In the first year of Yanxi of the Han Dynasty, as soon as spring began in Guanzhong, Feng Junhou began to inspect spring plowing in various places.

Spring plowing is one of the tasks that the government attaches most importance to, and is related to the stability of local people.

This year’s spring plowing in Guanzhong is particularly important.

When the news of the emperor's decision to change Yuan Yanxi reached Guanzhong, Feng Junhou knew that his brother-in-law would come to Guanzhong this year.

If the work in Guanzhong is done well, the capital will be moved directly this year.

If you are not prepared, then the emperor will patrol the border.

Everyone on the left and right wants to welcome the emperor. This is the most important task in Guanzhong this year.

Therefore, Feng Junhou estimated that he would not have much time to manage the place in the second half of the year.

Everything that needs to be done must be done in advance, time is very tight.

The consolidation of land registration records south of the Weishui River is still continuing.

Nowadays, there are fewer people and more land. The land allocated by the government does not mean that all the land will be distributed.

Instead, the land is divided according to the principle of one acre and fifty acres. Now that the population is sparse, a family of three can still get 150 acres.

A family of five can manage a hundred acres of land without losing time, and there will be no hunger...

This is still in Guanzhong. If it is over in Liangzhou, a Han citizen can get one hundred acres, and a foreigner can get fifty acres.

If there is an additional population, land can continue to be allocated from the government.

According to this method of division, the fields in Guanzhong can be divided continuously for two or three generations.

After two or three generations, if you still hope to rely on this little bit of land to make a living, then this dynasty will be able to live comfortably for at most one generation before it inevitably enters decline.

The continuous annexation of land, the continuous differentiation of rich and poor, and the inability of food to support more people often mean the coming of unrest.

This is the self-recovery process of ancient human society.

Through active or passive population reduction, the purpose of restoring stable operation of society can be achieved.

However, the superposition of the Little Glacier climate caused a sharp decrease in food supply, and the Hu people were forced to continue moving south, which would only make this change more drastic.

Therefore, if Feng Junhou wants to avoid the darkest period in Chinese history, it is not enough to unify the world.

He also needs to find ways to increase grain production against the Little Icefall cycle, so that the output of the Chinese land can support a larger population.

At the same time, we must also find ways to combat the severe weather of the Little Ice Age, especially to improve people's cold resistance.

They even had to find ways to tame the barbarians who kept coming south.

The further north you go, the more you feel the malice of God when she comes to visit your aunt.

Last winter in Jinyang City, more than two hundred people froze to death, including men, women, and children.

This is just the city of Jinyang.

I can’t even imagine how many people would freeze to death in Bingzhou in one winter.

If Deng Zhi had not stayed in Longyou, he would never have imagined that the winter in the north would be so cold.

After Feng Junhou inspected the spring plowing in Guanzhong, he crossed the river again and headed north to Bingzhou.

This time, Deng Zhi, the governor of Bingzhou, followed Feng Junhou through Yanmen Pass.

He felt a little anxious.

"Junhou, you should dig coal quickly!"

So many people froze to death last year, and it can be said that Bingzhou has just recovered, so a lot of work was too late to be done.

But if so many people freeze to death again this winter, it will be a question of whether I can keep my current position, let alone return to the court to fight for the position of the Three Lords.

The Xinghan Hui chose two locations, one in Pingcheng and the other in Mayi City (later Shuo County) not far from Yanmen Fortress, and planned to mine coal in these two places.

Of course, it can also be said that a large amount of coal was found in these two places.

Feng Junhou sighed and said to Deng Zhi:

"Uncle Deng, I'm worried too. I still have a lot of things to do in Guanzhong. But I haven't found any iron ore after searching for so long."

"If we go to war easily, if iron ore is found elsewhere, wouldn't it be a waste of money and food invested?"

"The people behind the scenes can't make the decision, so I had to find time to come and take a look."

In the late spring season, there was still a slight chill outside the Great Wall. Feng Junhou and Governor Deng rode their tall horses side by side on the grassland outside the Hanwai, letting the cool wind blow on their faces.

When Deng Zhi heard Feng Junhou's words, he couldn't help but raise his voice:

"Don't waste it! How could it be wasted? This winter, the people of Bingzhou will spend the winter relying on these coals!"

