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At the end of September, the autumn harvest seasons in Yizhou and Jingzhou came one after another. There were endless rice fields everywhere. The fields seemed to be covered with a light yellow autumn outfit. The thick rice ears finally matured. The fields were like the windless sea. The heavy ears of grain pressed the rice poles down. The yellow waves rose and fell one after another, and people were filled with laughter from harvest everywhere.

The autumn harvest season is also the busiest time for government officials in various places. Officials have to leave the government office and go to the farmland to collect grain with the farmers, set an example, express their importance to agriculture and solve the difficulties for farmers. This is the same rule whether in the north or the south, whether in Cao Cao, Liu Jing, or in Jiangdong.

Liu Jing also inspected the autumn harvest in Shu County and Guanghan County. In addition to the necessary army to defend, all soldiers devoted themselves to the hot autumn harvest, especially this summer, the wheat harvest in Yizhou was a failure, so the autumn harvest was particularly important for Yizhou.

There were more than a dozen carriages parked beside the wide official road in Luo County, Guanghan County. Several soldiers stood in line on both sides of the official road, watching the surrounding situation with caution. The fields were endless rice fields, and busy farmers were everywhere. After several days of hard work, most of the rice had been harvested, and the joy of a bumper harvest was overflowing on the faces of every farmer.

In a harvested rice field next to it, Liu Jing was resting and chatting with more than a dozen old farmers, while several officials stood aside nervously, waiting for the end of the meeting with fear.

"What do you want to do most after the autumn harvest?" Liu Jing asked everyone with a smile.

"sleep"

An old farmer scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "I've been busy for a year, so I'm waiting for the autumn harvest to sleep after the end of the day."

The old farmer's words resonated with everyone, and everyone laughed together. Another old farmer said: "Maybe the governor of the state may not know that Yizhou is two-year-old. I heard that Jingzhou is like the north, and it is two-year-old."

As soon as he finished speaking, the person next to him stabbed him, "What are you talking about? How could the governor of the state don't know?"

Liu Jing does know this reason, mainly because the traditional sowing method is too late for rice and wheat rotation. The traditional method is to sow rice seeds and wait until the winter wheat matures before sowing rice seeds. It is too late for the time, so for a long time, the north can only ripen for two years, wheat and corn rotate, while the south can only ripen once a year.

However, with the development of agricultural technology, the method of transplanting and sowing appeared in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. That is, in the later stages of wheat maturity, seedlings were first cultivated in the seedling fields. After the wheat was harvested, the transplanting of rice immediately began, which shortened the growth time of rice and achieved two ripenings a year.

In the Central Plains where agriculture is developed, this farming method that is ripe a year has long been popularized. In the southern region, due to the large population of Bashu and the developed agriculture, it also maintains farming technology synchronized with the north.

Due to the sparse population, vast land and backward agricultural technology in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, the Jingzhou and Jiangdong areas have been ripe every year. Until the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a large number of northern farmers fled south, bringing advanced farming technology.

Coupled with Liu Biao's vigorous promotion, Xiangyang, Nanjun and Jiangxia County in Jingzhou have gradually changed to a farming method that is ripe for two ripe a year, but it is still ripe for one ripe a year in Jingnan area.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Xiangyang and Jiangxia are also ripe for two a year, but to be honest, the yield per mu is not as high as Bashu. One mu can collect at most two and a half stones. The yield per mu has reached stones. Don't underestimate this half stone of grain. This is the source of a strong country and a prosperous people."

"I'm asking the provincial governor, I heard that the corvee service will be changed this winter, so I don't know how to change the law."

Someone asked this sensitive question, and everyone suddenly looked at Liu Jing nervously.

In the past, ordinary farmers had a month of corvee service every year. They usually went to the city to work during the slack season in winter, or went to dredge rivers, build roads, etc. This has been the case for decades.

But recently, there was a news that the corvee service system in Yizhou was about to be changed, which undoubtedly affects everyone's personal interests. I don't know how to change the law, whether the number of days has increased or the amount of money can be exempted from corvee service.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "The corvee service is a court system, and of course it will not be abolished easily, but there will be changes in some details. In fact, the corvee service system in Jiangxia is promoted in Yizhou. If you understand the corve service system in Jiangxia, you will understand."

"Say to us by the governor of the state," someone begged.

Everyone begged together, "Jiangmao just talk about it."

"Okay, I'll tell you about the corvee system in Jiangxia County."

Liu Jing smiled and said to everyone: "The number of days of corvee service in Jiangxia is the same as in Yizhou now. The males are twenty-five days a year, the females are fifteen days, over sixteen years old, and under sixty years old. Everyone must perform corvee service, including me and my wife, and treat them equally.

Of course, my wife and I won’t go to build a bridge, so we have to pay the exemption of labor or pay the grain as a deposit. If you don’t want to go to the labor service, you can do it. Just pay some grain to the government, and it won’t be too much. One liter of rice will cost a day, which means two dou and five liters of rice will be exempted from the labor service for one year.”

