Because the various ministries are now stationed in various places, it will take some time for Xiao Tianjian to convene the meeting, especially this time he wants to bring back Wang Chengping and Li Lingfeng to come back to discuss future actions, so this meeting was arranged until the tenth day of August.

In this way, the generals were also given time to prepare, and Xiao Tianjian took advantage of this free time to go out of the village again and inspect various places.

Walking in the jurisdiction of the Xingtian Army, there is a lush scene everywhere, the grain fields that were not spoiled last winter have now been harvested, and a season of buckwheat has been planted early.

Although the yield of buckwheat is low, it grows rapidly, so that the farmland can be more fully utilized, and in some places, after the summer harvest, a lot of soybeans are planted, even if it is too late to plant soybeans or buckwheat, after the summer harvest, alfalfa is also planted.

As a result, the utilization rate of grain fields in various localities has reached an unprecedented height, and because of the encouragement measures of the Xingtian Army, the common people in many places have reclaimed a large number of new fields and planted crops near their villages this year.

Touching the vigorous growth of various crops in the field, Xiao Tianjian's mood has become much more cheerful, he has been here for nearly three years, from the beginning of the confusion to the current clear goal, so that he knows more and more what he wants.

As a member of this era, he has found a foothold in such a big era, but he is not satisfied with the current situation, there are still too many places for him to conquer, and he has fallen into a misunderstanding during this time.

For too long, he did things by knowing the fragments of this era, and by knowing the trends of history, so that he forgot that when he came here, many historical developments had deviated from the history he had already knew.

Now he is no longer an unknown little person, under his command has formed an army that has far surpassed this era in terms of equipment and tactics, although the number is not much, but it can already influence the situation.

Although judging from the current invitation, his strength is not enough to overthrow the entire Ming Dynasty, but because of this, it is an indisputable fact that he is holding back.

Sometimes opportunities can't rely on waiting and God's gifts, but more often they need him to fight for them, so after chatting with Tian Jianxiu, Xiao Tianjian began to find that he has been a little too cautious recently.

Now he already has a solid base area that belongs to him, and after several major battles, although he dare not say that his base is as solid as a rock, but at least with his strength, it is basically impossible for the government to easily drive him out of this land.

So what is he going to do next, just waiting is not enough, there is an excellent opportunity in front of him right now, so this time he can't be as timid as he was some time ago, if he succeeds this time, then it will undoubtedly play a great role in the development of the Xingtian Army in the future, even if it doesn't succeed, he still has a place to retreat, and he doesn't have to worry too much about becoming a rogue.

In this way, Xiao Tianjian's entire train of thought began to come alive.

Looking at the busy farmers in the fields, Xiao Tianjian felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart, all of this was created through him, if it weren't for him, this year would be full of desolation, but it was precisely because of the appearance of him and his Xingtian Army that the people here changed their original destined fate.

In the large sweet potato fields, the vines and seedlings are crawling all over the ground, and when they first promoted this kind of thing, many people were still quite resistant, thinking that they had never been exposed to this kind of thing, and they didn't know if they could feed people.

But when it came to the harvest season, everyone's worries had turned into anticipation, and when Xiao Tianjian walked to a field with a group of guards, he happened to see the owner of the land collecting sweet potatoes in the field.

It just so happened that the old man Chen was also here, helping the farmer guide the harvest of sweet potatoes, so Xiao Tianjian dismounted and walked over.

After everyone saw Xiao Tianjian, they immediately abandoned the work at hand and quickly knelt down to welcome Xiao Tianjian's arrival, and Xiao Tianjian walked to the ground with great interest and hugged his fists to the people around him and said: "You don't have to be polite, you should do something!" Don't delay what you're doing, I'm just passing by, stop by and have a look! ”

With a smile on his face, Chen Laohan took a piece of sweet potato that had just been harvested and said to Xiao Tianjian: "General, please look, this is the sweet potato harvested from this field!" Xiao Lao'er just looked at it, although the weather was a little dry at the beginning of this year, it was more suitable for the growth of this sweet potato! This is not just a small piece of harvest, there are hundreds of catties, I expect that after the sweet potatoes in this piece of land are harvested, it will reach at least more than two thousand catties! Hehe! ”

"Oh? Why is the yield so high? Good thing! Hehe! After Xiao Tianjian listened, he took the sweet potato from Chen Laohan's hand, squatted next to the canal on the ground, and after a simple wash, he immediately pulled out a small dagger from the boot tube, and after peeling the skin like this, he took a big bite.

"Hmmm! Not bad! It's sweet! Hehe! It's delicious! Xiao Tianjian chewed the sweet potato in his mouth and said to the people around him with a smile.

