In the Wukang Mountain, there is a slightly open valley between the two peaks, six or seven zhang wide, and several mountain streams converge into a small river, which flows into the Dragon River. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There is abundant water here, there are many mountain springs, the water quality is clear and sweet, and the old house of the Shen family often comes here to get water for drinking. Some simple pavilions were built nearby, and many tenants were willing to rest in this elegant and peaceful valley mouth during the busy farming season, and poured a handful of mountain springs into a large mouth, and most of the thirst and fatigue of the whole body dissipated.

Today, however, the farmers suddenly found that the valley, which had not been forbidden for people to enter and leave, had suddenly been cordoned off. The area was surrounded by peasants, and many of the farmers who were grabbing green manure in the fields were called together to weave bamboo hedges along the foot of the hill to isolate the valley completely.

Many people did not know why, and were curious to ask what was going on, but instead of getting an answer, they were severely reprimanded for not talking in private or snooping closely. Once the ban is violated, he will be expelled from the Zhuangzi.

In the valley, Shen Zhezi stepped on clogs and walked on the uneven path. He wasn't used to wearing clogs, but the lighter silk shoes were not suitable for climbing mountain trails, and his body was a little staggering. Two strong servants followed closely behind him, carefully ready to support Xiao Langjun who looked like he was about to fall.

One of the strong servants was also carrying a wooden board with a piece of paper pasted on it, and there were already some criss-crossing lines and inexplicable signs, which were the records made by Shen Zhezi to investigate the terrain and the distribution of mountain springs.

This valley is isolated, and it is naturally used to hide people's eyes and ears. But Shen Zhezi didn't plan to be abandoned like this, and planned to build a small nest for himself here, and at the same time do some other things, such as gathering a group of craftsmen to be on call at any time to experiment with some of his sudden ideas.

The groundwater is abundant, and you can see bubbling mountain springs almost without a short walk. Shen Zhezi divided these mountain springs into five grades according to the quality of the water, and had a plan in mind to build a mineral water brand. So he planned to bring Ge Hongzhi here to live in seclusion after a while, get a little fairy spirit, and study the soil method chemical industry together by the way.

Qian Feng also took time out today and came over with Shen Zhezi for a field trip and made some suggestions.

After a week of circumambulation in the valley, he met Shen Zhezi, who was tasting the water quality, by a spring on the slope, and said with a very excited expression: "Surrounded by mountains, there is a solid river valley, and this place is really worth vigorously repairing and operating. As soon as there is something, you can gather thousands of troops, surprise the enemy, go west to Xuancheng to get grain, strangle the Yuhang waterway in the south, and divide Yangzhou in the middle, there is a lot to be done! ”

When Shen Zhezi heard this, his heart was happy. This guy was really born with a backbone, and his habits are difficult to change, so he instigated Wang Dun to fail to change the dynasty and retreat to seek secession.

After some talk yesterday, Shen Zhezi also has an understanding of Qian Feng's life experience.

The Great Wall Qian clan is also a great sect of Wuxing, among which the prominent Qian Xuan is the general of Pingxi, the governor of Bazhou, and the descendants of the old Wu Sun Hao are the kings of Wu, and they are divided for a while, but they were not long after being wiped out by the Yixing Zhou clan leading the uprising, which is the third of the three Dingjiang Jiangnan.

Qian Xuan is Qian Feng's uncle, at that time his father Shen Chong and Qian Feng were both serving under his command, after the rebellion was suppressed, the two brothers fled quickly and did not die in the chaos. Later, the Qian family fell and suffered a blow, and moved to Yuhang with the help of the Shen family. Qian Feng instigated Wang Dun to eradicate the Yixing Zhou family, which can be regarded as revenge for the family.

After learning these inside information, Shen Zhezi also felt a sense of pride in his heart. Yixing Zhou's three fixed Jiangnan, outstanding meritorious service, Xuan He for a while. But if Qian Xuan's rebellion is counted, his father is also a three-anti Jiangnan, and he doesn't let others specialize in beauty.

Especially his own luck is not bad, Sanding Jiangnan, Zhou Xi and Zhou Zha, who have made great contributions to the country, have died cleanly, and Dad, an old thief, has actually been ranked as Uncle Fang and is in charge of one side. The paradoxical situation of the Eastern Jin Dynasty really can't be understood with common sense.

Qian Feng's heart is not dead, Shen Zhezi does not have much disgust, he is not a lonely and chaste person, and he is ready to replace the royal family of Jiankang Na Sima at any time.

It's just that Qian Feng's idea is still a bit conservative in Shen Zhezi's opinion, and he has the heart to persuade Qian Feng to find a few more women to have more children than to rebel.

However, Qian Feng's idea of opening up the valley coincided with Shen Zhezi's, where water resources are abundant, vegetation is dense, and the soil is very thick with decaying vegetation. More than ten hectares of land can be carved out along the mountain stream and river valley, but it is too cumbersome to reclaim land and build roads, which is nothing to the Shen family, so it has been abandoned here.

But for Shen Zhezi, this is a good place, he can participate in the whole process and reclaim the land from scratch. On the one hand, I can better understand the farming skills of this era, and on the other hand, I can sort out the knowledge of those miscellaneous fragments in my mind. The advantage of a traverser is that he has a wide range of knowledge and has more opportunities to touch on the class, rather than being far superior to the ancients in a certain field.

