Fu Song

Chapter 431 I Don't Want To Talk To You At All
Luo Xin now has quite a sense of accomplishment.

Although we are in a remote village, I saw a few yamen servants and helpers measuring the land with a few measuring rods. The extra work on the hands of the helpers has discounted the land they should have received.

The land was given for free by the government.

They just put their fingerprints on a twenty-year contract.

One mu of land requires one hundred catties of grain every year.

If there is no natural disaster, this number is acceptable.

In addition, these free fields are not allowed to go unused. If they are left unused for one year, you will have to pay an extra [-] catties. After two years, the government will take back the land and will not give it to you again.

For this one, the common people even find it a little funny.

Who dares to lay waste land?

Not for anything else, just for one bite of food, so I can only work hard in the fields for a day without delay!
Of course, distributing the official land and the terraced fields newly reclaimed by the government to the common people will not give Luo Xin a great sense of accomplishment, it is just doing things step by step.

His real achievement was that he successfully persuaded the gentry and landlords who owned a large amount of land in Bijie to start selling their land.

Roche on Liangzhe Road is also well-known.

Although they are mainly engaged in silk, their family also owns a lot of land, and they are out-and-out big landlords.

So he was born to find a common discourse with these local landlords and gentry.

Luo Xin convinced them that the price of the land in Bijie might drop sharply in the future.

Because the government will also reclaim a lot of land.

Every landless commoner will get [-] years of free contracted official land from the government.

It's not important.

The important thing is that the land of these landlords and gentry will lose the tenants who leased them, and will have to be abandoned.

And the consequences of abandonment are serious.

Even if these lands are yours privately, abandoning them is forbidden by the law.

Taxes are doubled in one year, and in two years, these lands will grow wings and fly away.

Rather than being taken away by the government for free at that time, it is better to negotiate with the government now and sell these lands to the government. First, it is better to sell the government, and second, it will not make you lose money.

Those local gentry and landowners thought about it, and under the help of Luo Xin, they met the prefect Luo Gang, and after some bargaining, under the persuasive lobbying of Luo Xin, the prefect Luo Gang finally agreed to pay a premium Buy a large number of fields in the hands of these landlords.

For this reason, these landlords and gentry also entrusted Luo Xin to quietly bribe the prefect Luo Gang.

In the eyes of the gentry and landowners, their bribery has achieved results, because the price of the land bought by the government from them is about [-]% higher than the market price.

Of course, Luo Gang couldn't afford the money.

So Luo Xin persuaded these gentry and landowners to join some businesses led by the government.

For example, salt, grain, and wine.

These businesses are basically franchises, without a government background, they are not qualified to do it at all.

More importantly, as long as you participate, you will not lose money.

So these gentry and landowners happily paid their own money to join this feast.

In order to get more shares in these businesses in order to get more returns, they bribed Luo Xin and Luo Gang.

And the two of them accepted the bribes without hesitation.

As a result, Luo Gang successfully carried out the land reform without spending a penny. According to calculations, [-]% to [-]% of the people will own their own land, and the part that does not have it will also be in the next day. In two years, with the increase of wasteland reclamation, they will successfully become landowners.

The achievement is more than that.

Taking advantage of this matter, Luo Gang also tied the local gentry and landowners in Bijie with the government. From now on, everyone will almost be a family, and they will get rich together.

At least those gentry and landowners think so.

What Luo Gang paid was only the right to operate some franchised businesses.

Looking at the two full boxes of silver taels in front of him, Xiao Cheng felt that his eyes were dazzled.

"This is the money those rich people bribed you, so much?" Xiao Cheng asked.

"Not only me, but also those who bribed Luo Xin, are here!" Luo Gang said with a smile: "In the past few years, the population has increased and the world has been peaceful. In our place, the land price will inevitably rise. Going up somersaults, I'm afraid they will hate me. Chongwen, when the time comes, you have to grab me and give me a promotion or something. Don't do it here, let that boy Luo Xin come here Do it, he made up the left and right ideas."

