In March, the weather is getting warmer. From south to north, all parts of China have ushered in the spring ploughing of 269 AD.

The whole of Jihan, from late February to early March. Wang Qi in Nanzhong, Liu Chen in Chengdu, Guan Yi in Chang'an, and Dong Ju in Liangzhou. They all went down to the fields one after another to cultivate.

This year, according to Guan Da Sima, is the year of agricultural turnover. It is necessary to completely break through the bottleneck that the grain inventory of the entire Jihan Dynasty has never been stable at 10 million stones.

This year, new rice planting was rolled out in all areas suitable for rice growth in Yizhou. Yongliang is launched by the whole people to replant a season of spring wheat. In addition, in the hilly and mountainous areas of the three states, potato sowing is widely carried out.

This year, the spring ploughing area of Yizhou has exceeded 80 million mu unprecedentedly. The spring ploughing area of Yongliang has also reached an astonishing 40 million mu. If there are no major agricultural disasters this year. It is foreseeable that this autumn will be the season when all the granaries of Jihan will be full.

Of course, manpower is sometimes poor. At a time when the entire Ji Han population is only 2.2 million, excluding a certain proportion of officials, professional soldiers, the old, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the young. The number of young and middle-aged men and women who are really suitable for farming is only about 1.5 or 6 million people. In this way, the per capita cultivated land area has reached a terrifying 75 acres. Even if the population controlled by the various families and not registered in the national register is included, the per capita cultivated land area is more than 50 mu.

This is nothing short of a miracle for a country with predominantly mountainous and hilly terrain.

The reason for this miracle is that in addition to the widespread cultivation of potatoes in the mountains, the area of arable land has been greatly expanded. and the effective organization of the government and the hard work of the people. There are two more important factors.

First, the problem of insufficient storage has been completely alleviated.

In the land of Jihan, whether it is Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Chengdu or even Nanzhong, there is a large amount of land suitable for cattle farming. In the past, due to various reasons, there was a lack of storage capacity, and a lot of land could only be cultivated by people. Not to mention the small area of human cultivation, the depth of cultivated land is far from enough, which leads to poor growth of seedlings and affects the harvest.

And since Wen Ciqian came back from a spin in the Hetao last year. The entire Ji Han suddenly has no shortage of cattle! This is equivalent to adding hundreds of thousands of laborers to the Han's civil register out of thin air.

Second, the improvement of farming methods.

As an agricultural student, how could Guan Da Sima not know how important the Quyuan plough, which originated in the Tang Dynasty, was in the history of farming? In the past, Ji Han lived in Yizhou, and the cultivated land area was extremely limited, not to mention the storage and manpower were also very limited. At that time, taking out the Quyuan plough technology would only make Ji Han's national strength be thrown further away by the other two countries. And now, of course, you can rest assured that this revolutionary tool has been brought out.

The plough of the Han Dynasty was a straight plough, and this thing was not flexible enough to turn around when ploughing the land, and the soil was laborious and inefficient. For the livestock that drove it, putting on a plough was a great torture. As for the curved plow, the plow body can swing during operation, which is full of maneuverability, easy to plough, and light and flexible, which is conducive to maneuvering. These advantages not only save storage capacity, but also allow livestock to serve for a longer period of time. And because of the flexible steering, it can be tossed and turned in many small paddy fields. At this point, it is not too obvious on the Guanzhong Plain. However, in the mountainous areas of Yizhou, there is an unknown amount of land that was cultivated purely by manpower before.

"Huh~~ Hey! Ha~~Huh~~~"

On the first day of March 269, Ji Han went to the fields to cultivate in Chang'an. And the attachés who followed Guan Yi saw that their own big Sima skillfully manipulated the Quyuan plow, and the interaction with the ploughing ox was also extremely mellow. All of them dropped their jaws in shock.

"Da Sima has worked hard, and the lower officials have already prepared hot water here. Please also take a shower and change your clothes. The spring is cold, and it is not good if you catch a cold. ”

"Hehehe, it's okay. It has been many years since this official has personally farmed the fields. Today, I went back to my old job, and I only felt extremely happy in my heart. ”

The new Chang'an County Commander is the second son of Chen Yi, the former Shangshu Ling of Ji Han, and the current second brother Chen Yu of Liangzhou. When he heard Guan Yi say this, he couldn't help but be in a trance for a while: Da Sima has gone to the ground? Could it be that it was in Fuling County? But I haven't heard my brother say it.

