Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Responsive Department of Agriculture
Hearing Tian Zhen's answer, Yingcheng nodded, he also saw something very interesting from this vast sea of documents.
There is no squire!
To be precise, except for the land of the old Qi, there are no squires in the world.
Even in Jibei, Langya and other places, the gentry do not have as much energy as he imagined.
Thinking carefully about the formation of the gentry clan, it can be regarded as a disadvantage of the imperial examination system.
Yingcheng gently put down the paperwork, walked back to the dining table, signaled that Tian Zhen did not have to be formal, while eating rice cakes and drinking mutton soup, he said:
"Long story short!"
"First, the problem of farm implements,
There are too few, and many villages share a set of farm tools, among which there is a serious shortage of cattle, and many places are manual farming.
The efficiency of cultivated land is too low, the number of iron farming implements is too small, and the cultivated land efficiency of leisi is too low. ”
Tian Zhen wanted to explain, but Yingcheng raised his hand to stop it, and continued:
"Second, there are too few crops, such as grass (millet, millet), wheat (wheat), millet (rhubarb), rice (rice), adzuki beans and soybean (soybeans).
Lack of adaptability, although you have taken a lot of measures, but it is still not enough to make the most suitable food for the field. ”
"Third, the yield per mu is too low, which cannot be solved overnight, but this problem still needs to be taken seriously."
"Fourth, there is too little labor, which is also caused by war and forced labor, and it is none of your business."
"Fifth, the land resources are too scattered, and more precisely, the staggered depth of the fields between the townships is too serious, resulting in repeated prohibitions of fights and fights in the fields."
"Sixth, the tax is too heavy, I will take out the Department of Agriculture alone, this matter is not under your control, but it is also under your control, the purpose is to let you stand on the position of people's livelihood, compete with taxes, and strive for the interests of the world's old farmers."
In fact, in Daqin, aside from the restrictions of the times, there are very few problems in agriculture.
It can be said that the decree of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce strictly forbade peasants from leaving the land, and rewarded them with titles for farming, which greatly accelerated the development of agriculture, and this scale was ahead of its time.
It would be a good thing to keep the system of incentives for farming.
Tian Zhen listened carefully, and he also came to the spirit, and replied without any sleepiness:
"The second and third of what the Great Law Order said, the lower officials dare not agree, compared to the six countries in the past, the agricultural level of my Great Qin is unmatched in the world."
"The yield per mu within Guanzhong is more than three buckets higher than that of other places, and the goal of the Zhisu Neishi Mansion next year is to completely consolidate the granary of Jiaodong in Jibei.
In order to form Bashu, Guanzhong, Jibei three major grain producing areas, maintain the stability of the world, and then gradually move south, within ten years, along the river basin, the formation of the fourth granary, since then the world Qianshou family has no shortage of grain and less rice dilemma! ”
Yingcheng sighed in his heart, it was still that problem, the limitations of the times made Tian Zhen think that Daqin's farming level was the first in the world at this stage.
Indeed the first in the world.
But from his point of view, which spans 5,000 years in China, there is a problem that people who have experienced the kind of harvesters of thousands of hectares of fertile land that put grain into storage one by one.
If it doesn't make sense, then he has to use an analogy.
"Let's put it that way, Tian Sizheng!" Yingcheng said: "In addition to the five grains, there are many crops in the world that can fill the stomach from the ground, all over the mountains, go and let people find them."
Within the five grains, the grain of rice with full grains and many grains of wheat ears is selected from the harvested grain, and these grains are planted in the second year, and the yield can be increased by continuing to select the best grains. ”
Tian Zhen looked at Yingcheng suspiciously, not knowing why.
"Forget it, I won't reason with you!" Yingcheng patted the table irritably, and said, "Rectify the Agricultural Department for this official!" ”
Tian Zhen was taken aback, and hurriedly got up and confessed: "The lower official is guilty!" ”
Yingcheng raised his hand and said angrily: "Write it down and rectify it!" ”
"Within the Department of Agriculture, seven departments have been established!"
"The Food and Seed Agency, select professionals to study how to increase the yield of one acre of land."
"The Farming Tools Department, to innovate agricultural tools, to study farming methods, to study how to plough quickly, everything related to farming to study,
In addition, all the farm tools are replaced with iron, and you can study for yourself, how can the iron not be faster, you can replace the part that enters the ground with an iron one and put it on the wood. ”
"The Cattle Farming Bureau, encourage cattle raising, liberalize the cattle administration, and pay for cattle farming by the history of Su Neishi, which can be apportioned to Xungui, a farm with 100 cows, allowing cattle to be bought and sold, you don't have to worry about this, the official will do it."
"Reward Department, go to a place where interpersonal relationships are rare, go to the end of the sky, the end of the river, and the end of the ocean for the official to find, find a crop that can be planted in a large area and can be eaten, reward 100 gold, enter the second and third ranks, and the court will raise him!"
"The Cultivation Department and the Cultivation Department count the acres of land in the world, manage the cultivation of the world, and any requisition of cultivated land, whether it is the Imperial Court Office or the honorable nobles, without the consent of the Cultivation Department and the township, not an inch of land will be allowed!
Abandoned cultivated land that has not been reported to the Cultivated Land Department will be transferred to the official land and will be cut across the board.
On the issue of the depth of the fields in the township, the nearest replacement is one-size-fits-all, the jurisdiction of the township is divided, and the development of the field is allowed to be organized spontaneously.
All private land is owned by the li, unified farming, unified grain collection, and equal distribution of output, if you want to be rich, you will be rich together, and if you are poor, you will be poor together. ”
"The Grain Reserve Administration, in addition to the prescribed taxes, must purchase surplus grain in money, and shall not levy any other form of grain."
Yingcheng's tough rectification, whether Tian Zhen agrees or not, he is determined to rectify.
"This, the Great Law Order, how can it be made!"
Tian Zhen stared at Yingcheng as if he was facing a great enemy, his eyes were full of horror, and he had no other opinions, but the Cultivation Department and the Cultivation Department, it was a earth-shaking change.
It's not a few simple words, he Tian Zhen can implement it if he agrees.
"In this matter, the lower officials can't be the masters, and they need His Majesty's consent, otherwise, even if the Great Law Order is guilty of the lower officials, the lower officials can't carry out the orders of the Great Law Order."
Tian Zhen's attitude is also very tough, and there is no room for negotiation.
"No problem, you can tell Your Majesty like this!" Yingcheng nodded, didn't explain anything else, and left the Department of Agriculture.
The biggest drawback of the private land system is that it guards one's own one-third of an acre of land, and other places treat it as a monstrous flood, which has nothing to do with me, and it is common for neighbors to dig ditches and cut off water, which also further weakens the moral code.
At the same time, it also imprisons labor to a large extent, and it is true that private land allows households to work harder.
But the farming task that can be completed by ten people in the collective needs ten households to complete, because I have completed the snow in front of the door, why should I help you farm.
And this will inevitably be accompanied by land loss and land annexation.
The problem of encroachment and unauthorized land reclamation in the township is widespread, so there is always hatred between neighbors.
Of course, the problems brought about by collectivization still exist, but under the parallel of ritual and law, such problems can be eliminated as much as possible.
The release of surplus labor was accompanied by the development of collective industrial development in the township.
The opening of commerce allows the circulation of goods.
In any era, it is extremely difficult to develop a single-family family.