At least for Shen Zhezi, he doesn't know how to make wine, but he knows the process of distilling spirits, and he set up a framework for professionals like Old Man Zuo Dan to follow up and fill in the details. He also doesn't know much about farming, but he has the concept of hybrid rice, guarding a small field and slowly cultivating and selecting seeds, even if the results are not satisfactory, the theory is built, and there will always be a good change if you persist in trying.

Therefore, Shen Zhezi is still very interested in opening up a small piece of self-reserved experimental field. Keep a normal heart, win without arrogance or discouragement, even if the idea is wrong, the loss is controllable.

Of course, in addition to farming, Shen Zhezi is most interested in craftsmanship. During the survey just now, he had already chosen a location in a section of the river, and was going to have someone build a water mill later.

But this water mill is different from the kind of leaf water mill that people are familiar with nowadays, but a drum water mill. Compared with the punching blade, the drum makes more full use of hydraulic power, can provide more kinetic energy, and is more widely used. Moreover, on the basis of the drum water mill, a water mill with finer process requirements can be derived.

With the kinetic energy provided by the water mill, more possibilities can be derived from it. Shen Zhezi already has a lot of ideas at the moment, but he still needs to test and error to verify the feasibility. He doesn't have that much energy to invest now, and the most important issue at the moment is to solve the food shortage this winter.

After arranging some preliminary preparations, Shen Zhezi and Qian Feng returned to Longxi Manor. Not long after I sat down to rest, a visitor came to the door.

The person who came was a member of the Wucheng Xu clan, named Xu Kuang. The only ones who are in charge of Longxi Manor are Qian Feng and Shen Zhezi, Shen Zhezi's two uncles are in Huiji and Xuancheng, and they haven't had time to rush back, and the other clansmen have their own affairs.

Qian Feng's identity was inconvenient to receive guests, so Shen Zhezi could only show up to greet him.

Xu Kuang is about the same age as Shen Chong, with a round body, fat on his cheeks, and shrewdness in his small eyes. Seeing Shen Zhezi go out to greet him, his reaction was a little fierce, he almost rolled off the ox cart, and hurriedly greeted Shen Zhezi with small steps: "What a blessing!" Unexpectedly, Wu Zhongqiongbao greeted him personally. ”

This enthusiasm made Shen Zhezi unbearable, and Shi Li said: "Uncle Shi is serious, there are many affairs in the family, and the elders have their own affairs. The son treats guests, and I hope that Uncle Shi will not be surprised. ”

"Zhezi Xiaolangjun is my Wuzhong Junyan leader, I am a layman to be received by you, it is really an honor." Xu Kuang is not self-conscious because of the age of his elders, and his posture is very peaceful.

Shen Zhezi smiled and welcomed Xu Kuang into the manor, but his mood was not happy because of the other party's humble attitude, but he thought a lot. is so courteous to others, it seems that there is a reluctant invitation.

Shen Zhezi also understands the Wucheng Xu family, which is a considerable family of villagers in Wuxing County. In front of him, Xu Kuang had served as the lieutenant of Wukang County earlier, and there was also a clansman Xu Kang Xu Taiping who was quite prestigious and traveled extensively in Jiankang. When Shen Zhezi asked to see his teacher Ji Zhan at that time, Xu Kang contacted the Ji clan people.

But strictly speaking, the Wucheng Xu clan does not belong to the scholar family, but a family of poor families.

Later generations often confused the concepts of the poor and the poor, but nowadays, the distinction is still relatively strict. The Han people are the body of Bai Ding, there is no money to calculate, and there is no clear hope to pass on, but they must have a certain cultural literacy. If you don't even know the words, you can't call it cold, you can only be lowly.

As for the poor family, in fact, they already have the qualifications to calculate the qualifications and discuss the position. But compared with the scholars, there is no worldly capital, no outstanding learning. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the standard of the scholar clan is 2,000 stones, even if it has been lowered nowadays, it is still an insurmountable obstacle for the poor family. Even with the Wuxing Shen family, it is only worthy of crossing this threshold, but it is still criticized for not having a family inheritance.

And the Shen family is not the first-class Qingwang Gaomen of Wuxing, and the Wuxing Yao family, who is known as the bloodline of Emperor Shun, can be regarded as the undisputed first-class court.

But nowadays, Yao's life is not as comfortable as Xu's, especially in Wukang County, where the Shen family can't lift his head and lives hard. But even so, when the children of the Yao family saw the Shen family, they still looked at the top. No way, people's ancestors are awesome. Unless the Shen family's bloodline can be traced back to Emperor Yao, there is a lack of nobility in the bloodline after all, which is also embarrassing and there is no place to reason.

Although the Wucheng Xu family is also rich, the economic foundation has not been transformed into political privileges, and they are still living behind the Shen family.

Introduced Xu Kuang into the hall and sat down, Shen Zhezi did not take the initiative to ask about his intentions, and talked about the current gossip and talked endlessly.

When Xu Kuang started, he still responded with a humble and polite attitude, but he didn't expect this young man to talk so strongly, he sat opposite each other for more than an hour, and the tea and soup were changed twice, and Shen Zhezi still had no words, and he was still there talking non-stop. In the end, he was really impatient, and frequently held up the tea soup to interrupt Shen Zhezi's words.

Shen Zhezi still turned a blind eye to Xu Kuang's gesture at first, but gradually Xu Kuang's movements became bigger and bigger, and he couldn't be ignorant anymore, but he was vigilant in his heart, stopped his voice, and waited for Xu Kuang to speak.