Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 4 Jian Yong hired, Liu Bei took a concubine
In summer, when Cao Jun came back to Xuzhou, Liu Bei led his troops to rescue Tancheng. The people of Xiaopei were like frightened birds.

Looking around, the villages outside Xiaopei City are all covered in green and golden colors.

Harvesting food is more tiring than planting. At that time, there was no mechanical equipment, and everything had to be done manually. It can be said that although the harvest season is joyful, the sweat is several times that of ordinary people.

First of all, the harvested millet seedlings must be manually threshed, and then gathered in a spacious place on the farm to dry, and finally the shells are packed into Dendrobium before they can be eaten.

The remaining millet stalks cannot be discarded either. They need to be bundled or stacked together, some of which are turned over to the horses for battle, some are used to make fire for cooking, and some are returned to the field as fertilizer.

Ganji's whole family went to battle and began to harvest millet. The ten acres of land in Lantian had indeed grown to a new height, and the ears of millet were huge and full of grains.

During the harvest season, Liu Bei also returned from Tancheng. He put down his military affairs and Guan Yu and came to the surrounding area of ​​Xiaopei. The ancient Ming emperors would personally go to the fields to cheer up the farmers.

Liu Bei will also care about the harvest situation at this time for the land cultivated by his own trilogy like Wangjiazhuang. Grain and grass supplies are the guarantee for enclosing land in wars.

"There has been a severe drought in Guanzhong this year, and the local people have been displaced. Fortunately, the weather in Xuzhou is good. In addition, Cao Cao left in a hurry and did not have time to grab food. It seems that our food problem can be alleviated." Liu Bei looked at the endless millet seedlings and sighed.

"Most of the military settlements near Xiaopei are new recruits. I don't think the corn production may be substantial. It is too early to say whether we can pay the rent and tax according to the amount." Guan Yu was a little worried.

Liu Bei nodded, "It's still necessary to ensure the rations of the people in Buqu. If it doesn't work, I have the audacity to ask Mr. Tao for food."

"Tao Gongzu is afraid that he is also short of food. He heard that Xiapi Prime Minister Ruo Rong is in charge of food transportation, but this guy raised taxes from the three counties of Xiapi, Pengcheng, and Guangling. Futu Temple, the Buddha is clothed in gold and brocade." Guan Yu shook his head.

"Mr. Tao's employment is not careful, no wonder Pengcheng lost to Cao Mengde last year." Liu Bei was very sorry.

At this time, Liu Bei suddenly discovered that there was a few inches in the field next to Su Miao Gao not far away, and he rode over with doubts.

"Did you plant this millet?" Liu Bei asked Gan Ji.

Ganji's family was harvesting the ten mu of land in Lantian. He looked up and saw that his master had arrived, so he folded his hands and replied, "Yes, General."

Ordinary people dare not look directly at the officials and family members, but Lan Tian does not have such a psychological burden. After Ganji got up, he also looked up at the people who came.

Looking at their outfits, one could tell that Liu Bei and Guan Yu had arrived. Although Liu Bei's ears were bigger than ordinary people's, they were definitely not as exaggerated as hanging down to his shoulders. Relatively speaking, Guan Yu, who had a long beard, was indeed very heroic.

"Not bad!"

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he grabbed the next bunch of millet ears and said, "This millet grain is full. I think this year's harvest will be bumper. Will this season's tax be paid?"

Ganji hesitated and then nodded. He took care of the 70 acres of land and weeded frequently. The yield was 190 shi, which was almost enough to pay the rent and tax. It was slightly lower than the average yield per mu in this era, but it was not easy.

In addition to making up for the rent and tax, the output of the ten acres of Lantian is the rations of the Gan family for the next few months. If the head of the village is more ruthless and deducts the seeds and advance rations, he may have to find someone to borrow food to pay off the debt.

Ganji regretted it in his heart at this time. If he had known that all the plants had been planted according to the method of Lantian, then there would be a bumper harvest.

Liu Bei was born in weaving mats and selling shoes, and he is very aware of the hardships of the people. However, due to the high consumption of the troops, he set a relatively high tax rate.

Just as he was about to leave, Liu Bei was surprised to see Gan Qian's side face, and thought that there were such beauties in this country.

Walking on the road, Liu Bei said to Guan Yu: "Second brother, tell Gongyou (Sun Qian) later that you should not be too harsh on the farmers for collecting rent and tax this season. If it is not enough, you should pay it to the next season."

"I know bro."

The rest are the same as the Ganji family. Although the weather is beautiful, the corn production is basically not up to the standard. Most of the households in Wangjiazhuang and even all the military villages near Xiaopei can barely pay the rent and tax, and they have to find camp in order not to be hungry. Borrow food from China.

