Chapter 514
Lizheng was very excited when Liu Bian revealed that he was an official of the imperial court and wanted to test the newly manufactured agricultural tools in their village, and welcomed Liu Bian and others to an empty field where no crops were planted.

The village is also calling for several villagers to come over, one by one holding Leisi, looking at Liu Bian and his party, wanting to see what the new farm tools made by the imperial court look like.

Liu Bian looked at Yang Zaixing, Yang Yansi and others, and they carried three hoes and placed them in front of the villagers.

The villagers looked at the three novel hoes and rushed to hold them in their hands. Liu Bian looked at Li Zheng, introduced the three hoes, and explained: "This hoe is called a board hoe, and it is used to reclaim the land. The one called the hoe is used for weeding, and the one with a longer blade is called a hoe, which is used to reclaim the difficult land. You call a few folks who are good at hard work, and compare them with these three hoes. See if it works!"

"I'll come, I'll come!" The common people scrambled to test the hoes one by one, and the court also separated the hoes used for weeding and land reclamation?They all use Leisi, how can they be so detailed?When I saw these three hoes for the first time, they were all very novel.

"Old Li, Zhao Si, and you, you, you guys, come and try!" Li was picking out a few strong men from the village.

Liu Bian looked at the people, all of them were dark-skinned and stooped, but this was caused by bending over for a long time to hoe the ground, but it was undeniable that they were good hands at work.

"Try the hoe first, then use the hoe to weed, and then use the bar hoe to reclaim the hard soil!" Liu Bian ordered.

The land under Liu Bian's feet was not planted. One of the experimenters held a shovel and the other a lei and started experimenting in the field. Liu Bian and others stood in the ditches on both sides to watch.

The two common people worked hard on the reclamation. At the beginning, the common people who used the Leisi plowed the land faster, while the common people who used the board hoe were not very good at left and right.It's not that the board hoe is not easy to use, but that you are not used to it for the first time, as if you are used to chopsticks and suddenly eat with a knife and fork. Two hours later, the people who used the board hoe had reclaimed about five feet of land, while those who used the plow had only reclaimed three feet.

All the officials around Liu Bian were full of joy, and they used a board hoe to reclaim the land, which was so much faster than the Leisi. In this way, the efficiency of agricultural production was much faster, which meant that more crops could be planted , Dahan can have more food!
Liu Bian clapped his hands, and the two people came back with their hoes on their shoulders. The people holding the hoe reluctantly returned the hoe to Yang Zaixing. Liu Bian laughed and said, "Since the hoe is easy to use, it will become popular in the near future. It will all come in handy!"

The faces of the people were full of surprises, and Liu Bian asked the people to experiment with the hoe and the hoe. As expected, the people were not used to it for the first time, but after mastering it, whether it was weeding or cultivating hard soil, the speed was faster. Many, many.

After testing all three types of hoes, their efficiency is already obvious. Now that the officials have seen it, it is naturally easy to promote it.Lizheng invited Liu Bian and others to sit down at home and drank the clear water from the farmer's house in the village. Liu Bian then asked, "I don't know Lizheng, do you know that there is a person named Jia Sixie in a nearby village?"

"Jia Sixie? It's in our village, but he lives at the end of the village. My lord, he is a powerful man. He has planted a lot of crops and raised livestock at home, which are better than ours. He also taught We, therefore, our village grows better grain than other villages, and the output is much higher." Li Zheng said with a smile.

Cai Yong was surprised when he heard this, and said: "There is such a talent, and the method he gave you actually increased the output of the whole village? This shows that he really has a way. If it can be popularized, the grain output of my big man will increase. ?"

Liu Bian nodded and said, "Please ask Li Zheng to take us to meet the wizard!"

"Okay!" Lizheng nodded, and led Liu Bian and others towards the end of the village. The mountain village relies on a big mountain, and the end of the village is the foot of the mountain. When Liu Bian came to the end, he saw a lot of fields cultivated at the foot of the mountain. A river in the forest meanders down from the mountain, and there are bamboo tubes in the middle to irrigate the fields. In the cheated fields, there are many fruit trees.

And in the field, there are also many crops growing, which are extremely strong. Looking at this scene, Liu Bian can't help but recall his parents. This scene already has some essence of the countryside in later generations.

