[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

As soon as the caravan left, Xia Anran devoted herself wholeheartedly to farming and mulberry and building the city walls. Maybe because last winter was not too cold, the mountain people did not go down the mountain, but it also proved that the defense facilities were relatively complete to a certain extent. of.

At the end of April in the lunar calendar, the climate in southern Fujian has completely warmed up.

There is an old saying here, "If you haven't eaten the rice dumplings for the May Festival, don't let the broken fur go." It means that before the Dragon Boat Festival, the climate here changes a lot. If the winter clothes are put away too early, it is easy to catch cold.

But once the Dragon Boat Festival is over, the climate will become hotter.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, he went to Fuzhou and ate rice dumplings with Shen Qi.

The weather started to turn hot, Fuzhou's defensive measures began to be built, and Shen Qi was not as free as before to come to Yongchun. Xia Anran naturally didn't care, it was only a two-day trip, and now the season is just right, so it's time to go Outing.

At first, Shen Qi was a little worried that he might encounter bandits when walking on mountain roads, but Xia Anran was very single, he carried a token with him, and said that if he encountered bandits, he would show the token to them.

Bandits only seek money, and generally they don't kill people, not to mention killing officials. In ancient times, killing officials was a serious crime, and the government might ignore it if they robbed money, but if they killed officials, they would definitely be searched and wanted.

Xia Anran took Xia Duoduo, one person, one goose and one horse, shuttled between Fuzhou Prefecture and Yongchun Prefecture, but never encountered bandits.

He was a little puzzled at first, but then he felt that Shen Qi had greeted him, so he didn't think much about it.

In fact, he didn't know that since the beginning of the year, the number of bandits had dropped significantly.

Because the caravan recruited warriors and guards, and now the number of troops in Fujian has increased, when there is no war, the garrison will go to the surrounding mountains to search for them when they have nothing to do, catch the bandits and take them back to redeem their military merits.

Bandits with regular guides and household registrations have gone down the mountain to work. Not to mention, there are quite a lot of such people.

The bandits without identity could only stay away from the location of the garrison, flee to the remote mountains, or go to other state capitals.

As for the bandits who were taken away, they were beaten by the garrison and applied for requisition for their hard work. Those who had a life lawsuit were set aside, and those with a clean record were set aside. The treatment of the two is naturally different. The latter is paid off for the crime He was let go. The former... just relied on this job to earn more money and leave it to his family.

This court still attaches great importance to human life cases.

Especially this kind of disaster.

This year, Nantai Port in Fuzhou built a tall earthen wall to prevent the Japanese. Since the beginning of spring, the governor of Fujian has also ordered the construction of attacking ships and training of the navy.

Because of the sea ban, the navy of this dynasty is weak and can only start from scratch, mainly focusing on defense, and attacking after the Japanese ships approach or land.

After all, Japanese pirates always want to land on the island, and after landing, everyone is an army.

In the era when there was no gunpowder, their thinking was not wrong, but the safety of merchant ships sailing at sea was not guaranteed.

This is also helpless.

In May of the lunar calendar, Yongchun County fell into a busy harvest.

Xia Anran stood by the side the whole time and watched them cut, thresh, and weigh the rice.

This is when the first season of rice in the south is ripe, and it is also the rush to harvest before the rainy season.

"Increased, increased!" Xia Anran shouted joyfully when she heard the weighing farmers, this field is where Xia Anran breeds rice paddy ducks. Of course, these ducks have been moved to other places since the rice began to fill. Although ducks do not eat seedlings, they will eat ears of grain.

Xia Anran watched the farmers put the baskets containing grains up to weigh them one by one, and the county magistrate nearby recorded them there. After he calculated the yield per mu, people immediately cheered.

Production has increased by more than [-]%.

Thanks to the joint efforts of fire dung, deep plowing, and paddy field ducks, the yield of this mu of land has increased by nearly [-]%.

