Shunyang Taishou Yangman came to Guangchengze.

To be honest, he has served as Liang Ling for a long time, but he has not been to Guang Chengze many times. The only few times he came to Shao Xun was to find him, who made him like an old farmer and tending to the crops here all day long?

In winter, the scene is very monotonous.

As far as the eye can see, there are dead branches and leaves everywhere. After a snowfall, even these dead branches and leaves are covered, and all that remains is the vast snowfield.

But unlike the bleak environment, Guang Chengze's people are very vivid.

There are still ten days to go before the New Year, and the Lutian near Shao Gongpi is crowded.

The laborers skillfully dug up the turnips, placed them on the cart, and pulled them into the distance.

This is the Lutian of Luyang County—oh, it's time to call it Chen Hou now—and the original ten hectares were planted with alfalfa to feed the livestock. Later, another 10 hectares were allocated and all turnips were planted.

Twenty hectares of Lutian have always been taken care of by Yang Xianrong, and Chen Hou never asked, and he didn't even bother to care about how much he received.

Yang Man glanced at the clan sister and sighed deeply.

You're Queen Hui, what do you think about all day?

"In June of the second year of Yongxing in the Later Han Dynasty, the locust plague was harmed, and the county and country injured by the edict were ordered to plant turnips to help people eat." The long skirt of the sheep was dragging in the field, and it was full of filth, but she didn't care, and said with great interest: "I heard that turnips can still grow in winter, so I sent people to plant them, and it turned out to be true!" ”

Yang Xianrong's face glowed with indescribable brilliance, and as he walked, he chattered and introduced: "Brother I'm afraid I don't know that turnips are also known as 'Zhuge vegetables', right?" It is rumored that when Zhuge Kongming was fighting outside, he ordered the soldiers to plant this dish to help the army eat, so it was named. This dish grows all year round, and this is the first time I've seen it. ”

"In winter, the grass withers, and turnips can also be eaten. In this way, there is no need to slaughter a large number of livestock in late autumn, and I will have more cattle and sheep next year. ”

"When the time comes, whether it is making cheese, boiling milk porridge or making pith cakes, there will be a lot of more than enough."

Yang Man listened to it and was a little moved.

Have you ever put your heart and soul into one person? When my sister was the queen, I am afraid that she never cared so much about the first emperor.

"Turnips were introduced into the Central Plains during the Han Dynasty, and it has been three hundred years, and there are few growers." Yang Man said: "If it can be planted extensively, there will be no shortage of forage for livestock in winter, and there will be one more winter vegetable on the people's table." ”

He knew that at this time, most of the states and counties were still planting in the spring and harvesting in the autumn, and then the fields were empty for the next year's spring planting.

If turnips can be planted after the autumn harvest in August, then they can be harvested in winter, which is not without benefits to the livelihood of the people.

As for whether planting turnips will make the field thin, this is really not a problem.

The world is in chaos, there are few people and many places, just rotate the seeds.

"Over there is Cui Xiang's Lutian, and turnips are also planted." Yang Xianrong pointed his hand and said.

Yang Man was too lazy to look.

I have heard that Cui Xiang has a skill in management, and he has to take out some of the corn and wheat in other people's fields, so he has to take out some of it to grow vegetables.

It turns out that he was right, and growing vegetables is more profitable, especially winter vegetables.

"You're like a field shef now." Yang Man looked at his sister and said.

"Next year, it's the keeper." Yang Xianrong smiled and said, "I sent people to Wu Di to get the woad back, and planted it in the Cui Garden under the Guangcheng Palace, which has been going on for two years. Next year, it will be planted in Chen Hou's Lu field, and maybe when the cold winter wax moon comes, there will be one more vegetable. ”

Woad is produced in the south and is similar to the green vegetables of later generations.

After a long period of natural hybridization, by the time of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was introduced to the north and planted around Luoyang.

After moving from south to north, it adapted to the climate of the north and further hybridized.

By the time of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang's woad had become unrecognizable, and they sent a boatload of Luoyang woad to Nanliang. After Xiao Tong, the prince of Southern Liang, tasted it, he thought it was very delicious, and wrote two thank-you words and sent them to Luoyang.

For the next few hundred years, Woong continued to run wild on the road of mutation, out of control.

Especially after being crossed with turnips, woad gradually began to experience wind and frost and severe cold.

Bai Juyi once had a poem: "Thick frost beats cabbage, and frost is self-strict." I don't see the cabbage heart die, but I teach the cabbage heart to be sweet. ”

In the end, it became a cabbage that does not set balls, and in some places it is called "yellow sprouts".

Of course, at this time, woad can not grow in winter, generally harvested in late autumn, stored, as a kind of winter vegetables, that is, "early spring leek, late autumn soad" is also.

This year, a lot of evening woads were also collected in the Jade Garden and stored in the cellar.

Yang Xianrong has sent dozens of cars to the public mansion, together with turnips, as a reward before the Chinese New Year.

She knew that Shao Xun was back, and before the Chinese New Year, she would also give some gifts to officials and generals, such as salt, dried meat, winter vegetables, etc., as part of their income—this is a tradition.

"Chen Hou's foundation is becoming more and more stable." Yang Man sighed.

Most of the wheat is still grown in the fields. God is gracious, heavy rains began in late August, and winter wheat was planted on the head in September, and it can be harvested in May next year.

Lutian was cultivated by the 5th and 6th battalions of the Qingzhou Tuntian Army (now down to about 7,000 people).

The harvest of Lutian is guaranteed, and the hearts of officials and generals are set.

When their hearts are settled, Chen Hou's foundation will be stable.

