The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 341 The Future of the Country ([-])

In March of Yangchun, the weather turns warmer.From south to north, all parts of China ushered in the spring plowing in 269 AD.

The whole Jihan, from late February to early March.Wang Qi from Nanzhong, Liu Chen from Chengdu, Guan Yi from Chang'an, and Dong Jue from Liangzhou.They all went to the fields to cultivate in person.

This year, according to Guan Da Sima, is the year of agricultural recovery.It is necessary to completely break through the bottleneck that the entire Jihan grain inventory cannot be stabilized at tens of millions of stones.

This year, new rice plantings have been planted in places suitable for rice growth in Yizhou.In Yongliang, the whole people mobilized to replant a season of spring wheat.In addition, in the hilly areas of the three states, potatoes are widely sown.

This year, the area of ​​spring farming in Yizhou exceeded 8000 million mu unprecedentedly.The area of ​​spring farming in Yongliang has also reached an astonishing 4000 million mu.If there is no major agricultural disaster this year.It is foreseeable that this autumn will be the season when all Ji Han's granaries will be full.

Of course, manpower is sometimes poor.With a population of only 220 million in the entire Jihan, a certain proportion of officials, professional soldiers, old, weak, sick, and disabled are excluded.The real young and middle-aged men and women who are suitable for farming are only about 60 million.Calculated in this way, the per capita arable land area reaches a terrifying 75 mu.Even if the population controlled by various aristocratic families and not registered in the national register is included, the per capita arable land area exceeds [-] mu.

This is nothing short of a miracle for a country dominated by mountainous and hilly terrain.

The reason for this miracle is that potatoes are widely planted in the mountains, which greatly expands the area of ​​cultivated land.In addition to the effective government organization and the hard work of the people.There are two other important factors.

First, the problem of insufficient power storage has been completely alleviated.

On the land of Jihan, no matter Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Chengdu or even Nanzhong, there is a large amount of land suitable for cattle farming.In the past, due to various reasons, the power storage was insufficient, and a lot of land could only be cultivated by people.Not to mention the small area cultivated by humans, the depth of the cultivated land is far from enough, which leads to poor growth of seedlings and affects the harvest.

And since Wen Ciqian came back from Hetao last year.Suddenly there is no shortage of farming cattle throughout Jihan!This is equivalent to adding hundreds of thousands of labor to the big man's civil register out of thin air.

Second, the improvement of farming methods.

As an agricultural student, how could Sima Guan not know how important Quyuanli originated in the Tang Dynasty in the history of farming?In the past, Jihan lived in Yizhou, and the arable land was limited, and the energy storage and manpower were also very limited.At that time, bringing out Quyuanli's technology would only make Ji Han's national power farther away from the other two countries.But now, of course, you can take out this revolutionary tool with confidence.

The plow in the Han Dynasty was a straight-shaft plow, which was not flexible enough to turn back and turn when plowing the land, and it was laborious to lift the soil, and the efficiency was not very high.For the livestock that drive it, putting on a straight shaft plow is simply a great torture.As for the Quyuan plow, the plow body can swing during operation, which is full of maneuverability, which is convenient for deep plowing, and is light and soft, which is good for turning.These advantages not only save energy storage, but also allow livestock to serve for a longer period of time.And because the steering is flexible, it can move around in many small paddy fields.This point is not so obvious on the Guanzhong Plain.However, in the mountainous area of ​​Yizhou, there is an unknown amount of land that was previously cultivated purely by manpower.

"Woo~~Hey! Ha~~Woo~~~"

On the first day of March in AD [-], all the senior officials of Ji Han in Chang'an went down to the fields to work together.And when the entourage who followed Guan Yi saw that his chief Sima was skillfully manipulating the Quyuanli, and the interaction with the farming cattle was also extremely smooth.All of them dropped their jaws in shock.

"Big Sima has worked hard, Xiaguan has prepared hot water here. Please take a bath and change clothes quickly. The spring is cold, and it will be bad if you catch a cold."

"Hehehe, it's okay, it's okay. It's been many years since I have been farming in person. Today I'm back to my old job, I just feel very happy."

The new county magistrate of Chang'an is the second son of Chen Zhi, the former minister of the Ji Han Dynasty, and Chen Yu, the second younger brother of Liangzhou Biejia Chen Can.When he suddenly heard Guan Yi say this, he couldn't help being in a daze for a while: Did Da Sima go down to the ground?Could it be that they were in Fuling County?But I haven't heard my brother say that either.

Ignoring Chen Yu's confusion, Guan Yi walked up the ridge from the field barefoot, and then said to Lu Ya beside him, "Zhong Le came from Weixing County, how is the spring plowing going on Cao Ti Cao Xiaoshu's side?"

"Excellent. More than [-]% of the land in the three counties of Weixing, Shangyong, and Xincheng is mountainous. The area suitable for growing rice and wheat is extremely small. This time, the lower officials transported [-] shihan beans from Chengdu. The cultivated area of ​​​​the three counties It has increased by five times in one fell swoop! It is estimated that starting from this autumn, we will not have to import grain into these three counties."

