Chapter 1370 Xin Zijuan Setting sun, grass and trees to speed up the layout

   "My lord, if it is true that those barren hills and mountains are suitable for planting potatoes and sweet potatoes as Master Xu demonstrated, that would be really incredible." After Feng Ziying left, Fu Shi rubbed his hands in excitement.

He is the general judge in charge of farming, and he knows the land situation in the whole prefecture. These are saline-alkali lands, hilly lands, and mountainous lands that cannot make ends meet. The seeds are sown, and after a season of hard work, they may not even be able to reap the seeds.

This kind of wasteland abounds in almost every state and county, especially in the mountainous states and counties near the northwest, and some counties near rivers, there are a lot of hills, mountains, saline-alkali lands, and floodplains, and the reclamation and irrigation conditions are very poor. , or the land is barren, so no one cares about it.

But now, if there are these types of crops that Xu Guangqi mentioned, it will be different. No matter how unpleasant the taste of potatoes and sweet potatoes, at least they can fill the stomach and at least keep people alive. There are countless people.

   Moreover, Fu Shi also tasted the potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn, and tasted them carefully.

The taste of potatoes is a little strange, and I can't tell what it tastes like. The steamed sweet potatoes are delicious and sweet, but they don't feel so hungry, and if they eat a few more meals, they will make people feel tired. As for the corn, the taste is indeed a bit rough, but still In that sentence, to be able to survive, these shortcomings are not worth mentioning.

"It's nothing incredible. These should be imported from overseas. I didn't like it very much before, but it doesn't change with anyone's attitude. There are already large planting areas in mountainous areas like Zhejiang and Fujian. Under such circumstances, there is no reason why these prefectures and counties in Shuntian Prefecture are still waiting there?" Feng Ziying raised her tone a few times, "There are still tens of thousands of refugees in Shuntian Prefecture. The situation of the various governments and the provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan is not optimistic, and this year will be very difficult. If the government in these places does not provide relief and manage poorly,..."

  Feng Ziying's words surprised Fu Shi, "My lord, has the Qin Tianjian reached a conclusion? This year, there will be another severe drought in the Northland?"

The word "again" shows that the agricultural harvest of the entire Northland has been greatly affected by the weather in the past ten years. It can be said that it has always been ups and downs, and most of the ups and downs have not even returned to normal conditions. here we go again.

"Qiusheng, you are in charge of farming. Let's do some calculations. Let's start from the 32nd year of Yuanxi. By this year, in 20 years, the four most elite provinces in the north, Shandong, Shanxi and Henan Let’s do a comparison, and then make a statistic from the north. I don’t know if you have calculated it. In the past 20 years, almost every year, no, not almost, every year, at least three of the four provinces were hit by disasters again. Note that the disasters I’m talking about are not just droughts and floods in one or two counties, at least one prefecture or more than five counties are affected, and the disasters that result in more than 30,000 refugees are all…”

  Fu Shi remained silent. Although he didn't know much about Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi, he did know the situation in the Beizhi prefectures.

  It is based on the fact that in the eight years since the current emperor ascended the throne, on average, more than one of the prefectures in Beizhi suffered disasters almost every year, especially the drought, and there were a large number of refugees almost every year.

Even if the imperial court issued a death order, it still couldn't stop tens of thousands of refugees from Beizhi Prefectures flocking to the capital city every year. Fu Shi estimated that more than 20,000 refugees broke through many blockades and barriers in the most one year. Break into the inside and outside of the capital city.

  The population of Jingshi City has expanded from an estimated less than 800,000 to over one million in the past two decades. This is largely caused by the arrival of these refugees, which has also caused abnormal prosperity and instability inside and outside the capital.

The grain transported by water began to increase continuously after 20 years of Yuanxi. Although the increase in the allocation of grain by the imperial court was not large, the grain transported by the people through water has also shown a high growth momentum. understand.

This also exacerbates the supply pressure of grain in Gyeonggi to some extent. Once there is a mistake in the water transportation, the existing grain in Gyeonggi, even if it is added to the grain storage in Jingcang and Tongcang, with the storage conditions of Jingcang and Tongcang, Fu Shi I dare not even think about it.

So Fu Shi agrees with Feng Ziying's point of view. If you are an official of Shuntian Mansion, if you don't have foresight and foresight, you may get into trouble if you don't pay attention. Opportunity.

   "My lord, are you worried that the situation in the Northland this year will not be good?" Fu Shi hesitated for a moment. This year, there will be a spring drought in the North, and I heard that Henan and Shanxi will be even worse, but it seems too early to say that there will be a severe drought.

"Qiu Sheng, people without long-term considerations must have near-term worries. We, the governor of Wu's house, don't worry about these things. I don't know much about the people in the house now. The only one I know is you. You are in charge of farming. If You are all slack, if the situation is really bad, what should you do?"

