Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 394 A harvest year for a family of five

Zhao Si heard the sound and retreated, leaving the First Emperor alone in deep thought.

"Li Xin..."

This distant name has not appeared in the ears of the First Emperor for a long time.

Li Xin can definitely be regarded as a direct descendant of the First Emperor. There was even a time when his closeness and trust in Li Xin was no less than that of Zhao Si...

Okay, it's still quite a bit different.

Unfortunately, the attack on Chu failed that year, and Li Xin exhausted the last trace of the Emperor's patience.

The First Emperor never gave up on Li Xin because of a failure. His first thought was even to give Li Xin more troops to wash away his shame.

pity……

Li Xin's depression hurt not only the trust of the First Emperor, but also the First Emperor's long-planned plan.

Wang Jian rose again... After destroying Chu, he became a god for his military achievements.

In the highlight moments of Wang Jian's life, both the First Emperor and Li Xin were supporting characters.

And all this shouldn't have happened.

Regarding Li Xin's depression, the First Emperor was angry. If he had to describe it, he would probably be sad for his misfortune and angry for his inability to fight.

For a long time, Li Xin was a taboo that could not be mentioned in front of the First Emperor. For the First Emperor, Li Xin did not just make him lose face.

If it were someone else but Zhao Si who mentioned Li Xin today, the First Emperor would inevitably be furious again.

The First Emperor did not want to use Li Xin. For the First Emperor, the beloved general he had personally trained had died in that failed war.

But Zhao Si left without saying hello to him in advance...

In a sense, Zhao Si's behavior represents the will of the First Emperor.

Regardless of whether this is actually the case, as the closest minister to the current First Emperor, all the civil and military officials in the court would think so.

This is why Zhao Si acted without any taboos.

But the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. As far as the First Emperor was concerned, Li Xin was nothing but mud that could not hold up the wall. He was extremely disappointed.

Zhao Si went to entrust Li Xin in person, no less than the First Emperor's special inquiry.

Da Qin is not in such a critical situation that no one can help him.

But Zhao Si acted too fast, and the matter was a foregone conclusion. Could it be that an edict was specially issued to say that everything was Zhao Si's own decision? Li Xin, just stay at home and don't come out.

That would make me look even more petty...

"Damn things..."

The First Emperor seemed a little angry, lightly hammered the table, and began to reflect on whether he was too close to Zhao Si.

"Forget it..."

But then I thought about it, Zhao Si didn't know these old things, and there were only a few people who could figure out the key.

According to Zhao Si's character, most of the time this guy is still complacent when doing things. He saved a depressed general and made another huge contribution to the Qin Dynasty.

What has happened is irreversible...

The First Emperor thought for a long time, and finally felt that Zhao Si should not be criticized too much for this kind of thing.

Zhao Si did something bad with good intentions. As for the reason why Zhao Si was able to find Li Xin, I'm afraid Wang Jian's guidance was indispensable behind it.

The First Emperor wanted to understand the key, and he sighed quietly, with an inexplicable smile on his face.

What role is Wang Jian playing now?

Guilt?regret?Or atonement?
"How old is General Wang this year?" the First Emperor suddenly asked.

"Your Majesty, the old general is already eighty-three this year." Qian, the commander of the CRRC Mansion on the side, spoke softly.

It looks like he is really old...

The First Emperor heard the sound and let out an inaudible sigh.

After a second thought, he shook his head and laughed again.

I am also an old guy in my late fifties...

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

In the blink of an eye, the autumn harvest is coming.

It has been nearly two years since the First Emperor lowered corvees and taxes.

For the people of Da Qin, this was a good harvest year.

Distant Langya...

The weather is still sunny.

"Jie, this is the sickle distributed to your family."

The local village is organizing villagers to receive farm tools issued by the government.

It's just a sickle, but a sickle is enough to harvest.

With joy on his face, he accepted the sickle sent to his family, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.

"Did you get a new sickle this year?" Jie asked, looking at the brand new farm tools in his hands.

"Yes, the new one sent by the government is said to be an iron sickle. You have to handle it carefully. If it is blunt, you need to grind it. If it is cracked, you need to mend it. If it is lost or broken, you will be fined. Remember to send it back after use. Don't let it go again. I'll come to collect it." Li Zheng said with a smile.

