Agriculture is the foundation of the country, which is very important to many dynasties, and the people take food as the sky! An eternal truth. The premise of survival is food. Food is ultimately in agriculture. Agriculture-oriented is the embodiment of the unity of heaven and man.

Confucianism emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce, because agricultural production directly creates value, while commerce cannot produce value, but only the transfer of value.

Therefore, the merchant is the last one.

As for how much the peasants are respected, even if the emperor also wants to farm, Li Zhan once watched a literary program with such a plot: Li Shimin paid a private visit to a family in the countryside and chatted with the head of the household, and the children of the family saw that this guest was dressed extraordinarily, so they asked: "How much land does your family have?" ”

Li Shimin replied casually: "There is one acre and three points of land." ”

At that time, I thought it was Li Shimin joking with the child.

A few days ago, Li Zhan really saw the Tang Dynasty emperor's "one acre and three points of land", which was in the garden on the west side of the West Inner Garden.

Li Zhan was very moved after reading it, so he understood Li Shimin's admiration for agriculture, so he gave the princes and princesses the task of plowing the fields on the first day.

There is an activity in Datang called sacrificing Xiannong, which is an extremely grand event.

The emperor dressed in sacrificial clothes, took the ceremony, and was led by a huge procession, starting from the palace, passing through the Suzaku Gate, under the guidance of officials such as the Ministry of Rites, after a series of ceremonies such as welcoming the gods, the first offering, the sub-offering, the final offering, offering blessings, sending the gods, and looking at the stump, then changed clothes, rested, and then held a cultivation ceremony in front of the ploughing platform in the West Inner Garden.

Ploughing means borrowing land from the people. The emperor's use of ploughing was a symbolic act to persuade the people to value agriculture and farming. The ceremony of borrowing ploughing is quite grand, the emperor is in front of "one acre and three points of land", standing facing south, kneeling into the farm tool by the head of the household, kneeling into the whip by the head of the Ministry of Rites, the emperor supports the farm tool with his right hand, holds the whip in his left hand, the old man in front of him holds the ox, there are two farmers next to him to help the plow, and the prince holds the green box containing the seeds in the back, and the head of the household is responsible for sowing the seeds.

Guided and escorted by the six officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, in a piece of music, three round-trips, that is, the completion of the "three pushes and three returns" of the emperor's ploughing ceremony.

Of course... Most of the so-called pro-farming of the emperors of the past dynasties were just a formality, but there are also records of individual emperors who really cultivated the fields.

Li Shimin is really with Fang Xuanling, and the eldest grandson Wuji and others have cultivated an acre of land.

In the Ganlu Palace, Li Zhan was all praised for letting the prince and the princess plough on the first day, completely forgetting that Li Zhan also hung Li Tai on a wooden pillar several meters high at this time.

Because at this time, Li Tai and the princes and princesses were ploughing, and it was already insignificant.

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Help me... Help me...! ”

On the square of the Wude Palace, Li Tai couldn't help but start asking for help because of the pain of his hand, but unfortunately, at this time in the Wude Palace, all the attention was in the five acres of land in the west corner.

Baling, Pu'an, Dongyang, Linchuan, Qinghe, Lanling, Gaoyang, Li Qian, Li Ke, Li You, Li Su, Li Yun, Li Zhen, Li Zhi, Li Shen, Li Chengqian... A total of sixteen high-ranking princes and princesses are ploughing the fields hard.

The boys pulled the plow, the girls helped the plow, and Li Zhan sat on the edge of the field and watched these princes and princesses.

"Hard...!" Baling shouted at Li You in front of him.

If Li You had scolded before, because when, Li You had suffered like this, you don't know, what a hardship it is to pull the plow, Li You really used all the strength of his body, but this coulter is like being stuck in the soil.

Baling behind him also tried his best, but now he doesn't want any image, and he pushes the plow handle in his hand, and wants to push the Zhenguan plow in his hand, but it's really too difficult.

Although she shouted hard at Li You in front, Baling also knew that Li You in front of her seemed to have reached the limit.

"I'll come too...!" Fortunately, at this time, Li Chengqian ran in front of Li You, carried Li You's rope on his back, and then carried the Zhenguan plow with Li You, so that the Zhenguan plow began to slow down slowly.

Feeling that he had saved his strength, Li You on the side also silently said to the prince Li Chengqian beside him: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince...!" ”

For the first time, he heard his younger brother say thank you to himself, which made the crown prince Li Chengqian reply with joy in his heart: "Don't say that, we are brothers." ”

In addition to this pair, the other groups are also harmonious, Li Zhan looked at this scene and smiled silently, but this is not good, because this education has only just begun.

