But once potatoes and corn are supplemented as staple foods, the population can be increased on a large scale.
Just like before Lin Yan traveled through time, in the 17th century, there was a huge increase in population because of potatoes and corn.
Moreover, in fact, less than one-third of the land in the Xiling Kingdom has been cultivated.
The remaining two-thirds have not been cultivated.
Why
Because those lands are relatively barren and overgrown with trees and weeds, it is more difficult to cultivate them.
The nobles looked down upon him at all.
You know, rice is very picky about the land.
Land suitable for growing rice must also be close to water sources and rivers.
But potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes don’t care about the land.
No matter how barren the land, you can have a higher yield than rice.
So after Princess Luo Ying received the revelation from God, she quickly promulgated several new decrees.
The first decree is that from now on, all uncultivated land in the Xiling Kingdom will belong to the Lord of Fire.
This is not the land owned by the state, but the land owned by God!
The second decree states that all civilians have the right to cultivate no more than ten acres of land, and after cultivation, they have permanent rights to use it.
All nobles, depending on their title and height, can reclaim hundreds, thousands, or ten thousand acres of new land!
This is a reclamation order!
Last time, those who responded to Princess Luo Ying's call and joined the army could cultivate an additional ten acres of land.
The third decree is the Trade Order.
Whether they are civilians or nobles, they have the right to sell magic beans to other countries, and sales tax is exempted when sold to other countries!
This is equivalent to export tax exemption!
As soon as these three decrees came out, the entire Xiling Kingdom, whether it was civilians or nobles, was boiling.
The first law is okay, it just stipulates that there is a land god.
The second decree, as soon as the reclamation order was issued, all the civilians in the Xiling Kingdom went to reclaim the land as if they had been given blood!
Although the land belongs to God, once it is cultivated, you can obtain permanent use rights.
No ownership, but what does that matter? Will God compete with them for a few acres of land
So these civilians all saw hope, and they were all extremely grateful to the Lord of Fire.
It can be said that this decree not only greatly promoted the economic development of the Xiling Kingdom, but also directly made these civilians' faith in the Lord of Fire countless times more pious, even many times more pious than their faith in the previous god!
The previous god did not give them so much land and magical beans!
This law can be said to be a big killer!
It directly calmed the hearts of all the civilians in the Xiling Kingdom, and completely returned to the Lord of Fire!
In comparison, this decree brought less benefits to the nobles, but there was a third decree!
And the third law, the Trade Order!
No matter the common people or nobles, they can transport the magic beans to other countries for sale. The most important thing is that they are tax-free! ! !
You know, sales of things in the Xiling Kingdom are subject to tax. This tax is not low, and the ratio reaches about 15%.
Don't underestimate this 15%. Sometimes a business earns only 15%.
But now, sales to other countries are tax-free!
How can ordinary civilians have the ability to sell to other countries
Therefore, this business is destined to belong to the nobility.
Of course, it is not ruled out that a small number of civilians have this ability, but the proportion is not large, and they can still benefit from it!
Therefore, those nobles were all confident in forming caravans to sell the magic beans!
Of course, in order to ensure the supply of rice and enrich the variety of food, Princess Luo Ying still ordered a certain proportion of rice cultivation to be reserved, and almost all of the land owned by the royal family is planted with rice!
As soon as the three laws were issued, a completely different new atmosphere instantly appeared in the Xiling Kingdom.
It can be said that these three laws are simply divine laws. Countless knowledgeable people are amazed at the wisdom of the people who came up with these three laws!
Chapter 0201 Another battlefield! Destroy them financially!
"Many nobles have begun to sell our magic beans to the Hunhe Principality. Since the Horton Kingdom is hostile to us, the nobles still dare not sell potatoes there."
Princess Luo Ying said in the newly built temple of Xiling Kingdom.
Mengying nodded and said: "Now all the magic beans are sold to Hunhe Principality. By the way, Luo Ying, how is the food output of Hunhe Principality?"
Princess Luo Ying said: "The Hunhe Principality's grain output is relatively high. While satisfying all their citizens, they also sell some to us every year. In addition, the Hunhe Principality has a kind of sweet sorghum, which can be used to make wine. It's pretty good. It tastes good, and the sorghum sticks are also very sweet. Some children eat it very much, but the price is very high, 3 silver coins per pound."
