Chapter 9 Knowledge is Power

The tragic past life made Liu Ye understand that no matter what he does, he must be aggressive, and passive waiting will only end up with nothing.

The current situation is quite unfavorable for her, her husband can't count on it, and there is a Mrs. Zuo who wears small shoes everywhere, and even the future second husband has a heart, and treats her with courtesy.

In a patriarchal society, men are respected, and even if women are full of willingness, it is difficult to exert them. Today is different from the past, Liu Ye is now a princess who has solved her worries through the ages, and she is no longer a little tour guide that no one appreciates, since she is standing on the stage of this history, she will not be willing to end quietly.

Liu Ye began to change her thinking, she would not be short-sighted enough to obsess over harem battles, there were more and more meaningful things waiting for her to do in front of her.

Almost all the countries in the Western Regions were developed from nomadic peoples, and they still have the habits of primitive tribes, except for the elders of the royal family, who are more advanced in their thinking, the vast majority of ordinary people are still in the stage of uncivilized, not only acting barbaric, but also quite backward in concept.

They think that the main source of life is grazing, eat barbecue and drink goat's milk for three meals a day, and never think about bathing, washing hair and washing clothes all year round, the simple yurt is muddy, greasy everywhere, as for the toilet, it is never used, find a secluded place to solve it, and even save the time of digging soil and covering leaves.

Due to the backward economy, the tribes basically rely on the sky for food, when the wind and rain are good, the people have no worries about food and clothing, but if they encounter a natural disaster or something, they can only ask for more blessings.

Six years ago, Princess Xijun had just arrived in Wusun, and she had actively suggested the development of agricultural textiles, but because the technology was not mature and ordinary people were not accustomed to new things, it did not have much effect. However, if we take a long-term view, we must persist in developing agriculture.

During Liu Ye's training in the palace, Lord Ji Huang taught her a lot of knowledge, including identifying the soil to grow grain and vegetables, as well as raising silkworms and weaving silk cloth bleaching and dyeing. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also attached great importance to this harmony, and specially sent experts in agriculture to assist Liu Ye, hoping that they could make great achievements in the Western Regions.

This agricultural expert is not the kind of brick family that can only fool people, but a famous family, and their family has a well-known big name, that is, Zhao Guo, a famous agronomist in the Western Han Dynasty.

There are not many records in the history books about Zhao Guo's life, and the people who wrote the history books are all for the ruling class, and they are good at describing how the emperor and the general treat people and kill people, and scientific and technological talents like Zhao Guo who attach importance to supporting people are not considered.

But Zhao Guo's achievements in the history of agriculture can not be ignored, he is the inventor of a number of agricultural technologies, he vigorously promoted cattle farming, and invented a high-efficiency seeding machine - three-legged cocoon car, the ditching, planting, mulching and other sowing processes in one, saving labor and time scientific and reasonable, the efficiency is as high as "one hectare per day".

At that time, the number of ploughing cattle was limited, and many poor people had no cattle at home, so this method of manually pulling the plough not only saved costs, but also improved the work efficiency, and was unanimously supported by the farmer friends, so that the people got great benefits.

In the fourth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, that is, in 89 BC, Zhao Guo was appointed as the commander of Sosu, and the commander of Sosu was in charge of the important duty of collecting military rations throughout the country, and his official rank was second only to that of generals.

During his tenure, Zhao Guo implemented the "Daitian Law", which has epoch-making historical significance. If you want to say what is going on with the field method, to put it bluntly, it is the modern dry field planting method, taking turns to cultivate, this year's ditch, next year's ridge, next year's ditch, and so on.

Now it seems that this practice is very common, and it is not an invention, but at that time, people did not have the consciousness to change their concepts, and this year's ditch, next year's ditch, the result is that the crops planted are getting worse and worse year by year, and gradually even the seeds cannot be harvested, and after three or two years, people will be forced to abandon the land, restore the soil and then cultivate it again.

After Zhao Guo implemented the Daitian Law, the land did not need to be abandoned for decades, and the people's income was greatly improved, and their lives became richer day by day.

This is like our modern people, who work hard all their lives to build a house, save money and food for their children to keep their families, and fall ill when they are old, and their children are filial piety.

Maybe in another 50 or 100 years, this concept will also change, no one wants to spend their lives as a house slave and child slave, but is more willing to enjoy life, work hard for a few years to earn enough money, buy a well-equipped nanny car, and travel around the country or even the world with their beloved. When the money is spent, you can earn it again, and when you have earned enough, you can continue to travel, and let the money be used by people, not burdened by people.

Zhao Sheng, an agronomist who followed Princess Xie Wei to the Western Regions, was Zhao Guo's brother, and he also participated in the invention of the three-legged cocoon and the coupling plow, and he also studied agriculture very much.

So with Zhao Sheng here, Liu Ye is not worried at all, what she has to do is to get through the relationship and win more support for Zhao Sheng.

