The four soldiers led the horses across the bridge as usual and spread them far away from Fangqiu, allowing them to play freely. The four of them were wandering around casually, seemingly enjoying their free time.
Brother Su said casually: "Although we give orders and lieutenants, our orders are ineffective and our prohibitions are endless. We are not as good as the city lord."
Xiaosi said: "The city lord has been in charge of the city for hundreds of years and has been running it for generations. It is beyond the reach of outsiders like us."
Brother Dog said: "If you can't do what you say, you can't stop banning it. It just doesn't work. I lie down high every day, but it's so happy to be able to get a married woman!"
Zheng Anping said: "We only have one city order, but we still can't do it and keep prohibiting it. How can our generals and ministers carry out their orders?"
Xiao Si said: "It can't cover the ears of others. If we, we have no choice but to obey others' orders, we should be loyal to people who eat people's food. If there is no money, we can sleep until we wake up!" He changed the topic and said: "Zheng Brother, if we brothers live together in Guan, we must work when the sun rises, and we will not rest until the sun goes down?"
Zheng Anping said: "If he persuades farmers to use their fields, he will probably do it. If the officials don't persuade, how can the people be diligent?"
Xiao Si said: "What benefit does it bring to me if the people use their strength in the fields?"
Zheng Anping said: "I am just thinking about this. There are many people who are in charge of the business of the city, and few are those who work on the land. If the four of us get a hundred acres each, we will get four hundred acres again. If we cultivate it with all our strength, we will gain nothing, both public and private. profit?"
Brother Su's eyes lit up and he said: "Brother Zheng's words are very wonderful. There is a lot of wasteland here, but the water and grass are luxuriant. If you can cultivate it, you will get a lot. If there is no one to cultivate it, I am willing to cultivate it as much as possible."
Zheng Anping said: "We can establish a unified rule. Anyone who clears up wasteland will return their land immediately, but we can collect even a tithe."
Brother Su said: "If the land is ripe, a tithe of it will be collected. A tithe of the wasteland will be reclaimed. Who is willing to do this?"
Zheng Anping said: "There are few harvests from wasteland, and even tithes are rare."
Brother Dog said: "It's not possible. If you harvest ten ten, the people will not be able to work hard on the fields. They will throw it away and harvest at will, and you will get ten nine. It must also be based on a hundred acres, and one dou per mu is as good as one and a half dou." It can be used to encourage farmers."
Zheng Anping asked, "What do you think, Brother Su?"
Brother Su said: "Brother Quan has stopped me from being lazy! We all have a share of the land, and now we have an acre, which is the rest. I also have a small family, brothers and sisters, but little land. Brothers don't have small families. What can I do if I get the land?"
Zheng Anping said: "In my hometown, there are quite a few families with a lot of land and little land. I am willing to cultivate their land for their benefit!"
Xiaosi said: "Since eating is good for management, I will do what I order and stop when I prohibit!"
Zheng Anping said: "Do you think the fourth brother has his own personality?"
Xiao Si said: "There is no one like him yet, I guess there must be many."
Zheng Anping said: "The trees beside the road are peaches and plums, the riverside is planted with willows, the cattle and sheep are grazed, and the livestock is dolphins and chickens. It is enough to make one rich."
Xiaosi asked: "Brother Zheng, does he have someone else to help him?"
Zheng Anping said: "In Guan Yi, it is better not to have one or two leisure time, than to have one or two children, because they are worthy of being servants, why do you need anything else?"
Brother Dog said: "I never thought that Brother Zheng is an economic man. We rely on Brother Zheng to get our wealth!"
Zheng Anping said: "Our brothers, once we get a territory, how can we not fully display our ambitions in order to achieve success?"
These brothers were all moved by Zheng Anping's grand plan and couldn't help but stick to him and ask what they should do.
Zheng Anping said: "In the first year, each of us will open up 100 acres of wasteland. These 100 acres are not rations, but are all surplus grain. But for one stone per acre, we can get 400 dan. What is missing must be planted. If you are big, you should plant an acre of millet. If you plant a bushel, a hundred acres will be worth ten stones. Do you want to plant bean sprouts? Do you want to plant hemp?"
