Ox ploughing may seem like a small thing, but it is a big thing related to eating. In the Warring States Period, productivity was low and grain output was not high, so it was a top priority to do everything possible to increase grain production and let the people have food to eat. The Qin State has done a very good job in this regard, one is to promote cattle farming, which can save a lot of manpower. You must know that in the world of the Warring States War, manpower is an extremely scarce resource, and if you can save it, you must save it.

On the other hand, Qin's far-sighted move was to use the limited amount of iron for agricultural production, rather than for arming the army. Iron was also a scarce resource at that time and was very expensive, and the Qin State used iron to build agricultural tools and improve production efficiency, which is admirable.

It is precisely because of these powerful measures taken by the Qin State that the Chinese people have something to eat, and the Qin State is rich and admired by the six countries of Shandong.

This Qin person's words were a bit ear-piercing, not very good, but Qin Yiren was not angry, but alerted himself in his heart. If he wants to become the king of Qin, he must have a comprehensive understanding of the Qin State and understand the customs and customs of the Qin State.

In this regard, his predecessor could not help him much, because his predecessor did not understand the national conditions of the Qin State, so he still had to rely on himself.

"Taught." Qin Yiren clasped his fists and saluted.

"If you want to be an official in Qin, you have to understand the national conditions of Qin. To tell you, the national conditions of the Qin State are completely different from the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, and you have to work hard. This Qin man smiled again.

"Muramasa, someone from the county has come." At this moment, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy trotted over to give a report.

"Someone is coming from the county, don't look around, hurry up. Bring the cows. Let them have tested it. And that's it. "This Qin man is Muramasa, speaking loudly.

As soon as he finished giving the order, he went to drive the cattle, and did not go to meet the people from the county.

"This ...... Isn't he afraid that these officials will embarrass him? Zhao Ji looked at it in her eyes, blinking a pair of pretty eyes, and was very surprised.

"yes." Qin Yiren also thought the same.

People are sophisticated, and everywhere is indispensable. If it's in Shandong, if it's from the county. The small village is only a bumpy one, how can there be a reason to walk away like him.

"I told you, to understand the national conditions of Qin, don't look at Qin with the old eyes of Shandong." This Murazheng's ear voice was extremely good, and he actually heard it, stopped, turned around and explained to Qin Yiren, and said: "This is the Qin State, you don't have to look at people's faces, as long as you abide by the law of the Shang Jun." People from the county are here to do things. We are not here to greet them, we are not going to greet them. Don't say that people are from the county. Even if the government comes from the government, we will deal with it in the same way. ”

The state government is the imperial court, the highest level of the Qin state.

Qin Yiren's eyes widened, and he looked at the village just over, and saw that he was very serious, and there was no falsehood, so he had to believe it.

"This is the Qin State?" Zhao Ji was surprised.

"The most we'll do is get them some hot tea." Muramasa stroked his forehead, as if remembering something, and said, "Oh, bring the hot tea and prepare it for them." ”

At the command, he went to drive the ox on his own, and after a while, he drove back with a fat and strong ox.

"Wow. What a fat cow! Zhao Ji's eyes were wide open, and she slid around the cow.

Qin Yiren was also surprised, this cow is really good, fat and strong, with smooth fur, like satin, you don't need to think about it to know that Muramasa has worked this cow.

Muramasa was very affectionate with the cow, scratching it with his hands, pulling his ears, and pressing his eyes. The cow was very happy and didn't stop rubbing on Muramasa.

"It's the same there." Lu Jujian's eyes were not enough, and he looked around, and there were a lot of cattle, with fat heads, and they couldn't help but make love with the cattle owner.

Look at their appearance, this is not a man or an ox, it is a brother or a relative.

"The Qin people are really willing to work the matter of raising cattle!" Qin Yiren saw it in his eyes and appreciated it in his heart.

There was a sound of hooves, and four people rode horses. This is from the county, and the leader is a county Cao, who is thirty years old.

The four of them flew off their horses, came quickly, came to the tea, picked up the tea, drank it in a big gulp, and said, "Good tea!" Thirst! ”

The four of them were drinking tea, and the village was just watching from afar, and they didn't come up to get close, and they didn't even say a word of greeting, as if the arrival of the four of them was a matter of course.

The four of them were not surprised, put down the teacup, crossed their sleeves, wiped the water stains on their mouths, and said, "Your cattle are well raised." However, it's not enough to raise it well, it's better than last year. Whether you have done your best and done your best, we will find out. ”

An attendant opens a baggage, which is full of bamboo slips. The leading county Cao picked up a bundle of bamboo slips, and thought: "Zou Heiniu ......" A series of data about cattle were read out by him, including how long the cow was, how tall the cow was, and what diseases it had...... Remember it clearly, clearly.

"Test!" As soon as the county Cao finished reading, he commanded.

Among the people who came was a veterinarian, who immediately stepped forward, looked around a fat cow for a while, and said, "It's slightly better than last year!" No reward or punishment. ”

"Master Xie." Zou Heiniu was a black strong man, took a long breath, crossed his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, cracked his mouth and smiled, and said: "I was worried for a while, I thought it was worse, then I have to eat a whip." ”

"Huh!" A roar of laughter sounded, coming from the mouth of the Qin people.

