A misty rain painting the hometown

"By God's blessing, the emperor summoned and said: The magistrate of Jianan County is diligent, respectful and thrifty, and has acquired the skill of good people to make cattle plow the fields. This is what the government and the people are looking forward to. Now, he is ordered to promote the fine methods, so as to implement the government and the people's reality, so as to enrich the country and strengthen the people. Here it is!"

Hong Shengshi led all the people in the county government to kneel and send Dianhe away, and said happily in a boat.

"A promotion to a high position is imminent!"

Hong Shengshi smiled without saying a word, and rushed to Guzhong Village with the people.

Below the ancient courtyard, Gu Ji is teaching everyone how to farm cattle.Hong Shengshi didn't interrupt anyone, and mixed with Zhou Cheng into the crowd of onlookers, watching Xin Niu gradually learn and get used to it.When Gu Ji found the person, he handed over thin bamboo strips and the villagers who wanted to learn from him.

"Magistrate Hong, can Zhou Zhishu agree with this law?"

Hong Shengshi looked at the big villa above and said with a smile.

"Let the cow off the shoulders of the people. Who would dare to deny it?"

"Detailed entry to the estate."

Gu Ji took the two of them into the bamboo garden at the second gate, set out tea and fried pumpkin seeds, and talked in detail about the promotion of cattle farming.The four of Zhao Shu made lunch.In the hall, Hong Shengshi was beaming with joy and nodded frequently.

"It's very reasonable. In this way, men don't have to live in the same room, and they can go out to earn money for their families. Women can do light spinning and spend their days leisurely. The sewage of cattle can also fertilize the fields, which is good for crops. It is really beneficial and harmless."

"The promotion policy of Gujihui's detailed book will be handed over to Hong County Magistrate. I hope that Sinong Temple will issue a general announcement soon, and it will be vigorously promoted in the future."

After lunch, Hong Shengshi and his wife hurried back to the yamen, Gu Ji went to watch the grafting in the field, and went to the capital again the next day, took the reserved farm tools, and personally taught the method of grafting slaves.Thirty acres of one-year fruit trees were all grafted in mid-March.

Fifteen acres of three-year-grafted fruit trees are sparsely bearing fruit, and the only fruits are peaches, plums, and pears.When the size is no longer wild, the fruit of the flowers and withers has already appeared huge. Now the green peaches are as big as a baby's fist, the green plums are the size of a thumb, and the pear blossoms have just finished.An acre of grapes is not like two years ago, just topped with bunches of fat yellow flowers.

At the beginning of April, Sinong Temple perfected the cattle farming method and issued an imperial edict.

Every three villages build their own [-]-square-meter cattle-raising yards, including forage warehouses and breeder's living quarters.

The breeders can be poor households in the three villages, or they can hire outsiders. The feeding money is five taels of silver a year, and they mainly raise [-] cows in captivity and take care of [-] sets of tools.

The market price of a farm ox is 25 taels of silver, and a set of farming tools is 15 taels of silver.

A complete set of cattle and farm implements can be rented to village households at the price of [-] Wen and [-] catties of young grass or [-] catties of dry fodder within one hour of going to the ground.At the time of renting, the three villages are assisting the breeder to record the account, and at the end of each month, the government sends messengers to check the account.

Cattle and agricultural implements can also be sold to wealthy households and landlords for a set price of 40 taels of silver, and all are registered in the register.Farm cattle, whether public or private, must not be killed. After death, they will be reported to the officials and buried in a pit in the village.

Promptly report all those who have killed or injured farm cattle because of private expenses, greed, idleness, refusal to rent, laziness, or cruel treatment, and they will be rewarded by the government.

Once the defendant is verified, he will be sent to the official immediately and sentenced to severe punishment.

False accusation, false accusation, and false accusation shall be severely punished.

Any privately owned calf must be registered in the county seat after birth. After weaning, it will be taken away by the county government and taken away by the county government, and the calf will be taken back and raised by the ancient courtyard.

