Beloved Plantation King

Liu Shangzhi was speechless, and said: "Why don't you just say it to you?"

Yin Peinan chuckled and said, "If your lord is willing, we are very grateful."

Liu Shangzhi really didn't want to talk to him anymore, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'm just looking at you for the sake of building a coupe, so don't push yourself too far."

Seeing that the county magistrate was a little impatient, Yin Peinan also became serious, and said seriously: "My lord, to be serious, the mountain bag is of no value, it can't produce any crops, and irrigation is a big problem. No one wants to spend money on it." Putting a lot of effort into reclamation, just weeding every year is exhausting. We are also taking great risks to try, and if we don’t succeed, we can only leave it deserted.”

Reclaiming wasteland is naturally not that easy, Liu Shangzhi naturally knows, otherwise there will be fewer and fewer people who would rather pay high rents to rent fields than reclaim wasteland.

Yin Peinan said again: "Look, that's it, you take it as an experiment supported by the county government to see if we can generate income on the barren hills? Even if the higher authorities ask, it is also a measure for you to implement the New Deal. Right?"

"New Deal experiment?"

"Yes! Think about it, turning the barren hills into a part of generating income, is this considered a political achievement?"

Liu Shangzhi was lost in thought.

Here Yin Peinan is still struggling with the magistrate, and it can be said that he is trying his best to persuade him.

Over there, Wu Ming quietly walked up to Zuo An and asked him, "Brother An, do you want to open up wasteland to plant?"

Zuo An nodded and said, "The rent of a big household is too expensive, it's not worth it."

Wu Mingdao: "It is very hard work to open up wasteland. It will take several years to mature the land, and the harvest will not be good in the first few years. When the crops are mature, you still have to pay rent and royal grain." Open up wasteland.

Zuo An and Yin Peinan are not afraid of reclamation and weeding. With them, these two tasks will be much easier.They only need to consider how to increase the fertility of the soil and the water source, which they have discussed before.But it's impossible for others to know.

Zuo An seemed helpless and said, "That's better than renting."

Wu Ming planted land when he was a child, and he knew how hard it was. He thought about it, and whispered to Zuo An: "If this is the case, you can just buy the wasteland. The wasteland is much cheaper than the existing dry land and paddy fields, and it will still be your own in the future. , and you don’t have to pay rent.”

He had heard from the Yue family before that Yin Peinan had hunted the big bug, so he should still have some money.

When Zuo An heard it, his eyes lit up.

Yes, you can also buy wasteland!Existing fields are expensive, but wasteland is cheap.They have all fallen into a misunderstanding before, thinking that only those that have been cultivated can be traded.

Anyway, wasteland needs to be reclaimed. Instead of reclaiming it and then renting it out, it is better to make it your own from the beginning.

He hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Can you also buy wasteland? How much is it per mu?"

Wu Ming gestured to him with the county magistrate and master book behind his back.

"Qiliang?" Zuo An asked with his mouth.

Wu Ming nodded.

Zuo An asked again: "What about the little mountain bag?"

The small mountain bag is said to be a small mountain bag, but it is actually not small, and its area is quite large.If it is calculated according to the area, it is not worth it, and the soil is not as fertile as the soil at the foot of the mountain.

Wu Ming had been to Nanpo Village, so he could guess which two small hills Zuo An was talking about. He made a calculation and pointed his index finger to Zuo An.

"one hundred?"

Wu Ming nodded and added, "One."

Buying a mountain for 100 taels is actually not expensive, but they can't afford it now. After the spring, there are still many places to spend money.

Zuo An thought for a while, and he had a new plan in his mind. He called Yin Peinan over, and the three went to the side to discuss quietly for a while.

Liu Shangzhi watched his heart pounding. He glanced at Wu Ming and asked, "What did you tell them?"

Wu Ming said with a flattering smile: "No, just ask Brother Ang, when will their new farm tool be available."

Liu Shangzhi looked at him suspiciously for a while, but he was dizzy from what Yin Peinan said just now, and he didn't have the energy to think about it, so he just asked: "When did he say?"

Wu Mingdao: "He said he was still thinking about it."

Liu Shangzhi sighed, saw Yin Peinan and the others came back, and asked, "Tell me, what do you want?" He lost his temper after being tormented.

Yin Peinan smiled and said, "My lord, how much is an acre of wasteland?"

Liu Shang looked directly at the master book.

The master book replied: "Seven taels."

Yin Peinan asked: "Is there any difference in position?"

