Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "There is one thing that the kid doesn't understand, this family is obviously the best choice, which can make the father-in-law's family have a lot of more income, but the father-in-law feels that this can't make the Zhongding Jade Food Family, so he is unwilling to divide it. ”

The old man said with a smile: "There is only one point of land in this family, and each family is only about 100 acres, and the eldest son is more, but only more than 200 acres." It's barely enough for daily expenses, and you don't have to think about accumulating some money. And if the family is not separated, then the little old child will naturally be the eldest son in charge, and the other children and grandchildren can only get the public industry, and they can't divide the land, so if it continues, the field will accumulate more and more, and after all, one day my family can also become a big rich. ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled dumbly, in fact, this accumulation of fields, basically this kind of thinking, the north has undergone some changes over the years, so that many people have shifted their focus to the opening of various factories, whether it is a cement factory or a paper mill, can get more income than the field, so the northern cultivators have their own fields to carry out the movement so smoothly.

Most of the wealthy people put their energy on the silk weaving industry, opening weaving factories or planting mulberry fields and selling mulberry leaves, and rarely got involved in the steel, coal and cement industries promoted by the imperial court, so in addition to growing food, the ways to make money that can be considered are nothing more than sericulture. However, I believe that with the construction of the railway, more people will find that in order to make a fortune, it is not necessary to revolve around a few acres of land.

The old man said: "Our emperor is a good emperor, but there are traitors among the ministers of this court, so we have to formulate a rule that a family can only produce a maximum of 50 acres of land, and if all the output can be sold to the grain depot at a protective price, then we will not be able to live a better life." ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Grain farmers sell grain to grain depots at protective prices, and then grain depots sell to people who lack grain at a lower protective price. If there is no restriction, I am afraid that the annual deficit of the imperial court will be a huge amount, and the imperial court has no money, and it is not necessary to collect it from below, so this restriction is necessary. ”

The old man said: "Actually, everyone can not grow grain, but now the price of overseas rice is only half of the protective price." Isn't it better that everyone doesn't grow food anymore and specializes in raising silkworms and making silk? ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "What my husband said is that there is some truth, but if there is any accident overseas, such as military warfare, such as natural disasters, and the food production and transportation are not in time for a while, then there will be a big problem." Besides, the reason why overseas grain prices are so low is that domestic grain is being produced, and if there is no domestic grain production, then overseas grain will be sold at sky-high prices. Overseas grain can be used as a supplement, but it must not be used as the main thing. When it comes to eating, if something goes wrong, it's not an ordinary problem, it's possible to eat easily. ”

The old man snorted and said, "It's the little old man who takes it for granted, or the son has insight." In fact, Xiao Lao'er is reluctant to split up the family, and there is another reason, that is, he doesn't want a good family to be separated, and everyone has a different mind, which is forgetting righteousness because of profit, which is really not a good thing. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Actually, if everyone has other thoughts in their hearts, it is not a good thing to force them together." ”

The old man shook his head and said, "If everyone is united, then after the separation, everyone has their own thoughts, and it is difficult to be of the same mind." ”

Zhu Youxiao knew that he couldn't convince the old man, so he smiled and said, "Uncle, may I ask these people who help you how many fields do they have in their own homes?" ”

The old man said, "They don't have a field at home, so they came out to help other people work." ”

Zhu Youxiao exclaimed: "Don't you have an acre of land?" Uncle, are there many such people here? ”

The old man said: "We have a lot of people here and little land, so it's normal for someone to have no land." Generally speaking, this is the case for two or three out of ten people, who work for a living, some help people in the fields, and some help in the weaving factory. Like this Xie Laosan, he helps me farm on weekdays. ”

Xie Laosan stepped forward to give a salute, and Zhu Youxiao returned the salute, knowing in his heart that this was the so-called long worker. He smiled and asked, "Brother Xie, I don't know how many people there are in your family." ”

Xie Laosan replied solemnly: "There are four people in my family, a lady, a son and a daughter. ”

Zhu Youxiao asked, "Judging by your age, Ling Gongzi should be about to become an adult." ”

Xie Laosan said: "Xiao'er is sixteen years old this year, and he helps people in the weaving factory. The little girl was just fourteen years old. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Then wait two years, and the children will have to talk about marriage." ”

Xie Laosan smiled bitterly: "Who said it wasn't." ”

Zhu Youxiao asked: "Please forgive the little brother for being presumptuous, Brother Xie's family has no land, why don't you consider immigration?" Whether it is to the north or to the south, now the imperial court is recruiting a large number of immigrants, dividing the land to provide housing, providing livestock and farm tools, and not paying taxes for ten years, it is much better than helping here. ”

Xie Laosan said: "I once heard the shopkeeper of the newspaper say that a large number of immigrants are now being recruited in various places, and I heard that the treatment of immigrants is really good. It's just that I don't really believe that there is such a good thing in this world? Who knows if the court will talk and count when they arrive at the place of emigration. In addition, it is difficult to leave the homeland, although there is no property at home, but I always feel that leaving my hometown is like losing my soul. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, the Chinese do have serious local plots, of course he knows this, but he also has no good way. The Faculty of Arts once suggested that the method of drama should be used to make everyone not have much resistance to leaving their hometown, and this suggestion was supported by Zhu Youxiao, and the trial in the north also achieved certain results. It seems that it is necessary to intensify efforts to promote it in a large area in the south.

As for the other reason that Xie Laosan said, this was ignored by Zhu Youxiao. I just want to make the conditions better so that I can attract those who are poor, but I don't want to make the people suspicious because the conditions are too good. However, now that we know the crux of this point, it is not difficult to resolve it. The people still believe in the Ming Emperor very much, and as long as he comes forward to issue a holy decree, he should be able to dispel their worries.

Zhu Youxiao felt that he had gained a lot today, and after thanking Xie Laosan and the old man and saying goodbye, he immediately thought about how to prescribe the right medicine. He thought for a moment and said, "Minister, you can help me remember a few things. The first is to issue a decree requiring all resettlement points to ensure that the conditions for recruiting immigrants are completed to the letter, and the second is to increase the promotion activities of the drama "Boys and Children in the Quartet". Third, the newspaper paid a return visit to immigrants in various places and opened a special column for immigrants to publicize the happy life of immigrants. ”

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