Chapter Ninety-Eight: Journey to the West
Yu Hai and Bao Vase didn't expect Jiang Long to agree to Steward Li's proposal, and they both showed puzzled looks.
In their eyes, the little master has always been very kind and generous, when did he become so stingy and stingy?
Not only do you have to borrow food, but you also have to charge interest!
Can't the tenant farmers, who are so poor and so pitiful, have some sympathy?
Most of the personal guards who followed Jiang Long also thought the same way, and only Steward Li flickered his shrewd gaze and twisted his beard and smiled.
"Little master......" Yuchai hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but want to speak.
But he was interrupted by Jiang Long waving his hand, "I know what you mean, but there are too many things to worry about when dealing with some things, and you can't just do what you want, so ...... as you want."
Jiang Long talked about several very practical problems.
First, the tenant farmers had different family backgrounds, and they had to share the grain and give it to the poor, but they also had to give it to the richer.
Otherwise, those with better family backgrounds will have an imbalance in their hearts, so why give them to them but not give them to themselves?
They are tenant farmers in the farm, and so are they, and the government must treat them equally.
Or is it that I used to live a better life, but it's not right? should suffer from poverty, anyway, there is a distribution of food in the house.
This is what is said about not suffering from widowhood, but suffering from unevenness.
As soon as some people become dissatisfied, the tenant farmers on the farms will be distracted and will no longer be united.
Second, as long as it is human, there is inertia.
If someone sends grain for nothing, why do they have to work so hard in the fields?
Although most of the tenant farmers in the farm are industrious and simple, but now their families are poor and need help, Jiang Long helps once or twice, but when it comes to three, four or five times, a thought will naturally arise in the hearts of the tenant farmers, there is a little master in everything.
So the tenant farmers, who are simple and lovely, and are not afraid of hardship, may be raised by him as lazy wasters.
Borrowing food can solve this problem.
Since it is borrowed, it is natural to pay it back.
There is really no food at home, so if you borrow from the house, you won't be hungry anymore, you can eat enough, and things like Guo's wife who are starving and fainting will not happen again.
If you have food at home, why should you borrow it because you have to pay it back?
The little young master is very kind and generous, and it may not have to be repaid after borrowing, this kind of thought will inevitably arise in the hearts of some people who are more shrewd, so they will have interest next, so they will stop the bad idea of borrowing some food if they have food.
No one would be stupid enough to do such a stupid thing as borrowing money when they are not bad at all, and then giving interest to people for nothing.
And what Li Guan said in advance is not unreasonable, what if other farms hear that they are sending grain to tenant farmers in vain here, what if they make trouble?
Most of the tenant farmers here are poor, and it is not much better to come to the other farms.
After listening to Jiang Long's explanation, Yuchai suddenly realized.
It turns out that there are so many tricks to pay attention to.
The treasure bottle is eyes are shining, and he admires his little master even more.
Jiang Long stretched out his hand and rubbed it affectionately on the heads of the two close-fitting rings.
A flush rose on the pretty face of the jade hairpin, and she was very shy; The treasure bottle squinted like a cat comfortably with a pair of big black eyes, revealing an intoxicated look.
The purchase of livestock could not be stopped, and Jiang Long asked Tian Dazhuang to continue.
The affairs in the farm are just left to Yang Qiang and Zheng Zhi.
Speaking of which, there are only about 100 tenant farmers in the whole farm, and it should be able to be counted in half a day.
In addition to counting the amount of food in each family, Jiang Long also remembered that there were many cracks in the walls of Lao Guotou's house, and the bedding at home was very thin.
Although the weather is getting warmer now, and the seeds are about to be planted, the young people don't feel anything, but the elderly and children still feel cold, especially at night, and a little wind blows, it is still very cold.
Therefore, in addition to borrowing grain, it is also necessary to borrow money from the tenant farmers to buy the bedding and other daily necessities they need.
As for the house leaking.
In fact, he was very dissatisfied with the distribution of the houses on this farm, because the tenant farmers did not put the houses in order, and the two adjacent houses were built in rows, but with messy flips around, which would occupy a large area.
Unnecessary waste of land.
The most land-efficient way is to build a flat, but now is not the time.
When the tenant farmers are richer, they can make a few more inventions themselves.
Now let the tenant farmers fix the walls a little, as long as they don't show the wind, and don't build new houses.
"Steward Li, you go buy some grain for people to send back to the farm, and then go and beat out the iron pieces, and then continue to buy livestock."
Jiang Long commanded.
Steward Li and Tian Dazhuang responded and left in a hurry.
Then, Jiang Long asked Yang Qiang to supervise the construction of cattle, sheep and pigsties, which could not be stopped.
It didn't take much effort to borrow money and grain from the house, and the news spread in the farm.
Many tenant farmers who did not have much food left at home were overjoyed.
However, borrowing grain from the government also has to charge interest, which makes their hearts tighten.
Didn't the Hu Guanshi rely on this method to squeeze and collect money from them in the past?
Year after year, not only do they not pay off the old debts they borrowed in the past, but they are getting more and more debts, like a big mountain.
However, when they heard that the interest rate was very low, and there was only two cents of interest, they finally put their minds at ease.
This interest is only one-tenth of the interest on the loan of the housekeeper.
In the past, if you borrowed 10 copper plates from the housekeeper, you had to repay 12 copper plates after a month.
If you want to make a fortune, just farming and breeding will be more effective, and in the short term two or three years, you can just be able to worry about food and clothing.
