Take Taobao to ancient times

In ancient times, there were corvee service, one is military service, and the other is forced service. The former name has been heard even by modern people, but few people have heard of the latter. They all have to work for a certain period of time, which is basically unpaid work.

He has never heard of the dynasty that Lu Siyu traveled to, but according to records, the dynasty was established only a few decades ago. From the beginning of the recuperation after the war to the present, military service does exist, but most of the people who serve in the military service can I get some food subsidies, but as for forced labor, there are very few.

This time, the imperial court decided to build a river channel south of the Yellow River. If the habit of the previous dynasty stipulated that civilians must serve in corvee, it also meant that the imperial court could completely drive a large amount of free labor.

Lu Siyu lives in modern times, and his consciousness is also modern consciousness, so when he proposed to build the river with Zhuang Jinhan at the beginning, he put forward the plan of "paid labor". gratitude.

But the other villagers are different. Among them, the older ones have experienced corvee service in the previous court, and they also know that the court ordered the civilians to work without paying anything. It is obviously unreasonable, but as time goes by, many people think it is normal. I think that is reasonable.

They have conveyed this idea to their children more than once, but now that the imperial decree has been issued, it is confirmed that half of the tax will be reduced and exempted. Everyone is more grateful while being happy.

The planning of the river course is designed to benefit all southern cities, and this time the imperial court also made a big deal.

A few days later, a large number of digging tools were distributed in various villages, with the purpose of digging all the river channels before the rainy season in the south in summer.

It is worth mentioning that the planting season will be over a month later, when all men in their prime will have to get out of their way to get down to business. The higher-ups did not force this, but only said that the operation of digging the river channel will be carried out by every village. As a unit, as long as all the river channels are dug within the time limit, the above will not care what method you use.

This clause looks a bit like an overlord's clause, but it is very effective for the villagers.

So after the official start of work, everyone can see that it is not only those middle-aged men who are working, but also underage men and women. Very impressive.

"Auntie, are you a little tired lately?" Lu Siyu couldn't help asking, seeing his auntie busy.

"How could it be?" the auntie said cheerfully, "As long as we think that after we have dug the river channel, we can reduce half of the tax, I will feel energetic and wish to use all my energy to dig the river channel. Don't worry, we will With so many people in the village, they will definitely be able to dig the river channel within the stipulated time."

Saying that, the uncle smiled and went to work again.

It has been more than half a month since the excavation of the river, but all the villagers still seem to be full of strength, and they can start work on time every day. Just like the uncle said, as long as they think of digging the river, they can reduce half of the tax. I feel strong all over.

Lu Siyu's concept of taxation is not as strong as other people's, but after half a month, he also has a feeling of being motivated, but he rarely goes to the place where the river is dug, not because he doesn't want to go, but because he still needs to take care of it. Those sweet potato seedlings in the field.

In half a month, these sweet potato seedlings have grown to a decent size, and they should be able to harvest before the summer rainy season arrives. By then, this event will probably become the second most happy event outside the river.

"Brother Yu."

Lu Siyu squatted beside his field, turned his head to look at him, and said calmly, "Brother Zhuang."

It's not that he doesn't want to get excited, it's just that this guy comes too often.

"Brother Yu is looking at your seedling again?" Zhuang Jinhan didn't care about Lu Siyu's tone, and smiled directly.

"Yeah." Lu Siyu nodded, turned around and looked at a large green area in front of him, this was his first time farming, and he was waiting for the harvest.

Zhuang Jinhan approached, lifted the lower corner of his robe, and squatted beside Lu Siyu: "Brother Yu hasn't told me what these things are?"

Since he came to Lujia Village again half a month ago, he saw Lu Siyu paying attention to this large field almost every day. Although he knew that the owner of this field belonged to Lu Siyu, he didn't know much about the things planted in the field.

"The yield per mu can reach [-] catties." Lu Siyu said casually, resting his hands on his knees and supporting his face.

"Mu Yi... What did you say?" Zhuang Jinhan suddenly spoke out in surprise, and looked at Lu Siyu in shock.

"Too much, about five thousand catties." Lu Siyu turned his head and looked at him slowly, holding his face. He didn't know how much this batch could grow, so he could only estimate roughly.

"Five thousand catties!!! Not to mention five thousand catties, even three thousand catties, or even one thousand catties, is a remarkable achievement." Zhuang Jinhan suddenly pulled Lu Siyu up, his eyes brightened, "You know that if these things can really achieve Does five thousand catties per mu mean anything to this country?"

