"Brother Hou, your two thousand soldiers under your command are the only Han soldiers from the local government from the Tang Dynasty's Sailye Governor's Office. They are the backbone and the foundation. This winter is very important. You can't help but practice well and bring Hu farmers to build water conservancy."

"While the northern foot of the snow-capped mountain is in the spring plowing season, there are two problems. One is the flood, although it is short-lived, but it is just when the seedlings are cultivated, which is extremely harmful to the crops. The second is that the valley of the Shayechuan River is flat and the river water remains unscrupulously, which leads to many rivers and puddles. It would be fine if it is a river with sufficient water, but except for the main stream Shayechuan, no river can keep flowing continuously for a long time."

"So, we found the tributaries with relatively large river water and let other tributaries on both sides of them flow into these tributaries. We built canals and ponds at higher terrain on the upper reaches. There was no risk of water shortage at the critical moment of grain growth. In the past, Sogdians could only use the abundant river water in April and May, and then they looked forward to the rare rain in June and July."

"In that case, once you encounter drought, you will never be able to recover. Even if there is rain in June and July, the yield is not high. The local wheat yield is close to two stones, which can only be one stone, and most of the time it is not enough. Now you can farm and fertilize according to Qimin's skills, and with the method of this governor, you must stabilize the yield per mu to more than one stone. Therefore, it is imperative to promote farmland water conservancy."

"It's still an old method. In the autumn and winter seasons that last for half a year, we practice half a day and build water conservancy in half a day. The winter here is not too cold, the snow is only a thin layer, and the soil is not frozen strongly, which is just right for Dahua to promote water conservancy."

"Remember, how to build water conservancy in such a place, how to make a clear plan, and implement it in an orderly manner is the key. You might as well go to various places to explore in detail first, and then formulate detailed rules. Which streams should be retained, and which streams should be merged into the stream, how long paths should be excavated to achieve this goal, which streams should be dams need to be increased, and the direction of those streams needs to be adjusted."

"According to the current distribution of farmland, where do we need to build weir ponds and canals, how many acres of land can be guaranteed for each weir pond? Every canal is the same, and we must plan carefully."

"Hou Qi, what I need is not a farmer who is capable of farming, but a new type of military general who is capable of leading farmers to ensure a certain harvest in accordance with the new method, and a new method can be written into books and passed down from generation to generation."

In December, the deputy envoy of the Quanzhishou who did not come to the city was also a military officer. Hou Qi, the former cavalry gang of Hunu Town, was leading a thousand Han soldiers and a thousand Hu farmers were building dams and digging canals.

Hou Qi personally participated in the excavation of the canal. In November, Governor Sun Xiurong convened the leaders in charge of farming in the three cities to mobilize water conservancy in Daxing in winter, and naturally distributed them the brochures he compiled himself.

Since the governor was a little famous in the Pamirs because he was good at farming, everyone happily accepted his booklet.

In the next month, Hou Qi and his men and women were above the head of the palace, traveled all over the 50-mile radius of Ashibulai City, and made detailed plans for the arrangement of canals and ponds, and also drew detailed pictures.

After that, he divided the two thousand soldiers into two, one thousand trained as usual, and was alerted to the surrounding area. One thousand people led half of the Hu people to start promoting water conservancy, and then rotated once a month.

There are six rivers in the south of Ashibulai City flowing down from the snow-capped mountains. In fact, as long as the two are large in water, the remaining four are intermittent. According to Sun Xiurong's plan, such rivers naturally need to change their direction through manpower and eventually merge into the two larger rivers.

Since the river flows to a flat area due to the gentle terrain, it is necessary to choose the fork closest to the target river to excavate. Of course, to ensure that the water source is not wasted, all other forks must be blocked. After blocking, it is necessary to prevent the main river from carrying too much river water. After the river flows into the target river, it is also necessary to consider the problem of flooding caused by the river not being able to carry such a lot of river water.

This winter, Hou Qi doesn’t have much time left, and he needs to do a lot.

At noon, while resting and eating, Hou Qi, a descendant of the old soldier from Henan Prefecture, sat on the high-level earthblock, while using air-dried meat and dried wild vegetables to chew on the cake. While thinking about what Sun Xiurong said before, he sighed in his heart.

"In the Tang Dynasty, it is normal for the soldiers of the government, including those below the squad, to farm in person, but as they have land and salary, few people go to the ground in person. In Henan Province, the company will not go to the ground at present, and the gang leader is also asking people to farm, which means that only a mere leader will go to the ground in person."

"In Anxi, the situation is special, and the team leader also has to go to the ground in person, but when they go up, the deputy town generals, deputy lieutenants, etc. will not go to the ground. Ordinary soldiers or renters of land will do it for it. However, in the Suyechuan Governor's Office, the fifth-rank governor even took a certain amount of time to go to the ground in person."

"Although the governor did not go to the ground for a long time, just a model, he did well compared to others. Without his guidance, those Hu people, especially farmers who have just changed from herdsmen, can be soaked in the ground honestly? In my opinion, they could barely sow the seeds and wait for the harvest."