Xiao Si said: "Brothers, please plant millet, and I will plant flax. Because it is easy to grow, there is a lot of goods."
Zheng Anping said: "Although hemp is easy to grow, there are many kinds of it. Most acres have two or three bushels. It is not as good as millet, but only one bushel."
Xiaosi said: "Seeds of sesame are quite round and big. Two or three buckets will actually outnumber them. Throw them three or five times and you can harvest them."
Brother Su said: "Throw it three or five times and you will harvest it, but the harvest will be small. If you want to harvest a lot, you should plow half a foot deep and water it diligently, and you will get it."
Everyone laughed loudly and said, "Four brothers are no longer lazy!"
Zheng Anping said: "If the fourth brother gets a hundred acres, he should carefully look for people who can work hard to cultivate it. Be careful not to act on your own opinions and end up in trouble."
While talking and laughing, they had arrived at the edge of the abandoned city. The four of them looked through the ruins of the wall and could only see luxuriant grass, blocking the road. But the main palace in the city still stands despite the passage of time.
Zheng Anping said: "In such a big city, we only have four houses. It seems that there is something that can be profitable. But we haven't found it yet."
Xiaosi said: "You don't have to go far to herd cattle and sheep, but you can do it in the city."
Brother Su said: "How can we get a tree with mulberry trees?"
Zheng Anping said: "Brothers, you can use it to make a profit, but you can't use it to the fullest."
Brother Su asked, "What do you think?"
Zheng Anping said: "I haven't got it yet. I look at Huayang, a small town, and it has won thousands of gold. The Guanyi area is as big as Huayang, and the mountains in its land are even bigger than that. If there are water and grass, there will be benefits. It’s a big picture. But it’s hard to figure out what you can see.”
Brother Su said: "Your Majesty has newly acquired Lu Bo. He has traveled all over the world and has seen a lot. Maybe I can help my brother."
Zheng Anping suddenly said with great joy: "Brother's words are true. Lord Xinling, all the people in the world will return to him. His plan must be grand and broad, and it will benefit the future. We may get one or two of them, and we will be rich for a lifetime." .”
Xiaosi said: "This king has obtained it for himself, how can it be returned to us?"
Zheng Anping said: "If you get the big one, would we rather not be the small one? Brother, if you wait for him, you will do something."
Everyone was a little confused, but seeing that Zheng Anping seemed to be enlightened, they couldn't say much.
As the sun sets in the west, the Fangqiu side has basically taken shape, and we are ready to call it a day. Zheng Anping and the others gathered their horses and led them across the river from the bridge on the west side of the abandoned city to avoid fighting with the migrant workers entering the city. When they were about to cross the bridge, several people came out from the side, crossed their hands and asked, "Young master, I want to take charge of the city? I would like to ask, how can Guancheng break ground today?"
Xiaosi replied: "Lord Xinling will be offering sacrifices in two days, and the altar will be prepared today! Who are you?"
The man said: "I am a junior official from Huayang. I am worried that there is something wrong when I see the groundbreaking in your city, so I came here to visit. How can Lord Xinling be sacrificed to Guan?"
Xiaosi said: "Guan was granted the title of Lord Xinling by the King of Wei. Seeing that Lord Xinling was entrusting him with the land, he consecrated him." The man bowed his hands in salute and retreated.
Zheng Anping asked strangely: "How can the officials of Huayang be in charge?"
Brother Su said: "Maybe I saw dust flying in the distance, so I came to investigate. If nothing happens, I will naturally report that nothing happens."
Zheng Anping said: "It must be as brother said." He led the horse into the city, tied it up, added water, and returned to the Nilv Courtyard.
At dusk, a retainer came with a message. Tomorrow Lord Xinling, together with Wei Xiang Wei Qi, would lead two hundred magic soldiers and three hundred warriors and set off after dinner. Arrive in Guanyi around dusk. Guanyi had to prepare food and lodging for five hundred people.
