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"Would you believe that?"
With this remark,
The Jin envoy, on the contrary, felt Zhao Yuan's sincerity.
They concluded that the Ming emperor genuinely intended to cease hostilities for five years to focus on domestic affairs.
Wanyan Zongfu began to consider the affairs of the Jin state in their entirety.
Five years should be enough time to cripple Yelü Dashi.
Eliminate the enormous threat behind the Liao Kingdom.
Meanwhile, eleven- or twelve-year-old children in China
Five years later, they will be able to go to the battlefield.
It could solve the problem of insufficient manpower for the Jin Dynasty.
In addition, five years will be allocated for domestic development.
Internal conflicts among the Jurchen nobility could also be alleviated.
They can also stockpile some food for future major battles.
However, the Ming army will certainly be stronger by then.
How should one fight against tens of thousands of Ming musketeers?
After much deliberation, Wanyan Zongfu could only decide to stop thinking about it.
We'll deal with the future later.
Since peace talks are now a necessity,
Otherwise, we will force a war next year.
Requisitioning grain can incite widespread rebellion.
Wanyan Zongfu said, "We will exchange territories next March."
"The Ming Dynasty must provide some grain as compensation."
Zhao Yuan asked with a smile, "How much?"
“One million shi,” Wanyan Zongfu said.
"At most fifty thousand shi,"
Zhao Yuan reminded him,
"And there's a prerequisite,"
"The Jin soldiers must not trample the wheat seedlings indiscriminately."
"Once it is discovered that large areas of farmland have been trampled,"
"I will not give you a single grain of these 50,000 shi of grain."
The two were referring to places like Yanshan Prefecture, Yizhou, Shunzhou, Jizhou, and Luanzhou.
Although the Jurchens handed over the territory to the Ming Dynasty,
But it will definitely relocate the people.
However, the people of Jin had already planted winter wheat.
Migrants from the Ming Dynasty could directly obtain wheat seedlings.
Therefore, it is necessary to compensate the Jin state with some grain.
"Nine hundred and eighty thousand shi!"
"Sixty thousand shi (a unit of dry measure)."
"Nine hundred and fifty thousand shi (a unit of dry measure)."
"Seventy thousand shi (a unit of dry measure)."
"..."
Zhao Yuan and Wanyan Zongfu turned peace talks into a business deal.
They actually started haggling on the spot.
Wheat yield per mu in those areas
Between seven or eight dou and two shi.
The Jin dynasty only relocated 100,000 people there.
Among them were many craftsmen.
There are also tens of thousands of Liao Dynasty survivors.
They were not migrants from the Jin Dynasty.
But Wanyan Zongwang conscripted men for war last year.
The number of casualties on the Hebei battlefield exceeded 10,000.
Then a rebellion broke out.
Although Liu E quickly quelled the rebellion,
But the population has also been reduced by tens of thousands.
Also due to excessive grain requisitioning,
Many people starved to death!
Today, the vast territory south of the Yanshan Mountains,
Including non-agricultural population,
Only 110,000 to 120,000 people remained in the Jin Dynasty.
And the land that is being cultivated
It will definitely not exceed two million mu.
Chapter 3186 The Most Important Thing Is Still Food
Overall grain income,
It is estimated to be between 150 million and 200 million koku.
This is because the land is vast and sparsely populated.
They mostly practice extensive planting with low yields.
If we include women...
On average, each farmer in the Jin Kingdom
It requires cultivating twenty to thirty acres of land.
Lacking meticulous care and maintenance,
Water conservancy facilities are also insufficient.
Most wheat fields yield less than one shi per mu.
Moreover, the Jin dynasty farmers only planted wheat.
The subsequent care will still have to be provided by the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Wanyan Zongfu demanded one million shi (a unit of dry measure).
It's fairly reasonable, but slightly too high.
The two sides argued for quite a while.
The final result was reached.
It was 350,000 shi of wheat as compensation from the Ming Dynasty.
The reasons are also quite sufficient.
Although the area around Lushun is small.
However, tens of thousands of people defected to the Ming Dynasty.
The territory of Haibin County controlled by Li Bao
There are also one or two thousand farmers.
Farmers in these two places
Winter wheat has already been planted.
This could offset some of the food losses suffered by the people of the Jin Dynasty.
Let's speak frankly and openly.
They only exchanged land with each other.
The entire population must be relocated.
The negotiations were finalized.
Zhao Yuan returned to the palace.
Summon Shi Qian and give him the following instructions:
"After the spring, we will employ our northern spies,"
"Spreading the news in the countryside."
"Take the example of how the Ming Dynasty treated people of all ethnicities well,"
"The taxes are less than those of the Jin Dynasty,"
"We will not forcibly conscript civilians to fight."
"They just need to escape into the mountains,"
"After the Jin soldiers leave,"
"Then they can take back their land,"
"The wheat seedlings in the field still belong to them."
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yuan added,
"Taxes will be waived in the first year,"
"Taxes will be halved in the second and third years."
"As long as they risk staying,"
"No matter how much grain we harvest next year,"
"It all belongs to the farmers themselves!"
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On the winter solstice, three kinds of sacrificial animals were offered to Heaven, and the Ming and Jin dynasties negotiated peace.
The specific terms and conditions are written in more detail.
For example, the Ming Dynasty demanded one hundred fine horses.
There must be fifty stallions and fifty mares.
There are also age requirements.
The stallion cannot be gelded.
The Jurchen horse was the most suitable warhorse for training heavy cavalry in all of East Asia.
Of course, the sooner you get them for breeding, the better!
The land of Youyan had endured nearly ten years of war, famine, and plague.
When the Jin dynasty destroyed the Liao dynasty, it also forcibly relocated a large number of people.