As soon as the ice and snow melted, the people under Zhang Ke's rule were impatient to act, and the people who worked hardest were the people of Hewan Village, the ice city had given them precious security, but the ice city could not last long after all, they were ready to build the city with blood and sweat!

He struggled to cut through the frozen ground and carried large stones from the mountains to make foundations. When Zhang Ke exterminated the White Lotus Sect, he also grabbed the craftsmen who burned bricks.

They instructed the people to take out the fine loess from a place about a foot underground, dry it, stir it, make billets, and dry it in the shade...... It takes at least several months to make a good quality brick.

The people, desperate for a homeland, could not wait any longer, and they organized themselves and, under the protection of the night, at the risk of being attacked by the Mongols, brought back a large number of bricks and stones, thick wood.

There was nothing to stop them, men, women and children went into battle together, moving bricks and mud, and gradually the three-zhang thick city wall appeared.

Hewan Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by coal mines, and in the center of the territory, Zhang Ke is ready to build this place into a strong fortress, and the most important military production will be placed here.

The craftsmen and the people were working in full swing, but the three unlucky guests were secretly watching from a distance.

After watching it for a quarter of an hour, Tang Guangxian couldn't help it, and said: "Two, see it, the people are all working hard, working shirtless, covered with sweat!" ”

Zhu Qingbin also said: "That's right, Yongzhen didn't treat people well! Take the plan of dividing the land as an example, a strong man with 30 acres of land is fair and reasonable, especially the land is fertile enough. Tian Fu only needs to be 10% in the first year, what a good condition, why do some people not want to farm? ”

Shen Yue rolled his eyes, "You ask me, I'll ask who to go." Let's find a common person to come over, let's inquire carefully, and it will be clear! ”

Tang Guang glanced at the people who were working, covered in muddy water, and his dark skin was covered with stinky sweat, and he immediately frowned: "Our buddies can be regarded as being born in generals." is even more half a literati, and he is not afraid of being embarrassed when dealing with these mud legs? ”

Three people, you look at me, I look at you, big eyes and small eyes. Bewildered!

Zhu Qingbin said: "Why don't we find someone to help ask!" ”

"That's a good idea!"

Tang Guang immediately agreed, but Shen Yue punched him hard.

"What do you think, you don't remember Yongzhen's words, he asked us to do it ourselves, maybe there will be more difficult things in the future, this official is not easy to be!"

Shen Yue gritted his teeth, took off his long coat abruptly, and tied it around his waist. Strode towards the construction site.

Tang Guang spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Don't wait, Lao Shen is so delicate." Let's do it too! ”

……

The three of them worked hard for a short day, and when they returned to Zhang Ke's mansion, they were directly tired. The body is full of muddy water, and it hurts to walk on my feet, and I am afraid that there are blisters in it. Shen Yue was the worst, falling into the ditch once. I was soaking wet, and I lost a pair of boots. Came back barefoot.

went out for three scholars, and came back for three flowers.

While they sighed. Another person walked in from outside, with his head down, muttering in his mouth, almost colliding with Tang Guang, it was Deng Wentong.

Tang Guang looked up and down, Deng Wentong was clean, and suddenly howled miserably.

"It's unreasonable, it's really a family, Brother Shun, you don't know how much we have suffered!"

Deng Wentong glanced at the three of them, and said angrily: "I still wish I could exchange with you!" ”

Zhu Qingbin hurriedly asked, "Shunzhi, what did you do?" ”

Deng Wentong's facial features were distorted, his brows were twisted together, and he pondered for a long time before he spit out two words from his mouth: "Bargling!" ”

When the three of them heard this, they glanced at each other, and immediately looked up to the sky and laughed, and Tang Tong laughed with tears in his eyes. Deng Wentong's knowledge is good, when it comes to poetry and songs, eight strands of time, it is endless, and it can be talked about for a few hours.

But it's just a master who doesn't know how to support the oil bottle that is poured, he doesn't understand any firewood, rice, oil and salt, he is full of gentlemen and righteousness, and villains are profit-oriented. To be honest, they really want to see Deng Wentong arguing with others.

