I am Da Song

Chapter 381
On the opposite side of the Bering Strait, that is an incomparably rich continent!

Not to mention military conquest, not to mention economic plunder, just local food varieties and various crops can bring earth-shaking changes to the Song Dynasty.

Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn are all famous high-yielding crops in the American continent.

Especially sweet potatoes, this thing is simply the gospel of the empire.

It is not impossible to easily get six to seven thousand catties per mu of land, or even tens of thousands of catties.

From the perspective of maintaining stability alone, this is simply a weapon of heaven.

If you plant ten mu of land, you can have a harvest of one hundred thousand catties.Even if there is no fertilizer now and the yield is greatly reduced, there is still [-] catties of ten mu of land.

On average, a family can have one hundred catties of grain every day.

This is simply a statistic that drives the ruler crazy. What kind of family can eat hundreds of catties of grain every day?

For someone like Zhao Huan who has a small appetite, a bowl of rice is enough, less than three taels.

Even if a strong man with three bowls of dry rice comes over, this hundred catties of grain can support 33 laborers.

This also means that even if Song Dynasty does not reap wealth from the outside, it can increase its population by four or five times only by relying on its own efforts.

Moreover, sweet potato is one of the most drought-resistant varieties of plants, and the more severe the natural disaster, the more prominent it is.

But all of this is not the key to widening the gap between sweet potatoes and corn and potatoes.

In terms of output, the output of corn and potatoes is not low.

What really widens the gap is the environmental adaptability of sweet potatoes.

For example, corn must be planted on flat plains, and rice must be planted in Jiangnan with abundant water sources.

But sweet potatoes have no such demand at all. They can be grown in plains and hills, and they can even grow if you find a mountain and throw seeds into it.

This is extremely important to the Central Plains Dynasty!
There are many mountains and hills in the Central Plains, and the cultivated land area only accounts for less than [-]% of the total land.

The remaining 90.00% is wasted and idle there.

With sweet potatoes, this problem will be significantly improved.Mountainous and hilly land will be reclaimed in large quantities.

Sweet potatoes can be grown in any low-defense state and county in any state or county in the Central Plains.

Even people digging through the hills and fields to find sweet potatoes has become one of the impressions of the Qing Dynasty in later generations.

As long as Zhao Huan thought about it, he could easily create the kind of prosperity that the Qing Dynasty called.

So Zhao Huan said to the merchants present: "Zhang Qian, the former Han official, opened up the Western Regions and brought back countless fine varieties such as cucumbers and grapes. His merits will last for thousands of years, and his benefits will last for generations. Therefore, he was named Marquis Cexun and left his name in history."

"My dynasty opened up the East China Sea, and I will also reward you generously. Those who can bring back good seeds for my dynasty and double the output of farmland, I will not hesitate to reward you as a marquis."

"The person who can double the output of the farmland will be named the county marquis of Kaiguo. The person who can double the output of the farmland will be the county prince of Kaiguo."

As soon as the words fell, a group of merchants immediately excitedly clamored.

Feng Hou Bai Gong!

Did you hear me wrong?

This item is the treatment of outstanding people through the ages, famous officials and fierce generals, and the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty also have this kind of opportunity?

The civilization of the Song Dynasty was tolerant and treated scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce equally.

But now it has reached this point?
It should be unprecedented in the ages to be granted the title of Marquis and Baigong as a businessman!

All the businessmen present were wealthy, and money was just a number to them.

But this is the only opportunity to become a Marquis and Baigong.

Everyone was so excited that they could not wait to say goodbye to the officials and go back to form an exploration team.

Anyway, they are not the ones who trek in the icy and snowy land, and if they just spend money, they may win the opportunity for themselves to start a family and make a name in history. No one can resist this temptation.

Some people have even figured out how to go to various colleges to spend a lot of money to poach those agronomists and botanists.

The Dao of the Song Dynasty is really changing with each passing day. No one thought that the agricultural students who were not valued in the past can now have a sudden rise in value and become the guests of countless wealthy families.

Looking at the crowd of excited and anxious businessmen, Zhao Huan got up slowly and said with a smile: "Seeing that everyone is returning home like an arrow, I will not keep you. I like the rumors you told me today very much."

"There are inexhaustible wealth in the distance. If I don't take it from the court, other tribes will take it. I hope that you can set sail to go to sea, forge ahead, and spread the caravan footprints to every corner of the world."

"Bring back the legendary merman and show me. Sima Qian recorded in the "Historical Records" that there is a merman's oil as a lamp in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, which will last for a thousand years."

"I have single-handedly created this flourishing world. For the sake of the country and the people, you should not let me be inferior to the first emperor, right?"

Although the last sentence was just a joke, everyone immediately stood up respectfully, and Han Sui immediately took the lead in saluting, saying: "Your servants will live up to the high expectations of the officials, and they will gather thousands of miles from all over the world. Contribute to the official family."

"I look forward to the early news from you."

After talking with a group of businessmen, Zhao Huan Yujia left Han Yuan, and if he stayed any longer, something would happen.

Han Sui will definitely find ways to send all kinds of beauties.Zhao Huan naturally likes beautiful women, but he doesn't like to be a beast that can only mate.

Once this kind of relationship between men and women is mixed with interests, it will inevitably be unclear to these businessmen.

As long as Zhao Huan wanted women, green, fat, red and thin, he could choose at will, there was no need to use this method.

But Zhao Huan obviously underestimated the colorful and romantic aspects of Jiangnan.

Leaving Han Garden, he found that Hu Quan, the prefect of Suzhou, was still with him, so he asked, "Why are you still sitting with me? Shouldn't you rush in to deal with all aspects of government affairs at this time?"

"Once the decree is issued today, countless wealthy businessmen and wealthy families will flock to Suzhou to buy various merchant ships for business operations at sea."

"Suzhou's shipbuilding industry, commerce, and industry are bound to usher in a peak. Are you ready?"

"I hand over Suzhou to Qing, but I hope that Qing can turn it into an industrial, agricultural, and commercial center, open various workshops, flourish all industries, directly produce various industrial products, and go to sea with the ship."

Hu Quan immediately cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare to forget what the officials say. But the minister thinks that the prosperity of business and industry is the hardware foundation, but the spirit of integrity is also indispensable. Therefore, there is a gentry, and the minister has no choice but to introduce him to the official. Family."

"A minister is also entrusted by others, and it is a matter of loyalty."

Zhao Huan glanced at Hu Quan in surprise, raised his eyebrows, and said: "This is really strange. Someone can influence my court magistrate? Who has such great energy? Since it is so prominent, why don't you meet with the businessman? I?"

Hu Quan cupped his hands and said, "It's the Qian family. I really can't ignore its influence."

(End of this chapter)