Zhao Yunze spent three days visiting more than a dozen squires from house to house.Of those squires, there were only a few who lived in the city.Most of them still live in the countryside.Some people also serve as the head of the township.Dozens of glass cups were sent out, and what Zhao Yunze got in exchange was 3,000 catties of grain.There are a few other gifts.The 3,000 catties of grain can only temporarily solve the problem of grain and grass for the special combat team.Relying on this grain to help farmers solve the shortage of grain varieties is a drop in the bucket.The food shortage of farmers in the county has also been counted.There are nearly 5,000 peasant households in the six townships of the county, and half of the peasants are short of grain seeds, and the total shortage of grain seeds is 500,000 catties.This number seems to be very large, but in this era, there are many peasants with land, and a man will be given 100 mu of land, 500,000 catties will be evenly divided, and only two or three catties of grain will be made up for one acre of land.The harvest in the fields is not high, and the ratio of grain to harvest is very low.Take the wheat with the most extensive planting area in Shicheng County as an example, one acre of land needs to be planted twelve or three hundred catties, but the harvest is only two or three hundred catties.It is no wonder that the peasants do not have enough grain to eat, so they are ruthless in eating grain and planting.While visiting those squires, Zhao Yunze also walked around the countryside of Shicheng County.He found a phenomenon that today, there are no crops growing in the fields of Shicheng County.Farmers plant wheat in the spring.That is, planting spring wheat.Although spring wheat has a high germination rate, it can only grow one crop a year.It seems that after autumn, we will set up a test field and plant winter wheat.If successful, two crops can be planted in a year.Zhao Yunze had such an idea.With the squire's grain in stock, Zhao Yunze planned to implement his "Green Seedling Law".On February 28, Zhao Yunze convened officials in the county ya's inner hall.When he said his Seedlings Method, the officials in the meeting fell silent."
What do you think of this method," Zhao Yunze asked.The crowd still did not speak.Zhao Yunze had no choice but to order."
Master Deng, what do you think" Deng Ye thought for a while and said, "My lord, this idea is not bad.However, those rich households may not be willing to lend grain to the county government.They lend grain directly to the peasants at much higher interest rates.People are naturally reluctant to do things that are at a loss. ”Zhao Yunze nodded and said, "I also thought of this."
I will do the matter of borrowing grain myself.Say, "It's not going to work." ”Deng Ye looked at Chen Zhao and said, "County Lieutenant Chen, the taxes are all collected by you, what do you think the county commander does" Chen Zhao smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Zhao, you have never been an official in the local area, and you don't know the difficulties of the magistrate."
In previous years, just the taxes after the autumn had to be repeatedly urged before the people would pay them.Your seedling law, after all, is only a county's policy.The taxes stipulated by the imperial court are reluctantly paid by the people, let alone the borrowed grain.What Lord Deng said is not good at raising food is one thing; This is not easy to collect debts, and it is another difficulty" "The people are simple, they shouldn't be repaid," Zhao Yunze said.Chen Zhao said: "I won't repay the debt.If the harvest is good, they will take the initiative to repay their debts without urging.But in a disaster year, compared to the starvation of the family, they will only have to default on food debts. ”"If there is a disaster year, the imperial court still wants to release grain to help the victims, and our green seedling law will naturally exempt the farmers from their grain debts."
Zhao Yunze said."
What can be used to repay the grain debts owed by the county government to those squires, do you dare to touch the relief grain of the imperial court?"
said a clerk suddenly."
This" Zhao Yunze was dumbfounded.Alas, I still think things are too simple.It is no wonder that even Fang Xuanling, a good man, has no way to solve the problem of lack of grain for peasants in spring ploughing.This is true of a county, let alone a nation.This is just a matter of paper, and there are two major problems.If it is actually implemented, I am afraid that there will be more problems.Could it be that the first thing he wanted to do after coming to Shicheng County was so miscarried, if he really wanted to do that, then he would be looked down upon by these officials, and he would not want to instruct them in the future.Moreover, the fact that he brought the eight dusty women back to the county government has already made these officials see a joke.If he can't do this again, he won't be able to change the impression of the officials and people of Shicheng County on him.The reputation is ruined, and this official is also in charge.I still want to go through Liaodong and dream of expanding the territory of the Tang Dynasty.Thinking of his grand ambitions and the Haikou boasted to Li Shimin, Zhao Yunze gritted his teeth and said, "I also know the difficulties you said.But I must implement this seedling method.I'll do the borrowing of grain.After the autumn, if the peasants can't get enough food, I will pay the money myself to pay off the debts of the county government. ”As soon as Zhao Yunze said this, everyone exchanged glances with each other in surprise.Even Fang Zhizhi frowned."
My lord, why are you so troubled" Chen Zhao said, "You are from Chang'an, you have a background and power.Unlike those of us, who are not reliable without big trees, it is not certain when we will be able to leave the poor place of Shicheng County.But you're different, you're in Shicheng County, that is, you're doing a job, so why bother to embarrass yourself. ”Zhao Yunze stood up, arched his hand towards everyone, and said, "Your care has been understood."
However, for the sake of serving as an official and benefiting one party, the matter of the Qingmiao Law must be done.If you have the heart, I hope to cooperate with a certain work.If you don't want to, you don't mind watching from the sidelines. ”"Now that the adults have spoken to this point, we can only obey your decrees."
Deng Ye said, "However, if we can't raise food, adults don't blame us for not contributing."
In addition, a certain daring person asked the adult to set up a note, if the peasants did not have food after the autumn, the adult would have to find a way to fill the gap in the county government treasury. ”"Well, that's what I have written.If you really can't recover your grain debts after the autumn, you won't work hard, and you will pay off your debts by yourself. ”Zhao Yunze said.Next, Zhao Yunze made a note in front of everyone.The meeting was dissolved.Everyone walked out of the inner hall, and Chen Zhao sighed and said, "This Lord Zhao is really a newborn calf."
Such decrees dare to be issued. ”Deng Ye smiled and said, "Maybe Master Zhao's family can't use up the money, and he intends to do good deeds." ”"If it were as you say, he wouldn't have to borrow grain.500,000 catties of grain debts are converted into copper coins, and more than 5,000 pounds can be pulled by a horse-drawn cart. ”"Lord Zhao has his own plans, you and I don't have to worry about that idleness."
Deng Ye said with a smile."
I just want to this idleness, and I have to have that ability, don't talk about it, I'm going back to the public house."
In the inner hall, Fang Yizhi was also persuading Zhao Yunze: "Brother Zhao, or the Qingmiao Law will not be implemented."
We thought it was too simple. ”Zhao Yunze smiled and said, "Speaking is like water spilled out, and you can't take it back."
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