My Fantastic Chef Wife

Ye Xiaoxian asked: "Can't we rent the land to the people to plant?"

Yao Fangbin said: "Then the squires have to agree. Our Yamen does not have this right."

Xiao Baoshan looked at Ye Xiaoxian, and Ye Xiaoxian also looked at Xiao Baoshan.

After a while, Xiao Baoshan told Yao Fangbin: "Master Chengxian, please take us to Kun's home in various townships."

Yao Fangbin was startled, and then immediately ordered his life.

...

Although Mobei County is poor, there are several local riches here, namely Wu, Ji, Ma and Fu.

Now, Yao Fangbin led Xiao Baoshan to the Wu family.

The mansion of the Wu family is on the south side of the city. Ye Xiaoxian also saw their house while strolling on the street yesterday. The two big stone lions in front of the door are particularly eye-catching. It must be rich or expensive.

At that time, Ye Xiaoxian still thought that there are so many beggars outside, but this house is so good, it should be the home of the squire.

It's just that the squires after the war are not affected at all?

After Yao Fangbin led Xiao Baoshan and they arrived, the family members outside went to report again. After a while, they were led into the house and arranged to sit in a very wide front hall.

There is a stove in the front hall, several heads of the Wu family are in it, and there are seven or eight servants. Some people are in charge of tea and some are in charge of snacks. It seems that this family has a good life.

The man with the long beard sitting in the middle, wearing a small cotton cap, is the master Wu of this family.

Old Master Wu smiled and said: "I have seen Grandpa Xiao, I don't know if Grandpa is here, and there is a distance to welcome, what wind is blowing you today?"

Mr. Wu was very respectful of Xiao Baoshan, but did not mention the county magistrate, as if the county magistrate was not worth his welcome.

Even to Xiao Baoshan, he is a perfunctory trend.

The squire is equal to the local emperor. He thinks that he is first-rate, and no one can get them.

Xiao Baoshan said: "When I first arrived, I would like to visit your house."

"Actually, it was supposed to be that we went to worship you. It's really disrespectful, but it's just too cold recently, my legs and feet are inconvenient, and I thought that Lord Xiao waited for the first time, it should take time to adjust, so I thought about going to another day, Unexpectedly, Xiao Houye took the initiative to come." Wu Wu said with a smile.

Old Master Wu smiled but didn't smile, apparently waiting for Xiao Baoshan to say his purpose.

Xiao Baoshan asked: "The land in Master Wu's house, but the shuttle peak in the area from Mobe to the south?"

"Yes." Master Wu said in a huh: "The sorghum area is suitable for planting sorghum, but last year, there was no bumper harvest. The previous harvest was also given to the barracks, and we only left some food for the sake. Xiaohou Did Lord come for food?"

No wonder Mr. Wu is not particularly treated to Xiao Baoshan, nor to the county magistrate. It turns out that he always thought that Xiao Baoshan came to ask for food, just like Yan Ziyan did before.

Xiao Baoshan said: "The food for the army in the north is paid by the court, and you don't need to pay it. I came here just to ask you how much land there is, how the land is distributed, how many long-term workers you have, how many Tenants? How many harvests are there now?"

Lord Wu was wary: "Master Xiao Hou asked what this is doing?"

"Could Master Wu please show me the account book?" Xiao Baoshan asked again.

"This..." Master Wu obviously didn't want to show it.

Xiao Baoshan said: "Is there anything wrong with Master Wu? Yes, Xiaomou certainly knows that you are a squire, and the land around Shuoziling belongs to you, but in the final analysis, this is always the land of the court, not your own. Now the new emperor takes office, taking the people to live and work in peace as their own responsibility, and the situation of Mobei City, people with a little heart know that the people's days are very hot, if not, Xiaomou just wants to improve their lives."

Master Wu said: "Lord Waiter, look at what you said, the people's life is good or not, that is your responsibility as an official, what does it have to do with me as a squire? Our land starts with the grandfather Inherited, the tenant farmers have no land and can only rent our land for planting. They don’t have much harvest. In addition to your army’s various collections of food, we can only deduct from their harvest. This is reasonable."

Ye Xiaoxian heard this and thought to herself that she encountered hard stubble this time.

The ancient squires had good and bad. When they met good ones, they could share the troubles with the people. If they encountered bad things, it was like the property bully in "Liu Sanjie". The people only had the bullied part.

Xiao Baoshan's attitude is also a lot colder: "I just want to look at your account book and understand your share. If you don't show it to me now, there is naturally a way to wait."

Master Wu still refuses to accept: "Master Xiao, if you want to come to talk about military food today, I can join three other companies to pay tribute food to your barracks every month, but if you want to occupy our fields or ask for those tenants It is said that this does not work. State-owned laws and regulations, family rules, and our squires occupy the land reasonably, then we have the right to control, even if you are the lord, you can not interfere in our management, unless you have the right to take back our land, But don’t you have this right?"

