Chapter XXXVIII
"Actually, it's not for anything else, just because you are a sincere person, I will only have a good impression of loyal and honest people, those who follow me, those who are loyal to me, I will not let them suffer, you are the same, remember my words, you can only see but not say, no matter what I do, it is right, let what you see, just rot in my stomach!" Gao Huaiyuan looked at Liu Da who was looking at him again, and said to him with a pleasant face.
"Hey! Remember the little ones! The young master is good to me, and I also understand in my heart that I will do things well! I promise not to talk nonsense, even if people beat me to death, I won't say it! Liu Da rubbed his hands on the apron and made a strong guarantee.
Why does this sound so familiar? Gao Huaiyuan suddenly wanted to laugh a little, and then looked at this Liu Da, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that he was a bit like the fat cook above Party A and Party B!
It's the autumn harvest season soon, and it's the time of the year to collect rent, although Gao Huaiyuan really wants to stay in this Zhuangzi, which he calls a military academy, for some time, and bring things here to normal, but he also has to deal with the things in the old mansion, otherwise, he can't pay the money to his father at the end of the year, and he, the new manager, will be the end of the year, no matter what, it costs money to feed this private military school, and he can't do anything with the harvest of dozens of acres of land here! The first step is to run the things of the old house and get some capital!
So Gao Huaiyuan can only hand over the matter here to Huang Yan and Zhou Hao for the time being, and ask them to assist Zhou Jun and teach these teenagers to read, although the two don't really understand why Gao Huaiyuan did this, but because of the long-term contact, they also know that Gao Huaiyuan will not do boring things, and there must be his intentions in doing so, so the two patted their chests and promised that they would definitely be able to discipline these guys.
"There is another one that I forgot to tell you, we must pay attention to ruthless system and affectionate management here! Let them not dare to violate the rules, and let them feel the warmth here, don't let them feel that there is no human touch here, the reward of the award, the punishment of the punishment, and the care must care about them! Now their physical strength is still very poor, first give them good food and drink, let them be strong, don't tire them out at once, this will be faster!
This is very important, they are all orphans, and at the same time of discipline, treat them like brothers! Let them not only fear you, but also make them respect and love you! Mark my words! Gao Huaiyuan instructed them again.
Huang Yan and Zhou Hao carefully tasted Gao Huaiyuan's instructions, and slowly understood the meaning, so they immediately nodded and agreed. With Gao Huaiyuan's instructions, the two of them also began to learn how to manage people, so their attitudes began to change significantly.
After Gao Huaiyuan arranged these people, he rushed back to the old mansion, beckoned Xue Yan and the servants of the old mansion, and walked towards the Gao family's field together.
The ancestral field of the Gao family is more than 300 acres in total, there are both paddy fields and dry fields, as long as there is a field, there are thin fields and good fields, these years Gao Laogen fooled the confused old housekeeper, the ancestral fields of the Gao family made a mess, the good fields were rented to his close people, but they paid the rent of Bo Tian, and Bo Tian was rented to those honest people who did not give him benefits, but they had to collect the rent of good land, this kind of thing came to Gao Huaiyuan's hands, naturally they could not be allowed to exist anymore, otherwise it would be so tossed, The honest tenant farmers are sure to be getting more and more miserable, and he can't let that continue to happen.
After knowing this, Gao Huaiyuan decided to visit the site and grasp the first-hand materials, so he had today's trip.
Tenants live in some places that are not easy to cultivate, build houses there, and can also take care of their rented fields nearby, although the Southern Song Dynasty is very developed in commerce, and the country is relatively rich, but for the common people who farm the land, it has nothing to do with them at all, they live at the bottom of the people, life is still very hard, most of the people, serving the land, are still relying on manpower, really have large livestock, only some large households can do.
Gao Huaiyuan was accompanied by Xue Yan on the ground, checking one by one, he had never been in contact with agriculture in his previous life, and it was impossible for him to come into contact with these things in his later life, and he knew very little about the concept of land and grain.
Fortunately, Xue Yan was born in a farmer before, and he was a good farmer, and with him and another servant accompanied, things were much easier, and the two of them knew at a glance that that piece was a good field, that piece was a thin field, and how much the output would be, Gao Huaiyuan recorded them one by one according to what they said, and then checked them with the roster, and in one day, they understood the situation here thoroughly.
