Ming dynasty grand dude

Emperor Hongzhi passed the initial excitement, followed by doubts: Is this thing real or fake? !

In fact, not only Emperor Hongzhi was suspicious, but also the visiting Senate and cabinet ministers.

After all, these new foods are unheard of.

What they see is only what they have harvested, and the output is only what they have heard.

But in the end how this food is, no one who has not seen it with their own eyes has a trace of doubt in their hearts.

It is not only Emperor Hongzhi's idea to go to check immediately after disembarking.

In fact, the other courtiers didn't say anything, so why didn't they think so in their hearts? !

Old Qian can be an old man who came out of the palace, so he naturally guessed this idea.

Since the things in my hands are real, I am not afraid of others to check them.

Immediately, he asked someone to open the way ahead, got on the chariot excitedly and respectfully, and waited for Emperor Hongzhi to drive to the farm outside the city.

A large area of ​​farmland outside the city was taken over by the imperial court.

Half of it belongs to the court, and the other half belongs to the internal treasury.

The tenants on both sides are the same, both belong to Shinayi.

Then count the rent paid by Guochao itself, which is twenty-eight rents.

And according to the new regulations of the cabinet, if the three divisions of the state capital declare that the harvest of the year is less than one stone, they can be exempted.

With food in hand, Guochao naturally didn't panic.

Even a fool knows that people are allowed to recuperate in times of famine.

But in the past, he didn't allow it with his strength!

If one cent of food and fodder is not harvested, the country's government's support ability will be reduced by a few cents.

At that time, most of the land was in the hands of princes and local gentry.

This resulted in a large number of acres in the accounts, but in fact the country controlled not many acres.

Therefore, only a large amount of rent can be collected to support the expenditure of the country.

However, the rent and taxes are high, and the common people have no choice but to serve the local gentry and vassal kings.

The gentry and vassal kings from all over the country became more and more powerful, and through this, they forcibly occupied the land belonging to the imperial court.

This has formed a vicious circle, with fewer and fewer acres of land in the country and more and more acres of fields for the gentry and vassal kings.

This situation did not slowly change until Young Master Zhang provided Guochao with enough ruthlessness.

"Rumble..." The convoy moved forward slowly, and a straight road had already been laid around the capital of Yizhou.

Anyway, there are so many laborers, so it's not for nothing!

After doing some calculations, when Lao Qian returned to Beijing to deliver food and report on his duties, he would look for a way by the way.

After the approval, a group of master craftsmen came to repair most of the straight roads in Yizhou.

This is also the reason why Yizhou people respect old Qian Neng very much. The Wanjiasheng Temple established by Yizhou for Mr. Qian is not for nothing.

The farm outside the city arrived soon, and Emperor Hongzhi naturally did not forget to encourage Qian Neng kindly in the car.

After the chariot stopped slowly, there was a knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived."

Emperor Hongzhi hummed and got up immediately.

The car door was slowly opened from the inside to the outside, and Qian Neng got out of the car quickly.

Bowing and waiting by the side of the car, Emperor Hongzhi walked to the door and looked out.

Immediately, the eyes were full of greenery, and the ears of corn hung on the corn stalks brightly.

As the breeze swayed gently, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly became excited.

He stepped off the chariot with two or three "dangdangdang~", lifted his robe and rushed towards the corn field.

However, the corn is as tall as a person, and when you walk in, you can only see the corn stalks.

Emperor Hongzhi walked tentatively for a while, but could only retreat with a sigh.

On the contrary, the officials walked happily in the cornfield, and Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be still reconciled.

Grab the nearest corn stalk and look at Old Qian with a questioning look.

"It can be picked! Your Majesty, these are the corns that are ready to be picked! The old slave specially spilled them out for His Majesty and all the adults."

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand excitedly, and all the ministers started picking these corns in a clamor.

It's a pity that they are clumsy, where can they be picked? !

Or those grain farmers couldn't stand it anymore, and went to help pick it by themselves.

Originally, these grains were already cooked, so everyone wanted to quickly pick them up and dry them in the sun.

But Eunuch Qian said that he had to wait for the adults from Guochao to come and inspect it himself.

So everyone looked left and right, and finally all these adults were looking forward to it.

"Shuashuashua~" The knife chopped off piece by piece, and the Yuchihu standing beside Emperor Hongzhi returned to his past in a trance.

At that time, his group also held shares in agricultural and animal husbandry enterprises, and owned a large cornfield outside the customs.

It's just that their planting and harvesting are all mechanized operations.

Mechanization is really a good thing!

A large cornfield would take ten days and a half a month to harvest by hand.

