Destiny Only Han

"Why?"

Lu Shizhi stared: "Are you not sure? Are you still pretending?"

I really don't know what I'm pretending... Liu Ying shook her head blankly.

"It's really rare, there are things in this world that you don't even know about?" Lu Shizhi raised his eyebrows half-satisfiedly, and continued:

"It's not the reclamation order you came up with. Now many people in Guanzhong have returned the forest land and dry land, replaced the pastures in the four northern counties, and prepared to raise sheep..."

"4 to [-] people rushed to the north, taking away at least a million sheep, not only the sheep in Guanzhong, but also the sheep in Sanchuan County and Longxi County..."

"Suddenly, Chang'an Yanggui... the old shop selling water basin mutton on the west side of the Neishi Mansion has been closed for several days! Not only me, but many officials in the mansion are also scolding you behind your back!"

It's none of my business if you can't drink mutton soup!However, this is also an unimaginable path... Liu Ying frowned and said:

"I really don't care about this... After all, I have bought more than a dozen pastures and farms for the East Palace, Weiyang, and Changle Palaces. Well, it seems that in the future, people will have to investigate the prices of Chang'an every day..."

"It doesn't make sense. Are these guys so rich? They actually bought all the sheep in Chang'an?"

"I'm an internal historian and your uncle?" Lu Shizhi scratched his heart and lungs.

After all, it was located on a plateau, and it also lived in a mix of farming and animal husbandry. The important thing was that the large ranch could provide the empire with the best cavalry, and the sons of good families from the farmer's family were also the best source of soldiers.

"What's the next step?" Lu Shizhi was full of curiosity.

Liu Ying asked nonchalantly, "Isn't it a bit too much for today's occasion?"

Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not an exaggeration, after all, he is only the eldest son of a concubine. Besides, I have asked Ruyi to warn him, but he still doesn't know how to restrain himself! Why, he thinks that he can do whatever he wants and ignore the great affairs of the country because of his contribution to destroying Chu? "

However, Liu Bang's emphasis on the reclamation order was to a greater extent to steadily clean up the Wusun people who occupied the east side of the Hexi Corridor.

If the soldiers here can fight, the empire will conquer all directions, and all nations will come to the dynasty. If the soldiers here collapse, it depends on whether the soldiers in Kanto can rise up. If they can rise up, the dynasty can still be revived. Dynasty change...

Liu Ying tilted her head: "I would like to hear the details."

"For this reason, the replacement of farmland in the four northern counties only responds to the bastards of the Haoyou Xungui's family. They can't get the good land in Guanzhong, but they can legally drive the ministers to work in the fields for him."

Liu Ying swallowed her saliva, and another question came to her mind: "Trafficking live sheep for thousands of miles? The cost of feeding the sheep along the way may not be low..."

"But farming is different."

Liu Ying nodded slightly, and after Lu Shizhi left, she closed her eyes and turned the watering can upside down to spray herself twice.

This is not only to alleviate the shortage of land grants in Guanzhong, and to control the south of Yinshan Mountain in another way, but more importantly, to accumulate experience in practice and replicate this achievement to the west.

After all, the climate in the early Han Dynasty was still warm and rainy. The rainfall and temperature in the Hetao area were similar to Henan and Shandong in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in later generations. Planting pasture grass on the grassland was not a problem at all.

"Well, by the way, Dad, is my uncle here?"

"This is why whether it is Li Kui's reform or Shang Yang's reform, the amount of land granted to common people is calculated in hundreds of acres. Only with a high rank can one legally occupy subordinate officials or drive untitled bastards to work for themselves without pay."

Liu Ying's face became hot, and she changed the subject: "That is to say, during this period of time, there are many people replacing pastures, but few people replacing farms? Right, uncle?"

Liu Ying agreed with this, but silently moved back, so as not to be sprayed with saliva by Liu Bang again...

"The reason is very simple. This actually solves the problem of difficult plowing and sowing. When harvesting, it is still necessary to rely on people to cut back the mature crops with one sickle and one sickle."

Liu Ying nodded in agreement, but murmured in a low voice:
"Well, I understand. I will solve this problem... After all, the reclamation order is only a trial in the four northern counties. If I can't win a big victory, it will not only embarrass me, but also affect the next plan..."

Lu Shi had a look on his face, how can you defile someone's innocence, wanted to refute but felt guilty, so he stood up slowly: "Okay then... I'll go get ready first, hurry up too, don't miss the lucky day." hour……"

Liu Bang sat down directly beside Liu Ying, patted the armrest of the seat, and praised repeatedly: "I am old and my legs and feet are not good, but this kind of chair is more comfortable to sit on. At least it is much more convenient to sit down than a futon."

"Two hundred sheep multiplied by nine hundred renminbi, and the minimum annual income is 18 renminbi... So, in Chang'an City, there are many guys who are willing to spend money to buy bonds! After all, the larger the base of the flock in the early stage, the faster the rate of return will be. Faster!"

