Chapter 134: Two Farmers

This is a person who is not from a farming family. He obtained the "Qimin Yaoshu" and it improved Yancheng.

If the people of the Farmer's family cooperate with the Farmer's treasure "Qimin Yaoshu", wow, Iltsk Oasis will be the granary of Yancheng, and the players of Yancheng will completely get rid of the thick vegetable porridge and eat more delicious food.

"It's actually Qi Min Yao Shu!"

Chu Zhongxing was standing next to Xu Zhiyuan. He looked at the tattered book covered with scribbles and took a deep breath.

No wonder Xu Zhiyuan was carrying this ghost-painted talisman when he was rescued from the dungeon. It turned out that this ghost-painted talisman was actually the "Qimin Yaoshu" of the Nong family.

However, it was fortunate that Xu Zhiyuan himself was here, otherwise who would have thought that this book full of scribbles and symbols was so important? It would probably have been discarded or burned as firewood long ago!
Xu Zhiyuan's handwriting was very messy and sloppy. After writing on the rice paper for a while, he had to put down the ink pen and take a break.

Seeing that Xu Zhiyuan's thinking was normal and his will was clear, Chu Zhongxing tried to communicate with him.

"Xu Jiguan, the Nong family is one of the nine classes of the Imperial Shang Dynasty and is also the foundation of the Imperial Shang Dynasty. Can you tell me about the Nong family?"

Chu Zhongxing explained his purpose directly: "Although I am the commander of Yancheng, some of my soldiers do not want to join the military school, but want to join other schools."

"For example, the Gongyang School of Confucianism. Many of my soldiers chose to join the Gongyang School of Confucianism and become disciples of the Confucian school."

"If Xu Jiguan is willing to let my soldiers join the farming family, that would be great."

Chu Zhongxing didn't beat around the bush and stated his needs directly. When Xu Zhiyuan heard that Chu Zhongxing wanted his soldiers to join the farmers' family, he couldn't help but look up at Chu Zhongxing with the whites of his eyes.

During the Shang Dynasty, hundreds of schools of thought contended with each other.

Since Confucius, the various schools of thought have never refused disciples from other schools to join their own schools. As long as they are in line with the beliefs and ideas of their own school, they can naturally join.

The Nong family, as one of the nine classes of the Imperial Shang Dynasty, naturally hoped that more gentry would join them. After hearing Chu Zhongxing's request, Xu Zhiyuan stopped "translating" "Qimin Yaoshu" and instead tremblingly held the ink pen, using a weak and hoarse voice and the ink pen to communicate with Chu Zhongxing.

After the communication, Chu Zhongxing had a certain understanding of the farmers.

Unlike the military strategists and Confucianists who have four factions, the agriculturalists, one of the nine schools, have two factions: the city trees and the celestial phenomena.

The two factions of farmers all hold the same philosophy: the king and the people should work together in the fields, they oppose getting something for nothing, the king should put the people first, emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce.

They revere Shennong as their master, their general outline is "Shennong", and the method they practice is "Dize".

Farmers are not good at speaking, arguing, or fighting.

Most of the disciples of the Agricultural School look like farmers due to their long-term personal labor. The skill they practice, "Di Ze", can detect the fertility of the land very well and determine whether the land is still suitable for farming or fallow.

There are two factions of farmers. The Yishu School advocates that man can conquer nature and that when it comes to farming, one cannot rely on luck but on man.

They mastered magical powers such as [transplanting rice seedlings], [pulling up seedlings to help them grow], [filling the cart with good ears of corn], and [a bumper harvest], and relied on human power to create a bumper harvest and increase the output of the land.

The astronomical school, on the other hand, advocates that farming must rely more on the harmony of nature. Only by coordinating with astronomical phenomena and relying on the power of "heaven" can a good harvest be achieved.

The disciples of the Celestial School have mastered magical powers such as [Good Weather and Good Harvest] and [Auspicious Snow and Good Harvest]. They can borrow the power of heaven and earth to create a great harvest and increase the output of the land.

The two schools of the agricultural school, Yishu and Tianxiang, have different philosophies but the same beliefs. Disciples of the two schools frequently interact with each other. Some Yishu school disciples even found that the Tianxiang school was in line with their own views in their farming practices, and thus switched to the Tianxiang school. Disciples of the two schools of the agricultural school are better than those of the Guliang and Gongyang schools. Disciples of the Yishu and Tianxiang schools get along well with each other and verify each other's philosophies.

To the outside world, Yi Shu and the disciples of the Tianxiang School were extremely united, just like the yin and yang of Tai Chi, which were incompatible but inseparable from each other.

After learning about the farm from Xu Zhiyuan, Chu Zhongxing's gaze couldn't help but penetrate the room and look towards where Su Mu's room was.

They are branches of the same school.

Gu Liang and Gong Yang were incompatible and were determined to fight to the death.

The trees in the city and the celestial phenomena get along harmoniously and communicate with each other.

"Xu Jiguan, I want to join the farming family. Do you have any requirements?"

Hearing Chu Zhongxing really letting his soldiers join the farmers, Xu Zhiyuan became a little excited. His hands trembled for a long time before he wrote on the rice paper:
"No requirements, as long as you can endure hardship, you can join the farm anytime!"

The farmers advocate that the king and the people should farm together. As long as you can endure the hardship of farming and have patience, you can naturally join the farmers.

Although farmers were only one of the nine classes in the Imperial Shang Dynasty, they were the foundation of the country. As long as people needed to survive, they needed to eat.

As long as we still eat, it is naturally related to food.

In fact, if we speak broadly, the disciples of the Agricultural School are the largest group among the Hundred Schools of Thought.

However, among the various schools of thought, only those who have comprehended the general principles, practiced the techniques, and entered the realm of learning can be considered disciples of the school.

Chu Zhongxing was a little surprised that the Nong family joined unconditionally. He chatted with Xu Zhiyuan for a while. Xu Zhiyuan promised Chu Zhongxing that after the "translation" of "Qimin Yaoshu" was completed, he would write down the Nong family's general outline "Shennong" and give it to Chu Zhongxing.

Moreover, if there are people in Yancheng who are really willing to join the farming family, Xu Zhiyuan can also guide them to comprehend "Shennong" and realize the cultivation method "Dize".

The ancients valued promises. After getting Xu Zhiyuan's promise, Chu Zhongxing couldn't wait to go to Iltsk Oasis.

After the Yancheng Town Northern Army captured the Iltsk Oasis, they could use this oasis of more than 500 acres as Yancheng's granary. With Xu Zhiyuan's assistance, Yancheng would no longer lack food.

Let alone a yield of 200 kilograms per mu, even if it is kilograms per mu, the grain produced by more than mu of fertile land will be enough for the people of Yancheng to eat for a long time.

"The food problem can basically be solved. The next thing to solve is weapons and herbs."

"Once I have food and weapons, I can fulfill my oath to Luoshui and protect the angel Su Mu back to the Imperial Shang Dynasty."

"As for the eighteen tribes of barbarians in the northern border"

"With food and weapons, plus a huge player base, they can only be small monsters."

"If it doesn't work, I still have a secret weapon!"

As for the eighteen tribes in the northern border, after Niu Budan killed a cultivator in the Self-cultivation Realm, Chu Zhongxing was no longer so worried. After all, he had the "H" weapon in his hand at this stage!
(End of this chapter)