Chapter 393 Don't take the imperial envoy as a second kid
Seeing that several cotton farmers who had sworn in front of Zhang Shou, claiming to be stable, reliable, honest and honest, were now surrounded by Zhang Shou, chattering nonstop, the little peanut suddenly had veins on his forehead, which was very embarrassing.
Feel.
If you can't trust Zhu Er...then you must also trust Dr. Zhang! Uncle Yunhe and you guys kidnapped the eldest prince and then invaded the palace. How big a crime was that? Didn't they just say that they would spare it? Although
The court's final decision has not yet been made, but Dr. Zhang still took a lot of risks. Now that others are helping you plan for the future, you are still picky!
Little Peanut couldn't help but yelled to stop arguing. However, he was not an old salty fish. After this yell, it had no effect and no one listened to him. He was burning with anxiety, and then he
Just heard a loud shout.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Seeing that the surroundings became quiet for an instant, but pairs of eyes suddenly turned towards him, Zhu Er suddenly started to sweat. He knew that these characters who seemed to be honest and honest old farmers now, thought they had followed him back then.
Xian Yunhe went out to fight the "rebels" summoned by Xu Cheng! In a place like Cangzhou where martial arts is extremely popular, you must not look down on the elderly uncles!
However, after repeatedly telling himself to hold on and not be soft, Zhu Er finally showed a cold and firm face: "I know that you were deceived by those unscrupulous big guys in Cangzhou in the past, so you can't trust me.
.This is normal. We have only interacted with each other a few times in total. I am young, have an average reputation in the past, and my work is not reliable. But..."
He drawled a long note and suddenly raised his voice: "But that's not the reason why you drag Dr. Zhang to chatter! Don't forget, he is the imperial envoy, and it is he who denies the words Cangzhou rebellious people.
He overcame those big profiteers, and it was he who allowed you to have long-term peace and stability in Cangzhou. Do you understand what rules are, and what is superiority and inferiority?"
"Don't treat the imperial envoy as your second son!"
Zhang Shou originally thought that Zhu Er's rare display of power was quite impressive, and thought that a boy can be taught. Sure enough, every experience makes him wiser, but when he heard the last sentence, he finally felt happy. However, when he saw a group of people who had just
The cotton farmers who were still yelling and jumping around suddenly calmed down. Some looked embarrassed, and some peeked at themselves in fear. He knew that Zhu Er's reminder had worked after all.
At least now, people have remembered that the person in front of them is not the scholar next door they came to bring justice, but a high-ranking court official, an imperial envoy who came with an order!
Therefore, he was too lazy to scold Zhu Er for his last extremely disgraceful words. He coughed and said, "I understand your concerns. Farmers like you, who rely on the land to make a living, are not as good as Zhu Erlang, who has a distinguished family background."
When dealing with people from your family, you will inevitably worry that he will deceive you like those unscrupulous guys before."
Seeing everyone nodding, he continued unhurriedly: "But if Zhu Erlang makes a contract with you, can you trust him? I'm afraid not necessarily. Once the government has something like a contract,
Favoritism is still undeniable. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people with contracts but nowhere to turn."
When Zhu Er saw that everyone wanted to nod their heads like a chicken pecking at rice, he couldn't help but feel very depressed. The power of silence that had just come out of his mouth seemed to be just his illusion. So, he simply buried his head in sulk and stopped talking.
And Little Peanut finally seized the opportunity and said quickly: "Yes, yes, Dr. Zhang is here to testify for you, what are you afraid of? I'm not asking you to sell your land, and I'm not asking you to hang it on Mr. Zhu Er.
In my name, what are you afraid of?"
Although he is young, he saw with his own eyes that Little Peanut used to run errands with Xian Yunhe. Everyone also heard that Xian Yunhe said that he had made great achievements in occupying the palace. Even if they didn't understand what kind of great achievements it was, but now they saw that he was running errands with Zhang Shou again. It was shocking.
He was quite taken seriously, so they were naturally willing to listen to what he had to say.
At this moment, after hearing what Little Peanut said, several people looked at each other, and then someone whispered: "Really, there is no need to put our land in the name of Mr. Zhu Er?"
When Zhang Shou said with a smile, "It's really not necessary," everyone immediately beamed with joy. Zhu Er angrily scolded: "I don't even want it if it is given to me for free! I am the second son of the Duke of Zhao, and I have a lot of money. How can I give away your little land?"
Do you see it?"
