In autumn, it's harvest season again.

However, there was a drought in Bingzhou this year, and although Tai Shici sent troops to help the people dig ditches to divert water, the grain yield per mu in the fields of Bingzhou dropped by 20% compared with that in later years.

Although it is only 20%, it has a great impact on the people.

Without these two percent, they may not survive the next harvest season.

In the spring, the days will be very hard.

Fortunately, in addition to merging states, Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou have no disasters, and the yield per mu is not much different from that of previous years.

However, over the years, Zhao Hui has also noticed that even if the wind and rain in Youzhou are smooth, the people are diligent and diligent for a year, but in the end, the income of one year will always be less than that of the previous year.

Although there are not many of them, and even the people themselves do not feel much of it.

However, Zhao Hui has investigated and sent people to measure the yield per mu.

On average, the yield per mu will be less than one bucket per year.

Now planting corn, the yield per mu is about five stones, and one stone is equal to ten buckets.

The people couldn't notice it, but Zhao Hui was worried in his heart.

The fertility of these fields is declining.

And the magnitude of the reduction is accelerating.

In a few years, even the yield per mu will be directly reduced by half.

If there is a drought, flood, or insect plague, it is very likely that the grain will not be harvested.

"The decree is too Shi Ci, and the state is affected by the drought this year, and the tax is reduced."

The fields in Bingzhou are mostly arid areas, and the land is far less fertile than that of Youzhou in Jizhou.

A reduction of two percent per mu will directly kill many people.

Some people are already thinking about whether to send the daughter of the family to others, or send them to the home of the gentry to be a maid.

One less mouth in the family, and the others may survive until next year.

If you still don't believe it, the old people in the family will die on hunger strike for their children.

They are old men, and they can't do anything.

No one wants to die, but for the sake of their children, these old fathers and mothers are willing as long as their children can live well.

Zhao Hui's order arrived in Bingzhou, so that these families would not be able to speak.

There is no need to pay taxes, and these people affected by the drought grit their teeth, and maybe they will survive.

Just one exemption from taxation has raised hope in the hearts of countless desperate people.

They are still saved.

You don't have to give your daughter to someone else, and you don't have to look at the back of letting your father and mother leave home.

Zhao Hui did not give up on them, and Tai Shici did not give up on them.

The ears of wheat have been cut, and a group of children are picking up the grains in the field.

At harvest time, there are many grains of wheat that fall from the ears of wheat into the field.

All the wheat grains in one acre of field were picked, which was enough for their family to provide food for a day or two.

However, it is very hard to pick up the wheat grains, which fall in the field, in the weeds, and need to be slowly rummaged.

The active children also know the preciousness of food, and they lie on the ground patiently, picking up the wheat grains on the ground one by one, and carefully placing them in their cloth pockets.

"My lord, the state side is exempt from taxes, and next year, the grain and grass of the state army will be insufficient." Jia Xu said.

"If it's not enough, I'll send it from Jizhou and Youzhou." Zhao Hui didn't care.

Exempting the arid areas of the state from taxation will reduce the tax of the state by as much as two or three hundred thousand stones.

Originally, these grains were supposed to be used as the salaries of the officials of the annexed states, as well as the salaries of the soldiers.

There has not been much grain in Bingzhou, and it has been barely self-sufficient all these years, and Zhao Hui has not mobilized grain and grass from Bingzhou.

However, this year's tax is less than two or three hundred thousand stones, and next year Zhao Hui will instead provide some grain and grass to the state.

"My lord, if you provide grain and grass to Bingzhou, if you want to go south next year, I'm afraid there will be a shortage of grain and grass."

That's the ripple effect.

200,000 stone of grain and grass is enough to start a war.

Zhao Hui did not regret his decision to exempt from taxes.

If he only has one state, it will have a very big impact on him.

However, he now occupies the land of the four states, even if he has a shortage of 300,000 stones, the other three states, each state provides 100,000 stones of grain and grass is enough to get rid of the predicament of merging states.

Next year, many officials will be dismissed, which will save some money.

On the grassland, Cheng Yuanzhi is still leading people to cultivate new fields.

Wei Shuang's caravan has already left the Han Dynasty, and will bring back more belongings, grain and grass next year.

Tinkering and the drought in the state actually did not have a great impact on Zhao Hui.

Zhao Hui is worried that the yield per mu will decline again next year.

"Shen Kui should be asked to get the fertilizer out."

Zhao Hui decided to go to Taihang Mountain in person after the autumn harvest was over.

With fertilizer, if the yield per mu is levied by one or two percent, he no longer has to worry about grain and grass.

There are too many troops in hand, and a lot of grain and grass are needed every year.

Even in the spring time, the soldiers will be tuntian.

But it is impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to be in the fields.

It is already very good to have half of the soldiers in Tuntian.

In a war, it is inevitable that people will be requisitioned, and the need for grain and grass will be multiplied.

The drought in Bingzhou led to a decrease in grain production, which only made Zhao Hui a little more vigilant in his heart.

With only one state, Zhao Hui can also guarantee that the disaster will be managed well.

But if all four states have a disaster, it will not be so easy to manage.

At that time, there will be countless displaced people, and Zhao Hui will not be able to resettle these displaced people.

But now it's just an assumption, and it hasn't happened yet.

The amount of grain harvested in various places is reported to Yecheng.

"Changshan, this autumn harvest, harvested four million stones."

This number is a relatively high number among many counties in Jizhou.

In other counties, some are more than 3 million stones.

However, it was still barely a good harvest year.

The people paid their taxes, and the food they had left over was almost enough to feed them for a year.

Compared with the people of Bingzhou, the people here in Jizhou have smiles on their faces.

Zhao Hui's taxes were far lower than those of Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shao ruled Jizhou, the more should be taken away sixty percent, and the few should be forty percent and fifty percent.

The food they have left over can only barely survive, and in winter, they must have two meals of gruel a day, and some families even eat only one meal.

In addition, they need to find something else to eat.

You may go picking wild fruits and vegetables, or go hunting in the mountains.

A lot of wild vegetables are hard to eat, but they still have to swallow them.

Regardless of whether there is nutrition or not, as long as you can fill your stomach.

This is the Jizhou where Yuan Shao was originally located, and hundreds of people live year after year.

And now, Zhao Hui's taxes are much lower than Yuan Shao's at that time.

After paying the taxes, the remaining food is basically enough for their whole family to eat. Don't go hungry.

Although the Han Dynasty is still in troubled times, for the people of Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou, it is now a prosperous age.

The people of Youzhou have not seen war for a long time.

The people of Jizhou, for more than a year, have also been very stable.

Qingzhou merged with the state, and there was no war either.

Even if Zhao Hui wants to go on an expedition, it will not affect the people of the four states.