Guo Jia's expression did not change as he continued,"Please enter the hall, my lord."”
"Ding! Congratulations to my lord for subduing Guo Jia. You have received 5 points of charm.”
"Fengxiao, you're not joking," Xi Zhicai said.”
Everyone knew that Guo Jia was a straightforward person who liked to joke around.
"Why? Only when you're interested in acting can you recognize someone as your master, but I, Guo Fengxiao, can't?" Guo Jia said.”
Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly and said," Fengxiao, that's not what Zhicai meant. He just wanted to say, can you be more serious? Don't…!"”
Guo Jia cut him off." I'm serious. I didn't drink today. I'm not talking nonsense. Bo Kang is so broad-minded. If I think it's feasible, I'll just acknowledge him as my master, okay?" In addition, with Zhicai, they wouldn't have to be opponents in the future and would be able to live together.”
Zao Zhi and Xi Zhicai's faces twitched. Guo Jia then said,"So, Zinong, don't talk nonsense. Let's just acknowledge Bo Kang as our master and save trouble.”
I…What does this have to do with me!
You guys recognized me as your master, so why did you drag me into this?
Zao Zhi looked a little embarrassed, but he had an idea. He said to Xu Tian,""Zi Nong wants to ask Bo Kang, how is this farming stable?”
Just shouting slogans was not enough. He was a practical person. If you wanted to stabilize agriculture, you had to come up with practical methods.
"When it comes to stabilizing agriculture, it's simple and complicated.”Xu Tian thought for a moment and said,"
"Stabilizing agriculture, one: increase production and increase the yield of grain per mu; Second, open up wasteland and expand the land, open up wasteland and control the people; Third, formulate more reasonable and compliant laws to protect farmers and the land in their hands.”
Zaozhi seemed to understand something, but he still didn't quite understand. He asked,"Can Bo Kang explain it more clearly? It would be best if it was a specific implementation method.”
Xu Tian nodded at him, then pulled out the sword at his waist and pointed it to the ground. He drew a horizontal line and said,"" Let's talk about the first point first. Increasing production. There are only two ways to increase production. The first is to increase the fertility of the land. The yield will naturally increase if the fertility is improved. How to increase fertilizer is required. To put it simply, the method of retting fertilizer is to use straws, weeds, fallen leaves, green manure, rice straw, and domestic garbage as raw materials, mixed with a certain amount of human urine, manure, river pond mud, etc., and then submerged in a pit to retting or piling them up.”
Zao Zhi praised him." Bo Kang is truly a great talent. He actually thought of turning waste into treasure. He is truly wise. This method of retting fertilizer is truly the fortune of the farmers.”
Xu Tian smiled." Don't be in such a hurry to praise me. We're talking about another factor in the production of grain, which is the selection and cultivation of good seeds. Only with good seeds can the production of grain be high. Therefore, we need a patient person who is willing to explore and explore. We need to select the best seeds that are resistant to pests, lodging, drought, and high yield..."
After Zaozhi, Xi Zhicai, and Guo Jia heard this, they were all stunned. They asked at the same time,"Bo Kang, this kind of seed can be selected and nurtured?”
It was unheard of that seeds could be artificially cultivated.
Weren't seeds born naturally?
"Of course, as long as we find a way.”Xu Tian nodded confidently, but he emphasized,""Of course, I only know how to find this method, but the specifics can wait until someone wants to take this path in the future.”
Xu Tian also knew how to find a way to cultivate and filter.
Zao Zhi, Xi Zhicai, and Guo Jia looked at him as if they were looking at a monster.
Fortunately, the three of them did not delve into this issue. Xi Caizhi said,"The lord said to formulate more reasonable and compliant laws to protect the farmers and the land in their hands. How should we do this?”
No matter how intelligent the three of them were, they were limited by the times and could not think of any way to do it.
" Simple," Xu Tian said." We'll collect taxes by the ladder. Whether it's the commoners, the aristocratic families, or the royal family, everyone who owns the land will have to pay taxes." Taxes were collected according to the ratio. The tax ratio was lower for those with less land, higher for those with more land, and the higher the land, the heavier the tax.”
Guo Jia listened and praised," Wonderful. My lord, this is a wonderful method. This way, we can eliminate large-scale land annexation. At the same time, we can ensure that the land tax will not be reduced. It's really a plan to kill two birds with one stone."”
Zao Zhi and Xi Zhicai also nodded in approval.
However, Zao Zhi asked again," Bokang's method is feasible. However, the world is not as stable as it was during the Guangwu period. Most of the fields have not been owned. At this time, most of the fields have been owned by the aristocratic families. If this method is implemented, the world will be more unstable.”
If the aristocratic families rebelled, the consequences would be even more severe.
Xu Tian's method was simply cutting off the roots of the aristocratic families and cutting off their interests.
"So we need to open up wasteland, open up wasteland, and control the people.”" Let's not touch the existing fields for now," Xu Tian said confidently." We will actively open up wasteland and open up wasteland to attract refugees. If we implement this method in the wasteland, the people who have no land will definitely flock to it and accept it happily."
On the other hand, if the aristocratic families had land but no one cultivated it, and the fertile land became wilderness, they could issue a decree that the land would be confiscated if it was abandoned for a certain period of time.”
"Good!" When the three of them heard this, they already understood what Xu Tian was going to do. They cheered in unison.
Zaozhi bowed to Xu Tian and said,""Great talent Bo Kang, Zaozhi is also willing to follow Bo Kang as the master with two good friends and serve him.”
"Ding! Congratulations, my lord, for subduing the date god. You have received 3 points of charm!”
Xu Tian also returned the greeting, then went straight to Zaozhi's hand and said,""Zi Nong's words are like his heart. In the future, if Xu's subordinates need to open up wasteland and develop agriculture, I'll have to trouble Zi Nong.”
"How dare you disobey!" Zaozhi could only be particularly interested in agriculture, so he naturally accepted it happily.
"Don't worry, Zi Nong. You'll be busy soon.”Xi Zhicai stood up and told him about how he wanted to help Xu Tian sell his official position.
"My lord really wants to buy an official position," Guo Jia said.”
" Zhicai mentioned this," Xu Tian said." I thought about it and felt that it was feasible. However, I don't have much gold and silver on me. I only have a stack of white paper."”
"Don't worry, my lord. Leave the gold and silver to me. I still have a mansion and a thin field here. If I sell them for money, it should be enough to exchange for a county magistrate.”
Guo Jia said confidently. He was afraid that Xu Tian would hesitate and not dare to buy an official position.
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