Without waiting for the county order to speak, Du Chengfeng said first: "This must be the county order, I'm really sorry to let the lord wait here for a long time." After speaking, he also made a gesture towards the county order.

Du Chengfeng's tone was very kind, but the county order did not dare to slack off.

After all, he is just a seven-grade petty official, and he is flattered to let a founding county of the fifth grade salute him.

The county magistrate straightened his clothes, bowed deeply to Du Chengfeng, and replied with a smile on his face: "The next official is the county magistrate of Juxian County, and he has been waiting here for a long time. Welcome the lord back to the village. ”

"It's hard work for the county commander, why don't we go to the village to hand it over." Du Chengfeng said calmly.

Seeing this, Li Zheng hurriedly took the initiative to walk in front and lead the way for the two.

Although there are only a few hundred households in Dujia Village, there is still an ancestral hall in the village, and any important matters in the village are discussed in the ancestral hall on weekdays.

Li Zheng naturally brought Du Chengfeng and the county order to this ancestral hall.

After sitting down on both sides of the ancestral hall, the county magistrate said slowly: "Lord Qiqi, Dujia Village currently has a population of only 210 households, and Zhangjia Village has a population of 290 households, and the combined population of the two villages is exactly 500 households. ”

"The emperor's reward document has already stated that Dujia Village and Zhangjia Village will be used as the lord's food and fief. In addition, 800 acres of Yongye Field still need to be measured, and the relevant documents have been brought over by the officials. ”

Du Chengfeng thought about it for a while, he had learned about Dujia Village and Zhangjia Village next door, except for wasteland, there was very little land that could be used as cultivated land, and 800 acres of Yongye Land was dispensable for him.

But thinking of the location of the system base in the back mountain of Dujia Village, Du Chengfeng suddenly had an idea.

"Lord County Commander, I want to exchange 800 acres of Yongye land for the two hills behind Dujia Village and the wasteland in the middle?" Du Chengfeng asked.

The county magistrate hesitated for a moment when he heard this, as if he was thinking about the intention of Du Chengfeng's move.

Normally, Yongye Tian is the private land of the rewardee, and the rewardee has the absolute right to dispose of it by himself and does not have to pay taxes.

In the eyes of the county order, exchanging 800 acres of good Yongye land for a piece of wasteland and two hills is definitely a thankless thing.

However, since it was the young county man who took the initiative to propose it, the county order did not dare to speculate too much.

Moreover, this move does not violate the decree of the imperial court, so the county order is also willing to sell Du Chengfeng a favor.

"It's naturally okay to go back to the lord, as long as the official returns to the county government to do the relevant certification documents." The prefectural order replied respectfully.

Du Chengfeng was secretly happy when he heard this, so that the land in the system base belonged to Du Chengfeng's private person, and he no longer had to worry about his base being easily discovered.

Although he was happy in his heart, Du Chengfeng still pretended to be unfazed and said lightly: "Then thank you to the county commander, Du remembers this affection, and there are still many things for me to rely on the county magistrate in the future." ”

I haven't been in Datang for a long time, and before I know it, Du Chengfeng will occasionally become Wen Zou Zou when he talks, which makes Du Chengfeng feel very unaccustomed to it. Courier

"The lord is polite, these are all things that the lower official should do, if the lord has any orders, the lower official will do his best." The county order was modest, and there was a hint of excitement in it.

"Okay, I'll announce something in front of the villagers in a while, and ask the county magistrate to be a witness." Du Chengfeng said, turned his head and looked at Li Zheng and Uncle Da Zhu who were standing on the side and smiled: "Uncle Da Zhu, Uncle Li Zheng, please gather the whole village in the open space in front of the ancestral hall for a while, I have something to announce." ”

"Okay, ride the wind baby." Uncle Dazhu happily replied. Du Chengfeng sealed the founding county, he is naturally the happiest person, and he looks honored.

Although the county magistrates respectfully call Du Chengfeng a lord, he is still used to calling Du Chengfeng a baby.

Du Chengfeng naturally didn't mind when he heard it, but felt closer to him.

Not long after, under the vigorous propaganda of Uncle Dazhu and Li Zheng, the people in the village came to the open space of the ancestral hall one after another, and hundreds of people bustled together in the open space in front of the ancestral hall, but no one complained.

Everyone's faces were filled with smiles that seemed to be proud and proud, how to say that Du Chengfeng was grown up by them.

Seeing that everyone was coming, Du Chengfeng walked out of the ancestral hall quickly and stood in front of the villagers, and said loudly: "Folks of Dujia Village, Du Chengfeng has been taking care of me and my grandfather since I was a child. ”

"Today, I am favored by the emperor and named me the founding county. Dujia Village and the next door Zhangjia Village were also sealed as my fiefdoms. I, Du Chengfeng, once promised Uncle Dazhu that if possible, I would definitely let the people in the village live a good life. Today is the beginning of my commitment. ”

Speaking of this, Du Chengfeng glanced sideways at the county magistrate standing aside, and continued to say impassionedly: "Now, under the witness of the county magistrate beside me, I, Du Chengfeng, hereby solemnly promise: In the future, as long as I Du Chengfeng is here, all the annual taxes of the villagers will be exempted. ”

"And I promise that in the future, everyone in Dujia Village will have books to read, and every family will have surplus food. Of course, reading is also free, and you don't have to pay a penny from the villagers. ”

"Starting tomorrow, I will build more workshops in Dujia Village, the workshops need more labor, and the wages are the same as the winery.

As soon as Du Chengfeng's words fell, the villagers below exploded. Du Chengfeng's words were like a strong wind blowing across the sea, setting off a monstrous wave in the hearts of the villagers.

Many of the villagers were stunned, looking at Du Chengfeng with dead eyes, as if they were dreaming.

They have all lived in this village for hundreds of years, and they have never heard of such a good thing as Du Chengfeng who will be exempted from paying taxes for a few years, except that the emperor will be exempted from taxes for a few years.

Not to mention that Du Chengfeng wants to build more large workshops in their village, and as long as the wages are saved in a year, I believe that every family in their village can become a small rich family.

Because everyone knows that Du Chengfeng's salary is several times higher than that offered by the best people in Chang'an City.

The people in the village are very simple, they can feel that Du Chengfeng is very sincere when he says this, this young lord has no high shelf, only a heart that really repays them.

Especially Du Chengfeng said that he wanted everyone to have books to read, which made them feel a lot of emotion.

In the minds of the villagers, reading is a distant thing for them.

Most of the books in the Tang Dynasty were in the hands of the family, and if the poor wanted to read, not to mention the high cost of books, they could not afford the cost of reading.