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- The details of the tax reform plan have been drawn up, but there is no time to formally promote it.
Zhao Han went to work as usual today, but found that the female officials, maids of honor, and living historians all had joyful expressions on their faces.
"Did you go out and pick up money?" Zhao Han joked.
Li Xiangjun replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, local officials report auspiciousness."
The smile on Zhao Han's face disappeared, replaced by a bored expression.
Li Xiangjun quickly explained: "Your Majesty, this auspiciousness is not fake, it is in the lacquered wooden box on the desk."
Zhao Han walked over to sit down, opened the box, and there was an ear of rice lying in it. And one rice with two ears is extremely rare. This kind is called Jiahe, which has been regarded as auspicious since ancient times.
Zhao Han said: "Give it to the Secretary of Agriculture and let them use it for breeding. If it doesn't produce any good results, forget it. As for the local officials, let them be kind to the government and love the people. Next time you meet Jiahe, don't make a fuss."
Ding Shijing, the official historian who recorded the notes on daily life, couldn't help but say at this moment: "Your Majesty, Jiahe is the leader of the five grains. If the king is prosperous, two seedlings will show together. In Zhou De, three seedlings share the same ear; in Shangde, the same root and different ears "Yu Xia De, different origins but same beauty. The two seedlings of this Jiahe plant are beautiful together, which is the reason for your majesty's virtue and prosperity."
Zhao Han glanced at him, and asked: "If rice grows double ears, my virtue is prosperous. Is it because my virtue is weak because of natural disasters every year? You don't talk about strange powers, you don't want to speculate."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Ding Shijing no longer spoke, but wrote down: On August 5th, Chizhou Mansion offered auspiciousness. One rice has two ears, and two seedlings compete for beauty. The left and right are called the sun: this emperor is Desheng. The above statement: If Jiahe is the virtue of the king, wouldn't disasters be the loss of the king? Don't speak strange powers, don't speculate on God's will.
One rice with two ears is most likely due to a genetic mutation. Anyway, after hundreds of years, no research has yielded any results.
Regardless of whether they are flattering the emperor or not, local officials will definitely offer Jiahe when encountering this matter, and they dare not keep it by themselves. Zhao Han can't reward, otherwise it will bring a crooked atmosphere; nor can he punish, otherwise it will discourage the enthusiasm of officials.
In the afternoon, Chen Xisong, who advised the Agriculture Department, was ordered to have an audience.
This guy didn't change his clothes on purpose, and there was still muddy water on his trouser legs. He knew that the emperor liked such images.
Zhao Han pointed to the lacquer box and said, "There is a plant of Jiahe, you can use it to breed, and you can play with it however you like. If you don't grow something famous, it's not your fault."
"Abiding by the order!" Chen Xisong carefully took the box away.
Zhao Han asked: "How about promoting new crops?"
Chen Xisong said: "Your Majesty, sweet potatoes and corn have spread all over the southern provinces. Especially in the mountains and hills, every family grows them. Farmers found that planting corn every year will reduce the fertility of the land. Interplanting beans, but there is no such concern Therefore, if you want to plant corn in the middle field, it is best to interplant corn and beans. After the ears of corn are fruitful, there is no need for too much water and fertilizer, and sweet potatoes can be interplanted at this time. Then a piece of land can be planted with corn, sweet potatoes, and beans at the same time. Yields are doubled without compromising the fertility of the land.¡±
"This method is very good." Zhao Han praised.
Chen Xisong said: "It has been implemented in various provinces, and the farmers are very happy. Therefore, despite years of disasters, there is always enough food. Even when there is no harvest, the price of rice has never exceeded 11 yuan per catty. When the harvest is good in some areas, rice The price is even only two yuan per catty."
"Two words?"
Zhao Han frowned, and immediately said to Li Xiangjun: "I forgot about this matter, and immediately ordered the cabinet to spread it to the local counties. Datong Bank sets the lowest price for money and grain exchange every year. Two cents per catty is allowed. Otherwise, once the natural collection is cancelled, the land tax will only be collected in silver in the future, and farmers will inevitably suffer heavy losses. In addition, the lowest price of grain in each county must be reported to the imperial court every year. Inspectors of clean government will draw a few Counties, check whether the pricing is arbitrary."
In all dynasties and dynasties, there have been times when there were two coins and one catty of rice.
But it is different now. Due to the large inflow of silver and copper, silver dollars and copper coins are minted every year. In some economically developed regions, there are already signs of inflation, and the price of rice at two pennies is really too low.
After Zhao Han ordered, he said: "You continue."
Chen Xisong said: "As for the barren mountainous areas, corn and sweet potatoes are everywhere. Countless mountain people rely on these two crops for their livelihood. Last year, Guangxi's corn production far exceeded that of wheat, sorghum and other grains, becoming second only to wheat and sorghum. Rice is the second largest crop."
The high yield of corn is certain, and there are many advantages.
It is pure nonsense to say that ancient corn was not that powerful, and the yield was actually very small, because farmers voted with their stomachs. Take Guangxi as an example. In the early Qing Dynasty, corn was only grown for children to eat and play. But after twenty or thirty years, the mountains and plains are full ofnbsp; The distribution of spoils after the war is the bourgeois revolution¡ªthe Lord Protector Cromwell first wins over the army and civilians, and resists the king's counterattack. Then they broke their promises and attacked the army and civilian parties. The fruits of the revolution were stolen by the gentry and nobles, which is very similar to the 1911 Revolution in China.
Having said so much, I just want to express one meaning, the big battles that Europe should fight are all over.
The next European countries paid more attention to overseas colonization. In the future, even if there is a war, it will be based on maritime interests, and exchanges between China and Europe will become more frequent and closer.
The overseas sales of Chinese goods will reach another peak, and the customers are those Europeans!
Zhao Han traveled to a hellish period of successive years of natural disasters, and it was also a heyday of maritime trade.
(Chapter 614 has been released, you can read it if you are interested.)
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