And after a day, he also learned a lot of things that he didn't know before, it turned out that in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the grain output has reached a very high level, the promotion of a large number of Zhancheng rice has played a role that cannot be ignored, the planting time of Zhancheng rice is short, and the disease resistance is strong, and the yield is much higher than the previous rice, no wonder the population of 70 or 80 million in the Southern Song Dynasty, such a little land can be fed, mainly thanks to the increase in the yield per mu of grain!
After figuring out these things, Gao Huaiyuan began to scold Gao Laogen in his heart for lacking morality! I just heard about it before, and there is no intuitive concept, but when I look at it today, I know that the Gao family's ancestral field is really a mess by this guy, this is simply making money and killing people, fortunately he came in time, otherwise, the Gao family's fields, if you don't do it, Bo Tian will soon be abandoned!
These tenants who rent and plant thin fields are busy all year round, and after paying the tenant rent, there is basically not much food left, and they can't maintain their food, while those who rent and cultivate good land receive high yields and pay a small amount of rent for thin fields, and their lives are obviously much better than those tenants who cultivate thin fields!
I can also figure it out with my ass that all the rented fertile land must be a little related to Gao Laogen, and it is not good to have something to do with his Gao family, but this situation is really unfair, although Gao Huaiyuan sympathizes with all the people who farm, but he can't distribute these lands to these tenants, what he can do is to try to be as fair as possible within the scope of his own control.
Now that the grain in the fields is basically in the harvest season, and the tenant farmers are preparing to start harvesting, Gao Huaiyuan suddenly sent someone to inform that all the tenant farmers have gone to the Gao family's old house to discuss matters.
These tenant farmers also know about the change of the steward of the Gao family's old house, the former Gao Laogen suddenly disappeared, after many inquiries, I only heard that Gao Laogen told the old man to return home, as for where he went, no one knows!
So many tenants are a little uneasy in their hearts, I don't know what new policies the new Gao family three young people will adopt for them tenant farmers, after receiving the notice, these tenant farmers have flocked to the Gao family's old house, a few neatly dressed guys, and some gifts, a group of people as soon as they meet, they will look at each other angrily, who looks at no one is pleasing to the eye, if it is not for the Gao family, it will be a fight.
In fact, it is no wonder, especially those tenants who rent thin fields have long been angry, they have no ability to respect Gao Laogen, and they have not been able to get involved with Gao Laogen, so they can only suffer from this nest of gas, so when they see these guys who rent and plant fertile land, they are angry and do not fight in one place, and they will inevitably be a little rushed to speak.
Gao Huaiyuan sat in the middle of the front hall, and a large table was placed in front of him, on which were all the tenant farmers' previous leases, and there were some blank leases, when he saw that these tenants were all there, he raised his head slightly and glanced at them, without showing any expression on his face, Xue Yan and Li Tong immediately stepped forward and shouted: "What is the noise?" No matter how noisy it is, get out of here! What kind of place are you here? Rush to the market? Give me a moment of silence! Our third young master has something to say to you now! ”
The twenty tenants immediately stopped their mouths, and soon quieted down, all stretched their necks to look at Gao Huaiyuan, waiting for him to speak, when they saw Gao Huaiyuan clearly, these people were a little surprised, it turned out that the third young man of the Gao family was still a teenager, why did Master Gao send such an underage son to take over the affairs here? Everyone was a little skeptical.
After seeing that these tenants had stopped making noise, Gao Huaiyuan stood up, clasped his fists and said: "Gao is polite, you are all people who have contributed to our Gao family, and my father has thanked you on behalf of Gao!" By the way, I also tell you, since then, I have officially taken over the affairs of the old house, please support me more in the future! ”
These tenants saw that Gao Huaiyuan was more polite, so they returned the gift with a smile, and some wealthy people showed off the gifts in their hands, wanting to send them to Gao Huaiyuan's table, by the way, but they were immediately stopped by Xue Yan and Li Tong on the side.
"Thank you, Gao is not short of these things here, and Gao has received it!" Gao Huaiyuan looked at the embarrassed tenants and rejected them with a slight smile.
In this way, the other people seem to be a little psychologically balanced, it seems that this third young master is not like Gao Laogen, and he doesn't treat these guys very well!