Zhuge Liang complained about Pang Tong in his heart. The more he thought about Pang Tong, the more he felt that Zhang Xi liked him.
It's not that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong don't get along, it can only be said that their personalities are different.
Zhuge Liang seeks stability if he can. Even if he uses a strange strategy, he must consider all aspects and prepare several backup plans.
But Pang Tong has a more impatient personality, and he doesn't necessarily want to prove that he is better than Zhuge Liang. He mainly thinks that as long as some things are considered carefully, even if they are a little dangerous, they are worth it compared to the benefits.
And here, Zhuge Liang is not just seeking stability. He will use strange tricks when he should. Pang Tong is not a blind person who takes risks. He will not choose to take risks when he feels that the cost is too high.
The two people's plans were all based on overall consideration, but their different personalities resulted in different ways of thinking, so the strategies they came up with were also different.
Take the barbarians in the four counties of Jingnan as an example. The dispute between Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang was not about whether to pacify the barbarians, but when to pacify the barbarians.
Zhuge Liang felt that the barbarians around the four counties were relatively scattered and shabby. As long as his side developed for two years and became stronger, the surrounding barbarians might surrender.
Pang Tong felt that he should take advantage of the situation when Zhou Yu was busy governing Nanjun and Cao Cao was unable to get through Nanjun to solve this problem.
Otherwise, if there is a real conflict with Jiangdong in the future, or if Cao Cao conquers Nanjun again and threatens the four counties of Jingnan, and the barbarians start a fire in the backyard, he will still be the one to suffer.
Moreover, Pang Tong believed that just because the barbarians around the four counties of Jingnan were relatively scattered and were all out of date, they should be conquered in time instead of waiting until some of them grew up. This was not cost-effective.
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong had quarreled several times in Wuling over this matter, and neither could convince the other. However, Liu Bei actually favored Zhuge Liang, otherwise he would not have brought Zhuge Liang to Jiangxia to handle the division of Jiangxia. It's over.
In the past few years, he has been fighting, and Liu Bei also knew that he needed to recuperate.
Besides, the four counties in Jingnan have just been pacified. Last year, they managed to obtain a large amount of money and grain to replenish their supplies. They still need to use it to replenish the treasury in case of emergencies. There is really no time to use troops again.
Therefore, Liu Bei plans to stay in Jiangxia for a period of time. One is to take charge of Jiangxia to deal with the resettlement of refugees. The other is to let Pang Tong be responsible for the government affairs of Jingnan for a period of time to get some training.
With Liu Bei in charge and Zhuge Liang presiding over the division of land, Zhang Xi suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.
Zhang Xi even wanted to go back to Xiakou. After all, he was a county magistrate and he couldn't stay in the local area all the time. Otherwise, the local officials would find it difficult to use their hands freely with multiple mothers-in-law.
But Zhuge Liang said, "I, the "grandmother", haven't left yet, so why are you leaving?" !
Want to be lazy? ! no way.
Do you think that once the land is divided, this matter will be over? !
Spring plowing is coming soon. If you don't organize spring plowing for these newly resettled refugees and leave them to work on their own, the final result may be a reduction in food production. When the shortage comes, they will have to flee. Do you believe it or not?
The people's sentiments in each place are different, the salinity of the land is different, and the water sources are different, which will all affect agricultural production.
For example, the people in Xinye are used to growing corn. If they grow corn in the east of Jiangxia, the yield will definitely not be as good as in Xinye.
Moreover, Jiangxia is close to the Yangtze River, has such abundant water resources, and the climate conditions are warmer, so it should be mainly rice cultivation, supplemented by corn cultivation.
Not only must there be changes in growing crops, but since you have taken root in Jiangxia, you must also adapt to the lifestyle here. With such abundant water resources in the Yangtze River, wouldn’t it be a pity if you don’t fish to support your family? !
There is so much to do.
If they just gave them a piece of land and left the people to fend for themselves, then why did the court use the teaching of farming and mulberry farming as the assessment standard for local officials? !
This aspect involves the government affairs of people-friendly officials. Zhang Xi really doesn’t understand.
In his previous life, Zhang Xi had never even seen a few fields. He did know how to cook rice, but he definitely didn't know how to grow rice.
In this life, Zhang Xi, as a poor scholar, found a way to study. He had no time to go to his own fields and ask the farmers how to farm.
I have never had such an experience in my two lifetimes combined.
But Zhuge Liang is different. Zhuge Liang farmed when he was in Longzhong, which is not the self-promotion of later emperors. He actually worked in the fields and consulted farmers, so he not only had theoretical knowledge but also practical experience in farming. .
Therefore, Zhang Xi not only studied by himself, but also brought little Deng Ai with him, asking him to learn along with him.
This is not considered stealing from others. At least Zhuge Liang had no objection.
In these days, as long as you are willing to lower your head and learn such things that are close to the people, it is impossible to fail to learn them.
Zhuge Liang knew that little Deng Ai was smart. Although he felt that little Deng Ai's personality and temper were not suitable for him, since Zhang Xi was determined to train Deng Ai, Zhuge Liang regarded little Deng Ai as a reserve talent of the Liu Bei Group. , this kind of people-friendly affairs is not something that should not be spread to the outside world. If you are willing to learn from it, just learn it.
The first thing Zhuge Liang did to teach people about things was to take Zhang Xi to get familiar with farm tools.
You need to know which farm tools are used for what and when they will be used.
