Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 404 Jiang Wei, Meet Master

In the late Jian'an period, Liu Bei repelled Cao Cao in Liangzhou. In order to prevent Cao Cao from making a comeback, Liu Bei migrated Han people such as Tianshui and Longyou to Hanzhong to expand the population of Hanzhong.

It was at that time that Jiang Wei was moved to Hanzhong with his mother. Because he was fond of studying since he was a child, he liked Zheng Xue, and when he grew up, he studied hard and was quite talented. Responsible for statistics.

At this moment, he came to Shen Chen, cupped his hands and said to Shen Chen: "Great Governor, there are now 170 million acres of land in Hanzhong, and 22 Dingkou."

"Only so much?"

Shen Chen frowned: "I remember that Hanzhong had a population of more than 40 during Zhang Lu's time. Later, His Majesty migrated more than [-] people from Liangzhou."

Jiang Wei replied: "Yes, but later Hanzhong was divided into Hanzhong County and Shangyong County, and the population and land were divided."

"Oh."

Shen Chen slapped his head and said, "It's my negligence, I actually forgot about it, what about the two counties combined?"

"The two counties add up to 250 million mu of land and 44 mu of Dingkou."

"Where did the more than one hundred thousand Dingkou go?"

"It has moved to Bashu."

"Are there only so many fields in Hanzhong now?"

"Yes."

Jiang Wei replied: "This has already been governed by the Deputy Prime Minister. Before it was governed, there were fewer acres."

"Are they all big mu?"

"Yes."

"What about the small acres?"

"There are 260 acres of small acres, totaling 520 acres."

Hearing this sentence, Shen Chen frowned.

It shouldn't be, the Hanzhong Basin actually only has so many fields?

One mu of land in the Han Dynasty was different from that in later generations.

At that time, one hundred steps was a small mu, about 140 square meters.

Then 240 steps is a large mu, which is about 465 square meters.

One mu of later generations is 666 square meters.

According to the "Hanshu Shihuo Zhi", a labor force averages about 50 small acres of land, or 20.83 large acres, or 14.4 city acres today; each household has 100 small acres of land, or 41.66 large acres, or 28.8 city acres today; Each mouth occupies 20 small acres of land, or 8.332 large acres, or 5.76 city acres today.

That is to say, if a family of five wants to solve the basic food, clothing and tax problems, it has to plant 28 mu of 666 square meters of land to survive. Basically, the farming ratio of each Dingkou is 1 to 8 Han mu.

At present, the total land in the Hanzhong Basin is only 520 million mu, which is 337 million mu of land. Calculated according to the ratio, it can only support 42 people.

of course.

In addition to large and small acres of land, there are also a large number of vegetable fields, ponds, mulberry forests, and breeding land. These are also arable land and can also produce food.

If these are counted, the total amount of Hanzhong, these cultivated land can support 60 million people.

Probably the limit of Zhang Lu in Hanzhong in history.

However, the Hanzhong Basin is 300 square kilometers, and the plain area is 666 square kilometers. According to the number of acres, there should be nearly [-] million acres of fields, and this is still calculated based on [-] square meters per mu in later generations.

If calculated according to Han Mu, under normal circumstances, only the plain area is counted, and the maximum cultivated land area in Hanzhong can reach more than 500 million mu, which is far from reaching the limit.

So Shen Chen asked: "The area of ​​Hanzhong is still very large, can we continue to cultivate the land?"

Jiang Wei replied: "It can be cultivated, but it is limited by the water source."

"I see."

Shen Chen immediately understood the reason.

In the era of science and technology in the later generations, the industry is developed, and it is no problem to dig rivers.

In ancient times, the technical level was backward, and it was all done by manpower.

So even though Hanzhong is rich in water resources, it is still very difficult to let the water source penetrate every plain, and it will take a lot of manpower and material resources.

Therefore, the problem that arises is that although there are still many plain areas that can be reclaimed, they cannot be expanded due to insufficient water sources.

Thinking of this, Shen Chen nodded, walked at the front of the team with his hands behind his back, and said to Huang Zhong, Li Yan and the others beside him: "In the future, when Your Majesty is going to make a northern expedition, we will send troops from Hanzhong to attack Guanzhong, and Hanzhong will become a source of food and grass." However, Hanzhong is only self-sufficient at this time, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses stationed can still afford it. However, once the Northern Expedition mobilizes a large number of corvees, food and grass must be provided by Bashu. The road to Shu is difficult, although we are not short of food and grass. , but this is too heavy a burden on the land of Bashu, so we must do our best to hoard a large amount of grain and grass. In peacetime, we will hire a small number of peasants from Bashu to transport grain to Hanzhong like ants. At the same time, we must also vigorously develop agriculture. When we reach Hanzhong and Shangyong counties, we will support our Northern Expedition."

