Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 423 Spring Plowing Adjustment

As the country grows larger and involves more and more areas, it will inevitably become more and more difficult to govern. Simply these internal political problems can be dealt with slowly. The overall fundamentals of Datang are very good, especially in Weinan After the smelter started shipping, Li Shimin now has the confidence to fight any country.

Of course, people always depend on food. During the spring plowing last year, Sun Xiangfu was only half organized and handed it over to the children of the farmer. This year, all the children of the farmer went to Shanyang, but Sun Xiangfu stayed in Chang'an Coping with it alone, not only changed the location, but also changed the main crops.

"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty will have to deal with the battle with Goguryeo this year, and also take precautions against Tuyuhun, the various ministries of the Party, and Tubo. All the soldiers in the government have been in full service for a whole year, and there are nearly 30 young and strong men missing. Local food I am afraid that the output will be greatly reduced, and the grain tax that the court can collect will also be reduced accordingly.

Moreover, there are newly relocated people in Guanzhong, nearly 20 households, and a large number of migrants have gathered in the Weinan New City. Therefore, this year's farming in Guanzhong will mainly focus on food, ensuring the rations of nearly 500 million people. "

In the past, the population of the entire Guanzhong region was at most between 300 million and 400 million people, and the city of Chang'an accounted for one-third. This year, although due to land replacement, many people with five surnames and seven families moved to They went outside the customs, but at the same time they moved in a lot. Goguryeo and the various ethnic minorities in the Tang Dynasty had more than 20 households, men, women, old and children, and the total population was almost 70. Compared with those who moved out, at least Two or three million more.

In addition, the consumption of nearly 500 soldiers has also increased, and the number of migrant workers who are not sure how much will increase. After all, Weinan New City will start a round of large-scale recruitment for the whole country. By the second half of the year, the overall population will exceed [-] million , are very likely.

And because the grain from the south needs to be supplied to the northeast battlefield this year, it is basically impossible to import it to Guanzhong. Therefore, this year, the land in Guanzhong can only rely on the grain grown by itself to support itself.

"Five million people's rations? Wouldn't it cost more than 500 million shi? Can the fields in Guanzhong supply it?"

Each person consumes half a stone of grain per month, which is actually the previous calculation. With the abundance of food now, a person can’t eat two catties of grain a day. Of course, it’s not wrong to set the budget at 3000 million stone. Therefore, there must be so much grain input to ensure the stability of prices and the stability of people's hearts.

"Your Majesty, I am sure that the average yield of wheat in Guanzhong this year will be more than four stones per mu. Based on this calculation, as long as 800 million mu of land is planted, the yield should be sufficient."

Since last year, the work of fertilizing in various counties and cities has been carried out. Now, the reserved organic fertilizer is almost enough to apply one round of base fertilizer to most of the fields, and Shuozhou and Luoyang have selected and cultivated three rounds. Sun Xiangfu said that the yield of wheat per mu is four stones, which is actually relatively conservative. All of them use intensive cultivation methods, and the yield of five hundred to six hundred catties per mu is not a problem at all.

Li Shimin is convenient here, and he trusted Sun Xiangfu very much. He nodded and asked, "Is there any 800 million mu of land suitable for planting wheat in Guanzhong?"

During this period, the level of development in Guanzhong was not like that of later generations. A county had a million mu of cultivated land. Most counties in this period had an overall area of ​​only one million mu. Among them, there were not many cultivated fields of more than 30 mu. Although there are now more than 1000 counties in Guanzhong, the total area of ​​cultivated land is only over [-] million mu, but all of them are upper fields. Because of the middle and lower fields, all farmland was returned last year.

From the number of rural households in Guanzhong, we can also get more specific data. After the overall reform, including the newly relocated peasant households, there are a total of about 100 million households, each with about 1000 mu of land, plus the private ownership of some large households. Tian, ​​isn't it just over [-] million mu?

"Yes, there are, but if about [-]% of the fields are planted with wheat, then the quantity of other economic crops will be greatly reduced, and the income of the common people will also be reduced accordingly. Moreover, most of the common people will be allowed to use their own fields. I'm afraid it will be very hard if we work intensively."

Hearing this, Li Shimin thought for a while before saying, "I mean, this year, the people in Guanzhong will be given tax relief and tax relief. In addition, the government soldiers who participated in the training in Guanzhong will help with farming, and the seeds of the cash crops that you reserved in Happy Village last year , all transferred to Shanyang for planting, what do you think?"

Due to the large temperature difference between day and night in Shanyang, the melons and fruits planted are sweeter than those in Guanzhong, and the cotton yields more bolls than those in Guanzhong. This is the advantage of fertile land and sufficient sunshine.

However, there is also a disadvantage there, that is, ordinary people are not as good at farming as the people in Guanzhong. In order to launch a commercial crop that requires a certain amount of technical content on a wider scale, it is bound to involve many herdsmen who are new to agriculture. In terms of technical support, the pressure on them will be many times greater.

