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Shandong, Qingzhou Prefecture, near Zibo.

In mid-February, the spring is chilly and the cold wind is bleak. The north wind keeps blowing, rolling up the debris on the ground and throwing it everywhere. The sky is gray and haze, as if it is about to snow again. However, the busy crowds in the fields do not feel the chill at all. Some farmers even have crystal beads of sweat on their foreheads.

The new year has begun. They must seize every minute to make their own fields well, and look forward to a good harvest this year. This is the first year when the Hu Ben Army occupied Qingzhou Prefecture and the first year when the "Equal Field Order" is officially promulgated. The people of Qingzhou Prefecture, as long as they meet the conditions, have obtained their own fields. Except for the tax paid for 40 kilograms per acre of land, everything else belongs to them. Their enthusiasm is naturally extremely high.

Before the arrival of spring plowing, all the backbone of the Agricultural Science Department came to Qingzhou Prefecture to guide agricultural production. The leaders of the Agricultural Science Department were also Lao Tiantou. Today, Lao Tiantou was in a very good mood, and he was happy whether he was talking or walking. An old man who only knew how to farm could actually walk around and teach his farming experience, which was also a pleasant thing.

There are several people around Lao Tiantou, all of whom are young backbones of the Agricultural Science and Technology Department. One of them is Song Yingxing, and the other one is Xu Zhengming. Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng both work under the command of the Hu Ben Army. Song Yingsheng is the county magistrate, but Song Yingxing is the technical backbones. Xu Zhengming is also an inventor, fantasizing about flying all day long. China's highest helicopter theory was proposed by Xu Zhengming.

Qingzhou Prefecture itself has a relatively small arable land area but a considerable population. When allocating the fields according to the "Equal Field Order", most people have less than five acres of land, and they need to cultivate carefully to increase the yield of grain per mu. This increase requires professional guidance from professionals. The work of the Agricultural Science Department is responsible for this part.

"Da da da da!"

In the afternoon of that day, Lao Tiantou and others were guiding agricultural production in the fields near Zibo, and suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves. They quickly turned their heads and looked over the sound of horse hooves. They saw a team of Hu Ben cavalry, speeding towards them at lightning.

"It's the Governor!"

Although Lao Tiantou is old, his eyes are still quite powerful and he recognizes it at a glance. The person who leads the team is Zhang Zhun. Because he is in his own territory and is relatively safe, Zhang Zhun's military uniform is slightly different from those around him. As long as he is a person with a heart, he can recognize it from a distance.

The team of people was Zhang Zhun and the guards beside him. He also saw Lao Tiantou and others, so he immediately turned his head and ran towards them. However, Lao Tiantou and others were all in the fields, and the paths were crisscrossing. Zhang Zhun turned over and dismounted and waved to them. Lao Tiantou and others hurriedly came out of the field and came up to say hello.

This is the first time that the people from the Agricultural Science and Technology Department have met Zhang Zhun except Lao Tiantou. It is obvious that it is hard for them to imagine that Zhang Zhun is so young, younger than all of them. However, some of the policies and rumors they have come into contact with the Agricultural Science and Technology Department show that Zhang Zhun's vision is quite advanced, and many of the policies he formulates are very forward-looking.

Song Yingxing and Xu Zhengming were full of doubts. Zhang Zhun was young and was a military family. How could he know more than those of them pure scholars? According to their understanding, Zhang Zhun should have never left Shandong or Aoshanwei!

"Thank you all!"

Zhang Zhun said with a smile first.

As Huang Taiji decisively gave up his attack on the Hu Ben Army, the front lines of Dezhou and Dongjiabao were temporarily stable. According to Zhang Zhun's inference, Huang Taiji's goal was most likely to be aimed at the court. Therefore, Zhang Zhun immediately rushed back from the front line to check the spring plowing work. The focus was to check the spring plowing work in Qingzhou Prefecture.

Building high walls, accumulating grain, and becoming king slowly is the nine words, these nine words are simple to say, but not easy to do, especially if you can calm down and develop steadily. Too many people are too likely to suffer from such a problem of being restless and ambitious.

