Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2093, those who grow food are fools
"But if we don't farm the land, what shall we eat?"

Paco raised his head bravely and asked.

"You help us raise sheep and shear sheep. The wool can be exchanged for food and money at my place. The price of food is very cheap, and all of it is high-quality food from the Ming Empire. I will sell it to you at the cheapest price. "

"The cotton you grow can also be used to offset taxes, and the rest can be sold to me for food and money."

"Of course, you can also choose not to help me raise sheep and grow cotton. You can leave my territory and go to other territories to grow food. I don't force it."

"But if you stay in my territory, you can't grow food, you can only help me raise sheep and grow cotton."

"If you are willing, all go to register. At that time, each household will receive some sheep and raise them for me."

Igor looked at these filthy farmers, and left without saying that.

He didn't bother to care about whether these farmers were willing to herd sheep and grow cotton for him, and if he didn't want to, he just drove them out.

Planting grain, planting a hammer, if I grow grain, when will I be able to afford a car from the Ming Empire? Many nobles have already driven cars from the Ming Empire. Every time I go to a reception in a carriage, I will Disgraceful.

I have dated some beautiful ladies several times, but the other party saw that it was still an old-fashioned carriage, and immediately canceled the date with me, thinking about it is annoying.

Therefore, it is necessary to raise sheep and grow cotton. Only in this way can the output of one's own territory be converted into vain silver, and then one can buy the Ming products that one needs.

You can’t grow grain. This year, Daming opened up the sale of grain to Europe. The price is so low that it’s outrageous. Even after the unscrupulous merchants raised the price, it’s still much, much cheaper than in previous years.

Calculating according to the harvest in previous years, if he grows grain this year, then his territory probably won't be able to produce a few silver dollars, let alone buy his beloved Daming car.

With the issuance of Igor's order, a large number of farmers began to leave the vast land inherited from the Igor family era.

They really don't have much confidence in raising sheep and growing cotton, because this is not a way of life they have always been familiar with. They feel very unreliable, and they also have great doubts about the promise of the nobles.

What the nobles say is like farting, it is not credible at all.

They can't wait to squeeze out the last bit of money from the farmers, and they might as well believe that sows can climb trees.

Therefore, a large number of farmers chose to leave Igor's territory and go to other nearby noble territories, those territories that allow farmers to grow food.

Generally speaking, in Europe, the land is vast and the population is sparse, and the arable land is very vast, so there is still a lot of arable land that can be cultivated by these farmers.

It's not like saying that these farmers have no choice at once.

In Paco's village, more than half of the farmers decided to leave.

At this moment, Paco is saying goodbye to his neighbor Raul. His family is all planning to move to a nearby noble territory, where everyone is allowed to continue growing food.

"Paco, are you really not going with us?"

"We don't have much experience in raising sheep and growing cotton. If the sheep can't be raised well, they will really starve to death."

Raul looked at Paco. As the low-level farmers in Europe, they were actually very helpless and miserable. The nobles and lords beat them to the bone, and the church used their spirit to control them.

"I don't want to leave. If I leave here, I have to start all over again. I don't know what will happen."

"At that time, quietly plant some sweet potatoes, corn and so on. It doesn't take up much land. After all, you can survive. If you raise sheep, you can raise sheep. If you really can't live on, you can kill noble sheep to eat at that time. no?"

Paco didn't want to leave the village where he lived. Leaving was not a good choice, because to go to a new place, they had to start everything from scratch, even the house they lived in had to be rebuilt, everything would be very difficult.

"Oh, well, why are you not allowed to farm?"

After hearing this, Raul sighed, and silently embarked on the trip with his participation and belongings.

He really doesn't have any confidence in raising sheep and growing cotton. After all, growing food is more reliable.

The people in the village left about halfway, and the rest soon received sheep and cotton seeds. These sheep did not belong to them farmers, but belonged to the lord.

They only raised the sheep for their lords, and the wool produced by the sheep belonged to them, and the nobles promised that the lambs born also belonged to them.

This is obviously also a way to encourage these farmers to raise sheep for themselves.

After receiving their own sheep, the Paco family, as if they had acquired a treasure, carefully served and cared for them, transforming the neighbor Raul's house into a sheepfold.

Every day, the whole family takes care of the sheep carefully, mowing grass for the sheep to eat, and their son has become a sheep herding boy, and the sugarcane sheep go out to graze every morning and evening.

