Longevity: I want to enjoy wealth and honor in the world

"Okay, you will be in charge of the affairs of the mansion for the time being. I will go outside the city to take over the two thousand acres of high-quality farmland and organize people to build a farm.

First, check the maids I brought back today. They are all trained by the pawnshop. Pick out the best ones to serve me at night." Feng Tianzong ordered.

"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely take care of the affairs of the mansion." Aunt Lan said with a smile.

After leaving Feng Mansion, Feng Tianzong went to Zhou's pawnshop first and asked the clerk to take him to the outside of the city to see the newly bought fields.

Two thousand acres of high-quality farmland may seem like a lot, but in fact it is just a small village with more than 200 households. The location is good and not far from the city, about 20 miles away.

The whole village is tenants of the Zhou family. Of course, now they have become tenants of Feng Tianzong.

"Master Feng, that's Dongtou Village. The people living in the village are all tenants. These tenants are carefully selected by our Zhou family and are honest and decent. Nowadays, it's good to have food. The dishonest ones have been driven away long ago. You can use them with confidence. Of course, if you don't want to use them, you can replace them with a new batch of tenants." Yazi introduced to Feng Tianzong.

Feng Tianzong just nodded. He needed to wait and see what the specific situation was. But he didn't plan to replace these tenants. Although many of these people may be from the Zhou family.

Anyway, no matter what these tenants think in their hearts, as long as they are counted as the population of his territory, they will all pay taxes to him.

"Where is the village chief? Call everyone over to meet the new owner. The Zhou family has sold all this land to this Master Feng. From now on, you will all be Master Feng's tenants." Yazi shouted loudly.

Although he was just a clerk, he was a son of the Zhou family. To put it bluntly, he was the child of the Zhou family's servants, the servants passed down from their ancestors. In the aristocratic families, only the servants who were passed down from generation to generation were trustworthy, so these people were high-level servants among the servants.

The tenants' lives were not even as good as ordinary servants, and they were at the bottom in terms of status. The clerks of the pawnshop still felt superior in front of these tenants.

"Ah? The owner has changed? What about our land? This year's crops have been planted." The tenants were worried.

The land they cultivated before belonged to the Zhou family. Except for the rent paid to the owner, they did not have to pay other taxes, and they did not even need to serve corvée. The Zhou family covered them.

But now that the land has been sold, it is not certain whether the future owner can be as powerful as the Zhou family.

If the new owner does not rent the land to them, they will become new refugees. These are major issues related to life and death, and they can't help but worry.

The fate of all families was at stake, so people came quickly. Men, women, old and young gathered in a large circle, talking anxiously.

"Come here, this is Master Feng, your new boss. You will pay the rent to him in the future, and it will have nothing to do with our Zhou Mansion." The clerk of the pawnshop introduced.

"Master Feng, Mr. Zhou has asked someone to go to the government office to handle the land deed and other procedures, and it will be delivered to your house in a few days. Do you have anything else to tell me? If not, I will leave first."

"Okay, you go first." Feng Tianzong waved his hand and said.

"From today on, you are all my tenants. You will rent the same amount of land as before, and it will not change for the time being. No matter how many levels of rent you rented before, from today on, you will pay me 40% of the rent." Feng Tianzong said to the tenants.

He is a great master, and he doesn't need this little food to live, and he is willing to compensate some of those who pay taxes for him in money. Reducing rent and interest can also help these tenants settle down as soon as possible.

"Ah? 40%? In the past, we had to pay 70%. Do we have to pay taxes and perform labor service ourselves in the future?" A tenant in the crowd said worriedly.

"You don't have to pay taxes to the government in the future, and you don't have to worry about labor service. You can sign a contract with me. You will be my people in the Feng Mansion in the future. If someone asks you to perform labor service, let them find me." Feng Tianzong said domineeringly.

No one in the Great Xia Dynasty has ever collected taxes from the immortal master. The immortal master does not need to pay taxes, or even abide by the laws of the dynasty. As long as he does not openly oppose the court, no matter what he does, it is not a crime. This is the court's preferential treatment for immortal cultivators.

Including the immortal master's slaves, they naturally do not have to perform labor service. If they are just tenants, they still need to perform labor service. Letting them sell themselves as slaves is also a preferential treatment given to them by Feng Tianzong.

"Village chief, count the population. Those who are willing to stay and sell themselves to the Feng Mansion to continue farming will receive 40% of the rent in the future. Those who are unwilling can leave. No one is forced." Feng Tianzong was too lazy to explain to these people. Doing something practical is better than a hundred words.

"Thank you, boss. If we are willing, then boss, our Dongtou Village will be renamed Fengjiazhuang in the future." The village chief said happily.

In these days, tenants have no guarantee. They can't eat enough all year round. It's common for people to starve to death. Their status is not as good as the slaves of the rich families. At least the slaves will not starve to death.

"By the way, I plan to build a big house in our village. I need a group of people. Three meals a day are provided, and ten copper coins are paid every day. Those who are willing to work can go to the village chief to sign up. Only strong laborers are needed." Feng Tianzong said.

In this day and age, almost every tenant cannot get enough food. Now the boss actually said that he would provide three meals a day and pay ten copper coins. This is a good job that is hard to find even with a lantern.

After giving the order, Feng Tianzong watched his territory expand again.

Lord: Feng Tianzong.

Territory: Fengjia Village.

Population: 1216. (1166 untaxed population)

Tax rate: 1%/year (taxes can be collected from the population under the jurisdiction every year. You can choose the type of tax.)

Feng Tianzong did not plan to wait for "tax collection" and would improve his strength first.

[Tax the people in the territory, collect 1% of the time of each population as tax per year, and collect taxes for 11.66 years. ]

With the arrival of taxes, Feng Tianzong has one more option to upgrade.

Lord: Feng Tianzong (life span 84 years).

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 3 (Time can be spent to improve - 10 years)]

[Puppetry: First-level Elementary (Time can be spent to improve - 3 years)]

[Ironwood Puppet 1 (Time can be spent to improve, speed can be improved - half a year)

(Time can be spent to improve, defense can be improved - half a year)

(Time can be spent to improve, strength can be improved - half a year)]

[Golden Light Curse: Entry (Time can be spent to improve - one year)]

[God-moving Curse: Not yet entry (Time can be spent to improve - three months)]

[Palm Thunder: Entry (Time can be spent to improve - one year)]

Taxes: 11.66 years.