Chapter 235: The secret of Xiguo's harvest, the world is public?
Chapter 235: The secret of the Xi Kingdom’s harvest, is the world the public?
When he heard that the true purpose of the iron tool was to benefit all the people, the emperor and the princes remembered the incident of the divine beast Dang Kang appearing in Xiguo not long ago.
Seeing that everyone was not convinced, the Marquis of Xixing smiled and said, "This Marquis is the Si Tu. He is quite familiar with the land of various countries in Xia. Xi's land is not fertile and has many hills and mountainous lands. His farming performance was mediocre and there were often food shortages. If Xidu had not owned a salt well and produced salt, he could exchange food for neighboring countries, he would probably not be able to survive!"
As soon as these words were said, the faces of both the Emperor and the other ministers changed slightly, and they were full of differences.
In their opinion, the divine beast Kang Neng appeared in Xiguo, which shows that the farming skills of Xiguo have reached the peak of the Xia Dynasty. The result of such a proud and arrogant hero is definitely not suddenly picked. Before that, Xiguo must have experienced countless blood and tears, and was gradually gained after continuous accumulation.
But after hearing the words of Xixinghou, the huge amount of food in Xi'an was achieved overnight.
This result was beyond everyone's expectations.
Mr. Jiang looked surprised: "Marquis Xixing, Iron Tools are helpful to farming. I have no doubts about it at all, but iron tools really have such great effects. Last year, Xi'an lacks food, and this year it will have a bumper harvest? This is too incredible!"
Not only Mr. Jiang, but other ministers also looked disbelief. Only the emperor, Emperor Mu, remained silent, as if he had seen through something, and was unfathomable.
Seeing that everyone was not good, the Queen of Xixing was amused, and raised her head and pointed at Jiangshan, saying, "This is natural. Yao Yun said that with iron tools, the soil can be turned deeper and the crops grow faster. Moreover, compared with the leek stone tools, it is much easier to use iron tools to reclaim land. With more land that the people can cultivate, the harvest will naturally be better!"
When everyone heard this, they nodded. It was indeed a bit reasonable, and facts were better than words. Even when the divine beast Kang appeared in Xiguo, what else do they have to say?
"I didn't expect that the mere iron smelting technique would be so useful."
In fact, bronze ware can also be done, but in this era, copper is "gold", and the people cannot afford bronze ware, which is clear to the emperor and the ministers.
Xixinghou: "Can you know what will happen after the large-scale promotion of iron agricultural tools? How does Xiguo cultivate it?"
Xixinghou seemed to be addicted to showing off and asked everyone two questions at once.
"Marquis Xixing, don't ask, Ben Bo is itchy, just say, how did Xiguo cultivate?"
The ministers really couldn't stand the mysterious behavior of Xixing Hou, and they shouted to let him tell him truthfully. Some people with impatient temperament rolled up their sleeves.
The Queen of Xixing coughed dryly, knowing that she had committed public anger, and the emperor was right beside him, so he didn't want to go too far, so he cleared his throat and talked idly as if nothing had happened:
"Don't be anxious, I'm sorry, I'll say slowly, Alas, you must have never imagined the way of farming in Xidu. Xi's country does not cooperate in farming or farming!"
Upon hearing this, the officials of the dynasty looked at each other and couldn't believe it.
In the summer dynasties, there are roughly two ways of farming.
One is Xietian. Xietian is a farmer who uses wood thorns to pierce the soil and turns the soil. The wooden thorns operate alone. If you want to turn up the soil blocks, multiple people need to cooperate. This method is called Xietian farming.
The other is coupling farming. The old saying goes, "two clumps are coupled", because two people each hold a clump and cultivate together.
Whether it is to assist the fields or to farm, it often requires everyone to work together to carry out large-scale collective labor. Therefore, there are sayings such as "Wang Daling everyone to call the fields", "Ten Thousand Dimensions of Couples", "Thousands of People Work", etc. The slave owners often drive thousands or even tens of thousands of slaves to work in the field. Even ordinary people farm, each household cooperates with each other, and each household cannot farm at all.
"It's not a supporting field or a coupling farming. Could it be that one family can't farm alone?" Some minister couldn't help laughing, and it was a bit like a joke.
The Queen of Xixing didn't care about the sarcastic smile of the other party, but nodded seriously and said seriously: "Brother, I have good knowledge. The people of Xidu are indeed farming dozens or even hundreds of acres of land one by one. Except for the construction of water conservancy ditches, they all rely on themselves to cultivate the rest of the farming."
When the ministers heard that they were farming alone, they were extremely surprised and asked: "What is the difference between farming one by one and farming one by one?"
Xixinghou smiled: "I was also puzzled at first, but Xi Yunzi's words made me suddenly understand. They worked together to farm, helped each other, and had a harmonious neighborhood. It seemed beautiful, but it was not. When working collectively, the people were not proactive and often slacked off. King Xi divided the land into households, and the harvest in the land was their own. They only needed to pay rent and taxes every year. So in order to make themselves full, the people became very proactive, hardworking, and did not dare to slack off at all."
"If it was before the birth of iron tools, this farming method would be very effective. The people of Xiguo did not live well. However, since there were shovels, iron hoes and other farm tools, it would be easier for the people of Xidu to farm. This way of farming one by one has shined, and the Darong of Xiguo is just a matter of pushing the boat!"
"It's good, one family, one family, and oneself-sufficient." When Emperor Di Mu heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes. The former Emperor Xuan failed to compete for the throne with him. People did not have a high opinion of Yao Xuan, and even had a little derogatory meaning. However, Emperor Mu knew very well that Yao Xuan was still very talented.
For example, although the new farming method has not shown its power in his hands, it has shined in his son's hands. This proves that Yao Xuan is still very sensible, but he is a little lucky.
The other ministers were all moved by one. They were princes with large swaths of land. If they could be the same as Xiguo in their country, would they be far from the prosperity and strength of the country?
"When I returned, I built iron farm tools, so that every household could cultivate the fields, and see, as Xixing Hou said, each household could cultivate independently."
Farming is related to the country, and all the princes in the world are very concerned. No one can be at peace when they hear that it can increase grain production.
The emperor, Di Mu, was able to become the co-lord of the world, and his vision was naturally profound. After carefully studying the cultivation of Xiguo, he soon realized that the abyss was hidden behind this seemingly beautiful.
The Xiatian Dynasty implemented the well-field system, and the land was owned by the state and owned by the people of the world. However, the Xiguo distributed the land to each household. This move was a bit "abusive".
"Xiguo abandoned the well-field system and changed it to the private field system. This move violated the public for the world. In this way, the private world will be in great order. If the country is not a country, the heaven will be unfair!"
Emperor Di Mu's words immediately poured a basin of cold water on the princes, and suddenly the princes woke up. The farming methods of Xi's country could not be learned. The land belongs to the state, so how could they share their fields with the farmers? This is absolutely not allowed.
"What the emperor said is that Xiguo's move is so ruthless. The world is the world of the world. How can he privately teach others?"
"Yes, we can take the essence and the dross. We use the iron tip to cultivate farmland for us. As for granting private fields, there is no need to. This move violates the way of a saint and cannot be extended!"
"Master, Xi Yunzi rebelled from the truth and should quickly turn him back to justice."
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Chapter completed!