Chapter 31 Fooling the Rich Lord
The county town was boiling, and the laughter of the people spread throughout the city. Everyone is celebrating the good news. The shopkeepers were all smiling. At this time, Li Jie was chatting with Xing'er Manniang in the back garden of the county government.
Spring is coming, the willow branches have sprouted, and the green is climbing the walls little by little. Nibbling on apples, Li Jie is telling stories to Xing'er and Manniang, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Journey to the West, Li Jie plans to write a book, but Li Jie is too lazy to write, only hard Xing'er!
Proclamations had been plastered all over the city, and the people were re-registered, and the proprietors of the shops were amazed to find that a method of accounting that had never been seen before could be easily calculated in a simple and straightforward way.
The villages and towns under the rule of Xinxiang County also posted proclamations and read them out on the spot. Only 100 catties of tax per mu were charged for renting land, and the villagers were moved. In order to have enough to eat, the family got up early and greedy for darkness but was still half hungry. But now's the opportunity!
Wang Laoshi is too tired today, and the family got up early and planted seedlings on 20 acres of land, but how much can they leave after paying the rent to the owner at the end of the year! I haven't eaten meat in years! The youngest daughter is five years old, she has never seen meat since she was born, and her little body is hungry and shouts hunger all day long.
Wang Laoshi, who was lying on the bed, was thinking about his thoughts, when his younger brother Wang San rushed in. "Brother, brother, hurry up! Get up! Without saying anything, he dragged him up and left. Wang honestly shouted, "Brother, what's wrong! What's wrong! Wang San dragged him and said as he walked, "Good thing! Meddlesome! You'll find out when you go! ”
When I ran to the head of the village, I saw a large group of villagers surrounding the two tolerances. The man said he was tired, and he was sitting and drinking the water brought by the villagers. Running to the front, Wang San said to the tolerance, "Brother tolerance, is it really true that you only charge 100 catties of rent for one acre of land?" "A little tolerance" is, His Royal Highness King Shou also said that there are no seeds and farming tools to owe first, and pay them off in three years! Good days are here for all of us! "Wang Laoshi didn't believe it, Wang San didn't care, he was poor and crazy! Poor and afraid! He asked the tolerance, "Big brother, can you take our family to sign up?" "Tolerance is a little head" Go and go back quickly, we will wait! ”
Wang San dragged his brother back and ran back, and when he ran home, he packed his things. His sister-in-law, Wang Zhang, shouted, "Three, what are you doing here!" Wang Laoshi grabbed his brother and said, "Don't toss around! Can you believe the tolerance? Wang San put aside his brother's hand and said, "I believe it, the two tolerances just now also said that they will have silver every month in the future, and they don't have to exploit the people anymore!" Besides, we poor ghosts, do they need to deceive? Look at the two boys, how hungry the two girls are! Brother, let's fight once! For the sake of my nephews and nieces, it's a big deal to go to the city to ask for food,"
Looking at the family's eager eyes, Wang honestly hesitated. Wang San didn't care, and urged his sister-in-law and a few children to pack up their things. In fact, there is nothing to clean up, a few beds of rotten quilts, a few pairs of broken dishes and chopsticks. Wang Sanyi dragged his brother, "What do you want, it's a big deal to go to the city." I heard from the commissioner that if you go to work in the city, you can give at least one or two pieces of silver a month. Fight hard, it's a big deal to ask for food"
Wang Laoshi finally made up his mind, "Okay, listen to you!" A family of seven ran to the entrance of the village, and two families were waiting there. The tolerance saw that they were coming, and then looked at the onlookers. Seeing that no one signed up again, he shook his head: "Alas! I don't dare to live a good life! "More than a dozen people were on the road under the guidance of tolerance, and it was not very far. It was only seven or eight miles away, and they entered a newly built village, and the tolerance led them to the lieutenant chief, "Zhao Tou, I brought you the people, you look at the arrangement!" ”
The lieutenant came out of the house, this person was from Li Jiehuang's village. The head of the newly built village, Li Jie arranged all the people from Huangzhuang. Zhao Lichang asked them to sit down and rest, after the three families registered. The lieutenant led them to the head of the village, where a row of houses were all made of wood. "Time is tight, so I'm going to make a temporary house out of wood. When everyone has money next year, they will build a few big tiled houses. The families put down their things and followed the chief to the field, and the family divided twenty acres of land. The requirement is half barley, half yam.
Looking at the puzzled crowd, the lieutenant said, "This is His Highness's request, saying that it is a large output." Okay, come with me to get the seeds and farming tools! ”
Looking at Wang San easily driving the horse-drawn plough in the field, his wife and eldest son were scattering seeds behind. Wang Laoshi couldn't believe it, it was too fast! It was only half a day's work, and the three acres of land had been sown, and the little boy and his little daughter were holding a rabbit in their arms. The eldest daughter is building a chicken coop in the yard, and several chicks are pecking and eating in the yard. These are IOUs that have been paid off in full in three years. Are good days really coming? Wang Laoshi really thought he was dreaming.
