Cotton was launched by Wang Ju. The early approach was to persuade the people of Fujian Road to Lingnan, but there were cotton or grain fields when they arrived in Lingnan. Although many places were vast and sparsely populated, some states had only a few thousand households on their household registration.

But these fields are like Jiangdongwei. They are all under the water, they are swamps and lakes, so they must surround the embankments and encircle fields, some slopes and mountains, and dams must be built to have irrigation water sources and cultivate them.

Therefore, Wang Ju asked Ge Shaohua to use labor for relief, so that these people, as well as the civilians initiated by officials from Guangnan East Road, work together and pay the resettlement expenses based on the labor, including the food they consume, seeds, tools, materials for building houses, and some of the oxen plowing.

Then it is purchased by the inner warehouse and transported to the north for sale. After the people cultivated for the inner warehouse for ten years, these arable land can be used as their permanent land, that is, private land.

Wang Anshi took back the three sects, and the Qingmiao Law had not yet been initiated.

At the beginning, he used labor-for-relief methods to distribute materials to resettle the people, but Wang Anshi made a new adjustment, which was to characterize these fields as official fields. All of these people became tenant farmers, but only tenant farmers of the court.

Why do this? It is to prevent smuggling. If the people do not hand over the cotton to the government, but sell it to the smuggling merchants, they will immediately drive out the "official land".

After the rise of the Qingmiao Law, Wang Anshi issued a new order, that is, those who lack labor and relief, or those who are not very enthusiastic about labor, will deduct the resettlement cost, or return to the ancestral land and continue to stay, the court will also give this fee, but it is just a form of loan. Some people who come to spring are also in the form of loans, and they will repay them in the autumn and repay their two profits.

Some officials opposed it, but some people were indeed lazy and worked hard, but they were working hard.

Later, it was still impossible to stop smuggling, so Wang Anshi issued two consecutive orders. Except for the cotton fields in the government, the rest of the people were not allowed to plant kapok. This was to prevent some powerful and powerful people from going south to seek profit.

But it still doesn't work. Some powerful people hang cotton fields on the names of Li people. If you have the means to prohibit Li people from growing cotton!

So Wang Anshi issued a second order to ban all the processing workshops of Kapok Branch. They will not process them in Guangnan, but transport the seed cotton to the Central Plains and set up another workshop to process them. See how you put them under the name of Li people. They sell not cotton, but Li cloth. If you sell Li cloth, I will pretend that I didn’t see it...

Or they can also transport seed cotton back and process it in the mainland, so it will be easy to check, but it still doesn't work. After some smuggling merchants get the technology and cotton removal equipment, they deliberately transport it to some remote mountainous areas and then hire people to process it.

Over the past few years, I have been fighting wits.

The strangest thing is that some Guangnan officials actually support smuggling.

There are many reasons. To be precise, the purchase price given by the court is quite fair, but the clerks in some areas will inevitably be deducted. Or exploit them in disguise through other means, so the people will not get much income. You should know that growing cotton is more difficult than growing rice. The entire growth period requires careful care, including seedling cultivation, fertilization, insect prevention, stubble harvesting, picking, and especially picking. They are all done manually. Cottons are picked from the cotton bouquets, how many cotton bouquets are there in a mu of land? Often, a family planted five acres of cotton, and they would be so tired that they could not rest. Coupled with the exploitation of clerks, the people would live a harder life.

There are also different ideas in the eyes of ordinary officials.

It is only when food, clothing, housing and transportation begins to be a luxury. No one cares about it, and with the popularity, it has become a civilian product, clothing, food, clothing, housing and transportation.

However, because the imperial court established a kapok store, it was almost equivalent to being a specialty, resulting in the price of cotton that has been high.

If an ordinary family in the north intends to avoid being frozen in winter, they will have two beds, one cover and one mattress, and a cotton coat, at the current price of lint and fabric, it will cost at least more than 20 chunks to buy it.

A third-class household can barely afford to buy it, but how many families can afford to pay more than 20 chunks of cash?

Finally, it's the service!

In fact, Wang Ju didn't care much about the first two, and the one who cared about it was this battle.

If the court does not make profits, the court will not pay attention to it. If the court does not pay attention to it, how can Guangnan develop it?

Even if the court relaxed it, the price would be very high due to production reasons, and it would not be purchased by the fourth-class and fifth-class households. Moreover, there are high freight and poor processing technology to produce processing costs.

At least now is not the time to let go.

If you want to let go, you have to wait until cotton is popular on both sides of the Yangtze River. It will take at least ten or twenty years to go.