"Brother Shun, what did you all talk about?"

"Cows, seeds, pots and pans, everything."

"How much?"

The corners of Deng Wentong's mouth twitched, and he said with a red face: "It's up a hundred taels!" ”

"Ah...... Hahahaha, hahahaha! ”

The three of them laughed so much that their stomachs hurt, and Deng Wentong couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

"Ahem!"

They looked up suddenly, and saw Zhang Ke wearing blue clothes and standing under the eaves.

"What are you laughing at, how are things going?"

Shen Yue, Zhu Qingbin, and Tang Guang hurriedly got up from the ground and arrived in front of Zhang Ke.

"Lord Hui, we visited five villages today, asked more than 20 people, and summarized three main reasons!"

When Zhang Ke heard this, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, come to the study and make it clear!"

Everyone arrived at the study, Zhang Ke sat in his position, and they lined up.

Tang Guang was the first to say: "Yongzhen, the first thing the people are worried about is the problem of land and rent. If the field is divided, will it be snatched back by the big households? Whether the land rent can be collected according to the agreement, some people are not sure in their hearts! ”

Zhang Ke nodded: "Well, when the land is divided, I will sign the paperwork, and each castle will select soldiers and strictly follow the regulations." My Zhang Ke's words count! ”

Zhu Qingbin also said: "Since the beginning of spring, we have been building the city wall. All the people who work can eat enough, and there is a subsidy of two dollars of silver every month, and some people feel that the work is better and do not want to farm! ”

"Just two coins of silver, do I give too much?"

Shen Yue hurriedly said: "Yongzhen, it's not that you give more, but that you earn too little from farming!" ”

While speaking, Shen Yue took out a cloth bag from his arms and put it in front of Zhang Ke. This pocket was originally used by Shen Yue to play with walnuts, but when he fell, the walnuts were broken, and Shen Yue was so distressed that he almost cried. But when he had an important present. Resolutely threw away the broken walnuts and filled a bag of grain.

Zhang Ke poured the contents of the bag on the table, grabbed it and saw that it was chestnut rice, that is, millet. This is the food that is commonly eaten in the north at the moment.

"What's wrong with that?"

"Yongzhen, you can crush a few and take a look!"

Zhang Ke nodded, his fingers were forced, the chaff shattered, and when he looked inside, his brows suddenly furrowed. Zhang Ke grabbed the teacup casually. Sprinkle the chaff into the teacup and the chaff will float on it.

It is very obvious that none of these chaffs are ripe.

Shen Yue sighed and said, "Yongzhen, I asked several old farmers. They said that the crops in the fields were reduced year by year, and that there were only six or seven buckets left of those who could have beaten a stone of grain. In addition, floods and droughts are continuous, and the harvest is often lost. They may not be able to eat enough for a year, let alone submit a land rent. Now they work with adults, so they can eat enough, so they would rather work than farm. ”

Zhang Ke thought that with the love of the Chinese people for the land. I will not hesitate to choose farming. But the harsh reality forced them to make the opposite choice!

He grabbed another handful of millet and rubbed it in his hand for a long time, but almost two-thirds of the millet was not fruitful. Empty shells abound.

That's the power of the Xiaoice Age!

Grain production was reduced, the people fled, and without the people, the cost of raising soldiers increased sharply, and then the finances collapsed, and the finances collapsed. The empire will cease to exist.

In front of Zhang Ke's eyes, there was almost a step of nature destroying the Ming Dynasty! At the end of this road is the Jiashen Heavenly Change. China sank, and tens of millions of people died. Three hundred years of gray world!

Zhang Ke knew very well that if he could not solve the problem of agriculture and let the peasants gain a foothold, his ploughing and warfare would be a utopian dream. Nor will it gather enough strength against the boar skin. The thriving castles in front of you are all castles on the beach, vulnerable to nature.

