Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 11 Calling a Group of Simple and Kind Old Men
Old Guo An was relieved, as expected, these toubobs in Jiali are very simple and kind old peasants, as long as you treat them sincerely, they will treat you with all your heart!
As for whether these food chiefs could go to the capital to meet Lao Zhu, Guo An had no doubts.

In the eyes of that old Zhu, these food chiefs are much more cordial than these officials.Even if these food chiefs united and escorted him, the magistrate of Wanping County, to the capital to sue the imperial court, even if he was not guilty, he would be convicted by that old Zhu!

It's just that Guo An didn't even dare to let these food chiefs fight against Zhu Laosi!

Therefore, Guo An shook his head again and again.

"Elders, don't be so impatient, please listen to Guo An's words!"

The effect of Guo An's hard work for so many days was immediately manifested. As soon as the voice fell, all the grain chiefs and village chiefs fell silent.

"Please tell me, the county lord!"

"The elders are already over half a hundred years old, have rich life experience, and far surpass Guo An in terms of human relations and worldly sophistication. Guo An dare not advise the elders on this matter.

However, regarding the pros and cons of reclaiming the land, Guo An believes that the elders only saw the temporary hard work of reclaiming the farmland, but did not see the long-term benefits! "

"Oh?"

All the grain chiefs and village chiefs couldn't help but be full of doubts. Some grain chiefs and village chiefs were dissatisfied in their hearts, but they didn't immediately refute. They randomly grabbed the rough beards under their chins and quietly Waiting eagerly, to see what tricks this little magistrate can pull out?
Forcing farmers like them to reclaim an unfinished amount of farmland, would it be beneficial to them?I'm afraid that fewer people will die, and it will be a great benefit for these pariahs!
However, although this Guo Xianzun in front of me has a little knowledge and doesn't understand anything, after half a month, he is very humble to these ordinary people, cares about them everywhere, and can squat with them, old men who roll in the dirt. Chatting on the ground is a rare good official.

That is, sometimes the words are often surprising!
"Elders are also aware that the Beiping Mansion is the feudal state of His Royal Highness Yan Wang. Under normal circumstances, all officials in the Beiping Mansion need to obey the decrees issued by the Yan Wang Palace.

The Beiping Mansion not only wanted to resist the Mongol and Yuan Tartars in the north, but also needed to supply the more than [-] troops of the Beiping Mansion with rations.

Therefore, Beiping Prefecture naturally needs a lot of food.The most fundamental and best solution is to reclaim farmland and let ordinary people in Beiping Prefecture like you grow food. "

All the food chiefs and village chiefs looked indifferent, indifferent to Guo An's words.

What does this have to do with them, the common people?
Guo An was not in a hurry, and continued to speak slowly: "Of course, if we have been transporting food from the south to Beiping Mansion, it can also supply tens of thousands of troops.

Although the people and officials in the south will always call the people of our Beiping mansion poor ghosts because of this matter, and look down on the people and officials of our Beiping mansion, and even the students in the south also look down on those students in our Beiping mansion.

It's just that the distance between the two places is thousands of miles, and it has nothing to do with you! "

The eyes of these old men suddenly widened, a little angry.

"However, the fields reclaimed by Beiping Mansion are always related to you. His Majesty once decreed that as long as the reclaimed fields are private fields, those who own private fields will be exempted from corvee and tax for three years.

Moreover, the private land can still be passed on to your descendants, which is the most important thing for your family to reproduce.

This time, His Royal Highness King Yan made up his mind to let Beiping Mansion govern seven counties and four prefectures, and each prefecture and county must reclaim [-] hectares of land. In Guo An's eyes, this is a great thing! "

"Of course, just relying on me and the tens of thousands of people in Wanping County to reclaim [-] hectares of land in two years, I will definitely not be able to reclaim it. The elders are clear about this matter. His Royal Highness King Yan also planted in Fengyang for two years. He must be very clear about the people in the fields.

However, His Royal Highness Yan Wang still issued this decree, which means that His Royal Highness Yan Wang will definitely give us support! "

"In this way, can the strong men in Jiali be exempted from the two years of uniform service and gangsters at their discretion?
Or, if you are short of farm tools, cattle, or farm tools when you are reclaiming the farmland, can you ask His Royal Highness King Yan to borrow some? "

"Moreover, the work of cultivating farmland will be very tiring all day long, and you must have enough to eat every day. So, can your family be exempted from some land taxes in the past two years?"

"Also, Guo An also has a general idea of ​​the situation around your fields. There is still a piece of wasteland around the fields of many people, which can be reclaimed and connected with the fields of their homes."

"In addition, Jinshui River, Lugou River, Yu River, Xiaoqing River... many rivers flow through our Wanping County. Guo An has checked that there are at least thousands of hectares of land on both sides of these rivers that can be reclaimed as good fields. It's barren!"

"Although the families of the elders are well-off, many families share the land equally. In fact, there is not much more land. If you wait until the elders' families have more children and grandchildren, and the population prospers, I wonder if there will be enough land for the family?"

"Moreover, even if the elders can wait for the family to be richer and have more people in the future, then let the descendants of the family slowly reclaim the fields on both sides of the river!

But can you elders be sure?By that time, these fields have not been occupied by others as private fields? "

"Yes, the families of the common people in your Jiajiali are not as good as yours, and they must not be able to plead. However, His Majesty has been able to relocate people to Beiping Mansion several times. Will he relocate people to Beiping Mansion again in the future?
So, how did the people who migrated get their fields? "

"Also, the Mongolian Tartars have now been driven into the prairie by our Ming army, which is a serious problem for my Ming. Your Majesty and the princes in the court will definitely not give up the opportunity to beat the dog in the water.

If the hundreds of thousands of Mongol Tartars surrendered to me, Daming, how will His Majesty settle down these Mongol Tartars?

Guo An guessed that according to the important status of Beiping Mansion, these Mongolian and Yuan Tartars who surrendered will definitely settle in our Beiping Mansion!
So, how did these Mongolian and Yuan Tartars arrange it? They can't be allowed to herd cattle and sheep in Beiping Mansion, right?
The imperial court will inevitably give them resettlement land, and when that happens, where will their land come from? ..."

"You elders are all well-informed people. If you don't take advantage of this good opportunity, you will reclaim the wasteland of the high-quality good fields on both sides of the river into high-quality good fields and turn them into your own fields.

In the future, I am afraid that these fields will no longer belong to you..."

Following Guo An's narration, the expressions of the food chiefs and village chiefs changed rapidly.

According to their old-fashioned thinking, these things have not been thought of at all.

But now, following the words of the Guo Xianzun in front of them, they gradually became anxious in their hearts!
Those high-quality fertile fields on both sides of the river have already been reserved for their descendants, and they must not let outsiders occupy them!

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(End of this chapter)