I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 157, Commendation Conference

"And to achieve a three-fold increase in production, we must find a way to make money, because the price of Quyuanli is not low, the price of cattle and horses is even higher, and the investment in elevated water canals can bankrupt the Han court.

And because we have a lot of factories in Mayi, we can earn a lot of money, so we can afford to hire people to help build canals, build roads, buy chemical fertilizers, and make all kinds of expensive agricultural tools for everyone to use.

And if we want to promote the Mayi model throughout Dahan, we will have hundreds of times more factories and earn hundreds of times more money than we do now. Only then can we build canals to irrigate all the fields in Dahan. The imperial court subsidized the farmers of the entire Han Dynasty to be able to use Quyuan plows, cattle, horses, and various high-efficiency agricultural tools. "

Xu Wei has no choice but to bring it into the industrial system in this way. Who knows that there is no way to produce synthetic ammonia. He wants to say that industry can increase food production, but everyone does not believe it.But let everyone believe that industry can bring money, and use money to improve agricultural production, everyone can understand this!Because that's what Ma Yi did!

Sure enough, everyone agrees with this point. Mayi’s investment in the field is stronger than anyone else. Everyone can see this. The ratio of input to output per mu of land exceeds 20, that is to say Farming takes [-] years to pay back.

And if you want to promote water canals in the whole Dahan, so that the yield per mu of the whole Dahan will be increased by more than three times, it will cost a lot of money. Without an industrial zone that is hundreds of times stronger than Mayi, it is impossible to promote the water canals to the whole Dahan, after everyone has this understanding, they will be very clear about the country's land policy and industrial development in the future.

All the high-level leaders in Mayi agreed to abolish the land private system of the Han Dynasty, fully implement the nationalization of land, and realize that those who cultivate will have their land, and those who do not cultivate will have no land (this is the key point, and those who till it will have their land) It could be done when the country was founded, but after decades of population growth, the vacant land was occupied by the nobles, and the peasants could only become tenants of these nobles, or even serfs! So we must isolate these wealthy and powerful overlords land!), and at the same time vigorously develop industry and commerce to increase fiscal revenue, and use the money earned by industry and commerce to transform Dahan water conservancy facilities.

At the same time, we should pay attention to agriculture. Anyone who can increase food production will be rewarded heavily, and the power field system that has disappeared from the Han Dynasty will be restored, so that those who are excellent in farming can become officials!

So this year's Summer Harvest was held with great excitement!The popular notices are plastered all over the city and villages of Mayi!

A production team thirty miles outside Mayi City, everyone stood around the notice and stopped to watch!

"Inform the production brigades in Mayi to select a member with the highest yield per mu and go to Mayi to participate in the commendation meeting on June [-]!"

All the tribes in Mayi have received literacy education, and most of the tribes can already understand Mayi's notices by guessing.

"Commendation meeting? What does this mean?" A young man scratched his head curiously.

At this time, an elderly grandfather said: "In the past, when the imperial court recruited soldiers, they would bring big red flowers to the soldiers, beat gongs and drums, and notify the neighbors around when they rode through the streets, so that everyone envied these soldiers and knew that these people were heroes. , and then eat a good meal, and the county captain will lead everyone to guard the border. If you are lucky, you can also go to the Luoyang City Palace to guard the emperor. I'm an official!"

"This commendation meeting should be similar. It is estimated that people who are good at farming will also bring big red flowers and ride through the streets to let everyone know that this person is capable!"

Everyone's attention was immediately taken away by the old man and he asked: "There was such a good thing about being a soldier in the past, why haven't we seen it all these years, old man, you are not deceiving us, are you?"

The grandfather who was questioned was furious and said: "I'm getting old, is it necessary to lie to you! It's just that after the current emperor succeeded to the throne, such things rarely happen. The most recent one was more than 20 years ago. You guys How could these children know!"

The boy was also angry when he was a child.

Asked: "Our treatment in Mayi as a soldier is not bad. I went there twice and encountered no danger. Once I got 1000 yuan, and once I got a horse and 2 cows. The emperor of the big man Is it so generous!"

The old man was speechless, and said for a long time: "This is about the commendation meeting, what about being a soldier! Speaking of which, the number one farmer in our brigade is Zhao Gui. It is said that he has four stones and three buckets of wheat per acre, which is more The others are a little more than half, and the whole brigade is envious of him! The team he leads generally yields more than 4 shi per mu and close to 3 shi, and he has more grain than others, which is enough to buy a cow!"

"Qu Shuai made so many things because he wanted us to pay attention to Nongsang. If Zhao Gui went to Mayi, he would be able to see Qu Shuai. If Qu Shuai was happy and rewarded him as a steward, Zhao Gui would say yes Developed."

