1770, the Yang family bought land on a large scale
In the Yang Mansion, the ladies were packing Yang Fan's luggage. They were going out for a long time this time and brought a lot of various things. They were always afraid that the master would be short of things when he was away from home.
Yang Fan was very speechless. According to his wishes, a trolley box was enough to solve the problem. Now it is better to install a stuffy tank truck.
Tu Shanyue decided to take the train to Hami personally, and then they would take the train back.
Yang Fan didn't want them to give it away, but he couldn't bear to spoil their fun.
Obviously they planned to go to Turpan for a visit. They had always heard that raisins and cantaloupe were delicious there, but they had no chance to try them. This time, they took advantage of the opportunity to see the master off, so they happened to go and taste them.
Hami is far away from the battlefield now, so it should be safe.
Besides, a large castle has been built there, as well as the headquarters of the automobile division, plus the Yang family's servants. They are safe and sound, and Yang Fan can rest assured. Anyway, they will send him to Hami and they will go home after a few days.
It's easy to go back and forth by train. The special double-decker carriage is very comfortable. Yang Fan didn't stop him.
"By the way, this time the population of more than 20 counties in Shuntian Prefecture has basically been lost, leaving a large amount of ownerless land. You can contact the queen and it is better to take it all back to the royal family. Then sell part of it to us. We will pay
Silver coins. If you want food, we can also discuss it." Yang Fan said.
This time, Shuntian Prefecture and several surrounding prefectures were seriously harmed by the Mongols and Jiannu.
Many county towns were burned to the ground, and the countryside was raided by 5,000 Mongols for more than half a year. A large amount of land was reduced to wasteland. Landowners and people either fled, were killed, or were taken away.
All the fruits of the slave-building robbery were intercepted by Yang Fan at the Liao River. They didn't catch a single hair. However, those places that were damaged were completely ruined.
Although there is a severe drought, Yang Fan has a steam engine to pump water.
Now that the textile industry is developing rapidly, these lands can be used to grow cotton. Farmers are easy to deal with. There are too many landless refugees in Shandong, numbering between 10 and 20 million.
Considering that Chongzhen is going crazy for lack of money, Yang Fan will most likely agree. There is a lot of land. Even dry land costs four taels of silver per acre. The land can be sold for at least tens of millions of taels of silver.
"Sir, farmers can no longer maintain the land they own. It's too dry and the seeds can't be harvested. Why don't we just ignore the public and private land and just buy it if there's something for sale," Xiao Niangpi said.
The Yang family has now built a reservoir. Naturally, the land from the reservoir to Beitangkou can be bought as long as it is available. In other places, as long as there are rivers or underground water, you can buy it. It can be used to grow cotton or grain.
In fact, Shuntian Prefecture had many rivers in this era. In the late Ming Dynasty, there was no government organization for disaster relief and water conservancy construction. If the water from these rivers could be lifted or pumped up, it could be used for irrigation.
But the government did nothing and no one took care of it.
The Ming Dynasty has now entered chaos mode, and no one is taking care of business. No matter how severe the natural disaster is, if the government's organization is effective, it can at least be alleviated a lot, and so many people will not starve to death.
Soon Queen Zhou received a letter from Xiao Niangpi.
"This matter is not trivial. I cannot make the decision, so I still have to ask Your Majesty for instructions." Queen Zhou sat in the Jiaotai Hall and said to Aunt Tao.
After Chongzhen received the news, he was stunned for a moment.
Then he realized that the entire Shuntian Mansion had almost become a no-man's land due to the scourge of slavery. I'm afraid he couldn't collect a single copper coin at this point. Only by restoring production as soon as possible can he receive money.
Chongzhen frowned, thinking about this matter. He didn't want the Yang family to continue to grow. But he couldn't deal with these ownerless lands. At least if he sold them to the Yang family, he could receive tens of millions of taels of silver.
"Queen, is it feasible if we bring all these tens of millions of acres of land into the Imperial Mansion, then recruit farmers to open up wasteland and collect a certain amount of rent? This is the way to make money with income every year. After all, sell it
You can only make one amount of money."
Queen Zhou thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it's a little difficult."
"Your Majesty, farming requires capital. It doesn't just require labor. First, you need seeds and fertilizers, and secondly, water. If you farm a lot of land, you also need plows, oxen, and columbians. You also need hoes, sickles, etc.
Farming tools. Now the refugees have nothing but a rice bowl. Even if the land is allocated to them, they won’t be able to farm."
Only then did Chongzhen realize that even if he had land, it would still require a large amount of investment to develop it.
If the Yang family has this money, they can match everything and directly recruit refugees. To develop these lands, I am afraid it will require tens of millions of taels of investment. Thinking of this gives him a headache.
Queen Zhou continued: "If the Yang family dares to buy it, they must solve the irrigation problem and build water conservancy. Otherwise, if the drought is like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to harvest the seeds."
Chongzhen let out a long sigh, yes, the dry land now is all hardened and cracked. Without irrigation, it is basically abandoned. Let the Ministry of Works repair water conservancy. I'm afraid it will be easy to get money, but there will not be much left for the actual project. It is estimated that the following will be
Just fool around and call it a day.
Maybe they would have to collect free corvee labor and disturb the people again. He couldn't help but sigh, why could Yang Fan accomplish the same thing but he couldn't?
What's the difference? I'm not much worse than Marquis Dingyuan. Why can't I accomplish anything? It's all these ministers who have failed me.
He couldn't help but think of Yang Fan's poems.
“All the ministers inside and outside are wearing purple robes, who is willing to share the labor with you?
The jade cup drank the blood of thousands of families, and the silver candle burned the people's ointment.
When the sky tears down, people shed tears, and when the singing is high, the crying is loud.
I usually talk about how kind you are to the king, but it would be wrong for you to live up to your kindness."
At that time, when he read this poem, he slammed the table with excitement. Yang Fan's poems spoke his true feelings for him for the first time.
Although the relationship between Yang Fan and the civil servants was tense, it was normal to scold them. But Chongzhen felt that it was particularly relieving. These bastards deserved scolding.
If these civil servants could work normally, he wouldn't be in trouble. As long as they see money now, they will lose control of their hands.
As long as the money leaves the court, is peeled off layer by layer, and reaches the place where the money is really needed. If only the general amount is left, it means that the officials at all levels are conscientious. The remaining 30% is possible.
Chongzhen was silent for a long time and sighed. He could still get the money by selling it to the Yang family. Otherwise, it would be divided up by the civil servants, and he wouldn't be able to get a hair out of it.
If it were all owned by the royal family and operated independently, it is hard to say how much food could be harvested from the fields. It is estimated that the possibility of losses is high. Allocating funds to the outside world would be enough to pluck the geese. The eunuchs would definitely have their hands in running the imperial village. It is estimated that the possibility of losses is even greater.