Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 580 Arrangement
Barren mountains and wild ridges, with jagged rocks.

The pine trees in the gullies were lush and green, and the gray mountains were like solidified black clouds.

In the Wangwu mountain area in summer, an endless team walked silently, crossing mountains and ridges, walking with difficulty.

After crossing the last mountain pass, the front suddenly became clear.

Subconsciously, Wang Yao looked back at the place she had just passed: the high mountain ridge, against the dark sky, the narrow road came out of it, and the majestic pass was as solid as a stone. I don’t know how many stories of gold and iron horses have been staged in history.

Alas, it's time to go to the killing field again!
"Commander, General Hedong Gai has arrived in Jiyuan." When descending the mountain, Wang Yao received a report from Du Yuhou.

"Gai Yu?" Wang Yao was taken aback for a moment, then thought that he was going to Luzhou this time, and sooner or later he would have to deal with these Hedong generals, so she said, "Let him wait first."

The [-] army was originally assisting Zhiguan, but halfway through, they learned that Zhiguan and Jiyuan had fallen, and the Bian army retreated.Wang Yao, who was still marching slowly, immediately ordered the whole army to speed up and rush to Heyang.

The sergeants complained, but they also knew that this would be different.If the Xia army is defeated and Zhu Quanzhong wins, then they will go back home, and the Jiedu envoy will profess to Zhu Quanzhong again, and everyone will be safe; if the Xia army wins, then they must work harder to avoid being beaten again.

After Wang Yao went down the mountain, she figured out that there was enough time, so she asked someone to set up a tent by the side of the road and set up a table to make tea.

What surprised him was that there were already people living nearby.

Several Fan people are repairing the wall with branches and loess. The roof is covered with reeds and thatch, and the outside is surrounded by a fence.Judging from this style, it should be the residence of the people in Jiyuan in the past, but it has been unoccupied for a long time, and it is very dilapidated. If someone lives here, it will be repaired.

The wall made of loess and tree branches can be dented with a single kick.The thatched roof can be blown away by a gust of wind. It rains heavily outside, but it rains lightly inside.

But this is the living environment of most people in the world, Wang Yao is not surprised.

Rich people, after all, are a minority, and ninety-five percent of them are Tianshefu, which means they are struggling to survive.

A boy from the Aboriginal people drove a flock of sheep out. There is a lot of wasteland in the wild, and the sheep are not as picky eaters as the horses. This is to graze.

"I heard that under Shao Shude's rule, Lingxia likes to raise cattle. How can I see sheep mostly when I travel all the way? I want to eat beef. Come here and ask if there are any cattle for sale and give me money." Wang Yao sat Get on Mazha, Qidao.

An aide immediately saluted and went to negotiate.

But he came back soon, and said helplessly, "Commander, these Tibetans have no cattle, only sheep. The new ones from the other side of the river are very poor."

Wang Yao was very disappointed after hearing this, and was too lazy to say any more.

A few more riders came from a distance, and when they saw that the army was passing by, they were not afraid, so they dismounted and headed straight for the village.

"Your Majesty has an order. The people of Heyang have been fighting for months and have made great achievements. They will be exempted from household tax and land tax in the next two years. I hope you will tell each other, don't let people deceive you." These people stood at the entrance of the village and shouted in unison. It was so big that Wang Yao could vaguely hear it.

"Taxes need to be paid in the next year, and grains, beans, leather, and wool can also be offset."

"Corvée and military service are unavoidable."

Wang Yao listened silently, and suddenly smiled: "Wool can also be tax-deducted? What is this going to do?"

The aides were also a little puzzled, and said: "People in Lingxia raise livestock a lot. I heard that apart from grain and beans, cowhide, horns, tendons, and horse leather are not allowed to be sold privately. They are all used to pay taxes. When taxes are collected in summer and autumn , will also collect some cheese, hay, etc., as military supplies. This is the first time I heard that wool can be tax deductible.”

Cowhide, ox horns, tendons, horse leather and other things, in Lingxia, which implements the three-crop rotation system, the output is quite large, and it is a huge consumption of military supplies, so it is normal to use them as tax deductions.