Li Yan said: "But the governor, the arable land in Hanzhong has reached its limit, and it is difficult to cultivate new fields."

"If you encounter difficulties, you must find a solution."

Shen Chen said: "There are water sources everywhere in the depths of this mountain. It depends on how we use them. Have you heard of the terraced fields in Ailao County, Yongchang County?"

"Terraces?"

Everyone looked at each other, in this era of underdeveloped information, let alone in the deep mountains and old forests of Yunnan, where would they know where to go.

"good."

Shen Chen nodded: "The temperature in Hanzhong is suitable for growing northern corn and wheat, and it is also suitable for growing rice. Moreover, there is abundant groundwater and abundant rainfall, so rice is better grown than corn and wheat. If you want to cultivate agriculture, you must dig more ponds and build Canals are used to dig out groundwater. The two are farming in the mountains, and terraced fields are reclaimed in the upper reaches of the rivers in the mountains.”

As a hussar general who is deeply rooted in the grassroots, Shen Chen can not only lead troops to fight when he is on a horse, but also govern the country when he is off a horse, and he can also go to the fields to work.Let’s not talk about his previous life before time travel as a design dog, he traveled all over the country, picking up architectural styles, and at the same time learned about some rural living conditions and crop cultivation.

Just talking about the environment he lived in since he was a child before and after the time travel, it also allowed him to get in touch with the countryside and know about farming.Before crossing over, his family was also from a rural background. When he was young, he planted rice seedlings with his parents and raised cattle and sheep on the mountains. According to their local dialect, every spring farming is called "running Wu". Insert into paddy field.

And more importantly, he was born in a small mountain village in a poor county in central and southern Hunan, where his family's fields are terraced fields, and there is also the famous Purple Magpie Terrace Scenic Area in his hometown area.

Therefore, Shen Chen is no stranger to the terraced fields, and plans to promote them in the south, so as to increase the population and food production.

Hearing his words, the disciples who followed Shen Chen immediately began to take notes.

This time into Xichuan, Shen Chen didn't bring many troops from his headquarters, including Gan Ning's troops.However, he brought Huangmen soldiers and capable disciples of Zhou Tai, Deng Ai, Huo Yang, Wu Dang, Wu Tao, Shan Yi, etc. to join the army. beside him.

Jiang Wei was originally a planner, and he was originally a data recorder. He saw Deng Ai and the others writing, so he wanted to write too, but when he touched his body, he found that he had no pen and ink at all.

He immediately looked at Deng Ai and the others with different eyes.

Mr.'s students are smart, so they should carry a pen and paper with them when they are with him.

But he didn't have a pen, so he picked up a firewood on the ground, got some mud on it, and started to record it on paper.

Li Yan said at this time: "If this is the case, we should investigate the water sources in various places."

"Ah."

Shen Chen nodded and said: "Planting land in the mountains is no better than on the plains, it will be scattered a lot, but if you can find a place with relatively flat terrain near the water source in the mountains, you can build a village. For the people who are willing to go to the mountains to open up wasteland, we We should also support them, reduce and exempt corvee taxes, and encourage them to be productive. If Hanzhong Shangyong can have 800 million mu of land and a population of one million people, why not have food for the Northern Expedition?"

While talking, everyone went north into Nanzheng County.

On that day, Shen Chen called the generals and officials of Hanzhong to have a meeting. Now the Liu Bei Group mainly focuses on recuperation, but as the front line, they must always be ready for battle.

The problem in Hanzhong is that it is difficult to transport grain. Historically, Bashu has always been a big granary under the governance of Zhuge Liang, and there has never been a shortage of grain.Zhuge Liang also used Hanzhong as a grain and grass base, but even so, he often had to stop the Northern Expedition due to lack of grain.

This shows how serious the food road problem is to the Southwest.

At the meeting, Shen Chen summed up some of the current difficulties Hanzhong is facing, such as poor grain transport roads, low grain productivity, and fewer populations. question.

Logically speaking, he had just arrived in Hanzhong, and he didn't know the actual situation, but he talked about these things directly in a meeting.

But no one thought he was wrong.

Because these are the things that Xu Shu summed up, Zhuge Liang also visited Hanzhong and believed that these were indeed the difficulties in Hanzhong.

So what Shen Chen said was actually a cliché, a disease that had existed in Hanzhong for a long time.

So how to change?
Shen Chen did not give any guidance at that time, but thought that he should inspect Hanzhong first, walk around the place himself, and then draw conclusions.

After the meeting, Shen Chen summoned Jiang Wei, the Shangji of Hanzhong County.

The backyard of Hanzhong Taishou Mansion.

It was late afternoon and the sun was about to set.

The weather is gloomy. As a basin deep in the Qinling Mountains, the precipitation here is very rich, and the upper reaches of the Han River are also brought together by rain.

It hadn't rained yet, and Shen Chen lived here temporarily after holding a meeting with the generals and officials in the afternoon.

