It was not yet bright, but under the morning light, on a straight official road, a motorcade drove over and stopped at a place.
There were thirteen people in the five ox carts. They were people from the Ye clan and officials led by the county magistrate.
"We're finally here." Lu Ming looked at the dark fields ahead. There was no shortage of river water here. The water was gurgling among the dense and dark reeds. He bypassed a reed pond and looked around. There were continuous bushes, and there was an open space in front of him.
, but the patches of barren grass and trees are as gloomy as dead graves, and the morning breeze blows by, giving people an ominous feeling.
Lu Ming stood with no expression on his face, stared forward, and pursed his lips without saying a word.
He was making final thoughts and hesitations.
The 150,000 taels of silver notes were handed over to the county government yesterday afternoon, and the remaining half has to be paid after the land is delivered. Even if it is a silver note, a hundred taels of silver notes costs 1,500. Thick layers, this amount
Although half of the funds have to be handed over to the county, with 150,000 taels, we can do a lot of things.
However, Lu Ming always felt that something was wrong.
Ye Qing didn't say anything at this time. The cold wind passed by and he was also thinking.
These days, the shares are basically sold. In fact, not all thirty shares are sold out, leaving five shares with the right to participate.
There were different voices in the family, but Ye Qing suppressed it with just one sentence: "My money is my decision."
This left the tribesmen with nothing to say.
What Ye Qing wants is to show his strength. At home, the clan leader remains silent, and in the county, Lu Ming remains silent, so no one will say anything anymore.
Just as he was thinking about this, Lu Ming woke up and looked at the bullock cart again. In fact, this was a major event. Not only did he send people to check Nanlian Mountain again, but the county also sent people to check. It was indeed
A bad place.
After thinking about it, I felt that I was a little suspicious, so I said to the official: "Go to the back and get the seal and land deed."
The officials had already benefited from Ye Qing and quickly agreed. Everyone immediately stood up and presented them in front of the county magistrate. Lu Ming looked at it, held up the big seal, and with luck, sealed it.
There is no need to use ink, the big seal is removed, and a golden seal appears on the land deed, with a faint golden light, and it disappears in the blink of an eye.
It's done. Seeing this, Lu Ming's expression became a little confused. After calming down, he said with a smile: "Jie Yuangong, it's done."
"Thank you, sir, this is the remaining half." After Ye Qing said this, he waved his hand and saw Lu Shangjing behind him, taking out a stack of banknotes and handing them over.
Lu Ming stopped smiling, looked at Ye Qing again, and then said: "I won't bother you anymore."
With that said, he turned and left.
Ye Qing then breathed a sigh of relief. He saw that with only 10% of the land deed, the ten thousand acres of land belonged to his own name. With the endorsement of the imperial court, it was executed immediately.
Immediately, there was a trace of luck, but it was only white, with a faint gray air. Although it was large, it could not be compared with the real acres of fertile land.
"This is Lu Ming's final condition for completing the contract, right?" Ye Qing thought.
At this time, the sunlight passed through the morning glow and fell on the earth. The entire field seemed quiet and profound, and the remaining sounds of insects could be heard clearly.
Ye Qing turned around and saw that Lu Shangjing was thinking deeply about something.
"Mr. Lu," Ye Qing asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking it's not easy to cultivate this field..." Lu Shangjing opened her eyes and sighed: "But there are still ways to do it."
He stood up straight and pointed at the abandoned canal: "This is it. In fact, most of it has been repaired. As long as there are a few hundred more people to repair it, it can be completed in half a month - but according to the county records, even though it is irrigated, it is still
The output was not good, so it was abandoned."
"Lord, of these ten thousand acres of bad farmland, I am afraid that only one thousand acres of it will be of benefit."
Ye Qing was silent at first, squinting his eyes and looking at it. After a moment, he smiled: "What you said is true, but in fact it cannot be calculated like this."
"My Ye family has 7,000 acres, but with a population of 3,000, we only have two acres and three thirds of land divided equally. This is the minimum amount of land required to support a family."
