Chapter 48: The Peasant Soldiers

Listening to the old man's words, Yang Meng was very moved, if what he did was targeted by the imperial court, it would be a rebellion, according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, the nine clans would be punished, the old man readily agreed, but he Yang Meng was carrying the burden of the rise and fall of the Yang family.

Yang Shiqin agreed to this, but it was also a helpless move, and he would not have nodded about this matter more than ten days ago. In the past ten days, he went to western Yunnan, and wanted to persuade the two sides to sit down and mediate the conflict.

But on this trip to western Yunnan, Yang Shiqin was extremely breathless, and before the two sides of the Hui Han side met, he was politely blocked back by the local officials. He Changling, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, also dared to believe those things, claiming that this time the matter would be solved by the government, and let him Yang Shiqin see the methods of the Yunnan gentry.

The officials in western Yunnan, what kind of idea did Yang Shiqin have in his heart, it was nothing more than to get promoted and make a fortune, to be promoted by suppressing the people's rebellion, and to make a fortune by raiding the house and destroying the village.

He Changling is also old and confused, the most untrustworthy thing in the Qing Dynasty is the official gentry of the imperial court, bullying the upper and lower, suppressing the good, this is their best ability, things develop like this, western Yunnan will inevitably be in chaos, and northern Yunnan will follow the fun.

This northwest Yunnan is not as good as the surrounding Yunnan Province, where since the previous dynasty, there has been continuous civil turmoil, whether it is the mountain people, or the relocated Hui Han population, there is no reverence for the imperial court, and the scale is often tens of thousands of people.

With the local green camp and miscellaneous people, they can barely make a living, and when they encounter rebels who don't care about life and death, the outcome is unknown.

In case the green battalion and regimental training in western Yunnan are defeated, it will be a huge chaos, and it is not impossible to affect Yunnan Prefecture. The third child's means are good, occupy the granary Yiliang in central Yunnan, and use it as the backyard of the Yang family.

Once the situation rises, whether it is the chaotic people or the Qing soldiers, if they want to make a move against the Yang family, they must weigh it carefully, even if they start fighting, with Yiliang's people, the Yang family will not be able to suffer a big loss.

As for how it will end in the future, Yang Shiqin didn't count it in his heart, but he had a hat for Kunming regimental training on his head, which could be used for a while, when the imperial army arrived, the Yang family could become a hero of the rebellion.

The third son of the Yang family, the eldest Yang Yong, has a smooth temperament and is a good seedling in business; The second Yang Yi, who is stable and changeable, is a good choice to be an official; The third Yang Meng, although he has just opened his mind, is a ruthless master who kills decisively, and only people like the third can do such things.

Yang Meng is in Yiliang, with bloody and ruthless means, to deter the Hui Han dispute, although this means is violent, but it is definitely the fastest way to stabilize Yiliang, the third clever thing is to join forces with Yiliang's parents Jiang Yuanji.

With the cover of the county government, Yang Meng is an out-and-out emperor in Yiliang, as long as he is given time, Yiliang will definitely be the extremely stable backyard of the Yang family.

After thinking about it, for the safety of the Yang family, Yiliang's things had to be done, and Yang Meng would naturally support Lao Tzu as soon as he came.

With the words of the old man, and Ding Baojun in charge, the accounts of the Yang family can be regarded as agreeing to Yang Meng's somewhat defeated behavior. The fields that originally belonged to the two landlords of Zhou Da Cattle, Yiliang Dianshi, and the exterminated Hui Han were all placed together.

These fields account for more than 60% of all the land in Yiliang, and more than 80% of Yiliang's fertile land is easy to cultivate.

The regulations for land distribution were set by Yang Meng, and the fertile land was easy to cultivate, and these were the capital of Yang Meng's recruitment of knife hands, and could not be distributed to the tenants of the farmers. These tenants were skilled in farming, and the lower yields of medium and mountain fields were to be allotted to them.

According to the standard of two acres of fertile land per person, the amount of land allocated was converted, three acres per person in the medium field, four acres per person in the mountain field, and the peasant households with few people were allocated medium fields as much as possible, and those with large families and more laborers were allocated mountain fields, of course, the fields still belonged to the Yang family, and those rural tenants only had the right to cultivate.

The land rent Yang Meng also has to be collected, the role of grain is too great, and Yang Meng must have grain in his hands. It's just that this land rent is much lower than that of other landlords.

Thirty percent of the fertile land, compared with seventy or eighty percent or even ninety percent of other landlords, is definitely a great joy for the tenants of the farm. Medium fields range from 20 to 1 and a half, and Yamada 1 and a half to 10 percent.

It is impossible to grow all of these lands for grain, and for those farmers and tenants who grow melons, fruits and vegetables, Yang Meng also prescribed an absolutely reasonable method of replacing the land rent, and exchanged it for cash to pay the land rent at the lowest grain price in Yiliang at that time, which was a hundred times stronger than the previous discount method.

In the past, when the land rent was paid at a discount, the tenants of the farmers had to bear at least 10% to 30% of the additional costs, and the minimum grain price was discounted, but in fact, the tenants of the farmers took advantage of it, but these profits did not matter in Yang Meng's eyes.

This kind of land rent will definitely enable all the tenants of the farms to have enough to eat and drink, and they can still save a considerable amount of surplus grain in their hands, and if they can eat and drink enough, and have surplus grain in their hands, the peasants are the most secure and self-sufficient.

At the last long table banquet, the tenants of the farmers and tenants of each piece of land have elected representatives, Yang Meng said these conditions, and most of the people knelt directly on the ground to thank him, and the Yang family did this, but suffered a big loss, so that the Yang family's land income was negligible.

