There are 800 households in Tamase, and there are about 3,000 mouths.

The annual rent is 6,000 stone millet, as well as 6,000 zhang of silk and 9,000 taels of silk, which is not counting the 20 days of service every year.

Li Xiao's two percent benefits, that is, 1,200 stone millet, 1,200 zhang silk, and 1,800 taels of cotton, if this benefit can really be obtained, it can be described as extremely high.

In the mountainous slopes of Lanxi, the harvest of one acre of land is not more than a stone, which is higher than the output of the Li family's thousand acres of land in a year.

Helping others manage fiefdoms, earning more than 1,000 acres of land a year, of course, such a business is done.

But Dr. Zhao's worries are not unreasonable, the reason is that so much rent and tax can be collected in a year, but in fact, the people of Lanxi have insufficient land, so the burden of rent adjustment is high, often this year is delayed next year, and next year is owed last year.

If the collection is insufficient, Li Xiao will have to pay it himself, which is also very cost-effective.

"In the event of a famine, it is customary to reduce or reduce taxes according to the imperial court system. And in general, I've thought about it. We have a lot of land in Lanxi Mountain, and the fields are relatively barren, especially the lack of water conservancy, and the yield per mu is less. If we can increase the yield per mu of some fields, then although the land of the feudal households has not increased, the income can be greatly increased, and the ability to pay rent and taxes will also be improved. ”

"But how easy is that?" Mr. Zhao said.

That's what you say, but it's hard to do.

In this year, the fields have been widely planted and harvested, and Lanxi has returned to the mountains and less land and more sloping land, so it is even thinner, and how to increase production.

"It's man-made, I think about it for a long time, and I think there are several aspects that can improve the yield per mu. The first is deep ploughing, the second is to optimize the breeding of grain varieties, the third is to ensure water conservancy irrigation, and the fourth is to increase fertilizer and production. If we can improve from these four aspects, it is not a problem to increase the yield per mu, and then I don't think it is a problem to collect two or three stones per mu, not to mention that one mu will only receive one stone. ”

In later generations, an acre of land can harvest seven or eight hundred catties or even thousands of catties, which is certainly not possible in this era, after all, there are no pesticides and fertilizers, and there is a lack of irrigation, and they rely on the sky to eat.

However, it is more than one acre to harvest more than 100 catties.

It's all about technology and ideas.

For example, it is very important to select and breed excellent seeds for grain varieties. Another example is to improve the cultivation tools, use cattle and horses and other animal power, and plough the land, which can also increase the yield, even two crops in three years, or one in a year, and more likely to plant two crops a year to increase the yield.

Nowadays, because of poverty, lack of cattle and horses, and even manpower to cultivate, it is difficult to plough the land, and the harvest is reduced.

In addition, although as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ancients began to know that manure could fertilize the land, but the fertilization of the land was still at a relatively simple stage.

In fact, not only human and animal manure can be applied, but there are also many things that can fertilize the field, such as pond mud, such as plant ash, and even bean cake, etc., if you can build a biogas digester, it is even more amazing.

Another water conservancy facility is also a great restriction on grain production, and it is not enough to rely on the weather to eat. You have to build canals, ponds, reservoirs, water wheels, etc.

In general, Li Xiao was able to come up with many measures to increase production.

"What San Lang said is very labor-intensive, where do ordinary dealers have this money."

Who doesn't know how to use cattle and horses to plough, who doesn't know how to use good iron farming tools, but this costs money, and it's not cheap. Why did the imperial court prohibit the slaughter of cultivated cattle privately? Isn't it because ploughing cattle are precious, ordinary people can't afford to have cattle, and in the Northern Dynasties, when the equalization system began, even ploughing cattle could divide the land equally.

"That's where we come in, don't we have the money right now? If you don't have money, it's useless. We can take out the money in our hands, buy cattle and buy farming tools, cattle can be raised with farmers, we put cattle there to raise, they raise cattle for us, we borrow cattle for free and they plough the land, the cattle are still ours, and the cattle can be sold for money when they grow up, which will not lose money and is very profitable. ”

Li Xiao smiled and settled accounts with Dr. Zhao.

The same is true for farming tools, the Li family can make farming tools, if they make more, the cost will definitely be low, and they can even ask craftsmen to buy materials to manufacture them in large quantities, and then rent them out to farmers. This is the same as buying a tractor harvester in later generations, although the cost is not low, but helping other farmers to harvest can also make a lot of money, and it is quite cost-effective in the long run.

The people obtained the right to use cattle for free for the Li family, and rented better farm tools for farming with lower rents, which also greatly reduced costs and expenses, and also increased the output of farmland, which was also cost-effective.

"We can also operate canals and water trucks in this way, we pay for repairs, and then collect money for water supply according to how much money per mu per year is used, and each has its own convenience."

Li Xiao told the story.

According to his vision, the Li family had money in their hands, and they could buy cattle and ploughing tools to repair water conservancy, and then recover their costs and make money through breeding and leasing, while the people could get convenience at a lower cost and increase grain production.

If you come back in a circle, the people's harvest will increase, and the ability to pay rent will increase, and Li Xiao will be able to guarantee that she will get the remuneration given by the princess.

"It's a big idea." Mr. Zhao was amazed.

"But it's not easy to get it specifically."

"There is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart." Li Xiao said with a smile. If it was really that easy, who would give Li Xiao two percent of the benefits? Princess Tamase is actually according to the usual facts, and the conditions offered, ordinary people can't get 20% of the real amount.

"You have good ideas and big hearts. If it can really be done, it will be really good, it can not only make money, but also help everyone. ”

"The Belt and Road."

There is a mysterious space, Li Xiao is confident that he can improve the quality of grain seeds, and if there are good grain varieties, then there will be no problem with the optimization and breeding level.

As for buying cattle and horses, now that he has the cash cow of medicine and wine in his hand, plus the cash cow that can increase perfume immediately, Li Xiao is not worried about the money for buying cattle and horses to repair water conservancy, these are all inputs.

This kind of large investment can only be borne by a rich landlord like Li Xiao, but the return on high investment is also large.

Coupled with the relationship between Cheng Xue and several families, Li Xiao has both money and a way, so naturally he doesn't have to worry about not being able to buy cattle and horses.

In addition, he believes that he can improve a lot of farming tools, at least he is also a person from later generations, even if he is not fine, as long as he takes out a heavy reward, there must be craftsmen who can make some improvements.

The way Li Xiao told Mr. Zhao is actually to break the past model of small farmers, which is a kind of farming mode of large farms.

Increasing input and increasing output is something that ordinary people can't afford, but Li Xiao can have the ability.

Tamase's 10,000 acres of land just happened to be tested.

"If you really want to do it, then you have to buy cattle to build farm tools and repair water conservancy, and it won't be long before spring ploughing." Mr. Zhao was also a little moved.

If this thing is done well, it's not just the princess's 20% pay, it's a big deal.