Guo Jia was not impatient, and slowly explained, "It is because the family occupies a large amount of land that the people have no food to eat." ”

The three of them were all stunned when they heard this, and they all looked at him Guo Jia with puzzled expressions. What does this have to do with the land in my own home and the fact that the people have no food to eat.

"Generally speaking, unless the people have a skill, the rest of the people are more than ninety percent of the people who make a living from farming. And the most basic condition for farming is to own land. But in this Han Dynasty, most of the land is in the hands of the big families. The land available to the people was pitiful. How can you make a living without land, so you naturally know where to borrow land from the family. ”

"Since it is borrowed, then naturally there is a price to pay, Brother Desi, I don't know how much rent your Cai family will charge when you lease the land to the people." Guo Jia glanced at Cai Mao and asked with a three-point playful expression.

Immediately, he Cai Mao was blushing, and he could hear what he Guo Jia meant. As the head of the Huang family, he is naturally clear about this rent.

In the end, in Guo Jia's eyes, he spit out two words with some embarrassment, "Seventy." ”

Guo Jia clapped his hands, looking like if you look at it, I will know.

Seventy percent, an ordinary family is counted as three people. After a year of hard work, I finally got a good harvest. But seventy percent of the grain was to be collected as rent.

They can't afford not to turn it in. If you don't turn it in, then I'm afraid there will be no land to plant next year. The absence of land means that there is no capital to survive.

Therefore, even if the rent is high, they can only endure this kind of exploitation, because then at least thirty percent of the food can be eaten.

But can these three percent of the grain be able to do anything? It is estimated that even if you tighten your belt, then you can only barely keep the family of three from starving, and as for wanting to be full, it is purely a dream.

You must know that Jingzhou and other places are not as advanced as Liu Yao's Youzhou planting conditions. The yield per mu is very large. In this Jingzhou, it is already thankful that it can produce 800 catties per mu.

This is still based on the premise of a bumper harvest this year. In case of natural and man-made disasters, I'm afraid not to mention 800 catties, even if it is 100 catties, it may not be.

In such a situation. There are only two ways for the people to go. The first is starvation. The second is to sell yourself into slavery and become a slave in the families of those great families. Although I lost my freedom, I still survived.

And after these people became slaves, after some training by the family, they became their personal soldiers. A vicious circle. That's how it unfolds.

The three of them looked at Guo Jia. I couldn't help but bow my head a little ashamedly. It turns out that the reason why those people can't eat enough and go to rebel is really related to their big families.

It's no wonder that during the Golden Rebellion, those Yellow Turban soldiers didn't look for anything else, but only for the trouble of those big families. It turned out that it was because they had already had a grudge against the family for a long time in their hearts.

"As for the problem of this private soldier...... Guo Jia glanced at the three of them with great satisfaction and continued.

As soon as Guo Jia talked about private soldiers, Liu Biao and the others instantly pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"In times of peace, what is the use of the great families having so many private soldiers. Uncle Huang still remembers the time when the first emperor was alive. Which family has the most power. ”

"That's naturally the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes." Liu Biao exclaimed without hesitation. Among the families at that time, there was no doubt that the Yuan family was the most powerful. Otherwise, he wouldn't need to be afraid of him Yuan Shao, and go to ambush that Sun Jian.

"Yes, it is the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes. At the beginning, among the Dong Alliance, the most powerful ones were him, Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, and Yuan Shu, Yuan Highway. Where did their troops come from, it can be said that a large part of them were because of the private soldiers they had before. But Uncle Huang, look at it now, how is the Yuan family. Guo Jia clenched his fists and shouted with indignation.

Liu Biao was silent for a moment. At the beginning, Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance because of the identity of the fourth and third princes. At the same time, his small Bohai Taishou has 200,000 soldiers, and the rest of the Thorn Shi Prefecture Mus are only tens of thousands, which can be seen in general.

And now, because of his ambition, Yuan Shao teamed up with Dong Zhuo to attack Youzhou, but he was destroyed by Liu Yao in turn. As for Yuan Shu, not to mention, he actually became the emperor openly at such a time, which is simply looking for death.

And this qiē is a qiē, that is because of two words of ambition. And where did the ambitions of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu come from, it was not because of their strength that they broke out. If each of them only had a thousand people in their hands, I am afraid that no matter how bold they were, they would not dare to do such a thing.

And what brought them ambition and strength happened to be the private soldiers they had under the hands of the family.

Although it is indeed a bit one-sided to say this, it has to be said that many families will breed ambitions after they have strong strength. And in peacetime, the most important thing is such ambitions, they often bring a turmoil, and it is no wonder that he, Liu Yao, cares so much.

"I believe that now Uncle Huang, Brother Desi, and Brother Xenodu understand why my lord is doing this. I admit that this is indeed a bit of a trick, but the lord has not failed to compensate these families. Guo Jia smiled with a satisfied expression.

"Compensation?" Cai Mao was stunned, he didn't expect that there was such a thing as compensation.

Guo Jia nodded and asked, "Do you know the Mi family in Xuzhou?" ”

"But the Mi family, who is known as the richest businessman in Xuzhou?" Kuai Yue blurted out. Although this Mi family is only a merchant family, it is also quite famous.

"Yes, it's the Mi family." Guo Jia smiled and said, "Uncle Huang should also know about the Huoyun Trading House under the command of my lord. After the Mi family arrived in my Youzhou, they took over the Huoyun Trading Company, and the business became bigger and bigger. And as long as it is a family under the command of my lord, as long as you have the ability, you can do business through our Huoyun Firm, make a fortune, and live a richer life than before. ”

"And if there are any talented children in their family, as long as they pass the imperial examination, they can also enter the court as officials and be reused. There is absolutely no partiality. Of course, this qiē is based on the condition of abiding by the law. Guo Jia said with a smile. has the ability to beat a stick to give a sweet date, and he Guo Jiana is naturally as pure as fire.

Suddenly, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue both lowered their heads, frowned deeply, and thought carefully.

I have to say that the conditions given by him Guo Jia are really good. Although there is no such thing as a land private soldier. But it's safe, and there are losses and gains. He Cai Mao is also confident that he still has three points of ability, and he will definitely be able to get Liu Yao's importance. In this way, whether it is for yourself or for your family, it is beneficial and harmless.

Guo Jia looked at the hesitation of the three of them, and knew that he couldn't be too urgent, so he said, "It's not too early, I'll retire first, and when I come back from sending troops, I also hope that Uncle Huang, Brother Desi, and Brother Xenodu can give me an answer." ”

As he spoke, he bowed to the three of them and left the study directly. And Liu Biao and the three of them didn't stop them, at this moment, they were already immersed in Guo Jia's words before, and they were extremely hesitant. (To be continued......)