"Hey, the food here grows really well!" Several ministers couldn't help but said.On the open space at the foot of the mountain, there was a thatched hut, he was bringing Liu Bian and others, he pushed open the door, and saw a man in the inner hall, about 35 years old, writing something at his desk.

"Jia Sixie come out quickly, there is an adult from the imperial court who wants to see you, why do you keep chickens in the house, it stinks!" Li Zheng said while covering his nose.

"The chickens are afraid of the cold, so it takes more than a month to release them. If you don't keep them in the house, it's no wonder your chickens can't survive!" Jia Sixie said and left the house.

"It's smelly, why raise it? It's better to eat eggs." Li Zheng said disapprovingly.

"It's well raised, not only eggs, but also chicken to eat every day, this is a long-term solution, that's all, I won't tell you, who will come to me?"

Lizheng pointed at Liu Bian and the others and said, "Several adults from the imperial court want to see you!"

Jia Sixie looked at Liu Bian and the others, bowed and said: "Jia Sixie has met several adults, but I don't know why they came to look for you?"

"Don't invite us to sit down?" Liu Bian laughed.

Jia Sixie said embarrassingly: "The humble house is simple and we have raised chickens, so please forgive me for inconveniently entertaining a few distinguished guests."

"Go and move some stones!" Liu Bian said to Yang Zaixing and the others.

Yang Zaixing, Yang Yansi and others ran to the river to move a few big stones. Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and other veterans were old, so Liu Bian asked them to sit down and rest.Liu Bianzi and Jia Sixie said: "If you want to raise chickens, you can build a bamboo cage and put it next to your house, supplemented by hay. It's really not good to put it at home."

Jia Sixie's eyes lit up and said: "Young master, do you have experience in raising livestock? We need to discuss it, but I keep it at home to observe and record its habits, and organize it into a record for the benefit of future generations. It's not that I live a sloppy life."

Liu Bian smiled and didn't deny it, but he was surprised by Jia Sixie's foresight. The people of the big man didn't have enough food, let alone raising livestock.The popularity of domesticated livestock did not develop until the rural areas of the 80s and [-]s.And Jia Sixie now realizes the benefits of raising livestock to the common people, and he deserves to be a person who can write the essentials for the common people.

When the officials saw Jia Sixie for the first time, Jia Sixie still smelled a little bad, they just felt that this time it was for nothing, but after hearing Jia Sixie's explanation, their eyes lit up, could it be that this person raised livestock and wrote some books?
A farm book can benefit all ages, everyone looked at Jia Sixie in surprise.

Seeing the gazes from everyone, Jia Sixie clasped her hands and explained: "To tell the truth, I am writing a book to compile an agricultural book, including agriculture, horticulture, afforestation, sericulture, animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, breeding, brewing, and cooking. In terms of food, storage, and famine control, I keep chickens at home, just to record their habits and sort out breeding methods.”

"There is such a book? Have you ever written it well?" Cai Yong was pleasantly surprised.

"It's already written, it's called "Qi Min Yao Shu", but there are some places that need to be sorted out!" Jia Sixie replied.

"Mister's move is to benefit the people, and his name will be passed on forever!" Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and other veterans praised.

The Han Dynasty is a big agricultural country, and agriculture is the foundation. Jia Sixie created a book on agriculture, isn't it beneficial to future generations?

"I am an official of the imperial court. In the next few years, the imperial court will have to recuperate. The emperor decided to develop agriculture. The villagers in your village use your method to grow crops and produce more crops than other villages. I wonder if you are willing to contribute your talent, a strong man? " Liu Bian looked at Jia Sixie and said.

Jia Sixie said happily: "I created "Qi Min Yao Shu" for the purpose of benefiting the common people, so I am naturally willing to show it!"

Liu Bian shook his head and said, "It's not just "Qi Min Yao Shu", what I mean is that you are willing to become an official? You are a farmer. If you can coordinate the overall situation, the agriculture of Dahan can develop rapidly."

Jia Sixie thought for a moment and said, "I'm not very proficient in the words of an official."

Liu Bian said with a smile: "You are just a vain job, you don't have to participate in court politics, you only need to be in charge of agriculture."

"So I agree!" Jia Sixie nodded in agreement.

