Working Emperor of the Northern and Southern Dynasties

Today is the day for the Lou family to redistribute land, and tenants from all over the country have come here.

The entire Zhuangzi was bustling with people coming and going.

The Lou family's land is fertile, with full grains and high-quality seeds. Therefore, renting the Lou family's land can yield 10 to 20% more than other people's medicine. If the land cultivation skills are better, the 30% increase is not impossible.

Possibly.

What tempts the tenants the most is that the Lou family’s rent is less than that of others, and in a disaster year, the Lou family will not beg for nothing to force them to pay the rent. Of course, the tenants will compete for rent.

Lou’s land.

Since last year, this big store has been completely handed over from the old man to the big house.

Lou Qingyi has long been thinking about redistributing the rented land.

The main reason is that the tenants who rent the land are rich and poor. There are even some large families who rent the land from the tenants in the name of tenants and make a fuss about the price difference of food.

Zhuangzi naturally wants to save food and make money for the Lou family, but Lou Qingyi doesn’t want the Lou family’s good intentions to be taken advantage of by bad people.

She had already been thinking about redistributing the land, but it was delayed due to her recent marriage.

Now that we have reached an agreement with Chen Chong, there won't be too many complications in the short term. It's just right to deal with the land at this time.

So, early in the morning, she took a car to Zhuangzi.

The stewards at Zhuangzi have already prepared all the rosters and land deeds, but these need to be reviewed by Lou Qingyi himself.

Lou Qingyi sat behind the short table and flipped through the pages one by one.

The three stewards stood opposite her with their hands lowered.

"How come there is so much land all at once?" Lou Qingyi asked in surprise as he looked at the numbers on the general ledger.

A steward surnamed Liu stepped forward and replied respectfully: "Reporting to Miss, these were later cultivated acres, and there are indeed many differences from the original number of acres."

Lou Qingyi gently put down the booklet: "It has expanded nearly a hundred times. Are they all cultivated by yourself?"

"Exactly!"

Lou Qingyi nodded slightly.

The steward added: "Miss, this kind of thing is not unique to the Lou family. Nowadays, all the wealthy families do this."

Lou Qingyi fell into deep thought, and soon she figured out the key point.

As early as the time of Sun Wu, the power of the wealthy landlords in Jiangnan had grown rapidly.

They strongly supported the establishment of the overseas Chinese regime in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and their vested interests would naturally not be harmed.

The wealthy noble families who migrated from the north also sought land and homes in the south of the Yangtze River.

It is common for people like Wang Dao, Xie An and their families to be granted land and their dependent populations.

In addition, they also obtained land through other means.

The great calligrapher Wang Xizhi said in "Xie Wanshu with the Lang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs": "Bidang and Anshi traveled eastward to the mountains and seas, traveling through the fields to see the favorable geographical conditions, and to maintain their leisure time."

Sure enough, after Wang Xizhi and Xie An traveled east to Kuaiji, they obtained a lot of land for their descendants there.

Xie Xuan of the Xie family also ran fields in Kuaiji. After his death, he was buried in Shining County and had a former residence and villa.

His grandson Xie Lingyun therefore moved to Kuaiji to build a separate business, surrounded by mountains and rivers, enjoying the beauty of living in seclusion.

Xie Lingyun said in his autonote to "Mountain Residence Fu" that his grandfather "passed through the mountains and rivers, which is really the basis for this special business", and he himself also "drilled mountains and dredged lakes, doing endless service" and sought more land from the government.<

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This type of wealthy family occupies extensive land, has many servants, and vigorously develops the manor economy. It is considered a wealthy family.

The power of the Lou family cannot be compared with that of the Wang family and the Xie family.

For ordinary gentry like the Lou family, it was much more difficult to start a business in wealthy places such as Jiankang, Sanwu, Kuaiji, and Jiangling, so they turned to other areas to cultivate land.

