In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 209 Separation of Three Powers
Mrs. Lu hurried to the handsome tent and was a little nervous when she saw that Lin Rui was the only one in the tent.

"Sit down and let's talk about how you plan to farm?"

Lin Rui waved to her, asked her to sit next to him, and poured her a cup of tea himself.

Obviously he is very concerned about farming, but he doesn't know much about specific farming matters.

"Thank you king."

Mrs. Lu carefully took the tea cup and held it in her hand. She did not drink it, but replied: "Your Majesty, it is definitely too late this year. I plan to ask the Ministry of Industry to build some waterwheels and agricultural tools first, and then in the autumn, they can be directly used on both sides of the river. Set a fire, burn the grass and plow the ground, clean up the debris, then sprinkle livestock manure, fill it with water and plow the ground again to fertilize it, and you can plant seeds next spring."

"Well, how many manpower will we need?"

Lin Rui saw that what she said was clear and logical, so he continued to ask, thinking that this big landowner's first wife was different. When it came to farming, she was more reliable than Zhang Han.

"If it is intensive farming, one person can take care of up to five acres of land, 20 acres, which is 4 people, plus several hundred managers, which is enough."

Mrs. Lu thought about it and replied.

"There are too many people needed. 20 people are needed to cultivate 4 acres. If we have to cultivate another 100 million acres in the Wuyuan area in the future, won't we need more than 20 people to cultivate it?"

Lin Rui shook his head and said.

Although 20 people only account for 1/3 of the total population, they have too many things to do besides farming.

Therefore, his plan is to only have 5 people at most, and women will account for the majority.

"Your Majesty, in fact, in addition to the need for a large number of manpower during farming and harvesting, it would be okay to have fewer people to take care of the crops!" Mrs. Lu had to suggest.

"What you said is indeed feasible, but what if we need to fight during the autumn harvest and spring?

Therefore, we still need to improve the efficiency of farming and harvesting. A maximum of 5 people will cultivate 120 million acres of land, and only those who farm the fields can help fight the war. Those who fight will never help farm the fields. "

"Five, fifty thousand people? Your Majesty, this is fine, but I'm afraid the output cannot be guaranteed?"

Mrs. Lu was taken aback, and then tried to speak carefully.

"The yield must be guaranteed. Didn't I say it? To improve the efficiency of farming and harvesting, for example, we now have livestock and the land we cultivate is spacious and flat. We can completely modify the plow and install a row of plowshares on one plow. It is pulled by four or five horses or oxen. Imagine two or three people operating a plow. How many acres of land must be plowed in a day?"

"And I remember there was a kind of sowing truck! What's it called?"

"The commander is talking about the columbine, right?"

"Yes, there are columbines. We will build more of them when the time comes, as well as threshing machines and windmills for threshing. With the assistance of these machines, 5 people can cultivate more than 100 million acres of land."

Lin Rui talked about some of the large farm tools he saw in the countryside in his previous life.

"But Your Majesty, don't you understand these mechanical farm tools that you are talking about?"

Mrs. Lu smiled bitterly.

I don’t dare to say that you should ask someone else to take charge.

"Come here, go and call Wang Wu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry."

Lin Rui frowned, and then shouted outside that it would be more appropriate to leave these farm tools to the Ministry of Industry first, and then hand them over to the Ministry of Agriculture. It was indeed difficult for Mrs. Lu to tell her this.

Not long after, Wang Wu hurried over.

Lin Rui explained the principles of windmills and threshing machines to him in detail with pictures. As for large plows and columbines, he had never seen them before, so he could only let the carpenters fiddle with them, but it shouldn't be Disaster.

After all, it was just an extra row of plowshares mounted on the plow, and he estimated that the columbine for sowing was probably a trolley with an adjustable funnel.

After Wang Wu figured out what he was going to do, Lin Rui took the opportunity to ask him about his views and arrangements for the Ministry of Works. As a result, Wang Wu kept mumbling for a long time and refused to say anything.

Seeing his appearance, Lin Rui also had a headache and rubbed his forehead.

