Chapter 539: Agricultural Development
Now look, the little girl is still a little girl, and she actually wants to develop agriculture. What is she thinking?
Yue Fuli knew what those people were thinking, but she didn't care. Time would prove everything, and facts would tell them who was right.
Considering the farmers' limited cash, Yue Fuli decided to sell them the crops on credit. She did this because she didn't want them to develop the habit of freeloading. She had money, but she couldn't let anyone get into the habit of taking advantage.
Of course, they didn't have much faith in what Yue Fuli had provided, and many didn't want to plant. But that didn't matter. As the saying goes, a big reward always brings out the brave. Yue Fuli directly arranged for subsidies to be given to those who took the initiative to plant the grain. She also promised that if the grain output was not enough, not only would they be exempt from tax, but she would also make up the difference.
As soon as this was said, more people started planting.
Those who had originally wanted to see Yue Fuli laugh at her were now all looking grim. Of course, there were also people secretly plotting, but Yue Fuli had discovered them one by one and directly killed a chicken to scare the monkey.
When Lu Jingxing received Yue Fuli's order to be in charge of planting the new crops, he suspected he had misheard. As a well-read man, he was no problem at making plans or writing articles, but he was not good at farming.
If he didn't know Yue Fuli well enough, he would have thought that she disliked him.
But the fact is that Yue Fuli has no one else available except him. Although the ministers in the court can also be used, why should she give the merits to those people?
Faced with Yue Fuli's determination to develop agriculture, almost everyone was not optimistic, thinking she was wasting her time or even trying to attract attention.
Yue Fuli didn't care what others said and only followed her own plan. When promoting crop planting, her subordinates came to the capital one after another.
Once everyone is here, Yue Fuli has a lot to do.
In the blink of an eye, six months had passed, and the farmers were finally able to harvest their first crop. Seeing the grain yield, which had more than doubled, the farmers were all beaming with joy.
On the contrary, those who were not optimistic about Yue Fuli all had very grim expressions. This was because they were either from aristocratic families or landlords. They had a lot of land, but their harvests were not as good as those of the farmers.
At this moment, they couldn't help but regret it. If they hadn't looked down on Yue Fuli, but she had grown the grain she provided, then they would have doubled down on the grain they received.
So, they all lowered their heads and went to Yue Fuli to ask for grain seeds. Facing those who wanted to buy grain seeds, Yue Fuli smiled. Although he had received a small amount of money for the grain seeds before, it was not much, just for show.
But now, if these people want to buy it, the price will double.
Although those people were somewhat unhappy, they still paid for the food because they were jealous of the grain output.
The grains Yue Fuli provided were collected from farmers. Their harvest this season was very good, and even after paying the tax, it was enough for the family to eat, and there was even some left over.
The remaining part was taken away by Yue Fuli.
In this way, they not only filled their stomachs, but also made money, and the lives of every household became better.
As a result, Yue Fuli's reputation among the people grew higher and higher. People may not know who the emperor is, but they must know who the regent is.
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