Chapter 291 Reward
"Beidi slaves are actually far inferior to Kunlun slaves. Kunlun slaves are more docile and more suitable for work in the manor. But for use in the house, Beidi slaves are not as good as Silla maids!"
In Xianyang, in the Qin Family Resort by the Weibei River, Qin Lang and the prince went boating in the lotus pond, picking lotus and fishing, while A Huang at the bow peeled water chestnuts for the prince while talking about slaves.
"However, the Turkic slaves are good at forging iron. The Turkic people used to be forging slaves of the Huns. They are strong and talented in forging iron. However, the Khitan tribe in the east is also good at forging iron. The Khitan has iron ore. The Khitan people That’s why they call themselves the Ministry of Iron and Iron, and they are famous for their iron Khitan knives, as well as their silver-carved saddles.”
Ah Huang also said clearly, "Tie Le people are good at grazing, while Xi people are good at building cars. The Xi cars made by Xi people are practical and exquisite. The front is wide and the rear is narrow, the hub is long, the wheels are big, and the axle is short. The chariot is used as a fence, and people live in it, and it can be used to transport baggage during war, and it can even be used as a chariot to end the battle.”
"Shiwei people are good at raising cattle, and Mohe people are good at hunting..."
However, these Hu people in the north, or nomads, or half-herding and half-hunting, or half-hunting and half-fishing, basically don’t have any agriculture and don’t know how to cultivate. Those who really have agriculture in the north are actually Goguryeo people, but Goguryeo's agriculture is actually mainly Han people who passed away in the early years of the Han Dynasty.
But since they are slaves, the merchants and landlords in Datang don’t care about these things. They sell them at high prices, and arrange them wherever they are needed after they are bought.
Actually, this seems a bit wasteful to Qin Lang. After all, you let him plow the fields for a Turk who is good at blacksmithing, and let him harvest wheat for a good car builder. What a waste.
But everyone doesn’t care, if you don’t work hard, you can use a whip to whip your stomach. If you dare to escape and catch you, you will be beaten to death. If you can’t be beaten to death, continue to work.
The government’s punishment for fugitive slaves is also very strict, and the control is extremely strict. If you go out without the owner with you, you will be immediately arrested and punished for the crime of fugitive slaves, and you will be returned to the slave owner in the end. Even if they were beaten to death by their masters, they would not be taken care of by the government. In the Tang Dynasty, slaves were actually livestock, which was clearly stipulated by the law.
"Sanlang, all our Zhuangzi have temporarily suspended production for vacation, and all the workers have gone home for summer harvest."
This long vacation is a big loss for the Qin family. After all, the winery and sugar workshops are not small in scale now, and the daily income is not small. They stopped working for half a month, but they can't control it at this time, after all Even the imperial government has sealed the holiday.
Wheat is rushing to harvest, but this year, one-third of the Qin family's land is planted with rice, all of which are early rice, but it is not yet the harvest season, and it will take some time.
But sitting on the boat, you can also see that the rice fields in the Qin Family Farm in Xianyang are turning yellow.
"The rice grows really well! The rice that Jianghan invited was not in vain, and they really have two hands."
The ears of rice hang down heavily, and the stalks are bent under the weight.
"Our rice has enough fertilizer. Before planting, we used silt, plant ash, cow and sheep manure as a base fertilizer, and we added plant ash and manure a few times in the middle. Besides, there is always enough water, and there is no shortage of water during drought. Over the water."
The leaders hired by the Qin family are very professional and dedicated. They stay in the field all day long, keep fertilizer and water, and weed regularly. The rice grows well enough to live up to the hard work.
"Our family has a total of 10,000 mu of rice in Sanyuan and Xianyang this year, and we have to harvest at least three stones per mu."
These are all farms managed by the Qin family themselves, which means that the income of the three stones is all their own.
"The harvest is much higher than planting wheat, and millet is even more incomparable!"
"This is all irrigated land, even if you plant wheat, the harvest will not be low." Qin Lang is very clear, but it is not surprising that the yield of rice is higher than that of wheat, after all, this land is suitable for growing rice. However, millet and wheat also have their advantages in the north, especially in dry slopes and other places. The drought tolerance of millet and other wheat and rice is not comparable, and millet has another advantage, that is, it can be stored for a long time, and it can even be stored well. , Ten years will be fine, this is where wheat and rice are incomparable.
Sitting on the boat, Chengqian ate the juicy water chestnut, looked at the wind-blown rice waves on both sides of the canal, and couldn't help sighing, "I used to come here with my father to shoot and hunt. It's a low-lying wasteland, I never imagined that Mr. turned him into a rice river!"
"At the beginning, I also spent a lot of money to renovate. The canals, canals, dikes, and rice fields you see now took thousands of people and a lot of time to renovate. The money invested in the remodeling was more than ten thousand yuan."
Prince Chengqian praised, "But now this wasteland has become a grain field of 10,000 mu, and we will continue to harvest grain in the future."
Ah Huang proudly said to Chengqian, "There are more than 10,000 mu of grain fields here. If it is really just grain fields, there is no need to build such a wide canal. In fact, there are many people from our Qin family here. As for the workshops, look behind the pier along the coast, the houses are all workshops, including wine making, sugar refining, fur processing, and dry food production..."
Several ground cages were set up in the river, and many fresh fish and shrimps were harvested.
Picked a lot of lotus and water chestnuts, the boat docked, and Qin Lang and others went ashore.