He suddenly thought of what Sun Xiurong said to him before leaving after he went to Talas.

"Brother Hou, you have the most soldiers in your home, and they are all old farming staff. I am naturally relieved. The farming of the Tang Dynasty was better than the Sogdians here, but the yield per mu is still not high. Why do you think this is?"

Hou Qi shook her head, and Sun Xiurong continued: "Whether it is fighting or farming, there are certain rules. For example, if you fight, you must have qualified soldiers. What is qualified? Naturally, you have certain strength, endurance, martial arts, know how to cooperate, know how to advance and retreat, abide by discipline, and obey orders."

"Looking at the world, even if you can do this, you will be a qualified soldier, but it is not enough to be defeated in a hundred battles. This army also needs appropriate equipment, such as armor, weapons, and war horses. After doing this, even if this army is a strong army, it is not an invincible army."

"Then how can we achieve long-term victory and unbeaten? In addition to having a wise general, we also need to write the experiences like Li Weigong's Military Art and Taizong's Military Art into regulations and regulate the rules. I was practicing military forces in Hunu Town, and the methods of fighting were already available. Now there are more people, so the Buddhist scriptures need to be further refined."

"Famous generals are not always available, most of them are ordinary people. However, with Caodian, there are regulations on how to march, how to camp, how to fight, and how to retreat. Such people may not be able to win a great victory, but they will not be defeated."

Speaking of this, Hou Qi said: "Zhuge Kongming is such a person."

Sun Xiurong nodded, "It is true, and we have certain rules for selecting generals. The people selected are those who are beyond ordinary people in terms of opportunity. Naturally, they cannot compare with famous generals, but they are also the choices that are made right now."

"The same is true for farming. Past experience often imprisons yourself. In addition, laziness often leads to low yield per mu. The people of the Tang Dynasty were the most diligent, but has the yield per mu reached the highest? Of course, it is not. It is mostly true for their own fields, but all the fields are not the same. In fact, these affairs should be led by Tian Cao from the county or Zhechong Prefecture. It's a pity..."

"In my place, we must not allow officials who do not match their names and morals to exist. In a county, there are many acres of irrigated land, how many canals and ponds are needed, when to open them, and how to open them without causing disputes, they must be listed and used as the basis for the assessment of officials' merits. Those who fail to achieve the achievement will be cleared."

"Hou Qi, let me tell you the truth. What I need is not one or two people who can farm or lead people to farm according to my method, but a group of people, and a large group of people. With these people, no matter where they go, they will soon be able to create a world."

After Hou Qi ate the last bite of Hu cake and the last bite of soup, he silently thought about the governor's words. Although he didn't understand it very much, he still encouraged him.

He put the hot bowl aside, and thought of the golden cakes and seed fields that Sun Xiurong gave him when he was in Shule Town. Looking at the channels that seemed to have never been completed in front of him, he clapped his hands and quickly stepped up.

In Yi Jiancheng, the same was true for Yuan Feng, the deputy envoy of Quan Zhishou. As a descendant of the Northern Wei royal family, he never thought that he would have a day to farm. After being dispatched to Anxi, he was only known as a regular cavalry, but he could not farm. The Shi Yunu under his command was a good player. Yuan Feng asked Shi Yunu to lead the team to draw it on the picture according to the booklet given by Sun Xiurong, and then he personally led a group of people to carry out farmland water conservancy construction.

In Talas, Sun Xiurong naturally personally participated in the planning of surrounding water conservancy facilities and spent half an hour every day to participate in the work together.

It was also noon, as the governor, he did not have an independent tent, and he also sat on the earthen buns and ate the cakes and drank meat and vegetable soup.

But what he thought was obviously different from Hou Qi.

"My final destination is not here, but a farther place. There, at the beginning, we cannot let all the personnel pass by, we can only let the soldiers pass by first. My soldiers must become both strong soldiers and excellent farmers. This is not difficult at all."

The Governor's personal participation in agricultural work soon spread throughout the entire Talas Governor's Office and to the Great Protectorate. When Fu Meng Lingcha learned about it, he was relieved.

"Dalang, you are really a farmer."

He thought again: "Talas is alone in a foreign land, surrounded by Hu people, and the Hu people are definitely not as farmed as Han people. Sun Xiurong did not set an example in person, and the food was probably not enough for him. It was really difficult for him to put such a thing on the head of any other person. He either tried his best to ask for food from the Protectorate's Mansion or tried his best to apply for migration of the mansion's soldiers, but Sun Xiurong did not do so."

"He is only twenty years old, so naturally he would not have thought of imitating Liu Bei's behavior in front of Cao Cao after coming to Xudu. Well, in the thank-you note to the Holy Emperor at the end of the year, I would like to say a few words to see if the local people can migrate some farmers to Talas."

Ma Lin from Beiting knew it but disagreed.

"A real man should carry a three-foot sword and spread all over the world, why bother to be confined to the soil?"

However, Duan Xiushi from Yutian Town was in a different state of mind when he learned about it. He immediately asked Gao Xianzhi to go to the military farming envoy to work under his command for a while.
Chapter completed!