Wang Yue laughed and said, "Well done!" If we can't finish eating these dishes, we can still sell them to Jingshi. Potatoes and corn can also be used as feed, and the farms for raising pigs, chickens and ducks can be expanded. ”

If agriculture is done well, the benefits are also considerable. Wang Yue is ready to build a large fish pond, and the big pit left by the material company to dig bricks and soil is just right for raising fish.

The starting point city began the intense agricultural harvest, and truckloads of grain were pulled into the starting point city, which made the people of the starting point city happy that it was almost winter, and they could harvest so much grain. That's at least a little over a month later than the usual season, right?

Where did they know the classification of modern seeds, but they knew that the days of starvation were over.

In the end, the statistics scared a vote to death. The total output of rice is more than 500 million catties, and according to the population of 200 million in the Ming Dynasty, one person can divide two and a half catties. More than 200 million catties of potatoes have been harvested, and it seems that the starch factory still needs to be expanded. More than 90 million catties of corn were harvested, and the area of corn seeds was small.

As soon as the battle of the agricultural conference ended, two uninvited guests came to the starting point city, old acquaintances Xie Baoqing and Lu Chengde.

Wang Yue greeted with a smile: "The two adults are rare guests today, we must have a few drinks." ”

Xie Baoqing smiled awkwardly and said, "I was also invited by Lord Lu to discuss something with you?" ”

Wang Yue was curious: "What's the matter?" ”

Xie Baoqing snorted and said, "I heard that Sihua has had a bumper harvest recently, and Lord Lu asked me, should you pay taxes?" ”

Lu Chengde laughed more ugly than crying and said: "Lord Wang, I just ask casually, really casually, don't take it seriously." ”

Lu Chengde was also unlucky, he also mentioned to Xie Baoqing that Wang Yue should pay some taxes when he harvested so much grain, and he was dragged by Xie Baoqing.

"Paying taxes?" Wang Yue asked, "How much tax do I have to pay?" ”

Seeing that Lu Chengde didn't dare to speak, Xie Baoqing glared at him fiercely with eyes that hated iron and steel.

continued to play at Wang Yue and said: "Sihua, there is not much, there is really not much, as long as the court can get by, you can just mean it." ”

As a law-abiding citizen in the 21st century, the concept of paying taxes according to law is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"Lord Xie is too outward," Wang Yue said with a smile: "As a friend, I, Wang Sihua, must support your work, and I can't make it difficult for you and Lord Lu to explain to the imperial court." ”

Seeing that Wang Yue had the intention of paying taxes, Lu Chengde breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Thank you Lord Wang for your understanding." ”

Wang Yue waved his hand and said: "Paying taxes according to law is also the responsibility of every subject!" How much tax should I pay?

Xie Baoqing gave him a detailed explanation, and Wang Yue knew that the tax he paid was really not much, and it was even outrageously low.

First of all, as a five-grade official, he can be exempted from 8,000 acres of land. For other land, one bucket per mu, that is, 18.9 catties, the tax rate per mu is about 10 to 15 percent. According to Wang Yue's rice production, the tax rate is about 4 percent.

Why can't the people survive with such low taxes? It has a lot to do with land annexation, and the peasants have to cultivate the landlord's land, and in addition to paying the taxes of the imperial court, they also have to bear three to forty percent of the land rent. Coupled with all kinds of apportionments and salary increases, as a result, if God is unhappy, there will be a drought or something, and the people will not be able to live.

Wang Yue saw that they were all looking at him, and said with a smile: "Then Lord Xie, Lord Lu, I will pay taxes at this rate, and you can arrange someone to calculate it." ”

Xie Baoqing said happily: "Okay, Sihua is really an example of the imperial court!" ”

Lu Chengde also smiled and arched his hand: "Thank you, thank you, Lord Wang!" ”

Neither of them expected Wang Yue to be so bold, this was the smoothest tax they collected.

Xie Baoqing asked curiously: "You planted this crop a month later than others, but you have a lot of harvest, and many people are very curious." Can you tell us how much you produce per acre? ”

Wang Yue said with a smile: "The yield of rice per mu is 400 catties, the yield of corn per mu is 900 catties, and the yield of potatoes per mu is 6,800 catties. ”

"Shhh Xie Baoqing and Lu Chengde took a breath of cold air and said, "How did this happen?" This potato corn is also so high-yielding?

"There are three points!" Wang Yue said: "First, we use machines to plow the fields, sow seeds, and apply fertilizer, which saves time. ”

"Second, our seeds are high-quality varieties, corn and potatoes are high-yield crops, and rice is also a drought-resistant variety of late rice."

"Third, we use chemical fertilizers, and the use of chemical fertilizers is at least double the yield compared with the use of chemical fertilizers."

"Fertilizer? What is that? Xie Baoqing and the others don't know why.

Wang Yue said: "To put it simply, it is a better fertilizer than farm fertilizer, and there are many types. I plan to open a fertilizer factory in Shijingshan and produce nitrogen fertilizer first. ”

The raw material of nitrogen fertilizer is air, which is the easiest to produce.

"If it's expensive, people can't afford it!" Xie Bao Qingdao.

Wang Yue said with a smile: "I will control the price of chemical fertilizer, if the grain produced by chemical fertilizer is 100, the value of chemical fertilizer will not exceed 20." ”

This account is very clear, Xie Baoqing nodded again and again: "Okay, in this case, this fertilizer is indeed a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people." I will definitely play the emperor in this matter, Sihua has made a great contribution! ”

Wang Yue is not uncommon, it is difficult for him and the court to urinate in the same pot. The starting point city has become an alternative and sooner or later it will break up, but the promotion of agricultural technology is a win-win situation.

Wang Yue was not shocked and said: "Next year, our starting point city will be sown on time and intensively cultivated, and the output will rise." And to put on a super upland rice variety, the minimum estimate can reach 1,500 catties per mu. ”

Xie Baoqing and the others were incredulous: "How is it possible? Is there still such a crop in the world? ”

Wang Yue smiled and said: "Let's wait and see, such seeds are only suitable for rice fields, and I plan to transform tens of thousands of acres of rice fields." The yield of upland rice is lower, and the seeds are still the seeds we use this year, and the yield reaches 800 catties per mu. ”

"Great, you will pay some of each crop this time, so that the court can use it to promote." Xie Baoqing said excitedly.

Wang Yue said: "Those can be promoted as seeds, if you want to have high yields, there are other technologies to learn, you can let the household department send people to my starting point city to learn!"

Xie Baoqing exclaimed: "Sihua's sincere heart is admirable. If such a crop can be popularized all over the world, Sihua will definitely go down in history. ”

Lu Chengde also nodded again and again: "Lord Wang's move can benefit the people of the world." ”

Wang Yue has many things that can benefit the world, and these don't go to his heart at all. Agriculture is the foundation of industry, and if the imperial court can make achievements in this area, he welcomes it with both hands. After all, his focus is on industry, and that thing can't be played by the imperial court.