How many acres of wheat can a person harvest in a day with a sickle? Under normal circumstances, a strong laborer can only harvest between one and 1.5 acres in a day, and few people can harvest two acres. But that is for later generations, and wheat production

It is high and planted densely. Even when there are few pesticides and fertilizers and there is water for irrigation, the yield per mu can reach six to seven hundred kilograms. In this era, the yield per mu is less than one-third, and the cutting speed is much faster.

In Wang Xiaolie's previous life, he had never seen a wheat field with a yield of two to three hundred kilograms per mu. He thought that all wheat fields were densely packed, and when mature, the wind blew like golden waves. In fact, when the wheat yield was five to six hundred kilograms per mu, the fields would be

It is very sparse. The yield per mu is one to two hundred kilograms. When mature, the wheat field looks sparse. Not only is it sparse, but the wheat ears are also small.

The ancient farmland in TV movies basically does not have this effect. The planting methods have changed, the varieties have changed, and the appearance of the fields has naturally changed. Whenever the wheat and rice mature, Wang Xiaoyou will go to the fields to see

.There is always an unreal feeling. Everyone is talking about a good harvest, but in Wang Xiaolie's eyes, the situation in the fields is really pitiful.

In this era, an adult man can harvest two to three acres of wheat a day. A family can plant 30 acres of wheat, and the husband and wife can basically complete the harvest within ten days. The climate in Xiangyang and Dengzhou makes it easy to harvest without delay.

Plant one season of late rice. After crossing Fangcheng Mountain and arriving in Ruzhou and Henan Prefecture, you are not allowed to plant two seasons. Without suitable seeds, the time for planting and harvesting is too short.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the wheat yield per mu in many places was less than a hundred kilograms. In barren places, it was even only forty or fifty kilograms. It was much lower than the current yield in Xiangyang. The late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China were not normal years and cannot be regarded as ancient times.

General situation. At that time, there were few water conservancy facilities, lack of fertilizers, and the impact of imported flour. In fact, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the output in the 1950s can be regarded as the general situation in ancient times. The national average rice yield is about three hundred kilograms per mu.

Wheat weighs about 100 kilograms. This is the national average. Except for particularly barren land, it is generally higher in places with fertile land. The yield of rice per mu does not exceed 500 kilograms, and that of wheat does not exceed 300 kilograms per mu.

The land in the Dengzhou area of ​​Xiangyang is fertile and there is no shortage of water. In this era, the land planted is good, and the yield per mu is relatively high. The yield of rice can exceed two stones and five buckets per mu, reaching more than 300 kilograms. The yield of wheat can exceed one stone and five buckets, close to

Two hundred pounds.

Calculating it silently in his mind, Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Farming is really hard for farmers. After a year of hard work, one acre of land can only yield two or three stones. In real terms, what is it worth? In addition to busy farming, farmers actually have other things to do.

There is a lot of slack time for farmers. The government should think of ways. Instead of always thinking about recruiting farmers to do things when they are free, they should think about how to let farmers make some money when they are free. "

Chen Zaidao said with a smile: "Zhenfu, if we collect two or three stones from one acre of land, it will be a good year. We charge three bushels of tax per acre and there are no other taxes. Even if we collect two stones from one acre, the people can live a good life."

Wang Xiaolian said: "Even if there are two stones of grain left in one acre of land, it is only a guan of money. To cultivate 30 acres of land, it is only 30 guan of money. What can you buy with 30 guan of money? In Xiangyang City, good restaurants are not enough.

Let’s have a meal for the whole family.”

Wang Xiaolie compared the purchasing power of copper coins in this era with those in his previous life, and found that one copper coin was only worth about 50 cents. One hundred cents would buy a pound of mutton, even if it was a savings, it would cost 77 cents per pound. If one cent is equivalent to

Fifty cents, the price of mutton is about forty yuan. Although it is not exactly the same, it is almost the same. The price of other things is mostly the same. For example, a bowl of wontons in most places is ten yuan, which is equivalent to five yuan in later generations. There is no order of magnitude difference.

