Chapter 110: The Religious Version of Cash-for-Work
"Building a vacuum hometown?" Du Fu, who was hiding in the crowd, looked at Kang Ning, who was still speaking, in surprise, and said in his heart, "This kid is really ambitious." ”
However, until this step, everything Corning has done has not exceeded the agreement between Wang Sen and Corning.
Du Fu's mission here was to start a plan to replace Kang Ning if he found out that he was suspected of betraying Wang Sen. But now it seems that he has not left the established line.
Blatantly opposing the White Lotus Sect and winning the trust of the government was originally in the original plan.
It's just that this statement of building a vacuum hometown makes Du Fu feel inexplicably uneasy.
Corning was unaware of Duford's actions. Although he had seen each other once, he was not familiar with each other after all, and it was difficult to pick him out of the crowd after Du Fu changed his disguise a little.
Moreover, now his words have entered the most **.
"Don't feel like we can't do it. Just now, you have seen the power of mana. I didn't put the so-called charms into the strong tea like the swindlers of the Fu Sect, nor did I claim to have cast some spell on the strong tea like those liars. It's not the same mana you've seen, but you've seen it. It works! This is the mana based on the Heavenly Dao! If you really want to be able to truly comprehend the Heavenly Dao, you can cultivate to a high enough level of mana. As long as all of us have mana, it is not difficult to imitate a vacuum hometown! ”
Corning tries to present its perspective from different angles. Now that he had attracted enough attention, he only needed to continue to speak generously, but a pithy sentence or two would instantly ignite the enthusiasm of the hungry. The small problem of incoherence has long been thrown to the country of Java.
Corning's train of thought is right, and the thinking of the people has followed his line of thought, and how to think is right. Soon they became fanatical, and Corning felt that it was time for his Black Lotus teachings to be tested by the refugees.
"Now, please pay attention. I, Corning, officially announced the establishment of the Black Lotus Sect. From today onwards, I am willing to cultivate mana and build a vacuum hometown. Villagers who work for the well-being of the people of the world are free to join our religion. ”
The fanatical people didn't pay much attention to what Corning was saying, and whenever they heard Corning's voice, they would frantically shout "yes".
"The teachings of our Black Lotus Sect are as follows: The lifeless old mother comprehends the Heavenly Dao and creates everything. The way of heaven is everywhere and all-encompassing. Everything in the world depends on the way of heaven. The essence of the Heavenly Dao. Call it the laws of nature. The sun, moon and stars, the ebb and flow of the tide, and even the growth of all things we see all operate according to the laws of nature. The lifeless mother created human beings and guided us to invent and create according to the way of heaven, and then rule over hundreds of millions of living beings, relieve human suffering, and create a prosperous era of great harmony. ”
Chai Yinbin was stunned when he heard it not far away. He really didn't understand how his brother An Shixian had modified the cult doctrine into a Confucian theory.
The old have a strong and useful Datong prosperous age. Can it really be achieved in this way?
Chai was skeptical, but Corning was clearly convinced of his path. He is still interpreting his own teachings.
"Do you know what the prosperity of Datong is? The family is rich and prosperous, and everyone is hospitable. You can travel the world without holding a penny. Because they will not refuse to entertain you because of family constraints, nor will they refuse to entertain you because they are not benevolent to you. ”
This is one of the several signs of utopian socialism in the theory of the White Lotus. The world is so big, and there are more than one or two people who want to see it. However, in addition to the material conditions, the "fine tradition" of excluding outsiders is not unique to the people of Beijing.
Corning continues to interpret it.
"Do you know what the laws of nature are? Everything grows according to the laws of nature, including the crops in your home. ”
Before the words fell, the eyes of most people lit up. The word "everything" is a bit general for them. But when it comes to crops, it's something that is at stake in their lives.
Corning first painted a pie of the prosperous era of Datong, and then gave a looming path of hope. This made everyone feel that the flatbread seemed to be not far away. There is no sense of powerlessness that appears out of thin air.
For a while, many people raised their hands and roared to claim that they wanted to join the Black Lotus Sect.
Corning was very pleased to see their enthusiastic expressions, but he had to set some rules at this time.
"It's okay to join my Black Lotus Sect, but you must abide by the rules and precepts of my sect, and there are the following eight precautions."
The crowd immediately put on a posture of listening. Corning continued to shout.
"First, don't cheat people for money. Second, good-neighborliness and cooperative production. Third, cultivate literature and practice martial arts to protect the family and defend the country. Fourth, further study theories and spread the way of heaven. Fifth, temper your hands and get rich through hard work. Sixth, the Holy See Edict shall be implemented as a matter of priority. Seventh, keep all the precepts in mind. Eighth, the latest doctrines are actively disseminated. ”
After listening, many people feel that some words are not understood, such as "giving birth" once, doesn't it mean having a child? How does this work together? Isn't it supposed that each family should have its own family? Do you need the help of Lao Wang next door?
Unbeknownst to Corning, his words were ambiguous, and he was now focused on striking while the iron was hot.
