Chapter Fifty-Eight: Escape from the Hidden Household
Early in the morning of the second day, the farmers of Dawangzhuang gathered in front of the owner's house in the mist.
In the hands of the dealers, they each took their tools, and they gossiped together.
"I heard that the new owner is a scholar, but he can't just let me work for nothing!"
"It's so cold, and it's still tormenting, I'm afraid it's going to be a bad time in the future."
"I heard that it wasn't for nothing, it was given rice grain."
"How can you be kind?"
"Don't talk nonsense, beware of the Lord's family heard."
The courtyard door opened, and Fauber walked out first.
"Everyone is here, right? Now that we're done, let's talk about the rules and regulations. ”
Fu Bo was old and strong, and his deep voice was full of anger, "The young master dislikes the mess in the Zhuangzi, and specially asks the old and young masters to help with the handles, level the road, build a martial arts field, one pound of white rice per person per day, and take care of the meal at noon."
All those who go out to work, eat a big pot of rice at night, regardless of the elderly and children, one is counted as one, and they are full! ”
As soon as the words ended, there was a low cheer from the household, followed by a buzzing discussion.
There were those who were skeptical just now, and they were quite ashamed at the moment, and there were those who got the news earlier, who stood up and folded their stomachs, and there were even those who were older, who chanted the Buddha repeatedly.
This Zhuangzi originally belonged to the Li family, and the Li family was wealthy, but they didn't look down on the benefits of Zhuangzi, but the landlord and the old wealth also had to be people.
No, the landlord next to you collects 40% of the rent, and you only receive 30%.
In addition, Dawangzhuang and Xiaowangzhuang are quite far away from Ningbo County, and it is difficult for farmers to make a living on weekdays, so they have to honestly dig in the soil.
There are also people who go to the county town to work for a short time during the slack season, but there is no day for a day, it is not reliable, and it is very easy to be bullied, so the farmers are not very enthusiastic.
Now the new owner takes advantage of the slack to gather everyone to work, not only can get a pound of rice grain a day, but also the whole family can have a full meal, which is really a living Buddha.
Many shrewd people are already calculating how much they have benefited from working for the master's house.
The people who work must be the laborers of the family, eat a lot, and the Zhuang is in charge of the meal, so they can save their original rations, and they can also get a pound of rice, one inside and one outside, one in and one out, which is cheap!
As for the women and children in the family, they can eat a full meal at night, which is even more unbelievable.
At this time, the poor family, even when the farm is busy, may not be able to eat and drink with an open stomach, with this big pot of rice as the base, I am afraid that if I don't eat food during the day, I can hold on!
Someone said this calculation, and the crowd came out one after another to praise the new owner, the village is simple, who is willing to be kind to them, who is the Buddha of the ten thousand families, the prince of Wandai!
"If you have a lot of labor at home, you can also send more people to work."
Han Chen stood beside Fu Bo and temporarily changed the rules, "The rice is counted according to the head, and the big pot of rice is the same!" ”
"Thank you for your great kindness!"
"The owner is a good man!"
"The young master is so benevolent and righteous, we must work honestly!"
Han Chen's identity, as early as the day he moved in, the villagers knew, at this time, they heard that the family was sibling, and they could earn more rice and grain, and they immediately thanked them.
"Mo Gang is obedient, follow me, start with the smooth road!"
Fauber knew how to deal with the dealer, and as soon as he said hello, he led everyone away.
The farmers drove the ducks, and many people secretly returned home and called out other laborers in the family, in order to earn an extra portion of rice and grain.
Even the half-sized boy was pulled out of the bed and blended into the team with sleepy eyes.
Fauber turned a blind eye, as long as it wasn't too much, just as if he didn't see it.
How to level the roads, repair the canals, and prepare for the construction of the martial arts arena were all carefully planned yesterday, and although there were many people, under the command of Fu Bo, it was not chaotic.
The hired male servants were all sent out, and they followed Fu Bo to help, and there were even big-footed women in the house, who carried out the wooden barrels full of ginger soup, and those who were tired from work directly scooped them with bowls to drink, and they hurt their bodies in the cold.
"The second brother is sympathetic to the dealer and is kind."
Chen Jiru sniffed and shook his head, "It's just that you need to prevent someone from stealing and playing tricks and taking advantage of it." ”
Chen Jiru has seen the world and can do anything, so he immediately pointed out the key points.
Han Chen nodded yes, but he had already asked Tofu Bo to be careful, and he was not afraid that someone would mess around.
It is one thing to subsidize the farmer, it is another thing to be played by a monkey, and if it is not handled well, the honest worker will not only not be grateful for the favor of the owner, but will be dissatisfied, and learn from the same.
"Second brother, are you subsidizing the banker so much to seek fame?"
Chen Houzhao asked if he didn't understand, and now in his opinion, his second brother is knowledgeable in everything he says and does, "But you are famous, and this reputation of compassion is of little use." ”
When I heard it, I was an old man and brother, and I didn't know the suffering of the world at all, or, I was used to it, thinking that it was just right for someone to suffer.
Han Chen doesn't despise Chen Xiaoxianggong, everyone's growth environment is different, and their cognition is naturally different.
"Zilong, do you know that my Dawu Dynasty is so rich, why do there still be hidden households running away?"
Running away from the hidden household is a stubborn disease of the Wu Dynasty, and it is just that there are a large number of barren places, but the land in the south of the Yangtze River has been repeatedly banned.
"Isn't it because those people are too lazy to work?"
"If you run away from a hidden household, you also want to make a living."
At this time, most of the recluses were forced by heavy forced labor.
After working hard for a year, I paid taxes and found that I couldn't support my family.
At this time, a large amount of land in Jiangnan was annexed, and those who had the ability to hold a large amount of land in their hands did not have to pay taxes.
The taxes that should have been paid on these lands were naturally distributed equally among the other small landowners, and under the heavy burden, it became common practice to donate and sell land, and the more difficult it was to collect the taxes, the more sad the remaining small landowners became.
And the heavy taxes will eventually be passed on to the farmers.
Aunt Han put forward an idea, if no one cares about it and no one resists, in a few years, will the entire land in Jiangnan be swallowed up by those high-ranking wealthy families?
At that time, all the land will not have to pay taxes, so how should the imperial court deal with itself?
This statement made Chen Houzhao and Chen Jiru break out in a cold sweat.
"Therefore, it is always time to give the dealers some hope."
Deep-seated questions, Han Chen didn't want to say too much, there were some things that were not appropriate to say at this time, "Zilong, you go and follow Fu Bo, help him watch the people who are working, and when the rice is sent at night, you come to check the heads." ”
Chen Houzhao only felt that this work similar to the account room suddenly became different, and the future of the entire Dawu Dynasty was tied to one body!
Immediately went to the fart, pulling the throat of the male duck, shouting, and the efficiency of the farmers has improved a lot.
Looking at Chen Zilong, who didn't have time to go to the Qinglou anymore, Han Chen fell into deep thought, he hadn't seen Miss Chu for a few days, and he missed it more and more, and he didn't know how Miss Chu was doing? After eating and sleeping, do you think about me?
Alas, uncle, I am just too dedicated and persistent!