Chapter 49: Shall I Forgive You?
Here's the thing, Yang Li originally cultivated Xue Bijiang as a fighter in the future, not only took care of his cultural education, but also treated his old mother as a close relative, and even arranged his daily diet and rest.
When to get up, how much meat to eat to supplement protein and fat, how much fruit to eat to supplement vitamins, and how much vegetables to supplement plant fiber, Xue Pijiang has always been very strict with Yang Li.
In addition, the land allocation to him was just a reward for meritorious deeds, and their family was originally placed in the Luohe Fortress, so there was not a single slave, they were all miscellaneous people provided by Yang Jiao, and as for the land allocated, naturally no one took care of it.
About a dozen acres of high-quality arable land in the upper reaches of the river bay are idle, often infested with wild deer and roe deer, and figs and broad-leaved sycamores grow densely, as long as these vegetation are eradicated, they can be cultivated directly.
Chen Sanpi is the aboriginal of Hewan Land, and he is also the first group of old subordinates to follow Yang Jiao, but he is not in good health, after several battles, his military achievements are very weak, and the land and slaves assigned are naturally not much, but he has a special ability, not only did not live the last life of others, but in a few months, he mixed up and controlled more land.
The so-called control is not in accordance with the legal occupation of Los Angeles, but in the form of renting and taking care of the land on behalf of the actual land.
The aborigines of Los Angeles were all born in fishing and hunting, which was also the production method of most primitive tribes, so they suddenly entered the era of agriculture, and many warriors who were used to using javelins and spears were still very uncomfortable.
If it weren't for Yang Li's strict prohibition against the mistreatment of slaves, I am afraid that they would have killed most of their productive forces themselves.
The survival of the slaves was guaranteed, but it did not mean that they could plant the land well, because farming required mastery of the time and solar terms, and they had to watch the soil day after day to check whether the stems and leaves of the crops were more buggy, whether the soil was compacted, whether they were overwatered, and whether they were weeded in time.
In this way, some slave owners who can only fight wars but do not know how to run farms have entered the headache mode, and they are envious when they see a small piece of land in the old Chen family next door being intensively cultivated, and the output is more than that of their own huge land.
The knowledge of farming has been instructed by Yang Li, but with the new batch of slave owners joining the ruling class in Los Angeles, the manpower to preach and teach and solve doubts is suddenly insufficient.
Many slave owners saw that Chen Sanpi had a lot of experience in running a farm, and he managed everything in an orderly manner, so he handed over his own land to him to take care of.
"Brother Sanpi, I'm tired~" This side arched his hand and bent down to thank you.
"Anywhere, it's all the old residents of Hewan, you and me, who is with whom! But you have to put a handprint here, so that no one will gossip about me Chen Sanpi. Chen Sanpi's mouth couldn't close, he took out a wooden board, wrote a contract-like agreement in beast blood, and handed it to the other party.
"It's ......"
Chen Sanpi said with a smile: "Let's help you take care of the fields, although we use your hard laborers, but the methods and ideas are all mine, and I am the one who sends them work, you say, should I get some benefits?" ”
On the opposite side was an upright soldier, and when he heard Comrade Sanpi's words, he immediately nodded: "That's natural!" ”
"Twenty percent of the harvest, I want it," Chen Sanpi pointed to the dark red pattern on the wooden board, which was an extremely rudimentary hieroglyph, more suitable than words, and he was sure that the warriors could accept this percentage, "Do the math yourself, it's definitely a fair price, because I'm in charge of it, and I can triple the output of your land." ”
No matter how stupid the warrior is, he understands that even if he takes away 20% after tripling, the remaining grain will be nearly twice as much as his own pitiful output before.
In this way, Chen Sanpi's de jure land is still a small piece, and he can obtain the right to operate their land by signing an agreement with more than a dozen other fighters, and the land he actually controls is more than ten times larger.
Yang Li understood the situation and sat above the courtroom and fell into deep thought.
What is the essence of the problem of taking someone else's land to operate?
This is a disguised land annexation, and it is a big problem that shakes the foundation of a political regime!
For thousands of years, how many powerful dynasties died on land annexation, until the end of the feudal era, a large number of strategic, amazing and brilliant ministers, could not eradicate this problem, until later new crops were introduced into East Asia, agricultural productivity greatly developed, it was basically solved.
In the process of land annexation, the big landlords killed the small landlords and concentrated the land in the hands of a small number of people, and the landless population fell into the bottom of society, and in order to survive for food, they had to rise up and overthrow the current system.
Whether it is the Yellow Turban at the end of the Han Dynasty or the Li Zicheng Uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty, although there are various natural and man-made disasters, one of the reasons that cannot be ignored is that the foundation of the agricultural dynasty has been shaken by land annexation.
The founding period of each dynasty was the period when the entire old ruling framework was broken up and reconstructed, and the peasants at this time were the least oppressed.
They are fed and clothed, have their own families and land, live a prosperous life, and even have a surplus of the goods produced by their labor after they consume them.
At this time, the founder of the country raised his arms and shouted, and the families naturally gathered to respond, bring their own weapons and armor, bring war horses and longbows, join the emperor's army, defend against foreign enemies, open up territory, and in the Tang Dynasty, the infantry can also prepare their own war horses, ride horses when marching, and dismount when fighting, which can be described as a typical "dragoon" in history.
But once these peasants lose their land, who will care about your emperor's call, and it is already very face-saving not to rebel.
So the problem that Yang Li encountered now is that Xue Bijiang has found Chen Sanpi.
Chen Sanpi has a strong desire for land, and a few days ago he hit the idea of Xue Pijiang's idle fiefdom, reclaimed a piece of land privately, and planted soybeans.
Xue Pijiang rode by on Da Hei and stepped on the ground.
