Looking at the wheat waves that could not be seen at a glance, Du Zhongxiao did not speak for a long time. The prosperity of commerce in the bizarre Tanglong Town always made him feel a little unreal, and only this endless grain made people feel at ease. With food in hand, there is no panic in the heart, and with food, the development here can be regarded as the real beginning. If you have food, you will attract people, and if you have people, you will have everything.

Cheng Wenli said: "Zhijun, more than 500 hectares of land were opened last year, the wind and rain were smooth, and there was no drought and no disaster. With the grain for the field work, there is no need to transport grain and grass from other places from now on. Relying on the camp field service, more fields can be opened this year. ”

Du Zhongxiao waved his hand: "No need, the scale of the field affairs is already large enough." In addition to the three or four hundred hectares this spring, there are already nearly 1,000 hectares of cultivated land in the camp and field, which can accommodate two or three thousand households, which is enough. In the future, if someone moves in, the government will borrow cattle and breed, and let them work together to cultivate the land. ”

Cheng Wenli was stunned: "Why is this?" Farming is much better than that of ordinary small farmers. ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "But this place is not suitable for farming, but it is suitable for small farmers." Officials, how to organize households, how to plant land, and how to adapt measures to local conditions. At present, the land that has been opened up by the camp has basically completely occupied the flat land of the river valley. In time, ditches and ditches will be opened, and most of the land used for field work can be watered, and the harvest can be guaranteed in drought and flood. The scattered land between the slopes and valleys is not suitable for farming. Moreover, if farmers want to live well, they must not only farm the land, but always have something to exchange for money. For example, mulberry hemp, every family has to plant it, otherwise what to exchange for money? It is not suitable for mulberry here, and there are not many places to grow hemp, so we have to find another way. Now it seems that it is better to raise sheep, and a small farmer's home is the most suitable. ”

In general, the territory of the Volcano Army is mostly hilly and mountainous, with ravines and ravines, and only the river valley area around the camp is a small plain. In the early days of land reclamation, it was naturally convenient to organize field work, but as the flat land was reclaimed, it was not economical to use the organizational form of field work.

The first thing in agricultural development is to provide food for human survival, and the second is to provide industrial raw materials. The commercialization of industrial raw materials will then promote the development of industry and commerce. The two should not be neglected, but complement each other, so that the economy can be healthy.

For thousands of years, China's understanding of agriculture has been grain and mulberry hemp. Based on mulberry hemp, the textile industry developed is the largest industry. The organizational form of field work is beneficial to grain production, but it is not conducive to the supply of textile raw materials.

The area of the Volcano Army is not suitable for mulberry, there are not many places to grow hemp, and the textile industry is not developed. Du Zhongxiao's planning, the textile industry is mainly wool weaving. However, it is better for small farmers to provide stable wool, and agriculture and animal husbandry complement each other. The geographical conditions of this area do not have large pastures.

At this time, the wheat field was planted much rarer than that of later generations, in order to make full use of the soil strength, Du Zhongxiao ordered the field to interplant soybeans in the wheat row a few days ago, and the seedlings had not yet emerged at this time. Walked down the ridge, took out a few seeds from the ground and looked at them, saw that the germination was normal, and said to Cheng Wenli: "Tuiguan, the winter in this area is too long, if you harvest wheat and then plant beans, it will not grow, and you will lose a season of grain." We planted half a month in advance, and the seedlings were just emerging when the wheat was harvested, and when we were not afraid of trampling, the wheat and beans were suitable. After harvesting the beans, they rest for another winter, plant another season of corn, and then plant wheat in the fall. ”

Cheng Wenli nodded: "What Zhijun said is true." The land is these lands, well sown, and reaps much grain. ”

This is the two-year three-cropping system, which is the limit of the Volcano Army, and it cannot be achieved with two crops in a year. Further north, it can only be ripened once a year. The land reclaimed for two years coincided with the rotation of wheat and millet, and the balance of varieties was basically maintained. Originally, during the Taizong period, there were agricultural teachers in various places, which could sum up experience and promote agricultural technology, but unfortunately it was later abolished. Du Zhongxiao has the heart to recover, but he has not yet found a suitable candidate.

