Chapter 77: Recruitment
In this era, ancestral property can be the honor and disgrace of a family.
In front of an earl, Yang Zhi said that he wanted to buy his family's ancestral property, and if it was replaced by someone else, he might have been beaten out a long time ago.
A hint of anger flashed in Zhong Yongbo's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
"You can tell me why you want to buy my family's ancestral property!"
As the heir to the title of Count Zhongyong, everything he has has has been there since he was born, and it is also the favor of Emperor Taizu to their family.
For hundreds of years, the title of Zhongyongbo has allowed their family to enjoy the glory and wealth that others envy, but he knows very well that after his death, these will be in vain.
The imperial court will revoke the title of Zhongyongbo, and it will also take back the fief of Zhongyongbo.
"Speaking of which, I don't believe it myself, I found something in your family's field, I want to buy it, earn some silver, and help Lao Feng share the troubles of refugees by the way."
Yang Zhi said like a profiteer, but the last sentence was the point.
Uncle Zhong Yong was very surprised, there was something in their family's ancestral property that could be favored by Yang Zhi for hundreds of years, and their family didn't find it!
"I heard about your relief on the first floor of the world, you want to help more victims, then let me ask you, if I sell my ancestral property to you, how many victims can you save?"
Yang Zhi thought about it very seriously, and then said: "If everything goes well, it should be able to save tens of thousands of people." ”
Yang Zhi is already very conservative, in fact, if he really says it according to his plan, there will be tens of thousands of people, but he can't talk too much, otherwise he won't be able to do it when the time comes, and then it will be over.
"Tens of thousands!"
Uncle Zhong Yong took a breath of cold air, but he remembered the idea that Yang Zhi gave Feng Zhongyao, and seemed to feel that as long as Yang Zhi said it, it seemed that it was not impossible.
"Okay, Yang Zhi, if you can really save tens of thousands of people, don't say sell the ancestral property of my Zhuo family to you, just give it to you, I will also play to Your Majesty, and give you my title of Loyal and Brave Earl together."
Yang Zhi was taken aback by Zhong Yongbo's words, he was already trying his best not to get involved with the officialdom, why did these people want to let themselves become officials.
Uncle Zhongyong, is this title something that ordinary people can deserve?
"Don't, don't, I just want to earn more money, marry more wives, and have more sons."
Yang Zhi wanted to quickly dispel this old man's thoughts, but he couldn't let him do this, this first-class bird, he couldn't say anything.
"Haha!"
Uncle Zhong Yong smiled: "Is there any conflict between this and making you Uncle Zhongyong?" ”
"When you become a loyal and brave uncle, you can marry as many wives as you want, isn't it good?"
Hey, don't say it, this idea is really good, if you really have a knighthood, it will be much easier to do things, and you don't have to find a relationship to find a backer.
But Uncle Zhongyong, this is an earl, can you get it by just talking?
The emperor didn't speak, in this world, no matter how much credit you make, you don't want to get this title.
"Let's talk about the land, we can save a few more people a day earlier."
Yang Zhi's words were also recognized by Zhong Yongbo.
In fact, he also attaches great importance to the current disaster, and in the past few days, Feng Zhongyao has also run to him every day.
So, Zhong Yongbo also sold his ancestral fiefdom to Yang Zhi, originally he was not going to ask for silver, but Yang Zhi said that he would give everything, just because he didn't want to be caught in the future.
The fiefdom of the Zhuo family has nearly 900 acres, as well as two mountains, which have been the property of the Zhuo family for hundreds of years.
On these fiefdoms, there are also nearly 200 households of Zhuang Ding, that is, the people who rent Zhuo's land to plant.
At the current market price, + is not expensive.
Because the Zhuo family is a fertile land, thirty taels of silver per mu, and according to nine hundred mu, it also needs twenty-seven thousand taels of silver.
Where can Yang Zhi get so much silver, and finally after discussing with Uncle Zhongyong, he will give 7,000 taels of silver first, and the remaining 20,000 taels of silver within a year.
Buying hundreds of acres of land at one time, the average large household does not have such a big hand.
But Yang Zhi did just that, and he did it all over the city.
Uncle Zhongyong sold all his ancestral property, such a big thing, he couldn't hide it if he wanted to, and Yang Zhi, who bought Uncle Zhongyong's ancestral property, was naturally pushed to the forefront.
But the next thing was what really shocked Yang Zhi by the magnates in Songzhou City.
Yang Zhi, who bought the ancestral property of the Zhuo family, began to recruit a large number of people, and only for refugees.
This news also made the homeless people in Songzhou City excited.
According to the announcement issued on the first floor of the world, as long as you enter the factory area, in addition to food and accommodation, you can receive a minimum of 500 wen per month.
In this era when the per capita income is only about 300 Wen, the monthly income of 500 Wen is definitely a precedent, which is not a question of how much more than 200 Wen.
Just like other cities have a salary of 3,000 yuan, but you give 5,000 a month, you can imagine how big the impact is.
At first, many people didn't believe it, but with the first floor of the world as a guarantee, many displaced people slowly gathered outside the city.
Seeing more and more displaced people, Yang Zhi didn't feel that he had done much good, but just felt sad for the world.
Some dragged their families with them, and some carried their elderly parents behind their backs, these people, even if they were dying, did not give up their parents, wives and children.
The first thing Yang Zhi did was very simple, that is, to burn bricks, which is not unusual, there were blue bricks and red bricks in this era.
There's so much labor that it's a waste to not use it.
So the people outside the city were in full swing, and in just three days, more than 4,000 young adults were recruited.
These people worked very hard because they knew that Yang Zhi was going to give them a home.
Yang Zhi began to plan the land he bought, but the powerful people in Songzhou City were waiting to see Yang Zhi's jokes.
Thousands of laborers, plus their parents, wives and children behind them, have long exceeded 10,000.
Before Feng Zhongyao's method came out, Yang Zhi had already solved most of the displaced people.
Even if the first floor of the world receives thousands of taels of silver every day, how difficult it is to maintain the lives of so many people.
So the entire Songzhou City thinks that Yang Zhi is crazy, he is a deposed son-in-law of the Wu family, and he even wants to save these untouchables, for the magnates, these untouchables have nothing to do with them when they die.
On this day, the wind outside the city was beautiful, and tens of thousands of homeless people were in full swing and sweating, but no one complained, because they could eat enough food every day, and there were white steamed buns.
"Are you sure you're doing that?"
Feng Jingwen, who was standing next to Yang Zhi, looked worried, in the past two days, the news about Yang Zhi has spread all over the three counties of Songzhou, and he has already become a joke among the powerful.
Isn't it a joke that someone wants to save tens of thousands of displaced people with the power of one person?
"Miss Feng has known me for so long, and she still has so little confidence in me! Am I like someone who is not sure about something? ”