Chapter 82: The Daughter-in-law's Dowry (2)
The so-called Zhuangzi, in fact, means that the daughter-in-law has more than 1,000 acres of land, and then, there are less than 100 tenant farmers, these tenant farmers are the tenant daughters-in-law's land to plant, or in other words, for the imperial court, these people are not accountable, that is, there is no military service, no labor, but if the daughter-in-law needs, they still need to be in charge of the family, militia or something.
As for the daughter-in-law, she also has to harvest half of the output of the harvest in this field as her own income, which is the village chief of Zhuangzi, and is also appointed by the subordinates of the family.
"Lady, you're here."
"Well, I'll take a look, it's time for spring ploughing."
"Yes, lady, at this time, I am in a dilemma, in previous years, spring ploughing, this cow, were borrowed from the master's family, but now, this Zhuangzi belongs to the lady, and I don't know the old master."
"You can still borrow it."
"Don't rush, don't rush."
Yang Qiao interjected on the side.
"This is my husband, your new master."
"Old slave Li Cheng, I've seen Lang Jun."
"Well, you can take me to see the plow, and how many oxen do we have here?"
"Hui Langjun, this Zhuangzi, there are a total of ten oxen, five horses, this is before the lady got married, sent over, I arranged a special person to be responsible for stocking them, that, is the plow, they have a lot of people in the family, so, now I start farming first, old Wangtou, stop first, let Lang Jun see this plow."
From afar, I saw two young men, carrying a plow, and in front, the old man and the old lady, as well as a few young men and little girls, were pulling pears and laboriously plowing the land.
Looking closely, this family, all of them with yellow faces and thin muscles, too, there are so many fields, can they be divided, naturally, there is not much to eat.
This was still the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, when land annexation was not too serious, but such a good field naturally belonged to the owner's field.
"This is our new master, and we haven't seen the master yet."
"I've seen Lang Jun, lady."
"Well, okay, you guys are busy, I'll just take a look."
What do you say, pity them and give them a rent cut, it is unlikely, this will offend many people, but Yang Qiao has Yang Qiao's method, a person from a later generation, a living person, and he was suffocated to death by urine.
"Well, village chief, you have fed the cow and the horse, and besides, everyone find a girl and go back with me, naturally she is willing to sign a contract."
"Old Wangtou, bring your girl over, don't you want to sell the girl, no, the master has it."
Actually, Yang Qiao took a fancy to this girl at a glance, a yellow and thin girl, about ten years old, nothing else, just those eyes, very godly, feeling, should be a more lively girl, moreover, the appearance is average, nothing will happen, the main thing is that Yang Qiao feels that this girl, this family, will definitely sell, otherwise, Yang Qiao would not ask here.
Even, Yang Qiao felt that this family should be a little hesitant to sell this girl, but if the main family buys it, it will be different.
"Really, the master's family wants, girl, don't kowtow to the master, Lang Jun, this girl, you can call it."
This old man doesn't know what to say.
"Wei Ye, this girl, I'll leave it to you, village chief, the matter of the contract, you can handle it and hand it over to her."
Yang Qiao didn't understand these things, so leave it to someone who understands to handle it.
"Daughter-in-law, you say, do you need a maid to call?"
"Well, it's a little inconvenient, Lian'er cooks, I can't keep calling her, then, village chief, you are responsible for finding a girl for me, like this, don't worry, when the time comes, let's do it together."
Looking at the people working in this village, Yang Qiao knew that there were indispensable girls to sell, so wasn't this what he needed, and in this way, maybe it could be regarded as a family child!
If you don't get it, it's almost inseparable, and Yang Qiao has found a new way to choose your subordinates.
That is, completely, when the time comes, you can replace these tenants and replace them with your father-in-law, no, the next person, the girl will have it, and you won't worry about the insecurity of foreign purchases.
The village chief was very stunned, and the daughter-in-law was also stunned.
"Husband, are you here just to buy a girl, and you haven't even brought money yet?"
"No, I'm here to confirm something, and now, it's confirmed, then, if we don't go back, what else can we do, after we go back, Viye, you call me a few carpenters, a few blacksmiths I'll be useful."
What is Yang Qiao doing, naturally, the sharp weapon of the traverser, the Quyuan plow, is about to be born now, although he doesn't know, at this time, in the south, this Quyuan plow, born, or not born, however, this Quyuan plow in the north was wrapped up by him.
However, having said that, Yang Qiao didn't expect this quyuan plow to be used to make money, this is something to earn fame, money, in fact, there are many places to earn, and Yang Qiao feels that this money, too much, doesn't seem to be of much use.
"Daughter-in-law, this girl, after you go back, you teach it yourself, we really can't get anyone in our family, originally, I wanted Wei Ye to teach."
"Lang Jun, I can teach."
Viye was anxious on the side.
"You, you don't have time, the next thing to do, almost you have to follow the whole process, ah, no, let's let the housekeeper come, next, this matter, must be the housekeeper to accompany the daughter-in-law you to the village, this person, naturally, need you to buy, and I, when the time comes, I will not accompany you to go, I think, I should accompany the little sister for a hike, the little sister is in a hurry, originally, I want to take you with me, however, you are now pregnant, not suitable for too strenuous exercise."
Yes, why, people take care of them so much when they are pregnant, take care of them so much, and Yang Qiao is still running around with his daughter-in-law.
In fact, these activities are relatively slow, and there is even a carriage to sit on, which is still a slight activity.
"Okay, husband, but what do you want to use to buy people's hearts?"
"You, don't worry, soon, this thing will be made."
Yes, immediately, originally, in the Yang family, Yang Qiao has fixed weights and measures, and these weights and measures have two sizes, one is the statement of ruler, inch, and minute, and the other is the statement of meters, centimeters, and millimeters.
This, in fact, is also taken from the ruler of later generations, and many rulers don't all have these two marks.
In fact, as long as there is a fixed standard and a standard conversion method, as for which one is convenient for you to use, it is better to use whichever one is convenient.
"Lang Jun, you call me?"
"Well, butler, you, come and learn about it, the assembly of this, this, called the Quyuan plow, is assembled like this, you see, have you learned, no, then, I will disassemble and assemble it again."
"Lang Jun, I've learned, I'll assemble it again."
The housekeeper is actually very smart, and soon, he learned to assemble.
"Also, bring a cow and two horses."
Next, Yang Qiao explained how to use oxen to plow the land, how to use horses to plow the land, and even asked the housekeeper to plow a few fields in the yard.
"Got it?"
"Lang Jun, this, a good thing, if, dedicated to the court, then?"
"This, don't worry, I only have a few of these zigzag ploughs here, first go to your young lady's Zhuangzi, let them plough the fields, I here, and continue to manufacture, if you don't exchange for some money, or cattle and horses, you think, I will give it in vain, just for such a fame."
"Lang Jun, how can it be a false reputation, maybe it's a knighthood, maybe."
The housekeeper was a little anxious, he was really thinking about Yang Qiao.
"Okay, okay, I know what you think, in fact, temporarily speaking, our status, basically, is enough, less than the top, more than the bottom, moreover, I am still young, you let me carry some reputation first, what to do, in the future, there will be a lot of things, at that time, if the saint, when there is no reward, what should I do, is it slaughtered or slaughtered, or slaughtered?"
In fact, this is a sadness of feudal society, there is a saying that there is no reward, and what Yang Qiao wants to do is to buy people's hearts, so it is possible that Li Er will be taboo.