Destiny Only Han

Chapter 337 Dongfeng puts flowers and thousands of trees at night, but it is cool in autumn

In the north of Ji County, on the edge of endless lakes and swamps.

Although it was already autumn and the weather was slightly cool, this wilderness, which was sparsely populated in the past, was full of lively cheers.

Judging from the flags flying in the distance, this is exactly the Han army after a complete victory.

Under the leadership of Liu Ying, they are fishing.

The supply line from Guanzhong to here is too long, live animals such as chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep cannot be transported, and the land of Yanzhao has not yet recovered, and it is still difficult for the people to fill their stomachs, let alone feed those who need food Feed the livestock too.

After getting tired of eating salty dried meat, the [-] Han troops stationed around Ji County began to show their special skills.

The first ones to be thrown out were naturally Orion-born soldiers, but after all, hunting was based on luck, and the harvest was very unstable.

At this time of beating roe deer and scooping fish, fishing with nets has become the first choice for obtaining meat.

Wild freshwater fish has low body fat and high protein content, making it the first choice for dieters.

But in this era when the average person is skinny and the fat intake is very low, eating a lot of fish can easily lead to diseases similar to rabbit meat syndrome.

To put it simply, the calorie intake is less than the calorie consumption, and eventually you can’t make ends meet. The more you eat, the faster you die...

The countermeasure is actually very simple. Before cooking the fish, fry it with oil, then add water to stew, and finally stick a circle of mixed noodle pancakes on the side of the pot...

Liu Ying squatted on the bank, swallowed, and shouted slogans for Liu Bang and Lu Wan who were struggling to collect the net.

Originally, they could wait and eat ready-made food in the palace, but because Zang Tu surrendered rather than died in battle, no matter whether it was Guangyang, Liaodong, Yuyang, Shanggu, Youbeiping and Liaoxi, the officials of all counties and counties lost their money in an instant. With fighting spirit, one after another came to swear allegiance.

So Liu Bang and Lu Wan, who had no battle to fight, and many generals of the Han army who attacked Yan this time, joined this activity called close to the people, but in fact it was an outing and farmhouse fun...

In line with the principle of 'if a number of 罟 (cù gǔ) does not enter the 洿 (wū) pond, the fish and turtles will not be able to eat well', at this time people fished with very large meshes.

So when Liu Bang raised the fishing net to the surface of the water, a toad struggled to squeeze out of the loose mesh, trying to escape the fate of being caught and killed.

Seeing this, Liu Ying jumped over and kicked the toad farther away from the shore: "Hmph, if you can't take care of her, you can't take care of you! Don't run when you get down!"

Behind Liu Ying, Chong Da stood with his sword, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly. He had seen this scene many times today, and he really didn't understand why Liu Ying would have trouble with a frog.

But who cares, just eat melons quietly.

But when he reached out to grab the muskmelons piled in the basket, Liu Bang immediately cursed: "Damn it, Naigong is exhausted fishing... I don't know how to leave two for Naigong!"

Well, cantaloupe is an upgraded version of muskmelon, and the ones in the basket are probably the last crop of melons this year.

So, after Liu Bang drove away the aggrieved Chongda, he greeted Lu Wan and Liu Ying, squatted down around the bamboo basket, and began to eat melons happily.

A true melon-eating nobleman.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

Looking at Liu Ying who was spitting out melon seeds like a pea shooter, Liu Bang suddenly felt angry, and he swallowed the food in his mouth forcefully: "What? Can you choke you to death if you eat the seeds?"

I want you to be widowed... Liu Ying rolled her eyes and turned around, continuing to become a pea shooter.

Behind him, Lu Wan laughed out loud, and immediately turned around under Liu Bang's murderous gaze, and quietly moved to Liu Ying's side.

He lowered his voice and asked, "How many horses can you get this time?"

Liu Ying tilted her head curiously: "Uncle Lu, why are you asking this? Oh, I understand, you are embarrassed to ask for the tiger whip directly... Don't worry, it will definitely be indispensable... Pain, pain, pain!"

Liu Bang looked at Liu Ying who was lifted up by Lu Wan pinching her cheeks with both hands, and felt relieved. After waiting for a while, he pretended to be angry and said, "Your surname is Lu, try to bully my son again!"

Lu Wan turned her head to look at him, pinched Liu Ying's cheek and changed her position, looking confident.

You wait for me... Liu Ying kept everything in her heart, and when she looked at Lu Wan, she put on a flattering tone: "I was wrong, I was wrong..."

Lu Wan clapped her hands, and said triumphantly, "Don't think that I won't dare to beat you up after becoming the crown prince, tell you, your Uncle Lu will always be your Uncle Lu!"

Liu Ying rubbed her cheeks, feeling that she must find an opportunity to give Lu Wan a hard time in order to calm down her traumatized body and mind.

So he raised his head and asked, "Uncle Lu, why did you ask Ma about?"

Lu Wan sighed and said, "Of course it's for reclamation."

Liu Bang leaned over and asked, "Reclaiming wasteland? Shouldn't cattle be used to reclaim wasteland? What do you need horses for?"

Liu Ying leaned next to Liu Bang and whispered: "I have made a pure iron plow before, and the plowing efficiency is several times that of cattle plowing!"

