Chapter 662: A Harvest in Hanzhong
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"Hahaha!" In the Zhaoming Hall in the evening, there was a laugh full of vigor in the pasture: "With a yield of nearly six stones per mu, I am afraid that only I in Hanzhong can do it in the world!" β
"God bless my lord!"
Hu Zhao, Liu Jin and others were very happy.
You know, this is an agricultural world, and whatever it is, it's not as important as having a good meal.
Backward cultivation has made the yield per mu very small in this era.
The yield per mu of rice is actually just between two stones and three stones, even if the land in Guanzhong is fertile, the weather in Jiangdong is mild, and it is known as the granary, the yield per mu will not exceed four stones.
And this time the harvest, 100 acres of experimental fields, a full harvest of 580 stone of grain.
The yield per mu is 5.8 acres.
This kind of yield is definitely an output that has not been seen in prehistory, once all the cultivated fields in Hanzhong have such a high-yield harvest, then closely relying on Hanzhong alone, not only can feed millions of people, but also support 100,000 troops.
"Bongin!"
Mu Jing looked at Nong Cao's head Liu Ling with great satisfaction, and called his words affectionately.
"The subordinates are here!"
"How much of the cultivated fields were cultivated using the seedling method this time?"
"According to the statistics of my subordinates, in Nanzheng, there are only 3,000 mu, and the other counties add up to less than 10,000 mu!" Liuling report.
"You're keeping an eye on the harvest!"
Mu Jing said softly: "All the data have been implemented, next year's farming, all cultivated fields must use the seedling method, no one follows it, you can reason with the data, if it doesn't work again, then it will be tough, I want a big harvest in Hanzhong next year!" β
"Yes!"
Liu Ling nodded.
"This law greatly promotes agriculture, and Nongcao Juju has made great contributions, and this should be rewarded!" Mu Jing said to Hu Zhao: "Kong Ming, this matter is handed over to you, our Minghou Mansion has never treated meritorious ministers badly, don't let someone down!" β
"No!"
Hu Zhao nodded, how to reward is something that needs to be considered, it is not okay to be light, and it is not okay to be heavy.
"Fengren, pass the order, and all parts of the country will step up the harvest!"
"Yes!"
"Let's go down!"
"No!"
After a small meeting dispersed, Nong Cao and the others left, Liu Jin and Xi Zhicai also hurried to get busy, only Hu Zhao stayed, and he had something to report to Mu Jing.
"Kong Ming, how are you talking with Yizhou?"
Mu Jing looked at Hu Zhao and asked in a deep voice.
"This Zhao Wei is not simple!" Hu Zhao said softly: "In terms of grain and grass, they didn't say they wouldn't give it, but they were a little nervous!" β
"It's normal!"
Mu Jing said calmly: "With Yizhou's attitude towards us, it is impossible to be so friendly to us, I guess they want to push us out as cannon fodder, so that we and Jingzhou will lose both, it is in their interests of Yizhou, how can the grain and grass be generous, pinch the grain and grass, they feel that they can pinch us!" β
"On the battlefield, it's dangerous!"
Hu Zhao said softly: "Once there is a problem with the grain channel, we are equivalent to pinching our lives on others, and they can push us out and send us to death at any time!" β
"So get ready for both!"
Mu Jing squinted his eyes, his eyes were cold: "If there is too little grain and grass from them, there will be as much grain and grass as possible, but we can't pin our hopes on others, in Nanyang, we also want to Tuncang!" β
"Tuncang?"
Hu Zhao said: "The autumn harvest has begun, but there is a chance, but all the grain and grass to fight will be detrimental to our development in the coming year, after all, in the first half of the year, we have almost pressed the harvest of last year on the battlefield in the west, in case the war is tense next year, and there is no grain storage this year......
"Let's take one step at a time!"
Mu Jing smiled bitterly: "I can't turn food into food empty-handed, if it is beneficial to the state, or Jingzhou in hand, I am a little confident, but we only have Hanzhong available, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice!" β
In the final analysis, if there is not enough land, how can agriculture be developed, and the land in Hanzhong is far inferior to the land of abundance in Yizhou and the Huguang warehouse in Jingzhou.
"It's been a smooth past few years!" Mu Jing said softly: "If there is a natural and man-made disaster, and there is no harvest, then our life will be even more difficult, so next, we have to venture a little further, whether it is Yizhou, Jingzhou, or Nanyang, we must obtain a place to make up for our shortcomings!" β
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In Hanzhong in September, there was a bumper harvest everywhere.
Nanzheng, a suburban village.
"Seven acres of land, a full harvest of thirty-three stones of grain, hahaha, this year is a bumper harvest!"
