Chapter 685 The yield per mu is 30,000 jin!

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Song Yingxing hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Sir, I'm so stupid. If you have any questions, you'll just say it. This collective farm is currently quite good, with high production efficiency and Tun Ding's enthusiasm for working. However, over time, the production efficiency may decrease, and Tun Ding may have other ideas. If there is no change, this farm will not exist for a long time."

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully: "Why?"

Song Yingxing said bluntly: "The income of the treasurys is seriously disproportionate to their output. For example, the first farm produces millions of kilograms of grain annually, but only hundreds of thousands of kilograms of treasurys are divided into treasurys. The treasurys' income is about 30% of the output. Other people who divide the land into households only pay 40 kilograms of tax per mu of land, and the rest are their own, and the income is more than 80% of the output, and some even reach 90%. Such a big gap will definitely cause psychological imbalance among the treasurys."

"The old saying goes, don't worry about the lack of money but the inequality. The farm's resident people find that their income and output are completely disproportionate. They will definitely adopt various methods of slacking off work to disrupt production. Even if there are supervisors, they cannot fully guarantee that the phenomenon of scrubbing workers will occur. Unless they increase their income to make their income equal to those outsiders."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Yes, you see the essence of the problem. Because the farm does not belong to the Tun Ding, they just work passively, so after a long time, they will lose their enthusiasm. But what if the ownership of the farm is slowly transferred to Tun Ding? Or, in all the farms, I implement a tax rate of 40 kilograms per mu of land?"

Song Yingxing thought for a moment and said happily: "If this is the case, the time for enthusiasm will be long. Perhaps, compared with single-family production and large-scale farms, there are certain advantages. Especially when facing difficulties, the farms have greater coping capabilities."

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "That's right. I used the example of a farm to illustrate that the production method like a farm can actually be promoted to all areas of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and sideline fishing. The lake is too big and one person can't manage it, so it doesn't matter. Several families, even dozens or hundreds of families, can be jointly operated. When fishing in the sea, the family does not have enough money to buy fishing boats, and multiple families can be united."

"As you said, there are too many congenital shortcomings in a single-door business, especially the ability to fight risks. Perhaps everyone has noticed that in the past decade, the climate change across the country has been very bad, with a tendency to get colder and drought. It seems that the severe drought in the north has been going on for several years, and our Shandong has also been seriously affected."

"In the past, if we dig an irrigation well, water would come out if it was about five feet away. Now we have to dig at least ten feet away. In some places, even if we dig twenty feet away, we would not be able to find the water source. This fully shows that if we continue to maintain a single-door business method, it would be difficult to face more severe tests. Dig an irrigation well, it would cost at least three hundred taels of silver, which is something that ordinary farmers could not bear."

Xu Zhengming said in a little puzzled manner: "What is the meaning of the adults, is it to let big businesses intervene?"

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "If there are big businesses joining, it's best. If not, it doesn't matter. The first bank can make a loan. Of course, the loan is not a private person, but a cooperative body that lends to multiple farmers. Perhaps, we can call it a cooperative."

Xu Zhengming frowned and said, "If there is a mistake in the loan and the loan cannot be repaid, what should I do? Should I arrest all the people who have the loan? This is to cause disaster, please think twice."

Zhang Zhun said in an orderly manner: "Of course there is risk. There is no such thing as making money in this world. But I believe that there are still many talented people in all walks of life. As long as conditions allow, they will definitely be able to go out of their own way. As long as there are more people who make money than those who lose money, there is no risk in the loan."

Song Yingxing said honestly: "Mr. Governor, your statement is a bit beyond your understanding. This joint business model is probably not only handled by the Agricultural Science and Technology Department, but requires the Ministry of Government to issue relevant specific laws. Our Agricultural Science and Technology Department focuses on technical issues in production."

Zhang Zhun said: "That's true. The Government Department of the Governor's Government will issue detailed provisions for policy guidance. The Agricultural Science Department mainly focuses on technological progress. Let's discuss the issues related to crop rotation."

Song Yingxing said: "Okay!"

Song Yingxing has absolutely studied crop rotation, and he has also written special works. Therefore, he has a full say in this field.

Actively develop intercropping. As early as the "Book of the Victory" of the Western Han Dynasty in the first century BC, there were records of intercropping melons and beans. The book "Qimin Yaoshu" that appeared in the sixth century AD clearly describes the experience of intercropping mulberry, mung bean or small beans, and onion and coriander. After the Song Dynasty, wheat beans, cotton and potatoes have become more common, and intercropping of other crops has also been developed.

Intercropping of crops includes intercropping of tall and short-stalk crops and intercropping of different crop types, such as grain crops and cash crops, green manure crops, feed crops, etc. The most common intercroppings are intercropping of wheat and broad beans, sugarcane and peanuts, soybean crops, soybean crops, soybean crops, soybean crops, etc., and sorghum and millet crops. Among forest and grain crops, there are more intercroppings with annual crops.