And Wang Wu, the captain of the production team, came to Zhao Gui's house happily and shouted: "Ah Gui, Ah Gui, you are lucky!"

At this time, the door of the room was opened, but Wang Wu found that there were more than a dozen people gathered in Zhao Gui's range.

Wang Wu smiled and said: "You also know the news about Agui!"

At this time, Zhu Min said respectfully: "So it's the captain! You also came to see Brother Agui?"

For Wang Wu, the captain, there is no dissatisfaction in the whole Beixiang. Captain Wang Wu was the first batch to follow Qu Shuai. During the battle with the Xianbei, half of his hand was cut off, and he could no longer hold a weapon. He had to retire from the army and became the captain of Team A in Mayi, Beixiang, and Team A.

But Captain Wang Wu has a close relationship, and it is said that he has a close relationship with Shuai Qu. Naturally, the entire brigade dare not underestimate such a captain. In addition, after Captain Wang Wu came to Team A, he brought a lot of farming from Mayi. Cattle, farm horses and agricultural tools have brought a lot of benefits to the entire A team, so they have a high prestige in the entire A team.

Zhao Gui said with a gloomy face: "What is the captain looking for me for?"

Wang Wu looked at the unhappy Zhao Gui and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhu Min whispered: "We want to separate from Brother Agui, and we won't be in the same team anymore!"

When Wang Wu heard this, he was furious and said: "You are ungrateful. The rest of the wheat in the whole brigade is about three stones, but your team's wheat is almost four stones. This is all made by Agui's hard work. Now that you have harvested the food, you want to separate your family, is there such a thing in the world!"

Zhu Min said with a bitter face: "We are also grateful to Brother Agui for his help. This year, our family has gained 30 shi of grain. If it had been two years ago, our whole family might not have been able to harvest so much grain in a year."

Zhu Min continued: "But working with brother Agui is too hard. You see, I am so tired that I can't even straighten my waist in the past two years. Captain, look at my hands, my feet, and my tendons. Tired, captain, look at our brothers again, there is one who is not so tired that he can't even straighten his waist, yes, follow Brother Agui, we have farmed and made a lot of money in the past two years, but we only have life to make money, What's the meaning of lifeless flowers, we couldn't bear it anymore, so we came to find Brother Agui to split up the family!"

Wang Wu was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. Although Zhao Gui's production team had the highest grain output, few people envied them, because everyone saw the hard work of Zhao Gui's team. Men use it, but the animals need to be carefully looked after by women.

The other teams of farmers still have leisure time, but Zhao Gui's team is always busy all year round, almost every day, and there is always endless farm work. The farmers of Team A feel that it is better to go to the farm than to be busy in the fields. Ma Yi earns more by working this way, and even Wang Wu himself feels that Zhao Gui and the others are too busy.

So Wang Wu couldn't say anything when he heard Zhu Min's complaints, so he could only say to Zhao Gui: "Forget it, they don't know good people, so you don't care about them. With your ability, you only need to say hello, and some people will follow you!"

"By the way, I forgot to tell you a piece of good news. Shuai Qu said that he will gather all the farming experts in Mayi to attend the commendation meeting in Mayi on June [-]. There is someone in our entire team who is stronger than you." Good farming expert! So I will report your name and go to Mayi to attend the commendation meeting in a few days!"

Zhao Guiwei said: "I still have a lot of things to do in this field, so I have time to go to Mayi!"

Wang Wu patted Zhao Gui and said: "You are stupid, I really thought you just went there, rode a big horse and had a meal, and then came back. As far as my Qu Shuai knows, I can't give you any prizes. If you reward you with a cow , This can save you a lot of time, and my old superiors in the army have said that I should pay special attention to this commendation meeting, and the ones selected must be experts in farming. It's not that simple."

Wang Wudu said so, Zhao Guixian and Zhu Min and others bulked up, and then rode their old horses towards Mayi!

Half a day later, Zhao Gui arrived outside the city of Mayi. At this time, Mayi was extremely lively, crowded with people, and red flags were flying. Zhao Gui, who had not been to Mayi for half a year, was a little confused.

He found the soldier guarding the city gate and asked, "I'm here for the commendation meeting. I don't know where I'm going?"

The soldier looked at Zhao Gui curiously, he really looked like an old farmer, this one is a veteran of farming, so he said: "Go straight ahead from the gate of the city, the commendation meeting will be held in the meeting hall, you can just walk through the meeting hall! "

Only then did Zhao Gui follow the soldier's instructions and walked towards the meeting hall, and then he saw a lot of people gathered outside the meeting hall, all of them were elderly people, and there were very few people in their 30s like him.There is no way that farming in this era really depends on experience, how can one become a veteran without more than ten years of farming experience!

