As the sun sets, the endless fields are covered with golden silence, the mountains in the distance are clothed in the color of the sunset, and the clouds on the horizon are like milk.

In the distance, the farmers who had returned from ploughing the fields walked back in twos and threes, huge windmills slowly turning in the night wind, and farther away, a small number of cattle and sheep came from afar and were driven back to the cattle and sheepfold.

In fact, there is no need to drive, those cattle and sheep pens seem to have some kind of inexplicable traction, and the cattle and sheep that are driven back will spontaneously return to their respective pens.

Smoke rises from the stove, and the sound of chickens and dogs barking can be heard from time to time in the farm, and from a distance, the mood seems to have become calm.

For the first farm he built, Liu Yi is still quite satisfied.

Comprehensive Farm: Live and work in peace and contentment +56, the road is not left behind +57, the people's heart is good +54, the six animals are prosperous +57, the grain harvest is +52, the people's customs are still martial +56, the hard-working +58, and the happiness is +55

As the first farm designed and built by Liu Yi that combines agriculture and animal husbandry, Liu Yi has put a lot of effort into the construction of this farm, from the design to the integration of various totems, because this farm is mainly composed of slaves purchased from the Xiongnu, and the composition is very complex, including Han people, Xianbei people, Semu people and even Huns, with different beliefs, so when designing this farm, Liu Yi has put a lot of thought into the combination of various totems, and even made up many myths to form a story with the dragon as the core.

Not only the overall attributes are very good, but they are refined to the top of each building, such as pigs, cattle and sheepfolds have homing attributes, those livestock will have a sense of dependence here, and it will be easy to graze without worrying about getting lost, and the canals and manure tanks that irrigate the fields have the attributes of strengthening and improving the land, so that the land can better absorb the fertility of water and manure, and most of the houses in the farm have the attributes of restoring energy and physical strength.

Now there are only more than 300 people living in it, and the effect of these attributes in the subtle effect is still very significant at present, Liu Yi also set up a school in it, and selected a few small officials in Lian County to teach people to read and write, more, they can't teach, but these are enough.

According to Liu Yi's estimates, the population that this farm can accommodate is about 1,000, but if it is filled, Liu Yi is only ready to make up enough for 500, and the rest will be distributed to other farms.

From Lianxian to Lingzhou, Liu Yi planned more than 30 farms, in order to avoid excessive reclamation and grazing, the reclaimed fields are all fragmented, whether it is planting or grazing, it is only one piece, which is replaced once a year, separated by trees.

With this first farm, other farms are relatively easy, the design drawings are already available, as long as there are enough manpower, the selection of a place to start construction can be, the construction of the farm is very different from the city or the walled city, at least on the drainage system, Liu Yi did not set up pipelines, just replaced by ditches, so from February to April, Liu Yi has been building a defensive line on the Lianxian side, establishing defensive buildings, and the farm in the rear has built a lot.

The combination of agriculture and animal husbandry is theoretically achievable, but just like this farm, there must be very strict standards for where to farm and where to graze, how many livestock can be accommodated at the maximum limit, and how long it will take for the land to be replaced.

Once the livestock is exceeded, then the area delineated in this article will be unbearable, a farm can store only a few hundred, this year's farmland has not yet been harvested, whether those agricultural and sideline products can be used as fodder to store livestock, it is not yet known, but the current area is large enough, but if you want people to settle down, the livestock that can be stored is between 300 and 500.

If the agricultural and sideline products of the cultivated field can be used for feeding, this amount can be raised, but it is definitely limited, so this combination of agriculture and animal husbandry is not suitable for a large number of people, and people must be separated...... It's harder.

And for a long time, although the Han Dynasty had similar ideas, most of them died halfway, not counting the financial and material resources to be consumed, and whether the people's hearts can be quickly gathered is a big problem, this is not all Han people, if they want to play a role quickly at the level of people's hearts, this is not something that can be done in a year and a half, Liu Yi can do it in the test now, it is because he has a craftsman system on him, which accelerates the process.

In any case, it is feasible for me to continue to expand and build the farm step by step to the Loop.

