Chapter 272: Down to the South of the River
A group of 3,000 people, the mighty departure from Chang'an, towards Shannan East Road slowly, this trip, Jia Yi's first stop is Suzhou and Hangzhou, the hometown of silk, silk has existed in Chinese history for thousands of years, the economic value of its own existence makes Jia Yi very fancy, if he can, he hopes to form a long-term business partner with the merchants there, in order to supply a large supply of silk in grocery stores.
It is said that the people on the land of Guanzhong are not very rich, facing the loess with their backs to the sky is the most true portrayal of the people in Guanzhong, and now it has just started spring, and there are farmers everywhere who have all the grain on the barren land, but it is a pity that the yellowed land is really difficult to meet the requests of these farmers, and it is true that the sentence is true, plant a grain of millet in the spring, harvest 10,000 seeds in the autumn, there is no idle field in the four seas, and the farmers are still starving to death. Although it is said that the landlords on the top of these peasants' heads exploited them in large quantities, resulting in these peasants being unable to satisfy themselves even if they grow more grain, if they are really able to produce as many catties per mu as in later generations, how can there still be peasants who really can't eat.
Take Zhenguan four years as an example, it is definitely the happiest year for the farmers, that year the whole land of Guanzhong due to the wind and rain, the formation of a bumper harvest, regardless of the landless farmers, in the end can save some food at home, a whole year, Guanzhong did not starve to death, this is the benefit of the harvest.
Walking on the road, watching those farmers carefully bury the wheat grains into the soil, but did not see them planting any fertilizer on the land, Jia Yi really found it difficult to imagine how fertile the land is to be able to grow a lot of grain.
"Brother, how much grain can you harvest in a year?"
Jia Yi came to make money on this trip, and also to make the people of the entire Tang Dynasty rich, so although he had just walked out of Chang'an a distance of 100 miles, Jia Yi ordered the whole team to stop, and he came to an old farmer's side and asked.
"The little old man kowtowed to the master."
What kind of world have farmers seen, the most bullish thing they have seen in their minds should be their county officials, even if their county officials carry a master book with them when they travel, and then bring two officials with them, when have they seen people traveling with a group of people behind them, although they don't know what kind of fabric Jia Yi is wearing, but just the kind of cloth that can reflect a different kind of brilliance is definitely not comparable to the linen cloth on his body, so the old farmer must not be simple to determine Jia Yi's identity for a while, It was not to answer Jia Yi's question as soon as Jia Yi came over, but to kowtow to Jia Yi first.
"Brother, you don't need to be polite, you just treat me as an ordinary person, I see that you are so careful with heavier grain, I think the harvest of the coming year should be good."
"Don't hide it, last year's wind and rain were smooth, and there were a few more loads of grain in Xiao Lao'er's field, although the rain was sufficient this year, it was much worse than last year, and this year's harvest can ensure that Xiao Lao'er's family has something to eat."
The life of the peasants in ancient times has always been like this, all they want is nothing more than a full meal, and there is peace in the world, as for the big ambition is not at all, to put it bluntly, they have never cared about who is the emperor, but whether the person who is the emperor can let ordinary people like them live a stable and well-fed life.
After listening to the old farmer's words, Jia Yi knew that they still don't know the importance of farm fertilizer, of course, farm fertilizer does not refer to manure, after all, just by visually inspecting the old farmer's land, there are three or five acres of land, and you let them pull how much every day to provide fertilizer on this land.
"Brother, although I am not very good at farming, I think the land is like the chickens and ducks fed at home, and it is absolutely impossible to let the chickens and ducks lay eggs without giving them food and drink, so the land should also be fattened every year or two."
For Jia Yi's words, the old farmer did not give a surprised expression, but a long sigh, he has been a farmer all his life, can he still not know about this kind of farming and fertilization? It's just that there are a total of six people in the family, even if the family doesn't dare to all day long, it's not enough to fatten the land once in three years.
"Brother is worried about this fat?"
"No, it's not that the little old man doesn't want to go up, it's too little fat."
Jia Yi seemed to have a plan for a long time, smiled slightly, and said to the old farmer: "Brother, I have a way to increase the fertilizer of the farm, you might as well try it?" ”
"Is there really a way?" Now the old farmer's face is full of surprise, if there is a way to produce farm fertilizer, it is equivalent to finding a steady stream of food for the land, as long as the land is full, then let it produce food will naturally be very hard, this truth is still clear to the old farmer.
