"Are there any points for cattle, horses and sheep?"
When the surrounding villagers heard this, they immediately exploded.
For mountain people, land is the most precious thing. There are very few fields here, and the terraces are very difficult to cultivate. They are also very barren and the area is very limited.
As for money, for the mountain people, there is very little. Although they have some food, they definitely don't have money. The mountain goods are used to exchange for some money to buy some salt, battle lines, cloth and the like.
Outside now, as long as you go to work, you can easily earn a few taels of silver a month, but the mountain people here may not be able to save even one tael of silver at the end of the year.
Not to mention cattle and horses, cattle are extremely precious wealth, absolutely indispensable for cultivated land, and the most precious thing for mountain people. However, the number of cattle owned by mountain people is very small. There are only dozens of households in Shangping Village.
As long as there are five cows, one of which is still a calf, there is no way to plow the fields.
"real or fake?"
Li Da looked at the official in front of him with disbelief on his face.
"Of course this is true. The imperial court's immigration policy has been adhered to for many years. Now tens of millions of people have immigrated overseas, outside the customs."
"Provinces such as Liaodong, Xiyu, Hezhong, Central Asia, and Nanyang have millions of people immigrating to these places. Now the immigrants in these places have led an extremely prosperous life."
Ge Ming nodded solemnly and replied.
"Who knows if it's true? The government has always oppressed us people, who have to pay taxes and perform corvee labor. No matter how good it is outside, nothing is as good as here, isolated from the world, like a paradise, and free and easy."
Some people think about it and think it’s not credible at all.
"Yes, yes, we still live a carefree and comfortable life here. Who knows what the outside world is like. Our ancestors also chose to go into the mountains to avoid war. Generations of ancestors have worked hard
, finally took root and sprouted in this mountain forest, and now it’s time to immigrate.”
"And this Europe, I don't know where it is, and I don't know how far it has to go."
"That's right, that's right, we're not going anywhere, we're just going to stay here and live our own lives."
The villagers did not believe what Ge Ming and Tao Ping said.
"Everyone, everyone, I am definitely not lying to you. The imperial court's immigration policy has been implemented for more than ten years, and tens of millions of people have immigrated. If I lied to people, how could I have persisted until now?"
"Furthermore, I have never heard of any discounts on what the imperial court promised. Everything has been implemented."
"As for the long and hard journey that everyone is worried about, you don't have to worry about it at all."
"Now there are trains that can go directly to Nanyun Province. It is very easy to take the train. In addition to the trains, there are also a large number of four-wheeled carriages and trucks. You don't even need to walk much. The imperial court will take everything
Everything is well arranged.”
"In addition, when you go to the place where you immigrated, the government will build houses for you, guide you to grow food, raise livestock, arrange production according to local conditions, and give you enough food to eat.
Until the second year’s grain harvest.”
Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Ge Ming promoted it to everyone again.
"Master~"
"Can everyone really get 200 acres of land?"
Li Da looked at Ge Ming and asked.
As the eldest son of the family, Li Da had just gotten married. However, the family was also facing an extremely embarrassing situation, that is, there was not much land left for Li Da.
The land itself is small, and Li Da's father has several brothers. If everyone divides the land, the land is even less. Although Li Da's father is very diligent and relies on his own efforts, he has cultivated it within a few decades.
There are many terraced fields.
However, in such a mountainous area, no matter how hard we try, the cultivated land is extremely limited, and there is simply not enough land for the Li brothers to divide it.
Now that they are married, they live separately from their father. The land they are allocated is only two mountain fields. Although there is no need to pay rent or tax, the harvest of the mountain fields is still very low, which is not enough to support the family. What's more,
Now that my wife has a baby in her belly, there will be more people there, and even eating will be a problem.
Therefore, Li Da was very excited when he heard that one person per population could be allocated 200 acres of farmland. If his family had several hundred acres of farmland, as long as he worked harder, at least he would not go hungry.
"Of course it's true. The preferential policy for immigrants to Black Earth Province this time is the highest preferential policy. One person is rewarded with 200 acres of land, which will never be discounted at all. And wherever the land is vast and sparsely populated, as long as you have the ability, you can cultivate it
If you give out one thousand acres, ten thousand acres of land will belong to you."
"On this point, the imperial court has always never lied to others."
Ge Ming nodded solemnly and replied.
"Then do we have to pay food and taxes?"
