Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1415
It is true that Jinghua tried to grow rice in Liaodong.This matter was not the idea of ​​Jinghua's subordinates at all levels, but came from Gao Yushi's own idea. When he proposed this experiment, everyone in Jinghua was stunned.

As we all know, rice is traditionally a typical southern crop, while northerners have always used corn and wheat as their main crops.Liaodong, or the black land in Northeast China, did not grow rice for a long time, just like the song "On the Songhua River" after the fall of the Northeast during the Anti-Japanese War: Soybean Sorghum".

But modern people know very well that rice in the Northeast is very famous, so it can be seen that rice can be grown in the Northeast.So when did the history of rice planting in Northeast China begin?
First of all, let me explain a situation: Generally speaking, "Chinese rice" and "northeast rice" are actually two concepts.

The world's rice originated in China, but that was in the Yangtze River Basin.As early as 7000 years ago, the original inhabitants of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River had fully mastered the rice planting technology and used rice as their main food.The earliest rice cultivation was limited to the Hangzhou Bay and the offshore side of the Yangtze River Delta.

After rice was popularized and planted in China, it soon spread to neighboring countries in East Asia.About 3000 years ago, at the turn of the Yin and Zhou dynasties, rice was spread from the Zhoushan Islands to Korea and Japan in the north, and to Vietnam in the south.During the Han Dynasty, Chinese rice was introduced to the Philippines.In the fifth century AD, rice spread to West Asia via Iran, and then to Europe via Africa.After the discovery of the New World, it spread from Africa to the Americas and even the whole world.

Scholars in the Northeast region later verified when rice was planted in the Northeast, and believed that it was probably after the Opium War that the Qing government acquiesced in allowing Korean farmers in the Northeast to plant rice in the Northeast in order to increase income.

However, from as early as 1845, when records were first recorded, North Korean farmers had been less successful in growing rice in the Northeast.At first, they planted on both sides of the Hunjiang River in the upper reaches of the Yalu River (the main water system of Huanlong Lake in later generations), but they were not successful.

The Koreans are very persistent in rice and have been persistent, so they planted along the Hunjiang River all the way to the Huanren and Tonghua areas, but unfortunately they did not succeed.It was not until 1875 that a Korean immigrant surnamed Jin in Huanren County, Liaoning Province successfully tried planting in a place called Shanggucheng (the ancient town of Huanren in later generations).

However, he brought this kind of seed from North Korea. Although the Northeast japonica rice grows under the conditions of cold climate and short frost-free period in Northeast China, the yield is extremely low, less than 150 kilograms per mu—pay attention to the world at this time The average yield per mu of rice in various places has increased significantly, and cannot be compared with the current yield data per mu during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

The development of rice in Northeast China, objectively speaking, is actually thanks to the Japanese.When North Korean immigrants tried to plant rice, the rice seeds were all brought from their hometown in North Korea. This North Korean japonica rice did not perform well in the Northeast.It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that North Korean immigrant Shin Woo-kyung brought the "Red Hair" rice variety from Hokkaido, Japan, that the history of rice planting in the Northeast really started. Because the climate of Hokkaido is similar to that of the Northeast, the rice variety can adapt to the climate of the Northeast.

But this time it was only a successful trial planting. Large-scale rice planting was after the Russo-Japanese War.At that time, in order to drive out the Russian forces, the Qing government invited Japan to fight Russia.After Japan's victory, the Changchun-Lushun section of the Middle East Railway originally built by Tsarist Russia was transferred to Japan, that is, the South Manchuria Railway.

At this time, Japan's Nanman Railway Co., Ltd. brought funds, farms and rice seeds, and later rented land from the puppet Manchukuo government, and began to gradually promote the improvement of farmland water conservancy facilities and rice varieties in the Northeast, and the rice in the Northeast was slowly promoted. stand up.However, there were not many Chinese who followed the Japanese to grow rice at that time, and the Japanese even listed the Chinese who ate rice in the Northeast as "economic prisoners."

After that, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War and even the victory of the Civil War, the local people found that rice could indeed be planted and the benefits were very good, so they began to plant it spontaneously.After the implementation of the joint production contract responsibility system, the enthusiasm of Northeast farmers for production was unprecedentedly high, and the promotion of rice was fully rolled out, and finally the rice production situation in Northeast China was formed in the future.

How did Gao Pragmatic know these things?As a "young cadre" in his previous life at the grassroots level, he was organized by the city and sent to a certain place in Heilongjiang to study the experience of "planting and brand promotion of famous and high-quality agricultural products" in brother regions when the Northeast rice brand was established and sold well across the country.He listened to the explanations of the above-mentioned things by the local technicians.

