In Xiaofeng Town, Heitu Province, many immigrants have just adapted to the life here in Heitu Province and are ushering in the busy season of spring plowing.
In the vast wilderness outside Xiaofeng Town, families of immigrants, men, women, old and young, were all going into battle. Some were wielding hoes, while others were plowing the land with horses, oxen and plows.
For these immigrants, they know best that only land and food are the biggest guarantee for their survival here. Every household has hundreds of acres of land. If it can be cultivated, it will naturally be cultivated.
If you work hard in the spring, you will have a full harvest in the autumn and there will be endless food.
When many people were in their hometowns, there were no fields at all, and they were often very barren. Now that they are here, the fertile black land is flat and open. It is a good place to grow whatever you want, so naturally you must cherish it doubly.
At this time, even an old man cannot be idle. He has to swing a hoe a few times and turn over a piece of land.
"Chug tug tug"
Li Er drove the cultivator awkwardly, looking very nervous.
Because he followed Li Da's suggestion, he proposed the intention to purchase a cultivator to the Immigration Department as soon as he arrived here, so he became one of the first people to use a cultivator in Xiaofeng Town.
While others were working tirelessly to plow the land, Li Er was already driving the machine to plow the land.
Although I am not very familiar with it yet and am still a little clumsy, fortunately the land here is open and flat. After I slowly get used to it, I will soon get used to it.
"This cultivator is so easy to use, it's really good. If you cultivate hundreds of acres of land in one day, you can cultivate thousands of acres of land casually. By then, you will be able to grow a lot of food. How can you eat it all?"
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Li Er drove the cultivator, and he liked it very much.
At first, I was worried that if the machine was too expensive and difficult to use, the money would be wasted.
Now that the machine has arrived, it is easier to use and more efficient than I imagined. The soil plowed out is deep and fertile.
When I have already cultivated thousands of acres of land with ease, look at my neighbors next door. They are still busy wielding hoes and are exhausted.
"Li Er Li Er"
After a busy day at noon, Li Er stopped the tiller to take a rest and prepare to have lunch. His wife Lu was completely free, cooking for herself and taking care of the sheep and horses allocated by the government.
Just as he was about to eat, several neighbors came over to him.
"Brother Lin, Brother Chen, Brother Ma"
When he saw several neighbors, Li Er also smiled and said hello.
The immigrants in this immigrant town come from all over the world, Li Er is from the depths of the Qinling Mountains, and Lin Wusi is from Fengyang, South Zhili, and is a hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Chen Dashan is from the Loess Plateau of Shaanxi. He has a strong northern Shaanxi accent and has a unique flavor when he sings. Ma Ge's name is Ma Youtian, and he is from the mountains of Guizhou. It is said that he is even more beautiful than himself from the mountains of the Qinling Mountains.
Shan, I started immigrating in the second half of last year, and it took me several months to get here.
"Li Er, this machine is really powerful. You have cultivated hundreds of acres of land in one day."
Lin Wusi said with slightly red eyes.
"Isn't that right? Look at the plowed land. It's deep and thick. All the insects and eggs on the ground have been dug out. All the weeds have been dug in. The farmer will definitely be able to grow well this year."
Chen Dashan carefully measured the thickness of the soil that was turned out, and was amazed again and again.
"It's 200 taels of silver. It's really worth it. I wish I could have bought one together."
Ma Youtian touched Li Er's cultivator and said.
"I only bought it after listening to my brother's advice. Otherwise, I wouldn't be willing to buy this thing. Not only would I have spent all my money, but I would still owe a lot of debt to the bank."
Li Er touched his head and said.
"Li Er, help me dig up the land when you have time. I won't keep you busy for nothing. How about I give you 1 tael of silver for digging 100 acres of land?"
Lin Wusi thought for a while and said to Li Er.
“One tael of silver for 100 acres of land?”
When Li Er heard this, he immediately thought about himself.
If this cultivator works hard throughout the day, getting up early and going back late, there is no problem in cultivating six to seven hundred acres of land in one day. If 100 acres of land costs 1 tael of silver, it can earn six to seven taels of silver in one day.
If it is during the slack season, this seems to be a good business.
But if you think about it carefully, this price is too low. Your machine costs nearly 200 taels of silver, and you also need to burn oil and have your own labor. If the machine breaks down, repairs will be troublesome, and you will have to pay more.
Spend a lot of money.
What's more, now is the time for spring plowing, and I am thinking about plowing more land. With a few taels of silver, I can plow hundreds of acres of more land. I can still calculate this transaction clearly.
