my days with tyrants

Chapter 59 Thanksgiving!

In fact, Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty has always maintained a difficult situation, which is largely accustomed to it.

I'm really used to it.

It is not impossible to cultivate in the north of Kaiyuan.

Even if other things are really not good, there is no problem with soybean sorghum.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the amount of soybeans transported from the Liaohe River was as high as 400 million shi per year, and the amount of grain transported by the canal from the south to the north was only 400 million shi per year.This is still the end of the Qing Dynasty. After the fall of the Great Qing Dynasty, there will be more after the Northeast is completely opened up to the Han people. There is no problem that the soybean varieties in the late Qing Dynasty are different from those in the Ming Dynasty...

The Northeast is the origin of soybeans.

Wild soybeans are found not only in the northeast, but also in the north of Heilongjiang.

Breed makes no difference.

This thing can be wild at this latitude.

Not some alien species.

The real reason is that at least until the natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty, the people of the Ming Dynasty didn't even bother to plant these things that require extensive planting and low harvest, and are not tasty if they are not processed, and require extra effort to process.

Is it bad to eat rice?

Is Xiaomi bad?
Is the flour bad?
Boiled beans?

The people of Ming Dynasty are not the poor ghosts of Western Europe.

soybean oil?

Before the modern leaching process, the oil yield of soybeans was very low, far less than that of rapeseed, and it had a strong fishy smell. In fact, it was used by folks to light lamps, that is, to make tofu and raw bean sprouts.

For example, the Cao family, one of the eight imperial merchants in the Qing Dynasty, started their business by making tofu outside the customs.

It is estimated that bean sprouts are also sold.

After all, bean sprouts are also a dish for nomads!

For the people of Ming Dynasty who ate rice, millet, and flour, soybeans really had no status. They were only grown in the poorest places, and the main purpose of growing soybeans was actually to use them as fertilizer for rice fields.That is to say, the very heavy-tasting Ming Dynasty compound fertilizer, made of bean cakes as raw materials, plus all kinds of mess, and finally fermented into dung pills. This kind of fertilizer has an excellent effect, but the taste is extremely strong.

Bean cake is its important raw material.

Even soybeans are at this level, let alone sorghum.

That's for horses.

The people of Ming Dynasty were basically not in famine, and no one ate this food at all.

Li Shizhen has said it all, but I don't know much about it.

rare.

In the Qing Dynasty, it was a normalized famine. It can be said that people are almost born, and most of the days are in a state of famine, so the food requirements are extremely low. At that time, soybeans and sorghum became important food. After all, there is no need to eat rice. No matter what shortcomings this has, it is still edible after all.

Just like the prosperity of sweet potatoes, it's not that sweet potatoes are delicious, but that there is really nothing else to eat.

This has to be changed.

You can't get used to them like this.

Let the people of Ming Dynasty eat soybeans.

Sorghum is indeed not tasty, but it can be used to make wine.

Sorghum wine should have appeared in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, at least there was no record in the early stage. It is also Li Shizhen who said that sticky sorghum can be used to make wine.

This is where it gets tricky.

Plant soybeans on a large scale in the north of Kaiyuan, then press oil to make various soybean products, and then promote dung pills in the south of the Yangtze River, so that the demand for bean cakes will skyrocket, and soybeans grown here will be profitable, and the soybean oil can be used to make canned food for Zhu Zhi Processed and fried canned sea fish obviously tastes better. As for sorghum, apart from being used as fodder, the horse farms in this area are used, and the rest is wine making.

It is then shipped to the north for sale.

There is certainly no market in the south, but sorghum liquor is still popular in the north.

Of course, Yang Feng is definitely not in charge of this job.

He is not a commoner of Ming Dynasty.

Now it can only be said to be a plan, how to operate it is another matter, but it is not difficult, after all, there are such things as Shangtun in Daming, it is nothing more than finding a group of poor people, and then let them open up wasteland and farm in the name of Shangtun. Zhu Yuanzhang encouraged this kind of immigration to the frontier, so to speak.

And don't pay taxes.

Shangtun is to provide food to the frontier army, and then exchange it for salt.

In the early Ming Dynasty, when the central government was established, commercial villages spread all over the country.

Not only in Jiubian, but also in the mountainous areas of Guizhou, there are a large number of commercial villages opened up by salt merchants.

Just as Yang Feng was full of ambition, the battle in the castle ahead ended.

"Ambassador, Xiyangha has escaped, and nearly a thousand other people have also escaped."

Polo walked up covered in blood and said.

"Catch him, his head is the most valuable."

Yang Feng said.

"Ambassador, the brothers have lost a lot. If we continue to hunt him down and drive him to his death, I'm afraid there will be more casualties. There are still the Liao King's army on the left and right. We have done a great job in taking down his lair."

A Jurchen Chito said.

Several other Qianhu nodded one after another, and they could see that they were really hurting.

They had more than two thousand casualties here, and six or seven hundred casualties during the time they were blocked, plus the bloody battle in the city, it was indeed a bit unbearable. After all, they had no loyalty to Daming, and they were attracted by the benefits of burning, killing, and looting.But now that this place has been laid down, it can be said that what you want has been obtained. Although Xiyangha has run away, it is true that the biggest piece of fat is gone, but fortunately, he has already obtained a lot, so there is no need to continue to work hard.

