During his visit, Sun Kedi found that due to the unique natural conditions, the fields in Shuangliu County were very fertile, but after years of cultivation, many fields were not allowed to be reclaimed and the ground abilities had declined significantly. After chatting with many old farmers, the government order for the rotation of fields to be reclaimed was issued.

The outline issued by the government stipulates that from this year, half of the existing fields in Shuangliu County will be replaced with economic crops such as soybeans and rapeseed, 50% of the other half will be deeply fed and fertilized, and the other 50% will be planted in grain, and will be rotated in the second year.

As long as this measure is fully implemented, it is expected that in three years, the terrestrial capacity of all fields will be greatly improved. If grain is planted, the output will be significantly improved compared with the previous one.

This seemingly absurd rule was the conclusion drawn by Sun Kedi, Zheng Yuandao and others after a lot of research and discussions with many farmers. Although it caused a lot of discussion and dissatisfaction after its introduction, it was still forcibly pushed through the whole county under Sun Kedi's insistence.

Because some governments purchase grain at the price of three cents and one stone, rotation means that their interests have been damaged, some gentry did not strictly follow the new regulations in private, but instead cultivated grain in the fields under their names as usual, and as for soybeans, rapeseed and other cash crops are rarely planted.

Regarding this phenomenon, Sun Kedi did not force the large gentry and wealthy gentry who had more fields to implement it according to the rules.

The majority of farmers in Shuangliu County basically started to take turns according to the requirements of the government.

First, the authority and will of the government are not afraid to disobey, and second, every family is not short of food now, and many people understand the benefits of rotation, so this new rule is not very strong in resistance among the people.

In addition to the regulations on planting the planting process, the relevant regulations proposed by the county government to use gentle slope wasteland to plant tung oil, tea oil, and Chinese medicinal materials on a large scale also made people and others in Shuangliu County feel very novel.

Although tung trees and tea oil trees are common on the slopes of the mountain, these trees are all wild and have never been heard of artificial seedlings planted locally. Tung oil and tea oil are also harvested. However, because the number of these two kinds of trees is too small, the yield is too low. Farmers can collect some tung oil, which is also used to paint furniture, and there is no such thing as selling it to the outside world.

Sun Kedi had a solution to the farmers' questions.

Not long after, through the relationship of the Sihai Commercial Bank, he came to Shuangliu County from two tung tree breeding experts hired by Xiangyang Prefecture, Hubei. Then, Sun Kedi arranged for Zheng Yuandao to accompany the two experts to the countryside to investigate the locations for planting tung trees, and recruited migrant workers to start building seedling breeding sites in several places.

In the process of assisting immigrants in relocation and resettlement, the Sihai Commercial Bank, which received the order, used its strong strength to make great contributions to this huge project because the immigrants needed a large amount of food and food to rebuild their homes.

Because Sun Kedi was on the front line, he had many dealings with all kinds of people in the four seas business circles, and became friends with good relationships with several shopkeepers. Over time, Sun Kedi also gained a deeper understanding and understanding of the economy. These experiences and knowledge broadened his horizons and made him clearer in his future thinking.

The idea of ​​the government investing in large-scale planting of tung tung and tea trees is related to the increase in experiences and experiences of Sun Kedi when dealing with Sihai Business.

Sun Kedi heard from several shopkeepers more than once that the economic benefits generated by these two plants, especially the tung tree, are plants with particularly high economic value.

Tung oil is anti-corrosion and waterproof, and is the best material necessary for the production of paint. The price of tung oil per kilogram is stable at about one cent of silver all year round. A maximum of more than a dozen tung tung can be planted per acre. After three years of ingredient, the yield of tung oil can reach more than 500 kilograms per mu. Calculated at the market price of one cent of silver, it means that each mu can have a value of more than five taels of silver. If you eliminate the mess, a mu of land will also have an income of several taels of silver, which is incomparable to any other crop.

The planting of tung trees does not require occupancy of farmland. They can grow as long as they are transplanted on gentle slopes in the form of terraces. They do not need to be cared for carefully. They only need to be weeded and fertilized regularly.

The planting of oil tea trees is similar to that of tung tung trees, but the economic value is lower than that of tung tung tung. Tea oil is mainly used for consumption. For the majority of farmers who lack edible oil, if a few acres of oil tea trees are planted on deserted slopes, when the fruit is abundant, the Caixia fruit will be squeezed into oil, either sold or used for its own use, it is also a good thing to supplement the household use.

As for planting various Chinese medicinal materials in the middle of the tung and tea forest, it is also a method that has never been seen before.

As the hospitals were spread out in an orderly manner in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, the market demand for medicinal materials showed explosive growth. Merchants who were engaged in medicinal materials business traveled between prefectures and counties in the north and south of the Yangtze River, searching for various medicinal materials everywhere.

However, the medicinal materials are basically wild things that villagers have dug in the deep mountains and forests. The medicinal materials are only a small area, and there is no precedent for large-scale cultivation. The birth of such new things still requires a long time to slowly explore.

But someone has to do it, right?

Sun Kedi saw the huge prospects of the medicinal materials market, so he included this new thing in the plan. Even if he did not benefit much from his post in Shuangliu County, he at least gave the latecomers a good start. No matter where he took office in the future, he could use the lessons learned from it.

As an official, one will benefit the people. More importantly, it is easier to leave a name in history to set a precedent in history.

Sun Kedi believed that the various measures he had formulated would benefit local people greatly, and these achievements would also bring him an indescribable reputation.

The first fire of the new official taking office was launched vigorously throughout the county. Before rapeseed was about to mature, the first official oil press workshop was also completed in the county town. It is naturally the Sihai Commercial Bank that provides technical support to it.

This giant with unlimited market and connections has an unparalleled absolute advantage in the economic path of the Ming Dynasty. Any talent related to production can be found in the business.

Sun Kedi's identity as the son of the prime minister has brought him many potential invisible benefits. Many things that others cannot accomplish can be easily done by him. Whether it is capital, technology, talent and market, as long as he proposes it, it can be obtained in a very short time.
Chapter completed!