No matter how high-spirited and upright the reputation is, nothing compares to Zhu Er's powerful words - Although wealthy businessmen with a net worth of tens of millions will also commit crimes just because they covet the houses, gardens, and shops next door, just like those big profiteers in Cangzhou before.
But Zhu Er's previous actions, coupled with his promise at this time, and Zhang Shou's circumstantial evidence, finally gave people some confidence.
Of course, the most important thing is that the land is still yours, which is really reassuring!
Seeing the expressions of relief on the faces of several cotton farmers, Zhang Shou said: "The reason why we ask everyone to gather all the land together is because it will be easier to work after being connected into one piece. As for whether your own land will be lost because it is not yours?"
It is actually very easy to deal with the problem of planting but the yield is low or even being abandoned. Zhu Erlang said before that the harvest should be paid according to the work done every year, but I think it should be paid on a monthly basis."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Er and Xiao Huahua saw that the expressions of several cotton farmers suddenly perked up. If they could see a bit of reluctance before, now everyone looked like they were eager for Zhang Shou to speak quickly, and they were all ears.
.Zhu Er was muttering that good looks meant he would have privileges everywhere, but then Little Peanut muttered and rolled his eyes in anger.
"Study hard and don't just swear and swear!"
Zhang Shou did not pay attention to the small interaction between Xiao Huahua and Zhu Er, and said with a kind face: "In the past, you used to sell cotton during the harvest season every year to maintain your livelihood for a year. If the harvest is bad or the price is low,
Often this year you have to cut back on food and clothing, or even be unable to survive. Now, if you join the cooperative, you can get a certain amount of remuneration every month."
"And this remuneration is just a base number. The number will be different depending on the fields that each person holds when they join. But it does not mean that the money you can get is completely linked to your fields. According to each person's farming situation, each person will have different numbers.
Bonuses are assessed for one quarter, that is, three months, and those who work hard can receive a hard-working award."
When Zhang Shougang said this, someone immediately shouted: "Who will make the assessment? Mr. Zhu Er?"
When Zhu Er saw someone looking sideways at him, he felt inexplicably unhappy. Was he looking down on him or something? Although he was indeed not very good at farming. He had been visiting cotton fields for several days and was sweating all over, but he hadn't learned much yet.
If you want him to see whether everyone is hardworking or not, he should probably, maybe, maybe... he can still tell, right?
Although he felt guilty, Zhu Er still straightened his chest. After being startled for a moment, the little peanut on the side also tried to hold his head high, as if to say, I can do it too. However, Zhang Shou just glanced at the freshman.
After taking a small look, he then said with a smile: "In matters like farming, of course, experts should judge whether it is hard work or laziness. Otherwise, it is inevitable that someone will take money and not work."
"You must have heard of Wanghai Temple on Maliu Mountain, right? Wanghai Temple has a lower courtyard of Zanghai. The abbot of it, Zanghai, leads a group of self-reliant and self-sufficient disciples. Even the youngest monk among them insists on living every day.
I cultivate it myself. I think it is most appropriate to let the masters in Zanghai Courtyard evaluate it."
Little Peanut almost made his eyes pop out. Let those fake monks in the lower courtyard of Zanghai...cough, bah, bah, bah, if my uncle hears it, he will be beaten to death...let those guys evaluate the quality of farming, Dr. Zhang
How did you come up with this?
Zhu Er, on the other hand, didn't care that he was disliked by Zhang Shou. He patted his thigh with joy and said: "Yes, I heard that the old salted fish often learned farming from the young monk Guantao. I can imagine that Zanghai lower courtyard
The monks inside are proficient in farming! Besides, I heard that they do not only cultivate the land but also practice martial arts all day long. They are very skilled and are not afraid of being retaliated against later... Ugh!"
Before he finished speaking, he felt a series of sharp eyes focused on his face. He noticed that all the cotton farmers had unkind expressions. He immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, as if to ridicule that these people in front of him would be punished for being lazy.
Make bad reviews, etc., and then retaliate against those monks.
However, he was still wondering whether he should explain or not. Zhang Shou already said with a smile: "Everyone is a hard-working farmer, but if more people join, there will inevitably be black sheep, and then strong people will naturally be needed.
Supervision, this is also to reward the good and punish the lazy, nothing more. And when the harvest season comes, you no longer have to let others control the price of cotton."
And these words were like a spark that sank to the bottom and detonated everyone who was already gradually getting excited.
