Three Kingdoms

When Zao Zhi hurried over, the discussion between Xu Yue and Kan Ze was still in full swing, but Fei Qian felt that if the two men were allowed to continue the discussion with questions and answers, they might not be able to end by nightfall. , so they must not interrupt the discussion between the two.

"Leave the matter of presenting the calendar to someone..." Fei Qian said to Xu Yue.

Fei Qian said to Xu Yue in a big way, and he was not bragging. In the Chinese officialdom, this has always been the case. No matter how loud a small person shouts, it cannot be worth a whisper from a big person. Fei Qian was also It can be regarded as a person who shocked the Han court by stomping his feet, and the weight of his words was naturally more effective than that of Xu Yue, who was a local official.

Liu Hong painstakingly corrected the time deviation based on the Taichu calendar and the Quadruple Calendar, and added some issues about the moon phases, and compiled a new calendar. The original intention was to dedicate it to the court, but he was full of enthusiasm. After visiting Xu County, I suddenly realized that what I was wearing was a cold butt...

Smelly, hard, and cold.

In Xu County, on the one hand, the frontline affairs, and on the other hand, the foreign envoys coming to the DPRK, are simply overwhelmed. How can they have time to care about the new calendar and the old calendar?

Therefore, the transcript submitted by Xu Yue was as silent as falling into the sea. After waiting for two decades, Xu Yue felt that it was ineffective, so he simply brought the scroll and came to Chang'an, hoping that Fei Qian could help him...

Seeing what Fei Qian said, Xu Yue couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that although his junior brother wasted his academic talents, he could still be of some help, so he couldn't help but reveal a relieved smile on his face. He expressed his gratitude to Fei Qian and said, "Thank you so much, General Hussar..."

"It doesn't have to be like this. Master's business is someone's business, so why be polite..." Fei Qian waved his hand and said, "Master really doesn't want to come to Guanzhong? There is so much unrest in Shandong..."

Fei Qian also thought about asking Liu Hong to come to Guanzhong. After all, he had been in the Han Dynasty for so long and had met math masters like Liu Hong and Xu Yue, and he was also a talented person studying astronomy and other advanced applied mathematics. Unfortunately, after hearing Fei Qian's words, Xu Yue shook his head, sighed, and said, "Master is old and has difficulty moving..."

Fei Qian was silent and sighed lowly for a long time.

All in all, Master Liu Hong must be in his sixties or seventies...

At this age in the Han Dynasty, people could already carry a walking stick and roam the countryside, knocking whoever they wanted...

Of course, according to Liu Hong's character, he would not be able to do such a fishy thing. However, the preferential treatment strategy for the elderly in the Han Dynasty also reflected the scarcity of elderly people and the low average life span of this era.

It's probably not a good thing to make Master Liu Hong travel again and be tired all the way... so when he thinks about this, Fei Qian can only express regret...

But what makes Fei Qian even more regretful is what lies behind.

Xu Yue also wanted to go back and was unwilling to stay in Guanzhong. He said that he wanted to go back and serve Liu Hong and was unwilling to stay in Guanzhong for a long time...

Then even Kan Ze said that he wanted to pursue academic progress and pursue the distant stars and night sky...

This is crazy...

Apart from anything else, Fei Qian still feels that Kan Ze is quite comfortable as his assistant. Not only has he failed to abduct Xu Yue, but Xu Yue wants to take Kan Ze away. This is simply...

But we can’t say no openly, because in terms of the social ethics of the Han Dynasty, the pursuit of academic progress is positive energy, a model, a good deed, and something worthy of praise. Some local governors even heard that their officials were leaving their jobs. What kind of study should be approved happily to show that I still have a place and wait for him to return after completing his studies?

However, when Fei Qian saw Zao Zhi, he immediately thought of an idea. Originally, Fei Qian asked Zao Jiji to come here just to take a look at the latest calendar, and then add the new calendar compiled by Liu Hong to the Agricultural Bachelor's class to correct the four-element calendar that has been produced for more than a hundred years. Due to this seasonal error, something like this suddenly happened, which made Fei Qian feel that he could combine this aspect of jujube to make some articles.

True article.

"Senior brother, it's natural to return to Shanyang, and I won't stop you..." Fei Qian first comforted and set the tone, and then said, "It's just... Master dedicates the new experience to Danjie, not for fame. I don’t ask for salary, but for the common people of the world and the importance of the country..."

Naturally, Xu Yue would not object to such words, and he nodded frequently to express his approval.

"However... the current society is in turmoil. Although this new calendar is good... when it is implemented..." Fei Qian sighed.