Rows of villas, front yards and backyards, blue bricks, green tiles and red doors, this is a leisure and vacation villa designed by Qin Lang himself, and spent a lot of effort to build it. There are a total of more than 100 villas built so far, and each one looks the same. There are slight differences, but the biggest feature is leisure and spaciousness.
Each building has a courtyard and a small dock with yachts and boats.
It is not far from Chang'an, the transportation is convenient, and it can be far away from the hustle and bustle of the capital. In summer, the water here becomes a prominent feature.
The Qin family's resort also has a major feature, which is that it is a hotel-style service with bags and check-in. The villas are only rented and not sold, and they are equipped with special butlers, servants, coachmen, etc.
Whether it is aristocratic princes in Chang'an, officials or scholars, or even merchants, they can come and live here. Considerate service.
So since summer, resorts are actually very popular, especially for some local officials or businessmen who come to Beijing, they are an excellent choice.
shore.
She is very close to giving birth, but she is still very good, and there is no discomfort. She looked at the fish and shrimp brought up by Qin Lang, "The harvest is not small."
"Well, there are many fish and shrimps in this river and lake. Look at how fat this turtle is. It will be stewed in a while, and this shrimp is so beautiful, boiled..."
"When it comes to eating, Saburo has countless ways, I really admire it."
Yuxiao had someone pick up the fish and shrimp and send them to the kitchen.
"The water chestnut is fresh and tender, how many can I peel for you?" Qin Lang said with a smile.
"Xie Sanlang."
Chengqian saw that Qin Lang was so kind to his concubine, he couldn't help feeling a little bit sorry for his younger sister Lizhi.
Xianyang Zhuangzi has a lot of people, mainly due to the large number of guests. Although the service here is comprehensive, the people who come for vacation are either rich or expensive. Many people are still used to bringing many maids and servants here.
Because the rice is not yet ready for harvest, many of the slaves who were originally in charge of producing this area have been transferred to other nearby Qin family farms to harvest wheat.
"Tomorrow morning, let people go to our lake to cast more nets, catch some fish, and then take advantage of the cool weather in the morning to send them to various wheat harvesting farms. Harvesting wheat is very hard this season, so I will add a dish for everyone!"
Qin Lang said.
The manager of the village immediately said that fishing started two days ago, and some of them were sent to Chang'an City and other counties in Gyeonggi for sale, while others were sent to other villages of the Qin family.
"The pig farm also catches pigs, and sends at least one pig to each Zhuangzi every day. In addition, the chicken and duck farms also send chickens, ducks and eggs."
Qin Lang expressed his appreciation for this.
"Everyone has worked hard at this time, and our family has also hired a lot of temporary workers, so we can't be stingy. We should make the food richer and have more oil and water. Only when we are full can we work hard."
"Saburo doesn't know something. Our Qin family's food this year is the best. There is no better food in the twenty-two counties of Gyeonggi Province than our family. The Michaels who came to our house gave their thumbs up and praised them."
"Some landlords have objections, saying that our family feeds people too well, bad rules!"
Qin Lang doesn't care about this, he is not a bad rule of cutting interest rates and rents, he wants to make food better, what rules are broken, and he wants to make people take time to harvest wheat and work hard, and he can't even bear to eat meat, oil and water, then The landlord is also too deducted.
The kitchen is cooking, and the ingredients are extremely fresh.
The fish and turtles in nets in the lake of the Qin Family Manor, the melons, fruits and seasonal vegetables picked in the vegetable field, the chickens, ducks and geese raised by the family, as well as the sheep and pigs raised at home.
The pork slaughtered in the morning will be hung in the well. The temperature in the well is low, so even if the weather is hot, it can keep fresh for a long time.
Chengqian couldn't sit still, he felt that everything on Zhuangzi was fresh, and it was rare to have a long vacation, and he didn't have so much homework pressure.
Take Qin Langdong to walk around and look around, seeing everything is new.
"How many pigs are there?" Cheng Qian pointed to the pig farms surrounding the rice fields of Qin's manor.
"Oh, there are a total of ten pig farms here. Each pig raising plan can raise up to 3,000 pigs. Each pig farm has a small number of boars and 20% of sows, and the rest are meat pigs. gone."
"So many pigs?" Chengqian exclaimed, "The royal family has a pig farm in Shayuan, with only 3,000 heads, but the local government always says that the royal pig farm disturbs and harms the people."
"What's wrong with raising pigs? You see, my pigs are all raised in pens, and they don't come out to graze, so they won't affect the people. Even if it's the excrement and weeds of the pig chops, there are special people to deal with them. The village is also far away, so it will not affect the people."
Raising pigs is a technical job, involving seed selection, breeding, sows, pens, feed, etc. It is necessary to scale up and reduce costs after the scale is formed. disease and so on.
Not to mention other things, it takes a lot of energy just to select and breed, and it is only the beginning now, and the pig farm is still doing its best to speed up research.
"Go and see!"
Chengqian, who usually likes to eat Dongpo pork and lion's head, wants to go and see those pigs.
As a result, from a distance, I heard many pigs screaming, and when I got closer, I saw someone killing pigs.
"That pig is so small, did you kill it?"
"Your Highness, this is a castration."
"Big pigs, why do pigs have to be castrated?" Chengqian only knew that the eunuchs in the palace would be castrated, but he didn't expect that pigs would also be castrated.
(end of this chapter)