Obviously, due to the explosive output of the three new grains, the Dukes in the Qin Dynasty were a little too optimistic.
As he spoke one by one, the yield per mu almost reached 5,000 kilograms.
If nothing else, the atmosphere is on point!
After marching for a long time, we reached the plowing fields.
It's still a familiar arrangement.
Originally, the First Emperor would pray to heaven and earth for a smooth journey when he was touring the world. The original place of sacrifice was not here. Because of the need to harvest millet, the place of sacrifice was temporarily moved to Zhao Si's field.
Zhao Si tightened the reins and stopped driving!
"Your Majesty, please get out of the car!"
The First Emperor stepped off the carriage with the support of Zhao Si, and the officials stood still after driving.
The process is still the same.
After all the civil and military officials stood still, the First Emperor took the lead in worshiping the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers...
Considering that it had not been a long time since the last time we prayed to the mountains and rivers to worship the heaven and the earth, the ministers were inexplicably somewhat skilled.
The worshiping movements were obviously much smoother than the last time.
Zhao Si stuck her butt out and kowtowed coolly, kowtowing to the heaven and the earth, to the ancestors, and to the mountains and rivers.
This time Zhao Siqi was not so sincere, and his forehead hurt after the last time.
"After all, the rest of the grain harvest must be sacrificed..." Zhao Si thought for no reason.
Under normal circumstances, unless something unexpected happens, a grand ceremony like this would only happen once a year.
This year is different. This has already happened twice. If you count the last time Emperor Shi Huang visited the world, it will be three times.
After returning to harvest the rest of the grains, although the First Emperor was not here, the civil and military ministers who stayed in Xianyang still had to pay their respects.
Let’s not mention hemp for now.
The harvest periods of the remaining four grains, rice, yellow rice and soybeans, are relatively close, so you can choose a good time to kowtow together.
The wheat growth cycle is relatively long, so it needs to be kneaded separately.
After the ministers paid their respects, the First Emperor was the first to speak...
It's still the same thing, maybe because it's not the first time to harvest food? The First Emperor's speech was relatively brief this time. After briefly thanking the ancestors, the First Emperor walked into the plowing fields first.
Zhao Si followed closely, holding a tray in his hand. Inside the tray was a sickle tied with a ribbon.
"Your Majesty, please accept it!"
Zhao Si straightened his figure, bowed and raised his sickle.
The First Emperor took the sickle and harvested the millet in full view of the public.
Zhao Si took a handful of millet harvested by the First Emperor, tied it with a silk ribbon, and then placed it on the altar, along with the three animals.
After that, the ministers harvested them one by one.
The familiar big cauldron is placed on the charcoal fire, and the white water inside the cauldron is boiling.
One by one, the ministers placed the millet they had beaten with their own hands into the cauldron.
"Yes, we are eating pig food again today..." Zhao Si stood aside and watched with cold eyes.
This time it may be even more extreme than last time. The sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn from last time were at least not that unpalatable to cook. Apart from the fact that the corn was a bit chewy, the sweet potatoes and potatoes tasted good when boiled in plain water.
What was thrown in this time was millet, unshelled...
You can't make millet porridge from this. The most terrible thing is that there are three kinds of meat and various fruits in it... It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a pot of dark food.
But the ministers were still very happy.
In the Qin Dynasty, the fierce generals must be sent to the army, the prime ministers are from the state headquarters, and all the civil and military officials standing in the court have grassroots work experience. Although they are not experts in farming, they can tell at a glance that the yield of Ji is Harvest.
Look at the plump ears!
"I'm afraid the yield of this Ji is about five stones per mu, right?"
"I can't help but wonder, it must be six or seven stones, right?"
"The yield of fertile farmland is only two stones per mu, right?"
"Is this a grain seed? Or is it manipulated using special techniques?"
"It must be grain. If you are just plowing the fields, why do you hold a sacrifice? The fields cultivated by Tian Xin can produce five stones per hour... Why don't you see His Majesty personally harvesting and hold a sacrifice?"
Tian Xin!
The representatives of farmers are also...
Leaving aside his literary works, he has a good hand in cultivating the fields.
In this somewhat desolate era, Tian Xin’s grain yield per mu could be almost twice that of ordinary farming.
Limited by his academic thoughts and an unfriendly experience with the First Emperor, Tian Xin was in his sixties, and his title was only that of a doctor. Although his reputation in the court was not prominent and he was often ostracized, among the people, Tian Xin's reputation could be said to be Great dryness.
Without him, Tian Xin could increase grain production. Based on this alone, the nobles all over the world wanted to treat Tian Xin as a guest. Even famous nobles had lowered their status more than once and wanted to take Tian Xin into their homes to worship him.
And this time Tian Xin is also included in the millet harvest!
While everyone else was immersed in harvesting millet, stroking the ears, and admiring each other, only Tian Xin squatted down in the field.
While the ministers were walking back and forth, Tian Xin was the only one squatting in the ground.
Sometimes he would grab a handful of soil from the ground, crush it carefully, and observe it carefully, and sometimes he would put it to his nose and smell it.
Then he opened his palm and measured the gap between each ridge...
Not only that, while the officials were still clamoring, Tian Xin was no longer limited to the millet that had already begun to be harvested, but moved to other farming fields.
After going around, the doubts between Tian Xin's eyebrows became more and more serious.
"its not right……"
"I applied fertilizers... I watered them in a timely manner, and I worked very hard, but that's all. The yield per mu is only two stones at most..."
"Is it really a problem with the seeds?"
"But...how do you get such a thing?"
Those who don’t know how to do it just think it’s a blessing from heaven, and those who know how to do it feel completely confused after reading it...
