Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 669 Allowing farmers to increase production while also increasing income
"Xian Zun, Wen Cheng, I have thought about it, if only pointing to the immigrant's newly reclaimed land to pay taxes and attract the attention of the high officials in the court, and then open the door for me to be promoted based on this, I am afraid it will not be enough!

Think about it, over the past few years, what we have done with great effort, the governments of all the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Pingliang Prefecture are doing the same thing, and there are a few prefectures and counties that are close to the big river and occupy excellent geographical advantages. It's much better. In the future, because of meritorious service, others will walk ahead of us.

I have carefully considered that if we want to make greater political achievements, we cannot rely solely on the income from the land, but also have other properties to increase the amount of taxes paid. If we pay enough, it will be difficult not to get promoted!

But there are almost no workshops in our Weihu County. If you want to make money, you have to find a way, and this new wine is one of the best ways! "

Tian Yinong and Cui Shisheng couldn't stop nodding, agreeing with Fan Yingyun's analysis and judgment, but when he mentioned that he wanted to use new wine for hunting, they both shook their heads repeatedly.

"Winemaking has been strictly controlled in all dynasties, so although it is very popular, it consumes a lot of food.

Although there is basically no worry about the lack of food in the north of the Ming Dynasty, there is not enough food to brew this product, and the imperial court will never allow it!
What's more, the method of brewing new wine belongs to the Tian Family, so it's something we can covet, it's not right, it's not right! "

Tian Yinong withdrew his leaning body, picked up the wine cup and took a sip, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a few mouthfuls of vegetables, chewed them for a while, and then said.

"Xianzun, this time I inspected the countryside and visited dozens of farmers in more than ten villages. After two consecutive years of good harvests, no matter whether they are immigrants or the original farmers in the county, the granaries of each family are full. The food, even if it is open to eat now, I am afraid that the old food has not been eaten, and this year's new food will come down again!
In Qilibao, there is a family relocated from northern Shaanxi named Li Bao. There is a wife, two sons and a daughter in the family, and his wife and two sons are strong laborers.

This Li Bao's family is also working hard. From the ninth year of Chongzhen to last year, they cultivated more than [-] mu of land in more than two years. In addition, they are quite good at farming. Yu Shi, a total of [-] catties! "

Tian Yinong and Cui Shisheng couldn't help but were speechless.

Although Tian Yinong knew that in the ten years of Chongzhen and the two years of last year, the grain harvests in Weihu County were getting better and better, no matter whether they were relocated households or local households, but according to the holy will, the newly cultivated land was not counted for three years, so they also No one has been sent to count the output of each household, but only a statistics of the total number of acres of newly cultivated land.

Fan Yingyun continued: "Xianzun, Wencheng, as far as I know, the new wine produced by Sihai Wine Industry mainly uses wheat, barley, and peas as raw materials, and then adds koji to make it. The specific process is not clear.

The reason why Sihai Wine Industry can use grain to make wine is mainly due to the massive planting of sweet potatoes in the Gyeonggi area! "

The name of sweet potato is now known to many officials. Of course, Tian Yinong and Cui Shisheng are no strangers. It’s just that they have not introduced it to Shaanxi, so they have only heard of it as a high-yielding crop, but they don’t know what it is suitable for. .

"According to the visiting guests, sweet potatoes have been planted in large quantities in Chongzhen in the Gyeonggi area for ten years. Therefore, it does not take up fertile land, and it can be planted in barren slopes and mountains. The survival rate is very high and the output is also huge. It is said that the yield per mu can reach more than [-] catties, and it can be used as a substitute for food, which is really a must-have product in times of famine!"

Tian Yinong and Cui Shisheng listened attentively to Fan Yingyun's speech, and while listening to it, they pondered in their hearts: Although this old Fan said he was not born well, he did have some information in his stomach, and he didn't know how he knew so many miscellaneous things.

"If you want to make wine, you must have a large surplus of food. This is the premise. Since sweet potatoes can replace food, then the county lord can ask farmers in Weihu County to try planting. After the production increases greatly, farmers can use sweet potatoes as their staple food. , and the millet it produces can be purchased by the government in large quantities.

