A house with stone walls, wood pillars, and grass tiles is indeed the best building in Qinjiazhuang. It is covered with withered grass, with more than a dozen people lying or sitting on it. A doctor is inspecting, and several
The woman was boiling medicine nearby. When everyone saw Qin Huaidao and others approaching, they all stood up and saluted.
"Without courtesy, please sit down." Qin Huaidao said quickly, his eyes falling on the doctor.
The doctor, who was in his fifties and knew Qin Huaidao, stepped forward to carry his luggage knowingly: "Little Duke, our injuries are a bit serious. We have been tortured with a cane and we need to rest for at least a month."
"Thank you, father-in-law." Qin Huaidao said politely.
"It's my job," the doctor said, and continued to examine others.
At this time, other people on the village came after hearing the news and surrounded the ancestral hall. They all looked at Qin Huaidao with complicated eyes. They had questions, worries, confusion, and panic. Qin Huaidao knew what to say and called people.
He brought a square table, jumped on it and shouted: "Everyone, I am Qin Huaidao."
"I've seen the young master." Everyone shouted in unison. They were all from the army and had strong discipline.
Qin Huaidao was also a soldier. He knew everyone's habits and said straight to the point: "Now, I will announce three things. First, starting from today, the rent on the village will be free of charge."
"What?"
Everyone couldn't believe what they heard, looked at each other, and started talking in low voices.
Jia Youcai panicked when he thought about not having the rent to cover the expenses of his house. He almost objected, but he held it back when he thought of Qin Huaidao's recent behavior and status.
"Quiet, what a shame!" Mr. Huang shouted.
The scene fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at Qin Huaidao eagerly.
Qin Huaidao said solemnly: "You heard me right, I said that from now on, the rent will be waived." He was very dissatisfied. What can he do with that little rent? Winning people's hearts is more important than anything else. Talent is the greatest.
wealth.
"Thank you, young master!"
"Young Master is righteous!"
Everyone shouted, their voices choked with sobs, that it was too painful. If we could eat less, we could feed one or two more people.
Qin Huaidao pressed his hand, and the whole place fell silent again. After all, he was from the army, and he had not forgotten the orders and prohibitions. Qin Huaidao continued: "The second thing is that I will go on a long trip in ten days. There is a risk of life and death. It will take as little as three months and as much as six months."
, we need twenty people to accompany us as escorts. If you are willing to sign up, please contact Uncle Jia. Once selected, you will be given ten taels of silver. You will receive another ten taels when you return. If you die in battle, you will receive an additional twenty taels. No matter how minor or serious the injury is, an additional ten taels will be added."
Twenty people are just right. When the time comes, the government will choose ten more people to make up for thirty people. If there are more people to pass customs, there will be problems. Datang has very strict control on population movement.
The scene exploded immediately,
It's twenty taels when you come and go. You can't make so much money in a lifetime. If you die and you still have twenty taels, your family will have a worry-free life. It's a miserable life. If you don't die on the battlefield, you have already made money. Instead of continuing to live.
, it is better to give it a try, someone immediately shouted: "Young Master, I, I am willing to go with you."
"And I!"
"Count me in!"
The scene suddenly became excited, and many people raised their hands and shouted, fearing that they would miss it.
Qin Huaidao was not familiar with everyone and looked at Jia Youcai.
Jia Youcai nodded knowingly, and immediately called together those who had signed up, selected 20 people from them, issued a deposit of five taels on the spot, and agreed to set off in ten days. Everyone saw that Qin Huaidao kept his word, and immediately smiled with joy. As for the danger, they were all corpses.
What would the killer who came out of the mountains and seas of blood care about?
Those who were not selected were very envious and looked at Qin Huaidao with eager eyes.
Qin Huaidao understood everyone's thoughts, signaled the scene to be quiet and continued: "Everyone, this conflict with the Wang family caused heavy losses to the village. I am not blaming everyone. Men should be bloody, but impulsiveness and recklessness cannot solve the problem. There will be another time
, I hope everyone will exercise restraint and report it to me first, so that I can resolve it, okay?"
"Here!" everyone said solemnly.
Huang Lao said apologetically: "Young Master, this time everyone was impulsive and caused a lot of trouble to the young master. I really can't help it. The young master is kind and gave me a lot of compensation. On behalf of everyone in the village, I would like to express my gratitude.
Don't worry, young master, I will come to see you next time."
"Huang Lao's words are serious. I'm not blaming everyone, but we must pay attention to methods and countermeasures. We can't act recklessly. Now let's announce the third thing. A total of nine people died and 35 were injured before and after this conflict. They are all to protect Zhuang Shang.
Fighting for interests, the place of death, medical expenses are not included, the deceased is twenty taels of silver, the injured, regardless of the severity, the ten taels of silver, those who have been paid will be exempted, and those who have not been paid will be made up, do you have any objections? "
Twenty taels is 20,000 copper coins, which can buy more than 5,000 bushels of brown rice, which is more than 50,000 kilograms. With wild vegetables, it can feed a family of four for many years. For everyone, 20 taels is a huge sum of money.
Qin Huaidao could have given more, since it was all ill-gotten gains from Wang Hu anyway, but the most unpredictable thing is the promotion of rice, the fight for rice, and the human heart!
"Thank you, Master!"
Everyone said sincerely that it was everyone's business, and Qin Huaidao didn't care about anything and couldn't say anything. This kindness moved everyone.
People's hearts are quietly returning!
Qin Huaidao's prestige was established with the distribution of money.
After everyone got the money, Qin Huaidao felt a bit heroic and said loudly: "Everyone, I am not a person who is afraid of trouble. The Wang family's debt cannot be settled like this. Everyone, follow me."
"Here!"
Everyone accepted the order with a bang. Without the foreshadowing of the first three things, everyone might have hesitated, doubted, questioned, or even resisted. But after the three things, everyone saw Qin Huaidao's benevolence, passion and sincerity, as if they had seen Qin Qiong in his youth.
Each one suddenly seemed like a dream, with high enthusiasm.
The group left the ancestral hall and walked along the mountain road.
The road was too difficult to walk. Qin Huaidao was thinking about how to build the road after returning from Ganzhou. Unknowingly, he came to the river. The terrain was clear at a glance. The wide river had dried up and only a small stream of water flowed down. Huang Lao explained: "Young Master
Lord, building a dam upstream has cut off the water source, but the water still seeps through, otherwise it would be difficult to starch and wash clothes."
"How to solve the problem of water shortage in the village?"
"There is a well, so there is nothing to worry about, but there is a blockage upstream, so we can only carry water for irrigation."
Qin Huaidao looked at the dry river and then at the farmland. The terrain was about five meters higher than the river. There was a blockage upstream, making it impossible to irrigate. Looking upstream, he saw that the Wang family's farmland was overall lower than his own land, and he immediately became concerned.
Come on, a glimmer of light flashed in your eyes.
"Huang Lao, what are you growing in the fields?"
"Wheat and wheat seedlings were already dry. The heavy rain last night improved a lot, but based on past experience, it will clear up in the future. It will be dry and there will be no water for irrigation."
"How much silver is equivalent to each household's annual paddy field harvest?"
"Less than two taels of silver."
Qin Huaidao looked around and estimated secretly that he had 2,000 acres of land, half of which was low hills and mountains. He built houses and planted other crops. The paddy fields were less than 1,000 acres. His method was feasible, so he said: "Huang Lao, everyone
Uncle, let’s build dams too and stop growing grain.”