Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

Although Chang Xile manufactured the threshing machine before the autumn harvest, the popularity of it was not great.Apart from Taoyuan Village, there are only a few wealthy villages and landowners who are able to buy it.

The main reason is that the cost is relatively high, ironware is involved in it, and a lot of iron is needed.The production time is relatively long, and this thing has just been launched not long ago, and it is too late to expand production.

Ironware is controlled by the imperial court. If you want to make fewer things, it’s fine. If you want to make a lot of things, you must ask for instructions.Make sure the purpose of the manufactured thing is not malicious, and then it will be approved.

As for murder weapons such as kitchen knives and hatchets, they must be registered when they are purchased. There is still a limit for each family, and you can't buy more if you have money.However, as the country has become more stable, the restrictions have become less and less.When the situation was tense in the past, there were even cases where five or more families shared a kitchen knife.

The blacksmith shops in the county are small in scale, and they only make the most common ironware, such as pots and kitchen knives.What Chang Xile wanted was too embarrassing for them. They didn't have the energy and financial resources to experiment and support it, so they had no choice but to refuse.

So Chang Xile had to entrust Shen Baili to help him find a more skilled blacksmith shop in the mansion to help him make the things he needed.Because it is a new item, everything has to be reworked and pondered over. It is much more difficult than making common ironware, and the asking price is extremely high at the beginning.

Although Chang Xile didn't have to pay a penny in the end, and the Pei family paid for everything, it also benefited the entire Taoyuan Village, and people outside the village had to pay a lot of money to own it.Many people were taken aback when they heard the price, and they all waved their hands and refused. Anyway, the rice bed is quite easy to use, so it's better to spend more effort.Even many of those landlords were reluctant to buy it, and felt that it would be better to hire someone, anyway, it was not him who was tired of the money.

The threshing machine has been manufactured for a short time, and its reputation has not yet spread, so although there are some people who buy it, there are not too many people for the time being.

The Pei family's generous gift of so many threshing machines that are not cheap in Daoxiang Village also has other plans.

They intend to send this thing to the imperial court, although they are not made by them, but such a thing that benefits the people and the country, whoever sends it up will be rewarded, just look at how the original county magistrate of Taoyuan Village ascends to the throne to know.Sure enough, the emperor was very happy as soon as the item was sent up, and shouted hello several times in the hall.

That's all, after retiring from the court, he actually experimented in the palace himself.The emperor was so overjoyed that he almost got his hands in it. Fortunately, the eunuch next to him reacted quickly.

But the emperor was not annoyed by this, he was still very happy, and stayed at Concubine Li's place for several consecutive nights, which was self-evident.

The front court and the rear palace have never been separated, and this also shows the emperor's appreciation for the Pei family's faction.Although the Pei family has no immediate family members who are high officials in the court, but with such a big business, they naturally have their own faction, and the imperial envoy is in this faction, and in this way, they will benefit together.

Before Chang Xile came back from the mansion, he had tested the imperial envoy.

He entrusted Chang Xisheng to send over the rare items that the Shen family brought back from overseas, and told Chang Xisheng to explain one more thing when giving gifts, these were the things brought back by the Shen family's caravan, and the other party would understand immediately.

Chang Xisheng has never been able to understand why literati like to beat around the bush so much, if one of them didn't react, wouldn't it be a chicken talking to a duck?But he firmly believed that Chang Xile would not act recklessly, so he did it despite his doubts.

The imperial envoy received the gift, and when he heard Chang Xisheng's words, he understood in his heart, that is to say, he bought some new gadgets at Shen's house a lot.Hearing this, Chang Xile breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was not an enemy, otherwise it would be quite troublesome, and he had to give up one side.

In this way, everyone is happy.

The reason why Chang Xile let the Pei family take this credit is also to help their faction to achieve the purpose of benefiting themselves.

Although he would not be firmly tied to this faction now, as long as he went to the scientific research, he would be branded.So it's better to show favor from the beginning, the growth of this faction is also beneficial to him.At least from what he has seen so far, the people of this faction have good senses and are all practical.

Anyway, this thing must be spread, so why not take this opportunity to benefit your faction.

