The official coughed twice and said.
"Everyone, in our north, we generally eat corn, grains and beans and rice."
"The Central Plains area is pretty much the same as us, but you eat more rice and don't eat much corn. Do you know how much corn is produced there?"
The old man sneered, "Of course we know that the yield of corn in the north is only about two shi per mu, and even fertile land is less than three shi. Unfortunately, the yield here is about the same, or even less."
The official then asked "What about the rice?"
The old man frowned.
"There doesn't seem to be much planting in the north. Here in our area, the yield can reach two dan per mu, which is similar to corn. But we prefer to eat rice, and rice can be harvested in two crops a year, while corn can only be harvested in one season."
The official said calmly, "In our area, both corn and rice can yield about five dan per mu. It's a pity that our northern millet and rice are only ripe for one season, otherwise the yield per mu would have to be doubled."
In an instant, everyone was stunned, and the old man directly asserted.
"It's impossible. It would be good if we could produce two stones a year. But you still want five stones? You're just dreaming."
The official sneered and looked at them as if they were country folk.
"The clumps in your hands are called potatoes, and the yellow ones are called corn. The yield of potatoes is forty dan per acre, and the yield of corn is slightly less."
"Crack!"
Everyone's jaws dropped to the floor.
They have eaten potatoes and corn before. Although they are delicious, they are not used to them as staple food. But it is a good thing to have something to eat.
In the eyes of these people, a yield of forty stones per mu is equivalent to gold growing in the land, which is completely impossible.
Sure enough, someone started jumping around.
Regardless of the gentry, squires and landowners are very wealthy. The gentry are nobles, but squires and landowners are just ordinary people with more private land.
But it doesn't mean that they don't understand farming. Even many gentry, squires and landowners are masters of farming.
Among the gentry, as long as they were responsible for collecting rent from tenant farmers, none of them knew anything about agriculture. You could say that ancient people had their vision limited.
But you can never say that ancient people were stupid, they were very smart.
Sure enough, these people were blown away.
"Oh my god, forty stones? Is it because I didn't wake up or you didn't wake up? How is it possible?"
"Who are you kidding? It's ridiculous. No matter what you grow, any piece of land can produce forty shi of grain."
"That's right, don't talk about food. If you go and plant vegetables, you can even get forty dan."
"Hahaha, it is possible to plant trees!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The official was completely speechless.
Farming in Liaodong is normal, but when he heard that the yield per mu was forty dan, he didn't show much surprise, but instead looked happy.
But are the people here so sure of what they think?
The official scoffed.
"What's the benefit of me lying to you?"
In an instant, everyone was stunned.
It seems like there is really no benefit.
The official added, "We have the latest planting technology and fertilization technology to maintain soil fertility, as well as farming machinery."
"If you want to learn, go outside the city in three days. Someone will teach you the necessary planting knowledge."
"Also, in five or six days, the slaves will arrive one after another. Before the slaves arrive, you and everyone in Luoyi City will have to move out of the city. How much property you have will be calculated and registered in these few days."
I saw what everyone wanted to say.
The official immediately interrupted their fantasy. They had already answered enough and detailed enough.
"You have only two ways. One is to resist Marquis Wu An. Then when you resist, your life is not your own. Soon your head and the heads of your whole family will be hung on the city wall."
"The other way is to sell all your property to us. If you leave here and go to Liao Country, we will not stop you, and we can even escort you there."
After saying that, the officials left with the soldiers.
These officials will all be members of Luoyi's team in the future. Logically speaking, they should go to Luoyi City, but when they got inside, even the dogs were disgusted.
It's better to live in a tent and save on moving furniture, books, official documents and other sundries around.
Although Luoyi is dilapidated, there are also intact and luxurious mansions, which are the mansions of the nobles.
Inside the mansion, a dozen more prestigious people are sitting here.
Standing next to them were gentry, country squires and landowners.
In fact, there is a chain of contempt between these three people. The gentry looks down on the squires, and the squires look down on the landlords. But now, they are all starting to stick together for warmth.
After discussing for a long time, many people still couldn't believe that the so-called potatoes could yield forty dan per mu. According to their analysis, 4 to 6 dan would be a big deal.
Finally, they decided.
Everyone stayed, and when the foreign officials heard the news, they were also surprised.
If the squires and landowners don't leave, that's normal, but if the gentry doesn't leave, that's a bit strange.
Squires generally refer to a social class. They usually come from small and medium-sized local landowners, small and medium-sized officials who have retired to their hometowns or have been recuperating in the countryside for a long time, and clan elders and other influential figures in rural society.