Fortunately, in the south, even if there is no fire pit or coal stove, as long as there is food, the family can get through it by gritting their teeth and huddled in the haystack.

But in the north, especially in places like Bingzhou, Liangzhou, it is not something that can be overcome by squeezing.

But if there is no fire to keep warm, people will definitely freeze to death.

When a person lives in this world, he cannot lack the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

Why did Feng Guiwang employ so many barbarians as laborers, but the barbarians on the grassland still regarded Feng Junhou as a god?

Isn’t it because he helped the Hu people with their basic necessities, food, housing and transportation?

In every workshop, there is a batch of damaged wool every year, that is, scraps that cannot be sold.

But even these scraps, if taken to the barbarians, are also treasures to keep out the cold.

Liangzhou Gongfang, Caochang Fur Workshop, etc. distribute this kind of wool to handymen and weavers for free every year, which also makes people feel grateful.

Those who are more handy at home will change it into winter robes. Don’t talk about whether they are ugly or not, and whether they are comfortable or not. Not being cold is the greatest comfort.

The Xiongnu commander Liu Bao and others were willing to pay for the blankets used by the caravans to wrap their goods.

Why?

It's really because I'm scared of the cold.

Milk tea, which was popular in Longyou in the early years, has gradually become popular in Liangzhou.

I heard that this is a good thing made by Feng Junhou himself.

Wealthier Hu people drink a bowl of hot milk tea made from tea bricks and feel warm all over their bodies.

If you have a small coal stove at home, it is most convenient to burn some coal for heating and boil water for cooking.

What is this called? This is called a good day that even the gods will not change.

Back when we were in the desert, that would have been unthinkable.

Why did Zhao Sanqian lead his cavalry and wipe out several wealthy families in Liangzhou, but the whole Liangzhou remained calm?

Isn’t it because people are determined?

Who would let go of a good life and go into business with their head tied to their waistband?

Isn't this a disease?

Now don't say that you are leading the Hu people to rebel. If the Hu people find out, it will be good if they don't put a sack on you and go to the government to collect the reward.

Happiness comes from comparison. As long as the living standards of the people continue to improve under the rule, it doesn't matter whether you are a queen with a thousand women at night or three thousand with a sun?

Ten thousand a day is all you need as long as you don't touch my wife and daughter.

Deng Zhi lived in Longyou for so many years, but he saw with his own eyes how Feng Junhou governed a place where Han and barbarians lived together.

Even if you don’t understand anything else, don’t you understand something if you learn something else?

Feng Junhou, on the other hand, couldn't help laughing when he heard Deng Zhi's slightly hurried tone:

"It turns out that this is what Uncle Deng was worried about. Don't worry, as long as Uncle Deng is willing to facilitate the Xinghan Association, the people of Bingzhou will never be frozen this year."

After receiving Feng Junhou's guarantee, Deng Zhi felt relieved and said with a smile:

"I also know that Xinghan will be in Bingzhou mainly because they want to find iron ore."

Now Deng Zhi can be regarded as one of the big shots in the DPRK, mainly because he is senior and has lived a long time.

And he also has a son who is in the Xinghan Society.

Xinghan would exchange the interests of Guanzhong for the iron smelting rights of Bingzhou. It can be said that this was somewhat of a gamble.

Therefore, in his opinion, finding iron ore is the primary goal of Xinghan Hui.

However, Feng Junhou was always generous to his own people and promised not to let the people of Bingzhou suffer from the cold until the iron ore was found.

The implication is that the progress of coal mining will not be slowed down.

Deng Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this and patted his chest and promised:

"As for the iron mine, as long as I am in Bingzhou, it will definitely open the door to the Xinghan Hui, but please don't worry, my dear nephew."

The two big men of the Han Dynasty were engaged in some kind of dirty power and money transaction, and suddenly there was a rumble of thunder in the distance.

Deng Zhi looked towards the direction where the thunder came from, which was exactly the direction of the Xinghan Hui enclosure.

"I heard from people below that since the beginning of spring, even if it's a sunny day, there will always be thunder over there."
To be continued...