I'm Foolish, Send The Country At The Beginning, And Become An Emperor Through The Ages - Chapter 305 Countries Steal Food From Daxia!
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- Chapter 305 Countries Steal Food From Daxia!
At this time, the news of the big summer grain harvest spread quickly.
“Big summer has a bumper harvest of grain!”
“Isn’t this normal? In which year is there a bad harvest in summer?”
“This time is very different! I heard that Daxia’s grain yield per mu has doubled!”
“How can it be possible to double the yield per mu? You say that it has increased by 10 to 20 percent, but I still believe that doubling is absolutely impossible!”
“This is absolutely true, the imperial court has announced it! If you don’t believe me, you can go outside the city to see the rice seedlings. The ears of rice are big and big, like a broom.”
“The yield per mu has doubled…Hiss! It’s terrifying!”
“It’s really terrifying! It is said that our Daxia’s grain production this year is enough to feed 400 million people, which is much larger than our Daxia’s population. It’s too scary!”
Everyone was discussing and beaming~yang.
For the common people in the north of Daxia, they may have gotten used to the news of a bumper grain harvest.
But for the people in the south of Daxia, this is tantamount to exciting news, which will play a powerful role in reassuring the people.
Having enough food means that they will not go hungry this year and next year, and they can live steadily, with a higher sense of identity with Daxia in their hearts.
And this matter spread quickly all over the world, and every country is not calm.
The bumper grain harvest in Daxia did not surprise them.
Relying on the geographical advantages of Daxia, the natural environment with good weather, and the social environment of the country and the people, if you do not have a good harvest of grain in Daxia, it will be outrageous.
But no matter how good your harvest is, it is impossible to increase the yield per mu so much!
We can accept an increase of one or two percent, but you double the increase, how do you let us accept it?
It doesn’t make sense at all, it violates the Basic Law!
In the Great Wu Dynasty, in the imperial palace.
Emperor Dawu, who had just received the news, was very shocked: “What did you just say? You said that Daxia’s grain yield per mu has doubled? The grain they harvest this autumn is enough to feed 400 million people?”
“Yes, Your Majesty, this is the news announced by the Great Xia court! We sent people to investigate and came to the same conclusion!” An old minister below reported respectfully.
“Impossible!” Emperor Dawu startled.
As a veteran top dynasty, their Dawu occupies the most fertile land in the world, and the food they grow can only meet the rations of 300 million people in the country.
As a dynasty that has risen for less than a year, how can Daxia grow food for 400 million people, which is more than their dynasty?
Moreover, the yield per mu has doubled, which is absolutely impossible!
“Your Majesty, this is the ear of rice we secretly brought from Daxia, please have a look!”
Emperor Dawu directly stepped down from the dragon chair, quickly took the ear of rice from the other side, and looked at it seriously.
He found that this bunch of rice ears was more than 50% bigger than what he usually saw.
The most important thing is that the ears of rice are full of rice, and the grains are full, superimposed on each other, there is no extra gap, and it is full of satisfaction in the hand.
The veteran continued: “Your Majesty, this is just an ordinary bunch of rice ears in Daxia! In the fields of Daxia, every bunch of rice ears is like this!”
Emperor Dawu trembled all over: “Is this the case for every bunch of rice ears?”
“Yes, Your Majesty, I have absolutely no lie!”
The emperor’s body trembled again, and he said with envy: “How can Daxia possess such high-yielding rice seedlings? If I, Dawu, also have such rice seedlings, why not be prosperous?”
You know, their Great Wu Dynasty had a total of nearly 300 million common people.
Among the countries in the world, this population is absolutely at the forefront.
However, they have maintained this amount for nearly 100 years.
The reason why the population has been slow to increase is entirely because of food, and food production limits the growth of the population.
Although, they can increase the population by expanding the territory, but the expansion of the territory will significantly increase the cost of national management, and they cannot afford such consumption at all.
If they can get the high-yield grain of Daxia, this restriction will not exist.
With Daxia’s high-yield grain, many domestic conflicts will be alleviated, and social management costs will be greatly reduced.
Don’t worry about eating anymore, the population will grow explosively, and more talents will emerge for him to use.
You can also recruit more soldiers and horses, point your sword at all directions, and expand the territory.
All in all, the benefits of high-yield grains are too many!
It is simply the most important weapon of the country!
Emperor Dawu hurriedly asked: “Aiqing, do you know why Daxia has a high grain yield?”
“Report to Your Majesty, there are several reasons for the high grain yield in Daxia!”
The old minister cupped his hands and reported: “First, the summer has been smooth and rainy this year, and the country is safe and peaceful! Your Majesty, you also know that weather conditions have a direct impact on grain production. Their weather is good, and grain production is naturally high!”
Emperor Dawu nodded slightly: “Go ahead!”