"I will try my best to be productive!"

It will take several years for the people in Guanzhong to adapt to intensive farming, let alone those herdsmen who have never been in contact with farming before. Therefore, even Sun Xiangfu dare not speak too much. He knows that Li Shimin is so adjusted. What is the calculation? The tax exemption period in the land of good sun will expire this year. If these cash crops are transferred to the northern land with more arable land, the tax revenue of Datang in the future may increase again.

"Your Majesty, the first month is coming to an end, and I plan to organize the people to start farming immediately. In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture has reserved 30 mu of experimental fields, and His Majesty needs to send people to help them out."

"I have seen the matter of the experimental field in the report before, but I haven't fully understood its function. Can you tell me about it?"

"In fact, according to the local climate and soil conditions in Guanzhong, try to plant some crops, and optimize the seeds of the crops according to the actual situation to make them more productive.

For example, wheat, with vernalized seeds and non-vernalized seeds, is planted in different regions and has different yields.There is also the problem of cold storage, different cold storage can also change some attributes of the seeds..."

All right!Li Shimin confirmed that these things were never mentioned in "Qi Min Yao Shu", and he basically didn't understand them, so he was not interested in listening to them anymore. As an emperor, he only needs to know how to use people, and Sun Xiangfu paused for a breath At the same time, he said again, "Well, cauliflower, we will plant some cauliflower in Guanzhong this year!"

"I will grow it. This kind of vegetable can help people prevent diseases to a great extent. It is good for the empress's health. After the minister passed on the planting technology, it should be no problem to plant two or three crops at different times this year. "

"Well, such a wonderful thing, I can't enjoy it alone, I need to have more varieties. At that time, I will use it to reward the ministers, and the Keming Mansion will give more."

Li Shimin is going to buy people's hearts again. Of course, Sun Xiangfu can't object. This move has another advantage, that is, it will make the top courtiers of the Tang Dynasty pay enough attention to the new crops. In this way, it will be beneficial to the development of farming. good.

"Your Majesty, we've finished talking about Jingxiang and farming. It's time to talk about the commercial plazas in Chang'an."

When Changsun Wuji reminded him, Li Shimin suddenly understood, nodded, and signaled that Changsun Wuji could ask.

"It is clear that the foundations of various commercial plazas have been laid. After the spring plowing, a large number of workers will be recruited to start construction. However, the investment in several construction sites in Chang'an alone will reach millions. I want to promote it nationwide. , I’m afraid it will be more difficult, and if we have to wait until eight or ten years later, I’m afraid it won’t be beautiful, is there any good way to speed up the pace of construction of commercial plazas in various places?”

When it comes to the way of growing hair, besides Sun Xiangfu, who else in Tang Dynasty can ask. Changsun Wuji thinks that this matter can be resolved as long as he asks Sun Xiangfu.

Really, without much thought, Sun Xiangfu replied, "In addition to borrowing, the introduction of local capital cooperation is one aspect. Just like the Yangtze River water transport business, you can't expect one company to finish all the business and get the support of the locals." Support is also important.

In addition, there are many shops in every square, and some shops can actually become the standard equipment of the square. You can ask him to contribute capital in advance, whether it is for sale or lease. If some discounts are given for lease and sale accordingly, I believe they will be happy to pay in advance. "

In later generations, a large commercial plaza, or even a lot of ordinary real estate, usually starts to sell the house for rent after laying a foundation. As a later generation, Sun Xiangfu has naturally seen many such cases.

After what he said, Zhangsun Wuji suddenly became enlightened. With the background of his eldest grandson's family, if he went to a place, he might be able to raise funds with just a word of mouth. To build the square, and in terms of shares, he can still take the majority.

"Let's just say it! There is nothing difficult for Zhengming to deal with business matters. After you go back, you can implement the auxiliary machine according to what he said."

Li Shimin said to his elder Sun Wuji with a smile, then turned his head to Sun Xiangfu and said, "Tomorrow I will transfer the sixteen guards who have finished the winter training to help you organize the spring plowing. Before the end of the spring plowing, I will allow you not to go to the morning court. I will also personally go to the fields and encourage the people to cultivate, and then you can make arrangements."

"The minister obeys the order."

For things like arranging political shows, Sun Xiangfu is familiar with it, and Li Shimin is more at ease when he is left to handle it. As for the matter of the waterway transfer company and the commercial plaza, he has to discuss it with Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji respectively. He said he was avoiding Sun Xiangfu, but he didn't want to oppress him too much. After all, the most important thing right now was spring plowing, and other ministers should worry about other things.

After leaving the imperial study, Sun Xiangfu's mood improved a lot. On the days when he was not going to the court, he could have many sweet dreams in bed. To do a good job, he must have a happy life. Sun Xiangfu also had a lot of things to do. Fortunately, he now had the entire Ministry of Agriculture at his disposal, so while it was still early, he turned his head and went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Agriculture.

(End of this chapter)