Zuo Shaoyang was very happy:... It's great. There are several heavy snowstorms in winter today, and the so-called auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. The land has been poured out in full text (Qihang Novel~ Reading novels online). The land has been watered, and the spring rain should be no worries. The key is to cultivate and weed, and someone must be in charge. If a large number of troops can be removed from the army and returned to Hezhou to cultivate, then the people of Hezhou will have a better life.

"Well, you just suggested sending soldiers to rob the farming season and sow the land. This idea is very good. But there is one more thing, where does the rice seed come from?", "This...*..." Zuo Shaoyang looked at the generals Feng Li and Xue Wanche at the side, and did not say anything.

Feng Li and Xue Wanche whispered a few words, stood up and bowed. Feng Li said, "General, the last general besieged Hezhou, and even the people were killed and injured, and the fields were deserted. This is the fault of me. Thanks to the court's kindness, I will not blame me for the past, but I am determined to make up for the losses caused to the people of Hezhou. I am determined to deduct two years of rice from my two years of rice to serve as the rice seeds of the people of Hezhou." These two were both generals of the third rank before. One of the conditions for this recruitment was that the official position was not changed, and they still enjoyed the treatment of the third rank. The annual rice was 700 stones, which is 7,000 dou. Two people's rice was converted into rice seeds in two years, which can reach 50,000 dou, which basically solved the rice seeds problem in the barren fields of Hezhou.

The general was overjoyed: "Okay! It's rare that the two generals are so kind to the people of Hezhou. I thank the two generals for the people of Hezhou." Xue Wanche and his mother gathered in fear and said, "The last general is ashamed!"

The general said again: "A part of the rice seeds in the yamen that our army collected last time was not eaten. There were also a lot of rice in the grain handed over to the Hezhou yamen..." He turned his face and asked the governor Ouyang next to him: "Have these rice seeds been sown enough?"

"More than enough*..." Ouyang governor stroked his beard and smiled. "With the blessing of the general and the two generals, the people of Hezhou will have hope*..."

"It should be*..." The general laughed and said to Feng Li and Xue Wanche: "The government troops in the city have been hungry for two months and are powerless. They can only entrust two generals to lead their troops to help the local people plough the soil, build the ridges, and sow the rice seeds. It is completed in two days! Without farm tools, use weapons to treat the fields as their own ploughs. Do not be lazy or perfunctory! This king will send people to conduct on-site investigations, and there are carriers, and they can engage in military law! After the ploughing and sowing, they will immediately evacuate Hezhou and rush to their respective guards. They will not stay in Hezhou anymore and disturb the place."

Feng Li and Xue Wanche hurriedly bowed to accept the order.

The general said to Ouyang again: "The two generals have already told him that they will deduct two years of rice to rush rice seeds. You are responsible for reporting this matter to the court for handling. "The rice seeds are paid from the existing rice seeds in the yamen, and all of them will be added to the fields free of charge. This is part of the court's disaster relief, and it is also a way to encourage hungry people to stay and cultivate land." Ouyang and County Magistrate Qian hurriedly bowed to accept the order.

The general said again: "Your Majesty Zuo said just now that without food, the hungry people cannot be kept. This is a real truth. This is better. General Feng, your army has previously looted food and grass from various places. In addition to leaving the two armies and transferring grain to other places for food, the remaining food will be used to provide disaster relief to the local hungry people in Hezhou! The specific plan will be formulated by Governor Ouyang and reported to me for review." Feng Li, Xue Wanche and Governor Ouyang hurriedly bowed to accept the order.

Governor Ouyang praised: "The general is really a blessing for the people. Now Hezhou is saved."

Zuo Gui and Zuo Shaoyang were also overjoyed. Zuo Shaoyang did not expect that his proposal was not only completely adopted by the general, but also further took measures to help the people. Zuo Shaoyang said again: "General, there are a large number of corpses in the chasings outside the city that are not buried." There are also hungry people who are starving to death in many hidden places in the city. Now the weather is getting hotter. If the corpses are not dealt with quickly, it is easy to cause plague*..."

"Well, I'm talking very*..." The general turned his head and looked at Feng Li and Xue Wanche and said, "While you two are responsible for turning over the ground and smashing the soil, you must send enough people to bury the bodies. Don't cause a plague epidemic!" The two hurriedly bowed to take the order.

The general said again: "I will return to the court today. This war has brought suffering to the people of Hezhou and many people have died. When I go back, I will report to the emperor, striving to help the victims and reduce taxes. Governor Ouyang, Magistrate Qian, you are the parents of Hezhou, and you must work together to benefit the people of Hezhou!" Governor Ouyang, Magistrate Qian hurriedly bowed to accept the order.

The general waved Zuo Shaoyang and called him, took out a short sword from his boots, and handed it to him: "This short sword has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, drinking countless blood. Now I will increase my gratitude to you to praise your military achievements*..."

Zuo Yanyang hurriedly took it with fear and fear, and did not dare to draw his sword to watch. He just held his hands and immediately took a few steps back before bowing to thank him.

The general said, "Okay, at noon today, I will return to the court. Everyone, there will be a date later!" Everyone stood up together and bowed to salute.

