Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 871
In the wheat field at the end of March, the wheat seedlings just poked out of the ground, and the endless goose-yellow green carpet spread to the horizon.

A shining river no!It is an artificial canal that divides this blanket into two halves. The fields are full of hardworking farmers who are working hard to tend these precious seedlings.

Farther away, groups of people are still reclaiming new farmland, some craftsmen are setting up huge waterwheels by the river, which Duanmu Zhongren has never seen before, some officials are patrolling around on horseback, and there are endless carriages , the bustling labor scene formed a strange contrast with the scene he saw before entering Xiangfu Kingdom.

Duanmu Zhongren deliberately approached those farmers, those craftsmen, and the scene that those officials saw made him feel incredible.

The craftsmen were Han, and most of the officials were also Han. Among the farmers were Han, Tubo, Qiang, and Tu people. Those who grazed cattle and sheep were Tangxiang and Tubo.In Duanmu Zhongren's impression, Han people, Qiang people, Tubo people and other foreign races were not fighting each other, at least they were full of hostility and distrust.However, these people in front of them are happily playing and working, and occasionally yelling and cursing loudly. The scene of labor is warm and harmonious, and everyone seems to be very happy.

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Zhongren couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "If every state and county in Xiangfu Kingdom is like this, it seems that I really didn't make a mistake."

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Going upstream along the Dashui Canal, Duanmu Zhongren saw countless squeaky large waterwheels driven by the wind along the way. Not only waterwheels, some watermills were also placed on the purposely tightened river channel, and the turbulent water flow The huge blades of the water mill are driven, and the huge stone mill is driven by the blades to crush the grains, and then grind the white flour. The tall waterwheels, under the force of the non-stop wind in the northwest, use water buckets at a leisurely pace. Duanmu Zhongren found himself fascinated by these things. He had never seen a waterwheel before, but The design is so exquisite, so easy to use, especially the water wheel driven by wind is the first time he has seen it.

"There are many rumors in the Western Regions that 'knowledge is far away in China', but now it seems that learning is in Xiangfu Kingdom." Duanmu Zhongren murmured with emotion.

Duanmu Zhongren is not a high-ranking person who does not eat fireworks. He knows that water conservancy is very helpful to farming, and the huge difference in harvest between irrigated land and dry land cannot be ignored by anyone.

After Duanmu Zhongren observed carefully for a while and figured out the basic working principle of the water wheel and water mill, he set his sights on the dotted canals.

"...The land is flat and open, and the houses are like houses. There are mulberry and bamboo in the good fields and beautiful ponds. The traffic on the rice paddies, the chickens and dogs meet each other. Among them, the plants are grown..."

The farmland, which looks like nothing to outsiders, quickly presents a complete picture in the eyes of people like Duanmu Zhongren.

Unknowingly, Duanmu Zhongren recited the world-famous "Peach Blossom Spring" by Jin Tao Yuanming.

This is a beautiful landscape painting. In Duanmu Zhongren's opinion, there is no need to use color, but ink with appropriate thickness can best express the current scene.

The yellow dog pounces on the wild birds in the fields, and the young children howl in the newly emerging mulberry fields...

In such an environment, Duanmu Zhongren has the idea that he is too lazy to care about all the disputes in the world, and devotes himself to the cognition of new things.

There are many new things in Xiangfu Kingdom.

Not to mention wind-powered waterwheels and water mills, there is also a four-wheeled carriage with a turntable that can carry thousands of catties. There are flat-bottomed boats floating in the river that can be transported back and forth in shallow waters, and can easily lift thousands of Gantry cranes with tens of thousands of kilograms of weight, and light single-arm cranes that can rotate.

Everything made Duanmu Zhongren deeply moved and even shocked. Along the way, Duanmu Zhongren was very impressed with the current official system and judicial office of Xiangfu Kingdom, the "Farming Law" and "Commercial Law" that are widely circulated among farmers and businessmen, etc. , have a general understanding.

"It's only been a little more than a year, Xiangfu has been established for more than a year, and already has a deep-rooted feeling. The army has defeated Song and Liao successively. Now it is so outstanding in internal affairs, not to mention surpassing the countries of the Western Regions , There are too many various forces, even the Song Kingdom, which claims to be orthodox in China, may not be as good. How did the monarchs of Xiangfu Kingdom or the emperor Ye Chen of Xiangfu Kingdom do it?"

Duanmu Zhongren knew that this difference was not a stark difference, but a level gap. No matter which countries in the Western Regions, or even the Song Kingdom, wanted to catch up, unless they were all under Ye Chen's rule, it would probably be of no avail. of.

Xiangfu Kingdom is like a newly born real dragon, which is growing healthily and vigorously. Once the Song and Liao countries no longer control it and adopt a laissez-faire attitude, the real dragon will grow up. I am afraid it will be difficult to match.But if this real dragon has been nesting in the current Xiangfu country, it is difficult to stretch its body, and only these more than 400 million people support it, it will never really grow up, and it will be in danger of being destroyed by Song and Liao at any time.Duanmu Zhongren believed that Ye Chen, the legendary emperor of Xiangfu Kingdom, and his courtiers should have realized this, so he came from Guazhou.

