Chapter 13 Development Results More than three months passed by in a hurry. Everyone on Changxing Island seemed to be wound up, and with passion and hope, they gradually built the island into what Tian Ze imagined. After more than ten years of accumulation and precipitation, it has finally arrived at the moment of blooming. Under Jia Xu's arrangement and deployment, many of the technologies previously developed by Tian Ze demonstrated their powerful effects one by one. Everything went smoothly just as Tian Ze planned. With the completion of the ten village docks, everyone cheered excitedly. They finally had their own house, their own "home". Every day they drank thick millet porridge with pickles and a little meat. They could not even imagine such a life before. Everyone is full of hope and works hard from the bottom of their hearts, because they believe that Tianze will let them gain what they deserve. The villagers' desire for home created a powerful driving force, which shortened the construction period of the village, which was originally estimated to take more than half a year, by half.
Tian Ze naturally understood what they were thinking. He had been worried that uneven distribution would cause conflicts, so even though some houses had already been built, they had not been distributed. Now that the village was completely built, he immediately announced that rooms would be allocated to everyone based on households. Jia Xu took out the allocation plan that he had prepared long ago, allocated all the rooms by random drawing, and signed the contract. After moving into the new house, everyone's sense of belonging increased dramatically, and their gratitude to Tianze was beyond words. Tian Ze even felt that even if he shouted out rebellion at this moment, these people would follow him without hesitation. The newly built houses are not only sturdy and beautiful, spacious enough to accommodate several people, but also very practical, with kangs, toilets and hot water. When the village was being built, water towers, composting ponds, sewage pipes, etc. were built, and Tian Ze required that these supporting facilities be installed in every house. These things are actually not technologies that are too far ahead of their time. For example, the Shang Dynasty had similar ceramic drainage pipes for sewer pipes. There were also things like assembly line work methods and toilets, which had also appeared before. When Tian Ze first learned about this, his eyes were truly opened. There are so many precious treasures left by our ancestors, but unfortunately many of them have not been fully popularized among the people and are only privately owned by a few nobles and powerful people. However, with the changes of the times and the pursuit of treasure by each family, many things have been quietly lost in the long river of time, and can only be seen in a glimpse in history books. The emphasis and blockade of knowledge and technology in this era gave Tian Ze a headache. Many things want to be popularized, but there is too much resistance, and the development of folk technology is too slow. Only the court and the big families with sufficient resources and a large number of top talents can quickly promote technological innovation. If he had not been born into the Tian family, Tian Ze would not have been able to access many things. After the problems of food, clothing and accommodation were solved, the development of each village was on the right track. Tian Ze's Changxing Island development plan finally took shape. In Changxing Pass, Tian Ze gathered everyone together for a meeting to summarize the situation. "Wenhe, tell me about the current situation first." Jia Xu took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve.
Since the improvement of papermaking technology, using paper for work has become Jia Xu's habit. Because he had to deal with so many government affairs every day, it was too inconvenient to use bamboo slips. Although the white paper was not as smooth and tough as Tian Ze required, it was sufficient for writing and short-term storage and circulation. Of course, paper also has its disadvantages, and it is difficult to preserve for a long time. Therefore, Jia Xu still made a backup of some important documents on bamboo slips for easy reference later. "So far, the construction of each village has been completed and can accommodate 10,000 households. 20,000 acres of good farmland will be harvested soon, and it is expected that more than 100,000 stones of grain and grass can be harvested." Having said that, Jia Xu paused and looked at Tian Zhong. "At present, our monthly grain consumption is about 30,000 shi, most of which is consumed by raising poultry and livestock. However, with the rational use of grass and wild vegetables in the future, the overall consumption should be reduced to less than 20,000 shi, about 200,000 shi per year." "In addition to the grain produced by ourselves, we need to import about 100,000 shi of grain." Tian Ze interrupted, "That's not the way to calculate it. Because we had limited energy before, we haven't implemented many measures yet, such as raising chickens and ducks in rice fields, and raising pigs with soybean meal and seaweed. If we build more grasslands with high-quality alfalfa, it will definitely not be a problem to reduce grain consumption to less than 150,000 shi per year." "Moreover, we can also plant crops in autumn and winter and harvest at least another 60,000 shi of grain." "In this way, with two harvests a year, we can achieve self-sufficiency in food and even have a surplus." Tian Zhong's eyes lit up. Once the food problem was solved, the bank's expenses would be greatly reduced. Although war horses are still a big expense, it is basically the only one. With many new sources of income, there is no need to worry about spending all the family assets in the short term. "In terms of armaments, hydraulic forging has begun to show results. After continuous adjustments and improvements, we are now able to stably produce a thousand ring-handled swords, five hundred halberds, spears, and lances, a thousand sets of iron helmets, a thousand bows and crossbows, a hundred thousand arrows, and two sea vessels that can accommodate five hundred people..." Hearing Jia Xu's words, all the generals present couldn't help but gasp. Tian Ze was not surprised at all. The investment cost of hydraulic forging is extremely high, but once it is formed, the benefits it brings are also very considerable. Of course, such an effect was mainly due to Tian Ze’s personal action. Using this unreasonable ability called spiritual power, a batch of extremely sophisticated machine tools were hand-made according to the craftsmen's ideas. They used force to overcome ingenuity and fundamentally solved many problems in the process of weapons and equipment manufacturing in a short period of time. "We currently have more than 500 fine horses in our arsenal, and we are introducing about 100 horses every month. These horses are of high quality, and are the best horses picked from a hundred miles away. They are enough to build an elite cavalry." Hearing this, Tian Zhong couldn't help but grit his teeth. The acquisition of Zhanma is simply a bottomless pit. You know, although ordinary war horses are only worth 10,000 or 20,000 coins, a good horse that meets Tian Ze's requirements costs at least 100,000. This is in Youzhou. If it is shipped to the Central Plains, the price will be several times higher. Purchasing nearly 100 horses every month would cost 10 million yuan. And this is just the beginning, Tian Ze will definitely need more in the future. "As for meat, we currently have over 10,000 chickens and ducks, and over 3,000 cattle, sheep, and pigs. In addition, we catch about 8,000 shi of fish and shrimp every month. Even if we follow the guard food standards you set, it is estimated that it will be enough to feed nearly 10,000 people." In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the guards, Tian Ze provided them with a monthly food allowance of 1 stone of corn, 1 stone of fruits and vegetables, and 1 stone of fish, meat, eggs, and milk. Even the Northern and Southern armies in the capital may not be able to enjoy such treatment. These guards had abundant meals three times a day, and were completely free from work, devoting themselves to training. Some were even taught to read by Tian Ze, and they mastered many tactics. In Jia Xu's view, this was entirely about training a group of military generals rather than soldiers.
"Salt production... wine making..." …… By the end, everyone present was numb with shock. They had all participated in some of the work and knew that the results were significant, but they had never imagined that the overall data would be so astonishing. (End of this chapter)
