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

Lu An's love for his younger brother was very effective. No matter what the kid who was just named Zheng thought of this brother, at least Zhao Ji and Yiren liked him very much, and even packed some pastries and candies for him to take away.

Most of these things are congratulatory gifts sent by others before, and they are all specialty snacks of each family, and they can't be bought outside.Zhao Ji can't eat these indigestible foods now, and even in winter, the pastry can't stand it, so the stranger simply gave it to Lu Xiaoan, who looks very edible.

I don’t know that Lu An, who is defined as very edible by others, his eyes are shining when he looks at these colorful pastries, but what attracted his attention the most was that Zhao Ji gave him a jar of Zhejiang, which is a special product of Chu State in the south. It is a product at the national gift level, and its price is comparable to gold.The person who gave the gift was also very generous, but the even more generous one was the alien couple who gave it to Lu An with such a big wave of their hands.

Regarding the refusal of Lu Buwei and his wife, Yiren was so forthright that he made a decision.

Although they didn't say it, Yiren believed that the Lu family was their benefactor.Without Mr. Lu's guidance, how could he have come to this day, and Mrs. Lu did her best when Zhao Ji was giving birth? Zhao Ji and her servants also told him that if Mrs. Lu didn't take care of Zhao Ji, this life might not have been taken. Come back, Yi Ren is very grateful for this.As for Lu Anna, he didn't mention it, after all, he recruited a lucky baby, and even recruited a big fat boy for him.

Yiren now loves the house and Wu, and his affection for the Lu family is almost overwhelming. When the family left, he slipped a bag of rice over, saying that it was for Lu Xiaoan to make rice soup.

Rice soup is a food that feeds people, but it is rare in the north. Don’t look at this bag of rice. If you put it outside two years ago, you can replace it with a donkey. Now it’s not good. The commodity economy in Zhao State is on the verge of collapse. There is no way to sell less rice here, and everyone would rather exchange the same money for more corn back.

Of course, merchants would not purchase if there is no demand in the market. This bag of rice should also be a New Year gift from Chu State.Lu Buwei probably knew what was in his mind, and he refused to send him off again, so he took his wife and children into the ox cart.

Although Lu Buwei refused, the stranger still sent him out the door. He saw Lu An being carried into the ox cart by Lu Buwei, and suddenly said softly, "The day when Mr. Riding in the carriage will not be far away."

Lu Buwei was taken aback for a moment, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your auspicious words, sir."

The teacher and the student looked at each other, and there was a tacit understanding.

Lu An's prudence and dignity did not last long. As soon as he got home, he pestered his mother to eat the expensive Zhejiang. Of course, Mrs. Lu would not refuse her son, but for the sake of his son's millet teeth, she only took one for him. She mixed the spoon with water and steadfastly refused her son's request to take the Zhejiang to the college to share with the seniors. Judging from the fact that her son even gave a piece of honey to the young master, she felt that the Zhejiang was the last It will definitely only enter the son's stomach.

Shock!

Mother, how can you not believe me!Wo wouldn't do that!Mrs. Lu smiled and moved her son's little hand away from holding the Zhejiang jar.

When it comes to eating, she doesn't believe her son at all, not only does she not believe it, but the next day she puts her son in a bullock cart to go to school.

Hey, don't say, my son exists, I miss him when he is not at home, but I really dislike him after being at home for a long time, but under his son's hard work, Mrs. Lu brought him some rice to Xun Qing's place. Some of them were gifts from young masters and strangers, and some were sent by Mrs. Lu from Weiguo.

Weiguo is also north of the Yellow River, theoretically speaking, it is not suitable for growing rice, but Lu An had previously conducted an experiment at home to repair the cold field, enclosing this part of the field and releasing water to grow rice.

These lands are mainly due to the high frequency of planting and the depletion of nutrients. However, after a period of water storage and exposure to the sun, a layer of fluffy algae grew quickly on the bottom of the water, although it was not to the extent that it immediately changed from a cold field to a warm field. But the condition of the soil is visibly starting to improve.

On the other hand, the effect of warming and nourishing the land with ordinary fertilization methods is also effective. Mr. Lu is very quick-witted. He asked people to buy barren land in many parts of Qin State at an extremely cheap price, and then used the same method locally. Start governance.

Qin's land management is stricter than other countries, but in order to supply the 10 people of the Qin army with food and grass, Qin's domestic economic conditions are also on the verge of collapse.Even if the state of Qin doesn't like businessmen anymore, it has to compromise to please these groups who can help supply food and grass at this moment.

In addition, in the state of Qin, there is still Lu Buwei at this level, which is not particularly face-saving, and at least he can say a few words. The acquisition went very smoothly.

In fact, Mrs. Lu felt a little embarrassed.

Most of the working capital of the Lu family was mobilized by Lu Buwei. He didn't have much money at his disposal. If not, he could take advantage of this golden opportunity to buy more middle and upper-class land in Qin.

But Lu Buwei persuaded his father to buy some inferior land, it's okay, and it doesn't matter.

