Chapter 364 No chance
Huo Erhuai settled down Huo Wuniang's family, and was going to inspect his own property, so he told Huo Xi about Sangtian.
"Father is going to go to our mulberry field in Jiahu, and ask the silkworm farmers for some silkworm seeds. There are mulberry seedlings planted on the slopes of Zhuangzi. When the silkworm seeds are brought back, father is going to let the farmers raise silkworms."
Huo Xi nodded. Last year, when I planted mulberry on Zhuangzi, I planned to let the servants raise silkworms.
"Okay, I'll take care of the hard work. When Dad comes back with the silkworm seeds, I'll go back to the village to have a look. Dad, check to see if anyone in our farm has raised silkworms. If not, then see if we can hire someone nearby. Come and teach, or go to Jiahu and invite a few tenant farmers from our family to come back and teach everyone."
"Okay, Dad made it down. By the way, Xi'er, our mulberry field earned a good income last year. Do you want to grow more mulberry seedlings in the village? I heard that many people have changed to rice and mulberry. Should our family follow suit?"
Changing rice to grow mulberry, Huo Xi knew.
When Taizu established his dynasty, he encouraged the people in the south of the Yangtze River to grow rice and mulberry.
At the beginning of the dynasty, the treasury was empty, and the ministers saw that silkworm farming was several times the output value of grain, so they proposed to grow rice and mulberry to fill the treasury.
At that time, it was stipulated that for ten acres of land, one and a half acres should be planted with mulberry, and three acres should be planted with cotton. And the court will give tax incentives.
But the war had just ended at that time, and the common people were terrified and worried that there would be no food to eat. They knew that Sangtian’s high income was one thing, but not many people actually implemented it.
At that time, there will be no food to eat, and money will not be able to buy food. Why do we need so much money.
Nowadays, the country is at peace. An acre of rice fields can only produce four stones of grain at most, while an acre of mulberry fields can harvest nearly one stone of silkworm cocoons by raising silkworms once.
A catty of silkworm cocoons sells for one hundred Wen, which is more than ten taels of silver.
If stripped and sold as raw silk, a catty of silk is five times the price of a catty of silkworm cocoons.
About three catties of silkworm cocoons can produce one catty of raw silk. But now the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions can raise silkworms three to four times a year. After deducting the cost of labor and mulberry tax, one mu of land can earn at least twenty taels of silver, which is much higher than the value of one mu of land.
There are not a few people who have changed to rice and mulberry.
Last year, the Huo family had three hectares of mulberry fields, and they could get eight thousand taels of silver by selling raw silk just for the rent they collected. She also made an agreement with the tenant farmers that all the cocoons and raw silk obtained by the tenant farmers could only be sold back to her family. This collected more than 200 stone raw silk.
In addition to what the fishermen with her family got at home, Guangfengshui bought it from outside. Last year, she collected nearly a thousand stones of raw silk. She earns a lot just by selling raw silk. Earn more by weaving raw silk into silk.
Huo Erhuai was moved, she understood.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Father, three hectares of mulberry fields in our family's hands is already quite a lot. We also planted a lot of mulberries in the two villages. Let's keep the rice fields for growing grain."
Huo Erhuai nodded again and again: "Your mother also persuaded Dad in the same way. She said that no matter how rich we are, if we have no food, no matter how much money we have, it is useless. Dad understands. Dad just knows that you are going to go to sea, thinking that you may be short of money use."
Huo Xi felt emotional.
Smiled at him: "Don't worry, father, there is no shortage of money to go to sea, and our sugar workshop earns a lot. You can't put all your eggs in one basket. You still need to grow food if you want to grow food."
"Okay, Dad understands. Dad will be back now, and he will go to Zhuangzi to arrange top dressing. In two days, Dad will take someone to Jiahu to fetch silkworm seeds. He will not be able to come to the city to see you and Nian'er these days. "
Huo Xi nodded in agreement, took his hand and sent him out.
Father and daughter are talking about changing rice to plant mulberry, and the court and the middle are also discussing this matter.
The Minister of the Household Department may have seen the rush of money flowing out, more out of the warehouse and less in, so anxious that the corners of his mouth started to blaze. Complained to Emperor Yongkang that the money was too fierce.
An official suggested to Emperor Yongkang that it would be better to grow rice and mulberry in the south of the Yangtze River.
