The Great Explosion of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 46

A little bit of time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was mid-May in 188 AD, and the first batch of grain began to be harvested.

Most of this batch of grain is the output of the original fields in the counties; as for the subsequent land reclamation, it has reached the final growth stage and is expected to be harvested in June.

In the fields of the village and Haicheng, the crops are also thriving, and it is estimated that they will be able to harvest in July and August.

As the governor of Cochin County, Shi Xie naturally received news of the rice harvest in various counties immediately.It's just that when he checked the output on the document, he couldn't help frowning, and then took out last year's document for comparison, but he was surprised to find that the rice output of each county this year has actually increased by [-]% compared to previous years!
"How could this happen?" Shi Xie really couldn't understand the reason, so he handed over the document to Yeluzhu and asked him to help him read the details.

"My lord, this is easy to explain!" After reading the document, Yeluzhu smiled, and cupped his hands towards Shi Xie, "Even if there was a good harvest in Jiaozhi in the past, there was no way to sell these rice. Even if you send it to Cangwu County, you won’t make much money due to shipping costs and losses on the road. If you don’t make money, why bother working so hard to farm? If there are two crops a year, the merchant will even have to pay some compensation.”

Jiaozhou has no shortage of food, not only abundant fruit and vegetable resources, but also many wild animals.Cochin used to be surrounded by mountains and forests, and the road to Hepu County was not easy to walk. It consumed too much food on the road, and when we arrived at Hepu, the food in a cart was reduced by [-]%.Then to Cangwu County, [-]% of the grain of a car was missing.Only [-]% to [-]% of the entire grain team was allowed to sell the grain in the end.

If the quantity does not increase, naturally there will be no profit. If the Shi family did not come forward to purchase grain and transport it to Changsha County for trading, I am afraid that they would not even need to purchase grain from the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan.

In fact, even today, the main commodities in the foreign trade of the three counties are medicinal materials, buffaloes, Yunnan horses, rhinoceros horns, corals, pearls, and tortoise shells. More food is used for the round-trip consumption of these commodities.

That being the case, then naturally there is no need to work hard to produce grain, otherwise the grain merchants will not be able to make money in the first place, and they may even lose money.In the final analysis, there is no shortage of food, so everyone's enthusiasm for production will decline, and the output will naturally decrease. In some counties, it will even be cooked once a year, and the government and landlords will not care too much.

Looking at the data, we can see that the [-]% increase in grain production is all fields under the name of the government.On this part of the field, there are systematic civilians farming on it. The key is that these civilians work too hard. In addition, Shi Xie promoted Quyuanli, which improved the efficiency of land reclamation and farming. The main reason is that the harvest time has been advanced by more than half a month. .

In the past, without June, it is estimated that there would be no way to harvest.

Shi Xie was very clear about the situation in Jiaozhou, and when Yeluzhu said that, he immediately figured it out.Speaking of which, he was also used to this kind of farming efficiency, only to realize that the grain production in the counties of Jiaozhou still had the possibility to increase after a sudden increase.

Yeluzhu saw Shi Xie's clear expression, so he continued: "In the past, such a high output was not good for Jiaozhi County, but now it is different. Relying on Haicheng for transportation can not only reduce the cost of transportation At the same time, the grain can be transported to Cangwu County faster, and finally to Changsha County for sale. Not much, at most earn some hard money, but it can’t support the large grain output! My lord, the newly reclaimed fields, It will be harvested next month!"

"I didn't expect Haicheng to build a county, there are such benefits!" Shi Xie couldn't help feeling emotional when he heard the words.

In the past, he had actually reached a consensus with Shiwu that Jiaozhi was surrounded by mountains and forests, and if he wanted to transport goods out, it was best to take the sea route instead of the land route.However, lack of sailing technology, and shipbuilding technology can not keep up, they gave up 20 years ago.Unexpectedly, Shi Hui actually fulfilled their dream 20 years ago, and the key point is that he has done better than he expected.

Recently, he even received news that Shi Hui had opened more than 100 'fish farms' in the coastal areas around Haicheng.This move was dubbed by Shi Yuan as "cultivating the sea and fishing", but it cannot be denied that it can have a stable output of a batch of fish every year, and there is no need to go out to sea to find fish for fishing.

During the period, many giant clams (clams), pearls, hawksbill shells and corals were found, all of which can become special products of Haicheng.At the same time, it seems that people have been arranged to plant lychees and longan widely. It is said that several hills are covered with them.

"Lieutenant Hui Hui proposed to build a new port and county seat in the Dongxing area. I don't know what you think?" Yeluzhu saw that Shi Xie was in a good mood, so he told him about Shi Hui's entrustment to him. The relevant documents have been sent at the same time. come over.

"Where did the population come from... Anyway, it seems that he is eyeing the first batch of grain output in Jiaozhi County! How much grain can we produce?" Shi Xie asked.

"At present, the newly reclaimed wasteland has not been harvested, so we have not yet been able to count the output of all grains. However, as far as the grains currently produced are concerned, it is not a problem to recruit [-] refugees!" Yeluzhu replied, he knew that Shi Hui issued One hundred catties of grain is almost two stones of grain per person, but considering this year's grain output, this deal is very cost-effective.

After all, a refugee can farm for at least 30 to [-] years. As long as there are no accidents, he can pay back his capital in one to three years at most. Even if [-]% of the refugees are lost in this process, it is very cost-effective.The key is that the follow-up output is equivalent to that earned by Jiaozhi.

"Well, follow the official procedure and let the government provide food to recruit refugees!" Shi Xie didn't plan to pay the money himself this time, after all, the money of the Shi family didn't come from the wind.

"That's no problem!" Of course, Yeluzhu knew that Shi Xie was the main magistrate and magistrate of the entire Jiaozhi County and counties. In other words, Jiaozhi County was completely an independent kingdom of Shi Xie, but on the surface, he was still a big man. Jiaozhi County in Jiaozhou.

Shi Xie's infiltration is still going on towards Jiuzhen and Rinan, and soon these three counties will be under his firm control.

"By the way!" Yeluzhu suddenly thought of a question, "Three months ago, Jiaozhi recruited 1 refugees, which caused dissatisfaction in various Nanman and Yue villages. will be restless."

"Shiwu already has 5000 troops under his command, and the old man has transferred [-] servants from Cangwu County. If they are restless, let them know that the old man has never been afraid of them!" Shi Xie said immediately His eyes suddenly flashed violently.

After a pause, he quickly recovered, and said slowly, "But there is no need to worry. It is already the middle and late May. If it comes to June, the weather in Jiaozhi will be very hot. When you go out to cultivate, you should avoid it." If it's too late, if they want to fight, it will have to be during the period after autumn and early winter, in other words, we still have three to four days to prepare!"

"It's fine if you care about it!" Yeluzhu smiled. It seems that Shi Xie had always planned to suppress these Nanman and Yue people, but he had to compromise because of the small number of Cochin Han people.

Ten days later, a large amount of grain was transported to Haicheng, and Shi Hui officially received a reply from Shi Xie: the establishment of Dongxing Port and Dongxing County were allowed, and at the same time, [-] refugees could be recruited.Shihui moved to Dongxing County, and at the same time Cenxi was appointed as a school lieutenant, stationed in Haicheng County.

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