Lu Shizhi smiled sarcastically: "Didn't you forget that there is something called a bond? Those guys who moved to the four northern counties exchanged one or two thousand acres of grassland at every turn, and at least six or seven hundred acres of pastures could be raised." A sheep..." (Note 1)

After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that, as expected, he saw the contemptuous expression on Lu Shi's face and heard the words full of sarcasm.

"I remember you boy said that others were stupid for three years when they were pregnant. I didn't expect you to be stupid if you weren't pregnant! Did you forget the Changjiu Railway that was just opened to traffic? People can't use trains to fly thousands of miles in two days, and then go Go nomadic to your own ranch?"

"Let's do the math. I've heard people say that sheep have three litters in two years, and if they give birth to one at a time, then a ranch of this size would have to sell at least two hundred sheep a year. Guanzhong One sheep is one thousand and two hundred yuan, considering the money that the merchant will earn and the freight on the road, when the herdsman sells the sheep, there will always be nine hundred yuan per sheep.” (Note 2)

"This is mainly due to the extensive application of iron farm tools. As for now, even if cattle and horse plowing are promoted, with lighter plows and corollary carts with higher sowing efficiency, the upper limit of one man per [-] mu still exists."

For example, the herdsmen in the past were pure free-range nomadic herders, but now they are semi-free-range, that is, they graze during the day and go back to the pen in the evening to feed some corn and beans for fattening.

After all, he had a long conversation with Lu Shizhi just now, spit was flying around, and it was hard to say that he was not contaminated with bacteria, so he was going to wait a while and then spray it again on all the people who participated in the celebration!
It's a pity that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. Before the disinfectant on Liu Ying's body was dry, Liu Bang strolled out from the ear room, looked at Lu Shizhi's back and complained softly:

Hearing what Liu Bang said, Liu Ying naturally wouldn't say much.

A sheep eats more than [-] catties of grass a year. If the pasture is remodeled, weeds are cleared and high-yielding pastures are planted, such as ryegrass with a yield of more than [-] catties per mu, and a thousand mu of pasture can feed two to three thousand sheep. More than enough!

"As for civilians, it is more appropriate to change to pastures."

"Don't say, don't say..." Liu Ying looked mysterious.

"During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a saying that one person could only cultivate ten acres. In other words, ten acres of land was the upper limit that a family of five could manage. But in the era of great strife, this saying changed. Become a husband with five families, manage a hundred mu of land."

"Come on, I'm talking with your mother in the back room."

"No!" Liu Ying resolutely said with contempt on her face, "Because you are such a loud speaker, uncle, the whole city of Chang'an will know what you have to say within half a day! I have always suspected that my sister's big mouth is the You learned it!"

"The boss of the Lu family is so talented, the second Lu is not only stupid in reading, but also doesn't know how to speak..."

What they were talking about was actually the Reclamation Order.

In this way, basically the lambs born in spring can be marketed in winter, and this is also the time when the lamb tastes the best, and the meat is fat and tender, no matter it is grilled or stewed, it is delicious!

When Lu Shizhi calculated the breeding income, he used the nomadic breeding method of the old Rongdi in the Qin Dynasty when he was studying in Xianyang. Now, with the promotion of high-yielding and nutritious pastures such as alfalfa and ryegrass As a result, the number of livestock that can be carried per unit area has also been greatly increased.

Liu Ying nodded lightly, Lu Shizhi was actually quite conservative.

Lu Shizhi explained: "There are many people who replace the pastures, mainly because grazing is relatively simple. The men in the family ride horses and bring bows and arrows around the pasture. Basically, no wolves dare to approach the flocks, so the flocks are herded. When it is time for the family, the women or children in the family can bring four or five big dogs."

Lu Shizhi nodded, his face full of superiority: "Of course. Do you know the reason?"

Well, it is the Hexi Corridor, and the Qinghai and Gansu areas occupied by the Qiang people.

But for all the dynasties with their capital in Guanzhong, regardless of the Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty, and Tang Dynasty, the Liangjiazi of the six counties and the soldiers in the Hexi area are the existence of Dinghaishenzhen.

And the biggest difference between today and the former Qin Dynasty is not the pasture, but the way of breeding.

Last year, King Yuezhi traveled thousands of miles with more than 20 large and small countries from the Western Regions to Chang'an City to celebrate the New Year, but Wusun sent a caravan to act as an envoy. Although he offered a lot of jade and livestock, After all, the ones who come here are all kings, and the ones you come here are businessmen, so as not to be too much...

Therefore, since King Wusun is unwilling to come to Chang'an City to pay homage to the Emperor of the Han family in person, let the soldiers of the Han army invite him back.

The only question is, what kind of Wusun king is the invited Wusun king?
Note 1: The livestock carrying capacity of the 2022 grazing ban in Inner Mongolia.

For every 16 mu of natural grassland, one sheep unit is raised for herbivorous livestock, and for every 2 mu of artificial grassland or fodder land, one sheep unit is raised for herbivorous livestock.Among them, a horse is converted into 6 sheep units, a cow is converted into 5 sheep units, and young animals of the year are converted into 0.5 adult livestock.

Note 2: "Research and Interpretation of Prices Seen in Han Bamboo Slips", Xu Yangjie, former researcher of the History Institute of Hubei Academy of Social Sciences.