Today's emperor attaches great importance to people's livelihood, and as long as it is beneficial to people's livelihood, he will receive extremely high awards.

And the Pei family did not disappoint him, not only signed a contract with him, the content did not make him suffer at all, and even offered to give up the benefits.A businessman of the Pei family can achieve such a level, it really has a long-term vision.

The contract stated that if the threshing machines sold from Pei's house were not caused by Taoyuan Village, he would share [-]% of the profits.Not only that, but also ensure that each thresher will be marked with the symbol of the brand logo of Taoyuan Village, but there is no unique number made by Taoyuan Village.

The Pei family also moved up and down to bring officials from their faction to Daoxiang County.This official is famous for his incorruptibility, and he is clear-headed and practical.This move was not only for the convenience of Chang Xile and to find him a backer, but also to profit from Chang Xile.

At such a young age, Chang Xile can do things that others cannot do in a lifetime. He still has such a long life, and he will definitely make great achievements in the future, and the officials in charge of Daoxiang County will follow suit. It is a good place to benefit from experience.

It is no longer easy for Daoxiang County to come in and become an official, because many people have the same idea as the Pei family.Especially seeing that the magistrate of Daoxiang County was promoted so quickly, I felt a little bit in my heart.

What used to be a small county that was regarded as a place of barbarians has become a very hot place in the blink of an eye.It took a lot of effort for the Pei family to win this spot.

Now Taoyuan Village has become extraordinary, it has registered in front of the emperor, and even the name Chang Xile is known to the emperor.

Although Chang Xile put all the credit on the entire Taoyuan Village in order to downplay her own existence.Moreover, these farm tools were indeed developed by him and several carpenters.But the emperor is not a fool, even though it is a remote place, he has never been out of his control, so he naturally knows the most important person in it.

But he didn't say anything, and the Pei family didn't mention his name under Chang Xile's exhortation, but instead gave credit to the entire Taoyuan Village.

The Pei family did not forget to flatter at the right time, praising: Liangguo farmers are so smart and capable, and everything is bestowed by the emperor's grace.With such auspicious omen, the country will surely prosper, and the emperor will surely become a famous emperor through the ages.

All these words touched the emperor's heart, no matter how much water was mixed in, everyone loves to hear good words.Moreover, these things are really extraordinary and will greatly promote the development of farming.

The emperor was very clear about rewards and punishments. With a swipe of a pen, the entire farmland in Daoxiang County was exempted from taxes for five years, Taoyuan Village was exempted from taxes for 20 years, and everyone was exempted from corvee.And Chang Xile was also singled out to enjoy ten times the land tax exemption than before. If the fame and fame go further in the future, it will increase ten times on this original basis until she is no longer in this world.

Now the whole Daoxiang County is boiling, which is a great thing!

Although the emperor came to the throne, he lowered taxes again and again in order to recuperate.However, the output in this world is low, and taxes are still a huge burden for farmers, not to mention that they can be exempted from corvee.

As soon as the news was announced, Taoyuan Village stopped doing any work, and the whole village held a three-day feast together.Regardless of men, women, young or old, everyone started to have fun during the holiday, and later this day became a day of celebration in Taoyuan Village every year, even more lively than the Spring Festival.

Lizheng also used the money from his father-in-law to buy dragon and lion dance outfits, formed a dragon and lion dance team in the village, and started dancing that day.Although the things have just been obtained and practice has not yet started, everyone's movements are inevitably unfamiliar, but no one will feel bad because of this. Everyone watched with great interest, and many people danced along with them.

Some people even ran home and picked up their grass stumps, strips of cloth, etc. and pretended to dance along. At this time, no one would blame the nonsense, and they thought it was very interesting.

The children ran wildly in the village, and everyone held candies that were rarely eaten in the previous year.

The laughter and laughter resounded through the sky, and did not subside until the night.

This year's autumn harvest was better than previous years, but what they didn't expect was that they didn't even have to pay taxes, which meant that all the food produced in the field was their own!Coupled with the income from picking dogwood, camellia oleifera, and digging rivers this year, I have not only food but also money in my hands, which was something I never even dared to think about before!