Money is given monthly and rewards and punishments are quarterly. In other words, they no longer receive a lump sum of money every year, and then scrimp on food and clothing to survive until the next harvest. They are resigned to fate whenever unexpected events such as birth, old age, illness, or death occur at home.
, or make a desperate move, and then be precarious in the second half of the year, or even borrow loan interest with compound interest!
At first, the loud-voiced cotton farmer who was the first to raise concerns when Zhang Shou arrived was the first to speak: "Dr. Zhang, do you mean that the cotton price can be higher than what others have collected from us in the past?"
"The cotton is harvested by another spinners' cooperative."
Zhang Shou chuckled, and then said in an understatement, "Young Master Jiang received more than a dozen canes for his father, and the eldest son of the Qi family entrusted his family's wife and children to him. He should also know the sufferings in the world. The annual settlement price of cotton will be
Zhu Erlang contacted him and made the calculation after calculation. I can’t say how high it must be, but it must be more reasonable than before.”
Seeing that everyone was overjoyed, Zhang Shou never mentioned that Zhang Chen would also eat all the yarn from Young Master Jiang. After a pause, he continued: "But now the efficiency of the spinning machine has doubled, and the loom is about to be touched."
Efficiency will also be improved in the same way. In this case, cotton production has become the biggest shortcoming. Therefore, I want you to recommend the most experienced people to try to grow overseas cotton seeds."
Little Peanut was keenly aware that when Zhang Shou said this, everyone immediately looked at each other, and they were obviously trying to make excuses. He immediately became angry: "You want the benefits, but you don't want to take the risks? How can it be so?
Cheap thing!"
Zhang Shou immediately stopped and said: "Little peanut!"
Seeing the little guy shut up in anger, he said calmly: "There is indeed a huge risk in trying to plant overseas cotton seeds. After all, it is still unclear how viable those seeds will be and how they will grow in the future. I previously acquired 500 acres of cotton fields in Cangzhou
, I have asked Ah Liu to visit them one by one. Seven or eight acres of them are not in the same area as other cotton fields, and are surrounded by other crops. I plan to set them aside for trial planting. "
"If we can be lucky enough to grow cotton with higher quality and higher yield, then these cotton seeds can be promoted in Cangzhou, and all cotton farmers can benefit, as can spinners and weavers."
Hearing that Zhang Shou used his own land to test planting, everyone was surprised and a little embarrassed at the same time. Especially when Zhu Er snorted beside him and said, "You should judge the heart of a gentleman with a villain's heart," even if not everyone
I could understand what this meant, but then someone stood up with a dry cough.
"If Dr. Zhang can be trusted, I'm willing to give it a try! It's just that... the seven or eight acres of cotton fields are difficult to maintain, especially the new cotton seeds used. There are many things that need to be figured out slowly. I'm afraid the whole family will have to go help. Others
I can’t take care of the earth anymore!”
Seeing that the loud-voiced cotton farmer was speaking just now, Zhang Shou looked at the face that was darkened by the sun, the rough skin, and the thick-jointed hands. He nodded sincerely and said: "You can help, I'm very good at it."
Thank you for your heart. But this is a very difficult task, even trivial, and requires recording many breeding details, so I need a literate person."
The loud-voiced cotton farmer seemed not to have expected Zhang Shou to be so demanding. After being slightly stunned, he patted his chest.
"Although I only know a few words, I have a scholar in my family! It's just that his reading of the Four Books and Five Classics is not very good, and he has to help me work in the fields on weekdays, so I have always expected him to be content as a bookkeeper in the future.
Yes. With his help, I can definitely do it!"
Little Peanut always remembered that this loud-voiced man was a bit fussy, but when he saw that he was so generous, he couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Zhou, if you agree so readily, you won't be afraid of killing yourself if you turn around...
…”
"Bah, bah, bah, you kid, don't be so cunning!"
The loud-voiced Lao Zhou interrupted Little Peanut angrily, then scratched his head and said with a guilty conscience: "To be honest with you, Dr. Zhang, I was also one of the first ones to rush with Yunhe, so you have punished me."
Those guys who were punished with sticks and exiled, I was actually similar to them. I luckily escaped that disaster, but I felt really bad about it."
"If I can do something for you and actually breed good cotton seeds later, which will benefit the entire Cangzhou area, I will be worthy of my conscience. Really, if you can trust me, just leave it to me! I will plant it.
Cotton for life, you will not be disappointed!”
Just when Zhang Shou was about to speak, he heard a familiar voice coming from outside: "Zhu Er, get out of here! Your grandmother and parents have sent someone to interrogate you!"