Chapter 873 Chapter 873: Hongmen banquet, shoveling **** (Part 2) [Seeking a monthly ticket]
"National fortune protects farmers' harvest?"
The old man sitting beside Lin Feng was slightly surprised.
The patriarchs of the aristocratic families responded differently. Some were unbelievable, some were disdainful, and most of them didn't believe that Shen Tang, as the holder of the Imperial Seal, would be so generous. What she said must have been a clever trick to make things difficult for them.
Lin Feng has already sat back in his seat.
Hearing the words, he said with a smile: "There have always been."
Seeing that his great-grandfather didn't seem to believe him, Lin Feng threw out one of the most favorable proofs: "Heyin is a vast land, and Longwu is also vast, but in the initial state of the two places, the common people in the governing territory can't eat enough, let alone even out. Surplus food to feed the army."
Although there are Lin Feng and Shen Tang who can produce a large amount of food in situ, and the supply of food and grass for Shen Tang’s soldiers and horses is lower than that of normal warlord forces, and the food transporters can also suppress an unbelievable number, but after all, the unit is ten thousand! There are so many mouths to eat, and the yield per mu cannot increase. How can we afford it with such a small land? She doesn't have a generous family allowance.
Lin Feng's great-grandfather froze like an electric current passing through his body.
Secretly noticed that the patriarch of the grandpa and grandson also woke up from a dream.
That's right, Shen Youli was born in the wilderness, and she really started from scratch. Where did she get so much food to support these elites?
She also said just now that she has 300,000 to 500,000 soldiers and horses in her hands—this number must be exaggerated, and the real data must be at least 50% discounted, but even if it is 50% discounted, the problem of feeding so many mouths is still astronomical. Previously, Huang Liezhang was insane due to lack of food. He used people to fill food, blackmailed various families, and killed an unknown number of people, but Shen Youli did not hear similar rumors.
Everyone looked at Shen Tang with other meanings in their eyes.
The Patriarchs, who were eager to oppose at first, gradually calmed down, read the letter word by word, carefully chewed the connotation in it, and weighed the pros and cons. As long as their eyes are not blind, they all know that Shen Tang is determined to carry out this land reform.
Everyone here is the target of the operation!
They dare to come and are prepared not to go back. They are not afraid of death. The only thing they fear is that the family behind them will also be targeted. No one in the whole family is spared. At this moment, one by one chips are constantly adding to the balance of everyone's hearts. They are like gamblers who go to the gambling table to gamble with red eyes. They know that the result will be a loss, but they still have the fluke idea of making a comeback. But there are also people who want to lose less.
"One thing is unknown."
A voice broke the silence.
Shen Tang first glanced at the sign on the man's table.
The other party's surname is Kang, his first name is Nian, and his character is Bosui.
I couldn't help but mutter in my heart——
This surname and the order of characters are Kang Shi brothers?
smiled and said, "Patriarch Kang has questions, just ask."
Quickly flipping through the small book in my heart, I determined whether this family is the top school or the beauty school. As soon as Shen Tang got the answer, he heard the head of the Kang family: "Shen Jun said that each family handed over the land property, and they can report the members of the family who are over ten years old. You can rent a certain amount of land in five days. Is this aimed at everyone here, or everyone?"
Shen Tang said: "Everyone."
He shook his head: "Mr. Shen is digging his own grave. No distinction is made between high and low, men and women. Everyone can have land. How can there be so many lands for people to rent? Even if it is implemented now, once the situation is stable, men and women can reproduce with peace of mind. There are fewer old people than newborns, so the land is bound to be insufficient. Although this can increase the number of people and ensure taxes and labor, it is just drinking poison to quench thirst."
The flaws are simply too great.
Shen Tang didn't look annoyed when facing his question, she even joked: "Well, Patriarch Kang has a lot of confidence in me, in your opinion, I'm not a short-lived ghost like Zheng Qiao? Can it be stable and prosperous for a long time until there is no land to divide?"
Kang Nian's plan is definitely not this.
He just wanted to criticize Shen Tang for not needing to implement this set of policies, and then gain bargaining chips in the negotiations, but he didn't expect that Shen Tang's brain circuit was different from normal people. Kang Nian not only failed to achieve his goal and was ridiculed, but he was able to stabilize his mentality.