When Liu Jing said this, everyone whispered, and they were all calculating in their hearts that they could still take out two dou of five liters of rice.

If it is a couple, it is just four dou of rice, which is a little heavy. Then, usually the wife is left at home, and the man will go to labor service, or the rice will be paid for labor service for only ten days, which will make it much easier.

At this time, Liu Jing waved his hand and everyone calmed down again. He continued: "There is another way to join the army. Jiangxia's army is treated well. Not only does it have grain and rice every month, but it also doubles the grain and rice during wars, and there is an additional salary. The most important thing is that by joining the army, you can exempt your family from labor service, including your wife and parents."

In fact, after Jiangxia implemented money and grain to compensate for corvee service, the number of people who were in corvee service decreased sharply by 70% each year, but it also had a considerable income to collect money and grain.

If you really need civil servants, you can pay for recruitment and you can still recruit people. The key is that you can earn a lot of food after implementing the credit limit, which is very valuable for the Han army during the expansion period.

Just as everyone was talking, two cavalrymen rushed to the west from the official road. Liu Jing knew that something was wrong. He stood up and walked to the side, asked the soldiers who reported the letter, "What's wrong?"

The soldiers knelt down on one knee and reported: "Qi Bizhou Governor Cao Cao sent an envoy to Chengdu, and Junzhi Jia asked the provincial governor to go back immediately."

Liu Jing nodded, "I understand."

He immediately ordered his side, "Everyone clean up and return to Chengdu immediately."

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To Liu Jing's surprise, the envoy sent by Cao Cao this time was his second Cao Zhi, but Cao Zhi was the deputy envoy, but Chen Qun was the chief envoy.

Chen Qun is now Cao Cao's second-ranked counselor after Xun You, and is trusted by Cao Cao. After the establishment of the Wei Kingdom, he was appointed as the chief censor. Although his position was not high, he had great power and an inspector. At the same time, he also had time to plan military affairs for Cao Cao.

Although Cao Zhi made a mistake the previous time, he was Cao Cao's son after all. Cao Cao gave him a chance to correct his mistakes and asked him to follow Chen Qun to go to Yizhou to continue to cultivate his political talents.

In the Chengdu VIP Hotel, Cao Zhi was talking to Chen Qun in the hall. After a lesson, he obviously became humbler than before and knew his shortcomings. It can even be said that he was a little enlightened.

"My nephew doesn't understand why my father is not afraid that Liu Jing took me hostage on the last time I didn't realize it. Can Uncle Shi explain it to my nephew?"

Chen Qun stroked his beard and smiled and said, "If it were Ma Chao, your father would never send you there, and even me would not send you there, but it's okay for Liu Jing to remember Liu Bei's Liu Chan. The Prime Minister finally let him go. On the surface, he had agreed on the terms with Liu Jing, but in fact, it was not the case. After all, the matter of extinction of his heirs affected fame. Liu Bei was also the emperor uncle of the Han Dynasty and was quite famous among the northern gentry, so the Prime Minister finally gave Liu Jing a face and let Liu Chan go."

"Uncle Shi means that Liu Jing is the same, because he pays attention to fame and does not detain me."

“It’s not necessary to be exact”

Chen Qun smiled and said, "As Liu Jing's identity, he would never do such a low-intellectual and incompetent thing. He seized the public as a hostage. What is the significance of him? What kind of benefits will the Prime Minister give him? The Prime Minister is very clear, so he is relieved to let the public go on an envoy. In fact, this is also a gesture that the Prime Minister gave to Liu Jing, showing sincerity. Do you understand?"

"I understood after Uncle Shi said this. I used to be confused. I was scolded by my father last time and felt that I understood a little bit." Cao Zhi sighed.

"That's because the prime minister has high expectations compared to the official. Don't let the prime minister down."

Cao Zhi nodded, "Uncle Shi is right."

At this time, the chief of the museum rushed over and said anxiously outside the hall: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Cao, my family's governor is here."

Cao Zhi stood up in a flash, looking quite nervous. Chen Qun stood up slowly behind him and smiled, "Don't be nervous, he's just here to visit us and can't talk about serious matters."

Cao Zhi suddenly realized that there was no reason to talk about serious matters in the VIP hotel. Seeing that Chen Qun looked calm and calm, he couldn't help feeling ashamed and tried his best to calm down. At this time, Liu Jing quickly walked into the yard and smiled from afar and said, "I went out to inspect the autumn harvest. I neglected Chen Zhongcheng and Zhigong, don't blame me."

Chen Qun's eyes narrowed, and Liu Jing knew that he was the commander and Cao Zhi was the deputy commander. You should know that the official certificate was Cao Zhi's name in front of it. It was really labor-saving to deal with such a smart person.

Chen Qun walked forward and bowed and said, "The state governor inspected the autumn harvest is a big deal, and it was our chance to come. We should apologize."
Chapter completed!