Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 121 Meet Feng An

Lingnan was called the Land of the Southern Barbarians in the Han Dynasty, and it was called the Land of Exile by officials in the Tang Dynasty a few hundred years later. It can be seen that it is desolate. Due to the hot weather all year round, most of the houses here are made of heavy A thatched roof will do, but the walls will not be ventilated.

But when we arrived in Guangzhou, the situation was a little better. The population here is denser, and the city has a larger scale, which is not inferior to some counties in the north. The official army.

"Sun Zhengming, the supervisor of the animal husbandry department of the official animal husbandry department, came to Lingnan to reward the Duke of Yue with some things according to the emperor's order. Does anyone know the mansion of the Duke of Yue?"

In fact, Sun Xiangfu asked more questions. Since the happiness entered the harbor, someone entered the city to report. After a while, a team of horses and horses arrived at the pier, and a tall and thin man of about 25 six got out of the carriage.

"I am the governor of Chunzhou, Feng Zhidai, who is the emissary?"

"Feng Zhidai?"

Sun Xiangfu was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he remembered the Lingnan information he had collected before leaving. This Feng Zhidai was Feng An's eldest son. The governor of Chunzhou was sealed.

Chunzhou is a lower state, so according to the imperial court system, Feng Zhidai is an official under the fourth rank, and it is enough for him to welcome Sun Xiangfu.

"Sun Zhengming, the pastoral supervisor of the Xiaguan Animal Husbandry Supervision Office, has seen Feng Cishi. On this boat, there are some gifts from His Majesty to the Duke of Yue. He also asked Feng Cishi to arrange chariots and horses. After unloading the ship, it can be transported to the mansion. "

Feng Zhidai was overjoyed when he heard the words. Recently, it was rumored that the Feng family and his son were going to rebel in Chang'an, which made them very uneasy in Lingnan. At this time, the emperor sent someone to give gifts, which was meant to show goodwill. You know, their Feng family But there is no intention of rebellion, and there is no need for that, because they are the one and only people in Lingnan, and they know that it is impossible to seize the world based on Lingnan.

"Your Lao Sun Xiamu sent the imperial gift from thousands of miles away, and drove into the city with my official car. Here, someone will come to meet you later."

When Sun Xiangfu heard the words and agreed, he only brought Mr. Xi and bought one person to accompany Feng Zhidai into the city.

Soon, Sun Xiangfu was brought to the Duke of Yue's mansion. After a while, some servants brought tea, melons and fruits. After Sun Xiangfu entered the table, Feng Zhidai followed an old man who was about the same age as Li Yuan to the hall , this person is Feng An, Duke of Yue.

After some visits, Sun Xiangfu asked straight to the point, "In Yue Gong's territory, is there anyone from the north recently?"

"Although my production in Lingnan is not abundant, there are still some merchants in the past. Why did Sun Xiamu ask this question?" Seeing Sun Xiangfu's anxious expression, Feng An asked back.

"Mr. Yue may not know yet. At this time, it is rumored in Chang'an that the Duke of Yue is going to raise troops to rebel, and it was all instigated by some aristocratic family members. This time, the officials were going to stay in Yangzhou for a few days to inspect some of their own properties, but someone instigated the Japanese. Came to rob Xiaguan's ship, but thanks to the help of several masters who accompanied him, the ship was not lost. Therefore, Xiaguan was alerted. These people blocked Xiaguan from going to Lingnan. Perhaps, they wanted to do something in Lingnan. Therefore, the lower officials sailed day and night and came to inform Duke Yue."

"Rebellion? The old man is already extremely rich today, why are you messing around?" Feng An said to Sun Xiangfu with a smile on his face.

"The Duke of Yue is highly intelligent and understands the world situation. The lower officials admire him."

Seeing Feng An's relaxed and calm expression, Sun Xiangfu was completely relieved. He is a smart man, and he knows that relying on the Shanyue people in Lingnan who are not fully civilized, it is impossible to conquer the world or secure the world. Therefore, as long as he doesn't really want to rebel, all provocative tricks are useless.

"My son quickly sent someone to the pier to investigate."

Although Feng An was calm and calm about this matter, he knew the situation in his jurisdiction because he lived in Lingnan. The people here are not well-educated, so their horizons are not broad enough, and they are easily instigated by those who care about them. Small things can easily cause trouble. For big conflicts, even though the Feng family and his son have high prestige in Lingnan, they usually deal with things carefully. Although there have been no major rebellions in recent years, small problems often occur.

After Feng Zhidai took the order to come out, Feng An asked about Chang'an's situation. Sun Xiangfu naturally spoke in a positive way, saying how much His Majesty trusted him and sent him to bring some gifts. How many expectations does the place have and so on.

After a while, dozens of carts brought the gift from Li Shimin to Feng An from the pier. Feng An saw the carts in the courtyard from the hall, pointed to one of them and said, "This is The Quyuanli you mentioned?"

The four-headed Quyuanli is a bit big, and there are only three of them in one carriage, and ten Quyuanli alone take up three or four large carts. Last year, Li Shimin ordered the Guanzhong area to build plows, but It took a long time for the imperial court to spread it slowly to local states and counties. At this time, half a year has passed, and Guangzhou has only received a blueprint that has been copied many times. It is the first time to actually see the real thing. , No way, this is the office efficiency in ancient times.

