Chapter 11 Spring ploughing begins

According to the "Historical Records of the Tang Dynasty", the population of the Tang Dynasty in the first year of Zhenguan was 3.3 million, and in the fourth year of Zhenguan, this number increased exponentially, and the total population expanded to 11 million. This was the first time in China's history that there was a period of extremely rapid population growth, and although during this period there were still many people from outside the country entering the country and people from the deep mountains returning to the fields, the main reason for the population growth was the extremely abundant grain production...... -- from the "Chinese Grain Report"

It's spring March again, the season of red flowers and willow green, all things recover, the Central Plains presents a vibrant scene, standing in the spring of March, the rhythm of green interprets the meaning of life, the spring sunshine cracks the fresh brightness of March and its secrets, just like a beautiful temptation. The delicate willows and charming flowers, the green mountains and streams are scented with wind and drizzle, and the artistic conception that does not need to be rendered is full of beautiful words and sentences in the fragrance of birds and flowers, which are affectionate and harmonious.

Chang'an has spent another cold winter and ushered in a spring full of spring, but the lively holiday that lasted until the Shangyuan Festival still made it a little difficult for scholars and officials to concentrate, after all, the heart was like a plain to let go of horses; Easy to put and difficult to put away.

The eldest grandson quietly left Xujiazhuang, and for a whole winter, she enjoyed the general treatment of a queen in Xujiazhuang, if it wasn't for the spring ploughing that was about to begin, she would not want to leave.

Spring ploughing, is the people in the germination of all things before the spring sowing, the first time to start the field to cultivate, China since ancient times to agriculture to establish the country, slash and burn the era of the ritual has been a long time, the custom of spring ploughing is naturally since ancient times.

Agriculture pays attention to seasonal temperament, spring planting, summer length, autumn harvest, and winter storage, all of which are transferred to the season. Spring ploughing is naturally a top priority. After all, it is the beginning of a qiē agricultural activity and a new beginning of the year.

Li Er attaches great importance to this year's spring ploughing, for no other reason than that all the land around Chang'an will be planted with a new crop this year: potatoes.

Speaking of this potato, I have to say Xu Yang's original strategy. Planting two crops a year, quickly accumulating enough potato seeds in a year, and next year, large-scale planting will begin.

And now is the time for the final implementation of this plan......

Chang'an City has now become a sea of merchants, and paper money has gradually replaced gold and silver. Once the merchants tasted the sweetness, then they would go crazy to find a way to broaden their interests, Xu Yang originally sent Zhou Duan to stage a convenient transaction method using paper money and trains, which gave great inspiration to the Tang people, and now on the railway in Luoyang, Chang'an. It's all groups of businessmen in pairs.

Sometimes Xu Yang felt that the Tang people were really not stupid, they just lacked an inspirer......

Compared with the liveliness of the businessmen of Chang'an City, the peasants of the surrounding counties of Chang'an in the spring ploughing season also do not show weakness at all, and have the meaning of catching up, the spring ploughing is scheduled to start at noon today, and the peasants and people of the four counties of Chang'an, Wannian County, Lantian County, Chang'an County, and Nanshan County are all carrying hoes and driving cattle. Walked to his own field.

Last year, the trial planting of potatoes in Lantian County gave farmers in the surrounding counties a great shock, and when the huge potatoes were pulled out of the land, the visual shock was also quite huge. They are also full of confidence in planting this amazing plant on their own land this year.

Li Er was dressed very formally today, wearing a pearl crown inlaid with gold on his head, a golden dragon show tied with silk wrapped around his back, holding a hoe in his hand, and standing on the black soil of Lantian County with many ministers in the court. Behind them are many royal family members, as well as countless ceremonial Sinan. Looking at the sun in the sky, Li Er asked lightly: "How do you Aiqing see this time?" ”

Behind him is also a Hanfu. Fang Xuanling of the Purple Cloud Goldfish arched his hand and said: "Noon has arrived, and Your Majesty can announce spring ploughing." ”

"Hmm." Li Er nodded, put down the hoe in his hand, walked to the incense burner and copper tripod set up in front of the field, took three huge incense sticks with slow green smoke from the hands of the eunuch, and bowed three times to the statue of Shennong on the table.