When he was the Governor of Liaodong before, he wondered that the Liaodong area is basically the Liaoning of later generations, and the agriculture is not bad. Why did various reports including Jinghua tell him that Liaoning's agriculture is not good?Later he discovered that there was no rice in Liaodong at this time!
That's why he remembered this, and taking advantage of the large amount of trade between the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance and Japan, he began to send people to look for the "red hair" rice seeds in Hokkaido.

Who knows that Hokkaido at this time cannot be regarded as belonging to Japan. There is a Japanese daimyo family that only occupies the southern part of the Oysteraki family. ", in theory, is the ruling name of "Ezodi".

The Jinghua side then asked Oysteraki Jihiro to find red hair rice seeds for him-the reason was "request" because the strength of Oysteraki Jihiro was not worth mentioning in front of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance. It's just that the sailors can easily level the opponent when they go ashore.

So Oysteraki Jihiro started looking for rice work in a hurry.

The name "Red Hair" is said by Gao Yuli, and it may not have been formed in the local area. Therefore, Jihiro Osakizaki can only start to search according to the characteristics of the rice species, and found seven similar rice species before and after.Jinghua did not dare to be negligent, and based on the mentality of "rather kill the wrong than let it go", they made a batch of all seven kinds of seeds and transported them back to Liaodong to start trial planting.

These batches of seeds have been successfully planted, but the yield and taste vary from high to low, good and bad. Gao Pragmatic finally picked two kinds to start the second phase of trial planting in Liaodong.

Since Jinghua has never liked to buy fields, its fields in Liaodong were "gifted" when buying mines, so the distribution of trial planting sites is very chaotic, and there are dots everywhere.However, this also brings an advantage, that is, various situations can be encountered, and it can be regarded as meeting the requirement of "extensive trial planting".

The final conclusion is gratifying: the plains in eastern Liaodong are very suitable for planting, and the output even exceeds that of most "good fields" in the interior. A thousand-year-old familiar place.

However, Gao Yushi, who got the news, not only did not immediately promote rice planting in Liaodong, but even suppressed the calls for promotion within Jinghua.

It's not that I don't plan to do it, it's that I don't plan to do it now.The habit of the Chinese people is obvious. When a certain place outside the frontier is not suitable for agriculture, it is a "land outside the culture" or "a barbarian land", and they are not interested at all; when this land is found to be very suitable for agriculture , that is "Under the whole world, is it the land of the king".

The Northeast can only be the Northeast of China. Highly pragmatic of course fully recognizes this point, but now is not a good time to motivate the whole country to turn to Liaodong or even the entire Northeast.

The Battle of Chahar and the Japanese Invasion of Imjin have not been resolved. How can the Jurchen take over the entire Northeast?You must know that since rice can be planted on a large scale in the Northeast, the victory this time must not be the kind of victory of "Nurgandusi", but the victory of Liaodong and even the mainland as the core of the country. Take the district!

If the news that rice can be planted in the Northeast and the yield per mu exceeds wheat is released now, let alone the court and the people in Ming Dynasty, even the Jurchens will definitely become nervous, and interfere with the future layout for no reason.

For the sake of a thousand-year plan, what is a delay of a few years?This account is high and pragmatic.Since Daming wanted to win the Northeast, he had to eat it in his stomach safely, and he couldn't choke himself to death just by swallowing it.

What Gao Wushi didn't expect was that there were actually people—even the Jurchens—who saw his ambitions for the Northeast at a glance.

There are very few records of Suo Erguo in the history books, even in the history books compiled by the Qing Dynasty, most of them are mentioned in one stroke.The most common record is that in the 16th year of Wanli, Fei Yingdong "followed his father Suo Erguo to the Taizu", and Suo Erguo became the foil for his son Fei Yingdong.

However, in the 16th year of Wanli in history, Yehe's various strengths still seemed to be crushing Jianzhou. Although Nurhachi won many small battles, I am afraid that he still does not see any dominance Come.

What does it mean that Suoerguo would go far and wide to hang out with Nurha during this period?It means that this person has a precise strategic vision and has made a precise prediction of the current situation.

But in this life, Solgo did not defect to Nurhachi, and now he judges that Gao Wushi has become interested in "Manchuria" outside Liaodong, and points out his son Fei Yingdong.