“No, no”
"Now is the time for farming. I'm too busy myself. How can I find the time to help you plow the ground?"
Li Er shook his head repeatedly. The price was too low and it was not a good deal for him.
"It's 2 taels of silver for 100 acres of land. It couldn't be easier for you to turn over the land. You just drive around with a machine. 2 taels of silver is all you need."
"Besides, you have already plowed thousands of acres of land. Just you and your wife, you and your wife can just plant a few thousand acres. If you plant too much, you will be too busy to weed and harvest in the fall.
Yes or no."
When Lin Wusi saw Li Er's refusal, he spoke again and doubled the price.
Lin Wusi also has a ledger in his heart. He can't plow much land by himself. It's better to hire Li Er to plow the world for him. He can plow a thousand acres of land for 20 taels of silver.
, much more cost-effective than buying the machine yourself.
"Two taels of silver."
Li Er hesitated immediately after hearing this. These 2 taels of silver for 100 acres of land seemed to be a good deal. If you work hard a day, you can earn more than ten taels of silver. As long as you work for ten days, you can owe the bank loan.
Lost it.
Thinking of this, Li Er was immediately moved. He thought about it and said, "Okay, for 2 taels of silver for 100 acres of land, I will plow some of the land for you."
"That's right, my brothers, this is the only year that no one has bought a cultivator. Next year, when everyone has a cultivator, no one will ask you to plow the land."
When Lin Wusi heard this, he immediately smiled and said.
"Li Er, help me plow the land. The price is the same. I will also give you 2 taels of silver and 100 acres of land."
Chen Dashan also said quickly.
"It's mine, too. It's too slow to plow the land myself. I can't even plow a few acres in a day."
Ma Youtian also followed suit.
"Okay, that's all. Tell me how much land you need to plow, and I'll arrange it for you. We'll take turns and try not to delay everyone's farming time."
Li Er smiled and nodded.
I was thinking silently in my heart. If I could work this for ten days and a half, I would not only pay off the bank loan, but also earn a lot of money.
Spring plowing has just started now, and there is still a lot of time. Maybe I can work for another month, and then I can make a lot of money.
"The money will come quickly, and the money will be easy to make."
After Li Er thought about this clearly, everyone became a little excited.
In the past, there were father Li Carpenter and brother Li Da in the mountains. Li Er had more emotions than his face since he was a child and didn't have a single coin.
Now that I have immigrated, I am not only in charge of my own business, but the money is also so easy to earn. There is no problem at all in making hundreds of taels of silver easily.
And it won't delay your own affairs. The efficiency of using machines to farm is really high, and it is indeed possible.
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In a rural area dozens of kilometers away from Mocheng (the original city of Moscow, which has now been renamed Mocheng and has become the capital of Black Earth Province), with the arrival of spring, busy spring plowing is also ushering in.
Tarasov, like everyone else, started working on his own land early.
They are no longer serfs, they have freedom and their own land. Last year, when the Ming Dynasty was about to celebrate the New Year, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty actually gave them grain to the serfs, allowing them to live a full life.
A full winter.
It was also the first time that everyone had a vague idea of the Emperor of Heaven. It seemed that being ruled by the monarch of this distant eastern empire was a good thing.
At least in the past, the nobles in Moscow would never care about the life and death of their serfs. They would not care whether you had food to eat in the winter or whether you would starve to death.
Now, these people of Ming Dynasty will know how to do it, and the emperor of Ming Dynasty will care about them and give them food.
This life is different from before. There is hope and a head to head towards.
The weather has warmed up slightly, and people like Tarasov have begun to get busy in the fields. Although the weather is still a bit cold, it does not prevent them from cultivating the land that belongs to them with the greatest enthusiasm.
This land used to belong to the nobles, but now it belongs to them, so they are particularly passionate and motivated. Everyone is working hard to plow the land, waving the hoes in their hands, and plowing out the land.
Prepare to plant food so that in autumn there will be endless food to eat.
"Hey yo, hey yo"
Tarasov and the others were plowing the land hard while shouting slogans, with smiles on each other's faces. The people of the Ming Dynasty said that they only need to pay one-tenth of the food they cultivated to the Ming Dynasty.
That’s it, and the rest of the food belongs to you.
They have never been so full of strength and motivation as at this moment. They seem to have endless energy and want to plow all the land at once. In this way, food will be available in autumn.
They are piled up in every corner of the house and there is so much to eat.
ps: I heard that when the fields were divided for the first time, the people wanted to die from exhaustion on their own fields.