After a short walk eastward along the wheat fields, the grain in the fields was replaced by corn. This is the newly cultivated land in winter and spring, where corn is planted in the spring and a grain season can be harvested in the fall.

Out of the corn field, there is a large barren field, separated by large forests. The forest is deliberately set aside for manual repair and replanting, as the boundary of the field work. The land outside is allocated to the immigrants and reclaimed by themselves.

Summer is the season when everything grows, and from time to time a pheasant flies out of the grass next to it, fluttering for a while and then disappearing. Occasionally, there were hares, jumping a few times on the grass, watching Du Zhongxiao and his party vigilantly.

Thirteen Lang, who was with Du Zhongxiao, said: "It's a pity that there are no bows and arrows, otherwise hunt a rabbit and give the officials wine." ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "I'm not a person who can't eat meat usually, what are you going to hunt them for?" These wild creatures do not have to be hunted as a last resort. People eat meat, but they still have to rely on raising livestock. In the past, mutton was not worth much here, and pork was expensive. Since last year, the farm has raised a lot of pigs, and the price of pork has also dropped. There is pork and mutton, why bother to eat these? ”

Jusanro scratched his head in embarrassment. For most wild animals, the taste of meat is far inferior to pork and mutton, and what Du Zhongxiao said makes sense.

After walking for more than two miles, a small village appeared in front of him, and Thirteen Lang said happily: "It's here!" That village is the three gangs, which were built together with two families from the mainland, the head of the Fanluo, who was attached last year. Xiangbu has the capital in his hands, and after arriving here, he hired a lot of people who came to us, and now he is an outsider. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "He has been attached for more than a year, and he has finally lived the life he wants." ”

After the scale of the field work was basically determined, the Volcano Army consciously guided the powerful peasant households to build villages outside the boundaries and organize people to cultivate the fields. Xiangbu and his people worked in the camp for several months, and when he was tired of the old days of living together, he took his family and two farmers with whom he had negotiated to build a village.

Most of the farmers who are far away from the fields are coming to the place together, and they first live together to reduce costs. Some villages are named after this, and the three families are called the three gangs, and the five families are called the five gangs. Later names were occupied, and then another name was thought of, and there were all sorts of names.

Xiangbu has the capital, and it didn't take long for the partner to do it alone. He rented cattle and horses from the government and cultivated the fields in this area. Later, he recruited some Tibetan people who entered the volcanic army and became a small landlord.

At this time, the party was still slavery, and the Khitan slowly developed towards serfdom, which was much more backward than the employment system of the Song Dynasty. The households that fled into the Volcano Army from the north are generally called the Tibetan people, but in fact, many of them are not, but the Han people who were captured by the Khitan and the Dangxiang, and even the Bohai people. Compared with the days when they were working cattle and horses in the north, it was much better to be a hired farmer in the Volcano Army, and the people kept coming.

Du Zhongxiao and his entourage stepped forward, and the incense cloth in front had already brought Zhuang Ke to welcome them at the entrance of the village.

When I entered the village, I saw a large fenced courtyard with some thatched huts built here and there.

Xiangbu said to Du Zhongxiao: "With the support of the officials, the small one built this courtyard, hired some villagers to farm and herd sheep, and the life was rough." Now I think of the days in the mountains in the past, and it feels like a dream. If I am unofficial, how can I live like this? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "You still rely on yourself to make progress, so that you can have today's life." In the past year, there have been a lot of people in the mountains who have come to vote, and who is better than you? As long as you keep your duty, you can naturally live a good life in the Volcano Army. ”

The incense cloth repeatedly said yes. Another reason why he lived his current life was to disband his clan in time and survive in the Volcano Army. Otherwise, with the drag of the clan, he would not be so carefree now.

Sitting down in the courtyard, the fragrant cloth was served with tea, Du Zhongxiao said: "You have the most sheep in your family in this area, I came today, I want to take a look, how to raise sheep here." There is a lot of grassland around, and it is a pity not to raise sheep. ”

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