Because the Jurchen tribes were wiped out last year, and the grasslands had already been conquered, the entire Liaodong region has become extremely safe.
In the winter of the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, the imperial court had already moved more than 300,000 people from Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi provinces to Liaodong.
In the 14th year of Hongzhi, along with the financial reform of the imperial court, the treasury was full, and the imperial court's immigration intensity became even greater. Throughout the 14th year of Hongzhi, the imperial court moved millions of people from Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi provinces to the Liaodong region.
Of course, it was not just Liaodong. The imperial court also moved millions of people to the four provinces of Jiaozhi, Xianglin, Zhenghe, and Nanyang to consolidate the Ming Dynasty's rule over these places.
With the arrival of a large number of immigrants, the originally deserted Liaodong area began to become lively.
Liaodong was originally just the Liaodong Dusi, but this year, the imperial court abolished the Liaodong Dusi and established Liaodong Province to govern the entire Liaodong region.
The area under the jurisdiction of Liaodong Province was very large, roughly equivalent to the three eastern provinces in later generations, plus the Transkhinggan Mountains, Sakhalin and other areas occupied by Maozi.
Of course, Liaodong Province is not the largest province in the Ming Dynasty. The largest province in the Ming Dynasty is the Grassland Province. The Grassland Province governs almost the entire northern grassland area. It has a very vast area, but its population is very sparse.
At this time, it is the golden autumn, and the temperature in Liaodong region has begun to drop rapidly, but in the fields of Liaodong region, it is a lively scene.
Tieling Nanshan Village.
All the villagers in Nanshan Village are extremely busy, harvesting wheat and storing wheat.
Li Damao and his family worked hard in their fields, and they were so tired that they didn't even dare to take a breath.
Without it, his family would have too many fields.
He immigrated here last winter. The imperial court encouraged immigrants to reclaim land and plant farmers. All the reclaimed fields belonged to the reclaimers, and they were exempted from taxes for three years.
Liaodong is a vast area with sparsely populated areas, extremely fertile land, and extremely rich product resources.
Throughout the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, Li Damao's family worked hard to reclaim land. Outside Nanshan Village, the family reclaimed thousands of acres of land.
Many times, in fact, many fields have not been cultivated. If only a field border is built, it is considered to be enclosed, and it is your own land.
But farmers, of course, all know that one works hard and one reaps, so Li Damao's family worked hard and planted as much wheat, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, Chinese cabbage, etc. on their fields as possible.
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After a busy year, the weather here in Liaodong began to get colder, and it was the harvest season. Li Damao's family began to look sad again.
There is so much land to farm that the whole family is overwhelmed.
"Hu~hu~"
Li Damao was breathing heavily while working hard. From time to time he stood up and looked at the wheat fields he planted, with a smile on his face but a hint of sadness.
A great harvest, a real great harvest.
Although because there were too many fields, his management was very extensive and he did not carry out meticulous work like he did in his hometown in Henan.
But the land in Liaodong is black soil and very fertile.
The land in Henan has been cultivated for a long time. In fact, the fertility is limited and not as good as that in Liaodong.
The land is fertile, even if it is not cultivated intensively, and there is abundant rain here in Liaodong, the weather will be good this year, and the wheat harvest will be bumper.
For farmers like Li Damao, a bumper harvest is naturally the most anticipated thing. It means that a year's hard work has not been in vain.
What's really gratifying is that the imperial court has waived taxes for three years, and these fields belong to my family, which means that all the food in the fields in front of me belongs to my family.
This is what makes him happiest.
With so much food, the family ate it with all their might, enough to last for many years.
When I was in Henan, my family was so poor that they couldn't afford to eat. Even eating dumplings was an extremely luxurious thing.
After arriving in Liaodong, life was completely different.
From now on, it won’t be a problem to eat white flour steamed buns every time or even dumplings every time.
There is so much food that a family cannot eat it all. They can also raise pigs, chickens, cattle, and sheep. Eating meat will not be a problem in the future.
Life has been greatly improved, which makes Li Damao's family full of energy.
Of course, it was not just Li Damao, but also all the people who immigrated to Liaodong.
At first, they migrated here with great reluctance, and many people even immigrated to Liaodong after being unlucky enough to get a visa.
But after I actually arrived in Liaodong, I realized how good it is here.
The imperial court attached great importance to it and granted many preferential policies. The land was fertile and could be cultivated at will. If it was cultivated, it would be your own.
Although Liaodong is cold, the cold has the advantage of being cold, that is, as long as you work for the first half of the year, you can basically lie down comfortably at home for the rest of the time.
