Chapter 125: A Quiet Change
In 181, the Han Dynasty, as before, continued to suffer natural and man-made disasters. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, Jiaozhou Lianglong rebelled again, but was quickly pacified by the newly appointed Jiaozhou Assassin Zhu Jun, after which Zhu Jun was transferred to the center and served as a counselor; In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the rain and hail are as big as eggs, and this year's grain production is also reduced.
Fortunately, Ban Yuman, who had rebelled since 179, was quickly suppressed by the imperial army in Ba County within a few months. Originally, there was already a rebellion in Yizhou, which had already been eroded, and it had begun to come to an end.
Liu Hong's kindness was still forgiven by the family, or the family also thought that it would be no good for them to let Ban Yu rebel.
In autumn, the Autonomous Region had a bumper harvest for the second time. The sleet and hail did not affect the land of Wuyue, nor did it cause a reduction in grain production.
The rice has had a bumper harvest, but unfortunately the fry raised in it have not yet fully grown, and it does not mean that they cannot be eaten, but it is not necessary yet. After the management according to the new method, perhaps the quality of the seeds is good, and the yield of mature fields is more than five stones per mu; Those new fields that have just been opened up also have more than three stones, not to mention that these fry will grow up next year, and there will be an extra income.
Not to mention the high-yielding crops, the three high-yielding crops harvested this year would be enough for all the people in the autonomous region for two years if they were to be eaten purely for two years. However, in order to maximize the profits, sweet potatoes eventually found a way to make vermicelli, and potatoes began to be sold as dishes, and corn was used to grind cornmeal, or like sweet potatoes, to make wine.
The taste of sweet potato wine is very good, using more advanced technology, and preliminary distillation is also carried out, but it is soft and sweet in the mouth, and the degree is not high, so it is suitable for both men and women.
Corn liquor is different, and after proper distillation, the degree is controlled between 25-40 degrees. The corn wine brewed is sweet and strong, and the wine flavor is mellow, and it is a real men's wine.
After the first batch of excellent corn wine was brewed, Li Yu gave each of the soldiers a jar as a welfare. It just means that they can only take turns drinking, so as not to get drunk and make a mistake after drinking together.
Dian Wei retorted at the time: "How can a little wine be wrong? Even if you drink ten altars, you won't get drunk! ”
His point of view was also agreed by Huang Gai, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and Li Wen, Yang Lang, a guy who doesn't drink, didn't say anything, although Zu Mao and Zu Lang didn't say anything, they seemed to agree with Dian Wei's words.
As a result, Li Yu asked Dian Wei to drink it first, the latter naturally didn't care, patted the mud and uncovered the red cloth, and suddenly a strong aroma of wine spread, and the group of drunkards around him immediately swallowed their saliva subconsciously, even Yang Lang was no exception.
"Good wine!" Dian Wei hugged the wine jar in his arms like a calf, laughed, and directly lifted it up and poured it. As a result, after drinking two sips, I was suddenly caught off guard by the spicy food, and it took me a long time to breathe.
"Lord, this wine is so spicy, but it is a good wine, the best wine!" Dian Wei laughed, maybe it was the smell of wine, and at this moment, his black face actually showed a little red.
"This wine is mellow, and because it is easy to get drunk. There are very few people who are drunk after a jar, at least at this stage, so in order to save you from getting drunk and making mistakes, I will only give you an altar, and when you take a break in the future, you can drink it and buy it again! This year's harvest is a bumper harvest, and there is a lot of sweet potato wine and corn wine, so there is no longer a restriction on the purchase of alcohol! Li Yu solemnly announced that this result was naturally unanimously applauded by these drunkards.
"It's just that I drank this wine, I'm afraid that I won't be able to drink the previous wine......" Dian Wei suddenly sighed.
"Excluding sweet potato wine and corn wine, grain wine made from rice, sorghum and corn will also be supplied in small quantities, and it is as strong as this corn wine, so you can drink it with confidence!" Li Yu quipped when he heard this.
"I'm really going to buy it and try it!" Dian Wei laughed, and several other people also had some intentions.
Outside the autonomous regions, the Maison blocked the export of high-yielding crops and even continued to propagate false information that the three crops were poisonous. Of course, everyone knows that fake news is fake news. But what they need is to lock it down for three years!
It's just that in the Wuyue area, the three high-yield crops can't deceive the people at all. These three crops do not require much land, the key is that they are high-yielding, and they can be used for a variety of purposes, so that many homesteaders, and even mountain people, have begun to get seeds for cultivation. Last year, it was planted in small quantities, but this year it has started to be planted on a large scale and has had a bumper harvest.
However, there is no technology for rough processing and deep processing, and they try to make wine from sweet potatoes and corn, but the taste is not comparable to that brewed in the autonomous region. In the end, even sweet potato wine and corn wine became drink-like things, but they were able to sell anyway.
This year's harvest was abundant, and after deducting the part that was left to eat, and the part that was exchanged for rice or corn, the rest was sold for a lot of money. Other places do not buy, but the autonomous regions buy, but the price is not high. For the people, what remains after paying taxes is their net income, and they couldn't think of it before, where do they dare to dislike the low price?
With money, I naturally walked around in the autonomous region and found that the enlightenment three-piece set is very cheap, and it is said that a purchase can also be carried out for a period of three days, about three hours a day of pinyin training.