Tian Xin looked at Zhao Si, who was standing beside the First Emperor, and wanted to go up and talk and ask, but after thinking about it, it seemed inappropriate in this situation?
But the doubts in his heart were like a cat clawing at him, making the sixty-year-old man feel uncomfortable all over and pacing back and forth.
Today is not only a time to harvest new grains, but also a day to patrol the world.
Tian Xin could tell that Zhao Si was one of the entourage of the First Emperor's grand tour of the world.
When the sacrifices are over and the convoy sets out to patrol the world, he will probably not have the chance to ask.
Tian Xin's academic status is very high, but because of his academic thoughts, he has few friends and his political status is also very low...
The main farmer's thoughts are too abstract... The First Emperor has never liked it. The reason for inviting him to Tian Xin on such official occasions is because of Tian Xin's academic status... Tian Xin really has no role in such official occasions. Too much autonomy.
The most important thing is that Tian Xin also offended the First Emperor.
As a contemporary leader of farmers, Tian Xin has mastered a large number of tips for cultivating fields and increasing crop yields. He also understands the habits of various crops and even compiled them into a book.
Tian Xin has been a guest of the nobles all over the world a long time ago.
Qin focused on farming and war... and was always keen on absorbing talents from all over the world, regardless of country or doctrine.
Although Qin was based on law, and the First Emperor also highly praised Han Fei's "Xianxue" and "Five Worms", to be honest, Qin's academic persecution was not serious, and it will not dismiss you just because your academic thoughts conflict. .
Qin Mo was also famous for a while.
What's more, farmers?
The Qin State values practicality. It doesn’t matter what your academic ideas are. I naturally have my own evaluation standards for officials. As long as you can achieve political achievements and meet the evaluation standards, it doesn’t matter what ideas you pursue. As long as you don’t mess with the system of prefectures, counties and officials, then The state of Qin has no respect for the various schools of thought.
Objectively speaking, the Mohist family still has a scene of Meng Yi supporting it, but the Mohist family cannot adapt to the official logic of Qin, resulting in a serious split between the upper and lower classes.
Therefore, Tian Xin was personally invited by the First Emperor and entrusted with important tasks.
At his peak, Tian Xin was Zhisu Neishi and one of the Nine Qings.
Nowadays, the only farming in Guanzhong that is unique in the world is the management achievements of Tian Xin when he was in charge of grain management.
In this era when the yield per mu in most areas only fluctuates around 100 kilograms, the average yield per mu in Guanzhong has reached 1,780 kilograms.
Of course, this is not just the work of Tian Xin alone. After several generations of development, Guanzhong dug rivers and built canals, and the grain output was already higher than that of the Six Kingdoms. Moreover, the Qin State also emphasized farming. Tian Xin's role It's not like putting charcoal in the fire.
If nothing unexpected happens, with Tian Xin's merits and academic status, his position as the governor of Su Neishi will be very secure.
The problem is that Tian Xin is a farmer.
After the First Emperor unified the world, he built palaces from various countries in Xianyang, and also prepared to build Afang Palace...
Tian Xin naturally remonstrated. According to Tian Xin, all the property in the world is public property. You, Qin Shihuang, sitting in this position are an example of the will of the people in the world. These things are not your wealth, and you cannot use it to enjoy selfish desires.
Well... Tian Xin was not satisfied with the First Emperor in the first place, and he wrote to remonstrate not once or twice. After all, according to the theory of farmers, a truly good emperor should handle the world's government affairs in a fair and just manner when serving the public, and be fair and just in private. You should be like ordinary people, not invading other people's property, being self-sufficient, plowing your own land, picking mulberries and growing hemp...
This time, the conflict between monarch and minister broke out.
The unique political structure of the Qin Dynasty was not something that all schools of thought could adapt to.
Most schools of thought have fallen into decline as a result, or have experienced serious divisions between upper and lower classes.
In short, Tian Xin submitted a remonstrance, but the First Emperor put it aside as usual...
You just like to talk... Anyway, the benefits are in Da Qin's hands. If you say a few words, you won't lose a piece of meat. I just won't listen.
The First Emperor was an emperor who would leave room for others. He accepted all the scholars and schools of thought and took advantage of them all. Of course, he would not block the other party from speaking out.
All schools of thought had their own political demands, and the First Emperor was just making choices.
You said it, but I won't listen. I'll put it aside and discuss it later.
But Tian Xin didn't follow this procedure. He wrote a letter to remonstrate...
In the end, Tian Xin did not die, but he lost his position as Jiuqing, his title was also reduced to the bottom, and he was demoted to the head of Guizhou.
Now Tian Xin's lord is cultivated again. After all, the Qin Dynasty clearly stipulates that there will be rewards for farming well...
Therefore, according to common sense, the First Emperor would not send an invitation to Tian Xin for such a big event, and Tian Xin would not come even if he received the invitation.
Um……
The strange thing is that the First Emperor sent an invitation to Tian Xin.
After Tian Xin received the invitation... he couldn't help but come.
Tian Xin tugged on his beard irritably.
"Qin Wangduan is so narrow-minded..."
After all, the emperor and his ministers had been together for a while, so Tian Xin didn't understand what the First Emperor meant.
The First Emperor was indeed not as cruel as the rumors of the Six Kingdoms, and he was not very murderous, but... whatever had prevented the First Emperor from coming to power, the First Emperor would always return it through his own methods.
Being weak is a lesson learned from the past...
Now it's my turn...
This is intentional!
Tian Xin understands it so well!
So does Tian Xin do this?
It’s so delicious!
(End of chapter)