In the Qin State, the ploughing cattle can only get better and better year by year, if it is better to be old this year, then wait to eat the whip. Every day when it comes to cattle inspection, it is a tense day for the Qin people.

"Next ......" County Cao picked up a bundle of bamboo slips and read it aloud.

The Qin people drove the cattle and inspected them one by one.

"The cow has lost weight." The veterinarian's eyes stopped on a cow and looked at it carefully: "Sick." ”

"Adults have good eyesight, and they are really sick, so they are so good." The cow owner's face turned bitter.

County Cao waved his hand and said, "Law enforcement officer." ”

A very cold county official stepped forward, looked at the cattle owner, and said, "Ten methods of raising cattle, do you remember?" ”

Shandong Zhi said that Qin Law was harsh, but in fact, it was a misunderstanding. The Qin law was perfected and a complete system was formed. There are specific rules for all sorts of things. Such as cattle breeding. The Qin state not only protected the cultivated cattle with the law. It is also to summarize the skills of cattle raising into some technical rules, and guide them so that the Qin people can memorize them.

Not only raising cattle, but also planting crops, the Qin State also has specific rules, and modern archaeology has found documents in this area, which have very specific records, that is, to look at them from a modern perspective. It's still amazing.

"Remember, remember." The cow owner hurriedly replied.

"Since you remember the Ten Ways of Raising Cattle, why can't you detect the disease in advance? This is your sin, ten lashes. The law enforcer raised his throat and shouted, "Are you convinced? ”

"Convincing." The bull owner lifted his shirt and exposed his back.

The sheriff took out a thick whip, and with a flick of his wrist, there was a crisp sound, and it was obvious that he had been beating people no less.

"Bang Bang!" The whip kept being pulled down, hitting the bull's back, and whip marks appeared. Bloodstains are there.

"Woooooo The owner of the cow clenched his teeth and did not cry out in pain. Just a whine.

"One, two, three...... Eight nine ten. The law enforcer counted while beating, and when the ten lashes arrived, he immediately stopped.

"Phew!" The owner of the cow gasped for cold air, and his teeth cracked in pain.

Muramasa immediately came up with the gold sore medicine, applied it to the cattle owner, and said, "I have eaten a whip this year, so I must keep it in my heart and don't be negligent again." ”

"Be sure to remember, be sure to remember." The cow owner was busy.

Soon, the cattle inspection was over, and only the owner of the cattle ate the whip.

The county Cao put away the bamboo slips and said, "It's a cold winter now, you must not think that there is nothing to do." After winter, it is spring, and spring ploughing must be prepared for winter. You can gather more firewood, renovate your house, and finish your idle work in the winter as much as you can. ”

Qin Yiren was surprised when he heard it in his ears.

The officials of the Qin State are also "lenient" enough, and they can even manage such things. It makes sense to think about it, the Warring States period was a world of great contention, and manpower was limited, so it was necessary to make the most reasonable use of manpower, and do idle chores in winter, so that in spring you could focus on planting crops.

"Yikes! The officials of the Qin State are really ......" Zhao Ji was also surprised when he encountered this kind of thing for the first time.

If it were in Shandong, the officials and envoys would only bully the people and would not care about these things. Even if the people of the country have nothing to eat, they will not care.

This was enough to surprise Qin Yiren, however, there was something that surprised him even more, only to hear the county Cao Dao: "There are five Ding Zhuang in your village who are about to be crowned, and their marriage is okay?" ”

"Marriage is also in charge?" Zhao Ji opened her mouth wide in surprise, and she couldn't close it for a long time.

"Madame doesn't know, according to Qin law, if an adult man does not get married, he should be guilty! When she reaches the age of marriage, a woman who has not yet been married shall be guilty. Meng Zhao smiled and explained to her.

In the world of the Warring States Period, the most scarce resources were not gold and silver treasures, not food, not iron, but people, and human resources. Think about it, the princes are on the army, and in which year and month there is no war? With countless casualties, population has become a big problem.

When Shang Ying changed the law, marriage was written into the Qin law, and those who have not yet married when they reach the age of marriage must be punished. He did this to increase the population.

After all, with people, you can have money and food, you can have an army, and you can do more.

If there is no one, there is nothing.

However, this law became a clear proof of the tyranny of the Qin state, and was abused by countless descendants.

"It's open. Rest assured, you won't violate the Qin Law. The village replied busily.

"That's good." County Cao nodded and said, "I came here today, in addition to inspecting the cattle, there is another thing, that is, to check your residence, whether there is any messy dust, whether there is no cleaning, like a pigsty and a dog kennel." Let's go, I'll take a look one by one. ”

"Does that matter?" Lu Jujian's eyes widened at the boss and he was surprised.

"This is the Qin State, not the dirty land of Shandong." Meng Zhao knocked on his head and said, "The residence of the people of the Qin State is bright, and only with a good residence can they have a good body." You think it's the pigsty where your little slave lives? ”

"Huh!" Ma Gai and Fan Tong laughed in unison, making fun of Lu Jujian.

"Not bad! Not bad! Qin Yiren nodded heavily, approvingly.

If you don't pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene, and don't have a good living environment, can you have a good body? Although this is a small matter, it is a big deal and it is praiseworthy. (To be continued.) )