Longshang on the outskirts of Beiting City has now become a new scene, and a month has passed since the labor conference battle to plant green seedlings, and the endless barley fields always attract passers-by to stop and watch.

No one would have thought that the Beiting Army would really plant nearly 200,000 mu of land on both sides of the Remnant River with barley seedlings in just half a month, and now the growth is gratifying.

Every day in the past few days, some people from all over Tingzhou, even Yizhou, Xizhou, and even from the jurisdiction of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate will come to Beiting City just to find out.

These people with their own thoughts were all shocked, how the Beiting Army was able to complete this impossible task.

This is not in the hinterland of Guanzhong, nor is it in the fertile soil of the south of the Yangtze River, and there are not a lot of crops that will be moved to a place like Beiting, where birds don't.

In their inherent impression, the Beiting Army is a low-quality group of half-baked peasants and unscrupulous people who have filled the army.

How could such a group of people reclaim 200,000 acres of wasteland and successfully replant grain within half a month?

When the 800-mile expedited congratulatory watch was sent to the court, no one believed that the Beiting Army had completed the big words of replanting 200,000 mu of wasteland, and the court even sneered at the treasure grain that Beiting said produced 3,000 stone per mu.

Only His Majesty the Emperor looked at the huge golden gourd placed on the tribute table and was silent.

He is a very happy emperor, although he doesn't like his brother-in-law who is far away in the north court and has a very bad temper, but his imperial sister has never deceived herself since she was a child, and in addition, the Zhao family in Guanzhong also endorses this matter, which makes him hesitate.

While looking at the congratulatory table of the Beiting Army, he examined the private messages given to him by the imperial sister, and finally decided to send a trustworthy court official to the Beiting to find out, whether it was true or false, whether it was a reward or a severe punishment, and it was up to him to decide.

The luxurious carriage came to a stop at the poplar forest by the Remnant Yang River, and walked down from the carriage, both old and young, all of whom were in excellent style, but the young man was slightly lame.

There are occasionally three or five veterans of the military camp on the edge of the ridge, sitting under the tree, looking at the passers-by, if someone stops to watch and ignores, if someone dares to go down to the ground to investigate, they will lift the flat pole and scold loudly in a variety of accents, looking very vicious.

The leading veteran is named Chow Tai Fook, who is a rare senior veteran in the Beiting Army who has seen the world, and he felt unusual at the first sight of the gorgeous horse, and after seeing the old and the young, he was even more convinced that the identities of these two people were not ordinary, so he put away his wanton and rough posture.

"A few old brothers are polite, brother, I am a businessman from Guannei, my brother calls me Lao Feng, brother, I have been to and from the Western Regions many times, but I have never seen such a beautiful scenery of fertile land in the Western Regions," Lao Feng Lehe talked with Zhou Dafu, "I don't know how this fertile land was built overnight in half a month?" ”

Chow Tai Fook hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, smiling heartily: "Shopkeeper Feng is here late, if you come five days early, you can witness the spectacular scene of my Beiting farming tools breaking the ground and opening up the fields." ”

"Oh? Farming tools? Isn't it the rumored cocoon and the curved plow? Before Lao Feng could continue to speak, the young man beside him spoke, "Where can I see it now?" ”

Lao Feng frowned, thinking that the young man had no city government after all, so he directly told the purpose of this trip.

But Chow Tai Fook didn't have any resistance or anger, but said: "Hey, these days, there are waves of outsiders like you who come from afar, all to probe my Beiting farming tools and Western Regions treasures, in fact, there is no need to hide it, just like this posterity, just ask directly, our county horse said, the Beiting Army never cherishes itself, this matter is related to the people's livelihood in the world, and my Beiting Army is happy to pull a hair and benefit the world." ”

Lao Feng's brows tightened when he heard this, this was different from what he expected, when did Liang Guogong, who was known as the iron rooster, become so generous?

"County horses? It's the one named Zhang Peng, I heard that he used to be a wanderer, and when he was in Liangzhou, he was known as the Three Wastes of Liangzhou, and later entered the county lord's mansion, but is it true? The boy was obviously more interested in the county horses that Chow Tai Fook was talking about.

