Chapter 358 Who Misses Him
There is strength in numbers. Five acres of rice were harvested in less than an hour.
This time when Lu Desheng came out, he also brought Ji Hui from the yamen.
As the saying goes, the sporadic calculations of each month are called "ji", and the overall calculation of the year is called "hui". Jihui, in the government, is in charge of tax revenue, monetary expenditure, and is responsible for important tasks such as monthly calculations and annual meetings.
The rice from these five acres of land has been harvested, and all the grains have been threshed out using a thresher, cleaned up with leaves mixed in, and finally weighed.
This time, we weighed ourselves on a large scale.
Everyone looked at the government entourage, who pushed out a big container, and then placed sacks of wet rice on it, one by one, and then read the weight.
The clerk beside him fiddled with it for a bit and then reported a number, "One hundred and twelve pounds!"
This surprised the onlookers, as it was much easier and less troublesome than using a weighing scale.
After the last sack of rice was weighed, the final statistics came out. They harvested a total of 2,200 kilograms of wet rice from their five acres of rice fields.
Lu Songli also calculated quickly in his mind. The yield per mu was calculated based on dry grain.
After drying out the 2,200 kilograms of wet rice, about 1,800 kilograms remain, which gives a yield of 360 kilograms per mu.
This is already very good, considering that the current yield per mu is about 270 to 280 kilograms.
Lu Songli knew that this was the result of proper rice density and full utilization of photosynthesis.
Not long after Lu Songli figured it out, the yamen's accountant converted the dry and wet rice and came to a conclusion that the five acres of rice planted by transplanting method could yield three or four more dou per acre.
This time, when Lu Songli and his daughter came to inspect, they also asked each county to invite a representative from the village to accompany them.
These people are good at taking care of crops. Just now they felt that the rice was growing well and the harvest should be good.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this conclusion.
Food is the most important thing for people. Harvesting two or three more buckets of grain per acre is something that ordinary people dream of.
Because the annual tax is fixed, every extra grain of food produced by the land belongs to them.
For this, the common people really go out early and come back late to tend to the fields.
"Manager Mo, how do you cultivate this land? Teach us!"
"Yes, teach us."
The representatives from these villages gathered together to surround Mo Lianfeng.
Seeing this scene, Lu Songli and Lu Desheng, father and daughter, looked at each other and smiled.
If they want to promote transplanting and some better planting methods, they must first gain the recognition of the people and make them cooperate willingly.
As the saying goes, seeing is believing, hearing is not.
Land is the lifeblood of the common people. It is very difficult to get them to change their farming habits unless they see it with their own eyes.
Mo Lianfeng, who was surrounded, begged for mercy again and again, "Don't do this, the government will promote the rice field transplanting method next year."
The village representatives excitedly asked, "Is this true?"
Mo Lianfeng: "It's true. If you don't believe me, ask Lord Lu."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards Lu Desheng. They hesitated and did not dare to surround him like they did to Mo Lianfeng.
Lü Desheng spoke up at this time. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. The rice field transplanting method will indeed be promoted next year. In addition to rice, there will also be some methods for growing other crops. The government will send people to the village to teach you when the time comes."
"Very good!"
"Yeah, that would be great."
Next, with Lu Desheng's permission, the Xiangping military settlement treated them to a meal with the newly arrived grain.
After the inspection, the Lu father and daughter returned home.
Zhan Ruoshui, who was hitchhiking, looked depressed. He and his fellow apprentice had just talked for a while, and then he was sent away by his senior brother.
Zhan Ruoshui asked him what he wanted her to do, but he refused to say.
Again, let him come see him again before leaving Liaodong County.
Zhan Ruoshui: ...I don’t dare to take this seriously anymore. Forget it, let him come and see me when he is free.
On the way back, Lu Desheng asked his son-in-law, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, "Where is Qin Sheng?"
Lu Songli replied, "The last letter I received said they had arrived in Huainan. The letter was sent half a month ago. Given their speed, they should have reached Qingzhou at the earliest, or Xuzhou at the latest."
"Is he a turtle? He walks so slowly!" Lu Desheng said with disgust.
Lu Songli smiled and said, "Dad, I know you miss him. Don't despise him. After all, he is leading 20,000 to 30,000 disaster victims on the road." Naturally, the movement of a large army cannot be as fast as that of a small team.
"Huh, who misses him?"
"That's worrying about him."
Lu Desheng: ...My daughter is becoming more and more skilled at buttoning hats.
Nanyang
After the earth dragon turned over, countless houses collapsed, and there were broken walls and ruins everywhere. From time to time, there were shrill cries. Just one look at it made it feel like hell on earth.
Among the disaster victims in the south who had originally followed the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's grain team north, some people got some food from the team and left the main force with their families to make a living on their own.
A small group of people came to Nanyang to visit their relatives, and the Luo family was one of them.
But now the Luo family deeply regrets their decision to come to Nanyang to live with their relatives.
"My dear father, what sin have we committed?" Mrs. Luo cried uncontrollably.
Their family had just experienced a flood in the south, but fortunately they met a Liaodong merchant caravan, which gave them a way to survive. Later, they left the main group and came to live with relatives, thinking that they could settle down in Nanyang.
But they had just arrived in Nanyang and soon encountered an earthquake. Why are they so unfortunate?
"Stop crying." Luo Dayi jumped up and started packing the only remaining luggage in the house.
"Boss, what are you doing?" asked Mrs. Luo.
"Let's go to Liaodong County and chase the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's grain transport team!" Luo Da replied in a muffled voice.
They all experienced the flood in the south, and it took a month for the south to start resettling the victims. It is estimated that the situation in Nanyang will not be much faster.
When the woman heard her husband's explanation, she shuddered, recalling how they had been locked outside the city gates for a month before the disaster relief efforts in the south. She rose from the ground and helped her family pack their belongings.
At this time, relatives came to see if they needed any help. Seeing the couple packing their luggage, they couldn't help but ask them why.
After getting their answers, the relatives were stunned.
"If you are willing, we can go together." Luo Da said. He thought to himself that he could not stay in the South and wait for death.
Their relatives had heard about their experiences in the South more than once, and he had also heard their concerns just now, but as the saying goes, it's hard to leave one's hometown...
The relative counted his own food and said, "One month, if we grit our teeth, we won't necessarily be unable to make it through."
Luo Da said, "The problem is that even after a month, the government may not be able to properly resettle the victims."
He heard that the South was able to accommodate hundreds of thousands of disaster victims, nearly a million in number, because it had capable people.
It’s difficult here in Nanyang.
Luo Da expressed his concerns in a low voice.
After hearing what Luo Da said, the relative remembered the morality of their local officials and gritted his teeth and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go back and discuss it with my parents!"
In the end, the relatives also decided to go together, and they also informed their relatives and friends.
Some people go together, and some don’t want to go.
Relatives who didn't want to leave laughed at them, so they didn't hide the reason for leaving.
In this way, word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and the victims in Nanyang left their hometown in waves and headed north.
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