Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 39 The poor man

[-] mu of land is a lot, at least Zhang Yi thinks it would be difficult to plant crops on it with the dozens of people in his family unless they are working with walking tractors.

"Old Zhong, how was the land of our house arranged?"

"Young master, our family used to rent it out to the farmer's family to grow. Our family is more generous and only charges [-]% of the rent!" Old Zhong replied standing aside.

[-]% rent?Zhang Yi couldn't help but whispered secretly. He already knew that renting land to farmers in ancient times required a certain fee, but now he was almost scared to death when he heard what Lao Zhong said!This is the harvest of people's hard work for a year. You just get a piece of land and take half of it for nothing. It's even darker than Africans, but you still have the nerve to say it kindly.

Of course, if you are the one who collects the rent, then you can reluctantly accept it. After all, who would think too much money?

But even so, Zhang Yi still asked: "What about other people's homes?"

"So that the young master can know that generally rich households charge [-]% of the rent, and some black-hearted ones even charge [-]% or [-]%!" Old Zhong scolded those guys who eat people but don't spit out their bones, while defending his family. Proud of good morals.

No wonder people are said to be suffering, no wonder people are said to be rich and unkind. Zhang Yi simply doesn't know how those tenants who rent and plant land can survive on the small amount of surplus food.This is an era of extremely low productivity. It is recorded in "New Book of Tang Shihuo Zhi": "With Han Chonghua as Zhenwu, Jingxi Yingtian, Hebu, and Water Transport Envoy,... recruiting people is 30 villages, There are 850 people in each village, one hundred acres of land cultivated, ... more than 20 hectares of land, and [-] shi of millet per year."

Calculated from this material, the farmers cultivated a total of 1950 hectares of land, and the total yield per mu was 1.025 shi. If converted, the yield per mu would be about 61 kilograms.However, this kind of output must meet three conditions. First, it must be in the upper field. If it is in the middle or lower field, the yield per mu must be discounted. Second, it must be a good year with good weather. If there is a natural or man-made disaster, then a discount is required. Thirdly, it must be taken care of carefully, because fertilization was not popular at that time. If the weeds absorb more nutrients that should be food, the yield will be discounted.

When you meet all the conditions, it is calculated as a family of five, including the elderly and children who are involved in planting, so their maximum labor is only about 1800 mu.According to the output, the annual output of the 1800 mu of land is about 900 kilograms. When the [-] kilograms of grain and half of the rent are paid, only [-] kilograms are left for the family's annual living.

But in fact, this is the ultimate standard that can only be achieved under ideal conditions. Generally speaking, if such a family can get 500 kilograms of grain every year due to various unfavorable factors, it is considered as the ancestor's manifestation.

This account must be settled, and Zhang Yi immediately softened his heart after the calculation. After all, he has accepted the ideological education of socialism, and he still can't do this kind of cannibalism. Old Zhong said: "From now on, our family will collect [-]% of the rent!"

The boss was taken aback for a moment, as if he thought he had heard it wrong, and hurriedly asked: "Master, do you mean [-]% for us to collect [-]% or leave [-]% for tenants?"

"Our family keeps [-]%!" Zhang Yi smiled wryly and said to Lao Zhong: "The Zhang family's land is not too small, and keeping [-]% ​​can keep our family the same rich food and clothing, but for those tenants, they can Have a good year! I don’t know about other places, but we only charge so much here, maybe some people will laugh at us for being stupid, but you have to understand that people have feelings, when they blindly get and give stingily At that time, no matter whether it is a country or a family, it is just a wall that can be blown down by the wind!"

As he said that, Zhang Yi pointed to the peasant households who were hiding behind the big trees and looked at them in the distance, and said: "Look, they all know that my lord is here, and their eyes are full of respect and enthusiasm for us." Fear, they respect because I am the master of this land, fear that I will severely exploit them, but they don't have the emotion I want!"

Old Zhong couldn't help being suspicious.

"Grateful! Sincerely grateful!" Zhang Yiyun left a sentence lightly, and then strode towards the farmer behind the tree.

Although I don't know what my young master means, but this does not prevent Lao Zhong from strictly implementing it. After all, the young master was able to return to Chang'an in Lingnan as an exile, and he can also earn the dignified title of viscount. From this point of view, he I feel that the young master's wisdom is not something that ordinary people can be polite at all, no matter what he does, it must have deep meaning.

When Zhang Yi walked up to those farmers, the humming communication disappeared immediately, and was replaced by silence.

"What? Everyone doesn't welcome me?" Zhang Yi smiled and said to everyone.

"no no!"

Everyone panicked and tried to retreat, but there was no way to retreat
After all, how to retreat, unless they don't rent the Zhang family's land, otherwise, what's the use of retreating far?In fact, they also know that what should come will always come. From the moment the tax official came, they already knew that this land already had another owner, and what they were about to face was another judgment in their lives.

This is the sorrow of farmers. They have no land, or only a small amount of land, so they can only parasitize on the rich. They have no resistance to natural and man-made disasters. Just a cold or a severe drought, they have nowhere to go Walk.
"First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Yi, and I am the son of Jingyang County, the owner of this land!"

After the words came out, the farmers did not have any surprises on their faces. They seemed to be numb and still quietly waiting for Zhang Yi's next words.

Looking at the soulless and hungry face in front of him like a walking corpse, Zhang Yi suddenly wanted to make these people feel less sad, and it would actually be nice to feed his family when they were full, so he Pointing to the old Zhong who followed him, he introduced: "This is my housekeeper, you can call him Butler Zhong in the future, I think you need to remember his face, because in the future you will pay rent or other things. He is in charge of everything! But since you are all my farmers, there must be rules, you must pay the rent that is due, and the annual rent is set at [-]%!"

"Wow!~~~"

Immediately, the crowd exploded!

Three percent, how is it possible?

No one believed their ears, even the cheapest land would have to pay [-]% of the rent, but Sir Sir actually said to pay [-]%!

　There will be another update later!
　　
　
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