Behind me is the earth

Chapter 421 419. The State of Qi is on the rise

The topics described in the radio resonated with the people. For example, Niu Eryi's life at the beginning was like what happened to him in the distant Wuzhou.

The following description shocked the minds of a large number of people, making them unable to believe it and at the same time full of longing for such a beautiful life in Wuzhou as described.

Is it really?

If this is true, wouldn’t Wuzhou be like a paradise?

Many people have doubts in their minds, but as long as they have this doubt, they have expectations for Wuzhou in their hearts, and the public opinion work is considered to be done well.

“The top is to attack the heart, the bottom is to attack the city, the top is to fight with the heart, and the bottom is to fight with soldiers.

There are two main contradictions in the world's current situation.

One is the contradiction between the entire south and the movement of the Daru Dynasty from the north; the other is the contradiction between the southern people's needs for material life and the low level of development, and the contradiction between the oppression of the ruling class.

We must now face up to these contradictions, make use of these contradictions, and form a united front with the vast majority of the people, as well as the peasants, country gentry, gentry, etc. through these contradictions. "

In Wuzhou, Qifeng County, and in the palace, Ren Pingsheng looked at the telegrams sent back by the two armies, and analyzed the current world situation with Ruan Tang.

"So, radio is part of the united front?"

Ruan Tang asked.

She was still very curious about these things.

"It is part of the propaganda. It is launched through propaganda and finally forms a united front. The people's will is the foundation of Wuzhou's governance and the source of strength.

With the support of the people, there will be a steady supply of troops, food, and wealth. With a mass base, everything will go smoothly and everything will be easy to do. "

Ren Pingsheng put down the battle report and said with a smile: "Both armies are going well. The first army has passed Dancheng County and entered Pingshan Province. The first army has also taken over the three southern counties of Hehe Province with the cooperation of the navy. Now the vanguard has crossed Tushan and entered Sanquan County.

After taking over the land, the civil servants got on board. With the cooperation of the militia, the first thing was to create a register to allocate the land. The second thing was to encourage farmers to cultivate. At the same time, they also had to recruit laborers to build bridges and roads, but the same was true for laborers. Although the number of those in charge of food and money is small, they can win the hearts and minds of the people and at the same time activate the local economy.

Forget the book, go and ask the Agricultural Affairs Department if the seeds and fertilizers have been arranged? "

This season is the time for spring rice cultivation.

It will be too late to plow the areas that have not yet been plowed, but in the plowed areas, if hybrid rice is cultivated in time and chemical fertilizers are used, more food can be produced by then.

For example, taxes on earth may be higher in modern times than in ancient times, and the tax system is more complicated than in ancient times. However, due to the increase in productivity, people are more tolerable to the burden of taxes.

The same is true here. As long as the grain yield per unit of cultivated land is higher, even if the grain is harvested according to the original proportion, or even more grain is harvested due to the war, it can ensure that the people live better than before.

This is the reason why productivity improvement can solve most conflicts.

The Jing Dynasty collected taxes according to this ratio, which meant excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. The people would not have enough to eat, and they would go hungry and rebel. If Ren Pingsheng collects taxes according to this ratio, the people will be more tolerable if they can have enough to eat. Not only will they not rebel, but they will also praise Prince Qi as a good prince who loves his people like a son.

After a while, Wangshu came back.

"Director Hu Chun of the Department of Agricultural Affairs has taken his people to Sanjiang County for on-the-spot investigation. Not only are seeds and fertilizers being transported there by train, but technical personnel are also being sent to the newly occupied areas."

Wangshu reported.

"Um."

Ren Pingsheng nodded: "Director Hu is the most honest. He has worked hard over the years and has taken the lead in his work. He looks more like an old farmer than a senior official.

Now not only is his job not lost, he is also an expert in farming and breeding, and he knows more than those technicians. "

Over the years, he hasn't said much about this, but his work has never fallen behind. Director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs, Ren Pingsheng, has managed Wuzhou's agricultural work in an orderly manner.

The reason why Sanjiang County is called Sanjiang County is because it has the Wenchang River that spans nine provinces, the Anlan River that originates from Anlan County, and the Huajiang River that originates from Huagu County. The three river systems flow through here and are all merged into the Wenchang River here.

It has unique water conservancy conditions and a large area of ​​fertile plains. It is a real land of plenty!

But in this unique land of plenty, the people don’t have enough to eat!

