The farmer has a mall

Chapter 140 I am ignorant

Gu Nanyan stayed in Zhuangzi for several days in a row, getting a thorough understanding of the terrain.

Zhuangzi is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and there are [-] to [-] families living in it.

Farmers live in a relatively concentrated area, basically in the central area, surrounded by fields, and the main output is wheat.

It stands to reason that it is still very rich to support more than 100 people with a few hundred acres of land. Besides, the water and soil here are good, and the fields are fertile.

However, the yield of wheat per mu was low in ancient times, and the maximum harvest was no more than two to three hundred catties per mu, let alone those low-grade fields.

In this way, the average yield of the entire Jianan country is only about [-] catties per mu.

Gu Nanyan clicked his tongue when he heard the value reported by Guanshi Yuan.

Compared with the modern yield of thousands of mu, it is pitifully small, not to mention that people here only know about spring planting, and have never even heard of winter wheat.

She recalled that when she was still in Shangshan Village, it seemed that no one was farming in winter.

Steward Yuan was shocked when Gu Nanyan said that the government-issued grain seeds would not be planted this spring.

"Princess, if you don't use the government's grain seeds, you may not be able to support the autumn harvest just by relying on the grain in the warehouse."

"Besides, the government's grain seeds are all soaked in medicinal water, which is different from the seeds we keep for ourselves, and the yield will be higher." Yuan Guanshi said anxiously.

Gu Nanyan curled her lips in disdain.

A hundred catties per mu, is that also called high?

What about trouble? !
But she also knew that farmers depended on the fields, and it would be fatal if there was no harvest.

And it was really abrupt for her to suddenly propose to change the grain, so it's no wonder people didn't want to.

"Let's do this." Gu Nan tapped the table with his smoky white fingertips, as if he was thinking about something.

"Go and tell everyone that I will hire people to plant the land this year, and each person will be responsible for five acres of land, with a monthly payment of one tael of silver. In addition, [-]% of the output can be left as food for the winter."

Although one tael of silver is not too much, it is not too little for them, not to mention that there is still [-]% of the output, and five mu of land is at least five hundred catties of grain.

If a family can have two people working, that is two taels of silver per month, plus more than one thousand catties of grain for ten mu of land.

It can catch up with the income of a small landlord's family.

It's a pity that Yuan Guanshi didn't know how high the yield per mu of Gu Nanyan's grain was. Although one tael of silver sounds exciting, the most important thing for farmers is grain.

What's more, it is too difficult for one person to be responsible for five acres of land, and it is impossible to do it.

Seeing that he was hesitant, Gu Nanyan simply asked him to call everyone over.

These people basically met Gu Nanyan yesterday, but they were still very nervous. After entering the door, they stood there at a loss, exchanging glances with each other.

Steward Yuan had already told them the general situation, and Gu Nanyan directly opened the skylight to speak frankly.

In order to enhance her confidence, she put on the posture of a princess and looked down at the people below, looking confident.

"I have been fond of studying since I was a child. Some time ago, I finally cultivated wheat seeds with a yield of [-] gold per mu. Now I want to try planting them in Zhuangzi. Is there anyone willing to give it a try?"

As soon as she finished speaking, there was silence in the room.

Everyone couldn't believe it, and looked at Gu Nanyan as if they were looking at a fool.

"A mu yields a thousand catties?!" A woman couldn't help shouting.

"So many, how is it possible!"

"Isn't it? When our Zhuangzi was at its peak, the yield per mu was less than [-]. That's the best. A thousand per mu is simply a fantasy!"

An old man looked at Gu Nanyan and said disapprovingly. He tapped the ground with his cane, as if he was very dissatisfied with the girl playing around with food.

Everyone's complexion was not very good. Although Gu Nanyan was a princess, they were all afraid, but now they couldn't even eat, and everyone put their fears behind them.

"The princess can't make fun of us? Don't talk about the yield per mu, even if one person is in charge of five mu of land, who can do it? Let alone a human, even an old scalper will die of exhaustion!"

