Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 71 The Cornerstone of the Han Dynasty

Soil and water conservation in the Han Dynasty was perfect, at least not like the later generations, where there are deforested forests and empty commercial and industrial areas that are uninhabited and do not know what they are used for.

However, this kind of original ecology made Fei Qian uncomfortable.

It's fine on the official road, as long as you leave the official road for about [-] paces, it's basically overgrown with weeds.Fortunately, according to the official road standard of the Han Dynasty, the road needs to be at least ten feet wide, so it cannot be built in the middle of the dense forest. Most of them choose some wide ground. Otherwise, the mountain is high and the forest is dense. Fei Qian really worried that someone would jump out and shout. This road is my driving this tree, what am I carrying...

When I first left Luoyang, there were still more people, and sometimes there were still traffic jams.

But with the gradual distance and the increase of the distance, the number of people, vehicles and horses gradually decreases, and sometimes you can't meet one for most of the day.

The official road is paved with bluestone slabs, which are repaired by the official government. Therefore, although it is not too flat, it is much better than the mud next to it.

Luoyang is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Most of the places on both sides of the official road have been reclaimed and turned into fields, where crops such as wheat and millet are planted. It is late autumn, and the harvest has basically been completed, leaving some bare fields in the fields. of straw heads or something.

Fei Qian had been sitting for a long time, so he got out of the car and followed the car for a while, his whole body was really shaken.

In the Han Dynasty, there was no rubber. In order to reinforce the wooden carriage wheels and prevent wear and tear, a ring of iron was specially nailed to the sides. When such wheels rolled on the stone slab, the people in the carriage felt sour—

It’s okay to be close to Luoyang, after all, it is the capital of the country, and the roads are smooth. Although there are some vibrations, it is still within the acceptable range, but if it is far away, it can only be haha.

Rich people will put some fur and the like in the carriage to reduce the vibration and pain of the journey, but Fei Qian has not yet reached that luxury. Limited, sitting for a long time is really shocking.

While walking, Feiqian looked at the farmland on both sides of the road, and suddenly thought of a question, he turned to Zhang Zhao and asked, "How much is the average yield per mu of this field?"

Zhang Zhao looked at it and said, "Mr. Feilang, I don't know very well here, I just know that in my hometown, one acre of land is almost three stone millets a year. many."

Three stones, Fei Qian thought about it, it really wasn't much.

The measurement in the Han Dynasty was very complicated. Guangshi was divided into large stone and small stone, and there were other measurement units such as bells, kettles, dendrobium, buckets, cohesion, liters...

In addition, because the Han court did not realize that the different units of measurement would cause all kinds of trouble, and did not require all localities to make measuring instruments uniformly, the calculation was extremely inaccurate, and it was often an estimated value.

For example, the stone mentioned by Zhang Zhao, Fei Qian guessed that it should be the stone calculated by the military. If you convert it in this way, about 3 stone per mu can be converted into the concept of later generations, which is in the range of 270 to 280 jin.

And the output of this 280 catties, which is 3 stone, is really very small.

For example, according to Fei Qian’s knowledge, the imperial court calculated rations like this, divided into big men, big women, men, women, no men and no women – big means growing up, In ancient times, adults were considered to be 16 years old or above; to use, it means that they can be used, which means 6 to 15 years old;

The big man is a strong laborer, and the lunar eclipse is 1 stone and 8 buckets;
The eldest girl and the maid are in the second gear, 1 large stone and 3 buckets of lunar eclipse;
The third gear of the maid and the unserved male, 1 stone of the lunar eclipse;
The last gear is not a maid, and the lunar eclipse is 7 buckets.

According to the average household population of three generations living in the same house, each generation has two people, namely grandparents, parents, sons and daughters, a family will eat 2 stone a month, that is, the output of 9 mu of land in a year, one The annual ration is only 3 mu of land.

In addition to the various miscellaneous expenses such as rent, expropriation, expropriation, and transfer, the most basic guarantee for a Han farmer not to go bankrupt is to have at least 50 mu of land.

And it's just eating, excluding other things, and can't get sick...

Fei Qian shook his head, no matter the ancient and future generations, this disease is always the most terrifying and fearful thing in the hearts of the most basic and lowest-level people——

But the more basic it is, the lower class people are the most susceptible to getting sick...

After walking for a while, Feiqian saw a farmer ploughing the land in the distance, so he said to Zhang Zhao, went up to the farmer and bowed his hands, and asked, "This old man, the boy has something to do. Ask me, how is this property?"

The farmer who ploughed the land straightened up, saw Feiqian dressed in all his clothes, and saw Zhang Zhao and the others guarding behind Feiqian, he thought it was a disciple of some noble family who came out to check on the people's situation, so he said politely, "I don't dare to be an inviter. Words. This land is on the acres, and this year is not bad, I have collected 4 stones of corn.”

The old farmer cracked his mouth and smiled, obviously satisfied with this year's output.

Fei Qian pointed to the fields in the distance again and asked, "Are all nearby fields like this?"

The old peasant shook his head and said, "It depends on the land, the upper fields produce more, if it is the inferior land..." The old peasant pointed to an area near the foot of the mountain, "Lang Jun, look, there is a newly opened wasteland, only this year. It is the first ploughing, there is no water on the mountain, it is all manpower, and it is very good to be able to harvest one stone per mu.”

Fei Qian took out a few Chinese and five baht from his arms, thanked the old farmer, and handed over the coins.

The old peasant thanked him repeatedly, and reached out his hand to take it, afraid of soiling Fei Qian's hand, so he took the short jacket he was wearing and just took Fei Qian's money.

Fei Qian returned to the carriage and continued on his way. He didn't say anything, but his heart was like boiling water, and all kinds of thoughts kept popping up...

In fact, that old farmer is like the bottom cornerstone of the Han Dynasty today, but if you don’t go out, you don’t know that the cornerstone is so miserable now. The old farmer just now was doing well, but what about those who encountered natural disasters?What about uncultivated land?What if someone in the family is sick?
No wonder the three brothers Zhang Jiao could incite thousands of peasants to revolt during the Yellow Turban Rebellion a while ago...

If you can eat and clothe yourself warmly, who would engage in a rebel business?
In the later stages of each dynasty, the most basic and bottom-level people are forced to survive, and naturally it is the opposite. It has been the case since ancient times.

As long as you meet the minimum living requirements, these simple people will naturally support you and follow you, and the so-called popular sentiment will naturally arise.

After thinking about it for a while, Fei Qian felt that it was still difficult to solve this problem. Most of the land today was in the 200 years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Yang family, the Xuzhou Mi family, etc., to move the land of these aristocratic families means to cut off the roots of these people's wealth, and will inevitably encounter fierce resistance...

Or is it to increase productivity to temporarily relieve it for a while?
Or the introduction of new high-yielding species?
Feiqian looked up at the sky, the sky in the Han Dynasty was clear and blue, with white clouds, very seductive.

If you want to change the future destiny of these people living under this beautiful sky, you have to start with the most basic things...

　Eating is always the first demand... Now that prices are soaring, I can't afford it... The author writes late at night every day, and goes to bed hungry... Alas... Not to mention this, I wish you all the best in the new year There are new starting points, new heights, new developments... don't forget to vote for the author's recommendation and favorite...

　　


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