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The busy scene outside the car window, Lu Chengqi watched it with relish. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoRegardless of the dynasty, the change in the countryside was minimal. The scene of the peasants busy burning the land and preparing to plant winter wheat is not much different from that of the future. These farmers, knowing the time and the season, gradually know how to harvest twice a year by accumulating experience. They also understand that if they grow winter wheat, they will definitely make their lives a little better.

These peasants account for the vast majority of Dashun's population. Although they were diligent, they lacked knowledge, and slowly the land in their hands became less and less, and they were finally annexed by the landlords and gentry. And these peasants eventually became tenants. In this respect, these landlords are not inhumane, and after annexing the land, they can still give the peasants a way to live. It's just that in the years of famine, the peasant uprisings caused by the landlords' rent demands will never be less. Either explode in silence or die in silence. Under the instigation of well-intentioned people, the peasants who had no insight were coerced and became a "popular uprising". These people often wrap themselves in religious colors, and by fooling fools and fools, they achieve the purpose of instigating and organizing the hungry.

The irony is that even if these peasants fought for survival, they did not gain anything, but instead lost their lives in the war. Unlike the textbooks that the peasant uprising was of great positive significance, the "rebel army" inevitably burned, killed, and plundered wherever it went, resulting in the destruction of human lives. The magnificent peasant uprising movement caused the ruling class in control of the imperial dynasty to adjust the relations of production in certain respects and to a certain extent to adapt them to the ever-changing development of the productive forces. However, there is an irreconcilable class struggle, and there is no such thing as a bloodless sacrifice. The deaths and injuries of the peasant uprising are jaw-dropping, often in the thousands, and can be described as mountains of bones and rivers of blood.

In fact, Chinese peasants are accustomed to being good citizens and loyal to the court in which they live, and in the agricultural era, peasants had relatively low material requirements, were more content with the status quo, guarded their own "one acre and three points of land", and lived a plain life with their wives and children, enjoying the joy of family, and they were too lazy to rebel. Unless it is a natural or man-made disaster, a great social chaos, which touches on one's fundamental interests and makes oneself unable to live, it will be forced to take risks and rise up in rebellion. However, the passionate peasant uprising was accompanied by a great deal of blindness in the revolutionary impulse, and most of the peasant rebels probably blindly followed some of the leaders of the uprising in the struggle just to fill their stomachs. They are easily bewitched and exploited by some middle- and lower-class feudal landlord classes who want to take revenge but have no will, and even become tools for individuals whose human nature is distorted and who are greedy for money to retaliate and destroy society. And many peasant rebels do not understand how painful it is to become something in the control of others again and again. How sad?

In the age of farming, agricultural production was a top priority. After the devastation of the war, not to mention the delay in farming, the barrenness of the countryside, even after the war subsided, the young and middle-aged men suffered numerous casualties, which made the agricultural production lack sufficient labor, resulting in "ten rooms and nine empty", women and the elderly had to engage in heavy agricultural activities.

If we want to break out of this vicious circle, we must get rid of the backward production model of relying only on land production. Because it is too risky to rely on the sky for food, once there is a famine, history will repeat itself. It is necessary to build up food reserves, and at the same time to reclaim wasteland and increase the area of arable land. If farmers are encouraged to raise poultry and livestock, they will be more resilient to natural disasters. Food security can be elevated to the perspective of national security, and no one can afford to be negligent.

Dashun has an advantage, that is, the land in the south of the Yangtze River has not been deeply cultivated, and many places are still deserted. There is no way, in this time and space, the economy is still concentrated in the Central Plains, and Jiangnan is the "land of the Southern Barbarians", and the economy is backward.

Just as Lu Chengqi was quietly thinking about the method of governance, Tang Xun, who was sitting next to Lu Chengqi, gently pushed Lu Chengqi and said, "Your Majesty, the weapons supervisor has arrived." ”

Lu Chengqi came back to his senses at this time, and the carriage had stopped on the platform at some point. After the carriage stopped, the coachman shouted loudly: "The ordnance supervisor has arrived, and those who are about to get off the carriage have gotten off!" ”

Smiling, Lu Chengqi also stood up, turned his head and asked Tang Xun, "How long has it been since we set off?" ”

Tang Xun replied, "I used a cup of tea." ”

A cup of tea is a quarter of an hour, and Lu Chengqi said in his heart: "This speed is not slow!" In his opinion, without the self-oscillation of the horses, the carriage would have been slower, but it was far more than expected. may also have something to do with the lack of passengers, Lu Chengqi has no intention of dwelling on this issue, he is more concerned about what the newly cast artillery looks like.

Got out of the carriage from the back of the carriage, and a few passengers also got on the train sparsely at the Ordnance Prison Station. Seeing a carriage of officials with knives, these people dressed as peasant households were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak.

After the public carriage left in the dust, Lu Chengqi also came to the gate of the newly built ordnance prison. Flashing the token, the supervisor guarding the door did not dare to slack off, and respectfully invited Lu Chengqi to enter the ordnance prison. And Su Song also rushed over when he heard the news, and when he saw his tired face, he couldn't hide his excitement, and said to Lu Chengqi: "Your Majesty, come with the ministers, the artillery has been cast, and it is no different from what Your Majesty said!" ”

After that, an arrow stepped forward, took Lu Chengqi's hand and ran to the test shooting range. Lu Chengqi was pulled by Su Song and walked two steps, broke free of his hand with a wry smile, and said, "Su Qing, don't be in a hurry." I know you haven't had breakfast, so I'll eat before I talk about anything else. As the saying goes, people are iron and steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry. ”

Before the words fell, everyone around them burst into laughter. Su Song knew that he was making a fool of himself, but he looked like he had fought for his life for the artillery, which made Lu Chengqi feel very relieved. Just seeing the tired look on Su Song's face, the haggard look made Lu Chengqi very distressed. If such a scientific madman breaks his body, it will be his loss, the loss of Dashun, and the loss of the Han people!

Lu Chengqi said loudly: "All the craftsmen have worked hard to cast the cannon, I ordered the imperial dining room to boil some porridge, let's eat first and then do things!" ”

These blacksmiths and apprentices, where have they ever seen an emperor who cares so much about them, they wept bitterly with gratitude, knelt down and choked up: "Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

Lu Chengqi was confused by their laughter and crying, and said: "Don't be polite, hurry up!" It's just a pot of porridge, is it worth it? Immediately let the personal little eunuch take out the food box, bring the dishes and chopsticks, and serve porridge to all the craftsmen. It's just two personal little eunuchs, who can only carry two big food boxes, and they can't hold much porridge. There are at least 300 people in the ordnance prison, and each person can only drink half a bowl. Even so, the move has bought off all the artisans. It is foreseeable that as long as Lu Chengqi says a word, these craftsmen will definitely go to the soup. There is no way, in this era, the Gangchang Rite Religion is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the supremacy of imperial power is something that ordinary people agree with.

. (To be continued.) )