If someone else was replaced to lead the Hu Ben Army, the most active thing at this time was to seize territory. Regardless of whether it was a 20-21 year, I would like to grab all the surrounding territory first. However, what Zhang Zhun adopted was a down-to-earth development strategy, first manage his own land, and then attack when he had the ability. Perhaps this was due to his steady personality.

In fact, the territory controlled by the Hu Ben Army is now quite large. Laizhou Prefecture, Dengzhou Prefecture, and Qingzhou Prefecture are all absolutely safe areas and there will be no more dangers. Jinan Prefecture still has some dangers and may be haunted by the Tatar cavalry. The same is true for Dongchang Prefecture, and absolute safety cannot be guaranteed. As for Yanzhou Prefecture, the strength of the Hu Ben Army has not yet penetrated there.

To be serious, the development of the Hu Ben Army has only been two years. It is obviously not enough to spend two years to manage the three prefectures. Now Dengzhou Prefecture has a lot of meticulous work that has not been completed yet. Qingzhou Prefecture is even more incomplete, and all work has just begun. When the place is big, things that are not handled properly will happen from time to time, which is also a very troublesome thing.

Zhang Zhun’s biggest shortcoming at present is that there are too few cultural people under his command, which leads to a serious shortage of internal affairs. In serious comparison, Zhang Zhun is actually somewhat similar to Huang Taiji. His subordinates are brave in fighting, and it is more troublesome to engage in internal affairs. In the future, the People’s Liberation Army can transform military cadres into local cadres on the spot to enrich the internal affairs system. However, Zhang Zhun could not do it. Because there are currently few cultural people in the Hu Ben Army.

Fortunately, there are three generals including Gao Hongtu, Zhang Shenyan, Qiao Yunsheng, and new forces such as Wang Mingyu, Liu Hang, Liu Baoyu, and Liu Guangxin, which can barely set up an air. Through the relationship between the three generals, the Hu Ben Army can gradually attract some poor students, such as Wang Shide, to enrich the power of cultural people. But in general, there are still fewer cultural people.

In real history, Li Zicheng actually thought about developing internal affairs. On the one hand, the military situation does not allow it, and on the other hand, there is no such talent under his command. Developing internal affairs is different from fighting wars. It depends on cultural people. Being brave and brave cannot bring any benefits to internal affairs. Without corresponding talents, you can't do it even if you want to.

Only after Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and others surrendered in the future, would Li Zicheng have a little more cultural people. However, it was still too far from the well-structured internal affairs system. He pushed too many cultural people to the opposite of the Dashun Army, making others unwilling to surrender. Therefore, the internal affairs system of the Dashun Army was always a mess and had no shape at all.

In addition, the development of internal affairs also takes a lot of time. The formation of military combat power requires time, and the evening of the internal affairs system requires even more time. Compared with the serious and monotonous management of the army, there are too many aspects involved in the internal affairs system. Even with the talented people like Gao Hongtu and Zhang Shenyan's assistance, the current internal affairs system of the Hu Ben Army Grand Governor's Office has only barely passed the qualifications.

Song Yingxing, Xu Zhengming and others were all discovered by Zhang Zhun for a long time. Their arrival did inject quite a lot of impetus into the internal affairs of the Hu Ben Army. This was mainly reflected in agricultural production. In fact, Song Yingxing was indeed quite good at agricultural science and technology. After he arrived in Shandong, he planned to promote the various agricultural technologies he mastered, so that the agricultural development of Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture gradually embarked on the path of regularization and standardization.

In order to promote Song Yingxing's technology more conveniently and quickly, Zhang Zhun asked Chen Lingfei to come forward and build a letterpress printing factory in Fushan City, which is responsible for printing various agricultural science and technology books. Although most farmers cannot understand related books, it doesn't matter. Isn't there a special commentator? These books are to form standardized explanations as soon as possible to avoid deformation and distortion during the process of technology dissemination.

Now Qingzhou Prefecture is basically stable and agricultural production can be fully launched. All the backbone of the Agricultural Science and Technology Department came to Qingzhou Prefecture to take charge. Zhang Zhun's arrival greatly encouraged the morale of all the staff of the Agricultural Science and Technology Department. The war on the front line was so tense that Zhang Zhun still took time to come back, which fully demonstrated that Zhang Zhun was very supportive of the work of the Agricultural Science and Technology Department.