The two gardens of Xitian, Lutian, Caiguanzhuang North and South, as well as the newly opened fields in the area of Gongzhupi, plus a small number of fields in Tangli Courtyard and Liuhua Temple, this is indeed a hot land.

It's just that the future is going to develop eastward, right?

It is too difficult to open up the wasteland in Guangchengze, and there are many mountains and waters, which is not as good as the vertical and horizontal land of Yuzhou.

If it takes a few years to steadily eat the thirteen counties of Yuzhou, then it is called a success.

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When the Yang brothers and sisters left Guangchengze, they saw a large group of horses being pulled into the field, as if they were training to pull carts.

Yes, there are a huge number of Xianbei horses in Guangchengze.

In the past few years, Chen Hou has been selling horses, and the trade is quite prosperous, in exchange for a lot of grain.

In the past two years, there has been less sales, probably because everyone is short of food.

When Yang Man left Liang County and went to Shunyang, he heard that there were less than 5,000 horses in Guangchengze, but now he doesn't know how many.

The war consumption is the largest, and even if it can be captured, it will not make up for the war damage.

In addition, this batch of horses has been going on for several years, and every year there are old and sick deaths. Wait a few more years, I'm afraid I won't be able to run, and it is indeed the best choice to pull the cart in desperation.

When he returned to Guangcheng Palace, Yang Man sat down, organized his words, and said: "After I became the Taishou of Shunyang, Taishan was touched. I received a letter from home last month, and a group of people will come over after a while. ”

Yang Xianrong listened to it, sneered, and said, "Finally willing to give up your blood?" When the matter of Luoyang is reported back, they are afraid that they will regret the lack of capital. ”

When Yang Man heard this, he frowned and said, "You are also a member of the Yang clan, so you can't listen to what you say?" The sheep clan is developed, even if you ...... in the future There are benefits too. ”

When Yang Xianrong heard this, he finally quieted down, and then he was a little angry, and he didn't know what he was angry about.

"The clan already knows about Luoyang." Yang Man said.

"So fast?" Yang Xianrong was a little surprised.

"It's been more than a month." Yang Man said helplessly: "Besides, such a big thing, even if it can't be rushed back to Mount Tai for five hundred miles, you have to send your henchmen back quickly, right?" ”

"They're finally intrigued?" Yang Xianrong sneered.

Yang Man glanced at her and said, "The clan plans to fight for it and let Chen Hou marry your second uncle's little lazy wife." ”

"Little lazy, she dares!" The sheep's eyes widened with anger.

Yang Man chuckled and said, "I wrote to dissuade me." ”

Yang Xianrong felt a little calmer, and said: "What are those old fools in the clan thinking about all day? ”

The "second uncle" mentioned by Yang Man is named Yang Yanzhi, who is the younger brother of Yang Xuanzhi, the father of Yang Xianrong.

After the death of Yang Xuanzhi, he directly abandoned the official and returned to Taishan's hometown to avoid the limelight.

"The clan is really moving this time." Yang Man said: "The position of Prime Minister of Lu is bound to win. There is also some relationship on the side of the country, and he will find a way to use it. ”

The country of Lu is in the south of Taishan County, and there are many sons and protégés of the Yang family who serve in the country of Lu, and they have great influence.

As for the country, it is more complicated.

First of all, the Yang clan and the Xiahou clan of the state of Qian had a marriage and had a close relationship.

Secondly, the Kanghuan clan of the state of Qian Guolong is friendly with the Taishan Goat clan - it can even be said that he has been attached to the sheep clan.

Huan Leopard, who was born in the Huan family, once served as the master of Yang Xianrong's grandfather Yang Jin (then the right servant of Shangshu), which can be described as a confidant.

Yang Xianrong listened silently, and suddenly asked a question: "Will Shao Xun accept it?" ”

When Yang Man heard this, he was not surprised.

He knew that this sister was still very discerning and could figure out a lot of things, but the problem was Shao Xun.

Yang Man once had a deep discussion with Shao Xun about the matter of the soldiers, thinking that this matter would shake the status of the family.

Shao Xun did not deny it.

Judging from the contacts in the past few years, Shao Xun is not the kind of person who is brainless, and he is different from people from humble backgrounds like Zhang Fang and Gou Xi, who have the means and ability to make the scholars recognized.

Will he accept Yang's "kindness"?

If the country of Lu and the country of Qian are taken care of by the Taishan Goat Clan, can they accept this kind of thing?

Yang Man felt that he had to try it again.

Perhaps, after the news of Lu Zhi's appointment as the assassin of Yuzhou spread, there were too many scholars in the Central Plains who wanted to know and test Shao Xun.

If there is a choice, these scholars should want to change to someone with a better background to take charge of the authority of Yuzhou, but now they don't have a choice?

Liu Qiao, Pei Xian, Wang Shiwen......

The former was directly beaten by Shao Xun without a human appearance.

Pei Xian abandoned the army and fled.

Wang Shiwen was defeated and died.

Changing one scholar after another, changing the soup without changing the medicine, it's useless.

Two months ago, it was rumored that Shile would cross the river to the south, and Yuzhou was full of rumors and panic.

After a few years, the scholars of Yuzhou probably have no choice, and they are not so resistant to Shao Xun, who was born in a military household, taking charge of Yuzhou.

Whoever can protect their interests will be supported by them.

Yang Man once thought that if Shao Xun was willing to delegate local power, he would be able to gain a firm foothold in Yuzhou within a year or two.

Is he willing to do that?

In the past few days, there have been rumors that Shao Xun will go to the fiefdom of Chen County after the New Year.

For the scholars of Yuzhou, this is an eye-catching trip, which may determine the future of the Central Plains.

Shao Xun's words and deeds have determined the backs of many people.