Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 767, the harvest field
Daming Liaodong.

Because the various ministries of the Jurchen were leveled last year, and the grasslands that had already been conquered, the entire Liaodong region became extremely safe.

In the winter of the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, the imperial court had already moved more than [-] people from the three provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi to the Liaodong area.

In the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, with the financial reform of the imperial court, the treasury was full, and the emigration of the imperial court was even stronger. Throughout the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, the imperial court moved millions of people from Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi provinces to Liaodong.

Of course, not only Liaodong, the imperial court also moved millions of people to the four provinces of Jiaozhi, Xianglin, Zhenghe, and Nanyang to consolidate Ming's rule over these places.

With the arrival of a large number of immigrants, the Liaodong area, which seemed barren, began to be bustling.

Liaodong was originally only the capital of Liaodong, but this year, the imperial court abolished the capital of Liaodong and established Liaodong Province to govern the entire Liaodong region.

The area under the jurisdiction of Liaodong Province is very wide, roughly equivalent to the three eastern provinces of later generations, plus the outer Xing'an Mountains, Sakhalin Island and other areas occupied by Maozi.

Of course, Liaodong Province is not the largest province in Ming Dynasty. The largest province in Ming Dynasty is Grassland Province. Grassland Province governs almost the entire northern grassland area. It has a very vast area, but its population is very sparse.

At this time, in the golden autumn, the temperature in the Liaodong area began to drop rapidly, but on the patches of wilderness in the Liaodong area, it was a hot scene.

Tieling Nanshan Village.

The villagers of Nanshan Village are extremely busy, busy harvesting and storing wheat.

Li Damao worked desperately in his field with a family of young and old, and he was so tired that he didn't even dare to rest.

Without it, his family would have too many fields.

He immigrated here last winter. The imperial court encouraged the immigrants to reclaim the land and plant farms. All the reclaimed fields belonged to the reclaimers, and they were exempted from taxes for three years.

Liaodong is sparsely populated, the land is extremely fertile, and the product resources are extremely rich.

Throughout the fourteen years of Hongzhi, Li Damao's family worked desperately to reclaim the land. Outside Nanshan Village, the family reclaimed thousands of acres of land.

In many cases, in fact, many fields have not been reclaimed, and only a ridge has been built, which is considered to be enclosed, and it is the land of one's own family.

But farmers, of course, all know that every sow yields a harvest, so Li Damao's family also worked hard, planting wheat, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, Chinese cabbage, etc. on their fields as much as possible. Wait.

After a whole year of busy work, seeing the weather in Liaodong began to turn cold, and it was the harvest season, Li Damao's family began to frown again.

There are too many fields to plant, and the whole family is too busy.

"hu~hu~"

Li Damao was panting heavily while working desperately, standing up from time to time to look at the wheat field he planted, with a smile on his face but a trace of sadness.

A bumper harvest, a real bumper harvest.

Although there are too many fields, his management is very extensive, and he has not carried out refined labor like he used to do in his hometown in Henan.

But the land in Liaodong is black land, very fertile.

The land in Henan has been planted for a long time. In fact, the fertility is limited and it is not as good as that in Liaodong.

The land is fertile, even if there is no intensive cultivation, coupled with the abundant rainfall here in Liaodong, the weather has been smooth this year, and the wheat harvest has been bumper.

For a farmer like Li Damao, a bumper harvest is naturally the most anticipated thing, which means that his hard work for a year has not been in vain.

And what is really pleasing is that the imperial court has exempted them from taxes for three years, and these fields belong to their own family, which means that all the grain in the fields in front of them belong to their own family.

This is what makes him happiest.

With so much food, the family opened their stomachs and ate desperately, enough to last for many years.

When I was in Henan, my family was so poor that I couldn’t get enough of it. I was so busy all year round that the whole family couldn’t get enough to eat. Even eating dumplings was an extremely extravagant thing.

After coming to Liaodong, life is completely different.

From now on, it will not be a problem to eat white flour, steamed buns, or even dumplings.

With so much food, the family can't finish it all. They can also raise pigs, chickens, cattle, and sheep, and eating meat will not be a problem in the future.

Life has been greatly improved, which makes Li Damao's family full of energy.

Of course, not only Li Damao, but also all the people who immigrated to Liaodong.

At the beginning, they migrated with great reluctance, and many people even immigrated to Liaodong because of unlucky lottery.

But after arriving in Liaodong, I realized that it is so good here.

The imperial court attached great importance to it and gave it a lot of preferential policies. If the land is fertile, you can reclaim it casually, and it will be your own.

