Space Food Storage: Daily Travel

Chenshi (8:00 am).

Liu Shinan drove the carriage to take Doctor Liu and A Fei to the provincial capital.

Seeing that his master liked to eat meatballs, Liu Yuhan specially fried two bags for him and brought them to share with everyone.

I filled a backpack with winter melon, pumpkin, zucchini and cabbage to add to their dishes.

The owner of Dejitang Pharmacy was Huo Li, the Huo family's second steward. He would come to the pharmacy every day when he was free to inspect it. Liu Yuhan had only seen him once, or perhaps she hadn't paid much attention to him.

Zhang Lizheng and Lin the village chief are dividing the land according to the number of registered households. Only those over nine years old can get land, and each person can get half an acre.

There were 12 people in Liu Daling's family who met the requirements, and they were allocated a total of six acres of land, two acres of good land and four acres of sandy land.

Liu Xiaoman's family, with a total of 10 members, was allocated five mu of land, two mu of good farmland, and three mu of sandy land. Other villagers, some with six members, were given three mu of land, and if good farmland was available, priority would be given to allocating one mu of good farmland and two mu of sandy land.

For example, the Xu family and the Laizi Liu family, each with only two people, were given one acre of good farmland and one acre of sandy field. There was no absolute fairness, but those who could get the good farmland tried their best, because the sandy fields could only grow soybeans.

The villagers have to eat, and now that they have just arrived, they don't have to pay taxes for the next three years. But they still have to cultivate the land in the next two years.

In ancient times, there were many different ways to cultivate land. In addition to the most basic "golden juice", there was also the manure of livestock, such as cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, and dogs. In short, nothing could be wasted.

There is also mud and manure. All the mud from ditches and alleys, riverbeds, and even rotten mud in the mountains must be collected, dried, and placed in the fields to fertilize the fields.

There is also the most common fire manure, which is made by burning weeds and straw into ashes, placing them in the fields and stirring them, which can also be used to fertilize the fields.

By the time dozens of families had divided their fields, it was almost dark. Liu Daling had already asked the village head how to sell the sand fields. The village head said he would go to the county government office tomorrow to report the land distribution situation and then raise the issue with the county magistrate.

The head of the village asked them how many acres they planned to buy. Liu Yuhan had already agreed with his grandfather to buy 200 acres first.

200 acres seems to be a large area, and it is actually not small. According to the standards of World Cup football venues, 200 acres is about the size of 20 football fields.

If the policies in Sha Tin are good and the land development goes smoothly, you can buy more in the future.

They also agreed on the source of the money, saying that Liu sold the family heirloom jade pendant in the provincial capital and earned a lot of silver.

Anyway, they've been going to the capital city quite often lately. Liu's wealth wasn't well known to anyone. When Liu was bought back, no one in the village knew about it, except for Liu Xiaoman's family. The only rumor circulating was that Liu was rescued by Liu Shinan.

She still needs to find someone to clear the sandy fields, which is a lot of preliminary work. Anyway, she'll plant as much as she can now. Then she'll have another batch of sweet potato and potato seeds, which will give her more seeds for future generations.

It seems that these two kinds of seeds need to be reported to the county magistrate in advance.

What Liu Yuhan didn't expect was that in just two days, the village head and the county magistrate Zhu Rui arrived in Fulai Village together. When the county magistrate and others arrived at their house, they were still busy working in the fields.

Like the other villagers, they've been tending to their fields these past two days, first building the embankments and ditches around the fields. Then, they've started weeding and digging deep. In the south, rice paddies aren't frozen enough, so they can start early.

Digging the soil 20 to 30 centimeters deep can not only eliminate weeds and prevent pests and diseases through light, but also help loosen the soil, thicken the tillage layer, and improve the water, air and heat conditions of the soil.

Deep digging can mature the soil, improve soil nutritional conditions, increase soil fertility, establish good soil structure, and increase crop yields.

Xiao Wu came over and called them back, saying that an adult on horseback had arrived. Liu Yuhan and the others greeted the county magistrate.

The county magistrate visited Fulai Village for an on-site inspection.

There are many sand fields in Chang'an County, and among the surrounding villages, Fulai Village and Xiaoyu Village have the most sand fields and the lowest output. Many villagers from these two villages have moved to the vicinity of the county seat.