"Okay!" Jie took the sickle and smiled.

In fact, he also has a sickle at home. After the First Emperor lowered taxes, his family had some surplus last year. Some people used the surplus to buy clothes, some repaired houses, and finally chose to spend a huge sum of money to buy a set of farming tools.

Yes, big money.

A set of farm tools has consumed all my savings, making life miserable this year, but it is meaningful.

Although the government is responsible for distributing farm tools, there are usually not enough, so they have to be used in rotation. People often miss the farming season and the yield is poor. And even if it occasionally distributes enough agricultural tools, usually only one is issued to each family, just like this harvest tool. How can one family use only one sickle?
Among the farm tools that Ji bought, there were two sickles.

"My parents are old and can't bear the sun or bend down. They can just collect grain at home. My son is young and can't use a sickle. Two sickles are enough. I can rent out the extra sickle and lend it to others." ." Ji thought secretly.

When tools are abundant, new ideas naturally emerge.

After returning home and discussing it with my wife, they both agreed that it was feasible.

The sickles issued by the government are in vain if you don't use them, right?An extra sickle can't produce cubs.

So the couple decided to rent out a sickle.

As for the rent, it is not very high, just two bushels of wheat.

Out of fear of the Qin government, and because he always felt like taking advantage of the Qin government, he rented out the sickles he purchased, and kept the farm tools issued by the government for his own use, to avoid being disturbed by others. Exposed or accidental damage to farm equipment.

The old father and mother stayed at home to prepare meals, and then went to the fields with their wife and three-year-old child.The three-year-old child can already walk around randomly, and his wife tied the child to her waist.

Two people were bending down in front to harvest grain side by side, while the child followed behind with a big backpack to pick up the grain that fell in the field.

Jie's family is a standard family of five.

It is difficult for the elderly parents to participate in high-intensity labor. The middle couple are qualified strong laborers, and there is a little baby following behind.

The couple worked together and killed each other in the farmland in a matter of seconds.

"Look, I said we need to buy a set of farm tools. Now we can harvest grain much faster than before. If we harvest early, we can rent sickles to others. Not only that, we have plows, so we can plow the fields faster than others. This way, we won’t miss the farming season.” Jie wiped the sweat from his face and proudly showed off his wise decision to his wife while taking a short break.

"How can the farming season be so easy to miss?" Jie's wife rolled her eyes.

"What you said is true. But if it rains for a few days, who wouldn't be in a hurry? If it rains for a long time, they can only rush to harvest. If the harvest is late, the grain will rot in the ground. ." He drank a sip of well water and argued with reason.

"Besides, we work quickly, and we can rent out farm tools. We can rent two measures of grain for a sickle. Let's finish the work first and rent out the farm tools. We can save a lot of food here and there." Liked it.

"What's the use of talking? When are you going to pull the cloth? We can't let the whole family spend the winter in the cold." Jie's wife asked.

"After collecting it, I'll go pull it and change my parents and baby into new clothes." He thought for a moment.

"What about me? You want me to spend the winter naked?"

"There is not much work in the winter. The remaining clothes of my father, mother and baby were re-sewed, which is enough for us to make do with." said Jie.

"The grain harvest is quite large this year. Last year we were in a tight situation, but this year we are still rich even if we take off our clothes and food rations. What else do you want to do?" said Jie's wife, who was already a little angry.

The First Emperor lowered taxes from [-] to [-]. The most intuitive feeling in the world is that the pressure to survive has become less.

As the pressure to survive becomes smaller and disposable wealth increases, consumption will naturally increase.

Retaliatory consumption is not necessary, but the clothes that were not used to protect against the cold must be changed, and some urgently needed things at home must be purchased. Not to mention luxury, you must not delay your life, right?

"I want to save up and buy a calf." Jie said in a low voice.

"I've done the math. If I work hard for two more years, I'll have almost enough money." Jue scratched his head.

Jie's wife didn't refute, rolled her eyes and said nothing more.

"After you buy the calf, you don't need to buy anything else. Everything you produce in the future will be rich, and things will get better and better!" Ji said with expectation in his eyes.

