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The emergence of hybrid rice has various impacts on society.

Some grain merchants who have received news have already prepared to change their careers, and this grain business cannot be done.

In the past, these grain merchants made money by buying low and selling high. They used various means to buy grain from the people at low prices and then sell them at high prices.

For example, when the grain is harvested, the warehouse is opened to release grain, and the collective price is lowered to create an illusion that there is too much grain. And when the people are about to run out of food, they will resort to means like restricting purchases to create an illusion of food shortage.

The people knew that this was a trick of grain merchants, but they had no choice, because they needed to exchange grain for money to buy other necessities of life, such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

And when there is no food, they can only buy high-priced food to survive.

Now, with more grain, grain merchants may be able to continue to buy low, but it is not easy to sell high. Because the people have enough food in their hands, they will definitely not buy high-priced food again.

The accumulation of grain in the hands and cannot be sold will become worthless old grain, and the hoarding of grain will also cause insufficient liquidity.

In short, when the people have grain in their hands, the grain business is not easy to do.

If they want to make money, they can only find a way to secretly sell the grain to the north or Zhejiang and other places.

It had to be secret, because Wu Changqing imposed restrictions on the grain sold to other areas of influence, and he had to levy high taxes.

In fact, it is equivalent to the tariff of later generations. In this way, the profit of their grain exports will be reduced, and their interest in grain exports will be reduced.

After all, Wu Changqing wants to support commercial trade, so it is not good to directly ban food delivery, so he can only use this implicit method. Stop the outflow of food.

As soon as this tariff decree comes out, those grains can only rely on smuggling to make money.

And the risk of smuggling is too great, once caught, it will be ransacked.

Nowadays, in the grain business, one has to do grain processing like Sun Daoming. Rice milling and flour milling are still quite profitable industries.

However, Sun Daoming has already taken the lead in this business, and if others want to enter the market to compete with Sun Daoming, they have to weigh their abilities.

Sun Daoming's niece, that is Wu Changqing's concubine.

Even if Sun Daoming does not rely on Wu Changqing's power and compete fairly with others, others are at an absolute disadvantage.

At least, Sun Daoming can get some policy news first through Sun Yunxuan.

It is a shock to grain merchants, but it is a great benefit to the wine industry.

In the previous winemaking industry, the cost was relatively high, so wine became a luxury. At least, ordinary people can't drink it often.

Moreover, the general government will not encourage the brewing industry, because the more wine is brewed, the more food is consumed, which will cause more people to not have enough to eat.

Now, the price of grain will definitely drop, the cost of winemaking will be greatly reduced, and the market will become larger.

Moreover, when there is a surplus of grain, the government will also encourage the brewing industry.

There is a huge market demand for wine.

There is also good news for the breeding industry. With more grain, the cost of raising poultry and livestock will be lower.

When people are full, people will pursue a better quality of life, and the demand for meat will increase greatly.

More food can also reduce the number of people working in the fields, and more people will be engaged in farming.

Such influences will inevitably appear after the official promotion of hybrid rice cultivation.

On the whole, the increase in grain production is naturally a big good thing. The standard of living of the people can be raised to a new level.

In Hangzhou, when the news of hybrid rice reached Zhu Yihai's ears, he didn't believe it at first, and sent people to continue to verify. When he confirmed the authenticity, he quickly ordered the news to be blocked, and sent people to spread rumors, declaring that it was fake news.

There is no way, if the local people know the news, I am afraid that people's hearts will instantly fall to Wu Changqing.

The people do not have too strong a national concept, and whoever can make them live better, they will support whoever.

There is no doubt that Wu Changqing, who owns hybrid rice, can make people live better.

Once Wu Changqing and Zhu Yihai clashed, the people would stand on Wu Changqing's side without hesitation.

It is a very dangerous thing for the ruler to lose the popular support.

Therefore, Zhu Yihai couldn't let the people under his rule know about this kind of thing, and he couldn't make the people believe this kind of thing.

While ordering the news to be blocked, he also sent scouts to Suzhou and other places to try to get the seeds of the high-yielding Wudao as soon as possible.

After all, you can't hide it for a while, but you can't hide it for the rest of your life. Only by getting those seeds and letting the people under your control plant this kind of rice can really solve the problem.

When Zhu Yujian got the news, his reaction was similar to that of Zhu Yihai, he controlled public opinion first.

Fortunately, this news sounds like a fantasy, and even if it is not under their deliberate control, the people will not easily believe it.

And when they "refute the rumors", the people will even less believe in that kind of rice.

After controlling public opinion, it is to find a way to get those high-yielding seeds.

This is relatively easy to obtain. Going to the homes of ordinary people in the Jiangnan area to rob or steal, Wu Jun must be hard to guard against. However, if you only get a small amount of this kind of thing, it will not do much.

By the time they took the time to cultivate enough seeds, Wu Jun would have already called.

It is impossible to quickly convert these seeds into national strength, and in the end, it will be a wedding dress for Wu Changqing.

Public opinion in the south was quickly controlled, while the reaction in the north was much slower. After all, Beijing was too far from Yangzhou, Xuzhou and other places, and the central court had no time to react.

And the local officials didn't even think about controlling it. They are now waiting for Wu Jun to call quickly, and their hearts are no longer in the Qing court.

When the central court of the Qing court reacted, the news had already spread in the Huainan area and could not be controlled at all.

Some big landowners learned the news and provided information to Wu Jun more diligently. All they want is a promise that Wudao's seeds can be supplied to them in the future.

Double the output, that is, double the income.

The landlord class and the common people had now become the class most eager for the Wu army to fight over.

The news of hybrid rice once again strengthened Dorgon's determination to fight.

If this battle is not fought as soon as possible, when the second season of rice harvests in the Jiangnan area, the army that Wu Jun can raise will directly double, and his strength will skyrocket.

At that time, he has no chance of winning.

For this decisive battle, Dorgon took out the old bottom and ordered an increase in taxes.

He no longer cares about the lives of the people. As long as Nanjing can be recaptured, there will be no shortage of food in the north in the future.

If the battle is lost, the Jiangbei territory will not be preserved, and those victims will be left to Wu Jun to deal with.

Dorgon's crazy preparations made the entire Central Plains shrouded in a depressing atmosphere.

Many keen people know that things are going to change.