The quickest way to get rich is to go into business.
Seeing that the tenant farmers were so poor, Jiang Long wanted to do business, but there were many things in the farm, and he had not really established his prestige yet, for fear that there would be too many projects, and the tenant farmers would not trust them and would not really do things seriously and responsibly.
Jiang Long thought about it and decided to make a little fuss first, business makes money quickly, the cycle is short, as long as they succeed in making money, don't the tenant farmers trust themselves?
After making up his mind, Jiang Long began to prepare.
He planned to build a printing house first.
Write stories and sell them for money.
Building a printing house is no longer something that people on the farm can do, except for building a factory.
Even the capable Tian Dazhuang is just a farmer, he can do it very well when he engages in breeding, farming, and buying some cattle, sheep and pigs, but when it comes to building manufacturers, he just can't talk about real big business.
As for Zheng Zhi and Yang Qiang, they don't have this ability.
Back in the small courtyard, Jiang Long asked the jade hairpin to study the ink, and the treasure bottle to lay paper.
It's not too late to write the story first, and then go to build the factory.
So what story should I write first?
Martial arts? A few stories of Jin Daxia?
I thought about it and resolutely gave up.
In ancient society, chivalry was forbidden by martial arts, and Jin Daxia's most high-quality books involved the imperial court.
Eventually, he picked up his pen and decided to write a mythical story.
After writing in one breath for half an hour, Jiang Long put down the pen and gently rubbed his wrist.
The treasure bottle was illiterate and anxious, so she had long wanted to ask, but Jiang Long was very focused before, and she was not easy to speak.
And when a man focuses on one thing, he will have a very attractive temperament, and she doesn't want to break it.
At this time, seeing that Jiang Long finally put down his pen, he asked in a hurry: "Little young master, are you writing the story of the next few verses of the gray wolf?" ”
"Tell the slaves and maids about it." Yuchai couldn't help but push Jiang Long's shoulder.
Since listening to the story of the gray wolf and the pleasant goat, the second daughter is fascinated.
Jiang Long is often asked to tell the following stories, but Jiang Long has had a lot of things to do since he came to the farm, he has to practice martial arts during the day, and he needs a good rest at night to replenish his spirit, and they haven't heard new stories for a long time.
Jiang Long smiled, "This is not the story of the Pleasant Goat and the Big Big Wolf. ”
"What's that?" The vase looked curious.
Yuchai was a little disappointed, "Little master, can't you first write the story of the gray wolf for the slaves and maids to see?" ”
Jiang Long didn't say anything, and spoke directly: "The first time, the spiritual root is conceived and flowed out, and the spiritual cultivation is born!" There is a poem that says: Chaos is not divided into heaven and earth, and no one sees it...... The number of heaven and earth is 129,600 years old, and one yuan is divided into 12 guilds...... There is a mountain of flowers and fruits in the sea, which breeds immortal cells, bursts one day, and lays a stone egg, which is as big as a round ball, and turns into a stone monkey because of the wind......"
At this opening, Jiang Long went straight to the part where Sun Wukong apprenticed to learn art.
Feeling a little thirsty, Jiang Long took a sip of the teacup in his hand.
"Little master!" Who knew that the girl in the treasure bottle was already completely addicted, even more addicted than the story of the gray wolf and the pleasant goat.
Although the story of the gray wolf is also nice and makes people laugh, it is section by verse, and there will be an ending when a story is told.
And this Journey to the West stops directly from the middle.
The treasure bottle is addicted to listening, and naturally can't wait to know the storyline below.
Yuchai didn't care at first, she wanted to listen to the gray wolf and the pleasant goat.
But listening to it, I was impressed by the wonderful ups and downs of the storyline of the myth.
At this time, Jiang Long stopped and looked at him with blank eyes.
"Does it sound good?" Jiang Long put down the teacup.
The second daughter was like a chicken pecking rice, and she nodded her little head again and again.
"Okay, then I'll tell you another paragraph...... "Let's tell the second daughter first, Jiang Long also wants to shiyan the ancients of this era, can they accept such stories as fairies and monsters, and now they are fascinated by the treasure bottle and jade hairpin, and they are very happy in their hearts."
Print out the Journey to the West, and you won't have to worry about running out of sales.
After not much to the second daughter, Jiang Long continued to write.
The second daughter pouted dissatisfiedly, but she didn't dare to disturb Jiang Long.
Although he is familiar with Journey to the West, he still has to recall and figure it out when he really writes it, and another point, Jiang Long changed many places to be described in the vernacular.
As a modern person, I still feel that it is more comfortable and smooth to write like this.
In the evening, Zheng Zhi and Yang Qiang rushed over to ask for a meeting.
Jiang Long could only stop writing for a while, and then handed the page to the treasure bottle and instructed: "You take it to Ya'er, be careful not to break it, otherwise I will have to rewrite it." ”
"Oh." The treasure bottle stepped forward slowly, "The little young master really likes the tightness of the young lady." ”
These words sounded a little sour, Jiang Long helplessly touched the head of the treasure bottle, "Didn't I tell you everything?" ”
"Humph!" The vase wrinkled its little nose and jumped out.
Jiang Long stood up from the table and met Yu Hai with some faint gaze.
stepped forward and gently pinched the white and tender little hand of the jade hairpin, and then went to the main hall to let Zheng Zhi and Yang Qiang report the results of the statistics.