"Very good, for so many years, we have been asking us to import food, and they can't exchange anything. It's not okay to go on like this. By the way, Uncle Cao Xiao rejected his proposal to become king a few days ago. What are you dissatisfied with?"

Yes, during the Three Kingdoms War between Han, Jin and Wu, the main force of the Jin army was restrained by Han and Wu.The remnant forces of Cao Wei who originally lived in Weixing and other places have been greatly developed.Now, they have effectively controlled all of the three counties of Weixing, Shangyong, and Xincheng, as well as individual counties in Nanxiang County. They have pinched nearly ten counties and a population of 3 to [-].So Uncle Cao Xiao, Zhang Hu, Zhang Xiong and others came to life: How about we become kings?How about calling him King Wei?Otherwise, our army doesn't even have a name, so it's not a problem to keep going on like this.

So this group of guys conveyed this meaning to Guan Yi through Liu Lin.As a result, Guan Yi was very resolutely opposed-you can call yourself king, but I, a big man, have just completed a new round of conscription and deployment of troops.The food shortage in Guanzhong has not been completely resolved... In short, once you call Wei Wang, Sima Yan will definitely go crazy.When he comes to beat you, I don't have the energy to take care of you.

"Reporting to the great Sima, dissatisfaction is definitely dissatisfaction. The officials also told Cao Xiaoshu, Zhang Hu, Zhang Xiong and others. If the Cao family continues to lie dormant, then the severely injured Sima family will also pretend to be the Cao family in the three counties of Weixing I can’t see it. If the Sima family hastily claimed the king, the Sima family will definitely raise an army to conquer. But now it’s different from the past. Wu and Jin have formed an alliance. , the new force is not yet born. I really can't provide much help... Hehehe, the grandchildren of those five sons and good generals are clamoring for the help of my big man to make the Jin army come and go. But Zhang Hu, Zhang Xiong and others are not Fool. Therefore, although there is dissatisfaction, it is barely suppressed after all."

"Well, Zhong Le can make it clear to them when he goes to Weixing next time. If my big man's autumn harvest goes well this autumn, he, Uncle Cao Xiao, can become king if he wants to be king."

"...The meaning of Da Sima is that he wants to find something for Jin to do in advance?"

"Well, didn't your subordinates send a report a few days ago saying that Sima Yan was recruiting soldiers at the school grounds? Hmph, how could I let him train slowly step by step? I just want to keep finding something for him to do in the border area , disrupt his rhythm."

"So it turns out that Da Sima's temple is becoming more and more exquisite."

"Hahaha~~ Zhong Le, when will you be flattering? Let's go, I will take you to a place to see. The land under my feet is the nearest future of the big man. And the place we are going to soon is my The future of the Han Dynasty for a thousand years!"

While speaking, Guan Yi had already arrived at a relatively dry field, and then found a sink at random, and washed his feet with a water ladle.Afterwards, he dried quickly, put on his boots, and mounted his horse.Lu Ya also got on a horse and followed Guan Yi to the north.

The two galloped for a while, and a large group of people appeared in sight.Lv Ya looked up, heh, the king of Ganling Liu Yong, the great general Jiang Wei, the chariot general Zhang Yi, the guard general Luo Xian, the governor of Yongzhou Liu Yin, the right general Zhao Yi, and many other high-ranking officials of Ji Han were waiting on their horses. .

"I'm sorry, sorry, I said I was going to the fields to show off, but after I went down, I became addicted to farming. I wasted time and kept everyone waiting."

"Hehehe, it's okay. This king has just arrived. Speaking of which, it's a very interesting thing to do farming. I'll wait until the things here are over. I still need to find another field to work on."

"Hahahaha~~Speaking of which, the old man was the first to arrive. Is he the one who has plowed the field the least?"

"Hey, Mr. Liu is the oldest among us. Okay, let's stop talking. Instead, how do you arrange the next itinerary?"

"No, my lord, Da Sima, all the superiors. Your next itinerary today is as follows: At the time of Si, attend the opening ceremony of the Chang'an Mentorship School in Chang'an City. At the end of the day, attend the opening ceremony of Longshouyuan Academy in Longshouyuan. Then leave immediately Run to Wuzhangyuan. In the morning of the day after tomorrow, attend the opening ceremony of Wuzhangyuan College."

"Did you hear that? You will have to go back and forth for hundreds of miles in the future. Any old gentleman who can't stand the body should quit quickly, and I will never laugh at you."

"Hmph! Chief Sima Xiu wants to make fun of me. Don't you hear that I'm a big man and a strong veteran? That's all for the daytime today. At night, Chief Sima dares to compare my riding skills at night with Liu Yin? "

"Hahaha~~~ Liu Shijun sees the move, how dare Guan Yi refuse to accept it. Everyone, please!"

"Big Sima, please!"

　On the third day of the new year, the author has sadly started to go to work and go to the clinic.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)