The joy of the people in Taoyuan Village was on their faces. They sang and danced. Everyone didn't care how well they sang and danced, as long as they could vent their joy.

Even Wan Niang, who was quite restrained, was moved to such a happy mood that she even jumped around the bonfire with the people of Taoyuan Village.Although Wan Niang was not born as a lady, she was also a jasper from a small family, and she joined the scholarly family, so she was usually the most reserved, but at this time, being infected by the atmosphere, she let go of herself and enjoyed herself to the fullest.

The Chang family also stopped their business for the day and returned to the village to celebrate together.

And when the new county magistrate appeared in Taoyuan Village, he saw such a happy scene. The yamen servant in casual clothes next to him wanted to go forward to inform the county magistrate that he was coming, but he blocked him.

Someone appeared in Taoyuan Village, and was quickly discovered. Seeing that although he was dressed plainly, he had an extraordinary bearing, and there were several attendants by his side, so he hurried to look for Lizheng.

Because of the teachings of the ancestors, no matter how happy Taoyuan Village is, it has never let down its vigilance.

Li Zheng came quickly, because the new county magistrate took office not long ago, so he didn't know him before, and when he saw the visitor dressed as a scholar, he went up to say hello and asked, "I'm Li Zheng from Taoyuan Village, I don't know if Mr. What happened to Taoyuan Village?"

The new county magistrate was only in his early thirties, and said with a smile, "I'm here to visit Chang Xiucai, can Li Zheng introduce me?"

As soon as Li Zheng heard it, he understood that since the emperor's reward came, many people came to visit, even the Qian family had the cheek to want to make friends with Chang Xile again.That's all, but she still wanted to bring up the marriage again, and was kicked out directly.

Lizheng saw that he was so special that he hurriedly ordered the villagers around him to call Chang Xile. When Chang Xile came and saw the new county magistrate, he immediately cupped his hands and bowed.

The surrounding villagers, including Li Zhengxu, immediately knelt down when they heard this, and the new county magistrate hurried forward to help Li Zhengxu up, "There is no need to be polite, today is just a visit as an old friend, get up quickly. "

Everyone stood up from the ground one after another. Although they heard what the new county magistrate said, they still lowered their heads and dared not speak.

The new county magistrate also knew that the atmosphere here was awkward, so he asked Chang Xile to lead him around.

"Song Xiucai lives here." Chang Xile pointed to the small bamboo building.

The new county magistrate nodded, "Song Xiucai is a very elegant person, such a place must be very suitable for him."

Although the new county magistrate has not been here for a long time, he has a good understanding of the situation in Daoxiang County.

Under the leadership of Chang Xile, he not only visited the various workshops, but also visited the saline-alkali land that Chang Xile had rehabilitated before.A piece of green alfalfa grew in the place that was rehabilitated before, which was in stark contrast to the barrenness next to it.

The new county magistrate knelt down and touched the soil on the ground himself. The part of the land where the canal was dug was the best, and there were already signs of fertile land.

"If it can be done, it will be a great achievement." The new county magistrate sighed.

After some inspections just now, it can be understood why so many people want to squeeze in here.However, a small village can actually achieve such a level. Now it is only just getting started, and I don't know what it will be like in the future.

Not to mention other things, just the success of this piece of land consolidation, when the time comes, the official career will be prosperous.

The new county magistrate looked at the young man in front of him who had scars on his face but couldn't hide his handsome face, and he was filled with admiration.

Originally, his future was ruined, but he didn't expect to forcibly open up a new path.But in such a short period of time, he managed to produce so many things, he is worthy of being a young genius.

Chang Xile has been paying attention to the changes in this land before, recording relevant data every day to provide a basis for future governance.Although he can only judge with the naked eye, he also knows the condition of the land. The progress of the alfalfa is relatively slow, but the alfalfa has taken root and is growing very well, which gives him hope.

As for the side of the ditch dug, he deduced that within three years, the fertility would be restored and it could be used to grow food.

If such a large piece of land can be turned into fertile fields, then I don't know how spectacular it will be!

This is very rare for Daoxiang County in the hilly area.