“Secondly, the geographical environment of Daxia is so superior! The land of Daxia is basically dominated by plains, and the water system is very developed, so it is convenient for planting and irrigation!”
Emperor Dawu said jealously: “It is true!”
In order to facilitate irrigation, Dawu still needs to organize manpower to dig canals, but Daxia doesn’t need it at all.
Their cities are connected to the river, and as long as they enter the river by boat, they can float to any city in Daxia.
Which emperor doesn’t like such a water system extending in all directions?
“Thirdly, the land in Daxia is very fertile. As long as you plant food, rice seedlings can basically grow! This situation is very unbelievable, and it can only be said that it is the Heavenly Blessing Daxia!”
Emperor Dawu nodded jealously again.
“Fourth, the Great Xia imperial court has a strong organization! They organized tens of millions of farmers to open up wasteland and farm fields. This has formed a scale of industrialization, and the grain production has naturally increased!”
“Yes!” Emperor Dawu nodded.
In fact, he also wants to organize large-scale grain planting like Daxia.
However, there is simply no way to achieve it.
Because, the land in his country has basically been divided, either in the hands of the palace ministers, or in the hands of the family, sect, etc., not completely owned by the court
For these private lands, apart from letting them pay public grain regularly, they have no right to intervene at all.
This kind of thing happens in every country.
Food is clearly sufficient, but it is not enough to sell.
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“However, the most important thing is the last point!”
Just a little grain appeared in the market, and it was quickly bought away.
Because, they were originally afraid of Daxia’s prohibition, and planned to transport it out secretly. Some countries even sent many masters to transport them over mountains and ridges bit by bit.
Therefore, the imperial list was posted.
But don’t worry about it now.
As a result, long queues lined up at various exit gates in Daxia, all of which were caravan workers transporting grain. .
If you want to transport the grain out, you must pay grain tariffs, one tael of grain and one tael of silver.
When they knew that Daxia had a high-yield grain variety, they couldn’t sit still and stretched out their hands one after another.
If the high-yield grain can be transported back, the food problem of their country will be solved, the country will prosper, and the high-ranking officials will be generously paid, and they will be appointed as marquises and prime ministers, just around the corner!
We can’t just watch them take our food and go out to make a fortune, can we?
Emperor Dawu was short of breath: “What Aiqing said is true! If we can get the grain seeds from Daxia, our Dawu will definitely be able to grow high-yield grain! Our Dawu will definitely prosper and take off quickly!”
Since Daxia has opened his mouth, he will have a lot of luck, and the worst thing is to lose a little money.
In less than a week, the price of grain on the market has increased by more than 50%.
The court ministers also felt helpless, why didn’t they know this truth?
They fantasize that as long as they get the high-yield grain seeds from Daxia, they can also grow high-yield grain, so that the regime can be consolidated and the country can take off.
“The humble minister obeys the order!”
As a result, among the people of Daxia, there was an upsurge of collecting grain.
“Food tariffs?”
They’re not saints, not that great!
“Your Majesty, all countries are coveting our country’s high-yield grain, so they bought it, which caused the price of our country’s grain to increase by more than 50%! If we don’t stop it, our country’s high-yield grain will be lost to other countries, which is very bad for our Great Xia! Your Majesty, please decree that the sale of grain is prohibited!”
Emperor Dawu walked back to his throne, and said excitedly: “Aiqing, now I have an important task for you! That is to go to Daxia to search for Daxia’s grain, and take as much as you can! I must let Dawu Plant the grains of Great Summer on the land so that there will be no more famine in the world, haha!”
Tariffs are high, but envoys from various countries are happy.
There are also people who go directly to farmers’ homes to buy grain, and the prices are ridiculously high.
“What’s the last point?” Emperor Dawu asked.
This matter was naturally known by the Great Xia court.
“Your Majesty, it is possible that high-yield grain varieties have been researched, and this is their achievement! If we can get their grain seeds and plant them on our land, wouldn’t our food problem be solved? We Dawu, Why worry about being unhappy?” the old minister said enthusiastically.
It’s not like they can’t afford to lose this little money.
But if you don’t do something, you will feel uncomfortable and feel panicked!
“It seems that this is the only way, Your Majesty is wise!”
“My dear friends, why don’t we set up food tariffs?”
Lin Beifan said helplessly: “I understand the concerns of dear dears! But I can’t help it. Our food is distributed all over the country, and every household has it. They can always get food and take it out of the hospital!”
Lin Beifan smiled slightly: “They take our Daxia’s grain, just to increase grain production! However, if you want to see immediate results, you must obtain a large amount of grain, and large-scale planting will produce benefits! If you want to ship a large amount of Grain must pass through the customs! Therefore, we can recover some losses by setting a tariff on food!”