After assigning the task, Shao Xun had dinner with the children in the yard.

My mother could not make Xiandao herself, but there were still many jars and jars in Xianju Hall, which she asked the palace servants to prepare for the children to come and eat.

But many of them were almost broken and no one came to eat them, so they could only give them to the palace servants in the end.

"It's just right now," Shao's father sat beside Shao Xun, sniffed a sip of wine, and said, "The red-headed carp in the sea of ​​sand has been filled with good rice, salt and wine for more than a month."

Shao Xun picked up a piece and found that the taste was a bit bitter, but instead he found the feeling of his youth and ate very happily.

Prince Shao Jin sat next to him and paused a little while eating, but he swallowed it quickly.

Shao Xun knew that the Qiu that his mother made may not be the best, and even had many flaws in his skills, but he was used to it and it was the most rare delicacy for him.

The prince and others have been frugal since childhood, and they can be said to have never eaten the essence. They have never eaten the autumn in their hometown before, so they may subconsciously feel that it is not delicious.

"Why did my mother think of making Qiu?" Shao Xun asked after putting down his chopsticks.

"The young mansion supervisor Cai Xiaolangjun personally sent it." said Shao's father.

"Cai Cheng?" Shao Xun wanted to laugh a little.

In the eyes of his parents, Cai Cheng was still the young military commander who had built a shelf and dug the ground for them. No matter what official he is now, he is the "little husband".

"Tsai Cheng is rare this year," said Shao's father: "I haven't been there a few times in total."

"He has a lot of things now and is out again this month." Shao Xun said.

"Where have you gone?" Shao's father asked, "Your mother said she would give him a few tins of Qiu."

"I'm going to Zuo Guoyuan." Shao Xun said.

I didn't want to explain too much, but considering that the prince was by his side, I said a few more words: "Last autumn, I planted more than ten acres of rye in Yanzhi Mountain, Yuyang Country, and Mayi County, and harvested more than twenty hu in May. This spring, I sowed acre of rye in Zuoguoyuan in spring, and half an acre of rye among the mountains of Dioyin County. He wants to see the harvest."

"He is such a high-ranking official, and he still has to take care of farming?" Shao Xiu asked.

"This thing is different." Shao Xun said: "If it is extremely cold in winter, the wheat seedlings may be frozen. This thing will not, so it is of great use."

Speaking of this, Shao Xun looked at the prince Shao Jin and said, "Liang Nu, do you know Liao Ze?"

"I know." Shao Jin replied.

"Grandma, I've been to Liaoze." Hutou brought a basket of steamed cakes and distributed them one by one, saying casually: "It stretched for thousands of miles, mixed with water and land, there were many willow trees on the sandbank, the grass by the water was fresh and tender, and cattle and sheep like to eat. Summer looks very pleasant, but it's very dangerous after autumn. Sometimes it's rainy and snow in August, which is quite unbearable. Fortunately, if it's rainy and snowy, it's uncomfortable to get it all over. Not to mention fighting, it's good to be able to return completely."

Shao Jin wanted to get up and help.

Hutou avoided it and said with a smile: "Sixth brother, you are the prince, you shouldn't do these things, just sit down."

Shao Jin looked comfortable.

Shao Xun pulled him down and said, "Hutou is right. There is a difference between the king and the minister, and you will have to care about your brothers and sisters in the future. You, you have a lot to learn."

Hutou handed a steamed cake to Shao Jin and said, "Your favorite dried date stuffing is something that my grandma specially left for you."

When I heard that my grandmother still remembered what he liked to eat, a warm current surged in my heart, silently spreading along the cross, revealing the crimson red dates inside.

Hutou smiled and went to hand over steamed cakes to others.

"Liaoze is like the tiger's head, and it is cold in winter. The southern part is fine. People from the Central Plains can barely adapt after they pass by, and the northern part is difficult. It is a serious and bitter place." Shao Xun said: "But that is also the best land. For thousands of years, few people have cultivated it. Countless plants, leaves, people and animals rot, and they are very fertile. If people of the size of the Grandpa step on it, those humus can almost cover their ankles."

"Grandpa, are you talking about the more you grow the land, the thinner you will be?" Shao Jin asked, "I see that Henan farmers can still harvest three or four hu of land every year."

"The land is like a human being, and it needs to be maintained." Shao Xun said: "The people of Henan collect silt in the river every year, cover it with manure, stir it repeatedly, and then scatter it into the fields after it is piled up, which is maintenance. If not, the land will become thinner and thinner, and even the soil in the fields will become thinner. Back to Liaodong, Sima Yishu migrated the Liao people, making the local area deserted. The Xianbei took the opportunity to occupy Wei Pu's land, but they did not work on farming and sericulture. After the Central Plains plate was swept, they went to 200,000 people in the Central Plains before they started to cultivate agriculture and animal husbandry. The wastelands were not harvested at the beginning because there were many weeds. However, the nutrients in the field were sufficient. After slowly removing the weeds, the harvest was high."

"If I only plant but not raise it, will the land be damaged?" Shao Jin asked.

"Yes." Shao Xun nodded, then smiled again, "But you shouldn't see it in your life."

"It's so fat?" Shao Jin was shocked.

Shao Xun laughed and said, "I don't know how many years of fertility I have accumulated. What do you think? During the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Central Plains was also very fertile, but now it is not as good as Liaodong. I can only maintain it at any time."

"So that's it." Shao Jin nodded and said, "Is this why my father was looking for rye?"

"Yes, not." Shao Xun said: "If you farm in Liaodong, you don't have to have rye, but rye is more resistant to cold and is not easily damaged by cold wind. It is true. If you are not lucky, planted in spring and harvested in four months, you can still safely collect the next season's food. But do you know that the Tuoba Xianbei is frost?"