"After deducting the grain tax, we all have more than 20 stone of grain, which is enough for the family to survive next year!"
"God forbid!"
"His Royal Highness the Marquis of Ming is indeed our great benefactor!"
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Many people in this village were persuaded by the officials sent by Nong Cao to use the seedling method to grow grain, and this year the wind and rain were smooth, so that their grain came to a bumper harvest, and everyone was happy.
The people are simple, and they trust whoever can feed them.
This made Minghou's prestige explode in Hanzhong, and in this case, even if the Wudou Mi Sect revived, it may be difficult to shake Minghou's prestige in the hearts of the people.
Of course, some people are happy, and some people are not.
"Damn, why didn't you obey the government like the Bai family at the beginning, with the seedling method, their family's grain harvest was bumper, our family's yield per mu was only three stones, and after planting more than a dozen acres of land, we also collected thirty stones of grain!"
"Our family is even more miserable, I should have listened to the advice of those officials in the government if I knew it!"
"I don't know if I can use this method next year!"
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There is no harm if there is no comparison, it stands to reason that this year's harvest can be regarded as okay, the commercial tax in Hanzhong is a little higher, the grain tax is not very high, and the tax regulations of the Han Dynasty are continued, and the scale of thirty taxes is not as large as the princes around the country plan to increase the tax significantly.
But seeing that people planting a few acres of land, they must plant more than a dozen acres of land by themselves, and the harvest is even higher, and many people are unbalanced in their hearts.
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West Side.
"Why is the grain of the old Xu family so high!"
"Hehe, you don't know, Lao Xu's family is a retired general, people took the girl from our village to settle here, divided a full five acres of land, when the people of the government came to promote the seedling method, everyone didn't take it seriously, but the old Xu didn't make a sound, and responded directly, but now people have a bumper harvest, look at the rice, all the rice stalks have been crushed, what a full grain of rice!"
"Then next year, we will also learn from the old Xu family, what kind of seedling method to use!"
"Actually, I think that now the government is more reliable than in the past, since His Royal Highness Ming Hou entered our Hanzhong, everything he has done is for our people, and in the future, the government has promoted things, and we have to learn to take over!"
"Who said no, when His Royal Highness the Marquis of Ming didn't come to Hanzhong, where did we have such a bumper harvest in Hanzhong!"
"In the past, those little rabbits and cubs went to participate in the Five Buckets Rice Sect, and the cultivated fields in the village were all deserted, but now look at the cultivated fields in the village, that one is not yellow, orange and orange!"
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Meanness.
"Only a thousand acres!" Shangyong County Commander inspected the autumn harvest and saw that relatively unique cultivated field, and his face was a little ugly: "Why is only 1,000 acres of land using the seedling method?" β
"Lord County, when the officials of Nongcao came to promote, we didn't take it seriously, so we ......"
"Bastard thing!" The county commander was furious: "Give me an order, starting next year, all cultivated fields must use the seedling method, and if you can't, send someone to study in Nongcao!" β
"Yes!"
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Throughout September, most of the people in the nine counties of Hanzhong have invested their energy in the harvest, which is a rare bumper harvest in Hanzhong for so many years, and the joy of the bumper harvest can always make the people happy.
"Lord, great joy!"
Liu Jin walked into Zhaoming Hall with excitement.
"What's the happy event?"
"The first batch of grain taxes has been collected, and it is a million stones!" Liu Jin gave his hand to report: "And because of the bumper harvest in various places, the people still have more grain in their hands, so that the price of grain in all parts of Hanzhong is falling!" β
"How much money can the South Study squeeze out?"
Mu Jing asked suddenly.
"What does the lord want to do?"
"Harvest the grain!" Mu Jing said softly: "We can't arbitrarily ask for food from the people, but with the face of the government, buy food from the people, this is a good channel, although Hanzhong has a bumper harvest this year, but we can't let our grain flow out because of the bumper harvest, we must put it away!" β
Hanzhong has a bumper harvest this year, and the price of grain is very low, but it may not be a bumper harvest in all places, and the grain is sold out, which is a high price of the hand.
This thing has to be guarded against.
"The lord reminded me right, I'll arrange it!"
Liu Jin came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
Mu Jing looked at his back and couldn't help but shake his head a little.
However, there is one thing to be happy about, this year's bumper harvest can at least support the next campaign of the herdsmen against Jingzhou, once this battle breaks out, it will not be solved in a few months.
Relying on the support of Yizhou is inevitable.
But if you want to gain benefits in Jingzhou, the herdsmen must be independent, even if there is no support from Yizhou, which one can be fought, in order to obtain the share that belongs to Hanzhong in the future game.
Therefore, food hoarding, that is an inevitable thing.
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