This brother almost broke the iron intestine that Gongsun Martingale shouted. He didn't dare to stay any longer, and if he stayed any longer, he would really be buried in the gentle grave. Thinking of this, he closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and crossed his heart, pushed away the unprepared Weaver Niangniang from the couch, and turned over. After Weaver Niangniang was stunned for a moment, she subconsciously stretched out her hand and grabbed the treasure of Gongsun Martingale without dying.

When Gongsun Yan saw that it was over, he persuaded him with kind words: "You wait for me for three years!" In three years, the reclamation area will be successful. With Dacheng, I will gain a firm foothold in Qin, let him be stormy, I will be fearless, and when the time comes, I will ask the lord to marry you! ”

Weaver Niangniang's heart fluttered, and she hurriedly asked worriedly: "Then in the past three years, can I see you secretly?" Seeing that Gongsun Ying was hesitating, he hurriedly added: "This is a routine of Qin customs." I'll come when you need it. ”

Only then did Gongsun Ying agree: "Yes." But, in public, you have to be as you are and not pretentious. I will treat you as a subordinate as always. Do you understand? ”

Weaver Niangniang immediately nodded and said, "Understood." Elder brother! I won't embarrass you. I just can't bear your treasure! ”

Gongsun Ying immediately scolded sharply: "I just said that if you don't let it be embarrassed, you won't let it go!" The chickens have crowed three times, and if I don't leave, people will see them. As he was speaking, Ying Yong's voice came from outside the house: "My lord! The car is ready and waiting outside the door. Gongsun Ying said to the outside world: "It's here! ”

As soon as the weaver saw that she couldn't be delayed, she got up and jumped down to help Gongsun Martingale get dressed. Then he hugged Gongsun Martingale fiercely with all his might, and then sent Gongsun Martingale out with tears in his eyes.

Outside the door. Ying Yong was like a person who was fine, standing in the driver's position, looking ahead without squinting. After Gongsun Ying sat down, he heard Gongsun Martingale say softly: "Let's go!" With a snap of the whip, he drove away with a clattering chariot.

Gongsun Ying's people left with the car, but the heart was still wandering in the weaver Niangniang, in the car, looking at the morning sun in the middle of July with empty eyes, until Ying Yong woke him up with a scream. He looked at it intently: he saw Ying Yong pointing to a large green field as far as the eye could see, and shouted happily: "Maize, maize!" See! What a big piece of maize! I'm afraid there are hundreds of acres? ”

Ying Yong was shouting happily. A person suddenly stood up from the side of the road and sneered: "At first glance, it is the nobleman of Liyang." What eyes? That's 15,000 acres. Do you know? ”

"Ahh So much, huh? Ying Yong subconsciously stopped the car, turned around, and looked at the farmer in a military uniform.

"Strange, huh?" This person is barefoot, wearing a short shirt, short bullnose pants, and an artemisia leaf hat, not Su Dongyang is the one. Su Dongyang wanted to tease Ying Yong, but as soon as he saw Gongsun Ying, he hurriedly bowed his hand and shouted: "Zuo Shuchang!" What are you doing here? ”

Gongsun Yan smiled: "I was attracted by this piece of maize." When did you land such a piece of land? ”

Su Dongyang immediately stood up and replied: "Your Excellency! When the official returned from bringing Wei Shiwei back, it coincided with the burning of the Leopard Army. This thatched land is about 50,000 acres. It was still June 8, and there were still 110 days left before September 28, the last day of winter wheat planting. And the growth period of maize is less than 100 days, so I want to plant some and try it. Even if one mu is beaten, 10,000 mu can solve the annual ration of more than 3,000 people. ”

Gongsun Ying was also pleasantly surprised when he heard this, so he got out of the car and came to the field, pointed to the flat field and asked: "There are only 5,000 people in Ao Bao, and it is too late to build a barracks. ”

Su Dongyang smiled proudly: "Zuo Shuchang!" It's your eyes. In a random reclamation area, there are hundreds of thousands of such thatched lands in the military reclamation area alone. As soon as the grass is burned, even the ground will not be cleaned, just take the head to dig a pit and point two seeds. I and the ten Wei masters I brought, after soaking the seeds in hot water, can reduce the growth period by three to five days, plus the freshly burned wasteland, it is very fat. General Ao Bao transferred 3,000 people and sowed 15,000 acres in seven days. Today, the shortest is thirty days, and the worst has grown five true leaves. I saw that at the ninth day of September, there was no problem with at least two dendrobs per acre. As long as you hoe the grass three times, it will be a bumper harvest year when the wind and rain are good this year! After speaking, the smile on his face was really enviable.

Ying Yong looked at Su Dongyang and asked with a look of admiration: "Chief farmer!" If you dig grass twice more times, you can get more food? ”

"Of course. Captain Yong, look! When the seedlings grow, the roots will grow downward. When you weed, you loosened the soil around the seedlings. When the soil is loosened, it will be easier for the seedlings to grow roots. Deep roots, huh? Of course, the crops will grow well. If the growth is not good, the seedlings will not be green, and the yield will be high. Su Dongyang said with a smile.

Ying Yong turned around and begged Gongsun Ying: "Zuo Shuchang!" Can't you send someone to learn from the chief farmer? In the family, there are also 100 well fields, almost 5,000 acres. According to calculations, one acre is less than one maize. Ask for your permission! ”

Gongsun Ying smiled: "Are you using power for personal gain?" The chief farmer is so busy, how can he have time to teach your people? ”

Ying Yong had a lot of brains, so he said: "I will send a hundred slaves and give them to the chief farmer as laborers." Just change the two stewards to follow the chief farmer to do things. They'll only have to follow until October next year. Chief Farmer! And thou shalt treat them as men, and they shall bring their own bread, and shall not eat your rations, nor shall thou shalt teach them exclusively. Can you help? ”

Su Dongyang, I still can't see what Gongsun Martingale means? If Zuo Chang didn't agree, he would have scolded Ying Yong a long time ago, and would he let him say so many things? Besides, this account can be calculated, so he laughed: "Okay." When your men come, they will take charge of the land. Before the frost falls, learn to plant winter wheat. After next year's wheat harvest, we will learn to grow hemp and millet. After studying, your family will have a bumper harvest in the coming year, just send me two jars of wine. ”

Ying Yong immediately happily gave Su Dongyang a bow, and thanked him with a smile on his face.

Su Dongyang laughed and said, "Zuo Shuchang! You see, even Ying Yong, know the importance of the planting skills of agricultural mulberry, it seems that Zuo Shuchang's strategy of strengthening the country and enriching the people through farming is very popular! Zuo Shuchang, have you thought about it? In another three years, no, in another two years, there will be nearly 3 million acres of fertile land in this originally barren reclamation area. Two and a half million mu of grain fields, according to half of the level of Wei, is also 3.75 million grains! It can solve the annual ration of 1.5 million people. 500,000 acres of linen can produce 50 million catties of hemp and spin 25 million zhang of cloth. There are also 500,000 mulberry trees, and the silkworms raised can reel out 600,000 catties of silk and weave 6 million zhang of silk. The output of the reclamation area alone is enough to meet the food and clothing of the whole Qin. Why is the country not strong? Why are the people not rich? With such strength, Zuo Shu helped the lord to recover the great cause of Hexi, and became a success. It's fascinating to think about! ”