If Wang Shiyu had not burned a copy of these precious books in advance, these things would have been completely lost to the light of day due to improper storage by the Zhang family. However, they did not know why the Zhang family had so many ancient books. This thing was even more outrageous than the genealogy of the Nine Clans Candy Crush. This thing was indeed a prelude to confiscation of property and extermination of the clan.
Now the dispute between the Regent and Zhou Qingyun has reached a white-hot point. It may be because Wang Shiyu and Yu Xiuming have never concealed the existence of these two kinds of seeds with extremely high production, which has led to the collapse of their idea of monopolizing these seeds. So now they are using these things to bestow favors on their subordinates, especially since the two of them are originally hostile.
In addition, the emperor has a better sense of the overall situation than the regent, so these grains will first be sent to those remote war areas, but there are not many of them, and they may just be the leftover scraps.
However, in terms of the overall view, Zhou Qingyun did a good job, much better than the Regent who only cared about his subordinates, but he was just the tallest among the short ones.
But even so, the two of them didn't have many seeds in their hands, and even if they wanted to, it would take time, so Zhou Qingyun and the Regent mostly sent the most elite part of their subordinates to come first. After all, they still had to show favor to their own people, and they couldn't say that they ignored the people. The benefits that the people could give them were really too little.
It was also because the two parties were restraining each other that Yu Xiuming seemed less noticeable among them, and even successfully became a catalyst and troublemaker.
In addition, Yu Xiuming now has a better method of steelmaking, which has been applied to ships. This has also dealt a heavy blow to many shipping companies that compete with Yu Xiuming. This thing is simply better than existing materials.
After all, Yu Xiuming's boat not only travels farther, but also lasts longer, and consumes less than those ordinary boats. This leads to different costs, so their prices also diverge, and even Yu Xiuming suffers a lot of losses, because the cost is low, the sailing time is long, and it is safer. It is not noticeable at first, but over time, the gap slowly emerges. There is no way around it. In the past, even if an iron boat wanted to sail normally on the sea for a month, it would take a long time. If it is longer, it would be working for its life. Ordinary fishermen or people going out to sea are unwilling to do that. However, after Yu Xiuming improved the steel, the effect was too obvious.
Especially after the cost dropped, people here became more considerate and the prices for local merchants who needed boats would be cheaper than those from other places. However, because of this choice, his reputation in Jizhou City became better. Many local merchants even liked Yu Xiuming more, and even people from other places liked Yu Xiuming's boats more.
At the same price, who doesn't like to choose better service? Yu Xiuming has always been good to the fishermen under his command. Even if the defense of the ship was not good before, he was unwilling to let them risk their lives. He would rather make less money and ensure his own safety.
But now Yu Xiuming took the initiative to extend the sailing time, but after returning, the corrosion of the ship was better than the previous one and a half months of sailing. This spread his reputation immediately. A person's reputation and the shadow of a tree are the best ways of publicity. Many people began to inquire about Yu Xiuming's method of maintaining the ship and how the iron used on the bottom of the ship was forged. They were not stupid. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the outer shell of the ship was definitely forged using other methods.
In addition, Yu Xiuming was madly promoting these high-yield and high-quality varieties locally, mainly targeting poor people. He tried his best to let them open up the wilderness and open up more land in the mountains and at the foot of the mountains. In this way, even if they only planted some sweet potatoes and potatoes, they could ensure their own survival. He even ordered people to open up the shorter bushes. He saw the condition of the land. Maybe the situation was not very good in the first year, but the land was very fertile.
The recipes for cooking sweet potatoes and potatoes have all been distributed, which has made many people who cannot afford to eat very happy. Even though they already know that the court has arranged people to let ordinary people start growing these things, Jizhou City is far away from Jinling City after all. At the same time, Jizhou City is located in a remote area, and there is not much space for planting. Especially when there are any policies, these areas are basically the last to be implemented. Now they are very happy that they have taken the lead.
This is just like when everyone discovered gold ore. They originally thought it would be in the powerful city of Jinling, but in the end it was found in the wilderness. How could they not be happy? They were almost going crazy. Their quiet life for so many years was once again interrupted by these high-yield crops, but no one was unhappy.
And now, the mayor of Jizhou City is also supporting everyone to open up wasteland. At the same time, the wasteland that has been opened up can be exempted from taxes within five years, and taxes will only be levied after five years. As for taxation, no one will be active except the court. After all, one-third of the tax is not something that ordinary people can afford. One acre of land only produces that little grain. If they did not think that it is much better now than the four-fifths tax levied in the previous dynasty, there would probably be many people who rebelled.
You should know that generally, taxes will be collected on reclaimed wasteland starting from the third year, and this is also the benefit that Yu Chengzhu of Jizhou City has fought for everyone. At this time, the taxes that the people have not paid will be made up by Jizhou City itself, and it is not taking advantage of anyone. Therefore, even Zhou Qingyun could not say a word about Yu Yu's family, and even had to praise them. After all, people nowadays are not well fed, so where would they get the energy to reclaim wasteland? If the reclaimed land is barren, it is not enough to pay taxes. Therefore, generally no one is willing to reclaim wasteland. Who would be willing to take the taxes of fertile land and occupy barren land?
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