The "Suppression of Cotton Fields Order" has already been implemented, and it is not mandatory to do anything, but only slightly increase the tax on cotton fields.

At the same time, in the event of a natural disaster, the preferential policy for cotton fields will be halved. That is, due to natural disasters, grain fields are exempted from taxes, and cotton fields can only be exempted from taxes by 50%; The tax on grain fields was halved, and cotton fields were only exempt from tax by 25%.

Except for the northeast of Jiangxi, cotton can be planted openly!

In recent years, the northeast of Jiangxi, which is drought-stricken every year, is the most high-quality cotton-producing area in Jiangxi.

The quality of the cotton produced there is comparable to that of Shandong cotton, and it is a waste of material to use water-powered spinning machines. It must be spun and woven by hand, and directly woven into fine cotton cloth, which is many times more expensive than cheesecloth.

The Jiangxi provincial government was located in Nanchang, and Ouyang Steam, the political envoy on the left, and Huo Tao, the political envoy on the right, made a special trip to Ji'an to report on their work.

Ouyang Steaming handed over an agricultural development plan and reported: "The departments of the provincial government have taken into account the situation of the province and believe that in terms of farming, we should focus on the development of tea, cotton, tung oil, ramie, and tobacco. Especially ramie and tobacco! ”

"Tell me more." Zhao Han nodded.

Ouyang Steam analyzed:

"Jiangxi tea does not need to be repeated, it was famous all over the world during the Han and Tang dynasties. Businessmen value profits over parting, and Fuliang bought tea in the previous month, and "Pipa Xing" said Jiangxi tea. There are many mountains in Jiangxi, and it is very suitable for growing tea. ”

"Jiangxi is one of the four major cotton-producing areas in the country, and cotton should also be planted, but it is best to only open up the planting in northeast Jiangxi, and the rest of Jiangxi must curb the number of cotton fields."

"Tung oil and tobacco are better planted in Nangan, where there are mountains all over the place, and there is no harvest from growing grain. Nangan can also develop tea mountains, but tea mountains, like tung oil, are relatively slow to form, and they can only be harvested after planting for many years. Therefore, paulownia trees and tea trees are planted slowly, and there is no need to rush for a while, and tobacco leaves can be quickly promoted. ”

"The main crop promoted in Jiangxi should be ramie ......"

Jiangxi was one of the four major ramie producing areas in the Ming Dynasty, and this thing is not too picky. As long as the wasteland is ripe and can be planted casually on the hillside, the economic benefits will definitely be far greater than that of sweet potatoes.

Moreover, the water-to-large spinning wheel was originally used for weaving linen yarn. Jiangxi rivers are dense, ramie is widely planted, even if you don't improve the water to large spinning wheel, it can fit perfectly.

Ramie is mainly used to weave summer cloth, that is, to wear cloth in summer, breathable and cool.

Now, the bandages in Zhao Hanjun's army are all used ramie summer cloth. Ramie fiber contains pesticides, purines, pyrimidines and other components, which have an inhibitory effect on a variety of bacteria, as well as antiseptic and mildew effects, which is simply the first choice for medical bandages.

After the promotion of water-powered spinning machines, the fastest increase in production last year was not cheesecloth and cheese yarn, but summer cloth!

Even Cantonese merchants bought it in large quantities and could export it to Southeast Asia.

Since Jiangxi Xiabu suddenly became extremely cheap, Zheng Zhilong bought 20,000 horses in one go. The crew especially liked this thing, it was cooler and more breathable than cotton, and it was not easy to sell in the South Seas.

Ramie can also be used to make arquebuses, cables on sea vessels, and so on.

"Ramie is a good thing," Zhao Han nodded approvingly, "Take your agricultural plan and go to the Chief Secretary of Administration to contact Huang Zhangsi." Remember, the development of agriculture should consider supporting industrial and commercial development, and the two are complementary to each other. ”

"Yes!"

"Go ahead."

The two political envoys left together.

