Daqin: You have a son to help Su

Chapter 227 The real artifact, sowing seeds in late summer
Hearing that Liaodong's grain was affected, Fusu was not even a little bit surprised, because this was something that would definitely happen, and in the event of war, there was no way to develop with peace of mind.

Looking at the sky, Fusu remembered that he still carried potato seeds. The yield of potatoes was several times or even dozens of times that of any other crop, and potatoes were not specific to the season of the land.

Even if the seeds are planted now, the potatoes can be harvested after last month, but the effect of planting in spring will still be worse.

"Pharmacist, don't worry too much. I have a lot of exotic crop seeds here, and they can be planted in summer and autumn." Fu Su took Li Jing back to the Old Yan Palace.

As for the land for planting potatoes, Fusu has a lot. After all, the land that the old nobles have collected, except for some of the land that was distributed to the farmers who were already farming on it, the rest belongs to Liaodong County.

As long as Fusu cultivated potatoes on these lands, it would be enough to supply the entire Liaodong, and even bring potatoes to support other counties.

So he pulled a large number of potato seeds out of the warehouse, and Fusu patted the seeds and said, "Pharmacist, you ask the officials to plant these seeds on the land of the county, hire the surrounding farmers to help, and give them [-]% of the harvest." As a reward, the food in Liaodong County must be enough."

This sentence made Li Jing stunned for a moment, it's summer now!The son is right!There is no food that is cultivated in summer. Li Jing knows this common sense even if he has never done farm work.

But Young Master Fusu is synonymous with correctness in his heart, since he took refuge in Young Master Fusu, he has never seen Young Master Fusu make a mistake in judgment.

In addition, he heard that the high-yielding corn in Jiuyuan County was found by the young master Fusu, so he only hoped that the potatoes would have the same effect!
So Li Jing went to the sheriff's mansion with doubts and several potato seeds in the carriage. Li Jing is now the acting sheriff of Liaodong County, so he is also responsible for handling government affairs.

At the beginning, Li Jing learned a lot of government affairs ability from Xun Yu and Guo Jia, the hands-off shopkeeper, and he began to formulate the planting plan that his son Fusu said.

It is not difficult to plant potato seeds into the land, so that farmers who have nothing to do because of the delay in farming are not difficult to gather to help. As long as the officials below are in place, it will be implemented soon.

So after Li Jing issued the decree as the county governor, the officials below took the seeds they were allocated to recruit farmers.

The county seat of Liaodong County is in Xiangping County, so the officials in Xiangping County were the first to get these potato seeds, and they were a little confused when they saw the decree issued by the county magistrate.

They also don't do farming, but growing food in summer doesn't conform to the law of planting, but they didn't object to Li Jing.

After all, some of them are the remnants of the old Yan State, officials who did not belong to the old aristocracy, and the county guards were born in the army of the Qin State.

As long as the above orders are completed, most of the officials have this idea, so they let the officials who assist in farming go to various townships to recruit farmers.

The other officials are fine. When the officials in charge of farming received this order, their first thought was absurd. Other officials don’t need to touch farming, but they do know how farmers farm. Planting grain in summer is stupid!
It's just that listening to the tone of the county magistrate's order, the officials in charge of farming can only bite the bullet and accept the order, but luckily the higher-ups didn't ask for production, otherwise they could only wait to commit suicide to prove their innocence.

With these strange seeds, the officials in charge of farming came to the first village. For most common people, there is no difference between Yan State and Qin State. They are both at the height of Zhu Xia, not those northern barbarians .

What they are worried about is the next harvest. The grain seeds have been delayed in farming time. What should they do next?Now I don't know if I can survive this winter by saving food and clothing.

What's more, the next autumn's harvest, I heard that the Qin people in the west are like wolves and tigers, and they must be as unwilling to give them food as the greedy old nobles. They can only sigh with emotion for the next life.

And the officials in charge of farming entered the village, called all the three elders in the village, and informed them that they had come to order from the sheriff's office.

"Recruiting farmers to cultivate the land in the county, will they pay [-]% of the harvest?" When the village elders heard it, good news!

You must know that before planting, you have to pay [-]% of the tax. Now the land is in the county. They only need to provide labor to exchange for [-]% of the food. It is a good thing for most farmers.

"But it's summer now, and the next time we plant grain will be spring in the new year. Shangli, isn't it too early to announce this decree?" the third elder continued to ask.

The official in charge of farming shook his head helplessly and said: "The county has given a new crop seed, which can be cultivated in summer, and the three elders can rest assured."

"Okay, I'm going to gather the villagers now and ask how many people are willing to farm in the county!" The three elders took the officials and went to gather the people in the township.

The three elders of the township are usually the most prestigious people in the township. Under his call, the farmers who are still trying to rescue the lost crops also gather in the open space in the township.

"Folks, the county has issued an order that we want us to help cultivate the vacant fields in the county. The officials in the county are willing to use [-]% of the harvest of the fields as compensation." The third village elder looked at the number of people in front of him, When it was almost done, he began to speak out the requirements of the county.

However, the three elders of the township communicate with the folks in such easy-to-understand terms, so that the folks below can better understand the policies in the county.

"It's a good thing! But this year's farming season has passed, is it going to be in the spring of next year? I want to sign up!" Immediately, some villagers joined in.

After all, this year's harvest has already been planted predictably, so next year they should work harder to obtain food.

Most of the farmers had this idea, so almost no one had signed up to participate. Seeing that the villagers below understood the county's decree, the three elders nodded in satisfaction.

After all, the three elders of the township are the bridge for the county and county to communicate with these villagers. Only by completing the tasks of the county and county by themselves can the position of the three elders of the township be stabilized.

The official in charge of agricultural affairs said that he did not care about the above, but in fact it was the most important part of the decree: "Those who participate can receive daily rations in the county, based on the amount of food an adult male can eat in a day. .”

"And you can't be found lazy in the field, otherwise all rations and rewards will be cancelled!"

This news caused farmers who had not signed up to come forward, and the county will provide meals!
(End of this chapter)