This gave the county magistrate a headache, but he had no other choice. He was the people's father and mother official, and he also came from a farming family. Naturally, he knew that if the people could not grow crops, it would not be as simple as starving.

Poverty will hinder many possibilities. It was because of his poor family that he studied hard, hoping to achieve fame and do something for the people in the future.

He visited Fulai Village today and saw that, in just over two months, most people had already built houses and moved in, and the central road to the village had been repaired. With the arrival of these refugees, the village was gradually becoming more vibrant.

He suddenly felt that the government's decision was not bad. After all, it wasn't targeting him this time.

The magistrate wasted no time in asking why they wanted to buy so much sand tin. Did they know the nature of the sand tin? What would they plant there? Were they confident they could grow crops well? Would they regret buying it?

Liu Yuhan resumed her speech, explaining that she currently had two crop seeds. Some, such as potatoes, were accidentally found while fleeing famine and passing through other prefectures. Others, such as sweet potatoes, were found in the mountains.

She went into the room and took out the two crops to show the county magistrate and others, steaming the potatoes and sweet potatoes for them to taste. She didn't dare to talk about the yield yet, so she planted them first and decided later.

County Magistrate Zhu Rui tasted the sweet potatoes and potatoes and found them delicious.

He was very happy and excited. If these two crops were suitable for growing in sandy fields, then... regardless of the yield, as long as they could be grown, the people would suffer less from hunger.

Liu family righteousness.

Since they want to buy land, they certainly hope to own it themselves, so it is better to put it on the list and give them a preferential price.

County Magistrate Zhu asked them how much they were sure they wanted to buy, and they said half an ounce of silver per mu. They could pay half of it upfront and the other half within three years.

Because it is a new crop, it is exempt from taxes for three years before being evaluated. After three years, whether there is a harvest or not, land tax will be levied. Land tax is lower than field tax and is levied once a year, except in years of famine.

If the agricultural tax is 1/10, the land tax is 1/20, and it can also be offset with silver, calculated based on the lowest grain price of that year.

If there is no harvest and the farmers are unwilling to farm or pay taxes, the county government can only take the land back into the hands of the public, take back the land deeds, and bear the losses themselves.

County Magistrate Zhu certainly doesn't want them to get to this point. He is full of hope. He hopes that the Liu family can lead Fulai Village to achieve results, and that the Liu family can lead Yukou Town and Changle County to create brilliance. If these sandy fields can grow such good crops, it doesn't matter if he doesn't hold the position of official.

This was discussed with the Fu'an City Governor Huo Jinhai a few years ago, and all parties encouraged the cultivation of sand fields.

However, the people could not even cultivate the sand fields they were allocated, let alone anyone who would buy them, so this policy was never implemented.

Liu Yuhan quickly calculated in his mind that 200 acres is 100 taels. In order not to show off his wealth, he paid 50 taels first. He would be exempt from taxes within three years, and after three years, it would be 1/20, which is 5%. No problem!

Liu Yuhan nodded to his grandfather, and Liu Daling took out fifty taels and gave it to the county magistrate. The county magistrate took the official seal with him, wrote the contract, signed the contract, and signed (Liu Yuhan signed on behalf of Liu Daling). Liu Daling pressed his fingerprints and stamped the official seal, and the 200-acre land deed was obtained.

The county magistrate, along with two yamen runners, the village chief Lin and others, rode on horseback with Liu Yuhan to measure and mark the land. They used the Wangtian method and the Luomu method.

The field observation method is to assess the size of farmland by observing the fields from a distance and measuring them.

The acreage rule is to divide the field into small plots and then calculate the area of the entire farmland by the number or area.

Both methods require meticulous measurements of each plot of land, which varies in size and shape.

It was a bit of a hassle, but luckily we had horses, and after a day's measurement, we were almost there. Liu Shihu and Liu Shinan followed along, marking the path with hoes and stakes.

At first, the villagers didn't know what the county magistrate was taking them with him for, and they didn't dare to approach. After the county magistrate and his companions left, they found out that the Liu family had bought 200 acres of sandy fields!

Liu family...what are they doing...