Two days later, the census data of Dongli City has been finalized. There are five counties and eighteen towns within the jurisdiction of Dongli City. Each town has an average of about 1,600 people. According to Yan Shu's instructions, each town can guarantee at least one school and two medical clinics. The two medical clinics cannot be next to each other, so that it is convenient for the people to seek medical treatment nearby.
At the same time, the land in Dongli City is fertile and loose, which is very suitable for growing potatoes. Potatoes are currently not widely grown on this continent, so Yan Shu feels that Dongli City can use this as the focus of agricultural development. After all, potatoes are easy to grow and can be made into many delicacies, so it would be a good idea to use Dongli City as a center for spreading potato food culture.
Yan Shu made up his mind and issued the first decree: All farmers in the jurisdiction of Dongli City should redivide their land according to their family size. The land is not private property and is not allowed to be bought or sold privately, but it is allowed to be used for a long time. Adopting a voluntary principle, the land that is willing to follow the city government to plant cash crops will be tax-free for three years, and the city government will distribute seeds and guide planting methods for free. The city government will organize unified acquisition the following year. For other lands that are not uniformly used for planting cash crops, taxes will be uniformly implemented in accordance with Yan State's standards. If there is any objection, you are allowed to move out of Dongli City within ten days, or decide to plant on your own, but you will not enjoy any preferential treatment. The land area for voluntary planting of cash crops will be re-reported ten days later, and corresponding seeds will be distributed on the first day of September based on the reported land area. The specific seeds to be distributed were not informed in advance.
This policy is equivalent to saying that the government will provide seed costs and technology, and farmers themselves only need to provide labor. The government will also be responsible for purchasing the seeds the following year, and they will be tax-free for three years. Who would resist such a good policy? Although ordinary people don’t know what to plant, they don’t need to take any risks, so why should they care about it? It is said that once the emperor and his courtiers follow the plan of the city lord's palace, it will be fine.
Ten days later, as Yan Shu expected, all the farmers reported that about 80% of the land under their names was used to grow cash crops, and the remaining 20% was presumably used to grow vegetables and other seasonal crops. Yan Shu asked the officials to create the reports one by one. Register. At the same time, Yan Shu used his private property to purchase a batch of new farm tools and distributed them to all farmers in Dongli City. Unified style, unified numbering.
It was only the beginning of August, and Li Xiao had already bought back all the potatoes from Yan, Yi, and Xian. Although they had not been planted on a large scale before, fortunately the land area was large, and a full 50,000 kilograms were recovered. Dongli City covers an area of about 2,000 acres, of which more than 1,400 acres are forest land. The Luoli River runs through it, and the land suitable for planting is about 400 acres. If we plant about 100 kilograms of potato seeds per acre, , the quantity is sufficient.
Potatoes are relatively easy to survive, so as long as you choose the right temperature for planting and provide professional technical support, you will definitely be able to double your profits. As long as the people can live a good life, the economy of the entire Dongli City can be revitalized.
It is the first time that Yan has become an official, so she especially hopes to manage Dongli City well. If the people in Dongli City become rich, I believe the old Li Guo ministers in Nanli City will also be moved! War will only involve innocent people and destroy lives. How can ordinary people not want to live a peaceful and happy life? Yan Shu believes that the eyes of the people are sharp. They do not need powerful rulers, but only leaders who are capable of leading them to live a good life.