Those who teach cattle farming skills will be registered and reported by the county government, and will be assigned to the administration of Si Nong Temple, and each person will be given a monthly salary of three taels of silver.

All of the above are public documents.

(The ancient courtyard paid three taels of silver to recycle and raise the calf.)

"Who is this article written for?"

Hong Shengshi looked at Gu Ji, and immediately let out an ooh.

"Cabinet drafted."

"Jianan County is naturally the first county to promote. Tanxiang County, Zixian County, Beilin County, Longtan County, and Liangming County can also be launched at the same time. First, prepare the cattle farms in each village. For 320 cattle, one village temporarily uses five cattle, and the three villages of Gu, Wang and Li don’t need cattle yards.”

Hong Shengshi nodded.

"It's so good. When I return to the Yamen this time, I will immediately send official documents to the three villages who are willing to build cattle yards. When fighting for autumn plowing, the cattle are all over the fields in Jianan County."

Guji laughed.

"It's natural."

Hong Shengshi asked again.

"I heard that the ancient courtyard was planned by Guji. I wonder if Guji can also plan for the village's small and medium-sized cattle farm?"

Gu Ji took a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and after a moment of ink, a small cattle yard had fallen on the rice paper, and he drew fine lines, built foundations, erected pillars and beams, and a three-hour map, and put the chai mao bathing room, kitchen, The hall, sleeping room, hay barn, and five cattle pens are also clearly drawn one by one.Ten pictures, but an hour.Both of them were a little dazed.

After Hong Shengshi finished reading, when the ink was dry, he put away the words together.

"Great talent Guji. You are busy with the spring plowing, and the two of us rushed back to the county government to make preparations."

In mid-April, 230 sets of shackles, plows, and harrows were put into storage in the ancient courtyard, and another [-] sets were ordered. Bailian Blacksmithing Workshop and Li's Woodworking Workshop stepped up work.

The [-]-acre vegetable field has sprouted vegetable cores. Gu Ji urgently recruited village women to pick them, wash and dry them, put them in stone cellars, and seal some of them into large vats for pickling.

Mangzhong, Wang, and Li villages do not use oxen, and each household only uses oxen as fodder.The field was very hot, and all the more than 320 cattle went down to the field, and the villagers and war slaves competed to be the first to plow the cattle.Meng Yu, Guan Xingzhu, Wen Baoan, Nian Chengxu, and Qiao Qi, the five county magistrates, were also full of enthusiasm when they visited.

"Blessed are the people."

Gu Ji made a good arrangement for the work of the ancient courtyard, called Li Hong and Zhao Shu, and distributed them one by one.He took ten sets of cattle farming tools and Li Ji and Wang Siyue drove south in a carriage.

In Jianan County, Qingqiu, a beggar from Mad Dian, and official slaves Mo Ying and Xiao Shangyou were taken away, and three more beggars and twenty official slaves were taken along the six counties.

In June, 320 head of cattle were ready for the fields.Each county sent three cattle officials to come to learn cattle farming techniques.The ancient courtyard exempts three people from board and lodging, and provides all conveniences.

The peaches and plums are ripe, and the fruit fragrance in the forest is attractive. The war slaves picked all of them and put them into the ice cellar at the bottom. I bought a shop and called it Yuan's Fruit Shop. The owner of the shop is Yuan Fei, and the shopkeeper is Gu Wei.

War slaves put water buckets in the ice cellar, wrapped the ice-covered fruit in thick felt, and transported them to Yuan's Fruit Shop on a cart for sale. They were sold out in three consecutive months, with a profit of 2000 taels of cash.

Autumn harvest in July, more than 300 cattle are plowed in the fields of six counties in autumn.It's autumn drought, Yao Yexiao is recruiting small laborers to provide food and shelter, thirty pennies a day, fetch water, and irrigate nearly a thousand acres of fruit trees.War slaves picked grapes from half an acre of land. According to Gu Ji's method, Gong Fan used wooden barrels to secrete juice from time to time, sealed them and stored them in the stone cellar on the No. 13 floor.