When taxes are collected in summer and autumn, cheese can be used as military food, and hay can be used to feed war horses and draft animals. It is understandable to use them to deduct taxes.

But wool is also used to make some blankets and cushions, right?Except for the Qiang people who wear a lot of clothes made of that thing, there are really very few Han people.There is no other reason. It is very uncomfortable to wear on the body. The wool fabrics made by the Qiang people are basically uninterested. The military uniforms of Lingxia sergeants are all made of camel hair.

"If wool can be tax-deductible, there are so many Tibetans in Heyang, maybe every family raises sheep?" Wang Yao always felt that there was something wrong with it.

What's the use of collecting so much short, rough wool?This is really accommodating the people. From now on, everyone will raise sheep, and they will put their lives on the sheep to pay taxes during the two tax periods every year.Some people even look for breeds of sheep that produce more wool. What do you do?Is it possible to let the sergeants wear woolen clothes?
who cares!If Shao Shude acted recklessly, he would definitely regret it later.

Wang Yao smiled, but suddenly couldn't laugh after laughing for a while.If Shao Shude ran out of money, would he plan on me?
This - this is absolutely certain!
Suddenly a little discouraged.

Sometimes I think about it in the dark, if Shao Shude loses this battle of Heqing, will it be a good thing for me?Can you take the opportunity to get rid of some control?
It's a pity he won.The next time Zhu Quanzhong gathers troops to counterattack Heyang, he doesn't know that it will be the year of the monkey, and maybe it will never happen.

This is really frustrating.

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On the outskirts of Hanoi County, Huaizhou, Shao Shude is riding a horse to inspect.

After riding a long circle, there was no one around, and there was no one there.Occasionally seeing a village with people living in it is like winning a lottery.

Heyang has already had the first batch of immigrants. They were Li Renyu's tribe from the south bank of the Yellow River. A total of more than [-] people were resettled in scattered villages along the line from Jiyuan to Hanoi.

Due to the waste of farmland water conservancy, it is estimated that it will not be able to plant winter wheat this year.Shao Shude simply ordered to disperse the seized military rations, use work as relief, and first improve the water conservancy facilities.

Wait until the beginning of spring next year, and then sow spring wheat.

Of course, in addition to water conservancy facilities, lack of personnel is also an important reason.

The recruited agricultural students are still on their way, and officials at all levels are also on their way, and they have not yet arrived for their posts.Even after taking office, it takes time to get familiar with him, and this year probably won't be in time.

To do one thing, qualified cadres are always in short supply!In particular, he wanted to implement a unique agricultural production model such as the three-crop rotation system. Only Lingxia has talents in this area.Although Laoweibei Town, Longyou Town, Binning Town and other feudal towns have established agricultural schools in their prefectures and counties, the level is uneven, not as good as Lingxia.

"After Heyang has some clues, I must let a certain doctor of agriculture who has performed well be the governor of Shangzhou." Shao Shude said viciously, waving his horsewhip.

Song Le followed behind, and laughed when he heard this.So far, Confucian classics are still the most popular, and everyone squeezed their heads into it.If there is indeed a governor in agronomy, that would be really great.

But it seems nothing?These days, warriors are all over the world as Jiedu envoys and governors, and everyone has long since become numb.The doctor of agronomy's conversation is still elegant, and he can barely be regarded as one of his own.

"Not only to be the governor, but also to be promoted to be the prime minister in the future." Shao Shude said again: "If you are not strong in farming, you can't do anything."

He said this seriously, and he was really thinking about letting a person who has made great contributions in the agricultural system be the prime minister in the future.

Food production is the foundation of everything. If you still have the slightest desire to promote social progress, then try every means to increase agricultural production.This is much more reliable than making inventions and creations. Only when food production increases can society support more people who are not directly engaged in agricultural production, such as medicine, literature, art, music, and industry.

When there are many such people, the social atmosphere will gradually change from conservative to open, and only then can more advanced ideas burst forth, and only then can society progress.