But this is not the final answer, because this is a top-quality field, and the key depends on the overall yield. When the farmers hear that the yield has increased, the farmers will be more energetic in harvesting.

When this area is harvested, the average yield will increase by about [-]%, and the area where the rice field ducks are stocked basically reaches [-]%.

This proves that rice field duck breeding is indeed feasible.

The key point is that in this farming method, besides rice, ducks can also be harvested, and selling the ducks is another small income.

As an input, the farmers only fed feed at the beginning, because Xia Anran has a large breeding area and fewer ducks, so basically relying on various outputs in the paddy fields, he can feed these ducks.

But this is also a coincidence. There is no outbreak of animal epidemics this year. If there is an epidemic, this kind of breeding ducks will be very troublesome, because ducks are a kind of creatures that cannot control excretion. They eat a lot and pull a lot. If there are too many It is more polluting the environment.

So Xia Anran ordered the county magistrate to control the number of breeding, and this item should be recorded in the county book as a key point.

With a threshing machine, this paddy field will be harvested in just two or three days. Now the paddy field is being watered and soiled. This is the happiest time for children, because there will inevitably be various companion animals in the paddy field. There are some ducks, but the predation range of ducks is limited. They are confined in a field. For the animals in the field ridges, they are not confined, and they can swim to other fields through the drainage ditch.

It’s just that this year’s children have more competitors. Xia Duoduo took a group of ducks to the field row where the ban was lifted, and ate happily. The children’s exclamation and the noise of ducks and geese formed a song A touching early summer movement.

The adults don’t care about them, they are busy drying grains and preparing seedlings, and they have to finish these things before the rainy season, especially transplanting, if the seedlings fail to stand when the rainy season comes, it will cause The seedlings were washed away or drowned.

This can't wait at all.

After the end of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, Fujian has completely entered the rainy season.

When Anran arrived in southern Fujian last year, it was already the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and only experienced heavy wind and heavy rain

He did not experience the rainy season.

It was raining non-stop, and at this time he had to be thankful that the main road in Yongchun County was paved with composite soil, otherwise, in such a climate, his shoes would be soaked after a few steps.

The shoes used today are still layered soles. In the era without rubber, the soles here are made of cloth layer by layer. They are durable but not waterproof. If you accidentally step into a puddle, the shoes will be scrapped soon. , but smart Hokkien people wear straw sandals in this season. Although they are not waterproof, they dry quickly.

Xia Anran quickly changed into straw sandals and summer clothes, but Xia Duoduo liked the weather very much. He had been catching fish in the rice fields outside for dinner these days, and now he seemed to be the boss of the ducklings. When eating, no duck dares to speak loudly to it.

Of course, Xia Duoduo also takes good care of the younger brothers. He will try to bring back some food from outside the place where the younger brothers are confined to feed them.

Meiyu brings heat and precipitation, but reduces light at the same time.

The seedlings in this time period are easy to grow excessively, and the high temperature and high humidity environment is also easy to make the seedlings give birth to bacterial diseases.

And for paddy fields, high water levels are not conducive to rice tillering.

Tillers are the key to rice productivity. Theoretically speaking, rice tillers are unlimited tillers. It is said that the highest record is that one rice seed produces more than 1 tillers, and finally forms more than 100 ears of rice.

So Xia Anran mobilized farmers to open ridges to release water, but releasing water at this time would definitely take away the nutrients in the water. If it was modern, it would be necessary to supplement fertilizers, but Xia Anran did not dare to increase the amount of fertilizer in the high temperature environment, fearing that in case of danger Once there is fertilizer that has not been fermented completely, it will be fermented again in the field.

Fortunately, he asked the farmers to prepare some big bones.

The bone meal made by boiling the bones and crushing them has high phosphorus content. Although directly acting on crops is not conducive to absorption, the effect of bone meal will be accelerated when it acts on acidic soil.

Coincidentally, Yongchun County is basically acidic soil.