Eating sorghum stalks is not the same as eating. Eating sorghum stalks is just like eating sugar cane. You just eat the sweet water inside, not the dregs.
So it can only be eaten as a sweet treat and cannot be eaten to satisfy satiety.
Hearing this, Mengying's heart moved.
She is Lin Yan's most beloved darling. When Lin Yan gives her inspiration, he is actually teaching her carefully, hoping that she can grow up quickly!
By now, Mengying's intelligence is already quite high.
In fact, one of those three laws was her idea.
"In the revelation given by our god, there is a method of brewing sorghum."
Mengying said to herself.
Princess Luo Ying showed an interested look: "If it is a revelation from my god, the wine you brew should be very delicious, right?"
Mengying said with certainty: "That's for sure, but I'm thinking about another question, how to win the Hunhe Principality. It will take some time for us to stabilize the Xiling Kingdom, and then we must first win the Horton Kingdom and stabilize it. Then we can capture the Hunhe Principality, which means that it will be a few months before we take action against the Hunhe Principality."
Princess Luo Ying nodded and said, "Well, that's according to time. After all, the domestic situation in Horton Kingdom is more complicated."
The reason why the Xiling Kingdom stabilized so quickly was because of the existence of Princess Luo Ying.
She is a princess. When all the members of the royal family are dead and only she and the eldest princess are left, it is natural for her to be the king.
But Horton Kingdom is different.
There is no such thing as Princess Luo Ying in Horton Kingdom, and the royal family and the church are of the same mind.
The nobles are also of the same mind as the royal church.
Therefore, after taking over the Horton Kingdom, it will take a lot of time to digest and stabilize the Horton Kingdom and eliminate all hidden dangers!
After that, it was time to take action against the Hunhe Principality.
Hunhe Principality has five churches and five gods, and the situation is more complicated than that of Horton Kingdom.
Mengying stood up and looked at the fox girl Qing Ling who had been silent and quietly listening to their discussion, and said: "Holy girl, Luo Ying, let's do this and issue an announcement. The Yan Kingdom and the royal family will pay a premium of 50%. Purchase the sorghum from the Hunhe Principality at a price of as much as you can get!"
"50% premium? Sister Mengying, is this to allow our gold coins to circulate faster?"
Luo Ying asked.
Mengying said: "That's just one aspect, the more important aspect is that we can use the time we attack the Horton Kingdom to destroy the foundation of the Hunhe Principality, which is the food supply, and destroy them economically!"
After hearing Mengying's words, the fox girl Qingling's eyes lit up. Apparently, she had figured it out.
Luo Ying was still a little confused and asked with some confusion: "Can you destroy the grain economy of the Hunhe Principality by purchasing sorghum at a 50% premium?"
Mengying nodded and said:
"Well, that's the truth."
She slowly explained:
"The price of rice in Hunhe Principality is still 2 silver coins per pound, and our nobles used to buy magic beans, which must be lower than the price of rice, so ordinary people would rather buy magic beans, but there are still a large number of nobles and common people Having their own land, they still choose to grow rice because they don’t have the seeds of the god bean.”
Luo Ying listened carefully and did not answer.
Mengying continued:
"The price of sorghum is 3 silver coins per pound, and the yield of sorghum per acre is the same as rice. However, because the price is too high, sales are not much, so people in the Hunhe Principality do not plant it on a large scale."
She looked at Luo Ying: "But Saintess, if we purchase sorghum on a large scale at 4.5 silver coins per pound, we can collect as much as we can, and the people of the Hunhe Principality can buy the magic beans we sold as food, they will The food problem has been completely solved, what do you think they will do?"
After hearing Mengying's words, Luo Ying finally understood, and surprise appeared on her face:
"I understand, Sister Mengying, the people of the Hunhe Principality, whether they are nobles or commoners, will definitely use a large amount of land to grow our sorghum. If they earn gold coins, they will even use all the land to grow our sorghum." Plant sorghum!”
Mengying nodded and said:
"I'm sure that if we do this, within three months, the land still growing food in the Hunhe Principality will not exceed 10%! Let's control the shipment of magic beans, don't ship too much, let this They used up their grain stocks in three months!”
Princess Luo Ying's eyes became brighter and brighter, and she added:
"Then, when we attack the Hunhe Principality, we will cut off the food supply directly. If the Hunhe Principality has no food, it will be defeated without a fight!"