This is because in addition to the heavy taxes imposed by the court, local officials also took the opportunity to increase taxes under various pretexts, forcing the people to sell their children, daughters, and land to sell themselves, and became long-term workers and tenants in the gentry's families.

Later, it was taken over by the Beiwan Group, but it didn't make any money either.

Although the rule of Beiwan here is weak, it is ruled by the army, and there is no idea of ​​long-term peace and stability. Naturally, it is squeezed with all its strength. Even the gentry and gentlemen who originally lived relatively comfortably under the imperial system suffered great disasters. !

Sanjiang County is adjacent to Huanhua County, and some people have relatives in Huanhua County. Seeing that the people of Huanhua County are living more and more prosperously, they are anxious in their eyes, envious in their hearts, and expecting in their mouths. , just hoping that Prince Qi of Wuzhou would send troops to attack soon.

Seeing how pitiful he was today, Prince Qi finally showed his kindness and sent the heavenly soldiers to fight!

“I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time, but I, Lao Niu, have finally turned over and become a native of Qi!”

Lao Niu's feet were stuck in the mud, and his dark and thin figure made him look like an old man in his fifties.

But in fact, although he calls himself Lao Niu, he is actually less than thirty.

"Who are you from Qi? I heard that Prince Qi hasn't ascended the throne yet."

Someone next to me said.

"Sooner or later, if Prince Qi can't make it happen, then no one in this great scene can make it happen!"

Lao Niu happily watched his assigned paddy field, feeling very happy in his heart.

"It's not beautiful. This land will be planted this year. The new young county man said that the land will need to be transferred next year."

Next to him, an old man with a similar build and a turban on his head wiped the sweat from his face and said.

The weather in Sanjiang County in April is already very hot.

"Why? Who did you listen to?"

When Lao Niu heard this, he trembled, stared at the old man and said.

The old man used to be an old master in the village, and he had been born a child, so everyone still believed in his words.

The old man sat on the roadside and said, "I heard from a former student who is now working as an errand in the Yamen.

It is said that the land was allocated in a hurry this year in order to plant rice. Next year, adjustments will be made based on the population of the family, the fertility of the land allocated, etc. However, the county boss said that there will be no major adjustments, and will only be fine-tuned based on the opinions of each village and household, provincial government documents and land allocation practices. . "

"That's good."

Lao Niu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "The county magistrate is on duty."

While chatting, Lao Niu looked up and suddenly saw a few people coming not far away.

The leader was an old man, wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, and he looked like he worked in the fields.

However, there are two young men behind the old man. Although they are also wearing shorts that are convenient for work, they have an inexplicable aura about them. They look very difficult to mess with, and their skin is much fairer than that of the farmers. Got it!

When these three people walk together, it feels a bit weird.

"Brother, what do you think of this year's seedling?"

As soon as Lao Niu and the old man met their eyes, the old man walked towards him, asking Lao Niu as he walked.

Seeing children on the roadside, he smiled and took out a few candies from his pocket. One child shared a piece of maltose the size of a soybean.

Suddenly, the old man became a good man in the eyes of several children.

The villagers also quickly dropped their guard against the old man and started talking with smiles.

"Not even thirty yet? That little brother Niu looks old, old man, I'm in my early fifties this year."

After chatting for a while, the old man knew Lao Niu's true age and said with a smile. He then looked at the old man with a turban on his head: "From what I heard, I don't think he talks like an ordinary person. He must have read a book, right?"

When the old man heard this, he immediately beamed with joy: "To tell you the truth, old man, I was a childbirth boy before and ran a private school in the village. Later, the court was in chaos and the imperial examinations were intermittent. There were fewer and fewer children studying in the village. The private school just broke up."

“I see, now that Prince Qi rules this place, everyone will definitely be able to live a good life in the future.

If a primary school is built in the town, I wonder if I can still use my spare energy to teach children how to read. "

The old man smiled.

"It would be great if that could happen!"

When the old man heard this, he even smiled.

"Brother, Brother Niu, folks, what do you think of this year's seedlings?"

He brought the topic back to the beginning and asked everyone.

This time, everyone was very cooperative.

"This seedling looks a little more slender than the previous seedling."

"This is all recommended by the government, and the county boss has promised that if these seedlings do not grow well, we will be exempted from some taxes."

"I don't know if this seedling is good or not. Everyone says it is good, and I am the same."

