Chapter 0220: Turn over and establish your destiny
After Hao Qiang left, Chen Guiyi, Li Zongmian, Chen Longzhi, and Liu Kezhuang made statistics on the land that Renhe could allocate, and the results were gratifying.
Previously, Luo Shijing ransacked his family and gained more than 130,000 acres of land. Wang Guangzu also ransacked his home and gained more than 120,000 acres of land. This time Guo Jiyi, Li Gui and others handed over more than 30,000 acres of land, plus 8,000 acres of official land.
Mu, the available land for distribution reached nearly 300,000 mu, which can fully meet the needs of the landless people in Renhe.
Chen Guiyi and others are all excited, the new law has finally taken off, and the future is bright.
A few days later, there was a sudden heavy rain. In a village fifty miles east of Renhe County, the door of a family was knocked open.
The master was an honest and honest farmer named Zhao Si. When he met the five people, they were all dressed as scribes. They looked like scholars at first glance. He was in awe and asked the leader: "Young Master, who are you looking for?"
?Are you trying to take shelter from the rain?”
While talking, Zhao Si warmly invited them into the house to take shelter from the rain without waiting for anyone to answer.
The person who came was none other than Chen Long's entourage. He was good at literature and martial arts. After defeating Yan Mengbiao, he continued to promote the new law, explaining the contents of the new law to the people in every village and town.
Unexpectedly, as soon as we arrived here that day, we encountered a sudden heavy rain, and everyone was soaked like a drowned rat.
After several people entered the room, Chen Longzhi raised his hand and said to Zhao Si: "Thank you very much for your stay, brother. I'm really sorry for intruding."
At this time, Zhao Si's two children ran out to see. The child's face was dirty, but his smile was childish.
Chen Longzhi took out seven or eight copper coins and gave them to the child.
"Two brothers, let's buy some candies to eat. Don't be too little."
Zhao Si quickly declined, "I can't do it. I can't do it."
Chen Longzhi insisted on giving it to him, saying that he was in love with the child. Zhao Si had no choice but to agree to accept the child.
Then Zhao Si lit a fire for Chen Longzhi and others to get rid of the cold, and dried their clothes at the same time.
During the conversation, I learned that Zhao Si's family was poor and he had no money to treat his mother-in-law when she fell ill. She died of illness very early, leaving only him and his two children to depend on each other.
Chen Longzhi lamented and encouraged Zhao Si, saying: "My brother is kind-hearted, and the two children are well-behaved and sensible. They will definitely have a good life in the future."
The heavy rain didn't stop that day and it got dark, so Chen Long and his party had to stay at Zhao Si's house.
However, Zhao Si's family did not have an extra bed, let alone an extra quilt. He wanted to give his quilt to Chen Longzhi, but it was dirty, and he was afraid that Chen Longzhi and other scholars would dislike it.
Unexpectedly, Chen Longzhi and others were very free and easy. They found a few bundles of grass, spread them on the ground, and slept in their clothes. When they felt cold, they used hay as quilts. They were not at all like scholars.
The next day, Chen Longzhi came early to thank Zhao Si and say goodbye.
Zhao Si looked apologetic and kept talking about poor hospitality. Chen Longzhi didn't care about this. Instead, he said that he remembered the time he spent practicing martial arts with his master in the mountains when he was a child. He felt that he enjoyed it very much and was very cordial.
After Chen Longzhi left, when Zhao Si was about to pack away the straw, he saw that the straw had already been packed away, the inside and outside of the house had been cleaned, and the food had been prepared on the table.
This meal was cooked by Chen Longzhi using the dry food he brought with him. The meat is fragrant and tempting.
When the two children saw it, they started devouring it. Zhao Si sighed repeatedly, these scholars are really different.
Soon, the sound of "bang bang bang" was heard outside, and Li Zheng shouted loudly outside, telling everyone to go to the threshing floor, and an official was going to explain the new law.
The villagers all knew about the new law, but because of the powerful deception and instigation, they didn't believe it. At this time, Li was asking everyone to go, but they didn't dare not to go.
When Zhao Si went there, there were already many people waiting at the threshing floor, and many more people came one after another.
When everyone arrived, Li Zheng and several officials came. Who was this official if he wasn't Chen Longzhi?
Zhao Si was surprised. He didn't expect that Chen Longzhi was an official, an official of the imperial court, and a man in heaven!
Chen Longzhi raised his hand in greeting to everyone and said: "Dear dear friends, my official name is Chen Longzhi, the Minister of Dali Temple. This time, under the order of the official family, I will assist the Councilor Chen Shijun in implementing the new law. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Ask me, and I will answer it for you."
The villagers had never seen such a polite and courteous official. The first impression of Chen Longzhi made the villagers feel friendly.
Next to Chen Longzhi was a wooden board with graphics drawn on it, which was a map of Renhe County.
Chen Longzhi pointed to the map and said loudly: "Dear dear friends, the imperial court implemented the farmland to household law so that there would no longer be land annexation and no more people would be displaced.
In the past, powerful families took advantage of the lean years to bully you and buy your fields at low prices. You had no land to cultivate, so you could only become their tenants, farm for them, and become nothing more than cattle and horses.
Now that the new law has been implemented, based on household registration, each household can be allocated thirty acres of fields. These fields are allocated nearby. The source of the fields is either official land or fields handed over by powerful men. There is no problem, let alone deception.
Lying, saying that we will take down the waiting fields and end the harvest fields to fool you, those are all lies.
These fields are all for you to witness with your own eyes. If you think they are suitable, you can sign them in. If they are not suitable, you don’t need them. If so, what else do you have to fear?"
Chen Longzhi explained to the villagers one by one and dispelled their doubts, and their mood quickly became heated.
"Official, I want to register and I support the new law."
Zhao Si was the first to respond to Chen Longzhi, with a firm look on his face. He believed that Chen Longzhi would not lie to him.
Seeing someone taking the lead, the villagers did not dare to hesitate, fearing that they would not be allocated fields if it was too late, so they actively registered their names and waited for the county government to allocate them.
After several days of anticipation, the villagers finally began to distribute the fields to each household. They dragged their families with them and followed in groups to wait for the distribution of fields.
Chen Longzhi personally took them to the field for on-site inspection.
Chen Longzhi said: "This is the land that will be allocated to you. This place used to be under the name of Luo Shijing, but he committed a serious crime and his house was confiscated. You must learn a lesson.
In the future, when the land is allocated, you must live a good life and do not do anything that is disrespectful to morality or the court. If you commit a serious crime or evade taxes, the land will be taken back by the government without compensation. You must remember this."
The people knew it, and they looked at the fields that were about to belong to them one by one. They couldn't believe that such a good field would belong to them, and they nodded stupidly and responded to Chen Longzhi.
"Zhao Si." Chen Longzhi began to call the names and distribute them.
"The grassroots are here."
Chen Longzhi saw it was him, nodded and smiled at him, pointed to two pieces of land, and said: "Zhao Si, these two pieces of land are the thirty acres of land you have been allocated. Take a look. If there are no problems, set up a boundary sign."