Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2231 This is the life that descendants of Yan and Huang should have

Daming capital.

The sky is clear, the wind is beautiful, and the autumn is crisp. It is really a good weather.

The temperature is neither high nor low, which is the most comfortable time of the year.

Liu Jin strolled on the campus of Imperial College of Technology, looking at the golden fallen leaves covering the campus roads, and looking at the energetic young students on the campus.

The whole person couldn't help sighing, he seemed to be really old, just like this season, although the residual heat of summer was still exuding, there was a strong sense of autumn, and the cold winter was coming.

This year, there have been large-scale and large-scale disasters around the world, which have led to a substantial reduction in production and income in agriculture around the world, in many places around the world.

In areas such as the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, Egypt, and Europe, many people at the bottom are suffering from hunger at this moment.

Expensive food is constantly depriving them invisibly, making them poorer and poorer. It is normal to sell children and daughters.

But all of this is very far away to the people of Daming, and the impact is very small.

Although the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty are almost facing a large-scale production reduction or even a extinction situation, the impact on the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty has been minimal.

The price of grain did not fluctuate in the slightest, and the Ming Empire had enough grain reserves, enough for the Ming people to eat for several years.

What's more, the proportion of agriculture in the mainland provinces of the Ming Empire has been declining rapidly, especially represented by Beizhili.

As early as more than ten years ago, there were no people in Beizhili growing food, and everyone was more concerned with developing other more valuable agriculture.

Such as aquaculture, fruit planting, flower and tree planting, vegetable planting, etc. Vegetable greenhouses are very common here in Beizhili. In winter, the vegetables produced here in Beizhili can not only meet the needs of the huge Demand, and even large-scale support can be sent to other parts of Daming, so that Daming people can eat the freshest vegetables even in winter.

So even if it is a drought or something, it will not have a big impact on these places. The advancement of science and technology and the transformation of industries have made the impact of natural disasters on these places less and less.

Reflecting on the lives of the people in the Beijing-Tianjin area, that is, the lives of the people in the Beijing-Tianjin area have not changed at all, they are still the same as before, living a happy life as a citizen of a powerful empire.

Liu Jin carefully observed these students on campus.

First of all, what impressed Liu Jin the most is that these students are generally taller, especially compared with the past, these young people are much taller now.

When Liu Jin just crossed over, Liu Jin’s biggest impression was that the height of Ming people was not very tall. The average height of men might only be around 160. As for women, they were even shorter. There were short people everywhere, and one was 170 The height is considered tall, and the man is tall and big.

You must know that this is the northern region. In later generations, the average height of men in Shandong and Hebei areas has gone to 180, and the average height of women has gone to 170.

But in the Ming Dynasty, the height of this Ming Dynasty was more than ten centimeters shorter, and it was difficult to see people over 180 tall.

Now after more than 30 years of development, look at these young people today, all of them are tall and tall, and they have basically returned to the average height level of future generations.

Undoubtedly, this is mainly due to the decisive change in the diet of the Ming people. In the past, it was a problem for the people of the Ming Dynasty to even eat enough. Now, the people of the Ming Dynasty can not only eat enough, but also eat well.

Fish, shrimp and crabs in the ocean, cattle, sheep and horses on the grasslands, pigs, chickens, ducks and geese in the farms, etc., have all become home-cooked dishes on the tables of Ming people.

Born in such a new era, the younger generation of Ming Dynasty has gradually increased in height, tall and strong, and there are even a large number of overnourished fat people.

Fat people were rare in the past. Only landlords had fat people. It was impossible for ordinary families to have fat people, because it was impossible to raise fat people without enough food.

But now, in the Ming Empire, especially in the Beijing-Tianjin area, fat people are very common, and even ordinary families have a lot of fat people.

This situation is similar to that of later generations.

Before the reform and opening up, the living conditions were not good, there were very few fat people, and the height was generally short, but after the reform and opening up, people's living standards continued to improve.

There are more and more fat people, and all the younger generations are generally tall, and each one is tall and burly.

Just judging from the height of the younger generation, the decades of development of the Ming Empire have been fruitful.

It can even be said that the current Ming Empire is better than the later generations.

Among other things, in the dietary structure of the Ming people, beef and mutton account for a very large proportion. This is mainly because the Ming Empire has many of the best pastures in the world.

In the grasslands of the north, the Western Regions, Central Asia, the Northwest, Hezhong, Black Soil, Australia, Golden Continent, etc., the Ming people have a lot of land and high-quality grasslands to graze cattle and sheep.

The amount of cattle and sheep produced is very large, coupled with the convenient transportation of railways and highways, they can be continuously transported to various places in the Ming Empire.

In terms of the price of beef and mutton, the price of beef and mutton is not much more expensive than the price of pork. The price of pork is six to seven yuan a catty, and the price of beef and mutton is only eighty-nine yuan a catty.

This price can be said to be very cheap!

In later generations, the price of beef and mutton is generally tens of a catty, which is very expensive. Ordinary families are generally reluctant to eat this beef and mutton every day.

But for the Ming people in this period, eating beef and mutton is no problem at all. Compared with the income of the Ming people, it is not a problem at all.

Now the average annual income of Ming people is almost 200 taels of silver, one tael of silver is equal to 1000 Wen, eating beef and mutton is no pressure for Daming people at all, and sometimes even feel that beef and mutton are not tasty to eat pork.

This is the current Daming Empire. It has a huge pasture, which is enough to produce huge cattle and sheep to supply the tables of the Ming people, so that the Ming people don't have to worry about meat.

In comparison, compared with the pastures of later generations and the huge population of more than one billion, the beef and mutton produced here are far from enough, and it is normal that the price is expensive.

You must know that in other parts of the world, such as Australia, South America and Argentina, where there are many pastures and small populations, it is very common for them to eat beef and mutton, and the price is also very low, and ordinary people can eat it freely.

To sum up, the current Ming Empire has fewer people and more land, and is rich in resources, so it can live a comfortable life.

There was a smile on Liu Jin's face.

I have traveled through time and worked hard for decades, not just for today, for this moment.

Seeing these new generations of Ming people, Liu Jin felt that his efforts were worthwhile, and all his efforts were rewarded.

The great descendants of Yan and Huang have always been the most industrious and intelligent nation since ancient times.

However, the lives of the descendants of Yan and Huang have not been very good all the time. There have been too many and too many sufferings in history, and later generations have experienced poverty and weakness after a hundred years of suffering.

Even if they are working hard to catch up, relying on the efforts of several generations to slowly catch up with the pace of the world, but compared with the world's powerful countries, there is still a big gap.

Especially for the people at the bottom, the pressure is too great. Mortgage, education, medical care and pension are still big problems and a lot of pressure.

Look at the current Ming Empire.

The descendants of Yan and Huang are all over the world, occupying the most vast land, the most resources, and the greatest wealth, living the best life and enjoying the happiest moments.

In Liu Jin's view, this is what the descendants of Yan and Huang should look like, the life they should have.

Because this is the only way to be worthy of the diligence and wisdom of the descendants of Yan and Huang.

"It's time to see Daming's first plane!"

Liu Jin sighed for a while, and then walked towards a testing ground on the campus.

The reason why Liu Jin came to Imperial College this time was mainly because he was invited by Imperial College to watch the first airplane in human history invented by Imperial College.

PS: Oh, there are too many sheep now, there are sheep in the house, I am trembling~
(End of this chapter)