"You help us raise sheep and shear the wool. The wool can be used to exchange for food and money with me. The price of food is very cheap, and all of it is high-quality food from the Ming Empire. I will sell it to you at the cheapest price.
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"The cotton you grow can also be used to deduct taxes, and the remainder can be sold to me to be exchanged for food and money."
"Of course, you can also choose not to help me raise sheep and grow cotton. You can leave my territory and go to other territories to grow food. I won't force you."
"But if you continue to stay in my territory, you won't be able to grow food. You can only help me raise sheep and grow cotton."
"If you are willing, all register. Then each household will receive some sheep and give them to me to keep well."
Yingor looked at these dirty farmers and left directly without saying these words.
He didn't bother to care whether these farmers were willing to herd sheep and grow cotton for him. If they didn't, he would just drive them out.
Grow grain, grow a hammer, if you grow grain, when can you afford a car from the Ming Empire? Many nobles have already driven cars from the Ming Empire. Every time I go to a cocktail party in a carriage, I
Disgraceful.
I had several appointments with several beautiful ladies, but when the other party saw that it was still an old-fashioned carriage, they immediately canceled the date with me. It was irritating to think about it.
Therefore, you must raise sheep and grow cotton. Only then can the output of your territory be converted into white money, and you can purchase the Ming products you need.
You cannot grow grain. This year, Ming Dynasty opened up the sale of grain to Europe. The price is so low that it is ridiculous. Even after the unscrupulous businessmen have increased the price, it is still much, much cheaper than in previous years.
Calculating based on the harvest in previous years, if you grow food this year, your territory will probably not be able to produce a few silver coins by then, let alone buy your beloved Daming car.
As Yin Geer's order was issued, a large number of farmers began to leave the vast land inherited from the Yin Geer family.
They really have no confidence in raising sheep and growing cotton, because this is not the way of life they have always been familiar with. They feel that it is very unreliable, and they are also very suspicious of the promises of the nobles.
What the noble said is just like farts, and cannot be trusted at all.
They can't wait to squeeze out the last bit of money from the farmers. I believe they might as well believe that sows can climb trees.
Therefore, a large number of farmers chose to leave Yingol's territory and go to the territories of other nearby nobles, which allowed farmers to grow food.
Generally speaking, Europe has a vast land and sparsely populated areas, and the cultivated land area is very vast, so there is still a lot of cultivated land for these farmers to cultivate.
It doesn't mean that these farmers will have no choice at once.
In Paco's village, more than half of the farmers decided to leave.
At this moment, Paco is saying goodbye to his neighbor Raul. His family is preparing to move to the nearby noble territory, where everyone is allowed to continue growing food.
"Paco, do you really not want to come with us?"
"We don't have much experience in raising sheep and growing cotton. If the sheep are not raised well, they will really starve to death by then."
Raul looked at Paco. As farmers at the bottom of Europe, they were actually very helpless and miserable. The nobles and lords were beating their bones and sucking their marrow, and the church was also using their minds to control them.
"I don't want to leave. If I leave here, everything will have to start from scratch. I don't know what will happen."
"When the time comes, you can quietly plant some sweet potatoes, corn, etc. It won't take up much land. You can still survive. If you raise sheep, just raise sheep. If you really can't survive, you can kill the nobles' sheep and eat them."
no?"
Paco doesn't want to leave the village where he lives. Leaving is not a good choice, because when they go to a new place, they have to start everything from scratch, even the house they live in has to be rebuilt, and everything will be difficult.
"Hey, why aren't we allowed to farm the land if it's so good?"
After hearing this, Raul sighed and silently embarked on the journey with his participation and belongings.
He really doesn't have any confidence in raising sheep or growing cotton. In the end, growing food is more practical.
Almost half of the people in the village left, and the remaining people soon received sheep and cotton seeds. These sheep did not belong to them farmers, but belonged to the lords.
They only raised the sheep for their lords. The wool produced by the sheep belonged to them, and the nobles promised that the lambs born from the sheep also belonged to them.
This is obviously a way to encourage these farmers to raise sheep for themselves.
After receiving their own sheep, the Paco family felt as if they had obtained a treasure. They carefully served and cared for them, and transformed their neighbor Raul's house into a sheepfold.