What Zhang Zhun asked Song Yingxing to study was the intercropping between foreign crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and local crops such as rice, wheat, and beans. This is a brand new topic that requires Song Yingxing and others to invest a lot of energy in research. Zhang Zhun in his previous life was from a working family and was not very clear about specific agricultural production.

However, Song Yingxing's reaction was obviously a bit strange and somewhat dissatisfied. Obviously, he did not care much about foreign crop varieties such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes. In his opinion, as long as the local crops are well planted, it is enough to meet the needs of the whole country. To put it more accurately, it is enough to plant rice, wheat and beans.

There is no doubt that Song Yingxing had considerable knowledge and in-depth research in agricultural production. However, he was an orthodox scholar after all, and his thoughts were still influenced by Confucianism, such as the serious nationalism of the Celestial Empire, which was self-contained and rejected foreign things. He even looked down on the planting of cash crops. In the past, some people used fields to plant sugarcane and the like, but were strongly criticized by Song Yingxing, and there was a big and small storm for this.

Zhang Zhun observed his expression and felt that Song Yingxing's thinking really needed to be developed. Excessive self is very unfavorable to his growth. After pondering for a moment, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are all good things, and they must be fully promoted. These three crops look inconspicuous, but in fact they are very tenacious and drought-resistant. They can be planted in the fields, in front of the door, behind the courtyard, behind the courtyard, and in the forests and fields, and will not compete with traditional crops for the fields."

"Perhaps, people are not used to the taste of these crops. I know that some people say that corn tastes weird, sweet potatoes taste bad, and potatoes don't know how to eat them. However, we must tell everyone that these are real foods that can meet the needs of the human body. When famine comes, they are always better than grassroots and Guanyin soil."

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhun's tone gradually became low and said coldly: "You may not know much about the situation outside, so you did not feel the urgency of promoting these foreign crops. I will tell you now that the situation outside is very unoptimistic."

"Long-term wars and long-term droughts have led to large areas of land being barren. This year's grain production will inevitably reduce production significantly. Without food, a large number of disaster victims will be generated. I estimate that a large number of disaster victims will pour into Shandong by then. If we do not have enough food relief, we will be in chaos."

"However, it is unlikely that the two main crops, rice and wheat, will increase the yield too much at once. Therefore, we still have to work hard on other aspects, especially corn, sweet potato and potato. Song Yingxing, you are very experienced in researching rice and wheat. I hope you can concentrate on researching these three crops."

Song Yingxing said reluctantly: "As long as you follow the instructions of your lord."

He is indeed a bit rejecting foreign crops. He has this idea since he was a child and it was not formed after he grew up. In his opinion, the things of our ancestors cannot be discarded. Even the things of our ancestors are not given real attention and thinking about foreign crops all day long. That's what's the matter? It's serious to do your own business!

Zhang Zhun thought about it and said slowly: "Song Yingxing, I tell you that the maximum yield of corn can reach 2,000 kilograms per mu..."

Song Yingxing said in a lost voice: "What? Two thousand pounds?"

No wonder he had such a big reaction. At that time, the highest yield of grain was the best rice fields in Jiangnan, with a yield of about 500 kilograms per mu. Generally, paddy fields were about 400 kilograms. If it were in the Yellow River Basin, the yield of rice was even lower, usually only 300 kilograms, and some even less than 300 kilograms. As for the yield of wheat, it was generally about 300 kilograms. The yield of corn could actually reach 200 kilograms per mu, which was really terrifying.

If the corn yield per mu can reach 2,000 kilograms, Qingzhou Prefecture has a total of more than 3 million mu of land, plus the mountainous land, which can be used to plant corn. Two thousand kilograms per mu, ten million mu, is enough... Song Yingxing felt that his thinking was a little unable to keep up, and even felt a little suffocating in his mind.

When Zhang Zhun saw Song Yingxing's surprised expression, he knew that he was frightened by the agricultural scientist of the Ming Dynasty. No wonder, the yield of 2,000 kilograms per acre was achieved after four hundred years. This number is basically the number of the experimental field. In order to achieve this yield, the seeds of corn have been carefully cultivated and produced, and have been fully supervised, so that such an amazing yield was achieved. In the Ming Dynasty, two thousand kilograms were definitely not achieved, and it would be great if there were 500 kilograms.

However, Zhang Zhun decided not to expose the hidden information here. He decided to use this number to stimulate Song Yingxing, which made Song Yingxing's somewhat ignorant and arrogant thoughts appear. He had expectations and expectations for Song Yingxing, and gave him a little pressure. Corn is a crop coming from outside. We Chinese are good at everything, but not at all. The thoughts of the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom are very serious, and it reflects that in agricultural production, they only value grains and only value grains, and everything else is despised. Corn, a new foreign creature, is despised by nature.

To be honest, it has been at least thirty years since corn was introduced to China. In the early years of Wanli, with the relaxation of maritime trade, corn was introduced to Fujian and other places. The local governments in Fujian also promoted and planted on a small scale at the beginning. However, why can't such good things be promoted quickly in later generations? There are only two reasons.

