Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 249 Harvest and Cost

Of course, with the exception of the Wuzhaibao Taxation Bureau, the Wuzhaibao bureaus and other bureaus are all in the name of Huang Laifu's private shogunate, not public official organizations.With Huang Laifu's 1 courage, he did not dare to openly change the official system of Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, the old military officers above are all retired and given preferential treatment, and receive a salary of more than ten shi from the imperial court every month.Of course, Wuzhaibao distributes a large number of farm and workshop business tax dividends every year, which makes them look down on this little money.

Moreover, Wuzhai Fort has already been promoted to Wuzhai Guard, and Huang Laifu is the hereditary commander of Wuzhai Fort. Since he was promoted from the guard system to be the commander-in-chief, even if he retires from the position of commander-in-chief in the future, he will still be the commander-in-chief. Come back to be his commander of Wuzhai Fort, and pass on the position of commander to his descendants for generations.

And the descendants of the old military officers, such as Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu, He Ruzhen, etc., even if they have the titles of Baizong, Qianzong, garrison, guerrilla, and general, they are also hereditary commanders and commanders of Wuzhaibao. Shi, Wei Zhenfu, Zhengqianhu, Deputy Qianhu, Baihu, Trial Baihu, Suozhenfu, etc.On the surface, these people still perform their duties, but in fact, the distribution of their powers and responsibilities has already been done according to Huang Laifu's wishes.Their interests are all linked with Huang Laifu.
Seeing all the people waiting in the room, Huang Laifu felt quite high-spirited. He first said: "My lords, holding this inventory meeting today is also a link between the past and the future. Five years ago, at the same place, I had a meeting with all your lords. Call for a five-year development plan meeting for Wuzhai Fort. Now five years have passed, and the development achievements of Wuzhai Fort are obvious to all. Such achievements are inseparable from the dedication and solidarity of all adults. Here, we It should be said that the first five-year plan of Wuzhaibao is just the beginning. In the future, we will have the second five-year plan, the third five-year plan, and the fourth five-year plan of Wuzhaibao. Build it into a bright and famous pearl in Northwest Shanxi!"
Enthusiastic applause, Gu Yunniang also looked at Huang Laifu with fascinated eyes, she likes to see her husband's high-spirited look the most.

Next is everyone's report.

First of all, Gu Shibao, the deputy director of the Wuzhaibao Grain Bureau, the director of the Wuzhaibao Immigration Bureau, and the director of the Wuzhaibao Mining Bureau Gu Shibao said: "Huang Junmen, colleagues, after five years of development, there are now 40 farmlands in Wuzhaibao. , 90 hectares of land (20 mu), with an annual grain output of about 35 shi, and a stable output. In the land of Bajiaobao, there are [-] hectares of fields, with an annual grain output of about [-] shi. There is also the land of Laoyingbao, which has The field is [-] hectares, and the annual grain production is about [-] shi. This is the total grain production of each castle..."

Of course, Gu Shibao is only talking about the general grain production of each castle and the details, and he has a special document to send to Huang Laifu.

"In addition, among the farmland expenditures of each fort, there are 440 village households in each village of Wuzhaibao. In addition, there are annual harvest awards and year-end awards for Wuzhaibao farmland, with an expenditure of more than 670 shi for grain and rice. There are also seeds, pesticides and fertilizers, water conservancy and farmland repairs, forage fodder, horse feed, farm tools, etc., and nearly 15 shi of grain and rice. The annual expenditure of grain and rice on each farm in Wuzhaibao is about 25 shi. Among the expenditures, seeds, pesticides and fertilizers are the most important... In addition, there are expenditures on the farmland of Bajiaobao... the expenditure on the farmland of Laoyingbao..."

Everyone took a breath when they heard it. It seems that the expenditure of mass production is not small. Only Huang Laifu looked calm. These expenditures were all within his expectation, and compared to later generations, the expenditure of his own farm is still relatively small up.

Later generations of Huang Laifu once read a report on the Internet. The family has eight acres of land, and the high-yield wheat per acre is 4000 catties. According to the market price, plus all the subsidies from the state throughout the year, the annual income of the eight acres of land is [-] yuan.However, after deducting the costs of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, watering, and mechanical farming, the monthly income of two laborers for a family is less than [-] yuan in the half-year production period.This is not bad. Many people have planted fields for a year, and after harvesting in autumn, they settle accounts. They have harvested very little, and some even lose money.

It is because the input of seeds, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides is increasing, resulting in higher and higher costs.In the operation of some large farms abroad, the annual profit is [-]% or [-]%, which is regarded as a good operation.However, it is because of high investment that there is high harvest. To maintain the high yield of farmland in Wuzhaibao and other places, this kind of continuous high investment is necessary.The cost of farmland in Wuzhaibao only accounts for [-]% of the income every year, which is already very good.

And because Huang Laifu's annual grain storage is between 20 shi and 30 shi, Huang Laifu sells the remaining grain and rice to merchants, and gets a large amount of silver to store in the warehouse every year.

However, Gu Shibao then reported a piece of news that attracted the attention of Huang Laifu and others, that is, due to the common use of pesticides and fertilizers in the fields in the past few years, the fertility of the fields has declined, and the result is that the land of the farmland still needs fertilizers. More.

Gu Shibao asked Huang Laifu what to do?Huang Laifu pondered for a while. Although the use of fertilizers can increase the yield of the land, he also knows the harmful effects of excessive use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.