Don't chase the poor!
They also understand this truth.

Yang Feng waved to them speechlessly.

Then they got together...

"Are you going to die?"

Yang Feng said.

"Uh, this?"

"Just say you will rush to the front?"

"Ambassador, the younger ones will naturally command from behind."

"Then who is the reward for? For you, or for those soldiers? It is true that you have laid down a lot in this city, but it can be divided among thousands of people. In the end, even if you have thousands of households, how much can you share? But if How about fewer people?
Of course, I am not asking you to do anything, I am just telling you a fact.

Don't think too much about it.

So now you are still afraid of death? "

Yang Feng tempted these thousands of households like a little devil.

The latter looked at each other...

It seems very reasonable!

"I treat you as brothers, so I can confide in you."

Yang Fengyu said earnestly.

"But, those dog slaves are also unwilling to fight."

A thousand households struggled and said.

"Who? Who dares to disobey the military order? You are their generals. If you give the order, if they dare not obey it, it will be disobedience. Disobedience will be punished by military law. We are brothers. If you can't suppress them, then come and tell me, Let me see if their bones are hard or my bullets are hard, and I will support you.

Go for it!

Anyone who dares not to listen to you is against me.

I will give you strict military discipline.

As for the ones you seized in the city, don’t worry, I’ll show you. If anyone dares to move an animal or a woman inside, I’ll kill him, and I’ll give you the whole thing when you come back.

If I break my promise, I will be struck by lightning! "

Holding the rifle, Yang Feng simply opened the safety and said.

"Ambassador, little ones..."

"Brother!"

"Brothers are definitely not looking for rewards, but thinking that the Emperor Daming has the grace to take care of the brothers and looking for opportunities to contribute to the Emperor. We are all from the mountains, with a straight temper, and we don't understand those rhetoric. Just a word, This life was given by Da Ming, so why not risk your life for Da Ming?"

That thousand households said proudly.

"Yes, a person must know how to be grateful. For the grace of the Emperor Ming, we will go all out today!"

"grateful!"

……

Thousands of households roared in chaos.

Immediately afterwards, they turned around resolutely and took heroic steps to show their gratitude to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

exactly!
It's not that they die.

Those who died were all subordinates, but the high-ranking officials and generous salaries in exchange belonged to them.

understand!

Don't think that they don't understand because they are simple mountain people.

As the old saying goes, troublemakers come out of poor mountains and bad waters!
"I think you are like a demon, bewitching good people to become bad."

Zhang Fu said with emotion.

"Good guy? Are they worthy? You have to understand that any bewitchment can succeed only if they have a demon hidden in their hearts. The bewitching will not create a demon out of thin air. They already have it in their hearts. The bewitching is just opening the door for them. .And that door is not made of iron, it's just a straw curtain, they will open it when necessary, to be precise, I just yelled outside."

Yang Feng said.

These Jurchen dignitaries are just being hypocritical, and they have already been preparing to do so.

It's just that I'm afraid that my subordinates will mutiny.

They also know that this is too much. They want to rob livestock and women for the sake of high officials and high salaries. Now that they have obtained it, of course it is impossible to work hard for their high officials and high salaries, so they need Ambassador Yang to support them.

That's it for now.

As long as they have the support of Ambassador Yang, they can force their men to go down and do their best.

"Scatter and chase, don't chase after leaks!"

Yang Feng shouted at them from behind.

It is indeed necessary to disperse. After all, thousands of people gather together, and it is difficult for Zhu Zhi to block them. It is much easier for hundreds of people.

Those dignitaries turned their heads and agreed, and then they rushed to their subordinates, ordering them to continue hunting down the fleeing Wuzhe for the sake of the Ming Emperor, and those Jurchens would definitely not do it, the dignitaries waved their whips and angrily reprimanded, but the latter was not a good person either. Cha, one by one glared at each other, and even drew their swords at each other, as if they would fight if they didn't agree with each other...

It seems that the casualties were really high.

Yang Feng picked up his gun without hesitation, and shot a Jurchen who had drawn his knife to the head at least half a mile away.

The rest is honest.

Then the dignitaries scolded them in a pretentious manner.

In the end, under the leadership of their respective commanders, they had no choice but to chase Xiyangha who had fled separately. What they didn't know was that more than 1 Ming troops were already completing the blockade outside the forest.Yang Feng was also not interested in taking care of Zhu Zhi's side, he boldly walked into Xiyangha's village, and then sat down responsibly in front of the gate where dead bodies were piled up.Ambassador Yang is a trustworthy person. If he told them to show them, he would definitely show them. The women who were already tied up and the animals tied up inside must be kept intact for the Jurchen warriors.

Seeing his figure sitting in front of the city gate, Zhang Fu leading the Ming army outside the city, and those Jurchen warriors secretly watching from a distance, I couldn't help sighing...

Ambassador Yang is a good person!

Then they went after Xiyang Ha with full confidence.

(End of this chapter)