Ye Jianqiu

What is hope?What is happiness?In a simple life, the years may be oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. Treat the road under your feet with a calm attitude, and it will take you to any beautiful place...

Ye Jianqiu felt very lucky, lucky like God's darling.He has never talked to God, and he doesn't know where heaven is, but he understands that the most beautiful place is in Qingyang Town.

Along the way, Ye Jianqiu rarely talked a lot, he kept chatting with Chao Ge.

"Chao Ge, what is Situ Jin's favorite food?"

"do not know."

"Do you know the funny things about Situ Jin when she was a child?"

"never heard of that."

"Chao Ge, does Situ Jin have any siblings?"

"No."

"Chaoge, what year is it now?"

"Anle three years, June sixteenth!"

"What a day to remember!"

"Does Situ Jin have a nickname?"

"..."

"Chao Ge, Situ Jin has killed someone, right?"

"..."

"What kind of person is his father? Is he as handsome and stalwart as him?"

"To shut up!"

Chao Ge couldn't take it anymore, and roared angrily, Ye Jianqiu finally shut up, but he sang softly behind the scenes, laughing from time to time!

Chao Ge rolled his big eyes, no matter how slow he is, he can figure out what's going on!Look at this good-for-nothing guy who doesn't even know his last name!

Chao Ge felt relieved, the eldest brother has been single for a long time, and has never had anyone he likes around him, and he has no intention of marrying a wife. Uncle Jin is always worried about him, and now someone is there to take care of him.Although this Ye Jianqiu doesn't look very good, he really doesn't look bad. It's not bad for the elder brother to take him as a male concubine and raise him in the back house.

Chao Ge snorted coldly, he didn't want to call this Ye Jianqiu's sister-in-law, look at how stupid he is!

When they finally arrived at their destination, the sun had already set, and a large red cloud covered the sky again, and a few birds flew through the edge of the sunset.

Chao Ge got off his horse and brought Ye Jianqiu to the wasteland. Some of the land here has been turned over by people, and there are still piles of black farm manure on the nearby fields.The fields next to the river are relatively desolate, and the river wind is very strong, and the weeds are swayed back and forth by the wind.

Ye Jianqiu bent down and grabbed the ground under his feet, dried it into a hard sandy block, and gently crushed it with his hands, it turned into fine sand.This kind of land is so barren that it is doubtful that any crops can be grown.He knelt down and dug down with his hands. The sand was very soft, and he quickly dug a hole. The sand layer at the bottom of the pit was slightly darker in color and seemed to contain water, but the roots had to be deeply rooted for plants to grow. Only by entering the ground can the sand be fixed and windproof, otherwise the harvest will be lost just by lodging.Since he doesn't have an instrument, he can't tell the acid-base content in the soil. The content of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium is estimated to be low from the naked eye. It seems that only by watering frequently can moisture be preserved... and the climate here is also very special. What kind of crops to plant still depends on the rich experience of local veteran farmers.

After looking at the land, Chao Ge led Ye Jianqiu to a locust tree forest. In the forest, more than a dozen farmers were squatting under the trees, smoking dry cigarettes and chatting. There was a pile of farm tools beside them. There is also a cow tied to the bed, which is leisurely gnawing the fallen leaves on the ground.

Seeing Chao Ge, these farmers all stood up and greeted with a smile: "Master Jun, come to see the workers?"

"Yeah." Chaoge nodded.

"It's a big day, we've been doing it until now, no, just sat down and took a breath."

Chaoge nodded again.

The old man Wang scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Master Jun, should we count the money?"

Ye Jianqiu frowned. When he came, he had already discovered that except for a small piece of wasteland that had been reclaimed, most of them had hardly been moved, and the progress was too slow.

A man smiled happily and said, "Twenty yuan per person a day, and you don't care about food. People in the village want to come to work after hearing about it. I wonder if the military man still recruits people here?"

Just as Chaoge was about to speak, Ye Jianqiu pulled him back and asked in a low voice: "Chaoge, do these workers pay twenty dollars a day, do they still care?"

"Yes, once the money is settled every day, they don't care about food or housing, and they go back to the village after work at night."

"How long have they been working here?"

"Two days."

"Is the fertilizer theirs?"

"No, the fertilizer and farm tools belong to our army."

Just as Chao Ge wanted to get the purse, Ye Jianqiu calmly pulled him back.

"Don't be too busy, let me come."

Ye Jianqiu stepped forward and said to the leader, old man Wang: "This old man, I am newly sent by Sir Situ Jin to oversee the work. Your excellency has ordered you to change the way of working and change the contract system."

"What does the contract system mean?" Old man Wang was a little puzzled.