The master book replied: "Yes, the seven liang that depend on the water source, the ones that are far away and not fertile, are cheaper. But generally the fertile ones that depend on the water source can be reclaimed."

"Yes, there are some things left that no one else wants." Yin Peinan sighed, and asked again: "What about the wasteland left in our village, just the land at the foot of the two hills? How much money is one mu? The location there is not good, and it is far away from the water source, and it is not fertile, so there should be less?"

The master looked through his booklet, and the remaining wasteland that can be reclaimed is indeed not good according to the records, and no one has reclaimed it for so many years.

He replied: "Five taels, but it must be used as arable land. If you want to build a house, you need ten taels and one mu."

Yin Peinan nodded and asked, "My lord, if we buy wasteland and reclaim it, can we still enjoy the six-year tax holiday?"

The master book looked at Liu Shangzhi, there was no such example before.

Liu Shangzhi thought for a while and said, "Yes." They bought wasteland, which can be used as a reward for the inventor of new farm tools, and the above investigation also makes sense.

Yin Peinan glanced at Zuo An, Zuo An nodded to him, and he said: "My lord, let's buy the [-] acres of wasteland under those two hills."

Liu Shangzhi nodded: "OK."

Yin Peinan added: "Let us the two mountain bags as you promised just now."

Liu Shangzhi: "...When did I agree?"

Yin Peinan reminded him: "Experiment, experiment."

Liu Shangzhi was silent, still hesitating.

The two hills are different from the wasteland. They bought the wasteland, which makes sense.If this mountain bag costs 100 ren a piece, it will be rented to them, or it will be 50 years. If it is reported by someone with a heart, others will think that he has accepted Yin Peinan and the others for any benefit, and he may also be charged with using power for personal gain and accepting bribes.

Wu Ming next to him knew what the county magistrate was thinking. He didn't have much room for improvement anyway. He had been in Xinping County all his life, so he wanted to help Zuo An and the others.After all, Zuo An and the others helped their son-in-law's family earn a lot of money before.

Seeing this, he stepped forward and whispered to Liu Shangzhi: "My lord, the subordinates know that those two mountains are covered with thorns, thatch and stones, and there are not many big trees. Why not let them plant them, anyway, we don't have any Loss. If they can really grow things and achieve results, then other barren hills may be reclaimed in the future, and that will be good for our yamen."

Liu Shangzhi was hesitant, and his heart was already moved by such persuasion.

Zuo An added more firewood, and said, "My lord, as far as I know, today's emperor attaches great importance to agricultural production and innovation. When the Ministry of Officials evaluates the officials below, it also takes this very seriously. The yield per mu and the total amount are the primary assessment points. Sir, do you want to move up?"

Liu Shangzhi naturally thought.

Zuo An continued: "My lord, the achievements we have made here are your political achievements. Give us a year, except for this car, we can bring you closer to the position above. I promise you will not I regret today's decision and will thank us in return."

Liu Shangzhi heard the words and snorted coldly: "You are not ashamed to speak big."

Zuo An spread out his hands, "It's up to you to believe it or not."

Liu Shangzhi frowned and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Zuo An: "It's hard to tell you now, anyway, the yield of rice per mu will increase by then."

"How much?"

"About fifty to one hundred catties."

"really?"

"Really." Zuo An said, looked at Liu Shangzhi and said: "My lord, this opportunity is not to be missed, the position at the top is not waiting for anyone, you will have a new term next year, right?"

This is the question of Liu Shangzhi's hesitation. His term of office should end next year. If he has no political achievements, he can only be a small county magistrate.

If Zuo'an and the others can really increase the yield of rice per mu, and grow things out of the barren hills...

He gritted his teeth, decided to give it a go, and said, "Okay."

Seeing that he agreed, Yin Peinan and the others were happy, and hurriedly dragged the master to write the lease agreement for the two small hills.

The agreement did not specify the lease term, and it stated that as long as they rent it, it will be 100 cash a year.Yin Peinan also specifically requested that if they planned to buy it in the future, they would sell it to them at the current barren mountain price of 100 taels a small mountain bag, so as not to have to evaluate it according to the economic forest.

Afterwards, they made an appointment with Master Master to go to the village to measure the wasteland tomorrow, and then inquired who the big family who bought the paddy field was, and then they left.

Both the dry land and the mountainous land have taken shape, but the paddy field is still only seven mu.Rice likes to be fertile, and the newly reclaimed land cannot meet the requirements of rice planting, and paddy fields have to find another way.