"Exactly, using this plow to cultivate the land can get twice the result with half the effort." Sun Xiangfu followed Feng An to the courtyard and replied.

Feng Ang was overjoyed when he heard the words, "I am rich in melons and fruits in Lingnan, but farming is weak, and there is a shortage of food every year. Obtaining this product will solve the urgent needs of the people in Lingnan."

In Sun Xiangfu's view, the people in the Central Plains during this period were not very good at farming, let alone Lingnan people.

The Lingnan people who hold Baoshan in their hands don't know how to develop it. It doesn't matter. Sun Xiangfu came to teach them.

"Yue Gong, the climate in the south of the Lingnan is mild, and crops can be grown all year round. With this plow, some good fields can be reclaimed along mountain streams and low-lying lands, and then..."

Feng An, who is good at political affairs, was very interested in these matters of land reclamation, field opening, and planting. He spent half a day chatting with Sun Xiangfu until Feng Zhidai came back from the pier with a solemn expression.

"Father, I found out that in the past two days, many people from the north went to the Liaoren village and tribe."

"Is that so? That's okay. Some of the guys who are not familiar with it just happen to be cleaned up. As for the people from the north, if they are caught alive, let Sun Xiamu deal with them!"

Feng An's tone was still calm, but there was a hint of sternness in his eyes. He is a horse general who has fought for many years. Although he is better at government affairs, he has long been used to life and death. He still has some headaches, but he just incited the Liaoren tribe to rebel, and he was able to suppress it with a flip of his hands. After many years in Lingnan, he had already managed this place as a monolith.

The war came so silently, regardless of whether the methods of those aristocratic sons are high-level or not, it has nothing to do with Sun Xiangfu. As Li Shimin's envoy, he will not be sent to the front line, and Feng An will not be sent to the front line. After Xi Jinping received him in the mansion, he couldn't stay idle and taught Feng An to plant the land.

The Lingnan mountains and forests are staggered, and the land is humid. It is a tropical rainforest climate. Most of the land has not been cultivated for thousands of years, and it is very fertile. Almost all staple food rations can be planted here, and it can be planted for two to three seasons a year. Therefore, if If you want to open up wasteland, you basically don't need to choose a season.

Driving the cattle and pulling the plow, in a relatively flat mountainous wasteland, Sun Xiangfu decided to show Feng An and the hundreds of farmers he brought over the effect of the Quyuan plow after inspecting the soil quality. Even Xuanzang and Li Chunfeng A religious person also followed the big team to the field to watch the fun.

"Please look, Mr. Yue, this plow is easy to operate, as long as the person in front can drive the oxen, and the person behind holds the plow handle steady, if it is a single-headed plow, only one person can hold the plow with one hand, Drive the cattle."

After a while, several craftsmen brought by Sun Xiangfu set up the plow, and at this time, the surrounding area of ​​this wasteland was surrounded by hundreds of farmers.

"Get up, hey."

The two oxen walked side by side, and Sun Xiangfu personally supported the plow handle behind. Everyone felt that the mud, which was usually difficult to dig, suddenly became brittle, and a furrow more than one meter wide was immediately plowed out.

Under the stunned expressions of everyone, Sun Xiangfu walked back and forth in this field in less than 10 minutes.

"This, this, how many acres of land can be plowed?"

Feng An couldn't believe his eyes, grabbed the plow handle from Sun Xiangfu's hand, and said to the farmer who was driving the cattle in front, "Drive the cattle, the old man will try it himself."

Then, almost at the same time, Feng An returned to the original place.

"With this plow, I am afraid that the land I can plant in the south of the Five Ridges will be ten thousand more in the coming year."

As soon as Feng An sighed, the Quyuan plow was regarded as a treasure by the local people. Many farmers cheered around the plow. Feng An immediately ordered all craftsmen in Guangzhou to learn how to make this plow. Of course, This is why Sun Xiangfu brought more than ten craftsmen from Chang'an, professional teaching.

However, even if all the artisans come, there are actually only a few hundred people. There is no way. In this period, there are few adults in Lingnan, and it is rumored that there are hundreds of thousands of armored people. That means that the total population of all young and strong should be It's only about 40 to [-], which is not as large as the population of a county here in later generations.

When everyone was immersed in the cheers, Sun Xiangfu felt a little itchy on his legs, and at a glance, there were actually two leeches staring at them and sucking blood.

"Jun buy, bring the alcohol quickly."

Sun Xiangfu, who has been dealing with farmland for many years, is naturally familiar with creatures like leeches. Unexpectedly, after only a few minutes of walking in the wasteland, there are two tricks.

Knowing that Lingnan at this time is a land of smog, Sun Xiangfu also made a lot of preparations before coming here. After a while, Xi Junmai brought a bottle of distilled wine over, and Sun Xiangfu smeared it on the leech's adsorption After a while, two leeches fell off his legs.

"Hehe, Sun Xiamu is used to living in the north, so he's so squeamish! These leeches are everywhere in our smoggy south of the Five Ridges, and this bottle of good wine is in vain." Feng An smelled the strong smell of wine, talking and laughing. He also easily tore off the two leeches on his legs.

"Don't do it, Mr. Yue. If you treat it this way, the sucker of the leech will easily break into the skin and cause infection." After finishing speaking, Sun Xiangfu took alcohol and smeared it on Feng An's body.

(End of this chapter)