Many people have already written letters back to their hometowns, urging their relatives and friends in their hometowns to immigrate as well. This is why the imperial court was able to immigrate in large numbers from various provinces within the Pass.
People who taste the benefits will naturally lead more people to immigrate.
However, Li Damao is also quite sad.
I have planted too many fields, but the weather has begun to get colder. If the wheat is not harvested, it will rot in the ground. This is something that farmers absolutely cannot accept.
Food is obtained with drops of sweat, how can it be wasted in the fields like this?
But my family is really too busy.
Not only wheat, but also corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and cabbage were not harvested.
There was too much food, the house was full, and a granary had to be built temporarily. There was really no other way but to find an open space to pile up the food.
At this moment, Li Damao was really in pain and happiness.
"Da Mao~ Da Mao~"
Just when Li Damao was about to bend down and continue working hard, a familiar voice called over.
"Dazhu~"
Li Damao looked at the visitor and temporarily put down his farm work.
"Dazhu, if you don't go to collect food, how come you have time to come to me?"
Ding Dazhu and Li Damao are both from Nanshan Village. They have also cultivated a lot of fields. They are also busy harvesting crops at home, and now they are free to come over.
"Brother Damao, some Koreans are here to help people harvest wheat, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. I hired them, and I estimate that they can be harvested in the next two days."
"Do you want to hire someone? If you want, go to their leader now to negotiate the price. If you go late, they may be hired by someone else."
Ding Dazhu said quickly.
"Korean?"
"Hire people to harvest wheat?"
When Li Damao heard this, he was slightly startled.
I have been cultivating my own land all my life. I have always planted and harvested by myself. Even when I was free, I would help others harvest. When did I ever think of hiring someone to harvest my own wheat?
"Yes, you have sown so much. You can harvest it yourself. When will you receive it? By then, it will all rot in the ground. Moreover, winter is coming soon, and we still have to prepare for the winter.
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"The wages of these North Koreans are not high. They can be given money or food. If a person works for a day, he can be given fifty pounds of wheat."
Ding Dazhu smiled and said.
"Why don't they grab fifty pounds of wheat?"
When Li Damao heard this, he couldn't help but roar.
In the past, when they were in their hometown, they harvested wheat for others. It was considered a good day to manage a meal. Who would give you fifty pounds of wheat?
You are not here to help harvest wheat, you are here to steal wheat.
"Brother Damao, I can't say anything else. At this price now, there is little land in North Korea, and many people have come to work in Liaodong."
"Although the price is expensive, it can save a lot of time, and no matter how much wheat there is, we can't collect it ourselves."
Ding Dazhu smiled and said, the price is indeed very expensive, fifty pounds of wheat, the price is really not expensive, but he still hired it.
"Do you want to take care of the food?"
Li Damao thought for a while and asked again.
Look at the fields at home. The family is really busy. The couple is exhausted. It is probably difficult to finish harvesting before the snow starts. Even if there is no other way and the price is expensive, they still have to hire people. If the wheat rots on the ground
Inside, it's really a pity.
What good wheat!
"If you have to take care of food, just two meals a day will be enough."
Ding Dazhu replied.
"Do you still have to take care of the food?"
"Two meals a day?"
Li Damao was almost furious. He used to work in his hometown and was satisfied if he could have a full meal a day.
"There's no way, it's all like this. There are too many people who want to hire them. Brother Damao, if you want, hurry up, otherwise you'll let others hire them first, and then you'll have to take them in yourself."
Ding Dazhu smiled helplessly.
Koreans are really good at doing business, and now many Koreans come to Ming Dynasty to do business.
In Liaodong alone, there are many Koreans who come here to log trees, build houses, build roads, help others harvest wheat, farm, etc. Here in North Korea, they live a very hard life. They don’t have enough to eat, but they also earn money.
Not enough money.
But when you get to the Ming Dynasty, you can not only eat well, but also get good wages. Anyway, North Korea and the Ming Dynasty can travel freely. The money is easy to make in the Ming Dynasty, and a large number of North Koreans come to work in the Ming Dynasty.
Liaodong Province is adjacent to North Korea, so it is even more convenient to come to Liaodong without taking a boat.
"Let's go, let's make it more expensive. Collect the food first and then talk about it."
Li Damao looked at his vast fields, thought about it and gritted his teeth and prepared to hire someone.
I am too tired, and I may not be able to finish it all if I am busy all day long, so there is no other way.