The wisdom of the people is beyond doubt, maybe the cost of buying a set is a bit high, but a few of their villagers raise money to buy a set, and then choose a person to study, and finally come back to teach everyone. In this way, buying a set can benefit several people, and it doesn't cost much to share it.
Most of the buyers have children in their families, so they are willing to buy books so that their children have the opportunity to read. The people who participated in the training basically slept in the Chase shop for the past three days, and even found some work to do in addition to studying, and earned some extra money or something.
After participating in the training, I can probably read through the words in the book by relying on pinyin. When you go back, find a branch on the ground, or find a sand table to read and write at the same time, and then slowly understand what it means.
They don't know that most of these characters are simplified, and after long-term practice, they will gradually get used to this standard of the autonomous region. Over time, it is not so easy to practice back to traditional Chinese characters, if simplified Chinese characters are not accepted by the Han Dynasty, then the only way out for these students who have been reading books published by the autonomous region for a long time is to become a professional in the autonomous region!
Or, put more effort into learning traditional characters. But then again, what if they're only eight years old? In this world, in the end, it is still the era of fighting for dad to look at family history!
In any case, this year, the people of Wuyue, and even many families, have made a lot of money by relying on this high-yield crop. Naturally, he also has a good impression of the autonomous region, and even some small families have found Li Yu and expressed their goodwill and intention to make friends.
Among them, of course, Zhu Zhi's brother-in-law Shi Chong, he came to visit Li Yu mainly because of Zhu Zhi's recommendation, otherwise how could he meet him by any person? Shi Chong's wife has just become pregnant and is about to become a father for the first time, so he is naturally radiant.
Li Yu found that Shi Chong's face was a little pale, and it should be that his body was not very good. When he parted, he couldn't help but remind him to take care of his body, you must know that in history, it was because of his early death that Zhu Zhi adopted his son Shi Ran as his adopted son, which led to the future of the Eastern Wu Left Great Sima and the Right Military Division Zhu Ran!
The first round of cotton is harvested, and after the seeds are removed, they are quickly spun into cotton threads and veils through the spinning machine, and then through the shuttle loom, a steady stream of cotton cloth is spun and sent to the dyeing house to be printed and dyed into various colors for sale.
However, according to Li Yu's meaning, the external sales price is set very high, and this may not be available! As a welfare, all the soldiers were given two sets of cotton clothes for cold protection and two sets of thin cotton clothes for autumn training. This kind of fabric is stronger, softer and smoother to the touch, and more sweat-absorbent, which is very popular among the soldiers, even in Guan Yu and others.
The cotton clothes used to keep out the cold are not as bloated as down jackets, but they are still very warm. It's just that it's only autumn at the moment, so there's no need to wear it yet. It's a pity that this thing can't be fully promoted, after all, the current cotton production is too low, so that the price of cotton clothes for cold is high, and it is much more expensive than down jackets.
This year's cotton is basically enough for the officials of the government, the students of the college, and the clothes of tens of thousands of soldiers. There is not even a single piece of fabric for sale in the market, so that ordinary people can only covet it.
After feeling the benefits of cotton, Li Yu waved his hand and expanded the scope of cotton planting next year. The people who contracted the farmland were also very welcoming to this novel crop after getting real benefits.
At the same time, with the establishment of paper mills in various places, a large number of straw paper and rice paper began to flow into the market.
Li Yu did not take the high-quality route at all in this regard, and was completely small profits and quick turnover. Cheap paper is related to his subsequent policy, so he can't be stingy. Even as long as you don't lose money, it doesn't matter if you sell half and give it away!
For example, Wujun Gu and Xuzhou Mi, due to their cooperation with Li Yu, naturally made a lot of money this year. In addition, they had reconfirmed the yield of high-yielding crops, and after negotiations within the family, they finally decided to gradually let go of the food industry and start investing in industry and commerce.
The main products are papermaking, wooden furniture, sugar processing and brewing...... There is sugarcane production here in Xuzhou, but the amount of planting is scarce, this year Du Mizhu decided to use forty percent of the field to plant sugarcane, and the other sixty percent are all converted to rice, and the tenants below do not dare to have opinions.
One is that Mi Zhu's reputation is very good, and the tenants are convinced of him; Second, he had told all the tenants in detail about the rice harvest in the autonomous region, and out of belief in him, the tenants decided to plant it for a year!
The Gu clan of Wu County was mainly engaged in mills and papermaking, and the grain processing industry also began to be involved. Relying on Cai Yong's line, they bought a lot of grain processing technology, mainly for the Yangzhou area to buy and process, and finally sell.
The two companies have shifted from traditional grain trading to light industry. It wasn't long, but with the increase in profits and the collapse in food prices, it was only natural that a large-scale investment in light industry would take place. Over time, the two families may become the first Han to enter the bourgeoisie.
Even considering that after the Yellow Turban Uprising, perhaps the spread of high-yield crops could not be suppressed, several traditional old families also began to turn to light industry. It cannot be said that it was transferred immediately, but the proportion of this aspect has been increased.
They began to delve into the so-called Roman republican and capitalist ideas that had leaked out of the Autonomous Region. Among them, the Roman republic was obviously very much in line with their interests, and they met together in Luoyang by chance, and asked whether to do this?
It's a pity that Yuan Valve is ready to shoot and has invested so much, how can he stop? It's just that I know in my heart that even if the dynasty changes, I'm afraid that I will directly enter the republican system, and if I want to be the emperor who monopolizes power, I'm afraid it won't work!
So, naturally, Yuan Valve hated Li Yu a little......