Although they did not have the full support of Jun Sumi, most of the elders and ministers of the tribe had come into contact with the Western Han culture, and they were eager to strengthen the country through development and labor, so as to get rid of the threat posed by the Xiongnu.

Therefore, Liu Ye approached these people first and discussed the specific development details with them, among which Weng Guimi's reaction was the most positive. Weng Guimi received the influence of Western Han culture since childhood, his concept and consciousness are much more advanced than that of Jun Sumi, he understands that the strength of the tribe is inseparable from the rich supply of materials, Wusun grassland grass and water are beautiful, the development of agriculture also has the basis of time and place, if the advanced knowledge can be popularized to the people, Wusun's prosperity is just around the corner.

Liu Ye asked the elders and ministers to discuss the implementation plan, and Weng Guimi responded immediately and summoned others to participate. Because of his status, many people are reluctant to come hard, and they don't believe that an arrogant princess can have any unusual insights.

Liu Ye first asked Zhao Sheng to make a start, Zhao Sheng explained the areas on the grassland that were suitable for reclamation, and then solicited everyone's opinions.

"Princess, just now Lord Zhao said that the matter of opening up the land and farming can be considered, our grassland here is vast and vast, how much or as much as you want, if Lord Zhao can really make our Wusun like a big man, just plant! Don't say that we people in the Western Regions are pedantic, we just didn't have a chance before! One of them, a middle-aged man with a big belly and a poop beard, shouted loudly, gesturing his hands back and forth above his head, as if the whole grassland was in his hands.

Liu Ye smiled: "Having said that, you can't just reclaim the land, and it is more important to maintain the balance of nature." ”

"Oh? Why not? Didn't Lord Zhao say that as long as agriculture develops well, the country will become rich and strong? In that case, why don't you use all the land? ”

"Lord Zhao is right, but there must be a limit to land reclamation, and geological conditions must also be considered, otherwise, blindly transforming the grassland, then don't consider the lives of herdsmen? What about the cows, sheep and horses? ”

"Oh, think about this and think about that endlessly, no matter what you say, it's all up to you, so why don't you ask us to discuss it, don't you just decide, really!" The middle-aged beard spread out his hands with displeasure on his face, turned outward, and was ready to leave at any time.

Weng Guimi, who had not spoken for a long time, saw that he reacted so violently, and immediately persuaded: "Don't be excited, Mrs. You's opinion is very pertinent, we can't lose a big one because of a small thing, we have to plan for Wusun's long-term development." ”

Ubuji also nodded: "King Zuo Xian is right, take it step by step, don't be in a hurry." ”

"Okay, good, good, you're all right, can the father-in-law not look at his son-in-law, can the brother-in-law not look at his sister-in-law, what am I fighting with you, you are all a family! Hum! The beard snorted a few words angrily, got up and patted his ass and left.

Everyone looked at each other, and it was good to make such an unpleasant trouble, Ubuji shook his head and smiled at Liu Ye: "Mrs. Right, you and Lord Zhao's opinion is very good, why don't we decide like this, Ming'er, I will accompany Lord Zhao to the mountain to choose a place, plant a few pieces of land to accumulate experience, and then cultivate a group of people in the future, let's reclaim more places depending on the situation, do you think this is okay?" ”

"Then there's Elder Lao." Three generations of old ministers Ubuji came forward to solve the siege, and if Liu Ye had any objections, he was really blind.

"Okay, that's it, what questions do you have?" Weng Guimi obviously also supports Liu Ye's side, he and Ubuji are in the same step, with their power in the court, others dare not say much even if they are unconvinced.

"King Zuo Xian and Elder Wu both think it's okay, what objections do we have, those skilled craftsmen of Princess Xijun are also here, plus Mrs. Right has brought another Lord Zhao, leave this matter to them, if you need our help, just open your mouth!" The others began to express their positions, anyway, it was Weng Guimi and Ubuji who nodded and agreed, and if something went wrong, Jun Sumi could only ask them for guilt.

"Yes, let's rest assured, it's okay, it's okay, then again, I've been hearing others mention the happy events of King Zuo Xian and Elder Wu's family recently, I don't know when to invite us to have a drink!"

"Hey, don't you plan to invite us, it's too unjust, don't look down on people like this, ahaha......"

Weng Guimijun's face was slightly red, and he hurriedly smiled: "Where is it, how can you not invite you, the date has not been set yet." ”

"Yo, so it's eight or nine to ten, okay, Fuma is one of the best girls on our grassland, King Zuo Xian, King Zuo Xian, you are a blessing accumulated in your previous life!"

"Congratulations to Elder Wu for finding a good son-in-law, you guys quickly pick a good day to settle down, we can't wait to eat and drink......"

Hearing this, Ubuji was also overjoyed: "Thank you, I will definitely inform everyone to come to eat and drink when the time comes." ”

Liu Ye looked at Weng Guimi intentionally or unintentionally, Weng Guimi came into contact with her line of sight and hurriedly turned his head away.

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