Liu Bang looked shocked: "Is it so magical?"

Liu Ying forcibly suppressed the desire to despise him, but nodded emphatically.

After all, when the conventional plow shined in Hanzhong, Liu Bang was busy beating Zhang Han and Xiang Yu to death, and never had the opportunity to participate in agricultural production.

Well, even if there is him, he will definitely try his best to escape from the past...

But Lu Wan is different. Although he also hates doing farm work, in order to get his father's love from Liu Taigong, he often lives with Liu Taigong.

Naturally, I also know this new type of plow that appeared in Guanzhong, Hanzhong and Bashu in a large area.

Lu Wan gave Liu Bang a disdainful look, and continued: "I looked around before entering the city, and I had a feeling in a trance. Yan Guo seems to have been stuck in the Zhou Dynasty..."

Liu Ying also nodded approvingly: "Well, I also have the same feeling... In some places, the well field system is still used!"

The so-called well field system is to divide a piece of land into nine parts, and the middle part is the government's field rent. When the people cultivate, they need to pay the output of the middle part of the field as the land rent.

In the era of the well field system, there was no such thing as private ownership of land, and the farmers who cultivated the land were actually tenant farmers.

So everyone is fooling around. Anyway, as long as the harvest of the eight surrounding fields is guaranteed, the middle field, as long as there is no grain or no harvest...

But the government, that is, the feudal lords at all levels are not fools. If the income from land rent decreases, they will set up a clever name and increase all kinds of exorbitant taxes.

As a result, the bottom farmers went bankrupt and fled their hometowns where they had lived for a long time.

This is what Confucius said, tyranny is as fierce as a tiger.

In response to this situation, the state of Jin at that time took the lead in opening up rice fields, allowing private ownership of land, abolishing the well field system, and no longer charging the rent of the small piece of land in the middle, but taxing according to the total income of the land owner.

In this way, it seems that the burden on the people is heavier, but if there are no layers of exploitation by the feudal lords at all levels, the burden is actually not heavy.

It's just that the old system of the well field system was inherited by the country of Yan, which was surnamed Ji with pure blood and shrunk in a corner.

Because of this, in a world where there is blood and contention, the impoverished and weak Yan Kingdom is naturally out of place.

Although Qin tried to popularize the intensive farming production technology that he had explored in Guanzhong after destroying the Yan Kingdom, it was ultimately futile due to the constraints of transportation and productivity.

Well, the main reason is that the existence of the Qin State was too short, and the first emperor mobilized a large number of strong men.

Therefore, the fertile land of Yan Kingdom has not been effectively developed so far.

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Lu Wan immediately started complaining mode: "When I went for a walk outside the city, I asked some local old men why they didn't use cattle plowing land? Guess what they said? What is cattle plowing land? I..."

Liu Ying nodded vigorously to express her understanding, not to mention Yan Guo, when he was in Zhao Guo before, he was almost pissed off by those slash-and-burn guys...

Well, during the Battle of Changping, the defeatist counselors in Zhao State once said to King Zhao, saying that the reason why Zhao State could not defeat Qin State was the Qin people Niu Geng!
Brother Jie, did you make it, Niu Gengye from Qin... Liu Ying shook her head, forgetting all the things she didn't have.

Liu Bang looked at Lu Wan and Liu Ying, who were getting together to start the complaint mode, and suddenly felt a little jealous, so he squeezed between the two: "So, are you planning to use the horse-drawn plow to reclaim wasteland in the country of Yan?"

Lu Wan patted Liu Ying's head and said, "Your precious son said well that the people depend on food, and the country depends on agriculture."

"Zang Tanasu is a warrior, and he doesn't know how to govern the country at all, so after a few years, the country of Yan has not improved, but has become even poorer!"

"If you want to change this situation, you need to use this fast and good method..."

"Anyway, the Yan Country is a vast plain, and there are good places to raise horses everywhere..."

Liu Ying nodded lightly in agreement, and became more and more determined that he wanted to abduct Lu Wan back to Liyang.

The distance will make the two brothers of different surnames who once loved each other become strangers and create a gap. If Lu Wan reclaims a large piece of fertile land and has tens of thousands of war horses...

So... right.

So Liu Ying raised her head and looked at Lu Wan: "Uncle Lu, so you plan to go back to Liyang with us?"

Before Lu Wan could answer, Liu Bang smiled disdainfully: "Aren't you talking nonsense? Your Uncle Lu is now the King of Yan. If you don't guard your fief, what does it look like?"

"Don't interrupt!" Liu Ying directly pulled Liu Bang aside, raised her head, and made a reluctant expression: "Really?"

Lu Wan was suddenly touched, touched Liu Ying's head, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Of course it's true. Uncle Lu is the king of Yan. He not only has to be responsible for the people of Yan, but also sits on the border to protect you from foreign invasion..."

Seeing that she was using too much force, Liu Ying decided to change her style of play. He pushed Lu Wan's big hand away from her head, pulled Lu Wan a few steps away from Liu Bang, and whispered:

"Uncle Lu, do you really have the heart to bring her to settle in this bitter cold place? Don't forget, she is from the south... The northern land is bitterly cold, and people will die!"

(End of this chapter)