Chen Sanpi hid in the grass on the side - this thing was already sneaky, the landlord came, and he couldn't shrink it yet.
But Sanpi's subordinates had a slave who was eager to protect the master, who didn't know Xue Pijiang and had a slightly weak IQ, so he jumped out at that time, pointed at the man on the back of the cow and scolded: "The stinky boy who hasn't grown all the hair, and I don't look at the land where our Sanpi old wealth is planted!" ”
"Who planted the land?" Xue Bijiang was stunned at that time.
Chen Sanpi had no choice but to laugh and say that I didn't know what was wrong with this land...... As for this stupid prisoner, I don't know either.
Xue Bijiang could see at a glance what kind of drama they were playing, so he said, Okay, Comrade Sanpi, I've heard of you, it just so happens that you came by yourself, I'll go and talk to the big leader tonight, and hand over these lands to you to take care of.
Chen Sanpi hurriedly said that he couldn't help it.
Xue Bijiang said that it was okay, I told the big leader in private, and he agreed.
That's the end of the matter.
But Huya came back from hunting with a group of heroes, and just happened to bump into him.
The so-called early is better than the coincidence, all the heroes are all characters with heads and faces in Los Angeles, as soon as they heard such things, they argued together, and finally quarreled, blushing and thick-necked, and they looked like they were going to roll up their sleeves and start drying.
Huya shouted: "What are you doing, are you going to quarrel, the big leader has just opened a Laoshzi court, I heard that small snacks and drinks are provided inside, and we will go to him to fight for the competition tomorrow!" ”
"Good!" Dim Sum.
"That's exactly what it is!" There are drinks.
So Xue Bijiang and Chen Sanpi, two people who didn't want to fight a lawsuit, stood in the middle of the courtroom at this time, surrounded by a group of people, all of whom came to eat, drink and watch a good show.
Yang Li put his hand on his forehead and rubbed his temples: "Hmm, I understand." ”
There is one thing that must be taken firmly, and that is the act of land annexation, which must be put an end to, and there will be no resistance at present, because the control and combat power of the founding monarch are extremely strong...... If the landlord class below wants to make a fuss, it will certainly not be able to make trouble.
Let Chen Sanpi and the soldiers terminate the contract, it is also a matter of minutes, and then punish him, which can be regarded as killing chickens and monkeys, lest there are still people who have speculative thoughts, the main thing is to let everyone understand that if you want more land, it can only be expansion, expansion, and expansion.
Human beings have not yet completely dominated the planet, and the great rivers and mountains outside are waiting for you to develop, so why fight with your own family.
In this way, although the interests of the soldiers who do not like farming who signed a contract with Chen Sanpi will be damaged, they can ensure the status and ruling power of the military family.
Yang Jiao planned to do so in his heart, but Xiao Xue's opinion he also wanted to listen to it symbolically: "So, plaintiff Xue Pijiang, you have made outstanding achievements in the previous war and have been sealed to ten acres of land, given that you are still young now, I will keep all the pocket money, ah no, these lands are taken care of by me, so there is no reclamation for the time being, but if you want to use it, then use it, as for how to dispose of it, do you have any plans for yourself?" ”
Xue Bijiang was not smart enough to ask his parents for his pocket money back, so he confessed: "Big leader, you deal with it first, I just think it's a pity that the cultivated land is idle, since everyone has praised Comrade Sanpi these days, so I think before I use this fast land to graze, I can let others farm the land first." ”
"So you originally wanted to grow pasture?" Yang Li was interested.
"Yes, you said that bull riding is not energetic, and it will be domineering when riding a tall horse in the future, so I have been waiting for you to get wild horses and keep them in my field."
Good boy, it's up to you to make the Iron Cavalry's dream come true.
Yang Jiao's heart was full of joy: "So in the future, this land will be planted with oats, and it will become a training ground for you to hold a horse and a gun, and shoot a bow left and right!" Then I get it. ”
Xue Bijiang said in his heart, what do you understand?
"Come on, Chen Sanpi listen to Xuan!" Yang Jiao was shocked, and the whole house was silent.
All the people below pricked up their ears and waited for the verdict of the great leader.
Chen Sanpi trembled and was extremely worried.
"The landlord Chen Sanpi, annexing the land, filling his own pockets, and encroaching on the property of the heroes, now decides to confiscate his land, deprive him of his slaves, and demote him to a commoner!" Yang Jiao spoke clearly and announced the verdict firmly.
"Ahh Chen Sanpi's mouth was crooked, his eyes were slanted, his whole body trembled, and he suddenly seemed to have been pulled to the bone and collapsed to the ground.
Everyone talked about it, but no one questioned Yang Li's verdict, from the advancement of civilization to military war, the big leader said one thing, and led them to win consecutive battles, and the prestige was too strong.
Only Xue Bijiang frowned: "Great Chief...... Isn't that okay? ”
Yang Li raised his hand and pressed it falsely, signaling everyone to continue listening: "In view of Chen Sanpi's ability to reclaim land and his experience in technology and field management, he is now retaining his private land and appointing him as the deputy director of the Los Angeles Agricultural Department, assisting Houji, teaching residents to reclaim agricultural land, dispatching hard labor prisoners, and his daily salary and expenses will be drawn from the chief's treasury." ”
Chen Sanpi's eyes lit up, the big leader didn't want to put himself to death, but he had a more important task to entrust to him!
This verdict essentially made the farmer change his identity and become an agricultural official, although it limited his personal industrial development, but as long as he displayed his talents, it would be of great help to the improvement of the agricultural level of the entire Los Angeles City.
Yang Jiao waved his hand and announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Everyone looked at each other, and those who understood the meaning began to explain to the people around them.
Make the best use of his talents, Yang Jiao must make good use of everyone on this land.