Several elders came out to welcome them. There was no guarantee of integrity in each village for the time being. Instead, a few elders elected by the crowd established an autonomous association, generally called the Presbyterian Council. All matters in the village were settled through consultation and settlement by the Presbyterian Council. It was also considered an autonomous association.
Plant villagers' self-government.
Several elders knelt down and paid homage, "Greetings to Ambassador Guo!"
Guo Song quickly helped everyone stand up and said, "Elders, please stand up. Guo Song cannot afford your great gift."
An old man said: "Shijun Guo took us in, gave us food and clothing, and built a house to shelter us from the wind and rain. Each of us is extremely grateful. Only a big gift can express our inner gratitude."
Guo Song smiled and said: "I am not only the governor of Fengzhou, but also the deputy envoy of Shuofang. It is also my duty to take care of everyone."
"There are thousands of officials in the world, but there are very few good officials who can remember the people as well as Guo Shijun. No matter what, we will always remember Guo Shijun's kindness to us."
Guo Song waved his hand, "It's windy here, let's go into the village to talk!"
Everyone gathered around Guo Song and arrived at a large courtyard. This was an ancestral hall left over from the past. After the villagers repaired it, it was used as a place for village discussions.
Guo Song sat down on the steps of the courtyard, and several old men sat beside him. After hearing the news, the people in the village came from all directions, crowding the courtyard inside and outside.
"I came to visit you today. Firstly, I want to know what difficulties you have now. Secondly, I also want to know your future plans. Then based on your future plans, the government will formulate corresponding plans."
Seeing everyone nodding, Guo Song smiled again and said: "Let's start with the difficulties now! Let's first talk about what difficulties there are that need to be solved now."
This is definitely a topic that interests everyone, and everyone unanimously recommended the oldest man to express his thoughts on behalf of everyone.
The old man thought for a while and said: "Everyone has difficulties all the time in his life, and every family has its own difficulties. It is difficult for us to answer Guo Shijun's question for the moment, so let's talk about two common difficulties!"
"Sir, please tell me!" Guo Song said with a smile.
"One is the issue of winter. We are from Xiazhou. The winter in Xiazhou is very cold and covered with heavy snow. It is probably the same in Fengzhou. When we escaped, we didn't bring any bedding or anything at home. It was getting colder day by day. What if we arrived?
What should we do to survive the winter when it’s freezing cold?”
Guo Song nodded, "Other villages have also raised this issue. It is indeed more realistic. What is the second difficulty?"
"The second difficulty is actually not a difficulty, but a worry. If it is covered with heavy snow and it is difficult to walk on the snow, and we are isolated, how will the government send us food?"
Guo Song said with a smile: "Let me answer the second worry first. Don't worry, everyone. After winter, the government will provide each household with enough food and salt, and usually some dishes such as pickled radish. Even if the road is blocked by heavy snow, we can still start from
He pulls a sled over the ice to treat everyone, and before the Chinese New Year, he will give each family a leg of lamb and two hares."
The eyes of the people around him lit up, and they were obviously looking forward to it.
Guo Song continued: "Then let's talk about the first difficulty. Now some young and strong men are going to log trees. The logs are mainly used for two purposes. One is to build houses in the spring next year, and the second is to keep warm in winter. I believe that Xiazhou is the same as Fengzhou.
Spend the winter with a fire kang, probably tomorrow! Someone will come to build a fire kang for everyone, and then open a charcoal kiln to burn charcoal. Before winter comes, every household will have enough charcoal and wood, and then the government will give each person a sheepskin.
There are children and young children, and each household is given two quilts and some daily necessities, so they can basically survive the whole winter."
"We have no winter clothes!" a middle-aged woman shouted, raising her hands.
Several old men turned back and glared at her, and the leader of the old man quickly explained: "Don't make Junmo angry, there will always be people who are greedy. You gave her shoes, and she asked for socks. If you gave her socks, and she asked for pants, she would like you to do it again."