When the rainy season was about to pass, Xia Anran simply asked the farmers to drain all the water in the field ridges, and dug a few rows of roads in the mud under the rain, and buried a little bone meal every few steps.

Phosphorus fertilizer can promote the growth of plant roots, and when the roots grow, the nutrients they can absorb increase, which will naturally increase the number of rice ears.

This year's rainy season lasted intermittently for nearly half a month, and the plum rains were not counted until the beginning of June. As soon as the sun came out, Xia Anran hurriedly organized farmers to draw water to wash the seedlings.

Some villagers wondered why they were required to water the seedlings in the rice fields when the rainy season had just passed.Never done this before.

So Xia Anran took these people to the paddy field and showed them the muddy water spots on the leaves. Some of the muddy water was touched by the rising water level of the paddy field, and some were splashed on it. No matter what kind, it should not stay on the leaves. superior.

After the muddy water dries out, it will cover the pores on the leaves, hindering the respiration of the rice seedlings, and the organisms in the muddy water are complex and contain a lot of germs.

There is no sterilizing water here, the easiest way is to rinse with clean water while the rice seedlings have not been affected.

This set of sayings was unheard of, and the old farmer felt that it made some sense after hearing what he said, but diverting water to wash rice seedlings is not a small project. Now that the rain has just stopped, the water in the paddy field is still very turbid. If you want to wash it, you have to go to the well to fetch water.

Many farmers hesitated, and finally an experienced old farmer took a few puffs of dry tobacco and said, "What the county magistrate said is indeed reasonable. I thought about it carefully. Every time after the rain, I will Some seedlings were ruined. I thought it was boring before... Now that I think about it, they are indeed some of the more distant rice seedlings."

By saying this, he meant to support Xia Anran.

In the end, everyone generally decided to give it a try. After all, they don’t have many paddy fields, so it’s just a matter of carrying more water a few times. Now that there are wheelbarrows and sandy soil roads, it’s more convenient to transport water.

Xia Anran breathed a sigh of relief, and then watched everyone dig the ridges of the field to drain water, divert water to wash the rice, and re-bury the fertilizer.

Busy and sweating profusely.

Then at this moment, he got the news that the pirates had come.

This year's Japanese pirates may be because they failed to please last year, or because they failed to grab the food and grass that can survive the winter, or because they were caught off guard by the Fujian army, they came to loot ahead of time.

At the beginning, the Fujian army didn't realize it, because the policy implemented by the Japanese pirates was to seize the merchant ships in the open sea first, and then drive the merchant ships back. Humility to other boat owners, so that they are in a lower position, and they will not enter the port until it is almost sunset.

The time of sunset is commonly known as the time of encountering magic.

Although there are rumors that the yin gate was opened and the yang gate was closed at that time, there are many accidents that happened at dusk in modern times to testify.

In fact, it is inherited from human beings. Our ancestors worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, especially before the invention of lamps, and there was no nightlife, so people will feel sleepy reflexively at this time.

In addition, at this time, what the retina sees changes from bright to dark, which will give you a sense of peace of mind that you can sleep. This feeling is useless even if you turn on the light, and you will still feel sleepy intuitively. Of course, most people feel sleepy at first. It's back to normal after a few minutes.

And what the Japanese pirates seized was these few minutes.

They jumped off the ship that had just berthed and entered Nantai Port.

The sergeants in Nantai Port were unaware and caught off guard, and were approached by Japanese pirates disguised as carrying goods, and then the Japanese pirates pulled out Japanese swords from the cargo. The sergeants were caught off guard and were naturally unable to resist. Before the arrival of the garrison, they all died in the line of duty.

Their people climbed up to the watchtower as quickly as possible, and before the watchman saw that the situation was not good and wanted to call the police, he stabbed in from behind, and fearing that there would be accidents, he pinned the man's hand to the floor.

Afterwards, the rest of the Japanese pirates who had been scattered far away also landed, nailed the man to the ground, and then laughed and slaughtered the port sergeants who hadn't noticed it.

