"Ministers and grandsons, see the king! Long live the king! ”

"Ten thousand years of the king!"

On a patchwork field, the great Sima Sun Ping is leading a group of soldiers to welcome the celebration from afar.

After several days of long journey, eating and sleeping, Qingji and others finally arrived at their destination.

As far as the eye can see, all kinds of hills have been carved out into irregular acres, and the rice is planted with gradually yellowing rice, which grows averagely, even cold.

The sparse ears of rice indicate that this year's harvest is poor, and it may not be enough to feed and clothe itself!

When Qingji came to this place, many farmers, the original Chu prisoners of war, were still bare-chested, wielding farm tools to dig the soil, or clearing the weeds in the fields.

It is still far from enough to reclaim the heavens and the earth, if there is no sufficient water or fertilizer, or if the weeds are overgrown, it is estimated that it will be difficult for them to even support themselves at the most basic level!

Qingji gave him a little help, and after Sun Pingli was leveled, he looked at the surrounding scene.

"Da Sima, do you know the rice fields in the southwest, what is the yield per mu?"

Qingji is very concerned about people's livelihood issues.

He also attaches great importance to the development of the southwest.

When Sun Ping heard this, he immediately lowered his hand and said: "Back to the king, it is the harvest season right now, and the yield per mu of rice fields in the southwest is roughly about half a stone. ”

"Half a stone?"

Qingji was taken aback by such data and was secretly surprised.

According to the unit of measurement of this era, converted to the modern number of catties, one stone is equal to one hundred and twenty catties, and half a stone is only sixty catties!

With such a low yield, how can it not make Qingji feel worried?

Seeing Qingji frowning, Shi Fan Li, who was on the side, couldn't help but lower his head and said slowly: "King, it is not surprising that the yield per mu of rice fields in the southwest is so low. ”

"The paddy fields here are ripe once a year, which is different from the high-grade fertile fields in Wudu, Meili and other places, which can be harvested twice a year."

"Moreover, the paddy field is suitable for development, it is still a dry field, if it is not for the beauty of the sky, this year's wind and rain are smooth, lest the rice particles in the field will not be harvested!"

Hearing this, Qingji bowed slightly, obviously agreeing with Fan Li's opinion.

These prisoners of war of the Chu army, who acted as farmers, were forced to go to the southwest to reclaim the fields, and it was only a year.

Turning wasteland into fertile land is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Moreover, during this period, it is inevitable to go through more arduous reclamation processes.

"Are they digging a canal?"

Qingji asked, pointing to the farmer who was wielding a hoe and digging hard not far away.

Sun Ping replied, "Exactly." Great, farmland needs irrigation, rice fields need more water than wheat fields, if there is no sufficient water source, it is ordinary fertile soil, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no bad harvest! ”

The truth is such a truth, Qingji understands it.

It's just that Qingji is still very concerned about the development of the southwest, the speed of development is so slow, and the intensity is so small, when will Wu have a real granary?

You must know that in later generations, the current land of Wuyue has the saying that "Suhu is ripe, and the world is full".

If Qingji remembers correctly, this proverb appeared during the Song Dynasty.

During the Song Dynasty, the world's grain supply base was mainly concentrated in the plains and lake swamp areas such as Taihu Lake and Poyang Lake in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Not only are these regions densely populated themselves, but large quantities of food are shipped out every year to supply other regions.

Suzhou and Huzhou are one of them, prosperous and wealthy. Therefore, gradually there is a saying that "Suhu is ripe, and the world is full"!

This is due to the fact that during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Han family traveled to the south in good clothes, bringing a large number of people and advanced production techniques to the south, so that the economic center of the Chinese dynasties gradually moved to the south of the Yangtze River.

But now, not to mention the more advanced production tools of Wu State, the population is still so sparse, and it is tantamount to a fantasy to completely develop this place!

"Do you use fertilizer?"

"Yes."

Fan Li replied: "We have already used all the fertilizers that can be used. The manure of people and livestock, soil ash, and decaying leaves are all placed in the fields, but they still have little effect. ”

Hearing this, Qingji was also helpless in his heart.

There are many kinds of fertilizers that can be used in ancient times, but the effect is far less than that of inorganic fertilizers in the true sense of the modern era.

In ancient times, not only attention was paid to expanding fertilizer sources, but also to the accumulation and processing of fertilizers to improve fertilizer efficiency.

The accumulated fertilizers include miscellaneous fertilizers, manures, cake fertilizers, fire manure, as well as the preparation of manure and the preservation of fertilizer efficiency.

The preparation of miscellaneous fertilizer can be said to be the indiscriminate use of manure by people.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people have taken advantage of the high summer temperature to rot the weeds in the fields as fertilizer.

However, the nutrients drawn from such fields are still minimal.

"With such a low harvest, I'm afraid it's not enough to feed the soldiers who reclaimed the fields?"

When Fan Li heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Exactly." The king, even if the land tax of the soldiers who have been cultivated in the southwest for several years is exempted, I am afraid that the remaining surplus grain will not be enough to maintain his daily life. ”

"As far as the minister knows, in addition to daily farming, the soldiers also have to go to the mountains and forests to hunt, fish in the streams and rivers, and have enough food and clothing. However, this will also greatly affect the progress of the reclamation of tuntian. ”

As soon as he heard this, Qingji's heart did not have any dissatisfaction.

It is not surprising that development has been slow due to fishing and hunting.

If these soldiers who are responsible for the reclamation of the fields are not allowed to fill their stomachs, it is really hard to imagine whether Qingji will riot because of this, or will they flee directly into the mountains, fall into the grass, and defect to the Shanyue and Jingman tribes entrenched here?

Moreover, in the harsh natural environment where the road is blocked and long, if the rations of these soldiers want to be transported from Wudu, it is tantamount to climbing to the sky!

In this way, the price that Wu has to pay is too great, and it really outweighs the loss.

Qingji then patrolled the fields surrounded by his ministers.

At this time, it was already the season of harvesting rice, so many soldiers were already sweating like rain waving Wu hooks to harvest rice in the fields.

Qingji waved his hand and asked the idlers to retreat, while he talked to the big Sima Sun.

The two walked on the ridges one after the other.

Qingji asked: "Da Sima, do you know what is the intention of the widow to order you to lead your troops south?" ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know, please make it clear to the king!"

Long before Qingji left the capital of Wu, he had already ordered Sun Ping to lead 5,000 soldiers who were good at mountain warfare, plus a large number of weapons and armor, to rush to the southwest of Wu first.

Sun Ping didn't know what he meant, but he could vaguely guess something!

However, in front of Qingji, Sun Ping is really not good at pretending to be smart, so as not to be mistaken by Qingji for thinking that he is trying to figure out the king's heart without authorization, and there are acts of disobedience and courtierism!

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