"Your Majesty, why don't you find someone else to be the Minister of the Ministry of Works? I'm really..." Wang Wuyi had a grimace on his face, and he obviously knew what he was capable of.

He didn't know exactly how many carpenters, blacksmiths, and masons there were in the entire Lin family army. How many workshops would be built?He has no idea how many people are needed in any workshop.

Lin Rui also knew that it was okay to let him take charge of a workshop with dozens of people, but it was really a bit of a rush to let him serve as Minister of Industry, but there was no one he could trust.

So he had to say: "Didn't I arrange two or so assistants for you? You first ask them to recruit a group of ladies with management experience, and then you yourself select some skilled old craftsmen, and then discuss together how many buildings to build. workshop, how many people are needed for each workshop, and work out the relevant reward and punishment system, as well as the grades of all craftsmen. From now on, you only need to assign tasks to those ladies, and then those ladies will arrange the specific tasks for those old craftsmen. Just let the old craftsmen lead the ordinary craftsmen to do it, do you understand?"

"Ming...understand." Wang Wu still replied without much confidence.

"Go."

Lin Rui waved his hand and didn't expect him to be very successful. At worst, he would personally make arrangements for the two ministers.

After Wang Wu left, Lin Ruicai continued to say to Mrs. Lu: "The Ministry of Industry will take full responsibility for the construction of agricultural machinery, so you don't have to worry about it. Your task now is to select people.

What I mean is that the Ministry of Agriculture has 5000 field guards under its jurisdiction, each with about 500 people and responsible for cultivating [-] acres of land. Each guard is further divided into ten production brigades with about [-] people and is responsible for cultivating [-] acres of land. soil of.

A production brigade has ten production teams with about 50 people, responsible for cultivating one thousand acres of land.

A production team has five teams, each with ten people, cultivating two hundred acres of land, and each piece of land is divided into two hundred acres.

From now on, every guard, production brigade, squad, and group must compete with each other, and a reward and punishment mechanism must be developed.

For example, each mu of land must be guaranteed to harvest one stone and a half of grain every year. Those who meet this standard will not be punished without penalty.If the amount exceeds one bushel per acre, you will be rewarded. If the amount is not reached, the treatment will be reduced. You can figure out the specific rewards and punishments yourself, and let me review them after you work them out.

In addition, each health official implements three-power division. The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for appointing a wife as a health official, who is mainly responsible for farming and daily disputes, as well as the management and distribution of various materials.

The Metropolitan Governor's Office will appoint a thousand households to be responsible for drills and operations in their spare time, as well as the management of weapons, and to be responsible for defense during wartime, but they are not allowed to interfere with production in peacetime.

The Ministry of Punishment will appoint a judicial officer who will be responsible for investigating and handling each guard's illegal and criminal activities and maintaining public order.

Similarly, each production brigade has a chief officer from each of the three parties. Each squad and group does not need it. The production squad leader is appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture, and the team leader is elected internally by each group. The military's small flag general flag , is appointed by hundreds of households in the production brigade.

The agricultural department of each production brigade can also select one or two blacksmiths and carpenters to repair farm tools, and it can also select some herdsmen to be responsible for feeding and tending the cattle and horses in their spare time. "

Lin Rui finished talking about his plan for the farm in one breath, and then looked at Mrs. Lu who was still busy writing notes and asked: "Do you have anything else to add?"

"Your Majesty's farming plan is already complete. I don't know what else needs to be supplemented at the moment. I just want to ask Your Majesty, should each guard be male and female, and half should be recruited?"

Mrs. Lu put down her brush and thought for a while before asking.

"Each guard has four thousand women and one thousand men, what do you think?" Lin Rui asked without answering.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. It would be better if there are half men and half men. This way management will be much easier. Otherwise, if there are more men than women, or more women than men, it will probably lead to big chaos over time."

"That's true, then let's take half and half. Men try to pick from the middle-aged men who have been rescued. Don't pick those under twenty. If you don't have enough, pick the traitors!"

Remember that men and women must live separately. If you want to apply for marriage and live in a single room, the woman must be promoted to grade nine or above, and the man must be a small flag. As for how to be promoted, you can refer to the output of each production team. "

"It's your Majesty, I've taken note of it."

