On the streets and alleys of Tokyo, there are a lot of soldiers wearing military uniforms during this time.

Almost all the families of the forbidden army lived in the city of Tokyo and the city (the basic administrative area near the city, the city is the fang, the suburbs are the box, and the countryside is the li), and the main income is the soldier's salary. Because the residence is not far away, if you want to gather into an army, as long as the military order is determined above, you can assemble within three days.

This time, the reason was to wait for the guards to gather, and the time limit was fifteen days. For such a long time, some people arrived first and wandered around the city.

The structure above has been changed beyond recognition, but the low-level generals and soldiers hardly feel any difference. Military orders still come from the commander, and military salaries are issued by the military department, but the number has not changed; The settling-in allowance given before the expedition is also the same.

It's also a little different, I was equipped with firearms and trained a few months ago, which is very simple, and it feels troublesome at first use, but it is actually much simpler than archery. Everyone is also willing to learn, the job of a professional soldier is to fight, and they will use all kinds of weapons, just like the craftsman's craft for them, and they are not afraid of learning well, but they are afraid that the master will keep a hand.

In addition, new winter clothes have also been issued.

Yao Er and a group of soldiers were happily changing into new clothes, and someone shouted: "There are still words embroidered on this, what is written?" ”

Ten will be literate, and he also buried his head in a look, and read: "Shen Chen Li weaving ......"

Yao Er immediately praised: "Hey, there are always righteous businessmen in the world, and businessmen also make clothes for us, which is very rare." ”

At this moment, Dutou walked into the barracks and snorted, "You know what a fart!" ”

Everyone hurriedly stood up, clasped their fists and bowed, "Meet Wang Dutou." ”

Wang Dutou waved his hand and said, "Do you think it's given for free?" Mrs. Chen of the Shen Chen Li Chamber of Commerce received a great favor from the official family. They account for half of the salt boiling and selling rights in the whole territory of Shudi! You know how fat the salt merchant is.

In the final analysis, our food and clothing are not all given by the government, otherwise how can we call it a forbidden army? ”

Everyone suddenly realized, and they all discussed, and some people said: "That businessman just sent us some clothes, and after getting such a big benefit, we should send some more money to reward the army!" ”

At this time, most of the salt and iron of the Central Plains Dynasty were monopolized by the government, which was very expensive. The world has long been accustomed to the high price of salt, which is an important source of finance for the imperial court.

Wang Dutou said: "I heard that Shen Chen Li merchants got the right to transport salt from Shudi, and they will also pay a lot of money to the treasury every year. However, salt merchants who are willing to pay taxes for salt transportation are all over the world! ”

"No matter what, this person from the Shen Chen Li Chamber of Commerce is really kind to make clothes, tsk, the shoulder scarf is made of silk." Someone muttered.

This sentence made the soldiers agree very much, and everyone was full of praise. In the past, the clothing came from different sources, most of them were hand-sewn by small households, and the needlework of the common women was good and bad, and it could only be called covering the body and keeping out the cold. But now the new clothes are made in workshops that specialize in weaving, and the cuts and stitches are very fine.

The outside is made of thick hard-wearing linen, and some parts are made of leather! For example, the shoulders, shoulders, wrists, and collar are combined with a large amount of leather, which is the joint of the armor.

The middle layer is a kapok-filled jacket, which is used for warmth, and the lining is flax, which is soft and breathable.

After everyone changed into it, they didn't want to wear the old uncomfortable uniforms anymore. The new Rong uniform board is good-looking, and everyone looks at each other and praises: "Not bad!" Not bad! ”

After all, Emperor Guo Shao was born in the forbidden army and martial arts, and he treats his brothers very well! Anyway, the treatment of the low-level soldiers has increased unabated, good clothes and food, and all kinds of favors make everyone feel that the emperor has not forgotten them...... After all, at this time, many ordinary people still did not have enough to eat.

…… At this time, the Great Dynasty was ushered in, and this was the last main hall Dynasty before Guo Shao's personal expedition to Pingxia. Hundreds of people from the civil and military forces in Tokyo went to the main hall to congratulate. Outside the Jinxiang Palace, there were thousands of people saluting the majestic hall on the open ground, they were the entourage of the ministers who accompanied the ministers into the imperial city, as well as some minor officials, even the emperor could not see them.

The eunuchs in the palace and the civil officials on the pedestal outside read out the edict of Emperor Daxu in public at the same time.

Roughly speaking, the Central Plains was kind to the party members, and the Tang Dynasty court assigned Xiazhou and other rich and vast places to the party people to live and farm. However, the leaders of the various party departments were ungrateful, did not respect the imperial power, colluded with the enemy country, turned their backs on the imperial court, and became a problem at the border gates.

“…… Emperor Daxu is the son of heaven, and he is the master of man by the order of heaven, and he rules the people of the four corners of the universe. Those who do not respect the morality of heaven and those who are unrighteous will be cut down by the king and will do the right thing for heaven ......"

The civil official holding the edict in both hands on the pedestal stood tall, and his voice was slow and loud, as if echoing between the magnificent city towers and palaces on all sides. That momentum and tone are undoubted, God bestows the monarch's power, and every sentence kidnaps the will of heaven, since the imperial power is the mandate of heaven, the emperor's will is the most basic axiom. The emperor said that Xiazhou is unjust, and it must be unjust!

