Jiusi accepted the courtesy from the servants in the village, but not from the villagers.
She motioned to her men to support them, and said in a somewhat indifferent tone: "It doesn't have to be like this, we are just a cooperative relationship, there is no need to give such a big gift.
Furthermore, there are many old people among you. It would not be appropriate for you to kowtow to our sisters. You must know that your life span will be shortened."
When the steward heard what she said, he also thought of the fact that his life span would be shortened. He suddenly broke out in a sweat and apologized to her with a pale face: "It's because of the poor thinking. I hope the master will forgive me!"
Seeing this, other servants, long-term and short-term workers and villagers also looked cautious and uneasy.
Seeing their appearance, Jiusi knew that the more they talked, the more panicked they would become, so he changed the subject and asked: "Manager Wang, tell me how the harvest is in the village this year?"
As he spoke, he led Daiyu towards the fields nearby.
The servants following them, apart from protecting their personal safety for twelve months, others moved their things and set up the courtyard where they would rest and where they would have a picnic later.
When Daiyu saw that her sister had to deal with affairs in the village, she said nothing and followed her obediently, observing the surrounding environment through the curtain hat and listening to the two people talking.
Seeing this, Manager Wang hurriedly waved his hand to let the others disperse, and he followed them, lowering his head and answering: "The weather is quite good this year, and God has given us plenty to eat, and the crops are also taken care of carefully.
The harvest is pretty good, and there will be a lot left over after paying the taxes!"
Seeing that he didn't mention the rent, Jiusi asked, "What if I pay the rent?"
After hearing this, Manager Wang thought she was going to raise the rent. After a moment of silence, he said in a serious tone: "The rent collected by the previous owner of this village was 40-60. If the girl doesn't change her mind, half of the villagers can afford it."
By the spring of next year, a small part will be able to barely hold on, and the remaining part will need to be planned separately."
After Jiusi heard this, he paused and then asked: "What about the nearby villagers?"
Manager Wang's face became even more serious: "They are not farmers, so the rent they pay is divided into 30% and 70%."
Jiusi heard something was wrong, stopped walking forward, frowned and asked: "The four-six points and thirty-seven points you mentioned, are you taking the majority in Zhuangzi?"
Manager Wang nodded and said: "Yes, this is true for all Zhuangzi. Some harsh masters charge higher. For example, the master of the Zhuangzi on the left charges 80%. After they pay the tax, basically
There was no food left, so they all sold themselves to that family as slaves.
The village on the right is slightly better. Although it charges 60%, it does not pay taxes. After paying taxes, there is not much left. Basically, half of the people have sold themselves to that company.
Our village is quite benevolent and righteous. Not only does it only charge 60% of the rent, it is also after tax, so everyone is very grateful to the host."
Jiusi knew that people in this era had a hard time, but she didn't expect that they would have such a hard time. However, no matter how pitiful she was about them, she would not say that they would not collect rent.
People's hearts cannot stand the test, and even if she feels pity for them, she can't stop collecting rent, or charge a lot less rent, because once this balance is broken, she will be the one who suffers.
Not only other dignitaries will keep an eye on her, but also those desperate bankers and villagers will keep an eye on her.
She never tests the human heart, because the human heart cannot stand the test.
After thinking for a moment, she said her plan: "This year, all of them will only charge 50% of the rent. You and the farmers in the village can raise more poultry. The poultry raised will be sent to me by then."
Let people charge according to the price."
She had just taken over Zhuangzi, and she couldn't mobilize their enthusiasm without showing kindness. She bought Zhuangzi to get more food, not to make things worse.
Although a little kindness will result in less income, there are unexpected gains. Even though the villagers may look inconspicuous to you, if something really happens in Zhuangzi, they will risk their lives for you because of this little kindness.<
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And those farmers have all signed the deed, and they help her watch the fields and plant crops. If they are treated the same as the villagers, I am afraid that over time, their hearts will break.
After all, you don’t need to sell yourself to get the same benefits, so who would want to sell yourself!
As for those servants, they don’t have much of a future in Zhuangzi. If they don’t give them some benefits, sooner or later they will find a way to make money from Zhuangzi.
But if the extra income from poultry is added, it will be different.
If you raise more poultry and raise it well, you can probably earn more money than farming. Moreover, the servants can also save more money, and they may be able to redeem themselves one day.
However, in order to prevent them from being greedy and not helping her farm properly, they still need to be deterred later, lest they see her as young and want to climb on her head.
Sure enough, when he heard what she said, Manager Wang immediately showed joy, looked up at her in disbelief, and asked: "Is what the girl said serious?"
Jiusi nodded calmly across the curtain: "Of course I take it seriously, but I said something ugly first. If anyone in the future does not take good care of the crops in order to raise poultry, don't blame me for being ruthless. You must know that your body contract can be
You’re still holding it in my hand!”
When Manager Wang heard that it was true, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to her, and said with gratitude: "This is natural. Farmers all depend on the ground and God for their lives. Even if the girl didn't say it, the little people wouldn't dare to do that.
Yes, I would like to thank the girl for her kindness on behalf of everyone!"
Jiusi didn't stop him, and waited until he finished kowtowing before telling him to get up: "Get up, as long as you work hard, I won't treat you badly. When you save enough money to redeem yourself, I will let you go." If you are unwilling to leave then, I can also let you continue to work here, and I will also let your children go to school to give you a good future."
After hearing this, Steward Wang's eyes grew colder, and he nodded quickly in response: "Yes, yes, I will do my job well. I will take good care of our village, and we will also supervise other farmers. Don't worry, girl."<
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When Jiusi saw that he had almost finished his instructions, he waved his hand and said: "Okay, go ahead and do your business. We sisters can just wander around the village by ourselves."
Manager Wang also knew that they were not just here to talk about these things, so he bowed and saluted wisely: "Yes, the little man has to go and do his work first. If the girl has something to do, just let someone give you orders. The little man is in the village, ready to be dispatched at any time."
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Jiusi responded with a faint "Yes" and left with Daiyu.
After walking for a while, they arrived at the place they had decided in advance. At this time, the maids had already laid out things for the picnic and were waiting for the two of them to arrive.
Seeing the two people approaching, everyone stopped what they were doing, bowed and saluted: "I've seen the eldest girl, the second girl!"
"Well, get up and do your work!"
Jiusi took off the curtain hats of the two of them and handed them to Yiyue. Then, he took the fruit basket from a maid's hand, placed it on the small table, and began to work with his head down.
