Having said that, the emperor was the emperor after all. Whether it was observing crops or personally doing farming and experiments, his starting point was nothing more than to understand agriculture, understand the people's sentiments, and convey the idea of ​​valuing agriculture and persuading agriculture to his subordinates. If the emperor could learn from Liu Bei and pick up manure and grow vegetables by himself, it would be unrealistic.

Therefore, Zhao Bing understood that the so-called farming of the land is to perform a show. The main physical work of farming in the fields is shared by the military academy of the Imperial City Department. It is supervised and led by the eunuchs to supply the annual and seasonal items to the palace.

However, there are also emperors who can learn to learn from their own farming. It is reported that Emperor Gaozong was one of the masters. A court official once said, "I am a little bit wrong with the rain and zodiac signs, begging for prayer." Zhao Gou replied, "I am worried that I don't know the reality of water and drought in all directions. There are two areas of rice planted in the palace, one is underground and the other is high. If the seedlings are of a high place, the seedlings are dry and they must pray carefully to save the drought." This is enough to show that his observation is very careful. On the high ground, the seedlings are a little yellow, which can infer the existence of drought.

In the eighth year of Shaoxing, the prime minister reported that the accumulated rain hurt the silkworms. Zhao Gou said: "I have thin silkworms in my palace. If you want to know the weather for farming and mulberry trees, will the leaves be wet for a long time? " He ordered to go to India to pray for the sun. This is even more awesome. Not only did he raise silkworms himself, but he also used this to study and understand the climate factors that affect farming and mulberry trees. Those who are prime ministers say "storm hurt the silkworms" in front of him, it is simply a matter of using common sense as knowledge and showing off their skills.

However, food is the most important thing for the people, and agricultural production is the basis. Zhao Bing has always attached great importance to this. Although he knows that the elements of show are mostly in show, he still has to go there and has to do it with great fanfare. As early as a month ago, the Minister of Rites Xie Ao had already submitted the "Green and Ariel" and the list of officials in the farming court. After he signed and approved it, the Honglu Temple used this as a basis to set up ceremonies and signs of officials in the farming fields, so as not to stand in the wrong team.

Two days before the plough, Zhao Bing began to fast as usual. The three ministers and nine ministers who were farmed, as well as the fourth rank and above of the civil servants, and all the military officers and above the third rank and one of the military officers were fasted at home for two days. The day before the plough, he read the memorial service in the palace. After the plough grains and farm tools, the officials of Taichang Temple and the Lin'an prefecture were sent to the Xiannong altar built in the field under the escort of the ceremonial band, and placed them in the Shenku and the ploughhouse respectively.

However, there is still an episode. Zhao Bing never farmed in his previous life. His only experience was that when he was in elementary school, he participated in the farming assistance activities organized by the school. This kind of activity is to help, but in fact it is to help the people. Not only can the people on the farm not work, but they also have to watch them not have any surprises. It is said that it is the most appropriate outing and farm stay.

Therefore, it was a bit too much to say that Zhao Bing had no distinction between grains in his previous life, but most of the relevant knowledge came from books and vegetable markets, so he knew nothing about farming. After becoming an emperor in this life, he forced him to learn agricultural knowledge, because when he was in Qiongzhou, he had to pay attention to it, often went out of the city to see the crops, and estimate whether the grain output was enough to eat that year.

Then it became a habit. Whenever Zhao Bing walked to a certain place, even if he was fighting, he would have to check the local agricultural development. But this was a macro thing after all, and he had never done it before. Although it was a formality, he would go to the ground to drive cattle and plow the land himself. Even if he couldn't meet the standards, his posture and common sense would at least not be wrong.

In order to avoid showing fear tomorrow, Zhao Bing picked a few guards who could plow the fields in the guard camp and taught him to plow the fields in the inner garden. For the sake of reality, he wanted to get the head to the palace, but everyone decisively refused. Thinking that not only the lead cow into the palace would cause many reverie, and it was really unruly for him to walk around the palace, he had to do so and give up.

Zhao Bing found a relatively flat land by Neiyuan Lake and began to practice. Without the cows, he had to let several guards pull the plow in front of him. He felt that he was still smart, but after walking back and forth, the plowing depths were still different, and he turned around in a bend, like a dog climbing. Wang De and the guards who were serving the other side were even more nervous, for fear that if you accidentally let the emperor plow his feet off.

With the laughter of the crowd and the laughter of the concubines and the concubines who were watching the ceremony, and the begging of the eunuchs who managed the flowers and plants, Zhao Bing finally finished his studies and asked Cai Wanyi, who had been waiting outside the palace for a long time, to get rid of the whip and plow. Although he could not meet the standards, his posture was already fully displayed, at least he would not know where to put his hands and feet during actual operation.

When it was time for the day, the bell rang out of the palace and joined the officials who came to the farm. They walked north from Yujie, then turned to Fenghuang Mountain Road, and then to Jitian at the foot of Yuhuang Mountain in the suburbs. After Lin'an fell, it was abandoned. Some people farmed here. They were only reclaimed and reclaimed as imperial gardens after the country was restored. The Xiannong altar was rebuilt and houses and livestock sheds were built.

