After entering ancient times, start a field

Chapter 69 Start with 69 Fields: Unprecedented Mass Production

"Young master, young lady."

"Young master, young lady."

Seeing the arrival of Lu Helin and Lu Cangling, the man who was waving his scythe like rain in the rice field stopped what he was doing and greeted them.

Lu Helin nodded to the men who greeted them one by one, while Lu Cangling beside him showed no expression.

"It seems that the yield of this rice is good!"

Looking at the golden rice, Lu Helin couldn't help sighing.

That's not it! !
Didn't you see that the rice was bent over?

Hearing Lu Helin's words, the man who was wielding his sickle on the side immediately said with a smile on his face: "My lady, the rice you let us plant is really a good harvest. I have never seen such a yield in decades. rice."

"Well, it looks good."

Lu Helin is quite satisfied, it seems that this time is a bumper harvest.

Although the man in charge of harvesting was nimble, he had sowed all the rice seeds before, so even a strong man would have to spend several days in this large rice field.

But they are also enjoying it. As farmers, what they hope to see most is that the things they plant can have a good harvest.

Now it can be described as a big harvest.

How could they be unhappy?

Lu Helin's rice has indeed achieved a full harvest, but almost half of all the rice fields except her are empty husks.

This makes the peasants who depend on the sky for food really sad.

The food they harvest must not only feed themselves, but also be taxed.

With such a small harvest, I am afraid that there will be nothing left after paying taxes.

How do they spend the rest of their days? ? ?
Can I just starve to death?
"Master, this year's harvest is so small, what should we do?"

Like other farmers, this family also relies on this year's harvest to make a living, but this year's output, let alone paying taxes, is not enough for even the whole family.

The more women really think about it, the more sad they become. Why does God treat them like this? ?

They just want to live a good life, work every day at sunrise and rest at sunset, but what they get is such a result, no one will be disappointed.

Hearing what his wife said, the man couldn't help sighing: "Hey, there's nothing I can do. If it doesn't work, I'll find some odd jobs, and they will always support our family."

As the pillar of the family, other people can complain and be decadent, but he can't. He wants to create a small world for the people he cares about.

Such a situation has been repeated in the past few days among the farmers who depend on the sky for their food.

Almost all people are complaining about God, not giving them a good harvest.

It's strange to say that the weather is not strange, and it's not too hot, but for some reason, starting from June, the harvest of other crops except rice is not as good as in previous years, but there is not much difference, so ordinary people don't Put it in your eyes.

It is not until the rice is mature that the harvest is astonishing.

I never thought that the harvest would be so bad.

Naturally, such things cannot be hidden from the court.

Soon the record of the grain shortage was handed over to Zhou Huang's record.

"Halve grain production everywhere?"

"That's right, Your Majesty. This year's grain harvest has been halved in all places, whether it is a fertile land or a dry land."

"Your Majesty, food is fundamental. Therefore, under this circumstance, I think it is even more important to ensure tax revenue, otherwise it will disturb the morale of the army!!"

The minister who said this was from Concubine Xu's side.

What they advocate is above the interests of the powerful, and what the common people do has nothing to do with them.

"Your Majesty, I believe that taxes should be reduced to ensure the livelihood of the people, otherwise the people will be displaced without food."

The owner of this voice is Ge Yan, he has been restored to his post, so he has a place to speak in this court.

He obviously disagrees with Concubine Xu Gui, but at the same time he also has compassion for the people, he doesn't want to see the scene where thousands of people can't eat.

I also don't want to see tens of thousands of displaced people because of the famine.

Generally speaking, if most of the people in a country cannot afford to eat, then the foundation of the country will be shaken, and it is also a time when foreign enemies are easy to invade.

Those ministers who are close to Concubine Xu only pay attention to their own interests. They have completely forgotten about their family and country feelings and caring for the people. They have long since lost their original intentions when they were officials.

