The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 68

The yield of sorghum is not as good as rice and wheat, and the taste is not good, but it is the main crop in Liaodong.

It would be the best if Leng Zixing could find corn for him.

Because sorghum is the most taboo of continuous cropping, rice and wheat and other crops are not good, and they will compete for soil power. Only a reasonable crop rotation method can increase the yield of sorghum, otherwise it will reduce production on a large scale.

The crops that are most suitable for crop rotation with sorghum are soybeans, corn, potatoes, etc.Several crops are rotated without affecting each other.

In fact, potatoes and most crop rotations have no effect.

Soybean yields are low. Ideally, corn and sorghum can be rotated to achieve high yields, and sweet potatoes can be replanted to increase yields several times.

It's a pity that Leng Zixing has not responded to him so far, and Tang Qing'an has nothing to do with thousands of miles away.

Only [-] mu of land have been reclaimed now, which is far from enough for what Tang Qing'an wants, and the most important thing is the restricted objects.

Just when he was upset.

A fleet came from Shandong.

A total of forty eight-foot and ten-foot boats composed of sand boats and tank boats brought five thousand stones of grain and sorghum seeds.

Thirty oxen, [-] mules, [-] blunderbusses, [-] spears, [-] broadswords, [-] axes, [-] iron catalpas, [-] sickles...

Along with them were officials from the Chief Secretary of Shandong Province, who not only inspected the situation, but also sent Tang Qing'an's official identity.

At the same time, he was handed a letter written by Su Guan, Chief Secretary of Shandong Province.

Tang Qing'an didn't know that the 200 heads he sent to the rear caused a sensation.

Dazhou has not received a barbarian head for many years.

At the time of this series of defeats, the imperial court also needs good news to calm people's hearts, and with the recommendation of the Liaodong Economic Strategy, Tang Qing'an's name has resounded throughout the Liaoxi Corridor and the yamen of the Shandong Chief Secretary.

Beiyu was directly promoted to a guerrilla general, and the commander of the guards was promoted to a fourth-rank military general from the original six-rank hundred households.

Although it is only the fourth rank, according to the customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the guerrilla general is generally served by a military officer of the third rank.

That is to say, because Tang Qing'an's original rank was too low, the Ministry of War was really embarrassed to be promoted again, so he was given the rank of the fourth rank.

But he was given the position of guerrilla general again, the potential meaning is that he can be promoted to a third-rank general soon after his qualifications.

Although the level of military commanders is different from that of civil servants, the jump from the sixth rank to the fourth rank is indeed the only one except for honorable ones.

Not only Tang Qing'an was promoted, but also his subordinates were also promoted.

A few people like Liu Chengmin, Li Shenghu, and Chen Kaiwu were promoted to chief executives, and most of the rest were chief executives.

At the same time, the number of personnel in the Donghai Battalion was determined. Considering that the Donghai Battalion was suspended overseas, the quota was 4000, which belonged to the reinforcement battalion.

The military pay is paid according to the Liaodong main battalion, and Dengzhou is responsible for supplying it.

In addition to these, these boats were also recruited for him. Among them, Shi Nai spent a lot of effort to get Shandong Chief Secretary to agree to recruit boatmen, tank boats, etc.

He was very satisfied with this result, and his generals were also very happy.

In addition to these artifacts, it can be said that the refugees on the entire island have regained their confidence, at least not like before, not knowing what to do tomorrow.

The officials inspected the island, and Tang Qing'an generously let him see that he has not violated the rules now, and everything is in compliance with the system.

The official also knew that Tang Qing'an had a strong background behind him, and he was not something he could easily offend, so both parties were very polite.

After seeing off the officials, Tang Qing'an found Feng Shengzhi.

"Brother Feng, I hope that before May, more than [-] mu of land will be reclaimed on each island."

Feng Shengzhi suspected that he had heard wrong.

In half a month, only [-] mu of land has been reclaimed, and it will take ten times in a month. How can this be done?

"General, let me congratulate you first, but I also want to remind you that it is not the time to be proud."

Feng Shengzhi could only think so, the young man on the other side had lost his composure.

Following the departure of Shandong officials, more than half of the students in the refugee camp left, and he managed to persuade more than ten people to stay.

Most of them are Tongsheng, counting himself, there are only two scholars in the entire Changxing Island.

Not only was he grateful for the life-saving grace of the person in front of him, but he also wanted to contribute his strength to the Liao people, so he didn't ask for anything from Tang Qing'an, and he spoke very directly, hoping to wake him up.

"Brother Feng, you have misunderstood me, am I someone who gets carried away just because of a small victory, and I am just worried about what will happen next year.

We have gathered tens of thousands of refugees before leaving Liaodong Bay, and we don't know how many we will take in when we leave Liaodong Bay.

I was worried that the imperial court's supply would not be able to support 10,000+ people, so I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cultivate more fertile land.

With more effort now, how many more fields can be reclaimed, and how many people can be saved next year, so I put forward the request that is difficult for others. "

Feng Shengzhi suddenly realized that the person in front of him thought so long-term, but he was short-sighted. After all, because the other party was a martial artist, he underestimated others in his heart.

I was making a joke myself.

Forty thousand mu.

Feng Shengzhi pondered for a while, but finally shook his head.

A cow normally plows three acres a day, six acres in three days, and has to rest for one day, less than ninety acres a month.

Sixty cows can plow up to five thousand mu of land a month.

In addition to the cattle brought from Yangguanbao and scattered places, more than [-] head, it can cultivate nearly [-] mu.

This is too far from the general's requirements, and it will only cost [-] acres if doubled. What will he do with the remaining [-] acres?

"Brother Feng, humans can also be used as animals, and they are more patient than animals."

Feng Shengzhi was astonished and was speechless for a long time.

This statement is quite cruel. People can indeed be used as beasts, but people can also get sick and die.

Seeing the other party's expression, he knew that he was dissatisfied with his words, but Tang Qing'an had no choice.

Liaodong is not like the mainland where you can grow two crops a year, with 5 mu of land, and the annual harvest is not enough to feed [-] people for a year, and everyone is still hungry.

Counting the old, young, women and children who drink porridge every day, everyone tightens their belts, and it can only supply 8 to [-] people for a year.

Relying on the supply of the imperial court alone, even with the help of the Jia family, it is impossible to actually supply them, so these gaps need to be rescued by ourselves.

Unless he doesn't care about the refugees, if there is surplus food, he will give as much as he can, and let them fend for themselves if there is not enough food, like the cannibalism that happened in history.

Historically, the foundation for Mao Wenlong to go to sea was too weak. With 200 people and four boats, the early development was too hard.

Countless refugees were collected, but they were devastated due to lack of food.

Ten minutes of energy was wasted on this.

It took seven or eight years of hard work to build up an army of tens of thousands. Just as he was about to make a big difference, he was beheaded by Yuan Chonghuan.

Liaodong Town, with an army of tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people, was later divided, and finally contributed three princes to the Qing Dynasty.

People have self-knowledge, their own talents are not as good as Mao Wenlong's.

Just stand on his shoulders, plan in advance, and avoid some pits that can kill people.

(End of this chapter)