Hearing what the new county magistrate said, he was also full of expectations.

"The county magistrate's award, but he was born as a farmer's son and has an inexplicable attachment to the land, so he likes to put his mind on it." Chang Xile said modestly.

He received an award before, and to be honest, he was still a little flustered.Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by Lin Feng, he has never been dazzling, but now he is really not used to pushing him in front of others.Especially the person who holds the power of life and death knows about him, which makes him even more restless.

Although for that one, he might just turn around and forget the little guy, but maybe he watched too many history books and TV in the past, and always felt that the emperor was like a broom star, and once he was contaminated, he would not end well.

But this feeling was only for a moment, and he quickly regained his composure, and then he forgot about it.

It's useless to worry about these things, it's better to enjoy the moment.

The new county magistrate just smiled, and he was even more concerned.

"It's going to end next year, are you ready?"

Chang Xile suddenly felt a little guilty, because Song Wancheng made Chang Xile more aware of her gap.However, one thing after another happened to him, and he couldn't devote himself wholeheartedly to it, so he could only spare part of the time to study every day.

Seeing this, the new county magistrate understood, and comforted him: "You are still young, so there is no need to be so anxious. Most of the people who can pass the exam are only in their thirties. You are still young, and every time you fail, you will have more precipitation. , not for nothing."

Chang Xile said gratefully, "Thank you for your teaching, my lord."

"I still have some books there, which I read when I was preparing for the scientific examination. There are a lot of annotations on them, and they may be of some use to you."

Chang Xile's eyes lit up immediately. The new county magistrate was born as a Jinshi and was very experienced in scientific examinations.

No amount of money can buy these books!

"Thank you, sir! I will definitely work hard and not let you down."

"All you need to do is to do your best. It is up to people to plan and make things happen."

The new county magistrate is a pragmatist, unlike ordinary scholars who think that studying to be an official is the right way.He saw that Chang Xile was talented in farming, and although he still hoped that he would succeed in the scientific examination, he didn't want him to bury this talent because of the scientific examination.

Chang Xile liked the new county magistrate even more because of this sentence. The Pei family was really reliable in their affairs, and the active people were the type he needed and liked.

The new county magistrate left after seeing the saline-alkali land. He took a detour and did not enter the village. He didn't want to disturb the joy of the villagers. Many people only found out after the fact that the new county magistrate had come in person.

After three days of excitement, the people of Taoyuan Village started to get busy again.

Everyone saw the effect of last year's crop rotation, and found that the fertility of the land did not decrease, and the harvest was very good.So after the rice was harvested, rapeseed was planted one after another.

The business of the oil press is good, and there is no need to worry about sales. As long as everyone is willing to plant, the oil press can be consumed.

Now that there is no need to pay taxes, the people of Taoyuan Village can't wait to spend all their energy.

Last year, the oil mill was idle for a long time because there was no raw material in the later period.A group of gentlemen in the oil mill waited until their eyes glowed green, and they wanted to start work quickly.Now seeing so many raw materials for them to process, they are so happy that their mouths are almost crooked.They don't care about how much work this will bring. For them, they feel at ease when they have work to do.

This year, more cornel and camellia oleifera were harvested than last year. After last year, many people pay special attention to where there are cornel and camellia oleifera.In particular, everyone knows that cornel paste, tea oil, etc. have been sold out long ago, and they will definitely charge more this year.

Moreover, Chang Xile also sent people to the nearby counties to collect them, and the You family was also collecting them in Pipa County. In the end, the total number of collections was found to be five times that of last year.

Fortunately, Chang Xile had already prepared for this time, and had built the warehouse before, so he didn't have to worry about having no place to store it.

As a result, more people were hired to process the dogwood. Chang Xile found someone to build a house specially for processing, and it was all made of mud and tile houses, and called it Taoyuan Village Cornel Workshop.The oil mill has also recruited more manpower, otherwise it will not be able to transfer.

All the people employed in the workshop are women, even though it's only for a while.But as long as you do a good job and there is no cheating or cheating, you will be hired at this time every year in the future, and you will become a veteran employee until you become physically handicapped.

