Ji Tang

Chapter 150

From the second day after returning to the Hou Mansion, Ji Song once again experienced the life of a nine-to-five worker.

Liu Zhan has already begun to transfer all supplies to Haorui County, and Yao Chang has also begun to organize people to launch a vigorous land reclamation campaign in Haorui County according to Ji Song's ideas.

Although the Guanzhong area prospered under the governance of the former Sui Dynasty, the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty was not greatly affected.But the people are still on the line of food and clothing.

Some people say that there is no land equalization system and land conferment based on military merit?Each family has dozens of acres of land, how can they go hungry?

That's why I said this because I didn't know the yield per mu in Guanzhong at this time.

At this time, the land in Guanzhong has begun to highlight the barrenness of the land.Thousands of years of cultivation and cultivation have already overwhelmed Guanzhong, the former land of abundance.

Perhaps due to wars or other reasons, wheat cultivation, which was originally popular in the Han Dynasty, actually experienced a gap in the Tang Dynasty. Due to the backward peeling technology, thick wheat flour became a staple food for the people at the bottom of the Tang Dynasty during this period. staple food.

Fine noodles have become a luxury for the people, and some have even replaced chestnuts with wheat so that they can get more food.

Chestnuts became the main food at this time, and the yield of chestnuts was very impressive.

According to historical records, the chestnut rice yield in the early Tang Dynasty was between 0.8 shi and 1.5 shi, which is about 125 kilograms today on average. The gap between this is the difference between fertile land and dry land.

Fertile farmland close to the river for easy irrigation became the exclusive property of powerful families. Even under the equalization system, there was no way to avoid this happening.

In addition to paying taxes and purchasing necessities every year, the food that can be left in the hands of the family is barely enough.

Wanting to live a better life can only become a luxury.If you encounter a famine year, you will have no choice but to go hungry.

There are only three things Ji Song has to do:
First, land reclamation means leasing the land gained from land reclamation to the people, and the government only collects necessary taxes.In this way, property rights are in the hands of the government and belong to the state. If someone wants to do something clever and plundering during Li Shimin's administration, he still has to consider whether his neck is strong enough.

Second, the construction of water conservancy projects is a matter of contemporary merit and benefit for the future.The people will definitely support it, and this will provide a foundation.

This time, he wants to use Haowei County as a pilot to try out some things. As long as everything goes well, the next step will be to copy it.

Third, fertilizing in piles and optimizing planting methods. In his previous life, he was a child in a rural area in Guanzhong, so he still had some understanding of these, so he just followed the example.

These three things must be done at the same time. Only in this way can we produce something tomorrow and generate income to cope with the subsequent expansion.

He had already asked Yao Chang to bring the best map of Haowei County, and marked the changes in terrain and the distribution of rivers in detail.

In addition, Ji Song's descendants were also familiar with the entire Haojie. Comparing the two, he quickly determined where to start.

Haowei County is located in the southwest corner of the Guanzhong area. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast.

To the north is the Liangshan Mountains, to the southwest is the Weishui River, as well as Mohe, Shihe and Jishui named after Ji Song, which is the small river in front of his house.

To the east is an endless wilderness. According to Ji Song's personal inspection results, Haowei County at this time was at least half larger than that of later generations.

However, the cultivated fields only account for about one-fifth of the county's area. The remaining areas are too expensive to open, and no one is willing to do this thankless task.

After all, even if you put a lot of effort into clearing the land, it doesn't necessarily belong to you. If the government says it doesn't, then it doesn't.

As time went by, no one thought about it anymore.

But Ji Song was different. He gathered the strength of the entire county to do this. The people were the manpower hired by the government, and the expenses came from the national treasury. This was done with the will of the country.

You know, Haojue County has a reputation as a major grain-producing county in later generations.What's more, Haowei County at this time was at least half the size of later generations.Ji Song believes that as long as these more difficult-to-cultivate lands are reclaimed, the number of acres in Haowei County will at least triple.

There are no powerful people here, so it is the perfect choice for implementing this policy.

Without delay, after Ji Song's order, the entire Haoji County was completely moved.

No one can bear the temptation of two meals a day, and it is still good for their family.

A total of 1 laborers aged over 12 and under 50, under the leadership of Liu Zhan and Yao Chang, began to open up wasteland according to Ji Song's plan.

The heavier work is done by the strong laborers in the family.For example, lighter tasks such as weeding, land certification, cooking, laundry, etc. are all done by middle-aged women and children.

"Master Marquis, this is the result of these three days, please take a look at it!"

Ji Song did not stay in Chang'an, but came to the front line in person, just to worry about any unexpected situations, so that he could deal with them in time.

In order to prevent the many strong laborers from getting into trouble during this period, Ji Song even asked the emperor for five hundred cavalry to be on standby and monitor at any time. This was also an explanation to the court.

Otherwise, with so many people gathered, it would be difficult to let anyone go!

"Well, I won't read it. You can read it out and listen to it!"

Ji Song lay on the chair without any image and said to Liu Zhan who was standing there.

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

"There are 1 people participating this time, of which 680 are from the county's population. More than 8000 people are homeless, and the rest are landless people summoned from other counties."

"Because we are clearing land and building canals at the same time, in order to make more effective use of the population, we are adjusting the population every day according to the progress according to the instructions of the Marquis and making the best use of the people."

"Except for some confusion on the first day, starting from the second day, a thousand acres of land were reclaimed that day, and on the third day there were [-] acres. If this continues, in one month, I can guarantee that I will be able to reclaim [-] acres of land. acres or more. Since the canals are being constructed at the same time, these fields can be planted next spring.

However, since it is raw land, the production next year will not be much. "

Liu Zhan said a little disappointed.

"You don't need to think about this. All you need to do is to open up wasteland and build canals. As long as you can clear out enough fields, it will be a great achievement." Ji Song stood up and said.

Ji Song looked at the slowly moving crowd in the distance and thought of ants moving.Don't think that opening up wasteland is easy, there are many things to encounter here.

Don't worry about weeds or anything like that. No one here cares about whether you pollute the environment or not.

After the fire, don’t think it’s over, it’s just the beginning.

'Wild fire, in spring. 'Everyone knows this poem.

Therefore, the next step is to dig up the ground and dig out all the grass roots, gravel, tree roots, etc. in the soil.

After that, the land is leveled. How to irrigate uneven land?This matter is the most labor-intensive thing. If you encounter pitfalls, fill them in; if you encounter obstacles, you will make peace.

In this way, do you still think that it takes more than 1 people to open up more than 1000 acres of land in one day?

(End of this chapter)