The Super Summoning System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 517
Returning to Luoyang with corn and potato seeds, Liu Bian handed them over to the Ministry of Agriculture and taught them how to store them.These are the seeds exchanged by spending points, and where do the points come from? Killing the enemy is the exchange for the lives of the generals, and Liu Bian did not satisfy his appetite.

Liu Bian exchanged corn, potatoes, soybeans, and sweet potatoes, plus the five grains that Dahan himself had. Among them, Liu Bian only advocated the cultivation of wheat and rice.

For rice, Liu Bian's land is only suitable for planting in Nanyang for the time being. The cultivation period of these crops, among them, wheat is dark in late autumn and harvested in early summer.So there is a proverb about sleeping with three layers of wheat cover in winter and sleeping with steamed buns in the coming year.

Except for wheat, other crops are sown in spring and summer and harvested in autumn. Potatoes are usually sown in February and harvested in May and June.Sweet potatoes are sown around March and April, and harvested around September, while corn and soybeans are generally slow and not in the way, and can be planted according to seasonal changes to ensure that they mature before autumn.

In this case, the people of Dahan will have to be busy. First, at the beginning of the year, they will plant sweet potatoes and potatoes, then corn and soybeans, then wheat in autumn, and harvest next year.However, there are some conflicts among them, and it depends on what the people choose to plant and how to distribute them reasonably.

After these things were settled, Liu Bian concentrated on the establishment of the Second Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture, and the duties and powers of each department were gradually determined. He only waited for the imperial examination to enter the Second Ministry and officially operate.

And Mi Zhu also contacted businessmen from all over the country, offering ceramics and fine wine to lure them into becoming businessmen under the management of the Ministry of Commerce.

Time passed quickly and another imperial examination was ushered in again, but this time the imperial examination did not surprise Liu Bian, and Liu Bian checked the admission list and there were not many big fish.After all, the main talents have already been absorbed, and the talents in the imperial examination are just small talents, barely qualified for local counties and ordinary officials.

After the end of the second imperial examination, all kinds of talents were divided up by the Second Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture. The framework of the Second Ministry has been established, and it will be put into operation as soon as the talents arrive.

On the side of the Ministry of Commerce, wineries and official kilns have been established in various places. The state cooperates with merchants to sell goods. At the same time, many policies are introduced to facilitate merchants to do business. At the same time, commercial laws have also been introduced. Even so, many people still cannot stand this huge For the benefit of the business, he went to the Ministry of Commerce to register a business name and started doing business.

However, those who are capable of doing business basically have assets, and ordinary people still guard their fields indifferently.

In terms of the Ministry of Agriculture, various regions began to publicize the planting methods in Jia Sixie's Qimin Yaoshu, encouraging the people to plant new crops, and tea trees also began to be widely planted in various places.

All kinds of new farm tools have also replaced the old ones. Quyuan plows and waterwheels have gradually spread all over the country.No major projects have been built in a short period of time, but small projects in the village are also in full swing.

But farming cattle is the most troublesome thing for Liu Bian.After the establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture, it recorded the records of cattle in various places. The penetration rate of cattle was very low, and it was far from the standard of one cattle per [-] households.

"We still need to obtain a large number of cattle as soon as possible, and I don't know if Ran Min is willing to cooperate." Liu Bian murmured while looking at the data submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture.

At this moment in Yanmen, Yang Jiye received a letter from Liu Bian, asking him to trade with Ran Min for the cattle needed by the big man.Yang Jiye thought for a while, and left Lieutenant General Lin Yu to guard Yanmen, and Yang Jiye led dozens of riders north to Dingxiang to meet Ran Min.

There are four counties in Hetao, Shuofang, Yunzhong, Wuyuan, and Dingxiang. Among them, Shuofang County has the most Yellow River water flow, so the land is also the most fertile.Therefore, Ran Min's government office was located in Woye, Shuofang.

Yang Jiye was over fifty years old, his hair was gray, and he rode westward for three days and arrived at Woye City.

A large amount of wasteland has also been reclaimed outside Woye City. Now it is the Shu that is planted, and the Shu is old. When it is time to harvest, Yang Jiye stroked his long gray beard and sighed: "The Hetao is really a piece of fertile soil. I can see His Majesty recovering the Hetao, alas."

Speaking of Yang Jiye urging the horse to go forward, the patrolling soldiers on the top of the city saw Yang Jiye and others coming, recognized it as the uniform of the Han army, and asked loudly: "Who is here?"

"I am Yang Jiye, General Anbei, and I am asking to see Prefect Ran again, please inform me!" Yang Jiye replied loudly.The begging soldiers hurried down to inform Ran Min. In theory, Ran Min was the prefect of Shuofang conferred by the emperor of the Han Dynasty, or an official of the Han Dynasty.Now that Yang Jiye is visiting, he must have something important to do.

The soldiers came to the city to inform Ran Min. After hearing what the soldiers said, Ran Min asked in confusion: "Yang Jiye is here again? How many soldiers and horses did he bring?"

"Only dozens of horses will accompany you." The soldier replied.

"Oh, this old general really trusts me, anyway, if that's the case, let's meet him! Invite him in, and call the other two military advisers over." Ran Min said with a smile.

"No!" The soldier ran down quickly, but after a while, he brought Yang Jiye to the mansion, and Guo Wei and Zhang Lu also arrived late.Ran Min asked people to prepare wine and meat for entertainment. Ran Min still respected Yang Jiye who guarded Yanmen for most of his life.

Not much to say, Ran Min came up to toast three times in a row, and then asked: "The old general is here in Shuofang, what is the matter?"

"I'm here to do business with the general." Yang Jiye replied.

