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Chapter 879
Half a year has passed in a flash, and it has entered May, and the weather is starting to warm up, which is the harvest season.

(Let’s spread some knowledge. In ancient northern China, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and Shandong were harvested at the beginning of summer, not autumn. The wheat planted in the north and south rice is winter wheat, which starts around September in the lunar calendar every year. Harvesting began around May of the second year. Only outside the Great Wall, that is, the so-called Northeast, is spring wheat, which is planted in spring and harvested in autumn. If you have readers in Hebei and Shandong, you should know something. After the winter wheat is harvested, millet, yellow rice, Grain crops such as beans and sorghum are harvested in autumn.)
(PS, the so-called slack in the north after the autumn harvest is all nonsense. After the introduction of wheat into China from the Shang Dynasty, it gradually became the most productive food crop and was mainly planted. Therefore, in autumn, it is the busy time of farming. Only after the first snow falls is the slack season.)
(PS2, all the ancient autumns were the season for wars because the slack season is also nonsense. Part of the reason is that there is enough food and grass after the autumn harvest, but the main reason is that autumn is high and crisp, and it is not easy to get sick. The highest death rate in ancient wars was never the battlefield. It is a variety of diseases caused by post-war tetanus and large-scale population gathering. A single diarrhea may cause a sudden defeat on a battlefield. Of course, the most serious one is the plague. Spring and summer are the seasons with frequent outbreaks of diseases, so it is not suitable to launch In war, the incidence rate is low in autumn and winter, and the wound is not easy to be infected and inflamed, so it is more suitable for waging war.)
(PS3, precisely because wars mostly occur in autumn, and autumn is the busy season of farming, large-scale recruitment of peasants leads to extremely high costs of war and great damage to production and life, so there is a saying that wars must die.)
(How to use the little knowledge? Of course, go to other places to pretend to be cool!)
At this time, the entire north is the calmest and busiest time. Everyone is busy harvesting wheat and hurrying to dry it before the rainy season. However, compared to previous years, it is much easier this year.

The 'threshing machine' invented by Wang Xuan has been popularized in Qingzhou before. This time, it has been widely promoted to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in the northern region. Coupled with the drying field paved with cement, it saves a lot of labor and time. The final 'starch' time for the wheat is extended for a full week. This week alone has increased the overall grain production by [-]%!
Coupled with the vigorously renovated water conservancy facilities and the more advanced agricultural tools distributed in advance, the grain production in the entire north of the Yellow River this year has increased by nearly [-]% compared to previous years, which can be described as a rare bumper harvest.

Such a good year has also played a vital role in Liu Bei's rule. No matter how much auspiciousness and bragging, it can't keep up with the persuasiveness of a good year. In the ancient era when people depended on food In the background, when the new ruler comes to power, there will be a good year, which is the biggest symbol of Mingjun.

This year has been a rare good year for the entire Han Dynasty in the past ten years. Most of the world has had a good harvest year. After this east wind, first Cao Cao and then Liu Zhang became kings successively.

Cao Cao's claiming to be the king of Wei has not caused much trouble, but Liu Zhang actually called himself the king of Hanzhong, which is obviously causing trouble.

The king of Hanzhong, but Liu Bang's throne before he became emperor. Calling the king of Hanzhong is tantamount to boasting that he can reach the height of Liu Bang in the future. I don't know who gave Liu Zhang such a bad idea, but he dared to be so arrogant. After Zhang Lu's fucking messed up, Zhang Lu has already established himself in Hanzhong... So, this basically means that Liu Zhang is going to send troops to Hanzhong.

In addition, Liu Biao did not withstand the pressure in the end, and finally reached a compromise with the ruling family, and named himself Dingnanhou, which was considered to be lower than Liu Bei Cao Cao and others, but it also showed that he was an independent party.

As for Sun Ce, there is still Kuaiji County that has not been pacified at this moment, not to mention the people who often run out of the mountain, and the territory is not pacified, and they did not join in the fun and are still developing insignificantly.

In the end, it was Yuan Shu, who actually proclaimed himself emperor directly in a big way, setting a precedent after the Han Dynasty, completely isolated himself, and became an existence that everyone shouted and beat.

Anyway, Cao Cao issued an appeal to attack Yuan Shu as soon as he proclaimed himself emperor. Liu Biao was not to be outdone.

"Zai Zhi, Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor, what should we do? Send troops to fight Yuan Shu?" Liu Bei asked Wang Xuan again in private to ask, "Yuan Shu is ambitious. As the heir of the Han Dynasty, I can't just stand by and watch!"

Wang Xuan looked at Liu Bei carefully, and said straight away, "To be honest, did someone make a fuss about asking for a fight?"

"Uh...haha." Embarrassment appeared on Liu Bei's face, and he said with a sneer, "It's better to know clearly."

"There's nothing so obvious about it. Except for the southern part of Nanyang, other places have nothing to do with Yuan Shu. How could it be possible to go on an expedition to Yuan Shu? Who asked for the battle? Is there something wrong with your brain!"

The corners of Liu Bei's mouth twitched. He also felt that it was a bit stupid to fight now. Although the construction of Zhending New City in Changshan County had been completed, and the current government office had been moved here, other places were still undergoing crazy large-scale construction, and the concrete road running through the north and south was not To be in line with Qingzhou, the infrastructure construction in various places is in full swing, and the manpower is somewhat unable to keep up. It is really not a good time to start a war now.

But the problem is that the wave of invitations to fight this time is a bit big, even as the lord, he doesn't know whether he should suppress it or not.

"Everyone is asking for a fight. From bottom to top, the second and third brothers, Brother Bogui and Lu Bu are all asking for a fight. The whole army is in a strong mood for a fight." Liu Bei said with a wry smile.

Wang Xuan frowned, and after a while, he also wanted to understand what was going on.

Today is not the same as in the past. In the past, soldiers ate food just to have enough food, and they had to fight for joy. Now they serve as soldiers for meritorious service. Let alone defending the country or honor, it is only the treatment after serving as a soldier. , is much better than the peasants who cultivate the land, what's more, the rewards after the meritorious deeds are more generous than those in the Great Qin Dynasty, and coupled with the fact that the equipment and combat power far exceed all the surrounding princes, it is not uncommon for such a situation up.

Among other things, the Yuan Shao Army, Lu Bu Army, and Gongsun Zan Army that were recruited half a year ago have now been unified and grouped together. However, the treatment and rewards received by the original Qingzhou soldiers are far superior to these newcomers, and they are compared together every day. , It would be strange if you were not envious.

Not to mention that if you don't fight, you have no credit, and if you don't have credit, you can't be promoted. Officers at all levels in the army see that the army has been trained to be elite, and there are so many other forces around. How can I bear it for a long time.

With the new military system, Liu Bei's forces have initially shown some signs of corruption. This kind of enthusiasm is what Wang Xuan wants to see, and he must not be suppressed.

In addition, in the past six months, those families who have already decided to move have basically completed all aspects of preparations in the past six months, and they are about to start action. A little bit of action has been taken, but there is still no progress in the north, and the target land is still in the hands of aliens, so it cannot be stagnant.

For military and political reasons, even Wang Xuan couldn't stop it.

(End of this chapter)