It was the dawn of spring, full of vitality.

The fields are still full of depression, but in the depression, a touch of tender green has emerged, adding a bit of vitality. In some fields, there are still traces of winter snow, but there are already farmers who are starting to get busy in the fields.

Zheng Yanqing knew that this was not the time to farm.

After the sting, the earth is majestic, and it is a good time to cultivate at that time. However, Zheng Yanqing saw some farmers walking around the fields, as if they were measuring something. Sometimes he stops in the field, sometimes he grabs a handful of soil and puts it on the tip of his nose to smell it.

"Grandpa, what are they doing here?"

Zheng Shi'an glanced out of the car and said softly: "This is dividing the field." ”

"Divide the field?"

Cheng explained: "Every year before farming, everyone has to divide the fields. According to the intensity of the earth's qi, cultivation after the sting is also arranged. The land is barren and unsuitable for cultivation, so it must be idle for recuperation. The seeds will be sown only when the soil gas has accumulated heavily in the coming year. Every year, you have to leave a piece of land to recuperate. ”

"Oh!"

Zheng Yanqing heard this and nodded slightly.

In his previous life, he had been involved in agriculture, and he had some understanding of agriculture and forestry.

However, at that time, people did not have the concept of land maintenance like the ancients. Zheng Sai On's earth, explained in the words of later generations, is the fertility of the land. Raising the poor and cultivating fertilizer has existed since ancient times. But in later generations, under the guidance of the so-called scientific concept of farming, people can't wait for a piece of land to harvest every month, so will they maintain the land?

I remember one time, Zheng Yanqing went to the countryside to investigate, and an old farmer said a very philosophical sentence.

"Ploughing in spring and long in summer, harvesting in autumn and hiding in winter, this is the way given by God. It's good now, a few harvests a year, desperately using chemical fertilizers to grow. It seems to be a bumper harvest, but in fact, the land is getting more and more barren and poor. Our ancestors have kept such a good piece of land for us for thousands of years, and it won't take a few years, I'm afraid it will be gone. ”

Scientific farming?

When Zheng Yanqing looked at the farmers who were exploring the land in the fields, he suddenly had a strange idea.

I don't know, who is not scientific!

Yan Qing shook his head, sat back in the car, closed his eyes and rested.

Because of last night's New Year's vigil, neither Zheng Shi'an nor Zheng Yanqing slept well.

With the bumps of the carriage, tiredness swelled up, and Zheng Yanqing fell asleep unconsciously...... When I woke up, the moon was already shining. There was a commotion outside the car, which aroused Yanqing's curiosity, so he walked out of the car and saw that everyone had set up camp. More than a dozen carts formed a circle, forming a camp. Several bonfires are blazing, and everyone is sitting around the bonfire, either singing or shouting five or six, which is very lively.

Zheng Shi'an was sitting next to a campfire, talking softly to a samurai.

The warrior's name is Zheng Weishan, and he is not from the Zheng Dashi family. He was born in the second room of the seventh room of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and he was born in the second room, and his status was not too high. Although he is over thirty, he is one generation lower than Zheng Renji according to his generation. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and has reached the level of transforming his gods and muscles, and was recruited by Zheng Dashi to serve in Anyuan Hall.

Zheng Weishan's name is 'Weishan', but he is a ruthless character.

There are many things that Zheng Dashi does not come forward openly, almost all of them are done secretly by Zheng Weishan, and every time he does it beautifully. Therefore, Zheng Dashi also trusts Zheng Weishan very much, and this time Zheng Renji went to Luoyang to take up his post, Zheng Dashi sent Zheng Shi'an and Zheng Weishan, which can be regarded as very important. After all, Luoyang is not as good as Xingzhou, and it is also a place where Guanlong nobles gather. Without the assistance of the right people, Zheng Renji may not be able to gain a firm foothold in Luoyang.

Zheng Shi'an assisted the Zheng family for five generations, was loyal and exquisite.

Zheng Weishan is good at martial arts, ruthless, and cold and steady. One article and one martial arts can help Zheng Renji enough.

In addition, Zheng Renji also recruited a group of staff members in Chang'an, so it must not be a problem to gain a foothold.

Zheng Yanqing walked over and sat beside Zheng Shi'an silently.

"Woke up?"

"Yes!"

Zheng Yanqing asked softly, "Grandpa, what kind of place is this?" ”

"In front of you is Shouyang Mountain." Zheng Weishan said in a deep voice. Don't look at Zheng Yanqing as Zheng Shi'an's grandson, but Zheng Shi'an's status in the Zheng family makes everyone dare not underestimate Zheng Yanqing. Moreover, Zheng Weishan also knows that Zheng Dashi attaches great importance to Zheng Yanqing. This time, Zheng Yanqing went to Luoyang to accompany Zheng Hongyi. In other words, in the future, Zheng Hongyi will be in charge of An Yuantang, and Zheng Yanqing's status will at least not be worse than the current Zheng Shi'an, and he must not be offended.