"Business?" Ran Min chuckled and said, "Although I have received the official position of a big man, it is actually irrelevant to each other. Now that a big man is strong, what kind of business do you have with a small man like me, Ran Min?"

"Although the big man is powerful, he cannot lack a talent like you, General." Yang Jiye said meaningfully.

A trace of displeasure flashed across Ran Min's face and he snorted coldly: "Could it be that the emperor wants to garrison Hetao? He sent you to be a lobbyist."

Yang Jiye shook his head and said: "The general misunderstood, I am here to do business with the general, and each takes what he needs. Now that Yuan Shu has just been wiped out today, I want to recuperate and devote myself to the development of agriculture. There are scarce cattle in my Han territory, so I want to share with the general Barter for things, in exchange for cattle."

Ran Min closed his eyes and meditated. There are a lot of cows in Hetao. Although the Hetao area also grows food, it is barely enough. Many people are still starving, but there are many more cattle. The land is vast and sparsely populated. Only so much land can be planted, even if there are cattle, it cannot be used.

It is not impossible to exchange the surplus cattle for something that is beneficial to Hetao.Ran Min looked at Zhang Ju, signaling to him that negotiation is not Ran Min's forte.

Zhang Ju said knowingly: "I don't have many farm cattle in Hetao, so I don't know what the general can exchange for them. If we can't use them, we won't agree."

"What do you want, sir?" Yang Jiye asked back.

"Food, weapons, battle armor, and salt are all acceptable!" Zhang Ju replied.

Yang Jiye nodded and said: "It would cost too much food to attack Yuan Shu, and now the big man doesn't have much food left. As for the weapons and armor, how about exchanging them for cattle?"

Zhang Ju pondered for a moment and said: "Yes! A set of battle armor, a gun, and a knife make up a set, and you can exchange it for a farm ox. What do you think?"

Yang Jiye pondered for a moment and said, "I wonder how many cattle you can produce?"

Zhang Judao: "Fifty thousand heads!"

"Okay, I agree!" Yang Jiye immediately agreed. A set of weapons and armor is exchanged for a cow. It is not expensive, but fifty thousand sets at once is not a small amount. Thousands of sets can be taken out.

Seeing that Yang Jiye agreed to come down, Ran Min was also very happy. Although his army is brave and good at fighting, his weapons and armor are not sophisticated. If he can have good equipment, his combat effectiveness will definitely be improved to a higher level.

Yang Jiye continued to talk about the details of the transaction with Zhang Ju, stayed in Woye for one night and returned to Yanmen the next day.After returning to Yanmen, Yang Jiye immediately wrote to Liu Bian asking Liu Bian to raise weapons and armor in exchange for farming cattle.

A few days later, cattle from the Hetao area were continuously transported to the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the armor raised by Liu Bian was also given to Ran Min by Yang Jiye.After the farm cattle are in hand, the Ministry of Agriculture distributes them to families who are able to support them, and they become the public treasury of the common people.Everyone understands the principle of exhausting the marsh to fish. Liu Bian asked Jia Sixie to challenge the cows among the farming cattle to breed them, and strive to make the farming cattle popular among the common people of the Han Dynasty.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, time gradually came to around October, everywhere was busy, and at this time Liu Bian finally received a piece of bad news.

Sikong Ding died of illness!
Ding Guan, one of the three princes, died of illness. Liu Bian was deeply saddened, and ordered the court to stop for three days, and the whole country mourned.Ding Guan was granted the posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous title of Marquis Wenxin, and he was buried in Mount Mang with national ceremonies. All the emperors of the Han Dynasty were buried here. In the future, Liu Bian’s mausoleum will also be here, which is equivalent to giving Ding Guan an imperial mausoleum. name.

Ding Guan passed away, and Situ, one of the three princes, became vacant. After the abolition of the dynasty, another meeting was held, and Lu Zhi immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, Ding Gong passed away, and now the position of Sikong is vacant. Please, Your Majesty, a sage can fill it." .”

Liu Bian naturally didn't want to do this, he just waited for the vacancies of the three princes to come out one after another, and then changed the system of the three provinces and six ministries, how could he establish a Sikong.Although Liu Bian was also reluctant to let these veterans leave him, politically speaking, Liu Bian had already made plans for Lu Zhi and others after their death.

"According to Aiqing, who can be the third prince?" Liu Bian asked rhetorically.

This time, Lu Zhi was stumped. Now there are only a few old officials left in the big man. Zhu Jun is one, Liu Yu is one, Kong Rong is one, and the others are all juniors, or they don’t have enough prestige.

Lu Zhi also said truthfully: "Zhu Jun, Liu Yu, Kong Wenju, etc. are all qualified."

Liu Bian shook his head and said: "Old General Zhu is in Chang'an, he has been ignoring government affairs, and now he is sick in bed, I'm afraid it won't work, but Liu Yukong's presence in Qingyou is of great significance, and he can't get out. You still have someone to recommend ?”

"This..." Lu Zhi had no choice but to recommend Xun Yu, who is now the top leader of the imperial court.

Xun Yu hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty can't, how can the humble minister He De take the position of the three princes."

What kind of person is Xun Yu, don't you know that the establishment of the Ministry of Medicine, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Agriculture is a signal for Liu Bian's reform?How could he go against Liu Bian, so he immediately declined.Liu Bian also followed Xun Yu's words and said: "Although Wen Ruo is good at governing the country, he is not qualified enough to serve as a third official. According to my opinion, the position of Sikong is lacking. Xun Yu and Xun You are divided into three companies. .When there is a suitable candidate, I am appointing a new Sikong."

Xun Yu, Uncle You and Xun Youzhi looked at each other, and they all stepped forward to accept orders.

(End of this chapter)