back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 957
"Uncle Xiao, how are your cattle and sheep doing?"

A third-rank official wearing a Dashun official uniform, leaning against the fence with a smile, looking at the real grazing cattle and sheep, said to an uncle sitting on the grass.

The uncle was lying on the grass, covering his face with a felt hat, resting with his eyes closed.

Hearing the sound, he put down his felt hat, saw the official, and quickly got up: "Mr. Zhang is here?"

"Come here and have a look, your ranch seems to be pretty good!" the official said with a smile.

"It's thanks to you! I never thought that there would be such a day!" Uncle Xiao was also happy.

He knew that this official from Dashun was called Zhang Yi.He is upright, but he can let go of his figure and mingle with the common people.In the eyes of Uncle Xiao, this is a remarkable thing.When it was still under the jurisdiction of the Liao Kingdom, which one of those princes, nobles, and court officials was not arrogant and bossy?

Not to mention this, these Liao officials wished to take all the people's cattle and sheep as their own, but whenever they saw money and silver, it was like a dog smelling shit.

The reason why the people of the Liao Kingdom dared to be angry and dare not speak out was because they were afraid of the power of the court.

But now it is different, the Liao Kingdom has been repulsed, and this grassland has been taken over by Dashun.Dashun's policy is excellent.First, the herdsmen of a tribe are found, and then the number of households is counted, and then the grassland is divided equally, and the water source is shared by everyone.In this way, although it is inevitable that there is a difference between fat and thin grassland, the Han people are smart and taught them to grow grass by themselves.This idea seems to have been conceived by Emperor Dashun, who said, "Why can grain be grown but not pasture grass? If pasture is planted for cattle and sheep to eat, and people eat cattle and sheep, isn't it the same as eating grain?"

After some experimentation, the herders knew it was an excellent idea.It was not their own grassland before, so they would not have thought of this method.Now that it has become their own grassland, they have to figure out how to make the aquatic plants plump.

It took only one month for the herdsmen to know that this method really works.Things like grass are much easier to care for than crops.As long as you sprinkle the seeds, don't worry about it, it will grow by itself.In less than a month, the mountains and the ground are covered with green, as if a green blanket has been laid.

When the aquatic plants are plump, more cattle and sheep are raised.

There are more cattle and sheep, and more income.

At this time, the herdsmen discovered that the Han official was right. Sheep would eat grass roots, but cattle and horses would not.Moreover, there have been too many sheep in recent years, and the price of mutton in Dashun market is not high.At this time, the officials of Dashun taught them to take care of sheep and shear sheep to make coats.It is said that such a big jacket is the favorite of rich and wealthy Han people.Wearing it in winter keeps you warm.Coupled with some good workmanship, it can be sold for a consistent price.

The business of buying wool alone has already made the herdsmen a lot of money.So much so that they forgot whether they were Khitans or Hans.

Does it matter whether it is Khitan or Han?
When it was still the Liao Kingdom, there were more than half of the Han people in the Liao Kingdom?
Even in Dashun, there are Khitan people living in the border areas.

For the common people, there is a stable life, a full mouthful of food to eat, who cares who is the emperor!
Dashun's policy was good, so they listened to the words of the Dashun court and became the people of Dashun.It's not that they are not patriotic, but that everyone has a steelyard in their hearts that can measure good, evil, beauty and ugliness.

When it was still the Liao Kingdom, the princes and nobles oppressed them, and they almost couldn't survive.If they didn't know how to restrain themselves, I'm afraid they would have turned against each other long ago.

Now Dashun has taken over them and divided them into their own grassland, just like the Han people's own fields.The reason why herdsmen are displaced is because they want to live by water and grass.It's all right now, finally they have a piece of grass that belongs to them, so they showed their greatest enthusiasm and used wooden planks to surround their own grass.

If Lu Chengqi came to the grassland to take a look, he would definitely find it incredible: "Isn't this the western United States!"

People have the same heart and the same reason.The Khitan people don't know what America is, but they do know that cattle and sheep from other families cannot graze on their own grassland.So with a fence around them, they can feel at ease.People are selfish. When the grassland is not their own, why would they bother?The aquatic plants here are not plump, just go to the next piece of grass.

The Han people's takeover not only taught the Khitan herdsmen to grow pasture, but also taught them to dig wells for water.

Even if there is no water source under the grass, the people around will be willing to lend a helping hand.

With the scene of joy and harmony on the grassland, the Khitan people were completely relieved of Dashun, or it was almost as if they had completely returned to their hearts.

Knowing that Dashun was fighting against Daliao, they even hoped that Dashun would win, so that their grassland would not be corrupted by princes and nobles.

This is a very simple truth, most people are looking out for their own interests.When Dashun put the interests of the people and his own interests together, how could the lagging and brutal management mechanism of the Liao Kingdom be an opponent?Once the people return to their hearts, the end of the Liao Kingdom will come.

Even if the Forbidden Army does not occupy the right time and place on the grassland, as long as there are people and the will of the people, the Forbidden Army will not lose.

But Yelu Hongji, can he afford to lose?

Uncle Xiao didn't pay any attention to these major events, and instead chatted and laughed with Zhang Yi, the political adviser.Zhang Wei was sent to the grassland by Lu Chengqi, firstly because he was interested in his literary and military skills, and able to control the scene; secondly, because he was a good talker and could win people's hearts; thirdly, it was to show the imperial court's respect for the grassland Take it seriously, you have even been sent out to be a political adviser, and you have any doubts about being the economic envoy of Bei'an Prefecture?
Zhang Wei chatted with Uncle Xiao for a while, and then went to visit the second house.

The prairie people are very strange. When they do evil, men, women and children will not let go, and even massacre the city, just like savages; but when guests come, they are hospitable and hospitable, making them feel at home.

Zhang Yu couldn't figure it out at first, but now he can figure it out.The prairie people fought to survive, and their animal nature broke out; once they could survive, their humanity returned.

Strange to say, Zhang Yi visited all the way, these Khitan people were either surnamed Xiao or Yelu.

Zhang Yi also knew some Khitan people's history. The early Khitan people had no surnames, and they often used place names as surnames in the early days. The Yelu and Xiao surnames only appeared around the time when Liao Taizu Yelu Abaoji established the Liao Dynasty.Among them, the surname Yelu is related to the Xilamulun River. It was the name of the tribe first, then the name of the tribe, and then the name of the clan.Yelu is the Khitan language, also known as the Liu family of the Han nationality.According to the historical records of the Liao Kingdom, it is said: "The Taizu admired Emperor Hangao, so Yelu was also called the Liu family, and Yishi and Bali were compared to Xiao Xiangguo, so he took the surname Xiao."

This formed a wonderful scene. The Liao Kingdom had several million people, and besides the Han people, there were also several million Khitan people.But these millions of people have only two surnames!
This is an unimaginable thing in the Central Plains, but among the Khitan people, they have become accustomed to it.

(End of this chapter)