"Please, Mr. Shen, don't gossip about him."
Shen Tang twitched his little head and organized his speech temporarily.
"The content on the letter is just a preliminary idea. This is just a general idea. For the actual implementation, many issues need to be considered. All of the things you mentioned are based on the situation of limited land. In less than two generations, there will be no land. But—why did I rent out all the fields in the first place? As I said just now, the standard for one person to rent out a field is to support one person. There are not as many land leases as you might imagine. The object of the lease can be farmers with good nationality, and those who have other livelihoods are not included. The most important thing is that besides the northwest, there are many places in the mainland that can be cultivated! The world in my eyes is absolutely Not just the size of a bullet!"
"besides-"
Shen Tang raised his finger and pointed to himself.
"Scholar with a literary heart, a warrior with courage, and my level of strength, as long as I am not killed or I am tired of living and want to hang myself, I can live for many years. Not to mention, there will always be two hundred years! At that time, according to the situation Land reform, if I can change it once, I can change it a second time. No policy is perfect, as long as it suits the moment, what does the Kang family think?"
In such a prosperous period, with the ability of literary scholars and brave warriors, social productivity has long been improved by an unknown amount, and then publicized that fewer children will be planted, and the national sports and eugenics policy, which is only for women who have children, will be aimed at all women of the right age. I am not afraid that there will be no land to divide, but I am afraid that people at that time are too lazy to farm.
The head of the Kang family slightly cupped his hands and sat back in his original position.
Followed, and someone not far away got up and asked again.
Shen Tang turned his eyes away, and saw another familiar surname.
This person's surname is Ning, and he is much older than Kang Nian. The two of them are not of the same generation. He said: "Don't be afraid of Shen Jun's jokes. Ning's life has been quite difficult these years, especially the children of the side branches. If there is no clan Tian Zhaofu , They don’t talk about Kaimeng, but feeding themselves is a problem. Shen Jun wants to take away Ning’s property, but Ning dare not say no, but I implore Shen Jun to have mercy on innocent children.”
Smash the stall?
Can!
But after smashing the stall, a solution must be given.
Patriarch Ning’s worry is also the worry of many Patriarchs.
Shen Tang confiscated the family land and tenants, Dazong's side was not affected much, but many side branches were unlucky, and some orphans and widows directly lost their source of income. Da Zong can't let Da Zong continue to spend money to fill in this gap, can he? I can't afford to fill up my poor family.
Shen Tang thought for a while and said: "I have some ideas about children's enlightenment. I tried to open a college in Longwu County before, and summed up some experience. I plan to use the government office to open a school locally. School-age children only need to pay a small fee. Shu Xiu can enroll in school, and if he has the talent for cultivation, he can also be transferred to a specialized school for training. As for the clansmen who have no source of income for the time being, the government office can also provide some subsidies. The rest is not enough, so we can only work hard for each family Also subsidize some."
"The problem will be solved as soon as the land is distributed."
Compared to the previous intimidation, Shen Tang's attitude at this moment can be called gentle, which gave everyone a ridiculous illusion - she really wanted to sit down with each family and talk heart-to-heart, not to really take out their hearts!
Patriarch Ning hadn't responded yet, Shen Tang changed the topic.
"Speaking of which, Patriarch Ning is very kind, I hit it off right away. Like an old friend."
Patriarch Ning was a little confused. Others said this to make friends, but Shen Youli in front of him obviously didn't have this condition, and seemed to be digging a hole for him: "Ning's luck."
Shen Tang continued: "Her surname is also Ning."
The same family, some similarities are normal.
Shen Tang's words made him dumbfounded: "Same clan? It's possible! Patriarch Ning knows a woman named Ning Yan?"
Patriarch Ning choked out a sentence: "That's the little girl."
Shen Tang had undisguised surprise on his face: "Patriarch Ning is Tu Nan's father? Haha, this is really a fate. When Tu Nan comes back, your father and daughter can also get together."
Patriarch Ning's heart skipped a beat.
"What does Shen Jun mean by this?"