The ten mu of land in Lantian is an exception. Even if it is relatively barren land, the average yield per mu has reached 3.2 shi. In addition to the 10 shi to make up for the tax, the remaining 22 shi is equivalent to the current market price. There are about 700 jin of corn (about 281 The harvest here is pebbles, each pebble is about 33 jin).

The village head of Wangjiazhuang was surprised when he collected the grain. This Ganji family was the only one in the whole village that did not owe rent or tax.

Ganji went to the city to sell some corn, cut back some pork, and made a few drinks. Finally, Ganqian made a harvest feast, which the family enjoyed happily.

It has been five months since Lan Tian crossed over, and the soup was so watery all day long that he forgot even the taste of meat. Gan Qian's cooking method is extremely simple, and there are no condiments in this era, but it is delicious when eaten in his mouth.

That is really fragrant.

After less than ten days of rest after the harvest, a new round of autumn planting began again. Only then did Lan Tian realize that in order to survive, farmers really don't have much time to rest in a year.

When the Gan family started digging the land, almost all farmers from Wangjiazhuang came. After the Gan family's harvest was spread by the head of the village, the news flew everywhere like wings.

Ganji was so entangled by his neighbors that he had no choice but to reveal the news that his adopted son would be able to farm.

Looking at the longing eyes of this group, Lan Tian was full of respect for the late Yuan Lao in the original world again.

At this moment, he deeply knew how attractive a full meal is to ordinary people.

Lan Tian knew that his scientific planting became popular.

Neighbors in the village come to ask for advice every day. These enthusiastic neighbors directly take turns to help the Gan family farm. The main purpose is to secretly learn some techniques and go back. The so-called practice is very important.

After the enthusiasm of the people in Wangjiazhuang was ignited, not only did Lan Tian become a hands-off shopkeeper for a while, but even Ganji became idle, thinking that this was a sign that I was going to become a landlord?

In the blink of an eye, the end of the year, under the guidance of Lan Tian, ​​the people of Wangjiazhuang have achieved a bumper harvest in every household. Not only can they pay the rent and taxes in full, but they can also save some surplus grain.

In September of the first year of Xingping, Lantian was enjoying the coolness at the door of his house. A group of soldiers came to Wangjiazhuang to carry the burden. The leader was a Confucian scholar, a middle-aged man dressed up.

Ordinary people were all terrified when they saw the official, but Lan Tian didn't take the visitor seriously at all. The middle-aged man was amazed to see his calm expression.

"Excuse me, brother, is this old man Gan's house?" the man raised his hand and asked.

"Who is your Excellency?"

"I am Jian Yong under General Liu's account. I came here to visit Ganji specially today. I have something good to tell him."

good thing?When Lan Tian saw the several loads of things wrapped in red cloth behind him, he had a vague premonition in his heart.

"Tian'er, who is talking outside the house?"

Ganji was taking a nap, when he heard movement outside, he came out waving a cattail fan. He saw that the visitor was dressed like an official, so he looked at Jian Yong carefully.

Seeing this, Jian Yong bowed his hands and saluted, "I am Jian Yong under the tent of Liu Yuzhou, and I am here to pay a special visit to the master of the Gan family today."

"That's the little old man." Upon hearing this, Gan Ji hastily replied, and then invited Jian Yong into the house.

The life of the Gan family is getting better with surplus food. Although there is no tea and wine for guests, there is still a bowl of water.

When Jian Yong saw Gan Qian who was serving water, he thought that the lord's vision was indeed not bad.

Not long after, there was laughter in the house.

After Jian Yong gave the betrothal gift and left, Lan Tian knew that Liu Bei had come to propose marriage. Seeing Gan Ji so happy, he couldn't persuade him, since he was still an outsider to the Gan family.

For Gan Qian, Lantian didn't have much affection between a man and a woman, but was more grateful for a meal, a brother-in-law friendship, and he was just not worth it for this beautiful girl.

"Sister Qian, are you willing to marry?" Lan Tian secretly asked Gan Qian in the afternoon. She didn't know what she planned to marry Liu Bei's guy in his thirties, or to be a concubine.

After hearing this, Gan Qian was very surprised and said: "Marriage matters, parents' order, matchmaker's words, how can I disobey my father? Besides, Liu Xuande has a good reputation, and now he is the master of Xiaopei, sister should enjoy the blessing .”

Lan Tian remained silent, thinking that Liu Bei had been in exile for the first half of his life, so this blessing might not be easy to enjoy.

(End of this chapter)