After understanding, Sichuan now only has about 200 kilograms of rice per acre, and it is still relatively good land. However, some areas with slightly worse water and heat conditions cannot reach it at all. Sichuan currently has about 25 million people and arable land.
It is about 70 million acres, which is less than three acres per person on average. According to current production estimates, the average output per person per year is more than 200 kilograms of grain, including sweet potatoes and beans, which are considered staple foods.
If it can be distributed reasonably, it can barely guarantee food and clothing. However, due to exploitation at all levels, the people have been busy for a year, and they can barely make ends meet in a better year. Sichuan's agriculture is relatively good in the country, and it is far behind other provinces.
In Sichuan, what is the reason why the output of the land is so small? Is it because the people are not hardworking?
Absolutely not. People today are definitely no more lazy than later generations. How many people work in the fields all day long and cultivate intensively. But even if these are achieved to the extreme, Qiao Yu estimates that it is a great blessing to have a rice yield of 300 kilograms per mu. This is
The laws of biology cannot be changed by humans. If you don’t provide enough nutrients to crops, you can’t expect to achieve high yields. Relying on farmyard manure is useless. The amount of excretion in a person’s lifetime is only dozens of kilograms of fertilizer.
of nutrients.
If you want to have a good harvest in agriculture, you must rely on chemical fertilizer investment. This is the truth. "Mr. Shi, China has been experiencing alternations of chaos and chaos since ancient times. The reason is the land issue. To put it bluntly, it is the food issue. The amount of land is always limited.
Food production is also limited. When the growth of the two cannot keep up with the population growth, people will starve. Coupled with natural and man-made disasters, large-scale displacement will occur. At this time, a change of dynasty will be inevitable, and then through cruel
The war will reduce the total population, and then the cycle will start again!"
Both Shi Dingzhong and Tang Yisheng listened carefully to Qiao Yu's words, savoring the meaning. After listening, Shi Dingzhong slapped his thigh repeatedly: "The commander-in-chief has a clear view. This is the secret of the rise and fall of chaos. The commander-in-chief said it clearly. It's really amazing.
Initiation!"
The same is true for Tang Yisheng: "When I was studying in the United States, I was always thinking about how China seemed to be cursed and could not break out of this vicious cycle, so that it was even taken advantage of by foreigners and ended up where it is today. It is really sad and pitiful.
Sigh, now it seems that it is just an agricultural problem, that is, a food problem. If food production can always exceed the rate of population growth, we will be able to prosper for a long time, and the rest are just minutiae!"
"I also had these feelings after walking around Tibet. The agriculture in Tibet is far behind ours and cannot support too many people. Those nobles do not treat people as human beings, so the serf system emerged.
For another example, many of our families now have more than a dozen children, but half of them can survive. There is even a tradition of infanticide in many places. It means parents don’t love their children. I don’t think so! So what?
How can we treat the disappearance of little lives indifferently? In the final analysis, it is a food problem. Because there is not enough to eat, the children do not even have the dignity to survive!"
"Since ancient times, there has been a saying that people exchange food for food. How could this happen if they were not extremely hungry? But how can the land of Marshal produce more food? This is not a simple matter. Countless people have done it for thousands of years.
No one with lofty ideals has broken this curse!" Shi Dingzhong lamented on the side: "I wonder if our generation can find a way, otherwise we will still have to go through wars and hundreds of millions of compatriots will die?"
Tang Yisheng's face also became serious: "I think there are only two ways to solve the food problem. One is to continuously expand the field area, that is, continuous expansion. However, now that the world has been divided up, we are still a piece of meat in the eyes of the great powers.
Where can we expand? The only thing left is to continuously increase the yield per mu. As long as the yield can be greatly increased, we can escape from the vicious circle of rise and fall!" Tang Yisheng's eyes kept flashing, but then became a little dim, and said
It's easy to hear, but so difficult to do...
"What I just mentioned is just the law of agricultural society. Under the conditions of agricultural society, no matter how intensively you cultivate, the output is limited. But now that the Western powers have entered the industrial age, their food output has increased significantly.
The secret lies in chemical fertilizers. As long as crops provide enough fertilizer, enough food can be produced. This is the direction of our future efforts. We must vigorously introduce technology from the West to produce chemical fertilizers, and at the same time cultivate improved seeds and improve water conservancy.
The project will provide enough food so that China can prosper forever!"
Shi Dingzhong nodded repeatedly: "The commander-in-chief is right, but we can't do this right now. Many farmers don't even have cattle for farming, and what's worse, they don't even have a complete set of iron farm tools, including hoes and shovels.
The blade is covered with a layer of iron sheet and the rest is made of hardwood. How can we expect such a tool to work? It turns out that we don’t have a steel plant and there is no way. Now the Chongqing Steel Plant has already begun to work. I believe it won’t be long before Sichuan
Farm tools can make a huge difference!”
Although Qiao Yu no longer expects to be able to change the face of China quickly, the reality is always much crueler than imagined. There are too many backward countries in China, and there are too many things to do. The martyrs of future generations will
The impoverished China has built itself into an industrial country. Although they have made many mistakes, as a time traveler, I still have to be impressed by their courage. Even if Qiao Yu has the knowledge of later generations, he dare not say that he has enough courage to change the world.
They dare to ask the sun and the moon to change the sky, I have to admire them!
"Mr. Shi, we must make a long-term plan for agricultural development, and even plan out the agricultural development ideas for the next twenty years. Our vision cannot just be limited to Sichuan, but also to Yunnan, Guizhou, and even the whole country, no matter where we go
Once you have grain in your hands, don’t panic. The more grain you produce, the better. In addition, you must set a minimum purchase price to prevent low grain prices from hurting farmers!”
When Shi Dingzhong and Tang Yisheng heard Qiao Yu's words, they both knew clearly in their hearts that the Sichuan patrol envoy really wanted to focus on the whole country. Otherwise, how could they have focused on the whole country! However, who has such ambitions in their hearts?
There is no ambition at all.
Since Tao Chengzhang's death, Qiao Yu has given up hope on constitutional government. He can only strengthen his own power, establish an industrial system bit by bit, develop agriculture, and accumulate strength. Whether it takes ten or twenty years, he will eventually be able to
China can one day be proud of the world. From today on, the only way is to throw off its arms and work hard.
"Old Tang, there seems to be too much precipitation this year. Can the embankments in various places still hold up?"
Tang Yisheng's face was a little grim: "Commander, it's a bit difficult. The main problem is in the Xufu and Luzhou areas in southern Sichuan. This is where the main branches of the Yangtze River meet. There is already a lot of water, and now precipitation continues, and the water level is rising rapidly.
, I came back this time to ask for help from the commander-in-chief!"
"Fire and water have no mercy. In this way, we will first mobilize 200,000 yuan of supplies. In addition, I will personally go to southern Sichuan with you to have a look. If necessary, I will mobilize soldiers from the Sichuan Army and militiamen from all over the country. We must protect the dam and absolutely cannot make any threats."
Wrong, if any local official dares to neglect his duties and make fun of people's lives and wealth, I will make fun of his head!"