"Master Ge, if the tax is halved, the common people may be able to live a little better. But what about the soldiers in the army? They are the pillars of the country. Without them, how could we have a comfortable life now."

Someone immediately retorted after hearing Ge Yan's words.

Even for his own benefit, he did not hesitate to use the lieutenant generals as an example.

"Naturally, we can't treat the lieutenant badly. Since you adults have such a loyal heart, you must be willing to use your salary to subsidize the lieutenant!!"

When Ge Yan said this, everyone in the hall was shocked! !

Now, no matter the courtiers who spoke or the courtiers who did not speak, Ge Yan counted them all.

The person who was still choking with Ge Yan just now felt angry!
Hurrah! !
This Ge Yan! !
What a calculation! !
Didn't expect to be waiting here in the first place!
Why did you go to Guzhuo Pass and come back with a heart?
Could it be that after going to the place of suffering, the mind has grown?What this person didn't know was that after Ge Yan came back this time, he was determined to make a way out for Zhou Qiyu, and this was just an appetizer.

There are more exciting things waiting for these people.

snort!
As soon as Ge Yan said that, all the courtiers in the hall could not find anything to refute. After all, if you say that you don't want to reduce your salary, then you don't value the lieutenants.

They cannot afford this responsibility.

Zhou Huang looked at the hall, the group of people who had been arguing just now were completely silent after Ge Yan's words.

I had no choice but to ask: "My love, do you have any other ideas?"

As soon as these words came out, the courtiers in the hall seemed to be dumb, and no one came out to speak again.

"That being the case, let's do what Ge Aiqing said."

Zhou Huang's words were finalized.

This also means that the salaries of all courtiers will be halved this year, which makes all the ministers in the hall hate Ge Yan immediately.

If eyes could kill, Ge Yan would probably have died hundreds of times and that would not be enough.

After the morning court was over, Ge Yan was in a very good mood. Anyway, he didn't care much about the salary, so it seemed like someone didn't have any savings, hmph!
Today in the court hall, seeing the colorful expressions of these people, he was really happy.

Finally, he was able to let out a little bit of anger and make them keep bullying His Highness.

And that's just an appetizer.

"Master Ge, please stay."

A thick male voice behind him stopped Ge Yan.

When he looked back, hey, isn't this Xu Guifei's good father.

"Teacher Xu, what is your name?"

Ge Yan can be said to be very nice now.

After Xu Taifu approached Ge Yan, he said, "Master Ge, it's not easy to be called back from Guzhuoguan! I heard that His Highness Ninth Prince risked his life for you. You should cherish your life." , don't disappoint His Highness Ninth Prince's good intentions."

After saying this, Master Xu waved his sleeves and walked away.

Ge Yan stared at the old man's back, pooh-pooh.

Pooh!
Old man, are you still threatening me?
Let's wait and see, who will have the last laugh?
He naturally knew that it would not be easy for him to come back, but since he came back, he had to earn a way out for His Highness.

Just wait, no one knows who will be the final winner.

The noon sun made people dazzle, and Ge Yan didn't stay where he was, and soon left the palace.

The order to halve the tax burden quickly spread to all districts, counties and corners.

The people who were sad because of the halving of food this year, could not help but feel grateful to the Holy One and sympathize with the people when they heard the news.

It's funny to say, it's obviously a proposal from a minister who cares about the people, but when he comes to the people, he will only thank the king on the dragon chair.

As everyone knows, even if the tax burden is halved, it will not be enough to reduce the grain production this year.

Perhaps, it is really time for a change of dynasty.

However, whether it is halving the tax burden or halving the grain production, this has no impact on Lu Helin.

Because her rice harvest has never been mass-produced.

In the past few days, it has been continuously harvested, dried, and stored in storage.

Got a staggering number.

For one hundred catties of rice seeds, about three catties of rice seeds are used for one mu of land.

This has planted more than 30 mu of rice.

Xiao Jing led people to weigh the rice harvest of one mu of land, and unexpectedly got the result that the harvest of one mu of land could reach [-] catties.

