[Chapter 447] Left hand gun, right hand rice bag, waist money bag

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Going south from Weizhen Fort, you have to pass through Pinglu City, Yaofu Castle, Ligang Castle, Zhangliang Castle and other places before you can reach Ningxia City. The surrounding areas of this route are all objects that Xu Xingxia needs to carefully observe. Some things must be observed with your own eyes before you can trust them.

In Pinglu City, Xu Xingxia inspected the various facilities and grain production in detail in the city. After the White-Clothed Army conquered Pinglu City, all the craftsmen in the city moved to Zhenshuobao to help the local construction. Therefore, in Pinglu City, there was no industry at the moment, and all the people living here were farming. Of course, there were also a large number of foreign small vendors, and the various commodities they sold greatly enriched the material life of the people. In the era without the intervention of large merchants, they seemed very active.

As the core of the original Qianhu Institute, the distribution of fields before Pinglu City was very chaotic. Most of the fields were occupied by officers at all levels. The military households with their own fields were less than one-tenth of the number of military households. Most of the military households were tenants of military households, relying on helping others to farm for a living, and their lives were hard. If you encounter officers who do evil things, like Peng Feng and Zhang Qiuqing, it would be even more miserable.

After the White Army conquered the here and killed the officers who had committed many evil deeds, the military households in Pinglu City formed a committee, selected members and standing committee members to discuss the reallocation of fields. Some officers who missed the net were also arrested and severely punished. The final result was that each *** was divided into about eight acres of land. Relatively speaking, this number was very large. This fully demonstrated that there was a sufficient number of fields around Pinglu City for distribution. This also showed that the population of Ningxia Town was still a little small.

One person is divided into eight acres of land. Ordinary families have several people. According to the smallest number of five, all of them are forty acres! In the era of no mechanization, it is quite challenging to cultivate eight acres of land for a laborer. A little lazy may cause the fields to be lost. If the fields are lost, they will be confiscated. Therefore, the people of Pinglu City go to the fields to work before dawn, and they can't come back until dark. Some people even set up a shed on the fields, and all their food and accommodation are in the fields.

When Xu Xingxia arrived, the people of Pinglu City were intensively harvesting rice. This was the work of Datou. There were also a small number of farmers busy harvesting wolfberry. Wolfberry is a traditional medicinal material in Ningxia Town. Many people have grown it. The purchase price of foreign merchants has always been good. This year, the rice harvest was bumper and the wolfberry harvest was also bumper. The two just happened to collide. It was really exhausted that the local people. They couldn't work day and night!

Fortunately, even if they are exhausted, the people's thoughts are sweet. So much rice and so many wolfberry belong to them. Except for paying a small amount of taxes, everything else belongs to them. It can be said that they have never had so much food and wolfberry in their lifetime! In the past, they worked for others, and they could only pay a little hard work, which was not enough to get between their teeth.

Not only did Pinglu City change a lot, but the entire Heishan Camp and the northern part of Ningxia Town have changed a lot. If Zhu Hengzhi came here, she would definitely think that she had gone to the wrong place. Everything here is different from the original one. Some of the merchants who came here from Ningxia City sometimes feel like they are dreaming, and they feel like they are completely in a new world. If they were not down-to-earth, they would really think they were dreaming!

The originally barren fields have now been reclaimed and different crops have been planted. If there is enough water to irrigate, rice will be planted. If there is only some water to irrigate, wheat will be planted. If there is no enough water to irrigate, corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, soybeans, potatoes, tobacco and other crops will be planted. If there is no water to irrigate, then crops such as corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, potatoes, tobacco will be planted. If there is no alfalfa, then plant wild grass, fruit trees, and plant whatever you can.

Anyway, Xu Xingxia meant that as long as there was an open space, whether it was on the plain, on the hillside, or on the front and back of the house, you would plant all the food for me. If you can't grow food, you would be good to plant grass. Alfalfa is a good grass. If he found that there was a deserted open space, the local committee would definitely be scolded. If the chairman was really angry, it would still be terrifying. Don't forget that he was a executioner full of blood from Tartars!