Li Da was very moved after hearing this. If he continued to stay in this mountain, it would be difficult for him to eat enough.
"The first five years are tax-free. After five years, you only need to pay one-tenth of the grain. And now the court has exempted all corvee services, so everyone no longer has to do corvee service."
Ge Ming continued.
"You don't have to do corvee anymore?"
When everyone heard this, they were immediately surprised. They had always thought that there must be no big changes outside. Who knew that now they don't even have to do corvee anymore, and if the food tax is only one-tenth, then it will be very difficult.
Low, very low.
"Who would believe what the government says?"
"Anyway, I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to die here in the mountains."
"There is nothing better than the mountains outside. If there were, our ancestors would not have migrated from outside to the mountains."
"Yes, yes~"
"We here are isolated from the world, like a paradise, and live a carefree life. If we go outside, the officials will oppress us and we have to pay taxes, etc., then life will be really sad."
"No, no, no matter what happens outside, I won't go out anyway."
However, no matter how nice what Ge Ming said, the mountain people in front of them still shook their heads. They didn't want to leave here, and they still thought it was good here.
"Everyone listen to me, everyone listen to me~"
"The changes in the Ming Dynasty are very big now. Our Ming Dynasty is at its peak, the people are prosperous, and the people are prosperous. It is no longer the Ming Dynasty before. Not to mention other things, just for this grain, now our Ming Dynasty has many grain-producing areas
, the food produced cannot be eaten even if it takes ten years.”
"Moreover, Ming Dynasty is developing extremely rapidly. There are trains, highways, cars, trucks, bicycles, etc., and there are also many factories and workshops. As long as you go to work, you can earn a few taels of silver a month easily.
To raise a family in Hukou."
"Although this mountain is very nice, the transportation here is really difficult, the information is very limited, and there is very little land here. It would be better if there are fewer people. We are giving birth to more and more children. What will we rely on in the future?"
Feed more and more people?”
"The imperial court is willing to pay to immigrate everyone to a place with better conditions. There are wide plains and endless black soil. The land is very fertile. Whatever you plant, the harvest will be high."
Tao Ping looked at the mountain people in front of him. The news here was too limited. He didn't even know that earth-shaking changes had taken place outside. He thought it was the same as before.
"No, no, I won't go out anyway~"
"Yes, yes, I won't go either. No matter what you say, I won't move out."
"We are all used to life in the mountains. If we are asked to go out, we will definitely not be used to it."
"A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as a doghouse at home. No matter how nice it is outside, it is not as good as in the mountains."
However, the mountain people still refused to listen and shook their heads one after another. None of them were willing to leave here or leave the mountain area.
"I'm going, I'm going!"
Li Da kept thinking about the situation at home in his mind. There were too few fields, and there were several younger brothers below him. He could still get some fields and a house now. When his younger brothers grew up, they would even be able to live there.
Maybe there is no place to live, and it is difficult to find a wife.
The mountain people have to be selective when marrying their daughters. The family has a lot of land and few brothers, so the one with a house is naturally the best choice. Having many brothers will give you an advantage in fighting, and nothing else will work.
"Li Da, do you want to immigrate outside?"
As soon as the mountain people saw it, they all looked over.
"There is nothing we can do. Everyone knows the situation of my family. If we don't go out, we may starve to death and we won't even have enough to eat. Not to mention I have several younger brothers."
Li Da said helplessly that it was unknown to move out, but if he continued to stay here, he might not have a good life. To be honest, he was tired of being here, and he was also eager to see the colorful world outside.
If there is a chance, just immigrate.
"Okay, this is a road guide opened by the government. Take this and report to the county government in half a month and gather together. At that time, the county government will organize everyone to immigrate together."
When Ge Ming heard this, he immediately smiled happily. He quickly took out a road guide from his backpack, asked Li Da's name, family size, members and other information in detail, and then filled it in. This was issued by the government.
Proof, because these mountain people do not have identity cards now, this is equivalent to an identity card.
"Hmm~"
Li Da took the road guide under the gaze of many villagers. The light piece of paper now felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. At this moment, he actually regretted it.
PS: I went to the mountains once during the Chinese New Year. It was really shocking. I settled halfway up the mountain. The roads were like walking on cliffs. People who drove had weak feet, but there were still people inside. There were still people.
I don't want to move out, I think it's better in the mountains.