Mrs. Lu quickly replied and breathed a sigh of relief. What she was most afraid of was having more women than men, or more men and less women.

"Well, work hard. As long as you satisfy me, I will never treat you badly in the future. Even if I make you my concubine, it's not impossible."

Lin Rui also knew that threats and coercion were not a long-term solution. He had to draw a big pie and throw sweet dates into the temptation to make people give up.

As for Mrs. Lu, money and official positions are definitely useless. In order to prevent her from escaping by taking advantage of the inspection, Lin Rui also took the risk. There was no other way. The Ministry of Agriculture was as important as the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"Your Majesty, forget about being a concubine. If your Majesty is really serious, you can give Wan'er a title in the future."

When Mrs. Lu saw him seducing her so directly, her expression became unnatural, her cheeks became hot, and then she lowered her head and whispered.

Now she is 33, and she will be old and yellow in a few years. Even if she becomes a concubine, how many years can Lin Rui be favored?It's better to give the opportunity to your daughter.

After all, they all lived in an ice house with Lin Rui at the beginning. They didn't miss what they should hear and what they should see. They were not much different from the maids who lived in the same house. She let it go, but who else could her daughter marry?
What's more, if the daughter becomes the princess, the other ladies and maids will also have a guarantee in the future.

"Are you sure?" Lin Rui looked at him in surprise.

"Yes!" Mrs. Lu raised her head and glanced at Lin Rui. After a moment of hesitation, she nodded quickly.

"Okay, there's only one spot anyway. You can choose it yourself. Well, Wan'er and the others are still young and lack experience. The Ministry of Agriculture doesn't need so many paperwork. Just pick half and send it to me to be a secretary."

Lin Rui nodded. Anyway, he only planned to choose one of these women to reassure them. Otherwise, they would scare themselves to death every day, and one day they would scare themselves to death.

But after thinking about it, I decided to keep Lu Wan'er close to her more securely, so that she wouldn't be afraid of Mrs. Lu running away.

"Good king."

Mrs. Lu didn't say anything. She also understood what Lin Rui meant. She also smiled bitterly in her heart. If she was told to run now, where could she go?

Yanghe's house and fields have probably been occupied by others for a long time, and the outcome will probably be even more miserable if he goes back.

After Mrs. Lu left, Lin Rui recruited Lin Xiuyun again. Obviously, he also valued the law enforcement department of the Ministry of Justice very highly, and he was not at ease with Mrs. Niu.

It's not that I don't trust her loyalty, but I don't trust her ability.

"Brother Lin, what's the matter? I'm busy selecting people. If we don't act quickly, all the capable people will be picked away by Zhang Han and the others."

Lin Xiuyun walked in with an anxious look. Seeing that Lin Rui was the only one in the tent, she spoke much more casually.

"Don't rush into selecting people. First, let's talk about how you plan to organize the Criminal Department? Compile civil law regulations?"

Lin Rui asked, smiling as he hugged her into his arms.

Mrs. Niu was the only person he knew before, and she was from the same village. It could be said that apart from Zhang Xiuying and his daughter, she was the closest person to him in the world. The higher he was, the more Lin Rui cherished his relationship with her.

"Well, first select some literate ladies as helpers and let them compile those civil laws and regulations, then select some maids to serve as clerks and record files, etc., and finally select two hundred strong women and veterans to be detectives. That's right. , I have to ask Sister Xiuying to allocate a batch of cloth to make four hundred sets of uniform police uniforms..."

Lin Xiuyun lay in Lin Rui's arms and kept talking. She became more and more enthusiastic as she talked. It was obvious that her thoughts were very clear. She not only had her own ideas, but also knew what to do.

"Okay, you can go. After the civil law regulations are compiled, show them to me."

When Lin Rui heard this, he immediately pushed her away. It was obvious that Mrs. Niu had grown a lot in the past two years.

There is no need for him to waste time teaching anymore, after all, he has too many things to deal with.

Lin Xiuyun had no choice but to tidy up her clothes, rolled her eyes at him, and left with a resentful look on her face.

(End of this chapter)