Guanyi was alarmed again, and every household was informed to vacate a room for the king and his party to rest. Since the city lord's palace became a three-shelf house, the subordinates of Lord Xinling and Prime Minister Wei were arranged in the homes of two other wealthy families in the city.
The difficulty is food. Originally, after the war, the grain reserves in the city had been exhausted. Because some families were doing business outside, they sent money back one after another, so they could buy some grain and barely survive. With a sudden increase of 500 people, there will not be enough food in the surrounding countryside. Mr. Guo and Zhang Ye discussed that they could only use the banner of Lord Xinling to go to Putian City to mobilize another one or two hundred shi of grain. Whenever necessary needs are met during this period, the accounts will be written off at Lord Xinling's office. Due to the large quantity and urgency of the matter, Zhang Ye sent a retainer to Putian to inform him of the matter in advance.
The next day, the women in the city continued to serve the three animals, and the men went to Shangqiu to make final modifications. The children were restrained in the house by the old people and were not allowed to go out anywhere. Zheng Anping still had free time and went out for a horse ride.
At noon, ten carriages carrying grain and meat arrived outside the city. Just in time, Fang Qiu has been repaired, and the men have returned to the city, just in time to transport the grain and meat into the warehouse. Just after seeing off the grain transport convoy, news came that Lord Xinling and Prime Minister Wei had entered Putian Station. After dinner at Putian Station, we left the city and entered Guanyi.
The city also began to enter the final sprint. Zhang Ye and Mr. Guo inspected each house, followed by the city owner. If something was wrong, they immediately rectified it. Every household began to cook porridge. This time, the rice was shipped from the fields, and the quality was different from the usual corn. Everyone in the city can enjoy rice porridge, and the people in charge of the city feel that the hard work they have put in these two days has paid off.
After the sky dimmed, a neat team appeared at the crossing of the Great Wall. In front of them were two hundred magic soldiers holding various kinds of weapons, four in a row, marching forward neatly. The two chariots behind the divine soldiers were Lord Xinling and Wei Qi respectively. On the right side of their chariots were both holding long halberds, majestic. Two chariots later, there were three hundred warriors, all of whom were elite men selected from Xinling Lord's retainers. Not only were they highly skilled in martial arts, but discipline and knowledge of etiquette were also necessary conditions. They were also arranged in a row of four, and the orderliness of the team was not inferior to that of the divine soldiers who were famous for their ceremonial guard.
One hundred warriors brought by Zhang Yu quickly set up a guard in the city, and the city entered a silent mode. After entering the city, someone will naturally lead everyone to the corresponding house to rest. Lord Xinling and Wei Qi were accompanied by Zhang Ye and Mr. Guo. They sat on the tower and watched the people entering the city and quickly dispersed into various houses and courtyards. It wasn't until everything was arranged that Lord Xinling and Wei Qi said goodbye and returned to their respective places.
Zhang Ye and Mr. Guo were naturally invited to the mansion where Lord Xinling lived to report everything. Zheng Anping felt that the matter of Huayang's visitors might be worthy of revenge, but unfortunately no one invited him, so he could only hide in the room depressedly.
Very late, Mr. Guo came back and told Zheng Anping that he would be the first to sacrifice to Nanmu early the next morning. Let him prepare his hand halberd, and tomorrow he must try his best to cut the piggy's throat decisively, strive for a fatal blow, and do not have too many chances to struggle with the piggy.
The process of Nanmu's sacrifice has already been performed by Mr. Meng Yu, and it is not complicated, so I only emphasized the key points at night. Zheng Anping finally couldn't help it and told the story about someone coming to Huayang to investigate yesterday. Mr. Guo didn't take it seriously at first, but after chewing it for a few times, he realized that it might not be simple. But tomorrow is the day of sacrifice, and everything can only be done until the sacrifice is over.
Zheng Anping felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he had to go to bed feeling depressed.
