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Chapter 2116 old farmer in the field

The population composition of Liaozhou is much more complex than that of the two Hungarian and Mongolian states. The Han and Japanese, Wuhuan, Xianbei, Fuyu Goguryeo and Yiluo people are simply a hodgepodge. The best way to integrate people of many races is education. The court of Liaodong currently only teaches the Four Books and Five Classics, Confucius and Mencius's Ways. As for mathematics and physics, they are not allowed to get involved within three generations.

Tian Yu continued: "Your Majesty doesn't know that the black soil in Fuyu Yiluo is far fertile than the Central Plains land, and the yield is extremely high. The yield per mu of wheat, soybean and corn in Yiluo is more than 20% higher than that in the pass. After another three to five years of development, the grain output of Liaodong alone will be enough for hundreds of thousands of troops."

That is nature. The black soil is the most fertile and suitable for crop growth. None of them, there are only three or four pieces in the world. It is definitely a gift from God if it falls into his hands.

In the past, fishing and hunting peoples living on this land were Goguryeo, Fuyu, Yiluo and other fishing peoples. They did not know how to cultivate and did not know the value of black soil. In addition, Liaodong was too cold and the population could not grow, so they were abandoned and left the black soil with grass growing.

It’s different now. How could the Han people who are best at farming easily let go after occupying this land?

Cao Ang smiled bitterly and said, "The root cause of hindering the development of Liaodong is still the population. If there are tens of millions of Han people in Liaozhou, why should I worry?"

It is a hidden danger that the mixed fish and dragons are a hidden danger. Do you know whether the Wuhuan Xianbei Japanese slaves and the Yilou Fuyu Goguryeo people who are not good at it?

Tian Yu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. After years of migration, the total number of Han people in Liaodong has already exceeded one million, and the proportion of the population of various alien races is close to one to one. This does not include children under ten years old. At most, the total population of Han people in Liaodong can exceed that of foreign races. Moreover, the imperial court also migrates to Liaodong every year."

Cao Ang nodded and said, "I have worked hard for you all day, so I'll go down early and have a good time with me tomorrow."

"Here."

Tian Yu bowed and said he was leaving.

Cao Ang took off his shoes and washed his feet and went to bed to sleep. He slept in the mountains for half a month. He lay on the kang and felt the temperature coming from under him so comfortable. Before he could fall asleep, Hu San's snoring sound came from next door.

No words all night.

After dinner in the morning, Cao Angtianyu and his party bid farewell to the village chief and left the village.

Tian Yu was driving here. When he arrived, he drove a total of four cars, brought twelve guards, and added four people to still sit down, and drove Hu San to other vehicles. Tian Yu drove the three people slowly forward.

The Liaodong highway and railway interchange only refers to the county town. The country road they are now walking on is still the same, with bumpy walks and bumps, and they dare not drive too fast.

As the car body bumped, Cao Ang turned his head and looked at the scenery outside the window. It was the harvest season. The road was full of soybean fields. The ripe bean pods were full of grains, which looked gratifying. The early farmers bent down and waved their sickles, constantly harvesting the yellowed bean seedlings, and then gathered together to pull them back with a cart. Further away, there were scattered corn fields, and the corn poles were about the same length as people.

Tian Yu knew what Cao Ang was thinking and explained with a smile: "These soybeans were cultivated by wild bean seedlings discovered by Wei Kuan, the president of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, in Liaodong. Therefore, they were called Kuanbeans. Wei Kuan improved them slightly and promoted them in Liaodong. This thing grows in the five original Liaozhou counties, but in the new seven counties, it has a very good growth and high output. It is currently one of the four major staple foods in Liaodong."

The four major staple foods are the original rice and wheat and newly introduced soybean corn. Thanks to the fertile soil of the black soil, the output of these four staple foods is higher than that of the Central Plains.

Cao Ang nodded and said, "Stop, go down and take a look."

Tian Yu parked the car on the side of the road and got out of the car with Cao Ang. Cao Ang crossed the roadside canal and walked into the field. He picked a pod and squeezed out the soybeans inside for a moment. He looked up at the sky and said, "The soybeans are still wet. Can this ghost weather be dried?"

Most of the grains must be placed in the sun and exposed to the sun after harvesting. The moisture inside is completely dried before it can be stored. Otherwise, it will easily become moldy. In September, Liaodong is about to enter winter, and the power of the sun is very limited.

Tian Yu said: "It's okay, it's not a big problem to dry for a few more days, and there is too much food to eat. The excess food will be purchased by the government and transported to the pass for storage."

Cao Ang smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy to collect it. I'm not panicking if I have food at home. This generation of people have come from the war years. I guess they will sacrifice their lives and never give up their food."

Food in prosperous times is not valuable, but food in troubled times or disasters is an absolute hard currency that is more expensive than gold. The people of the Great Wei have been full for a few years, and the shadow of hunger is still carved in their bones. Can they sell food to you?

Tian Yu smiled bitterly and said, "It was indeed difficult to acquire in the past few years, but the situation has improved in the past few years."

"It will get better and better in the future."

Cao Ang gave him a meaningful look and came to an old man who was bent down to chop soybeans and smiled: "Is the old man here so early?"

He got up early enough, but when he came out, he saw that the villagers were basically working in the fields, which made him feel a little ashamed.

The old man stood up and wiped his sweat. After saluting Tian Yu, he replied: "Although September in Liaodong is cool, the sun is still quite hot at noon. I won't be able to sweat after a long time. It's better to get up early. There is a lot of land at home. It's time to harvest corn again in a few days. If you don't work hard, you can't do it."

After saying that, he pointed to the front with a sickle and said, "Please look, the area in front of me is all from my husband's house, with a total of fifty acres, and there are still sixty acres of mountainous land in the distance. There is not enough manpower and there is no time to cultivate it. He can only grow grass in waste and wait until the group of boys in the family grow up."

Cao Ang said astonished: "Fifty acres are not much, can you plant them all?"

The old man smiled and said, "It's not just soybeans. Rice, wheat, potatoes and vegetables are planted in turn. I can get up and go to bed later if I really can't do it. Old man, I was originally a member of the Lu family. My ancestors never owned my own land. When the imperial court used Roman slaves to replace the family, I was separated and placed in Liaodong. The land here was not reclaimed in the past three years, and the food, clothing and expenses were all given by the governor's office. Now the land can be planted, how can I not be diligent when it can be planted."

Back then, the imperial court used Roman slaves to exchange a large number of private slaves from the aristocratic families. The private slaves were all Han people, and they were far more at ease than foreign races. Cao Ang naturally would not treat his family badly. Considering that the private slaves had too deep a dispute with the aristocratic family, they would inevitably be taken back by the aristocratic family after staying in the local area for a long time. Therefore, almost all the liberated private slaves were moved to the sparsely populated borders such as Liangzhou and Liaodong. There was only a few special situations and could not travel far to nearby counties. In short, there was one principle that the liberated private slaves would never be allowed to stay on the territory of their aristocratic families.

Can't you afford to offend?

Cao Ang smiled and said, "Have you been used to living in Liaodong in the past few years? The government has not made things difficult for you."

The old man pointed to the flintlock rifle not far away and smiled: "The hunting rifle fired by the county magistrate's mansion is not only a beast. Who dares to find fault with me and kill him with one shot."

Cao Ang was happy and smiled and said, "That's the reason. We don't bully people, but we can't bully people."
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