Xiao Cheng couldn't help laughing: "Yuting, are you a dead fellow Taoist? But in my opinion, you worry too much. As long as the world is peaceful and the population increases, those franchised businesses will only be better, for example Speaking of wine, when everyone is rich and the grain harvest is good, they can brew more, sell more, and naturally get more money, and everyone has money to share, who would hate you?"

"That's true!" Luo Gang said: "That boy Luo Xin has an idea, I think it's not bad, and he's raising funds."

"What new trick did he come up with?"

"I'm going to raise a sum of money to buy a large number of large livestock from outside." Luo Gang said: "Cows, donkeys, horses, etc."

"Then rent these large livestock to the common people and charge a certain monthly rent." Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows.

Luo Gang raised his thumb: "Yes, so you know this trick too. We lack large-scale livestock here, and ordinary people can't afford it, which makes farming very inefficient. We buy them back and give them to the common people to raise them. Firstly, it can solve the labor problem, and secondly, it can also generate income for the government, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone."

"The idea is very good, but there must be a detailed implementation process and supervision measures. Otherwise, be careful that good laws become evil laws. Originally intended to benefit the people, they turned into harming the people." Xiao Cheng warned.

"Don't worry about this, the government would rather not make money, as long as it keeps its capital." Luo Gang said with a smile: "The main reason is to solve the labor problem of the common people. With large livestock, even if the family lacks labor, they can still plant the fields well and have a good harvest. , the government has tax revenue, and the local government has stability, in short, we will not suffer.”

"If you have an idea, go for it!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Bijie Mansion will become the benchmark for the six prefectures and three prefectures on our Guizhou Road. I will bring the chief officials of several other places to you to visit, maybe At that time, senior brother will also bring the officials from Guangnan West Road, and then you will be famous all over the world."

"That scene is spectacular just thinking about it!" Luo Gang stroked his chin, his face full of anticipation: "At that time, I will definitely have to boast about myself!"

The two looked at each other tacitly and laughed loudly.

"I'm going to hand over this matter to Luo Xin!"

"You should find someone else, he has other arrangements!"

"One thing does not bother the two masters. This matter is also a follow-up matter of the land reform. Let him do it, and get twice the result with half the effort."

"Don't you want large livestock? If he manages this matter well, maybe you can get a large number of large livestock without money!"

When the two of them mentioned this, Luo Gang was stunned: "What happened in Xuzhou? Didn't it mean that Luo Piao is ready to join us?"

Xiao Cheng chuckled, reached out and picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip slowly.

"If he wants to surrender, I have to be willing to accept it!"

Luo Gang's face changed slightly.

"you"

He realized the meaning of Xiao Cheng's words.

"This time Wang Du sent troops to Xuzhou, I didn't expect several of them!" Xiao Cheng said: "One of them was that this Luo Piao started the alliance in Zhaotong so early, which made him gather so many people. Wang Zhu and Fan Yifei's actions encountered great obstacles, and now he is in such a stalemate that he doesn't know whether it will be considered a success or a failure."

"Of course it was successful, even Luo Piao was captured alive!" Luo Gang was a little dissatisfied, "You can't pick a bone."

Xiao Cheng smiled, and continued: "The second thing I didn't think of was that Luo Piao had such prestige in Xuzhou, and everyone responded, hehe, such a person exists in Xuzhou. Do you think I can rest assured? His surrender How much is it forced, and how much is it sincere? If at some point, this guy wants to rebel again, will he raise his arms and gather followers again?"

"So, you want to get rid of him?" Luo Gang asked softly.

"Of course!" Xiao Cheng said naturally.

"Although he is now in the hands of Wang Zhu and Fan Yifei, Wang Zhu and Fan Yifei are also surrounded by his subordinates. This is a mouse-hunting weapon. I don't think you give up Wang Zhu and Fan Yifei just to meet Luo Piao."

"So I asked Luo Xin to handle this matter." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "I came to Bijie to give Luo Piao a reassurance, to tell him that I admire him very much, and I am going to have a talk with him."

"and then?"