"It is said that poor and humble couples suffer from everything, and the same goes for this clan. When there is less land and more people, there will be disputes and troubles, and people's hearts will be ruined."
"How many families were stuck here and couldn't get past, so they dispersed."
"Now I have ten thousand acres of farmland, whether it is bad farmland or good farmland, we can start working on it first - the land needs to be burned, the canals need to be repaired, and the houses need to be built. There will be no problem in winter. I will pay the workers, and then
May they have a good year”
"In the spring of next year, we can plant a large number of cassava. It is not as sophisticated as farming, but it will take at least 200 households to manage it. According to my heart, 300 households will be relocated. There are only 800 households in my clan. All of a sudden,
Three hundred households will be relocated, the manpower in the business workshops will be deducted, and at least half of the people who originally farmed will be removed."
"With fewer people, more fields, and more workshops of all kinds, there will be a lot less fighting within the clan. I can say that when the clan moves here tomorrow, the hearts of the clan will immediately improve."
At this point, Ye Qing stopped talking. When Lu Shangjing heard this, she was sincerely convinced and said: "My lord is really wise and far-sighted. I haven't thought of this yet."
"You just don't think so. You don't want to interfere with the allocation of the clan's land after the clan has moved three hundred households. But this land is new, and you are the head of the Xiangtian Office -
"Is this promotion too fast? I am an outsider after all... It is better to use the name of counselor."
Before Lu Shangjing finished speaking, Ye Qing interrupted: "Don't have any thoughts. I trust you. I don't care about anything else. This land is yours to paint. Mr. Lu, a real man in the world, what do you want to do to your mother-in-law?"
"Yes." Lu Shangjing felt hot in her heart and bowed in response.
Although this lord is younger, he has a deep inner heart and is better at understanding people and making good use of them. This kind of understanding makes him feel that his surrender is worthy of his surrender.
Ye Qing thought about it and said: "My grandfather is still in the clan. I can't seize power directly, but I have to prepare first. This land is my foundation. If you work hard, there may be a surprise next year."
Lu Shangjing had long thought that it was unusual for her lord to buy this piece of land. After hearing this hint, she nodded silently and said calmly: "If I know, I will manage this land like an iron bucket so that my lord can have peace of mind."
After talking about the business, Ye Qing smiled and asked: "You haven't arrived at your home yet?"
"Not yet, but according to the time and journey, I'm afraid it will arrive in a day or two."
"Go back, rest for three days, and then get back to work." Ye Qingsao looked at the ten thousand acres of fields, his heart racing. This is the foundation of his future in Yingzhou.
After being sent down roughly, Ye Qing will no longer be in charge of the specific affairs. This is the privilege of the world where Taoism manifests itself.
As long as the great power belongs to oneself, the military and government are not afraid of being in vain.
In the blink of an eye, it was a dark night with clouds and stars across the sky.
The vast sky is filled with stars. Before taking a rest at night, I would sit in the yard to enjoy the cool air and chat for a while. This is necessary to relieve my emotions, and also to set aside time to spend time with my family. At first, only Qianqian participated, but when I returned in August, Jiang Zinan participated.
Qianqian lit up mugwort to smoke out mosquitoes, and asked angrily: "Twenty-five shares were sold for 370,000 taels of silver, but the actual receipt was only 300,000, and I still owe 70,000."
"That's all. Why should the family pay 100,000 taels to be sent to the county? We don't have the money. What's the benefit of doing something extra and paying some interest?"
"Are you feeling distressed?" Ye Qing laughed and stretched out his hand to scratch her nose: "That's not the way to settle the account, little money lover, do you remember telling you the story about the great businessman from the Far West country?"
"Remember"
"During the Dragon King's Banquet, I was a person waiting to be invested. Now I am an investor... not completely, but at least I have some spare energy to invest, and it is necessary.
Jiang Zinan pricked up her ears at the side, and the movement of cattail leaf fan to drive away Liuying also slowed down. She heard Qianqian tell this story when she showed off her son's prowess.
In the transparent night, under the eyes of the two women, Ye Qing was in a trance, recalling these past lives, and sighed: "Qianqian, Zinan, remember, simple money is not real power, three hundred thousand taels of silver are placed in the warehouse
Just some silver nuggets."
