I originally thought that Fan Xuanfu, the daughter of the Duke, was not used to life in the countryside, but unexpectedly, she became mingled with the women in the village in a short period of time, and became very familiar with her sister-in-law, aunt, and grandma.
"Everyone likes you very much."
At night, under the starry sky, the green tent is quite spacious. Because there are so many people, the cave dwelling at home cannot accommodate us. I brought a tent with me when I came here. The weather is not too cold yet. Living in a tent with a stove is quite unique.
Interesting.
"Sweet words and many gifts." Fan Xuanfu said with a smile. He would greet everyone he met and present a carefully prepared small gift. A few feet of floral cloth and one or two small jewelry would naturally win a lot of praise.
"Erlang, how much land do you think I received today?"
Fan Xuanfu stretched out his hand in excitement, "There are more than 500 acres of land, owned by the villagers of Longqiaobao and several other villages in Dongli."
"The price you gave is so high, 10% higher than the market price. Now everyone is in trouble, so naturally they are willing to sell."
The Wu family used to have 300 acres of land, and Lao Wu also took over another 300 acres before, and now has nearly 700 acres of land near Longqiao, not counting the two brothers on the three plateaus of Bailu and Fengyuan.
of hundreds of acres of land.
This time Fan Xuanfu offered a very high price for the land, and many villagers who were forced to make a living reluctantly sold some of their land.
"Our family is now the largest landowner in Longqiao Fort." She said with some pride.
"If you don't buy land, our family is also the largest landowner in Longqiao Fort. My father used to have the most land when he had 300 acres of land."
Although land sales in the early Tang Dynasty were restricted and land prices were not high, no matter whether they were noble officials, powerful landowners, or ordinary people, after they got money, they would immediately think of buying land, just like in later generations two thousand years later.
Everyone is equally motivated to buy a house.
Nothing is as direct and reliable as buying land.
"It's a pity that in order to get the land, the promised land is still rented to them for farming, and the rent is not high. If we can take back all the land we planted, we can go to my hometown and buy some Wuxi barbarians. A strong man only needs about 20,000 yuan, so the savings
The slaves farm the land, and the profits are all their own. The land is connected into a large area, and the cost of farming can be diluted. Zhuangzi can also raise pigs, cows, chickens and ducks, which can generate a lot of profits..."
In the manor economy, the income is much higher than simply renting out land. Only small landowners or rich farmers like to rent out land tenants, which is more trouble-free.
For large landowners or nobles, they are more willing to build estates, keep slaves, hire people to plant collectively, and even build canals, dig wells, and do some breeding at the same time, which can greatly increase economic returns. However, this kind of estates
The initial economic investment is relatively high, and once you have a larger contiguous piece of land, you are actually holding slaves, raising livestock, and even digging wells and canals. These initial investments are relatively large.
Of course, the income is also higher.
"Erlang, I want to tidy up the 1,200 acres of land we have here, and try our best to exchange the land with the villagers and exchange it together."
"It's not easy to change land. No one is willing to change land easily. We usually have quarrels over land disputes."
"I won't let them change in vain. I will give them more money or give them more land." Although Fan Xuanfu usually likes to practice swordsmanship and horseback riding, after all, he is from the Duke's Mansion and usually knows the operation mode of the manor.
By moving the land together, it will be more convenient for farming, watering, etc. You can even dig your own well in case of drought.
"Are you still patient enough to take care of this?" Huaiyu asked with a smile. The two of them were lying in the green tent, feeling the atmosphere of the wedding night somewhat in advance. In the Tang Dynasty, weddings were held at dusk in the bridal chamber.
, after the ceremony is completed, the bride is not sent to the bridal chamber, but a green tent is set up in the courtyard and she spends the night in the tent.
"I will always take care of the family affairs from now on. Erlang can concentrate on big things, and leave the affairs of the house and farm to me." Fan Xuanfu has already entered the role of the head of the house in advance.
Buying land, exchanging land, renting it out, buying slaves, hiring people, even buying cattle and horses, building a house, raising pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese, etc., she was planning there with happiness in her eyes.
Unfortunately, her arithmetic is not very good and she always makes mistakes.
"I'll call Runniang over. She's good at calculations."
"Let's talk more, please."
