Jintong's first priority when she came to Niutou Village this time was to reward everyone in Niutou Village and establish her authority as the host, followed by a vacation.
The next day, Jintong asked Zhao Laosan to gather everyone in Niutouzhuang. More than two thousand people stood densely in the entire grain drying field. Jintong sat firmly under the temporary shed, and was waited on by two maids.
Drink tea calmly.
Wu Ping and several guards from the Hou Mansion first pushed out a large cart of cloth, and then carried two baskets of copper coins and three baskets of silver ingots. The place below suddenly started to boil.
Zhao Laosan waved the list in his hand, and his eldest son Zhao Maolu was banging the gong hard next to him, and the place gradually became quiet. Zhao Laosan was so angry that he shouted in his Dantian: "Quiet! Quiet!"
More than two thousand people saw that Jintong's guards were standing in a row on both sides of Jintong. They were all tough and strong, so they calmed down. However, at least nine and a half of the ten people were staring at the five.
Basket of money.
Zhao Laosan stood on a wooden pier with his hands on his hips and said loudly: "Madam, you know that we people in Niutou Village have worked hard in the past few months, so we came here to reward us. As long as you don't slack off in these few months, you will be rewarded."
Those who are willing to work hard will be rewarded according to their merits now. Don't make any noise, everyone. Whoever's name I read will come up and receive the reward."
Everyone below heard the words and were all excited and gearing up. Zhao Laosan thought about someone, and that person ran forward to receive the reward with joy. Those who got the gold ingot naturally cheered, and those who got the copper plate were inevitably jealous of those who received more rewards.
As long as there was help in the entire villa, whether it was Jintong's own servants, tenant farmers, or even day laborers hired from outside, basically every household was rewarded with a piece of cloth.
Among the more than 2,000 people, more than 300 people were rewarded with two ounces of copper coins, and more than 600 people were rewarded with 10 taels of silver. Among the nearly 100 people who were particularly outstanding, one person received 50 taels of silver.
In this way, at least one person in every household will receive the bounty. Those with large families and willing to contribute will have an income of hundreds of taels of silver. In ten days, the autumn harvest will be harvested. This year, the weather is going well, so
It will be a good harvest year tomorrow, and with this silver reward, I will be able to survive even if there is no harvest next year.
The whole Shai Guchang was filled with joy, and many people gathered together. The stupid family took turns biting the silver ingots, fearing that they were just dreaming, and the silver ingots would fly away if they didn't take a bite. The family who got fifty taels of silver reward, especially
I wanted to go home quickly and hide the money, for fear of being stolen by others.
There are also some people who are indignant, hating themselves for getting less, jealous of others, and saying weird things.
Jintong stood up, and the people below knew that she had something to say, and there was a sudden silence.
"Those who didn't get the silver reward, or who only got two taels of copper coins, don't be discouraged! Think about it for yourself, why can you get only two taels of silver or even nothing when others can get ten or fifty taels of silver?
As long as you work hard and don't be lazy or cunning, next year, you might be able to get ten taels, fifty taels of silver, or even more. I never treat my loyal and hard-working people unfairly!" Everyone below cheered.
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Jintong raised his voice and continued: "There are three other people who have made great contributions in rebuilding Niutou Village and making wine. I will reward each of them with one thousand taels of silver."
One thousand taels of silver! Many of the tenant farmers below became excited. Lord, one thousand taels of silver is enough to support a ninth-grade official and honor our ancestors, right?
The tenant farmers are not slaves, they are good citizens. Niutou Village has always been kind and only charges 20% of the rent. In times of disaster, it will even open a granary to help the tenant farmers.
In a good year, in addition to the family's food, the excess harvest can be sold for three to five taels of silver. If you pull off half a piece of cloth and buy some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, you will be considered a good family.
In the past six months, Zhao Laosan has hired many tenant farmers who work early in the morning and work in the dark. Depending on the difficulty of the work, they can receive from 300 to 800 coppers a month. This has attracted many people. Now Jintong is a
After taking action, meritorious people could actually receive such high rewards, which gave many tenant farmers the idea of selling themselves into slavery.
"Zhao Laosan, Zhao Zhuangtou, everyone has seen that he has been working at the brewery day and night, and he has lost half of his weight from exhaustion. I rewarded him with a thousand taels of silver. His three sons are all good."
Yes! I have made the decision to let Zhao Goucheng return to the Marquis Mansion with me, and I will arrange a bright future for him."
If you can follow him to the first-rank Pingning Marquis' Mansion, you are at least as good as a seventh-rank official. If you win the favor of Pingning Marquis, your future will be bright, and the whole family can follow the chickens and dogs to heaven.
Even if you are not good enough, it is enough to work more, get fifty taels of silver, and marry a daughter-in-law in glory. Many young men below are eager to give it a try. They just want to roll up their sleeves immediately and go to the winery to work hard for Jintong to enjoy.
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Zhao Laosan has three sons, the eldest is Zhao Maolu, the second is Zhao Gengtian, the third is Zhao Goucheng, and they also have a daughter with a nicer name: Zhao Dahua.
Jintong asked Zhao Laosan for his opinion early in the morning. Zhao Laosan himself had already planned that the eldest son could inherit his position as the head of the village, and the second son would be a strong supporter. He was a very honest man and could not bend a muscle.
I can stay in the village and do farm work. With the help of him and my eldest son, I will have a safe life without any accidents.
As for his daughter Zhao Dahua, they have already made a good deal with her. Jintong will give him a larger reward this year, which is enough to give his daughter twelve dowries and make her get married in style.
Although the youngest son, Zhao Goucheng, has the most unpleasant name, he is the smartest. He is only thirteen years old and has a photographic memory. Jintong promised to arrange for him to study in an academy. With the Pingning Marquis Mansion as his backer, his future will be bright.
Zhao Laosan felt that the hard work of the past six months had been in vain, so he lay down on the ground and knocked on his head several times.
Jintong also rewarded Lan Dahai with a thousand taels of silver and allowed him to rest for ten days after the autumn harvest and spend time with his family.
(Lan Dahai is the wife of Grandma Chu in the sewing room. She had been bedridden before. Later, Jintong helped find several famous doctors to cure his illness. She also knew that he was proficient in farming, and he used to help Zheng Qiyan manage it.
A Zhuangzi. Since he has been ill in the past few years and recuperating at home, Zhuangzi's work has been taken over by others. Jintong simply asked Wu An to come to Niujiazhuang to help. Originally, it was to show a favor to Nanny Chu.
Working with peace of mind and no worries. But unexpectedly, he found a treasure. Not only did Lanhai help Zhao Laosan manage the entire Niutouzhuang farmland in an orderly manner, but he also brought dozens of crops that Zheng Qiyan brought to Jintong from southern Xinjiang.
Basically planted. It adds a lot of color to the dining table of Jintong, a foodie.)
The remaining one thousand taels were rewarded to Lu Liu.
At this time, everyone below was extremely excited, shouting in confusion to express their loyalty to Jintong, thank Jintong, recommend themselves, and became a noisy group.
Zhao Laosan knocked the gong hard several times before he suppressed the big guy's voice.