The governor, Tie Xuan, was shocked. He didn't care about the broken teacup and said blankly,"What kind of crops can reach 100 dan per mu?”
What was the concept of a hundred stones? A stone of grain weighed about 150 jin.
A yield of 100 dan per mu meant that one mu of land could produce 15,000 jin of grain!
Wasn't this nonsense?
As the governor of Qi Land, how could he not know the average yield per mu of land in his jurisdiction?
In Qi Land, each mu of fertile land could produce about 400 catties of grain.
King Qi's caravan had brought news that each acre of land could produce 15,000 jin of grain!
The governor's first reaction was that he had encountered a swindler. It must be some charlatan who was playing some tricks to fool the landowners in his jurisdiction. However, on second thought, it was not right.
This was indeed King Qi's caravan, and they had signed a very formal contract. The landlord didn't even need to pay up in advance. All they needed to do was provide land, tenants, and grain, all of which were directly sent over by King Qi's Imperial Residence!
He couldn't possibly say that King Qi was a charlatan and was lying!
But why did His Highness do this?
The administrative commissioner sat in his chair in a daze. His mind was spinning crazily like a wheel of fire.
Was there really such a high-yield crop in the world?
This was too shocking!
Whether it was true or not, there was still something that the administrative commissioner was very concerned about.
In Qi Land, he was considered the father and mother of the people. In this territory, what crops were encouraged to be planted by the farmers? It was his responsibility to collect taxes!
King Qi had just arrived in Qi Land, yet he had already signed a contract with the landowners, giving them seeds for free. After harvesting, he only needed to take thirty percent.
This matter was not discussed with him, the administrative commissioner, at all.
The power of the vassal kings in this period was also very great. He had many responsibilities, including handling government affairs, etiquette, providing compensation to the people, irrigation works, disaster relief, reducing the king's taxes, and helping the poor.
Many of his responsibilities were the same as the administrative commissioner's.
Zhu Yuanzhang's idea was naturally for the vassal king and the governor to cooperate and govern together.
In general, the vassal king mainly controlled the military, while the governor mainly handled the government affairs within his jurisdiction. As long as everyone minded their own business, they could live in peace.
But now, King Qi had just become a vassal, and he was already meddling in the planting of crops in his own territory!
He didn't even inform him in advance. He clearly didn't take him, the administrative commissioner, seriously!
The governor was a little angry and wondered if he should write a report to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Now, King Qi was not valued, and the Emperor was in a fit of anger. If he were to consult King Qi, it might really be useful and make King Qi suffer.
But on second thought, he felt that it wasn't appropriate, because what Zhu Rong was doing now was really too insignificant.
It was needless to say that he was selling salt wantonly. King Qi had the salt catalyst and the authority to sell it. Even if he did not have the salt catalyst, the Emperor would not say anything or punish him for selling salt on his own territory.
As for encouraging farmers and landowners to plant two high-yield crops. Although he was exaggerating, King Qi had good intentions. He was doing this to give the commoners more food, more benefits, and more taxes to the Imperial Court, killing two birds with one stone!
If he used this matter as an excuse, not only would he not be able to do anything to King Qi, he might even get himself into trouble.
After much thought, the governor finally gave up, but he already had some ill feelings towards this King Qi who had just become a vassal in Qi.
Indeed, Zhu Xiong did not have the time to care about the governor because he was anxious. It was almost the beginning of spring, and crops were about to be sown one after another.
If the land was sown with other crops, it would be impossible for the landowners to dig out the seeds and re-sow potatoes and sweet potatoes.
How could he have the time to greet the governor? He directly sent out teams of caravans to sell salt and unite with the local landowners.
As for small-scale individual farmers, they could not be bothered at all. They could only ally with the big landowners and use most of the land first.
The people under him were also very reliable and efficient. After all, it was their territory, and everything was smooth and unimpeded. No one dared to make small obstacles or stop them.
The merchant group shuttled back and forth in all parts of Qi Land, sending back contracts one by one.
Zhu Rong was especially happy when he saw it.
His caravan expanded again and again, pulling carts of potatoes and sweet potatoes. According to the contract address, he sent them one by one, trying to reach the designated location before sowing.
When the landowners received King Qi's seeds, they were all shocked.
Because these were two crops that they had never seen before!
Truckloads of seeds looked very reliable!
King Qi was a golden signboard, and the two sides had signed a contract. Now that King Qi had sent over carts of seeds, what was there to say? It was over!
Not to mention a hundred stones per mu, even if it was ten stones per mu, he would be able to wake up laughing in his dreams!
Now, a typical farmland would only produce a little more than two stones per mu.
At the same time, Zhu Xiong's large amount of land began to grow various crops. The most important ones were potatoes and sweet potatoes. Other than that, there were also corn, soybeans, vegetables, fruits, and so on.
They were all good seedlings exchanged from the system. Regardless of the yield or quality, they would be very high.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]