They didn't want silver; they wanted grain when it came time for the final settlement.
According to what you're saying, Amu, what will happen if Lord Fang can't produce the grain?
Qin Mu remained silent for a moment before speaking:
“There are many smart people in Anping County, and quite a few of them have already seen through the situation.”
As you know, after they finished building their own houses, they all went to help build the city walls.
Because they only needed food, and many people went to build it.
If each person gets half a pound of grain a day, the amount becomes quite considerable over a month.
The adults agreed because it's getting hotter every day.
Little Fish, did you notice? When we went out of the cave this morning, it wasn't cold outside anymore.
It's much hotter now than yesterday.
At this rate, it won't even take a month before people are too hot to go out.
The adults just wanted to finish building the outer city wall as soon as possible, so even though he was worried about food, he had to grit his teeth and agree.
Chi Yu countered, "What if we can't keep our promise? Since the plague has been resolved, there's no need to rush the outer city wall, is there?"
Qin Mu shook his head: "No, I'm very anxious. Because of the extreme heat and drought, no one knows what will happen."
Little Fish, you only mentioned the disaster, but not its extent or duration.
"The adults are taking precautions; the affected area is much larger than any previous disaster, so this city wall must be built."
He paused again after saying this, then continued:
"As for how to deliver the grain to the people, that's something I'll talk about next!"
Little Fish, the reason your parents came to our wedding this time is as family members of the groom's family, but that's only one of the reasons.
The most important reason is that he wants to see if you can provide sweet potatoes.
If you can provide the funds, no matter how much, he can resolve this matter.
He could give the people some grain first, and then tell them that he would repay them with high-yield grain seeds in a few months.
Last year, our Anping County transported a lot of grain, and every household stockpiled a considerable amount.
People have enough grain in their hands, plus the wild vegetables available now. If they eat them sparingly, they can still make a living for a year.
The reason they still wanted food was simply for peace of mind, not because they were about to starve to death without it.
We now have high-yield grain varieties, and in the entire Great Chu Kingdom, only our Anping County has them.
He will tell everyone that once these grain seeds are harvested in the second half of next year, they can be sold at a high price to people in other places for use as seeds.
If the people don't believe it, we'll let them see for themselves when it's time to harvest the potatoes.
He would then propose to the court that everyone be exempt from land tax for the next two years.
With these examples hanging in front of us, I think the people will agree!
Even the fish in the pond didn't expect this kind of operation.
But she only had a limited supply of sweet potatoes, so she couldn't give out much.
At least for now, that is the case.
By the end of the year, perhaps some can be distributed, but whether it will be enough for the entire county's residents to cultivate is a question.
Her land is limited, and since it cannot ripen instantly, she has to follow the farming cycle of other places.
The growth cycle for sweet potatoes is even longer than that for potatoes...
With these thoughts in mind, Chi Yu knew that the food supply for the entire Chijia'ao community could no longer be guaranteed by the county town.
In that case, she can only rely on her hundred-odd acres of land.
The land hasn't been fully cleared yet. It seems that her brothers and sisters-in-law will have a lot of work to do if they want to get everything planted before the seventh day of the new year.
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