The old Qin people hold grudges very much, now you are taking advantage of the fire to rob, they can only wait with a smile, and when the old Qin people come back out of breath, they will definitely try to punish you.

The laws of the state of Qin are strict, and foreigners will inevitably have a slack time even if they adapt to the place. Wouldn't it be that people use knives and me as fish and meat?It's better to keep a low profile now and get a good impression first.

Mrs. Lu thought for a moment to express his understanding, then waved his hand to express that the opportunity was too rare to let go, so he took out his coffin and bought another batch of inferior fields.

What else can Lu Buwei do?Of course, he then used the relationship network he had planted in Qin to take care of him in many ways.

The state of Qin encouraged farming, and many farm tools in the state of Qin had already been converted from bronze to iron. Under such circumstances, it was more convenient to remediate the local soil than defending the state.

However, the disadvantage is that Qin State recognizes private ownership of land ownership, but Qin State has a high degree of concern and control over land degradation and agricultural output per mu.

Although it is your land, it is not acceptable to plant it casually or leave it unplanted.

Even though the Lu family bought inferior fields, and many of them had negligible output, the unit output was clearly stated during the handover.As soon as the local official in charge of notarization heard that the Lu family bought land and did nothing, they planned to surround it to store water. Their thick eyebrows were immediately knotted. A day later, the shopkeeper in charge of the Lu family's purchases was approached for a heart-to-heart talk.

After learning that the Lu family did this to raise land, and that the treasurer of the Lu family took out a whole set of work notes to prove that they had a plan, a plan and a plan, this incident was immediately reported layer by layer, and finally in May Later, it arrived at the table of King Zhaoxiang.

This is absolutely impossible to happen in other countries, but in Qin State, whether it is the smoothness of government orders or the attention of the top of the country to the field, it is far more than other countries, and the management method of Qin State based on counties and counties is in the country. The transmission of information and the responsibility of officials have absolute advantages.

King Qin Yingji read the bamboo slips handed over word by word, and immediately summoned Zhi Su Nei Shi and a group of officials in charge of farming to investigate whether it was feasible, and ten days later, King Qin personally approved the letter of approval When it was distributed to the local area, the renovation of the Lu family's farmland kicked off.

It has to be said that King Qin’s move was really bold. When he issued the letter of approval, the Battle of Changping had not yet officially broken out, but at that time, the internal grain storage of Qin State had run out. All the food was transferred away.Although the Lu family purchased inferior fields, inferior fields did not have any yield. If ordinary people would choose to seek stability rather than change at such a critical time, King Qin was willing to make this attempt. .

Prime Minister Fan Ju had a different opinion on this matter. He collected the land property purchased by the Lu family during this period, and investigated and summarized the past output of this part of the land property. That is also a number that should not be underestimated.

Fan Ju handed the information to the King of Qin. He was not against the Lu family for the sake of opposition, but as the Prime Minister of Qin who was sending grain and grass to the front line, he did not support such an experiment now.

The source of Qin’s grain and grass is taxation. It is true that the Lu family has shown that they are still willing to pay taxes and fees when the land is idle. What for dinner?And what kind of fluctuations will the local people's grain lose the supply of this part of the field?These are invisible losses and potential dangers.

Moreover, this Lu family is a group of merchants who suddenly entered the state of Qin in the past few years. Before that, they only traded goods, but now they suddenly intervene in the land. It is still such a large area of ​​land, Fan Ju had to think about it.

"I don't agree with you or not," Fan Ju said respectfully, "It's just that I really think this move is too risky, please think twice."

"You don't know something," Qin Wang Yingji chuckled, and gently placed the memorandum handed over by Fan Ju on the table. "Do you know what background this Lu family businessman... has?"

Fan Ju was stunned, and in his memory, he recalled the kinship of the people in the court and the relationship of the seven surrounding countries in his mind, but he didn't get any inspiration.

Yingji was not surprised that he didn't know about it. He clicked on the word Lv on the desk case, "This is a businessman from Wei State, not the big Wei State, but the small one."

"This businessman traveled around Xianyang before, and finally connected his relationship with An Guojun's backyard..."

Fan Ju's face suddenly turned aside, An Guojun is the prince, and it is not a big deal for this small country businessman to reach the prince's backyard, but it is a big deal to say it from the mouth of the king.

What is this man's intention?

Ying Ji waved his hand, "Don't be nervous, he just meddled in An Guojun's establishment of an heir."

Doesn't that make you nervous?Fan Ju's heart skipped a beat. "Here, is this the disciple of that young master?"

"A doorman? I'm afraid not." Yingji is over sixty years old, and he has sat on the throne for more than forty years. Although he is old and his eyes are a little blurry, his heart is clear.

Yingji has many descendants, and An Guojun himself is his second son. The crown prince died six years ago. Two years later, because of his old age, he made his second son the crown prince for the sake of the country's stability.

An Guojun is not the most useful among his sons. On the contrary, he has mediocre qualifications and no ambitions. It's just that he was a hostage in the State of Zhao and made some contributions to the country. , the status is also suitable, so Ying Ji supported him as the prince, which is justified.

