Hearing the question, the old farmer who was hoeing raised his head and replied with trepidation: "Don't dare to deceive the nobles, there is still a month before the harvest!" ”

Zhu Jinghong smiled and asked again: "I know, I'm asking how the harvest is...... How much grain can be harvested in an acre of land? ”

Their group of people, all with swords, are majestic and imposing, and ordinary farmers are not afraid.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong's warm face, the son of the old farmer had the courage to reply: "If you go back to your son, this year's situation is okay, and there should be five or six hundred catties per acre of land!" ”

"It's only five or six hundred catties per acre of land?" Zhu Jinghong couldn't believe it, this output was far worse than that of later generations.

"How many people are in your family? How many acres of land do you have now? ”

The man replied: "There are seven people in the family, and they have rented six acres of land from Lu Yuan's family!" ”

It was actually rented land, which also made Zhu Jinghong unexpected.

"How much is the annual rent of the ground?"

"I don't know, anyway, the Lu family collects 300 catties of grain per acre!"

The harvest of five or six hundred catties per acre of land will be handed over to three hundred catties per mu, and it will not be all done to others throughout the year.

Let's just say that one acre of land receives 600 catties of grain, and only 300 are left after 300, and six acres of land is 1,800 catties, and the average family of seven is only more than half a catty of rations.

With such a standard of living, I am afraid that it is only enough to make a living, and I have to avoid small disasters and diseases, and the possibility of starting a business is very small.

It is said that in modern times, it is to be a cow and a horse, but in ancient times, people were really treated as cattle and horses...... Zhu Jinghong sighed secretly.

And the Zhu family, where he is located, is the largest landlord in the world, and from the perspective of the world, the "Lu Yuanwai" in the mouth of the peasant household is also the role of a tenant.

Zhu Jinghong pondered, but saw a little boy not far away, carrying a basket and walking this way.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong and his party, the little boy was obviously frightened, and he didn't dare to approach from a distance of more than ten meters.

"Child, come here......" Zhu Jinghong beckoned to the little boy and smiled as kind as he thought he could.

But these people are extraordinary, how dare Xiao Tong come over at this moment, the atmosphere is so embarrassing.

This frightened the three people working in the fields, and they were afraid that the child would anger the nobles and eventually bring disaster to our family.

Although they are rural farmers, this family can also see that Zhu Jinghong and his party are bigger than the Lu family.

"Erwa, Gongzi asked you to come over, you can come over......" The old man in the field was full of anxiety.

"Grandpa......"

The child was really frightened, and at this moment he cried out with a "wow", which made several people in the field panic.

Zhu Jinghong was a little embarrassed, so he took the initiative to walk towards the child, waved his hand to Lu Yuxin, and shouted, "Bring something to eat!" ”

They came out with them, bringing everything they needed to eat and drink, and even medicines.

I saw Lu Yuxin touch the package in front of the saddle, took out a small cloth bag from inside, and took out a small oiled paper bag after opening it.

"Thirteen Master ......"

"What are you doing for me? To the people! Zhu Jinghong pointed to the crying child.

Lu Yuxin took a look, and saw that the child was wearing a shabby shirt, his clothes were stained with mud, and there were traces of oily snot on his face.

"Here you go, the thirteenth master rewarded, don't thank you yet!" Lu Yuxin handed out the oil paper bag.

Wrapped in oiled paper, it is the dried meat made by the imperial chef of the palace, and even if it is tightly wrapped, it exudes an attractive fragrance.

Xiao Tong was only seven or eight years old, and he had been conquered by Xiang'er at the moment, so he took it from Lu Yu's novice, and he didn't cry anymore at the moment.

"Second baby, kowtow to the nobleman!"

The child's father came out of the field and went straight in the direction of the child, for fear that the child would anger the nobleman.

But his reckless action immediately provoked a reaction from the guards, who immediately stopped him and kicked him to the ground.