Because these people have been in the pungent smell for a long time, Chang Xile has been poisoned before and knows that it feels uncomfortable, so they are paid very high wages.Those who can be selected are so happy that they can't sleep for several nights.

There were also people who went to Chang's house for activities, and the Chang family's unified caliber was that they were hardworking and willing to do their jobs, and they were not afraid of not having opportunities.

Although this is a panacea, everyone has a bottom line in their hearts.Besides, although they really wanted to enter the workshop, they usually earned a lot of money in picking and other work, so although they were disappointed, they didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

The vermicelli and dry rice noodles in Taoyuan Village are also very popular, so Chang Xile set up a flour mill, and equipped with a special water mill, which is responsible for grinding soybeans or rice into flour.In this way, the labor force is greatly saved, the production can be increased, and the scale can be formed.And the employees inside are still all women. Both the milling workshop and the dogwood workshop are on the top of a mountain, one is on the mountainside here, and the other is at the foot of the mountain.

In addition to being more careful and suitable for women, it also means taking care of women.Most of the women hired are from poor families, such as sick people or widows with children.And for the sake of fairness, there is an additional condition, that is, no one in the family works in other workshops.

Women in this world are not easy. Although Taoyuan Village is very tolerant towards women, it is still not as good as men.Therefore, Chang Xile tried his best to provide corresponding positions for the women here based on their characteristics.

Economic status determines social status, and only when women stand up can they have the real right to speak.

Chang Xile felt that there should be no discrimination in Xanadu, everyone should be equal and relatively fair.

Chang Xile also found women with good weaving skills in the village to make special work clothes for the workers in the workshop.It is also embroidered with the Taoyuan Village brand trademark that Chang Xile is involved in.The Taoyuan Village brand trademark is based on the outline of peach blossoms, with green mountains and green waters embroidered on it.

Work clothes wrap people tightly, and when making food, in order to prevent broken hair from falling in, you have to wrap your head and wear a mask.Everything is for the convenience of work, so the focus is on practicality rather than beauty, but everyone in Taoyuan Village hopes to have such a set of clothes, because it means that they can enter the workshop to work.

People who can work in workshops can not only earn money, but also be envied by others.

Especially the female workers, they walked together every time they went to work, laughing and laughing along the way without concealing their happiness.

When these women walk, they will lift their chins slightly and show a confident smile. No matter what their appearance is, they will make people feel very beautiful.

Because being able to join the workshop not only can receive wages every month, but also can receive pensions every month when you reach the age of 'retirement'!Not only that, if you are sick on weekdays, you can also reimburse part of the medical expenses.These benefits have never been available here. The most feared thing in life is that you will be sick and old and unable to work, but with these, you don't have to worry about it at all.

Although Taoyuan Village has always been kind, if a certain family is really struggling to survive, everyone will help, and the public will also contribute money.But those are all friendship, not duty, unlike the benefits of the workshop, which are earned by their own labor, and they are taken for granted rather than relying on anyone's breath.

Under such conditions, why can't everyone have hope, confidence and calmness in life?

So now the clothes with the brand logo of Taoyuan Village have become the most envious of Taoyuan Village people.

In addition to the people in the workshop, even the villagers who are responsible for running sales and collecting things outside will also wear clothes embroidered with the brand logo of Taoyuan Village.This is a symbol of status, and it also instills the concept of brand to everyone invisibly.

Now people outside of Taoyuan Village have gradually begun to have such a concept, as long as they see people wearing clothes with that logo embroidered on them, they will know that they are from Taoyuan Village.And these people's identities are not simple, they came for the things produced in Taoyuan Village.

Taoyuan Village collects cornel, tea oil fruit, rapeseed, mung bean, rice and other items, and the prices are very reasonable, and the scales are not tampering, and the portions are full.So as long as anyone wants to sell something produced in the seller, they will be very happy when they see this sign.This is especially true in Daoxiang County, because if it weren't for Taoyuan Village, how could they have the opportunity to be exempted from tax for three years.

In this way, people from other villages will warmly treat people who see this sign when they come to their own place. These treatments have strengthened the sense of belonging of the people of Taoyuan Village.