The news that Huangzhuang's yield was two stones per mu made the farmers happy.
But I was really worried about Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian was a serious rural person in his previous life. Even in the dry land in the north, it was relatively normal for the yield per mu to reach 700 to 800 kilograms a year.
Even if there is a natural disaster, the output is not less than 500 kilograms.
What the hell is 2 stones now? The total amount is only 300 kilograms. Even if one kilogram in the Ming Dynasty was nearly 600g, it would only be an output of 360 kilograms when converted into units in later generations. (There are many explanations for how many kilograms of grain 1 shi in the Ming Dynasty was. The one used here is 1 shi, which is about 150 kilograms, and 1 kilogram is 159.4g)
Compared with future generations, it is pitifully low.
Zhu Youjian knew in his heart that future generations would achieve high yields and use high-yield seeds, as well as extensive use of chemical fertilizers. Pesticides are inseparable.
Now, as a soldier, relying on Ming's current level, none of these three things can be achieved.
Needless to say, chemical fertilizers and pesticides were not even considered before we entered the industrial era.
Breeding can be considered, but it does not hold much hope. After all, although these farmers have rich practical experience, they do lack theoretical experience.
Breeding may require many detours and consume a lot of manpower and material resources, but there is no way around it.
Zhu Youjian also thought a lot about the fertilizer issue, and finally set his sights on the city.
The last time he left the capital, Zhu Youjian knew that Ming Dynasty lacked systematic health management methods.
Coupled with this period of time, judging from the intelligence gathered by his subordinates.
Those who dispose of domestic waste in the capital are the poorest people at the bottom.
Under normal circumstances, these people will transport domestic waste directly to outside the city, and then buy it to farmers to earn a small amount of living expenses.
However, due to the lack of unified management and the fact that many farmers do not have much money in their hands, they are not active in cleaning up urban garbage.
And what about farmers? Of course we know that fertilizer can increase yields, but if we don’t have the money, there’s nothing we can do. I can only rely on myself to accumulate fat.
Therefore, the current fertilizer industry in Ming Dynasty is completely blank.
In this way, the city's domestic garbage can only be piled up in the corners of the city, slowly decaying.
This can not help but waste the fertilizer in vain, and also creates health risks for the city.
A city as big as Beijing has a population of one million, and how much farmyard manure is produced every day. Now most of it is wasted.
Plus the waste in other cities.
Zhu Youjian estimated that if used rationally, it could increase the Ming Dynasty's food supply by at least 5 million shi per year.
This is not a small amount. Food is the foundation of national stability.
If Ming Dynasty increases its food supply by 5 million shi every year, as long as half of it falls into its own hands, Ming Dynasty will have a much easier life in the future.
Peasant uprisings in the late Ming Dynasty occurred one after another. In the final analysis, weren't they driven by food?
If the court has food and supervises disaster relief, will the peasants rebel only when they have nothing to do?
The most important thing is that there is no competition in the fertilizer industry. Will not touch other people's interests.
Making fertilizer is also very simple, just mix the excrement and crushed grass, pile it up, and cover it with soil.
Just do what he said, Zhu Youjian directly asked Wang Chengen to find Wei Zhongxian.
Although Wei Zhongxian was a little disgusted, he still agreed because of Zhu Youjian's face.
At Zhu Youjian's suggestion, Wei Zhongxian's Dongchang quickly rectified the Ye Xianglang in the capital. At the same time, the clan organized manpower to build some huts in the capital. and garbage dump sites.
Ordered at the same time. In three days, those who throw away garbage and urinate and defecate carelessly in the capital will be punished with cash penalties and penalties for cleaning up the capital.
So Wei Zhongxian's impeachment document added another article to oppress the people.
If there are too many lice on your body, you won’t be able to take care of them. If you have too many debts, you won’t have to worry about them. Now Wei Zhongxian has won the trust of Emperor Tianqi, and his relationship with King Xin is also very good, so he is really not afraid of impeachment.
I have to say that fines are really effective.
The penalties for littering and public urination are 3 cents plus an hour of cleaning the capital. Those who collect fines receive 1 cent, and the remaining 2 cents are returned to the East Factory for other purposes.
If people catch people littering or urinating everywhere, they can send them directly to Dongchang and receive a reward of 1 penny.
With the benefits, those Dongchang fanzi and ordinary people below became completely active. Suddenly there were cleaning people everywhere.
Daming’s street hygiene took on a new look.
In addition to some paint items, countless household garbage was sent to a wasteland outside the city and piled up.
Under the leadership of a group of veteran farmers,
Piles of fertilizer piled up. It was then covered with soil.
Although the smell is pungent, the work is hard, and there is no money, every farmer has a knowing smile on his face.
Nothing more than that by doing this job, I not only have enough food to eat, but I also receive 10 pounds of prepared fertilizer every day.
If you take care of the food, there will be some food left at home, and the little ones at home will have an extra mouthful of food. It will be better in winter.