Although Liaodong is cold, the cold has the advantage of being cold, that is, as long as you work for the first half of the year, you can basically lie at home comfortably for the rest of the time.

Many people have already written letters back to their hometowns, urging their relatives and friends to immigrate here as well. This is also the reason why the imperial court was able to immigrate in large numbers from the provinces within the pass.

Those who taste the sweetness will naturally drive more people to emigrate.

However, Li Damao was also rather sad.

I have planted too many fields, but the weather has started to turn cold. If the wheat is not harvested, it will rot in the ground. This is absolutely unacceptable to farmers.

Food is exchanged for every drop of sweat, how can it be wasted in the field like this.

But my family is really too busy.

Not only wheat, but also corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and cabbage were not harvested.

There is too much food, and the house is full, and there is no way to temporarily build a granary. All we can do is to find an open space and pile up the food.

Li Damao at this moment is really in pain and happiness.

"Big hair~ big hair~"

Just when Li Damao was about to bend over and continue working hard, a familiar voice called out.

"Big Pillar~"

Li Damao looked at the person coming and temporarily put down the farm work in his hands.

"Da Zhu, if you don't collect food, why come to me when you have time?"

Both Ding Dazhu and Li Damao are from Nanshan Village, and they both cultivated a lot of fields. They are also busy harvesting crops at home, and now they come here when they have time.

"Brother Big Mao, some North Koreans have come here to help people harvest wheat, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. I hired them, and I estimate that they can harvest them all in two days."

"Do you want to hire someone? If you want, go to their leader to negotiate the price now. If you go late, they may be hired by others."

Ding Dazhu said quickly.

"Korean?"

"Hire someone to harvest the wheat?"

When Li Damao heard this, he was slightly taken aback.

I have planted my own land all my life, and I have always planted and harvested by myself. Even if I have time, I will help others to harvest. When did I ever think about hiring someone to harvest my own wheat.

"That's right, you have planted so much, you harvest it yourself, when will you receive it, and it will all be rotted in the ground by then, and winter is coming soon, we still have to prepare for the winter. "

"The wages of these North Koreans are not high. They can be given money or food. If they work alone for a day, they can just give [-] catties of wheat."

Ding Dazhu said with a smile.

"Fifty catties of wheat, why don't they grab it?"

Li Damao couldn't help roaring when he heard it.

In the past, when they were in their hometown, they harvested wheat for others. This day, it is not bad to manage a meal. If you pay back fifty catties of wheat, who will give it to you?
Where are you here to help harvest the wheat, this is to grab the wheat.

"Brother Big Mao, I can't say anything. At this price, there is little land in North Korea. Many people have come to our Liaodong side to work."

"Although the price is expensive, there is a lot of time left, and no matter how much wheat, we can't collect it ourselves."

Ding Dazhu smiled and said, the price is indeed very expensive, fifty catties of wheat, the price is really not that expensive, but he still hired it.

"Do you want to take care of the meal?"

Li Damao thought for a while and asked again.

Looking at the fields of my own family, the family is really too busy. The couple are exhausted, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to harvest them before the snow falls. Inside, it's such a pity.

What a good wheat!

"If you want to take care of your meals, two meals a day will do."

Ding Dazhu replied.

"Do you still want to take care of the food?"

"Two meals a day?"

Li Damao was about to explode. He used to work in his hometown, and he was satisfied if he could have a full meal for a day.

"No way, it's all like this. There are too many people who want to hire them. Brother Da Mao, if you want to, hurry up, or let others hire them first, and then you can only accept them yourself."

Ding Dazhu smiled helplessly.

North Koreans are also really good at doing business, and now many North Koreans come to Daming to do business.

In Liaodong alone, there are many North Koreans who come here to log, build houses, build roads, help others harvest wheat, plant land, etc. On the North Korean side, they live a very hard life, cannot eat enough, and earn money. less money.

But when you come to Daming, you can not only have enough food, but also get good wages. Anyway, North Korea and Daming can travel freely. The money here is easy to make, and a large number of North Koreans come to Daming to work.

Liaodong Province is adjacent to North Korea, so it is more convenient to come to Liaodong, and there is no need to take a boat.

"Let's go, let's go, let's make it more expensive, and collect the food first."

Li Damao looked at his vast fields, and after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and prepared to hire someone.

I am too tired, and I may not be able to collect it all day long, so there is no other way.

　Will it cause the North Koreans to stay in Daming and not leave?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)