It was not too late at this time, and Huaiyu liked the feeling of the two of them being alone. Of course, it was impossible for Fan Xuanfu to sleep with him tonight. They were not married yet, so this was not in line with etiquette, so we just chatted together now.
Huitian.
After a while, Fan Xuanfu will sleep with her three good sisters, and their sword maids will also be together.
Fan Xuanfu's dowry included 3,000 acres of land, and she originally had two villages with 600 acres of land under her name. Now she bought another 500 acres of land and became a landowner.
"Xu Ergangzi's mother is quite pitiful. I heard that she used to be a very fierce and capable woman, but now she is silent. I heard that she jumped into the river three times and hung herself twice."
"Any woman who has been raped by Turkic wolves is no different,"
Xu Erzhangzi's mother was very unfortunate. Not only was she ruined, but she was also allegedly ruined by seven or eight Turkic thieves. Even Aunt Xu, who was usually fierce and capable, could not get out of that shadow.
Xu Erleng's sisters now take turns guarding their mother every day.
Like Aunt Xu, who unfortunately fell into the hands of the Turks and was ruined, there are many others in the village, and some even lost their wives.
It was this time that the Tang Dynasty shocked Jie Li. When Jie Li finally withdrew, he released many people who had been plundered, otherwise more people would have to become slaves on the grassland.
"As long as people are still around, this hurdle can always be overcome." Huaiyu could only sigh like this. Although at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the social atmosphere did not pay as much attention to chastity as it did in the Song and Ming Dynasties, but even if this matter was spread to the women of later generations, it would not be the same.
It's hard to bear.
After this Turkic invasion, dozens of people died in Longqiao Fort, and the entire village was even reshuffled. It turned out that the fifty households of forbidden soldiers in the village were self-cultivated and rich farmers, and even the families of the military officers were small landowners, but this
Several times, young and strong men died in the households of the Imperial Guards.
The pillar of support is gone.
The village was destroyed, the man who headed the household died or was disabled, the young women died or were ruined, the family was ruined, and the money and food were robbed.
Green and yellow are not connected.
Many people borrowed money to bury their family members, or to renovate cave dwellings. Many people borrowed money to pay more or less for food and fell into debt. Many people also sold land to more or less extent.
The land in the village began to be concentrated in the hands of a few people. Many villagers who originally had 20 to 30 acres of land have been reduced to landless households. Some even abandoned their registration and joined other families to work because they had no young and strong men.
A slave.
The Wu family is the one that has annexed the most land, and is also the one that borrows the most grain and money. The interest rates are not low, but the villagers still have to call them kind-hearted.
Other people's borrowing of autumn and spring will pay back at least three, and there is such a thing as a small fight and a big fight. The Wu family borrows one and pays back two. The fight is fair.
If other families don't have land or other mortgages and can't borrow money or food, the Wu family will borrow more or less for the sake of the fellow villagers.
It was also a matter of buying land. Others took the opportunity to lower the price, so they had to ask for money to take over the land. However, the land taken by the Wu family was still a little higher than the normal market price.
What's more, the Wu family took over the land and gave it to the original owner for lease, and the rent was not high.
Such a family is truly a kind person.
"Erlang, let's buy some slaves,"
Not all of the land that was taken back was to be given to the original owner for lease, and some of it was sold to the Wu family, including the people and the land. Fan Xuanfu planned to find a way to exchange these lands together and make Zhuangzi slaves for collective farming.
Do some farming.
"If we raise more cattle and horses for plowing, we can not only plow the land for our own family, but also rent it out to tenants for plowing during busy farming periods. They can also pull carts and drive goods during leisure hours. These animals can also be paired up to have calves and breed to make money."
Huaiyu was very impressed after hearing this. It is the same at any time. After mastering the means of production, you can make money from money, make money by yourself, and continue to increase in value. However, those ordinary people, who work hard day after day, can only make money.
They barely have enough food and clothing, but if there is any famine, war, disease, etc., they may be robbed.
Buying a young and strong slave would cost almost twenty acres of land in a year's income. Buying cattle and horses would be equivalent to the output of a lot of land. Not to mention the cost of keeping slaves and raising livestock, but the income would not be low.
Some landowners rent cattle from tenants, and they have to pay an additional 10% of the annual rent, which is called cattle rent.
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It's getting late.