You are not required to know how to use it yourself, but you must know what this thing is used for, otherwise you will be instructing ordinary people.
Little Deng Ai listened with great concentration, but Zhang Xi deserted.
When we talk about agriculture, we naturally think of farm tools, and when we talk about farm tools, we definitely think of the plow. Why did I forget this thing? !
The curved shaft plow only requires one person and one ox, or even two people to operate it. It is much more convenient than the current plow with two oxen and one person, and it can also free up labor.
Moreover, the structure of the curved shaft plow is simple. As long as you know the structure, there is basically nothing you can't make.
And coincidentally, when Zhang Xi was in Dian Niang, he had seen too much about the Qu Yuan Li made by his predecessors in time travel, so he went online to search for it and studied the structure carefully.
Why didn't you think of it before? !
When he thought of Qu Yuuli, Zhang Xi immediately ignored everything and ran directly back to the government office's study room, and started drawing with pen and paper.
Zhuge Liang didn't know what Zhang Xi was up to, so he could only follow him to take a look, and then he saw Zhang Xi scribbling on the paper he finally got.
It's terrible, Zhuge Liang himself is reluctant to use it, but this guy actually got used to it like this.
And what is this painting? !
bird? !
Faced with Zhuge Liang's question, Zhang Xi suddenly became furious and said, "Plough, this is a plow, a new kind of plow, do you know the Quyuan plow?!"
Zhuge Liang carefully watched Zhang Xi's "masterpiece" again. To be honest, if Zhang Xi hadn't told him, Zhuge Liang would never have thought it was a plow.
But as soon as Zhang Xi said it, Zhuge Liang saw something.
"This plow doesn't have a straight shaft?!" Zhuge Liang asked in surprise.
Zhang Xi rolled his eyes and said to himself that this is nonsense. He said it himself, this is called Qu Yuuli.
Zhuge Liang also smiled sheepishly.
The main reason is that today's plows are all long straight shaft plows. This is the first time Zhuge Liang has seen this kind of curved shaft plows.
"Why is the plow shaft twisted and twisted?!" Zhuge Liang looked at it for a long time and continued to ask, "Does such an improvement make sense?! Is it really possible to farm with only one person and one ox?!"
Zhang Xi can't say what the principle is. He can only say that it is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient working people.
As for whether it only requires one person and one cow, this is simple, just make it and try it.
The structure of the curved shaft plow is not complicated, and there are only so many parts. An experienced craftsman will know how to make it at a glance.
Zhuge Liang found a craftsman in the army and asked him to make it according to the drawings. However, while the craftsman was doing it, he complained to Zhuge Liang, saying that he had never seen such a plow in his more than ten years of farming at home. Don't be fooled.
Zhang Xi was listening to it, but he didn't think it was interesting at all.
Sure enough, it is so difficult for people of this era to accept new things, even if this thing is only a hundred or two hundred years ahead of its time.
It probably took the late Tang Dynasty for the Quyuan plow to be fully formed, but the Quyuan plow appeared during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which was only a hundred or two hundred years ago.
The master craftsman delivered a curved shaft plow the next day, and Zhuge Liang also found an experienced farmer and a docile plowing ox early.
The old farmer hitched the curved shaft plow to the ox, then looked left and right, and seemed to have found the trick, and began to plow the land with the plow.
Zhuge Liang was so surprised that his eyes widened as he watched one man and one ox plowing the land.
The curved shaft plow can really be plowed by one person and one ox, and the plowing of the land can be adjusted through the mechanism. It can be used for deep plowing or shallow plowing, which is more suitable for the growth of different crops.
Compared with the usual long straight shaft plow, the curved shaft plow is more convenient to turn around. There is no need to re-harness the oxen to turn around, which can save a lot of time.
The only thing that's not good at all is that the Quyuan plow seems to be a bit laborious.
Because the old farmer used deep plowing this time and only cultivated less than two acres of land, the plowshare was somewhat cracked. Although it could continue to be used, it would affect the effect of cultivating the land to some extent. The old farmer asked Zhuge Liang if he should replace the plowshare.
Zhuge Liang was quite critical of this, but Zhang Xi found it unbelievable.
Taking a closer look, Zhang Xi was immediately annoyed.
"Who asked you to use wood to make a plow? Even if it is a long straight shaft plow, his plow is not made of wood, right?!" Zhang Xi asked the craftsman.
But the craftsman looked at Zhuge Liang with an embarrassed look.
The craftsman was a master craftsman in the army. He did not lack iron tools. It was not difficult to make a plowshare covered with iron, but he did not dare to do it.
There is no way, Zhuge Liang issued an order that the use of iron weapons in the army must be strictly reviewed and cannot be used for other purposes without authorization.
This order was originally intended to prevent some generals from selling ordnance for personal gain.
But now, no matter what, the master craftsmen dare not make iron-clad plowshares for the Quyuan plow.
Zhuge Liang was also embarrassed and had to write an order to the master craftsman, asking him to quickly build an iron-clad plowshare.
But Zhang Xi couldn't stand it anymore.
"Military advisor, isn't it a bit of a fuss to ask the Prime Minister to personally order something about a piece of iron?"
Zhang Xi advised him tactfully.
When you arrived in Shuzhong, after all, you were "decided in more than twenty battles". Why did you have to take care of even a piece of iron sheet in Jingzhou? !
Don’t worry about exhausting yourself to death! ?
(End of chapter)
