It's autumn harvest season

Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou have undergone great changes, and these changes can be seen by everyone, especially Dengzhou and Laizhou, which were established in ruins.

Dengzhou and Laizhou, were devastated, and none of the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction were spared, and they were all destroyed, but after Su Tiancheng really began to pay attention to Dengzhou and Laizhou, great changes began to appear here, the city was built on the ruins, more prosperous than the previous city, the population began to increase rapidly, more than several times before, the lives of the common people were generally guaranteed, as long as they did it themselves, there was always a chance to earn silver and improve the lives of their families. And the family has cultivated land, but also has a foothold on the fundamental, in Dengzhou and Laizhou anywhere, can feel the satisfaction of the people, such a situation, in the Ming Dynasty is not seen in other places, even in Shaanxi, it is difficult to appear such a harmonious situation.

The changes in Qingzhou are also significant, although the speed is slower, but the real major changes in Qingzhou will be after the autumn harvest, since Su Jun began to contact the gentry and rich households to buy land, many gentry and rich households, willingly and voluntarily hand over the title deed, let the government make the price, Liu Yunqing and Liu Zhongji were very anxious, seeing the gentry and rich families leaving Qingzhou, but Su Tiancheng didn't care, a few months passed, the two finally understood, for what Su Tiancheng didn't care, the actual situation, The understanding of the two has also changed, and they wish the gentry and wealthy families to leave Qingzhou.

In the hands of the officials at all levels in Qingzhou, a large amount of land has been obtained, and these lands will be distributed to the people, and through the form of land distribution, the people will be absorbed into Qingzhou, and Qingzhou will be at that time. A large number of people will pour in, and the lessons of Dengzhou and Laizhou, Qingzhou also need to be learned, according to Su Tiancheng's requirements, the personnel should not enter too quickly, and they need to be screened. With proper control, everyone really understands the principle of orderly development that Su Tiancheng said.

The so-called orderly development, Su Tiancheng explained in popular words, everything needs a certain foundation, just like children always grow up slowly, you can't expect a one-year-old child to be able to fly, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou's development. It takes a process, first of all, to build itself well, and then to be able to feed a large number of people, it is not possible to be greedy for everything, the pace is too fast, but there will be trouble.

The rapid development of Dengzhou and Laizhou lies in the fact that a large number of Jiangning Battalion soldiers and family members have moved in, and these people are all in good conditions. The family gathered some money and came to Dengzhou and Laizhou. Having acquired land, whether living in cities or villages and towns, they were able to bring good habits to Dengzhou and Laizhou, and they were willing to help the poor people, especially the Han people from Liaodong, who were re-registered at all levels of government in Qingzhou and Laizhou. became the people of the Ming Dynasty, that is to say, the people have a lot of money and food, even if Dengzhou and Laizhou suffer a famine, they can survive.

Construction of Dengju and Laizhou. Based on the local foundation, a large number of ordinary people participate in the construction, through their own labor, get paid, can improve the conditions of family life, get the life they want.

In just a few months, countless houses have been built, and these houses have been built by the common people themselves, and the government has given the opinion that the houses in villages and towns should be built in accordance with the principle of roughly centralization, and try to avoid the situation of a single family, and even if there is a situation of a single family, the distance should not be very far. The villages and towns built in this way are convenient for the governor and the head of the first class to carry out effective management, and they can also cooperate with each other when they see something.

The common people are simple, their lives are good, they are grateful to the government, and they are obedient to any request put forward by the government, and the disputes between the people are generally resolved by the chief and the head of the first century.

Dengzhou and Laizhou, for the time being, there are no gentry and rich households, the gentry and rich households will not move here, the daily life of the common people, the inherent formation of the concept, is to abide by the regulations of the government, ordinary people, obey the management of the chief and the head of the first year, the chief and the head of the first obey the management of the government officials, the officials obey the management of the officials, so that a virtuous circle has been formed, resulting in the development of Dengzhou and Laizhou faster.

Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, canceled the system of going out to guide the road, this kind of imprisoning the people, Su Tiancheng does not agree, the people are imprisoned within a certain range, it is not suitable, it is completely the product of agricultural society, Su Tiancheng needs to build Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, is not a pure agricultural society, industrial development can not be talked about, but business transactions are necessary, only by relying on business transactions, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, it is possible to be truly rich.

During the autumn harvest season, there were almost no officials in the government, and all the officials entered the village.

This year's climate is very good, God helps, Qingzhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou, originally the land of fish and rice, all the grain has been harvested, the yield of rice is basically more than two stones per mu, the harvest is even high even reached three stones, maize and sweet potato, it is a bumper harvest.

The autumn harvest season, which means the time to pay taxes, the people are very active, do not need the supervision of officials, the chief and the head of the temporary transfer of personnel, write down the harvest of each family's grain, according to this situation, determine the need to pay taxes, the chief and the head of the Jia, all are the family members of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, they are familiar with this aspect of things, the operation is also handy, for the individual disasters of the farmers, the chief and the head of the first truthfully reported, these farmers, not only do not need to pay taxes, after the autumn harvest, You can also get some subsidies, of course, in the event of a disaster, on the condition that you cannot compare with those farmers who have a good harvest.

In the yamen of Fuzhou County, every day there are lieutenants and chiefs who bring the common people to pay taxes, and the houses and grain houses are busy, and this situation has lasted for more than a month.

According to Su Tiancheng's requirements, five percent of the grain purchased by the common people has to pay taxes, and 20 percent is sold to the government, and the government buys it at a price slightly lower than the listed price.

When Su Tiancheng went to inspect various places, he took Niu Er and others.

Niu Er is the person in charge of this institution, which is not only responsible for guiding farmers to plant grain and increase yield, but also to study the prevention and control of agricultural pests and diseases, of course, the main task at present is to increase grain production.

To say that Niu Er is also very hard-working, with a group of former mud legs, to see everywhere, always instruct the people, to what season to pay attention to, including after the autumn harvest, what to do in the field, etc., to ensure the harvest of the next year.

Su Tiancheng looked very carefully, and when he saw that the grain output in some places was not high, he asked Niu Er around him, what is the reason for this, sometimes, Niu Er's explanation, Su Tiancheng is not very satisfied, and will propose other simpler solutions, Niu Er will quickly remember these methods, he is not only worshipping Su Tiancheng, he simply feels that Su Tiancheng is a god, when he was in Pingyang Fucheng, Su Tiancheng proposed to plant maize and sweet potato, and proposed a specific planting method, it can be said, Over the years, the production of sweet potatoes has been huge, and countless people have survived.

When Su Tiancheng and his entourage went down, they adhered to the principle of not disturbing the people, and they did not need to be accompanied by Fuzhou and county officials.

The situation of agricultural production, Su Tiancheng is very satisfied, the construction of Fuzhou counties, villages and towns, is also very good, some places are still in the process of construction, I believe that after the autumn harvest, there will be a huge construction climax, the people will concentrate on starting to build houses, after the autumn harvest there is time, the people can be busy with other things.

Because of the construction of Weihaiwei Wharf, shipyard, and Yantai artillery base, a large number of young and strong people have gone to these places, and Su Tiancheng's supervision is particularly strict, Xiong Zijian, Sun Chuanting, Bi Maokang and others also have to speed up the progress, and after a few months, the progress is very fast.

At this time, the common people are finally more relaxed.

The momentum of construction will always slow down, when the time comes, how can the people make money, how to live a good life, in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, Su Tiancheng does not want the people to rely on the harvest in the land to live, so his focus turned to Weihaiwei wharf and shipyard, as for the artillery base, there will not be many people recruited, and the personnel from Anning Fort are basically enough.

The wharf of Weihaiwei is the top priority, once the wharf is built, the maritime trade begins, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, will be greatly touched, huge trade transactions, affecting a wide range, profits are also huge, there are many business opportunities in it, it can make Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou people more wealthy.

Of course, there is also a problem, Weihaiwei Wharf, as the only wharf allowed by the imperial court to conduct maritime trade, will attract a large number of overseas merchant ships, and when the time comes, whether Zheng Zhilong of Fujian can still sit still, that is something that Su Tiancheng needs to face directly. (To be continued......)