Chapter 557: Hanging the household department

Master Zhao, Shangshu from the Household Department, took Hu Cao, followed by a few small officials carrying a few baskets of household registration documents, and hurried to Xingqing Palace.
Your Majesty opened his mouth and broke his leg underneath.
It took a lot of time just to open the warehouse to get the paperwork.
Hukou statistics are all things that happened many years ago.
The household registration documents have long been lost in the warehouse.
It was still relying on the help of Tax Cao to collect the documents.
In the winter, Master Zhao, Shangshu from the Ministry of Households, got out of sweat.
When I arrived at Xingqing Palace, I saw, oh my god, Madam Zhao was there, and it must be no good.
Even good things are accompanied by risks.
First meet the courtesy, then talk about business.
"Your Majesty, the household registration documents of all counties in the Gyeonggi region are here."
Emperor Wende said: "Gu Jiu said that she knows the situation of every village in the Gyeonggi area. You can read a copy and test her."
Master Zhao, the Shangshu of the Household Department, widened his eyes and stared at Gu Jiu, "Ms. Zhao didn't speak big words?"
"How dare you say big things about such big things. Just ask the adults, and I will try my best to answer them."
Mr. Zhao, who is still suspicious, asked Hu Cao to choose a household registration document from the most remote county.
Hu Cao Xin understood, and picked a copy from the bottom of the basket, "Mahua Village, Daoji County."
Gu Jiu opened his mouth and said, "Mahua Village is a village with mixed surnames with ten surnames. Among them, the surnamed Bai is the most. Lizhengju is the son of the previous generation. Forget it. Mahua Village has 82 households with a population of 478 people. Among them are more than 50 elderly people..."
"No, there are 64 households in Mahua Village registered on the document, with a population of less than 400." Hu Cao interrupted Gu Jiu aloud.
Gu Jiu: Ha ha!
"Dare to ask you what year is the registration on this document?"
Hu Cao said: "Kaiyao has counted once in twelve years, and Kaiyao has added another time in 25 years."
Gu Jiu said with a smile: "You are the old imperial calendar ten years ago. And the data I mentioned comes from last year's statistics. As far as I know, at the end of last year, there were four pregnant women in Mahua Village. This year, Mahua Village has added four more people."
Hu Cao gaped.
Emperor Wen De's eyes were bright, and his mood suddenly became beautiful.
Master Zhao, Shangshu from the Ministry of Households, was also in a beautiful mood and excited.
He left Hu Cao directly and randomly selected a household registration document from the basket.
"Xiaxi Village, Daoji County."
Gu Jiu talked freely, "Xiaxi Village has two surnames living together. It is a large village and close to the water source. It is relatively prosperous. However, the struggle between the two surnames has never ceased, so that the two surnames change every year in Xiaxi Village... "
"Hilltop Village."
"Shanding Village, as the name suggests, is located deep in the mountains. There are 32 households in the village, and the total population..."
"Pingyao Village."
"Pingyao Village is located next to the official road, the whole village in total..."
Master Zhao from the Ministry of Family Affairs mentioned more than a dozen villages in one go.
No matter how biased, Gu Jiu always opened his mouth without hesitation.
She said that she knew the situation of every village in Gyeonggi area, it was true, not a big talk.
Master Zhao, Shangshu from the Ministry of Households, was so excited that he couldn't help himself, "Dare to ask Madam Zhao, your statistics are all from last year? Is it accurate?"
Gu Jiu said: "Some villages are counted last year, and some are counted in the first half of this year."
"Can you lend this data to the Ministry of Households for transcription?"
The most difficult job for the Ministry of Households is not to collect taxes, but to count the population.
This job is really difficult and difficult.
He never expected that Gu Jiu's buddy would spend a few years trying to figure out the situation of every village in the Gyeonggi area. I'm really ashamed.
Master Zhao truly admired Gu Jiu.
"Mrs. Zhao does not let her beard."
No, she is more capable than a man.
Gu Jiu was refreshed, "The data is in the commercial bank. I'll send it to the Ministry of Households tomorrow."
"Thank you Madam Zhao." Mrs. Zhao was very grateful.
Gu Jiu smiled, "Your Excellency is polite."
Master Zhao couldn't help sighing, Master Gu's dead brains could actually give birth to such a smart girl, it really is the gene of the Su family.
I heard that someone from the Su family has been an official. Do you want to send that boy from the Su family to the Ministry of Households?
Su Zheng never expected that luck would fall from the sky.
Because of Gu Jiu's light, he lost seven or eight years of fighting all at once.
Of course, with his ingenuity, he would not fail the promotion of Lord Zhao Shangshu.
Regarding Su Zheng, this is something to follow, so I won't show it for now.
In the hall, the atmosphere suddenly became very excited.
Even Emperor Wen De was excited.
He asked, "Gu Jiu, why do you send a man to investigate the situation of every village in Gyeonggi?"
Gu Jiu honestly returned, "In the beginning, it was to purchase agricultural products. Later, it was to promote the breeding industry, and later, it was to promote the small commodities produced in the workshop."
"Oh! How are things going?"
Gu Jiu said: "The purchase of agricultural products is progressing very smoothly. The meat and vegetable shops under the name of Sihai Commercial Bank have expanded threefold. The breeding industry is progressing generally, and the farming of poultry and livestock requires food consumption, and the rural farmers cannot afford it. But this problem, There is a solution now."