After the time of a pillar of incense passed, Li Zhan stood up from his rocking chair and shouted to the princes and princesses in the field: "Your speed is really too slow, do you know what kind of plow you have in your hands?"

That's the Zhenguan plow, the best plow in Datang now, but look at your speed, it's a nightmare. ”

Li Zhan's words made the princes and daughters of Tanaka frown slightly... Because they have really done their best, although they don't know what the best plow is in their hands, but they are really dying.

"Big brother... Can we take a drink of water and take a break? Li Chengqian spoke up.

"Hmm...!" With a sigh, he said, "Yes... However, I can only rest for half a pillar of incense, and the water, I boil it here, and if you want to drink honey or sweet water, you can let your own people go back to the palace to get it. ”

"Really...!" The princes and princesses were excited together, thinking that this eldest brother was not so unkind, at least he didn't have it here, and let himself go back to the palace to get it.

Following Gao Yang, he was the first to shout: "Little button, hurry back to my palace....!" ”

But before he finished speaking, Li Qian stopped Gao Yang and said, "Don't shout... If you shout, you won't be able to drink it, because my eldest brother only gives us half a pillar of incense, and your palace is more than half a pillar of incense from here... When the water you want to drink doesn't come, you're going to go to the ground. ”

Li Qian's words made the princes and princesses who were still ready to drink their own water stunned.

"Haha...!" Li Zhan laughed loudly, looking at Li Qian, Li Zhan couldn't help but nod and said, "It's worthy of being my sister who grew up with me, and she really knows me too well...!" ”

"What...!" Li Zhan's words made everyone speechless, and Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "Big brother... You're too bad, you're going to kill us! ”

Li Zhan replied: "I didn't expect to kill your group of people, I didn't see it, Brother Ke, Brother You, Brother Yu drank all the water...!" ”

Li Chengqian turned around and saw that it was really true.

At this time, Li Ke smiled and said, "Big brother... We didn't see through your thoughts, but we spent some time in the Tiger Army, and then we fell in love with drinking cold and white water! ”

After Li Ke explained, Li Zhan smiled and said, "What to drink is your choice, but remember... When you drink, there are people behind you who make the rules.

I'm the one who is here today to allow you to drink water, so I'm the one who makes the rules.

And you have your father behind you, so in reality, your father is the one who makes your rules, you can be willful, but don't want to surpass the person who makes the rules, your father gives you, you can only want it, and you can't rob it if you don't want to give it to you. ”

Li Zhan's words, some of the people present understood, and some understood later, but the only one who didn't understand was hung on the other side.

Soon the cold white drink was finished, and the princes and princesses greedily started the rest time of half a pillar of incense, and then listened to Li Yi complaining and shouting: "What kind of royal etiquette class is this, why should I suffer from this." ”

After speaking, Li Qian looked at Li Zhan not far away viciously.

Li Zhan said with a smile: "You came to suffer today because your previous practices were too bad, if you were good etiquette, your mother would also let you have a royal etiquette class."

That's right... Now if you can name the difference between the plough of Zhenguan ... Then I can give you an extra rest of the incense stick. ”

"Really...?" Li Qian's eyes lit up.

However, Li Qian's eyes lit up for a while, and Li Chengqian immediately raised his hand and shouted: "Big brother... I know, and I just need a half-pillar of incense to rest. ”

"Well... Come...! Li Zhan smiled.

Li Chengqian stood up and began to popularize science to his younger brothers and sisters: "Compared with the previous plough, the Zhenguan plow has several major improvements. First of all, the straight wheel, the long wheel is changed to the curved wheel, the short wheel, and the plow disc that can rotate freely is installed at the head of the wheel, so that not only the plow frame becomes smaller and lighter, but also is convenient to turn around and turn, the operation is flexible, and the manpower and livestock are saved.

The plough of the Han Dynasty was a long straight plough, and it was not flexible enough to turn back when ploughing the land, and it was laborious to lift the soil, and the efficiency was not very high.

And it's bulky and ugly.

However, the length of the Zhenguan plough designed by the eldest brother can not only meet the functional requirements of decomposing traction, but also take into account the proportion with the overall plow frame. The length of the plough wheel and the ratio of the plow frame to the plow frame meet the aesthetic requirements.

