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The Zhen disciples, who had followed Fan Xu to the countryside, watched in amazement as the newly appointed "Persuading Peasant Envoy" plunged his sturdy hands deep into the thick soil, picked up a lump of black soil, and twisted the soil with a frown. That's not all, he actually sniffed it close to his face, and there was still some freshly spilled manure on it! I'm not afraid of getting dirty at all!?

He was dumbfounded, Fan Xu was still wearing a Confucian robe with wide sleeves when he got out of the car, but now his upper body is only short, and his lower body is a silk that is convenient for activities, not like an official Confucian scholar, but like a simple Lu peasant.

Fan Xu didn't care about these at all, he sighed: "Yu Gong is right, the soil in Yanzhou is black but not fertile, the grass here is lush, and the trees here are slender. The fields here can only be ranked sixth in Kyushu, so the tax can't be too high, and the king and Sanqing of Lucheng take half of the tax too much, or the eleventh tax of Xiao Sikou! ”

It wasn't until this moment that Fan Xu noticed the strange expression of the guide, so he threw the dirt, wiped it on his body with his black hands, and opened his mouth to him, revealing his white teeth: "Don't blame, I'm less and cheaper, so I can be contemptible." ”

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Fan Xu is a native of Xilu, although his ancestors were scholars, but in his generation, he is already as poor as a commoner, and he has to work on his own land. He urinated and carried a basket of brown rice to the fields to deliver food, and his grandmother worked all year round, and her waist was hunched, and she often said that the mud in the field was the most nourishing, not only to grow crops, but also to cure diseases. When he was young, he was torn somewhere. Mother couldn't help but say something, and slapped a piece of black wet mud on it.

It's strange to say. Relying on these dirty muds, Fan Xu's body has been tough since he was a child. survived many epidemics and grew up safely. When he was a little older, he was recommended by his fellow villager Ran Qiu, and entered the door of Confucius with a few strings of bundles of cultivation, and named him "Zichi".

Fan Xu is as he is, he is very slow in learning etiquette and poetry, which is much worse than Yan Hui and other genius disciples, and the natural questioner is also occupied by Senior Brother Zilu. Therefore, he was unknown, did not please the master very much, and he was not very interested in lile and music. It's only because of my childhood experience that I have a good impression of farming.

Because of his worship of the Master, he thought that the teacher knew everything, so he would stupidly ask for the crop.

Confucius hoped that his disciples would ask about benevolence, knowledge, etiquette, virtue, what is a scholar, what is a gentleman, and how to govern the family and the state...... But I never thought of it. There was a dumb disciple who came to ask how to grow crops, how could he answer such a shoddy question? So he said perfunctorily: "I'm not as good as an old peasant." ”

The stupid Fan Xu hadn't noticed the master's unhappiness yet, and asked for a nursery. Confucius became even more impatient, and waved his hand and said, "I am not as good as Lao Pu." ”

Fan Xu awkwardly stepped out. Confucius said to his beloved disciples Yan Hui and Zigong, who were still inside: "Villain, Fan Xuye! As long as those in the upper position attach importance to courtesy, the people dare not be disrespectful; Those in higher positions only need to pay attention to righteousness. The people dare not disagree; As long as those in the higher positions attach importance to faith, the people will not dare to be merciful. If only it could be done. People from all corners will carry their sons with their own children, and where will they be able to grow their own crops? ”

After Zigong came out. tactfully informed Fan Xu of this matter and asked him to pay a little more attention, but Fan Xu just scratched his head: "Thank you, senior brother, I know, but looking at the bare ground, I can't help but want to plant something." ”

From then on, when Confucius was lecturing, Fan Xu became more and more restrained, and he didn't dare to ask about Lile, benevolence, and righteousness. He didn't dare to be like Zai Yu, who slept openly in broad daylight, but dared to fly out after class like a sparrow in a cage for a long time, wandering among the acres of land filled with sunshine, which was his hometown, the land he was familiar with.

Soon, there was a big news among the disciples of Confucius, Zichi took the master's ironic angry words seriously, and really went to consult the old farmer and the old nursery, and learned to cultivate the land and grow vegetables!

This matter is absolutely true, after getting drunk, he held Se Zai in the capital and walked around Zeng Dian saw with his own eyes that Fan Xu, under the guidance of the old farmer, supported the plow, and ploughed an old-fashioned field like a wave on the water.

When Zigong came over to question again, Fan Xu still scratched his head clumsily and grinned: "Senior brother, in fact, watching this land being ploughed and sown, and growing corn and sunflowers, I feel that I have learned the etiquette that the master said. “

"What kind of gift is this?"

