"Lihua, when the war in Yizhou is over, I will go to Hongnong to pick you up and take you back to Chang'an."

The next day, Yuan Ke sent Yang Lihua back to Hongnong.

Xu Miaoyun of the Xu family in the East China Sea did not leave, she stayed by Yuan Ke's side, everything was Yang Lihua's conspiracy, she understood that Yuan Ke was a man, when she was away, Xu Miaoyun was there, and she could also relieve her loneliness.

It's just that Yuan Ke doesn't have time to pamper him.

In the following time, Yuan Ke sat in Hanzhong and began to restore the agricultural affairs of various counties in Hanzhong, and he introduced the agricultural policies of Chang'an, Luoyang, and Bingzhou into Hanzhong, and vigorously promoted farming.

New species were introduced into Hanzhong.

Hanzhong County, located in the Hanzhong Plain, has a gentle terrain and a humid climate, coupled with the Han River flowing through it, making the land here fertile and suitable for farming.

It is also an extremely precious fertile land.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Gaozu Liu Bang was based on Hanzhong, repaired the plank road in the open, and secretly Chen Cang, and then defeated Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and won the world.

Yuan Ke also adopted the tuntian system used by Cao Cao in history, vigorously promoting agriculture and growing grain.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, wars were frequent, and warlords fought in a melee that greatly damaged the social economy.

Historically, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, production withered in various places, the land was barren, and the population plummeted.

"The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles"

A devastated and desolate scene, food is extremely scarce in all parts of the Han Dynasty, and the number of people who starve to death is unknown.

Because of this, the princes everywhere attached great importance to the restoration of farming.

In order to restore the economy and obtain food, Cao Cao invented the tuntian system.

Actually, it's not just Cao Cao.

In many places, separatist forces have cultivated large areas of land in their own territories.

The same is true of Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

Taoqian in Xuzhou also set up a school captain to be responsible for agricultural affairs in the area.

The Youzhou warlord Gongsun Zan also built a city in [Yijing] and vigorously hoarded grain.

.......

It's another half moon.

Hanzhong, outside the city of Nanzheng.

Yuan Ke, accompanied by Yang Hui, Yang Song, Cheng Yanjin and others, inspected the local farmland and cultivated land.

In a farmland, the people are busy at this time.

"Yang Hui, what is the specific situation of farming in Hanzhong?"

Yuan Ke asked.

"Lord, under your leadership, the minister has vigorously promoted farming, and up to now, the nine counties in the county, Nanzheng County, Chenggu County, Xicheng County, Baozhong County, Chuyang County, Anyang County, Tin County, Shangyong County, and Fangling County, have all successfully completed the restoration of farming."

Yang Hui reported.

"The matter of farming is related to the livelihood and death of officials, and it must be worn, Yang Hui, you are too guarded by Hanzhong, and in the future, you should understand that this is your top priority."

"Tuntian, grow grain, hoard grain!"

"Understood?"

Yuan Ke asked.

"Lord, the minister understands."

After that, the group came to the building.

Da!

Da!

Da!

As soon as they entered the village, Yuan Ke and his entourage found that the people of this village happened to be eating.

Also, they just finished their farm work.

At noon, it's just time to rest.

Yuan Ke went door to door to inquire about the situation of each family, asking them whether they had received subsidies for growing grain, and at the same time, asking them what difficulties they had in life.

After that, he promised to solve the problem.

One of the biggest problems is farmland irrigation.

There is a Dujiangyan in Bashu, but there are few such water conservancy and irrigation projects in Hanzhong.

"Yang Hui, who is the agricultural official of Hanzhong County?"

Yuan Ke asked.

"If you go back to the Lord, the agricultural official is Yu Wenshuo."

"It's also a nobleman!"

Yang Hui said.

"You send someone to bring him, and Benhou will see him in Mawangmiao Village on the bank of the Hanshui River."

Yuan Ke said.

"Yes!"

The group strode to Mawangmiao Village.

It didn't take long for Yu Wenshuo to come.

"Chen Yu Wenshuo meets Da Sima!"

This person is a well-mannered scholar, in his forties, and should be a cultured person.

"Alright, get up."

Yuan Ke said.

"Xie Da Sima!"

Yu Wenshuo said.

"I don't know what the big Sima has to call the officials to come?"

He asked.

"Just now inspecting the farming matter, Ben Hou found that the local people were discussing the irrigation of farmland, so he specially called you to inquire about the matter."