"That means that all these lands will be contracted for you. No matter how many people you have, you will pay 30 taels of silver after the [-] acres are finished, and you will take care of your own food. The military will not be responsible for your food."

Hearing this, these people immediately exploded, and immediately started arguing loudly. A young man inside stepped forward and grabbed Old Man Wang and said, "Third Uncle, this can't be done! It's okay, why don't you just eat it!"

There was a man who didn't say a word, he lowered his head and counted with his fingers, then immediately pushed the young man away, pulled the old man and said, "Father! 30 taels of silver, do you think it's a good deal for us?"

This is a huge sum of money. According to this world, 30 taels of silver is equivalent to the purchasing power of 3 RMB, and each of fifteen people can share two taels of silver. However, the living standard here is very low, which is equivalent to 2000 yuan of RMB. The silver can be used for the daily expenses of the local people for several years.

But Ye Jianqiu knew that giving the 30 taels to these fifteen people was tantamount to throwing the problem to Old Man Wang.If fifteen of them are capable of completing the work, then they can get more money.If fifteen of them couldn't finish the job, they would have to find someone else. Of course, the more people there were, the less money would be shared on everyone's head.Old man Wang has to grasp this strength.

The young man immediately shut his mouth in fright when he heard the 30 taels of silver. He was only concerned about the military not caring about eating, but he didn't hear the amount of silver clearly!Old man Wang has seen the world, he squatted down calmly, picked up a branch on the ground and began to draw some Taoism that no one could understand.No one can understand the roads on the ground. It is estimated that this is just old man Wang's own unique arithmetic method.

Ye Jianqiu said: "Everyone can do the math first, and then give us a reply. If it's suitable, you can do it. If it's not suitable, we can find someone else. As the saying goes, you should be ugly before you are ugly. Let's talk about it first, Good for everyone. If you agree to the contract system, after the work is done, the military will still have to inspect it, and when it passes the inspection, we will definitely pay the wages in full, and we will never renege on our debts!"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't sit still, and a group of people dragged the old man Wang who was drawing on the ground to the depths of the woods and began to discuss in whispers.

Seeing everyone leaving, Chaoge asked Ye Jianqiu curiously: "Ye Jianqiu, what are you planning?"

"Chaoge, have you noticed? In fact, the time when the weather is coolest in the morning and evening is also the time when farmers are most productive. But now that the weather is so cool, these people are hiding in the woods at this time to be lazy. And they are all relatives. , there are fathers and sons and uncles and nephews. There are a total of more than a dozen strong laborers, but with so many strong laborers, less than an acre of land has been plowed in two days! It seems that there are not many people who can really work here. I suspect that other It’s all for filling numbers, just filling people’s heads so that they can get paid!”

Chaoge was beating his heart. He came to the farm every day for the past two days. In fact, he thought the speed was too slow, but he couldn't figure out where the problem was.What Ye Jianqiu said is right. When he came to the countryside, he found a dozen or so farmers and started working. He didn’t think about other things at all. If these people haven’t finished their work in the first half of the year, the wages alone will be a lot of money. !

Thinking of this, even Chaoge himself was taken aback. If the planting and autumn harvest were delayed, it would be a big disaster!

Ye Jianqiu looked at the loud and non-stop farmers in the woods, and said firmly: "Contract all the land here to them. No matter how many people they come, they can only get paid if they finish the work in the field! This will not only Mobilize their enthusiasm and not be lazy."

There is nothing wrong with farmers being very simple, but some people can become very cunning in the face of interests.

After the group of people finally stopped arguing, the leader, the old man Wang, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Master Jun, can you have more than 30 taels of silver? We have also sold cattle! People who sell cattle are not happy, even people It’s a bit of a disadvantage to bring cattle, and in the future, the mother-in-law at home will have to deliver meals, which is not worth it.”

Just as Chao Ge was about to speak, he was pulled aside by Ye Jianqiu. He stepped forward and said, "If you delay work, what will you do for the first half of the year? We don't have any money to fill the bottomless pit. You go home and pay according to your head's worth." How to divide is not a question for our military to consider.”

Seeing that the old man hesitated, Ye Jianqiu said again: "You can divide people into big workers and small workers. There are more skilled big workers and less junior workers! Those who have cattle can also share more. You should work hard this month. Maybe it might be finished in less than a month. After you get the money, it won’t delay you to go out to work or start a small business. Isn’t that good? Besides, if you do well, we will We will also cooperate, and in the future, we will also contract out the work in the field to you, which is a win-win situation.”