At the beginning of August, fifty beggars and seventy officials and slaves arrived at Changguyuan. There were nearly a thousand cows, fifty wild boars, a thousand pheasants, five hundred badgers, moso bamboo forests, rubber forests, and coconut forests in Changguyuan. The mango grove has become a microclimate.

In the central pavilion, the principal and senior officials gathered on the second floor, and made a roster of 120 eight people and 110 nine people.Gu Ji distributed a stack of policy articles in his hand, explaining in detail the method of transplanting moso bamboo and making drinking bamboo tubes.Coconut powder production method, mango grafting method and collection.

When Laiming County purchased winter clothes, Gao Yu brought five carpenters into the Guji carriage. The next day, the notice on the wooden frame posted the business law, just like the ancient courtyard, only beggars, and the monthly rule for official slaves is [-] Wen, war slaves are [-] Wen.After leaving Li Ji behind, Wang Siyue taught cattle farming, Gu Ji took Wuge, Qingqiu, and Gao Yu to Haikou County to buy war slaves.Hearing that the man had already entered the county, Wu Yiqing, the county magistrate of Haikou County, brought the servants to Aozi market early in the morning.

At the same time, in the capital city, Li Hong and Xu Tiao bought abandoned houses in Changshen Lane, Outer Street. The two bought the entire Changshen Lane several times in batches, covering an area of ​​over [-] mu.The area was too wide, and this incident alarmed the imperial court. Several major imperial merchants asked to see the emperor to prevent this matter, but the head of the six ministries and one cabinet fully supported it. There was no tax or low tax, and the treasury was always dissatisfied. Paying out of pocket to fill, I heard that the ancient courtyard has done a lot of great things for the people's livelihood, so Mo Hua agreed.

Aozi City, nearly a thousand war slaves were transported this time, and all of them were limp and paralyzed on the ground with their hands and feet bound.In the war between the two countries, North Korea seems to have shown signs of victory.Gu Ji looked at the black body on the ground, Er Fou looked at Wu Ge, and said cautiously.

"It's just medicine for softening tendons. It doesn't affect your physique. Everyone is strong and strong. You sell five taels of silver and one slave. Your Excellency is already a regular customer. Er Fou only sells four taels and one slave. You just need to keep in mind the war in Nanzhou." The slave trade law will do."

Gu Ji looked at Er Fou and touched the tip of his nose. The guards on both sides of Er Fou had already stepped forward.Wu Ge hastily translated it. Seeing him like that, these war slaves should have a great relationship with him.

"How many are there?"

"One thousand and seven slaves."

"Wu Ge took Qingqiu, Gao Yu went to buy enough biscuits, bun."

As soon as the three of them left, Wu Yiqing couldn't wait any longer, and went up to him first, and introduced himself.

"Young Master Gu, it's better to meet you than to be famous. It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Wu Yiqing, the county magistrate of Haikou County."

Turning around, he looked at Mei Ran, a middle-aged Confucian scholar in his forties with the appearance of a scholar-bureaucrat, who was standing in front of him, Gu Ji cupped his hands.

"The magistrate of Wu county is here, Gu Ji is far away to welcome you."

Wu Yiqing waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Mr. Gu can do things on his own. You must know that these war slaves did not have such good luck in the past. After two months, there are still more than half of them left, and the merchants have to transport them to farther regions by sea. Half of them died at sea and fell into the mouth of sharks. As many as the merchants sell war slaves, the government has also gained some benefits, but this has a lot to do with Mr. Gu, so I am very happy."

Guji smiled.

"They are also what I need. I can get money from all over the world and benefit others and myself. Magistrate Wu doesn't need to care about it. If the government hadn't set up this wharf and opened the sea, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet Guji's needs even if I raise money today."

Wu Yiqing nodded after hearing this.

"It is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty that Mr. Gu is so proficient."