Jie didn't think much about it, but after the pressure of survival was reduced, he naturally began to look forward to a better future.

Of course, apart from that, he also has his own little thoughts.

In the past, when food was not abundant, it was difficult to feed a child. Now that food is abundant, I want to have more children.

One day when farming was busy, the couple was tired and hungry. It was already dark, the moonlight was not clear, and the couple could not see anything at night, so they could only lie in bed early.

"You're so stupid that the baby falls asleep..."

The couple's whispers filled the room.

"After purchasing the cattle, the family's life will become more and more prosperous. Now the tax is not so severe, and the grain production is plentiful. I heard that your Majesty has also reduced the corvee. Now the world is governed by your Majesty. It should not be the same in the future. If we fight again, I want to add a few more Dingkou, or else I’ll tie up one, it’s too lonely.” said Jie in a low voice.

"God knows if taxes will go up in the future?" Jie's wife sighed.

"I have to continue early if I don't know. In the future, even if the tax is [-]%, I won't be so tight anymore."

"It hurts me..."

And this is a microcosm of the harvest.

Jie's family is a standard family of five, and it is also a standard family of one man and one hundred acres.

The family has a total of [-] acres of land and five small households.

In the past, the average grain yield per mu was only [-] jins. If calculated based on the tax of [-]%, one acre of land could only yield [-] jins of grain, and [-] acres of land would be [-] jins.

Two crops of grain a year only amount to ten thousand catties.

On average, a person can only get more than five kilograms of food per day.

This means that a normal family does not have any ability to withstand risks. Not to mention buying other things, even food has to be eaten by strong labor. During the slack period, they have to pull wild vegetables and take care of other things. I pray to God that the weather will be smooth throughout the year so that the family can survive the year.

In addition, they have to serve for two months a year, which means that the already limited farming season will be occupied.

Therefore, they have been reluctant to have children, so that after the couple gave birth to another son, they rarely had sex.

Adding children means that women will become pregnant, pregnancy means a decrease in the labor force, and an increase in population means an increase in food rations.

Therefore, the population growth in the world was relatively slow before the arrival of Zhao Si.

But now, because of Zhao Si, the grain yield per mu has doubled, and the tax has dropped from fifteen to eleven.

It’s still the same family of five and the same [-] acres of land.

The yield per mu is [-] jins. One hundred acres is [-] jins. Two crops per year are [-] jins. After excluding taxes, the grain obtained is [-] jins.

In total, an average person can distribute nearly twenty kilograms of grain per day.

This is four times as much as before!
In fact, not all of the [-] acres of land in Ji's family is planted with staple crops. For example, there are wastelands in the corners of the fields, and there are also sweet potatoes with explosive yields per mu. In a year, they can fall There are several thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes in hand.

Although sweet potatoes are not valuable, he can eat them and fill his stomach.

Therefore, the Ji family is completely different from before.

In fact, the idea of ​​​​adding more words naturally emerged.

It can feed more people and even make them rich.

In the past, one hundred acres of land was not enough to feed a family of five, but now it is no problem to feed a family of eight or nine on one hundred acres of land.

Therefore, after less than a moment of joy, Ji lay bored on the bed and entered the sage mode, and gave heartfelt praise to Zhao Si and the First Emperor.

"I went to the city a few days ago and heard some people criticizing Your Majesty." He said, minding his own business.

Obviously, this was due to the implementation of the order to move the royal mausoleum, and the First Emperor suffered from this reputation.

"The Cui family has been wiped out, so the Cui family is not bad at all..."

"But the Cui family never gave us a morsel of food. If you ask me, Your Majesty just destroyed the Cui family, it's not as bad as they said." Ji turned over and gave his mother-in-law a few words.

"You are talking nonsense again, are we supposed to worry about heavenly things?
If you don't go to bed quickly now, you have to collect food tomorrow. "

The exhausted mother-in-law was obviously very tired.

"No, I mean His Majesty may not be as bad as they say."

"Isn't that right? Your Majesty is a very good man. These people who have killed a thousand people will only have to raise the tax again to end it."

After thinking about it for a while, it makes sense.

He also wanted to have a good harvest in the future.

(End of this chapter)