Chapter 398 The Transformation of the Literati After Exile!
Zhang Pu had no choice but to come to the county government after hearing this.
Now the magistrate of the county where Zhang Pu is located is already Liu Shanghui, the former postman.
Zhang Puze was also promoted to the county magistrate, responsible for the agriculture and taxation of the county.
As soon as Liu Shanghui saw Zhang Pu, he asked him to distribute the land to the monks and beggars in the county, and taught them to grow potatoes. In addition to growing potatoes, they also grew rye. crop.
Zhang Pu did not disobey his orders. He was already a small local landlord and bureaucrat, and he began to take responsibility for this matter seriously for his own future.
Therefore, Jiao An and other monks and beggars who were arranged to be sent to Kaizhou, Liaodong, were given fields by Zhang Pu, and farming tools such as hoes and plows were also given to them.
But after Jiao An got the **** and looked at the land allotted to him, he had no intention of digging.
Snapped!
Zhang Pu has the responsibility to supervise the development of local agriculture, not to mention that he has already saved the idea of bringing his family and servants back to the customs to become an official by being diligent in the affairs of the king, so he actively supervises the monks and beggars in front of him to participate in farming .
Because Jiao An, a fake monk with short hair on his head, was standing still in front of his field with a hoe, Zhang Pu asked his guards to give Jiao An a whip.
"Ouch!"
Jiao An was so pumped that he let out a scream, and was rolled directly to the ground.
Zhang Pu took the opportunity to reprimand: "Hurry up and dig the ground according to the local old farmer's teaching! Don't be lazy! After planting it, it will be your own, so that you can eat enough. If you want to rely on the relief food sent by the county government, You can only guarantee not to starve to death, understand?!"
"I was the same as you at the beginning. I didn't want to farm life and death. I felt that farming was difficult and humiliating. The so-called retreat to the countryside was not comfortable, but there was no way. In the end, because I didn't want to go hungry, I had to work hard."
"Dig!"
Zhang Pu said that after seeing Jiao An still didn't move, he just stood up and looked at the sunset in the sky in a daze, so he simply kicked out, roared, and said: "Hurry up before it's dark!"
Jiao An fell to the ground again, then got up sadly, picked up the hoe, and dug up the ground, while still sobbing, he didn't expect that he would eventually have to do the work that farmers can do.
Seeing that Jiao An's **** was weak and weak, and the ground was not digging deep, Zhang Pu snatched his **** angrily, and thrust his left foot out like a lunge. Then he swung the **** and said to Jiao An: " Look how I dug!"
After finishing speaking, Zhang Pu's tanned tendons collapsed, and the **** in his hand kept digging up the ground, and every time he dug it, he dug a large piece, and after a while, he dug up a large piece of black soil. Quite a lot, and then spit it in the palm of his hand, wiped it, and continued to dig. After a while, he dug a third for Jiao An, then handed the **** to Jiao An, and asked: "How to learn?" Yet?"
Jiao An was stunned, and asked: "The second master can dig the ground?"
Zhang Pu said: "I didn't know it at first, but you were forced to know it later!"
Jiao An was surprised, so he had no choice but to continue digging.
After Zhang Pu said that, he came to inspect his own field. His own field was no longer cultivated by himself, but by his slaves.
His servant in charge, Zhou Rui, formerly known as 9527, is also holding a whip with his hands on his hips at this time, supervising Zhang Pu's Baiyi slaves digging the ground with hoes.
After Zhang Pu came, Zhou Rui, a Baiyi slave, ran over, bowed his waist and smiled flatteringly: "Master, you are here."
Zhang Pu nodded and asked, "How is the spring plowing done this year?"
"Have let them complete most of it."
Zhou Rui replied this week.
Zhang Pu didn't speak after hearing this, but walked over from his slaves with a satisfied look, and then called Zhou Rui over and said, "Take them to my courtyard after dark, and take them to their respective positions." I can’t keep wearing such a ragged padded jacket, in case I get sick, it’s not good.”
Zhou Rui agreed and said, "Thank you, master, for your kindness!"
The Baiyi slaves who were digging the ground could understand some Chinese now, so after hearing what Zhang Pu said, they were very happy, and even worked harder on digging the ground, and felt that their master was still very kind. It's Zhou Rui who cares about people like himself is hateful, everyone is obviously a barbarian who came here to be a slave, why should he beat and scold us so wantonly?
"This year, the harvest of potatoes in Liaodong outside the customs has exceeded 2 million stones. It can be seen that the potato planting is very successful, which has made many wastelands in Liaodong be used, which has greatly solved the problem of food shortage outside the customs."
"Of course, being able to produce so many potatoes is related to the exile of a large number of Han Chinese and the capture of many barbarian slaves, especially the tens of thousands of barbarian slaves captured in Lingnan last year. A lot has been killed, but the increase in reclaimed fields and grain production is remarkable.”
Because it is already the spring of the twelfth year of Tianqi, and potatoes are entering the harvest period, Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, also talked about the production of potatoes outside the customs in the Department of Production and Strategy.
Yuan Keli, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, followed with a smile and said: "Using a large number of barbarians as slaves not only increases food production, but also allows a limited number of Han people outside the customs to engage in other affairs. Officials no longer need to personally participate in farming, and the Ministry of Officials does not have to worry too much about the serious shortage of officials outside the customs."
Zhang Gui smiled and asked after hearing this: "So, it is really a policy that benefits the country and the people, and it is even better to have more barbarians as slaves?"
"The way of governing the country must keep pace with the times and seek truth from facts. The imperial court opened up borders and launched a large number of projects, absorbing many Han people out of the noble family, out of the fields and no longer serving as slaves or farmers. Naturally, the world really needs slaves to work as slaves. Work. Therefore, Uncle Guo is right, it is better to have more barbarian slaves."
Chen Zizhuang followed suit.
After hearing this, Zhang Gui said: "Now, in the surrounding areas of this dynasty, except for North Korea and Wanu, which are temporarily in need of their markets and it is not appropriate to directly seize their population, only Dongfan (Taiwan) Island is left where the barbarians gather most. In these two places, Manila and Manila, there are a large number of Fulangji and Hongmaofan who can be arrested, but they need a reason to arrest them."
"Why not just to save the people of the Han family, so that the Han people in the world will not be slaves, the imperial court should send troops to attack the barbarians who enslave the Han people?"
Chen Zizhuang asked at this time.
"Very good!"
Wei Zhongxian responded and said: "Our family hates our Han people being enslaved by barbarians!"
Zhang Gui couldn't help laughing: "So, why not let Dongchang take care of this matter, and Dongchang should ask His Majesty to allow Dongchang to set up patrol fleets around the world to inspect the situation of enslaved Han people?"
Wei Zhongxian said: "Don't worry, Uncle Guo, Dongchang is obliged to rescue the enslaved Han people in the world!"
(end of this chapter)