Fan Xu bowed down and bowed: "Like Houji, as the official of the farm, he personally led the farmers to sow a hundred grains, persuade them to plow, and satisfy the food and clothing of the people, this is what I think is the courtesy." ”

That's right, this is the ritual music that Fan Xu likes, not as high as the temple like Confucius of Zhou, not as far away as Lao Tzu, but rooted in the countryside.

Fan Xu felt that it was much easier to get along with the old farmers and nurses than with the scholars in high-crowned court clothes: they were very poorly dressed, the wrinkles on their faces were full of sunlight and dirt, and when they smiled at him, they could see that there were few teeth left in their empty mouths, and Fan Xu did not need to bow or any red tape, but only laughed back in the same way.

Farmers also often grieve because of labor, epidemics, famines, and the death and burial of relatives and friends. But soon, they would raise their fingers, which were as rough as Lilu's Tudao, to wipe away their tears, like a straw off their bodies, and then continue to carry their rudimentary farm tools into the land, their faces facing the loess and their backs to the sky.

Fan Xu thinks that farming, only farming, this is the world of Shennong, down to the eternal way of life after thousands of years, this is the basis of all etiquette!

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The gentleman works hard, the villain works, and the system of the first king. Since then, Fan Xu, who does not learn real etiquette and music, but wants to work hard, is more and more regarded as a villain by Confucius, just because he is simple and good at fighting, so as Ran Qiu's deputy, he became a small military commander in Zhongdu.

After the change of Yi Zai in Zhongdu, most of the disciples of Confucius followed Confucius to Lucheng and added them to the Zongbo, and only a few remained. Fan Xu, who is not welcomed and does not want to leave the countryside, is naturally one of them.

Maybe it was Ran Qiu's request, or maybe it was because he was also a "bad student", Zai Yu admired Fan Xu's military talent very much and recommended him as Yi Sima. Without the pressure of the master and a group of genius brothers, Fan Xu also did a good job. With Zhao Wuxian's acquiescence, he emulated Ran Qiu's method of military training. The children of farmers who know each other on weekdays are trained into a copycat version of the mandarin duck array, a thief in transit. Even the Qi soldiers who came to spy were all defeated.

After the war, Yi Zai and Sima from the Zhongdu also went to see Zhao Wuxian, and Fan Xu, who had not been in contact with the secretary for a long time, was a little nervous. Recently, there have been rumors that Zhao Xiaosikou and the master had a dirty relationship, and when the master passed through Zhongdu before, he was already very dissatisfied with him and Zai Yu's politics, so he came to meet Zhao Wuxian so openly, is it really good?

However, Zhao Wuxian's corporal Lixian and pro-people posture are very different from Lucheng's Sanhuan, which makes Fan Chi feel good. It's just that for Zhao Kong's disagreement, whether it is Ziyou. Still Zihua remained silent.

In the end, Wuxian's words dispelled Fan Xu's hesitation.

"Learning? What's in it? Shennong, isn't Houji like this, my Zu Boyi also raised horses himself, the so-called laborers and laborers, but the division of labor is different. Food, clothing, housing and transportation, joy, anger and sorrow, are for the sake of etiquette! If you have to distinguish between high and low, agriculture is the foundation of etiquette. ”

Fan Xu was excited. Food, clothing, housing and transportation, joy, anger and sorrow, are for the sake of etiquette! How well to say! It is worthy of being a gentleman of the Zhao family who wants to cultivate himself to rule the country and level the world, he can look down and see the land with generous loads. It is also Haotian who is proud of the sky!

Wuxian said: "I heard Ziyou and Zigong say that Zichi has a lot of experience in farming, but are you willing to be my persuasion envoy?" When the farm is busy, he is responsible for patrolling the towns and promoting the method of substitution and cattle farming. When the farm is not working, he summarizes the skills with the old farmers and nurseries. I've always wanted someone to write a book on agriculture, but I can't find a literate, hyphenated text. Those who are familiar with farming and think about it. Or the most suitable for you! ”

Fan Xu was stunned, the master and the other brothers and sisters didn't talk about it, even if it was Zai Yu, he only borrowed his ability to lead the troops, and he had always been opposed to his personal farming, Zhao Wuxian was the first to express his support and was willing to let him do something in farming!

