Chapter 467 Chicken head or Phoenix tail
Yang Jiyuan prepared a lot of good things and visited Qin Lang in the upper city.
"The woman returned home three days after she got married. The old man missed Chongniang so much, so he came to pick her up personally, and came to visit Xia Saburo by the way."
When Qin Lang saw him coming, he knew why he came.
Called out the married lady Chong Niang to entertain her grandfather.
Yang Jiyuan saw his granddaughter's face was full of peach blossoms, her eyes were full of spring water, and there was unconcealable joy in her brows, and she knew that Qin Lang was kind to her granddaughter.
"Chong Niang, you go and pack your things, and I will go back to the city for a few days with me, your mother misses you too."
When the granddaughter said goodbye and left, Yang Jiyuan smiled wryly and hugged Qin Lang, saying that his 275 rent reduction law made the tenants of the Yang family very dissatisfied, and they all called for rent reduction, and said that the Qin family is now While digging people from the Yang family.
"Sanlang, I really can't sit still if you do this. My land is going to be rented out, which is not good."
Although Yang Jiyuan said cowardly, he obviously wanted to ask for an explanation today.
The 275 rent reduction was originally intended by him, in order to attract people's hearts in Wu'an Prefecture. Now that it has been introduced, how can it be withdrawn.
"Mr. Yang, Wu'an Prefecture is the land assigned to me by His Majesty. My Qin family is not a low-ranking official. It is here that future generations will establish a foothold. This is a barren land, a land in the south of the sky, far away from the Central Plains. It is wild and everywhere. Barbarians, if you don’t win people’s hearts, how can you gain a foothold? It’s still the same sentence, I, Qin Lang, can’t just think about the short-term when doing things, I have to plan for the long-term. The Nong’s family and the Yang’s family and I made choices out of this kind of thinking , determines our relationship. Now, I have to treat the lower-level tenants and mountain people equally, and I have to take care of their interests."
"The future of Wu'an Prefecture belongs not only to my Qin family, but also to the other generations of the Nong family and the Yang family who have lived here, and it also belongs to the countless ordinary tenants. We will live together here in the future. Generations and generations, generations to come, if we want to live in harmony, we can't be oppressed by anyone, we have to be able to accept it at home, otherwise, if the people in the dock live a hard life, they might stand up and resist one day. When the time comes, there will be wars and disasters, and all the good times will come to an end."
"Mr. Yang, do you think so?"
Yang Jiyuan's face darkened, "My Yang family's land rent is only 50%, which is actually not enough, it's enough benevolence and righteousness, you look at other places, look at those barbarian villages, those Dong masters treat their Dong Ding as slaves, There are a lot of June 4th and July 3rd, am I too much? Even in the Central Plains, 55th is not too much, right? As far as I know, the rent of the government’s public land and employment land was as low as the lowest. It is six dou per mu. May I ask, how much is the rent for six dou per mu?"
"Mr. Yang, it used to be the past, and others were others. What we are talking about now is us, this place in Wu'an Prefecture. I, Qin Lang, didn't come before, so I don't care about it. Now that I'm here, I have to change the rules. Mr. Yang Why not take a long-term view? You have so many fields in your hands, in fact, you only need some of them to grow rice, and the rest of the fields can be used to grow sugar cane, mulberry and even medicinal materials, and then we can partner to build If you are worried about the future of sugar factories, medicinal material factories, etc., then you can grow it for me to process, and I will be responsible for sales, how about it? I dare say that the income will definitely be much higher than the original simple cultivation of grain!"
"Even if the rent is reduced, how much will the Yang family receive less? But how much will the people gain? Which is more important?"
Yang Jiyuan hesitated.
What made him feel most aggrieved was not how right Qin Lang was saying, but that since Kaesong surrendered, he had completely lost the ability to turn tables with Qin Lang, as well as his courage.
At this point, he didn't dare to lift the table unless it was a last resort. The price was too great to imagine.
"Mr. Yang, as long as you implement the 275 rent reduction in the same way, will your tenants and dockers still run outside? Isn't life better than familiarity? If you treat your people well, they will naturally I miss you, so you said that I will dig you, it is impossible to talk about it. I am just doing what I should do, not the person who intends to dig you. If it is really the person who wants to dig you as you said, then the fact is It will be that no matter what rent you set, I will always be lower than you, but in fact, I have no such intention at all."
"I value the friendly relationship with the Yang family very much. This is the foundation of my Qin family's foothold in Wu'an Prefecture. I will not destroy the Great Wall myself. The Yang family is my Qin family's vassals and in-laws. The Yang family is powerful, so it is natural for me to Qin. There is no harm to the family. If the Yang family is brought down, will it do me any good?"
Yang Jiyuan looked at this young man and talked for a long time. Although he was talking and laughing all the time, there was no intention of giving in in his words.
He came to Qin Lang, hoping that he would take back his 375 rent reduction practice, but Qin Lang asked him to also implement 375 rent reduction.
Qin Lang refuses to give in, so Yang Jiyuan can only give in, unless he resists recklessly, but the result will not be good.
