Chapter 374: A New Situation in Juntun Agricultural Reclamation
The rice porridge in the big iron pot in the porridge shed is still tumbling, steaming, and the fragrance of rice porridge has long been floating in the surrounding air.
The victims who had traveled a long way were in a commotion, all of them swallowing saliva with broken earth bowls in their hands, and stretching their necks to salute.
Those underage children wanted to stand up but were forced down by their parents.
They were all desperately hungry victims.
Mo Laoqi and the others held a long wooden handle scoop in their hands and shouted loudly:
"Everyone is not allowed to rush to rob, take the bowl and line up in order of seating, two nests per person, a bowl of porridge, and half the number of children."
The victims did not dare to crowd and scramble, and according to the household registration registered at the east gate of Jingshi City, they lined up one by one to receive porridge and wowotou, and some pickles did not want them, and began to eat and drink.
The victims in the back of the queue kept probing their brains, and their faces showed anxious looks, lest they would have nothing in the pot when they got here.
Luo Jin, Mo Lao Qi greeted these newly arrived military households loudly.
Especially Luo Jin, his expression was even more affectionate, because many people were his acquaintances, and seeing that he was mixing well, everyone finally believed it.
Seeing the trust of Admiral Zuo in himself, Luo Jin always hoped to work harder and one day become the commander and general of these new military households.
Everyone has ambitions, why not Luo Jin?
So, while scooping porridge with a spoon for the new households, he cried out loudly:
"Hey... Listen, everyone, wait for you to drink sweet rice porridge and chew soft and glutinous wowotou, but don't forget the great kindness of Lord Xiao, the left commander of our Military Affairs Department. ”
The soldiers gobbled it up, and at the same time, they nodded mechanically.
Xiao Tingsheng felt that there was still a need for a drummer in the team.
Luo Jin's original intention was to make sycophants, and sometimes he could spread some information just right to stir people's hearts.
In the future, it will be very important to promote this in the Department of Military Affairs.
In the Department of Military Affairs, there are not only boring people who are immersed in hard work, but also agitators who are dancing with their eyebrows.
Speaking of these new military households, looking at the fragrant thick rice porridge in the bowl, they were very emotional, and many people shed tears of excitement.
After a long time of bran bark and grass roots, drinking such a good rice porridge and gnawing on the soft wowo head, I deeply feel that this happiness is indeed not easy to come by.
The regular soldiers and officers and soldiers in the surrounding area also drank porridge and gnawed on their nests with the victims.
Whether it is a general, a lieutenant or a soldier, without any scruples, squatting on the ground and drinking and chewing.
Those new military households looked at these officials, and they were not as domineering as their local aristocratic officials.
Everyone mingled, and their hearts seemed to be closer, and they felt like they were home.
After eating and drinking, everyone's spirits are much better.
Xiao Tingsheng asked Yinglang General Wang Sheng, beckoning these new military households to gather and line up.
Luo Jin is very good at this guy, and he seems to understand it and shouts loudly:
"Everyone is quiet, and Lord Xiao, the Commander of the Left, begins to lecture and issue instructions."
I wanted to say a few words casually, but now it has become a lecture and a precept.
This is not difficult for Xiao Tingsheng.
I saw him clear his throat, straighten his official civilian clothes and walk to a high place in front of the crowd, and after scanning the crowd in the dark, he said loudly:
"Brothers and sisters, no matter what you did before, or how much you did, from now on, you will be a military household of the Military Affairs Department of the Imperial Military Department."
"At that time, you will be assigned to the various institutes, tun, and fort to reclaim land and plant, and you will get more and more, and you will all be brothers and sisters of the same tunpu in the future, and I promise you that you will treat everyone equally, and you will never be treated badly."
"However, the country has national laws, the family has family rules, and our military affairs department also has a military discipline law within the department, please remember not to make mistakes, otherwise, military law is ruthless."
There was no sound below, and many people listened blankly, all of them were suspicious and did not enter the role.
When Xiao Tingsheng finished speaking and was about to leave, a young victim below said in a deep voice:
"Excuse me, my lord, it's okay for the small ones to come here to cultivate the land and plant, but the small ones haven't done it before, and it's okay to fish and graze."
Xiao Tingsheng looked at the young victim with encouraging eyes, nodded and said:
"This small military household asked well, in the future, we will reclaim wasteland on both sides of the Yangsang River, and each household will reclaim and sow seeds independently in the prescribed area, how to operate specifically, we will have a farmer to teach and provide seeds to everyone."
"Each household reclaimed the land belongs to themselves, the hereditary is passed down from generation to generation, and the nameplate is issued to each household in the tun and fort, so that no one will harass, everyone just needs to cultivate and plant with peace of mind."
Hearing Xiao Tingsheng's words, there was a commotion in the crowd.
Another household asked, "I don't know how much tax and grain will be paid in the future after the small ones are cultivated and planted, and will the small ones such as cattle seeds and farm tools have to pay taxes and silver?" ”
Xiao Tingsheng smiled and nodded in encouragement, and said:
"Let's talk openly, at present, the northern Xinjiang is opening up wasteland, building canals, cultivating cattle seeds, etc., all of which are paid by the imperial court, including the early rations, farm tools, and cattle."
"In the future, when the rice and wheat are ripe, in the first year, you will return the advance rations and seed money."
"In the second year, two buckets of grain will be taxed per mu of tuntian, and seed money will be added."
"In the third year, five buckets of grain per mu were taxed, and seed money was added; Never add to it since. ”
"Ploughing oxen with ploughs for each unit, every five households for a team, ploughing cattle to feed together, iron rakes, hoes, sickles, etc., a set for each household, cherish themselves, damage their own purchase."
"Each house is distributed by Tunpu according to its merits, and the purchase price of the house is deducted from the remuneration of each household.
Xiao Tingsheng's words were carefully considered, the export was written into chapters, and the detailed rules for the implementation of the regulations were very clear.
He consulted the Han Dynasty's military reclamation system and regulations in advance, and made appropriate amendments on this basis.
After listening to the words of Xiao Tingsheng, the commander of the left, the military households all looked at each other, but they were all moved.
This rule is very reasonable and preferential, you come here with a bare ass, everything is provided by the imperial court, the house is equivalent to building it yourself, and it is reasonable to exchange work for housing.
In the first year, you only return the rations you have advanced, and you can't eat and drink the master's house for nothing.
From the second year onwards, there will be two buckets per mu, and the average harvest will be two stones per mu, which is very appropriate, giving everyone a real and credible feeling.
In the third year, there are five buckets per mu, and each household can afford it completely, and it will not accumulate in the future, and the tax burden will be much less than that of the households.
As for the seed money, this is more reasonable, and in the future farmers can cultivate the seeds themselves and sell them.
After the lecture and the results of the question, the hearts of most people were brightened, and the hope of rebirth was rekindled.
As Lord Xiao said, everyone here hopes to live a stable life.