Chapter 68: Wherever you look, it’s Han territory!

Chapter 68: Wherever you look, it’s Han territory!

Zhu Chongba walked on the road somewhat depressed.

The plan that he thought was brilliant was criticized by Tianyu as worthless.

He came to his second brother's experimental field alone.
At this time, many tenants have already started their day's work tirelessly.

"Second brother!"

Zhu Chongba greeted Zhu Chongliu, who had become even darker.
Zhu Chongliu straightened up, wiped the sweat off his face, and smiled at Zhu Chongba:
"How come you have time to come here?"

Ever since the two were assigned to military and agricultural positions, they had fewer opportunities to meet each other on a daily basis.

Only occasionally say hello when the militia is on patrol.

Zhu Chongba smiled innocently and scratched his head:

"Second brother, the land god said that he would give me your experimental field."

Zhu Chongliu was stunned when he heard this:
"Give it to you?"

Zhu Chongba patted his chest with some pride and said:
"Of course, the land god said that we will be the emperor in the future."

Zhu Chongliu smiled innocently: "Isn't it? Our Chongba has made great progress and can become the emperor in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly. It was obvious that his second brother did not take his words seriously.

He changed the subject and looked at the experimental field eagerly and asked:
"Second brother, how many people can these fields feed?"

Zhu Chongliu was stunned, and after a moment's silence, he said:
"I haven't calculated it, and I don't know how to calculate it, but I estimate that it should be enough to feed four to five thousand people."

Zhu Chongba's eyes widened when he heard this.
"Huh? So few?"

Zhu Chongliu glared at Zhu Chongba with an unhappy look and scolded:

"Few? How can it be less? Don't you see how many tenants we have? Less than 300 people, supporting 100 to people. What else do you want? It's because the landlord is kind and gives us less tax. If it were the lackeys of the Yuan Tartars in the outside world, it might be a problem to support people. Why are you asking this? Don't you want to farm?"

Zhu Chongba sat on the ground dejectedly and shook his head:

"We want to rebel, but we have no soldiers. We have an idea to recruit soldiers, but we have no food. The landowner has promised us all the income from your land, so we want to ask how many soldiers you can support."

Zhu Chongliu was still a little scared when he heard the word "rebellion" and looked around twice.

But he suddenly realized that this was in Taoyuan Township, and then he felt relieved.

Zhu Chongliu also understood Zhu Chongba's plan.
He also scratched his head with a helpless expression and said:
"A tenant farmer has at least five people with their families. Even if we give you all the extra food, we can only give you two to three thousand soldiers' food. Why don't you fill these vacancies first, and then we can cultivate more land?"

Zhu Chongba shook his head.
"No, the land that tenants can take care of now has reached its limit. Even if we open up new farmland, we won't be able to take care of it all."

Nowadays, mining in Taoyuan Township can earn more money than farming.
Therefore, many people would rather work hard in mining than to cultivate farmland.

The first drawback of Taoyuan Township's ecosystem appeared at this time.

Due to the saturation of production materials, people are no longer willing to rush for food.

On the contrary, handicrafts and service industries that could earn more work points became the mainstream of Taoyuan Township's social structure.

As a result, because Tianyu refused to provide food and lacked farmers, Zhu Yuanzhang's external expansion was stillborn.

Zhu Chongliu shook his head: "Then there is nothing we can do. However, since the land god has given you these fields, we will directly hand over the taxes to you in the future. You can send people to collect them when the time comes. These taxes can support 1,800 people without any problem." Zhu Chongba widened his eyes:

"Ah? Why is it less again? Didn't they say it could feed four to five thousand people?"

From the initial four or five thousand, to two or three thousand, and now it has dropped directly to 1000. Zhu Chongba felt like he had to spit out a MMP.

Zhu Chongliu smiled slowly and said:
"The landowner said that all of these cultivated fields will be collectively owned by Taoyuan Township. The tenants only have the right to use them, and 20% of the crops they grow will be paid as taxes and will belong to Taoyuan Township as a collective property."

"And the part that the land god said belongs to you should be this 20 percent."

Zhu Chongba stamped his feet unwillingly: "Twenty percent? So low? Can't it be raised a little?"

Zhu Chongliu slapped Zhu Chongba on the head:
"What are you talking about, you bastard? This was decided by the Lord of the Land, and you've only been an official for a few days, and now you're starting to cheat us farmers. Have you forgotten how our parents died?"

"There is no shortage of food in the village now. We have to beg the land god for these people. Otherwise, who would do this tiring work with a short harvest? If you raise taxes, I guarantee that they will all run away to mine next year. The work points there must be several times more than here."

"If farmers didn't get extra points for their exams at school, who would be willing to farm here in the hot weather?"

Zhu Chongba covered his head, laughed awkwardly, and apologized repeatedly.

"No, we are just expressing our gratitude to the God of Land for his kindness. We certainly cannot raise taxes on our own people."

Zhu Chongliu nodded and said:
"Zhongba, you must not forget your roots, your origins. Don't get carried away after a few good days. Don't forget what the land god taught you."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba stood up straight with a serious expression.

"The people have faith, the country has strength, the nation has hope, and wherever we look, it is Han territory! With our youth, we will defend the prosperous China!"

Zhu Chongliu nodded with satisfaction.

"Zhongba, you are the smartest person in the family, so the God of Land also values ​​you very much. Don't disappoint the God of Land and the people who believe in you. We don't understand the big principles, but we know that it is not feasible to force things to happen. It is the right way to develop step by step."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked ashamed when he heard this.

Ever since he learned that he was the "child of destiny", he always wanted to show the demeanor of a "child of destiny" and wanted to make up for the eight years of begging in the heavenly book.

Out of impatience, a lot of anxiety arises, and one always wants to achieve success overnight.

Zhu Chongba let out a long sigh and said solemnly to Zhu Chongliu:
"Brother, we will bring our militia to work with you to cultivate the land and increase the grain production as quickly as possible."

300 people can store food for 1000 people in one year.

900 people can store food for 3000 more people in a year.

Moreover, the militia itself has good treatment. If they are given the task of farming, in addition to retaining the most basic personal income, the rest can be incorporated into the grain reserves.

Zhu Yuanzhang calculated that the 600 militiamen plus the original 300 tenants of the experimental fields should have no problem storing food for 1 people every year.

By the time the Yellow River embankment is built, it will be able to supply food and grass for at least 8 people. By then, with soldiers, it may be possible to achieve a great victory with a small effort.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were firm as he walked quickly towards the militia.

In the days that followed, he led the militia team to patrol in the morning, farm in the afternoon, and read in the evening to enrich his life...

(End of this chapter)