Daming: My brother-in-law is Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 398 The transformation of the literati after exile!

Zhang Pu had no choice but to come to the county government after hearing this.

Now the magistrate of the county where Zhang Pu is located is Liu Shanghui, the former postman.

Zhang Pu was also promoted to the county magistrate, in charge of agriculture, taxation and other matters in the county.

As soon as Liu Shanghui saw Zhang Pu, he asked him to distribute the land to the monks and beggars in the county, and taught them to grow potatoes. In addition to growing potatoes, they also grew rye. crop.

Zhang Pu didn't disobey his orders either. He was already a small local landlord and bureaucrat, and he began to take responsibility for this matter seriously for his own future.

Therefore, Jiao An and other monks and beggars who were assigned to Kaizhou in Liaodong were allocated fields by Zhang Pu, and they were also allocated farming tools such as hoes and plows.

But after Jiao An got the hoe and looked at the land allotted to him, he had no intention of digging.

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Zhang Pu has the responsibility to supervise the development of local agriculture, not to mention that he has already saved the idea of ​​bringing his family and servants back to the customs to become an official by being diligent in the affairs of the king, so he actively supervises the monks and beggars in front of him to participate in farming .

Seeing Jiao An, a fake monk with short hair on his head and a real beggar, standing still in front of his field with a hoe, Zhang Pu asked his guards to give Jiao An a whip.

"Ouch!"

Jiao An was so pumped that he let out a scream, and was rolled directly to the ground.

Zhang Pu took the opportunity to reprimand: "Hurry up and dig the ground according to the local old farmer's teaching! Don't be lazy! After planting it, it will be your own, so that you can eat enough. If you want to rely on the relief food sent by the county government, You can only guarantee not to starve to death, understand?!"

"I was the same as you at the beginning. I didn't want to farm life and death. I felt that farming was difficult and humiliating. The so-called retreat to the countryside was not comfortable, but there was no way. In the end, because I didn't want to go hungry, I had to work hard."

"Dig!"

After Zhang Pu said that Jiao An still didn't move, he just stood up and looked at the sunset in the sky in a daze, so he simply kicked out, roared, and said: "Hurry up before it's dark!"

Jiao An fell to the ground again, then climbed up sadly, picked up the hoe, and dug into the ground, while still sobbing, he didn't expect that he would eventually have to do the work that farmers can do.

Seeing that Jiao An's hoe was weak and weak, and the ground was not digging deep, Zhang Pu snatched his hoe angrily, and thrust his left foot out like a lunge. Then he swung the hoe and said to Jiao An: " Look how I dug!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Pu's tanned tendons collapsed, and the hoe in his hand kept digging up the ground, and every time he dug it, he dug a large piece, and after a while, he dug up a large piece of black soil. Quite a lot, and then spit it in the palm of his hand, wiped it, and continued to dig. After a while, he dug a third for Jiao An, then handed the hoe to Jiao An, and asked: "How to learn?" Yet?"

Jiao An was stunned, and asked, "Second Master, how can you dig the ground?"

Zhang Pu said: "I didn't know it at first, but you were forced to do it later!"

Jiao An was surprised, so he had no choice but to continue digging.

Zhang Pu frowned quite a bit after seeing it, and walked over to Mao Pijiang who came with him and said, "As stupid as I was back then!"

After Zhang Pu said that, he came to inspect his own field. His own field was no longer cultivated by himself, but by his slaves.

Zhou Rui, his servant in charge, formerly known as [-], is also holding a whip with his hands on his hips at this time, supervising Zhang Pu's Baiyi slaves digging the ground with hoes.

And after Zhang Pu came, Zhou Rui, a Baiyi slave, ran over, bowed his waist and smiled obsequiously: "Master, you are here."

Zhang Pu nodded and asked, "How is the spring plowing done this year?"

"Have let them complete most of it."

Zhou Rui replied.

Zhang Pu didn't speak after hearing this, but walked over from his slaves with a satisfied look, and then called Zhou Rui over and said, "Take them to my courtyard after dark, and take them to their respective positions." I can’t keep wearing such a ragged padded jacket, in case I get sick, it’s not good.”

Zhou Rui agreed and said, "Thank you, master, for your kindness!"

The Baiyi slaves who were digging the ground could understand some Chinese now, so after hearing what Zhang Pu said, they were very happy, and even worked harder on digging the ground, and felt that their master was still very kind. It's Zhou Rui who cares about people like himself is hateful, everyone is obviously a barbarian who came here to be a slave, why should he beat and scold us so wantonly?
"This year, the harvest of potatoes in Liaodong outside the customs has exceeded 200 million shi. It can be seen that potato planting is very successful, which has made use of many wastelands in Liaodong, which has greatly solved the problem of food shortage outside the customs."

"Of course, being able to produce so many potatoes is related to the exile of a large number of Han Chinese and the capture of many barbarian slaves, especially the tens of thousands of barbarian slaves captured in Lingnan last year. A lot has been killed, but the increase in reclaimed fields and grain production is remarkable.”

Because it is the spring of the 12th year of Tianqi, and potatoes are entering the harvest period, Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, also talked about the production of potatoes outside the customs in the Department of Manufacturing and Strategy.

Yuan Keli, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, followed with a smile and said: "Using a large number of barbarians as slaves not only increases food production, but also allows a limited number of Han people outside the customs to engage in other affairs. Officials no longer need to personally participate in farming, and the Ministry of Officials does not have to worry too much about the serious shortage of officials outside the customs."

After hearing this, Zhang Gui asked with a smile: "So, it is really a policy that benefits the country and the people, and it is even better to have more barbarians as slaves?"

"The way of governing the country must keep pace with the times and seek truth from facts. The imperial court opened up borders and launched a large number of projects, absorbing many Han people out of the noble family, out of the fields and no longer as slaves or farmers. Naturally, the world really needs slaves to work as slaves. Work. Therefore, Uncle Guo is right, it is better to have more barbarian slaves."

Chen Zizhuang followed suit.

After hearing this, Zhang Gui said: "Now, in the surrounding areas of this dynasty, except for North Korea and Wanu, which are temporarily in need of their markets and it is not appropriate to directly seize their population, only Dongfan (Taiwan) Island is left where the barbarians gather most. In places like Manila and Manila, there are a large number of Fulangji and Hongmaofan who can be arrested, but they need a reason to arrest them."

"Why not just to save the people of the Han family, so that the Han people in the world will not be slaves, and the imperial court should send troops to crusade against the barbarians who enslave the Han people?"

Chen Zizhuang asked at this time.

"Very good!"

Wei Zhongxian responded, and said: "Our family hates our Han people being enslaved by barbarians!"

Zhang Gui couldn't help laughing: "So, why not let Dongchang take care of this matter, and Dongchang should ask His Majesty to allow Dongchang to set up patrol fleets around the world to inspect the situation of enslaved Han people?"

Wei Zhongxian said: "Don't worry, Uncle Guo, Dongchang is obliged to save the enslaved Han people in the world!"

(End of this chapter)