Compared with the Zheng clan members of the Jingtang and Anyuan Hall, Zheng Weishan can be said to have experienced ups and downs.

The second room declined early, and it relied on the relief of the scripture hall and Anyuan Hall to survive. And he is a concubine, his status and identity are not high, and he is often despised by the clansmen. It wasn't until he was put into Anyuan Hall that he raised his eyebrows in the clan.

Zheng Weishan said: "We missed the camp in Chenggao before, so we had to camp here. Bypassing Shouyang Mountain, it is Yanshi. I was still discussing with the old housekeeper just now, do you want to rest in Yanshi for a while before leaving for Luoyang? ”

When Zheng Yanqing heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zheng Shi'an.

Zheng Shi'an thought for a while and said to Zheng Weishan: "When the eldest prince wrote to him, he said that he had a friend who lived in Yanshi, named Xu Gai. He was originally a Lihu man, and his family was extremely wealthy. This person is kind and generous, and his surname is also very bold. The eldest prince asked me to visit Yanshi when I passed by, and by the way, I would take someone to Luoyang...... In this way, after dawn, go to Yanshi and stay for a while. The convoy should not enter the city, for the sake of goodness, you should make a list of what you need, and send someone to buy it when the time comes. Tell everyone that Yanshi is not far from Luoyang, and you must not cause trouble. ”

Zheng Weishan nodded, "Then do as the old housekeeper said." ”

Xu Gai?

When Zheng Yanqing heard this name, he felt a little familiar. I seem to have seen the name, but I can't remember the source.

"Grandpa, this Xu Gai is also a wang family?"

"Oh, that's not it." Zheng Sai An said: "He is a wealthy businessman and has some business dealings with us. This man deals in timber, but also does fur and some illegal business in private. The relationship with the eldest prince is also very close. ”

Prohibited business?

In these years, there are many prohibited businesses, the most important of which are salt and iron.

The Zheng family has an iron-smelting workshop in their hands, and their business dealings with Xu Gai are also clear. But Zheng Yanqing still can't remember what kind of character this Xu Gai is. Zheng Shi'an didn't say, and he didn't want to ask. Pick up a piece of steamed cake and chew it slowly.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance.

Zheng Weishan immediately got up and picked up a large horizontal knife with a length of one meter.

The samurai, who was on guard on the wheel, shouted and asked: "Who is in front, report your name and surname, otherwise you will be rude." ”

"Don't let go of the arrows, don't let the arrows go!"

In the darkness, an elegant voice came, "I'm just a passerby, passing through this place, and I want to ask for convenience." ”

Dozens of people, walking in the dark.

The leader was a burly and stout man. However, he was born very eccentric, with blue eyes and beard, high cheekbones, and a fair complexion.

He had a black horse in his crotch, and a horizontal knife under his ribs.

Stopped forty or fifty paces from the convoy, turned over and dismounted, took off the horizontal knife, and handed it to the subordinate beside him.

"In Xia Zhang Zhongjian, Yangzhou people, businessmen passing by here, if you disturb, please forgive me."

Zheng Shi'an was stunned, got up and came to Zheng Weishan's side, "Zhang Jiling, the richest man in Yangzhou, who are you?" ”

"Ah, that's my father?"

Zhang Zhongjian was also stunned, his expression was even more respectful, and he bowed down and replied: "Zhong Jian is the third son of the father, dare to ask which boss is on top?" ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Zhang Jiling's youngest son, I heard that you left home at an early age, why are you here?"

"The kid came home last year. A few years ago, Yue Guogong ordered a batch of silk silk from his father, and there happened to be no one at home, so he ordered the boy to escort the goods to Chang'an. ”

"I see!"

Zheng Shi'an turned his head and said to Zheng Weishan: "Let them camp by themselves, if there is any need, give them it." ”

Then, he said to Zhang Zhongjian: "We are from Anyuan Hall in Xingzhou, my name is Zheng Shi'an, and I have dealt with Ling Zun. Camp yourselves, and if you need anything, just come and get it, and the old man will no longer be polite to you. ”

There is a way that you can't have the heart to harm others, and you can't have the heart to prevent people.

Even if Zheng Shi'an knew the origin of the other party, he had to be careful.

Reporting one's own hall name is to deter the other party; If it's really difficult, it doesn't matter if you help. But if they want to merge together, he won't agree. First, he can't distinguish between truth and falsehood, and second, Zhang Jiling is just a businessman, so there is no need to be too affectionate.

But even so, Zhang Zhongjian is very grateful.;