12dz Chapter 909 Every Grain is Hard-Earned
Chapter 909 Every Grain is Hard-Earned
The soldier Yang Zheng called Xiao Luo knew very well that the smile on his mother's face was brought about by the man in front of her.
It was this man who overthrew the imperial court's rule in Liangzhou and removed the mountain that had been weighing down on the people of Liangzhou.
It was the man in front of them who allocated land to them, allowing them to own their own land and no longer have to be slaves to landlords and powerful families.
It was the man before us who humbled himself and personally went to Chenjia Village to obtain high-yield grain seeds for the people of Liangzhou...
The reason why the people of Yongliang County are so relaxed today, and why his parents and relatives can smile, is largely due to the man in front of him.
Therefore, as his personal guard, he would not allow the man in front of him to be in any danger, even at the cost of his own life.
"You're satisfied with just one look? Haha! I wonder who's always calling out their parents' names in their sleep?"
"It's definitely not Ronaldinho."
"Hahaha! Xiao Luo misses his parents terribly. I live in the same room as him, and I can hear him calling for his parents every night."
"Hahahaha!"
"..."
The other guards couldn't help but tease Xiao Luo, whose face instantly turned red. He stammered in rebuttal, "I never call my parents 'father' and 'mother' every day. You're talking nonsense!"
"Ha ha!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and even Yang Zheng couldn't help but smile. Xiao Luo was the youngest among his personal guards, so both Yang Zheng and the other guards liked to tease him. And every time Xiao Luo reacted, it brought a knowing smile to everyone's face.
After standing outside the temporary residence for a moment, a group of officials from Yongliang County arrived and bowed to Yang Zheng.
"Greetings, King of Liang."
"Everyone, get up."
Yang Zheng gestured for everyone to stand up, then asked Tang Qing, "Is everything ready at the farmland?"
"Exactly."
Tang Qing nodded slightly, "Please, Your Highness, move your carriage to the farmland outside the city."
"it is good!"
About half an hour later, Yang Zheng and his group arrived at a farmland area outside the county town. Looking at the golden wheat growing well in the field, Yang Zheng couldn't help but feel refreshed and happy.
Having experience in farming, Yang Zheng could tell at a glance that the wheat yield of this field would definitely not be low. Even if it wasn't the 1800 jin that Tang Qing and the others mentioned, it would at least be more than 1500 jin.
A yield of 1500 jin per mu... could reverse the food shortage situation in various states and allow the people under its jurisdiction to completely get rid of hunger.
Thinking of this, Yang Zheng couldn't help but feel excited. He turned to Tang Qing and said, "Can we start harvesting now?"
"That's it!"
After answering Yang Zheng, Tang Qing gave an order.
Immediately afterwards, the farmers who had been waiting by the field sprang into action, carrying their tools into the field to harvest the wheat.
Watching the wheat stalks being felled and moved to the shore, Yang Zheng became interested. He asked Tang Qing for a sickle, rolled up his trousers, and went into the field to harvest wheat with the farmers.
Upon seeing this, Tang Qing and the other officials exchanged bewildered glances, never expecting that the King of Liang would personally go to the fields to harvest the wheat.
More importantly, since the King of Liang personally went to harvest the wheat, how could they just stand by and watch?
So Tang Qing and other officials took farming tools and went down to the fields to harvest the wheat.
Time passed by as everyone busied themselves. As the sun set, Yang Zheng emerged from the fields, rubbing his aching back, and sighed, "Only by working in the fields can one truly understand the hardships of farmers!"
Even Yang Zheng, a third-rank martial artist with a strong physique, felt exhausted after harvesting wheat all day, which gives you an idea of the hardships faced by ordinary farmers.
"Yes! Farming is much harder than studying!"
"Every drop of sweat on the soil represents hard work!"
"Having done farm work myself today, I now realize how hard farmers work. We should treat them even better!"
"..."
With aching backs and weak legs, Tang Qing and the others, already out of breath, nodded in agreement. Only by experiencing farm work firsthand could they truly understand the hardships of farmers.
They can hardly endure a single day of farm work, while farmers have to work in the fields year after year, day after day. Those who have personally experienced farm work can truly understand the hardships of farmers.
"Now that you all know the suffering of the farmers, you should treat the people better when you govern in the future. You should not impose heavy taxes on the people, let alone impose excessive corvée labor, so as to delay the farmers' farming."
Yang Zheng said earnestly that Yongliang County was his hometown, so the officials he placed there were all people he trusted.
These people will inevitably be promoted in the future. Yang Zheng does not want them to become detached from the people after they are promoted and to make policies that harm the people. He is even more afraid that they will embezzle and become corrupt.
Therefore, Yang Zheng had to give these people a good warning.
"Rest assured, Your Majesty! We are all of humble origin and will never forget our duty."
"That's right! We will never harm the people like those incompetent and corrupt officials in the imperial court."
"The people are suffering, how could we bear to harm them?"
"..."
Seeing everyone make their assurances, Yang Zheng nodded, then turned to the farmers who were gradually emerging from the fields and instructed, "Mr. Tang, calculate today's harvest!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Qing immediately led a group of clerks to weigh the harvested wheat stalks.
As the sun was about to set completely, Tang Qing returned and reported to Yang Zheng: "Your Majesty, the wheat harvest for today has been calculated! A total of 500 mu of farmland were harvested, yielding 10,000 shi of wheat."
"Ten thousand shi?"
A look of astonishment flashed across Yang Zheng's eyes. "Doesn't that mean that one mu of land produces 2000 jin of wheat?"
"No!"
Tang Qing shook his head and said, "1 shi is the weight including the wheat straw. After removing the wheat straw, the yield per mu should be around 1700 to 1800 jin."
"1800 jin?"
A hint of disappointment appeared on Yang Zheng's face, but it was quickly swept away!
Although the wheat yield did not reach 2000 jin per mu, 1800 jin is still an impressive number!
It is worth noting that the wheat yield in Liangzhou used to be only about 250 jin, but now it has increased more than sevenfold. This means that the same acre of land can now produce more than seven times the amount of grain as before!
With more than seven times the amount of grain, enough to feed seven times the population, the entire Liangzhou, including the other three prefectures under Yang Zheng's rule, will no longer have to worry about food shortages!
"Good good!"
Yang Zheng said "good" three times in a row, his face full of excitement, "You are all meritorious people. After this autumn harvest, I will definitely reward you all handsomely."
Upon hearing this, all the officials of Yongliang County had bright smiles on their faces. The reason why they attached so much importance to the Fugui wheat and did their best to protect its cultivation was to make contributions and get promoted.
With Yang Zheng's words now in hand, their promotions are practically guaranteed.