《读〈诗〉辨稷》答客难

客问 :大作《不可斋农史文集》阅览一过 ,尤喜《读〈诗〉辨稷》之篇 ,读后击节再三。虽属旧作 ,而新义时见。其征文引献 ,考辨析疑 ,可谓用功。然人多不解 ,为一字之义 ,面壁数年 ,值吗 ?　　答曰 :岂止数年 ,少说两千年了。稷的名实关系 ,是一桩历史性疑案 ,古人称之“稷讼”。先哲后贤 ,或为之考 ,或为之辨 ,竭尽聪明才智 ,寻求这一古农学的不解之迷。大千世界 ,悠悠万事 ,逝者如斯 ,来者可追 ;然古今学者 ,为一字得失 ,前赴后继 ,孜孜以求 ,自有其不得不然处。稷为五谷之“首种”,不知稷为何物 ,便不能分辨五谷 ;“五谷不分”乃本民族之…

Military Geographical Extension and Agricultural Regional Expansion During Qin Dynasty

Military geographical changes and the study on agricultural regional expansion were combined in this essay. Among all the historical materials about Qin Dynasty, the relatively centralized material about the history of conflicts could be used for the study on agricultural history. With the gradual expansion of territory, the course of the agricultural regional expansion during Qin Dynasty could be divided into four phases:firstly occupying the territory of Guanzhong; secondly Bashu; then Zhongyuan and finally appointing as the South county. The conflicts during Qin Dynasty had strong economic features as well as great political and military significance .