Han Shizu

Chapter 112

At dawn, Liu Chengxun woke up from his sleep, and the accompanying servants prepared hot water and towels for him to wash.After a day and two nights of adjustment, the exhaustion of marching all the way through mountains and rivers was relieved a lot, but the initial difficulties were still unavoidable.

Liu Chengxun is also considered a self-disciplined person on weekdays. He washes up as usual, eats some breakfast, reads for a while, and then seems to seize the time to find Liu Chengyou.After a night of consideration, he still decided to support his younger brother, but he planned to talk to Liu Chengyou again.

The surrounding area is quiet, the sky is not too bright yet, even with the gloom of the morning.It wasn't until Liu Chengyou lived in the courtyard that he learned from the guards that Liu Chengyou had already gone to work in the front hall.When they got to the front, they were told that before dawn, Liu Chengyou took people out of the city to inspect Xiashou's work.

As the summer solstice passed, almost in Liu Chengyou's expectation, the wheat planted on the Jizhong Plain could finally be harvested.The west is connected to Taihang, and the northwest is mostly mountainous, so the fields in Zhenzhou are mostly concentrated in the east and south.

The endless wheat field is golden, the wheat stalks are bent under the weight of the heavy wheat ears, and the summer wind blows, setting off waves of wheat waves.Farmers hunched over, wielding sickles, harvesting hard, with happy smiles on their simple faces.
There is no such picture at all.

The damage to the crops in the war fields was too serious. On the Great Plains, the wheat fields were scattered.For example, in Luancheng, there is not much land suitable for planting, and coupled with the lack of population, there are not many crops to grow. After that war, there are only three or four of the undamaged wheat fields.

However, Chengde Jiedu has jurisdiction over four prefectures of Zhen, Shen, Ji, and Zhao. The territory is large enough and the land is fertile enough. In addition, Liu Chengyou stabilized the situation in time. Waiting for the summer grain to be stored in the warehouse can greatly alleviate the food shortage at this time.

In order to show his importance, Liu Chengyou has dispatched several envoys to accompany the army, lead the troops to various states, and provide military supplies, but in fact they are also food supervisors.Liu Chengyou was really frightened by the lack of food.

In the wheat field, Liu Chengyou was dressed in sackcloth, with a straw hat on his head to shade the sun, the sleeves rolled up on his arms, and a stalk of wheat ears in his hand, full and thick, shining in the sun.If Liu Chengyou showed a smile from the heart, then the effect of the advertisement would be achieved.

"Wheat is growing very well, but it's a pity that it has been destroyed too much due to the war!" Li Gu, the official of Zhenzhou Prefecture, walked along the ridge of the field and walked to Liu Chengyou's side on straw, saying with a little regret.

"Man-made disasters are already like this. Fortunately, there are no natural disasters to join in the fun!" Liu Chengyou said.

Wheat, which is winter wheat, grows for nearly ten months.During this period, it was Khitan's destruction of Jin, and the Central Plains and Hebei were in chaos. In such a chaotic situation, it is really not easy to be able to produce something.

On the ridge of the field, Liu Chengyou took a sip of water, handed it to the sweating Li Gu, and asked, "How fast is the harvest?"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Gu thanked him, wiped the sweat from his brow, and replied, "A male can harvest about one and a half mu a day. The day may end."

"What is the yield per mu?"

"The lower officials have already asked the old peasants, and the many ones touched two dendrobiums, and the widows even only had one dendrobium!" Li Gu said.

"It's a bit small!" Liu Chengyou sighed, and then said: "Some young adults will be recruited from Luancheng, and sent to various states to help harvest, and end the summer harvest as soon as possible!"

Hearing the order, Li Gu reminded: "Your Highness, the output is not much, and the local people's power is enough!"

A mischievous look flashed in Liu Chengyou's eyes, and he even said a bit of a philistine: "Of course, the help is not in vain. You have to take care of the food, and you have to collect the commission."

These farmlands are all owned land.

Li Gu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized that he couldn't help laughing.Looking at Liu Chengyou's darkened face, he couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional. Who would have thought that once the prince would be so "pretentious" to such an extent that he would even be greedy for such a small gain.While expressing emotion, there was an inexplicable touch in my heart.

In Li Gu's eyes, although Liu Chengyou is a young prince, he has both benevolent government and love for the people.He has been an official since he was 30 years old. After more than ten years, it is really rare to see a nobleman like Liu Chengyou.

