The Reborn Wife is Farming

Qi Haoran has always remembered what Mu Yangling said, what is lacking in this era is not land and food, but labor, advanced farming techniques and their seeds.

Although these people are old and young, and there are many women mixed in, but when they are pulled into the field, they are all good farmers.

So Qi Haoran said with a smile: "There are so many lands left in the Hanzhong Mansion, let them plant them, and they will be able to support themselves next year."

"But there is a lot of food for one winter, and this is about 12,000 people," General Lu said anxiously: "Little General, you should report this matter to the General. Although the land in Hanzhong Mansion is deserted, But it’s not under our Xiying name.”

When the barbarians entered the customs, many people in Hanzhong Prefecture fled to the south, and those lands were left unused. Later, the dignitaries of the Kingdom of Jin used them to raise sheep and horses. Although it has been growing, the speed is very slow, so not much is allocated.

But if they can't be separated, the Yamen will not give it to Xiying.

Qi Haoran already had an idea in his mind, "Bring them back, we will divide half of Hanzhong Mansion, and the remaining half will go to military households." After a pause, he continued: "The other half refers to 10,000 people. Six thousand young and strong will all join the military households."

General Lu opened his mouth wide, "Will Fang Zhifu agree?"

Fang Zhifu is the prefect of Hanzhong Prefecture, and he has only been here for a year.

Qi Haoran chuckled, "He will definitely agree. The Hanzhong Mansion only increased by more than 300 households in a year, and I will give him 6,000 people at once. Where can he ask for this achievement? Besides, the corn seeds are still in our hands. hand."

Although Qi Xiuyuan sent corn seeds to the local area, the quantity was not large, and more were still in the hands of their military. Therefore, Fang Zhifu had to establish a good relationship with Xiying if he wanted the seeds.

You must know that in the annual performance assessment, the growth of population and food output are the two most important assessments.

After hearing Qi Haoran's words, General Lu was completely relieved, and he looked a lot better towards the more than 10,000 disaster victims, at least not too much of a loss.

General Lu Shen was worried about losing money now, but when he brought them back to Hanzhong Mansion, he realized that not only did they not lose money, but they seemed to be making money.

Qi Xiuyuan is recruiting soldiers, and he has to pay for recruiting soldiers, commonly known as settlement expenses, at least two taels of silver per person.

But when he saw the 6,000 strong men Qi Haoran brought back, Qi Xiuyuan immediately ordered someone to take over the stall, and stopped recruiting. Just kidding, he saved 12,000 taels of silver all at once.

As for the old and weak women and children brought back, Qi Xiuyuan didn't dislike them, and directly dragged them to Hanzhong Mansion to talk with Fang Zhifu.

Fang Zhifu was overjoyed to see so many people, so he immediately offered a high price of 8,000 people. Of course, as a price, he could pay three times the price for the military land in Xiying.

Qi Xiuyuan originally wanted to agree, but Qi Haoran who happened to be watching the battle blinked quickly, Qi Xiuyuan changed his words and shook his head and said, "Eight thousand people are too many, at most five thousand." Of course we can't separate the family, even five thousand and ten cents."

Fang Zhifu was so angry that his beard twitched. Those who fled with their families, there were at most four or five people in a family. Under the base of a thousand, what is a fraction of four or five people?

Fang Zhifu felt that Qi Xiuyuan was too stingy and didn't have the air of a general.

"The elders in those families are all in their sixties, and the younger ones are only five or six years old. They don't even have any young adults. What are you doing in Xiying?" Fang Zhifu said displeasedly: "They can't go to the battlefield."

"Planting the land," Qi Xiuyuan sighed, "My lord has also seen that this year the border is unstable, and all the soldiers in the army have to be trained, but now they have to be responsible for all the food, grass, and military pay, so they can't be planted for what they eat? So they have to farm the land. Although this group of people are old and young, they are all planed out of the ground. The children can go to the field when they are six years old. These labors come in exchange for you."

Fang Zhifu frowned, "But it's almost winter now, food and housing for these people is a problem, do you have enough food in Xiying?"

Qi Xiuyuan's eyes lit up, "That's why I have to ask my lord for help."

"Don't," Fang Zhifu waved his hand and said, "I'm also worried here. Although the situation in Hanzhong Mansion is better than that of Tongchuan Mansion, there are many people who can't eat and need relief." Speaking of this, Fang Zhifu Rolling his eyes, he said: "Speaking of which, I think of the prairie sheep business in our Hanzhong Prefecture. Last year, a girl bought mutton in Hanzhong Prefecture, which saved many people from hunger and cold. I heard that girl is People under General Qi?"

Qi Xiuyuan knew that he was talking about Mu Yangling. Mu Yangling's mutton business was indeed very big last year. At first it was only four or five hundred taels of silver, then it was one thousand taels, and then it was four thousand taels, or even tens of thousands of taels. The mutton business didn't stop until spring sowing.

Because there are few people in Hanzhong Prefecture, and there are not many places that can be cultivated, the pasture seeds that were sown in the fields before will grow vigorously in the spring, and those people who have tasted the sweetness will raise sheep after farming, anyway. Now the imperial court does not restrict them from farming or raising sheep like the Jin Dynasty.

Who doesn't like an extra income?

"Are you talking about Ah Ling? That child has a bigger heart now, and he is trying to raise cattle. No, he has already bought a piece of land in Hanzhong Mansion and plans to build a cattle farm." Qi Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "But that piece of land With only three hundred acres, how many cows can you raise?"

Fang Zhifu was taken aback, "Why does Miss Mu like these barbarians' things so much? First they were sheep, now they are cows?"

Fang Zhifu frowned slightly. Although he hoped that Mu Yangling could buy more sheep to help the people under his rule survive another winter, it did not mean that he would support raising sheep and cattle. If the population increases in the future, and everyone continues to do this, and no one grows food, won't it shake the foundation of the country?

"Master Fang misunderstood," Qi Haoran who was on the side hurriedly explained: "A Ling does not raise cows that can be milked and slaughtered on the grassland, but buffalo or cattle that we cultivate."

Seeing that the elder brother was also surprised, she said: "She feels that the income of planting is too low now, one is because of the seeds, the other is because of the planting technology, and the third is because all the labor is bound to the land, and the efficiency of farming is too low. The method is meticulous and meticulous."

Hearing Qi Haoran talk about farming, Fang Zhifu couldn't help but sit up straight, and asked with bright eyes: "And then?"

"The technology of seeds and planting can't be improved for a while, it has to be done step by step, but this labor has a clear direction. If every household has a farmable cow..." Qi Haoran didn't say anything about the prefect He and Qi Xiuyuan also understood.

Now the plowing and ridge opening in the field are all manpower, sometimes two people are needed to pull the plow, plus the person who supports the plow, that is to say, three laborers are bound at once, but it is different with cattle. A cow can make two labors, or even more.

After all, the stamina of cattle is much stronger than that of humans.