After the greetings, Lao Tiantou asked Zhang Zhun to give instructions.

Zhang Zhun shook his head with a smile and said, "There is no instructions. As long as you work hard, I will be very happy. The people welcome your arrival, which means that your work is down-to-earth. If the people do not welcome your arrival, it means that your work is frivolous."

Song Yingxing said curiously: "Governor, I have carefully considered some of the ideas you mentioned before. It seems that I have seen them with my own eyes. Otherwise, I would not be able to explain them so clearly? I just don't know where the Governor has seen them, and I want to take time to see them."

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "Haha, I haven't seen it with my own eyes. I thought it out myself."

Of course he could not admit that he had indeed seen many things with his own eyes four hundred years later. Many of his statements and practices were based on the perfect experience summarized by later generations. They were naturally very meticulous and in-depth. Song Yingxing was very excited to ask the questions to the end. If he explained it, he would be endless for three days and three nights.

Song Yingxing said eagerly: "Governor, we have never heard of your suggestions in person. It's such a pity. Why don't you give us some suggestions today?"

Xu Zhengming next to him was full of hope.

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said slowly: "If you want to give me some suggestions, I really have some, but I don't know if it's difficult to do it. If you are willing to listen, I can say it in detail."

Song Yingxing said sincerely: "Governor, as long as your suggestions are reasonable, we will definitely work hard to do it. We don't have any other skills, but we still have the ability to drill into the fields. Please rest assured by the Governor."

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "My suggestion is not to go to the fields, just to develop everyone's thinking. Song Yingxing, you should have no problem with your technology. If you expand your thinking knowledge a little, you will achieve greater results."

Song Yingxing could clearly feel Zhang Zhun's respect for him, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange. He was just a small official and had no grade at all. His family seemed to have nothing to show off in front of Zhang Zhun. The only thing that is certain is that Zhang Zhun liked his technical work. This was his technical work, and the first time he had received such substantial attention.

In the Ming Dynasty, it seemed like Song Yingxing was like this. Instead of studying well, he went to the fields to look at this and that, and to study this and that, in the eyes of others, it was purely not doing his job. Even his brother Song Yingsheng felt that this child was definitely ruined. However, after coming to Shandong, Song Yingxing found that his technology had received great attention. In order to promote his technology, Zhang Zhun even established a printing factory. This made Song Yingxing feel that even if he didn't become an official, he might not have no chance to make a name for himself.

After working hard to stabilize his thoughts, Song Yingxing hurriedly said, "Sir, please speak."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "What I want to talk about is the relationship between large agriculture and small agriculture. Small agriculture only includes cash crops and grain crops. Large agriculture includes many contents such as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline fishing, etc. Have you heard of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline fishing?"

Song Yingxing shook his head.

Zhang Zhun looked at Xu Zhengming next to him.

Xu Zhengming also shook his head and said that he had never heard of it.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said: "We need to correct some old views and expand our thinking. We must realize that not only things produced in the fields can be called agriculture. We should call all food, including things produced in the fields, woods, lakes, seas, and farms, as long as it is grain and things that can be entered, we should call them grain."

"Specifically, it not only includes rice, corn, wheat, peanuts, beans, fruits, vegetables, etc., but also eggs, milk, fish, meat, shrimp, etc. And meat also includes many, pigs, horses, cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, and dogs. In the past, no one might have classified eggs, milk, fish, shrimps and so on into agriculture. From now on, we need to correct this view."

"There are a lot of foods, which we call agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline fishing. Agriculture means agriculture, small agriculture, which is what we often call the production in the fields. The most important thing is rice and wheat, and now there are corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc. Forests means forestry, including all forest-related industries, such as wood production, tree planting, etc."

"Archaeing means animal husbandry, including the breeding of poultry and livestock. The sideline is the sideline business. For example, when farming is slack, you go out to work and earn some pocket money, or hunt, agricultural product processing, traditional handicrafts, etc. Fishing means fishery, including fishing and fishing going to sea. Basically, the five words "agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline fishing" include all the life content of farmers."

Feeling that his explanation was a bit dry, Zhang Zhun stopped and asked, "Can you understand?"

Song Yingxing said carefully: "My sir, our vision should not be limited to the fields? In addition to the fields, there are more places where more food can be produced?"

