Chapter 71: The Cornerstone of the Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was perfectly conserved, at least not full of deforested forests and empty commercial industrial areas that were unoccupied and did not know what to do. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
However, this kind of original ecology is quite unsuitable for Feiqian.
It's okay on the official road, as long as you are about 200 steps away from the official road, it is basically overgrown with weeds. Fortunately, according to the official road standards of the Han Dynasty, the road needs to be at least one zhang wide, so it cannot be built in the middle of the dense forest, and most of them choose some wide ground, otherwise this mountain is high and dense......
When I first left Luoyang, there was still a lot of people, and the cars and horses were sometimes jammed together.
However, with the gradual distance and the increase of distance, the number of people and horses gradually decreased, and sometimes they could not meet one for most of the day.
The official road is paved with bluestone slabs, and the official government is responsible for repairing it, so although it is not too flat, it is much better than the mud next to it.
Luoyang is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, most of the places on both sides of the official road have been reclaimed into fields, planting crops mainly wheat and millet, it is late autumn at this time, and basically the harvest has been completed, and there are some bare wheat stalks and other things left in the fields.
Fei Qian really sat for a long time, so he got out of the car and walked with the car for a while, and his whole body was really shocked enough.
In the Han Dynasty, there was no rubber, and the wooden carriage wheels were specially nailed to the side in order to strengthen and prevent wear and tear.
It's good to be close to Luoyang, after all, it is the national capital, the road is smooth, although there is some vibration, but it is still within the acceptable range, but it is far away, it can only be hehe.
The rich and noble will lay some fur and other things in the carriage to reduce the vibration and pain of the journey, but Fei Qian has not been extravagant to that extent, but has chosen the cotton and linen cloth used by most people, so although it will be alleviated, it is also limited, and it is really uncomfortable to sit for a long time.
As Fei Qian walked, he looked at the farmland on both sides of the road, and suddenly thought of a question, turned his head to Zhang Zhao and asked, "How much is the average yield per mu of this field?" ”
Zhang Zhao looked at it and said: "Fei Langjun, I don't know much here, I just know that in my hometown, one acre of land is almost three stone millet all year round, and if it is a good year, it will be more, and if it is worse, sometimes it can only collect more than one stone." ”
Sanshi, Fei Qian thought about it, and it really wasn't much.
The measurement of the Han Dynasty was very complicated, and the light stone was divided into large stone and small stone, and there were other measurement units such as what clock, kettle, hu, bucket, he, and sheng......
In addition, because the court of the Han Dynasty did not realize that the difference in units of measurement would cause all kinds of trouble, and did not require all localities to uniformly make measuring instruments, resulting in extreme inaccuracy in calculation, which was often an estimate.
For example, the stone Zhang Zhao said, Fei Qian guessed that it should be said that it was the stone calculated in the army, so converted, about 3 stone per mu is converted into the concept of later generations, that is, in the range of 270 city jin to 280 city jin.
And the output of this 280 catties, which is 3 stones, is really very small.
For example, as far as Fei Qian knows, the imperial court calculates rations in this way, divided into male, female, male, female, unmarried and unmarried - big, that is, the meaning of growing up, and in ancient times, adulthood was 16 years old or more; make, that is, it can be used to call, referring to 6 to 15 years old; Not used, that is, just eating is not needed, which means that it is under 6 years old.
The eldest male is a strong laborer, and the lunar eclipse boulder is 1 stone and 8 buckets;
The eldest female and the male are in the second gear, and the lunar eclipse is 1 big stone and 3 buckets;
The third gear of the maid and the unmade man, the lunar eclipse boulder 1 stone;
The last gear is not a maid, and the lunar eclipse boulder is 7 buckets.
According to the average household population of three generations, 2 people per generation, that is, grandparents, parents, sons and daughters, a family has to eat 9 stone a month, that is, the output of 3 acres of land for a year, and the annual ration needs 36 acres of land.
Coupled with various miscellaneous expenses such as rent, endowment, levy, and adjustment, the most basic guarantee for a farmer in the Han Dynasty not to go bankrupt is to have at least 50 acres of land.
And it's just eating, not including anything else, and can't get sick yet......
Fei Qian shook his head, no matter the ancient and later generations, this disease has always been the most terrible and fearful thing in the hearts of the most basic and low-class people.
But the more basic it is, the lower class of people are the most likely to get sick......
After walking for a while, Fei Qian saw a farmer ploughing the land in the distance, so he said to Zhang Zhao, and he stepped forward and arched his hand to the farmer who was working, and asked: "This old man, the kid has something to ask for, I don't know how this property is?" ”
The farmer who cultivated the land straightened his waist, saw Fei Qian's clothes, and saw Zhang Zhao and others guarding Fei Qian's body, so he thought that it was a disciple of a family who came out to check the people's situation, so he said very politely: "Don't dare to be an invitation." This place is considered to be an acre, and this year's annual scenery is okay, and 4 stone corn has been harvested. ”
The old farmer smiled, obviously satisfied with this year's output.
Fei Qian pointed to the field in the distance and asked, "Is the land around that like this?" ”
The old farmer shook his head and said, "It depends on the land, there is a lot of production in the field, if it is a bad field......" The old farmer pointed to an area near the foot of the mountain, "Lang Jun, you see, there is a newly opened wasteland, this year is the first ploughing, and there is no water on the mountain, it all depends on manpower, and it is excellent to be able to harvest one stone per acre." ”
Fei Qian took out a few Chinese and five baht from his arms, thanked the old farmer, and handed over the coin.
The old farmer thanked him repeatedly, and reached out to take Fei Qian's hand, so he took the short shirt he was wearing, and then took Fei Qian's money.
Fei Qian returned to the carriage and continued to hurry, without saying anything, but his heart was like boiling water, and all kinds of thoughts kept coming out......
In fact, that old farmer is like the lowest cornerstone of the Han Dynasty today, but if you don't go out, you don't know that this cornerstone is so miserable now, just that old farmer is okay, but what about those who encountered natural disasters? What about those who have no land to plant? What if someone in the family is sick?
It is no wonder that during the Yellow Turban Rebellion a while ago, the three Zhang Jiao brothers were able to incite thousands of peasants to revolt at every turn......
If they can all be fed and clothed, who will do the business of rebellion?
In the later period, each dynasty is forced to force the most basic and lowest people to live, so it is naturally the opposite, from ancient times to the present.
As long as you meet the minimum living requirements, these simple people will naturally support you, follow you, and the so-called people's will will naturally arise.
Fei Qian pondered for a while, and felt that it was still tricky to solve this problem, and now most of the land in the Eastern Han Dynasty for two hundred years, after continuous mergers and acquisitions, the vast majority of them have fallen into the hands of the Shi family, such as Chen Liuwei's family, Hongnong Yang family, Xuzhou Mi family, etc., and to move the land of these Shi families, it means to cut off the root of these people's wealth, and will inevitably suffer from fierce resistance......
Is there a productivity boost to take a break from the situation?
Or the introduction of new, high-yielding species?
Fei Qian looked up at the sky, the sky of the Han Dynasty was blue and clear, with white clouds, which was very eye-catching.
If you want to change the future fate of these people living under this beautiful sky, you still have to start from the most basic things......