On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, on the 24th day of the second lunar month, there was still ice quietly melting on the river.
The frozen ground was still hard. Li Yi began to plow Zhuangzi.
All the plows were made of iron. The strong cattle and horses were harnessed and they began to move forward on the ice stubble in the field.
Plowing like this was too harmful to the livestock. After a long time, the livestock's limbs would be cold.
However, Li Family Zhuangzi did not care. After plowing for an hour, the cattle and horses came up to rest and were replaced.
The cattle and horses that were replaced were not very satisfied. They had not plowed to their heart's content. I can do it. I have strength. I don't feel cold.
In fact, they thought too much. There was still work to be done later.
The first round was shallow plowing. The ice on the surface was removed. Then, the methane fertilizer would be poured in. Half a row would be changed to the previous ridge and furrow.
Half a row would be changed to the ridge and furrow.
The whole field had to be plowed thoroughly. Then, Li Yi would take a sample to check the pH level.
Once the soil was filled with water and fertilizer, he would take a sample to know what mineral fertilizer to add.
"Dongzhu, it's too early to plow." Song De came over to persuade him. Who plowed in the first lunar month?
"There will be a drought this year. From now on, there will be less rain. We have to soak the soil first. Don't expect much spring rain."
Of course, Li Yi knew when to plough. There were still more than two months to plant rice and paddy fields.
The seedlings also needed more than a month to grow. The grapevines that were buried in the soil for winter still needed some time to be dug out. At the same time, they needed to be fertilized and watered.
The vegetables in the greenhouse could not be stopped, especially the carrots. They had to be seeded this year.
Then, some of the seeds would be sent to the south for the Agriculture Temple to plant. Some of the seeds would be planted in the north in the greenhouse.
Song De did not know Li Yi's comprehensive plan. He was surprised and asked, "There will be a drought this year?"
"There is less rain than in previous years. We have many rivers here. The eight rivers around Chang 'an. We can use water, but other places can't. Especially the large area east of Taihang Mountains. "
Li Yi had nothing to hide. He told the steward and the steward arranged it accordingly.
"Understood, Dongzhu." Song De did not ask any more questions. He had to take action to deal with the drought.
In his heart, the owner's words were right.
The mud from the city was also sent over and registered one by one. Then, the mud was checked and stored well. It was moisturized and kept warm. When the kiln was opened, it would be made into various utensils and sent in.
If someone wanted money, they would give it to them. If they didn't want money, they would give them pottery.
The other places were stewing charcoal to make charcoal.
Many people in Chang 'an knelt down when they saw Pei Yaoqing. Pei Yaoqing almost cried.
He didn't dare to accept it. If the commoners knelt, he would use his fastest speed to avoid them and help them up from the side.
One was afraid of His Majesty. If His Majesty knew who came up with the idea, he would not be able to accept such a great gift.
The other reason was that he was afraid that his longevity would be shortened. This was such a great plan for the benefit of the people. Did he want to take credit from the heavens?
In order to push it forward, Li Yi even threw out the stewing method.
If he dared to take it for himself, he would be punished by the heavens.
"How's the guidance for the spring plowing coming along?" Li Longji asked in Xingqing Palace during the court meeting.
"The irrigation works are under supervision." Minister of Works Wei Zhigu stepped forward and said. He had recovered from his illness and was full of energy.
He was now in charge of the Ministry of Works and did not let Li Yi down.
He understood that he had taken a trip around the gates of hell.
At that time, he was so sick that the imperial physician said that taking medicine was useless. The Heavenly Earth urgently sent over new medicine.
"I have ordered that the new compost method be implemented with the excuse of increasing the harvest in autumn. In addition, the new farming tools are ordered to be promoted by the Agriculture Bureau. "
Yao Chong said.
Zhang Shuo followed, "The various prefectures have spread the news. It is estimated that the majority of the regions will believe and accept it next year or the year after."
Lu Huaishen lowered his head and didn't say anything. There was nothing to say. Yao Chong had taken care of all the important matters. Zhang Shuo was very active in the other matters.
The matters that were in his hands were all trivial. He handled them seriously and handled them one by one.
