Chapter 706

"If you want to make the Han people and the French people return to their hearts, then you must at least have land. Although the Han people and the Han people account for less than 40%, there are more than 55,000, or more than 11,000 households.

Since we have to treat everyone equally, a household needs to give a hundred acres of land. Then, at least one million acres of land must be taken out. Together with the fields that belonged to these people before, nearly one and six million acres have been taken out."

"And the new Xiang army and its family will increase the population of at least 350,000 to the three states, or 70,000 households. The remaining ones cannot even meet half of the needs. Lord Wang, you still want to sell land, this..." Gao Qiu really wanted to say, "Brother, are you too naive?"

But he was really embarrassed to say this. After all, Wang Yang was his benefactor. It was really not good to criticize this guy in front of so many people. Moreover, he knew Wang Yang's bad temper. If he got criticized this guy, he would definitely not be able to take it.

Wang Yang rolled his eyes angrily. "Did I say I want to sell these fields?"

All the people were confused? I looked at Wang Yang, who had a good pen, and thought to myself that this guy wouldn't have anything wrong with it. If you don't sell the fields here, where else can you sell?

"You are really..." Wang Yang shook his head and looked at the officials with a tone and expression of a person who had experienced it. "Yes, the total land in our three states is less than four million acres. However, that was the past, the Xixia Kingdom ruled here too strictly, so a lot of the original population here was scattered. Naturally, many of the lands have become deserted."

"I have checked previous historical materials and learned that Yanzhou was a place where it was at its peak. At its peak, there were nearly 2.1 million mu of land. This is Yanzhou with many mountains and few lands and many salt ponds."

"As for Hongzhou, it is as high as three million mu, and Youzhou also has nearly one and eight million mu."

"Mr. Wang, although you are right, even if these fields are rebuilt, it will be less than 7 million acres of land." At this time, Huwu couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

"But don't forget that in addition to the grassland and the original reclamation land, there are also large areas of unrealized virgin land in these three states. Especially in Youzhou, the terrain is gentle and the soil is fertile. The land of a state is only 1.8 million acres."

"Sir, Youzhou is close to the sea of ​​sand, and many places are Gobi. There is little land for reclaiming, so it is natural that it is reasonable. After all, even in dry fields, it still requires a lot of water to grow grain." Gao Qiu was considering whether he should invite Wang Yang to the countryside to be an educated youth for a period of time, so that he understood that farmers not only have to rely on the weather but also on the water.

"But there are some cash crops that do not require too much water, and can even have a certain resistance to saline and alkali, which is most suitable for northwestern border planting." Wang Yang narrowed his eyes and said, "For example, cotton..."

"Cotton? It's the kind of cotton that is difficult to pick seeds and can be used to weave cloth?" Zhe Keshi originally lived in the northwest border area, so he naturally knew about cotton.

"Zhe knew that this thing was indeed very drought-resistant and was even afraid of waterlogging. It could generally be planted in places with mild saline and alkali. To be honest, this kind of thing is not very practical because it is too labor-intensive..."

"Although the fabrics woven with them are very durable, the problem is that just picking cotton seeds, one person can't pick out three kilograms a day. Without picking out cotton seeds, cotton can't be spinned into thread."

"I didn't expect that Brother Zhe even knew this, that would be even better. It shows that these three states are very suitable for growing cotton."

"You are right. If you need to plant cotton, you need less water. You can make a living by relying on the weather. In these three states, almost everyone can live long except for the ten or so salt ponds in Yanzhou.

However, if the thing is not handled properly, it will not be sold for a few dollars. Don’t forget that if the family members of the wings cannot support themselves, the matter will be a big deal.”

Wang Yang showed a calm smile. "If Wang has a way to solve the problem of cotton seed removal, then you say that this kind of fabric with a yield far exceeds that of hemp, is its value not as good as grain?"

"You, can't you really invented the Yuanyou cotton seed removal technique?" Gao Qiu complained in confusion.

Wang Yang's eyes lit up immediately. "Oh, this name is good, I decided that this technique is called Yuanyou Cotton Seed Deletion Technique."

"..." Oh my god, there is really a way to do this? Now, the few people almost became messy in the wind, and their eyes were staring at Wang Yang, looking like they were desperate.

Sure enough, people really cannot compare with others. This brain seems to be born specifically for invention and creation.

"But Lord Wang, what does it have to do with those soldiers going to plant cotton or not selling the fields?" Huwu held his goatee, finally grasping the core of a problem.

"Yes, why do you still have to sell land?" Zhe Keshi couldn't help but ask.

"If cotton is not a problem to remove seeds, then after the silk cloth with large yield and low value appears, do you think this thing will be worried about sales?"

"Since you don't have to worry about sales, then it is inevitable that the wealthy businessmen in our Song Dynasty will want to consider whether to buy some such cotton fields and ask tenants to plant them themselves. Wouldn't the cotton you get in that way be more affordable?"

"In that case, in addition to the population obtained by the Xiang army in the three states, our three states will also have a large number of people gathering here with the actions of those merchants."

"Yanzhou is a commercial product distribution center, with various items from the Western Regions, various furs, jerky from nomadic peoples, as well as green salt produced in Yanzhou, as well as tea, silk, and cotton cloth from the mainland..."

"Wang dares to guarantee the treasury. As long as there is no war within five years, the taxes in the three states will definitely not be inferior to those in the prosperous places of the Song Dynasty." Wang Yang sniffed and answered with great certainty.

"What's more, by that time, the cement straight road leading to Jingzhao Prefecture had already been built. It was directly connected to Jingzhao Prefecture through Yanzhou. If you were riding a carriage, it would not be half a month, but only five days would take. In that way, more merchants would gather here for trade..."

"At that time, I'm afraid there is no need for us to do anything else. People will migrate here..." Wang Yang continued to depict a beautiful future with confidence.
Chapter completed!