After hearing this, Old Man Wang was dragged into the woods by his son, nephew, grandson and others. After they had finished arguing again, they went out of the woods to discuss again. Old Man Wang said: "Master, there is too much land here. , a total of [-] mu, we have too few people, and I'm afraid we won't be able to do it in a month."

Chaoge stepped forward and said: "Don't worry about this, I will send people to you tomorrow, but these people are felons under escort, you can give them some work."

Upon hearing this, the expression on Old Man Wang's face was really wonderful: "The prisoner is farming? Let me command?"

Old man Wang's son was excited when he heard it, and he said loudly, "Father! It's good to have someone to help, don't care if it's a prisoner or not! After the work is done, just take the money and leave!"

The old man Wang happily agreed: "Oh, it's the first time my old Wang has ordered others. This is farming land for the military master, and all rare things can happen!"

Chaoge said: "Although those people are criminals, they are also my subordinates. You have to be careful, and we will send people here to guard. If you find out that you have crossed the line, raped, cheated, and insulted the prisoners, don't blame me for being rude." !"

The old man Wang was so frightened that he shook his hands again and again: "I don't dare, ordering people is enough to scare me, who dares to bully others!"

Old man Wang is really afraid, the court will commit a crime again, maybe there will be murderers and rebellion!

The contracting matter was finalized, but some people put forward new opinions.

"Master Jun, what if you don't give us money after we finish the work? It's useless!"

Ye Jianqiu said: "We can sign and write the contract. If our words don't count, you can go to the yamen and sue us for breach of contract. If you don't complete it, we will also act according to the contract without paying wages!"

Someone said dissatisfiedly: "Go to the Yamen to sue you?! Just kidding, who dares to sue you with knives! No one in this county knows, even the county magistrate Cao is afraid of you! And the Yamen Grass has grown on the gate, how many years has it been, how can anyone complain!"

"Yes, yes, since ancient times, the yamen has opened to the south, so don't come in if you have a reason and no money!"

"That's right, we can't afford a lawsuit, how dare we provoke the military master!"

Seeing the anger of the crowd, Ye Jianqiu stepped forward and waved his hands to appease the emotions of the crowd. He calmly said: "Folks, this is the first time we have cooperated after all, and we have no experience in dealing with each other. You all think the same as us, and you are afraid of us If we don’t give you money, we’re also worried that you won’t work hard, this is just a practice, if the first cooperation is good, everyone will be friends, and if there is work to do in the future, it’s just a matter of words.”

"Besides, our military wants to take root in this land for a long time and guard the border. How can we have conflicts with the people? If we offend you, who will do the work in this land? We won't do things that ruin our reputation. Yes, we look forward to working with the big guys next time after the grain harvest!"

The old man Wang said loudly: "If we really did it for nothing, I'm not bragging, I guarantee that there won't be a single villager in the surrounding area to work for you!"

How can you seal the long mouth?It seems that the old man Wang also understands this truth. If he releases the word, saying that the military does not give money and coaxes the common people to work for nothing, it is estimated that no one will be able to invite anyone in the future!

Ye Jianqiu said: "That's natural. Our army also values ​​reputation. Mr. Shi, the inspector, is also well-known in Zhu County. The so-called love between fish and water means that we have to get along well with fellow villagers. During the slack season, Everyone stays in the village and stays alone, without a penny of income. If someone knows that the military has jobs and pays a lot of wages without arrears, I don’t know how many villagers want to come here to work! I’m afraid that when the time comes, we will still I can't stand it!"

The villagers were immediately dumbfounded. That's right, Situ Jin, the patrol inspector, had never heard of him doing anything to deceive the common people, other than helping the common people get rid of violence!Personality is extremely reassuring!And farmers have plenty of strength, but the least valuable thing is labor.Baigan was just trying his best. If the military really gave the money, it would be two taels of silver per person to share!How happy the mother-in-law and dolls at home must be!

Old man Wang's heart trembled. If other villages found out, he might lower his own value to compete, and it was very likely that the wages would be lowered even further. That would be troublesome!

He immediately ordered: "Okay! That's it! Take advantage of the cold weather, everyone go to the field!"

As soon as he waved his hand, the people behind him couldn't wait to pull the oxen, drag the plow and carry the farm tools to the ground. Chao Ge couldn't help laughing. Looking at the farmers who were busy in the field, he slapped Ye Jianqiu vigorously. shoulder: "Brat, are you okay?"

Ye Jianqiu touched his painful shoulder with grievances and said: "They will finish their work in a while, you first give Old Man Wang 30 yuan, let them taste the sweetness, and the [-] yuan will be deducted from the [-] taels later. .Remember, give up to three times before the completion of the project, and they will be greedy if there are too many times, and they will find various excuses to advance the payment, which is a big taboo!"