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The peasants said: "The peasant association is the folks in the village. If you help me, I will help you, and the world will be united."

"The world is in harmony?" Wang Diaoding was shocked. Jiangxi really had a prosperous literary style, and even a farmer knew that the world was in harmony.

The farmer laughed and said, "Unification under heaven means that everyone has land to plow, everyone has food to eat, and everyone has clothes to wear. Mr. Zhao said that if you want world harmony, you must set up a peasant association. You help me, and I help you." .”

Why do you feel that something is wrong, and it seems to make sense?

Wang Tiaoding asked: "How can the peasant association help?"

"It's you helping me, I'm helping you, why can't you understand?" The farmer's tone was full of contempt.

Wang Diaoding is indeed a young man, he has been a county magistrate for three years, and he is still very young now.

He was born as a prodigy, not only a scholar, but also a granary student.

11-year-old linsheng!

Precisely because the imperial examination road is unimpeded, and the family has money to worry about food and clothing, and has always maintained a pure heart.He was an official at a young age, full of enthusiasm, and he was not greedy for money, and even donated the money brought by his family to build the city.

This is a young official with ideals and pursuits.

After repeated questioning, the farmer couldn't explain why, so Wang Diaoding could only continue to move forward.

What you can see along the way is that the people are happy and the rice and wheat are abundant.

Wang Tiaoding was dumbfounded and said, "Is this a den of thieves?"

A follower said: "Your Majesty, this is a den of thieves. There are eight townships in Luling County, and the four townships to the west are all dens of thieves."

Wang Diaoding laughed bitterly at himself: "If this is a den of thieves, the villages and towns I inspected before, and the villages under my administration, are far inferior to the dens of thieves. Bandit Zhao here is really strange!"

Everyone continued to move forward and finally came to the hilly area.

There are very few paddy fields here, and [-]% of them are dry land, most of which are planted with wheat and a few other miscellaneous grains.

In a wheat field, more than 20 people were harvesting, and even a few children were picking ears of wheat.

There is a flag planted on the hillside, a very common indigo blue cotton cloth, the same as the military flag of the Datong soldiers, but the word "Nong" is embroidered on this flag.

Someone came over with tea and distributed it to the wheat reapers to quench their thirst. They took the opportunity to say: "Folks, work harder, harvest the fallen wheat first, and then confiscate the fallen wheat. Try to dry the wheat before the next rain." Done and put in the warehouse!"

"Don't worry Liu Xianggong, I promise to finish the collection."

"There are more than [-] people on a piece of land, and it will be over in three or two strokes."

"It's over here, which one should I go to tomorrow?"

"..."

The peasants drank tea to quench their thirst while talking.

After drinking tea, he immediately went back to cut the wheat without any urging.

Another farmer bundled up the straw and carried them downhill to the threshing ground. Wang Tiaoding followed immediately.

But I saw that the threshing floor was more lively and orderly in chaos.

It is divided into several areas, men are threshing with flails, and women are turning wheat with wooden rakes.

After working for a while, a mission officer called for a break, and everyone gathered under the shade of a tree to drink tea and chat.

The tea is all made from cheap tea foam, and it has long been whitened, just like drinking boiled water.But everyone was drinking vigorously, and there was a pretty woman who sang ditties to everyone while they were resting.

"it is good!"

"another one!"

After singing a song, cheers and cheers in unison.

The one who sang the little song was originally a prostitute in Fucheng, who came here voluntarily from a thief.

She was also allocated three mu of land, but she was unable to cultivate it, so she had to rent it out to farmers who could afford it.I usually follow the missionary officer, take a salary, and sing songs to enliven the atmosphere.

Wang Diaoding remained silent and walked towards the next village and town, only to find that it was similar everywhere.

He looked at the people rejoicing to harvest wheat, and suddenly his eyes were moist and he said: "This is not a den of thieves, this is clearly a peach garden."

Wang Tiaoding turned around and asked his followers: "Is this a den of thieves?"

Everyone is silent and dare not speak nonsense.

Suddenly, an officer boldly said: "They have all divided the land, and they heard that the tax is not heavy, so why don't they like collecting grain for themselves?"

"You don't understand, you don't understand!" Wang Diaoding shook his head repeatedly.

How can this be justified by dividing the fields? So many farmers are like a family, helping each other harvest wheat and dry it.Not only did not see any disputes, but also a scene of harmony, this kind of organizational power is too terrifying.

Even, people can be directly compiled into an army!

After inquiring all the way, Wang Tiaoding actually went straight to the General Military Mansion, and said to the guard, "Please inform Mr. Zhao, Luling County Magistrate Wang Tiaoding is asking to see you."

Chapter 128 [Or else, forget about it as a thief]

In ancient Jiangxi, it was really necessary to grow wheat.