Seeing his father being beaten, the "second baby" who had just been coaxed cried again in an instant.

Things before and after happened in just a few seconds, and Zhu Jinghong didn't have time to react at all.

At this moment, after kicking the child's father down, one of them had already drawn his saber and walked directly towards the man, apparently treating him as an assassin.

"Stop!"

Zhu Jinghong scolded, and then the two people in front of him stopped, and they all turned around with puzzled faces.

Zhu Jinghong was originally very angry, but seeing that the two of them were innocent, he swallowed back the curse words.

The guards are also performing their duties, so why should he scold others?

"Good and dignified, what are you going to do when you hit someone, put the knife away!" Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice.

Looking at the terrified peasant man, the two guards also felt that this person was not a big threat, so they obeyed the order and put away their knives.

"Lift people up!" Zhu Jinghong spoke again.

"Don't dare to bother the nobles, the villain can get up by himself, and he can get up ......"

The peasant man hurriedly got up, he was really scared just now, and the look in the guard's eyes when he drew his knife really made him shudder.

Old Liu Touer, a pig killer at the entrance of the village, also has such a look before killing pigs every time.

"Don't cry, we're not bad people, it's delicious in oiled paper, hurry up and taste it......"

"Second baby, hurry up and kowtow to the nobleman!" Ignoring the pain, the peasant man shouted anxiously.

Looking at the man, Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "No need! ”

From beginning to end, Zhu Jinghong behaved kindly, and he comforted the "second baby" to stop crying, and ran to his father while dropping the oil paper package.

Seeing this scene, his father was so frightened that he was so frightened that he was stunned in place.

Sure enough, the next moment, I listened to Wang Jie's reprimand from Baihu: "Be bold ......"

The peasant man hurriedly knelt on the ground, and at the same time pressed his son and kept kowtowing: "The noble man is angry, the noble man is angry!" ”

The rest of the people also knelt down and kowtowed vigorously to beg for mercy, which made Zhu Jinghong feel a little uncomfortable.

Once upon a time, he was also humble in front of his boss!

The situation here attracted the attention of the people working around him, but after all, no one dared to come and get involved.

Picking up the oil paper bag from the ground, Zhu Jinghong slowly walked to the kneeling father and son, and when he got closer, he squatted down and said, "Come, eat a piece, it's not fragrant!" ”

Perhaps feeling safe around his father, the child reached out and took the dried meat, then put it in his mouth and chewed.

"Is it delicious?"

"Delicious!"

"Take it if it's delicious!" Zhu Jinghong handed out the oiled paper bag again.

"Thank you for the reward, thank you for the reward!" This time, the peasant man thanked him in place of his son.

"All up, all up!"

At his command, the father and son got up, the child was satisfied with the food, but the adult's face was full of fear.

"What's in the basket?"

"Back to the nobles, it's noon food!"

"Oh? What do you eat at noon? ”

The peasant man replied, "Rice balls and pickles!" ”

"Can you eat enough every day?"

"The women and children in the family eat less, but they can still eat enough!"

Zhu Jinghong asked again: "How long has your family been a tenant, and your ancestors have not passed down the fields?" ”

"The ancestors went to the field, and the villain was gone when he was the master, sixty or seventy years ago!"

"How is this tenant?"

"More than half of them are tenants, and some of them have little land, and they will also rent the fields of large families to plant!"

Next, Zhu Jinghong asked some other things, and it was summed up in one word, "bitter".

The life of the people at the moment is really too hard, their only pursuit is to be full, and they have never thought about anything else.

After gaining an in-depth understanding of the current situation in this world, Zhu Jinghong's mentality has also changed.

Previously, he wanted to be emperor for power and status, but now he has changed his mind and only wants to change the world as much as he can.

If he can make this world a little better, if he can benefit the people of the world, he will not live this life in vain.

"It seems that the position of the emperor's old man, I can't sit on it!" Zhu Jinghong muttered in a low voice.