After a short rest, Zhao Bing went to the First Agriculture Altar to change clothes and wash clothes, then went to the First Agriculture Altar to worship first, and then went to the First Agriculture Altar to change clothes and prepare to plow personally. The officials of the Ministry of Rites announced the ceremony, Xie Ao, the Minister of Rites, went to the Palace to request the emperor, the Minister of Revenue Chen Zeweng to enter the plough, and Cai Wanyi, the governor of Lin'an, brought the whip. Amid the music, he held the plough in his right hand and the whip in his left hand to his own land. Cai Wanyi held the green wool with seeds, and Chen Zeweng was preparing to sow seeds. The two elderly men were already holding the ox waiting.

The officials of the Honglu Temple announced the start of the plowing. According to the ritual procedure, Zhao Bing personally performed the "three-pronged ceremony", that is, he followed the ox and supported the plowing tail and plowed the land three times. Even if the etiquette was completed, it was then the civil and military officials who were plowing the land one by one. However, an accident occurred at this time. I don’t know if it was the ox who had a bad temper or was frightened by such a big scene, so it was reluctant to move down the field.

In theory, in order to ensure the normal ceremony, the relevant departments have already started to prepare carefully. The ox must be carefully selected, and they must be strong, honest and obedient, and willing to put in their efforts. It is estimated that they will take good care of them before the personal farming ceremony and train them strictly. It is necessary to achieve the emperor's whip. The old man will start to move forward with a shout. However, Zhao Bing's whip has been whipped several times, and the two old men pulled and pulled, and the ox did not move at all.

The scene suddenly became awkward. The emperor had already set his ground, but the bull refused to move. This was not only a matter of the bull not giving the emperor face, but a serious political incident that made the emperor lose face and lose face in front of the ministers. That was a crime of disrespect. The relevant personnel would be severely punished. As for the bull, I don’t know how many people hated it, and wanted to peel it alive.

It is estimated that the cow usually performed quite well, so there was no backup. At this moment, a group of people threatened and intimidated the cow. The gods were still chewing it, and the two old men of the cow almost knelt down. Seeing that the personal farming ceremony was about to be ruined, everyone looked bad. To be too big, it was God's dissatisfaction, and to be too small, it was because the ministers were unfavorable to do things, which was enough to make everyone lose their posts and dismiss them.

Zhao Bing held the plow tail and looked at everyone sweating profusely. He felt very funny. He waved to Xu Hong, who was beside him, whispered a few words in his ear, and immediately ran away. At a moment, Xu Hong ran back with a green vegetable. He asked everyone to retreat. Xu Hong quickly hung the green vegetable on a stick with a rope, and tied the stick to the horns, so that the green vegetables would sway in front of the ox.

When everyone hadn't understood what was going on, the cow suddenly moved, and while walking, he stretched out his tongue to try to roll the vegetables in front of him into his mouth. Zhao Bing threw a whip flower violently, making a crisp sound, and shouted loudly, and he helped the plow to follow. Only then did everyone realize that the ploughing ceremony began, and drums and music were heard, and everyone cheered up.

The cow finally moved, but an accident happened again. The green vegetables were hanging in front of him. The cow thought he could eat it by just one step forward, but after walking more than ten times, he still didn't eat it in his mouth. He thought he was walking slowly, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace. Zhao Bing was fine, and he held the plow steadily to follow, but after one turn, the two old men in the cow couldn't keep up, and they staggered and almost fell. Cai Wanyi and Chen Zeweng, who were sowing seeds, ran out of breath and did not dare to fall too far.

The original meaning of old age is to grow up with respect. Being able to farm the cow for the emperor is glorious, but generally speaking, the cow is walking slowly, and it is probably exhausted to the emperor. But today, who would have thought that accidents would appear one after another. The two old men trotted around the uneven ground, and their physical strength would be no longer able to keep up, but they would not dare to let go, otherwise the happy event would immediately turn into a funeral.

Seeing this, everyone was in their throats and wanted to finish it quickly, but when they saw that the emperor was in high spirits, they didn't dare to shout. Zhao Bing was indeed interested. He left and found that it was even worse in the inner garden. It was not that he was too stupid, but that the land was too small. Before he could grasp it well, the land had already reached its end, and the distance was short, which made it difficult for him, a beginner, to calibrate the direction.

Although the land is not too big now, there are two acres of land, so that Zhao Bing can grasp the strength and calibrate the direction according to the signs in front. It is no longer a different depth or turn in a curve. But he also discovered the dilemma of the two old men, signaling Xu Hong to replace the two in front to control the direction, and let Cai Wanyi and Chen Zeweng not be anxious.

Xu Hongli was very strong. After changing positions, he quickly grasped the rhythm. He also found that His Majesty was also quite strong. When he turned around, he could easily turn the heavy iron plow with one hand and one swing. After a brief period of running-in, the two ministers had already become tacit understanding. They didn't know how many reciprocities they had to stop, and at this time a piece of land had already made them plow.
Chapter completed!