In this way, time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.
During this period, the villagers were very busy every day, but no one complained because they had beautiful visions of a good harvest in the future.
After everyone's concerted efforts, the wasteland reclamation work was finally completed!
Looking around, each field is neatly separated, as if they are beautiful traces on Mother Earth.
At the very edges of these fields, villagers have carefully built sturdy fences to prevent the invasion of wild beasts from the deep mountains and forests.
After all, only by protecting this land that has been cultivated with great effort can we ensure that future harvests will not be lost.
Next comes the crucial spring planting stage.
It was still the familiar team, and they were divided into different groups based on their respective strengths and experiences to carry out the work.
Since Jiang Ling is going to plant a wide variety of crops this time, in order to improve efficiency and ensure quality, he decided to continue to use the method of group planting and individual responsibility to manage.
In this way, each team can focus on the area and crops they are responsible for and devote all their energy to it, thereby ensuring the smooth progress of planting work to the greatest extent possible.
For sweet potatoes grown in sandy soil, the person responsible for counting the seedlings will first cut the sweet potato vines into pieces about ten to fifteen centimeters long.
Because this depth can ensure that the sweet potato vines take root better, absorb nutrients and water from the soil, and are more conducive to the healthy growth of the plants.
Give them to the villagers responsible for planting the sandy blocks.
Although there are people who have been farming all their lives and cannot understand Jiang Ling’s strange planting methods.
But they were too embarrassed to say it out loud. After all, they had never seen most of the seedlings here, and they didn't know what they would eventually grow into.
However, since it was Mr. Jiang's land and his seeds, and all the workers were paid, most people had no complaints.
However, not every villager is simple and kind, and there is always a small group of self-righteous guys in every place.
These people always take advantage of their age and act like they are taking advantage of their seniority.
When they learned that Jiang Ling, such a young man, was going to lead the entire village to reclaim wasteland, they all shook their heads and sighed, expressing their disapproval.
They discussed privately under the big tree in the village, saying that Jiang Ling was too young and impulsive, and was simply a greenhorn who knew nothing.
Blindly reclaiming wasteland is a pure waste.
Although there are many young seedlings that they don’t know about, they are indeed not optimistic about them.
The final result is that not only will the good farmland be wasted, but there will definitely be no decent harvest in the end.
By that time, it would have been a waste of precious land resources and a lot of time, and in the end one would end up with nothing.
What’s even more outrageous is that this group of people even swore to make the following statement:
When Jiang Ling really gets nothing, there is absolutely no way that the wages their family has received for the land reclamation will be returned to them!
After all, that was real money that went into their pockets. Even if they were beaten to death, they would never give up their hard-earned money.
You know, they have also spent a lot of time and sweat on this wasteland.
That’s right, Jiang Ling had indeed distributed the wages needed for land reclamation to everyone in advance.
This trip cost a total of about 3,500 taels of silver.
However, for the wealthy Jiang Ling, this amount is not a drop in the bucket, but it is not too much either.
As long as he can get satisfactory results in the end, all the investment will be worth it.
Today, Jiangling has no worries about food and clothing. Judging from the current situation, building cities and carrying out large-scale planting,
It is the goal he most hopes to achieve.
This time, Jiangling planted about tens of thousands of acres of sweet potatoes, watermelons and peanuts.
There are also tens of thousands of acres of potatoes, corn and soybeans.
As for peppers, cabbage, tomatoes, eggplants and other vegetables, there are thousands of acres of land each.
These are the remaining lands belonging to the City Lord's Mansion after the villagers' land has been divided.
I can only say that the North is really vast and sparsely populated, there is a lot of usable land, and there was very little cultivation before.
That’s why the villagers can’t have enough food to eat.
The reason why Jiang Ling planted so many of them was that these were fruits and vegetables, all of which were rare species. He could promote them to the North and sell them to other countries and cities, thus boosting the economic development of the North.
As for chili peppers, in addition to being used for hot pot, they can also be made into many finished products and sold all over the country.
In this way, Jiang Ling went to the fields every day for more than half a month, and even brought a thousand soldiers to help, which also played a considerable supervisory role.
Looking at the endless fields, I saw densely packed villagers bending over to work.
Jiang Ling said to Lin Wensong, "Are there other people in the village who can plant? Those women can do it too. I will pay them the same wages as long as they meet the planting requirements and don't do it perfunctorily.
Moreover, if the planting is completed quickly, the villagers can take the remaining seedlings back and plant them in their own fields.
I don’t charge them for the seeds.”
Hearing this, Lin Wensong nodded immediately.
"Thank you for your efforts for the villagers, sir. Don't worry, I will go back and inform the women in the village. Most of them are actually good at planting.
I guarantee there won’t be any problems.”
He was really grateful to Jiang Ling, and he could no longer express his gratitude to Jiang Ling in any words except the heart of a loyal minister.
Therefore, he will keep a close eye on the entire Lingshan Village, and once he finds anything that is not good for Young Master Jiang, he will deal with it immediately.
I will never make Mr. Jiang unhappy.
Yes, Xu Wenzhi has already formulated policies for Lingshan Village.
In the first year, villagers did not need to hand over any grain or vegetables.
Moreover, the villagers who participate in the reclamation and planting of wasteland in the City Lord's Mansion will be allocated 10% of the grain and vegetables.
Starting from the second year, villagers will only need to hand over 30% of the grain they harvest.
Every year, the villagers who participate in the city lord's mansion's land reclamation and planting will be paid and have income throughout the year.
Moreover, children in the village can go to school in the city for free and enjoy the same treatment as those who participated in the construction of the city, with tuition fees reduced or waived for three years.
Seeing this notice, the whole Lingshan Village was in an uproar. This was something they had never dreamed of.
Their children can actually go to school for free.
At that time, many people burst into tears, as they finally had hope in their lives.
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