A few months later, the war between the Tushetu Khan and the Dzungar tribe was still going on, and the fighting was getting stronger and stronger, which made a lot of money for the Chiti tribe as their logistical supply. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info and the grand human activities at the west entrance have come to an end under the tacit cooperation of the Hechi Ti Department and the Ming Court, and may be carried out in the future, but at this stage it has basically ended, and some are only a few sporadic people.

Spring has arrived, and everything has recovered, and Hechi Tibu is still a busy scene. "How's it going?"

Uliji is equivalent to the role of the head of the Hechi Ti Department, and this kind of thing is in his charge. "Great Khan! The people have been building farmhouses all winter, and the land has not yet thawed, so there is no progress, but the minister can ensure that this year's target of 1.2 million mu will be completed on time. Since five main canals have been excavated and the land in the Hetao area is fertile and level, there is no need for too much modification, so as long as the land is completely melted, the diversion canal can be repaired, and this year's wheat planting will not be delayed. ”

After listening to Uliji's report, Burhan felt a lot more relieved, last year was because the time was too late, so that although the Hechi Ti Department reclaimed 200,000 mu of fertile land, it could only watch it be abandoned for a year, this year a total of 1.4 million mu of land, if calculated according to the yield of two stones per mu, then the Hechi Ti Department does not have to worry about food.

Burhan said to Geng Contempt, the "Great Si Nong", "Geng Contempt! My Dasi Nong (also in charge of Taicang and the Agricultural Reclamation Division). This 1.4 million acres of land Ben Khan will be handed over to you, and I hope you will not let Ben Khan go hungry this year. ”

Burhan was joking, but the pressure was still great for Geng Cong.

"Please rest assured, the minister will let the Great Khan eat enough white flour buns this year." Haha, Burhan Liu Dingchen and several people laughed, but there was a joke between these monarchs and ministers.

In the Hechi Ti Division, the relationship between the monarch and the minister was very harmonious, and in addition to showing the majesty of the monarch above the court, Burhan was still very kind in private.

Spring is a season of recovery, and the migratory birds that wintered in the south last year have returned to the north one after another to breed. The grass is green, and the lamb that has just been born this year is chasing in the footsteps of its mother, hoping to be greedy for more milk. In the distant fields, farmers are carefully tending to the newly sprouted wheat seedlings.

Burhan had great hopes for this, so he would come to the suburbs every day to inspect the farmland after his official duties, and every time he went out, he would take a large group of ministers and nobles, and sometimes he would go down to the fields to help the farmers. Burhan's pro-people move not only made these Han people feel warm, but also made those newly attached Han ministers admire it a lot.

Walking on the wide avenue and looking at the wheat fields on both sides, the wheat at this time has grown five or six leaves, and it is as green as a green carpet. In ancient times, the common people and the country hoped that the more grain the better, except for a few self-reserved land to grow some vegetables, almost all the fields were pure grain fields. Especially in a well-planned place like the riverside, which is very suitable for growing wheat, it is even more beautiful, and it is green as far as the eye can see.

Suddenly, a field surprised Burhan, a dark green bloom of vitality, and it was so abrupt that it didn't fit in with its surroundings. Burhan whipped his horse and walked towards the field, trying to figure out what was going on.

When I got off the horse, I saw that it was really extraordinary. The wheat in the field grew stronger and fatter, and when Burhan plucked one of them and put it in his hand, he saw that the shriveled seeds had not yet completely fallen off, but the wheat seedlings had seven or eight leaves, which were noticeably taller than the others.

"Uncle! Is this your home? Burhan called out to an old man who was tending to the fields, and an old man who seemed to be quite shrewd and capable slowly raised his head and said, "Yes! What's wrong with the little boy? ”

At this time, the ministers and nobles who followed the Great Khan arrived, and Qi Gui hurriedly dismounted and said to the old man, "Old man Li, this is the Great Khan of our Hechi Ti Department, why don't you come and see him?" ”

Because of the strategy of going to the west exit, Qi Gui, who was promoted to the leader of the internal guard mansion because of his merits, is the old man's fellow villager. Burhan couldn't help but look sideways, and more than 20 members of the old Han family immediately put down their work and came to the ridge to kneel down and knock on Burhan.