"Know."

"This is the problem." Shao Xun said: "There is a lot of water vapor in Liaoze. If another cold wind will easily destroy most of the crops this year. It's better to grazle."

Shao Xun remembers that the later Liao Dynasty, Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture is located in the area of ​​the current Balin Left Banner and Keshketeng Banner, and is only separated from the Xilingol Grassland by a Great Xianbei Mountain. After the deterioration of Liaoze, a lot of land in Linhuang Prefecture was silted out, and the planting industry was very prosperous. The main crop is sausage (mill).

But later, I don’t know whether it was climate change or artificial overdevelopment, so many lands in Liaoze degraded became semi-deserts, which is a pity.

"If there is rye, there will be much less trouble." Shao Xun said: "There is not much rye now, and you will know it after a few years. Last year, four acres of rye in Yanzhi Mountain, Yuyang Country, and Mayi County were all colder mountain valleys, all of which were wintering safely and thriving. In May, one acre of two hu of harvest. Before that, the people in these three places never dared to plant any wintering crops. Do you think this thing is good?"

"If there is such a thing, Liaodong can take over it." Shao Jin said.

"Good." Shao Xun smiled and said, "If the land in the Central Plains is not enough and the people are in trouble in the future, you can move them to Liaodong. This is a gift left to you by Grandpa."

In fact, the main function of rye is to overcome the next small ice age.

By the warm period of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Bohai Kingdom could even plant rice in the northeast, constantly conquering the Hei Shui (the ancestors of the Jurchens), the Wei tribes (the ancestors of the Mongolians), and defeated these nomadic tribes wolves to the family through a mixed country of agriculture and animal husbandry. It was called the "Haidong Prosperous Country". At its peak, the population was 3 million, and the country's life was nearly 230 years old.

Today, Goguryeo is almost the same nature. Although it has been defeated by Murong Xianbei many times, the Murong family is not able to destroy this country. Although they farm and have a large scale of cavalry, they can still persist by relying on the mountainous layers of fighting and the cooperation of infantry and cavalry.

The father and son talked for a while and soon finished their meal.

Shao Xun came to her mother and talked to her.

"Little Cuck, are you going to go to war again?" Liu asked softly.

"My grandma, at this point, there is no war that I have to command. Children can defeat the enemy." Shao Xun said, holding his mother's hand.

Liu nodded with confidence and murmured, "My grandma knows that time is not long. If you go out, it will be difficult for me to see you."

Shao Xun lowered his head and said nothing for a long time.

"Yesterday, Hou San invited a monk to the palace to preach, saying that Buddhism has a saying of reincarnation." Liu said again, "My grandmother was very happy to hear it, but she didn't know how long it would take to reincarnate after death. It would be great if she could look at her children and grandchildren again. What I can't worry about most is you. The big insect left early, so you can rely on you to see this family."

Shao Xun nodded, then reached out and called out several sons and asked them to sit down.

"The grandchildren have grown up so old, and can help your father share the family business." Liu wiped his tears gently, then stretched out a hand, touched the face of the prince Shao Jin, and said, "Liang Nu, you are the eldest son, you must be careful in the future. It is not easy for your father to create such a big family business alone. He has no one available, so he can only rely on you. I heard from Cai Xiaolangjun that the Cao family was too cautious about his brothers, so he lost the country. The Sima brothers were disagreeable and lost the country. I don't know what to do,

Just listen to your grandfather. You must listen to him. He is the most capable of being among the Shao family in so many generations."

"Sun understands." Shao Jin shed two lines of tears.

Liu looked at Shao Yu again and said, "Tiger head-·

"Grandma, I'm here." Hutou squatted down, allowing Liu to touch his head.

"You are the tallest and the largest, and the most capable of fighting among your grandchildren." Liu said, "Even if the farmers compete for water and land, the strong and strong people are at the forefront. The Shao family is deserted, and there are only these people. This country still depends on you. I left the palace once in March, and there are many aristocratic families by the Bian River. Their pomp is no worse than our Shao family.

When your father is here, they dare not come to deceive the house. When your father is here, they dare not think about what they will do."

"In the early years, there was a fortress in the East China Sea. The fortress owner took in a group of foreigners. Later, the family business was taken away by the foreigners. The family's descendants died. You are the strongest, and you must support this family business for Liang Nu in the future. Don't let outsiders bully you."

"Grandma, I understand." Hutou lowered his head and cried, grabbing Liu's other hand.

"Where are you thinking of Liu?" Liu asked again.

"Grandma." Shao walked over and squatted in front of Liu.

"Among all the grandchildren, you are the most kind." Liu said, "Your father asked you to manage your finances because he was interested in your ability.

It’s not okay if you have no money in your family, and it’s not okay if you have no money in your country. You have to help Liang Nu.”

"Yes." Shao Yingdao looked sad.

"Golden Knife, Guanlang, Chunlang" Liu murmured: "It's rare that the grandchildren are so together today. If you don't say something, you're afraid you won't have a chance."

Jin Dao and others stepped forward one after another, looking sad.

After Liu explained one by one, he gently stroked Shao Jin's head and said, "Liang Nu, the whole family must work together. They are all your brothers, and they can help you. You should treat them well, don't fight, let outsiders get a bargain."

Shao Jin burst into tears, stretched out a hand, and swore, "Sun swore in front of his grandmother that he would love his brothers. If he violated this oath, he would be punished by heaven and earth."

"Little insect." Liu looked at Shao Xun again.

"My grandma."

"If Liang Nu makes a mistake in the future, don't blame him, don't blame him, but teach him well," said Liu.

"Okay." Shao Xun replied.

"You have to keep your word." Liu looked at his son with hopeful eyes and said.

"Son, keep your word." Shao Xun nodded and agreed.
Chapter completed!