Zhang Zhun smiled and nodded, and said in admiration: "Yes! You have basically realized it!"

He stood up, pointed to the fields in front, and said loudly: "In the past, most of us focused on the fields. Managing one acre of three-point land was the highest ideal for farmers. Being able to own one acre of three-point land was also their highest ideal. The issuance of the equal-field order was to meet their most basic requirements."

"In fact, we still have a wider space to develop more agricultural types. Qingzhou Prefecture has not many fields, and it seems that it is insufficient innate conditions. In fact, it is not the case. Qingzhou Prefecture has a large number of mountains, a large number of forests, a large number of lakes, a large number of river beaches, and a vast bay. All of this can be used as long as we change our thinking."

"The promulgation of the equalization order does not mean that everyone is bound to the fields. In fact, with the continuous progress of production machinery, the work efficiency of workers will become higher and higher. In the past, it was already the limit for each cow to cultivate twenty acres of land. However, in the future, there will be more advanced farm tools, and it will be no problem for one person to cultivate twenty acres of land. So, where can the extra ones rely on labor? Of course, they have to do other things."

"Actually, I don't recommend that everyone in the family work in the fields. Our general family has several laborers, and they should make full use of each laborer, and they can do something else besides plowing the fields and farming. For example, raise more poultry and livestock, plant fruit trees, go to sea to catch fish, or make certain utensils and utensils by hand."

"Each of us has its own strengths and weaknesses. Perhaps, some people are not good at farming, but are good at weaving handicrafts. Perhaps, some of us are not good at farming, but are good at raising poultry and livestock. What we need to do is to give these people greater room for development. Agriculture should not be bound to the land, but should have a broader prospect."

"Only when agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline fishing and other aspects are fully and healthily developed, food can truly be enriched. Without anyone raising poultry and livestock, there is no way too much meat on our dining table. Without anyone going to sea to catch fish, it is difficult for us to eat fish. If we want to make life better and to make the dining table richer, we must actively develop agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline fishing."

"Because of war and famine, we are basically at the stage where we are most satisfied. It is already very good to eat meat once a month. However, I believe that everyone will not be satisfied with such days. There will be more and more days when we want to eat meat. At that time, the market demand for poultry and livestock will be very strong."

Song Yingxing's eyes were obviously lit.

Zhang Zhun's statement did greatly expand his thinking. He was originally a person who likes to think about how to improve the overall grain output of society in addition to the development of agricultural technology. However, his previous gaze was indeed only focused on the fields, and not very much on the fields.

Song Yingxing said looking forward: "Governor, your words are very inspiring. Do you mean that some of our previous practices, habits, and old traditions may need to be changed?"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said with appreciation: "You have a strong comprehension ability, which is true. There are actually quite a few things we need to change. Since we have established the concept of big agriculture, we must plan in a unified way. Some ideas and practices seem to be natural, but they are not."

"For example, setting fire to burn forests and clearing land and land. We used to do this, and never thought it was wrong. But now, we have to think about it. After burning the forest, how much can we plant and how much benefits can we get? And if we preserve this forest, how much benefits can we get?"

"Is forests no benefit? Of course there is. Wood is the huge benefit. Our Hu Ben Army needs a large amount of wood to build ships and plant trees, which is also a long-term industry. Ten years of trees and a hundred years of tree planting people, it looks a bit far away. However, as long as you are not eager for quick success and instant benefits, the income of forestry is still quite considerable. We are in a special period, and wood is never enough."

"The same is true for lakes. In the past, we tried our best to fill the soil into the lakes and expand the area of ​​the fields. What profit would we have if we used lakes to raise fish? The largest lake in Qingzhou Prefecture is Qingshui Po. I have seen this lake. There are so many fish in it, and local fishermen can't catch it. We have forgotten such a large natural treasure house, which is a pity."

Xu Zhengming said softly: "Governor, you can't afford a fishing boat every family. It's not easy to deal with a lake, right?"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "This is what I'm going to say next."

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun took out a skin bag from the horse's back, drank two sips of water, and then said, "Have you all visited the Lingshanwei's big farm?"

Song Yingxing nodded and said, "We have all gone to see it."

Zhang Zhun asked meaningfully: "How do you feel?"
Chapter completed!