In the middle of Sophora lunar month.
The weather throughout Shuzhou began to become sunny.
During the Qingming Festival not long ago, Xu Mu and his generals paid homage to the soldiers who died on the battlefield. Everyone, even if their bodies could not be found, still erected a tomb and paid homage to the incense of Shuzhou.
Two hundred miles of tombs and mountains, the heroes with endless stories are tragic and heroic.
tread.
Rolling up his trouser legs, Xu Mu wielded a hoe and worked with many farmers to dig irrigation waterways. Several newly built waterwheels stand on the river beside the fields, fulfilling their mission.
"Lord, do you really want to do this with all the fertilizer and water?" An old farmer came over with his mud trousers rolled up.
Fertilizer and water, to put it directly, is human urine.
In ancient mulberry farming, there was no modern industrial production of chemical fertilizers, so it was difficult to increase yields. With no other choice, Xu Mu could only gather the knowledge in his mind and thought about heating the fertilizer water and drying it to see if he could get urea.
Although it is not as good as industrial chemical fertilizers, it will still be effective.
"Wang Li, just follow this. When the time comes, we will try ten acres of rice fields."
If it can be done, the rice harvest in Shuzhou Tianfu will be abundant during the autumn harvest. For Shuzhou's strategy, Ding Ding will be a great help.
The old peasant official named Wang Li left in confusion.
Putting down his rolled-up trouser legs, Xu Mu put away the farm tools, walked back silently, and sat on the edge of the field.
Not just rice fields, such as Shu brocade and silkworms. Xu Mu actually had a plan.
For example, all the way to the west from Liangzhou are the countries in the Western Regions. If Shu brocade can be transported there, Xu Mu has no doubt that it will be a good way to make money.
In addition, if you can bring back some agricultural seeds or good horses from the countries in the Western Regions, will it open up a Silk Road for future generations?
He is neither old-fashioned nor conformist. Of course, all of this needs to revolve around the development of Shuzhou.
However, unless he talks about conquering Liangzhou, his business ambitions will only be a joke.
"Xu Lang."
Jiang Caiwei, who had a big belly, came over carrying a food basket.
Xu Mu hurriedly stood up and helped him sit on the bamboo pole.
"When I heard Doctor Chen say that I was expecting a fat boy, my husband, I was so excited that I didn't sleep for three nights."
For three consecutive nights, Li Dawan entered the house with wolfberry soup.
He was a little scared, fearing that the old cows plowing the fields would really die of exhaustion. He simply made a trip to Chengdu and took the generals with him to demonstrate his leadership.
"Steamed date cake, skewers, spicy rabbit heads, sister-in-law's grilled fish!" Si Hu came out from nowhere smelling the smell. After opening the food cage, he grabbed a large handful and stuffed it into Escape forward with your mouth.
"No one is trying to rob you, but someone who cooks for you every day is like a starving ghost." Xu Mu cursed.
"Okay, Brother Mu." Si Hu returned directly, holding the food cage and preparing to flee forward. Perhaps because he was afraid that Xu Mu would have nothing to eat, he silently broke off half a piece of steamed cake and put it in Xu Mu's hands.
Xu Mu was startled, and when he raised his head to chase after him, he found that Si Hu had already run half a mile away.
"Xu Lang, this is yours." Jiang Caiwei seemed to have expected it, and took out another food cage from the side.
"Madam still loves me."
Xu Mu laughed.
For a long time, he and Jiang Caiwei depended on each other. On the road of swords and blood, not only people like Si Hu, but also the little maid and wife in front of him also followed closely all the way.
Jiang Caiwei watched happily, looking at Xu Mu on the field ridge, eating with his mouth full of oily flowers.
Unfortunately, such peace did not last long.
Sun Xun came on horseback. When he stopped the horse at the edge of the field, his face was full of anxiety.
"My lord, Master Li Duo, the hero king, has entered Shu!"
"Understood."
Xu Mu put down the steamed cake in silence, with a complicated look on his face.
…
Xu Mu, who had just changed into a new robe and sat down in the palace, did not wait long. Li Zhiqiu's tall figure appeared in the palace.
Behind him, two other knights followed, stepping into the palace.
What makes Xu Mu strange is that the little book boy Xiaoyao, who has always been a die-hard fan of idols, did not come with him.
"Brother Xu!" As soon as he entered the hall, Li Zhiqiu raised his hand and saluted.
Instead of calling him King of Shu, he only called him "Brother Xu". The relationship between the two of them seemed to go back to last year, when they worked together to fight against Chen Changqing, and then divided their forces into two groups, each taking their own place.
Xu Mu entered Shu, while Li Zhiqiu headed towards Muyunzhou.
"Brother Li, please take a seat."
"That's easy to say."
Li Zhiqiu sat down, and the two heroes who followed him politely stepped back and stood calmly.
"Brother Li, that little guy Xiaoyao..."
"When we set out, I don't know what happened. My little hero suddenly caught the wind and cold, so I didn't take him with me. To be honest, Brother Xu, he has been thinking about coming to Shuzhou again, but it's a pity that God is not kind to him."
Xu Mu smiled and asked the waiter to serve tea.
At a certain military meeting, Shuzhou was facing difficulties. Jia Zhou once boldly proposed that Liangzhou was powerful, so it was better to take Muyunzhou first.
But Xu Mu did not agree.
It's not that Jia Zhou's general attitude is wrong, but that Xu Mu himself understands that the path he takes is different from Chang Silang and Dong Wen, and it is a path to win the hearts of the people.
Backstabbing a former ally, a Xiaerjun respected by all people in the world, is not a good thing.
"I heard that Military Advisor Jia——"
Li Zhiqiu sighed and hesitated to speak.
After Jia Zhou returned to Shu, he would stay in the palace most of the time. Even if he went out, he would sit in a carriage. Some time ago, Xu Mu sought Jia Zhou's advice and even held a fake funeral.
According to Jia Zhou's own wishes, he naturally had to make good use of this rare opportunity to fake his own death.
"God's disobedience caused the situation to change." Li Zhiqiu raised his face and looked at Xu Mu.
Just by looking at each other, Xu Mu immediately understood that Li Zhiqiu was finally going to speak.
Mu Yunzhou retreated to the north, but was forced to retreat step by step by the Cangzhou Army and more than 100,000 rebel troops. If it weren't for the dangerous pass, I guess the fight would have been in full swing by this time.
The commander-in-chief of the three armies dared to go to Shuzhou to ask for help in the autumn of war. It can be seen that Li Zhiqiu is anxious to what extent.
Xu Muzeng had a serious discussion with Jia Zhou and Dongfang Jing.
Dongfang Jing said to save him, but he couldn't let Liangzhou and Muyunzhou completely surround Shuzhou. With the encirclement approaching, Shuzhou's situation will become even more dangerous.
But Jia Zhou said not to save, the reason is simpler. Shuzhou is emerging. If you save it once, there will be a second time, until the entire Shuzhou is dragged into the quagmire of a new war. The army's departure from Shu coincided with Liangzhou's conspiracy. Shuzhou strives for stability, not danger.
Xu Mu fell into deep thought.
The two military advisors expressed their opinions, and the real decision-making power rested with him.
The changes one after another pushed the entire Shuzhou directly ahead of the general trend of the world.
