Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 367
Liu Dahua said: "Then do you still care about the food?"

"Regardless of the food, one hundred catties of grain and five catties of pickles are provided free of charge every month. You will be divided into three vegetable plots, and tools are provided free of charge. However, it should be noted that the vegetable plots and tools are only for your use, not for you. You If you take over five acres of land, after the cotton picking is over, I will pay you a tael of silver, that’s all.” The foreman said.

"Okay, then I'll take ten acres of cotton." Liu Dahua said.

The foreman was a little surprised and said, "This is not a joke. If you don't do a good job and waste the land, not only will you not get a penny, but you will also be fined."

The condition of the cotton field is very good, and there is a canal on the ground. If it is really dry, you can use a shovel to change the water to irrigate the field.And when it's time to water the ground, the foreman will notify in advance.

Liu Dahua said: "Don't worry, my physique is no worse than the old men. Besides, my two children are very sensible and have been helping me with the work. Give me three hoes and three shovels. I promise to do it well."

"Okay, then I will give you ten acres of cotton land with my fingerprint."

This is called household contracting, because agricultural production is different from industrial production, some people work quickly, while others work slowly.Collective labor eats a big pot of rice, resulting in low labor force, and some people even play tricks and slack, so this is a tentative change, which is called household contracting.The ten acres will be managed by you. Whether you get up early or do it at noon is something you arrange yourself, as long as you do the work well.

People like Liu Dahua are lucky, because after all, it is not easy for a woman to take care of two children, and the village has a lot of care.

A larger part does not have good land that can be contracted. Instead, they are near the refugee villages, holding a pickaxe, and reclaiming land under the scorching sun every day in exchange for meager income.

Although the days in Cangzhou are hard, the overall situation is still very good. Food and clothing are guaranteed, and safety is guaranteed. You don't have to worry about being taken away by bandits.

The mountainous area in the north of Yizhou, a thousand miles away, has also entered the potato harvest season.

Bai Yanji is in Xiaoliugou Village, Liu Zhuang's home.

Since Liu Zhuang was not at home, Liu Zhuang's daughter-in-law was still a little anxious about harvesting potatoes.

But his idea was completely superfluous. The staff of the firm came early in the morning and brought a cart full of baskets, hundreds of them, and hundreds of sacks.

Liu Zhuang's daughter-in-law said, "There are too few people, so I'll call a few people to help."

The businessman said: "You don't need to find too many people. There are not five people in your family, just three or two. Harvesting potatoes is very simple."

As a result, there was no need for Liu Zhuang's wife to call for help, and more than a dozen people came. They were hesitant about potatoes in spring and wanted to plant them, but they didn't dare.

Harvesting is really super simple. First cut off the yellowed potato stalks, then put on a big mule, and plow the potato ridges with plowshares. Huge potatoes come out one by one, which is very beautiful.

"My God, there are too many." A woman watching the scene exclaimed.

Another old man said: "It's too bad, my family didn't plant in spring."

A soft mat was laid on the ground, and everyone picked up the potatoes into a pile.

The shop assistants are responsible for the selection, traumatized, insect-bitten, and small ones are all taken out.

Lots of people make it easy to work. Dozens of people, five acres of potatoes, can be harvested in one day.

Ten rubber-tyred carts came from the firm, and the shopkeeper in charge of weighing shouted loudly: "Five acres of land, a total of 110 catties of potatoes."

Liu Zhuang's daughter-in-law received the money there, her face was full of joy. The purchase price of one penny and two catties was absolutely high, with an average of more than 500 pennies per mu, which was an income of seven to eight hundred yuan.

The shopkeeper said: "Save the undamaged small potatoes separately, and they will come to buy them in a few days. Eat the damaged ones and insect-bitten ones as soon as possible. Remember, once they germinate, you can't eat them. Sprout potatoes are poisonous."

After the person from the firm finished speaking, he pulled the cart and left.

The villagers were chattering and envious, and some people said: "The people in the commercial firm are talking nonsense, bragging about the output of four thousand catties per mu."

Liu Zhuang's daughter-in-law curled her mouth, pointed to the ground and said, "Look what's on the ground, is there five thousand catties of potatoes left?"

The remaining potatoes can be more than 6000 catties, at least [-] catties.

From among them, two or three taels of small potatoes, about three thousand catties, were selected.The remaining [-] catties were all caused by insect bites and trauma.

Liu Zhuang's father discussed with his daughter-in-law and said: "Everyone has worked hard to help today. Each person brought twenty catties of potatoes and cooked them at home. Although there are some insect bites, it is not a problem, just cut them off with a knife. "

Everyone is very happy, come to help and get things.

This time, more than 400 catties were sent away, but that's how it is in the countryside.It is impossible to get rich by yourself, you have to let others get rich too.

Liu Zhuang's daughter-in-law said: "In spring, I told you from house to house that I told you to grow potatoes, but you didn't listen. There are 150 households in the village, and only a dozen or so households have planted them. Now you know that the potatoes are harvested, it's too late."

"We will definitely plant in the spring next year, not to say that we can plant corn now." Some said.

"It can be planted. My potato field will be tidied up and planted corn in a few days. Anyone who wants to plant it should hurry up and apply for corn seed. It will be gone if it is too late."

The bountiful harvest of potatoes immediately raised the reputation of Chen Jiachen County Magistrate to a very high level.Although it is said that it was promoted by the business, as the local chief official, this credit is very great.From the situation of distrust and suspicion at the beginning, it suddenly became clear now.

A good harvest of potatoes means that you will no longer be hungry. Even if your family is poor, you can still eat potatoes for half a year.

Summer corn is sold out as soon as it is planted. From the initial 3 mu of corn to the current 15 mu of corn, the gap between them is huge.

If it is not that there is no corn to grow, tens of thousands of mu can be planted.

From south to north and from east to west throughout Fei County, it is popular to grow corn after the wheat harvest.

Of course, in addition to corn there are also small amounts of sweet potatoes and cotton.There are not many promotions of these two kinds, only tens of thousands of acres.

The county magistrate Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Potatoes grow really fast. It takes only more than 90 days from sowing to harvesting. It is amazing that there is such a yield.

Next, we will look at corn and sweet potatoes, and we will see the outcome in a few months.

Chen frame said: "Mr. Zhu, the amount of corn sown is still very large. Should we increase the agricultural tax? After all, the fixed ratio is 35%, and the agricultural tax was originally collected at [-] catties per mu.

Zhu Wu said with a smile: "Some land is planted with one crop, and some land is planted with two crops. For self-cultivation, we have always harvested 35 catties per mu of land. Good land earns cheap, and poor land suffers. After the promotion of new crops, Taxes will definitely be raised. For example, potatoes and corn per acre of land will receive 300 jin of potatoes and 150 jin of corn. This is the lowest estimate, and the total is [-] jin. Farmers can't accept the amount of more than [-] catties. We divide the land into first-class, second-class, and third-class land. The first-class land tax is [-] catties of corn, the second-class land is [-] catties of corn, and the third-class land is less than [-] catties of corn. Of course, whether to calculate corn or wheat will have to be discussed in detail, in addition to collecting money and grain, you also need to collect forage tax. One mu of high-quality forage ranges from tens of catties."

County magistrate Chen deeply believed that the county government has many talents in this field, and it is not a matter of minutes to study a taxation method.

Zhu Wu said: "Now is not the time to consider raising taxes. Promote it first, and in two years, wait until the planting area of ​​new varieties reaches more than [-]% before thinking about raising taxes."

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