Chapter 140: Selected Seeds
In this way, the value should be about two thousand taels, and the first three achievements are six hundred taels.
It's not much, but it's just a small village with only a few hundred people, and Zhou Chunfu's family's large amount of fertile land didn't cost a penny.
If you want to take moderate measures to recover the land in the whole of Dafeng, it will be difficult to achieve it all within 30 years with the current state of the national treasury.
Liu Huayun's ideal of tens of millions of people living and working in peace and contentment, and the prosperity scene that is not left behind, is easy to say, but it is a long way to go.
However, he is not discouraged, and he can be milder when conducting pilot projects;
However, when the majority of the common people know the benefits of the reform and loyally support it, they can take a bold step against the landlord class.
Speaking of which, Qin Zekun was undoubtedly lucky as the first batch of landlords and rich peasants whose land was recovered;
Because one day in the future, internal troubles will calm down the submission of foreign tribes, and after his queen ascends the throne, the landlord will be used to fight, not to respect.
As long as a holy decree is handed down, those local tyrants and gentry who are rich and unkind must obediently hand over the land, and whoever dares to say a word at that time will directly suppress it by force.
Anyway, the experience of his previous life taught him that as long as the cards were reshuffled after mobilizing the broad masses of the people, those landlords and rich peasants would have nowhere to vent their grievances, even if they had any grievances;
Because the whole world is not the king's land, it is the standard of life of a Ming monarch.
Land redistribution is simple to say, but in practice, in order to be fair, it needs to be measured, lots, and registered...... and so on;
However, these are all presided over by Cui Dibao and the three villager representatives, and the people do it themselves.
Just wait for the paperwork to be completed, take it to Kaifeng to find Xu Yun to stamp the official seal, in the next ten years, everyone will own their own land, so everyone's motivation is very high.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Lord Xu, Lord Liu, you walk slowly, and often come and sit when you have time......"
Near noon, Liu Huayun, He Jin and more than a dozen other people refused the hospitality of the people of Xinghuaying Village and drove back to Kaifeng Mansion.
After going to the restaurant for lunch, the three of them, accompanied by Lu Feng and others, went to the shop that sold rice, grain, and wheat, and prepared to select some grains suitable for sowing.
In those days, there were no enterprises specializing in the production and sale of seeds, and the grain and wheat used by the common people for cultivation were all stored by themselves or borrowed from other families.
"Lord Xu, these are the best soybeans, sorghum, and corn in my store, all after last year's harvest; Xiao Lao'er personally took people to ten miles and eight towns and spent a lot of money to buy, all of which can ensure the germination rate. ”
Hearing that Lord Xu was going to buy grain and distribute it to the people to use as seeds, Li Haihai, the old shopkeeper of Li Ji Grain Store, did not dare to slack off, and introduced it to them very enthusiastically.
Of course, this is because he heard yesterday that the disaster relief silver has been found, otherwise he, who had lent out food some time ago, would not be so easy to talk about.
"Boss Li, forty-three taels? The money came out of the house; But if you dare to lie and fool yourself with the old grain of the previous years, so that you will not be able to harvest the grains and harm the victims, you should know the consequences......"
This is the fourth store they have checked, and the seeds of Li Haihai's family are slightly better than the other three in terms of color and introduction;
Therefore, there are two kinds of corn with 30 quintals, sorghum with 7 quintals, and soybeans with 15 quintals were favored by Liu Huayun as the first generation of hybrid trials.
said that Xu Yun lent seeds to those villagers, and more than 2,000 acres of land came down, even if the average per mu was ten catties, and the value was about one penny, but it was nearly two hundred taels of silver.
This money may only be a few days' expenses for himself, but for Xu Yun, who is very poor in his own life, it is a huge burden, so Liu Huayun took the matter without permission.
Xu Yun opened his mouth, but closed it again, his personality is dictated, he is not the kind of stupid person who slaps a swollen face and becomes fat, and he will not have to refuse the kindness of his daughter's brother-in-law.
"Don't dare, adults, please rest assured, if there is a problem due to the seeds, Xiao Lao'er is willing to bear everything, even if he smashes the pot and sells iron, he will compensate those villagers."
"That's good, you can take the silver taels, Bi Sheng, you stay and wait for a while to deliver the grain to the Admiral's Mansion with the guys in the store."
With a faint smile, Liu Huayun reached out and took out a money bag from his arms, and after paying the silver to Li Haihai, everyone left Li Ji Grain Store together.
In the next half day, they visited almost all the rice and grain stores in Kaifeng;
Under his careful selection and repeated inquiries, he was able to select a total of 230 taels of autumn grain seeds, and at the same time spent more than 180 taels of silver.
"Lord Xu, you just listen to Brother Liu, move to the Admiral's Mansion to live, as long as you care about the people, where you live is not the same."
"Okay, obey for the minister."
found the disaster relief silver two, and successfully handled the land redistribution matters, Liu Huayun proposed to let Xu Yun's family move into the governor's mansion;
He wanted to excuse himself, but after He Jin spoke, he had to happily respond.
There was nothing to say all night, and the time soon came to noon on the second day, when Xu Yun ordered someone to send the silver two to Xinghuaying Village and handed it over to Qin Zegang, Wang, Xu Li'er, Xu Hu, Xu Fu and others to move into the Governor's Mansion lively;
The technology of hybrid cultivation of wheat, corn, and soybean was finally completed under Liu Huayun's unforgettable skill retelling and He Jinfen's transcription.
"This is great, if the staple food in summer and autumn can really give birth to new varieties that are resistant to cold and lodging;
If you then promote it so that all the people are no longer hungry, the prince, you will definitely be the first emperor of the ages, and you will be even more indispensable to Huayun......"
In the study, after taking the thick rice paper, he carefully studied how to breed and how to artificially pollinate hybrid grains and wheat, and Xu Yun couldn't hide his joy and said.
"Father-in-law, don't be too happy, if you want to increase grain production and harvest, you can't just have good seeds, and you can't keep up with fertilizer and water;
In order to facilitate the production of organic fertilizer in large quantities as soon as possible, in the two days before leaving, I will burn a good thing that can replace lime, whether it is to build a house or build a pool, it can be fireproof and waterproof......"
"Cement?"
Hearing what he said, Xu Yun asked suspiciously.
"Yes, it's cement, so let's do it, the prince and I will invest in building a cement factory on the outskirts of Kaifeng, and you will find someone to run it;
As for profits? The two of us each account for 30%, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accounts for 40%, what do you think? ”
Liu Huayun is worthy of being a businessman, even if he and He Jin's son ascend the throne in the future, the whole world will belong to his family, when it comes to opening a factory to make money, the essence of a profiteer is undoubtedly exposed.
According to him, after the completion of the cement factory, because of the shares of Prince He Jin, it will be regarded as the first state-owned enterprise in Dafeng, as long as it is managed properly, it will definitely make a lot of money;
After all, cement instead of lime is the general trend, and there is no need to worry about sales.
"Is there such a thing? Don't know how to fire? ”
However, what Xu Yun cares about is not money, but after a large amount of organic fertilizer is fermented, grain production and income can be increased, so that the people can truly live and work in peace and contentment.
"Actually, it's very simple, father-in-law, you have people prepare iron sand, lime, clean sand and gravel, and a stone mill to crush these things, let's go check the site selection later......"
Liu Huayun smiled faintly, and then spoke.