The two stood and talked for a while, and Guji asked if there were coconuts in this county.Wu Yiqing didn't know what a coconut was, because it was near the sea, only three-eyed round balls were common, he thought for a while, recalled an ancient record, and finally said.

"Yes, it is a wild thing. There is also a village called Maoye Village. This village is everywhere, and there are countless forests by the sea."

"Maoye Village?"

Wu Yiqing said happily.

"Exactly, it is said that the three-eyed ball was derived from this village."

Three-eyed ball?Gujile, the name is so straightforward!

"Is this coconut very useful?"

Guji laughed.

"I don't know yet. After getting this thing, go back and drill for a while. If it is of great use, Gu Ji also hopes to have a place to stay here."

Wu Yiqing was ecstatic, and grabbed Gu Ji with both hands.

"Young Master Gu is unparalleled in the world, and he will definitely be able to use it to great effect. Wu Yiqing will prepare everything he needs here in Haikou. I hope Young Master Gu will remember what he said today."

Guji withdrew his hand and nodded.

"This thing is recorded in "Shang Wu Zhi", but it has no use. If a fruit grows above, it must have its use, and it must be used well."

"What Young Master Gu said is true."

Wu Yiqing raised his eyebrows slightly, it can be seen that his expression is both happy and complacent.Er Fou grumbled anxiously for a while, and the translator coughed with a distressed expression on his face.

"Do you want to buy two or three hundred war slaves in bulk?"

Gu Ji turned around and smiled at Er Fou for a moment.

"Two taels of silver and one slave, buy them all."

After hearing the translation, Er Fou grabbed Gu Ji's hand like a dog, wanting to lick it.Gu Ji hurriedly drew his hand.Wu Yiqing dragged Er Fou to translate the official way.

"Licking people's hands is the greatest disrespect!"

Gu Ji twitched the corners of his mouth, Er Fou was quite embarrassed when he heard the words, he nodded and bowed as if apologizing.Seeing that it was late, Gu Ji counted two thousand banknotes and Er Fou. Er Fou held a stack of bank notes and licked wildly, then took a list of war slaves written by the translator, handed it to Gu Ji, and led the guards Went to the pier.

"Magistrate Wu County, is the Yamen safe?"

"There is a county lieutenant and three thousand troops stationed there, so Gu Ji has nothing to fear."

"In Guji, the magistrate of Laowu County ordered all the servants to bring ten barrels of clean water. Feed less, don't be in a hurry, just take a mouthful."

Twenty guards went to the neighbors to borrow buckets and ladles, brought water, and worked hard.Wu Yiqing then told Gu Ji in detail the situation of several villages under his jurisdiction, and his intention was very obvious.

The quantity of [-] is huge, and the two biscuit shops and the three bun shops had to make another [-].Wuge, Qingqiu, and Gao Yu carried seven baskets of sesame seed cakes and five baskets of steamed buns, and put them on the stone platform. The three of them went to help feed the water. Finally, Guji hired a nearby five-carriage driver to help.

After half an hour, one thousand and seven people gradually regained their strength, and they all sat up, fortunately, there were no female contacts at this slave trade site.Wu Ge also spoke different languages ​​to the two men for a while.

"Untie and distribute food."

"Young Master Gu, these two were once the fourth-rank generals of the Mengsheng Kingdom."

Gu Ji looked at the two of them, they were three points like Wu Ge and Wu Mang, the three should be related by blood.Looking at the roster in hand, Gu Ji said.

"Ugan? Wumeng?"

Wu Gelian nodded.

"Take two people to find out the general and the civil servant."

Thirty generals and civil officials have gathered together, and they are all wolfing down the cakes or buns in their hands.

"It's getting late, how about letting them rest in the county government's wide field?"

Wu Yiqing was so enthusiastic, but Gu Ji felt embarrassed.

"Wu County Magistrate Kuan Ren, Gu Ji also has this intention."

"Wuge, do you remember what Guji said when we first met?"

Wu Ge nodded, his eyes were foggy.

"Today, you repeat it again, and then take them to the county government for a rest."