After being silent for a while, Jia Zheng spoke.

"The ancestor is right, this matter of accepting contributions is not a long-term solution after all. Although those foolish people evaded taxes and forced labor for a while, in the end, most of the land was occupied by those wealthy families, and finally became homeless. In the end, it was the foolish people themselves and the court who suffered. ”

Jia Yu put down his wine glass, looking indignant.

"Hmph, the court doesn't care, it's those royal clansmen who do this the most. Not only is the capital directly here, but also those princes from other places, which one is not tens of thousands of acres or hundreds of thousands of acres? There were more than 300,000 acres of Nioh and 270,000 acres of Liwang, and the land became theirs, and those peasants became their servants and tenants. Their own family members do this, let alone others? ”

Jarry understood.

It's really a matter of land annexation.

More than 100 years have passed since the establishment of the Dade Dynasty, and land annexation has become more and more serious.

In recent years, more and more peasants have lost their land, that is, those who have lost their land, and the number of displaced people has increased due to the dual effects of natural disasters and natural and man-made disasters in successive years. Over the past few years, there have been a number of incidents of rebellion by displaced people.

The Tatars of the north, who have risen in recent decades and become more and more powerful, have repeatedly invaded the territory of Dade and plundered.

The unstable frontier and the disturbances of the displaced people in the hinterland, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court put out fires everywhere, and they were very busy, spending countless military salaries, and the finances of the imperial court became more and more tight.

However, these are all things that are happening outside, and it is still far from the capital. It doesn't seem to have much impact on the capital.

The people in the capital, whether they are wealthy families or ordinary people, are still enjoying peace.

Of course, the impact is not without all.

The harvest on the Zhuangzi of Ningguo Mansion, in a normal year, in addition to those physical goods, the silver can receive at least more than five thousand taels.

But this year, because of the disaster, Wu Jinxiao only handed over 2,500 taels, which was half less than in previous years.

Ning Guofu's family has a big business, and he may not care once or twice. If it happens like this for a long time, I'm afraid I can't stand it. After all, the income on the grange is the most important part of the income of the two governments.

With the status and power of Ning Guofu and Rongguofu, if they also want to contribute, it is not a problem for a family to accept 8,000 mu of land. Like other wealthy families, it is not difficult to take and seize the land of the peasants by force, and finally occupy the land of the peasants.

At least, it is possible to increase the income of a few thousand taels of silver every year.

This kind of land annexation is almost a common practice of wealthy families everywhere. But the Jia family has never done this, and compared with others, it can be regarded as a clear stream.

After some discussion, Jia Zhen and Jia Yu agreed, Jia Zheng opposed, and there was no result, so it was hastily settled.

After drinking wine for more than an hour, the night was already deep, and they dispersed.

The next day is the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, which is the day of ancestor worship.

Jia Jing, who usually practices in the Taoist temple and has always ignored the world, also came back to participate in the ancestor worship and served as the chief priest.

Ancestor worship is a major event, and before the time came, Jia Rui and Jia Dairu went to Ningguo Mansion.

When I entered Ningguo Mansion, I saw that this place had been completely renovated and full of the atmosphere of the New Year.

The door gods, couplets, and various card pairs are all new, and the peach charm has also been re-oiled. Red lanterns are hung in front of houses and on main roads.

The door of Ningguo Mansion is open, and the next door is open, including the instrument door, the hall, the warm pavilion, the inner hall, the inner three doors, the inner instrument door, the inner plug door, all the way to the main hall, all the way to the door.

At the right time, Mother Jia took the masters of the Jia clan to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.

Jia Jing presided over the sacrificial ceremony as the chief priest, and Jia's mother had the highest rank, ranking first, followed by Jia Dairu, Jia Daixiu and several other generations.

The generation of characters is followed by the generation of words, headed by Jia Yu, and then Jia Zheng, Jia Xiao and others.

Under the text generation, it is the jade character generation.

Jia Zhen is the patriarch and the long branch, so she is naturally ranked first.

