This year, the number of seeds cannot keep up with the demand for acres of land, which has doubled.
The sowing area of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn in the base area is not large, only two to three thousand acres in total.
But it will be different next year. It is completely possible to sow 30,000 to 60,000 acres, because this year's output is mainly based on reserved seeds.
By the way, there are also wheat varieties from later generations. Judging from the growth, it has been basically determined that this variety is cold-resistant and drought-resistant. Even without modern fertilizers, the yield is not lower than that of today's improved varieties.
Xinghecheng Fertilizer Factory and Dongshanbao Fertilizer Factory are already under construction. The person in charge is Liu Shifu, and the fertilizer formula is of course provided by Huang Yi.
The smell of boiled excrement is too strong, so the soil fertilizer factory cannot be built in the city. It should be located downwind of the city, and as much as possible, it should be built on mountainous land that has been flattened by quarrying stones.
The wages of workers in soil fertilizer plants are no less than those in cement plants and steel plants. Two-thirds of them do not need to be paid and only need to be paid according to their work performance.
These are the Tabunang families who were sentenced to reform through labor, and their meals were divided into three categories.
Those who behave well will enjoy first-class meals, which are the same as those for workers in the base areas.
The second-class food was much worse, half dry, half watery, and not a trace of meat or fish was visible.
The third-class food consisted of rice bran, and you could only eat half a bag.
The attitude of labor reform is everything. If you have a good attitude and do your best to work, even if your strength is small and the workload is not large, you can still enjoy first-class food.
Facts have proved that labor reform can really educate slave owners. After a few days of passive reform, they gradually began to change their attitude after eating wheat bran and multigrain cakes. They worked hard to improve their food standards...
Giving people hope is especially important!
Those sentenced to reform through labor are not lifelong, but basically three to twelve years.
The town magistrate will also commute the sentences of reform-through-labour activists, and those who have made meritorious deeds may also receive amnesty.
Fertilizer factories produce a large amount of "fertilizer powder" in autumn and winter to ensure that the needs of 100,000 acres of wheat fields can be met by next spring sowing.
With water conservancy facilities ensuring irrigation water, and with the help of soil and chemical fertilizers, can the yield of wheat fields reach two dan or more per mu?
Two stones of wheat was only 300 jins in the Ming Dynasty. According to the market jins in later generations, it was about 360 jins.
In later generations, the average yield of wheat fields per mu was 700 to 800 jins, and there were many high-quality fields with yields of more than 1,000 jins per mu.
In the northern region of the Ming Dynasty, the average yield of wheat fields was less than one stone per mu.
Therefore, scientific farming is very important. The long-term use of large-scale soil fertilizers made from dung as the main raw material will not cause the soil to become hardened and degraded. On the contrary, the fields will become more and more fertile.
Huang Yi firmly believes that this research result will play a huge role in future generations.
The yield of wheat fields can reach two stones per mu, and one hundred thousand acres is equivalent to two hundred thousand acres. Next year, the base area will basically be able to be self-sufficient in food.
If tens of thousands of acres of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn are harvested again, the base area will definitely be able to accumulate a lot of surplus grain.
Food is so important. If Huang Yi could accumulate 100,000 shi of food, he would dare to increase the population by 50,000, and he would be able to reclaim 200,000 acres of wasteland in the coming year.
In later generations, the cultivated land area of Inner Mongolia reached 140 million acres.
It will certainly not be a problem to select a basin that is fertile and has a guaranteed water source to cultivate 1% of the base area.
Time flies, the sun and the moon travel, and the wheat fields begin to ear.
During this period, Li Weida sent messages back and forth, and finally reached an agreement with the Geng family to arrange the wedding date before the autumn harvest, which happened to be when Dongshan Fort was completed.
At this time, Dongshan Fort had a population of just over 10,000. Huang Yi stationed a total of 360 regular soldiers here, and also established a general auxiliary force and a general militia.
The center of Dongshan Fort is of course the newly built garrison mansion, which is similar in model to the county government office, with an office area in the front and a living area in the backyard.
Huang Yi's wedding was arranged to be held at the Dongshanbao garrison residence. Governor Xuanda and the governors of Shanxi, Datong, and Xuanfu, Bingbeidao, chief military officers, deputy generals, staff generals, guerrillas, governors, etc. came to the wedding.
Countless civil and military officials, including Governor Xuanda and below, came to congratulate him.
Of course, this is not Huang Yi's face at all, and everyone is here to flatter Geng Ruqi.
Governor Xuanda respects his status. He came to Dongshan Fort not to send his daughter off for marriage, but to lead Xuanda's civil and military generals to inspect and accept the completed new city outside the Great Wall - Dongshan Fort.
Nowadays, Xuanda's civil and military generals are more obedient.
Because any civilian or military general who caught the eye of Governor Xuanda would be rewarded and promoted by the imperial court for their military exploits.
Relying on solid military merit to get to the top, you will be promoted quickly and have a strong waist. The only disadvantage is that the investment is too high and it costs money.
Huang Yi, who refused to kowtow, still went his own way. He had already agreed with Li Weida not to go to the Xuan Mansion to pick up the bride.
Geng Zhanghua was asked to send the two brides to the base area to get married.
This kind of request was somewhat unreasonable and difficult to handle, but at this time, Geng Ruqi saw the heads of more than 400 real slaves and more than 4,000 young and middle-aged Tatars.
Talents are rare and good generals are hard to find. What's wrong with Huang Yi's temper? He has big capital!
Geng Ruqi laughed at himself in front of Li Weida and Geng Zhanghua. I am thirsty for talents, and I don't care about formalities. Why shouldn't I personally send my daughter off to get married in order to meet my son-in-law?
What happened next was all Li Weida running around and arranging, and finally adopted the best of both worlds. The inauguration ceremony of Dongshan Fort coincided with Huang Yi's marriage to Mei Jiao Niang.
The base area became more and more powerful, and Huang Yi's men were unrivaled outside Zhangjiakou.
However, this Biao army has strict military discipline and never uses force to bully or extort. Not only does it not rob merchants, but it also protects merchants.
As long as a merchant leaves behind one cart of thirty carts of grain after leaving the customs, it can be said to be payment for passage, or it can also be called tax.
The soldiers and horses in the base area can ensure the smooth flow of trade routes for two to three hundred miles.
By the way, that was last year. This year, the Karaqin tribes were defeated, and the base area's sphere of influence has expanded eastward by 800 miles.
Merchants who pay taxes in a disciplined manner can sell goods a thousand miles east without encountering any tribesmen who block the way and ask for money.
If the caravan's property is robbed by horse thieves or blind tribesmen, the base cavalry will seek justice.
Huang Yi refused to make enemies everywhere and made as many friends as possible, so he disguised himself very well. He knew how bad the eight imperial merchants of the Qing Dynasty were and did not do any dirty tricks.
Instead, they colluded with all merchants and even encouraged the base area transportation teams to take over the work of merchants transporting goods and grain.
The transportation team in the base area is relatively strong. When it was first established, it only transported coal to Zhangjiakou and Xuanfu, and transported grain, bamboo, cotton, cloth, porcelain and other materials back to the base area.
After nearly two years of development, it now has 1,200 four-wheeled carts with a load of 3,000 to 4,000 kilograms, and 2,000 professional carriage drivers and repairmen.