Most of the former fields have also been barren and turned into pastures full of water and grass. In a few places, Paco has planted cotton. Although he is not familiar with this kind of cotton, fortunately, the nobles also sent people Here are some things that need to be paid attention to when planting cotton and raising sheep.

In addition, because the population of the village has been reduced by half, there are many vegetable fields that are uncultivated. It is logical for Paco to turn some vegetable fields into his own vegetable fields and plant some sweet potatoes and corn in them.

Sweet potatoes and corn are also high-yield crops that have only gradually become popular in Europe in recent years. They can be grown without any good land, and the yield is still high. The key is that they are relatively drought-resistant.

During the severe drought the year before last, many people were able to persevere because they relied on corn and sweet potatoes. In some places to the north, many people planted potatoes.

Thanks to the Age of Discovery, the high-yield crops from the Americas not only fed the people of Ming Dynasty, but also fed most of the poor people in the world.

Time passed day by day.

The landowner Igor did not lie, the grain he sold to everyone was indeed very cheap, so cheap that even in previous bumper harvest years, the price of grain was never so low.

These grains from the Ming Empire are packed in bags one by one. The quality is very good and the price is very cheap. Compared with their own hard work growing grain, then shelling and grinding it into powder, it is much simpler, saving time and effort. , the most important thing is cheap.

"Fortunately, this year I'm going to raise sheep. If we grow grain this year, we might not be able to harvest again this year."

Summer has begun, but the temperature is unusually low.

Last night, a cold snap hit and there was frost.

This made Paco, who got up early in the morning, couldn't help but rejoice.

Such extremely abnormal weather, if it is to grow wheat, the abnormal cold snap this time may directly declare that the harvest of the planted grains will be wiped out, so we can only make up for it quickly to see if there will be any harvest this year.

In the days that followed, Paco couldn't help feeling rejoicing.

Because this year turned out to be the same as the previous year, another year of drought.

It is too cold in winter. In summer, the rain and heat should be at the same time, which is conducive to the growth of crops. However, this year's rainfall is also very little.

Another dry year.

This is undoubtedly a disaster for growing food. Without precipitation, food cannot grow. Except for a few places that can be irrigated with river water, most of the places are dry. Compared with the previous year, it is almost the same.

Paco didn't know what was going on.

Why in the past three years, there have been droughts or floods in Europe, this is desperately forcing everyone to a dead end.

But fortunately, Paco raised sheep with his lord this year.

In May, it was time to start shearing the sheep for the first time. The long wool of the sheep was sheared off, and the Paco family harvested a large cart full of wool.

Although he didn't understand why the lord wanted such a stinky thing, the lord still kept his promise and exchanged money and food for the wool in the hands of Paco and the others.

Paco, who got the money and food, calculated carefully. It seems that raising sheep is not a disadvantage. The wool is actually similar to the grain in the ground, but it grows on the sheep.

But in comparison, it is obviously better to raise sheep, because sheep eat grass, and grass is everywhere. You can mow the grass, or you can directly let the sheep out to eat grass. Compared with farming, it seems like Much easier.

Farming is different. The price of grain is so cheap now. After paying the tax, the remaining grain can’t be sold for a few dollars. The key is that it can’t be sold now, because the grain quality of Daming people is good, and the price is low. And cheap, who will buy food grown by the locals themselves?

What's more, this year is another year of severe drought. It is estimated that this year's grain production will definitely be greatly reduced, and by then we will be hungry again.

Paco and other farmers are silently calculating.

On the other side, Igor, who is the lord, is also calculating at this moment.

The wool from his own territory was sold, and the price was quite good. The people of Daming were quite fair in doing things, and they didn't lie to themselves. The price of wool was indeed very good.

As soon as the wool is sold, I have a lot of money in my hands, which can just be used to buy the Daming car that I have been thinking about.

"Haha, those who grow grain are all fools!"

"There is another severe drought this year, and the grain production will definitely decrease. How much money can I receive?"

Thinking that he would soon be able to drive his beloved car, Igor's mood became very good.

"Lord, lord, the king ordered that all land be imitated by the Ming people, establish a provincial system, and at the same time cancel everyone's right to tax!"

However, his good mood was soon disturbed by a bad news.

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