At the dinner table the next day, a bowl of fragrant horse meat spoiled a few children, "Where did this come from?" Wang asked his wife honestly, and Wang Zhang said, "This is what my uncle borrowed from the chief and bought it." At this time, Wang San spoke, "Brother, the army is selling horse meat, I will buy it for a penny and a pound to satisfy the children's hunger!" ”
The fragrant horse meat Wang Laoshi and his wife only ate one piece, and let Wang San and the children eat the rest. After eating, Wang San said, "Brother, when the work in the field is finished in two days, I want to go to the city to find some work." Wang honestly said, "Good! Pay attention to yourself! ”
A windmill was erected on the ground, and a deep well was drilled next to it. The windmill was bringing water out of the well and pouring it into the ground day and night. Wang Laoshi and the men of several other families chatted while working, and the heavy farm work in the past has now become easier.
Wang San entered the city before dawn every day, and found a job in the road repair team, and had a tael of silver a month. There are also many people who are also busy like this, working hard to make their families happy.
Li Jie was sad again, and Xing'er shouted tired after writing for a few days. In order not to be sprayed with foam on his face by Zhao Feitian every day, Li Jie could only publish the book as soon as possible, so our Royal Highness King Shou was forced to accompany the two girls to start shopping. The guards all ran away, because they found that every time Li Jie accompanied the girl to go shopping, everyone was so enthusiastic. Everyone respects His Highness and the two girls so much, they are simply superfluous. So Li Jie began to work hard again! At this time, Li Jie wanted to slap his mouth, who let himself talk more and write a book!
The landlords and old fortunes were about to cry, and the tenants ran away a lot, and the land was about to be abandoned. At this time, the tolerance officers informed them that Li Jie wanted to see them.
In a military camp, Li Jie sat on a high platform, and below sat the landlords and old wealthy people who came from everywhere. Li Jie began to fool again, "Squire fathers, you have been doing well recently!" The men below looked at each other and said nothing.
Li Jie spoke again, "Squires, has anything happened recently?" The people below were still silent.
Li Jie smiled when he saw it, "Sample, pretend with me here!" So Li Jie said: "Recently, I heard that a lot of land has been abandoned!" Is it? "These people are so angry! It's not you who got it, if you don't toss people so much, can you run? Finally, someone couldn't hold their breath and stood up and spoke. "Your Highness, now that many farmers have gone to rent your land, we will naturally have no one to use!"
Li Jie smiled: "Then why don't you lower the rent?" The man arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, if we come down, how can a large family live?" Li Jie asked, "What about the low income that year?" The man gave up his hand, "about a hundred taels"
Li Jie smiled, "Pedantic, who said you can't live without the land!" With a wave of his hand, a big man walked to the stage. Li Jie pointed to "You ask him how much he earns a year", and the big man said to everyone, "I was digging coal in His Highness's coal mine, and I started digging two taels of silver, and now I am three taels of silver a month!" Everyone gasped, and one person was nearly forty taels of silver a year. It's enough for a family of seven or eight to live a prosperous life!
After the man went down, Li Jie looked at the audience and said, "Give up that little profit!" Only when money flows can it reflect its value, and cooperate with this king to ensure that you can easily be the boss! ”
At this time, a fat rich man stood up, "Your Highness, I don't know how to operate, no matter how good you say, it's useless!" Li Jie smiled, "Everyone here doesn't know how to operate, but is this important?" Do you understand how to raise funds and invest in shares? Do you understand how to open the market with new products? ”
With a wave of his hand, a few small people poured a small cup of wine in front of everyone, and the strong aroma of wine was intoxicating! Li Jie said, "Everyone, try this glass of wine first. Let's deliberate! As soon as everyone did it, they felt a fire refining from the mouth into the throat, straight to the internal organs, just like a fire dragon rolling between the chest and abdomen, indescribable Shutai. What a strong wine! "Some people drank a little harder and coughed violently.
"How's that, how does this wine taste! What do you think of the sales of this wine? Li Jie asked. Dare to ask Your Highness, how much does this wine cost? Li Jie picked up a yam from the table, "It is made from this thing, I have ordered farmers to plant a large number of them, so the cost is extremely low, the cost of a jar of wine should not exceed two hundred yuan, and a jar of silver is no problem!" "The rich landowners are red-eyed, the cost is very low, the profit is very high, and this wine is very suitable for sale in the north.
"What should I do?" A rich man asked, "One tael of silver per share, and the collected silver will be used to build a factory to buy raw materials and hire people to transport them, and then divide them proportionally at the end of the year!" This king gets three shares with technology, and the remaining seventy percent is divided according to the proportion of everyone! Everyone looked at each other, and suddenly raised their hands, "I'll raise funds!" I'm a shareholder! ”
Li Jie waved his hand and picked up the yam again, "This thing can also be made into vermicelli, and it is very delicious to cook in the dish when eating, so I am also going to build another vermicelli workshop, or raise funds to share proportionally!" Everyone looked at Li Jie and didn't speak.
"Alright! I see that there are some tofu workshops here in Hebei, and I am ready to buy their personnel, and make tofu and milk in a big way, which is quite delicious! The fund-raising shares are also one or two per share. You can buy all three, or you can buy just one. But I have a requirement that whoever comes to raise funds to buy shares must also reduce the rent to 100 catties per mu! ”
The rich people are crazy, it's a fool not to get in, can you not earn money if you have it! And it's still lying down to earn money!