On the outskirts of Manzhouli, on the east bank of Hulun Lake, at the junction of the lower reaches of the Hailar River and the lake, a large area of ​​lake shore has been opened into arable land. Artificial earth dams have been continuously extended to the lake and the river bank, and there are also newly built canals to water the river water to arable land farther from the lake bank.

This is the largest Han settlement near Manzhouli and the largest farming area in Hailar Province. Affected by the climate, the production period here is very short and it is generally only planted for one season. However, the Han people are good at intensive farming and the area of ​​this arable land is very wide, so the harvest in recent years is very good.

When Ulutus came, he found that a large town had been developed here. The houses were made of adobe mixed with trees and were not tall. However, the walls were very thick, but they were for the consideration of keeping warm in winter.

In terms of layout, it is similar to most immigrant villages and towns. It is based on official roads and expands spontaneously to both sides.

"Little Minor Yang Weili, pay homage to Your Highness!" The mayor learned that the great man had come, and quickly came over to pay tribute to Ulutus.

"Well! I am a newcomer. Let me tell you how the people here are?" Ulutus looked at the scenery and things in the town with interest and said.

Mayor Yang naturally did not dare to neglect and kept saying yes.

According to his introduction, this town grew stronger in the first year of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, thanks to the surrender of half of Shandong, many Han people were moved here. Not only was the scale of arable land expanded, but some handicraft workshops that did not exist were also opened due to the arrival of carpenters and blacksmiths.

There are also some Han people who have very high cultivation techniques, which have also increased the wheat yield here. Their technology has been promoted to benefit more people.

Nowadays, the town not only provides food for the nearest city of Manzhouli, but also provides important meat such as fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs and milk. It is a very important agricultural production and planting base in the suburbs.

The settled people also reached a scale of 2,000, and every household had arable land. Those who were hardworking would also go to Hulun Lake to catch fish and shrimp, and selling them to the city was an extra income. During the slack season, the people in the town would not be idle either.

Because they are close to Manzhouli, they will also go to the city to find some work to do. In general, the people in the town are doing well.

I am very satisfied with my current life. And I spontaneously worshipped the sacred temple for His Royal Highness, who gave them a new life, and hoped that His Royal Highness would live a hundred years and bless them to be so prosperous.

But there are a little troubles too!

That is, nearby cattle and sheep often break into their fields and destroy their crops. Sometimes it hurts cattle and sheep, which can also cause revenge from herders.

Taking this opportunity, the mayor also asked Ulutus, hoping that the superior officials could restrain the herders. Otherwise, they would always destroy their crops and would easily cause armed conflicts.

Ulutus just listened and did not agree.

Instead, I continued to visit the homes of several farmers and went to the fields to see the crops grown in person. However, it was already autumn and the climate in Manzhouli was cold, so the crops in the fields had been harvested, with only one stubble of crops.

A large group of chickens and ducks were searching for something in the harvested fields. According to the mayor, this was raised by the villagers.

Then Ulutus came to the border of this farming area, which was a forest. But it can be clearly seen that on the flat ground that had not yet been cultivated, there were rows of tree stumps. This was the case with deforestation and deforestation.

At the same time, there are not connected sand land among some arable land, and the area is not large. According to the explanation, it is said that the land fertility here can only last for two or three years, and if it is planted, it will become sand land.

Ulutus knew that this was a sign of land return and desertification.

In addition to cattle and sheep eating crops, the conflict between those herdsmen and the Han people also destroyed the pastures.

Sure enough, if you want to break through the limitations of the region, forcibly farming in places that are not suitable for farming can easily cause environmental problems. Although Ulutus is not an environmentalist and there is no concept of environmental protection in this era, he still doesn't want to think of the scene where the Eastern Mongolian grassland degenerates into a large desert.

Therefore, the thought that was hesitant immediately made a decision.

In front of Mayor Yang, he ordered to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the size of cultivated land and planting conditions in Hailar Province. Without the permission of the government, the immigrant villages and towns below were not allowed to deforest and deforestate or deforestate.

The existing arable land must also be investigated for the desertification of the land, but if it is discovered, the planting will be stopped immediately and the solution will be restored to normal grassland or woodland.

At the same time, farming in Hailar Province must be carried out in rotation.

After the first year of cultivation, the land must be cultivated for two to three years. One is to gain weight, and the other is to prevent the land from desertification.

After talking about the Han people, the Mongolian herdsmen cannot let go.

The carrying capacity of the grassland is limited. At present, due to the stable life of the Ming Dynasty, many herders raised a large number of cattle and sheep. In this way, the grassland is not enough. Therefore, the rotational grazing system must be implemented.

Moreover, the farming areas and the livestock areas must be separated, and the two sides will no longer be allowed to communicate freely. This does not mean that the herdsmen and the Han people will no longer be able to communicate in the future, but that the herdsmen will be arranged to grazle as little as possible near the farming areas.

In addition, limits should be placed on the upper limit of cattle and sheep breeding for herders! Otherwise, the scale will be expanded without restrictions. Otherwise, the Eastern Mongolian grassland will sooner or later be eaten into a large desert.

Finally, the laws to protect crops must be firmly implemented.

Although the behavior of Mongolian herders in destroying Han crops was due to the disorderly expansion of arable land by the Han people, there are reasons why herders believe that Han people are inferior and easy to bully.

Therefore, when the security forces in various places maintain laws, they cannot not punish them just because the other party is a Mongolian. In that case, the act of destroying crops will never be curbed.

When he returned to the city, important reports from Shangjing arrived. Among them, emergency military information from Xia State was also sent.

When he learned that the Khanate was going to use troops to Xia State, Ulutus breathed a sigh of relief. But soon he took back his mind and knew that he could no longer stay in Manzhou.

When I go to Beijing, he must go back and take charge of the overall situation.

Because both the Khanate and the Xia Kingdom soon had the request of Ming Kingdom to send troops to fight. One was the nominal sect leader and the other was the de facto ally. If they were not dealing well, they would not be pleased with both sides.
Chapter completed!