He snapped his fingers and said to Fei Yingdong: "With a lot of coal, the Ming people can use the coal kang, so that the Ming people can solve the problem of living. And I heard that the coal ash can be sent to the Jinghua's recycling point sells some small money (Jinghua recycling is used for concrete).

With the new cotton padded jacket, you don't have to worry about the cold when you go out in winter.Ming people are hardworking, as long as this problem is solved, many people can go out to do something to make a living in winter, and this year the Ming army dared to use troops in winter, which also shows that the clothes really work.

Corn and the kind of rice that can be grown in Liaodong are even more critical.With corn, Liaodong's war horses this year kept fat better than in previous years, few cattle and sheep froze to death, and there were even surplus mules and donkeys that could be sold.Think about it, if there were more cavalry in Liaodong, let alone our Jurchens are invincible, even if the Tumen in Mongolia sweat profusely, how long can he last?

I wasn't familiar with rice at first, but after some research, I realized that it has a higher yield than wheat and beans.Fei Yingdong, do you know what it means to eat too much? "

Fei Yingdong said: "It means that you won't be hungry, and you still have the confidence to fight."

Solgo nodded, then shook his head again: "You're right, but you didn't hit the point. Once you eat more, people dare to have more children. In other words, the Han people in Liaodong There will likely be more and more in the future. The more Han people in Liaodong, the stronger Liaodong will be, and the more Han people will need more fields... If this continues, they will fall in love with Manchuria sooner or later. Who can resist in Manchuria at that time? If the Han people occupy Manchuria by themselves, what should we, the Jurchens, do?"

Fei Yingdong's face became serious, and his brows were deeply frowned: "Ama, you mean that Gao Situ didn't treat us well from the beginning?"

"I don't know how Gao Situ plans to arrange the Jurchens." Solgo shook his head: "I'm just Su Wanbeile, not the lord of Manchuria, and I can't control that much. As for whether Gao Situ has no good intentions, It may be true for the Jurchen as a whole, and it may be true for Yehe, Jianzhou, Hada and other countries, but for me, Su Wan...not necessarily."

Fei Yingdong frowned: "Ama, what does this mean? I, Su Wan, am I not a Jurchen?"

Suoerguo's face remained unchanged, and he said indifferently: "So what if it's a Jurchen, can't you be a Ming person if you're not a Han? Ma Chengxun from Kaiyuan is still a Huiren, so the Jurchens can't be a commoner or courtier of Ming Dynasty? "

"Ah? But the Jurchens and the Han people have never been the same..."

Solgo interrupted: "Let's shave a Han hairstyle, put on Han clothes, speak Chinese, and live in a Han city... How can we not be Han people?"

Fei Yingdong turned pale with shock: "Then we don't even want our ancestors?"

Solgo was silent for a while, shook his head and said: "The ancestor hopes that you will live a good life, not die for them. If everyone dies, then the blood of the ancestor is really broken."

Fei Yingdong's eyes widened, but he didn't ask again. After a long while, he seemed to be discouraged. He seemed to be a little bit exhausted, leaning his back on the pillar of the pavilion and gasping for breath.

Solgo was still the same as before. He glanced at Fei Yingdong and said, "I know what you are thinking. You want to resist, but when you think of Gao Situ's methods, you feel powerless to resist. That's why you are like this. Is it?"

Fei Yingdong didn't speak, just sighed deeply.

Solgo nodded: "You don't need to hide it from you. When Ama first figured it out, she was just like you, even worse than you. I broke out in a cold sweat and shivered for a while."

Fei Yingdong looked at his Ama in surprise, as if he didn't know this person.His Ama is actually average in terms of bravery, and he doesn't seem to be very powerful in battle. There is only one thing he admires: Ama is calm at all times, as if nothing in the world can surprise him, let alone be afraid .

Seeing his son's appearance, Solgo sighed, and said, "Gao Situ's plan is flawless. A lot of seemingly inadvertent idle moves are connected together to form a monstrous wave. Whoever stands in front of it can only Can be overwhelmed. Daming has him, and it is definitely not Jurchen's ability to resist.

Two years ago, Nurhachi was born in Jianzhou with great vigor. I have observed carefully; after the death of Baylor Qing Jiani and Yang Jipi, I also observed their successors Nalinbulu and Buzhai.

These three people are not Gao Situ's opponents. The former Nurha Chirui is sharp, but he can't see Gao Situ's hidden chess, and he keeps jumping around on the chessboard without knowing it; I thought, the only clever thing I did was to marry Menggu Gege to Gao Situ... In the future, the lives of Yehenala and his family might be saved by this. "
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