They invaded mountains, forests and rivers everywhere, opened up farmland and plantations, and conflicted with the previous policy of prohibiting private closure of mountains and forests.

In the second year of Xiankang, Emperor Cheng of the Eastern Jin Dynasty promulgated the "Renchen Edict", which was the first decree prohibiting the encroachment on mountains, forests and rivers.

The tone of the edict was very tough: "Occupy the mountains to protect the swamps, robbers and robbers will discuss the law, and all the stolen goods will be abandoned in the market."

However, the ban has had little effect.

From the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Song, Qi, Liang and Chen dynasties, similar bans can still be issued.

A concessional decree issued by Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song Dynasty during the next year.

The person in charge believes that the system of Renchen is too strict, and it has become a common practice to seize mountains and seal off water. Moreover, it has become a pioneering business. Once it is stopped, it will easily lead to resentment.

It is advocated that all mountains and rivers that have been cultivated should "not be seized", and it is also stipulated that each of the high and low official ranks will occupy 1 to 3 hectares of the mountain (common people and the ninth grade will also occupy one hectare).

"If you have already occupied a mountain, you cannot occupy it more; if you occupy a small amount of palace first, you can occupy it according to the limit. If it is not an old business mentioned in the previous article, it cannot be banned. If there is an offender, more than one foot of water and soil will be counted as stolen goods, and the law of regular robbery will be followed."

These regulations were approved by Emperor Xiaowu of the Song Dynasty and promulgated to the world.

This "Mountain Occupation Law" recognizes the legality of private ownership of mountains and rivers in legal form for the first time, and determines the amount of mountain occupation based on social status.

Ninety percent of the land in Loujiazhuangzi was obtained this way.

Since this is the case, Lou Qingyi feels that the land should be allocated better.

After all, she is a kind-hearted woman.

Xiao Yu'er followed Chen Chang all the way, and brought the furry tiger girl with him.

This guy ignored Chen Chang. He just pointed his butt towards him, pointed his huge dog head at the rear of the car, and bared his teeth and growled from time to time.

Xiao Yu'er whispered: "Hu Niu must have discovered something."

Chen Chang nodded, someone must be following them.

But because Huniu was on one side, the man didn't dare to follow too close.

This big dog is also a powerful weapon against tracking. He couldn't help but touch Hu Niu's northern part, but the group twisted away in disgust.

Chen Chang was depressed, no matter what, I am still your temporary master, I really look down on others.

Xiao Yu'er chuckled at Chen Chang's deflated expression.

Huniu only listens to four people at home, namely the young lady's family of three and her. Even Sister Ziling, who has been with the young lady all year round, Huniu sometimes doesn't buy it.

My uncle touched her like this just now, and it’s already good that I didn’t fall out with her.

Chen Chang asked for boredom, so he opened the curtain to look at the scenery outside the car.

The weather is good today, with blue sky, white clouds, clear water and green grass, which makes you feel relaxed and happy.

Xiao Yu'er's eyes fell on Chen Chang's face. He had a handsome face and was actually quite attractive.

Now that she no longer pretends to be sick on the bed, there is a very special feeling in her movements. Well... this special feeling is just like when she accompanied the young lady on an outing and met the husband of the He family for the first time.

Suave.

Why didn't my uncle notice this feeling when he was lying on the couch?

The more Xiao Yuer looked at it, the happier she became. Thinking of the gentle and dignified appearance of the young lady, and her uncle Yushu Linfeng, they were really a match made in heaven.

There is nothing wrong with this uncle, but why don’t the young lady and Sister Ziling like him very much?

Xiao Yu'er was a little confused.

Chen Chang turned around and glanced at Xiao Yu'er curiously, and saw that she was looking up and down with scrutinizing eyes, as if she had just met him. What's going on?

"Xiao Yu'er, are there any flowers on my face?"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Xiao Yu'er quickly denied.

Chen Chang shook his head and smiled helplessly.