It is not so easy to be a political envoy under Zhao Han, and you must be familiar with the industrial, agricultural, and commercial aspects of the province.

On the other hand, the political envoy of the Ming Dynasty, because the governor has become the norm, the political envoy who should be in charge of the provincial government affairs has been directly reduced to the director of the provincial government's general office.

Really, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the imperial court sent governors and governors, they immediately became the directors of the provincial staff, and their actual power was not as good as that of the prefects below.

This situation is not normal, but it was normal at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Except for the military department, which is slightly better, the cabinet, six sections, and six departments of the Ming Dynasty are all dysfunctional!

If Emperor Chongzhen wants to turn things around, he must first standardize the central departments and clarify the responsibilities of officials at all levels.

In that year, Zhang Juzheng reformed the court, rectified the cabinet, six sections, and six ministries, and implemented an administrative performance appraisal system. Otherwise, the central government will be in chaos, and how can the local government change the law?

Chongzhen is just the opposite, taking the lead in disrupting the central government!

He installed eunuchs in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, and directly crippled these two departments with a stick.

But Chongzhen can't help it, the corruption of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households is too outrageous. He didn't trust the civil officials, so he could only send eunuchs over...... Then, the greed was even more outrageous, the eunuch was greedy first, and the civil official continued to be greedy.

After dealing with a bunch of government affairs, Zhao Han glanced at the clock and stretched his waist to go home for dinner.

Nowadays, there are two places in the country with the best clocks, one is Suzhou and the other is Guangzhou.

Unfortunately, there is only an hour hand, not a minute or a second hand.

When Zhao Han was in Guangzhou, he summoned several watchmakers and asked them to study the minute hand.

It will take time to develop the minute hand.

Just like the political envoys of Hunan and Guangdong provinces, it will take at least a year to understand the situation in the whole province. The province's agricultural plan should be formulated first, and then the supporting development of industry and commerce should not be carried out indiscriminately in violation of local conditions.

Take a walk back to the back house, and the meal is ready.

The little sister had lunch at school, leaving only Fei Rulan and Pan Qimei. Both girls have slightly bulging lower abdomen, and they are all pregnant, and the time is relatively close.

"Husband, I can finish memorizing the "Three Character Classic"!" Pan Qimei said excitedly.

Zhao Han smiled and encouraged: "Very smart, keep up the good work, and learn numbers together." ”

Fei Rulan smiled: "The seventh sister is indeed smart, and she learns the "Three Character Classic" very quickly, but she still needs more practice to write. ”

They were pregnant together, so they couldn't run around, so they simply studied at home all day.

Pan Qimei regards the "Three Character Classic" as a Chinese textbook, except for the somewhat strange accent, it is not a problem to communicate in Chinese every day.

The three of them chatted and ate at the same time.

Suddenly, the guards came to report and handed over a letter.

Zhao Han put down his chopsticks, chewed his food, opened the letter, and said after reading it: "Let them come to the General Military Mansion at one o'clock in the afternoon." ”

"Yes!" The guards retreated.

To be honest, Zhao Han doesn't have too deep feelings for that eldest sister, after all, he hasn't met since he crossed over.

"Click, click, click......"

The pendulum in the office swayed and rattled.

Xu Fengcai, Xu Nianzu, Wang Wei, Lin Xue, and Liu Ru are five people who have been waiting in the waiting room for a long time.

Secretary Tao Aizhi walked in: "Two Xu Gongzi, please come with me, and the three young ladies please wait." ”

The Xu brothers hurriedly followed, Xu Fengcai was a little apprehensive, but Xu Nianzu was extremely excited.

Finally, they met Zhao Han.

Zhao Zhenlan is also only in her twenties, and her younger brother is of course younger, and the brothers have long been mentally prepared.

"Meet Mr. Zhao!"

"You two, please be seated."

A direct descendant of Xu Jie, a descendant of Xu Jie's younger brother, Zhao Han is still very interested.