"But I know. I have relatives in Huanhua County. They planted this kind of rice last summer. With the cost, one acre can produce more than a thousand kilograms of rice, which is three to four times more than our own seedlings!

The seedlings lent to us by the government are the ones now being planted in Huanhua County. It's called hybrid rice. "

A young man said to the old man.

"Um."

The old man nodded repeatedly after listening to the words.

This place is close to Huanhua County, so the promotion of hybrid rice is more convenient.

However, promoting the seedlings in the name of the government is much simpler than promoting seeds.

After chatting with the villagers in a simple and in-depth manner for a while, and understanding some of their demands, the old man began to explain to the villagers some things that should be paid attention to when planting hybrid rice, how to use chemical fertilizers, when and how to weed, What kind of grass to remove, when to fertilize, what kind of fertilizer to apply, how to make your own organic fertilizer, etc.

The villagers are all farming, and this is what they eat. When they heard the old man's explanation, from the initial doubts to the gradual realization, everyone felt that this old man was indeed a very powerful old man.

"Okay, it's taken you so long and delayed your rice transplanting. If you still don't understand, you can go to the county government office and ask. There are also technicians in the county government office who will guide the farming.

Old man, I have to hurry, so I’ll leave first. "

The old man stood up and patted the dirt on his butt.

"Brother, drink some water before we leave."

"Yes, brother, I have a melon here. It's quite sweet. You can take it with you to quench your thirst on the way."

The villagers spoke enthusiastically.

"Thank you, thank you everyone."

The old man handed over to the villagers, but finally refused, took a few melons and continued on the road.

The villagers continued to plant rice while communicating.

After a while, when it was almost dinner time, a young man in a robe at the head hurried over with a dozen official servants.

When he arrived at the field, he wiped off his sweat and shouted to the villagers in the field: "Fellow, has anyone seen an old man in his early sixties, with half black and half white hair, and dark skin?"

The villagers looked at each other.

The old man wearing a turban suddenly saw a familiar face behind the young man. The face also recognized the old man and quickly introduced him: "This is Mr. Li, the magistrate of Yuanhe County!"

At this moment, the villagers were standing in the ground, either kneeling or not. They all looked frightened and didn't know what to do.

"Don't kneel down. Don't kneel down. There's no need to come up. I won't delay you from planting rice."

Li Zhixian asked anxiously.

"I've seen it before. When we were planting rice today, an old man came and chatted with us for a long time, and also guided us in farming. He looked like a cultured man!"

The old man wearing a turban said.

"Oh, more than just culture, when did Mr. Hu come? Has he left?"

Li Zhixian asked again and again.

"I'm leaving. I came at noon and left around midnight in the afternoon."

The old man replied. Seeing the county master's attitude towards the ordinary-looking old man, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Master, who is that gentleman?"

"Who is it? That's the director of our Wuzhou Agricultural Affairs Department!"

Li Zhixian looked at the sky. It was sunset time, around three o'clock in the afternoon. There was no need to chase him now. He must have gone far, maybe he had already left Sanjiang County.

"Secretary of Agriculture?"

The old man scratched his head after hearing this.

"One of the Nine Divisions is one of the most powerful official positions in Wuzhou besides the prince, equivalent to the six ministers of the Jing Dynasty!"

Since he can't catch up, Li Zhixian is not in a hurry. Anyway, they were here for investigation, and they probably didn’t want to be escorted there.

I just want to give the county the opportunity to apply for several water conservancy projects, but I'm afraid I won't get it.

After saying a few words to the villagers, Li Zhixian returned the same way.

But people like Lao Niu felt deeply shocked.

"That old man is someone like Shangshu!?"

"Heavenly person!"

"A person like that has been chatting with us for more than an hour, right?"

"Oh My God!!"

"My old man was able to chat with Shangshu for so long one day, and he even called me brother, oops!!"

The old man beat his chest and stamped his feet.

"why are you crying?"

Lao Niu asked.

"Such a heavenly official can chat with us like this for so long without any airs. He really takes us seriously!

That Jing Dynasty deserves to die, Qi State should be prosperous, Qi State should be prosperous! "

The old man said excitedly.

I just stayed up all night to finish typing, but I can’t do it anymore. I have to go to bed. I have to maintain my health. I can’t stay up all night like this.

If there are typos, please point them out and they will be corrected during the day tomorrow. (￣o￣). z Z