After all, Huaiyu was driven out of the green tent by the Fan sisters. The Fan family's swordsmen and maidservants took turns guarding outside the tent with their horses on their backs.
Fortunately, Huaiyu was not lonely when he returned to his tent.
Accompanying Hu Ji and Irina.
The sky and quilt can be used as a bed, which is a very good experience.
In the early morning, although I still couldn't bear to leave Longqiao Fort, and I couldn't bear to say goodbye to the two sisters I had just met, I still had to rush back because of my work.
After returning to Chang'an, Lao Wu still missed Longqiao Fort. He was very happy to return to Sanyuan this time and return to his hometown in fine clothes, but he was also sad to see that everyone was living a difficult life now.
Wu Huaiyu was already a little numb. When he was in Longyou, he had already seen many people who were persecuted by the war.
The wedding is approaching and I still have to be on duty.
Go to court early in the morning.
Li Shimin appointed Prime Minister Pei Ju, who was almost eighty years old, as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was the fifth prime minister of martial virtue to be kicked out after Yang Gongren, Yu Wenshiji, Chen Shuda and Pei Ji.
Pei Ju was almost eighty years old. He was dismissed as prime minister but he did not resign and become an official. He actually still accepted the post of minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
After he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he directly made a suggestion: to give each household a piece of silk to the people who were brutally trampled by the Turkic invasion.
Li Shimin, who was sitting on the throne, seemed not very satisfied with Pei Ju and refuted him in public. He believed that households should not be classified according to their size, and silk should be given based on the population.
Although it was a trivial matter, Wu Huaiyu felt that Li Shimin was expressing his dissatisfaction with Pei Ju's ignorance.
Li Shimin glanced at the ministers and suddenly mentioned that when the Li Tang Dynasty was first established, the Supreme Emperor wanted to strengthen the clan to control the world. Therefore, he and the Supreme Emperor had the same great ancestor, the same great-grandfather's distant cousin, and the descendants of his brothers, regardless of age, even if they were children.
They were all crowned kings, and now there are dozens or hundreds of clan kings.
"Would it be beneficial to the world to have the title of eldest son all over the world?" The emperor suddenly raised such a question and asked all the officials in the palace.
I originally thought that today's morning court meeting would be a formality and would be over soon. Who would have thought that the emperor would suddenly raise such a question.
Everyone couldn't help but cheer up. This question was unusual.
The right servant shot Feng Deyi out of the class to play the duel.
"Your Majesty, in all dynasties, only the emperor's sons and brothers can be crowned kings. No other clan members can be crowned kings unless they have made great achievements.
The Supreme Emperor treated his relatives kindly and favorably, and enfeoffed clans on a large scale. Since the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties, there had never been so many people.
The titles awarded are both high and many labor servants are given to them. I am afraid this cannot show that the world is the most righteous."
Li Shimin slowly replied with one word.
"Yes!"
Wu Huaiyu was listening to the emperor and his ministers singing in harmony in the palace. It was obvious that he had come prepared. It seemed that after Li Shimin had just awarded the emperor and his ministers, he was still dissatisfied with the clan and was about to take action.
The emperor's eyes swept back and forth in the palace, "I am the emperor who manages the world, and I am a common people. How can I work for the common people to support my clan?"
"Youpushe, how do you think we should adjust it?"
Li Shimin asked Feng Deyi again.
Feng Deyi did not hesitate at this time and answered directly, "I ask your majesty to surrender to the clan. All the princes and princes will become county officials. Only those who have made great achievements will not surrender."
"Since the great cause, the only ones in the clan who have made great achievements in hard work are Hejian Wang Xiaogong, Huai'an Wang Shentong, Rencheng Wang Daozongye, Xiangyi Wang Shenfu, Yi'an Wang Xiaochang, and Changle Wang Youliang all have military merits. The six kings of this clan retain the title of county king, and the rest
All county princes are reduced to county princes, and county princes are demoted to the rank of nobility. Adults are reduced to three levels.
If he is underage and has no merit, his title will be withdrawn."
Li Shimin came right away and was very cruel.
"From now on, the emperor's brothers and princes can be named princes, and the prince's son can be named county king. The prince's son and his direct successor will be the heir king, and all the sons will be county princes. Those who advance with kindness will be named county kings, and those who attack the county kings will
The person who succeeds the king will be granted the title of Duke!"
