One of them, Ji Xinyu, knew the village leader of Rulin Village opposite, only to see him get up and bow down and say: "Lord Qiyu, we are all village leaders of nearby villages, this time the pirates went ashore to attack the village, fortunately, the adults sent troops to suppress it, so as to keep the peace of our villages." On behalf of all the villagers, Lao Yu and others would like to express their gratitude to you! As he spoke, he took the five old men behind him to kneel down and kowtow. Ji Xinyu hurriedly helped them up with He Xingwang.

After appeasing these old people, Ji Xinyu said to Rulin Village: "I know you, your surname is Lin, right, I sent troops to protect the village to protect our Lingchuan Mansion, so I don't need to come over to thank you." It's almost rice harvest season, so you better go back and take care of your family, I have received your wishes. ”

Uncle Lin didn't leave, bowed down again and said, "I'll wait for a few villages to come this time and have a reluctant request, and I hope the adults can agree." ”

"Uncle Lin doesn't have to be polite, if there is anything but it doesn't matter, I will not shirk what I can do." Ji Xinyu said with a smile

He Xingwang next to him opened his mouth, thought about it and finally didn't speak, just stood aside a little anxiously.

"My lord, the villagers of several of our villages have discussed, and they all want the whole village to take refuge in Lingchuan Mansion, and help the adults to farm and work in the future, no matter how hard and tired they are, they will not complain, please fulfill them." Lin Laohan seemed to have mustered up the courage to say everything he wanted to say in one breath, and several village leaders next to him also nodded in agreement with firm eyes.

"Please do it, my lord."

Ji Xinyu was stunned, he didn't expect this to happen, and he was not mentally prepared at all.

"This ...... Not in line, right? Ji Xinyu looked back at He Xingwang and said in embarrassment.

"My lord, this is not unruly, now many villagers close to Qiongzhou Mansion will give their fields to the gentry in the city, and they will farm for the gentry in order to pay less taxes, live a little better, and live in the city. The villagers have seen and spread the word about what you have done to the homeless people, and the villagers have said that they will not only hand over the land to the adults, but also the people, and let the adults send them. Lin Laohan didn't wait for He Xingwang to speak.

Hearing the words of the villagers, Ji Xinyu thought to himself, "Although I am not a gentry, I should be more qualified to accept them than the gentry." I am the prince of the king of Shu, Qiongzhou is the fief of the king of Shu, and the Lingchuan Mansion I established is also free from paying taxes! Since the king of Shu returned the land to the people and was punished, then I will do the opposite, and then plant it for the farmers after harvesting the land, and see who can say anything. ”

Thinking of this, Ji Xinyu's mind became active, he lowered his head and thought about it and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I understand everyone's thoughts, but now the rice is about to be harvested, and someone will come to pay for the grain at the end of May. ”

"Your Excellency...... We don't want to pay grain to those corrupt officials, and every year we have to increase a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and we have to hand over five or six out of ten of the grain we have worked so hard to grow. The food left after each grain is only enough for us to barely eat, and the people who resist can't keep a few grains of food, please take them in as soon as possible to save us and other small people from fire and water. Lin Laohan said in a choked voice.

Although Ji Xinyu decided to accept it, he felt very hot at the same time, after all, he didn't know how the Qiongzhou magistrate would react. He returned to his seat and sat down and thought for a while, then looked up at He Xingwang again, and said hesitantly: "Steward He, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

"Young master, in fact, I am also very embarrassed, it stands to reason that the villagers are not too much, but this time there are a little too many villagers, I am worried that there will be chaos." He Xingwang said.

"In that case, let the three villages north of Rulin Village be included in the scope of Lingchuan Mansion first, and wait until after the autumn harvest, and then the other villages will discuss, what do you think?" Ji Xinyu scratched his head and said.

"Although there are a lot of people like this, it is much better than six villages running together." He Xingwang replied.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I want to let the three villages of Rulin Village, Leyang Village, and Futian Village join me in Lingchuan Mansion first, and the three villages of Benli Village, Shangdao Village, and Tianlian Village south of Lingchuan Mansion will wait until the autumn harvest to make a decision, how do you think this will be handled?" Ji Xinyu looked up at the six village leaders and asked.

