On the way, Xiao Yuer gave Chen Chong an overview of Lou Qingyi’s plan to redistribute the land.
When he arrived at Zhuangzi, Chen Chang couldn't help but be startled. These tenants were brave, carrying baskets on their backs, dragging their children with their daughters, and they all lined up for two or three miles in a winding procession.
Although Chen Chang had seen such big scenes as the Spring Festival Transport, he still couldn't help being shocked by the scene in front of him.
It seems that Lou’s place is very popular, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people queuing up.
Naturally, he didn't know the Lou family's policy on leasing land, but he vaguely guessed that the rent must be cheap.
After all, no one is taken advantage of, and people will not do things that are not beneficial or beneficial.
Several stewards stood in front of the crowd to maintain order. When they saw Loufu's cart approaching from a distance, they pushed the tenants who were squeezing around as if they were courteous, shouting: "Everyone, please step aside, please give way.
This is our mansion’s chariot, and the people sitting in it are all noble people. If you delay the noble people’s business, you will not be able to get good farmland today!”
When the tenants heard this, they quickly moved to the left and right, clearing the way in the middle.
Everyone was discussing, since the eldest lady has already arrived, who is this noble person in the car?
Not only the tenants have such doubts, but also the stewards.
One of the stewards saw Xiao Yu'er sticking his head out of the car window and exclaimed in surprise: "It turns out to be Miss Xiao Yu'er, she is a noble person!"
Xiao Yu'er is the eldest lady's personal maid. Naturally, she came to Zhuangzi from the city to have something important to do with the eldest lady, so the stewards roared even louder.
The tenants were puzzled because they had never seen Xiao Yuer before, so they thought some big shot was coming.
The crowd cheered and the middle road became wider.
Chen Chang also stuck his head out and greeted everyone with a smile: "Hello, folks!"
Why does it suddenly feel like a military parade? Chen Chang laughed at himself.
The tenants all speculated on the identity of the young man, but the stewards roughly guessed Chen Chang's identity.
"Did you see that Miss Xiao Yu'er came here in person? It's probably the new uncle!"
"I heard that the young lady is not willing to marry him at all!"
"Well, that's right. Marriage seems to be done secretly and in a hurry."
"I heard that this new uncle is a dandy!"
The stewards' discussion reached the ears of the tenants. In a short time, the discussion from a few people turned into the discussion of dozens of people, and it continued to expand.
Xiao Yu'er couldn't help but frown slightly after hearing this. Why are these people like this? Why are they so concerned about what they hear?
I follow my uncle every day, but I don’t see that he is a playboy.
It’s really scary what people say.
Chen Chang naturally knew that people were talking about him, but he did not show a trace of displeasure on his face. Instead, he advised Xiao Yu'er: "The public is deceived. You don't need to take these things to heart. If you get angry because of this,
, if people are not beautiful, doesn’t it mean they are not beautiful?”
This sentence speaks to Xiao Yu'er's heart. No matter what kind of woman she is, what she worries about most is her appearance.
She immediately lowered the curtains and rubbed her cheeks.
Chen Chang couldn't help but chuckle when he saw how cute she looked.
When I arrived at the entrance of Zhuangzi, I saw that the stewards were waiting.
My uncle is not popular with the young lady, but he is not something that servants like them can offend.
Seeing Chen Chang and Xiao Yu'er getting out of the car, several stewards came forward to pay their respects.
"Sorry for bothering you, thank you for your hard work!" Chen Chang returned the favor with a smile. Chen Chang was very polite to them. After all, he has also worked for others and knows how difficult it is to be a worker.
"What did you say, uncle? We are all working for the boss, so we should do our best." said a steward named Ding.
There is no adulteration in his words. The Lou family does treat them well, and their salary is far better than other families. In addition, working in the Lou family is comfortable.
The owner has a kind attitude and never criticizes them excessively.
Therefore, many of these stewards have been committed to the Lou family for more than three generations.
Manager Ding came up and introduced: "Uncle, you see, the land in our Lou family is fertile, the grain quality is good, the rent is fair, and almost all the tenants nearby have come."
Chen Chang could not help but nod. The Lou family was a wealthy family, so the exploitation of tenants was inevitable, but what was commendable was that the Lou family had no evil heart.
Manager Ding said: "The eldest lady is checking the accounts in the main hall, and the land can be redistributed in half an hour. Uncle, do you want to go to the main hall to find the eldest lady?"
Chen Chang waved his hand and said: "No hurry, no hurry, I came here to see the situation of Zhuangzi. If Manager Ding is not busy, how about you take me around?"
"Sure, I'm naturally willing to serve my uncle."
When Xiao Yuer saw that Chen Chang did not go directly to see the lady, he was a little worried and gently tugged on his sleeve.
Chen Chang naturally knew what she was worried about, so he gave her a look that said there was no need to worry.
In front of so many people, Xiao Yu'er could only abide by the duties of a maid and not interfere too much with her uncle's freedom, so she had no choice but to let him go.
Manager Ding led the way, while Chen Chang and Xiao Yuer followed behind, wandering around the village.
This village was specially set up to manage the surrounding land. It covers an area of thirty or forty acres. In addition to some houses where servants live, it is also a large grain depot.
Entering the warehouse, Chen Chang was also shocked by the scene in front of him. In Nuo Da's grain warehouse, there was so much food that it was piled up to the roof.
The world of rich people in ancient times is really unimaginable.
Chen Chang was also a wealthy businessman in later generations, but food was not available at that time.
Manager Ding introduced him flatteringly: "Uncle, this is just one of the warehouses, containing 80,000 dan of grain. There are seven more warehouses like this."
Chen Chang took a breath of air, that was 640,000 shi of grain.
I'm afraid this still sold a considerable part of the grain, otherwise it would have been even more.
Chen Chang casually looked through the warehouse's entry and exit account books, and soon confirmed his suspicion.
Even a conscientious owner like the Lou family has amassed a huge amount of wealth.
This evil old society!
Manager Ding thought Chen Chang was going to check the accounts, so he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Although the Lou family pays wages, every year when the grain is shipped in and out of the warehouse, the stewards, accountants, and laborers will deduct it at every level, treating it as normal loss. This is a common practice in this industry, and the boss turns a blind eye to this.
One eye.
Manager Ding also learned from the information that this young man was a fool.
At this time, I heard Chen Chang say: "Okay, there's nothing to see in these. Manager Ding, how much land will be redistributed this time?"
Manager Ding replied: "There are eight hundred and ninety-six acres in total!"
"So many?" Chen Chang had been mentally prepared for a long time, but he was still shocked by the number.
The Lou family is not one of the top wealthy families in Jiangling, but they can own so much land. No wonder ordinary people don't have their own land.
The next moment, he said to Manager Ding: "Let's go, I won't see you here anymore, take me to see the lady!"
This chapter has been completed!