Nowadays everyone knows that sangtian has a high income and is more cost-effective than growing grain. Now that the sea ban has been lifted, the merchants loved the silk from the Wei Dynasty the most, and they did not hesitate to transport it back to the country. However, due to the low output, the dynasty imposed various restrictions on the silk trade.
If rice can be changed to grow mulberry, there will be more silk, and the treasury will be filled a lot.
Some people agree, and some people disagree. If all the people in the south of the Yangtze River are planted with rice and mulberry, where will the food for the people in the south of the Yangtze River come from?
"Doesn't the people in the south of the Yangtze River want to eat high-priced food?" Thinking of spending a lot of money every year to buy food, the low-paid official choked with distress.
"The output value of the mulberry field is high, which can make up for the money to buy high-priced grain."
The two factions in the DPRK and China were arguing fiercely.
Officials who produce a lot of land naturally hope that the court will come up with a policy to change rice to mulberry. But those with little or no real estate naturally disagree.
What about Emperor Yongkang, doesn't he want more money in the treasury? He wants to build a city, build a mausoleum, and fight against the alien race in the north, so why don't they want money?
But lost the Jiangnan granary, what will his soldiers eat? Do you eat cocoon silk?
Mu Yan went down to court and was called by Cheng Shi.
"Auntie heard that everyone is discussing changing rice to grow mulberry. Auntie, a few Zhuangzi, do you want to grow some mulberry? Will Your Majesty issue a government order?"
Mu Yan guessed what Emperor Yongkang was thinking, and he would definitely not agree to this national policy. He estimated that His Majesty will use troops to the north this year, and now he needs to transport a large amount of food from the south of the Yangtze River to the north.
"Your Majesty probably won't make this decree, but now that the treasury is short of money, I don't think it will stop it." It is estimated that there are many people who have changed rice and mulberry in private.
"Auntie, do you want to grow some mulberry seedlings?"
Mu Yan thought for a while, then shook his head: "Let's keep it as it is. The original rice fields are still planted with rice, and we can see if we can grow more mulberry seedlings in the mulberry fields. I heard that in some places, the mulberry fields have been changed to dense planting methods, and one mu of mulberry fields can grow more varieties. There are a lot of mulberry trees, Auntie can ask Zhuangtou to study them."
"Okay, Auntie listens to you."
The Mu family is different from other families. Three generations of the Mu family guarded the frontier, and 200,000 soldiers needed to eat and drink.
Sometimes the military pay of the imperial court is not paid in time, or there is arrears, and it is necessary to transport food from the dowry fields of their own families and women.
From the generation of the old Hou Ye, he ordered the family's fields to have more grain.
Cheng thought that his son might need money or a lot of food in the future, and he was in a dilemma. Seeing that everyone was talking about it, he came to ask his son.
Now that I have a son, my heart is settled.
It seems that the son still needs food. Then she asked the village to grow more grain, and let the head of the village do research on the dense planting method her son talked about. Sangtian can get more income, why not.
went in a hurry.
Mrs. Geng and Mu Wang waited for so long, but did not wait for good news. Mrs. Tai couldn't sit still, and finally couldn't help calling Mu Yan to ask.
Mu Yan's face was light: "If Mu Zhan is willing to remember my biological mother's name as a son, His Majesty may approve it."
What does it mean? Your Majesty despises Mu Zhan as a bastard?
"Don't even think about it! My brother won't be adopted!"
Mrs. Tai was still thinking about it, but Mu Wang jumped up. Why does his brother have a father and a mother in someone else's name!
Of course Mu Yan knew that Mu Zhan would not adopt Cheng's name, not to mention his biological mother's disagreement, and Jun's would not agree either.
Mrs. Tai frowned, Mu Yan is working in front of the emperor, is this what the emperor meant?
"It's His Majesty who said that Mu Zhan is a bastard, so he suppressed the request for seal?"
"My grandson doesn't know, so I don't dare to guess the holy will. It's just that His Majesty occasionally mentions Mu Jie as his grandson."
Gun's whole body froze. She had forgotten that there was a fourth bedroom and a Mu Jie.
Now Sifang is His Majesty's daughter and son-in-law, and Mu Jie is the emperor's grandson! Does Zhan'er have no chance?
(end of this chapter)