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The black soil of Liaodong ushered in a bumper harvest. The farmers¡¯ granaries were filled with grain, so much that there was no place to store it. The grain harvest was bumper.
Of course, it is not just Liaodong. In the 14th year of Hongzhi, the entire Ming Dynasty can be said to have good weather. In autumn, the north and south of the Ming Dynasty have entered the harvest season.
Rice in the south, wheat in the north, as well as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes introduced from Golden Continent have all begun to enter the harvest season.
With the bumper harvest of grain, the happiest person was actually not the farmers at the bottom, but the ruler of the empire, Emperor Hongzhi.
Next to a farm road on the outskirts of the capital, Emperor Hongzhi took his crown prince Zhu Houzhao and the elders of the three cabinet ministers in plain clothes, walking very leisurely on the field road, talking and laughing as they walked.
"Your Majesty, I am very happy to congratulate you. Good news has come from all provinces in the north and south of the Yangtze River. We have a bumper harvest of food throughout the Ming Dynasty!"
Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, said to Emperor Hongzhi with a smile.
A bumper harvest of grain seems to be a normal thing in later generations, but in this era, a bumper harvest of grain is a major event for the entire court, and it is a major event worth being happy about.
" Only when there is food can the people have enough to eat. Only when the people have enough food can the country and the court be stable.
But in this era of relying on the weather, it is extremely difficult to have a good harvest. In previous years, droughts and floods often took turns, and occasionally there was a locust plague.
Whenever a famine occurs, there will often be huge turmoil. The court can provide disaster relief in time and stabilize it quickly. If natural disasters are combined with man-made disasters, wars will inevitably break out and great turmoil will occur.
A few years ago, there was famine and turmoil in the three northern provinces, and many people died. If Liu Jin had not provided fishing relief at that time, we don¡¯t know how many people would have died.
Of course, a large part of this is still due to man-made disasters. Since ancient times, natural disasters are not terrible, but the most terrible thing is man-made disasters.
"Yes, Your Majesty, it is indeed gratifying~"
¡°Every province and state capital has reported a bumper harvest of grain this year. Even here in Liaodong Province, it is said that people have produced so much grain that they can¡¯t even stack it in granaries, so they have to build some temporary granaries outdoors.¡±
"There are also Ryukyu and Nanyang provinces. Although they mainly grow sugar cane, they still have a bumper harvest of food. Even if we immigrate millions more to these places, we no longer need to transport food from the Ming Dynasty. It can help bring a lot of food to our homeland.¡±
Li Dongyang also said with a smile.
"Not only the wheat and rice have been harvested, but the sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes introduced from Golden Continent have also had a bumper harvest. The price of food in our Ming Dynasty is falling, and it has fallen to a price that has never been seen in history. , here in the capital, a pound of rice now only costs four cents."
¡°If it¡¯s sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes and other miscellaneous grains, two cents per catty is considered expensive. Three cents can usually buy two catties.¡±
"How is it so cheap?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
He still remembered in his mind that when there was a famine here in Beizhili a few years ago, the price of food rose to a sky-high price of 150 yuan per catty.
"Yes, there is too much food. The high-yielding crops introduced from Golden Continent have very high yields and are relatively drought-resistant. Many dry lands are used to grow corn and sweet potatoes, and fertile fields are used to grow rice and wheat."
"In addition, this year our Ming Dynasty has built water conservancy projects and built many new reservoirs, dams, river lifts, irrigation canals, etc. Of course, what's more important is that our Ming Dynasty has been continuously developing overseas colonies in recent years, encouraging immigrants, and reclaiming overseas lands. The large number of fields has greatly alleviated the problem of land resource shortage.¡±
¡°That¡¯s why we have a bumper harvest of food this year.¡±
"It is said that here in Liaodong, every household has cultivated hundreds of acres of land, and His Majesty has exempted Liaodong from taxes for three years. This year alone, the food produced in Liaodong is enough for them to eat for several years."
"There are also the four provinces of Ryukyu, Jiaozhi, Xianglin, Zhenghe, and Nanyang. The crops here can be harvested three times a year and seven crops every two years. The yield is very high. Although the plantations are basically planted with sugar cane, the grain output is still very high. High, the grain produced by just these few provinces is enough to supply our entire Ming Dynasty."
¡°And as more and more people immigrate, more and more land will be reclaimed, and by then the food production in these places will be even greater.¡±
¡°These provinces in our Ming Dynasty,?The Ministry of Agriculture's large-scale promotion of the cultivation of corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes, coupled with the promotion of new agricultural tools and the use of a large number of cattle and horses from the grasslands, greatly increased production. "
¡°According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, our country¡¯s grain output this year is enough to sustain our country for three years.¡±
When he said this, Li Dongyang couldn't help but get excited.