For example, it is recorded in "Jianchang Mansion Chronicle": "Wheat is planted in October and harvested in April."

In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, double-cropping rice and triple-cropping rice were successfully promoted in the south and northeast of Jiangxi.

However, in other places in Jiangxi, due to insufficient water and heat conditions, they can only practice multi-cropping planting - the joint planting of winter wheat and late rice, or the joint planting of buckwheat, rape, beans and late rice.

Zhao Han is receiving a Confucian businessman at the moment. He was passing through Yongyang Town on business. Seeing that the rebels here attach great importance to agriculture, he took the initiative to offer advice.

This man was named Li Fenglai, and although he was born as a scholar, he said clearly when it came to farming: "This rice can be planted later. After the wheat is harvested, the late rice can be planted. The same field can be harvested twice a year for staple food."

"Apart from planting time, what are the differences between early rice and late rice?" Zhao Han asked.

Li Fenglai explained: "Early rice can mature in three to four months, and late rice can take longer to mature. The later you sow, the slower it will grow. The shortest is four or five months, and the longest is half a year."

"Total town!"

Suddenly a secretary knocked on the door.

Zhao Han frowned and said, "Say."

The secretary replied: "The magistrate of Luling seeks an audience."

Ok?

Zhao Han thought he had heard it wrong, so he almost laughed out loud and said, "Please come in."

Wang Diaoding was invited into the office, and he cupped his hands and said, "I, Wang Diaoding, the prefect of Luling County, have met Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Han bowed his hands and said, "Please sit down and wait a moment."

Li Fenglai also got up to pay respects and said: "Li Fenglai, a scholar of Nanchang Prefecture, has met Wang Zhixian."

Then, Wang Tiaoding was left there to hang.

Li Fenglai continued: "If you want to plant late rice, ordinary rice species are not enough, you must use 'Fanjaponica' as the species. Farmers serve late rice, which is roughly the same as early rice, but there are some subtle differences. I can write down the differences. Mr. Zhao can make people try to grow it."

"Is Luling County suitable for growing late rice?" Zhao Han asked doubtfully.

Li Feng said: "I don't know, but many places in southern Jiangxi grow late rice, and Nankang and Raozhou also have a lot of late rice. You can plant wheat and rice together, you can plant buckwheat rice together, you can plant soybean rice together, you can plant oily rice together If you plant it, you will get two crops a year, and you will double the harvest.”

Zhao Han cupped his hands and said, "So please, Mr. Li, bring some Panjaponica seeds, and I'll let them try planting them in my own fields."

"Leave it on me." Li Fenglai said with a smile.

As a businessman, it is naturally impossible to be courteous without doing anything.

Li Feng came to offer suggestions, nothing more than to buy Zhao Han's food.Not to mention lowering the price, you can buy it at the market price, and it is mainly shipped to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for sale.

This is a long-term big business. As long as we have a good relationship with Zhao Han, we can collect food here every year in the future.

Li Fenglai added: "In those mountainous and sloping lands, after the wheat is harvested, corn can be planted. Corn can also be interplanted with sweet potatoes, which can increase the yield enormously."

Zhao Han said: "I have already bought the corn seeds, and I will plant them after harvesting the wheat."

Li Fenglai said with a smile: "It's time to breed at this time, and the yield of direct sowing is lower. You can first use dung balls to breed, use the method of ridge loading to plant corn, and then plant sweet potatoes in furrows. In this way, each can get its own benefits. All sweet potatoes can increase production.”

Zhao Han got up quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, you are really a great talent!"

Li Fenglai returned the courtesy and said: "I don't dare to do it. Since I am a grain merchant, I am naturally familiar with farming."

Zhao Han said: "As long as the master teaches the art of growing grain, in the future, in my territory, the grain will be sold to the master first."

"It's easy to say, easy to say," Li Fenglai was very happy, and glanced at Wang Tiaoding again, "Since Mr. Zhao still has distinguished guests, I will stop bothering you!"

"I'll see you off, sir." Zhao Han kept sending Li Fenglai out of the house.

"That's right," Li Fenglai stopped at the door, and took out something, "This is a tobacco stalk, which can be smashed into powder, and sprinkled next to the roots when transplanting rice seedlings, so that pests can be exterminated."

No polluting pesticides?

Zhao Hanxi said: "Sir, please buy the tobacco stems. I will buy a large amount next year when the seedlings are transplanted."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Li Fenglai said with a smile.

Zhao Han was in a happier mood, not only sent Li Fenglai out of the front yard, but even sent him out of the General Military Mansion.

Corn and sweet potatoes can be planted on a large scale this year.

