Chapter 4750 Rice Field Crab
Ma Zhou and Fang Jun have known each other for a long time. They share the same goals and have an irreversible friendship. However, in comparison, his respect for the armor is greater than their friendship. The reason is that Fang Jun's whimsical ideas from time to time can often make people extremely uncomfortable. The difficult situation was resolved with ease.
For example, they invented and improved firearms, making the Royal Navy across the seven seas and invincible on the water.
For example, improving the salt production method and completely breaking the family's monopoly on salt ponds...
Although the "rice field crab breeding technology" in front of him seems not difficult at all, and even an illiterate old farmer can easily get started, the broad prospects it contains make Ma Zhou feel excited and excited.
His greatest ambition in this life is to enable the suffering people to live a correspondingly happy life. He deeply understands that allowing the people to live a good life is not only about reducing taxes and rectifying officialdom, but also achieving great progress in agricultural technology.
The influx of overseas rice into the Tang Dynasty greatly alleviated the food crisis in the Tang Dynasty. More people were able to eat. This was a great thing, but as an official, you should be prepared for danger in times of peace. Now the navy is huge and invincible, so We can "purchase" more rice and transport it back to the Tang Dynasty, but if one day the navy declines and overseas aliens rise, making it impossible to transport more rice back to the country, wouldn't the huge empire return to the days of food shortage?
At that time, it will not be a simple matter of "retrogression". In the last years of Taketoku, the population of the Tang Dynasty was more than two million households. Of course, due to years of war, the population was hidden and could not be included in the household registration, but in any case, it would not exceed 300 Thousands of households, and now with the measurement of acres of land It went smoothly, and the land and population that had been hidden by the aristocratic families gradually surfaced. It is roughly estimated that there are about six million households and nearly 40 million people in the Tang Dynasty this year. This number will definitely double in more than ten years. Dingkou will be closer to 100 million than ever before.
How much food will a population of 100 million consume?
Once overseas rice cannot be continuously imported into the country, where will the huge population go to find food?
Therefore, no matter how much rice is imported from overseas and whether it is moldy and rotten when piled in the Changping warehouse, the grain output in Datang cannot be guaranteed to be above a safe warning line. This requires improving grain farming technology and increasing grain output.
The "rice field crab breeding technology" invented by Fang Jun may be an opportunity. If it can be vigorously promoted, the prospects are unlimited...
"Stop having sweet dreams!"
Fang Jun understood Ma Zhou's thoughts and gave him a blow. He pointed at the fence erected at the edge of the rice field in the distance: "River crabs will crawl everywhere. Not only do we need to dig crab trenches, but also heighten and strengthen the field ridges." , and obstacles for river crabs to escape must be placed on the edges of the rice fields. In addition, the rice fields for raising crabs must be protected. The water source is sufficient and the field ridges cannot leak. It is best to form micro-flows in the rice fields. Weeds in the rice fields alone cannot support the river crabs to eat enough, so special food needs to be fed. The river crabs will get sick. While keeping the water source clean, we must also purify the water quality regularly..."
The more Ma Zhou listened, the darker his face became.
These necessary conditions have become a huge limitation for raising river crabs. How many rice fields in Guanzhong can have such suitable conditions?
Since it can only be implemented in specific regions, it will not bring much benefit to the overall situation, and will ultimately become a money-making technique for the rich and powerful.
"Boom!" After throwing the river crab into the water, Ma Zhou turned around and walked out of the paddy field with a disappointed look on his face. He stepped on the field ridge with bare feet and came to a thatched pavilion at the end of the field. He took the rag from the attendant and wiped his feet clean. He knelt down in the pavilion and sat on the wooden floor, staring at the steaming kettle on the small stove in front of him in a daze.
Fang Jun followed closely behind, took off his raincoat, washed his hands and feet with water, and sat cross-legged opposite Ma Zhou. The soldier took out a few cakes from the food box and placed them on a small table. Fang Jun took off the kettle with his own hands to make water. Tea.
The breeze is drizzle, the weather is cool and humid, the mountains are clear and the water is beautiful, and the rice fields are like waves. I feel very comfortable when I drink hot tea with sweet pastries and point out the current problems of the country.
Ma Zhou took a sip of tea, looked at the rice fields from near to far, and said with emotion: "Now is the time when the rice is filling, and in a month it will be another good harvest year. I think back then, this place was still full of rocks, gravel, and short. In just a few years, it has become the best paddy field and has raised more than ten thousand people. Erlang's ability to govern the people and farm is far inferior to mine. Even Jing Zhaoyin relies on Erlang's Yu Ze."
Fang Jun squinted his eyes slightly and looked at Lishan Mountain in the misty rain. The misty water and the green mountains were full of a kind of ink painting: "I actually don't have any big ambitions. What I am doing at the moment is just being... This era is just pushing forward He is not greedy for power but always wants to use what he has learned in his life to do his part for this country and the people of this land. No matter how far he reaches it in the end, when he takes his last breath in the future, he will not regret looking back at the past. In this life That’s enough.”
