Farmer’s Blessed Girl

Forty percent of the rent!

As soon as these words came out, the rijang was still able to stabilize, but the villagers who had been staying nearby couldn't help but move. Then he stared at Man Bao and Li Chang with bright eyes.

The captain hesitated and asked, "Forty percent? Lord Zhou, you must know that if there is a drought like this year's next year, forty percent, there may not be even a basket of millet per acre of land."

Man Bao smiled lightly and said, "If there is still such a drought next year, I won't want 40% of it. Quan should be sharing the worries for Your Majesty."

She said to the chief, "This official is an official, and the ruler of the family and the world still knows that the people's livelihood is difficult, how can I persecute you again?"

When she said this, Li Chang was a little excited, and her eyes couldn't help turning red, "This, that, can Lord Zhou decide this matter? Would you like to talk to the family again?"

"Don't worry, I will tell my family," Man Bao smiled. "My parents are also reasonable people, they all understand."

The head of the village talked with Lao Zhoutou all afternoon, but he did not think he was a reasonable person. On the contrary, he felt that he was not much different from some old men in charge of the village.

No, there are still some. They have a capable daughter who can even be an official of two fifth- and sixth-rank officials.

However, he glanced at Zhou Man and then at Bai Shan who was standing beside him.

Although they didn't say much in the afternoon, the lijang still vaguely felt that the two's words were quite useful, so Zhou Man should be able to call the shots.

Taking another look at Zhou Man's age, the chief secretly said: "Little girls are always softer-hearted, and it's no wonder that they made such a decision after walking around the village.

For a kind person, no matter what he thinks in his heart, Li Chang still likes to associate with such a person very much in his heart, especially when the kind object is still him, he likes it even more.

Therefore, the chief immediately said with a smile on his face: "If it is 40%, then the villagers may be willing to cultivate more land. After all, the adult's work field is close to home, and it is easier to come and go."

Seeing that more and more people were coming around, Man Bao said, "Why don't we move chairs and sit down and talk?"

Only then did the head of the riviary react, and he hurriedly invited a few people into the house to do it, and then drank a few sons and asked them to kill the chickens.

Bai Shan declined and said, "We went home after we finished speaking. It's hard to walk in the dark."

Man Bao nodded, pointed to the empty space and said, "Let's talk about it here, and let them listen."

The lieutenant thought for a moment, then agreed, and asked people to go back to the house and move four chairs out. He sat down with the three of them to talk.

Man Bao just looked at Bai Shan and said, "Not only do I only receive 40% of the rent, I also pay half of the grain seeds, and I pay all the wheat seeds, and I will find a way to buy more cows. Distribute it to everyone."

The more the Li Chang listened, the brighter his eyes became, and he immediately said, "Aiya, Lord Zhou is really a bodhisattva. We are fortunate in our three lifetimes to meet the Lord, and everyone can thank Lord Zhou soon."

The villagers became more and more excited as they listened, and knelt down to kowtow.

Man Bao hurriedly got up to stop him, but when he saw that he couldn't stop him, he said to Li Chang, "Li Chang, don't rush to thank you first, I also have requirements for doing this."

Li Chang smiled and said: "If you have any requirements, feel free to mention, we will do what we can do."

Man Bao said: "How to plant this land, you have to listen to us."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent for a while, and everyone's eyes widened. One farmer couldn't help but ask loudly, "Sir, do you have to listen to you when to plant and when to pull weeds?"

Man Bao smiled and said, "Almost."

Many people backed away, "This, isn't this nonsense, if you point out badly, we have to listen to you, what if we can't grow a grain of grain?"

"That's right, you are a high-ranking official, and you don't lack food or drink, but we can't. If you don't have a harvest in a year, you'll starve to death."

Man Bao nodded and said, "I know, so I will try my best to prevent such a situation from happening. Unless there is a natural disaster, it is impossible for such a man-made disaster to happen in my field."

She said: "Everyone has seen my parents and brother and sister-in-law just now, and it should be seen that my family is farming, and the few of us also grew up watching our family grow up farming, and we are not I have never landed before, so you can rest assured that anyone can destroy the land, but we cannot."

At this point, everyone hesitated more and more, both wanting to believe her and a little scared.

They rent land for farming. Although the owner or the yamen occasionally dictates, but in fact, how to do it mostly depends on their own wishes. They also know that farming is not good, and farming is not good. They don't want to plant, and the manpower is limited, which is really bad.

But now the owner only needs 40% of the rent, if it is planted...

But if she didn't command properly, and it was broken again, it would be fatal.

Bai Shandao: "We don't hide it from you. We have run our own farms since we were children, and we are no strangers to farming. Now is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Before October, it is best to plant the wheat in the fields, otherwise the wheat will not be able to be planted in the first field. If the snow is green, the seeds will freeze to death. It is also because of this that we are willing to set the rent at 40%.”

He said: "I know that there are many requirements in the field of work. Not only do you have to mow the grass, but sometimes you have to provide some extra cotton wool for the household department. Life must be difficult, but not here, we operate in our hometown. Even the Zhuangzi and the long workers would not ask them to grow their own mulberry and hemp, let alone you are tenants.”

One person asked loudly: "That is to say, you don't distinguish our cloth?"

Bai Shan smiled and said, "We won't share the mulberry and hemp planted on the edge of the gully."

As soon as these words came out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Li Chang.

The captain knew that they were more excited. In fact, he was also moved. He hesitated and hesitated, thinking of something, and asked, "My lord just said that you will provide this wheat seed?"

"Yes, isn't there a new wheat seed on the market? I looked at the wheat you harvested, and it seems that none of them have been replaced with new wheat seed."

The lieutenant smiled bitterly and said, "That one has to be bought with money, who has that money?"

Man Bao was puzzled, "But now the new wheat seeds are not expensive. They are about the same price as ordinary wheat seeds, but only a few cents a buck less."

"We don't buy ordinary wheat seeds either," said Li Chang, "We keep all the wheat seeds we use at home."

So don't spend money.

Man Bao: …It really saves money.

However, she could also understand that the imperial court charged a fixed rent, and if the tenant farmers could buy it without paying a penny or a grain of grain, the cost would be quite a lot.

The harvest was fine, but if there was a drought like this year, there would be nowhere to cry.

Man Bao said: "I'll find a way to plant new wheat. When you decide to rent my land, I'll share it with you. You can think about it tonight, and I'll come over tomorrow to answer."

Man Bao got up directly, "It's getting late, so we'll go back first."

Before leaving, she and the licheng also said to the villagers, "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is still about a month of wheat planting time. You can think about it, but the time is waiting for no one. I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible. ."

See you tomorrow