It has been more than half a month since Xie Lian and his wife left, and Ji Song's life has returned to the way it was before. However, during this period, in addition to reading the books left by Uncle Xie, he also made some preparations for the future. He asked his third uncle to stay in Haoji I bought two stones of wheat at the market in Zhuanglingcheng, the county seat.
At first, Ji's mother didn't agree with anything, but after Ji Song used a slightly improved stone mill to grind refined grain flour, she no longer cared about him.
During the Wude period, apart from Guanzhong, wars broke out frequently in other places. Food prices remained high, and the price of chestnuts fluctuated between 1,000 yen and 2,000 yen per stone.
However, wheat was not yet a mainstream food at this time, especially wheat that had not yet been ground into flour. At this time, each stone cost between 800 and 1,000 qian.
As for why Ji Song bought so much wheat? That's when Ji Song discovered that at this time, wheat cultivation was basically not popular in Guanzhong, and chestnuts were the staple food.
This means that everyone can only grow food for one season a year. The reasons for this are firstly the lack of information circulation and secondly the distrust of farmers.
So Ji Song wanted to plant wheat in his own land. Who could believe Ji Song's words based on his age? In the past few years, as he grew older and gradually accumulated prestige, everyone gradually became convinced.
The arrival of Xie Lian made Ji Song give up the idea of following the crowd. This is not a modern society with sound laws, but a feudal society where the weak and the strong prey on the strong. Without status, anyone can step on you.
During this period of time, Xie Lian not only taught Ji Song knowledge, but also told Ji Song something about the ruling structure at this time. Only then did Ji Song wake up from his drifting state.
This is not an illusory world. Here there is his mother who regards him as his life, and there are elders such as the Sanshu clan who care for him. Uncle Dahu and Uncle Dashan treat him as their own son, and they have the hope of revitalizing the family. The many tribesmen and villagers who relied on him.
He enjoys so much, so what qualifications does he have to degenerate? The people here are cute and amiable, the villagers here are simple and kind, and the children here are innocent. Everything here makes him feel like he is in a dream.
But Ji Song is not satisfied, he is very dissatisfied!
The loving mother should enjoy all the good things in this world; the third uncle who is obedient to him should live a long life; Uncle Dashan and Uncle Tiger should not waste time in this village because of their abilities; the tribesmen and villagers should at least be able to With a full stomach, you should have enough money to make some new clothes for yourself and your children; innocent children should go to school to change their own and their family's destiny.
Therefore, Ji Song doesn't plan to live in ignorance anymore. What does a wealthy family mean? He has thousands of years of accumulation of human civilization, and if you make him anxious, it will be a big deal.
Papermaking, engraving printing, movable type printing, gunpowder, etc., which one is not something that can promote the great progress of human society, and these are all in my mind.
Now that Ji Song had figured it out, he no longer hesitated. He mixed the wheat he bought into the water mixed with plant ash and separated the bad seeds floating on it. The field was already prepared. This was the second crop left fallow last year. Ten acres of land.
Now is the time to plant winter wheat. Instead of planting them in neat rows, he spreads the seeds evenly on the ground and then applies farmyard manure. Fortunately, it has rained a few times in the past few days, so the moisture in the ground has improved. Yes, the planting of winter wheat has come to an end.
Ji Song did not dare to plant the seeds too densely. There is no special fertilizer yet. At best, it is only farmyard manure, which cannot fully fertilize the land. Therefore, he only reduced the amount of seeds by one-third from what he sown in his previous life.
Although everyone was a little hesitant about Ji Song's actions, they didn't say anything. Firstly, their family's land was not cultivated, and secondly, their actions in the village in the past few years had played a role. Although everyone had doubts, they also had doubts about Ji Song's actions. Song is tolerant, so this matter can be implemented.
If the method of planting winter wheat made everyone confused, then Ji Song's next method made everyone ecstatic.
In the winter months, the busy farming season has passed. As the weather gets colder and colder, everyone basically doesn’t go out much.
However, on this day, a piece of news made the somewhat quiet Jiangjia'ao completely boiling.
"Wang's wife, have you heard?"
"What did you hear?"
"You don't even know this? Then let me tell you, don't tell anyone else!"
"What is it? Still mysterious?"
"I heard that Brother Song from the patriarch's family is planning to build a school in our village."
"What? Real or fake? No, I want to tell the child his father immediately."
That's right, Ji Song is ready to teach the children in the village to read. This news completely ignited the enthusiasm of the tribe and villagers. Study! This is such an unattainable thing. This is an opportunity that can allow children to change their own destiny and that of their family.
Building a school was not Ji Song's whim. As the saying goes, it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. If you want to make your tribe and villagers rich, studying is essential.
"Brother Song? Do you really want to open a school?"
At this time, there were five gray-haired old men in Ji Song's room. One of them, an old man with all his teeth, trembled and looked at Ji Song and said.
"Second uncle, don't worry! When did Song'er deceive you? This matter has been discussed with my mother, but..."
Ji Song quickly stepped forward to help his second uncle, who could hardly stand, and said.
"But what? If you have any request, just say it. Or is there someone causing trouble? If you tell me that I won't beat him to death, do you really think that the rules of my Ji family are just decoration?"
The second uncle said with some excitement, "Looking at him, if anyone really dares to stop this matter, even if he doesn't die, he will have no shame in staying in the village."
The second uncle, who is already eighty-five years old, according to the criminal law of the Tang Dynasty, as long as he does not rebel, he has no taboos. Even if he really beats someone to death, it is no big deal.
Yes, this is clearly stipulated in the laws of the Tang Dynasty. If those elderly people over eighty in future generations came to the present, they would probably wake up from their dreams laughing.
"Hey, my second uncle! Don't get excited, there's just no place yet..." Before Ji Song could finish speaking, his second uncle waved his hand.
"Jian, where did you say it was built? Everyone went to help. All they had to do at home was make babies. They were all too lazy. If anyone didn't go, then his children wouldn't be qualified to go to school. "Second uncle said domineeringly.
"Yes! Just do as the second uncle says!"
"Yes, this is a major event that affects the future of our Ji family. If anyone dares not to try his best, I think he will not want to enter the ancestral grave."
"Brother Ji, just go teach and leave the rest to us old immortals. If anyone dares to bully you, I'll see if I don't break his legs."
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The words of the five old men made Ji Song's nose feel a little sore. What virtue and ability could he have to earn so much love from everyone? Ji Song nodded firmly and laughed at the same time as the five old men.
