Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 946, Brewing and Breeding

"After listening to your words, I have confidence in my heart. No matter how large the territory of my Ming Dynasty is, no matter how many tribes it governs, as long as we follow these core points, we don't need to worry about anything. "

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin. It was his own blessing and luck to have such a courtier, and it was also Daming's luck.

If it wasn't for Liu Jin, I'm afraid I'm still worrying about the little Tatar prince going south every day, and I'm still worried about the small matter of tens of thousands of taels of silver, or I'm half-dead by the Minister of the Household Department.

Even though he was exhausted, Daming was still the same, the people's livelihood was difficult, the treasury was empty, the armaments were slack, surrounded by powerful enemies, and the outside was strong but the inside was dry.

How can there be the scene of the current prosperous age, the common people have no worries about food and clothing, sweeping the four directions, expanding the territory, filling the treasury, the country is rich and the people are strong, the Ming Dynasty is powerful and the world is shaken, and the four sides are subject, far surpassing the Han and Tang Dynasties in history.

Even Emperor Hongzhi himself, if it weren't for the Daming Medical College established by Liu Jin, perhaps Emperor Hongzhi didn't know that he had an intestinal ulcer, and died for no reason after a few years, and was played to death by those quack doctors.

Now that the intestinal carbuncle has been cured, Emperor Hongzhi's body is getting better and better after recuperation. The white hair on his head gradually turns black, his face is flushed, his weight has begun to increase, and he is full of energy.

"Yeah, it's as if suddenly enlightened, suddenly enlightened, and like enlightenment, I can clearly see the way forward for my Ming Dynasty in the future."

Liu Jian also nodded solemnly, this time he also had a good understanding, deeply aware of his own shortcomings.

Emperor Hongzhi asked him to speak and talk about his views, but he couldn't come up with any good solutions. His thinking was always limited to everything in history, and he couldn't make new and innovative decisions.

"Mr. Liu won the award, and I can only talk on paper."

Old Liu Jin said with a blushing face, well, it’s true that he can only talk on paper, and it’s just picking up people’s wisdom. If he hadn’t traveled from later generations and read many historical novels, Liu Jin felt that he might not be able to say anything. .

"If you're talking about war on paper, then we won't even be able to talk about it."

Li Dongyang also said with a smile.

"Mr. Li is over the award, over the award."

Liu Jin hurriedly said modestly.

"You know how to be humble~"

When Emperor Hongzhi saw this scene, he immediately smiled and said.

"Haha~"

When the others heard this, they immediately laughed. Liu Jin is the youngest, and the grandsons of Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Zhang Mao are not much younger than Liu Jin, so sometimes, everyone likes to call him Liu Jin.

Everyone chatted very happily. Emperor Hongzhi was a good emperor and a good person, and the monarch and his ministers also got along very well. When getting along with a person like Emperor Hongzhi, there is no need to worry about anything, and there is no need to be trembling.

So when the conversation is happy, everyone can laugh at will, and Emperor Hongzhi himself is the same. A picture of the monarch and his ministers having fun is also recorded by the historian next to him.

"Your Majesty, this year we have a bumper harvest of grain in various parts of Ming Dynasty, and the price of grain has dropped to the lowest point in history. If the imperial court does not intervene, the low price of grain will hurt farmers. I am afraid that many places will be the same as Beizhili. The enthusiasm for growing grain will not be high. High, it will affect my next year's grain planting."

After being happy, Li Dongyang thought about it and asked a question.

The food issue is an issue that needs to be given great attention at any time, and even in the case of sufficient food, it still needs to be considered for future food.

I went out for a trip and saw that the good fields here in Beizhili are all planted with cotton. This is just the case of Beizhili. It is not a big problem. The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and many places that produce grain. If Beizhili does not grow grain, nothing will happen. .

But once the price of grain is too low, which affects the enthusiasm of farmers to grow grain, in the future, there may be more places like Beizhili that do not grow grain, but instead grow cotton or something.

It can't go on like this!
"Well, this is indeed a problem, the problem of cheap grain hurting farmers."

"It's not a big problem just in Beizhili, but if other places become the same as Beizhili, the problem will be serious."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded solemnly after hearing this, and asked after thinking for a while, "What are your opinions, my loves?"

"Your Majesty, as Liu Jin said, we can build large granaries in various places in Ming Dynasty. When the price of grain is low, the imperial court will buy a large amount of grain to stabilize the price of grain."

"I think that now is the right time for the imperial court to set up a grain commercial bank directly under the Ministry of Finance. The duty of this grain commercial bank is to stabilize grain prices. When grain prices are low, large quantities of grain are purchased. When the price of grain is high, the grain is sold at a low price."