It only takes a few days for several large harvesters to harvest.

Don't look at the slow harvesting of farmers in Yizhou, but in the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi and others, it is already extremely fast.

The strong men in front kept cutting down the corn, and the old and children behind started breaking the corn.

Pulled by the old cow, the small plate frame cart sent the cartloads of corn to the shade at the edge of the field.

Emperor Hongzhi and others couldn't wait to look through them one by one, and a group of courtiers also excitedly looked at the corn.

Soon, one mu of corn was harvested.

Qian Neng also called officials from several dynasties to measure whether the standards were met.

"There is no need to weigh this, just this amount of corn...it must be more than five stones!"

Liu Jian's beard was trembling with excitement, after all, seeing is believing!

This is real corn that has just been harvested from the field, and it is just in front of their eyes.

They went to the fields to harvest them in front of them, and some even harvested them by themselves.

Is there any more solid evidence than this? !

"Mr. Hui'an made a mistake!"

At this time, Lao Qian Neng smiled and bowed to Liu Jian, and said softly.

"After harvesting, they have to be dried in the sun. After drying, the remaining ones are about five stones and one or two buckets."

"It is said that in the mainland explored by the Xiyi people, most of the people talk about grinding corn and eating it."

"This move will lose a few more points, and the final gain will be around five stones."

The loss is not that big, and the old money can say that the loss is the largest.

But even so, it is still much higher than Guochao Shangtian's output of two and a half stones!

"My lords, have you completed the inspection here?!"

Seeing the excitement of these grown-ups, Lao Qian Neng's spirits rose a lot.

Asking them with a smile, Emperor Hongzhi glanced at them.

"My loves, how are you doing?!"

Those courtiers are really dumbfounded now, although everyone has done a good job of psychological construction and preparation.

But I didn't expect that there would be such a high output.

And when they looked at the corn in the field, they felt that it was normal to have such a high yield.

After all, the corn stalks are taller than humans.

On a large section of corn stalks, there are corns hanging brightly one by one.

The green coat was peeled off, and the corn inside was immediately exposed.

It's fresh, and even if you take one off, there is still a hint of sweetness in your mouth.

Good stuff!What a living thing!

"Return to Your Majesty! The ministers suggest to pick all the corn here before weighing it!"

Liu Jian was still cautious after all, but fortunately, Lao Qianneng quickly agreed.

"The minister also agrees with what Hui'an said, after all, the common people have already taken over the land."

Emperor Hongzhi saw that they both had the same suggestion, so he waved his hand and gave a word directly.

"allow!"

Lao Qian can quickly order people to call all the farmers to harvest corn together.

Soon, there was a burst of cheers from the Zhuangzi over there.

Then a large number of people, old and young, who cheered and cheered, ran out to help harvest.

No one knows better than them that food is lifeblood!

They have been really hungry, and only those who have really tried hunger and truly experienced the despair of hunger.

Only then will we cherish every grain of grain extra, and we will also be extra grateful for every grain of grain bestowed by God.

Hundreds of people were busy working in the world, and the corn piled up in a short time.

The officials were sweating profusely, and began to weigh and measure with the help of the government servants under Yizhou.

One hundred acres of corn had to be harvested after a whole day of work.

Weighing continued until midnight, and the results were exciting.

"Duke Qian still reported less! Yizhou's corn yield per mu is as much as six stones and three buckets!"

Liu Jian's face flushed red with excitement, as if he saw his name go down through the ages.

After all, throughout the dynasties and dynasties, this food problem has been the root problem, the biggest problem.

The security of a country lies in the people.

The safety of the people lies in food!

The common people in Huaxia are actually the best group of common people.

They are the toughest and most tenacious.

As long as you give them hope and allow them to earn a living, then everyone will rarely do deviant things.

How could he, Liu Jian, not leave his name in history after solving the problem of food, which is the root of civil security? !

"I won't go back to Yizhou City, I will camp here!"

Emperor Hongzhi was also very excited. As soon as he waved his hand, the whole convoy began to set up camp.

The people here live a good life, and naturally they keep a lot of poultry and livestock at home.

"Remember! All expenses must be handed over to the common people! Don't ask for it!"

Emperor Hongzhi didn't forget to order at this time: "Qian Neng, you just keep an eye on it! Buy it at the price, and don't hurt the people!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

It should be old money who can bow quickly, and Emperor Hongzhi added another sentence at this time.

"The farmers have worked hard today, and they will be rewarded with wine and rice! Each household will be rewarded with a piece of silk and two taels of silver!"

It's good to have money in your pocket!Emperor Hongzhi sighed, now I speak much harder.