Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 298 Paying Food (Third)

Yang Tubao.

As the nearest military fort to Dehequ County, He Jinzhao came here to collect grain in person.

There was a reason for the peasant uprising first in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, not mainly because of the disaster.

Because Daming only levied taxes according to the number of acres of land, not according to the level of yield per mu.

As a result, the yield per mu in the north was five or six times or even seven or eight times lower than that in the south, and grain was paid according to uniform rules.

The land tax burden of the people in the north is seven or eight times heavier than that in the south. The people in the south can survive, but the people in the north can't.

The new village head of Yang Tubao stood on the wheat threshing field with the roster in hand, and began to roll the rolls and pay the grain one by one.

Many former military households and civilian households of the Ming Dynasty were in a state of anxiety. Every time they handed in food, they would be made things difficult and overcharged.

Then live with usury, don't even think about raising your head for the rest of your life, you can only run away.

The taxes paid by those who escaped fall on those who did not escape.

In a word, the Ming court could be bullied by honest people (good people).

Now it's the turn of the rebel He Jinzhao. Will he really collect the grain as agreed?
The people all had a question in their hearts.

Hand over the grain, cross the bucket, pack it into bags, tie it up, and load it into the ox cart.

The grain harvesting operation proceeded in an orderly manner.

"Stop for me." He Jinzhao called to stop the farmers who were handing in the grain.

The farmer was startled, and hurriedly knelt down:

"Whether the governor is dissatisfied, the villain can still pay more food."

"You stand up and hold your pockets."

He Jinzhao glanced at it from time to time, the bucket must be flat.

If it looks like a mountain, let the farmer hold it up with a bag and sweep it back for him.

The people who saw this scene all stared wide-eyed.

The farmer holding the bag is also full of disbelief. What do you mean, return it to me if you pay too much?
Since their ancestors, they have given Daming more than 200 years of food.

It has always been piled up into mountains, and a lot of them pop up, waiting to be kicked by the county government officials.

If you kick too much and fall to the ground, you have to continue to fill up the food in the bucket, which is hard to tell.

"I said [-]/[-], [-]/[-], you can't give less, but you can't give more, I'm not a beggar, don't!"

Hearing He Jinzhao's words, the farmer knelt down to He Jinzhao, and shouted to Lord Qingtian with tears in his mouth!

With He Jinzhao's words and this action, they finally believed that He Jinzhao's word kept his word.

Half points, even half points, if you give more points, I don't want yours.

Thousands of people knelt down to He Jinzhao. Other than this, they didn't know how to express their gratitude.

People who have been bullied all their lives, half their lives, have finally encountered a glimmer of light, and they will be grateful.

"After paying the rations, hurry up and go to the side to watch the theater, don't delay the people behind to pay the rations."

Hearing He Jinzhao's disgusting words.

The farmer was no longer afraid, and hurriedly agreed, wiped away his tears with a smile and walked away.

For the food delivery, the common people were full of joy, with smiles on their faces, and no worries.

Now that the rice vat mouse at home is here, the soles of the feet will not slip.

No, the food has to be stored!
I don't know which house in the next village still has kittens, please bring them back with some salt, and keep them at home to catch mice.

Otherwise, the food should be ruined by mice.

Rats also have survival pressure and IQ. If you patronize your house two or three times and there is no food to eat, it will stop staying and go elsewhere.

If Li Shuchu, the former vice envoy of Shanxi Province, was going to be promoted to an official position, if all went well, he would be the Shanxi chief secretary to participate in politics, chief political envoy, transferred back to the capital as a minister, and finally entered the cabinet.

But now he has become a rank and rank non-staff under the rebels, going to villages and towns to judge cases and resolve disputes.

He has been an official for so many years, and he has never seen a scene where people are so happy to pay food and taxes.

Which one of them didn't frown and sigh!
Moreover, the people escorted them to the county seat by themselves, and all kinds of damage and freight had to be borne by themselves.

It's not like He Jinzhao, who directly brought the soldiers down to collect food.

Not only is it fair and just, but it also relieves many burdens on the people.

Of course, he was only following He Jinzhao today, so it was too early to make a judgment.

Tomorrow, he followed other people to see if it was the same.

Military advisor Ji Gui said to He Jinchao, "My lord, the hearts of the people are available!"

He probably wanted his old boss Li Shuchu to hear this, so he said it loudly.

I'm afraid others won't hear you.

Regarding Ji Gui's little thought, He Jinzhao also smiled:

"The needs of the common people are very simple, but it's a pity that Daming can't do it."

Li Shuchu remained silent, it was really not easy for someone like He Jinzhao.

During this period, many courtiers were missing, and there were fewer opportunities to fight.

Even if His Majesty wants to increase the tax by one point, it may increase the tax by a few points when it comes down.

By the time He Jinzhao occupied a bigger territory.

If he can still guarantee the first grain harvest this year, that is the time to truly win the world.

"What the lord said is true." Seeing that Li Shuchu was silent, Ji Gui continued to say with emotion:
"I have been in the countryside for so many years, and I have never seen a scene where the common people compete for food and look happy."

"Although the structure of the peasant association is not perfect, it still plays a significant role."

He Jinzhao looked at the propaganda group singing in the distance: "These people are very useful."

Li Shuchu didn't expect that the people in Lehu would support He Jinzhao so much.

As for the role of the peasant association, Li Shuchu, a former senior official of the fourth rank of the Ming Dynasty, knows the power of it.

The unspoken rule that imperial power does not go to the countryside will eventually be broken!
Because he also served as a county magistrate, is the county magistrate really a village under a capable official?
Even if there is a homicide case, it is not necessary for him, the county magistrate, to come forward to try it. The second master, the county magistrate, can handle it.

He Jinzhao wants to manage the land through the peasant association, and inspire the germination of agricultural capitalism.

Carry out production well, invest funds in the land, irrigate and fertilize timely, and organize labor reasonably to achieve the effect of increasing production.

Especially in order not to delay the farming season, He Jinzhao was going to lend capital to the common people.

Or provide them with cattle, seeds, and agricultural tools for rent, so that they can cultivate, irrigate and fertilize.

As for the soldiers' land, it is easier to manage the land directly and hire labor for production.

When the common people have their own land in the future, they will naturally learn to manage the land according to He Jinzhao's strategy.

"By the way, Mr. Li, your son has arrived in Hequ County, how is it?"

In the name of Li Shuchu, Ji Gui wrote a letter to his son asking him to come from his hometown.

I heard that his son is a Gongsheng student, but like Li Shuchu's grandfather Li Shizhen, he also likes to practice medicine and study pharmacology.

He Jinzhao wanted him to get things like allicin and properly cultivate penicillin.

Li Shuchu was very annoyed at He Jinchao's deceiving his son here, but his son was also stupid, knowing that Shanxi was full of high-ranking thieves and hammer bandits, he would come again.

As a result, both father and son fell into his hands. Fortunately, there was no disaster on the way.

With such a chaotic situation, it is very likely that they will die on the way.

"It's good if you don't get the governor's attention."

(End of this chapter)