"Our family is building a small field, should we pay for it?"

"Even if it's it."

"What Your Majesty wants to do, should we support it?"

"I guess so."

"Your Majesty wants face, the craftsmen want food, our family can live in Xiaobiye, and you can get Your Majesty's pleasure, what's wrong with spending some money? When you were with the emperor, didn't you also pay the bills? ”

To say that Yuan Shao is really good-tempered, he was questioned again and again by Yuan Tan covering his cheeks, but he didn't do it again. In any case, it is a good thing that this son is no longer idle, wanders all day long, and even learns to think about problems.

Yuan Shao said as calmly as possible: "I followed His Majesty, and I spent a small amount of money. But now this little Beye hasn't even half been built, and you've spent more than 30 million dollars. Back then, the first emperor sold his official beard, and only sold for 20 million yuan for 2,000 stones, you are so generous and unscrupulous, do you think it is a meritorious service? If it arouses the suspicion of His Majesty and the jealousy of others, you will not know how you will die in the future! ”

Yuan Tan was not convinced, and said with a stiff neck: "You just look down on me and think that I spend money indiscriminately." But these days that you are not at home, do you know what is happening in the capital? His Majesty built a cement factory and built a main road, and even reporters from Dahan Monthly went to interview them every day. Other people's families tried their best to make do with His Majesty, and Cao Mengde brought all his brothers and nephews over, if I didn't spend some money, how could I follow His Majesty every day? What else do you say Your Majesty is jealous, do you know what Your Majesty said to me personally? ”

Yuan Shao asked with a cold face, "What does Your Majesty say?" ”

"Your Majesty said that it is the ability to make money, and the more money anyone can make, the greater his ability, and the happier my brother is. However, if you want to learn to make money, you must first learn to spend money! You see me spending money, don't you see how I make money, right? ”

"Oh?"

Yuan Shao asked suspiciously: "You still make money?" ”

Yuan Tan said proudly: "Hmph, the cement factory by the river has been taken by me, and it will be our family in the future!" ”

Yuan Shao was finally moved, and immediately asked in a deep voice: "Tell me clearly, what's going on?" ”

"Didn't Liu Miao go to Yuzhou to be the governor, and he would also implement the policy of Tuntian, and we would need to cooperate with him at that time. His Majesty said that the people who followed him could only get better and better, and they couldn't let our family suffer, so he gave the cement factory to our family. Your Majesty counts the technology as a shareholder, and we have the final say on all the daily care, and you will share the account with Your Majesty. ”

With Tuntian, it should be to divide your own land, right? Yuan Shao suddenly remembered Yang Biao, as if he finally understood why he had to send out hundreds of tilts at once, others thought he was buying officials, but in fact he was hiding from the disaster. Judging from the current situation, His Majesty is interesting enough, and the reward for Yang Biao is not small. Now, it seems that it is his turn, Yuan Shao asked with some surprise: "For such a big matter, Your Majesty didn't discuss it with your lord, and you decided it?" ”

The "adult" in Yuan Shao's mouth refers to Taifu Yuan Kui.

Yuan Tan said with some disdain: "My lord is not out of the gate all day long, and the second gate is not stepping, can Your Majesty discuss with him?" Father, haven't you seen the situation of our family clearly? Your Majesty now believes in you, but you are not an adult, and our family can only show off in the forest if you are close enough to Your Majesty, raise your eyebrows, and pour out all the pickled qi you received back then! ”

"Presumptuous!"

Although Yuan Shao's tone was stern, he was still relatively comfortable in his heart, His Majesty had already said that it was time for the Yuan family to change people, and now he was also entrusted with a heavy task. Especially the cement factory, it is too late to say that the sunrise industry is too late, it is simply the dawn or the second half of the night industry, is it grinding cement? It should be gold dust! And it is still grinding with His Majesty, others can't move if they want to, they can not only get close to Your Majesty, but also make a fortune with Your Majesty, I have to say that the world has changed, and Yuan Tan's money is worth it.

Now that he is following Liu Han all day long, Yuan Tan has long been fooled into not knowing the southeast and northwest, as if he regards himself as a red man in the eyes of His Majesty, that is, the second generation of red people. Therefore, Liu Hanshao said anything, he felt that it made sense, especially when he gave money to the craftsmen, watching those people not only thank the emperor for their kindness, but also smile and praise themselves, and he gained a great sense of satisfaction in his heart. And Liu Hanshao also said: "In the future, you will sit in the office and count the money, if anyone comes to buy cement and the smile is not good-looking, we will not buy it for him!" So, Yuan Tan dreamed that that day would come sooner.

"What to do in the future, how to do it. When you follow Your Majesty, you should be cautious and don't be too public. ”

"Yes, sir."

Being able to get Yuan Shao's approval, Yuan Tan felt very proud, and then remembered the beating he received today, and felt wronged, so he learned from Liu Hanshao's usual way of speaking, and said: "Old man, don't always look down on your son in the future." My sons are all my own seeds, can I be wrong? In the future, there will be a time when you will enjoy the blessings of your son. ”

These words should be a compliment to Yuan Shao, but how did Yuan Shao feel awkward when he heard it, the key is that he is not yet forty, and he has been called an old man. Is "old man" like a boastful word? So, Yuan Shao also followed Liu Hanshao's example, raised his foot and kicked at Yuan Tan......

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In the first year of Guangxi, there was a severe drought in April, and the summer grain harvest failed.