Every day, the whole family carefully serves these sheep and cuts grass for them to eat. My son has become a sheepherder, and the sugar cane sheep go out to graze every morning and evening.
Most of the fields that used to be were deserted and turned into pastures full of water and grass. In a few places, Paco planted cotton. Although he was not familiar with this kind of cotton, fortunately, the nobles also sent people to plant it.
Here are some things you need to pay attention to when growing cotton and raising sheep.
In addition, because the population in the village has been reduced by half, there are many vegetable fields that are uncultivated. It is logical for Paco to turn some vegetable fields into his own vegetable fields and plant some sweet potatoes and corn in them.
Sweet potatoes and corn are also high-yield crops that have become increasingly popular in Europe in recent years. They can be grown without any good land and have high yields. The key is that they are relatively drought-resistant.
There was a severe drought the year before last, and many people were able to persist. In fact, they relied on corn and sweet potatoes. In some places further north, many people planted potatoes.
We still have to thank the Age of Discovery. High-yielding crops from the Americas not only fed the people of the Ming Dynasty, but also fed most of the poor people in the world.
Time passes day by day.
The landowner Yin Geer did not lie. The grain he sold to everyone was indeed very cheap. It was so cheap that even in years with good harvests in the past, the price of grain had never been this low.
These grains from the Ming Empire are packed in bags. The quality is very good and the price is very cheap. Compared with the hard work of growing the grains themselves, then shelling them and grinding them into powder, it is much simpler. It saves time and effort.
, the most important thing is that it is cheap.
"Fortunately, we are raising sheep this year. If we were to grow grain this year, we might have another bad harvest this year."
Summer has begun, but the temperature is unusually low.
Last night, a cold wave came and there was frost.
This made Paco, who had woken up early in the morning, couldn't help but feel happy.
With such extremely abnormal weather, if you are planting wheat, this abnormal cold wave may directly declare that the harvest of the grain you planted will be extinguished, and you can only quickly replenish it to see if you can still harvest this year.
In the days that followed, Paco couldn't help but feel happy.
Because this year is like the year before, another drought year.
It was too cold in winter, so in summer, there should be rain and heat at the same time, which is conducive to the growth of crops. However, this year's rainfall is also very little.
Another drought year.
This is undoubtedly a disaster for growing food. Without precipitation, food cannot grow. Except for a few places that can be irrigated with river water, most places are dry. Compared with the year before, it is almost the same.
Paco didn't know what was going on.
Why has Europe experienced either drought or floods in the past three years? This is driving everyone towards a dead end.
But fortunately, Paco raised sheep with his lord this year.
In May, it was time to start shearing for the first time, and the long wool of the sheep was sheared. The Paco family harvested a cart full of wool.
Although he didn't understand why the lord wanted such a smelly thing, the lord still kept his promise and used money and grain to exchange the wool from farmers like Paco.
After receiving the money and grain, Paco calculated carefully. It seems that raising sheep is not a disadvantageous thing. The wool is actually similar to the grain in the ground, but it just grows on the sheep.
But in comparison, raising sheep is obviously better, because sheep eat grass, and grass is everywhere. You can cut the grass, or you can just let the sheep out to eat grass. Compared with farming, it seems like
Much more relaxed.
Farming is different. The price of grain is now so cheap. What little grain is left after paying the tax can hardly be sold for a few bucks. The key is that it cannot be sold now, because the quality of Ming people's grain is good and the price is very low.
It’s cheap, so who would buy food grown by locals?
What's more, this year is another year of severe drought. It is estimated that the food production will be greatly reduced this year, and people will suffer from hunger again.
Paco and other farmers were quietly calculating.
On the other side, Yin Geer, as the lord, is also making calculations at this moment.
The wool from his own territory was sold at a pretty good price. The people of Ming Dynasty were quite fair in doing things and did not lie to themselves. The price of wool was indeed very good.
Once the wool is sold, he will have a lot of money in his hands, which can be used to buy the Daming car that he has longed for.
"Haha, those who grow food are all fools!"
"There will be another severe drought this year, and the food production will definitely be reduced. How much money can we receive?"
Thinking that he would soon be able to drive his beloved car, Yin Geer felt very good.
"Lord, lord, the king has ordered that all lands be imitated by the Ming Dynasty, establish a provincial system, and at the same time cancel everyone's taxing rights!"
However, his good mood was soon disturbed by bad news.