Qi Haoran always remembers what Mu Yangling said, what is lacking in this era is not land and food, but labor and advanced farming techniques and seeds.

Don't look at these old people, small and small, and there are many women mixed in, but they are all good farmers when they are pulled into the field.

So Qi Haoran said with a smile: "There is so much waste in the Hanzhong mansion, let them plant them, and they will be able to support themselves next year."

"But there's a lot of food in one winter. That's 12,000 people," General Lu said anxiously, "Little General, let's report this to the General. Although the land in Hanzhong Mansion is deserted, But not under the name of our Xiying."

When the Hu people entered the customs, many people in Hanzhong Prefecture fled south, and those lands were deserted. Later, the elites of the Jin Kingdom used to raise sheep and horses, but after Dazhou was taken back, they were placed under the state. The population of Hanzhong Prefecture Although it has been growing, the rate is very slow, so not much is divided.

But if we can't separate it out, the yamen will not give it to Xiying.

Qi Haoran already had an idea in his mind, "Bring the people back, then we will divide the Hanzhong Palace into half, and the remaining half into the military household." After a pause, he said, "That half refers to 12,000 people, then All six thousand young and strong men entered the military household."

General Lu opened his mouth wide, "Will the prefect of Fang agree?"

The prefect of Fang was the prefect of Hanzhong, and he only arrived in one year.

Qi Haoran smiled and said, "He will definitely agree. The Hanzhong mansion has only grown by more than 300 households a year, and I will send him 6,000 people at once. Where can he ask for this achievement? Besides, the corn seeds are still in our hands. in hand."

Although Qi Xiuyuan sent corn seeds to the locality, the amount was not large, and more of them were in the hands of the military. Therefore, Fang Zhifu had to establish a good relationship with Xiying if he wanted the seeds.

You must know that the annual performance appraisal, population growth and grain output are the two most important appraisals.

General Lu Shen was completely relieved after hearing Qi Haoran's words, and his expression on the face of the more than 10,000 disaster victims also looked a lot better, at least it wasn't too much of a loss.

General Lu Shen was now worried about losing money, but when he brought people back to Hanzhong Mansion, he realized that they not only did not lose money, but they seemed to have made a profit.

Qi Xiuyuan is recruiting troops, and he has to pay for recruiting troops, commonly known as settlement fee, at least two taels per person.

But seeing the 6,000 strong men that Qi Haoran had brought back, Qi Xiuyuan immediately let people close the stall and stopped recruiting. It was a joke, and he saved 12,000 taels of silver all at once.

As for the old and weak women and children who were brought back, Qi Xiuyuan didn't dislike them, and directly dragged them to the Hanzhong Mansion to talk to the Prefect of Fang.

The prefect of Fang was overjoyed to see so many people, and he immediately offered a high price of 8,000 people. Of course, as a price, he could give three times the army field in Xiying.

Qi Xiuyuan was about to agree, but Qi Haoran, who happened to be watching the battle, hurriedly blinked. Qi Xiuyuan changed his mind and shook his head and said, "Eight thousand people are too many, at most five thousand." Of course we can't separate our family, even 5,000 yuan."

The prefect of Fang was so angry that his beard twitched. Those who fled with their families had at most four or five people in a family. Under the base of thousand, what was the fraction of four or five people?

The prefect of Fang felt that Qi Xiuyuan was too stingy and did not have the style of a general.

"Those people in the family are all in their sixties and the youngest are only five or six years old. They don't even have a young adult. What are you doing here in Xiying?" Fang Zhifu said displeased: "They can't go to the battlefield."

"Farming," Qi Xiuyuan said with a sigh, "Your Excellency has also seen that the border has been unstable this year, and soldiers in the army have to be trained. So they have to go to farm. Although these people are old and young, they all shave food from the ground. Children can go to the ground when they are six years old. This labor will be exchanged for you."

Fang Zhifu frowned, "But now it's almost winter, these people have problems with food and lodging. Do you have enough food in Xiying?"

Qi Xiuyuan's eyes lit up, "So I have to ask the adults for help."

"Don't," Fang Zhifu waved his hand and said, "I am also worried here. Although the situation in Hanzhong Prefecture is better than that in Tongchuan Prefecture, there are many people who cannot eat and need relief." Speaking of this, Fang Zhifu Rolling his eyes, he said, "Speaking of this, I am reminded of the prairie sheep business in Hanzhong Prefecture. Last year, a girl bought mutton in Hanzhong Prefecture, which saved many people from starvation and cold. I heard that the girl is People under General Qi?"

Qi Xiuyuan knew that he was talking about Mu Yangling. Mu Yangling's mutton business was really big last year. At first, it was only four or five hundred taels of silver, then it was one thousand taels, and then it was four thousand taels, even tens of thousands of taels. The mutton business didn't stop until spring planting.

Because there are few people in Hanzhong Prefecture, and there are not many places for farming, the forage seeds sown in the fields before thrived in the beginning of spring, and those people who had tasted the sweetness raised sheep after farming. Anyway, Now the imperial court does not restrict them from farming or raising sheep like the Jin Kingdom.

Who doesn't like an extra income?

"Are you talking about A Ling? That kid has a bigger heart now and is tinkering with raising cattle. No, he has already bought a piece of land in Hanzhong Mansion to build a cattle farm." Qi Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "But that piece of land Only three hundred acres, how many cows can you raise?"

Fang Zhifu was taken aback for a moment, "Why does Miss Mu like these barbarian things so much? First it was a sheep, now it's a cow?"

Fang Zhifu frowned slightly. Although he hoped that Mu Yangling could buy more sheep to help the people under his rule get through another winter, it did not mean that he supported raising sheep and cattle. Now that there are fewer people in Hanzhong Prefecture, it is better. If the population grows in the future, and everyone still does this, and no one grows food, won't that shake the nation's capital?

"Master Fang misunderstood," Qi Haoran explained hurriedly: "A Ling does not raise cows that can be slaughtered and slaughtered on the grasslands, but the water buffalo or yellow cattle we cultivate."

Seeing that the eldest brother was also surprised, she said: "She thinks that the income of planting is too low, one is because of the seeds, the other is because of the planting technology, and the third is because the labor is all tied to the land, and the efficiency of farming is too low. Fine workmanship."

Hearing Qi Haoran talking about farming, Fang Zhifu sat up straight and asked with bright eyes, "And then?"

"The technology of seeds and planting can't be improved for a while. It has to be done step by step, but this labor has a clear direction. If every household has a cow that can be cultivated..." Next, Qi Haoran did not say Fang Zhifu He Qi Xiuyuan also understood.

At present, the ploughing and ridge opening in the field are all manpower. Sometimes it takes two people to pull the plough, plus the people who help the plow, that is to say, three laborers are bound at once, but it is different with cattle. A cow can hold two labors, or even more.

After all, the endurance of cattle is much stronger than that of humans.