The brought soldiers were led by Zhao Yun and Pang De, and stationed in the barracks outside the city.

Except for the bodyguards Shan Yi, Wu Dang and the outstanding disciple Deng Ai, everyone around Shen Chen has returned to the barracks and assumed their responsibilities and obligations as mid-level officers.

Under the courtyard porch, Shen Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, Deng Ai sat beside him, and opposite Jiang Wei sat cross-legged.

Jiang Wei looked a little nervous.

Because what he studied was Shen Xue. In addition to Zheng Xue, he also studied "Zhu Zi Yan" and "Shen Shi Jing".

Now the person who wrote these two books is sitting in front of him. This feeling is like when a law student in later generations is in class, he suddenly looks up and finds that the old professor who is teaching him today is the law maker of our country.

"what's your name?"

Shen Chen asked.

"Jiang Wei, the name is Boyue."

Jiang Wei replied honestly.

Deng Ai was making tea next to him, looked at him and smiled, then handed the brewed tea to Shen Chen, and made another cup for Jiang Wei.

"Since you are doing planning in the county, you think you have some opinions on the affairs of the county."

Shen Chen said: "Now that the Han Dynasty is dying for the second time, Your Majesty has followed the example of Emperor Guangwu to inherit the great rule in the south, and is determined to conquer Cao Wei in the north and restore the great Han country. I was sent to the northwest to attack Guanzhong and return to the old capital. You think Can we do it?"

"can!"

Jiang Wei said without hesitation.

"why?"

"Because as long as the master is here, it will be possible."

"Oh?"

Shen Chen laughed: "So trust me?"

Jiang Wei kowtowed and said: "I also study "Zhuzi Yan" and "Shen Shijing", from which I can see that the master has great wisdom, so Wei believes that as long as the master is here, he will be able to."

Flatterer.

Both Deng Ai and Shan Yi Wu Dang standing guard next to him rolled their eyes.

Shen Chen laughed loudly and said: "Hahaha, since you study "Zhuzi Yan", then I will test you. In the third year of Jian'an, Xu Zi asked: "How can body, mind, mind, and knowledge be one thing apart from things?" "How did I answer?"

Jiang Wei thought for a while and said: "Mr. said, ears, eyes, mouth, nose, limbs, and body, can't see, hear, speak, and move without peace of mind? The mind wants to see, hear, speak, and move, but it has no ears, eyes, Neither can the mouth, nose, or limbs. Therefore, if there is no mind, there will be no body, and if there is no body, there will be no mind. However, the place where it fills is called the body, the place where it dominates the words is called the heart, and the place where the heart is activated is called the meaning. The aura of the mind is called knowing, and it refers to the thing that is involved in the mind. It is only one thing. If the mind is not in the air, it must be something. Therefore, if you want "sincerity", you can find something at will, and get rid of the desire of the person. And when it comes back to reason, then the conscience lies in this matter, and it can be achieved without concealment. This is the skill of 'sincerity'."

"good."

Shen Chen nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "This shows that you have indeed studied well. You haven't answered my previous question. What's your opinion on the affairs of the county?"

Jiang Wei said: "The grain transportation problem mentioned by Mr. is indeed an old problem, and you are also thinking of a solution. If you want me to talk about it, in addition to the grain transportation problem, there are also inconvenient transportation between Liangzhou and Hanzhong, and it is difficult for soldiers and horses." Rapid communication, coupled with the fact that the army is increasingly neglected in training and armaments are slack."

"Ah."

Shen Chen sighed: "There is no way to do this. Since the Battle of Guanzhong, Hanzhong has not fought a battle for two years. It is not easy to maintain a state of training for a long time. It is also a part of saving to provide the soldiers with sufficient food. way."

If the soldiers train every day, they will consume a lot of physical strength. They must ensure sufficient food and grass to support them, and the consumption will be very high.

Therefore, training is reduced. For example, it used to be a small training for three days and a big training for five days. Now it is changed to a small training for [-] days and a big training for [-] days. Soldiers can usually do farm work, which can reduce the consumption of soldiers and save more food. .

"But since I'm here, I'm going to attack Chang'an. Naturally, this situation needs to change. I'll stay in Hanzhong for a few months to solve some problems in Hanzhong, and then go to Liangzhou."

Shen Chen looked at Jiang Wei and said, "I heard that you are from Liangzhou, would you like to go with me?"

"Naturally willing."

Jiang Wei was overjoyed, so he bowed his head and said: "I teach Shen Xue, and I hope to always be by my side and listen to my teacher's teachings."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Shen Chen smiled and said: "You have learned from my theories, and you can also be regarded as my outer disciple. Would you like to worship me as your teacher?"

Jiang Wei's eyes widened, and then he was ecstatic, and kowtowed without hesitation: "I am very willing, Jiang Wei, to meet Master!"

(End of this chapter)