If he insists on the original tenancy, etc., the best result is that some Wu residents defect to the lord who is dependent on the Qin family, and the worse result is that the relationship between the Qin and Yang families has finally eased, and new ones will emerge. cracks and are difficult to repair. The worst possibility is that all the Wu people have gone to seek refuge with the Qin family, and the Yang family is no longer there, and it collapsed.
Yang Jiyuan gritted his teeth and weighed the pros and cons in his heart, but no matter how he weighed it, there was no good result.
Qin Lang narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly, "Mr. Yang, looking forward, I am more optimistic about our future. People should look forward instead of blindly nostalgic for the past. No matter how good the past is, it is already gone." The past. Only the future is what we should really look forward to and create.”
"The ancestors of the Yang family moved from the south of the Central Plains to the South of the Five Ridges. It was a helpless move to avoid disasters. But after the sixth generation, they have the foundation they have today. Is the Yang family standing still? Don't you want the family to be more prosperous? If the Yang family If you are willing to follow my Qin family, then in the future, it will not only be limited to this Lang Son, but it will not be limited to Jiaozhou."
"I, Qin Lang, are the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, but Duke Yang can't see the weather of the Tang Dynasty today? The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty for three hundred years can be expected. For three hundred years, although my Qin family is entrusted with Wu'an Prefecture, But I won’t hide here, the Central Plains, Chang’an, that’s where my Qin family spreads its wings. The descendants of my Qin family will be amazing in Chang’an. Doesn’t it mean that the Yang family doesn’t want to return to the Central Plains, and they don’t want to be able to Famous in Chang'an, shocking the world? Do you not want the Yang family in Langshan to be known to the world? Do you not want the Yang family to become one of the famous families in the world?"
Yang Jiyuan was short of breath.
He has been to Chang'an, Luoyang, served the emperor of the Central Plains, and knows the vastness of the Central Plains.
"Mr. Yang should know that I, Qin Lang, am not only the prime minister of the court, but my father is also the third prince of the court. He has also worshiped the prime minister. I am still the teacher of the crown prince, and I am also a scholar of Chongwenguan. As long as the Yang family is loyal to my Qin family , when I return to Chang'an next year, I am willing to bring a group of Yang family's young children back to Chang'an, and arrange for one of them to go to the Chongxian Hall to study with the Prince, and arrange for the others to study in the Imperial College, how about that?"
The Yang family in Langshan, far away in the wild, entered Chang'an in the Central Plains?
The Yang family’s children are the prince’s classmates, and they are admitted to the Imperial Academy?
These conditions made Yang Jiyuan's breath short again.
Yang Jiyuan let out a foul breath.
There is already a choice in his eyes.
He surrendered again, just like Kaesong surrendered last time, he surrendered again.
He thought he was no match for Qin Lang, and Qin Lang gave him a good choice, a very attractive choice, Qin Lang was willing to bring the Yang family back to the Central Plains in Langshan, willing to bring them into Chang'an.
If the Yang family can really get Qin Lang's help to enter Chang'an, then no matter how big the price is, it will be worth it.
Chang'an is the center of the world, while Lang Son is just the southern tip of the world.
"Sanlang is worthy of being a celebrity around the emperor. This persuasive ability is really powerful. I have to admit that I am moved. If Sanlang can really do what he says, my Yang family is willing."
Lao Yang smiled and got up.
When he walked out of the flower hall, he realized that his back was wet with sweat.
"Grandfather?"
Chong Niang stood on the porch and greeted him.
Yang Jiyuan smiled, and beckoned his granddaughter to his side. He looked at his granddaughter at close range, "Have you passed the room?"
"Yeah." Chong Niang smiled shyly.
Old Yang said, "Does he still like you?"
"fine."
"Once you marry a woman, you have to be man-centered. He will be your **** in the future. Remember, don't make him unhappy. Also, before he gets old and new, conceive a child early. If you can Giving birth to a son for him is a great thing for you and the Yang family, and it is a guarantee."
"In the next year, I plan to ask your father to bring your younger brother and several nephews to Chang'an with Qin Lang. When you are in Beijing, remember to take care of them."
Chong Niang hummed lightly, how could a rich woman not understand these stakes.
Lao Yang let out a long sigh, and walked forward with his hands on his shoulders.
In the past, the Yang family dominated Lang Son, recruited refugees to attack the barbarian villages to farm and trade, and accumulated strength, thinking that no matter how the world changed, his Yang family could have a foothold in the mountains of Lang Son.
But now, chicken heads can no longer be used. With the arrival of the Qin family, it is impossible to have chicken heads in Langshan.
But now it seems that the Qin family is a good backer, both father and son are prime ministers, they have an incomparable status in Chang'an City, and they are the leaders of the upstarts.
Give up some interests in Lang Son, land, Wubao, Wumin, tenant rent, in exchange for a brighter future that Qin Lang said.
Is this deal done right?
Yang Jiyuan didn't know, but he knew that when his ancestors were forced to go south from the Central Plains to avoid disasters in the south of the Five Ridges, the sixth generation, they huddled in Langshan in Jiaozhou and became barbarians. Now there is a chance to return to the Central Plains, and he wants to try again.
He is old, but the descendants are still young. He doesn't want the Yang family to become a complete barbarian after a few generations.
My Yang family is also a noble family in the Central Plains!
(end of this chapter)