If Li Yi knew Lu Huaishen's current state, he would definitely praise him.
The history books said that Lu Huaishen was the Prime Minister who accompanied him in eating. Whenever there was a big matter, he would give it to Yao Chong.
In reality, it was the small matters that were the most important. The Prime Minister spoke for the big matters of the country, and the Deputy Prime Minister took care of the small matters. Was it wrong?
Lu Huaishen had done it well. I won't argue with you.
You said that you wanted to increase the support for small and medium-sized enterprises. Based on local characteristics, the various prefectures and officials did their best.
I just wanted to see what the prefectures needed and whether to give it or not. Whoever wanted to build a water project, I didn't say anything about the big financial grants, but I signed off on the small ones.
That was why Li Yi wanted to protect him. It seemed that he didn't do anything big, but the small matters were actually the most important.
Sending troops to foreign countries, especially the military deployment to resist Tubo and defend against the Turks, was a big matter.
Lu Huaishen didn't care, but he would sign off on some small requests from the various prefectures to increase the number of weapons.
He did a good job. If he wasn't sick, he could make up for all the omissions of Yao Chong.
Was this the Prime Minister who accompanied him in eating? Was he looked down upon? Was it right for him to compete with Yao Chong?
Therefore, he just listened. In any case, many trivial matters had been signed.
"What about the smelting?" Li Longji looked at Wei Zhigu.
"The charcoal is being simmered. The craftsmen said that the person who came up with this plan must have hidden the universe and followed the rules," Wei Zhigu replied loudly.
"How are the people?" Li Longji asked Pei Yaoqing, who had been summoned.
"They want to kneel when they see me. I'm afraid." Pei Yaoqing first spoke of his troubles.
"Haha!" Li Longji laughed. The others smiled.
"At least you can say what you think. Otherwise, why would I go to the Li Family Zhuangzi to ask for a plan?"
Li Longji was very proud. Look, you all can't do it. I'll go find Brother Yi personally.
Then he said, "Think more and think about it from the perspective of the people. If I go to the Li Family Zhuangzi too often, won't you feel guilty?"
"I know." Yao Chong took the lead. He was indeed very hardworking. He always went outside to observe the people.
But Li Yi coming up with a plan wasn't a matter of whether you wanted to or not. It was a matter of whether you asked or not.
Who would have thought that he would ask people to throw mud before planting in the spring? It wasn't even close, okay?
Asking hundreds of thousands of people what they did to earn money in the winter, was this a question a human would ask? Was this a question a human would ask?
Then they came out. Making ice lanterns and shaking briquettes.
Then it was spring. It wasn't time for planting, yet they asked hundreds of thousands of people what they did.
Then when the time came for the two seasons of harvest, wouldn't they have to ask again?
Looking at the history books, Shang Yang's reform was so powerful, but he didn't solve it.
"Also, I'm almost familiar with the accounts of the various prefectures. In the future, I'll report it accordingly.
I want to see it personally. The Ministry of Revenue will produce the chart. Tell me to find the problem. My family will enter the Yeting Palace.
Don't think I don't understand. I'll probably take the accounts to Zhuangzi by the Ba River. Someone will understand. "
Li Longji began to threaten. Ever since he found out about the simple principles of falsifying accounts and checking them, he felt inflated and was prepared to audit the entire world.
When the officials heard the two words Ba River, they understood. They hurried back to investigate. If the accounts were accidentally burned, they would capture the officials and their families. They would either tell the truth or kill them all.
"How's the imperial examination going?" Li Longji had many questions today.
"We'll definitely select talents for Your Majesty. We'll refer to some places in Ba River." Yao Chong was helpless. The 42 students had all been recorded and decided internally.
"No favoritism." Li Longji emphasized and then said, "There were a few people who wanted to take advantage of others. Where did they run off to?"
"Five. Ba River's Li Family Zhuangzi." Zhang Shuo turned into a teleprompter.
"Ah, the ten Western Turkic families recently …" Li Longji naturally changed the topic.
However, everyone understood that the five students who went to Li Family Zhuangzi last year were useless.
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