Deng Wentong looked at Zhang Ke in contemplation, he grabbed a few grains of grain, put them in his hand and looked at them.

"Second brother, why can't this grain be successful? Could it be that the people are too lazy? ”

"No!" Zhang Ke shook his head without hesitation: "Brother-in-law, there are two poems: The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom." What do you mean by that? ”

"This?" Deng Wentong smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Temperature!" Zhang Ke said: "Do you feel that these years have been colder than before? ”

Tang Guang nodded hurriedly: "That's right, it's indeed a lot colder, and it's still cold, does this have anything to do with whether the millet grows or not?" ”

"Yes, it has a lot to do with it!"

Zhang Ke said: "Grain needs the right temperature to grow, and it also needs enough time. However, spring came late, autumn came early, and the grain did not have enough time to grow, so naturally only the grain would grow, and the harvest would be sharply reduced! ”

The reason makes sense, but several people present are also dumbfounded, the weather is getting cold and hot, this is God's business, they can't help it.

Deng Wentong thought for a while and asked tentatively: "Yongzhen, if the grain harvest is too small, you might as well buy grain from the south." Didn't you say that this winter is all about buying grain? ”

"Brother-in-law, how much silver does it cost to buy grain? What's more, in the future, our population will become more and more large, and our territory will become larger and larger. If there are hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, can they still rely on buying food to sustain themselves? ”

"Well, then, there's nothing I can do." Deng Wentong: The four of them were all depressed.

Zhang Ke thought for a while, and suddenly stood up from his seat, with a glint in his eyes.

"Hahahaha, you come with me, I have a way!"

Zhang Ke said a word, everyone was stunned, you are smart and clever, but do you still have the ability to order God? It's incredible, but everyone also has a faint expectation, maybe Zhang Ke can really do it!

followed Zhang Ke all the way to the east of the city and walked in front of a house. There are hundreds of them.

As soon as Zhang Ke came over, Qiao Tieshan ran out of it, smiling, not to mention how happy.

"Yongzhen, it's done, it's done! Look at it, it's so good! ”

Everyone was still confused, Zhang Ke hurriedly followed Qiao Tieshan in, and when they arrived at the house, everyone finally saw the difference. It turned out that all the inside of the house had been converted into a nursery in patches, and many green seedlings emerged from the soil, some of which were already shakuhachi tall.

Qiao Tieshan rubbed his hands proudly and said with a smile: "Yongzhen, this is the way you said, to make a warm house." See, this is a cucumber, this is a bean, this is an eggplant, and there are peppers over there! You see how good it grows, and it is guaranteed to come down more than a month earlier than the vegetables in the field! ”

Tang Guang's eyes suddenly widened, and he said in surprise: "Yongzhen, you are really amazing, I went to the capital last winter and ate fresh cucumbers once, I heard that they were grown in the greenhouse, and only in the capital." A cucumber costs three taels of silver, which is like grabbing money. ”

Shen Yue said with a smile: "It's okay this time, Yongzhen will warm the house, and we can eat fresh vegetables in winter!" ”

"It's not bad to just think about eating and selling it for money!" Zhu Qingbin said with a smile: "A cucumber is three taels of silver, which is clearly a cash cow!" ”

A few people were talking and laughing, all attracted by the sight in front of them, and pointed excitedly.

Zhang Ke smiled slightly: "Okay, it's really good!" ”

Suddenly, Zhang Ke squatted down violently, grabbed the small seedlings, pulled them out of the soil without pity, and threw them to the ground, one after another, and everyone's hearts trembled every time!

After pulling out all the cucumbers, he didn't stop, and he plucked all the eggplant beans. His actions frightened Qiao Tieshan and them, and Qiao Tieshan opened his mouth even wider, bleeding from distress.

"Yongzhen, this was planted by us after a month of busyness, are you crazy?"

"Hahaha, Uncle Tieshan, I'm not crazy, but I thought about the real role of the greenhouse! Vegetables are small, food is big, and greenhouses are of great use! (To be continued)

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