Ten kilograms of prepared fertilizer per day, worked for several months, is hundreds of kilograms of fertilizer. If used properly, it can increase grain production by hundreds or ten kilograms. Things will be better next year.
These farmers are sincerely grateful to the owner of this fertilizer factory.
Neither Zhu Youjian nor Wei Zhongxian knew that just because of this incident, Dongchang's reputation among the people had changed slightly.
Although the fertilizer factory incident benefited the country and the people, it did seriously affect the landlord's plan to annex the people's farmland.
They can't afford to offend Dongchang, but they don't look down on those people with no background.
Not long after the fertilizer plant opened, some farmers were injured. ...
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Zhu Youxiao rarely goes to court these days, and usually asks Wei Zhongxian to go on his behalf. He felt that he really couldn't stand the faces of those civil servants.
In May, the White Lotus Rebellion broke out in Shandong. In the eyes of civil servants, these were caused by the emperor's lack of virtue and the use of eunuchs.
Zhu Youxiao didn't understand that there was a direct relationship between whether he cultivated virtues and whether he needed an eunuch or not, and whether this monster was causing trouble.
There were no major disasters in Shandong last year or this year. The imperial court did not impose too many taxes on Shandong. The rebellion in Shandong was purely caused by demons from the White Lotus Sect.
How long have you been able to use eunuchs, and how long have the demons been preparing for rebellion?
The monster Xu Hongru has been preaching in Shandong for more than 20 years. How long has it been since I ascended the throne?
It's obvious that the officials below didn't supervise things properly, so how can it be blamed on me?
I can understand this kind of thing, why can't the civil servants understand it?
If you understand, why do they always talk nonsense and roundaboutly say that the responsibility for the rebellion lies with me?
Now that the situation in Shandong has just begun to improve, the civil servants have immediately come out to grab credit. In their mouths, these are all the contributions of Yuan Keli and Zhao Yan. It seems that even if there are not those generals who fought bloody battles, civil servants can still persuade the opponent to surrender with just their words.
The war is almost over and the battle is about to be won. You have to reward the army, right?
The civil servants told me that they had no money, and I don't know where they got the money from the treasury.
There were tens of thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty, but why was the treasury empty?
Don’t even have money to reward soldiers?
But rewards have to be carried out. Otherwise, if there is trouble again, how can we expect the officers and soldiers to put down the rebellion with all their heart?
Fortunately, some time ago, Wei Zhongxian added 5 million taels of silver to his internal treasury, otherwise what would be trouble?
In addition, Master Sun still needs a lot of money, and it is really not possible to rely on those civil servants.
From a distance, Zhu Youxiao saw Xiao Wu running in, and his spirits suddenly lifted. This Xiaowu always brings him good news.
The auction that Xiao Wu held by himself could earn 50,000 taels of silver at a time. If Xiao Wu only held an auction once a month, why would Zhu Youxiao need to worry about money?
Zhu Youjian ran to Zhu Youxiao and gave a hasty salute. Without waiting for Zhu Youxiao to speak, he directly said, "Brother, lend me someone to use."
"Oh, what kind of people do you want and how many do you want?" Zhu Youxiao asked with a smile.
"Lend me 100 royal guards and 10 people who can write and do math."
"100 Jin Yiwei? 10 people who can write and calculate." Zhu Youxiao felt that there were not many people, so he agreed casually.
"Okay, no problem. I'll tell them to go down in a moment and ask them to make arrangements. I'll report to your Xinwang Mansion tomorrow. Xiao Wu, what exactly is your plan? Do you still need so many people?"
"Brother, didn't I ask Wei Zhongxian to open a fertilizer factory? These days I heard someone threatening farmers working in the fertilizer factory..."
Although Zhu Youxiao didn't know why cleaning up the city's garbage would reduce the occurrence of diseases, he was tempted after hearing that the fertilizer plant could bring 5 million shi of food production to the Ming Dynasty.
When he heard that someone was causing trouble, Zhu Youxiao became angry. If the grain output is increased by 5 million shi, at least 200,000 shi of grain can be collected during taxation. How can Zhu Youxiao not be angry if he dares to cut off the Ming Dynasty's income?
"You don't have to worry about this matter. Regarding the fertilizer factory, I will order the establishment of fertilizer factories in all major counties across the country. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will have his or her house ransacked."
"Okay, brother." Seeing this, Zhu Youjian didn't say anything.
After all, this is Zhu Youjian's purpose. Asking for Jin Yiwei was just to make his eldest brother take this matter as a matter of course in the name of the imperial edict.
After all, he is not the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but just a vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. He is born with an aura of ridicule, and he is the favorite target of the imperial officials.
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"Bastards, bastards, a bunch of bastards, the cabinet did not approve something like a fertilizer plant that benefits the country and the people." Zhu Youxiao cursed in the longevity palace.
"Your Majesty, this matter..."