"Let's talk about it first."

"Why is the Han water in front of us, and its water is not introduced into the farmland of the people's homes to irrigate the fertile fields?"

"Is there any difficulty?"

Yuan Ke asked.

"If you go back to the Lord, you don't know, in fact, there are more than 100 diversion weirs in Hanzhong County today, especially the three weirs in Hanzhong are the most famous."

"The three weirs in Hanzhong are: Shanhe Weir, Wumen Weir, Yangzhen Weir."

"It's just that now, these diversion weirs have fallen into disrepair, so many places have been destroyed."

"But the mountain and river weir can still be irrigated."

Yu Wenshuo immediately handed over his hand to report.

"Oh? In disrepair? Why not fix it? The fertile soil of Hanzhong is thousands of miles, which is no less than the grain production land of Bashu, and the irrigation of farmland directly affects the harvest of grain? ”

"Yu Wenshuo, but your peasant officials and yamen are greedy for all the money and silver for repairs?"

Yuan Ke asked.

"Da Sima, the minister is wronged."

"The minister also wants to be greedy for ink, but since the minister served as this agricultural official, he has never seen any money and silver for repairs, and as far as the minister knows, not only Emperor Xiaoling, since Emperor Xuan, the imperial court has not allocated money and silver to the Hanzhong agricultural official Yamen to repair the water diversion weir."

"As a result, these diversion weirs are ineffective."

Yu Wenshuo immediately reported it truthfully.

"What?"

"How so?"

Yuan Ke asked.

"Da Sima, first, the imperial court does not pay attention to it, and secondly, the amount of money and silver for repairing the diversion weir is very large."

Yu Wenshuo explained.

"First of all, tell me how much silver it will cost to repair these canals?"

Yuan Ke asked.

"Da Sima, the minister has calculated, there are a total of 122 diversion weirs in Hanzhong County, and there are about 1,000 large and small canals, and if these are initially repaired, about three million taels of silver will be needed."

"If it were to be repaired completely, it would cost about eight million taels."

"It took five years!"

Yu Wenshuo said softly.

"Moth, three million taels of silver? This is indeed not a small number. ”

Yuan Ke understood why the successive emperors of the Han Dynasty did not repair the water conservancy projects in Hanzhong.

In the middle and late period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the finances were tight, the emperor was extravagant and wasteful, and the imperial court did not have any extra silver money to repair these water conservancy projects.

"That's exactly what Da Sima said."

"It's a lot of money."

"However, according to the minister's calculations, it can be managed in batches, and as long as there are one million taels of silver in the early stage, plus local conscription, the irrigation of farmland can be temporarily resumed within two months. But it does not play a role in flood control. ”

"The minister dared to ask Da Sima to plan for the world and the people of Hanzhong, and allocate funds to repair these water conservancy projects. As long as it is repaired, it will be possible to increase the grain harvest by at least three layers. ”

"These grain harvests, if exchanged for money, are far more than a million taels of silver."

Yu Wenshuo said and saluted Yuan Ke.

"Yang Hui, Zhou Teng, Li Su, you are all high-level leaders in Hanzhong County, can you tell me what you mean?"

"Is it necessary to repair these water conservancy facilities?"

Yuan Ke threw the ball at Yang Hui and the others.

"Da Sima, repairing these water conservancies is indeed a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, but it is also a fact that the county government has no money and silver."

"If we have the money, we are willing to repair it."

Zhou Teng, the county man, raised his hand and said.

"Yes, Da Sima, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice."

Li Su is also crying poor.

"Yang Hui, what do you mean as a taishou?"

Yuan Ke asked.

"Lord, the minister also agreed to build water conservancy and repair diversion weirs to irrigate farmland and increase grain production."

Yang Hui raised his hand and said.

"As for the source of money and silver, the minister borrowed it from the major wealthy merchants in Hanzhong County in the name of the government, and returned it to them when he had money and silver in the future."

"Good!"

"It's a great idea."

"Yang Hui, you will personally supervise and take charge of this matter, and you can also subcontract the repair of the canal to these businessmen as appropriate."

"You tell these merchants that the court will not forget their exploits."

"Yu Wenshuo is responsible for coordinating the repair, and if there is any quality problem with the project in the future, Ben Hou will raid your home and destroy your nine clans."

"Understood?"

Yuan Ke gave orders.

"Command!"

Yu Wenshuo said.