In mid-June, in the palace of Linzi Wang, Ji Kang was listening to the report of the cabinet minister on the harvest of summer grain in Qidi

The yield per mu of Qidi summer harvest is very low, and the average yield per mu is more than 170 catties with the new weights and measures, less than 200 catties, which is equivalent to one-third of the current yield per mu of Yan Kingdom.

"Pipe, Light and Heavy B" River: "The princes of the river silt, the country of acres". That is to say, the fertile soil that has been irrigated by the silt of Qi has a higher yield, and the yield per mu is one gong, that is, the yield per mu is ten stones, that is, about 200 catties.

But don't forget, this is the yield per mu of the best fertile land in Qidi.

However, these are also expected by the ministers of the Yan Kingdom.

You know, with the promotion of new farm tools and new fertilizers. After more than ten years of development, the yield per mu of Yanguo Liao is now more than 500 catties, and some are even as high as 600 catties. Although it is a year of ripening, it can't stand the high yield per mu!

In the past ten years, Qidi has introduced "stone mills" from the neighboring Yandi, thus transforming grain food into pasta, which has greatly improved the enthusiasm of farmers to plant wheat, and thus increased the number of acres of wheat planting.

Wheat is a grain product because of its large yield and constant and stable yield. In the past ten years, it has become the most important food crop in Yan country, and it occupies a dominant position among many grain varieties.

However, in Qidi, after the summer harvest, another crop of millet can be planted, which is the millet in the mouth of the people.

If before the autumn harvest, according to the planting method promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture of Yanguo, the new agricultural tools and new fertilizers are used for planting, and the annual grain yield per mu of Qidi can reach or exceed the mu yield of Yanguo, which can still be done.

After listening to the performance of Prime Minister Lu Zhonglian, Ji Kang was still very happy in his heart.

As long as the yield per mu of Qidi autumn harvest increases in a few months, the dominance of Yan in Qidi will be more recognized and accepted by the people of Qidi. This is the truth that Ji Kang has obtained from Liaodi to Jidu after countless practices.

"Lu Xiang, let the Ministry of Agriculture continue to increase the investment in new agricultural tools and new fertilizers in Qidi, and the Ministry of Agriculture will also promote the new planting methods in the four counties of Qidi."

Lu Zhonglian had a smile on his face, and hurriedly replied to Ji Kang:

"Please rest assured that the minister will supervise the Ministry of Agriculture. After all, this Qi land is the homeland of the minister, and the minister will be very attentive. ”

Ji Kang looked at Lu Zhonglian, the minister in his sixties, and said with emotion:

"Lu Xiang, you shouldn't work too hard."

Lu Zhonglian looked at the young king's concerned eyes, and his heart was warm.

said to Ji Kang: "Please rest assured that my king will pay attention to his body." The ministers will follow my king, and see that the universe is unified. ”

Regarding the matter of unifying the world, now that the Yan State has occupied Qidi, all the ministers of the court have not avoided this matter.

After Yan Guo occupied Qi land, this momentum of Yan Guo could not be concealed no matter how much he wanted to.

Just like the king of your own family, you are already an elephant, and you still want to pretend to be a rabbit, is it possible?

After all, the strength is already here.

If you still hide it, it will give others a sense of ill-intentionedness.

At this time, Han Fei and Ju Wu came in from outside the hall.

When Ji Kang saw the two, he didn't wait for the two to salute, so he asked:

"Han Fei, Ju Wu, can Mr. Zhou Zi agree to come out?"

Han Fei and Ju Wu stepped forward and bowed to Ji Kang.

Ju Wuxian said to Ji Kangyu:

"Your Majesty, this ...... This old man was very stubborn, and at first he didn't want to go out, and he said that "a gentleman is not subject to food", and what other words such as "the rich and the rich cannot be lewd, the poor and the lowly cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be bent" and so on. “

"It was Han Fei who told him that the king wanted the prisoners of war in Qidi to build dikes on both sides of the Great River and the Ji River, and to turn the idle land between the two rivers into tens of thousands of acres of plastered land, which needed to be managed by personnel."

"This old man, no, it was Mr. Zhou Zi who heard this and was moved. But he also mentioned that he could go to the Lianghe construction site to manage prisoners of war and build embankments, but he would not be subject to the court's fortune of my Yan Kingdom. ”

Ji Kang looked at Lu Zhonglian with a smile and said, "Lu Xiang, how do you think to deal with Mr. Zhouzi's matter?" ”

Lu Zhonglian bowed to Ji Kang and said, "Congratulations to my king, I am about to become the pillar of a country again." My king once said: The ass determines the head. This is ...... Although this is a vulgar statement, the minister thinks it is true. ”

"As long as Mr. Zhou Zi agrees to come out and do things, with the system of my Yan Kingdom, he will already enter my king's bag. After a long time, he will become the minister of the king and even my Yan country. ”

