Prehistoric: Lord of the Nine Heavens at the Beginning, the Mythical Kunpeng

Chapter 268 The emperor moved the capital and established solar terms

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After Gao Xin became Zhuan Xu's heir, he did not become complacent. Instead, he worked harder to help Zhuan Xu and manage the human race in an orderly manner.

In the blink of an eye, several years have passed.

Under the leadership of Zhuanxu and the Gaoxin clan, the human race has made great progress.

The population has further increased, the fields have become wider, and the crops in the fields have become better and better.

On this day, Zhuanxu felt that his merits had been completed, so he gathered all the ministers together.

"Ministers, I feel that my merits have been completed, and I will become a saint soon. What I mean is to pass on the position of co-leader of the human race to the Gao Xin family, and I will assist the Gao Xin family for a period of time. What do you think?"

The ministers knew that Zhuanxu was doing this because the Gonggong rebellion occurred when he took over, so they hoped to assist the Gaoxin family to carry out a peaceful transition.

"Co-leader, this is a good idea. It can effectively prevent rebellion and achieve a peaceful transition of power."

All the ministers expressed their approval, and Zhuanxu immediately announced his abdication, giving up the position of co-leader of the human race to the Gao Xin family.

After Gao Xin succeeded to the throne, he changed his name to Emperor Ku.

Another one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors has stepped onto the stage of history.

Later generations spoke very highly of Emperor Ku, saying that he "inspired the emperors in the past and inspired Yao and Shun in the later."

After Emperor Ku succeeded to the throne, he first planned to move the capital as he had told Zhuan Xu before.

Emperor Ku found some of his more capable men and sent them to find a suitable location to serve as the future capital.

"Remember, you have to choose a place that can radiate the entire human race, preferably the Central Plains."

"In this case, it will be convenient for people from various places to come to the capital to discuss matters and submit memorials."

Before the group left, Emperor Ku specially warned them again.

After sending away the people who were surveying the terrain, Emperor Ku began to think about how to unify the planting time.

At this time, although the human race had the concept of four seasons, there was still no unified standard for planting.

This resulted in some human beings’ harvests being unsatisfactory after planting seeds in the ground.

After talking about this matter to Zhuan Xu, Emperor Ku began to study how to unify the time of planting and animal husbandry.

Emperor Ku observed different fields, different harvest conditions after planting crops at different times, and the cycles of the sun and moon. He thought that he could try to set a time for humans to plant and graze according to their own prescribed time.

After a period of exploration, Di Ku finally developed an effective method.

Therefore, the emperor summoned the ministers to discuss and implement this method.

"Everyone, I should have told you that although the human race has the concept of four seasons in planting and grazing, it is too extensive."

"It is said that it is spring planting, but some people plant it very early, while others are worried that the seeds will be frozen to death, so they plant it very late."

"This leads to a very big difference in harvests from the same planting."

"I have thought of a way to try to change this situation, and I will discuss it with you today."

When all the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

This problem has troubled the human race for countless years!

Now, Emperor Ku actually said that this problem has been solved. How can this not surprise people?

"Co-leader, tell me quickly, how did you do it?"

An impatient minister quickly asked. "I divided one year into twenty-four short segments, each segment lasting fifteen days."

"In this case, there are twenty-four sections in a year."

"In these twenty-four short paragraphs, I have marked what should be done at different times. In this case, wouldn't it be possible to unify the time for planting and grazing?"

As Emperor Ku said, he took out a piece of tortoise shell engraved with his research results and asked the ministers to pass it around.

All the ministers gathered around this huge tortoise shell and marveled at it.

"Co-leader, you mean, twenty-four segments a year, right?"

A minister, somewhat confused, quickly asked.

"Yes, I named these short sections solar terms, so there are twenty-four solar terms in a year."

"Jingzhe means that when the ground thaws, it's time for the insects to come out."

"Gu Yu means it's time to plant millet."

Emperor Ku explained the twenty-four solar terms one by one to the ministers present. After hearing this, the ministers sighed one after another. Emperor Ku's method is good. When planting in the future, they don't have to worry about missing the season.

"But, co-leader, the cultural level of the human race is generally not high now, and very few are literate. What should we do?"

A minister felt worried when he looked at the tortoise shell, which was as big as a pot lid.

You can't give each tribe a tortoise shell and let people follow the tortoise shell's instructions, right?

"I have also considered this. I compiled the twenty-four solar terms into a song. It is very simple and can be sung by children, so there is no need to worry about it not being spread."

All the ministers knew that Emperor Ku liked music very much. He adapted the twenty-four solar terms into a song, which was indeed much catchier.

"Spring rain shocks the clear valley sky in spring, summer is full of awns and summer heat is connected. Autumn is dew, autumn is cold and frost falls, and winter snows and snows, and there is a small severe cold in winter."

Without waiting for the ministers to ask, Emperor Ku hummed the song.

The ministers learned it after learning it several times.

"Okay, co-leader, let's set out now and spread this song. We won't have to worry about the human race missing the good time for planting."

The ministers were overjoyed and hurriedly left the hall to spread the new song.

It was early spring, and the people who didn't know when to plant suddenly understood when they heard this song.

Suddenly, the entire human race started farming in unison.

A few days later, the matter of Emperor Ku moving the capital also came to light.

Based on the reports of those who came back, Emperor Ku initially selected several locations. Finally, Emperor Ku finally decided to set the capital in Bo.

This place, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, is located in the Central Plains, which can well meet the emperor's conditions for radiating to the entire human race.

In addition, being located in the Central Plains can also effectively prevent other barbarian tribes from attacking the capital.

Furthermore, Bo's terrain is higher, which can prevent floods from harming the human race.

"If the capital is set in Bo, it is indeed a very good choice. However, we cannot rush this matter. We need to discuss it with the ministers."

Thinking of this, the emperor packed up the tortoise shells and animal bones that recorded the situation in various places, and prepared to discuss it with the ministers at the next court meeting.

(End of this chapter)