"..." Xiao Baoshan was so angry that he saw Master Wu.

Master Wu treated them as soldiers and beggars, and talked to him about cooperation, and then joined together to harm the people.

Not only that, Master Wu also regarded the tenant farmers who rented their fields as their slaves.

Yes, Xiao Baoshan does not currently have the right to reclaim these lands, but it does not mean that he has no other measures.

Xiao Baoshan stood up: "Master Wu, I will discuss this matter after I have verified it. If you do something wrong, I will be fair to the people!"

After all, Xiao Baoshan led Yao Fangbin and Ye Xiaoxian out of Master Wu's house.

...

When he was outside, Yao Fangbin breathed his breath and said to Xiao Baoshan: "Look, Lord Xiao, you see... Do you now know that there are so many beggars in the county? They used to farm for several squires, but the squires They have worked as cattle and horses for a year, and they have been exhausted for a year. The food they planted is not enough for them to be full. If this continues for a long time, who dares to farm?"

Ye Xiaoxian asked: "This is too much? As far as I know, the fields in the south are also in the hands of the squire, but farmers only need to pay a certain amount of food, and they will starve to death."

She refers to Qinghe County.

Yao Fangbin sighed: "I also blame that we have no county magistrate here, and no ministers who are more senior officials come to inspect, plus the war, so those squires have always regarded themselves as emperor Tu, Xiaohouye, you This time, you have to punish them."

Xiao Baoshan said: "You will take me to some other places."

"Yes!"

Next, they went to the Ji family in the east of the city, the horse family in the south of the city, and the rich family in the north of the city.

These households had the same attitude with Xiao Baoshan as Master Wu. They all wanted to form an alliance with Xiao Baoshan and wanted to provide military pay to the barracks. But when they talked about tenants, they immediately turned their faces.

In their understanding, tenants are slaves, working for them, and there is no room for bargaining.

This makes Xiao Baoshan very angry.

...

It was night, Xiao Bao and Ye Xiaoxian returned to the house, and they were both unhappy.

Ye Xiaoxian said to Xiao Baoshan: "The things of Baoshan and Mobei seem a bit tricky. Do you want to continue to control it?"

Xiao Baoshan said firmly: "Nature is to be managed."

"But the four squires refused to cooperate."

"Tomorrow I will go on a tour of various places to make sure the specific situation, and then come to a conclusion." Xiao Baoshan said.

Ye Xiaoxian, a woman, although she walked along with Xiao Baoshan today, but she kept silent, so as not to make people feel that she is in the limelight.

Besides, her philosophy has always been in conflict with people of this era.

Ye Xiaoxian looked at Xiao Baoshan and said: "Baoshan, I actually have an idea."

"By listening, my wife's ideas are definitely right." Xiao Baoshan said.

Ye Xiaoxian smiled and said, "You also know that my concept of people has always been different from the locals. In my heart, everyone is equal, there is no distinction between high and low, but our world is divided into three. Sixty-nine and so on, tenants are exhausted, but they can't eat enough. This is too unfair to them. Obviously, as long as they work hard, they can also gain something."

Xiao Baoshan held Ye Xiaoxian's hand, and then said affirmatively: "Madame's words are very true."

Ye Xiaoxian again said: "So, I naively think that these fields should be recovered, and then divided into each household, and then reduce taxes, so that the tenant's enthusiasm will be higher and can also create greater output."

Xiao Baoshan looked at Ye Xiaoxian quietly.

"Why, don't you agree?" Ye Xiaoxian asked with a smile.

Xiao Baoshan smiled and said: "The lady has a big mind, considers the issues thoughtfully and comprehensively, and will take care of the people, and your thoughts are also very good. , It’s right to bring you here, you can not only accompany me here, but also benefit the people.”

Ye Xiaoxian was exaggerated again, a little embarrassed, she smiled and said: "Now the fields are not recovered, how can they benefit one party, and, how do you benefit them? Do you dare to kill or tie those squires? , Blatantly asked for their land?"

Xiao Baoshan hugged Ye Xiaoxian in his arms, and then said: "Tomorrow I will investigate and talk about it again."

...

The next day.

Ye Xiaoxian got up early in the morning and heard the housekeeper say that someone had sent some gifts.

The butler counted it, all of them were sent by the four great squires, including the good white rice from the Wu family, pure sorghum wine from the Ji family, cloth from the Ma family, and a few from the rich family Head cow.

Soon, Xiao Baoshan also got up, and when he saw these things, he immediately understood.

Yesterday, he went to sit for a while. The four squires were arrogant on the surface, but they were actually worried that Xiao Baoshan would use the identity of his grandfather to take back their fields.