"Feeling the grace of heaven and earth, praying for the wind and rain to be smooth, the Tang Emperor visited the emperor and the queen of heaven to bless the grace of heaven and give my people a bumper harvest!" Li Er said the prayer in his mouth, and bowed respectfully to the heaven and earth three times, and then inserted the incense into the copper tripod.

"Spring ploughing, up!" Bai Mei shouted such a sentence at the top of his voice, and when he gave an order, it seemed that the people in the entire field had received some order, and they all lowered their heads, bent over, and began to plow the land.

Empress Eldest Sun looked at Li Er panting next to her with some pity, but she couldn't help much, so she could only walk to Li Er's side from time to time to help him wipe the sweat oozing from his forehead.

"Your Majesty, don't work so hard, be careful not to get tired." Empress Eldest Sun came up to comfort.

"No, no, no." Li Er shook his head and said seriously: "Guanyin maid don't persuade me, this spring ploughing is the beginning of my Tang harvest, I can't be lazy and slippery, this land has always been honest, if you don't deceive it, it will not deceive you, the so-called how much to pay, how much to receive, it is exactly this meaning, Guanyin don't want to say it again." ”

Seeing Li Er's resolute attitude, Empress Eldest Sun had no choice but to wipe Li Er's sweat with tea more diligently......

Today is spring ploughing, but Xu Yang didn't go, he didn't have much interest in this kind of ritual of the ancients, Li Erqin didn't call himself, it was even more enjoyable, and accompanying the child at home was what he was most interested in now.

In a flash, the holiday of the Shangyuan Festival is over, and the morning dynasty has been gone four times, and every time I go, I am sleepy and yawning, and I don't adapt to the rhythm of "clocking in to work" at all.

Compared with Xu Yang's sleepiness, the child is getting more and more lively, the sleep time is getting shorter and shorter, and now he is almost six months old, and he still consumes some fat in winter.

Six months old, he was already able to climb, but the ground was cold, Xu Yang was afraid that he would freeze, so he ordered someone to cut wool and make a wool blanket, which was spread three layers in the back room and the baby's wing, and he couldn't hurt rolling on it.

Xiao Tianwu is very curious about the qiē in this world, watery eyes, blinking from east to west, no matter how he looks at this world, he is not tired of looking at this world, sometimes, Xu Yang stares at his eyes, he will be moved by the eyes that are as pure as water, delicate as crystal, he is like a blank piece of paper, every qiē needs Xu Yang to draw on it.

Xu Yang prepared a lot of toys for him, but it became a good thing for him to pass the time, often he sat on the ground in the wing, a small lock can let him play for an afternoon, Xu Yang also secretly sighed, this child must be a gentle person when he grows up, after all, he is too different from other crying children.

As a young man who has lived in the era of information explosion, Xu Yang deeply knows what information means for the times, and more clearly understands what information means in this era of underdeveloped communication methods, which means countless business opportunities and opportunities.

As soon as the Shangyuan Festival passed, Li Er ordered the repair of Lingnan Road and Shu Jian Dao, after all, these two places are the only way to Lingnan on the road, and now Lingnan's status in Datang is becoming more and more important, and the output of three-season rice is still a huge attraction for Li Er.

There is road construction over there, and there is the army here, from the depths of the Qinling Mountains, there will be a few days of rumbling earth-shattering sounds every half a month, ordinary people don't know, but Xu Yang knows very well in his heart, there must be urban management troops doing artillery training again.

As for the military power, Xu Yang has always been in this area, Li Er did not sternly say that he would seize his military power, but he also did not appoint Xu Yang as the commander of that army, as if Xu Yang did not exist for that army.

However, only Xu Yang knew how many of the people in that army were his cronies...... (To be continued)

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