Such a rich battle has never been fought before.
Data reported from various places show that government granaries are bursting with capacity and cannot be filled anymore, and people¡¯s homes are full of food and they can¡¯t finish it.
Grain prices in various places have been falling again and again. Grain merchants are crying. This is the most difficult moment they have ever experienced. Grain is really hard to sell. I used to make a lot of money from grain, but now I don't care if I starve to death. Not bad.
"Enough to feed me for three years?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his eyes widened slightly.
It has always been difficult for the people of the Ming Dynasty to have enough to eat, especially the people at the bottom. They worked tirelessly all year round, but they could not even afford a few full meals.
Now it is said that this year¡¯s food is enough to feed the people of Ming Dynasty for three years. This is simply unbelievable.
"Yes, Your Majesty~"
"It's enough to last for three years, and it's three meals a day, so you'll be full every time."
"This is the real prosperous age!"
Xie Qian also nodded solemnly.
"Okay~"
¡°As long as you have enough food and warm clothes, it¡¯s good.¡±
Emperor Hongzhi nodded happily and looked at the endless wilderness in front of him. At a glance, there were golden wheat waves and farmers were working hard.
Although he was happy with how much money he earned, what really made Emperor Hongzhi happy was that he could feed the people of Ming Dynasty.
Several people walked and came to a wheat field. Emperor Hongzhi looked at the old farmers working in the fields and asked with a smile: "Old man, is the harvest good this year?"
The old farmer raised his head and looked at Emperor Hongzhi, and then looked at the people next to him. Although a few people were wearing plain clothes, the clothes were not something ordinary people could afford. What's more, this magnanimity was extraordinary. Noble person.
He quickly and respectfully said: "To my noble lord, thanks to the blessing of today's emperor, there will be a bumper harvest this year, and I can finally have enough to eat."
"That's good, that's good~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the old farmers working in the fields, but no young people could be seen, so he asked strangely: "Old man, where is your son? Why are you the only one who is always working?"
"My son has gone to work in the factory. The moon is high in the factory. This kind of field is not profitable. We have a good harvest of food, but we can't sell it for a price, so we have to eat it ourselves."
The old farmer replied.
This place is close to the capital. Most of the young people have gone to work in factories, while the remaining old people farm at home.
"Then you can't handle it alone?"
"Why Tada, this is really tiring."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the field. The field was very vast, but there were not many people farming, and most of them were like old farmers. They were old people and children who were busy, and young adults were rarely seen.
"Just take your time and be busy~"
"It's really too busy. Let them come back and work for a few more days."
"In the past, everyone was scrambling to farm land for the landlords, because there were fewer such fields, and the whole family would starve, but it is different now."
"No one wants to farm anymore, they all like to work in the city. There are no people farming the land owned by the landlords. I only farm the small amount of land I own. It's not much, so I just need to work slowly."
??When the old farmer saw that the noble man was polite to him, he also talked more.
"If we don't cultivate the land, won't the land owned by the landlords be left uncultivated?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he thought about it and said.
"That's not the case, it's just that there are fewer people farming. In the past, one person farmed a few acres of land, but now one person farms more than ten acres or dozens of acres. The landlord's land and the rent are much less, but the land is still the same. There are more, but there are fewer people planting them.¡±
The old farmer replied with a smile.
"In the past, one person cultivated several acres of land, but now he cultivates more than ten acres or dozens of acres. Is this too busy?"
Emperor Hongzhi asked again.
"Isn't that right? Sometimes you are really too busy, so you have no choice but to buy cows and horses to plow the land. The Miyun Iron Works has also produced a new plow, which is very easy to use and has cows and horses. , coupled with the new plow, it can barely be planted, but it is still too tiring during harvesting. It would be nice if there was a machine specially designed to harvest wheat."
The old farmer smiled very casually and said.
¡°A machine for harvesting wheat?¡±
"It's unintentional, but the listener is intentional. When Zhu Houzhao, who has just recently become obsessed with mechanical manufacturing, heard it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he seemed to have suddenly found the bravery of the machinery he was obsessed with.
"Yes, why can't we create a machine specifically for harvesting wheat?" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Just fine. "
The old farmer smiled very casually and said.
¡°A machine for harvesting wheat?¡±
"It's unintentional, but the listener is intentional. When Zhu Houzhao, who has just recently become obsessed with mechanical manufacturing, heard it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he seemed to have suddenly found the bravery of the machinery he was obsessed with.
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