"Then you just wait at home and finish creating "Qi Min Yao Shu". Someone will come to you after a while, and you can follow him to Luoyang City." Liu Bian said with a smile.

"Ok!"

Liu Bian stayed at Jia Sixie's place for a while, and Jia Sixie took Liu Bian and others to visit his farm. All the officials were deeply curious about Jia Sixie's planting, and after seeing it, they all admired him.

Saying goodbye to Jia Sixie, Liu Bian returned to Luoyang with all his ministers. On the way, Liu Bian talked with Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and others: "In the past two or three years, the big man will not start a big war, so I plan to develop agriculture and commerce, set up a department of commerce, agriculture department……"

Before Liu Bian could finish speaking, Cai Yong stopped Liu Bian in his face, "Your Majesty, agriculture is the foundation of the country. Your Majesty wants to develop agriculture. He created these three hoes, and Jia Sixie presided over the development of agriculture. The old minister raised his hands to agree." .But business is not good!"

Lu Zhi on the side also dissuaded him: "Cai Gong is right. Merchants value profits. If business is promoted, people will pursue profits, and if no one is involved in agriculture..."

Liu Bian also waved his hand to signal Lu Zhi not to say any more. Liu Bian smiled and said, "Your worries are superfluous. Of course, I know about the conflicts between farmers and merchants. This time, my large-scale development of agriculture can make up for the lack of merchants, right?"

"But with the three farm tools, I'm afraid it won't work!" Cai Yong shook his head and said.

The corner of Liu Bian's mouth twitched: "It's not just these three agricultural tools, I'm still planning waterwheels for irrigation, plows for farming, and cattle for farming, and many other aspects!"

"There are so many?" The officials were surprised.

"These are not the main points. What if I say that Gao Zu entrusted me with a dream again?" Liu Bian asked with a hook.

"Gaozu entrusted a dream?" Cai Yong and Lu Zhi's eyes were full of puzzlement. Before he could react for a while, Yang Miaozhen's eyes lit up and said, "Your Majesty is talking about sweet potatoes? Did Gaozu bestow a fetish like sweet potatoes?"

"Your Majesty, really?" Lu Zhi and Cai Yong said in surprise.

The last time Liu Bian exchanged sweet potatoes, he pretended to ask Gao Zu to dream.Now that Gao Zu had a dream again, wouldn't there be another crop like sweet potato?
You must know that the birth of sweet potatoes has saved many people, and its output directly compares with the five grains. If it is not for sweet potatoes, it is not easy to eat, and it is not good for storage. Cai Yong and Lu Zhi wish that sweet potatoes can be planted all over the country.How can Lu Zhi and Cai Yong not be excited about such a high-yielding crop now?

Liu Bian had no choice but to ask Mengzhi to say, after all, the system has so many seeds, and he will have to exchange them with his family in the future.It would be a bit weird to search for it in the name of hunting. Once or twice is fine, but if there are too many, no one will doubt it, right?It's better to pretend to be the great ancestor and dream, to strengthen the mystery of the monarchy, and use it to consolidate one's own rule.As for the evaluation of later history books, Liu Bian can't control it, let's talk about strengthening the big man first.

"This time there are three kinds, and the output is no less than that of sweet potatoes!" Liu Bian stretched out three fingers.

"Your Majesty, where is this fetish, let's find it quickly." Cai Yong said pleasantly.

"What about the Ministry of Commerce? Can it be established?"

"This... If there is such a god, it is not impossible to form a business department, but it needs to be carefully considered and a specific strategy can be formulated." Cai Yong gritted his teeth.

Liu Bian was secretly happy that the crops were so useful that Cai Yong, a stubborn Confucianist, agreed to form the Ministry of Commerce.

"Haha, let's go back to the palace to discuss the specific matters. Ding Gong has a stroke and I'm going to see Ding Gong. You should go back to the mansion first, and discuss the establishment of the Second Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture in the morning tomorrow! By the way, there are also imperial examinations. The formation of the Second Department requires a lot of talents. You Get ready in advance!" Liu Bian waved his hand, leading Yang Miaozhen to protect Mi Zhen and Xie Daoyun to go back to the palace first, and he, Yang Zaixing, Yang Yansi and others headed towards Ding Guan's mansion.

(End of this chapter)

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