"Hmm."
Of course, in order to prevent accidental explosions, Jia Yi made countless holes in the environment that should have been sealed when talking about the biogas digester, in order to maximize the volatilization of the biogas in it, thereby reducing the probability of explosion.
After sufficient fermentation, the plants and water in the digester can form a compound fertilizer, which has a very helpful effect on the land, and as long as this fertilizer is not dry, it can produce a steady stream of fertilizer, which can definitely make the land of the old farmer have food all year round.
The old farmer who got this method didn't know if this method was really feasible, but when he saw what Jia Yi said, he was actually moved, but it was actually very difficult to find a laborer these years, just when he was worried, Jia Yi threw him the usual money, let him try this method, and told him that if it was feasible, he could form a construction team, and whoever needed it, he would go and build this fertilizer pond for them, which would not only be able to earn income, but also help farmers increase their yields, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
When the old farmer heard this, he thanked Jia Yi for his kindness and got the effect he wanted, and Jia Yi decisively turned around and returned to the team.
As soon as he turned over and rode on the horse, Cheng Chumo came over and said to Jia Yi: "Brother Jia, we are here to make money, not to spend money, just a hundred miles away, you just throw out the usual money, if we wait until we arrive in Lingnan, we will not let you spend all the money we bring." ”
Jia Yi laughed when he heard this: "Haha, Brother Cheng, as long as you can make the people of the entire Guanzhong rich, even if you scatter all my Jia Yi's family wealth, what's the matter, in addition, Lingnan is full of gold in my eyes, so you don't have to worry about what makes you rich, and you will definitely not lose your share." ”
Cheng Chumo was pouted back by Jia Yi, his face was a little unbearable, who would have thought that Fang would lose his love, Du He, plus Qin Huaiyu gave him a roll of the eye when he walked by him, so that Cheng Chumo almost broke out and hurt people, and in the end, it was only under Jia Yi's kind words that he calmed down.
After walking for seven days for three hundred miles, when they walked out of the land of Guanzhong, it was announced that they had completely lost the protection of the emperor and entered the jurisdiction of the magistrate, although this place could not be regarded as the emperor of Tiangao, but they had something happening here, counting on the emperor to come to the rescue or the elders of their family to bring people to the rescue, even if they came, it was estimated that only the corpse would be collected, so, for the sake of insurance, Jia Yi ordered people to investigate the things within ten miles of the surrounding area, Originally, he had been the commander of the Tanma Battalion, and he had long known this, and he was even more handy when he sent people, and it was no problem at all.
It is said that there is no big mistake in being careful, this exploration horse has just been sent out for half a day's work and has been rewarded, and ten miles ahead of the dense forest was found, and it is suspected that there are people and horses in ambush.
Jia Yi immediately dispatched a thousand-person combat team to open the way in front, and the remaining thousand-person combat team was responsible for protecting the lives of the 1,000 non-combatants in the middle.
It didn't take long for Jia Yi to see a dense jungle appear in front of him, and a winding road went straight into the dense forest, it seemed that this dense forest was like a giant beast ready to choose people to devour, and that crooked truth was like a giant beast sticking out a tongue, just waiting for delicious food to be sent into their mouths.
"Three batches of 1,000 people are covering the front, as long as there is a living creature within a kilometer, as long as there is a tendency to attack, there is no need to return, shoot directly."
In the face of people and animals that can threaten him, Jia Yi has no mercy, even if the forest is drilled with a creature that is about to be extinct, make a choice between it and his relatives, Jia Yi will not hesitate to choose his relatives directly, after all, it is really not a big matter for Jia Yi to die or not, but even if his relatives lose a hair, he will go crazy in distress.
Soon, the first battle team of 1,000 people slowly entered the jungle in three columns, and the 2,000 people in the back kept a distance of 100 meters from the people in front of them, and stepped on the forest road.
It is a full distance of thousands of meters, Jia Yi has not received even a single return, it stands to reason that if there are bandits and bandits, this is definitely the best ambush location, of course, if the bandits and bandits have a long eye, even if they have been ambushed, after seeing so many well-equipped soldiers, they should retreat immediately.
Just when Jia Yi thought that there would be no danger in this forest, a scream suddenly came from the front, and then a series of screams were endless, making Jia Yi's brows furrow tightly.