After returning to the special envoy's mansion, Yang Shanlu began to devote himself to the next work... that is to say, the governance of Shanxi now, although the foundation has been laid, the next assistance project still needs to be carried out... after all The people of Shanxi are too poor.
So next, with Yang Shanlu’s order, a large-scale assistance project began throughout Shanxi... First, for those farmers who can guarantee ten households, local yamen can provide them with interest-free Loans, for example, each household can borrow 50 taels of silver, which will be repaid after one year.
And this is not like the popular kind of folk, seven-in and twelve-out loan sharks, one is blood-sucking without blinking, but an interest-free loan, and with this interest-free loan, farmers can use it to buy good seeds. , Sickle, and various other production tools.
Of course, the people in Shanxi are really too poor (Yangshan Lu didn’t come, and they were already absolutely impoverished), so even so, like some large items needed by farmers, such as cattle, used to increase production. Feitian powder, the people couldn't afford to buy it, but Yang Shanlu took it on.
Including such a catastrophe year, if it doesn’t rain, God needs to invest a huge amount of money to dig deep water wells, build waterwheels and other water conservancy facilities. Yang Shanlu also has all the water conservancy facilities... In his words, he used to be ordinary people. To support the government, now it is time for the government to support the people!
It is through such a generous assistance project that Yang Shanlu truly helps the people and supports them, thus ensuring the success of the summer harvest! (The summer harvest is about three months away).
As long as the summer harvest is successful, with the vast area of Shanxi Province, what kind of high yield can then be obtained? Can the people of Shanxi live a good life? (Because the land belongs to the people themselves, the food they harvest is their own, and there is no need to pay the scary rent) So Yang Shanlu is also waiting to see!
In addition, in order to ensure this good harvest, Yang Shanlu also prepared a secret weapon... that is sweet potatoes.
Since the introduction two years ago, and more than a dozen generations of improved varieties, although the yield of sweet potatoes is still not comparable to that of later generations (the yield of sweet potatoes in later generations is generally two to three thousand jin per mu), at this time it was only a mere five. 600 catties per mu (nearly three stones).
But compared with the main grain of this era, the output of rice and wheat is only about half a stone to one stone, that is still a big win! And what’s even better is that the planting of sweet potatoes does not occupy a good area, and can be used as a supplement to the vacancies. For example, field land, barren land, and wild land can be planted, so this powerful booster...
So after two years of meticulous preparation, sweet potatoes, a new thing, finally came out of the greenhouse and began to meet the world... Yang Shanlu ordered the promotion of sweet potatoes throughout Shanxi.
Of course, although Yang Shanlu is familiar with the high yield of sweet potatoes, ordinary people still have a cautious mind about this new thing (at first glance, sweet potatoes are weird, this thing has no seeds, and it is the first time to plant it. I don’t know if it is suitable for local planting in Shanxi...)
However, in general, after Yang Shanlu's order was issued, most places actively responded to his call and planted this sweet potato... After all, the current Yangshanlu has the prestige among the people of Shanxi. It is very high, comparable to ten thousand Buddhas! So the call to plant sweet potatoes is nothing at all!
Even if the folk customs are conservative in some places, they still don't dare to plant it, so what should we do? Yang Shanlu had his own tricks. For example, he planted sweet potatoes in such a place, and then sent soldiers to guard, pretending to be very important. Then the people looked at it and it was definitely a good thing... and then they all went home and planted it. That's it!
Anyway, this is the way to achieve the goal of enriching the country and strengthening the people through various "conspiracies". Of course, Yang Shanlu carried out such a large-scale governance throughout Shanxi, and the amount of silver invested was nearly ten million, but the capital was not. There is no problem.
If you want to go deeper, it is that as maritime trade is prosperous, it is really gold and silver mountains moving home... In other words, since there are enough goods (Yang Shanlu invested and built in Shanxi Hundreds of workshops have all been able to produce at full capacity).
With unimpeded sales channels (all kinds of sweaters, floral dews, produced by the sea trade fleet, sold to overseas countries, and because of its uniqueness, it is very popular, often sold out immediately after the ship ! Therefore, the self-hematopoietic function is truly realized, and it can be used to feed back the large-scale farmland construction in Shanxi!)
But this time passed in a hurry, and three months later in the blink of an eye, it was already the late spring of Chongzhen's fourteenth year.
The weather in April has warmed up a lot, and Yang Shanlu went to the fields of Taiyuan Mansion several times to personally grasp the growth of the wheat.
