Chapter 90 You can't plant cotton if you have it
readx; readx; The rice was about to be harvested, and Xu Xuanan came to the field to check the situation of the rice. The farmer www.biquge.info who was also working in the field saw Xu Xuan'an and hurriedly came over to greet him: "Master Xu, I haven't seen you come to the field for a long time." ”
"Something else is delayed." The rice in this field is basically like this, there is no need to observe it anymore, and the care is left to the helper, and Xu Xuanan mainly focuses on the experimental field.
"Xu Gongzi, I want to ask you something, I don't know where Wang Gongzi got the rice seeds, why did they grow so well? The yield of one acre of land is the same as our two acres of land! ”
"Huh...... That's what the little young master researched by themselves, and you can't get this rice seed anywhere else. Xu Xuanan said proudly.
"The little master is really a god!" The farmers were surprised, and saw that everyone in the Wang's house called Wang Gongzi the little young master, and changed his name to the little young master.
"Then Xu Gongzi, do you know if the rice grown by the little young master is sold or not?" A farmer asked them for their main purpose in coming to Xu Xuan'an.
"You're going to use it for seeds, aren't you?"
"yes!" And all the people answered.
"It's a part of it that you have to sell, and it's not a sale, as long as you get the same amount of ordinary rice in exchange. However, at present, it is limited to the village, and all of them must be registered. "This is what Wang Haoran told him before.
"Why is that?" dudu1;
"At present, these rice are not studied thoroughly enough, and the little master is worried that these rice will not get a good harvest if they are sown, and they cannot be sown on a large scale at present. But don't worry, all you have to register, just in case the harvest of these rice is not good, if the yield of one acre of land is less than one stone, the little master will all recycle it, and there is no mu of land to make up one stone of rice for you. But if it is more than one stone, except for some rice seeds that you can leave for the next year, the rest of the rice can be sold to the young master at the current market price, and you can sell it for money, or you can exchange it for other ordinary rice or rice and the like. ”
"That's it! The old farmer's in-laws in the next village also asked the old farmer to buy him some of this rice to plant next year! Can Gongzi Xu help the old farmer intercede with the little master? "An old farmer is embarrassed.
"There is no way to do it, if everyone has a good harvest next year, then everyone will be happy. But what if it's worse than in previous years? There are dozens of families in this village, and the total number of fields is a hundred acres, right? The harvest is only a hundred stones, and the little master is also taking a big risk to do this, he said, no matter how much he says, I am afraid that I will not be able to compensate you for your losses by then. ”
Wang Haoran's reputation here is still good, it is a harvester, a threshing machine or something, the people see it in their eyes and remember it in their hearts, and they don't want to make Wang Haoran too embarrassed, so they didn't say anything more.
Liu Xiangyu prepared in the capital for a long time before coming to Puzhou, and brought a helper. His work needs to be carried out secretly, so when he arrived, Wang Haoran did not alarm others, gave him enough start-up funds, and other matters were solved by himself, Wang Haoran only needed to get enough information.
Liu Xiangyu also brought two bags of things, Wang Haoran opened them, and said happily to the bag: "Haha...... Finally meet! ”
This thing is the cotton that Wang Haoran entrusted Chang'an textile merchants to pay more attention to, and it was handed over to Wang Furen after being touched by the textile merchants, and it happened that Liu Xiangyu was going to come to Puzhou, and Wang Furen handed over the cotton to Wang Haoran by Liu Xiangyu.
After Wang Haoran asked Liu Xiangyu and his assistant to establish an intelligence network, he got up and went to Zhao Yuankai with cotton, he wanted Zhao Yuankai to approve a large piece of land to come out to plant cotton for him, but he didn't want to be rejected by Zhao Yuankai directly.
"Wang Gongzi, it's not that the old man refuses to help, it's just that this cotton is of little use and occupies the field. Although our Datang has had a bumper harvest in the past two years, the problem of food shortage is still severe, and His Majesty has been fighting in all directions for many years, and the problem of food shortage has become more prominent. Not to mention that the old man doesn't dare to approve the field to plant cotton for you, even if His Majesty appreciates you, he will not allow you to plant cotton on a large scale. Zhao Yuankai explained. dudu2;
"So there's another reason!" Wang Haoran was suddenly a little discouraged, although he hadn't thought about this problem before, but after Zhao Yuankai said this, he also felt reasonable. Do you just give up cotton? Wang Haoran is still reluctant, although there are down jackets to keep warm in winter, but the outer layer of cloth is still coarse and hard linen (of course, those worn by the royal family and nobles are exceptional), if he does not make some new fabrics, according to the imperial court legal system, merchants can only wear linen.