Liu Dagen and Xun Yu both said that if the weather continues to be so dry, it can almost be concluded that there will be another locust plague, and Liu Hanshao should find a way as soon as possible. Confucius said: "After the great drought, there will be great locusts, and after the great disaster, there will be a great plague." "But this is a natural disaster, what can Liu Hanshao do? Although the Wei family has been asked to go to Jingzhou to buy grain, the road is far and difficult, and the consumption on the road is huge, and it feels like the gains outweigh the losses.

No, we can't calculate the gains and losses now, once a locust plague really occurs, the autumn grain harvest will be lost, it will inevitably cause chaos, and the good situation that has just been reversed will also collapse for thousands of miles. Therefore, Liu Hanshao ordered the Wei family to continue to step up the purchase of grain from Jingzhou, and at the same time discussed with Cao Cao to see if he could go south to Yangzhou from his hometown of Qiaoxian County, and open up another grain purchase route from there. In addition, Jizhou is still relatively wealthy, and ordered Wen Ping and Liu Dai to calm down the situation in Jizhou as soon as possible and prepare grain to prevent famine.

"Wen Ruo, Dagen, this year is the first year of our Tuntian, we must let the people have confidence in the court and feel that we are reliable. Lead the people to produce and save themselves, and dig more wells and deep wells. Brother turned around and told Ren Jun that he should lead the military tuns from all over the country to participate in the work of digging deep wells and repairing water conservancy, and let's all work together to tide over the difficulties. ”

Liu Dagen used to be a homeless person, and was collected by Liu Hanshao to live in the Beibi Mountains, and now although he is a tuntian instructor, he is anxious when he thinks of the disaster brought by the drought and locusts to the people. Now that I heard Liu Hanshao's words, I was full of hearts on the people, and I was most touched, and I couldn't help but cry.

Liu Hanshao comforted impatiently: "What are you crying about, it's not time for the dead to die!" Hurry up and collect all the surplus chickens and ducks from the farmers who have chickens and ducks, and distribute them to those who don't have them. ”

Liu Dagen wiped his tears and asked puzzledly: "Han Shao, now that people are worried about the lack of food, how can they have extra thoughts about feeding chickens and ducks?" Besides, they can't afford it. ”

Naturally, there were no chickens and ducks in the Tuntian households resettled by the displaced people, and the surplus households of chickens and ducks mentioned by Liu Hanshao were also a small number of people in the Beibi Mountains and Songshan in those years.

Liu Hanshao explained: "Chicks and ducklings need to eat food for a few days, but after they are raised, they can be scattered and eaten by themselves, so that they can catch insects and eat them and feed themselves." Once there are signs of locust plague, scatter all the chickens and ducks over them, which can not only feed the chickens and ducks, but also alleviate the locust plague. The people can't afford it, so my brother will buy it, so you just have to take it back and distribute it to the people. ”

Xun Yu said: "Your Majesty, although this method is good, I am afraid that you will not be able to buy so many chickens and ducks to distribute to the people if you have money." ”

Yes, in troubled times, except for many people, there are few things, and everything is expensive except for life.

Liu Hanshao said helplessly: "No matter what, we can only work hard and can't give up." Wen Ruo, the five-year tuntian plan we originally formulated might as well be changed to four years. ”

The so-called five-year tuntian plan refers to the fact that those displaced people who have been resettled with land will be given houses to build houses, distribute grain, farm tools, seeds, and some even distribute cattle or large livestock. For example, in the first year, 40% of the output of the tuntian households with cattle was handed over; In the second year, 30 percent will be handed over, and 10 percent will be reduced year by year, and in the fifth year, a permanent land lease contract can be formally signed with the state, and no one may buy, sell, embezzle, or occupy it without permission. If the state needs to break the contract and requisition land, it shall compensate the tuntian households with more than double the funds and resettle them separately. The contract can be inherited by the eldest son, and the inheritance is indivisible, and the extinction is taken back by the state. After obtaining the lease contract, the tuntian households only need to pay 5 percent each year in the future, of which 3 percent is tax grain and 2 percent is land rent, which is collectively called "public rental grain", and no other taxes are allowed. If a farmer is unable to farm or commit a crime within five years, he will not be able to get a lease contract, while a farmer who has not been allocated cattle or large livestock will be handed over from 30 percent in the first year, which is actually equivalent to four years later.

Now Liu Hanshao said that he will be exempted for one year, and those who have cattle will also be handed in from 30 percent next year, which means that all the things that were distributed in order to settle them at the beginning have all been "broken bones" all of a sudden.

Xun Yu hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, in this way, the country will lose a lot ......."

Liu Hanshao also thought distressedly, what kind of national loss, is it all my brother's money? Anyway, in the event of a disaster, it will always be damaged, and if the loss is spread on the people, they can only be ruined, and their previous efforts will be in vain, and they can only come out with this blood...... No, you have to piggyback on the rich people!

"Don't say it, Wen Ruo. The reason why a country is a country is not because it has land, but because there are people, and we cannot stand idly by while the people suffer. In the past, they had no land to plant, but now they can't plant land in the event of a disaster, and if there is a locust plague and a large number of displaced people flee the famine, then they will also become locusts, go to one place, eat one place and die in one place, and finally fall to the point of being out of control. What we need to do now is to do our best to keep the people on the land, so that everyone can face and overcome disasters with peace of mind and together! ”

Xun Yu nodded again and again, but he could only say one word: "Yes, yes......"

Liu Hanshao swore that even he had no confidence in words: "Tell the people, just say that my brother said it, let's all work together, we will definitely be able to overcome the disaster and tide over the difficulties together!" ”