Zhang Yanling waved her hand and said: "Brother, didn't you agree on the freedom of buying and selling? Why are you talking about this?"
Zhang Heling curled his lips and folded his arms without saying a word.
Zhang Yanling said to the people: "The price of four to four is not random. I evaluated it based on the market price. It is indeed lower than the market price, but it is fair. Because not only did I pay this price, but I also had two pairs of Your favorable conditions. Listen carefully, these conditions are much more important than price."
All the people held their breath and listened attentively. It was about livelihood and interests, and no one was not paying attention.
"The first condition is that if we buy this land, we will build a manor on the spot, and these lands will still be rented to you. As long as you are willing to continue renting, everything will continue as usual, and we will rent to you indefinitely. Until you are unwilling to plant. Your sons and grandsons who want to plant will be given priority in renting to them. In other words, you do not need to move away to find a livelihood, nor do you need to look for land to rent elsewhere. Whether it is sold or not is actually It’s no different, and it won’t affect your livelihood here. Of course, if you don’t want to plant it, it’s okay, and I can share it with others. What do you think of this condition?”
The common people started talking in surprise and surprise. This condition is much more important than the price. What the common people are most worried about is their future livelihood. How to survive after the land is sold. But if they can still rent the original land Land, which means that their lives have not changed much. Zhang Yanling said that they can continue to plant as long as they want, and their descendants will have priority to rent the land. In fact, there seems to be no difference between selling or not selling the land.
"What about the land rent? It's ridiculously high and we can't afford it," someone shouted.
Everyone stopped and stared at Zhang Yanling. Don't be happy in vain. The rent is too high and if you can't afford to plant it, then it's all in vain. Even if you give the land, you can't plant it.
"Don't worry about the land rent. My Zhang family's land rent is 20%, so naturally it's 20% here. We treat everyone equally," Zhang Yanling said.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The 20% land rent was not high. It was definitely affordable. Everyone began to discuss excitedly again.
"Everyone, there is a second additional discount. I took a look at your seedlings today, and it seems that pests are rampant. This is also the culprit of why you were forced to sell your land. It's a pity that you haven't met me before, otherwise you would never have reached this point. After you sell your land to me, I will teach you how to get rid of the pests. The pests of rice planthoppers will be solved quickly. Moreover, I will not take any of your rice harvest this year, and it will all belong to you. It is considered to be for you. This year’s rent is waived. After all, you planted this year’s rice in your own fields, and I won’t ask you for a grain of rice. What do you think?”
The people couldn't believe their ears, and the conditions were so good that some people couldn't believe it, which made people suspicious.
"Two uncles and marquises, are you really so kind? Don't lie to us. As soon as you get the land, you will change your mind. Old man, I have never seen such a kind noble man in my entire life." An old man said. asked in disbelief.
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "That's because you haven't met my Zhang family. Our Zhang family has always been friendly to the people and cared about their sufferings. I, Zhang Yanling, have a thousand-hectare manor in the west of the capital with thousands of tenants. Last year they also suffered a disaster. , I exempted them from rent. Now, I also provide money to build a reservoir for them to solve the problem of drought and flood. Do you think it is even more incredible?"
All the people looked at each other in shock and couldn't believe it. According to what he said, wouldn't it be better to be a tenant of his Zhang family than to be a farmer? This is probably a bit unbelievable.
"I know you don't believe it, and that doesn't matter. You have legs and feet. You can go to my manor and inquire about it yourself. It's only two or three days' journey back and forth, which is not far. However, those words are far away. Now we
What I want to talk about is the purchase of land. I have already mentioned the price and preferential conditions. If you have anything to say or ask, you can just ask." Zhang Yanling said.
The crowd began to discuss in low voices. Soon one of the people said timidly: "Can... can the price be increased a little? The land here is all high-quality. Can you..."
"No, the price is non-negotiable. Four two for four is the highest price I can give. Not all the land here is good land. There is a lot of fertile land, and there is also a lot of dry land and wasteland. All in all, the price is very reasonable."
Zhang Yanling waved her hand to interrupt the man's words and flatly refused.
It’s not that Zhang Yanling wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. The price was calculated. Originally, Zhang Yanling only wanted four taels, but she thought it would sound better than the Zhou family’s, so she doubled the Zhou family’s price. In fact, Zhang Yanling only wanted to pay four taels.
For four more silver coins, 40,000 acres of land would cost sixteen thousand taels more. That was a large sum of money, already a bit beyond calculation. Moreover, I gave them priority in farming as tenants and helped them get rid of pests.
, the conditions for rent-free this year are already very generous.
For ordinary people, they naturally hope that the more the merrier, even one hundred and two acres is not too much for them. Zhang Yanling knows that he is not doing charity, he also wants to benefit from it. If he does things purely out of good intentions,
Even if you go bankrupt, you can't save so many poor people in the world. But by buying these lands and letting them cultivate them, you are already saving them. There are things that the people don't understand, so there is no need to argue with them and explain them. It just cuts them off.
That’s the idea of pushing beyond the limits.
Some among the people also rebuked the person who asked the question in a low voice.
"Erbaldy, you are so greedy that you swallow the elephant. Mr. Zhang has offered such a good offer, and you still want more. That day when the Zhou family came with people from the county government, why didn't you say anything? Really?
Shameful."
"That's right, we are not all like you. It's very embarrassing."
The person who asked the question hurriedly shrank his head in the crowd, feeling ashamed.
"Master Zhang, I want to ask you something, old man. The Zhou family accepts it, and you accept it too. The Zhou family said that he followed the emperor's order, and you also said that he followed the emperor's order. You two are relatives of the emperor, and we ordinary people can't.
We can't even afford to cause trouble. What if we sell the land to you and the Zhou family and the government bring people to trouble us?" An old man asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, yes, I am worried about this too. They are here first, and the Zhou family said that we must sell to them, otherwise they will arrest us and go to jail. We can't afford to offend them. Magistrate Wu also asked him, we
What should we do?" The people nearby echoed.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "This is the right point to ask. Folks, don't worry. Once your land is sold to my Zhang family and you rent my Zhang family's land, you will be my Zhang family's tenant farmers.
Those are the members of my Zhang family. If Lord Zhou dares to cause trouble for you, he will be going against my Zhang family. In that case, it will not be the right and wrong between the Zhou family and you, but between my Zhang family and him.
The Zhou family's affairs are nothing for you to worry about. As for the government, they are just chasing the taxes owed last year. If you sell the land and you pay last year's taxes, what reason do they have to cause trouble?
Who is the magistrate of Baodi County? Tomorrow I will send someone to deliver a letter to him, telling him to be careful in his words and deeds. I think as long as he is not stupid, he will not go against my Zhang family. Don't you think so?"
"That's right, let's just take our time and worry about it. The two uncles will naturally solve the matter. How dare the Zhou family go against the two uncles?" All the people nodded and discussed in a buzzing manner.