"The summer harvest is over, organize the summer planting as soon as possible!" Liu Chengyou continued to order.

Li Gu hid the slight emotion in his eyes, took a sip of water, wiped his mouth, and replied: "The lower official has ordered people to investigate. There are a lot of unowned wasteland in Zhenzhou, and there are more in Shenzhou, Hebei, and Zhao. And it will be more fertile. At that time, it will be distributed to the refugees in various places, and they will open up wasteland, thinking of farming. A large number of refugees will be concentrated in Zhending, which is not a solution after all!"

After listening to Li Gu's answer, Liu Chengyou couldn't help looking at him, his eyes were full of approval.Originally, Liu Chengyou used him because he had made great contributions after the war, and he was the former governor of Cizhou. He had some reputation, and he was recommended by Xiang Xun.However, after a period of time, Liu Chengyou discovered that this person was really capable, a Jinshi background, Yunwen Yunwu, excellent strategy, and rich experience in military and political affairs.

"I have intended it for a long time!" Liu Chengyou nodded.

Seeing this, Li Gu took advantage of the situation and asked Liu Chengyou: "However, if we want to implement it, we still need the support of Your Highness."

"speak."

"Nowadays, there are a lot of abandoned fields, and there are refugees to use them. The land and people's strength is not a problem. After the summer harvest, corn should be rotated, but seeds and farming tools are scarce. I hope His Highness can allocate part of the money and grain for purchase. In addition, in Luan the cattle seized by the city.”

"You have been thinking about those seizures for a long time!" Liu Chengyou interrupted him.

Li Gu arched his hands and showed a smile.

After thinking for a while, Liu Chengyou said: "After returning to the truth, I will take some of it away. Farm tools, I have collected a lot of waste weapons before, and I can find a blacksmith to smelt them. As for the cattle, how much do you want?"

After receiving Liu Chengyou's feedback, Li Gu's brows became more and more happy. After silently calculating in his heart for a while, he raised his head and said: "The refugee enjoys [-] yuan, and they can be resettled in various places. The lower officials want to share one cow with [-] households. They don't need more, and only ask for two hundred cows." just head!"

Li Gu is indeed a minister.When Liu Chengyou heard this, he did some silent calculations, and then raised his eyebrows: "Based on a household of six, according to what you said, one hundred and fifty cows are enough, how did you get two hundred?"

"This..." Li Gu was a little surprised, he didn't expect Liu Chengyou to count so quickly, he was a little embarrassed, and immediately explained: "This is just a rough calculation by a low-ranking official, and there are not enough refugees, that's why—"

"Okay!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand and interrupted him: "I'm alone with you, one hundred and eighty cows. Although there are a lot of seizures, they must be sent to Tokyo in addition to being intercepted for use in Hebei. The states in the Central Plains, through the Khitan people The search is in urgent need of support!"

Liu Chengyou's tone and eyes at this time were short of the words "concern for the country and the people".Li Gu also felt something in his heart, and saluted respectfully: "Yes."

"By the way, the harvest from the farm and the distribution between the government and the people still need to be determined by His Highness!"

"Huh?" Liu Chengyou pondered for a while and asked, "What do you think?"

"How about officials, seven people, and three?" Li Gu said.

"Isn't that too much?" Liu Chengyou couldn't help touching his chin, his eyes slanted at Li Gu.Unexpectedly, his consideration was so ruthless. According to this ratio, one can imagine how those villagers were squeezed into.

But Li Gu said: "The land, oxen, hoes, and even seeds are all provided by the government. There is nothing wrong with this distribution method!"

Liu Chengyou thought about it, and it seemed reasonable.

"Your Highness is kind, when everything is stable, we can gradually reduce it year by year!" Li Gu said again.

Hearing what he said, a whole set of policies to make the villagers willing to accept exploitation has come to Liu Chengyou's mind.
"That's how it is. You will be fully responsible for the farming, and then draw up a charter and submit it to me!" Liu Chengyou said.

"Yes!"

After the confession, Liu Chengyou was also a little emotional.In troubled times, farming is always a "big killer", which has never been out of date and has been tried and tested.

"Turn elsewhere!"

Nearby, there are several hectares of wheat fields. Looking at the carts of golden wheat ears being pulled to the threshing ground in the village, Liu Chengyou has never felt the joy of harvest so vividly like this moment.

　Thanks to book friends 20181107124212127 for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)