A large group of people outside knelt down and shouted: "God bless my emperor, long life is boundless!" ”

Then the second edict, during the emperor's expedition, he appointed Empress Dafu to be the regent of the Son of Heaven and the power to control the domestic military and government.

After reading the edict in the palace, the eunuch Wang Zhong stepped forward and sang: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat." ”

At this time, Zan Jurun, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, great goodness! ”

Everyone looked sideways, but it was not surprising. There are many ceremonies in the court, and the crown is magnificent, and generally no one plays things, and it is also a good thing to perform things. When everyone heard about the great goodness, their hearts were clear, and they were also very curious to see what kind of good thing it was.

Seeing Zan Jurun holding a bowl of wheat and taking a few steps forward, he held his hands above his head and presented it to him.

The eunuch Wang Zhong glanced at Guo Shao, and when he saw Guo Shao nodding slightly, he walked down and put down the bowl of things on the imperial case. Guo Shao looked at it for a while, but he didn't see anything strange about this wheat, if it could be as big as a finger, it could be regarded as auspicious, but the grain in front of him was ordinary wheat grains.

The courtiers also whispered. Zan Jurun said: "Your Majesty, these wheat grains are not carefully selected, just a cup scooped from the granary, and see if it is fuller than ordinary wheat grains?" ”

Guo Shao said this, and then asked a slight nod and said, "It's exactly as Zan Shilang said." ”

Zan Jurun bowed and said: "The minister has found a way to double the grain harvest!" ”

At this time, the ministers were in an uproar, and the officials in charge of agriculture such as Qin Tianjian and Hubu were the most surprised and asked one after another. This is not a joke, in order for the military and civilians to have enough to eat, farming has always been one of the most important things in the past dynasties, the Central Plains' farming technology has done its best, very advanced, stipulating the seasonal calendar, ridge gaps, water irrigation, crop replanting, and even simple wood machinery such as wooden seeders and wind dustpans. At this time, agricultural technology is improving very slowly, doubling all at once?

Zan Jurun looked back left and right, with a somewhat excited expression, because everyone knew that this would be a great achievement, and he could even leave a name in the history!

At a time when the war was a top priority, he couldn't wait to report it, and he felt very excited. He immediately bowed and said: "A while ago, Li Gong, the Pingxia transfer envoy, prepared for the **, and the minister was also the military weapons supervisor, so he went to the ** workshop on the outskirts of Tokyo to inspect the affairs of the dung heap nitrate.

At this time, the minister discovered that the wheat fields around the area, which were used for fertilization of mill waste, had a better harvest this year than anywhere else! ”

Someone can't wait to ask, "Why?" ”

Zan Jurun said: "The benefit is in the cooked dung!" The method of piling up nitrate is to pad thatch in a large vat, mix it with dung, lime, plant ash, and decay, and then cover it with thatch; Then water the fermentation with urine water every day before you can scrape the nitrate. However, when the weather is hot, the manure in the tank is easy to grow maggots, which is not conducive to the accumulation of nitrate. Therefore, the craftsman of the workshop first boiled the dung before using it.

The surrounding farmers will go to the workshop to pick up the waste, and they will not hesitate to curry favor with the workshop craftsmen, because the waste can be used to fertilize the fields. These wastes are cooked manure that has been cooked and fermented, but it is more fertile than raw manure. ”

Guo Shao didn't understand why "cooked fat" was more useful, but Zan Jurun said it in public. Although whether it is possible to double the grain still needs to be verified by sending people to actually verify it...... But since it is a good thing, Guo Shao will not be disappointed in public.

He immediately said: "I made armaments, but I discovered the method of blessing the people, which is the favor of God. ”

When the ministers heard this, they hurriedly agreed, "God bless my emperor......"

Guo Shao immediately commended Zan Jurun, but did not give him a reward immediately. After all, Guo Shao's concept is different from that of ordinary emperors, people who have been educated in the thinking of his previous life will not blindly believe in anyone and everything, he has to investigate clearly before making a judgment.

However, Guo Shao attaches great importance to this matter.

The Central Plains Dynasty was an agrarian country, and it was difficult to increase production after developing farming to a certain height...... Modern agriculture has a very high yield, which is nothing more than three sharp tools, pesticides, fertilizers, and seeds. Among them, fertilizer is a very important part, chemical fertilizer is impossible to manufacture at this time, and the basic synthetic ammonia requires modern industry; If you can increase it in the manure, you can take the productivity to the next level!

Now that the expedition is imminent, Guo Shao can't personally inquire about this matter, after he retreated, he picked up the pen in the study of the east hall, left a letter to Fu Jinzhan and asked her to ask about the matter.

If the role of cooked manure is observed, the Ordnance Supervision Department will change the organizational system and disperse the workshops of the nitrate to various cities in the Central Plains to form a set of institutions. The manure from the towns is used to provide fertilizer for the cultivated land around the towns while piling up nitrate.

After Guo Shao finished writing the letter, she asked the eunuch to go to the study of the west hall, and when Jinzhan came forward to take care of the government, she would pay attention to Guo Shao's handwriting.

He didn't put down the pen in his hand, and scribbled on the paper again, unable to understand the principle of cooked dung. At that time, he studied computer science, and he still lacked general physical chemistry theoretical knowledge, and he couldn't use most of the common sense to deduce from the theories of that year...... I can only use the methods of the ancients, and I can't get to the bottom of it, so I have to constantly verify and sum up experience.