Now the Kapok Shop is meaningless, which made the court gradually pay attention to the south and more people migrated. They brought more advanced planting methods and production processes, which could effectively change the backward situation of Lingnan. At least many areas of Guangnan East Road have changed much better than the original situation. Even if the future is relaxed, the cotton process will probably mature at that time. With cotton cloth, the court can collect taxes like Bashu (referring to the cost of transporting grain to the Central Plains of Bashu, the Song Dynasty used silk instead of taxes).

Besides, Wang Ju now thought of sea routes.

But this is the one who can't stand Wang Ju.

It turned out to be a servant, but now it is a recruitment service. But the money and money still come from the people.

Moreover, Guangnan West Road is different from other roads in the Song Dynasty and is divided into three parts. One part can be effectively managed, the second is semi-effectively managed, and the third is unmanaged.

Only those areas that can be taxed are mature and effectively managed.

Therefore, the imperial court had to find ways to reduce expenditures, including servants, officials and garrisons. This made Lingnan more backward, and its defense power was also very poor.

Some later generations even said that barbarians and corvettes kept rebelling and rioting, saying that it was oppression of the Song Dynasty and that the taxation was too heavy, so it was a fucking fucking.

Those who dare to rebel and riot are all Nong Zhigao. Let me ask how much tax the Song Dynasty imposed on Nong Zhigao? Is it a good national policy to place them on top of their heads and be ancestors!

Maybe there was a dispute caused by taxation, which led to riots. That was not because of heavy taxation, but because these tribes were lawless. You, the Song Dynasty, dare to collect my taxes, let's rebel.

Even if the areas that can be managed, the taxes dare not be too heavy. However, it is indeed very poor. If it is poor, even if there is a little tax, it will appear to be heavy. The areas that can be managed, that is, areas that are loyal to the Song Dynasty have increased their burdens. If they cannot be managed, it is undoubtedly a backward area that is unruly and unruly, and there is no burden on the Song Dynasty...

This is definitely a deformed tax policy.

Therefore, Wang Ju also needs to find a way to ease the pressure on the people in these areas of management.

But the appearance of Kapok is exactly the opposite.

The price of kapok is gradually falling, but income is steadily increasing because the volume is rising. Now there are more than one million mu of cotton fields in Guangdong and Guangxi, one-third of which has been smuggled, but two-thirds are still earned by Sansi.

In order to prevent smuggling, the imperial court became the transportation of seed cotton, firstly, it prevented smuggling, secondly, cottonseed seeds were also used for many purposes. Seed cakes can be used to fertilize the fields, but in fact they can be sold for money. There are many uses for cottonseed oil. It seems that people cannot eat this kind of oil, so Wang Ju didn't say it, but after saying that it can light an oil lamp, and at the same time it can maintain weapons and light an oil lamp. It will not be much cheaper than vegetable oil. This can be sold for money...

However, in this way, the weight of cotton transported to the inland every year tripled, almost reaching 200 million jin!

Think about the current transportation conditions. First, use a car and a boat to transport it to the large boat, then use a big boat to go up the river, and then load it onto a small boat. Lingqu is better here. The rivers on Guangnan East Road need to be unloaded again, cross the Wuling with a carriage and horse, then load it onto a small boat to transport it to the mainstream of Ganjiang River, then load it onto a large boat, and transport it to the north. How much force does this require?

It was recruiting, but the money raised was paid by the people.

There are many people who dare to pay a lot of money on Guangnan West Road. Then they only force their troops to catch the military and give them a very small salary.

Therefore, some officials wished someone to smuggle. The more smuggled, the lighter the burden on the people in the country would be.

Therefore, Wang Ju suggested that this should not be done. Instead, after purchasing cotton, go down the river, and the Guangnan water system is well developed, it can be transported to Guangzhou at a very low cost of 200 million jin. Even if the largest ship in Lingqu canal is only 1,000 stone, it will take 2,000 ships to sail, and it will slowly circulate along the river water, and accidents will continue. Moreover, this output will increase year by year. However, hiring sea ships to transport, more than 100 large sea ships will solve the problem.

As long as it is not extracted, although the risk of transporting cotton is higher, that is, there will be more compensation disputes due to the high price after the accident, it is enough to give him a 300-yuan freight fee for one stone. In fact, it is still more cost-effective than turning over from the inland, and it also relieves pressure on the people of Guangnan Road.

After Wang Ju finished writing, he sealed it with fire lacquer and sent someone to the capital.

Qiong Niang said: "Where is the official? Why are there so many smart people in the imperial court? No one thought of it?"

"This cannot be blamed on the court. In fact, cotton follows the rivers of Guangnan and then goes up the river along the Gan and Xiang rivers. There is also the danger of the Yangtze River. The accident rate will not be lower than that of transporting by sea. However, China is an inland country and has a natural fear of the ocean."