"any solution?"
"Have your majesty heard of sweet potatoes?"
Emperor Wen De frowned, he had never heard of it.
He looked at Master Zhao, Shangshu.
Master Zhao nodded, "The old minister knows sweet potatoes. I heard that this product is very productive, and it is easy to survive, and it is hungry, that is, eating too much, but the stomach is full. The old minister also heard that sweet potatoes appeared in Madam Zhao's farm in the first place. ."
Without waiting for Gu Jiu to speak, Emperor Wende took the lead to ask: "Is the output really high, so easy to survive? How high is the output?"
Emperor Wen De's expression was serious, but his eyes were shining.
Gu Jiu said: "It took a few years for my daughter-in-law to cultivate sweet potato seeds suitable for planting in the north. The current yield per mu can reach about 800 catties per mu. Dry land and land can be planted. This thing is drought-resistant. We are ready to continue screening and cultivating seeds, and strive for the production capacity per mu to exceed 1,000 catties."
Both Emperor Wen De and Master Shang Shu Zhao showed shocked expressions.
This year, the yield of rice and wheat per mu is generally two to three hundred catties, and the yield of corn is even lower.
Three hundred catties and four hundred catties are all fertile fields, and the crops are well served. It is also necessary to ensure that the weather is smooth this year and the water source is sufficient.
Whenever there is a drought, flood, or rainy weather during harvesting, the yield has to be reduced.
Not to mention the yield of 1,000 catties per mu, the yield of 800 catties per mu is something that I would never even think of.
He was shocked to hear that the per mu yield was 800 jin.
Unexpectedly, continue to screen and cultivate seeds, but also broke the yield of 1,000 catties per mu. Isn't this shocking?
What's even better is that sweet potatoes don't even pick up land, and they are drought-tolerant.
Good drought tolerance!
This year, there is a shortage of drought-tolerant crops.
Whether it is rice or wheat, water is inseparable.
In the spring plowing, fighting for water sources is staged every year and countless.
Emperor Wen De was so excited, "Quickly, get some sweet potatoes into the palace. I want to taste the sweet potatoes myself."
Chang En couldn't help but look at Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu simply said, "The Royal Mansion still has two baskets of sweet potatoes. This thing is resistant to storage."
Chang En was overjoyed and hurriedly sent someone to the palace to bring in both baskets of sweet potatoes.
Emperor Wen De was so excited that he ignored his image, waving his hands in the air.
I really want to yell.
What is the concept of a thousand catties per mu?
This means that in the event of a famine, there is no need to worry about the victims being hungry.
What matters is a full stomach, the most important thing is to have a full stomach.
Excited for a while, Emperor Wen De finally calmed down, "Can sweet potato fruit really reach a thousand catties per mu?"
Gu Jiu said: "Sweet potato seeds have entered the Great Week due to the sea trade. Initially they were only planted in a few places along the coast, and the locals did not pay much attention to it.
Therefore, it has not been promoted for many years. A few years ago, my daughter-in-law sent someone to go south to set up a farm, and she accidentally discovered this crop of sweet potatoes.
The daughter-in-law was moved when she heard that the yield was high and drought-tolerant did not occupy land. So spend a lot of money to ask people to cultivate seeds.
It took a lot of money and many years to finally cultivate sweet potato seeds that can be grown in the north. I tried a small test last year. This year, I have various acres of land and weighed it. The highest yield per mu is 800 jin and the lowest is 600 jin. But it hasn't reached the output in the south.
My daughter-in-law thought, if I cultivated for a few more years and screened out better seeds, it should be able to easily exceed a thousand catties per mu like the southern side. "
Master Zhao from the Ministry of Household Affairs said excitedly: "Mrs. Zhao's action is for the present and future generations. Thousands of people will remember your contributions."
Gu Jiu rarely smiled shyly, "Master Zhao is absurd. I originally just wanted to promote the breeding industry. Planting sweet potatoes does not occupy land and feeding poultry and livestock is very suitable. Raising some poultry and livestock can also increase the income of rural farmers."
Lord Zhao nodded again and again, "Madam Zhao is dedicated to the people, and the official is ashamed."
After finishing speaking, he even bowed to Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu dared not accept his courtesy, and quickly avoided.
"Hahaha..."
Emperor Wen De laughed loudly, "What is auspiciousness, this is auspiciousness."
Master Zhao quickly flattered, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty Hexi. There are thousands of catties per mu of sweet potatoes, this is a good omen for the flourishing age!"
Emperor Wen De laughed again, and he was really excited.
He said to Gu Jiu: "You failed to report such a major event in the first time. There was a mistake. But you want to cultivate and promote the sweet potato crop, which is a great achievement."
"Daughter-in-law thanked the emperor for his innocence."
Oh my god, companionship is like companion tiger, as expected.
Emperor Wen De said: "Next, the important task of nurturing and screening seeds will be taken over by the Ministry of Households and the Shaofu. The eldest wife, you don't have to worry about this. You can rest assured that I will not be greedy for ink because of your credit."
"Daughter-in-law dare not be greedy."
"It's unfair to not reward for merits. I'm not so stingy. Wait, as long as the sweet potato is as you said, with a yield of 800 jin per mu, I will definitely reward you heavily."
Crops with a yield of a thousand catties per mu are more important than commercial taxes.
People rely on food, and they will not rebel when they are full.