Ming Zuo

Chapter 1197 Complete the accumulation
"The art of farming has leaped thousands of miles since the Qin, Han, Tang and Song Dynasties. The output of the farmland has already been several times that of the predecessors. However, even so, whether the people in the world can feed themselves still depends on the eyes of God. In recent years, disasters One day is better than the other, and no matter how much we cultivate the old land, we can’t satisfy everyone’s needs. Under such circumstances, there are only two ways to improve..."

Huang Shijun doesn't know much about farming, but he also knows the truth and truth of Zuo Menggeng's words.

China is a farming nation. In order to meet people's survival needs for thousands of years, I don't know how many people have worked hard to improve the planting technology, and various farming works have emerged in endlessly.

However, manpower is sometimes poor, and it is really helpless to face all kinds of natural disasters that are extremely tragic and follow one after another.

In the past, when talking about the current turbulent situation, many people would blame the emperor and the court.

It seems that as long as the emperor and the court cultivate morality and promote benevolent government, the country will be prosperous and the people will be safe and the weather will be smooth.

It cannot be said that the emperor and the court have no responsibility at all, but if it is all blamed on the emperor and the court, it would be too harsh.

Huang Shijun himself is a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and he is very familiar with the emperor's actions and the operation and implementation of the imperial court. Naturally, he can't be like those white-eyed scholars, who are black and white.

Today, seeing Zuo Menggeng put aside the deeds of the emperor and the court, and even ignored the evil deeds of the landlords, vassal kings, and officials, and only talked about the most basic farming, he couldn't help admiring him.

Although this person is a traitor of Ming Dynasty, he speaks for justice and is far superior to all the people in the world.

To be able to obtain such a huge foundation is really unparalleled.

Compared with Zuo Menggeng, the emperor in the Forbidden City pales in comparison.

Zuo Menggeng didn't know that Huang Shijun's heart was overwhelmed with thoughts.

He's still talking about his opinion.

"If you want to properly deal with natural disasters and man-made disasters, the first way is to continuously improve your farming techniques. If one day you can still have a good harvest regardless of the weather or location, then naturally there will be no hunger."

This statement made Huang Shijun shake his head and sigh.

"Although it is a famous saying, but the way of heaven is permanent, it is beyond the reach of human beings, and it will not work."

Zuo Menggeng nodded, but did not refute.

Although he knows countless amazing agricultural technologies of the later generations, it is fair to say that even in the later generations with such advanced technology, agriculture cannot be completely isolated from the influence of weather and climate.

"The second method is to actively expand to the outside world. The more land you have in your hands, the better you can share the cost of loss. In this way, although the natural disaster is still there, there will be more channels for the people to harvest, and they will naturally be able to have enough food and clothing. .”

The second method is also what he is doing, and it is what European countries are also doing in this era.

Huang Shijun disagreed.

"It is the emperor's wish to expand the territory. However, for thousands of years, as strong as the imperial Han and prosperous as the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it is difficult to escape the situation of the country's decline and the people's retreat. His Royal Highness King Xia must not be lost."

After all, what he thinks is still trapped in the way of Confucianism.

Zuo Menggeng laughed.

"Mr. Yuyu, do you know that our Xia Kingdom has already expanded thousands of miles and produced countless grains? This is the fundamental reason why our Xia Kingdom can enjoy peace and prosperity."

Huang Shijun was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

"Nowadays, the pattern of the world is clearly visible in my mind. Although the old man is dull, he always pays attention to it. I really don't know how the Xia Kingdom has expanded the land for thousands of miles. What did you say?"

Zuo Menggeng is very proud of his achievements.

"Xia State is different from Ming Dynasty. Its vision has never been limited to the Central Plains. Today, Xia State has established a province in the extreme north of Liaodong. This place is farther than Liaoshen where the Manchu Qing was based, but it is fertile and fertile. Except for some uncivilized aborigines, it is really a land without an owner. Now these lands are in the hands of our country Xia, and the people who migrated have gone over and worked hard to cultivate them. Just a few years ago, there was a report that they had already welcomed the land. Come and harvest."

Zuo Menggeng was like a kid showing off his toys, asking someone to bring a map and show it to Huang Shijun.

After seeing the location of Jilin Province, Huang Shijun understood everything and couldn't help sighing.

"Alas, back then the Emperor Taizu sealed off the sea area and did not allow boards to go into the sea, so there is today's evil."

He is a man of great wisdom, and he immediately saw the problem of Daming.

It was Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of closing the country to the outside world that made Daming lose the opportunity to forge ahead.

But there are still some things he can't understand.

"It is said that the extreme north is extremely cold and extremely cold. This is a barren land, can we grow food?"

Zuo Menggeng explained in detail.

"The extreme north is indeed extremely cold for most of the year, but there are also a few months when spring is warm and flowers bloom and everything recovers. In addition, this kind of place has never been cultivated, and the land is extremely fertile. As long as it is cultivated a little, the growth It is far better than the Central Plains. According to the report there, this year, one mu of land produces about one and a half stones of wheat."

He used Daming's unit of measurement, but Huang Shijun was a little confused.

"This output doesn't seem to be much higher than that of the Central Plains."

Zuo Menggeng smiled.

"Does Lord Yuyu know how much land each person cultivates in the extreme north?"

Huang Shijun knows that there are many articles in it.

"How many?"

Zuo Menggeng stretched out three fingers.

"In order to encourage people to immigrate there, our country of Xia stipulates that each person in the extreme north can be allocated... [-] acres of land."

Huang Shijun was startled, and even pulled off a strand of his beard.

But he didn't care about the pain at all, and was completely shocked by the number.

"Three...three hundred acres? How could there be so many?"

Only then did he finally understand what Zuo Menggeng said, using more land to dilute the damage caused by natural disasters.

Each person's [-] mu of land, unless it is completely destroyed by natural disasters, even if only one-fifth of it can be produced, the harvested food is still very impressive.

And even if the output per mu of land in the extreme north is slightly lower than that in the Central Plains, but...

Three hundred acres of land!
Added together, the output is too scary.

Zuo Menggeng also made it clear that the land over there was newly reclaimed and immature, so the output was so low.If after years of cultivation, the habitat becomes mature, I'm afraid it will be even more gratifying.

"This year, many disasters occurred in the mainland of Xiaguo, and the land lost a lot. But because of the abundant harvest in the extreme north, the people did not have the risk of starvation at all. This is the peaceful and peaceful scene that Duke Yuyu saw. "

Zuo Menggeng is quite proud of the development of Jilin Province.

Just this year, all the investment has paid off.

According to the statistics of Jilin Province, the grain produced by all the arable land in the province is as much as [-] billion catties.

However, the current population of Jilin Province cannot even eat one tenth of the food.

Therefore, taking advantage of the calm sea area in winter, excess food has begun to be shipped to the mainland and North Korea in a continuous stream, which greatly relieves the food pressure in the two places.

At this point, the last voices against pioneering in Xia Kingdom disappeared.

Also due to the smooth development of the extreme north, Xia Guo's confidence has been greatly enriched.Let Zuo Menggeng prepare to release the hibernation, and start looking at the whole world.

(End of this chapter)