At this time, it was the time when the officers and soldiers were handed over, and it was also the time for the barracks to serve meals, so the defense was relatively empty.In addition, the sun has just set, the lamps have not been lit, the vision is blurred, and the merchants and servants in the port have already left. In the port area, there are only a few workers who are ready to get off work after picking up their ship and a few workers who have just changed shifts. Sergeant only.

Apparently, these Japanese pirates planned to take advantage of the night, just like lurking on a merchant ship, pretending to be nonchalant, and when the sergeants came to change shifts, they would be caught off guard, and then they would sneak into the Fuzhou government in the middle of the night.

Before that, they plan to remove the goods piled up in the port. These goods are all goods from the north that have not been unloaded today. Although they don't know what is inside, they will not suffer any loss.

The head of the pirates was named Yamashita, and his elder brother died here last year. This year, he specially asked for six lives to avenge his death.

He directed his subordinates to throw the body into the sea, fetched a lot of water to wash away the blood in the harbor, and lit a few more torches. After all, it was getting dark, and Fuzhou City in the distance could see this place. Draw people in.

Yamashita and his men wandered around, breaking open a few cargo boxes from time to time to see what was inside, and seeing some wine, he ordered his men not to drink, but they were allowed to put the wine on board.

What a luxury.

He thought to himself, our country can't even afford food, but here we can use food to make wine.

He and his companions have not smelled the aroma of wine for almost two years.

There will be no grain piled up in the port area, and the main purpose of their visit this time is still for grain, for the white rice that has just been harvested.

Yamashita has already asked someone. The rice of the first season of this year has not been confiscated. He is going to wait until night and go straight to the treasury of Fuzhou. Although Fuzhou built a city wall this year, there is no city wall yet. At night, there is also a lot of grain in the fields outside Fuzhou City, and there will be granaries in the homes of the people.In addition to the goods shipped today, it is not a loss.

Although he was daydreaming, his eyes were fixed on the direction of the city wall of Fuzhou. The sergeants would change shifts every two hours. Now an hour had passed, and the sergeants would come from Fuzhou city in a while.

This is also the time when Fuzhou City is the most relaxed. After a while, they will kill all the visitors and put on sergeant clothes. No one will doubt them when they are active in the city.

Yamashita's idea is to grab Fuzhou and then go all the way south, and then there will be Xinghua, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou.

He heard that there is a thing called Sanhe soil in Fujian...

If you can build walls, build dikes, and pave roads, you have to find someone who can do this. If you go back and dedicate it to adults, adults should be very happy.

At this moment, he heard the sound of footsteps colliding with armor.

He didn't have time to think about why the person who changed the shift was earlier than what he found out, he just thought that his information was outdated, when the sound of marching footsteps outside stopped some distance away, he heard a loud voice shouting What.

Oops!

A flash of vigilance flashed in Yamashita's heart, he didn't expect this.These Fujian soldiers, they don't speak official language!

He immediately summoned his men, gripped the Japanese sword tightly, and prepared to rush forward when the Fujian army entered the port.

There are no more than 20 people in the port garrison. They have more than [-] people on standby now, and some people are moving goods. As long as they hear movement, they will come to support immediately.

Even if Fuzhou sent a garrison, they would be able to leave safely when they arrived here, and go to the next city to grab it again. Their biggest harvest is a merchant ship. As long as there is a merchant ship, this method is impossible for the Han people to guard against.

He didn't wait for the deep enemy army, but received arrows from the sky.

How can it be!How can they be sure that the person inside is not their own?

This kind of arrow array means that no one will be left alive!

Of course he didn't know that the man who spoke Hokkien called exactly "but my brother". He didn't get an answer, so he naturally knew the result.

Yamashita and the others immediately hid under the cover. Although he moved fast enough, an arrow pierced through his shoulder blade.

It's dark now, even if they light the torches, they can't see the arrows falling from the sky, and the officers and soldiers outside can't actually see inside, but they only need to shoot arrows into the air.