"Boy, I don't pay much attention to the major events of the imperial court, dare to ask Zhao Tingshi, where is the imperial court fighting now?" Wang Haoran suddenly thought of a way.
"In addition to the Yiwu region that was surrendered not long ago, there are now three main places, one is the north, although the Turks have been annexed to the Tang Dynasty, but Xue Yantuo, Tiele and other tribes still threaten the Tang Dynasty; Another is in the northeast, after the defeat of the Xi people, the Tang Dynasty caused the Khitan people to be vigilant, and perhaps it will become a battlefield; Another is that the Wuman, Pubu and other places in the southwest are also ready to move, and His Majesty has already dispatched troops to defend the town. ”
"Then what is Your Majesty's attitude towards Tuyuhun?"
"Needless to say? Tuyuhun is tired of being a border trouble, if it were not for the many conquests of the imperial court, in addition to the Turks, the first thing to suppress was Tuyuhun. ”
"Could it be that today's Tuyuhun still dares to provoke our Datang?" Wang Haoran asked.
"A few years ago, they tried the power of our Datang's new weapons, and now they are naturally much more secure. But even so, His Majesty must still be worried about Tuyuhun. Zhao Yuankai lowered his voice and said, "Now Tuyuhun's wife is the princess of the previous dynasty, and the reason why Tuyuhun repeatedly violated the border of the Tang Dynasty must be inseparable from the princess of the previous dynasty." ”
Wang Haoran is not as dissatisfied with Tuyuhun as the Tang Dynasty, and he still has a lot of friends over there who can play XC in later generations! He had been thinking about the feasibility of his plan since he came back from the Zhao Mansion, and after thinking about it for a long time, he called Yang Guard and asked, "Yang Guard, do you know the situation of Tuyuhun?" ”
"I've been there with the army before, and I don't know much about it." Yang Huwei didn't know why Wang Haoran was suddenly so interested in Tuyuhun. dudu3;
"And do you know how their agriculture is going?"
"There are barley and millet, but I don't know much about them."
Wang Haoran was a little disappointed, it seemed that if he wanted to know more about Tuyuhun, he had to find Li Shimin. However, this matter is not in a hurry, we have to wait for the spread of mixed rice, and then see if we can plan a war without gunpowder with Li Shimin in Tuyuhun or other tribes.
Soon it was the rice harvest season again, Wang Haoran was very concerned about this matter, and he went to the scene to check in person during the harvest days, there are many types of rice here, and they have to be separated one by one.
The people in the village are also harvesting their own rice, but they are also always paying attention to Wang Haoran's movements, and the rice that can produce two stones per mu cannot be missed. They all wanted to go to Wang Haoran to ask for clarification, but although they respected Wang Haoran a lot, they were also a little afraid of Wang Haoran, this little young master is a ruthless character! When you are angry, you pick on people's hamstrings.
An old farmer finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he plucked up the courage to come to Wang Haoran and asked: "Little master, the old farmer heard Xu Gongzi say that your rice can be exchanged, I don't know when it will be exchanged?" ”
Wang Haoran said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone in the village must have a share." It's just that we have to wait for all these rice to dry before we can exchange the rice, so you can't just let one of you exchange some and go back to dry it alone, right? So how much trouble do you have? ”
"That'...... Then the old farmers and villagers will wait for your notification with peace of mind. The old peasant bowed away, and he was a little excited, and a respectable wicked man was talking to him casually, and he felt that it was a great honor.
Wang Haoran called Xu Xuanan over and wanted to hand over the rice exchange to him, but he might not have time to do it himself. After Xu Xuan'an came over, he explained: "Now these people are anxious to get this grain seed, you will register them after the rice is harvested." The number of fields and the amount of grain needed for each household had to be recorded in detail. The only rice seeds that can be exchanged are the ones that have no change in yield, so don't exchange them wrong! And you have to explain to them in detail the recycling plan of the rice after it is planted, to make sure that the rice does not spread, if the yield still does not change, then fine, but if there is a decrease in the yield they still grow the rice, it will be a big problem. ”
Xu Xuan'an said with a straight face: "Little master, don't worry, I also know how powerful it is." ”
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