Lu Siyu was suddenly pulled up by Zhuang Jinhan, and he hung in the air for a while, and when he stood on the ground again, he sighed and said slowly: "Don't get excited, brother Zhuang has been with me for so long, why are you still so excited? "

"What are you talking about, little one?" Zhuang Jinhan patted his head condescendingly, "This is something with a yield of four thousand catties per mu, not four hundred catties!!!"

"I know." Lu Siyu still said calmly, but did not answer Zhuang Jinhan's doubts, hehe, what's wrong with the dwarf, the dwarf also has human rights! ! !

"Brother Yu?" Zhuang Jinhan whispered.

"Oh." Lu Siyu only uttered a single syllable, and there were three words written on his face - "Unhappy".

Seeing Lu Siyu's unhappiness, Zhuang Jinhan quickly reflected on himself, but after much deliberation, he couldn't think of what he said wrong, but only for a moment, he thought of the reason.

"Sorry, Brother Yu, I shouldn't have called you short." Zhuang Jinhan apologized sincerely.

Lu Siyu looked up: "Seriously?"

"Really, it's more real than real gold!" Zhuang Jinhan said quickly, heaving a sigh of relief in his heart, but luckily he hit the point with one sentence.

Lu Siyu shook his head, and didn't intend to worry about it anymore, he just looked at the green sweet potato seedlings: "The barn knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing knows the honor and disgrace. Only after solving the most basic needs of people can we consider other things. The existence of these things , will bring earth-shaking changes to this country.”

Of course he knows what the existence of sweet potatoes means, which means that people can really go beyond food and clothing, and this applies no matter where they are.

Because of this, he managed to buy sweet potato seedlings from Taobao.

As soon as Lu Siyu spoke, Zhuang Jinhan knew that he knew what he was doing, and couldn't help but say at this moment: "As expected of Brother Yu."

After thinking about it, the calmer Lu Siyu behaved at the beginning, the more it proved that he knew what these sweet potatoes meant, so he could say that the yield per mu was more than 4000 catties with no expression on his face.

Lu Siyu narrowed his eyes: "These sweet potato seedlings have officially survived, and we will wait for a bumper harvest in a few months."

"What are your plans?" Zhuang Jinhan has completely believed that Lu Siyu really has the ability to take one step and see three steps. He also often hears his uncles and uncles praise Lu Siyu for being smart, but in his opinion, Lu Siyu's cleverness is just a little cleverness, but look at it. Looking at the green sprouts in front of him, he has completely believed what his uncle and uncle said.

And the way he looked at Lu Siyu no longer seemed to be looking at a junior like before. From the bottom of his heart, he regarded Lu Siyu as a peer of his own, a peer who was equally talented, mature and stable.

"What other plans do you have?" Lu Siyu chuckled, "I'm selling these things, Brother Zhuang, what do you think?"

"As long as these green seedlings are really produced as much as you said, even if there are not more than 4000 catties, but only three thousand catties, two thousand catties, no matter how much this batch is, I will take care of it." Zhuang Jinhan said in a big breath, this time It's not that he is rich, but that he believes that as long as the output of these things is really so large, the person sitting on top will definitely be willing to pay.

"As expected of the county magistrate, you are so proud!" Lu Siyu praised without hesitation. Of course, he couldn't eat all of the sweet potatoes for himself. Even if he gave some of them to the village as seeds, there would still be a lot left over. Of course someone has to take over some of them, and he thinks that Zhuang Jinhan is definitely the best choice.

Lu Siyu is a small person, he only thinks about himself and how the people around him are doing, and the same is true for his uncles and uncles. They knew the approximate yield of sweet potatoes from the beginning, but their reactions were definitely not as big as Zhuang Jinhan's. .

Because the eldest uncle and the second uncle only think about whether their own family can live a good life, and they can also help other people in the village by the way.

As for Zhuang Jinhan, as the county magistrate, his thinking focused on the overall situation from the very beginning. This was the case when digging the river, and it was the same after learning about the production of sweet potatoes. He was also somewhat "selfish" and considered the entire county.

"Now I really wish I could grow all these things in one day!" Zhuang Jinhan still couldn't restrain his excitement.

"Brother Zhuang intends to grow seedlings?" Lu Siyu glanced at him and said with a smile.

"Perhaps," Zhuang Jinhan said with a smile, "this is the first time I feel that I am so anxious." His eyes fell on the large expanse of greenery, and he felt that he could not calm down at all, as he himself said. Said that he really wished to have the ability to make plants grow in one day, so that he could immediately see the grand occasion of [-] catties per mu.

Lu Siyu saw Zhuang Jinhan's absent-mindedness, but he didn't point it out. He knew very well what this large sweet potato field meant. The importance of food was an important point of knowledge in history and political books, so how could he forget it.

He still remembers the five words of Engel's coefficient.