Chapter 186 Persuading Farmers [I]

The sea ship is relatively simple, and under the hint of Zhao Yu, the Dengzhou Sailor has three sea falcon ships honorably retired, and the Dengzhou Sailor has commanded the new concubine.

However, the ship was very dilapidated and needed to be overhauled and remodeled for two months before it could be used again, and the ship did not carry much capacity. After all, it was a warship, and the coastal defense policy of the Northern Song Dynasty was coastal defense, so the loading capacity of the sea falcon ship was not large. In addition, two 300-material ships were repaired.

However, the situation was quite different from what Zhao Yu expected, and after two months, there were five sea boats, but in fact, the five sea ships were only able to accommodate one hundred and thirteen people, as well as seven days of food and fresh water. As for the goods, it can hold 1,000 catties of tea and 20 boxes of ceramics, 200 horses of silk, cloth, and silk!

"What's going on? Why do you just load such a thing? Sensei said that he went to Japan, even if he went to Goryeo, it was very reluctant! But the craftsmen below cut corners? When Zhao Yu said this, his eyes were fierce.

It was not Qian Yanyuan who answered Zhao Yu, but Hu Keji, the son of Hu Fuchen, who was also a representative of the cooperation between the big households in Yizhou and Zhao Yu. "Lord Wang, this matter has been investigated, it's not that the craftsmen of the Dengzhou Sailor cut corners, it's really that the Dengzhou Sailor is too dilapidated! There have been no envoys with Japan and Goryeo all year round, and the most recent major war has to be traced back to the Battle of Baijiangkou in the Tang Dynasty. Chengping has been peaceful for hundreds of years, and there is no trade, so it can only be like this! ”

"This king is in Bianliang, I heard that many feudal merchants have bought Great Song Sea ships, isn't this the same kind?" Zhao Yu asked his doubts.

Hu Keji said: "What the prince said is exact, the grass people also saw this situation when they traveled to Fujian, but the shipbuilding technology is good, but Mingzhou, Quanzhou, Fuzhou and other places, the gap between the north and the south is too big!" The prince can buy a sea ship in Mingzhou, but when it is built, he will send it again, and I am afraid that it will be June next year at the earliest! ”

Nearly a year and a half? Zhao Yu has this time there! If he can't get some results, he won't be able to stay in Qingzhou for even a year.

"If the boat is smaller, be smaller! After all, it's the first time, as for Mingzhou...... Forget it, it's better to rely on the shipyards in Dengzhou, give money to them to continue to build sea ships, and if the quality is not good, it depends on the quantity! Zhao Yu gritted his teeth and said.

Hu Ke knew his position, and although he didn't agree with it in his heart, he still wisely didn't choose to refute, nodded silently, and retreated.

After dealing with this matter, Zhao Yu had to "persuade the peasants", the so-called persuasion of peasants in ancient times was that the emperor went to the fields to farm, set an example, and persuaded the people to farm well. But now, this form of persuasion is no longer necessary. Do you think about the people who have just experienced hunger in the great wilderness, and they are still shameless and courageous, and work hard?

What Zhao Yu had to do was to go to the field to inspect the situation of the field, and there were not many officials with him, so he also hooked up the prison errand Zhou Qin and the magistrate of Yidu County, plus the fierce general Wang Qi, and the guards and horses in addition to the five servants, there were also twenty ironclad soldiers.

When they arrived in the field, Zhou Qin and the magistrate of Yidu County were dumbfounded, is this really the king of Changsha in the Great Song Dynasty?

Zhao Yu got out of the car, his official uniform had changed, and he was wearing a set of short linen clothes like the old farmers in the fields, and a pair of straw sandals on his feet. He walked to the edge of the field, took off his straw sandals, and walked straight to an old farmer.

At the beginning, the old farmer was still quite restrained, don't look at Zhao Yu's old peasant equipment, but the entourage, as well as the respect of the county master, all this shows that Zhao Yu's identity is not simple.

It was just a moment before the old farmer and Zhao Yu started talking and laughing. Zhou Qin and the magistrate of Yidu County couldn't help but go up to listen, and found that Zhao Yu's words were very simple, but they all made people feel like they had a sudden realization or hit the nail on the head.

It's like farming, Zhao Yu believes that rice should not be cultivated blindly. Although rice is delicious, the yield is not enough, and intensive cultivation is required. That is, the same person, if he grows rice, he can only take care of about ten acres of rice, and if he grows upland rice, he can take care of thirty acres.

For this reason, even if Zhao Yu was idiotic in some problems, it still did not reduce Zhao Yu's status in the hearts of the old farmers.

After walking around, Zhao Yu was already covered in sweat and mud when he returned to the Yamen of Yidu County, and Zhao Yu didn't want to freshen up, so he sat on the seat of the original magistrate of Yidu County, and the magistrate and Zhou Qin sat down left and right.

"Today, the king made a round, although there is a shortage of seeds, but because many of them are tenants, those big ones are doing their best in this matter, but the interest is too black-hearted! The black-hearted one actually had a bucket of seeds until last year, and he actually had to pay it back with three stones! Triple the profit! Why didn't you react at all? The more Zhao Yu talked about the back, the more annoyed he became, and the pear wood desk that his fingers knocked on "banged".

The yield per mu of an ordinary field is only two stones, and a bucket of seeds can be used to cultivate three acres of land, which means that it can be used to make a profit of half as soon as it is borrowed. It's no wonder that Wang Anshi wanted to engage in that Qingmiao method later, and it made the world angry and resentful, it was really too much money!

The magistrate is quite tough on this matter. "The prince has always been like this, and the price of the big families is very fair! It's better than having no seeds for farmers! And the farmers have no opinions, why do you have so much heart? ”

Zhao Yu was so angry that he couldn't wait to give this magistrate a slap, but the magistrate's words also made Zhao Yu sober up. Now the power of the big households is still very large, even if you want to engage in the Qingmiao Law, it is impossible, don't you see that Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Law is the following officials Yang Feng Yin violated, causing the anger of the heavens and the resentment?

Could it be that he Zhao Yu is more awesome than Wang Anshi? To solve this problem, it is necessary to cultivate a group of capable lower-level officials, otherwise they will eventually become a bad government of the people under the obstacles of large households.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Yu said: "Having said that, the people have just experienced a great drought, and there is no surplus grain in their hands, and with such a high interest rate, I am afraid that they will exhaust themselves to fish!" ”

Hearing this, the magistrate nodded instead, restored his previous respectful look, and said, "What the prince said is very true! ”

From this matter, Zhao Yu didn't have the heart to stay in the yamen of Yidu County, he could see that this county was a big supporter. I am afraid that it is a big household in Yidu County, or has an intricate relationship with a large household in Yidu County.

PS: Yesterday's break was due to Mumu's fever, and the person who burned was chaotic, had no strength, and lay on the bed all day. It's still burning today.,But it's not that powerful.,Just a change.,Please forgive me......