Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 96 Returning to Luonan

The outer city of Chang'an became farther and farther away, gradually forming a line, and Xu Qing's carriage staggered towards the southeast.Next to the carriage, Wang Shan and Niu Chicao each brought a hundred soldiers, which were specially awarded by Li Yuan to protect the officials in Hebei.

A series of industries in Chang'an were handed over to Xun Fang's jurisdiction, but the specific things were managed by the second child.Xu Qing asked Xun Fang for a place in the Guozi Academy, and stayed in Chang'an to study, no matter what he studied... and Zhang Linye, who showed a relatively good military quality, was brought by Xu Qing to learn the art of war, Xun Ye Yu gave it to his sister to take it with her.The reason for this is because Shangguanyi went on a study tour alone and didn't want to take the three little ones with him.Xu Qing couldn't help it, after all, Shangguanyi had been taking care of her for so long.

Hebei is in a mess, Xu Qing frowns.The matter is easy to say, to promote agriculture in the first year, to legislate in the second year, and to educate in the third year, but Xu Qing didn't know how to do it.Thinking hard to no avail, Xu Qing let out a long sigh, forget it, let's go and look somewhere.

This time when he went to Cangzhou to take office, Xu Qing had to drop by Luonan to have a look.

There were also forty cavalry in the 200-man guard, which Li Yuan gave him specially.The flags are flying, the army is in order, and it can be mighty, rushing all the way to Luonan.In six days, Xu Qing entered the Luonan area.Walking on the land of Luonan, looking around, the tall willows are lifted, the soil paste is slightly moist, and when you look at the sky, Xu Qing is in a good mood, and he gallops like a swan out of the cage.The mountains and fields seem to have been washed by the clear snow, they are as beautiful as a wipe, fresh and bright, the wicker will not be stretched, the soft cloak, the wheat field is shallow.

I heard that the soil fragrance that I asked about after it rained was actually just the mucus secreted by actinomycetes. If this is the case, then there must be a bunch of actinomycetes on Xu Qing's body, because when Xu Qing arrived in Xuzhuang, he had no time to enter the house, so he just Holding a handful of dirt and smelling it vigorously, I don't think it's sloppy, lying on the field and looking up at the sky, I almost didn't roll.This is all my land, hehe...

Hearing that Xu Qing was back, Yang Wen, Liu San, and old man Zheng bathed and changed clothes, and greeted him in full attire, and Xiao Ru galloped all the way to the embrace of the cow grazing.After exchanging pleasantries, he had a feast with everyone, killed four sheep and four pigs, and gave them to 200 people in the army.

After resting for a day, Xu Qing began to think about how to govern Cangzhou again.Xingnong, there is no famine, what to do, no idea... Xu Qing clapped his hands suddenly, thinking: The first year is Xingnong, why don't you ask the farmers what to do!Xu Qing found old man Zheng, and after explaining his purpose, saw old man Zheng think for a while and ask:

"My lord, if ordinary farmers don't suffer from hunger, they can do it as long as they have "three possessions and three absences"..."

"Three haves and three nothings, what do you say?" Xu Qing was immediately happy when he saw that old man Zheng was confident. ?”

"Oh oh, I don't mean that, sir..." Old Uncle Zheng said with a smile: "Of course there is no hunger when there is food, but the food will always be eaten, and what I mean is how to let farmers farm with peace of mind, never Shortage of food..."

"Okay, tell me in detail..." Xu Qing stopped talking, and listened to Uncle Zheng with peace of mind.

"Master, do you still remember that when you came to Xuzhuang, the first thing you did was to dig a well. After that, the harvests in Xuzhuang were all good harvests... So, this first "has a good harvest" ", that is, there is water. Only with water can the crops grow strong, and the grains will be full...and with water, everything in the farm is convenient."

"The second "yes" means that there is fertilizer, and the third "yes" means that there are farm tools. Without fertilizer, nothing can be grown in the field, only grass can grow. Without farm tools, the work in the field is difficult In this way, the amount of grain harvested will be less. The court tax is collected on the basis of the head, and the more land a person can plant, the more grain he will get. If you have enough to eat, you can also exchange some cloth and cotton, and your food and clothing will be solved."

"As for the "three noes", the first one is "no service". This service is not the official service allocated by the court, but the handyman under the government. This kind of handyman is divided into half a month. Catch up with the busy farming season, all the work in the field can’t be done, and we can only replant, and the harvested food is far less than... The second is "no bandits". This bandit refers not only to bandits, but also to evil landlords..."

"My lord, you are benevolent and considerate of the tenants. You collect very little rent. If the tenant catches up with the bad owner and collects the grain, he still asks for silk, cotton, and money. half or even more of what we have. This is still half-starved in a good year, but in a hungry year, you have to..."

"Master has built channels and ponds for Xuzhuang. Now Xuzhuang has no worries about drought and flood...so there is still one thing, which is also water..."

Xu Qing nodded, expressing that he understood, but old man Zheng didn't mean to finish, and said again:

"My lord, let me say something more. Xuzhuang actually didn't exist. It was built here in exile. Before it was recognized by the government, they were all black households, and they were worried all day long. Later, the government settled the household registration, so that they can grow with peace of mind. land……"

After hearing Uncle Zheng's words, Xu Qing had some thoughts about the affairs of Cangzhou. He recruited refugees to garrison the fields, repaired water conservancy, made farm tools, prohibited allocating miscellaneous labor, and replaced labor with workers...

"Master, people from the Lu family are here, saying they have something to ask..." Liu San found Xu Qingdao.

"The Lu family?" Xu Qing curled his lips, but still received him.

The person who came was Lu Shi who asked for the secret recipe of candied haws. Xu Qing originally thought that after getting the candied haws, Lu Shi would be able to earn a lot of private money, which would be a good thing. More than ten years old.As soon as Lu Shi entered the door, he plopped down on his knees, completely without the consciousness of being the owner of a big family, and said sadly: "My lord, the grassroots are shamelessly asking for help..."

"Help? What's wrong with you..."

"Lu Jing is my elder brother..."

"Oh, that's it, why do you want my help?"

"My lord, after Lu Jing was released, he thought all day long about getting promoted and returning to court, and sold his family property to give gifts. Now my Lu family..." After Lu Shi finished speaking, he sighed deeply.

"Then how can I help you..." Xu Qing spread his hands, I can't help it, I don't have money, and I don't want to help Lu Jing get promoted.

"My lord, I have been running the Lu family's hometown for decades, and I have earned a private house. I want to send my name to you... Also, I want to find a way out for my son. He is not valued by the family. Now that the Lu family is ruined, there will be no future, Sir..."

"You can go to Liu San for sending the name. If the property is legitimate, it doesn't matter if you send it. As for your son's errand, I'll write a letter. But why should I help you?"

"Hey, my lord, are you going to be a parent officer in Hebei this time?" Lu Shi said.It was not a secret that Xu Qing went to Hebei to take office. It was not surprising that Lu Shi knew about it. Xu Qing asked:
"so what?"

"My family has nothing but a farm, but I still have a bunch of useless farm tools in my hand, which can help the Lord..."

"Some farm tools, then I don't need to help you..."

"It's not just a few, it's enough for [-] households of refugees!"

"Three thousand households?" Xu Qing was moved. There are only five hundred households in Hongshan Township. It is such a large area. There are six Hongshan Townships, which is a small county. This can indeed appease many refugees.Xu Qing said: "Okay, I'll help you...By the way, where did Lu Jing become an official?"

"Cangzhou, the magistrate of Haixing County..."

(End of this chapter)