cite Han

Chapter 176

"In late spring and March, the grass grows in the south of the Yangtze River, the peanut trees are mixed, and the warblers are flying around."

Qiu Chi, a famous scholar in Nanliang, fully described the beauty and enchantment of Jiangnan in March.

After many days of continuous rainy weather, the sky in Zhongshui Township today finally cleared up after the rain.Liu Jing took off his official robe with a high crown and put on short clothes and poor trousers. Accompanied by many guards and local officials from Zhongshui Township, he carried wine and meat to the village community to offer sacrifices.

The so-called society is a place of worship, that is, a place for offering sacrifices and praying for blessings, and it is also a place for people to gather, entertain and shop.

Liu Jing doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but this is the custom of the Han Dynasty and the wishes of the people, so he has no reason to shirk it.

After the sacrifice, Liu Jing brought a large group of people to the field to perform the ceremony of spring plowing.

The Han Dynasty attached great importance to farming and mulberry, and regarded it as a national policy. The "Han Shu" recorded Emperor Wen said: "Fun Nong is the foundation of the world. It is the foundation of the land, and I will lead it to cultivate it for the ancestral temple."

After Emperor Wen, it became a custom for the emperors of the Han Dynasty to conduct their own plowing rituals in Lichun, and Emperor Jing, Emperor Wu, and Emperor Zhao all followed and respected it.

In the early days of this dynasty, the emperors also practiced the ceremony of living in the fields, and they did not give up until the time of Emperor Shun.

However, although the emperor no longer personally farms, one of the responsibilities of the county magistrates below is to "persuade and supervise farming and mulberry", which naturally cannot be abolished.Even in order to encourage the people to work actively, the magistrates of counties and counties set up their own rules and rewarded them.

As soon as Liu Jing, dressed as a cloth towel and short jacket, appeared at the edge of the field, it immediately caused a huge commotion. The people who were plowing in the fields put down their farm tools one after another, and ran over to pay respects, and the news of Liu Jing's appearance spread around at a flying speed. open.

"Your Majesty..."

"Liu Jun..."

"Ming Ting..."

Facing the crowds of people surrounded by the tide, Huang Fu, the villager, fearing that Liu Jing would be disturbed, immediately ordered a dozen of Zhongshui township officials to stand in front of the crowd wall to isolate the surging people.

Huang Fu is very young, only 23 or [-] years old, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a vigorous figure. With a ring-sword hanging from his waist, he looks more like a ranger.

Huang Fu is a descendant of the Huang family in Pingyang. The reason why he was able to become the new villager of Zhongshui Township was not because of his talent, but because he had a personal relationship with Chu Fang. robbery.

As the number one hero in Ling County, Chu Fang had many friends, and not only the Huang family in Pingyang and Zhongshui Townships escaped disaster because of him.

Chu Fang is outstanding in terms of ability and character. Even looking at the four counties in Jingnan, he is also a first-rate talent. Liu Jing now values ​​him very much, so as long as it does not involve a matter of principle, he will not refute his request.

Huang Fu sighed in admiration: "The Ming court benefits the people and bestows fields. The people are all grateful, and every family has a shrine for the Ming court."

Ancestral halls are originally built to commemorate the dead, and living ancestral halls are naturally built for the living.

However, building a ancestral hall is also a relatively taboo thing. When Emperor Huan was alive, he ordered to "destroy all the ancestral halls". Only the late Luoyang Commander Wang Huan, because he was so popular with the people, specially issued an edict to keep it.

Liu Jing laughed and shook his head. He was not yet a weak crown, and the people built shrines for him, so it was awkward to think about it. "People are already living a difficult life, so why waste money doing this kind of thing."

Huang Fu said: "Compared with the favor bestowed on them by the Ming court, what is this?"

"You can't say that." Liu Jing shook his head and said, "This court is the magistrate of a county, and the parents of the people. Whatever you do, you should do what you should do. How can you expect rewards?"

After all, Liu Jing signaled to the town officials lining up the crowd not to be so nervous, but to get out of the way a little bit. If the common people were blocked outside by them and couldn't see each other, what's the point of his coming here?As for safety, he has Yu Zheng, Liu Liang and others around him to protect him, so no one can easily hurt him.

Huang Fu couldn't help but bewildered, what kind of person is Liu Jing?In the face of the big surnames, he frequently wiped out more than a dozen clans, showing no mercy.But in the face of these lowly people, they behaved extremely kindly, which is really puzzling.

Seeing that the local officials no longer tried their best to prevent them from visiting Liu Jing, the people became more excited, but they did not rush forward in a rush. After all, the people had a deep-rooted awe of the officials, which made them dare not get too close.

Liu Jing smiled and raised his voice: "An old saying goes: 'Fang Chun Jie Festival, people use plowing and mulberry.' The husband of spring is the beginning of the year. When it starts to be right, it will be successful at three o'clock.... This court is Ling County. I sincerely hope that everyone can do their best and concentrate on farming. Those who have 'power fields' will be rewarded without hesitation."

The so-called Litian refers to people who work hard to cultivate it. In ancient times, it was also called Lidi. It is said in "Guanzi": "The country will be rich if it is moved by the time."

In the Han Dynasty, when farming and mulberry were valued, Litian was listed alongside filial piety and brotherhood, and both would be rewarded by the court.

"Long live!……"

Hearing that there are rewards for farming well, the people are all very fond of it. They used to be tenants with a surname, and they often had no day off from spring to autumn. They worked hard every day. In the end, let alone rewards, they could eat enough. Thank goodness for that.

Next, Liu Jing personally held the plow and went down to till the fields.

Seeing Liu Jing's "proficient" movements, they are not just for show, but really understand the crops. The common people said in private: "Mr. Liu is a clan, and the family has been officials for generations. With the wealth of Mr. Liu's family, who would have thought that he could be so skilled?" in farming."

"Didn't you hear the name of the county lord's farming and raising customers in the early years?"

Because people kept coming from various places, Liu Jing originally only planned to stay here for a while, so he had to delay again and again.

In the end, they stayed for a full hour before leaving under the welcome of thousands of people.

In the next few days, Liu Jing traveled around Pingyang and Zhongshui Townships. While encouraging the people to work hard in farming, he also encouraged them to develop side jobs, such as planting trees and vegetables, raising chickens and fish...

On March [-], Liu Jing finally decided to leave and return to Ling County.He came here at the end of the first lunar month and stayed here for a total of forty days, which was longer than his stay in Ling County.

Liu Jing left Ma Zhou in Zhongshui Township, and there were two hundred pacers left with him.

The reason why he was left behind was to guard against Jingman. I don't know if Jingman suffered too much loss or was scared out of his wits. There has been no movement for more than a month.But Liu Jing's current strength is limited, and he is unable to attack Jingman, so he can only cultivate his internal strength temporarily.

Secondly, it is natural to actually control the two townships of Zhongshui and Pingyang, especially the 800 new registered households Qimin. They got the land for free, and of course they have to fulfill some obligations. Number of parts.

On the other hand, the turmoil in Ling County has temporarily come to an end, and it is time to fulfill the promise to Ma Zhou.

Zhongshui Township is just across the river from his hometown Leiyang, and Ma Zhou can return home for revenge at any time.He had been waiting for this day for several years.

(End of this chapter)