  Feng Zi’s earnestness in English, and a bit of confiding, made Fu Shi both excited and moved, “Your Excellency loves you, I’m an official…”

"Okay, Qiusheng, I won't say much else, but let's help each other and tide over the difficulties together." Feng Ziying paused, "I don't predict that the ninth year of Yonglong will be a peaceful year. It is this Shuntian Mansion, since we can do our best to share the worries of the emperor and the court, we can't keep it, and we need to think more carefully about many things."

   "Your Excellency is right, the next official will count the wasteland and wasteland in each state and county in the shortest possible time,..."

  Fu Shi's words were interrupted by Feng Ziying: "That's not enough, far away!"

   "Huh?" Fu Shi was taken aback.

"Xu Gong has put in a lot of effort in Tianjin to manage this situation, but if it can't be promoted, then everything is meaningless." Feng Ziying stopped and said sharply: "You have to get from Pinggu and Miyun as soon as possible." In the prefectures and counties of Tongzhou, Tongzhou, and Jizhou, the areas with a large amount of wasteland and hillocks were screened out. The first batch of areas can be controlled at about 3,000 hectares, and the land that is most suitable for potato and sweet potato cultivation..."

Feng Ziying pondered and said: "In addition, you should carefully screen the chief officials and co-prefects, judges, county magistrates, and ability to do things in these prefectures and counties. You should choose those with strong execution ability as much as possible, and others can be put aside temporarily. On the side."

  After being startled for a moment, Fu Shi immediately understood, and his heart fluctuated, "My lord, I understand."

"This matter must be dealt with immediately." Feng Ziying always felt uneasy in her heart. Xu Guangqi's harvest has not been bad in the past few years. If this season continues quickly, then by the harvest season in June and July, a good harvest will be obtained, and the second season will also come.

According to Xu Guangqi's introduction, planting potatoes and sweet potatoes is actually very simple, and the most important thing is not to choose the land, and the high yield is the key. Three to five thousand catties is a normal situation. Of course, it is impossible to reach such a high level in this era, but according to Xu Guangqi, one thousand catties per mu is completely achievable.

  At present, in Dazhou, there is only more than 200 catties of wheat millet in the best mature land. If one mu of barren mountainous land, hilly land, and sandy land can produce a thousand catties, the taste is worse, so what?

   "Then over there in Tongzhou...?" Fu Shi asked again, "According to my understanding, Mr. Fang is quite prestigious in Tongzhou..."

   "Hehe, it's rare for Brother Yang Chu to have such an evaluation not long after he arrived in Tongzhou." Feng Ziying thought for a while, "Forget it, Tongzhou can also be included, but don't think too much about it..."

Only then did Fu Shi settle his mind. This lord Fu Cheng went straight to Tongzhou as soon as he took office. Although it was because of Su Daqiang's murder at night, Fang Kezhuang was also from Shandong. In general, especially the case of Su Daqiang made the relationship between the two closer quickly, so he wanted to ask Tongzhou.

Back in the capital city, Feng Ziying felt more and more that her intuition might really become a reality. The rapid planting of potatoes and sweet potatoes in several counties was only a drop in the bucket, and to carry it out effectively, she had to rely on the people in Ji Town Tunweibing households come.

Once the water transportation is interrupted, I can't believe what will happen to a city as big as Jingshi City. So thinking of this, Feng Ziying wrote a letter to Lian Guoshi, and must speed up Yuguan Port and Yuguan Port via Lulong to Fengrun Once the water transportation is interrupted for the construction of this road, Yuguan Port may quickly become the most important export supply port in the Gyeonggi area, and a large amount of materials can only be landed and transported to Gyeonggi from here.

  After writing the letter to Lian State Affairs, Feng Ziying was still not at ease, so she wrote a letter to Xue Biao again.

Xue Biao is still mainly operating the fleet from Denglai to Yuguan, but has begun to set foot in Jiangnan. According to the original estimate, within three to five years, this fleet will cover Jiangnan and Dongfan, but now it seems , this step has to be accelerated, and it may even be considered to abandon Jiangnan first, and go to Guangdong via Dongfan.

Once there is really a worrying situation in the south of the Yangtze River, the materials from Guangdong and Guangxi will become life-saving straws. As for whether they will be intercepted at sea, Feng Ziying also has arrangements. Shen Yourong's Denglai Navy fleet is firmly in his hands. They can't get in, this is also Feng Ziying's first arrangement.

   It is the Fujian Navy that is in trouble, but according to Shen Yourong, the Fujian Navy has become increasingly sluggish in the past few years. With the current combat effectiveness of the Denglai Navy, the Fujian Navy can completely solve the Fujian Navy. Of course, the premise is that the Fujian Navy maintains the status quo.

  (end of this chapter)