This is true. Although Fei Qian has the ability to directly bypass the local officials in Xu County who use chicken feathers as arrows and directly deliver the new calendar to the court, and assuming that Liu Xie also approves it, he wants to promote it to It is still a very painful problem all over the world.

Because Liu Xie doesn't have much power at all, and Cao Cao's political group has no intention to help with this matter now. For Cao Cao, solving Yuan Shao is the big deal, and the rest must be put aside first.

Xu Yue opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but finally shook his head and sighed.

"Naturally, someone in Guanzhong will implement this calendar, which will greatly benefit farmers and mulberry trees..." Fei Qian continued, "But the farmers in the world are not just in Guanzhong. Just like this, doesn't it undermine the master's hard work?"

"I wonder if General Hussar has any good ideas?" Although Xu Yue is a mathematical talent, it does not mean that he lacks political emotional intelligence.

"Reediting the Book of Farming and Mulberry... Well, how about taking the title of the Twenty-Four Seasons?" Fei Qian said loudly, "Now agriculture is divided into five subjects, field, grass, sunflower, fruit, and clothing, which can be combined with the new calendar. According to the twenty-four festivals, what should be done when and what should be done, engraving pictures and texts, and publishing them all over the world! Only then can we live up to Master’s ten years of hard work..."

The Bachelor of Agriculture currently established by Fei Qian actually adopts the division of subjects in later universities, and is divided into five subjects: field, grass, sunflower, fruit, and clothing. Although it is stipulated that a Bachelor of Agriculture can apply for graduation by passing three subjects, but most agricultural students Bachelors hold back their energy and must complete all five subjects of mathematics before it counts, otherwise they seem to be inferior to others.

Fields naturally refer to land-related knowledge such as measurement, rotational cultivation, careful cultivation, equipment, fertilization, water conservancy, etc. of various fields; grass refers to the sowing and harvesting of crops such as millet, beams, rice, beans, wheat, etc. Related knowledge about seed preparation and so on; sunflowers are various vegetables, such as Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and courgettes; most fruits are trees, such as jujube, peach, plum and other fruit trees; clothes are mainly the cultivation and production of mulberry and hemp. Woven, now with cotton added…

After hearing this, Xu Yue couldn't help but feel a little moved, and suddenly started to ponder.

Fei Qian then said to Zao Zhi: "The agricultural books handed down today may have been compiled in the Warring States Period or in the early Han Dynasty. None of them are in line with the current times... What's more, the tools for farming and mulberry farming are also very different nowadays. In ancient times, stone was mostly used, while later ones were used. There are also differences between copper and iron today...so neither of them is advisable..."

On this point, Fei Qian was not deceiving, but the truth.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China's agricultural productivity took a leap, marked by the promotion of iron tools and cattle farming. However, the majority of iron farm tools at that time were small hoes, shovels, hoes and the like. Iron plows were few in number and primitive in shape. The promotion of cattle farming was still in its infancy.

The unification of Qin was supposed to create favorable conditions for the development of productive forces. However, the short-lived Qin Dynasty caused China to fall into chaos again. It was not until Liu Bang ended the conflict between Chu and Han and reunified China that China re-entered the a relatively stable period.

By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, productivity reached a new level. Marked by the invention and promotion of the "coupling plow", iron plow and oxen farming became popular in the Yellow River Basin and was promoted to other areas. The increase in agricultural output also brought great benefits to the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu's military campaign against the Huns was a success.

In the development of agricultural economy during the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, the Guanzhong area was in a leading position. After Shang Yang's reform, the Qin State implemented a policy of rewarding farming for a long time. The agricultural economy developed rapidly, and cattle farming was promoted to a greater extent than the six countries in Guandong. After the Han Dynasty, there was no exception. The mulberry farming in Guanzhong once became a standard example for the entire China. .

At this time, a number of books appeared to guide farming and mulberry farming, the most famous of which was "The Book of Pan Sheng", which once became the standard guiding reading for almost all agricultural studies in the Han Dynasty.

However, with the passage of time, not to mention other places, even the climate in Guanzhong has become very different from that during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Dry land has increased, the temperature has dropped, continuous land reclamation has led to a decrease in vegetation, a decrease in water storage capacity, etc. , all lead to great deviations in production conditions. Therefore, it is undoubtedly a huge mistake to use the previous agricultural books as guidance.

Zao Zhi basically had no objections to anything that was beneficial to Nong Sang, and this time was no exception. He thought Fei Qian had called him back just to discuss this matter, so he naturally nodded in approval, but also said: "... … This matter is naturally of great benefit to the people and has eternal merits… However, the compilation of this book and the careful consideration of every word take a lot of time… This…”

Fei Qian laughed and said: "This book is not meant to be written by just two senior brothers and Zijing, but by gathering the efforts of everyone... Senior brother is good at calendaring and seasonal affairs, and Zijing is good at farming and mulberry affairs. They can complement each other and provide an outline. The general is in charge of important matters. As for the detailed rules, just let others help compile them..."

