Signing in to Datang: Rebellion at the beginning

Chapter 127 Dividing the land and dividing the loneliness

The man sighed and opened his mouth, and the woman cleaning the vegetables also said:

"Yeah, we all lived in poverty before, and there were ups and downs, but now it's all right, the court distributed all kinds of seeds.

We didn't have to eat before, and we didn't know what to eat every day.Now I eat too much, I still don’t know what to eat every day, hehehe..."

The woman smiled happily: "I'm a peasant woman. I don't know if the current emperor is a god, a fairy, or a son of heaven. I just know that life is really getting better. I thank him..."

Li Ke took a deep breath, feeling a little excited for no reason.

Then he said shyly, "Then what, it's actually not that good..."

Hearing this, the man frowned: "Brother, don't say that, Your Majesty has done a good enough job, we are satisfied."

Li Ke nodded quickly. It seems that he can't be humble now, denying that people will misunderstand that he is dissatisfied with the emperor...

Soon, a meal is ready.

The man still had work in the afternoon, so he only poured wine for Li Ke.

Li Ke also only drank a little, chatting with the man while eating.

"By the way, brother, why doesn't your wife come to eat?"

The man said with a smile: "There are guests at home, and it's not easy for women to serve at the table."

Hearing this, Li Ke disagreed: "Brother, life is so good now, and thinking should keep up, how can we still use the old thinking?
Women are human beings, and they are also an indispensable part of the family, so what's the reason for not being on the table?Even if there are guests, it can't be like this. "

The man said: "After all, it is a custom..."

"Brother, I'm from the capital, and I heard that His Majesty is about to issue a policy and rule, that is, everyone is equal.

Equality for all includes equality between men and women.Nowadays, in many industries, women also participate, and mutual efforts are the last word.

So, since men and women are equal, how can they still stick to the rules?Let the lady come and eat together. "

The man said: "Your Majesty really wants to make this policy? Well, as long as His Majesty says it, it makes sense. Let's listen!"

So, the man got up and went to call his wife and a few-year-old daughter over to eat at the table together.

Seeing this, Li Ke smiled, and only then did he truly realize that in the eyes of the common people, he is so convincing!
After a meal, Li Ke was full of wine and food, and was about to continue on his way.

It is only half a day away from Taiyuan.

Say goodbye to the man and leave.

After the man bowed his hands, he also said that he was going to work for the landlord.

Hearing this, Li Ke stopped, then looked at the man and said:
"Landlord? What do you mean by working for the landlord?"

The man smiled and said: "Oh, you don't know that the landlord is a person who uses a large piece of land, although life is better now, and there are all kinds of food.

But the land we use still belongs to the landlord.Not only must we pay the landlord a certain amount of crops, but we must also work for the landlord, so that the landlord will give us land! "

Li Ke frowned slightly and said:
"Landlords... I remember that the imperial court ordered the implementation of land distribution and privatization policies in various places, right? Why, there is such a thing as landlords?"

The man said: "The imperial court allocated the land for free, and the allocated land became the private property of the peasants.

But I don't know what happened, and then the land became the landlord's again... This is quite fascinating.

But it's okay, we don't lack food now, it's much better than before.

In the past, when working on the landlord's land, more than half of the grain was given to the landlord, which was not enough to eat, but now it is enough. "

Li Ke took a deep breath and said, "This...is not a question of whether you have enough to eat."

He said with a sullen face: "Since the imperial court privatized the land and distributed it to the common people, it naturally hopes that every common man can own their own land.

The root of farmers is the land, and they live by the land. This is also the original intention of the imperial court.The purpose is to avoid such things as landlords from happening, but I don’t want to, if there is a policy, there will still be people who are landlords? "

Before that, Li Ke ordered that the Ministry of Household Affairs distribute all the land that can be used for cultivation across the country to the people in a reasonable and fair manner.

But no matter what, he didn't expect that there would be another landlord in this place, so he was naturally a little angry.

Seeing that Li Ke was so serious, the man sighed and said:

"These landlords, they have been landlords for generations. They are rich, educated, and intelligent. We farmers, how do we know a lot? So sometimes, we are caught in it without knowing it. There is no way around it."

Li Ke snorted coldly: "No matter how smart he is, he can still play well with the court? Brother, tell me carefully, why did the land given to you by the court become landlords again?"

The man said: "This is the case. In the past, the land belonged to the landlord. Later, people from the county government came to distribute the land. The land was distributed, but the landlord said that we still owe him money.

It probably means that although the land is not his now, it used to be.When it was his before, we were working on it, but we hadn't given him the food yet.

It sounds reasonable, so we said that when the grain is produced, the grain that should be given to the landlord before the cut-off of land distribution will continue to be given.

But the landlord insisted on asking for it immediately, saying that he was afraid that we would not admit it.At that time, the food was not ready, so how to give it?If food is not given, the landlord wants money.

At that time, we had just divided the land, how could we have money?Ever since, the landlord discussed with the people in the door of the yamen.

Then tell us that it doesn't matter if we can't get food or money now...the land will be credited to the landlord, but we will still do it for us...

At that time, we felt that this was the only way to do it, and the people in the yamen door also thought it was reasonable, there was no way but to buy the land..."

Li Ke covered his face with his hands, thinking that this is the difference between those who have studied and those who have not.

This landlord really ate these peasants to death.

After going around in a circle, these farmers were brought in again.

The imperial court took the land from the landlords and distributed the land to you farmers for free, which is a loneliness...

Rubbing his forehead, Li Ke said to the man:

"Then what, isn't the imperial court advocating reading for all people? Don't just let children go to school. If you have time, be a classmate with your child and read some books."

The man rubbed his forehead in embarrassment, and said with a silly smile:

"Well, we haven't studied, we are a bit stupid..."

Li Ke shook his head, sighed and said:

"First of all, the imperial court forcibly took the land from the landlords, and didn't care about their feelings. Those of you who have been allocated land, are you still thinking about what you used to do with their land? That was overthrown..."

Then he said: "It's not all to blame for your stupidity. The tenants of this yamen didn't do anything. They knew that this was an unreasonable trick, but they didn't help you. I'm afraid they are colluding with the landlord."

He felt that he had to take care of this matter.

(End of this chapter)