"Qi Gui! Do you know the elderly? ”

"Great Khan! Old man Li is a well-known farmer in our four miles and eight townships, don't look at his family's large population, but only ten acres of thin land can feed such a large family, relying on more than hard work. "Qi Gui has something to say, is there any secret in it?

After hearing this, Li Laohan immediately shook his head and waved his hand: "No! No! No! Qi Xiucai! Oh no! Lord Qi laughed, Xiao Lao'er is a farmer. ”

"Old man Li, don't be modest, look at who can plant a field with a yield of two stones and six or seven per mu in Sili and Eight Townships?"

Oh? Two stones, six or seven? Burhan is interested, if you say that the yield per mu is two stones, six or seven buckets, it is equivalent to five hundred catties of grain! Although this is insignificant compared to the yield of 800 or even 1,000 catties per mu in later generations, it was considered great in ancient times.

Speaking of this, Burhan had some impressions, he remembered, pointed at Li Laohan and said, "Oh! ... Ben Khan has an impression, you are the old man Li who can farm, and Ben Khan also specially approved you for 500 acres of fertile land. ”

With tears in his eyes, Li Laohan held Burhan's hands tightly, and Burhan could feel the old man's affection from them. The years are like a bone eroding knife, etching the old man's cheeks into furrows, and it is even more obvious after the mood is excited.

Li Laohan said: "Thank you, Long En of the Great Khan. It is precisely because of the Great Khan's reward that the old Han family has so much land. Also, Burhan looked at the family of Li Laohan around him There are only about 20 people, even if all the men, women and children are divided into ten acres of land, it is only 200 acres, to say that he now has 500 acres of land is really thanks to Burhan's words. The old man continued: "I am really grateful to send people to help when I am still busy with farming!" The kindness of the Great Khan, the little old man's family can't pay it off in their lives. Burhan knew that this was Geng's contempt, and couldn't help but give him an affirmative look.

"In that case, then how did you plant your land and tell the Great Khan about it?" Qi Gui is a spirit-agitating person, although he is now the leader of the Inner Guard Pavilion, he also needs to show himself from time to time, he knows what Burhan wants to know.

"Yes, yes! Old man, I don't have anything else, it's just that this kind of place is not my boasting, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, just to say that the whole Shanxi can be more powerful than me Lao Li will not be more than a slap. As he spoke, he shook his rough hands covered with calluses and slightly vicissitudes, and said with a smile, "Great Khan! Come and see. Li Laohan led Burhan to the ground, pulled up a seedling of wheat, and said, "Great Khan! The wheat that comes out of me is to grow stronger than others, with thick stems and thick leaves. The key to this is on the dung. ”

Manure? Everyone knows this, whether the crops grow well or not depends on the amount of chemical fertilizer. Although there is no chemical fertilizer at this time, it can also be replaced by farmhouse fertilizer, is there anything special about Li Laohan in fertilization?

Li Laohan continued: "The ancients have a good saying: the ground is raised by dung, and the seedlings grow by dung. This manure is also said, last winter, Xiao Lao'er and his three sons did nothing else but pull manure and fertilize. We are good at the Red Ti Department, there is never a shortage of dung, and the best is sheep dung, which happened to have a few more snows in the ground. In the spring of the following year, the seeds can be sown immediately as long as they plow once. It's not an old man blowing, it was a little late last year, if it is in the autumn and then dripping with water, the rise will be better than now. ”

Burhan and the ministers listened carefully to the old man's experience, and Geng even dipped his saliva in a brush to write a booklet urgently, but he didn't know that his mouth was full of black ink. Burhan listened attentively and didn't mind Uncle Li smoking a pot of dry tobacco.

"Then Uncle Li, I think the distance between the rows of your wheat field is a little too narrow? At most, it's only a palm's width, which won't affect the rally? ”

The old man finished smoking a bag of cigarettes, knocked off the cigarette ash and said, "I don't know what I khan, the little old man has been planting the land for decades, and I haven't heard of the thinness of the seeds, and the wheat can grow as big as a melon." I have never seen it, and when the wheat is thickened, there is no harvest. Those who plant scarce people, day by day to pull weeds, otherwise this year even if it is in vain, you look at the old man's field, even if there is grass is not tall, just one or two seedlings it can still fight this group? As long as it is fat, no matter how thick the wheat is planted, the autumn harvest wheat is full, otherwise I would not be able to beat two stones and six or seven per acre. ”

Yes, the old man is right. Although Burhan did not work in the fields, he also saw the wheat fields of later generations, and the wheat was very dense one after another during the autumn harvest, but it was not like now, just a few locks. Although it looks neat, it is a great waste.