Xu Yue and Zao just glanced at each other, feeling quite moved for a moment.

Fei Qian has also read "The Book of Pansheng". The biggest problem with this type of books is that they are not written for ordinary farmers at all. They are like memoranda for their own family. They are not easy to understand at all. This is for most people who are widely illiterate. For farmers and women, it is undoubtedly still like a heavenly book, and even if they read it, they will not understand it.

For example, write something like "...the rain in the first month, the earth's energy rises, the soil grows, the old roots can be pulled out, the soil is strong, the fields are black...", such a description, let alone farmers, even Ordinary nobles might not know what they were talking about after watching it...

So this time, we are going to publish a book of engravings with pictures and texts. Firstly, it can promote mulberry farming. Secondly, it can also promote the promotion and progress of engraving technology. Thirdly, it seems that it can also sell a lot of new mass-produced bamboo paper... …

Wait, maybe we can win over a wave of people's hearts and win over a group of idle gentry children...

While Fei was concentrating on thinking, he suddenly felt that this impromptu matter he had come up with seemed to be very promising, and he couldn't help but persuade Xu Yue again: "This will be of great benefit to the world and will contribute to the country! Master will definitely be happy to agree after hearing this!" I also hope that senior brother will not refuse! We should think of all sentient beings in the world!"

After saying that, Fei Qian left the table and bowed. Xu Yue was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and said with emotion: "I have often heard that Qiao Qian is worried about the country and the common people. Now that I have seen it, what he said is true! Anyway, It doesn’t matter, someone is greedy for this false reputation and regards it as this book!”

For a time, everyone in the hall was happy...

...Here is the enchanting dividing line...

Fei Qiang gradually implemented relevant strategies in Guanzhong, and it went smoothly. However, among Sichuan and Shu, he originally thought that he was also a smooth sailing, but now he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

It's not a problem with the Prophecy Palace project, nor is it the officials in Chengdu who are making things difficult, but the contempt from their peers...

Uh, no.

Qiao Bing did not think that the bull-nosed people next door were his peers, and those guys who pretended to be gods and ghosts were low-level liars. How could they be compared with the classic prophecies of Confucius, who was of noble birth?

But the problem is, ordinary people don’t understand...

What kind of dojo is that guy Zuo Ci doing these days? It's so vigorous that it attracts a lot of ordinary people. Although Qiao Bing sneered at this, ordinary people naturally liked the excitement, watching, and offering incense. Even the people selling snacks and snacks came here, and there were a large group of people every day.

With the large flow of people, the Palace of Prediction next to Zuo Ci Taoist Temple naturally attracted the attention of ordinary people. Some curious people in Sichuan and Sichuan stretched their heads to look and look, and asked Qiao Bing and other people in the Palace of Prediction. Some of the staff said that the "talismans" hanging in the Prophecy Palace seemed to be very good, and they didn't know whether they were used to keep people safe, to give birth to a child, or for something else...

Qiao Bing jumped into a rage and angrily scolded these blind ordinary people, saying that this was the supreme "Hetu Luoshu"! How can it be compared with those ghost-drawing talismans that pretend to be gods and ghosts? !

"So powerful? Can you tell the future and reach the world?" People were doubtful.

Qiao Bing and others naturally responded proudly.

"So... um, do you know where the cow I lost a few days ago has gone?" Suddenly a member of the public shouted.

"This..." Qiao Bing was stunned for a moment, and then said, "How can such a trivial matter be included in the prophecy?! The prophecy is a major event in the world..."

"But losing the cow is a big deal to me!" the people shouted reluctantly, "If you can't check the cow, how can you tell whether my wife is pregnant with a boy or a girl?"

"This..." Qiao Bing was stunned. How could I know that your mother-in-law had a boy or girl? No, how do I need to predict this? What I want to predict are all important events of the family and the country. How can it be such trivial matters among the people? !

"This won't work, and that won't work either. What's the use of this picture of yours? Let's go, let's go, a bunch of bastards, they are not as powerful as the Zuo Xianren next to them... Let me tell you, this Zuo Xianren..." This A few people didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. Anyway, they saw Qiao and couldn't tell, so they started to encourage him, and then led others to the Taoist temple next door.

Seeing such a situation, Qiao Bing no longer understood, he was almost like a fool, so he gritted his teeth and stared at the Taoist temple on the side, his eyes almost bursting with fire: "This damn bull nose... look at me How to deal with you..."