These ordinary people are all villagers in nearby villages, although they have planted this kind of sweet potato, but no one has tasted the taste of sweet potato, after listening to Xiao Tianjian's words, they immediately became happy, and they went to the owner of this land to ask for a piece of sweet potato to taste.

Don't look at the people who are very stingy with their own food, but today I saw that Xiao Tianjian personally came to his field to check the harvest of crops, so he was also generous, and quickly took a few pieces of sweet potatoes and distributed them to the neighbors to taste.

After tasting it like this, the doubts in the hearts of the people were completely dispelled, and they all showed a look of surprise, praising this kind of thing for being delicious.

Xiao Tianjian threw the uneaten sweet potato to Tietou, let Tietou and them try it, and after clapping his hands and putting away the knife, he said to these people: "I also know that everyone has doubts about letting you plant this thing this year, but I Xiao will not let you plant useless things!" Today, I saw that this sweet potato harvest is good this year, and I am relieved! Although this thing is not too good, everyone may be a little uncomfortable to eat, but after all, in this year, eating a full stomach is the most important thing!

And this kind of sweet potato has a large yield, and it is a good thing if it can feed so many of us, and Chen Laohan may have told you that even this sweet potato leaves and stalks can be eaten when necessary, so don't dislike this thing, after next year, you will need to plant a lot of it! ”

After the people heard it, there was a burst of applause, especially the people who received the seedlings this year, they nodded again and again, saying that they would plant a lot in the future, and Xiao Tianjian was temporary, and he actually picked up the nail rake himself, and dug out a bunch of sweet potatoes in the ground, which made the people see Xiao Tianjian's approachability, and they all respected him a lot.

After Chen Laohan watched Xiao Tianjian put down the hoe, he smiled and took Xiao Tianjian around the nearby fields again, pointed to the corn field that was more than one person deep, stretched out his hand and broke off a corn that was about to ripen and said to Xiao Tianjian: "General, please look, this corn should be harvested soon, Xiao Lao'er estimated, if it wasn't too dry at the beginning of the year, this year's corn harvest would be quite good, but even so, after having a canal and a waterwheel, each plot was still watered, and this corn Xiao Lao'er looked, There is no big problem with three stones of grain per acre, and compared to medium millet, it can be regarded as a high yield! After this calculation, after the autumn grain harvest in various parts of our country this year, we will no longer have to worry about eating! ”

Xiao Tianjian nodded and said, "This is still the credit of Uncle Chen!" If it weren't for the fact that you prepared so many sources last year, I am afraid that this year's harvest would not be so good! For these new things, the people still don't know much about it, and it seems that you can't rest in the next step, and you have to continue to help the people plant these grains! ”

Chen Laohan smiled so much that he lost his glasses, nodded and bowed his waist again and again and said to Xiao Tianjian: "General, don't worry!" Xiao'er has lived for such a lifetime, and he has never been so alive and moisturized as in the past two years, as long as Xiao Lao'er does not die for a day, this old bone will definitely not be able to rest! We must take the people and plant the food well! ”

After inspecting the agricultural affairs, Xiao Tianjian led the team straight to Yangcheng County, and his confidence was much stronger, the grain problem so far, as long as all the autumn grain is harvested, the problem of insufficient military food will basically be completely solved, just for his next move, to provide a full guarantee.

Although Yangcheng County was forced to cause chaos to the officials and soldiers at the end of last year, it was burned clean by the Xingtian Army, and the city wall was also blown down in many places.

So after the war, Xiao Tianjian still ordered the rebuilding of Yangcheng County, bulldozed all the ruins and broken walls in the city, built a lot of workshops, and the collapsed city walls everywhere were restored after half a year of repair, although they had not had time to wrap the city bricks, but the basic defense system was still restored.

The restoration of Yangcheng County also provided a suitable place for the already nervous resettlement craftsmen, and a large number of newly harvested craftsmen were placed in Yangcheng, which made it prosperous in a short period of time.

When Xiao Tianjian entered the city, Fu Deming immediately heard the news and rushed out to catch him, considering the convenience of civil affairs, now the Xingtianjun is headed by Fu Deming, set up a civil affairs office, which is placed in the county seat of Xinyangcheng, and at the same time, it has also become the current economic center of the Xingtianjun, and many businessmen have entered the county town of Yangcheng County and opened their shops after getting the permission of the Xingtianjun.

After all, the county seat of Yangcheng has just been rebuilt, and the various facilities are still very simple, but this does not affect the prosperity here, and many merchants saw that the products here are relatively rich, so they simply hired their own people, built houses, and opened their shops.