When the seed-to-reap ratio is 1:4, you can only engage in a serf society.

At 1:7 and 1:8, literature and music began to increase, but the essence did not change.

By 1:12, business will flourish and the social climate will slowly change.

Above 1:16, concentrated production factories will spring up like mushrooms after rain.

Food production is the foundation to promote the progress of civilization.

Half a century after the start of the British Industrial Revolution, the population engaged in agricultural production has dropped to one-third.The other two-thirds were liberated to engage in philosophy, literature, art, industry, fine arts, navigation, colonization and other work.

More than 100 years before the start of the Industrial Revolution, European agricultural technology advanced by leaps and bounds, and the yield per mu increased significantly. The seed-to-harvest ratio in the United Kingdom, France, and the United Provinces generally increased to more than 1:12.At this time in northern China (the middle and late Ming Dynasty), most of the farmland yields did not meet this standard, and it was still hovering around 1:6 or 7, that is, the yield per mu was just over a hundred catties.

Liberating a large number of people from the land can promote the progress of philosophy, art, and industry, otherwise it will still be the Middle Ages.

Without a substantial increase in food production to promote the progress of ancient society, that would be obscene nonsense.

"Sir, I did not agree with the idea of ​​collecting wool tax credits, sir." Shao Shude stopped his horse and said, "But after thinking about it, it might be too slow to breed wooly sheep solely on government-run pastures. To lure the common people to participate. If more wool is produced, that is money, and some people should be willing to try it. If some high-quality sheep can be bred, it will make a lot of money.”

"I didn't think too much about it." Song Le said with a wry smile, "I just saw that the people are suffering, and I don't want to raise horses, and there are few large livestock. One cow and more than ten sheep can be raised, but now that there is a lack of large livestock, we can only let them raise sheep first."

Shao Shude nodded.

In fact, he planned to have a woolen suit made and put it on himself first.In addition, you can also specially pick some relatively soft wool to make jackets and skirts for your own wives and concubines to wear.

King Xia's wives and concubines wore woolen clothes to attend various social activities of their wives, which may have sparked a trend.

Under the effect of ups and downs, it may be able to drive the demand for wool.

Under the three-crop rotation system, the output of pure grains has no advantage over traditional farming methods. The advantage lies in the production of a large amount of meat, milk and animal fur.

Of course, meat and milk are also food, and they are still high-quality food. It can be considered that the yield per unit area is much higher than that of traditional methods.Now it is necessary to find a market for the fur. Leather is a military material and consumes a lot. Don’t worry about this. The fur has to be promoted, and it also requires patience to cultivate fine varieties.

"After the agricultural students from Zhuzhou come, let them come to see me, and they will give you two pieces of money, um, and two pieces of woolen cloth, haha!" Shao Shude said with a smile: "When I lay down a piece of land, I will build a piece of land, one step at a time. Step by step to change the world. Is Zhu Quanzhong doing the same thing as me? Different."

I am responsible for increasing the agricultural output of this world, providing more raw materials, and whichever step is done counts as one step.

Everyone just wants to start from the most dazzling place, and no one wants to do the most basic, hardest and most important thing, so let me do it.

I have laid the foundation. When the dynasty is in its prime, there will be millions or even tens of millions of people who will be out of agricultural production throughout the country. Let them take the final honor and lead the future of this country.

A large-scale textile industry may appear 100 years after my death. It would be nice if I could live another 100 years.

"It's good for the commander in chief to have such pride. However, fighting against the Bian army requires a lot of money and food. I don't know when the livestock promised by the commander in chief will be transferred from Lingxia?" Song Le chased after him and asked.

"This—is already being done." Shao Shude said helplessly: "There is no need to wait for the sky. The Yellow River can't carry a big boat, and livestock can't come by boat. And crossing states and counties, where they pass, there is no grass growing. Some pastures are The Hengshan party matters need to be coordinated. I have asked Yang Jue, Yeli Jingchen, and Meizang Qingxiang to handle it quickly."

"Then wait for the good news." Song Le said: "The commander will attack Henan next, and I am also anxious for the commander."

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