Northern Song Dynasty: Counterattack and became emperor after the Jingkang Revolution

Chapter 38 Liang Da wants to default on his debt

Liang Da's face was ashen, but he was not willing to give in like this!

"There must be something fishy in this. The two piles of corn kernels obviously don't look much different. Why is there a difference of twenty stones? Someone must have cheated during the weighing process! This bet does not count."

Obviously, he wants to default on his debt!

But is Zhao Yingluo so easy to bully?

"Catious? If there really is something cunning, maybe it's just outside of Liang Yuan? In May, you paid a high price to pry away more than a dozen of my planting experts, and purchased a sufficient amount of corn as seeds. You thought that with these, you could Give yourself a bad breath. But instead of letting out the bad breath, you lost another 100 million acres of land. You want to default on the debt!"

"It must be... you must have manipulated the seeds, so that my harvest from one acre of land is less than two stones! Otherwise, how could there be such a big difference?"

Liang Da's sophistry convinced some melon-eating people. In this era, hybridization is a very unfamiliar concept to them. In their view, as long as they select some high-quality seeds and plant them next year, the harvest will definitely be better. Worse.

Liang Yuanwai and the princess both grow corn. Even if there are slight differences in field management, it should not cause such a big yield gap.

"I think so! Otherwise, why would the corn grow at such different heights?"

"I have pity on my family. We only rely on these few acres of corn to celebrate the New Year. Now the yield is so low, how can we survive!"

"This woman has a vicious heart. She must have tampered with the seeds to cause a significant reduction in corn production. She has tricked us!"

"Yes, let her compensate for our losses!"

"This can't end like this!"

The farmers who had rented Liang Da's fields were extremely depressed. Being fooled by Liang Da ignited the unknown anger in their chests, and hundreds of people clamored and surrounded Zhao Yingluo.

Liang Da was secretly happy when he saw this. With these hundreds and thousands of people making a fuss, even if you, Shen Wanshu, are eloquent, you can't explain it clearly and settle the matter.

……

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Zongze hurriedly mobilized his troops to separate Zhao Yingluo from the passionate farmers.

"Wanshu, if these farmers make trouble and it's difficult to control it, for your safety, why not withdraw first?" Zongze's joy just now disappeared and was replaced by a face full of worry.

Lu Haowen nodded hurriedly. The two old men didn't know her true identity, but he did.

That is the genuine Princess. Once these farmers riot, he would rather let the army suppress the farmers directly than let Her Princess make any mistakes.

But Zhao Yingluo didn't show the slightest fear. She calmly pushed away the army protecting her and approached the farmers who were about to go berserk.

"A bunch of ignorant people! All of you have been deceived by Liang Da and you still cheer for him!"

Lu Haowen originally thought that she would say a few soft words to appease these runaway farmers, but he did not expect that she would actually add fuel to the fire, and her words made the farmers almost lose control of their emotions.

"You lied to us and insulted us!"

"The majestic Princess Song actually relied on such despicable means to almost destroy our harvest. She has evil intentions!"

"We demand compensation!"

"We demand compensation!"

... Lu Haowen saw that they were in a heated mood and that if he was not careful, the comfort of Her Highness the Princess would be endangered. His hands were sweating. He was about to command the army to suppress it when there was an unexpected explosion.

"Bang!" Zhao Yingluo took out the gun from her waist and fired a shot into the sky.

This sudden gunshot instantly suppressed the noise of everyone, and the scene fell into silence.

"Shut up, Princess! Regarding the seeds this time, I will make you convinced, but before that, I have something very important to you to announce. If you want to hear it, please be quiet. "

When the farmers heard that it was related to them, they all fell silent and stretched their necks to wait for Zhao Yingluo to speak.

"First, Liang Da's 100 million acres are already mine. You can choose to continue to be my tenants. Once you become my tenants, in addition to the rent, you will have no less than ten shi of food at your disposal every year. Of course, the rent per acre is the same as theirs, six stones per year."

As soon as Zhao Yingluo said this, the farmers immediately started talking.

No one in the entire Kaifeng city knew that as long as they followed Shen Wanshu, whether they were rich or not, at least there would be no problem with food and clothing.

Some people even compiled a short and long limerick about this:
Auspicious auspiciousness in Kaifeng city
Shen is gentle and kind-hearted

Earn money in a restaurant

The fields harvested grain and gold

Children in Huangkou are going to school

The old man has a voice of laughter
If you want the whole family to have food and clothing

Looking for a small town in the north of Kaifeng city
This poem has become the cherished hope of many farmers. Now that Zhao Yingluo is willing to continue renting land to them, who wouldn't be happy?

"Those who are willing to become my tenants should go there and register, including the number of acres of land to be rented, the number of people in the family, etc..."

Everyone was about to rush to sign up, but the next moment they were stopped by Zhao Yingluo.

"However, there are three types of people who will not renew the lease: the first type, who were originally my farmers, but were poached by Liang Da at a high price; the second type, who think I have tampered with the seeds; the third type, who stole the seeds. It's so delicious and lazy."

As soon as Zhao Yingluo finished speaking, some of the farmers showed regret.In May, they sublet Liang Da's land and sown corn because they were greedy for the cheap rent. As a result, in the autumn, the yield of one acre of land was not even two dan.

This means that after paying the rent to Liang Da, they will have almost no food left.

Zhao Yingluo's words were equivalent to blocking them from the food and clothing line, and they continued to struggle between hunger and death.

But for this kind of result, besides blaming yourself for petty gains, who else can you blame?
Some farmers chose to show weakness, "They are all short-sighted little people who were tricked by Liang Da. I beg the princess to have mercy and give me a chance to change my ways."

Zhao Yingluo wanted to refuse decisively, but looking at their tanned faces and bent backs due to all-day work, a trace of compassion flashed through her heart.

Sorry for their misfortune, angry for their stupidity, that's all, give them a chance!
"The opportunity can be given to you, but your rent will be increased by two stones per acre! If you agree to this condition, then follow the others to register. If you don't agree, you will harvest the crops in the field and I will take it back. ”

Even if they rent two more dan shi, they can have as much as eight dan shi per acre of land!Enough to keep them fed and clothed for a year.

Most of them seized this opportunity, but there were still 200 people who were dissatisfied with the extra two shi of rent and continued to put pressure on Zhao Yingluo by using the excuse that "the seeds had been manipulated."

(End of this chapter)