Chapter 112: Summer Harvest Tuntian
At dawn, Liu Chengxun woke up from his sleep, and the attendants who accompanied him prepared hot water towels early for him to wash. After a day and two nights of adjustment, the fatigue of marching all the way over mountains and rivers has been relieved a lot, but this initial hardship is still unavoidable.
Liu Chengxun is also a self-disciplined person on weekdays, washing up as usual, eating breakfast, and reading for a while, and then as if pinching the time, he went to Liu Chengyou. After a night of consideration, he still decided to support his younger brother, but planned to talk to Liu Chengyou again.
It was quiet, the sky was not too bright, and it was still dark in the morning. It wasn't until the courtyard where Liu Chengyou lived that he learned from the guards that Liu Chengyou had already gone to the front hall to work. When he got to the front, he was told that before dawn, Liu Chengyou took people out of the city to inspect the summer harvest work.
With the summer solstice passing, almost in Liu Chengyou's expectation, the wheat planted on the Jizhong Plain can finally be harvested. It is connected to Taihang in the west, and the northwest is mostly mountainous, so the acres of land in Zhenzhou are mostly concentrated in the east and south directions.
The endless wheat field is golden, the wheat stalks are bent by the heavy ears of wheat, and the summer wind blows, setting off waves of wheat. The peasants bent their bodies, brandished their sickles, and diligently harvested, their simple faces filled with happy smiles......
Such a picture, there is no such picture at all.
The destruction of crops in the war's fields was too severe, and the wheat fields were scattered on the great plains. For example, in Luancheng, there is not much land suitable for planting, and the population is insufficient, and there are not many crops planted.
However, the four prefectures of Chengde Jiedu, which are under the jurisdiction of Zhen, Shenzhen, Hebei and Zhao, are large enough and fertile enough, and Liu Chengyou stabilized the situation in time, and waited for the summer grain to be put into storage, which can greatly alleviate the food shortage at this time.
In order to show his attention, Liu Chengyou has sent several transport envoys with the army, leading troops to various states to supply military supplies, but in fact, he is also supervising grain. Liu Chengyou was really scared of the lack of food.
In the wheat field, Liu Chengyou was dressed in sackcloth, wearing a straw hat on his head to shade the sun, his sleeves rolled up on his arms, and a wheat ear in his hand was full and thick, shining in the sun. If Liu Chengyou shows a heartfelt smile again, then the advertising effect will be achieved.
"The wheat is growing very well, but unfortunately, it has been destroyed too much due to the war!" Li Yu, the governor of Zhenzhen, walked along the ridge and walked to Liu Chengyou on the straw, and said a little regretfully.
"Man-made disasters are already like this, fortunately, there are no natural disasters to join in the fun!" Liu Chengyou said.
Wheat, which is winter wheat, grows for nearly ten months. In the meantime, it was the Khitan that destroyed the Jin Dynasty, and the Central Plains and Hebei were in turmoil.
On the ridge of the field, Liu Chengyou took a sip of water, handed it to Li Yu, who was sweating profusely, and asked, "How is the speed of harvesting?" ”
"Your Highness!" Li Yu thanked him, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied: "A man can harvest about one and a half acres a day, and at this rate, both men and women can use it together, and the summer harvest in Luancheng can end in 20 days." ”
"What is the yield per mu?"
"The lower officials have inquired about the old farmers, and most of them have about two hundreds, and the widows have even only one!" Li Yu said.
"It's a little little!" Liu Chengyou sighed, and then said: "Recruit some young people from Luancheng, go to various states, help with the harvest, and end the summer harvest as soon as possible!" ”
Hearing the order, Li Yu reminded: "Your Highness, the output is not much, and the local people's power is enough!" ”
Liu Chengyou's eyes flashed a dark color, and he said a little philistine: "Naturally, it's not for nothing." You have to take care of the food, and you have to collect the commission......"
These farmlands are all owner's land.
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and couldn't help laughing. Looking at Liu Chengyou's darkened face, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional, who would have thought that once the prince would be "calculating" to this point, he would even be greedy for this little bargain. At the same time, there was a trace of inexplicable emotion in my heart.
In Li Yu's eyes, Liu Chengyou, the prince, is not very old, but he is benevolent and loves the people. He has been a member of the profession since he was thirty years old, and for more than ten years, a noble man like Liu Chengyou is really rare.
