Chapter 521: The drunkard doesn't mean to drink

All the horses of the Tianxia Association were concentrated in Sichuan by Ji Yang, but the general rudder of the Tianxia Association was not dismantled. Li Qiushui and Empress Dowager Xiang stayed there, changed the Tianxia Association to the Carefree Sect, and recruited female disciples on a large scale.

Ji Yang teleported to live for two days, feeling that the Loose Sect was in full swing and in decline, and soon came back.

It is worth mentioning that Li Qiushui accepted Youruo and Qin Shuang as apprentices and taught them martial arts. Youruo and Qin Shuang knew that Li Qiushui and Ji Yang had killed Xiongba, endured humiliation, and practiced martial arts under Li Qiushui, trying to avenge one day.

Ji Yang didn't know what Li Qiushui thought, maybe his martial arts were too high, he was too lonely, and he wanted to find something to do.

On the other hand, after Ji Yang's decree went down, under the temptation of salary, many people rushed to help the palace reclaim the fields. Of course, there are requirements for cultivating fields, and it is necessary to reach the level of growing corn, and sow seeds while clearing the land.

The officials below attached great importance to the decree issued by the king of Shu and assigned agricultural officials to supervise and guide. After all, Ji Yang is not an ordinary prince, his martial arts and his power give Sichuan officials the impression that they cannot be disobeyed.

In just one month, more than 50,000 people joined the wasteland reclamation team, some were ethnic minorities, some were homeless, and some even put down their own fields and rushed to help the King of Shu reclaim the fields.

Ten acres of land and one tael of silver can be described as rich for these people, and the former princes or officials, or landlords asked them to open up the wasteland, they had no money. In ancient times, peasants spent very little, and a commoner used less than five taels of silver a year. They are mostly self-sufficient in food and clothing, so Ji Yangkai's remuneration is extremely attractive to them.

They only resist a hoe or lead their buffalo to plow the land.

Ji Yang calculates money according to the number of acres, and whenever he cultivates ten acres of land, he will immediately give one or two pieces of silver. A person can use a hoe to cultivate a maximum of one acre of land a day, and he can get one or two pieces of silver in ten days. During the cultivation of the fields, Ji Yang would provide them with food, mainly rice, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and a certain amount of vegetables and meat. Meals are not provided for free, but are sold to them at low prices.

These people helped Ji Yang reclaim the fields, and after making money, they had to spend a little to buy food. The purchasing power of one tael of silver is about 500 yuan, and these people are very economical, and they spend up to 10% to earn one tael of silver, and they simply ask their families to deliver food if they are close.

Ji Yang didn't expect the people to be so provincial, and he wanted to recover some of the money by providing food, but he made a mistake.

By May, more than 100,000 people had joined the team and reclaimed more than 6 million mu of land. Ji Yang paid more than 500,000 taels of silver, and only recovered a little more than 30,000 taels by providing food.

"Alright, that's it for this year." Ji Yang said to Yanting.

When Ji Yang announced that he would stop clearing the wasteland, many people were reluctant to leave.

In just three months, they earned several years of living expenses, and even earned dozens of taels of silver by bringing their buffalo to plow the land. Some people didn't believe that the king of Shu would send so much money at first, but as everyone received a lot of money, many people came later.

Some people are far away, it is already late to get the news, and there are still people who came the other day.

"Let's go, hurry home, I won't have anything to eat for you tomorrow." The agricultural official who supervised the reclamation said impatiently.

During this time, boxes of silver were sent down from the Shu Wangfu, and these peasant officials who watched it were jealous. During this period, someone wanted to embezzle, but they were caught by the guards sent by Ji Yang, and after severe punishment, Ji Yang simply sent Nie Feng to send money.

Nie Feng is an upright person, so naturally he will not embezzle the salaries of these people.

"There's a lot to go so quickly." The people hesitated and didn't want to stop the work.

"I've only been here for a few days, and I haven't earned a tael of silver." Some people are worried that they won't get the rest of the money.

"Rest assured, folks, the remuneration will be calculated before leaving." Nie Feng's words spread far away, and a few guards behind him came down from the carriage carrying boxes of broken silver and copper coins.

The people were a little happy when they saw that there was still money in the end, but they still didn't want to leave in their hearts.

"When the money is distributed, the people who live nearby can stay, and the prince still needs 10,000 people to take care of this corn field. However, taking care of the corn field is not so high, on a monthly basis, one or two silver a month. Nie Feng said again.

"I'll stay!"

"And me."

As soon as the words fell, a large number of people responded.

It is much easier to take care of the fields than when they are cultivated, and it is also worth one tael of silver a month.

"Those who want to stay should line up here to register, don't make a noise, come one by one." Nie Feng pointed to the more than twenty agricultural officials who were setting up the table next to him and preparing the four treasures of the study.

There were too many people, and they crowded in front of the agricultural officials to register, but fortunately, Ji Yang sent people to maintain order. The guards pulled out their swords, and after some intimidation, the people quieted down.

It took several days of hard work to pay the rest of the money and register 10,000 people.

The 10,000 people lived relatively close, and if they were far away, they built a shed near the field.

"Our prince is really benevolent and righteous, and he spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to hire people to reclaim the land. If it is like this every year, I don't know how much money the King of Shu has to withstand such consumption. Yan Ting said with emotion to his subordinates.

"It shouldn't be, didn't the prince say it, this kind of corn yields more than 1,000 catties per mu, and you can earn it back if you sell it back." Fang Chengjie said.

"It is also said that the fleet of the King of Shu is the largest in the South Seas, and these grains can be sold to the countries of the South Seas, or sold to the Central Plains, and they can make a lot of silver. However, it remains to be seen whether the yield per mu of corn is more than 1,000 catties. Yan Ting said.

"The prince dares to do this, he should be sure." Fang Chengjie said.

"In my opinion, making money is secondary, and the King of Shu is a drunkard, not in wine." Yan Ting said.

"How?" Fang Chengjie was puzzled.

"100,000 people have benefited and are grateful to the King of Shu." Yan Ting said.

Fang Chengjie raised his eyebrows, and suddenly understood.

As a king with a different surname, Ji Yang's reputation in Sichuan is not very good.

But after this reclamation, more than 100,000 people benefited, and when they returned home, they told their neighbors about it, and it will soon spread throughout this generation. The king of Shu will do what he says, be generous and benevolent, and Ji Yang will soon win the hearts of the people in Sichuan.

Ji Yang didn't know the conversation between Yan Ting and the two, if he knew, he would definitely feel very wronged. It is normal for Ji Yang to be paid for his work, and it is no wonder that the landlords and gentry are too harsh on the people.

Of course, the result is good for Ji Yang, and the people's hearts are exactly what he wants.

"This Ji Yang, as soon as he became the king of Shu, he couldn't wait to show kindness to the people, and he really had different intentions." When the emperor learned about this, he was angry.