"Sikong, are you looking for me?" Ma Dai and Mi Wei came to Liu Yi's side, bowed and asked.

"Hmm." Liu Yi nodded and said, "Brother Zizhong told me before, that Tuoba is not a Xiongnu but a Xianbei?" ”

"Not bad." Ma Dai nodded affirmatively and said: "The area of activity of the Southern Xiongnu is probably in the southwest of Xihe County, the Tuoba Department is the Xianbei clan, since the death of Tanshi Huai in the past, Xianbei split, the Tuoba Department has a foothold in the Qingyanze area, and there is no too obvious boundary between the Southern Xiongnu, but the area of Qingyanze and Jinlian Yanze is controlled by the Tuoba Department, and the traders who killed us before to buy slaves are the Tuoba Department. ”

Liu Yi nodded, during this time, they have made a lot of progress in the intelligence infiltration of the Hetao generation, and the forces in this area have a clearer understanding.

The land of this Hetao does not completely belong to the Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei is not only here, the northwest of Lian County, and the existence of Xianbei in Hexi, which came back from the Han Civil War over the years, and is also an important roadblock to block the Silk Road.

"In this way, Mi Wei, you go to the nearby Xiongnu or Xianbei, find some small tribes, and say that we will help them build pastures, remember, the population cannot be too much, two or three hundred is the best, we will work and help them build farms, so that they can live better, but they have to provide us with slaves, including buying from other large tribes." Liu Yi looked at Mi Wei and smiled: "As for those big tribes, leave them alone. ”

"Whoa!" Mi Wei bowed in agreement.

Liu Yi also had no choice, the previous plan could not be carried out, the Southern Xiongnu and the Tuoba Department refused to cooperate, and even robbed the property sent by Liu Yi to sell, these people did not tell themselves the rules, and now their own soldiers and horses are in the absence of cavalry, and they cannot become the makers of the rules of the Hetao.

Of course, there are also reasons why the Southern Xiongnu and the Tuoba Department don't want Liu Yi to meddle in the affairs of the Hetao, after all, this big cake belongs to them, so Liu Yi can only find another way, not attack himself, let them attack, step by step, attract small tribes to help them, and by the way, take them under his command, and then gather many small tribes step by step to form the forces that belong to the Han Dynasty in this Hetao.

Liu Yi is not good at cavalry, Pang De and Ma Dai are good at it, but it is useless without cavalry, so they can only defend passively.

In the past two months, in addition to building a farm, Liu Yi has been frantically building fortifications and towers along the river to prevent Xianbei or the Huns from making a detour to attack, and now the fortifications are almost built, Liu Yi began to think about going deep into the land of the Hetao, encroaching step by step, and killing the revenge of his envoy, Liu Yi has never forgotten, at least this Tuoba Department has to be cleaned up, otherwise they will think that they are easy to bully.

"Bozhan." Liu Yi looked at Ma Dai and smiled.

"The last general!" Ma Dai hurriedly said solemnly.

"Mi Wei is responsible for contacting these small tribes, you are responsible for letting them sit down and have a good talk, those who are willing to cooperate and accept are naturally the best, if they are unwilling, then let them change the patriarch or the leader or something." Liu Yi handed an arrow to Ma Dai and said: "Three thousand men and horses, as for how to make them able to talk to us calmly, you know more about this Hun and Xianbei people than me, so I won't command much, if you feel that there are not enough people, you can dispatch them as appropriate." ”

"Don't worry, it's just a few small tribes, three thousand people are enough!" Ma Dai took the arrow and intervened.

"Go ahead and do it." Liu Yi said with a smile: "Start with the periphery, don't run too far, take advantage of the fact that they haven't had time to assemble during this time, and persuade more." ”

"Whoa!" After the two of them intervened in the salute, they took their own leave and went to prepare.

When the two were sent away, the sky had completely darkened, the dusk had gone, the night was spreading, Liu Yi's eyes fell on the farm in the distance, and outside the sporadic lights, the moonlight shone on the earth, giving people a sense of tranquility.

War is inevitable in this era, and I only hope that I can sweep away this haze as soon as possible, so that the people living in this bitter cold land can have a happy land.

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