Become a feudal king from today

Yanjun

Pumice Village.

Zhao Xu stood on the field ridge. Beside him were government officials and the village's chief and security chief.

After the failure of Beidi Autumn Hunting, Yan County returned to peace.

Seeing that the autumn harvest was coming soon, he came to the fields to take a look.

After all, food is the most important thing for the people. In troubled times, it will be very dangerous if you cannot be self-sufficient in food.

At the same time, this time he also wanted to relax and relieve his worries.

These days, Yang He reported that many merchants complained about being robbed by bandits when passing through Fanyang territory.

It seemed as if Fan Yang's bandits grew out of the ground overnight.

They reported the case to the Fan Yang government, but all they got was, "Wait."

Such robberies occurred frequently during this period, causing merchants to suffer heavy losses.

Some merchants sniffed out the hidden troubles and simply gave up their business in Yan County.

Some merchants asked the palace to transport the goods directly to the destination.

They no longer want to take the risk of shipping.

At this point, he naturally knew what happened.

Yuan Li was playing dirty tricks with him.

Of course, he didn't dare to do anything openly.

But this dirty trick is his specialty.

After all, he is a shameless person who can use the heads of ordinary people as Beidi heads to take credit.

In general.

Due to the division of counties in Yanzhou, people in Yanzhou must pass through Fanyang if they want to go to the south.

Now, his trade routes are under threat.

Take your mind off this terrible thing.

He looked towards the golden sea of ​​rice.

The low-hanging rice ears swayed gently in the breeze.

This made him feel quite happy.

Fortunately, Beidi Autumn Hunt has been advanced.

At that time, the rice was still green and the fire could not be ignited.

If he came now and fought for a while, the Beidi people would definitely set fire to the fields, and he would suffer heavy losses.

After all, before the harvest, the common people ate food that the prince had purchased from wealthy families before, or had been confiscated from Zhang, Huang, and Du's family.

If we can no longer collect food, the stored food will be used up.

"Your Highness, the rice grains are all full. After the autumn harvest, it seems that there is no need to buy grain from the south." Liu Fu went down to the field and picked off an ear of rice to look at it.

"While the weather is fine, let the villagers cut the rice as soon as possible. Maybe Beidi will come again." Zhao Xu said to Feng Zheng.

He is the mayor of Fushi Village, and the autumn harvest is within his responsibilities.

"Your Highness, the villagers don't need to rush this matter, they all care about it." Feng Zheng laughed.

When the rice is ripe, the villagers are happier than anyone else.

Zhao Xu nodded. The land system now implemented in Yan County is basically the same as the contemporary household-based system.

The common people signed a contract with the prince on a household basis and agreed on their farming years.

In this way, they work more on their own fields and harvest more, which greatly stimulates their enthusiasm.

At the same time, the government extended its jurisdiction to the village.

Instead of letting the gentry manage the countryside as before, the imperial power did not go to the countryside, causing chaos and disorder in rural management.

Government orders are issued through the government office, and Li Zheng and Baochang must comply with the orders, otherwise they will face punishment.

"It is one thing for the people to farm their own crops. At the same time, you Li Zheng and Bao Chang should also supervise and supervise in time to provide convenience for the villagers. If you have any problems, please contact the government office." Zhao Xu took the rice handed over by Liu Fu.

The rice is rich and plump, which is a joy to see.

Fan Zheng nodded. After King Yan arrived, he felt the changes in the countryside most deeply.

The former officials no longer dare to have their nostrils turned upward like before.

But he is really doing things for the people.

With this kind of atmosphere, he, the chief security officer of Li Zheng He Township, naturally did not dare to slack off, so he had something to say.

The same is true when facing King Yan.

So he said: "Your Highness, there is a problem in the village. It is said to be big, but in fact it is not big."

After a pause, he said: "The farm equipment of the villagers has not been replaced for many years, and it is difficult to use it again. This will affect the autumn harvest. At the same time, winter wheat must be sown immediately after the autumn harvest, and there are not enough cattle in the village." If we only rely on manpower to cultivate the land, we are afraid that it will delay the planting time and the wheat will not grow well next year.”

Hearing this, Liu Fu said: "Your Highness, this is the current problem of the entire Yan County. I have seen that the steel of the Bingzhan Division is very good. Can I use this steel to forge farm tools and sell them to the villagers?"

"Some time ago, the Bingzhan Division went all out to make armor and weapons, and its own steel production was only enough. Now I think we can use some." Zhao Xu pondered.

The military belongs to the military, and production belongs to production. Both are important, and one cannot be left behind.

After all, without the military, production cannot be protected, and without production, the military cannot be provided with supplies.

However, there are many people in Yan County, so it would be a waste of resources to let the military commander make farm tools.

Because the Bingzhan Division has more important things to do next.

Therefore, the forging of farm tools can only be left to the countryside.

"In this way, the government will select some blacksmiths from various cities, and the military department will provide them with steel ingots and let them use the steel ingots to make farm tools." Zhao Xu said.

He had seen villagers' farm tools, which were mostly made of pig iron and of very poor quality.

If good steel is used to make agricultural tools, the productivity of the people of Yan County will be improved.

Liu Fu and Fan Zheng were both happy after hearing this.

"As for the cattle farming, I have an idea." Zhao Xu said.

Since most of the people in Yan County were working as tenants for wealthy families, they naturally had no cattle.

The three families of Zhang, Huang and Du were annihilated and all the cattle confiscated were in the hands of the palace.

At the same time, after other wealthy families lost their land, he also asked the government to buy their cattle.

Therefore, Yan County's cattle are now basically in the hands of the palace.

During this period, it also became a burden on the palace, because the cattle needed people to herd them.

Taking advantage of this autumn harvest, he originally wanted to solve this problem.

"Your Highness, please make it clear." Liu Fu has been worrying about this matter.

But sell the cattle to the common people. The common people are so poor that they don’t even have pants, so how can they have the money to buy cattle?

"People who want farming cattle can buy them from the government office." Zhao Xu said.

Liu Fu sighed. He thought King Yan had some novel ideas.

Zhao Xu ignored Liu Fu and continued: "I know that the people have no money, so the people don't have to pay the money all at once. They can take the cattle home first and sign a contract with the government, such as a For only ten taels of silver for farming cattle, they can pay back one tael per year and pay off the money for buying the cattle within ten years. If they feel they have the ability, they can pay it off in three to five years.”

Feng Zhenghe Baochang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was scratching his head with joy.

The palace collects one out of ten rents.

Each household has six acres of land and can harvest two stones of grain per mu, which is two hundred and forty kilograms.

At present, one stone of grain in Yan County is worth one tael of silver. This season, after deducting rent, there is an income of more than 10 taels.

After deducting the family's food rations for half a year, the expenses will be enough to save at least two taels of silver.

This is still half a year, and there is even a balance of four taels in a year.

It didn't take ten years, they paid it off in two or three years.

"Your Highness, I want to buy two cows." Feng Zheng raised two fingers.

"Dream, each household is limited to one purchase." Zhao Xu rolled his eyes, he was wary of this.

While the group was talking, they saw Chang Wei coming with a group of cavalry.

After getting off his horse, Chang Wei's face was full of anger, "Your Highness, this bastard Yuan Li sent people to sneak into the south of Yuanyang County and burned a lot of rice in the south."

When Zhao Xu heard this, he became angry because he was blocked from doing business.

"Take soldiers and horses to Yuanyang County. I will let him spit out as much rice as he burns."