And after becoming the prince, An Guojun's only contribution is to keep giving the old winner... Yingji is naturally dissatisfied with this son, he taught him, scolded him, but he didn't make any progress. There was no better way, so he set his sights on his grandchildren.

It is a pity that although Mr. An's offspring are large in number, their quality is not high, and the bad bamboos have not produced good shoots.

Yingji didn't bother to care about the things in his son's backyard at all, but the news that his son had suddenly established an heir earlier made Yingji look sideways.

An Guojun's establishment of an heir is not a big deal, nor is it a small thing.

The statement of establishing an heir is quite ambiguous, saying that he is the heir, but he has not opened the ancestral temple, nor has it been officially announced, nor has he ever asked the suzerain, that is, his father, for the title, which is somewhat ambiguous.But An Guojun is the prince after all, so he may not just say it casually.

Some people say that this is the foresight of An Guojun. After all, Zhao Guo is still at war with Qin. If it is officially canonized, then the hostage Qin gave to Zhao will become the heir to the throne, and a certain one who is now the prince The situation with the son was quite different.

An Guojun didn't formally ask for a title for his son, just to leave room for change.

But based on what Ying Ji knew about him, these people all overestimated him.

The prince just agreed to his wife casually, but turned around and regretted it a little.

But Ying Ji had some expectations for this grandson. There are many sons who can move their ideas on Hua Yang, but the one who can succeed...but this is the only one.

It can be regarded as some means.

He didn't express his opinion on his son's actions, he just wanted to see if this grandson could come back from Zhao country by himself.To be able to come back on his own, at least his strategic courage is half-qualified.

Of course, even though he didn't care, he also investigated his grandson's situation, and the name Lu Buwei came into his eyes.Now that the Lu family came to Qin to buy land, Ying Ji felt a certain amount of money in his heart as soon as he got in touch.

He was a little curious, and also a little looking forward to what Lu Buwei would do.

No one knew about King Qin's psychological activities. They only knew that the Lu family's land was approved to allow them to conduct experiments. Of course, the land tax still had to be paid as usual.

Although most of the fields purchased by the Lu family are inferior fields, there are also good and bad ones. Some are caused by soil quality problems, some are caused by salinization, and some are lost in fertility. The treatment methods are different for different situations.

Several saline-alkali lands in relatively good condition have been washed repeatedly, and after half a year of water storage, the salt in the upper soil has basically been washed away.After repeated cultivation and drying with mixed fertilizer, the land was inserted with seedlings following the tail of the rainy season.

That's right, the Lu family completely transformed dry fields into paddy fields.

The reason for the salinization of the soil in this area is that it is close to the river, the groundwater level is high, and it is also a wind-facing outlet. The soil surface transpiration is intense. The soil here is loamy soil. The surface soil is blown dry by the wind, and the soil capillary pumps the groundwater. Come up to feed the surface, the water is evaporated, and the salt naturally accumulates.

——Of course, these people don't know these principles. They just analyze the various characteristics written in the governance booklet to judge how to govern.

In fact, it is very simple. The groundwater level is high and the soil is loamy. There is river water nearby for irrigation. As long as the drainage measures are taken care of, it is the best land for paddy fields.

The paddy field will keep the soil surface moist and accumulated water, no matter how intense the transpiration effect is, and no matter how huge the salt accumulation is, it can be easily solved by releasing water and diverting water.

Moreover, rice itself is a slightly alkali-resistant plant, and the capillary transport is two-way. When the surface soil is wet, the capillary will transport water to the ground, and over time, the salt under the soil layer will gradually be diluted.

The reason people here don't think of this is actually quite simple.

This is the north of the Yellow River, and the usual crops are mainly millet and bean. Especially in recent years, the Qin army has frequently fought, and a large number of local young and middle-aged people have been transferred.Under the shortage of population, it is natural to only grow millet that is hardy and can be grown in rough.

Rice, a plant that requires intensive cultivation and frequent service, is naturally not on their planting list.

The local villagers were stunned when they saw the group of people bent over and lined up to insert the seedlings into the paddy field, but when they saw that the rice actually grew into fruit in this "broken field" , and in terms of the quality of this piece of land, there was even more commotion after a result that could be called a bumper harvest.

The Lu family didn't care about the old Qin people who were circling around their fields every day to observe them. They hurriedly sent the batch of rice grain to Weiguo. That, and wrote a letter to praise the eldest grandson, and exaggeratedly said that this is the most fragrant rice he has ever eaten.

Lu Buwei was very calm after reading the letter. He quietly wrote this letter, which was full of the old father's boastful words to his grandson and all kinds of disgust for himself. But let Lu An take all the rice, which can be said to be the result of Lu An's struggle, to the school.

When seeing off, Lu Buwei's expression was so deep that he told his son that rice nourishes people, and reminded him to share this happiness with his brothers and husband.

Lu An, who didn't know...

He made maltose out of the rice.

That's right, after begging for Zhejiang and being coquettish, Lu Xiaoan rolled up his sleeves and started to do it himself!

... It was his senior brother who mainly did the work, and Lu Xiaoan was not as tall as a stove.