When the talks came to an end, Zuo Shaoyang and the others said goodbye, and the officials escorted several carts of things waiting for them. They were all the things rewarded by the general. Bai Zhihan and Miao Peilan were very happy to hear that the general had rewarded livestock and poultry such as plowing oxen.

They returned to the Qu family's old house with the reward from the general.

On the way, Zuo Shaoyang pulled out the short sword and saw that the short sword was about as long as a dagger, with a cold air. The hilt of the sword was inlaid with colorful gems, and the sun shone with beautiful colorful luster. The four words "Yuan Jing's Sword," were engraved in seal script.

People said that a good sword could blow hair and cut hair. Zuo Shaoyang pulled out a hair, put it on the sword's edge, and blew it in the wind with his mouth, and the hair was broken into two pieces. It was indeed a sword with iron-cut like mud!

However, this sword was given by the general, and there were so many treasures inlaid, so it could not be carried on it like this, so as not to be lost, which would be miserable. So after returning to the old house of the Qu family, the first thing was to put the short sword together with the inscription written by the general, and collect it very well.

Most of the people who blamed the Qu family’s old house have not come back yet, probably too many people receive the porridge.

Old Master Qu, who was at home, was so happy that he heard that the general had given so many good things. Especially Liang, he cried with joy and hurriedly asked his son to burn incense and pay tribute to his ancestor's tablets, praying for thanks. Zuo Shaoyang went to find Old Master Qu and asked if he could keep these livestock and poultry in the yard. Old Master Qu smiled and said that the yard was originally intended to be given to him, but he refused to ask for it. Whether to keep livestock and poultry is up to him. Zuo Shaoyang was very happy and immediately arranged it.

Fortunately, the old house of the Qu family is now large, otherwise, I don’t know how to put these chickens and ducks. The fifty fish were all alive and poured directly into the lotus pond. The ducks were all water ducks, so they were released on the lotus pond.

The more troublesome ones are cows, pigs and chickens. The cows cannot be locked on the hillside, otherwise they will be taken out by hungry people and slaughtered and eaten. Zuo Shaoyang took the money and asked Li Dazhuang to help buy some wood. He built a cowshed in the corner of the back garden, closed the two cows, and built a pigpen next to raise pigs. As for fifty chickens, they cannot be placed in the back garden, otherwise all the flowers and plants planted by Baizhihan will be carved. Besides, Zuo Shaoyang is also planning to grow some vegetables in the back garden. So, he surrounded a small piece of land, woven a fence with bamboo, and put fifty chickens in the fence to raise them.

For a moment, the back garden was very lively. The humming sound of pigs, the chuckling sound of chickens, the rattle of ducks, the mooing sound of oxen, and the picturesque back garden arranged by Bai Zhihan became a livestock and poultry farm.

Miao's mother volunteered to tell Zuo Gui and Liang that she would take care of these pigs, cows, chickens, ducks and fish. Anyway, there are no patients left now. She is lame and cannot go down the ground. However, it is still okay to go up the mountain to harvest pig grass and cut cow grass and raise livestock and poultry. Seeing that she is so enthusiastic, Zuo Gui's father agreed.

It was already noon to handle the chicken and duck affairs.

The general led his army out of the city at noon. He was extremely terrifying towards Hezhou and was unwilling to stay here again. So he did not even attend the yamen's banquet, so he led his army to say goodbye in a hurry and returned to the court on the grounds that the people were famine and had no intention of having a banquet.

The official army was quite mighty when they came, and they were already dying when they left. This was what they looked like after recruiting the rebels, getting food from the rebels and eating a few meals.

When Fan Heibed left, he came to Guizhitang to say goodbye and thanked the Zuo family for their care for him and his soldiers over the past month. Otherwise, he would have starved to death in Hezhou City. After drinking three glasses of farewell wine with Zuo Shaoyang, he bowed and left.

Because Feng Li's army had already helped plough the soil in the field, Zuo Shaoyang had to rush to germinate and cultivate the seedlings. The first process of seed pre-selecting is not just drying the seeds. The sun was good these two days, so dry the seeds first. The seeds had to be dried for two or three days to improve the germination rate and vitality of the seeds, and the dry seeds could also promote neat germination. Zuo Shaoyang asked his mother Liang to buy a lot of dustpans from Uncle Cai, the grocery store opposite, and asked Miao Peilan to help pour the seeds on the dustpan, put them on the small road in the back garden of the old house, and spread them on the open space by the pond, and put them under the sun. The yard was filled with dustpans.

The pond was surrounded by a large circle with a bamboo fence, and the ducks were placed inside to raise them, while the chickens and pigs were also raised in a bamboo fence, so there was no need to worry about eating seeds. Of course, in order to prevent accidents, Miao Peilan's mother was still allowed to watch with four younger siblings, and help keep turning the rice seeds and drying them thoroughly.

Afterwards, Zuo Shaoyang asked his brother-in-law to take him out of the city to check the fields. He wanted to figure out where all his fields were. Zuo Gui and his wife, Miao Peilan, Bai Zhihan, Cao'er, etc. also went out of the city to check.
Chapter completed!