Based on this calculation, [-] mu of land can get almost [-] catties of grain.

For people at this time, this is an unprecedented harvest.

The granaries that Lu Cangling had originally prepared for the [-] mu of land were not enough, so he had to step up and build a few more granaries.

Compared with other people's harvests, this is like heaven and earth, but this yield cannot reach other people's ears, even for the surrounding village households, Lu Cangling asked Xiao Jing to bring someone to greet them.

"Sister, do you know how much food you can grow with the one hundred catties of rice seeds?"

After Lu Cangling got the food, he immediately found Lu Helin.

"I don't know, but I think there must be a lot."

Although Lu Helin didn't know how many there were, she knew there must be a lot. After all, super rice seeds were written on it, which was not just marked out.

"A full [-] jin of grain has been produced, which has never been achieved before."

Lu Cangling's words made Lu Helin stunned.

She thought that there would be a large output, but she didn't expect it to be so large.

But it was really a pleasant surprise.

Just after Lu Cangling told Lu Helin the final output, the panel also prompted the news of the completion of the task.

"After sowing one hundred catties of super rice seeds and successfully harvesting, I got a rural farm. The title deed and key have been put into the backpack."

It's still a familiar sentence.

Lu Helin opened the backpack and took a look, and sure enough, a new title deed and key had appeared in the backpack.

Lu Helin took out the title deed and the key, put them on the table, handed them to Lu Cangling, and said, "A Ling, this is the reward for harvesting the rice seeds. If you have time, how about asking someone to check it out?"

After all, it is also my own real estate, so I should go and see how it is.

Lu Cangling took the land deed, looked at the address on it, and found that the farm was also around Jizhou City, not far from this house.

When the time comes, just find some time to see it again.

Now Lu Cangling mainly wants to explain to Lu Helin that her rice production is really amazing and cannot be spread to the outside world.

He only heard him say: "This Zhuangzi is looking for a chance to take a look. But sister, what I want to tell you today is that your rice seed production is really amazing. You can't let others know about this, otherwise it will Someone is coveting."

What's more, this year is still the case.

Grain production has been halved, and even if the imperial court issued an order to halve taxation, it would be difficult to solve the urgent needs of the people.

What's more, there must be unscrupulous merchants who will raise the price of food, which will make many people unable to eat.

One person is extremely hungry, so it can be said that he can do anything, so Lu Cangling doesn't want this to be exposed.

"Okay, I see."

Lu Cangling's worries are not unfounded.

Lu Helin will not refute, but in fact she basically rarely goes out now, so Lu Cangling doesn't need to worry about her talking about it to outsiders.

What's more, who would tell a stranger about the food production of his family, isn't that just looking for something to do?
But it's almost August, Lu Helin wondered if Ah Ling's hospital exam is about to start?

So he asked, "A Ling, are you going to take the college exam next month?"

"It's true that the test is at the August Academy, but sister, don't worry, it's nothing to me."

Lu Cangling wasn't worried about his college entrance examination at all, it was a matter of his hands.

Although he is busy with different things every day, he never forgets to read and practice calligraphy every day.

It's just getting up earlier, it's nothing.

"Then let's go back a few days earlier."

When Lu Helin heard the words, she felt that although A Ling was confident, she still felt that she had to go back in advance to prepare.

It would be too rushed to go back directly from the farm house, and if it was delayed, it would be a big loss.

"Okay, then we'll go back together."

Lu Cangling had no objection to this.

After Lu Cangling came out from Lu Helin's place, he asked Xiao Jing to tell all the men in the farm house that they couldn't tell about the production.

If they say it, their consequences cannot be guaranteed.

After hearing this, everyone expressed that they would never spread this matter to outsiders, and if they told outsiders, they would let them deal with it.

What's more, they belonged to the son and the girl, even if Mr. Xiao didn't come to warn them, they wouldn't speak out.

(End of this chapter)