"You don't need to make any profit, as long as you don't lose money, the main purpose is to stabilize the food supply and price of my Daming."

Liu Jian thought for a while and immediately stood up and said.

After Liu Jinyi said, when his brain is opened up, he will naturally be able to think of a way.

"Well, it is indeed necessary to establish such a firm."

Emperor Hongzhi also nodded slightly. The issue of food related to the security of the country and the people's livelihood. Naturally, it needs to be highly valued. Moreover, Liu Jin also said that food is still related to the issue of centralization.

Because only if the imperial court has enough grain in its hands, can it rely on grain to intervene in the national economy to a certain extent and stabilize grain prices at all times.

"However, judging from the current situation of our Ming Dynasty, in the next few years, our Daming's grain production should continue to increase."

"In Liaodong, Western Regions, Hezhong, and Nanyang, more and more fields will be reclaimed in the future, and more and more food will be produced."

"The grain produced by our Ming Dynasty alone this year is enough to feed our entire Ming Dynasty for five years. There is more and more grain, but the grain can only be stored for two to three years at most, and it will rot after a long time."

"If the imperial court spends a large sum of money to buy food every year, there is no problem with the turnover and storage in a short period of time, but after a long time, it will eventually have to find a way to digest the food."

Li Dongyang thought for a while and asked another question.

It is definitely necessary to establish a grain storage system. The current situation in Daming is that the land is vast and sparsely populated, and more and more land is cultivated, so the grain output is getting higher and higher.

The grain produced is really too much, the grain produced in one year is enough for Da Ming to eat for five years, one can imagine how much grain there is.

"This…"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help frowning again.

There is too much food, and I am worried, because I can't finish it, and there will be more food next year, and it will be piled up like a mountain. If I can't finish it, it will just rot, which is a pity.

"Your Majesty, it is actually not difficult to solve this problem."

At this time Liu Jin thought about it and stood up again.

"Tell me."

When Emperor Hongzhi saw Liu Jin standing up, he immediately asked questions.

"We also learned about it when we were in Nanzhuang Village. Now the people in my Ming Dynasty have enough food to eat. Everyone has food to eat. With ample food and clothing, everyone is slowly pursuing a better life."

"The common people want to eat meat, so the price of meat is constantly rising. Our court must follow this trend and trend when formulating national policies."

"We can roughly divide the grain produced in a year into several parts. The most important part is naturally to ensure the food supply and safety of my Daming."

"Under the premise of satisfying this part, we might as well use the remaining grain for other purposes, such as wine making and breeding."

Liu Jin thought about it and said.

In the global food surplus in later generations, the proportion of food that is actually used for eating is actually not high. Most of the food is used to develop animal husbandry, breeding and wine making.

That is, what is commonly known as rations, feed grains, and industrial grains in later generations.

"Wine?"

"Develop the breeding industry?"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes slightly.

In their consistent concepts and thinking, this food is the most important, and it is naturally used for eating. Wine making has been banned in all dynasties, and private wine making is illegal.

This is mainly because the grain output in ancient times was small, and winemaking is in great need of food, so it is necessary to give priority to meeting the ration needs of the people, and private winemaking is prohibited.

Taking the Song Dynasty as an example, the wine-distributing system was implemented from the beginning to the end, and the production of wine was monopolized by the imperial court.

Private brewing of wine is prohibited and can only be made by the government.

The Ming Dynasty also followed this system. During the period of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, wine making was strictly prohibited. However, in the later period of Ming Taizu, with the stability of the country and the increase in grain production, the prohibition of wine making was gradually loosened, and the wine culture also became popular.

However, on the side of the Daming government, the ban on wine making has not been officially revoked. That is to say, it doesn’t matter if you brew some wine in your own home, but if you want to sell wine on a large scale, it is still not allowed, and food is still very expensive. Things should not be so spoiled.

As for the development of the aquaculture industry, it is easier to understand. If the common people want to eat meat, they naturally rely on the aquaculture industry to support them. If there is too much food, they can be used to raise pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, chickens, ducks, geese, etc., so as to enrich the dining table of the common people. , to increase the supply of meat.

In the final analysis, the breeding industry is still for the common people to eat better. After all, the food is still used for eating. Only this wine making makes everyone hesitate. Once the imperial court no longer prohibits wine making, will there be a trend of extravagant drinking? Wind, the food consumed at that time may be very large.

This is also the reason why the imperial court has not lifted the ban on wine making, fearing that the trend of extravagant drinking will be formed and the atmosphere of the whole society will be deteriorated.

(End of this chapter)