It is undeniable that Xu Xingxia's regulations are indeed domineering and unreasonable. If it is in a democratic world, he will be scolded to death and will be knocked down. However, in this dictatorial world, its effect is indeed very good. The committees of various regions dare not touch the bad devil Xu. They are very careful and dare not let wastelands appear in their jurisdictions, even in front of and behind the house. No matter what they plant, they will plant them first. No matter whether they can be used now, you will plant them first.

Such domineering regulations naturally lead to the rapid increase in the arable land area. According to the latest data sent by the management committee, the rice harvest area in July will be about 2.6 million mu. The harvest area of ​​wolfberry will be about 80,000 mu. The most optimistic estimate is that by next year, the rice sowing area will be expected to exceed 5 million mu. The wheat sowing area is also expected to exceed 3 million mu. This is definitely an amazing number.

It should be noted that the area of ​​Ningxia Town is not very large, and the area of ​​8 million mu of arable land is already amazing. Moreover, the area of ​​dry land is not yet calculated. According to the official figures, the arable land in the entire Shaanxi area is only about 30 million mu. If it is not counted in Hanzhong Prefecture, this number will be greatly reduced. With the land reform and further improvement of the entire Ningxia Town, more wastelands will be developed, and the arable land area will be further expanded. In the end, it is expected to exceed 10 million mu of arable land.

What does this mean? Based on the average yield of one and a half stones per mu, it is the output of 15 million stones! According to the basic tax rate of two dou (0.2 stones, about 40 kilograms) per mu, the White-Clothed Army can also collect taxes of 2 million stones. Such taxes are enough to support the expansion of the White-Clothed Army to more than 100,000 people. The grain production in Ningxia Town feeds three million people, or even five million people, is probably no problem.

Originally, the animal husbandry industry in Ningxia Town was very developed, with a large number of horses, cattle and sheep. Now that the grain planting industry has reached a higher level, Xu Xingxia was completely relieved. The great man said it well, he had food in his hand and was not panicked. He held a gun in one hand and a grain bag in the other hand, and tied a wallet around his waist, so he would have no worries. Of course, Xu Xingxia cannot be blindly optimistic. In the long run, Ningxia Town's grain output is still a bit insufficient.

In the chaotic times of the Ming Dynasty, food was very important. Where did so many rebels come from? Wasn’t they forced to join the rebels because they did not have enough food? If they had food, they would not participate in this dangerous game. Why did the Ming Dynasty have a difficult step? Isn’t it because everything goes well and food production has been repeatedly affected? Without enough money and grain support, many beautiful plans are all about the mirror and the moon in the sky!

In fact, Xu Xingxia currently has only such a piece of land on hand, which can produce more grain. He should be lucky to travel to Jiangnan in the Shuhang. If he travels to Gansu Town, that would be a problem. With God's favor, if he doesn't even get such a piece of land, the future of the White-Clothed Army will be affected. It seems that in the drought and barren areas such as Yansui Town, Gansu Town, and Guyuan Town, Xu Xingxia should not expect to produce much grain, and it would be good if he doesn't need to fill a big hole in it.

Of course, from a long-term perspective, Xu Xingxia is not unable to control more arable land. In fact, there are still some places around Ningxia Town that can produce grain. For example, Bayannur Grassland, such as the Tumote Plain, can be developed into arable land. The problem is that it will take time to develop and utilize these areas. Not to mention Bayannur Grassland, the Tumote Grassland is still controlled by Lin Danhan. If the two sides do not fight a fierce battle, the white-clothed army will not be able to grab the Tumote Grassland.

Apart from these two grasslands, there is no need to consider other places for the time being. The northwestern region of the Ming Dynasty, including the entire Shanxi, the northern and northwest areas of Shaanxi, had very low grain output. Most of these areas were very drought and had severely insufficient rainfall. As for the distant Xingdusi of Shaanxi (Gansu Town), let alone. Most of the white-clad troops entered here, they only had expenditures and no income.

Unless the white-clothed army enters Chengdu Prefecture and controls Sichuan, they can obtain another top-notch grain production area. As the country of Tianfu, Sichuan still produces a large grain output. Among them, the cultivated land area of ​​the Sichuan Basin alone has 30 to 40 million mu! Moreover, the Sichuan Basin is not affected by the Little Ice Age, and even during the Little Ice Age, it can produce grain normally. This is definitely a great advantage in the late Ming Dynasty.