Most of these representatives are experts in farming, and they are also very clear about the twists and turns in the rent, and such a good thing can only be found when the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, when no one farmed the land, and it only lasted for two or three years.

"Don't be busy thanking, I still have conditions, and if I agree to these conditions, this matter can be counted, if you don't agree, this land will not be given to you."

Looking at the representatives of the tenants of the farms in the courtyard, Yang Meng was ready to open the conditions.

"Third Master, what you say, we will definitely do it."

The chaotic courtyard calmed down all of a sudden, and when it came to vital interests, everyone was very concerned, and one boldly said his heart.

"Listen before you say yes!

Once it is not allowed to smoke a lot, once it is discovered that the land is recovered, the neighbors must supervise each other, and the neighbors who smoke a lot of cigarettes and do not report it knowingly will be punished the same as smoking a lot.

Second, when the farmers are not working, you have to learn boxing and practice, you cultivate these fields, and pay a small amount of rent, so you must be responsible for protecting these lands, which is to put it bluntly, that is, to protect the Yang family. When practicing, you must exert all your strength, and those who slack off will take back the land. If the Yang family has something to do, those who do not obey the orders will take back the land.

When the farmers are idle, in addition to practicing martial arts, they also have to do volunteer work, repair roads, dig ditches and ditches to divert water to irrigate the fields, and steal and play tricks to recover the land.

Four children, both male and female, should let them go to school, don't worry about the cost, I will build the school, I will invite the teacher, and I will take care of the children's meals, and it will not cost you a penny. Dare to drown baby girls, trap children from school, and take back the land.

Fifth, you should all know this, and I will say it again, resist rent, adulteration of land rent, and recover land.

Now I have already had people copy these five articles, and later you will take my men back to the village to clear the big smokers, and the rest should be put on their names with their handprints, and whoever violates them will be gone.

In the future, if I want to add new regulations, I will ask for your opinions, and most of them will agree to them. After signing this, the villagers who signed it have become proficient in this in the past few days, so as not to offend it in the future and feel aggrieved.

This year's harvest, when the time comes, I will send someone to come up with a charter, I will not be able to treat you badly, and those who manage the tobacco fields must do their best, and if they do not do this, the land will not be distributed to you. ”

Yang Meng said this, the tenants of the farmers below felt that the conditions were too simple, and they were eager to agree on the spot, compared with the land and food, other things, including life, were no longer important.

After saying this, Yang Meng turned his head and left, the conditions he offered were not harsh at all, but very generous, and the collection of land rent was also a helpless move, he had to support people, food was a big problem, who would work hard for you if he couldn't eat?

Yang Meng still has something to do, he has recruited so many people, he can't hide it, Lao Ding gave him an idea, let him find Jiang Yuanji, and set up a group training in Yiliang, in that case, it would be reasonable and legal to raise some people.

After spending a thousand taels of silver, Yang Meng walked out of the Yiliang County Ya happily, and from now on he will be regarded as half a gentry, and Yang Tuan's name is good.

made a record in the government, let Jiang Yuanji register and make a register, and recruited troops by himself, so he was protected by the imperial court, and Jiang Yuanji was also very happy about Yang Meng's application for the general manager of the Yiliang League.

Since Yang Meng came to Yiliang, the public security here has been much better, and the major cases of killing and injuring people have almost disappeared, and the Yiliang County Government has also abolished a number of errand soldiers, and the expenses saved by these people are also extremely considerable, or the money is all out of his Jiang Yuanji's pocket.

With Yang Meng, the head of the Hades League, he Jiang Yuanji will be able to have a lot of free time in the future, go to the door of the Yunnan Mansion and be a county parent, Jiang Yuanji is not reconciled.

The distribution of land has a charter, and it is legal to recruit soldiers and horses, and then Yang Meng will settle those peasant soldiers, and the peasant soldiers are those farmer tenants, and the village where they live is not the best choice, Yang Meng wants to establish a farm according to the land.

And these farms, to put it bluntly, are martial arts villages, let the farmer tenants practice their fists and feet, although their combat effectiveness is limited, but the number of people is large, and the strength of each farm is definitely not small.

Moreover, by training these farmer tenants, we can also reserve a source of soldiers, train these farmer tenants, and now follow the Qing army's discipline to familiarize them with the establishment of the army.

With these basic trainings, it will be much easier to train in the future. These farmer tenants are not the source of soldiers that Yang Meng wants, and Yang Meng wants to let these farmer tenants develop an atmosphere of martial arts.

Chinese martial arts, not only can strengthen the body, but also improve the flexibility of the body, those internal strength, qigong, fighting cattle across the mountain or something, Yang Meng does not believe it, practicing kung fu is nothing more than the quality and coordination of the body.

The human body is a treasure trove, and as long as you can make the most of it, the lethality is quite huge. The same punch, a strong man who doesn't know martial arts, may only be a flesh wound on the body, but you know how to exert force, and in the same position, you may break your muscles and bones.

The atmosphere of practicing martial arts has risen, then the descendants of these farmer tenants are the best source of soldiers, and what they have to do is not something that can be completed overnight, and the longer they prepare, the greater their success rate.

How to arrange these farms, this task, Yang Meng handed over to his talents. asked Yang Meng to bring it up, let these farms occupy the dangerous position of Yiliang, and the farms were connected in series, which was a shackle that locked the entire Yiliang and turned him into the real backyard of the Yang family.

Now is the time of farming, just when there is time, the houses of these farmer tenants do not need to be too good, the thatched houses that can temporarily shelter from the wind and rain are on the line, first occupy the site, and after the brick houses and other Yiliang are on the right track, Yang Meng will build them in a unified manner.