"That's good! The head of this sect announced the first decree of the Black Lotus Sect. The potatoes and sweet potatoes that you eat, there are many sprouts in the storehouse, and now I command you to cut them into pieces and plant them in the ground. Without watering too much, he can guarantee that this fall, we will not go hungry. ”
When everyone heard this, they rushed to the warehouse where they received the potatoes, and with high enthusiasm for labor, they found the sprouted potatoes and sweet potatoes, cut them, broke them, and even bit them, and then under the guidance of Kangning's men, they rushed to several estates of the Kang family, and began the planting work frantically.
Looking at the hungry people, Chai Yinbin couldn't help but admire Kang Ning's incitement ability, fortunately, he had no intention of rebelling, and he also put forward the idea of protecting the family and defending the country in the so-called eight points of attention.
Kang Ning slowly walked to Chai Yinbin's side and said in a low voice: "My seafood is selling well, and now, we have extra money to buy food." ”
Chai Yinbin was overjoyed. He didn't know that the capital had not been hit by seafood, and he didn't know that Fuwang was trying to expand the scope of sales. There are a lot of seafood that have entered the sales circle of Jin merchants and have attracted their attention. They didn't have good enough goods to compete with Huanglin's seafood, so they could only choose to cooperate with Fuwang. Originally, they wanted to drive down the price and make huge profits. But soon it was discovered that behind the Great Sea Trading Company was His Royal Highness King Fuku, so he had to obediently hand over the pricing power.
Fuwang also has the idea of recruiting business talents, so he didn't set the price too high. This only made the huge gold and silver reserves of the Jinshang Group even more restless. As a result, Corning recently learned that they had placed an order for millions of taels.
Among them, nearly two-thirds of the silver taels went into the pockets of Corning and Fuwang as profits.
So Corning now had plenty of silver taels to carry out his religious actions.
"Once we have enough food reserves, we can move on to the next step."
Hearing Kangning say this, Chai Yinbin, who knew a little about its plan, asked, "But it's a cash-for-work plan." ”
Corning nodded.
A few days later, Du Fu, who was hiding among the hungry people, suddenly heard such news.
"Sect Master Kang issued the latest decree that he would lend grain without interest, and repay as much as he borrowed, without worrying about exploitation; Rent land in the middle school, rent farm tools for free, and pay bonuses according to the amount of harvest; After three years, you can get the right to use it for 70 years, and the three generations of children and grandchildren do not have to worry, and the grain can be lent without interest, and the farm tools will be leased for free. ”
Du Fu listened in amazement as he listened to a few people running and shouting, conveying Corning's latest fatwa, and was speechless in surprise.
Tenants who rent land are not allowed to hand over at least half of the harvest. This is a good Black Lotus Sect, and the reclamation of wasteland will give you the right to use it for fifty years. The right to cultivate the land is given to the common people, so how can the wealth be distributed to the small leaders? I can't see the small bosses getting rich, how can the people below have the heart to be motivated?
Yet while he was laughing, almost all of the hungry had already moved to the place where Corning had spoken not long ago, and where Corning had recently given orders.
Seeing such appeal, Du Fu understood. Corning is still in its early days, and the most important thing is to win hearts and minds. This small cost is not too difficult for him.
Thinking of this, Du Fu began to realize that Corning's idea was definitely not that simple. Sure enough, new news soon came.
"Here's how the rules go for planting land and receiving bonuses for the church. If the harvest is higher than the average yield per mu, the bonus will be received according to one time of the market price and one percent. If the yield per mu is higher than two percent, it will naturally receive a bonus according to the market price plus two percent. If the yield per mu is lower than one percent, that is, ninety percent of the market price per catty will receive a bonus, and two percent will naturally be eighty percent. ”
A person next to him muttered, "Isn't that all the same?" ”
"How can it be the same?" Du Fu immediately figured out the key, "Assuming that one mu grows 100 catties of potatoes is the average, and the market price is 100 wen a catty." If you can grow 110 catties, then the bonus for each catty is 110 wen. If you get more than 10%, the total bonus amount can be increased by 20%. ”
When the man heard him explain this, he immediately realized: "In this way, if it is less than the average of 10%, then you can only receive 80% of the bonus." If it's less than 20 percent......"
"I guess I'm going to go hungry." Du Fu sneered in his heart, in this way, all the people who rent the land can only farm with their lives, because huge profits are waiting for them.
In the prefect's yamen, Chai Yinbin pondered Kangning's new rules, which he named Pingfa.
"Is this flat method also a cash-for-work method?"
"Count!" Corning replied decisively, "The most suitable job for a group of farmers is farming." In the past, they planted their own land, and sold it for money after producing grain. Now, all the grain is compulsorily purchased by me, nominally as a bonus, of course, and whoever lets them plant it is my land. In this way, it is equivalent to them doing long-term work for my Black Lotus Sect, but they don't do carpenter work or moving workers. It's their old job, farming. ”
Chai Yinbin nodded, praised Kang Ning's good methods again and again, and asked instead, "What about reclaiming wasteland?" What's going on with this seventy-year right of use? ”
Hearing his question, Corning smiled treacherously. (To be continued.) )