Then he waited until he saw that wheat stalks were growing sturdily everywhere, and he could even foresee the ups and downs of the wheat waves afterwards, including the people who cultivated in the fields, with the hope of expectation and joyful smiles on their faces (and Summer harvest in more than a month), Yang Shanlu was very satisfied when he saw it... The sweat of hard work has been spilled, so the flower of hard work can usher in the expected harvest
As long as the summer harvest is successful, based on the scale of an ordinary farmer who has at least ten acres of land, as long as the summer harvest is successful, each household will be able to get at least nearly ten stones of wheat! So they will have one year's ration! (And if it was in the past, summer harvested food would allow them to eat for a month with their stomachs open, that would be grateful to God)
And in this way, the next autumn harvest will steadily be pure income, and at that time, it will truly realize that every family is full of grain, and every household is full of grain! As a result, the rule of the world in Shanxi has been truly realized, and people's livelihood has improved!
It’s just that Yang Shanlu didn’t know. As his Shanxi governance showed more and more light of victory and hope, another undercurrent began to emerge, and those people’s thinking was that he must never be allowed to proceed. So smooth! Never let him grow bigger!
Qing Dynasty, Shengjing, Imperial Palace.
Although it is late spring and the warm spring breeze has blown across the land, there is still a bleak atmosphere in this capital city of the Qing Dynasty...
No way, the eleventh year of Chongzhen's entry battle directly crippled my arrogant Qing Dynasty! Of the 100,000 troops who entered the customs, less than half of them can escape back! A full sixty thousand Eight Banners warriors have fallen asleep forever! And what is even more sad is that these are absolute Eight Banners elite! Unable to supplement the elite!
And this kind of tragic loss, to my Invincible Daqing, who has only 120,000 soldiers in total, should it be a tragic loss to what extent
Including at this time in the palace of Shengjing, the master of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji, was also frowning at this time. The obese body that had been unable to reduce before has become a lot thinner...
And this is also very obvious. Now the people in the country are uneasy, and the military strength is declining. Everywhere is shrouded in that kind of panic, although he has already made a decrement to use that kind of young soldiers to supplement in advance, so that the total number of the Eight Banners can be seen. It hasn't diminished. In fact, the true combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced compared to before.
And what makes him even more troublesome is that this is still a trivial matter. It has been more than a year, and the negotiation with Mingguo has not progressed. Anyway, the other party just drags on and refuses to reply... It will not stop your thoughts, and will not let you. Seeing hope, anyway, it will drag you out of temper, and it will make you uncomfortable!
Then seeing this, the Mongolian allies who were already ready to move have all kinds of changes... For example, if they can't transfer their troops, they don't pay taxes, anyway, they were very tame before, and now all kinds of changes have appeared!
And the reason for this is obvious... You Manchurians have all declined and are showing signs of decline. Why do we Mongolians come to hold your stinky feet? Why can't we choose another Lin Danhan
Including the previous Emperor Taiji who survived this difficult time (after the failure of Faming, he did not grab the goods to survive the cold winter), and slaughtered more than a dozen Mongolian tribes (using their materials to fill themselves), Such a move made those Mongolian'allies' even more eccentric.
However, compared with the above problems, Huang Taiji felt that it was still a disease, and what worries him most is the greatest scourge of the Qing Dynasty! (Because since the last failure, he has sent many spies to investigate his various intelligence)
Now that scourge is getting worse and worse! Originally, after he entered the ten guards on the east road, he made Huang Taiji worried all night and couldn't sleep all night, but now, he actually moved to Shanxi! And manage the entire Shanxi in an orderly manner!
This kind of Wenzhi martial arts really made Huang Taiji a big fear... You must know that he had only a small area on the East Road at the beginning, and it was already the greatest scourge of the Qing Dynasty. If this is to be successfully governed by him in Shanxi, then Yuanyuan If you continue to conscript troops and rations, is there a way for the Qing Dynasty to survive
So Huang Taiji was worried, so he called his fourteenth brother, Prince Rui, Dorgon, and prepared the two to discuss how to deal with him!
Although there is a deep contradiction between Huang Taiji and Dorgon, that is, the dispute for the throne, but in safeguarding the interests of the Qing Dynasty and unanimously dealing with foreign enemies, the two are still the same (this is stronger than that of many civil servants in Ming Dynasty). ).
Including Huang Taiji's many brothers who have seen him all over, that is, the Rui prince Dorgon, can stand out, and all the brothers are like a group of chickens, so he has to specifically consult him to find and kill Yang Shanlu. Scheming!
ps originally uploaded it earlier, because I was unwell last night and took some cold medicine, so I got up in the morning and slept for an extra hour. Sorry (end of this chapter)