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Chapter 2147, Daily life in the study room

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    In the study room of the Qianqing Palace, the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

    "Your Majesty, this year our country will have good weather and good weather. Good news has come from all over the country. It will usher in a bumper harvest. It is expected that the food harvested this year will be enough to feed our country for ten years!"

    Tong Rui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, reported this year¡¯s autumn harvest to Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao with a smile on his face.

    The past few years were either drought or floods, but this year finally ushered in a year of good weather, and various parts of the Ming Dynasty also ushered in a bumper harvest.

    "Okay, the food grown in one year is enough to last for ten years. Our Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about famine."

    When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately nodded happily.

    Farming and mulberry farming are the foundation of the country. Only when agriculture is developed and food is sufficient, society will not have problems, and other walks of life can prosper on this basis.

    If there is a problem with agriculture and there is not even enough food to fill the stomach, it is nonsense to talk about anything else. The first task is to solve the food problem of more than 400 million people in the Ming Dynasty.

    "This year's food production is enough to last ten years. This is much more food than the food produced in previous good harvest years."

    After Liu Jin heard this, he thought about it and said.

    "Yes!"

    ¡°According to statistical data from various places, the planting area of ??grain in various parts of the Ming Dynasty has increased significantly in recent years, especially in Black Tu Province, Hezhong Province, Liaodong Province, Guangdong and Guangxi, and Beihuangzhou.¡±

    ¡°There is a large amount of land that has not been cultivated in these places. There used to be a bumper harvest of grain, but the price of grain was extremely low and could not be sold. Farmers were not very enthusiastic about farming, and they planted more cash crops such as cotton.¡±

    ¡°In recent years, our grain has been exported to all parts of the world, especially Europe, the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East and other places. Although the price of grain is still very low, if it can be sold, farmers are much more motivated to farm.  "

    ¡°Especially in Black Earth Province and Northern Golden Continent, these two places are close to Europe, and food can be easily transported to Europe for sale, so a large amount of land has been reclaimed.¡±

    "Both Black Earth Province and Northern Golden Continent have vast fertile plains, which are very suitable for mechanized farming. The farming efficiency is high, the harvest is good, and the efficiency is very good."

    ¡°In addition, our Ming Dynasty¡¯s population is now much larger than before. With the growth of a large number of new generations, they have gradually become an important labor force in society.¡±

    ¡°These factors combined have resulted in the area of ??cultivated land in Ming Dynasty being many times larger than before, and the production of food has naturally been greatly increased.¡±

    Tong Rui reported to everyone in detail the situation of Daming agriculture.

    Generally speaking, people in the Ming Dynasty have a large amount of uncultivated land. Now that these lands are slowly developed, coupled with mechanized farming methods, the output will naturally increase.

    In the past, farmers were reluctant to farm because the income from farming was not good. It was difficult to sell the food, and if you couldn¡¯t sell it at a high price, who would farm the land?

    It¡¯s better to use some land to grow pasture, raise cattle and sheep, and use good grain to raise chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs. Even if you have land, you don¡¯t want to farm it.

    "Then the price of this grain will definitely be very low this year. The low price of grain will hurt farmers. We still have to find a way to sell this grain."

    Wang Shouren thought for a while and then said worriedly.

    This bumper harvest of food should be a happy thing, but when there is so much food that we can¡¯t eat it up or sell it, it becomes a headache.

    Farmers have worked hard for a year hoping to sell this grain in exchange for some money. There has been a bumper harvest in various places in the Ming Dynasty. The price of this grain will definitely drop sharply, and in many places the grain cannot be sold at all.  go out.

    "Well, we have to find a way to sell these grains."

    Liu Jin also nodded in agreement.

    The Ming Dynasty will have a bumper harvest of grain this year, not because it has insisted on large-scale exports of grain to Europe, the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East and other regions in the past few years.

    Exporting grain at extremely low prices makes it cheaper than locally produced grain when shipped to the local area.

    It is precisely because of such low prices that a large amount of grain has been exported to Europe, the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East and other regions, allowing farmers to sell their grain, which has increased their enthusiasm.

    "If we can't sell it now, farmers' enthusiasm for farming will be frustrated again, and I'm afraid next year's grain planting area will drop significantly.

    "How is the grain harvest in Europe this year?"

    Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and asked.

    "Back to Your Majesty, based on what we know now,Of course, good deeds should be supported.  "

    "However, the standards must still refer to the standards of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. It is okay to build the bridge, but it must be built higher so as not to affect the navigation of the Yangtze River."

    Liu Jin also nodded to show his support.

    Although the infrastructure of the Ming Dynasty is pretty good, it is still far behind compared with later generations. The Yangtze River Bridge can definitely be built, but the navigation of the Yangtze River cannot be affected just because of the bridge construction.

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    You must know that because of the Yangtze River, Huguang, Jiangxi and other places are now developing extremely rapidly. The long sword's convenient water transportation makes the difference between these places and coastal areas not big.

    In the early stage, a large amount of money was spent to dredge the Yangtze River channel, build docks, etc., not all to maximize the value of the Yangtze River's golden waterway.

    Facts have proved to be very useful. The development of Huguang and Jiangxi is very rapid, and it has also promoted the development of Guizhou, Chongqing and other regions.

    ??Huguang has also developed and has money, and only then can we start the idea of ??building a Yangtze River Bridge.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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