"That's right. I'm exhausted from cultivating two acres of land. Adding another three acres will kill me!"

When Gu Nanyan heard the words, she glanced around, and she didn't care when she saw the anger of the crowd.

"Since I can say it, I can do it, I think some of you must have heard of Fumanlou's fruit platter. If you put it in the past, who of you would have thought that these things can be grown in winter?"

"Fumanlou is Fumanlou. It's their business to grow it. It has nothing to do with the princess." A female voice whispered.

Gu Nanyan looked up, only to see a girl about her age rolling her eyes in dissatisfaction.

Seeing her looking over, the girl was not afraid, she just lowered her head, the corners of her mouth still curled up in disbelief.

Gu Nanyan raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course it has something to do with me."

Seeing the girl's eyes widen in surprise, she couldn't help grinning.

"Because it was originally planted by me."

Gu Nanyan's voice was light, but what he said seemed like a thunderbolt fell on everyone's hearts.

"Princess, are you serious?" The old man looked agitated and stepped forward with a cane.

"Of course it's true. If any of you don't believe it, you can go to Fumanlou to inquire. Naturally, you can tell the truth from the fake."

She pointed this out on purpose, naturally to increase her confidence.

Although not many people knew that King Sheng was the owner of Fumanlou, the word "Fumanlou" alone was enough to win people's trust.

After all, there are high-ranking officials and dignitaries who come and go there every day, not to mention why they waste time to deceive ordinary people like them.

It is said that Fumanlou will give porridge at the gate tower every winter, which has saved many people who were almost starved to death, and even many people in Huangzhuang have received favors.

Therefore, they still had a lot of trust in Fumanlou.

And this girl is so swearing, she thinks what she said is true.

The old man looked even more excited, thought for a while, stepped forward and bowed in salute.

"The old man offended, please forgive me, the princess."

Gu Nanyan didn't say a word, she just twitched the corner of her mouth lightly.

She naturally doesn't care about this matter, let alone the other party is an old man, she can't care about it.

She waved her hand and said to the old man: "These are trivial matters, do you understand what I said?"

"If you still don't understand something, you can ask me directly. Those who understand, and those who are willing to receive grain seeds from me, should go to Yuan Guanshi to register."

Seeing the crowd, Gu Nanyan hesitated, but was not in a hurry.

Seeing this, the old man was the first to speak: "I take the liberty to ask Her Royal Highness, since you can grow vegetables and fruits in winter, can this wheat also..."

The old man didn't finish his sentence, he just stared at Gu Nanyan expectantly with burning eyes.

"Naturally."

She said these four words firmly and as a matter of course. Seeing that she was confident, the old man couldn't help being dazed for a moment even though he had expected it.

He looked Gu Nanyan up and down, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"I've heard about the reputation of Her Highness the Princess a long time ago. I wanted to visit and ask for advice in person, but I didn't expect to meet her here."

His attitude was completely different, with a kind face on his face, stroking his beard and smiling, as if he was not the one who just reprimanded him.

Gu Nanyan: "..."

Where did the old man come from!

She looked at Guanshi Yuan, who wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said tremblingly: "This is Cao Min's adoptive father. He once served as the chief farmer in the imperial court, and he liked it a lot when it came to farming. Ask a few words, I hope the princess will not care about it."

Guanshi Yuan is really worried about his godfather. He has been in this village for so many years, why can't this occupational disease be cured?

But Gu Nanyan was really surprised, Da Sinong's status in Jianan Kingdom was no lower than that of the prime minister, he was a first-rank official.

And the old man in front of him stood together with Steward Yuan and his son, plus Yuan Heizi...

Gu Nanyan can only say that people are not judged by appearances!
The three of them were all of the same dark and shiny, with the image of a simple farmer. Who would have thought that they were actually court officials and his family members!
And Gu Nanyan saw that everyone had a flat expression, so he should have known it long ago.

Gu Nanyan: "..."

I am so ignorant!
(End of this chapter)