"Sanlu barbarians in Xuzhou. The Shimen Fan tribe is just one of them. There are also Nanguang and Mahu." Xiao Cheng said: "This time, only the Shimen Fan tribe and Nanguang and Mahu are besieging Wang Zhu and Fan Yifei. What about the lake? Zhaotong Huimeng, they were there, they were there when Wang Zhu and Fan Yifei launched the attack, and then, where did they go?"

"They are watching!" Luo Gang said.

"Yes, they are watching!" Xiao Cheng nodded: "So Luo Xin went here, persuaded Nanguang, Mahu to join us, cut off Luo Piao's arms, and encouraged them to attack Luo Piao's old nest, Zhaotong, and then split up Shimen Fan's subordinates tribe."

Luo Gang nodded slightly: "The two departments of Nanguang and Mahu originally feared Luo Piao's strength and surrendered to him. Now we are stronger than them, and it is not difficult to make them fall to us, just jumping around like this Go guy, do you believe it?"

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not!" Xiao Cheng sneered, "Just let them fight the Shimen tribe. Once the war starts, once the blood feud is forged, it will be endless!"

"What is Luo Piao doing here?"

"There are still more than [-] people from the Sirius Army here, and Han Kai's subordinates are dispatching in batches." Xiao Cheng said: "At that time, surround the elite of the Shimen tribe in Zhenxiong, and then take Luo Piao's head. Qia Luo, can they turn up flowers? Wait until the three of them fight to the death, and then we will clean up the mess! At that time, no matter whether it is Mahu, Nanguang, or Shimenfan, it will not be a problem. And they hate each other, so we can bring them under control with confidence."

"Understood!"

Two days later, the dusty Luo Xin stood in front of Xiao Cheng.

"This trip is dangerous!" Xiao Cheng said bluntly: "You can also refuse."

Luo Xin shook his head, how could he refuse?Once you get on this boat, you have to go up and down with the boat.

As the most basic sailor on this ship, how could you refuse the captain's job arrangement, although the captain said you can refuse.

However, risks and opportunities have always coexisted.

There are not many sailors on this ship now, and it may develop into a fleet in the future. At that time, as the backbone of the elite on this ship, it is also possible to independently command a ship.

There are only a few opportunities to choose in a person's life. If you choose the right one, the road to heaven will be wide and straight.

"Big cakes can be drawn as you like!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile, "It's enough to grasp the key point and divide it. As long as the three barbarians in Syria don't get twisted together, our goal will be achieved. So, you have the right to self-determination, I want to Yes, it's just the result."

"Understood!" Luo Xin said neatly, "This chess game has reached the middle stage, our side is the best, if we go here, it's just an official, it's not too difficult."

"Although the outcome has been decided, the quality of the officials determines how much we can harvest!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Sometimes, I appear to be very greedy."

"It will definitely live up to Futai's expectations."

"You did a good job in the land reform in Bijie, and some of the methods and measures caught my eye!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "When you return from your achievements, you will come to the appeasement envoy to be responsible for the entire Guizhou road. This piece of work."

This is considered a formal commitment to entrust important tasks.

Wang Zhu and Fan Yifei escorted Luo Piao to Zhenxiong.

There were less than [-] of them, forming a small camp, and on the outskirts of them, a coalition of about [-] people from more than a dozen tribes of the Shimen tribe formed a large camp, besieging them firmly. up the middle.

Along the way, everyone used such an awkward marching mode.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the envoy galloped back and informed Guizhou Lu comfort envoy Xiao Cheng that he was on his way from Guiyang and that he was going to hold negotiations with Luo Piao in Bijie.

But at night, when the envoy was alone with Wang Zhu and Fan Yifei, what he said made the two generals excited and nervous at the same time.

Is that so?
At the same moment, Gao Yingxiang who was entrenched in Liupanshui was hesitant to make a decision.

He never imagined that the powerful reinforcements and allies would become like this in a blink of an eye, even Luo Piao was arrested.

Without the support of the three barbarians in Syria, how dare he attack Guizhou Road without authorization?

Now that Luo Piao is in the opponent's hands, what if the three barbarians in Xuzhou turn their backs and raise an army to enter from their own flanks while they are marching?

The result of having to guard against it was that the tens of thousands of Dali troops gathered in Liupanshui were in chaos.

(End of this chapter)