After listening to the young man's inquiry, Chow Tai Fook's attitude obviously became a little unkind: "Housheng, what do you know, Junma used to be Taoguang Yanghui, and now Junma is our great benefactor in Beiting, Housheng, this statement must not be mentioned again in Beiting in the future!" ”

After hearing this, the young man immediately expressed his disbelief, but Lao Feng stopped the young man's urge to continue talking, and said with a smile: "Don't blame the old brother, the young man is not thoughtful, and I will compensate you on his behalf." ”

"It's okay, Tong Yan is unscrupulous, the wind blows," Chow Tai Fook still recognized Lao Feng's attitude of admitting his mistakes, so he said with a smile, "If you really want to see the cocoon car and the curved plow, Shopkeeper Feng can go to the Agricultural Research Institute in the south of Beiting City to have a look, where you can see different styles of new farm tools, if you have itchy hands, you can also try it yourself!" ”

"Agricultural Research Institute?" Lao Feng was puzzled again, "What is the Agricultural Research Institute?" ”

Zhou Dafu was stunned, scratched his head, and then explained as best he could: "I don't quite understand, this Agricultural Research Institute was just established yesterday, and it was also made by the county master, anyway, I only know that there are many novel farm tools in the Agricultural Research Institute, which can be rented or purchased, hehe, I was still working with a few old brothers to buy a new set of farm tools." ”

"Can anyone buy it?" Lao Feng nodded, he seemed to understand a little.

"No, the Han people buy it casually, but they have to sign an agreement not to resell it to the Hu people, the Hu people, only those who have been in the North Court for more than five years, or have made great contributions to the North Court, have the right to buy," Chow Tai Fook smiled.

"That's what Gunma had in mind?" The young man interjected again.

Zhou Dafu nodded, and said with a deep understanding: "It is the idea of Jun Ma, he said, non-my race will have different hearts, and now although Daxia is tolerant of all rivers and allows foreign races to trade and settle in the country, but they still have to be on guard at all times, what can't be relaxed before complete assimilation, I don't understand it very well." ”

When the young man heard this, his face showed a look of surprise, not for anything else, because what Junma had said, his father had also said.

After some talking, Lao Feng's face was obviously a little dignified, and he hurriedly said goodbye.

An old man and a young man returned to the luxurious carriage, and the young man couldn't wait to start talking: "Master Feng, I didn't expect that my cousin-in-law still has some real skills, originally I still disliked his status as a son-in-law and was not worthy of my cousin, but now it seems that he is qualified enough." ”

"His Royal Highness King Yu, what those veterans said may not be all the truth, after entering Beiting City, all the mysteries can be truly revealed," Lao Feng said lightly with a solemn face.

King Yu was slightly stunned, restrained his smile, and bowed: "What Master Feng said is, Fang Cai, this king is a little Meng Lang." ”

Lao Feng nodded and looked at the scenery outside the car.

Looking along the Remnant Yang River, every few miles, you will see a strange structure standing on the bank, a simple wooden house standing near the river, connected to a huge water wheel half submerged in the turbulent Remnant Yang River.

The murmuring of the water was mixed with the sound of the wooden shaft rolling, and the water wheel turned tirelessly, scooping up the river and continuing into a wooden trough, and the endless flow of water flowed into the irrigation canal by itself!

As far as the eye can see, the irrigation canal is hundreds of miles away, vertical and horizontal, and there is no traffic.

From the conversation just now, he learned that this set of miraculous projects is called the waterwheel irrigation system, which can ensure the water intake and irrigation of 200,000 acres of fertile land, and it is also improved by the county horse of the county lord's mansion, and now it has been built on a large scale around the north courtyard.

Lao Feng sighed infinitely in his heart, how much he hoped that the place where he could see this situation was not in the North Garden, but in the Central Plains.

It's a pity for such a great talent to stay in Beiting!

Lao Feng took a deep breath and made a decision in his heart.