It can be described as... closing the door and beating the dog.

Yamashita didn't know how many of his men were left. He kept listening to the sound of arrows piercing the cage, the sound of passing through the flesh, and the screams of his subordinates.

He didn't dare to move, the place where he was now happened to be a dead corner, and no arrow fell.

But his not moving does not mean that the Han army is not moving.

The frequency of the arrows dropped, and just as Yamashita secretly thought that the opponent had run out of arrows, he heard the sound of military boots stamping on the ground.

The Fujian army actually came in. Could it be that they thought we were all dead?The Japanese pirates who were still alive grabbed their weapons one after another. Up to now, they thought that there were only twenty or so people outside. What they saw in the end was an army marching in with torches and shields. Although they couldn't see how many people came, they could I feel that the team is mighty, there are four to five hundred people.It is a brigade establishment!

how can that be!

To have such an organization, the garrison must have been dispatched, but how did the Fuzhou garrison know that there was an enemy attack on Nantai Port?

Obviously, the people on the watchtower were killed by them as soon as they came up!

The man was killed by his confidant at the foot of the mountain, and they kept listening, but they never heard the alarm bell from the watchtower.

Unable to understand, Shanshita suddenly turned his head and looked at the lookout tower. He saw a little fire above, and the light of the torch was flickering on and off. It was extremely erratic, and one hand was holding the torch outside.

impossible!

That person must be dead!

Yamashita heard his confidant say in disbelief, "And I nailed him to the ground, even if he was alive at that time, he couldn't move!"

Shanshita was furious, and slapped his confidant on the face, "Idiot, then tell me who is the person holding the torch?"

The Japanese pirates whose plan was completely disrupted were panic-stricken. They retreated step by step, trying to take advantage of the darkness and escape to the passenger ship before the Fujian army could see their position clearly. The plan failed.

When they got to the shore, they saw their own people driving the passenger boat slowly leaving the pier.

They were abandoned!

The Japanese pirates showed expressions of disbelief, how dare they!Master Yamashita is still here!How dare they escape?

Holding torches and shields, the Fujian army lit up the torches in the port area one by one.

When the flames were all lit, these Japanese pirates knew where they were wrong.

When they arrived at the shore, because the sky was dark and they were concentrating on killing the defenders, they didn't realize that Nantai Port was so rich that every few people placed a lamp, when all the lamps were lit, Everything in the port area has nowhere to hide.

And they only noticed the burning torches, and were smart enough to think that was all there was to it.

It's no wonder they, except for a very small number of people, couldn't see Nantai Port at night.Naturally, the people sent to explore the road before did not pay attention to this.

Facing the heavily armored and suppressed Fujian army, some people finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"Vote, I surrender! Don't kill me!!"

A Chinese-speaking pirate shouted, "I surrender, my, my mother is Han! I have half Han blood on me! Don't kill me!"

He used to be ashamed of this half of his blood. His mother was a captive Han Chinese who was bought back by his father with two catties of rice. That woman has never smiled. As long as he can remember, he has hardly seen her. My mother talked to my father, and even he didn't want to look at it.

Until he grew up, she began to teach him Chinese, but it didn't take long before she died of an epidemic, and she didn't smile until she died.

Although he is not ashamed of this impure bloodline, but for the sake of livelihood, through his later self-study and the customs and customs of the Han region that his mother occasionally told him, he can occasionally pretend to be a Han Chinese and sneak into the local area to inquire about some news. This is the reason why he can be accepted by Yamashita,

At this moment, he was very fortunate that he could speak Chinese, but before he could wait for the Fujian army's reply, his throat was cut.

A cold light came from behind, he struggled to turn his head, and saw a pair of resentful and jealous eyes.

Shen Qi was standing at the forefront with a saber in his hand. He watched the scene of fighting in the nest, but his expression did not fluctuate. He saw him slowly raise the saber to the sky, and the blade fell under the bright yellow light, "Kill."