The three villages such as Rulin Village are naturally rejoicing, and the three villages such as Benli Village are embarrassed, and they will be stunned for a while, and the island village is taking a step forward and said solemnly: "Since the adults are embarrassed, the villagers of my village will naturally not make it difficult for the adults, and we will fight with those corrupt officials and corrupt officials again. ”

"Hey, then let's do it, everyone, please go back and appease the villagers, don't have too many conflicts with the officers and soldiers." Ji Xinyu said helplessly.

After sending off a few village leaders, Ji Xinyu turned to He Xingwang and asked, "Steward He, will we be caught by others if we do this, and will the villagers' fields not be saved?" There are also some villagers in Tianlian Village who farm for the gentry and landlords, what about those people? ”

He Xingwang bowed down and said: "Young master, these villagers have voluntarily joined the Lingchuan Mansion, and the land is also voluntarily donated, and the village has the right to sign the land sale of the villagers, and no one will be able to grasp the land deed in our hands at that time." As for some of the fields near the official road that are rented by the villagers and gentry landlords, those lands will not be left to care, and if they cannot find people to farm, those lands will become wasteland next year, and in a year or two this land will be ownerless land, and we can open up the land in a bright and bright way. ”

Ji Xinyu thought for a while and said: "That's right, it's because I don't know the rules of this society too much, you go to these villages to take a look, if there are villagers with special skills to recruit to Lingchuan Mansion first, now Lingchuan Mansion is too short of people." ”

He Xingwang was ordered to do something, and Ji Xinyu drank the hot tea that Liu Qin had just changed, thinking about things. Unconsciously asked Liu Qin: "Qin'er, what do you think of these officials, if you pay 30% of the tax every year, it will not make the people hungry, they also have to earn." Why raise taxes to 60% or more, forcing the people to make a living? ”

"Young master, I heard the prince say this kind of thing before, the prince's statement is that there are too many gentry and landlords who have merit and fame and do not need to pay grain, and the field tax on their private land is slightly less than that of the housekeeper, and many people give their fields to the gentry in order to reduce taxes. The gentry and landlords have more and more land, but the taxes demanded by the court have not decreased, and the officials have to reap the benefits from it, which has been added to other honest and responsible people, which is the reason why the land tax is getting higher and higher. Liu Qin smiled and looked at Ji Xinyu and said.

Ji Xinyu scratched Liuqin's nose, and then said: "Qin'er is quite powerful, it is really amazing to be able to remember so many words of the prince." What you said is right, coupled with the repeated violations of the northern border in recent years, and the imperial court has listened to slanderous rumors and increased border taxes, it is becoming more and more difficult for the people to live. ”

"Didn't the young master just repel the pirates and save a lot of people, and let them join our Lingchuan Mansion, so that they are not afraid of being bullied by those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, the young master is really powerful." Liu Qin blushed and whispered.

"If you can save the people of the world, what is it? You go and help me look at the new mansion, I'll go out. Ji Xinyu shook his head and said.

Under Liu Qin's blank gaze, Ji Xinyu walked out. Now that the place is bigger and there are more people to manage, Ji Xinyu began to think about whether to start conscription.

The conscription asked for money, and he had to go to see the situation of the glass workshop and the soap workshop first, the soap workshop was still operating normally as always, and the supply of lard was sufficient with the Xue family firm and the Lingchuan Mansion to slaughter the pigs themselves. The problem now is that it is very troublesome for Xue Rui to send lard back with soap every time, and this problem is not a matter of choice for the time being, from Lingchuan Mansion to Qiongzhou Mansion must pass through the Nandu River, and there is only a housekeeper ferry in Zhangwu Village on the Nandu River, and only here can ferry the carriage and horses, and I wrote down the problem in my heart to see if I can find a chance to solve it.

Then Ji Xinyu called the blacksmith and created a mold for making oval soap, he wanted to start making soap, and when the blacksmith finished making it, he took out the red plum real fragrance spice he brought, Mei Zhenxiang is a spice he recently asked Xue Rui to bring over, which is made by blending a variety of spices together.

Walk to one of the soap bases that are about to be saponified, add some spices to it, stir it evenly and continue to heat it, and wait until the color is even, take out the soap base, the color of the soap base has turned light red, it looks very beautiful, in addition to the fragrance of the spices after the soap is completed, it also exudes another unique rich fragrance.

The soap is poured into the mold to air dry and cool and set, and the soap is completed, and Ji Xinyu is ready to launch the soap as a mid-to-high-end product, which I believe will be welcomed by the ladies of the wealthy families.

Ji Xinyu arranged to set up a production line to specialize in the production of soap, and the other three were still producing soap.