Burhan turned around and asked, "Are there any fields that have not been planted?" ”

Geng Contempt shook his head and looked embarrassed, because he was a big farmer, and Burhan handed over more than one million acres of land to him, in order to create a bumper harvest year this year, Geng Con took the people to work for several days as soon as he was able to sow seeds, and now the wheat in the farmland of the entire Hechi Ti Department has grown more than an inch high, and there is still idle land there?

Suddenly, Burhan came up with an idea: "Since there is no free land, then simply shovel all the current wheat seedlings and replant them according to Uncle Li's method." ”

"Great Khan! Never. "The ministers tried their best to dissuade Burhan, and they did not want this great khan who did not know how to do agriculture to come to him. Li Laohan also said at this time: "Great Khan! If you shovel the wheat seedlings at this time, the newly planted wheat will fall frost if it is not ripe. ”

"Yes! Sweat! Uncle Li is right, if the frost falls... I'm afraid I'll be in arrears this year. "The underharvest is light, and Geng Cong hasn't said that there is no harvest?

Burhan could see that Geng was merciful in his words. It was then that he realized that as a monarch, he was responsible for his every word and deed. Burhan had never done any farming, and it was even more difficult for him to say much about it, lest he make any jokes.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Bulhan immediately said: "Since this is the case, let's try again next year." Mr. Li Ben Khan would like to appoint you as a doctor of agriculture, and I hope you can agree. ”

"What? Ph.D. in Agronomy: What's that? Li Laohan didn't understand what this doctor of agriculture was, his fellow countryman had been promoted to the cabinet leader of the Internal Guard Mansion for merit, and Qi Gui explained, "Old man Li, this is the Great Khan who asked you to be an official." ”

Who knew that Li Laohan's head shook like a rattle, and he didn't agree. "Great Khan! I am an honest farmer, I don't want to be an official, and I can't be an official! You... Aren't you embarrassed? ”

Burhan smiled, "The old man can't be an official, you can learn, isn't this your fellow countryman?" "People know that Burhan is Qi Gui." What's more, you can record what you know about your experience, and then guide people in the field, and the matter is settled. ”

Li Laohan is really lucky, he can actually get the favor of the Great Khan three times as a farmer. first obtained 500 acres of fertile land out of thin air, and then became a doctor of agriculture, which is simply envious of others.

The reason why Burhan did this was that in addition to attaching great importance to farming, he had another purpose, that is, to do it for others to see. Burhan had already discovered when he made up the roster that most of them had reservations. Neither scientific research nor the inheritance of technology can be preserved. Burhan's trick really worked, and for a while, the craftsmen and supervisors obtained secret recipes and techniques.

The Hechiti tribe can be described as full of spring, and the business inside and outside the tribe is thriving. However, the Tushetu Khan Department and the Dzungar Department were not, and the two divisions, which had been silent for a winter, started fighting again without waiting for the war horses to be fattened.

In May, the Tushetu Khan, who had managed to gain a foothold in Benchagan, was led by General Hagel with an army of 30,000 men to carry out the first raid after the beginning of spring.

This was a perfect raid, under the huge material support of the Hechiti Tribe, the Tushetu Khan gradually grasped the initiative of the war, although the overall strength was superior, but if it was hard to hit, it would be a blue nose and swollen face, so the raid was carried out again.

I have to say that Hagel is indeed a king of raids, although he has an army of 30,000, he is as flexible as an arm to command. No one thought that the Tushetu Khan would actually send tens of thousands of troops to raid the camp of the Dzungar Department of Kobdo when the grass was dry and the horses were thin. Although there was no loss in this raid on the headquarters of the Dzungar Division, the casualties of the original Tuerhut Division, Toduo and Huite, were more than half. However, this raid has brought great danger to both sides.