"Indeed, I am really afraid of people when the storm storms are on the sea. By the way, officials, after hearing that you have left, many people on the banks of the Luoyang River rushed to Quanzhou City and cried like tears."

This refers to the autumn of the previous year. In addition, when encountering a tide and flooding, the sea water was pouring backwards. The entire coastal area of ​​Luoyang River in northeastern Quanzhou was flooded with disasters. Relief was like firefighting. Wang Ju took officers, soldiers, yamen runners and soldiers to go down to rescue the disaster. The disaster was a bit big, and countless families were drifting away, and many victims were trapped in the water.

Wang Ju took a group of sailors to row boats and rescue people one by one.

He doesn't want to endure hardships, but the disaster is so great that Quanzhou can draw out limited people, and they are all so tired that he doesn't take the lead in encouraging morale and set an example. How can he inspire the people below? In fact, the truth is like fighting in the army.

However, he was an official in the end. Although he was strong, he could not withstand this pain. After saving him for a few days, he was exhausted. The victims took him back in turn, and he didn't know that he was sleeping on the back of the common people.

Wang Ju rode his horse and left first, but the news could not be hidden. Especially when Qiong Niang took a group of servants and students from her family to leave Quanzhou, countless people rushed to the side of the road to see him off. Many of the saved people on the banks of the Luoyang River rushed over and cried.

But it is not as good as Qingzhou. To this day, there are still many kings and gods in Qingzhou, and the incense is extremely prosperous.

Zeng Xiaokuan then wrote a memorial, and everyone carried the flower sedan chair together. Wang Ju extended an olive branch, and he also wanted to extend his friendship hand. So he talked about this matter in the memorial and praised it. Regarding the merits of internal governance, Wang Ju can be compared with Huang Ba, the best local good official in the Western Han Dynasty.

It is not too much to say. Some officials do well in the local area, but they are not very good after they reach the center. For example, Huang Ba was the Taizong in the local area and became the prefect of the whole world. It was no less than Wang Ju. But Huang Ba did not have a golden finger, which only means that he did put his heart into it. However, Huang Ba was not the first-class prime minister when he arrived in the court. When he arrived in the court, he not only needed to put his heart into it, but also needed higher wisdom, just like Han Xin commented on Liu Bang, Your Majesty, your military talent can only lead 100,000 soldiers, and the more the ministers, the better.

Wang Ju is now using his scores in the local area, proving his value.

However, no one can judge what it will be after entering the two palaces.

Qiong Niang said again: "If it weren't for an official, who would have thought of going to the sea? It would be better that the fleet could get another batch of income."

"Qiong Niang, we can't make this money, but we give it to other high-level tourists."

"Why?" Qiong Niang asked in confusion. Without saying anything else, the military expenses would immediately cause Wang Jitou to suffer.

"If you don't know, unless you don't do it yourself, this proposal comes from your own words. The court was originally afraid of migrating so many people. How would they think about it when they learned the truth? Don't think about it randomly. This is just to lenient the people, and it is also conducive to the development of the south. Not to mention anything else, just talk about the countries in the South China Sea, the small countries near the main channel are relatively developed, and the small tribes far from the main channel are very backward, not even as good as the barbarian people in the deep forests of Laoshan, Guangnan West Road."

"Official, this is very awkward..."

"Remember, remember that no matter what level of overseas development, its roots are in the Central Plains. Without this root, nothing will be done. Unless overseas Chinese households can reproduce to tens of millions or tens of millions, then can we re-establish civilization. But how many years will it take to reach that step?"

"I am just talking about it, and I am satisfied if the official has this status."

"That is, only contentment can bring happiness."

"I'm afraid the court will not agree."

"It's okay, the three envoys is Shen Kuo. I often have letters with him. Besides, what I'm talking about is the truth, which is beneficial to the country. Why does he disagree? Let's go out for a walk."

The couple joined forces to go out.

Qiong Niang sighed again: "The scenery in Guizhou is so beautiful."

Guizhou is Guilin, and the scenery is of course good.

"That's right, do I have the chance in the future and take you to see Zhangjiajie, Shilin, Shangri-La, where is the fairyland on earth?"

"Where are they? Why haven't I heard of them?"

"Zhangjiajie is located in Wuling Man in the north of Chenzhou. The stone forest is located in Shanchan Prefecture and Luomeng tribe, and Shangri-La is located in Shanju County."

"What, what," Qiong Niang smiled.

Wherever this is, is it a fairyland or a hell? Can you go? Are you going to enjoy the scenery or die? Besides, the two names behind it sound like the names in Dali. What are you going to Dali for?
Chapter completed!