The eldest daughter of the emperor, she began to build a city wildly

Chapter 245 Why Is The Difference So Big (Part [-])
According to Lin Qing's statistics when they first issued the land deed, at least [-] mu of crops were planted in the entire Yanyang County. The yield of sweet potatoes was [-] shi per mu, and the yield of potatoes was [-] shi per mu.

Based on an average of 120 shi per mu of land, [-] mu of land is [-] million shi.

Based on the distribution of 30 catties of grain per person per month, one stone equals one hundred catties. It would take up to [-] stones to feed these victims until the crops are harvested next spring.

"Liu Zhonglin, send a letter to Lin Qing that this year's grain will be purchased by the government forcibly at the normal market price. That is to say, the grain in the hands of the common people is not allowed to be sold privately to anyone except the government, not even grain companies. If there is not enough money in the account house of the government, they will send money from the account house in Fufengzhai to help.

Afterwards, we will leave the relief food we distributed to the victims, and the number of seeds that the victims will borrow from the government next spring. The rest, whether it is a gift or a sale, can be sent to the government in need in other places. "

Leng'an country is in short supply of food again, the people sell the food to the merchants, they will only sell it at a higher price, it is better to let the government buy it directly and send it to places that need it.

Of course, only Yanyang County dared to do this kind of forced purchase of grain from the people. After all, if the people sold it to merchants, the price would definitely be higher than that from the government.

But because of Su Tang's reputation, the common people basically cooperated with her orders, so there would be no troubles.

For the common people, Su Tang is their lucky star, and only with Su Tang can they have their current good life, not to mention the acquisition by the government, even if the government asks them to donate for free, they are willing.

Su Tang also tried her best to help Leng Anguo do more things under the condition that there was no problem in Yanyang County. She was still the regent princess and had certain responsibilities to the people of Leng Anguo.

What's more, Leng Anguo and Yanyang County have a close relationship. If there is no guarantee of Leng Anguo, Yanyang County will face the risk of other countries.

Whether public or private, Su Tang can't just sit idly by Leng Anguo's plight, but she also believes that according to the emperor's ability and means, he can deal with the impact of this batch of locust plagues.

"There is also the need to ask the people to dig more land, encourage them to open up wasteland near rivers and ponds, and let them raise more chickens and ducks, which can destroy the hatching environment for locust eggs and prevent the locusts from reviving next spring."

"Yes." Liu Zhonglin listened to Su Tang's series of orders, and hurriedly went to do it.

Su Tang looked at the bare Fufeng village. It was completely different from the beauty before. The peach trees and grape trellises on the mountain were all gnawed bare. Fortunately, the main trunk was not injured, and they will be able to sprout again next spring. .

She is thankful that she was lazy two days ago and didn't buy ice silkworms, otherwise she couldn't find a single leaf, and the ice silkworms that were easy to feed would starve to death.

At the same time, it also means that the people do not have to earn a living by themselves, and the system will not upgrade her electricity. Does it really have to wait until next year?
Su Tang couldn't wait, she couldn't wait to use a bright light bulb instead of lighting a dim oil lamp all night, and basically went to bed when it was dark.

But ice silkworms can't be raised, so what else can they do to provide a livelihood for [-] people?Su Tang thought for a while but couldn't come up with a reason.

"Your Highness, let's eat first." Yingyue saw that Su Tang was sitting in the living room, staring at the glass window blackened by the locusts for almost two hours, frowning all the time and not knowing what she was thinking.

I thought it was because she thought the glass windows were too dirty, "I'll find someone to come in this afternoon, wipe the outside of the house, and take care of the island."

"Well, I should wipe it off, it's so dark and uncomfortable to look at." Su Tang helplessly pawed at the rice, no matter how he tried it, he still had to eat.

Today Yingyue made stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried pork, and rice. The taste was not bad.

"Do you want to eat some?" Su Tang asked seeing it looking pitiful. Since she said it was fat last time, Jingtuan stopped eating these things and gnawed on the bamboo all day long.

Now the nearby bamboos have been ruined by locusts, so Jingtuan ran into the deep mountains and didn't know what to eat all day long.

Jingtuan looked at Xiaocharou and drooled, and went out silently, ignoring Su Tang's words, which surprised Su Tang, "I didn't expect Jingtuan to be quite persevering, saying that he would not eat at all."

As she ate, Su Tang's eyes slowly lit up, and she seemed to have thought of a way.

In winter, there are basically no vegetables to eat, cabbage and radishes all day long, and green vegetables are even less pitiful. Rich people can eat some chives at most, and there are basically no green leafy vegetables. No matter how rich you are, you can’t grow everything in winter It's all useless.

In addition to being swept away by locusts, this year's radishes and cabbage were eaten before they were harvested. There were basically no vegetables, so Su Tang thought that if the common people planted some vegetables, they would definitely sell well.

Now that it has entered November, many vegetables are no longer suitable for planting, but winter spinach is just right. Although it is a bit late, there are systematic and good varieties. These spinach can be harvested by the Spring Festival.

Su Tang also doesn't plan to let them plant on a large scale. The family distributes the seeds of an acre of land, and the spinach they grow can be sold for two taels of silver. In addition, there is no food in this area, and the rich and noble will definitely be willing to buy it at a high price. It might be even more expensive.

The money earned by the common people is enough to feed their families until the sweet potatoes planted in spring next year are harvested, and a tael of silver for poor families is enough for the whole family to spend for a year.

Thinking of this, Su Tang didn't eat rice anymore, and spent tens of thousands of reputation points to buy spinach seeds, so that according to statistics, each family would distribute one acre of land.

As a result, people in other cities bordering Yanyang County discovered that the people of Yanyang County started to work in the fields as soon as the locusts passed by.

"Hey, it's almost winter, what are you planting? Can it still grow?" The people of Linqi City looked at the people of Yanyang City next to them who were digging the ground in full swing, and finally couldn't help asking.

"Growing vegetables, the government distributes the seeds for free. It is said that they can be harvested and sold during the Spring Festival." The uncle who was busy digging the ground straightened up and replied happily.

This made them very envious, "The crops in the fields of the people in Linqi City have all been eaten up, and there will be no food to eat soon. I heard that the prefect is busy applying for relief food. It is obvious that your Yanyang County is In the places most affected by the locust plague, how come I heard that you not only have no shortage, but also donated a lot of food to our Linqi City, and now you can grow vegetables.”

The people of Linqi City looked at the land that was only separated by a ditch. How could their situation be so different even though they were only a few steps away.

(End of this chapter)