Villager of Daming

Chapter 765: The cake grows bigger for nine years

Zhu Yuanzhang sniffed. The roast chicken rack was cold, so he heated it up and sprayed vinegar on it.

'A sneeze! ’ He sneezed loudly: “How to make steamed buns bigger?”

"Of course I put more noodles." The chicken rack inside didn't let Hanhan get too hot. The purpose of spraying vinegar was to prevent it from getting fishy when it's cold. The hotter the meat shrinks, the harder it shrinks and becomes harder to bite. .

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

If another minister dared to say these words, he would swear to him immediately. In the face of the chief, he endured it.

"Your Majesty, after the Ming Dynasty went to sea, they walked along the coast and encountered places affected by climate. The yields were already high, but their farming technology was not good enough.

Before there were blast furnaces and open hearths, smelting iron and steel was never easy, and the output was low.

When we were in Helin, we gave the herders a complete set of iron tools, which they cherished very much.

Nowadays, Ming Dynasty's iron and steel-making technology is unparalleled in the world. Others can't do it. Even though they have made some decent weapons, their output cannot keep up.

If we provide them with some planting and breeding techniques, they will have more products that can be exchanged with Daming.

Rice is the main food there, while wheat is the main food in northwestern Tianzhu due to less rainfall. "

The headmaster finally stopped talking about being scolded and wanted to make the cake bigger, Hanhan said.

Provide some things and skills to others, and use other people's labor to serve yourself.

"Oh~~" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized that there is so much noodles to put out, and noodles need to be planted.

"Help them plant the land. After they finish planting, they will trade it with us so that we can stock up on food. Now we are afraid of disasters. There haven't been any major disasters recently, right?
Then let them raise pigs and poultry. No, let them raise cattle and horses. We need cattle and horses for farming and transportation.

The current grain reserves are not enough to feed the people of the Ming Dynasty for half a year. Only if they have enough for a year can they feel at ease. "

Zhu Yuanzhang figured it out and asked others to help with the work, and Ming would give them a little benefit in exchange for a lot of things.

The mayor glanced at Zhu Di: "As mentioned before, we have already begun to deal with the drought in the provinces of Beiping next year, including Hebei and parts of Shandong."

Zhu Di: "..."

He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. He couldn't laugh when he saw the disaster, but he had been warned a long time in advance so he could prepare.

Like in Sichuan, when the floods came, everything was gone. Fortunately, people took their livestock and poultry to higher ground, and the houses were demolished.

"Father, please send more well-drilling machines and excavators in the spring. First dig holes to store water. There will be a drought in the summer."

Zhu Di asked for more things for the people in his fiefdom, and the people were already digging wells.

The people trust the imperial court, which is so awesome. It says that wherever there is a drought, there will be a drought. Where there is a flood, there will be a flood. When it is said that the earth is moving, it will definitely move. Only when it is said that the locust plague is not that serious.

What Zhu Di meant was to take advantage of the time and build more well-drilling machines, the ones that pump water from the ground as soon as they are pressed.

Wheat is grown in the North Parallel Province. After harvesting soybeans and sorghum in the summer, plus the cotton grown by the people, there will be a severe drought. What if there is not enough water?
"Okay, okay, build it, and send it by ship from the sea after it's built." Zhu Yuanzhang agreed.

He thought it was good to dig wells and not drink the water from the river, so the people would be less likely to get sick. Even if they were asked to boil water, the people would sometimes be reluctant to do so in order to save firewood.

“Don’t worry, His Highness King Yan, there will be no problems in Beipingxing Province, and machinery will be sent there next year to help with plowing.

Our Ming Dynasty needs to reserve grain for nine years, so we should build a granary when we have time. It is best to reserve it within three years.

If a country does not have nine years of savings, it is said to be insufficient; if it does not have six years of savings, it is said to be urgent; if it does not have three years of savings, it is said that the country is not its own. "The head of the village does not want to only have one year of grain reserves and nine years of grain reserves. In fact, aged grains that are older are not delicious and have a bad taste.

Then use it to feed livestock and poultry, and put in new grain.

At the critical moment, there is really nothing to eat. Aged grains are very fragrant, more delicious than grass roots and bark, and unlike Guanyin soil, which can eat people to death.

"That's right, that's right, nine years." Zhu Yuanzhang was confident when he saw that the village leader said nine years: "Three years of farming, there will be one year of food; nine years of farming, there will be three years of food. With 30 years, even though There will be bad luck, drought, and floods, and the people will have no food to eat.”

He recounted the following words, which were contained in the "Book of Rites", but he felt that the previous "Book of Rites" was not very true.

How is it possible that after three years of farming, there will be enough food for one year?Planting food for three years and saving it for one more year?That has to be the current crop rotation and intercropping.

Did this technology exist during the Han Dynasty?This is something that Xiaqiu Village figured out, or it is specifically called the south, where two crops are harvested a year.

The current method of planting rice and rapeseed is exhausting without animal power.

Shandong, Hebei, Henan and other places did not dare to plow the land after harvesting winter wheat.

Empress Ma ate the crispy bones of a roasted chicken rack, which tasted good: "It's really easy to buy food from outside. I have bought no less this year. All the food is used for the soldiers. In some places, the rice is very fragrant."

She was in charge of foreign trade, and a large amount of food was sent over and distributed to the army. If there was any extra, some of the food would be sent to the homes of those who had families in the army.

Normally, when there is no war, they rarely exercise. When they exercise, they eat more. A soldier eats more than twice as much as a normal civilian.

One support can cost hundreds of thousands, and the consumption of tens of 10 people is equivalent to a Ningguo Mansion.

This year, not only will the soldiers be given enough food for training, they will also be given meat!Vegetables, meat and other non-staple food are available everywhere, but where does the meat come from?In exchange for food.

But most of the meat is fish, sea fish. In fact, this meat is better, with high protein content and a little fat.

The army has not only become stronger in combat effectiveness, but also more loyal. It depends on who gives food to others, and even family members are given so much extra. It is no problem to fight tooth and nail.

In the past, the imperial treasury provided food. Without money, soldiers were paid according to their official positions. All deserters were afraid of death.

Exercise every day, your whole body will be full of strength, and the morale of the army will be different.

Coupled with an extra subsidy, being a deserter means that there is nothing left for the family.

The key is to have a good weapon. Using this gun to hit the enemy is purely bullying.

"Yes! Our army is good." As soon as Queen Ma talked about the army, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered something.

"I wonder how they are practicing throwing grenades. In the future, the grenades they will use on the battlefield must be long and accurate. Is it appropriate to use a longer grenade?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked the commander that now the army not only practices guns, but also practices throwing grenades, which requires at least thirty steps.

In the past, in order to deal with the enemy's desperate charge on the battlefield, explosive packs were used to deceive people, but that was because they were not used to it yet.

In the future, when we encounter enemies and fight many times, it will not only be uneconomical to use explosive packets, but the enemies will not be fooled.

Therefore, Xiaqiu Village provided another weapon. This grenade was thrown accurately. Even if the enemy dug a trench, it was useless, and it was still thrown in.

At the same time, the enemy's walls rarely reach as high as thirty steps, that is, fifteen feet.

It can't be thrown up to fifteen feet vertically. There are many enemies on the city wall several feet high. Can't this be thrown up?
(End of this chapter)