"The summer harvest is over, and summer planting should be organized as soon as possible!" Liu Chengyou continued to command.
Li Yu hid the slight emotion in his eyes, took a sip of water, wiped his mouth, and replied: "Xiaguan has ordered someone to investigate, in Zhenzhou, there are many ownerless wastelands, and there are more in Shen, Ji, and Zhao, and they are more fertile. At that time, it can be distributed to the displaced people in various places, and they will open up the wasteland for the sake of tuntian. A large number of displaced people are concentrated in Zhending, which is not the way after all! ”
After listening to Li Yu's answer, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but look at him, his eyes full of approval. Originally, Liu Chengyou used him because he made meritorious contributions after the war, and he was the former Cizhou assassin history, and he had some fame, plus Xiang Xun's recommendation. However, after this period of time, Liu Chengyou found that this person is really capable, born as a jinshi, allowed to be written and martial, has excellent strategies, and has rich experience in the army and politics.
"That's what I wanted!" Liu Chengyou nodded.
Seeing this, Li Yu took the opportunity to ask Liu Chengyou: "But if you want to implement it, you still need the support of Your Highness." ”
"Speak."
"Nowadays, there are a lot of abandoned acres of land, and there are displaced people for use, and land and people's power are not a problem. After the summer harvest, corn is rotated, but seeds and farming tools are scarce. I hope that His Highness can allocate some money and food for purchase. In addition, those cattle seized in Luancheng ......"
"You've been fighting those seizures for a long time!" Liu Chengyou interrupted him.
Li Yu arched his hand and smiled.
After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou said: "After returning to Zhending, I should allocate a part of it." Cultivation tools, there were a large number of discarded weapons that could be smelted by blacksmiths. As for ploughing cattle, how much do you want? ”
After receiving Liu Chengyou's feedback, Li Yu's eyebrows became happy, and he silently estimated for a while in his heart, raised his head and said: "The homeless people enjoy 70,000 people, and they are resettled in various places, and the lower officials want to share one cow with eighty households, not too much, just ask for 200 cattle!" ”
Li Yu is indeed a cadre. When Liu Chengyou heard this, he also made a silent calculation, and then raised his eyebrows: "Based on a household of six, according to your statement, one hundred and fifty cows are enough, how did you get two hundred?" ”
"This ......" Li Yu was a little surprised, where did he think that Liu Chengyou counted so quickly, slightly embarrassed, and immediately explained: "This is just a rough calculation of the lower officials, and the homeless people are not full of households, so -"
"That's it!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand and interrupted him: "Lonely with you, one hundred and eighty cows." Although a lot of seizures were made, in addition to being intercepted and used in Hebei, they had to be sent to Tokyo. The states of the Central Plains, after the raiding of the Khitans, are in urgent need of support! ”
Liu Chengyou's tone and eyes at this time were almost marked with the four big words "worrying about the country and the people". Li Yu also felt something, and saluted respectfully: "Yes." ”
"By the way, the harvest of Tuntian and the distribution of the government and the people still need to be determined by His Royal Highness!"
"Huh?" Liu Chengyou pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you think?" ”
"How about the official seven and the three?" Li Yu said.
"Isn't it, it's too much......" Liu Chengyou couldn't help touching his chin, his eyes slanting at Li Yu. Unexpectedly, his consideration was so ruthless, according to this ratio, it is conceivable what those tun people were squeezed into.
Li Yu said: "Land, ploughing cattle, hoes and even seeds are all provided by the government, and there is nothing wrong with this distribution method!" ”
Liu Chengyou thought about it, and it seemed to make sense.
"Your Highness is merciful, when everything is stable, it can be gradually reduced year by year!" Li Yu said again.
Hearing him say this, Liu Chengyou's mind was already in a trance, and a whole set of policies made the people of Tun willing to accept exploitation......
"Then let's do it, you are solely responsible for the affairs of Tuntian, and then draw up a charter and submit it to me!" Liu Chengyou said.
"Yes!"
After explaining, Liu Chengyou also felt a little emotional. In troubled times, Tuntian is always a "big killer", never outdated, tried and tested.
"Go around somewhere else!"
Nearby, there are several acres of wheat fields, watching the carts of golden ears of wheat being pulled to the threshing floor in the township, Liu Chengyou has never felt the joy of the harvest so truly as at this moment.