Because of communication and transportation problems, as well as the nature of society as a whole, land was concentrated in the hands of the gentry.
There are children who work as minor officials in the local area. They have rights, but not much. They usually show off their power in the local area. Once they leave the local area and there is no marriage, it is bullshit.
As for the landowners, it is easy to understand that they are people who own a large amount of land. They have begun to rise to prominence by annexing large amounts of land.
Emerging landowners began to replace slave owners and feudal lords and became the ruling class of society.
By abolishing the well-field system and allowing the free sale and purchase of land, these landlords acquired more land and developed into emerging landlord forces.
At the same time, the original slave owners and feudal lords gradually evolved into the landlord class due to the loss of power and wealth.
It's understandable that these two groups don't want to leave, because their worth is all here, and they'll have nothing if they leave.
Some people would say that if the government gives money, you can buy land in Liao State!
Don't others know? Can Liao Guo buy land? If you can buy it, what can you buy? Garbage fields may not be able to grow food in a year.
The fertile land is all in the hands of the real people in power, who will sell it?
As for the gentry, in fact, there was a difference between the gentry and the nobles in this period. The gentry generally had some cultural background and looked down on the squires and landlords.
But many nobles need to serve the nobles, and there is not even a feather here. The service is a ghost. In the eyes of Xia officials, this group of people just rely on their own culture and knowledge and look down on others.
Nobles mainly refer to the kings, officials and scholars of vassal states.
The Xia officials were not surprised by such a huge asset registration. They had dealt with no matter how big the industry was. Instead, they looked at them with envy in their eyes.
Don’t these people know how much money can be lost in one demolition?
Those who can stay must exchange their share of the land and hire some tenant farmers to farm. With the current farming technology of Yuntong County, one and a half percent of the grain can be harvested, which is more than those who harvested the fifth floor before.
These three groups of people are taking a gamble. After all, leaving Luoyi and returning to Liao Country is really not much different from losing a dog.
As for the tens of thousands of civilians in the city, haha, if I give you face, I will discuss it with you. If I don’t give you face, just think about it yourself.
If inducement fails, use coercion.
Of course, the officials did not go too far. After all, they would also be part of the Xia Kingdom from now on.
In this way, in just three days, everyone in Luoyi City was settled in a nearby place. Yang Qian could still afford tens of thousands of people.
But it's not free food. After all, the fields are outside the city, and there are plenty of ways to make a living.
A few days later.
When everyone went to see Xia's farming machinery, they were all shocked.
Tools that have been used by ancestors for generations, as well as tools that have slowly evolved, instantly eclipsed in front of these large machines.
Of course, going to work in the mountains is another matter.
It doesn't matter, as long as someone invents a useful tool, the treatment will be the same as that of Yuntong County.
You must know that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward.
For good projects, those in power must vigorously develop them. Even if they have no money, they must devote their attention to it, because not investing attention means that the superiors do not pay attention to it, which means that there is no future.
With the arrival of the slaves, Yang Gan also entered a busy state. Although the slaves came one by one, there were as many as half a million reserved. If one person is not managed well, big trouble will occur.
As the number of slave priests became larger and larger, the power in Shi Yuanji's hands also gradually increased.
To put it bluntly, if you have equipment, you can pull out an army of millions.
But he didn't dare to go beyond it at all. He was very satisfied with his current life. His salary was about the same as that of a county governor. He had many slaves working for him, and there were also female slaves he could play with at any time.
For a man with no ambition, what could be a better job than this?
After working as a slave priest for so many years, he has already figured out the context.
For every 100,000 people added, a dozen or so middle management positions would be added, and then guards would be recruited.
The general guards are all veterans who have retired from many battles in the army. Even though some of them have missing legs and broken hands, their combat effectiveness will definitely overwhelm many people in a fight.
There are also some people who need to be in good health, so they will recruit some tenant farmers who don't want to farm, and they will work after being trained.
This was also the only political wisdom Shi Yuanji had.
Every time his power increased, he tried every means to divide it. Not only did he want to divide it, but all ambiguous issues would be reported to the Marquis for decision.
In this way, Yang Qian was almost very relieved about him.
Therefore, as long as the slave priest is managed well and does not want to do some messy things, drive dozens or hundreds of slaves, and play with female slaves, Yang Gan will not care about him.
Shi Yuanji is not just occupying the manhole and not shitting, he is also capable.
Through a lot of hard work and discipline, he has become familiar with this routine.
When slaves set off for other places, their food supply must be reduced for the first three days, and their salt intake must be reduced for seven days.