In fact, the most affected by the Little Ice Age are Beizhili, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Huguang and other places. These places are also the places where the rebels fought the most in the future. If the White-Clothed Army enters here, it is estimated that the pressure will be very high. As for the distant Jiangnan, it is not affected by the Little Ice Age, it is a pity that it is too far away. If the White-Clothed Army attacks Jiangnan, it is estimated that the whole country will be unified.

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The roads from Pinglu City to Ningxia City have been connected by cement roads. This is a standard four-lane in later generations. It is very spacious at first glance. This road is originally a straight line. When paving the cement road, it is specially straightened, which looks even more straight. There were no cars or the like, and there was no overload at that time. Therefore, the quality of the cement road only needs to withstand the cargo load of a four-wheeled carriage. Simply put, three inches of concrete is enough. Even if it is only one inch thick in some places, it is basically enough.

The biggest advantage of cement roads is that the carriages are fast and not bumpy. When it rains, they will not be muddy or hinder the passage of vehicles. This is definitely a great blessing for the transportation industry at that time! The big guys in the transportation industry are most afraid of it being rainy. It is precisely because of the backbone of cement roads that all the materials from Ningxia City can be quickly transported to Heishan Camp. The raw materials from all over the country can be quickly concentrated in Ningxia City.

"Da da da da!"

The horse's hooves stepped on the cement road, making a crisp sound.

On both sides of the cement road, from time to time, there are also some two or three-story buildings. These buildings are standard brick-concrete structures, much stronger than ordinary brick-concrete houses. These brick-concrete houses are also advocated by Xu Xingxia. Its main function is that if, well, if a large number of enemies invade, they can garrison musketeers and fight the enemy's attack step by step. Of course, at present, it seems that there is no need for this.

The attack of the government army was obviously failed. Since the Leopard Cavalry suddenly appeared in Yansui Town and besieged Yulin City, the entire combat plan of the government army was completely disrupted. The army of Yansui Town was dispersed. Relying on the army of Guyuan Town alone, he naturally did not dare to launch an attack. The army of Gansu Town has not even completed the assembly. If there were no accidents, the court would definitely not launch a second attack so quickly. The court could not afford it!

Based on information from all aspects, the previous attack should have been organized by the Trilateral Governor General. In other words, the war was still limited to the four northwest towns, and the mobilization of resources was also limited to the four northwest towns. The previous military mobilization must have consumed a lot of Huang Kezhang's resources. Whether it is military expenditure or food consumption, it was a lot of pressure for him. As the Trilateral Governor General, he did not have many resources to use.

In the four towns in the northwest, the one with the most money and grain reserves was Ningxia Town. Relying on the production of the Ningxia Plain, the three-sided governor could barely maintain the basic situation of the four towns in the northwest. However, now, if something happens in Ningxia Town, the other three towns will not be self-sufficient. Over time, Huang Kezhang will face greater pressure. Without enough money and grain expenditure, how can he plan to suppress the situation? Xu Xingxia even felt that Huang Kezhang, who was desperate, might consider recruiting.

After all, in the four northwest towns, Huang Kezhang can control the only ones in Guyuan Town. Ningxia Town and Yansui Town are all controlled by the White Army. The situation in Gansu Town has been unclear and I don’t know what happened there for the time being. Perhaps, Gansu Town has been controlled by the Mujianshe. Huang Kezhang, who only has one town in hand, can suppress him Xu Xingxia? On the contrary, Xu Xingxia concentrated the main force of the White Army and counterattack Huang Kezhang is not bad.

In fact, with the current combat effectiveness of the White-Clothed Army, it is possible to easily defeat the enemy at the border of Ningxia Town, and it is impossible to allow the official army to reach Ningxia City. Especially after the White-Clothed Army controlled Yansui Town, the official army in Shaanxi area was in a very dangerous situation. It is still a matter of whether it can protect the three places such as Yulin City, Guyuan City, and Xi'an City.

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