The country will collapse and overthrow under the grinding wheels of history, and power will disappear in the clouds of time. Only the country will remain the same, and only the people will last forever.
He doesn't care whether the Tang Dynasty will fall apart and change dynasties like history, nor does he care whether the Li Tang royal family can be inherited from generation to generation with the same blood. He just doesn't want the people to be forced to move around and live like chickens and dogs in the process of dynasty changes. .
It would be enough for the Chinese people to have fewer deaths in the process of power change and to have more food in the years of natural and man-made disasters... Yu Yuan said.
But whenever he wants to do something, he must first have the right. This is the reason why he is still in the court. Otherwise, he would have been traveling all over the world to see this unpolluted, pure and original picturesque country. Why bother with a group of greedy people? People fighting for power and profit?
Looking at the motorcade slowly approaching in the distance, Ma Zhou smiled and said: "This is what I admire about you. With your qualifications, merits, and abilities, you can dominate the court. The so-called civil and military disputes are just a joke. , As long as you exert your strength, how can Liu Jie and others resist? But for the sake of the stability of the court, you would rather have an official position and work hard to create a stable situation of civil and military confrontation. With this kind of ambition, no one in the court can match it." br>
"Hey, how can it be as noble as you say?"
Fang Jun waved his hands with a smile: "I'm just lazy, and I'm self-aware. I may have some ability when it comes to making strategic decisions and formulating policies, but I'm far from capable of handling specific affairs. I'm not as good as Bin Wang." You, even Pei Xingjian, Cui Dunli and others are far behind. You are working tirelessly at the front, and I only need to support you from behind to prevent others from ruining your political achievements."
No one is omnipotent, the only omnipotent Zhuge Liang was exhausted to death...
Fang Jun knew that his advantage lay in his thorough understanding of historical development, so he was able to formulate policies and plan development at a higher level. In short, he was "retreating". However, Ma Zhou, Pei Xingjian, Cui Dunli, and even Xue Rengui and Liu Rengui These people are better at being "pragmatic", combining reality with reality, and being consistent inside and outside. This is the best development model.
Ma Zhou looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walking out of the car in the distance, and whispered to Fang Jun: "Then support me. This time the Buddhist and Taoist sects increase taxes, they must first measure the land assets of the two sects. It is estimated that the two factions have been docile and low-key as never before, but there are too many aristocratic families who want to avoid For various reasons such as taxes, land and real estate were 'contributed' to the Buddhist and Taoist sects. Once these lands and properties were discovered, they would be divested or even confiscated. How could those aristocratic families allow themselves to be slaughtered? A huge storm was inevitable. , I can’t stand it, I can only rely on you.”
Although the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism continue to amass money, they are fundamentally outsiders after all. What they pursue is different from the world. If they have other goals to pursue, they can completely give up the pursuit of wealth.
But the aristocratic families are different. The reason why they have been passed down to this day and can continue to be passed down is nothing more than "power" and "profit". As long as these two fundamentals are touched without corresponding compensation or threats, they will inevitably fight back in anger. .
Guanzhong is different from Hedong, Shandong, Jiangnan and other places. Unrest can be suppressed with the help of the army. On this land where aristocratic families have bred and multiplied for thousands of years, a slight mistake will cause a huge turmoil and destabilize the capital. If the world is in chaos, who dares to take such responsibility? Who can take such responsibility?
Fang Jun frowned and said dissatisfied: "You are Jing Zhaoyin, and you took the job of raising taxes this time. You are responsible for good times and bad times. Why push me into the pit?"
Ma Zhou laughed: "Why can a gentleman be bullied? Because a gentleman has a moral bottom line and cares about too many things, so he can be easily manipulated. The same is true for you, because you care about this country and the people, so You will definitely not allow anyone to mess up Guanzhong and ruin the hard-won stability.”
Fang Jun said with a dark face: "You said I am a gentleman, do I still need to thank you?"
"No need to thank you, but there are only a handful of people in this world who can be praised as a 'gentleman' by me, Ma Zhou, and Erlang is proud of himself."
"You are so shameless. You might as well show it in front of His Royal Highness, so that this flower in the greenhouse can see the face of an important minister of the country."
Ma Zhou smiled happily: "You are the Prince's Shaobao. It is your duty to teach His Highness the Prince. What does it have to do with me? In short, you must keep an eye on Guanzhong, especially Chang'an City. You must not mess up. Anyone who dares to mess with you will Whoever you attack, you might as well kill a few more ruthlessly, the purpose is to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys," Fang Jun sighed helplessly. Qi: "The situation is complicated now. Everyone in the court can see it clearly. Most people don't dare to move at all. But anyone who dares to move at this time is either a noble or a member of the clan. You can't just catch them and kill them, right? You can't do anything." Take it easy, otherwise it will make too much noise and I won’t be able to hold it back.”