The country road is tortuous, winding in the field, walking about 100 steps, the eyes suddenly open up, and a township with a wall outside is close at hand.

As soon as he saw this, Zhao Wuxian felt that this was a place that hermits would like.

The name of this place is Pushang, and there is a small river with the same name as Pushui, which is called Puxi. Because it is located in the hinterland of Le's and is also isolated by Xiaoshanbao, it has not been affected by the war outside. Puxi is murmuring, you can see the bottom clearly, and the willow trees on the bank of the stream have lost their leaves, and they walk in from the blood and fire of the battlefield, as if they have arrived at a quiet peach blossom source in the troubled times.

There is a solid rammed earth wall in Lilu, and there are clan soldiers in the wall who are vigilantly looking at the people who come to them, but Zhao Wuxian and the others are nobles at a glance, and there are Le clan's orders here, so naturally the road is unimpeded.

The elders of the village diligently led the way, and kept saying that the villagers were grateful to the lady of the Le family for sending people into the countryside to extend medical treatment. Le Qi's legacy is still there, and he has his sister to help support him, so he hasn't been lost by the son of a loser, but Zhao Wuxian can easily accept this popular heart......

Hearing that they were here to visit Ji Ran, the elders there scratched their heads and said that they didn't know, but when it came to Xin Wenzi, no one knew about it, and no one knew about it.

"I'm here to find Mr. Xin!" The village elder patted his head and continued to lead the way with a smile.

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Unlike other chaotic lilu that Zhao Wuxian has seen, the farmhouses in Pushang are well planned: the houses are arranged on both sides of the path, and most of them have courtyard walls, and most of them are planted with mulberry and pear trees. The mulberry leaves have fallen, and when the pears are ripe, look at it. As far as the eye can see, there are pineapples hanging on the branches, and the fragrance of pears is mixed with the cool wind. Refreshing.

In addition, there are many jujube trees, chestnut trees, and apricot trees in the open spaces on both sides of some streams, forming forests and patches. There were many women gathering the fruit.

In the north are pears, dates, chestnuts and apricots, and in the south are citrus, which were the main fruits of the Chinese in the pre-Qin era and were often sold in the market. Zheng Guo is famous for chestnuts, Beiyan is famous for jujubes, and mulberry and hemp are good things for weaving cloth to get rich.

The villagers in Pushang did not have the yellow muscles and thin faces of the rest of the villagers, and their faces were full of sorrow, but their faces were full of red light. Filled with a happy smile, after all, the war has not yet swept here. Under the mulberry and pear trees, there are old people squinting and basking in the sun, or there are five or six children playing and playing, and some people shout in the courtyard from time to time, but it is the villagers who are gathering to play, and most of them are copper coins minted by the Song Kingdom......

Seeing Zhao Wuxian, they all looked at it with curious eyes, and at the same time saluted slightly.

It's curiosity. Rather than sluggish numbness, this is the difference between those who have no worries about food and clothing and those who work all day long. It is the worship of knowledge, not the worship of fear, which is the difference between the enlightened and the unenlightened.

This little township. It's not simple.

So Zhao Wuxian praised: "This Pushang is rich, and the people know the etiquette, and they are among the best in Le's territory." There are very few townships in Xilu under my rule that can do this. “

The village elder who led the way talked about the past with some smugness: "The nobles don't know anything. Ten years ago, Pushang was still one of the poorest townships in Kwai Qiu-eup......"

Zhao Wuxian's new guard, Qi Wan, was surprised. In the Song dialect, he asked, "Then why are you so rich now?" ”

The village elder bowed his hand respectfully to the west: "It's not thanks to Mr. Xin's order!" ”

The west side is probably Ji Ran's hermitage, and when he arrives here, Zhao Wuxian is not in a hurry, he smiled in the car and said, "I hope the elder will talk about it in detail......

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"Mr. Xin traveled to the Song Kingdom, stopped here for three months, and after getting acquainted with us, he told us that the crops are sown in the spring, the crops grow in the summer, the grain is harvested in the autumn, and the grain is stored in the winter, which is the normal of the four seasons, as long as the grains are planted according to his plan, you can eat enough."

Zhao Wuxian knew it, did Ji Ran happen to do it on a whim? Or will he use this as a testing ground for his economic theories? He made a set of economic plans, first encouraging the people of Pushang Township to concentrate on farming and weaving, so that the fields were reclaimed, the granaries were full of grain, and the people's food and clothing were initially guaranteed. At this point, as long as God gives face, does not cause disasters and famines, and the lord is also merciful, and does not indiscriminately show taxes, taxes, and labor, ordinary capable officials can also do it.

But then, according to the prices of Daiyi, Shangqiu, and Taoqiu, Ji Ran asked the people to plant some cash crops according to local conditions, such as mulberry, chestnut, pear, apricot, peach, etc.

When their survival is guaranteed, they begin to become lazy, and the villagers are unwilling to dig ditches all year round and work all day long.

"Now I want to go back, we are really like rats, and Mr. Xin told us that the moon cycles every twelve years, and when its cycle is cycled, things on the earth will change accordingly. During the three years that the Moon is close to Venus, the earth has a good harvest; During the three years near Mercury, the earth will be flooded; In the three years near Jupiter, the earth will have a mediocre harvest; During the three years near Mars, the earth will experience drought. Therefore, what can help us survive the disaster is to be well prepared. When you encounter a good harvest and a good year, you must make good use of it, do not waste time, and be prepared for future difficulties......"