Then a steward took them into the largest hall of the conference hall, which was also arranged by Xu Wei according to the modern conference room, and the farming experts No. 200 were all sitting here quietly!
Soon Xu Wei, Old Man Wang, Old Man Niu, and Zhang Baiqi all appeared here.

Seeing Xu Wei, these farming experts shouted excitedly: "Shuai Qu!"

Xu Wei waved to them happily and said, "Hi everyone!"

Then he calmed everyone down and said: "This time, everyone is invited to come to Mayi for the commendation meeting because Mayi lacks food, and all of you here are the best farmers in Mayi. You can help increase grain production in Mayi, so I summoned you to Mayi, just to perform you in front of all the tribes, reward you, and let everyone learn from you! Try to increase the grain production in Mayi!"

"Don't worry Qu Shuai, we will harvest more grain in the future, and we won't embarrass Qu Shuai!" a farming expert shouted.

Xu Wei continued to laugh and said: "In addition to these, I also hope that you can drive more people and pass on your farming experience to more people. It is nothing if one person has a high yield. If a brigade has a high grain output, one The county's output is high, which is the real high!"

"So after you come to Mayi this time, you don't have to go back. You can directly learn the knowledge of handling government affairs in Mayi, and then you will be assigned to the various counties of the Tengjia Army, becoming the head of the township, the captain of the brigade, and even the county. Commander, you must pass on your experience to a brigade, a township, and a county!"

These farming experts were all surprised: "Let us be officials?"

Xu Wei smiled and said: "Yes, let you be officials. You know how to farm. This talent is what Mayi lacks. Why can't you become an official?"

This Zhao Gui also said: "I'm worried, I can't do well!"

Xu Wei said: "No one is born to be an official. If you can't do it well, you can learn it. Moreover, I am not asking you to be officials. I am asking you to help other tribes increase food production! It is only for the convenience of doing things that I let you become official.

And this kind of thing is also a practice in the big man. In the past, the big man had a strong field, which is to guide everyone to increase food production. People who do well can also become the prefect of 2000 shi. Since the former people can do it, why can't everyone do it!As long as everyone does things with heart, don’t be afraid of making mistakes, and we will correct them if we make mistakes.”

After talking about these, the commendation meeting began, and a lot of materials began to appear outside the meeting hall.

The highest food production is the top 10, you can get a horse and a carriage, as well as a stone of wheat, a barrel of oil, and half of mutton!The last 100 were replaced by bullock carts, and the last [-] were wheelbarrows pushing their prizes!
Afterwards, the top ten were brought with big red flowers by the help of Xu Wei and other high-level officials. They got into the carriage, and Xu Wei helped them lead the horses and began to praise the street!
The appearance of Xu Wei caused a sensation in Mayi. Lei Gong, who led millions of troops, actually led a horse for a farmer himself. This kind of thing has never happened since ancient times. Behind Lei Gong, there is old man Wang leading the horse. Ma, everyone looked at the team that was getting longer and longer, and found that the high-level officials of the whole Mayi were leading the horses for you, and the people in the whole Mayi were boiling.For the first time, everyone felt Xu Wei's emphasis on agriculture.

"We will find a way to grow the fields in the future, and one day we will ask Shuai Qu to help us lead the horses!" A young man said excitedly.

The partner next to him laughed and said: "You see that the people above can be our father-in-law. They are all veterans of farming. You haven't even farmed for a few years, and you still want Qu Shuai to lead the horse!"

"Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor! Back then Xiao Yan could become Emperor Dou, and one day I will become the most powerful farmer in Mayi!" Okay!This is not a time traveler, but a young man who was led astray by Xu Wei.

The commendation conference was held with great vigor and vigor. Xu Wei let these two hundred kinds of farming experts walk through the streets of Mayi, displaying their prizes on various streets. Xu Wei led the horse farmer to reach 5 shi per mu, and the rest of them were around 100 shi. Even the bottom [-] were above [-] shi. This kind of publicity is to let everyone know why they were commended.

Sure enough, these people who were commended made the whole city envy. It is such an honor to be led by Qu Shuai, not to mention that they were also rewarded with carriages, wheat, oil and mutton. These things are worth tens of thousands of dollars, which is more important. The only thing is that everyone will soon know that these people will become officials of Mayi in the future, which arouses everyone's sensation even more!

It seems that people who farm in the future will have a bright future!Many people are wondering if they should also get some fields to grow a species, after all Qu Shuai attaches great importance to farmers!

(End of this chapter)