Li Yuanqing nodded, "Of course I do, although I won't share the chili peppers, I will give you free chili seeds in the future." We have so much land that we can grow corn and wheat, as well as corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes. But if you plant a little, you won't go hungry. ”

"We are not affected by drought here yet, because the snow-capped mountains melt every summer, and there is no shortage of water. Therefore, it was previously unsuitable for farming, and that was because there were no waterwheels and fertilizers. Now that the land has been opened, there are also waterwheels and fertilizers, and the time and place are right, so it is a matter of personal harmony. As long as more people can be left in the northwest, the northwest will be stable for a hundred years. ”

General Zhao often fought wars in the northwest, and his usual supplies were transported from other towns in the northwest and collected grain and grass from other parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive. After recruiting troops from other places, some people came to the northwest and did not adapt at all, and their combat effectiveness dropped greatly.

Native soldiers turned into local people, and the people were fierce, and they could become very good soldiers. In order to protect their hometown, they will also fight to kill the enemy.

General Zhao patted Li Yuanqing on the shoulder, "Yuanqing, don't worry, this matter is done, I will definitely give your majesty a fold and ask for credit for you." ”

"Thank you, General." Li Yuanqing bowed his hand and bowed in thanks.

Meng Shide's brain turned a little faster this time, and he heard Li Yuanqing mention selling chili peppers twice, so he asked curiously: "Brother Li, how much is the chili pepper you plant?" ”

Others were also curious, but too embarrassed to ask. At this time, when I saw Meng Shide asking, I pricked up my ears and listened!

Li Yuanqing knew that he couldn't hide it, anyway, these people would know in the future, "Fresh chili peppers are two hundred wen a catty." ”

"Ahem!" Someone was drinking tea, and as soon as he heard that it was two hundred pounds a catty, he vaguely heard Li Yuanqing say that these chili peppers can produce one or two thousand catties per acre.

In this way, the output of this acre of chili peppers can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver.

They led their troops into battle, and cut off countless heads, and the reward was nothing more than that.

This is selling chili peppers, it's just a money grab.

Meng Shide rushed directly to Li Yuanqing, "Brother Li, you can earn hundreds of taels of silver with one acre of chili peppers, is it true or false?" ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "It's true." Last year, my wife planted a few acres in the area of Jiangnan, and the peppers were sold everywhere, and now there are many places where peppers are grown, but the yield is not much. Although the Luo family planted a few acres in the northwest, it was far less than the hundreds of acres I planted. Therefore, scarce is expensive, and my chili peppers can make a lot of money. ”

Meng Shide hurriedly dragged Li Yuanqing's arm and shook it, "Brother Li, the output of chili peppers is one or two thousand catties, and when you wait until next year, even if you can't sell it for two hundred wen a catty, you can sell it for a few tens of wen a catty." That's a lot more cost-effective than growing food. ”

The others also looked at Li Yuanqing with eager eyes.

Li Yuanqing arched his hand, "Don't worry, Li will definitely give you three catties of pepper seeds each, which can be planted dozens of acres." However, chili peppers can't be eaten as rice, it's just a seasoning, and the demand is not as much as food. Besides, if you take it back to your hometown and plant it, that's fine. Planting in the northwest must not occupy too much land for growing grain. ”

"If everyone grows chili peppers, how can we grow food on the edge of the tun? Therefore, when I distribute pepper seeds to the soldiers, I will not have too many pepper seeds, and I will plant a few acres of land in one family. The rest of the land is used to grow a variety of foods. ”

General Zhao also came to his senses and touched his beard, just now he was almost confused by the price Li Yuanqing said, and he wanted to eat more chili peppers.

General Zhao nodded, thinking deeply, and looked at Li Yuanqing with a little more approval, "Yuanqing is very worried, silver is important, but food is more important. At critical moments, grain can be sold for money, but money may not be able to buy food. ”

It's just because Li Yuanqing was willing to give everyone free seeds before, and he also distributed so much of the output from the field to everyone. Even if everyone now knows that Li Yuanqing can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver by selling chili peppers, they are not red-eyed.

This is also Li Yuanqing's ability, when Li Yuanqing bought land and farmed, several people led by Meng Shide laughed at Li Yuanqing behind his back.

Now it seems that the clown is them, and naturally they are not qualified to be jealous of Li Yuanqing, so they should be envious.

Li Yuanqing hired resting soldiers to come and pick chili peppers, and they paid 50 yuan a day, which was much higher than the wages of working in the northwest city, almost double hundred.

Many people are willing to work to earn money, not only to improve their food, but also to save money.

After learning that chili peppers were so expensive, many people wanted to ask for seeds, and Li Yuanqing agreed. When the seeds come down, be sure to give them.

Luo Dongjia personally brought people over to transport the chili peppers, and gave money to record them.

Through the Luo family caravan, the Luo family sold these fresh chili peppers to more than 20 big cities in the northwest, and they could sell all the thousands of catties of chili peppers every two days. Two hundred wen a catty, collected from Li Yuanqing, can be sold in other places, ranging from five hundred to eight hundred wen, with huge profits.

After picking the peppers a few times, Li Yuanqing looked for a few pieces of land where the peppers grew well, and did not let people pick them, so that the peppers could grow naturally, and then turned red and dried for the seeds.

If there are some small peppers on it that have not grown, they will also be removed. In this way, enough energy can be supplied to the peppers that can become seeds, making them fuller.

At the same time, General Zhao began to arrange for people to go to the fields in batches, especially those places where there were waterwheels. Su grew very plump, golden, and bent over.

The peasants explained on the side that they were grateful to the watermill that the imperial court sent people to build, and thanks to Mrs. Derui's way of making fertilizer, the yield of these millets per mu could reach 300 catties and so on. Everyone passed by Li Yuanqing's field and pointed to the crops in Li Yuanqing's field, which surprised everyone again.

After every visit, there are many people who want to stay.

After the whole army of 300,000 troops had been read, there were 140,000 soldiers who stayed to register their names, which greatly exceeded their expectations.

General Zhao was very happy and said with a smile: "Yuan Qing, your method is really good, and now many people are willing to stay." At first, no one stayed, and I was worried. Now that there are so many people staying, I am worried again, afraid that it will be difficult to arrange for too many people. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "People are all congregational, and many of the soldiers are fellow villagers, and after they go back and bring their families back together, they will be arranged in a village according to their origins." The arrangement between villages, the distance, these need to be planned. You can't wait for people to come and choose a place to build a village. ”

Hearing Li Yuanqing's words, General Zhao smiled and said: "Yes, with the village as a unit, twenty-five villages, build a town for one town and use it for trade." Seven towns are one county, and seven counties are one province. The villages are all living by the water, so it is easy to choose a location. Preferably, it is not suitable for farming, but it is close to mountains and forests, and it is convenient for building houses and farming. ”