Ning Yan was married far away, so it took a lot of effort to send a letter to her family, and her father and daughter hadn't seen each other for so many years. Patriarch Ning only knew that his daughter had given birth to a granddaughter, but he didn't know what the granddaughter looked like. The latest news is that his son-in-law Yan An assassinated Zheng Qiao and died. Leaving behind a pair of mother and daughter who have no ability to protect themselves, Zheng Qiao issued another hunting order. Is there any hope of surviving?
He also wanted to look for it, but was blocked.
Everyone in the clan was afraid that the fire would burn on themselves.
When the situation subsided, he also secretly sent people to inquire, but did not hear the news of the arrest of the mother and daughter, but their whereabouts were unknown. But in this troubled world, missing the whereabouts of a weak mother and daughter is basically tantamount to death. A few years later, he also accepted the reality.
I never thought that I could still hear my daughter's name.
Listen to what Shen Tang said—
Patriarch Ning seemed to think of something, but stopped talking.
Not only did he think of it, but the other Patriarchs also thought of it, and all cast inexplicable eyes, which were eyes for traitors!
My good fellow, Ning Shi actually had a secret affair with Shen Tang?
Pretending not to know about this contact! Really hateful!
Patriarch Ning, who was inexplicably slandered as a traitor, couldn't express his suffering. Patriarch Kang covered his lips with his fist and smiled, as if he was watching a joke. But he soon stopped laughing, and Shen Tang said again: "Patriarch Kang's name reminds me of Ji Shou."
Kang Nian: "..."
Shen Tang said: "Does Patriarch Kang know you?"
Kang Nian cautiously asked, "Shen Jun knows your younger brother?"
Shen Tang said frankly: "My right-hand man."
Kang Nian: "..."
Patriarch Ning: "..."
Other family heads: “…”
In this scene, a few 6s have to be deducted!
Traitors, two traitors! Plus Lin and Xie, four traitors! The Patriarchs' faces were ashen, and they were heartbroken! He deeply suspected that these families were the spies planted by Shen Tang!
Both Kang Nian and Patriarch Ning looked unhappy.
Because they didn't receive a letter from Kang Shi or Ning Yan, they didn't have a single contact! Shen Tang's ambiguous attitude caused them to have their own problems. The mute eats Coptis chinensis, and can't tell the pain.
With the threat of Shen Tang's strong troops outside, and the traitors inside, he should cooperate with the outside, and Shen Tang is seriously holding meetings with the big guys, so the patriarchs' thoughts of resistance can't be raised at all. The deal is done, the only thing they can do is to reduce their own losses...
There are policies and measures to counter.
It is also okay to do small movements during the execution process.
For example, measuring rulers and even copper weights vary from place to place.
This leads to the same one-acre field unit in the two places, but the actual area and harvest are different. There are a lot of tricks here. Not only can they manipulate the measurement, but they can also conceal some areas. After all, they are the top snakes. It is difficult to be transparent about where good land is, where is bad land, and where is suitable for land reclamation...
Because of these factors, there is a lot of room for field division.
All the heads of the family have different ideas.
Shen Tang didn't seem to know what they were thinking, and quietly talked to them, asking them to promise to hand over the relevant materials of the land, including but not limited to the land deed and the harvest over the years. As the content progressed, the tension between the two sides was gone.
until-
Shen Tang introduced her right-hand man to everyone.
Of course, not Kang Shi.
"This is Gongsu, whose surname is Qin, and whose name is Li. He will be the person in charge of this land reform." Shen Tang smiled so hard that he could see his teeth. After a good impression, they greeted him one after another.
Qin Li has a gentle face that is easy to bully.
Shen Tang then dropped a blockbuster!
"His way of scribes can clearly know all the terrain conditions within a certain range, the number of fields, whether it is good or bad, with him joining, everything is not a problem. It can save a lot of manpower, and the efficiency is also high. Never let you lose a penny One cent!"
Shen Tang accentuated in "one minute and one centimeter".
Everyone: "..."
After introducing Qin Li, Shen Tang clapped his hands again.
Two female soldiers came up with two plates of utensils.
One of them is familiar to everyone.
Bronze right!
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I haven't finished writing, and I still have some words to fill in, no money required.
PS: Finished, let's go to have supper.
(end of this chapter)