The first is that the corn at that time was not very good, and it had no advantage compared to rice and wheat. Generally, the corn yield in front of and behind houses was only about 200 kilograms. Therefore, it is impossible to let the people not grow rice and wheat and instead plant corn. The second is that corn is not delicious. Unimproved corn is indeed very difficult to eat. When the corn was just introduced, local people in Fujian used corn to feed chickens and pigs, and people did not eat it at all.

Well, this is a problem caused by psychological inertial thinking. It is like tomatoes from that time, which have always been considered poisonous and no one dares to eat them. They are also attached with a variety of absurd colors. In fact, as long as everyone accepts the existence of corn, its taste will be much better.

If Zhang Zhun wants to promote corn vigorously, the efforts of the Agricultural Science and Technology Department are indispensable. The efforts of the Agricultural Science and Technology Department have two directions. The first is to actively improve the varieties of corn and increase the yield of corn. A corn with a yield of only 300 kilograms per mu will definitely be despised. However, if the yield of a per mu exceeds 500 kilograms, more people will accept it. If the yield of a per mu exceeds 600 kilograms, the people will not be forced by the Hu Ben Army, and the people will actively plant it themselves.

The second is to actively improve the taste of corn. The taste is really difficult to figure out. In fact, in Zhang Zhun's opinion, corn nowadays does not seem to be very unpalatable. At least, he thinks the taste is OK. However, if the people don't like it, he can't force it. He can't say that if you don't eat corn, I'll arrest you all.

Zhang Zhun asked the Agricultural Science and Technology Department to vigorously promote corn in the hope of giving the people a strong psychological hint that they believed that the Hu Ben Army should follow the trend and accept the existence of corn, a crop. Because in the past two years, as long as those who follow the Hu Ben Army have made great progress. On the contrary, if they do not listen to the Hu Ben Army, the outcome will be very bad.

Zhang Zhun smiled and said slowly: "Actually, the yield of corn is nothing, and the yield of sweet potatoes is the most terrible. In many places, sweet potatoes can be grown twice a year. The annual output of sweet potatoes per acre of land totals more than 20,000 kilograms!"

This time, even Xu Zhengming was stunned.

Twenty thousand pounds!

What is this concept?

Could it be that Zhang Zhun said a wrong word?

Two hundred kilograms are almost the same, but the god, there are twenty thousand kilograms!

[Author’s note: The yield of sweet potatoes is indeed very high, with a historical record of more than 30,000 jin. Generally, the area is about 20,000 jin. Most places are divided into two plantings in spring and summer.]

Zhang Zhun said affirmatively: "I'm not bragging, this is data proven by some practice. The highest yield of sweet potatoes per mu is actually more than 30,000 kilograms. Of course, with our current technical conditions, we can't do it for the time being. However, as long as we work hard, spare no effort to cultivate good seeds, improve farming methods, and reach half of this data, it is not impossible."

Song Yingxing and Xu Zhengming looked at me, and I looked at you, and they both felt incredible. The yield per mu was 20,000 kilograms, which was completely unimaginable. However, what Zhang Zhun said was precise and precise, it seemed that there was indeed something. I have to say that this number really stimulated them.

After a while, Song Yingxing asked with difficulty: "Governor, aren't you talking nonsense? Is that sweet potato so magical?"

He was indeed too skeptical of this number, so he was a little unpolite when speaking. In fact, Song Yingxing was not a person who was too willing to bow down to the powerful, otherwise he would not have been able to even get a rank position.

Zhang Zhun said affirmatively: "I didn't lie, you can try it yourself. There are two things you need to pay attention to when trying. The first is to cultivate high-quality products as much as possible. The second is to monitor the entire production process."

Song Yingxing gritted his teeth and said slowly: "Governor, if what you said is true, I will definitely try my best to verify it."

Zhang Zhun continued: "In fact, sweet potatoes are really a good thing. Sweet potatoes can be eaten by themselves, stems and leaves can be eaten. People can eat them, and livestock can also be eaten. In a good harvest, they can be used to feed livestock, increase the yield of pigs, cattle and sheep, and enrich the market. In times of famine, they are the staple food for people."

"Don't look at the inconspicuous sweet potatoes, if they are done well, it will be the comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and sideline fishery. Now, in the homes of ordinary people, even the food they eat cannot be guaranteed. Where can we get the food to feed poultry and livestock? However, if there are a large amount of sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, etc., feed to feed poultry and livestock, there will be guaranteed."

Song Yingxing nodded vigorously.

He doubted Zhang Zhun's words, but he had a strange feeling, as if Zhang Zhun's words were indeed true. He made up his mind to verify carefully whether Zhang Zhun's statement was a silence or was it true.

Seeing that Zhang Zhun had something to do, Lao Tiantou said goodbye and left.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "You guys go first. Xu Zhengming, stay, I have something to talk to you alone."
Chapter completed!