Ignoring Chen Yu's confusion, Guan Yi went up from the field barefoot, and then said to Lu Ya next to him: "Zhongle is from Weixing County, how is the spring plowing on Cao Yi's side of Uncle Cao Xiao?" ”

"Fabulous. More than ninety percent of the land in the three counties of Weixing, Shangyong and Xincheng is mountainous. The area suitable for rice and wheat cultivation is very small. This time, Xiaguan transported 10,000 stone Han beans from Chengdu. The cultivated area of the three counties has increased fivefold at once! It is estimated that from this fall, we will not need to import grain into these three counties. ”

"Very good, for so many years, they have always asked us to import food, and they can't exchange anything. It's not okay to go on like this. By the way, what is Uncle Cao Xiao's dissatisfaction with the official's rejection of his proposal to become king some time ago? ”

Yes, during the Great War of the Han, Jin, and Wu Kingdoms, the main force of the Jin army was pinned down by the Han and Wu countries. The remnants of Cao Wei, who originally lived in Weixing and other places, have developed greatly. Now, they have effectively controlled all the three counties of Weixing, Shangyong, and Xincheng, as well as individual county towns in Nanxiang County, and have nearly ten county towns and a population of 20,000 or 30,000. So Uncle Cao Xiao, Zhang Hu, Zhang Xiong and others came to life: Or, let's be the king, right? How about being called King Wei? Otherwise, our army doesn't even have a name, and it's not a problem to keep going like this.

So this group of guys conveyed this meaning to Guan Yi through Liu Lin. As a result, Guan Yi was very resolutely opposed - you call the king casually, but my Han has just completed a new round of conscription and troop deployment. The food shortage in Guanzhong here has not been completely resolved...... In short, as soon as you call the King of Wei, Sima Yan will definitely go crazy. When he comes to beat you, I don't have the energy to take care of you.

"Returning to Da Sima, dissatisfaction must be dissatisfaction. Xia Guan also told Uncle Cao Xiao, Zhang Hu, Zhang Xiong and others. If the Cao family continues to hibernate, then the severely injured Sima family will not be able to see the Cao family in the three counties of Weixing. If he rashly claims to be the king, the Sima family will definitely raise a large army to conquer. This is not the case now. Wu and Jin have formed an alliance, and if the Jin State sends troops, Wu will most likely send troops to help. And the old power of my big man has gone, and the new power has not been born. I really can't help much...... Hehehe, the grandchildren of those five good generals are clamoring that they don't want the help of my big man to make the Jin army have no return. But Zhang Hu, Zhang Xiong and others are not fools. Therefore, although there was dissatisfaction, it was barely suppressed after all. ”

"Well, Zhong Le can explain it to them next time he goes to Weixing. If the autumn harvest of my Han Dynasty goes smoothly this autumn, he Cao Xiaoshu will be the king if he wants to be the king. ”

“…… What does Da Sima mean is that he wants to find something to do for Jin Guo in advance? ”

"Well, didn't your subordinates send a report some time ago that Sima Yan was recruiting troops at the school? Hmph, how could I let him train slowly and step by step? It's just to keep finding something to do for him in the border area and disrupt his rhythm. ”

"I see, Da Sima's temple is becoming more and more exquisite."

"Hahaha~~ Zhongle, when will you also be a sycophant. Let's go, I'll take you to a place to see. The land under the feet of this official now is the near future of the Great Han. And the place we are going to be is the future of my Han millennium! ”

While speaking, Guan Yi had already come to a relatively dry field, and then casually found a sink and washed his feet with a water scoop. After that, wipe it off, put on your boots, and get on your horse. And Lu Ya also followed a horse and followed Guan Yi to the north.

The two galloped for a short while, and a large group of centaurs appeared in sight. Lu Ya raised his head and looked, heh, Liu Yong, the king of Ganling, Jiang Wei, the general Jiang Wei, the general Zhang Yi, the general of the cavalry, Luo Xian, the general of Wei, Liu Yin, the assassin of Yongzhou, and Zhao Yi, the right general, and other high-ranking officials of Ji Han were all waiting on their horses.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was supposed to do it in the field, but after I went down, I became addicted to farming. It's a long time to wait. ”

"Hehehe, it's okay. This king has just arrived. Speaking of which, this is also a very interesting thing to cultivate in the field, and I will wait for the end of this side later. The king will find another field to work on. ”

"Hahahaha~~ Speaking of which, the old man arrived the earliest. That's the one that ploughs the field the least? ”

"Eh, Envoy Liu is the oldest among us. Well, without further ado. Instead, how is the next itinerary arranged? ”

"No, Lord Wang, Da Sima, all the officials. Your next itinerary today is as follows: At the same time, attend the opening ceremony of Chang'an Mengxue in Chang'an City. From time to time, he attended the opening ceremony of Longshouyuan College in Longshouyuan. Immediately after that, we set off to Gojogahara Benz. In the morning of the day after tomorrow, I attended the opening ceremony of Gojohara Academy. ”

"Did you hear that? The next step is to toss back and forth for hundreds of miles. If the old gentleman can't stand it, quit quickly, and the official will never laugh at you. ”

"Humph! Da Sima Xiu wants to make fun of me and others. Don't you hear that my big man is a strong veteran? That's all it takes during the day today. At night, Da Sima dares to compete with me Liu Yin for night galloping? ”

"Hahaha~~~ Liu Envoy Jun saw the move, how dare Guan Yi not accept it. Ladies and gentlemen, please! ”

"Da Sima, please!"