The first auction in Taiyuan became Wei Zhen's special procurement session.

It is equivalent to tens of thousands of hanging money, all of which are earned from Cao Cao.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, the imperial court made money into a stalemate, and the purchasing power of copper coins far exceeded that of the past.

Tian Feng arranged manpower to go to various places to procure cattle and horses.

The farmers who received the rice seeds have already planted rice.

Farmers who raise chickens and ducks take care of them every day.

Before I knew it, more than 20 days had passed.

Yuan Xu sat in the study, and the ghost qin was placed on the table.

He was about to use the second-level summoning technique to get some more rice seeds, and the guard outside the door reported: "Childe, Tian Gong asks to see you." ”

"Ask him to come in." Yuan Xu commanded.

The door opened, and Tian Feng crashed in.

His face was full of joy: "Childe, good news ......"

"What is worth it?" Yuan Xu asked with a smile.

"Chicken and Duck ......" entered the mansion, Tian Feng almost ran to the study, and he replied breathlessly: "Chicken and duck have grown!" ”

"It's only been more than 20 days?" Yuan Xu stood up in disbelief: "Take me over to have a look." ”

Tian Feng accompanied Yuan Xu out of the house and rushed to the village outside the city.

The nearest farmer is five miles out of the city.

Riding horses, five miles was not too far, and soon they came to the entrance of the village.

When the villagers heard that Yuan Xu was coming, they had been waiting at the entrance of the village for a long time.

Seeing him from afar, all the old and young bowed down and saluted.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, kneeling was not yet fashionable, and bowing was already highly respected.

When he arrived at the entrance of the village, Yuan Xu raised his hand: "Let's all stand up straight." ”

The villagers stood up straight, and an old man who seemed to be an elder stepped forward, looking up at Yuan Xu on horseback, his lips trembling with excitement: "The chicken and duck cubs given by the government have really grown up in more than 20 days, and the villagers are saying that Gongzi is a god sent by the sky to save us." ”

Yuan Xu replied: "I'm not a god, I just have villagers in my heart." ”

I thought that the fourth son of the Yuan family would be arrogant, and he didn't look down on them at all.

Unexpectedly, he didn't feel like he was floating in the clouds when he spoke, and the villagers were suddenly moved again.

After getting off the horse, Yuan Xu beckoned the old man to accompany him.

Walking into the village, he asked the old man: "How many people in the village breed chickens and ducks?" ”

"Two households." The old man replied: "When my son brought the cub back, I was worried about causing trouble, so I scolded him. ”

"Young people will always be ahead of their time, and they are not so stable in doing things, but they dare to do it." Yuan Xu said: "The old man's restraint is also right, but sometimes you need to let go and let them do something according to their own ideas." ”

"That's what Childe said." The old man kept nodding in response.

The chickens and ducks grew too fast, he couldn't suppress his excitement, and when he saw Yuan Xu, he was even more inexplicably happy.

Of course, whatever Yuan Xu says, he believes.

Taiyuan was not baptized by war, but the government levied grain year after year, and people everywhere were also hungry.

The chickens and ducks raised in the past can grow so fast, why do you still have to worry about eating?

Just eat meat.

Entering the village, Yuan Xu saw a lot of snow-white feathered chickens walking leisurely on the road.

Free-range in the village, these chickens are not afraid of people.

Yuan Xu and the others came, and they were still wandering around, looking for something to eat on the ground.

White-feathered chickens, after growing up, are huge, and these in front of them can only be regarded as semi-finished products at best.

"That's what you call growing?" Yuan Xu asked Tian Feng.

Tian Feng was at a loss: "Growing so big, hasn't it been done yet?" ”

"Of course not." Yuan Xu said: "In another ten days, it will be at least one bigger circle than now." ”

The villagers who followed behind, although they didn't dare to get too close, could hear what he said clearly.

The villagers were amazed, and some even exchanged ears discussing how big the white-feathered chickens could grow.

The old man asked Yuan Xu: "Can chickens really grow so big......

"This chicken is called White Feather." Yuan Xu replied: "When it grows up, it is bigger than a rooster of four or five years. Now it's only half a percent. ”

The old man's face was full of astonishment, and after coming back to his senses, he bowed to Yuan Xu: "If it weren't for the son who gave the chicken, we didn't know that there were chickens that could grow so fast!" ”

"What about ducks and geese?" Yuan Xu raised his hand to signal him to be exempt.

"It's all in the pond behind the village." The old man replied: "Although the chickens do not grow as fast, they are much faster than those raised by the villagers before." ”

"Take me to see it."

After coming to the village, Yuan Xu saw a pond.

It is said to be a pond, but it is not much bigger than a puddle.

There is no live water nearby, and the pond looks muddy.

Dozens of ducks and geese are swimming leisurely in the pond.

The ducks have grown hard feathers, but the goslings still have pale yellow fluff.

"Why is the water so dirty?" Yuan Xu asked.

"It's backwater." The old man replied: "In the past, the villagers dug it up and used it to water the fields during the drought. ”

"Then dig it bigger and breed ducks and geese, this little water is not enough." Yuan Xu said: "In the future, if you raise some lotus root in the pond, the water will be much clearer." ”

"Lotus root?" The old man was at a loss.

The origin of lotus root is in the east and south, Taiyuan is located in the northwest, and it is rarely planted in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

The villagers seldom go far away, and almost no one knows that there is a lotus root in the world.

"When you see it later, you'll understand what it is." Yuan Xu did not explain.

He turned around and shouted to the villagers: "You just see that the chickens are growing fast, and you don't know how much rice the government has given you." Whoever grows new rice seeds, waiting for the autumn harvest, will know what it is and will never go hungry! ”

A few days earlier, when they heard these words, the villagers would not have believed them.

Witnessing the growth rate of the chickens, they will be convinced of whatever Yuan Xu says at this time.

Yuan Xu looked at Tian Feng: "The chickens are about to be raised, find a way to sell them, and you can't let the villagers only raise them but not make any profits." ”

"We've been in touch for a long time." Tian Feng replied: "In addition to the breeding chickens left behind, others will come to the village to buy." ”

The chickens and ducks raised don't even have to worry about selling, and the villagers were jubilant again.

"Agriculture is the foundation of the place." Yuan Xu said: "As a local official, you must try your best to fill the stomachs of the people. Under the rule, the people can't even eat, and they still think about conscription and war all day long, isn't it mediocre and stupid! ”

He deliberately said these words to the villagers present.

Before Yuan Xu took charge of Taiyuan, there were indeed some places in the midst of semi-famine.

Most of the food was conscripted into the army, and it had long been a habit for the villagers to go hungry.

His words touched the deepest desire in the hearts of the villagers and immediately attracted a burst of cheers.

"It's too early to cheer." Yuan Xu pressed his hand, and the scene calmed down: "I also want to provide you with seeds for wheat, corn, cotton and other crops, the village is rich, just around the corner!" ”

"Heaven descends from the sky, bless me Taiyuan!" Tian Feng raised his arms and shouted.

The villagers who have benefited are the easiest to agitate, and the village suddenly cries.