The utilitarian Zai Yu blinked at Chao Fan, hinting at his refusal, and although the position of "persuading peasants" under Zhao Wuxian was comparable to that of Yi Sima, his power was much smaller. He thought he had glimpsed Zhao Wuxian's ambition, first stealing Xilu, and then returning home with troops like Luan Ying. In the future, there will be no shortage of wars under the command of Wuxian, and if Fan Chi can be the brigade commander and Sima, he will definitely be able to strengthen the strength of the Confucian family in the Wuxian forces.

As for persuading the peasant envoys, this position of running around and working hard but not having much benefit has not yet attracted the attention of Zai Yu.

But Zhao Wuxian's next sentence made Fan Chi lose all hesitation and bow down.

"Zi Chi Mianzhi, don't forget your original intention, maybe one day, you will become the ancestor of the 'farmer'!"

"Me? Farm? Ancestor!? ”

Fan Xu was stunned, under the influence of Zhao Wuxian's words and deeds, some people now call Taigongwang in ancient times, as well as the current Sima Sui Tho, Sun Wuzi as a soldier, and some people call Confucius Confucianism, and the "Lingque" of Yibian Que is a doctor.

He, a villain of Confucius, in the eyes of the Zhao family's gentlemen, actually has the qualifications to start a sect?

He immediately gave up everything, ignored Zai Yu's glare, and no longer cared about the opinions of Confucius and his brothers, he became Zhao Wuxian's persuasion to the peasants, and returned to the land he loved and knew most in the first month of Meng Chun, chatting and laughing with the old farmers and nurseries.

"In the first month, the weather will go down, the earth will rise, and the qi of heaven and earth will be mixed, so the plants and trees will begin to sprout and grow......

Zhao Xiaosikou ordered the arrangement of spring ploughing, while Fan Xu was ordered to walk the Xilu provinces, inspect and repair the fields and canals, and repair the keel waterwheel. He carefully examined the various terrains of hills and slopes suitable for growing grains, how to apply the method of substitution, and how to use oxen ploughing, ploughs, and hoes, and taught these to the peasants so that they had no doubts. In the month of Meng Chun, the fields will be properly organized, so that there can be a bumper harvest in autumn.

The decree issued by Zhao Wuxian prohibiting the killing of cattle and sacrificing was justified and highly persuasive under his explanation. "Shangshu has a saying, to cure the fragrant, feel to the gods, millet is not sweet, Mingde is only sweet. The second and third sons should not be afraid that the gods will be unhappy, as long as the oxen are put on the plough, and the acres of soil are turned over, and after a few months, the green millet seedlings will grow, and after autumn, they will become yellow grain, and they will be even more happy when they are steamed to the ghosts and gods! Not rejoicing in blood and food, but the virtue of your diligent farming! ”

After all, Fan Xu is in the Confucian Gate, if he can't even fool a group of Lizhong clans, wouldn't it be in vain, this is said to the Lizhong Shi and the Zhongjia, and to the poor family, he said: "The Yi Temple will provide ploughing cattle for each Lilu, and use them in turn in Shiwu, and those who have participated in the war are preferred!" “

"But the farm tools are still not enough!" There is a governor so complained.

Fan Xu smiled: "As for the farm tools...... Si Kou said that the last Sui Qi people left thousands of corpses in Xilu, and there were 5,000 prisoners, and there were countless remnants of the halberd, some of these things were picked up by the peasants, but most of them went into the treasury, so Si Kou decided to return them to the furnace and re-melt them, and cast them into new standards of hoes, shovels, and plows! It is also distributed according to Shiwu, and those who have participated in the exhibition are preferred! ”

Wherever they went, the envoy and his subordinate peasant officials would announce the matter, and at the same time distribute cattle, seeds, and farm tools in the pavilion. Without exception, whether it is in Yiyi, or Xiaqiu, Zhen, Yuncheng, or Punan Weidi, they all caused bursts of cheers!

The old farmers and the old gardeners are the leaders of the national families, and they believe that a lord who attaches importance to farming must be a good lord!

Thousands of years later, the thinking of farmers is still so straightforward and simple.

"Hyun Jae Sikou! Forge a sword into a plow! ”

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Zhao Wuxian quietly went north amid this burst of cheers, and came to an inconspicuous hill at the junction of the new territory of Yiyi and Xuju.

It's called Peach Hill, and it's the largest iron mine he can control!

"It is obviously not enough to use the broken weapons to make bronze farm tools, before Xing Ao has the news of the swordsmith of Wu State, before the autumn and winter wheat is planted, first find a way to make thousands of iron hoes that can be used, this is the right way to farm!" (To be continued.) )