The person sent by the prince to Ganzhou to investigate has finally returned.
After an in-depth investigation, the wasteland incident was conclusively confirmed.
What is surprising is that this situation is not limited to Ganzhou, but similar problems are also common in Leizhou and other prefectures.
The prince was deeply shocked. He realized that the seriousness of the situation was beyond his imagination.
He did not dare to make a decision lightly on such an important matter, so he reported it to his grandfather, Emperor Min Han, without hesitation.
In the magnificent palace, Emperor Min Han had already learned of this incident, so he remained silent.
At this moment, when he saw the anxious prince in front of him, he frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he slowly asked, "Prince, have you investigated the reasons why these wastelands are abandoned?"
The prince nodded respectfully. He knew that things needed to be done rigorously, so he had made sure of all the details before reporting.
He straightened up and answered in a loud voice: "My dear grandfather, after careful investigation, there are three main reasons for the wasteland.
First, many villagers did not have enough money to buy the seeds they needed;
Second, the price of grain seeds was unusually high that year, and the villagers were worried that if they bought grain seeds at high prices, the grain prices would drop sharply when the harvest came, and they would lose all their money.
Third, due to the natural and man-made disasters last year, some villagers had to abandon their homes and leave their original places of residence.”
Emperor Min Han nodded slightly to show his agreement, and then asked another question: "However, if you were a villager, facing these three reasons, would you still choose to continue sowing?"
The prince fell into deep thought, and after a long time he slowly nodded.
Indeed, after weighing the pros and cons, this choice is human nature. Even if it were me, I would probably rather let the land go to waste than take the risk of doing something that I knew would result in a loss.
"But now the granary is empty." The prince looked anxious and whispered in a low voice close to the royal grandfather.
For example, nine out of ten granaries in the Fujian Dynasty were empty.
Originally, the prince hoped that there would be no more drought that year, and that the food shortage problem would be alleviated if two crops were planted.
There was no expression on Emperor Min Han's face, as if everything was within his expectations.
This situation is not the first time this year, but has occurred every year.
As a king, he had issued countless policies in an attempt to change the situation, but the results were not satisfactory.
He turned his gaze to the monk Xin next to him, only to see that the old man had his eyes closed, and seemed to have no intention of speaking to him.
The Min Han Emperor sighed helplessly, then turned to the crown prince and said in a heavy tone: "This is a long-standing stubborn disease in our Min Dynasty. Now I can only rely on you to resolve it."
The prince was shocked after hearing this...
After leaving his royal grandfather's bedroom, the prince felt extremely heavy-hearted.
He originally believed that the difficult life of the people in Fujian was mainly caused by natural disasters.
However, it now appears that although natural disasters exist, they are not the main cause.
When the weather is good and the harvest is good, prices soar. The people have no money to buy grain and seeds, and can only watch the fertile land go to waste.
The prince was extremely anxious, as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him and making it hard for him to breathe.
At this moment, a thought flashed through the prince's mind like lightning - Taoyuan Township!
He recalled the scene he witnessed there last time: the villagers were also facing the dilemma of having no money to buy grain seeds, and Sister Chunhua generously donated money to help them tide over the difficulties.
The prince was suddenly enlightened and immediately called the Minister of Agriculture and Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Revenue and ordered them to accompany him to Taoyuan Township.
The prince knew very well that the Taoyuan Township model might be a way out of the Min Dynasty's predicament.
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