"There is power only when it flows. Rivers merge into the sea, vast and endless, floods block the wild, majestic and overwhelming - who drives money, or who does money drive? They are all people, and this level is the real one.
strength."
"If I give my money to thousands of tribesmen and use it to two thousand tenants, the supply will be returned. It will drive the tribesmen to change, and this change will gather strength."
"Although the patriarch is still old, let alone the power of the clans, why do they allow me to do this? Because I have brought them benefits-equity, investment, and acres of land.
"I learned about my family's finances from Zi Nan, combined with the output of the wine shop, and borrowed another hundred thousand taels from my family, and tied them to my car. At least within two or three years, we will be united as one, and that's enough."
"Besides, if there are an extra hundred thousand taels, the entire 10,000 acres of canals, roads, houses, and warehouses will not be much extra."
"So insidious, uh... so powerful." Qianqian glared at Ye Qing, covered her mouth with a smile, and narrowed her eyes: "But doesn't this mean that two-thirds of the shares are given to the clan? In terms of money, it's still
Big loss”
"Haha, it's a loss of money, but it's for luck... The way of a person is to give more than you lose. As far as the flow of money is concerned, money does not need people's hearts. It only makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker. This
It sounds cruel, but it is irreversible."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of life on earth. Ye Qing was in a trance for a moment before he came back to his senses: "But there is still luck in this world. Luck can be upgraded. When it is thick enough to a certain extent, it will cause qualitative changes, helping life to shed its shell and sublimate.
, the premise is that it can be supported to such a solid level without collapse in advance, which is actually consistent with the changes in the destiny. With this premise, destiny cannot ignore the people's hearts, which means that it cannot monopolize it to the end, and must ensure certain basic benefits... This is
It is called, the way of heaven, if there is not enough loss, there will be more than enough."
Seeing that they were gradually listening to each other, Ye Qing half-leaned forward, with their pretty faces almost right in front of his eyes. He couldn't help but smile at the sight: "I don't want to say that I am humble when I get up. I can only say that I have enough food and clothing. This is what the clan has given me."
The basic treatment I give to my children, and the fact that young children are free from work and studying, is the reality of the Hongzhai family. No matter how good other people are, the basic treatment is like this. I don't complain about it, and I work hard."
Jiang Zinan felt an inexplicable pain in his heart. He clenched the cattail leaf fan in his hand and his face turned slightly pale.
Ye Qing did not pay attention to this and only continued: "But when my uncle came to snatch my right to take the exam, I was actually deprived of this basic treatment. I could no longer study. I had no choice but to resist or
I was not convinced by the choice of not resisting, so I resisted."
"Young Master..." Qianqian's eyes narrowed, watching Ye Qing's smiling face without hindrance, and her heart felt soft. She accompanied him all the way, sharing the same ups and downs, and she could best understand the difficulties in this magnanimous calmness.
Ye Qing walked all the way, but he didn't have much feelings for him anymore. At this time, he only shook her little hand and calmly stated: "I want to take over the Ye family village completely. If I want to accumulate enough luck, I have to maintain the support of the people."
If we don’t break up, we must first implement the binding method, and secondly, we must ensure that all tribesmen can have a relatively better treatment, not only more material things, but also spiritual hope for the future.”
"Three hundred households moved out of the 10,000 acres of land. Divided according to kinship, there could be as many as 100 acres or as few as 30 acres. They were paid half wages and half purchases. This gave them a spiritual hope and comfort from their hard work.
Only then can people’s hearts be at peace.”
"Here is a homework for you. When you go back, you can think about how to implement binding, and what is your spiritual hope? Why is this hope and not others? How hard can you make it come true?"
"This is actually the key to long-term peace and stability."
Qianqian pursed her lips, nodded her head heavily, her big bright black eyes sparkling, Jiang Zinan listened silently, not knowing what he thought of, and his expression was a little dazed until he went back to his room to rest.
The lights in Yejiazhuang were extinguished one by one, leaving only the torches guarding the outer wall.