It is not clear whether this set of theories is accurate or not, but every year is different, the climate is different, sometimes harvest and sometimes famine, all of which are natural laws, until two thousand years later, no matter how advanced science and technology are, farmers still have to rely on the sky to eat. Zhao Wuxian's economic official Ji Qiao is good at arithmetic, but weak in macro planning, and it is difficult to have the insight to be prepared.

"So Mr. Xin said to us, now because of the kindness of the old lord, the people have nothing to do after the busy farming, so it is a waste of manpower and material resources, the harvest year is good, and in the disaster year, we will regret it."

The village elder sighed: "Sure enough, at the beginning of spring in the second year, there was a great drought, and we regretted it......"

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and the elder's eyes were filled with sadness, there must have been something that people couldn't bear to mention when they suffered a disaster that year.

"This is Haotian's warning, and after that, we will do everything according to what Mr. Xin said......

That's why there is a thriving scene in Pushang?

To Zhao Wuxian's surprise, three and a half years ago, when he was still in the Jin Kingdom, wheat flour grinding and flour food were only popular around Xinjiang. Ji Ran suddenly asked the elders of Pushang to call on the people to plant spring wheat and winter wheat with half of the land. When Zhao Wuxian came to the Song Kingdom, he used Sicheng Leshi to promote powder food. When the wheat is hoarded and the price is inflated. Pu Shang, who was full of wheat, made a lot of money......

This news is too fast!

After becoming more and more prosperous in the past few years, Mr. Xin began to persuade us to maintain the simplicity of the past and let our children practice the teachings of Yin Shang and Sanren. A boy stupidly asked why he didn't say it before, and the gentleman said with a smile, "You know etiquette when you are in a good place, and you know honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing......

Zhao Wuxian shook slightly, this is the words he used to wash his son's brain, it is said that Guan Zhong said it. Unexpectedly, Ji Ran is also an advocate of the study of pipes?

"We also asked Mr. Xin why he knew so much, he just said something that the old man couldn't understand, saying that knowing the fight is repairing, and when you use it, you know things, and the two are in the form of ten thousand goods. Therefore, drought is a boat, water is a car, and the principle of things is also ......"

Zhao Wuxian pondered for a moment and then said, "Mr. Xin, you are a great talent......

He looked all the way. Pu Shang is quite close to his ideal township.

Ji Ran's governance of the small township is successful, but what if it governs the city? What about the House of Hundred Vehicles? What about the country of a thousand vehicles? What about ruling the world!?

Zhao Wuxian couldn't help but be moved, although he also started from Zhicheng Township. But in fact, I don't know how many later generations of plug-ins have been opened, and many things are a hoe in the east and a hammer in the west, so it is impossible to make it systematically planned. That's what needs someone like Ji Ran!

He decided that he must recruit Ji Ran.

Although Le Lingzi said that Ji Ran would rather travel in the four seas than reach the princes. But it's calculated. Such a person who wants to make the hermit rich, such a news to Xinjiang thousands of miles away. Even people who know the price of goods are really hermits who have let go of their utilitarian hearts?

Thinking about it, Gou Jian can make Ji Ran offer advice, why can't he do it? If the above methods don't work, it's a big deal to take out the spirit of Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage in later generations, and I don't believe that the hermits of this era can bear this set!

At this moment, the elder of the village stopped, respectfully bowed to a grass house opposite Puxi, and said falsely: "Noble, Mr. Xin's residence has arrived!" ”

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The stream is shallow, there is a stone bridge, and the open space opposite the bridge is the place where Ji Ran lives in seclusion.

"Mr. Xin doesn't like to stay in one place for too long, he often travels in Haize, even to foreign countries, and he doesn't go out often after returning, so we don't know if he is there or ......not."

Regardless of whether Ji Ran was there or not, Zhao Wuxian still solemnly straightened his clothes in the car, and then asked everyone to wait here, he took his personal guards and two costumed attendants to carry gifts for the scholars to meet, and crossed the bridge to meet him.

After crossing the bridge, it is a path sandwiched by the mulberry forest, most of the mulberry leaves on both sides have been yellow, the autumn wind blows, there are fallen leaves from time to time, a layer is accumulated on the ground, the footsteps are pressed up soft, rustling.

Zhao Wuxian held the lamb as a gift, and couldn't help but think of the scene when he first visited Zhang Mengtan, the youthful feelings of three years ago, and the late meeting was late, and now it is also a monarch and a minister, coordinating the territory for him, and giving advice......

Although Zigong was also good, he was good at trade and debate, and was slightly inferior in overall planning, and his Confucian background was too deep and too deeply influenced by Confucius......

So, can I get another king today?

As he got closer and closer to the courtyard, Zhao Wuxian realized that there were no walls or doors here, but there were three simple houses surrounded by a single character in the neatly planned vegetable garden......

In the middle of the character is a tall pear tree.

The pear tree was extremely tall, a large section above the three roofs, with a thick trunk and a base covered with dry pale yellow moss, which required two people to hug it. The canopy of the trees shrouded the whole courtyard like a large umbrella on the princes' chariots, and the large and small yellow and rough pears hung heavily on the branches, pressing the trunks as if they were bent.

According to the elders of the village, the pear trees in the village were all planted with pears on this one. Ten years of trees and a hundred years of people, ten years have passed, the children and grandchildren of the old pear tree flowers are blooming all over the township, and Ji Ran's thoughts and virtues are also spread here. However, his fame is raised in the mountains, and no one can know it, so he has to go to the Yue country thousands of miles away to find the "Ming Lord"? Isn't this a kind of hermit's loneliness?

Smelling the fragrance of pears, Zhao Wuxian and the others walked closer, there was indeed no one outside the house, he was just about to step forward with a smile and shout to ask, but he was stunned to find that on the big pear tree, there was a person squatting! (To be continued.) )