The ploughshare itself also has a certain ratio of length to width, and is unified and harmonious with the proportion of the ploughshare. This not only satisfies the proportional relationship between the parts, but also takes care of the proportional relationship between the parts and the whole.

The scale is to meet the basic functions at the same time, with the height and size of the person as the measurement standard, and its selection should be in line with the human-machine relationship and people-oriented.

The ruler of the ploughshare is determined by the depth and width of the cultivated land, which meets the basic functional requirements. The length of the plough tip conforms to the size of the man-machine, which reduces the fatigue of the farmer when plowing the land.

To sum up, the Zhenguan plough designed by the eldest brother reflects the creativity of the Chinese nation, not only has exquisite design, exquisite technology, but also contains some aesthetic laws, and its historical significance and social significance have far-reaching influence. ”

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, Li Ke and the others on the side were in an uproar, Li Ke looked at Li Chengqian and asked, "His Royal Highness the Prince... Zhenguan plough was not designed by you? ”

"Hey...!" Li Chengqian said a little embarrassed: "No... It's all the credit that the eldest brother gave me! ”

"Big brother gave it to you?" Li Ke was surprised.

Li Zhan smiled slightly: "I am the eldest son... It's useless to ask for these credits, Cheng Qian is the prince, I gave it to him, of course, you are not the prince, if you are me, I will give it to you. ”

"That is to say, stirrups, tall waterwheels, printing... It's all invented by you, big brother...? Li Ke looked at Li Zhan in disbelief.

Li Zhan laughed and said without denial: "So I just said, everything on you was given by your father, and my things were earned by myself, why do you think you can surpass me?" ”

In a word, the princes and princesses present had mixed feelings in their hearts.

Li Zhan looked at Li Chengqian and said: "Chengqian has more time to rest for a pillar of incense, I like your introduction, I should have worked hard." ”

"Thank you, big brother... But, big brother, can I give my time to my sisters, who need to rest more. ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Chengqian's mouth, and he followed: "It's okay... However, there is less time for them, so they have more time to rest for a cup of tea...! ”

"Brother Prince...!" The princesses on the other side all showed expressions of gratitude, and this should also be the first time that these princesses thanked Li Chengqian from the bottom of their hearts.

Because in the past, don't look at Li Chengqian and these princesses as brother and sister in name, but there is no intersection, and many princesses are not concubines, so there is no possibility of getting close.

If you say that there is no emotion, just like a passerby, then there will be no bonds.

Now Li Zhan has gathered these people together, just to cultivate the bonds in the hearts of these people, at least to make them feel the family affection that belongs to them, not like before, no one has anything to do with him, that is what Li Zhan does not want to see.

"Alright... Enough rest...! "Li Zhan is ready to let these people do the work.

At this time, Li Ke looked at Li Zhan and bowed and said, "Big brother... The fifth brother has been hanging for long enough, although he hasn't admitted his mistake yet, can you give him a sip of water to drink, otherwise I'm worried that he won't be able to hold on. ”

"Oh...?" Li Zhan looked at Li Ke and said: "You think about it quite thoughtfully, then you go and feed him water, as long as he is willing to drink your water, it's just that he drinks your water, and when you wait to rest, there will be no water to drink...!" ”

"What... Eldest brother... You're too impersonal...? "Gao Yang, a little girl with rebellious genes, has come out.

Li Zhan looked at Gao Yang with a smile and said, "I'm going to kill your whole family, are you still in love with me?" ”

Gao Yang has nothing to say, yes, this person shouted at my family to kill me and tell him favors.

"Then big brother, I'll go and deliver water first, I won't drink my water later." Li Ke bowed.

Li Zhan nodded, and then Li Ke went to bring water to Li Tai, but what Li Zhan didn't expect was that after Li Ke came to Li Tai's side, Li Tai immediately cried loudly, crying while begging Li Ke to help him bring words, begging Li Zhan to come over, he wanted to admit his mistake like Li Zhan, he shouldn't have said the words just now, these words were actually his own momentary anger, I hope Li Zhan can forgive himself.

Hearing that Li Tai was soft, Li Ke immediately quickly ran to Li Zhan's side and told Li Zhan that Li Tai had softened.

Although Li Zhan knew that Li Tai's softness should have been punished by himself, not from the heart, but he couldn't continue to hang himself, after all, he was still his own brother and a compatriot.

So after Li Zhan listened to Li Ke's words, he waved his hand, and Li Tai, who was finally hanging in mid-air, was helped down.

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