Afterwards, the county lord introduced the original wine-making method to increase income from the wine-making output. In this way, farmers can profit from selling more grain, and the county government can pay a lot of taxes for selling wine, and the wine-making can also hire local people as workers. Such a strategy of killing three birds with one stone will make me famous as a guardian, and the tax from the court will far exceed before. When the time comes, won't my promotion be a matter of course? "

After Fan Yingyun finished speaking in one breath, he picked up the wine cup and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp, then opened his mouth and let out a deep breath.

"Xianzun, Lao Fan's strategy is promising!

As far as Shisheng knows, the sweet potato is something that the Holy Majesty has personally promoted. Now that it is widely planted in the Gyeonggi area, it means that the relevant planting methods are mature.

As for the increase in taxes paid for wine brewing and distribution, Shisheng asked for detailed instructions from the benefactor of the Dangxiu Shushu. With the kindness of the Holy One, he will consider the poverty of the farmers in the Northwest, and our request should be granted! "

The relationship between Cui Shisheng and his second assistant Sun Chuanting is well known in Shaanxi, and there is nothing to avoid.

Since Cui Shisheng is willing to come forward to ask Sun Chuanting for help, and to explain in detail the increase in grain production and other conditions in Weihu County year after year, and the fact that this sub-assistant can come forward to report to the saint of Weihu County, building a small winery is not a big deal.

Fan Yingyun's explanation just now has been very detailed. It seems that this matter is likely to be accomplished. Once it is accomplished, within three years at most, the taxes paid by Weihu County to the imperial court will not be a few hundred taels over the years. It's an increase of ten times and dozens of times. With such political achievements, the three of them will naturally have no problem in promotion.

"Then the matter is settled like this, the old man will go to the capital tomorrow.

Furthermore, since the old fan said that the farmer's fields have increased a lot of production, so much grain has been stored under households for a long time, and it may be difficult to keep it. It is better to store it in official warehouses.

Wencheng, tomorrow you will lead people to survey the site, and then start to prepare for the construction of a new official warehouse. After the completion, the old man will come to the court to ask for money to buy the household's grain storage, so as to prepare for emergencies. When farmers increase production, they can also increase income! "

After thinking for a while, Tian Yinong said to Cui Shisheng.

The grain storage warehouses built by farmers themselves cannot be compared with regular official warehouses in terms of facilities and management. If they are not well preserved, the grain will suffer from damp, moldy, and insect bites. The layout just now by Tian Yinong It is indeed a good strategy for Linong.

"Xianzun, even when it comes to increasing farmers' income, I have some ideas."

Cui Shisheng continued to speak after taking the order.

"Among the immigrants from northern Shaanxi, many of them lived with the Tartars outside the border wall for generations, and they are quite good at raising livestock such as cattle and horses. Looking at the current situation in our county, there is an extreme shortage of such large livestock. If farmers who are proficient in this skill can be mobilized to breed cattle and horses, it will not only increase income in the future, but also solve the plight of our county.

Therefore, I think that it is best to mention this matter when the county lord is published, and ask the court to allocate additional funds to support it. "

"Wen Cheng's suggestion is very good, but if we are raising cattle and horses, where will the fodder come from? Our county doesn't have any large pastures."

Fan Yingyun spoke with doubts.

"Haha, Old Fan, you don't understand this!
There is a crop called alfalfa, whether it is green or dry, it can be used to raise cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens.

Furthermore, after the winery mentioned just now is completed, merchants who sell this new wine to the Northland can bring their Northland fodder to our county for sale when they come to buy goods. Just an extra income? "

Cui Shisheng followed Sun Chuanting from place to place and knew the many uses of alfalfa, so he briefly talked about many things about alfalfa. Tian Yinong and Fan Yingyun both nodded and applauded.

Since it was the start of increasing income and production, the three people who had opened their minds followed the current topic and expressed the ideas in their minds one by one, and then analyzed the pros and cons before deciding whether to implement it.

After two hours of discussion, after adding several other measures, Tian Yinong and Cui Shisheng just returned from exhaustion.

The next morning, Tian Yinong, Cui Shisheng, and Fan Yingyun's thick title book was sent to the capital through the post station.

(End of this chapter)