It's already April now, the weather here is cold, and it will start to snow in September.
If we don't seize the time to cultivate, the weather will get cold before the grains grow, which will seriously affect the harvest.
Ruan Sizhui sighed: "We originally planned to plant 5,000 acres of land here, but the harassment by the Linyuan people seriously affected the progress of the farming."
"Many people who came to farm were injured in the conflict, and several died. This severely dampened their enthusiasm for farming."
"A few days ago, many people were clamoring to stop farming and wanted to go back. It took me a lot of effort to persuade them to stay and farm."
"But the Linyuan people made such a fuss again today, and they estimate that more people will want to go back."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the trampled tunnel not far away and said, "These Linyuan people are really annoying!"
Tang Miaoxin heard crying not far away, it seemed that some people were injured.
She thought for a moment and then said: "How many people are needed to cultivate 5,000 acres of land?"
Ruan Sizhui replied: "Since we need to open up wasteland and cultivate the land now, if we can't plant it before the end of April, we will need to plant it this year."
"Calculating the time, if you want to cultivate 5,000 acres of land, you will need at least 2,000 people."
"The total number of people who came to farm at the beginning was only about 2,000."
"Because the Linyuan people have been coming to harass them, some were killed or injured, and some went back. Now there are only more than a thousand people farming here."
Tang Miaoxin frowned: "Are there so few people?"
Ruan Sizhui sighed: "Yes, Qinzhou has a sparse population due to the war."
"After the prince came to Qinzhou, he recruited many young men to form an army. These young men accounted for nearly one-third of the number of young men in Qinzhou."
"This time, there are many women among those who are willing to farm the land. They are less powerful and are not as good as men in cultivating the land."
"I originally planned to let the soldiers on duty help reclaim the land, but now that the Linyuan people are coming here and there, they can only defend it at all times."
Tang Miaoxin understood Ruan Sizhui's difficulties and knew that opening up wasteland for farming in Linyuan was definitely a huge challenge for them.
She nodded slightly and said, "Ruan Zhoumu, you have worked hard during this period."
"It's just that Qinzhou is short of food. It is imperative to open up wasteland for farming in Linyuan. No matter how difficult it is, we must plant some harvest this year."
"I think the amount of five thousand acres of land is a bit too small. We need to plant more."
"As for those who farm, I will try to get some for you."
Ruan Si asked her: "Where can the princess find people to farm the land?"
After all, not many people in Qinzhou are willing to farm the land now, and people from Linyuan still come to cause trouble every day.
If they can maintain the number of people currently farming, it will be very good. It is simply impossible to find more people to farm.
Tang Miaoxin smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. Just make arrangements."
"Farming tools and seeds must also be prepared, so that when people arrive, these things will not be available."
Although Ruan Sizhui had heard some of her deeds from the guards in Qinzhou before, this matter was different from what she had done before.
This cannot be solved by force.
But Tang Miaoxin said it so firmly, and her identity was there after all, Ruan Sizhui couldn't say much.
He only said: "It is not difficult to prepare these things. How much land does the princess want to plant here?"
Tang Miaoxin asked instead, "How big is the land that can be planted?"
Ruan Sizhui replied: "I asked someone to measure the surrounding area before, and I saw the area containing black soil. This area of tens of thousands of acres is covered with black soil."
"As for how much land is suitable for farming in other places, it still needs to be explored."
Tang Miaoxin knew that he shouldn't be too radical when it came to farming, after all, he couldn't eat a big fat man in one bite.
She said: "In this case, we will plant 10,000 acres this year."
"After everything here is stabilized next year, we will open up other areas."
Ruan Sizhui: "..."
Ten thousand acres...
How could people like them reclaim 10,000 acres and plant them by the end of April!
He glanced at Tang Miaoxin and felt that she might be too pampered and ignorant of the hardships of farming.
Tang Miaoxin saw his expression and knew that he didn't quite believe that she could find someone at this time.
She said: "It's the tenth of April now. I will send the first wave of people here on the twentieth of April."
"So you need to have the seeds and tools ready by April 20th."
Ruan Sizhui looked at her again in surprise, with a bit of disbelief in his eyes.
Because it will take several days just to ride back to Qinzhou from here.
Where did she get so many people to farm in just ten days?
Tang Miaoxin saw his doubts. She didn't explain much and just said: "Both farm tools and seeds need to be used."
"Even if I can't find anyone to come over, these things won't go to waste."
Ruan SiZhui smiled and said: "What the princess said is not that I want to question the princess, but because this matter is a bit difficult."
"After all, Qinzhou has always been short of people. Even if we go to the military camp to transfer people, it is quite difficult."
Tang Miaoxin also had some feelings about the lack of people during this period, and she said: "Qinzhou is really short of people."
In the agricultural era of low productivity, population was the basic index of a country or its strength.
A larger population can create more value and increase overall profits.
People are needed for farming, people are needed for fighting, and people are needed in all walks of life.
It takes at least ten years to grow from a baby to an adult, which is a very long cycle.
Now even if she encourages the people to have children, it will be too late because they are in short supply now.
But everyone has overlooked one thing: population can move.
When a place is attractive to people from other places, people from other places will come.
Because everyone wants to live, and after living, they want to live a better life.
Before Tang Miaoxin traveled through time, she had seen many means and methods of attracting talents.
She thought she might be able to refer to it.
After all, the people closest to here are the Linyuan people. She may be able to use some methods to turn the Linyuan people into Qinzhou people.
Because for the common people, no matter what happens between Qinzhou and Linyuan, they still want to live.
She didn't even have to think about it to know that life for the people of Linyuan would not be easy now.
Besides, even if their life is easy now, she can still find some ways to make it not so easy for them.
She thought about it and had a rough idea in her mind.
So she turned to look at Song Shiyan: "Miss Song, let's talk!"