Chapter 603: Emigrants Returning to Their Hometowns
Fortunately, the autumn harvest has passed in time, and it can be regarded as the traditional agricultural slack. People who return to their hometowns in batches can go back to their homes with peace of mind.
Horse-drawn carriages, donkey carts, and even flatbed carts loaded with necessary belongings were driving on the roads in southern Liaoning and eastern Liaoning, and the people headed to Liaoyang area with their belongings.
Zhang Bang shook his whip lightly and looked back at his wife and children in the car from time to time, with a happy smile on his face.
"Oh, I didn't bring anything with me. Fortunately, I won't have the trouble of moving around in the future."
My wife comforted herself, but she was still a little reluctant to leave. After running the home for several years, she was still very affectionate. Many of the household items she was used to were left behind, and were registered and registered by the government. She could collect them again after taking the list to her new home.
But things like tables, chairs, and benches that you made yourself can only be thrown away and start over again when you get to your new home. It takes three years to move, and the folk saying is indeed very appropriate.
Zhang Bang was open-minded and said with a smile: "We can enjoy the preferential treatment for new immigrants. Coupled with our savings over the past few years, we can still make a profit."
The preferential treatment for new immigrants refers to the settlement fee. Although it is not much, it can still make up for certain losses. What's more, the food stored at home, as well as poultry and livestock that are difficult to carry on the road, are all purchased by the government at fixed prices.
As long as they have money in their hands, the people still have confidence in their hearts. The credibility of Liao coins has been established, so they can save and spend with peace of mind.
The most important thing is the prospect of development and the feeling of returning home. There is enough land, and as long as it is not abandoned, it will ensure the livelihood of several generations for more than ten years, or even decades.
The wife thought for a while and said, "We have to plant more land. If you are busy, come here." As you said this, you covered the eldest child with a quilt.
The eldest girl was teasing the chickens with a straw stick, and said with a smile: "Mom, our family is going to buy cattle, and we need to raise less chickens and ducks. I'll go get grass to feed them, and they'll be full.
I get eggs every day.”
"You remember, there are no big rivers or ponds far away from the village." Zhang Bang was recalling the environment of his hometown, with a look of longing on his face, "It's just right to raise ducks and geese, and you can dig ponds and fertilize the land every year. If there are still people
Bao, our bag is pretty bad."
Moreover, the sales market for commodities such as fish, ducks, and chickens is still narrow and wide. People are still content to be self-sufficient and save money and food, but their spending power is weak enough.
The small-scale planting of new crops has also changed the eating habits of the people in Liaodong. Although there is no rice or wheat for sale in the market, many people go to buy it and are willing to spend the money.
Food and clothing, the basic requirement of ordinary people, can be realized in Liaodong as long as they are lazy and willing to work. The vast fertile land and low-yielding, cold-resistant and early-maturing crops are changing the old appearance of Liaodong's bitter cold.
Zhang Bang nodded heavily and said: "We'll wait until we settle down. Farming or raising fish and ducks, whichever one is bad will earn less."
In fact, Zhang Bang is envious of being able to support his family. This is a huge amount of income, enough to survive a bad year, but it will also delay the autumn harvest outside the home.
In the eyes of the people, food always comes first. Although the government is also making small efforts to develop animal husbandry and sideline fisheries, the concept has been changed for a while, and the people are still the few who choose the safest option.
"In just one year, we can live a worse life than we do now." The wife also smiled, hugged the eldest girl and said, "There are seventy or eighty acres of land, how much food does this require?"
Chen Jin laughed and said: "I went to Liaoyang to work for two months, and I just came back from here."
"Next year we will plant potatoes, corn, white wheat, and a few acres of peanuts and vegetables. Seventy or eighty acres of land will be enough to keep us busy." Zhang Bang thought about it and gave up the idea of building a pond.
In the future, the army's purchases accounted for a minority, but when the war began and the army was downsized, the amount purchased from the common people decreased slightly.
It's not that all the militiamen went to support the rear, and some were left for the autumn harvest. Of course, the compensation for those who worked was the same, and those who supported the rear would get less.
Outside the grass cage next to it, a few chickens were crowing loudly, with big, round eyes, and they seemed a bit uncomfortable. They were raised young, so they were not a trouble, and they were willing to throw them away.
"What's going on here in Liaoyang?" Zhang Bang shook off that thought and asked with concern: "Brother Chen has been outside the city, can he still walk around?"
Corn can be eaten, corn stalks can be fed to livestock, and together with corn cobs, they can also be used to make fires. The variety of uses makes corn a favorite of the common people.
Zhang Bang quickly stopped the car, jumped up and said hello with a smile, "Brother Chen, why is he out there?"
There are very few people like Zhang Bang in Liaodong. In our opinion, the living standard is not very low now. What's more, Liaodong has been pacified, and we no longer have to worry about it.
My wife also understands this truth. It's just that a man's diligence and frugality make it hard for you to give up. But in southern Liaoning, there is no possibility of applying for land again. The children will grow up, and if you want to increase your income outside the home, you can only farm.
Lower and raise lower.
It is very possible to build Liaodong into a prosperous commercial place like Jiangnan in 710 years.
There is no land to cultivate, no surplus grain to feed, and only some necessary production and living materials to buy. How can the people have no desire to consume?
Turning around and looking at the vehicle held by Zhang Bang, Chen Jin said with a smile: "That is to go to Liaoyang to settle down. This is a bad place, it is the center of Liaodong!" Just like Zhang Bang and his family, even soy sauce and vinegar
I just buy them all, add some peanut oil to the vegetables, add some peanut oil, often eat eggs, duck eggs or salted fish, buy a bottle of wine during the Chinese New Year, and make meat-filled dumplings. This is not a very happy and satisfying life.
Without a sufficient population, small-scale towns, and a considerable number of citizens, it will be difficult for private businesses to prosper.
Farming requires both stability and low harvest. Potatoes, corn, and white wheat are the eight items that are planted in the smallest quantities. For people who want to raise livestock, corn is planted in even smaller quantities, exceeding potatoes and white wheat.
Chen Jin said: "I have been building and repairing houses outside the city. The situation in the villages and towns in the city, I only passed one or two when I came back, still looks wrong."
Now, I haven't adapted to the ancient life and the thoughts of the people in the Ming Dynasty. Food and clothing are not enough, and the requirements are so high.
"Old Zhang——" came a greeting from the roadside. It turned out to be someone who knew Zhang Bang. He was also a militiaman and had trained together.
The eldest child is not yet eight or seven years old, with a round face and a sallow complexion. As long as he stays in Liaodong for a period of time, he will basically not be hungry or cold.
Usually during the first year of settling down, Zhang Bang needs to be more stable and lay a solid foundation. Without the surplus grain, he cannot be flexible before and can grow whatever he wants to make money.
The living standards of the common people have not improved very much. They can often eat eggs and don't have the special price of dried fish distributed by the government, so they still feel very happy.
Of course, these are the results of the hard work and laziness of the common people. As long as the government is excessively exploitative, even if the environment in Liaodong is like Jiangnan and the Central Plains, the lives of the common people will gradually deteriorate.
The main thing is that the level of consumption is sufficient, and Guo Xiaojing also has some bad ideas about this. Besides, my energy is mainly focused on the military, and I can only delay the development of industry and commerce.