Due to the large amount of land in Wuzhaibao, there is no need for intensive farming like the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.So Huang Laifu decided to adopt the Norfolk crop rotation system in England in the [-]th century.This is a four-zone crop rotation system, that is, alfalfa, wheat, radish and barley are planted separately, and no cultivated land is allowed to fallow.Alfalfa prepares the soil for wheat.The wheat, in turn, prepares the soil for the radishes, which prepare the soil for the barley, which in turn prepares the soil base for the alfalfa.Similar to Huang Laifu's ecological cycle Wuzhaibao Large Livestock Farm.

Although the output of this crop rotation system is not as high as the intensive cultivation in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, it is still more in line with the actual situation of Wuzhaibao's fertile fields.At present, Huang Laifu told Gu Shibao that starting from next year, this rotation system will be implemented in all the farms in the castle.

The farmland in each castle is divided into several areas, where alfalfa, turnip, wheat, soybean, rapeseed, radish and barley are planted respectively.Use soybeans and alfalfa and other leguminous fertilizers to fix nitrogen, improve the characteristics of the soil, increase the fertility of the land, and can also be used as excellent feed for pigs and sheep.After a few years, rotate back and use the land efficiently.In the past, soybeans and alfalfa in Wuzhaibao's various farms were only planted in the corners of the fields, fearing that the fields would be occupied, and they would be expanded on a large scale in the future.

After hearing Huang Laifu's words, Gu Shibao agreed loudly. Although Huang Laifu had never farmed a field, Gu Shibao and others admired his knowledge of agriculture.

Next, Gu Shibao reported on immigration from various places and mining affairs in various forts. Since November 21, Wanli, border immigration has formed a huge crowd. By the end of this year, there have been more than 10,000 people in this year Immigrants from Shanxi Province and other provinces moved to the Qingshui River and Huangpuchuan River area, bringing urgently needed males to the local land and farms.

More than half of these people are refugees from various places with their families. They are registered by the Wuzhaibao Immigration Bureau, and merchants who have obtained a license to recruit and lead them in various places.

The rest are the children of private households or officials from wealthy households who went to buy land outside the Great Wall.When these people go out of the Great Wall, how much land they need to buy, they need to go to the Wuzhaibao Immigration Bureau to pay for the purchase of acres of land, and then go to the outside of the Great Wall to enclose the land.Then the report comes back, and the Immigration Bureau confirms and issues the land title deed.From now on, these fields will be owned by them for generations, and they will be exempted from tax for the first three years.This caused a wave of private households from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty to enclose land outside the Great Wall. Some people who could not cultivate it themselves hired recruiters to cultivate it and became one of the farms outside the Great Wall.

These expenses for purchasing land outside the Great Wall became a new source of income for Huang Laifu, and laid a public foundation for his future management outside the Great Wall.Of course, there are some evil people, most of whom are officials and wealthy households, who are unwilling to pay for the purchase of land, saying that there is no land beyond the Great Wall, so why should it belong to you, Huang Laifu?
These people secretly went out of the fortress to enclose land in various places.Huang Laifu was not polite to these people. He was in the Zhenlu camp in Laoyingbao. In addition to guarding the safety of the farms outside the Great Wall, he was also responsible for surveying the land outside the Great Wall.These people, after privately enclosing the land, were hacked to death by soldiers from the Zhenlu camp posing as horse thieves.Their family cried after hearing the news, but Huang Laifu ignored their interest.

As for the mining affairs of the various forts, it is now under the control of the Wuzhaibao Mining Bureau.Right now, Huang Laifu controls the mineral rights in Wuzhai Fort, Shenchi Fort, Laoying Fort, and Ningwuguan.

Among the four places, except Wuzhaibao Cement Factory, Shenchibao Large Coal Mine, Shenchibao Large Iron Factory, and Ningwuguan Large Coal Mine, Huang Laifu participated in the operation.For the rest of the mines, merchants from all over the country can apply for mining licenses to open mines in the rest of the points, and how much tax they have to pay every year.Every year, the Wuzhaibao Mining Bureau manages the inspection.

However, due to the serious pollution of the cement factory, Huang Laifu planned to close the Wuzhaibao cement factory and move it to Shenchibao.In the future, Wuzhaibao will no longer open mines, but will specialize in agriculture and commercial trade.And because Wuzhaibao Cement Factory, Shenchibao Large Coal Mine, Shenchibao Large Iron Factory, and Ningwuguan Large Coal Mine are the major mining enterprises in these places, they are not managed by Wuzhaibao Mining Bureau.In addition, even if there are some mine owners who open mines, the annual tax collected is only a few thousand taels.Of course, even so, compared to some other states and counties, this result is already very good.

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Next, the Director of Wuzhaibao Urban Management Bureau, the Ambassador of Wuzhaibao Tax Bureau, and the Ambassador of Shuiquanyingbao Tax Bureau He Chaoxun made speeches and reports.In terms of urban management of Wuzhaibao, as well as the urban management planning of Laoyingbao, Ningwuguan and other places, I proudly talked about some achievements.In particular, Wuzhai Fort is now known as the Garden Military Fort, which is inseparable from the guidance of the military gate and the efforts of all colleagues in the administration.

He Chaoxun focused on the development of the Wuzhaibao Taxation Bureau in the past few years, as well as the achievements of the Shuiquanyingbao Taxation Bureau in recent years.

(There's another chapter tonight!)

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