No matter how slowly Duanmu Zhongren walked along the way, he still arrived at Xiajing City, the heart of Xiangfu Kingdom, after more than ten days.

For Duanmu Zhongren, more than ten days seemed to have passed a century. There were some things and changes in Xiangfu Kingdom, which gave Duanmu Zhongren a feeling of reopening a world. This feeling filled Duanmu Zhongren with The passion and yearning of youth.

If Duanmu Zhongren was a little surprised by the changes and prosperity of Shunzhou City, then the prosperity of Xiajing City shocked Duanmu Zhongren.

How could he not know what Xia Jingcheng and even Xiangfu Kingdom looked like more than a year ago.

He knew from the merchants in Guazhou that the Xiangfu Kingdom is very rich now, but when he saw the real Xiangfu Kingdom, he realized that this kind of wealth is completely different from what he imagined. This is not the richness where everyone has money. , but everyone's life is constantly getting better and richer every day.

Duanmu Zhongren is recognized by people in the Western Regions, and is honored as the only great Confucian in the Western Regions.As a great Confucian in the Western Regions, he is quite different from the great Confucians in the Central Plains and Jiangnan. He not only read and studied traditional Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, but also read through the vast number of foreign cultures in the Western Regions, such as Dashi Classics, Huihe and Uyghur culture, at the same time, he is not as biased as the so-called great Confucians in the Central Plains and Jiangnan who are biased towards medicine, institutions, astronomy, and geography, but they all have research.Xiang Fuguo vigorously advocates the way of investigating things, but it suits his appetite.

However, there is another point in Xiangfu, especially in Xiajing City. Duanmu Zhongren frowned. There is a fanatical admiration for Ye Chen everywhere in Xiajing City.All truly wise men know that if a country or a nation worships a person to the extreme, it is not a good thing. On the contrary, it means that an internal disaster may break out at any time.

Therefore, Duanmu Zhongren decided to learn more about the situation of Xiangfu Kingdom before asking to see the Emperor of Xiangfu Kingdom.
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The Imperial Study Room in the Xiangfu Kingdom Palace is located next to the Government Affairs Hall, and the space does not appear to be very spacious. On the left hand side is a large row of people-high wooden scales with partial grain, and the shelves are full of books.

Ye Chen was not wearing a dragon robe at this time, but changed into a comfortable white casual shirt with a jade belt around his waist, which looked casual.At this time, he was leaning on the low couch, reached out to put the teacup on the table, waved his hand casually, and Xin Shi asked people to quickly bring eight round stools with brocade tops into the room.Han Xizai, Ma Wentao, Yang Jiye, Li Junhao, Hu Sanguang, Jia Xian, Yu Wen, and Zhang Bo bowed down to thank each other, and sat down naturally.His Majesty the Emperor is more easy-going in informal occasions, and he doesn't like his ministers standing when he convenes important ministers to discuss matters. Everyone has long been accustomed to this. At the beginning, Ma Wentao also tried to persuade him, but Ye Chen ignored it, and Ma Wentao could only talk to other people. It is also impossible for other people to sit, let him stand!
Han Xizai, Ma Wentao, Yang Jiye, and Li Junhao must have such an important meeting in a small area, while the others follow Ye Chen's wishes, whoever Ye Chen sends to summon will attend.In the past, Hu Sanguang, Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs Jia Xian, Minister of Equipment Yu Wen, and Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Zhang Bo were the most frequent participants. Today, these four people were also summoned again.

It's just that today only eight stools have been reserved, but it happens to be the ninth young official. Xin Shi is a little hesitant. His Majesty didn't say anything, and he doesn't know whether he should also give him a seat.

Everyone sat down, and Tang Xingwu was independent.Immediately he was revealed.Tang Xingwu has not been able to figure out until now, why he was also kept after today's court meeting.Although he has been in the limelight recently, he is still far away from truly stepping into the top ranks of the Xiangfu Kingdom. He couldn't help laughing at himself in his heart, and moved his inconspicuous position back.

Ye Chen glanced at him lightly, but it shocked his mind instantly!

Tang Xingwu was shocked, thinking that this was the effect of the 'power' of a top-notch master, or that he really had the air of an emperor.

"Give Tang Xingwu a seat." Ye Chen ordered Xin Shi casually.

Tang Xingwu quickly responded, "I dare not."

With his rank, it is an exception to enter the imperial study with several important ministers, how dare he sit together?

The eight important ministers heard that His Majesty was going to give Tang Xingwu a seat, and they also felt a little itchy under their buttocks. They moved, twisted, and coughed. They were obviously dissatisfied. I can sit on an equal footing with myself, but when I think of His Majesty's habit, I dare not say anything more.

(End of this chapter)