It can roughly reflect living conditions.

One copper coin is equivalent to 50 cents in later generations, and three copper coins is about 15,000 yuan in later generations. Farmers only grow food at home, and later generations would have to have more than ten acres of land to earn so much. A thousand years later, the situation of farmers

Actually not much has changed.

If farmers want to make money, they cannot just rely on farming. This will be true thousands of years later, and it will also be true in this era. If there is an order of magnitude difference in the money earned by farmers who only rely on farming, it means there is something wrong with society.

After pondering for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "If you want farmers to make money, you can't just rely on farming, but you have to find a way to make farmers not idle during slack times, but to make money. That's what I think.

In addition to the common cattle cooperatives, canal cooperatives, etc. in rural areas, supply and marketing cooperatives must find ways to set up other profitable cooperatives. For example, where there are many reeds, they can set up mat cooperatives to make mats for sale. Where there are many willow trees, we can set up weaving cooperatives.

A cooperative sells willow products. Each locality adapts to local conditions and uses local land to set up some profitable cooperatives. The supply and marketing cooperative is responsible for selling the products for them. "

After hearing this, Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi couldn't help but open their mouths. After decades of living, this is the first time they heard this statement. What is the happy life of farmers? Live carefree, sing with their bellies bulging when drunk, live

They are happy and contented in this world. According to Wang Xiaolie, he actually thinks that it is not enough for farmers to have enough food and clothing, but also money?

Seeing the looks of the two of them, Wang Xiaolie said: "What is money? Don't just think that money is a dirty thing in the world that restrains people. You must also realize that money can buy things and allow the people who sell them to live. In addition to

There are still many things for people to do, including clothing and food. If they are not farmers, they have to rely on the money from farmers and buy their things. Only these people can survive. With these people, the whole society will become active and prosperous.

.”

Seeing that Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi just smiled and did not speak, Wang Xiaolie sighed secretly.

This kind of thing cannot be explained for a while. How social wealth is generated and how it is distributed is a university subject. The study of this subject has just begun in this era, and not everyone is aware of it.

If you study history and politics in the past, you must talk about the enclosure movement in Britain when capitalism first emerged. From this, various capitalist countries will drive farmers into factories in order to provide emerging industries with sufficient labor force. Historically speaking,

, this is not wrong, European countries do this. But from the perspective of human development, this is not inevitable.

For industry to develop, there must be a market. Where did the market come from in the beginning? European countries faced special circumstances at that time. The great voyage developed the whole world into their market. What if there was no great voyage? The market was first of all the country's farmers.

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Only by first making farmers rich and providing a market can we guide industrial development. And if we want to make farmers rich, in addition to sufficient land and advanced production tools, we must also have other sideline industries. Agriculture guarantees the stability of the country and fundamentally

It is said that farmers who farm the land cannot be made too rich. If growing food becomes too rich, it means that the cost of living is high, which also reduces the living space of other industries.

Without the vast market brought by the great voyages, we should develop the countryside and make farmers rich first. Rich farmers can provide a broad market for industry. Only with a market can we drive industrial development. Sufficient labor does not necessarily have to be deprived

The farmers' means of production leave them with nothing and can only work in factories. The industry can also create more wealth and attract farmers to work in factories.

In addition to Europe, the United States has also completed industrialization in history. The United States has vast land and rich resources. However, it did not have a vast overseas market at the beginning. Instead, it was suppressed by European countries. However, the United States has a domestic market that can support its development.

Complete industrialization.

After China's reform and opening up, it faced various problems for a long time. After joining the WTO, it had a vast world market and quickly completed industrialization. In this process, China did not drive away farmers, but ensured the ownership of rural land.

Stability. On the contrary, South America, which drove farmers from the land, created a large number of slums with no prospect of industrialization.
Chapter completed!