Chapter 949 The Exiled Villain (31)

A month later, the attached city had changed.

The dilapidated city walls were repaired and reinforced, and the originally empty city gates were reinstalled.

Outside the city wall, there is a deep trench, and there is a circle of horse-repelling stakes outside the trench.

Outside Jumazhuang is reclaimed wasteland.

Sorghum, potatoes, wheat and other crops are grown on large tracts of land.

Ahem, potatoes or something, of course He Tiantian used the space to cheat.

The excuses were all ready - the seeds given by Hu Shang contained potato tubers.

Because he "didn't know" what kind of crop it was, He Tiantian forgot about it.

As a result, the tubers actually sprouted, so He Tiantian "tried" to cut the potatoes into small pieces and bury them in the soil.

Two months on the road, one month in the nearby city, and three months, the potatoes were ripe.

He Tiantian "tried" to roast the potatoes again, which gave off the unique fragrance of food.

Even if it is fed to wild dogs, wild wolves, etc., it will not be poisoned to death.

He Tiantian was fed to the gangsters who were used as livestock again, and these people were all jumping around.

As a result, He Tiantian and the brothers of the Yu family realized that taro grown in the soil was indeed edible and could be used to replace staple foods such as steamed buns and pancakes.

"Okay! Kuro, these potatoes are really good!"

"Haha, it is drought-resistant and matures quickly. The key is that the yield is not low!"

"With this miraculous crop, we will no longer have to worry about food rations."

With Potato, a must-have cheating artifact for time travel, everyone in the attached city became more and more energetic.

He Tiantian was as generous as ever and allocated enough potatoes to all three brothers for breeding.

The prisoners captured by Yu Che and others honestly planted potatoes in the reclaimed wasteland.

On the outermost layer of the field, a circle of sea buckthorn is planted.

The desertification of the attached city needs sea buckthorn to change it.

In addition, a water source was indeed found in the city and several wells were dug.

He Tiantian ordered the craftsmen who knew some about water conservancy to dig canals. Using these canals, he could barely irrigate the surrounding land.

This happens to be late spring and early summer, which is not the best farming season.

But He Tiantian and the others couldn't care less.

Anyway, He Tiantian had Lingquan help him cheat, but Yu Che and the others didn't know much about farming.

After He Tiantian fooled them, they all followed and tried to plant the seeds.

Of course the result was good, but in just over a month, there was a patch of green outside the attached city.

The crops have sprouted!

The attached city is no longer a desert sand city!

However, the attached city was too remote, and this change was not too outrageous, so neither Xicheng nor the border city noticed it.

He Tiantian took the opportunity to continue expanding her territory with her brothers.

They built the military camp on the north side and built beacon towers in the east, south and west.

There is a group of fifty people stationed at the beacon tower.

As soon as the enemy is discovered, the beacon fire will be lit, and the men and horses of the Beida camp will immediately come to support.

As for why the military camp was built on the north side, it was mainly because the north side bordered Beirong.

He Tiantian still wants to occupy that grassland with abundant water and grass.

The location of Beidaying and the three beacon towers is the outer city planned by He Tiantian.

Yes, He Tiantian is not satisfied with a small attached city at all.

With the attached city as the center, it will expand outward little by little, eating away at the grassland where Beirong is approaching Daliang, and let them go back to their hometown completely!

Alternatively, Beirong could also choose to "cooperate" with Fucheng and "help" Fucheng raise horses, cattle and sheep.

As for the attached city, it passed on the most advanced and splendid culture of Daliang, including the Four Books and Five Classics, to Beirong.

Of course, these are all things for later, and they are also visions that will take several years, or even decades, to complete.

But for now, the development of the attached city is very good, and it is beginning to attract people from Xicheng, border towns and other areas to settle down——

He Tiantian spread the news that as long as he is a good citizen with a household registration in Daliang and comes to the attached city, he can get 20 acres of Yongye land for free.

There are also 80 acres of farmland.

The Yongye field can be passed down to future generations, while the Koufen field needs to be returned to the attached city after death.

This is a policy that distinguishes Fucheng from other places in Daliang.

In Daliang, it is mainly Yongye field, which means that as long as it belongs to an individual, it will be private property for generations and can be bought and sold at will.

At first, the land was still in the hands of most farmers.

But as time went by, land annexation became serious, and hidden fields and houses emerged one after another.

Without their land, farmers will be exploited at all levels, and class conflicts are about to break out.

And with more mouths to divide the fields, this crisis can be avoided to a certain extent.

Koufentian is land distributed according to population. It cannot be bought or sold, nor can it be passed down to descendants.

After the owner of the land died, it had to be returned to the land, so that new land could be allocated to the new generation.

This is a famous recipe from the Tang Dynasty, and He Tiantian used it directly.

Of course, in order to encourage more people to settle in the attached city, He Tiantian also provided many preferential policies.

for example--

During the first three years of land reclamation, you do not need to pay land tax.

Three years later, the land tax was only two-thirds of the Daliang tax.

Although the land cannot be passed down to future generations, it is given for free.

Because in Daliang, the per capita farmland is only 20 acres.

If you want more land, you have to pay for it yourself, but you may not be able to buy it.

The land in the frontier is not as valuable as in the Central Plains, but it cannot be bought casually.

Even if there is, it is wasteland, water sources, cattle and so on, and you need to deal with it yourself.

Without support, it is not cost-effective to rely solely on one's own strength to cultivate wasteland.

Here in the attached city, there is no such trouble.

As long as it is the land allocated by the Affiliated City, the Affiliated City will help build canals, rent cattle and farm tools for free, and distribute improved seeds.

Farmers only need to cultivate the land steadily. After a year, they only need to pay a small amount of taxes and perform a certain amount of labor to harvest money and food.

And for the first three years, you don’t need to pay taxes.

It’s a good deal to go to Fucheng!

The only worry is that the attached city is too close to Beirong and can easily be robbed.

However, in the past month or two, the four princes from the nearby city took action one after another, not only eliminating bandits and horse thieves in a radius of several hundred miles, but also fought with a small group of Beirong soldiers.

Basically all are big wins and very few losses.

The most important point is that the Beida Camp with 2,000 troops is located on the outermost edge of the field.

Even if Beirong comes to plunder, they must first pass this level.

These settled people all live in the inner city.

Inner city!

In places like Xicheng and border towns, only nobles or rich people can live.

Ordinary people can only live in the periphery, even in villages outside the city.

After much calculation and calculation, the people actually felt that going to the attached city was a good choice.

With the people, there were caravans, and slowly, the attached city turned from an abandoned sand city into a prosperous frontier town.

This is not the biggest advantage. With more people and an increase in population, there will be a source of troops.

At this time, Yu Heng also admitted defeat neatly——

"I'm not as good as Kuro! From now on, I, Yu Silang, will only obey Kuro's orders!"

Even the most ambitious Yu Heng was convinced, while Yu Che and Yu Xing didn't even struggle at all.
To be continued...