After listening to Mr. Lu Zhonglian's words, Ji Kang said with a smile:

"Good. Let's arrange for Mr. Zhou Zi to manage the prisoners of war in Qidi! Look at how my Yan Guo reformed these prisoners of war, every night for the political class of prisoners of war, for him, it is not a kind of brainwashing, no, it is baptism! ”

frowned, I don't know what I remembered, sighed and said:

"If there were Li Bing's father and son in my Yan Kingdom, it would be good if such water conservancy engineering talents were available. In this way, the fertile land and even grain output of our Yan country will go up to a higher level. Alas! Take your time, sooner or later it will be cultivated. ”

Han Fei was beside him, stepped forward and bowed down and said: "Why should my king envy the Qin State, Zheng Guo, a teacher of the Gewu Academy of Xiangping Academy, in the opinion of a minister, his ability is not inferior to Li Bing's father and son of the Qin State, and his potential is much greater than that of Li Bing's father and son." ”

Ji Kang was stunned for a moment, looked at Han Fei and said, "What? Zheng Guo! Which Jeongkook? ”

Han Fei looked at Ji Kang and was a little embarrassed to report:

"Enlighten my king, Zheng Guo...... Jeong Kook Naichen's friend of South Korea. After the minister came to my Liaodi, I wrote to him and asked him to come to Xiangping College to study, and was appointed by Dean Zou Yan in Xiangping College, and also served as a teacher. ”

Zheng Guo loves water conservancy, although he is still young, but in recent years, he has presided over the management of many dams and large rivers in Liaodi, and has won the respect of Zou Yan, the prime minister. Dean Zou Yan negotiated with him several times and was ready to recommend him to my Yanguo court. ”

But Zheng Guo told Dean Zou Yan that he only loved water conservancy in his life, not a talent from the world, and only wanted to stay in Liaodi and manage water conservancy. But the minister knew that this Zheng Guo was indeed a great talent in water conservancy and even engineering. Therefore, I recommend it to my king. ”

After that, he bowed deeply to Ji Kang.

Ji Kang's heart is simply happy, Zheng Guo has come to my Yan Kingdom!

I don't have to question Zheng Guo's talent in water conservancy engineering at all.

Zheng Guo, like Li Bing's father and son, are people who have been famous for thousands of years and have been blessed for eternity!

Although, now he is very young.

Ji Kangqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart and said to Han Fei:

"Han Fei, you can introduce talents for the country, great achievements."

Turning to the attendant behind him, he ordered Wang Cong to say:

"The edict was drafted, and Zheng Guo was appointed as the doctor of the Ministry of Industry, with the same position as the director, so that he could come to Qidi and preside over the two river dams and even irrigation projects. Tell him that if the idle land between the two rivers can be turned into tens of thousands of acres of fertile land for the widow, the widow will be rewarded heavily. ”

The attendant ordered the king to bow down and said, "Obey my king's edict." ”

Ji Kang's mood at this time was unusually happy.

Lu Zhonglian, the prime minister, said: "Lu Xiang, many matters in this Qi land will be handed over to you." The widow is now staying in Qidi, and is going to go to my newly established four counties to have a look and inspection. ”

Seeing that Lu Zhonglian's face had changed a little, he hurriedly prayed: "Lu Xiang rest assured, the widow will streamline his entourage and will not disturb the place." Lu Xiang, you just let the widow go and see the new county of my Yan country, okay? ”

Lu Zhong didn't even know what to say when he saw Ji Kang like this.

He could only sigh and said: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that my king is concerned about my soldiers who fought in Qi Land, and even the livelihood of the people in my newly established counties. But let my king not forget that my king is the lord of a kingdom, and that many great things of the kingdom depend on my king. ”

However, seeing the aggrieved expression on Ji Kang's face, his heart softened.

He also said: "Since my king wants to inspect the new county, he must send people to keep in close contact with the court every day, and he must not let the court ministers worry about him. If there is any urgency, our king must return immediately. However, in this matter, my king still needs to discuss with Su Xiang, Jiang Xiang and others. Only after the consent of the ministers can our king inspect the new county. ”

As soon as Ji Kang heard that Lu Zhonglian agreed to his request, he immediately flattered Lu Zhonglian and said:

"Lu Xiang, this is nature, this is nature!"

After consulting with the other ministers in Qidi, they agreed to Ji Kang's request to inspect the new county.

However, there are many accompanying conditions, for example, among the entourage, the youngest in the cabinet at this time, Jiang Qu, who is in his fifties, and Changguo Junle have to accompany them.

For these conditions put forward by the courtiers, Ji Kang agreed.

If you don't say yes, you can't help it! Otherwise, you don't want to make any patrols.

In late June, Ji Kang, Jiang Qu, Lejian and others, accompanied and escorted by the palace guards who commanded a brigade led by Tian Guang, Han Fei, Ju Wu, and others, began to inspect the newly established four counties in Qidi.