The Xu family is a big landowner!

Xu Fengcai arched his hand and said: "Xu Zhiyuan, the third brother below, is in love with a woman. According to her younger siblings, her original name was Zhao Zhenlan and she was separated from her younger brother Zhao Han in Tianjin. ”

"That's right, it's my eldest sister." Zhao Han said.

Xu Fengcai said: "My younger brother and sister are now good concubines, and they live alone with their third brother in another business. In addition to the younger siblings, the third brother has a wife, and there are no other concubines. ”

Zhao Han nodded and said, "I know." ”

What kind of reaction is this?

Xu Fengcai became more and more worried in her heart, the Xu family really didn't dare to divorce her wife. The wife is also a big family, once she divorces without fault, it is still because of Zhao Han, the reputation of the Xu family will be completely ruined.

Finally, Zhao Han spoke: "I will send a few people to borrow the eldest sister and brother-in-law to Jiangxi." ”

Xu Fengcai sighed and was glad that Zhao Han had already given enough face and planned to deal with this matter coldly first. As for the future, it is likely to be divorced, and if you don't divorce, you will have to divorce.

The Xu family still has time to do ideological work, otherwise after the separation, what will happen to the third brother's original partner committing suicide?

At that time, not only did he lose the face of the Xu family, but it also had an impact on Zhao Han's reputation.

"The matter is so decided, the beginning and end of the Xu family, you can handle it yourself." Zhao Han ordered directly and did not discuss it with Xu Fengcai at all.

Xu Fengcai arched his hand and said, "The Xu family will take care of it." ”

Zhao Han suddenly asked: "The Xu family has a lot of fields?" ”

Xujiatian has a lot of properties, and the whole family adds up to millions of acres!

However, the family has been divided several times, taking Xu Fengcai's three brothers as an example, this one has about 200,000 acres of land.

"Mr. Zhao rest assured, the Xu family will definitely cooperate with the division of fields." Xu Fengcai hurriedly said.

Since the third brother married Zhao Han's sister, it can be operated in various ways. Sell the family's land in advance, exchange it for all kinds of goods, and then devote yourself to being an official and doing business.

Zhao Han said: "The Xu family has too much influence in Jiangnan, so they have to move some. How about breaking up and moving to five provinces? ”

"This ......" Xu Fengcai didn't dare to agree, and he didn't have the right to call the shots.

"That's it," Zhao Han made a decision again, "The people of the Xu family, if anyone is unwilling to divide the land, and if someone is unwilling to move away, I will send someone to persuade them." I am reasonable, and I believe that the Xu family can also listen to the reason. ”

Xu Fengcai wanted to speak and stopped, but after all, he didn't dare to object.

The Xu family is finished.

One share of land and one share of family property, scattered and relocated to five provinces, it is estimated that it can be dispersed to more than ten counties. At that time, the hearts of the Xu clan people were scattered, and it was impossible to twist them into a rope anymore.

Xu Nianzu was a little frightened in his heart, and even his vest was sweating.

Zhao Han's words proved that he was extremely jealous of the Xu family. If he hadn't married his eldest sister, it is estimated that the Xu family would have been used to establish power, and then it would not be as simple as breaking up and moving away.

It's dangerous, it's dangerous!

While being afraid, Xu Nianzu's blood was boiling, this is what a male lord looks like.

Founding monarch, which is not strong?

If Zhao Hanruo showed signs of compromise, Xu Nianzu looked down on him.

Xu Nianzu got up abruptly and arched his hand: "Please send troops to Jiangnan immediately!" ”

"In such a hurry?" Zhao Han said with a smile.

Xu Nianzu said: "This year, there is a serious drought in Nanzhili, although Zhejiang has not been affected, but Jiangnan will inevitably have a famine this year. The taxes of the imperial court were too heavy, and they were repeatedly increased, and the people could not bear it. If the town does not send troops, Jiangnan will starve to death at least hundreds of thousands of people this year! ”