Don't think that the yield of these two crops will not be high without the improvement of improved varieties. Native Americans have been planting them for thousands of years, so don't they know how to breed them all the time?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, sweet potatoes had been dried and turned into all miscellaneous grains, and became the staple food of farmers in southern Jiangxi.By the middle of the Qing Dynasty, sweet potatoes had spread throughout Jiangxi and became the staple food of farmers in mountainous areas—farmers voted with their stomachs, and they knew very well whether the yield was high or not.

At this moment, Wang Diaoding was sitting in the room, his mind was still a little confused.

He came to meet the traitor on impulse, but he was left hanging there for a long time.What's more interesting is that instead of feeling angry, he listened carefully to the conversation between Zhao Han and the grain merchant.

Zhao Han returned to the office and said with a smile: "Wang Zhixian, you are so brave, you are not afraid of being hacked by me?"

Wang Tiaoding asked back: "If you cut me off, what good will it do for Mr. Zhao?"

"Haha, you are an interesting county magistrate," Zhao Han said with a smile, "Why are you looking for me? Just tell me."

Wang Tiaoding actually stood up, tidied up his clothes, and bowed straightly: "Mr. Zhao, please don't hesitate to enlighten me, how can all people be of one mind?"

Zhao Han said: "It's nothing more than four words, enlightenment, and virtuous governance."

Wang Tiaoding asked again: "How to educate the people?"

Zhao Han explained: "I wanted to seek great harmony in the world, so I found like-minded people and asked them to preach the truth of great harmony in the world. This kind of truth should not be too difficult, and ordinary people can understand it. It is not enough to just talk about it, it has to be shared with the people. Tian, ​​get rid of exorbitant taxes. In this way, we can unite as one. You are an official, what I can do, you cannot do."

"Yeah, I can't do it." Wang Diaoding was sad, he really couldn't distribute the land to the people.

Of course, Wang Tiaoding also shared.There were many bandits in Xian County, and many landlords were killed. After he wiped out the bandits, he also distributed the land to the refugees.

But in the first year it was distributed to the peasants, but due to the heavy taxation and miscellaneous taxes, it was annexed by the big landlords in the second year.

Wang Tiaoding asked again: "How can the government and the people be of one mind?"

Zhao Han said with a smile: "The people are not stupid. If they are good officials, they will naturally support them. How can we turn all officials into good officials? One is to give officials aspirations and let them understand that being an official is not for being famous, nor is it for fame and fortune. , but for the benefit of the world and the people. Second, we must select talents and appoint talents, and we must clearly distinguish rewards and punishments. Those who are capable will go up, and those who are not capable will go down. If they have outstanding achievements, they should be promoted."

"It's that simple?" Wang Diaoding asked suspiciously.

Zhao Han said: "In the world, many principles are very simple, but the real difficulty is whether they can be realized. Can the imperial court be able to select talents and appoint talents? Can the imperial court be able to clearly distinguish rewards and punishments?"

Wang Tiaoding was silent.

Take Wang Tiaoding himself as an example. He suppressed bandits, built city walls, and resettled refugees in Xianxian County. Whatever achievements he made, he should be promoted.The results of it?After working for three years, he was flatly transferred to Luling County just because he didn't give a gift to the Wenxuan Department.

Sighing secretly, Wang Tiaoding clasped his hands and asked, "Mr. Zhao is so talented, which famous scholar did he learn from?"

This question couldn't be answered, Zhao Han was very mischievous, and said in a low voice: "I pretended to be a scholar, but I was actually a child. This is very embarrassing, don't go out and talk about it."

Wang Diaoding was amused, and said: "Mr. Zhao voluntarily quit Fucheng, is it because he wants to be recruited in the future?"

"Why should I recruit security?" Zhao Han asked back.

Wang Tiaoding said: "The land in half a county can still resist the imperial army? Now, Governor Li is attacking the rebels in Duchang. When he succeeds in suppressing the rebels, he will be able to train a strong army. How will Mr. Zhao deal with himself then?"

"Ah!"

Zhao Han slapped the table fiercely: "I have 12 soldiers, and I dare to capture the city. Now, thousands of elite soldiers, if they offend me, they will go and fight Nanchang. How many soldiers can that Governor Li train? Now, under my command There are more than 6 people over the age of [-]! If you force conscription, you can get [-]!"

"It's not that I haven't fought a war before," Wang Tiaoding expressed disbelief. "There are more than 6 men, and there are at most 15 men over the age of [-]. You take half of it to go to war? Do you have enough food and grass?"

Zhao Han grinned and said, "Believe it or not, if I give an order, the peasants will bring their own food to fight with me."

Wang Tiaoding thought about what he had seen and heard today, and he believed it in his heart, and felt a sense of fear for no reason.

"Even if I can't fight, I can still run into the mountains," Zhao Han asked, "How many soldiers and horses do you think the court will send to wipe me out completely?"

Wang Diaoding estimated: "Fifty thousand troops."