In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 784 Glory

Families with unmarried daughters and those with a long-term vision all set their sights on unmarried temporary workers like Guo Hai from Chenjia Village.

The reason they were so enthusiastic was not because Guo Hai and his group were temporary workers, but because they were formal workers in Chenjia Village.

As more and more caravans came to Yongliang County from Chenjia Village, Chenjia Village's reputation had long been known throughout the county. Except for a few people like Guo Hai who were oblivious to what was going on outside, almost everyone in Yongliang County knew how wonderful Chenjia Village was and how generous the treatment of its formal workers was.

In this situation, they were naturally willing to marry their daughters to these temporary workers, because they were all gambling that Guo Hai and these temporary workers could become permanent workers in Chenjia Village.

Once they become official workers in Chenjia Village, even if it's not a case of one person's success bringing prosperity to their entire family, at least they can live a good life if they marry the daughters of these workers, and maybe even give back to their own families.

This is the fundamental reason why bachelors like Guo Hai are so sought after; the number of matchmakers visiting their door even made them feel flattered.

However, they also knew in their hearts that the reason they were so sought after was because they were temporary workers in Chenjia Village. So they were not complacent. Instead, they worked even harder to perform well and become permanent workers in Chenjia Village.

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Thus, the official road from Chenjia Village to Yongliang County was under construction in full swing, and a large number of people in Yongliang County and Taiping County benefited from its construction.

And time slipped away unnoticed during the construction of the official road.

Before we knew it, it was the end of December. A joyful atmosphere permeated the entire Chenjia Village. Smiles could be seen on the faces of the villagers, workers, and merchants.

The reason they were smiling was simple: they had all been to the farmland of Chenjia Village and seen the golden waves of wheat in the fields!

Having experienced hunger, they were inherently afraid of it, so when they saw that the wheat in Chenjia Village was about to be harvested, everyone was overjoyed.

A bumper wheat harvest means that Chenjia Village has more food, that they will not go hungry, and that the village will develop better, from which they will all benefit.

When Yang Zheng arrived at Chenjia Village in a hurry, he saw the genuine smiles on the faces of the people and seemed to be infected by them. The fatigue from his long journey seemed to dissipate a lot.

"Prefect Zheng".

Yang Zheng turned to Zheng Qing, who had come with him, and asked with a smile, "Do you think the wheat in Chenjia Village is as high-yielding as Mr. Chen said?"

"It should be."

Zheng Qing thought for a moment and replied that ice wheat was not only grown in Chenjia Village, but also on a large scale in Taicang County. Zheng Qing had personally witnessed the growth of ice wheat in various farmlands throughout Taicang County.

Even in the cold winter, the ice wheat can still grow vigorously and produce very full ears of wheat. Zheng Qing estimates that even if the yield per mu is not as much as the 1,000 jin of aged rice, it should be more than 800 jin.

"That's good!"

Yang Zheng said with a beaming smile, "Mr. Chen is truly a reincarnation of Shennong! Such a divine seed will surely save countless lives! Hundreds of millions of people across the Nine Provinces will benefit from this grain!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qing, Xu Zhiwen, Li Qingyun, and others who were accompanying him all nodded in agreement.

Throughout history, hunger has been the biggest problem faced by the people of China. Limited land and low-yield crops simply could not support the ever-growing population.

Therefore, whenever a dynasty reaches its golden age, its national strength will quickly decline, because a golden age means a large increase in population, while the amount of arable land remains the same. The limited land naturally cannot support such a large population.

In addition, the land annexation by landlords and powerful families left the vast majority of people without land to cultivate, and so... war broke out as a matter of course.

When people have no way to survive, they will naturally rebel, and when more and more people rebel, it becomes only natural for dynasties to change.

Each war that breaks out during a change of dynasty leads to a significant decrease in population and creates a large amount of unclaimed land in the Nine Provinces. Therefore, when a new dynasty is established, land conflicts are usually at their lowest. Then, as time goes by, the population grows again, and land conflicts erupt again, eventually leading to the end of the dynasty, the outbreak of war, and the establishment of a new dynasty, and so on in a cycle!

These are conclusions drawn from historical books by scholars like Zheng Qing, who are well-versed in history. However, drawing such conclusions does not mean that they have solutions.

Given the limited availability of land, land disputes are almost an unsolvable problem.

But now, they have found a solution in Chenjia Village. The problem of limited land is indeed unsolvable, but they can completely solve the land conflict by increasing grain production!

In the past, one mu of fertile land could only produce less than 300 jin of grain, but the ice wheat grown in Chenjia Village can produce more than 1,000 jin, more than three times the previous yield per mu!

Moreover, three times the yield is not the limit for Chenjia Village; Chen Dao has even higher-yielding grain varieties at his disposal.

As long as Chenjia Village can continuously produce high-yield grain seeds, the land conflict will no longer be an issue. The new dynasty will not fall into the vicious cycle of land conflict like the previous dynasties, but will continue to develop and create a more glorious era than the golden age recorded in history books!

"Let's go! Let's find a place to stay first, and then we'll go see our young friend Chen tomorrow!"

Upon arriving in Chenjia Village, Yang Zheng did not rush to see Chen Dao. Instead, he planned to find a place to stay first and meet Chen Dao the next day when the wheat was harvested in Chenjia Village.

After having dinner at Chencun Restaurant, the group stayed there to prepare for the next day.

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The sun rises and the moon sets, and a new day arrives.

As the sun rises, the entire Chenjia Village seems to come alive. Villagers and workers wake up from their beds, have breakfast, and brave the cold wind to go out and get to their posts.

Meanwhile, the farmers and their wives who were responsible for tending the crops, Chen Dao and the managers of Chenjia Village, Yang Zheng and his group, as well as Li Mingyuan, Li Qiao and others, all headed towards the farmland of Chenjia Village.

"Li Xiang?"

Yang Zheng excitedly greeted Li Mingyuan and Li Qiao when he encountered them on the road.

Zheng Qing, Xu Zhiwen, Li Qingyun, and others also bowed to Li Mingyuan. Zheng Qing was Li Mingyuan's disciple, while Xu Zhiwen and Li Qingyun, these county magistrates, were poor scholars who had benefited from Li Mingyuan's policies, so they naturally respected Li Mingyuan very much.