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Immortal Master Chapter 69: Oxen Plowing and Ma Plowing

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    The new book "The Legend of Immortal Cultivation in the Infinite World" is uploaded, please collect, click and recommendThanks to Xiaojin beauty, shrank, Xuanyuan brothers for the reward If it were Zhao Ji in the past, it might be difficult to explain this truth to him.  He is definitely not a person with such great courage to move the capital, but Zhao Ji, who now knows his past and future lives, has already made up his mind.  "But think about leaving the prosperous and prosperous Kaifeng, which is like a paradise on earth, and running to this shabby place like Yanjing to establish a capital.  Just think about how difficult it is!  There is no rush now, it will be much easier after Yanjing is built first, and then we announce the relocation of the capital!  No one knows what Master Wen is thinking in his mind.  Just watching him leisurely circle around various construction sites, there is a lively scene everywhere.  Wherever they went, the victims fell to their knees like waves of wheat blown by the wind.  If it weren't for the powerful and steady flow of financial and material resources from the Song Dynasty, not many of them would have survived.  But I¡¯m afraid no one knows that the problem now is that the Song Dynasty can no longer support it.  Or to be precise, the imperial court could no longer support it.  "Father Shang, we have been exempted from taxes for three years. You and the officials have spent money so lavishly, and now you have to carry out such a large-scale project construction. The imperial court's financial resources cannot support it." Nie, the Minister of Household Affairs  Chang looked sad.  "Well" Heavenly Master Wen's gaze fell on Nie Chang, which made him tremble with fear, but he had to grit his teeth and said: "Even the official family has reduced their meals and entertainment, and many of the eunuchs and maids in the palace have been let out. Now  The royal expenses are less than 30% of the original amount!" Wen Fei smiled slightly. It seems that Zhao Ji was greatly stimulated and has undergone tremendous changes.  ¡°Now the treasury is almost clean enough to starve the rats to death!¡± Nie Chang continued to cry about poverty.  "That's simple. I see that the imperial court has a lot of redundant officials and soldiers. Let's just get rid of them! Even the officials have begun to save money, and the imperial court can't keep so many wastes, right?" Master Wen made an understatement.  But Nie Chang suddenly felt like he was struck by a thunderbolt of strength: "Father, you must not do it, you must not do it!" "If there is anything that must not be done, please tell me and listen to it?" Heavenly Master Wen Da didn't care.  Nie Chang¡¯s mouth opened.  I really want to say that even Wang Jinggong¡¯s reform movement did not dare to touch this issue.  Fan Wei Gong touched him earlier, but his head was badly bruised.  But think about it, can these two people compare to Shang¡¯s father now?  It can be said that the most powerful person in the Song Dynasty now is not the official family of the Song Dynasty, but the person in front of him.  The father-in-law in front of me has great achievements.  Super majestic through the ages.  When he boasted in front of Zhao Ji that he wanted to destroy the Xixia and Liao Kingdoms and bring chaos to the world, everyone listened to him as a joke.  ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that so many years later, this Heavenly Master Wen would not only destroy Xixia and Liao Kingdoms.  He even defeated the more ferocious Jurchens and more than doubled the territory of the Song Dynasty.  Restore the old rule of Han and Tang Dynasties.  Now, with his popular support within the Song Dynasty, coupled with the huge military power and financial resources he holds in his hands.  It can be said that even changing dynasties is easy.  It seems that the Wen Da Celestial Master in front of him has no intention of changing the dynasty. Even a suspicious official like Zhao Ji has no doubts about this Celestial Master Shangfu.  It is really a rare story in the history books!  Nie Chang was astonished in his stomach.  He couldn't express any objections.  Based on the current prestige of Master Wen, it is not an exaggeration to think that he was the founder of the country.  Taking advantage of the huge momentum of the recent defeat of the Liao Kingdom and the Jurchens, they used thunderbolt means to carry out reforms. At this time, no one dared to stand up and oppose.  Unless you are looking for death!  Wen Fei said coldly: "Nie Hubu has already been to the fertile land of Liaodong, right. How is it better than Henan Road?" Nie Chang smiled bitterly: "It's even incomparable to the two lakes, let alone Henan. I always thought that it was all outside the pass.  It is a bitter and barren land, but I never thought that there would be such fertile land in Liaodong. No wonder the Han Dynasty would establish four counties outside the pass. " Wen Fei nodded: "This is the most rare and fertile black land. It is a fertile soil given by God.  The foundation of our country's standing in the world will not be taken away, but it will suffer. No wonder the Khitan Jurchen and other countries will become stronger from here!" He pointed out: "I want to immigrate to Liaodong and give this God-given land to me.  Develop it." Nie Chang frowned slightly. He had seen how fertile the land was, so he would not object, but he found it difficult.  Said: "This matter is naturally a good thing, but immigration requires strong financial and material resources. Now the court cannot afford the money" "This dynasty does not suppress mergers, and the poor often have no place to stand. ThisAll places are friendly to immigrants, and there are redundant troops in all directions. Those who should be eliminated must be eliminated.  As for compensation, how about one person getting one hundred acres of land in Liaodong?  "Wen Fei has already made the calculation. When Nie Chang heard this, his mind suddenly became active: "That's right. If the court said how fertile and rich the land outside the pass is, there would definitely be more people who don't believe it.  But if Father Shang were to tell him, I think everyone would believe it!  I don¡¯t know how many people can be attracted to such a hundred acres of land.  I am afraid that many of the original landlords will not be able to find enough long-term workers" This is a credit issue. Governments in the past dynasties did not have enough credit in the eyes of the people. Instead, when something happened, they complained that the people did not believe it. But they forgot  If you don¡¯t know what you do on a daily basis, why should anyone believe it? But Heavenly Master Wen is different. He is a man of heaven descending to earth and walking on the earth. In addition, Heavenly Master Wen will never abuse his power.  Credit. Therefore, for ordinary people, it is much more effective than the words of the court. Coupled with the factor of religious belief, this kind of instigation is even more powerful! It is up to Nie to guide the direction!  Chang's own. This guy was also a capable minister in history, although his reputation didn't seem to be very great. Nie Chang immediately considered the details and various feasibility issues, and after much calculation, he was troubled by a difficult problem.  , said in embarrassment: "There is just one thing, Father Shang, that cow is not enough!  According to the practice of past dynasties, new resettlement is often organized by the government.  They would lend seeds, farm tools, and cattle to the people.  Everything else is fine, but the cattle are definitely not enough.  " Wen Fei showed a smile on his face: "It's easy!  " Nie Chang was shocked. He didn't expect that the problem that he thought was a huge problem was not a problem at all in front of Heavenly Master Wen Da. Shangfu was indeed Shangfu, so he had to listen to what good ideas Wen Da Tianshi could come up with. " Wen Fei  Smiling slightly: "There is a shortage of everything in this northern land, except for horses.  If you can't plow with oxen, then use horses!  " Nie Chang was dumbfounded when he heard this. He almost thought that Master Wen was joking. Can it be used for plowing? Is this possible? " Celestial Master Wen didn't seem to see Nie Chang's performance and said: "There is a way in the world, but it is like dung.  Without Dao, armies and horses are born in the suburbs." Nie Chang calmed down immediately. These two sentences come from the Tao Te Ching.  Nowadays, Taoism is very popular in the world, and the Tao Te Ching is naturally a scripture that every family has.  Not to mention ministers like Nie Chang, there will be no shortage of them even in the homes of ordinary people in Shengdou.  After all, he is a person who has read a lot of history books. Later, when he thought about it, even the historical records contained many information about Ma Geng.  Come to think of it, horse farming was not a new thing in ancient times.  It¡¯s just that after the Han Dynasty, these horses became increasingly rare in China.  Especially in the original Song Dynasty, all the land for raising horses was lost. Not to mention using horses for farming, there were not enough military horses.  Now that not only the land in the Hetao has been brought back, but also the land outside Youyan Pass, there is no shortage of horses, especially outside the pass. Is it feasible to use horses to cultivate the land?  But I don¡¯t know that this is not a feasible problem. In dry land operations like the north, the efficiency far exceeds that of cattle farming.  It was around this time that the Western world began to use cattle to plow the land.  While oxen were used to cultivate land, horses also began to be used to cultivate land.  And the latter is quite widely used in Europe.  In this protracted competition between horse farming and ox farming, horse farming finally won in the Western world.  According to the content of "General History of the World", horse plowing is three times more efficient than cattle plowing land.  But a lot of the credit for this should be attributed to the introduction of heavy-nailed horseshoes and new yokes from China. These two things have increased the efficiency of horse traction by four times.  In addition, the "three-bed system" is widely used in Europe, which allows horses to get sufficient food.  Therefore, the efficiency of horses in farming was concentratedly reflected during that period.  Since then, cattle farming in Europe has been completely replaced by horse farming!  The world¡¯s earliest horse plowing technology was produced in China, not Europe.  Even after liberation, horse farming still existed in China. The details can be seen on the front of the first set of RMB in the People's Republic of China, which is double horse farming.  However, due to various reasons, horse farming did not become popular in China on a large scale.  The geographical environment plays a huge key here.  In China, the cultivation in the south and the north are very different.  As we often say, the north of China is mainly dry land operations, while the south is paddy field operations, which is the difference between growing wheat and rice.  Horse plowing is suitable for dry land operations. In Western European countries, their main crops are wheat, barley and oats.  Therefore, they are more suitable for dry land operations of horse plowing.    I don¡¯t care about the south. Now we want to develop Liaodong. The time, place and people are all ready for horse farming.  It is a good time to promote horse farming on a large scale.  There is also a big advantage in that it ties the Khitan people more firmly to the chariot of the Song Dynasty.  The first reason why nomadic peoples are predatory is that they have no better way to obtain wealth.  Just relying on the horses and sheep they raised, it was difficult to sell them at a high price under ancient technical conditions.  And it is easier to rob the Central Plains countries.
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