In the past, the second one was Jia Lian, and then there were other jade characters, Jia Rui was generally at the back, or he couldn't enter the main hall at all, and could only kowtow outside. Sometimes they don't come to the ceremony at all.

This year, Jia Rui was ranked second, next to Jia Zhen.

Although people feel a little strange, they are relieved when they think about Jia Rui's recent performance.

Yes, at present, among the jade characters in the entire Jia Mansion, who else can overshadow Jia Rui?

Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Qiang, Jia Yun and others served food here from the house.

Jia Rong is the grandson of the eldest house, and she is in the front, takes the dishes, and hands them to Wang Xifeng, Wang Xifeng gives the dishes to Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, and the two of them serve the dishes on the table.

After the dishes were arranged, a series of ceremonies such as incense and kowtow began, which lasted for a cup of tea, and the ancestor worship ceremony was completed, and everyone returned one after another.

Jia Jing didn't live at home, and refused Jia Yu and Jia Zheng's retention, so he was going back to the Taoist temple.

He had just taken two steps and stopped, beckoning Jia Rui to come over.

"Brother Rui, I read your Wenchang Xingjun sentence reading, it's very good."

"Master, Brother Rui is going to go down next year."

Jia Zhen added.

"Oh? Good thing, work hard, I think you can do it. Brother Zhen, give all the books I left behind before. ”

"Master......."

Jia Jing left a lot of books, as well as the notes he left during the scientific expedition, Jia Jing has always cherished it very much, for so many years, even if Jia Jing is not at home, no one dares to touch it.

Now that it has been given to Jia Rui, Jia Zhen is naturally very surprised.

"If I say give it to him, give it to him, you are not allowed to leave a copy, and those articles of mine will also be given to him."

"It was left by your uncle when he was admitted to the Jinshi, it is very precious, and I don't want to thank you uncle."

Jia Zheng is knowledgeable, so he hurriedly urged Jia Rui.

"Thank you uncle for your kindness in rebuilding, my nephew will work hard to live up to my uncle's expectations."

Jia Rui knelt down and kowtowed to Jia Jing three times.

"Get up, don't use these false courtesies. If you can have a good future, my things will have a good home. ”

Jia Jing left, and everyone immediately talked about it.

Jia Jing has always ignored these mundane things, and now he actually gave his own things to Jia Rui, which shows that he really thinks highly of Jia Rui.

Everyone here dispersed, and the You family came out to leave the ancestor to eat.

"You have an ancestor here, I like to be lively, it's not good to disturb the ancestor, let's go back."

"The ancestors don't eat here every year, isn't the food in our Dongfu not good?"

"It's not bad, it's that I'm not here, and you all sent it? I'll settle the score, too, and I'll be able to eat with you. You sent it, you can't eat one meal, save it for the next meal, can't I eat more? ”

The ancestor's words resolved the embarrassment of the You clan and made everyone laugh.

"By the way, Brother Ry'er is here."

The Old Ancestor beckoned to Jia Rui.

"Meet the Ancestors."

"Brother Rui, I also read your Wenchang Xingjun sentence reading, it's a good thing."

"Of course, when the ancestor was young, he was the eldest lady of the Shi family, and his poems and articles were also good, so he naturally knew the goods."

Wang Xifeng photographed the ancestor in time.

"As long as you Feng'er can speak, if you don't speak for a while, will it be possible to sell you as a dumb person?"

The crowd burst into laughter again.

"Brother Rui, in previous years, you didn't see me except kowtow, this time for the New Year, you want to go over, I'm still waiting for you to kowtow to me."

"Ancestor, grandson not only has to go over, but also send a good thing to the ancestor that he has never eaten before."

"Yo, listen, Brother Rui has a big breath. I've eaten more good things in my life than you've ever seen. If you dare to say this, I want to see what good things can be brought out of me when the time comes. ”

"You all heard it, this is what Brother Rui said himself, but I didn't force him. You all bear witness. If he can't get something good and can't satisfy me, don't blame me for whipping him with a stick. ”

Hahaha, everyone is happy again.