Wen Gong, Xuan Jing and others is still unforgettable!"

"Xuan Jinggong is the eldest father of the younger generation. He has horse-toothed grass, has not yet reached his studies, and has no ancestral voice. I am ashamed to see relatives and friends."

After Li Tai heard the words, he quickly said that he had already found out the identity of the county magistrate from Zheng Man, and it was said that he was from the Jingzhao Du family.He didn't know if the other party had any friendship with the ancestors of the Li family, but since the other party was talking about it, there was no need to get to the bottom of it.

Hearing this answer, Du Yun suddenly became interested in talking again, and continued to talk about the posthumous titles of several Li's ancestors, as if to show that he was really familiar with their family.

Li Tai nodded again and again, thinking in his mind whether he could use this to raise the price later.

"Li Lang Tianzhong's plow tool is intensive and labor-saving. It is quite different from the old ones. It can be seen that there is indeed a family education wisdom for farming and managing the industry."

After finishing the gossip, Du Yun pointed to Qu Yuanli who was plowing in the field and said with a smile.

Finally, when he got to the business, Li Tai cheered up quickly, clasped his fists and said: "The politics of the Eastern Dynasty were incompetent, tyrannical and tyrannical, and didn't tolerate straight people. The younger generation was full of vigor and love, so they followed Gao Situ to Kansai. Those who have been cared for by parents, don’t know that human affairs are difficult, but now they are self-employed, so I deeply feel the hard work of the pioneers, and I hope that I can help with my little knowledge and wisdom!”

"It's good to have such ambition, but if it involves the laws and regulations of the king, it should not be decided lightly. Daxingtai's governance is both benevolent and powerful. I would like to ask Li Lang, are you really confident that you can return to Wanshi after autumn?" "

When talking about the business, Du Yun looked more serious, looked at Li Tai seriously and said, "Even with this new plow, even if we can get a bumper harvest in this good year, I'm afraid it won't be enough?"

"Bo Shanhu is mediocre. He doesn't like classics but loves business. The new plow seen by the county lord is just a piece of clumsy skill. As for other kinds, please forgive me for the time being. The former Grand Master He Ba gave a slave to help , and said that the elders of the county and county are benevolent and sympathetic to the political beauty, so I boldly ask the county lord. Empty words are not enough, please make an oath, if I can't fulfill it, I will accept any punishment!"

Although Quyuanli cultivated intensively and saved labor, he still couldn't double the yield per mu. Li Tai showed off this farm tool to show that he is not a poor man who doesn't work hard and doesn't know the grain.In order to enhance persuasiveness, He Basheng's tiger skin was pulled up as a banner.

"Grand Master He Ba also..."

After Du Yun heard the words, his expression was obviously shocked.

Li Tai smiled again and said: "When Grand Master He Ba was in Jingzhou, Uncle Bo Shan and all his relatives used to be dependents of the Grand Master. Therefore, Grand Master He Ba took care of him a lot. Only Bo Shan was ashamed of his kindness. , I hope to be able to stand on my own land."

"That's it..."

Du Yun pondered thoughtfully for a moment, and then said: "Only those who stand on their own can be self-reliant. Li Lang's family education is impressive, and his skills in managing this field are also impressive. The idle energy prepared in the county is just to reward this hard work I share the crown of the Chinese clan, and I can't just sit back and watch the juniors of the famous clan live a sloppy life under my rule. Only the salary comes from the government, and you can't do anything about it. Just pay the county government in writing."

This can be regarded as agreeing to the transaction in principle. After saying this, Du Yun did not stay for long, leaving Zheng Man behind, and led the other county officials to leave Shangyuan.

"Is Li Lang really confident? Once the agreement is made but the matter fails, the county lord still has room for excuses, but I want to be punished with Li Lang!"

After sending the county magistrate away, Zheng Man looked at Li Tai with a mournful face and said.

Li Tai patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Family reputation, time and reputation, because of this appointment, do you think I can tell jokes? Don't worry, God rewards hard work, and if you give, you will naturally be rewarded!"

(End of this chapter)