I am Da Song

Chapter 595 The Great Truth About to Come Out

Lin Shunhua recalled that he still couldn't bear it at the beginning, and said: "Guantao County was barren in those days, overgrown with weeds, and muddy land was everywhere. People walked in it, and people often got caught in it. When they tossed, they often brought out a piece of paper. Dead bodies, bones."

"And the economy is ruined, and only sporadic customers flee to the local area to reclaim wasteland. The caravans are afraid of the plague and dare not come. The people are starving and have no way of living."

"So I led the people to take the lead in rectifying the water conservancy of the swamp and pacifying the fertile fields. In a few years, there were more than [-] hectares of fields, so the people were prosperous and the grain was plentiful. Customers from all over the country came to invest, and there were more than [-] households in a few years."

More than [-] households, this was already a super big county in the Han and Tang Dynasties.

At that time, the county magistrate with less than [-] households was the head, and the county magistrate with more than [-] households.

The territory that Liu Bei has owned for a long time is only as big as Peicheng, and it is not certain whether there are ten thousand households.

In the past few years, Lin Shunhua turned Guantao from a waste of all industries into a large county, and cultivated more than [-] hectares of fertile land. No wonder the officials did not hesitate to promote him.

However, although this point is very legendary, if there is anything special, it really is not.

Basically, any feudal dynasty does not lack such capable officials who serve the people and the public.

All of what he did was completely within the framework of feudal officials, and there might be someone who could do better than him in every aspect.

Zhao Huan asked: "Then why did Qing come to Hejian Mansion and completely changed his form? Based on what Qing did in Guantao County, Hejian Mansion shouldn't be what it is today."

"I have seen with my own eyes that the industry in Hejian Prefecture is prosperous and the city is developed. The governance seems to be different from what Qing did in Guantao County."

Lin Shunhua nodded in various ways, and said: "I have witnessed countless sufferings in the world in Guantao County. Especially before the merchants arrived, the people wore one piece of clothing for the whole family. A bowl of millet rice is the ration of the whole family. A piece of rice is not enough for the people. Dare to abandon it. At that time, I thought about how to make the common people rich and not so poor that they want to lick their plates."

This is a good question.

In fact, later generations also have a classic question.

What kind of family can be so rich that they can drink yogurt without having to cover it?
Drinking yogurt and drinking caps is probably the scene that will most arouse the common memories of future generations.

So drinking yogurt is not necessarily a symbol of the status of local tyrants in everyone's impression.

So how much wealth does it take to achieve this goal?
Apparently, the kind of family that can drink from bottle to bottle.Of course, it does not rule out the special habit of drinking yogurt only with the lid on, and throwing away the rest.

But in short, there needs to be a very surplus of materials, which can be thrown away at will.

Lin Shunhua said decisively: "After comparing Tokyo and Guantao, I suddenly realized. There is only one poem in my mind, the wine and meat of the wealthy family stink. If there is enough food to stink, then the people will naturally stay away from poverty."

"So after I came to Hejian Mansion, I tried my best to persuade farmers and mulberry farmers. Hejian Mansion has a flat terrain and fertile land. It is simply a land of abundance. With your efforts, Hejian Mansion has reclaimed more than [-] hectares of new fields. .The numbers are simply unprecedented.”

Zhao Huan asked with a smile: "So the people in Hejian are all rich and rich like a rich family?"

Lin Shunhua shook his head slowly but firmly, and said, "No. When I reclaimed [-] hectares of fertile land, I thought that I simply surpassed all the ancient sages."

"At that time, the entire Hejian Mansion was shocked, thinking that the minister was a famous minister who was not born in the world. There has never been a dynasty that can cultivate so many fertile fields."

"Thanks to our advanced equipment, Hejian Mansion not only has a lot of farmland, but also has abundant grains, and the yield per mu is as far as the Han and Tang Dynasties."

"Among the countless praises, when I thought that the world would usher in a prosperous world of twenty yuan per stone and rice, I suddenly discovered that the people are still poor."

Speaking of this, Lin Shunhua's expression was extremely solemn: "I still remember that in the field, a farmer couple squatted on the edge of the field, caring for each other and worrying."

"The officials may not even guess what they are worried about."

"The pot at home was broken, and I used it for hot rice and cooking, but now it keeps leaking, and I can put out the fire several times after cooking. They want to change it, but they don't have enough money. Because their child's shoes are broken , baring the big toe, making people laugh. They have to buy shoes for the kids first."

"I went to their home and found that it was in a simple hut in the countryside. The walls were made of rammed earth, and the three children were rolling on the dark kang. The whole family had only one bed, and their eldest daughter was already 12 years old. Years old."

"At that time, it was no longer a question of avoiding suspicion. The minister could see that if the son wanted to start a family, they would not be able to prepare a new house. The dowry for the daughter was even more out of the question."

Needless to say the rest, this family faces only one ending, selling their sons and daughters.

Zhao Huan sat on a chair and asked solemnly, "Why are they so poor?"

Lin Shunhua said, "Because of industry and commerce."

"Industrial and commercial?" Zhao Huan was surprised for a moment, but he never thought of this reason.

You must know that Da Song's current wealth is entirely due to the extremely powerful industry and commerce.

This point has always been the pride of him as a traverser, but why did it cause the people to fall into abject poverty.

Lin Shunhua said: "A large number of businessmen have earned astronomical wealth through business. It is impossible for them to use all of this wealth for investment and production. Even if [-]% of this wealth goes to land for mergers, it will be a disaster for the people."

The national policy of the Song Dynasty happened to not suppress mergers, so a large number of farmers lost their land and could only rely on farming for large families in exchange for meager wages.

The only good thing is that Song Dynasty did not suppress mergers and did not collect taxes on a per capita basis, so the bottom could barely make ends meet.

But Lin Shunhua's grand blueprint to make everyone as rich as a wealthy family is obviously a fantasy.Thank God if the people don't starve to death and don't set off an uprising.

Zhao Huan asked: "But according to my observation, the Hejian Mansion is not only not starving and starving, but instead is prosperous and prosperous. What did you do?"

Lin Shunhua said: "After seeing all this, I have some reflections. Why are urban merchants annexing rural land? Instead of the other way around, farmers buy merchants' workshops and shops?"

"I made a special survey, and found that in terms of output, the wealth in the farmland will never compare to the goods in the merchant's workshop."

"Even the output in a merchant's workshop can equal the output of an ordinary farmer in one day, and a few households in a year. And the more exquisite and skilled the workshop, the more obvious this tendency will be."

Zhao Huan looked at the young Zhizhou in surprise.

Amazing!This magistrate seems to be about to discover a great truth!
(End of this chapter)