Just give her some gold and silver jewelry."
Guo Song smiled and said: "After all, cotton is relatively expensive. It has to be transported from the south. One or two cotton costs two or three thousand dollars. Most people can't afford it. Therefore, the people in Fengzhou try not to go out during the winter. If they must
To go out, you have to put on four or five pieces of clothing, and then put on an old sheepskin coat. The government gives everyone a sheepskin, which is actually used to make a coat. Of course, if there is no shortage of winter clothes, the sheepskin
It can also be used as a foreshadowing.”
The cotton mentioned by Guo and Song here is not cotton, but kapok. Before the large-scale promotion of cotton in the early Ming Dynasty, the Tang and Song Dynasties had always used kapok as stuffing for winter clothes and bedding, or directly filled it with wool. However,
Rich and powerful families usually use duck down and goose down.
Seeing that everyone no longer had any objections, Guo Song continued: "Another purpose of coming here today is to talk to you about your future plans. The reason why we want to talk about this issue is that a large number of disaster victims have expressed their willingness to stay for a long time.
, became the common people of Fengzhou, so the Fengzhou government has already measured the land for them and prepared building materials for them."
The talkative middle-aged woman just now couldn't help but asked loudly: "Does it mean that if you stay, you don't have to live in this mud and thatched house?"
Now all the elders angrily scolded her, "Shut your stinky mouth!"
Guo Song laughed and said, "Actually, this aunt made a good question. The government's name for the houses with mud walls and thatched roofs that everyone lives in is temporary resettlement houses. Because the cold winter makes living in tents unbearable, so these mud and thatched houses were temporarily built.
If you want to stay for a long time, you will definitely not live in this kind of house again. Everyone should have seen that the houses in Fengzhou have stone walls and tile roofs. The houses are wide and strong. They are smoothed with mortar and painted with lime. They look beautiful.
, it’s comfortable to live in.”
Several elders finally couldn't bear it anymore, and the leading elder said cautiously: "I heard that everyone still has land. Is it true?"
Guo Song smiled and nodded, "There will definitely be land. Over seventeen years old and under fifty years old, each man will have one hectare, and each woman will have half a hectare. The upper limit is one and a half hectares for each household. They will be tax-free for five years. But if you are in Feng
If a state joins the army, its land will be doubled and it will be tax-free for life."
"If I live in Fengzhou for a year or two and want to return to my hometown, what will happen to the land?" asked an old man.
"This is a good question. In principle, if you live in Fengzhou for more than ten years, the land will be regarded as permanent land. It can be sold or left to your descendants. If you live in Fengzhou for less than ten years, it can only be regarded as land allocation. After leaving,
The land must be recovered. If he dies before ten years and his son does not receive the land, then the land can be left to his son."
In the midst of the discussion, Guo Song stood up and said goodbye. He would give the victims another time to think. When the land is distributed in a few days, he believed that these victims would not be able to sit still.
Before dawn, countless farmers holding torches appeared in the wilderness north of Jiuyuan County. It took the government a month to complete the measurement of the first batch of 3,500 hectares of land, which stretched for 30 years.
Yuli is surrounded by the remains of irrigation canals left over from the Han Dynasty. This land will be distributed to the first batch of farmers who sign the settlement contract. Each family can receive up to one and a half hectares of land.
Three thousand five hundred hectares of land are divided into ten districts, namely A, B, C, D and E.
All the land is surrounded by bluestone strips, and three feet of width are left between the plots. This is used as an irrigation ditch. A sharp wooden stake is inserted in the center of the plot. The plot number is written on the stake. The land specifications are:
There are two types, one is one and a half hectares, which is called the couple's field, and the other is one hectare and is called the single's field. It mainly depends on the needs of each family.
You can tell from the color of the wooden piles. The wooden piles with red stained heads are one and a half hectares, and the wooden piles with black stained heads are one hectare and a half. Of course, most of them are one and a half hectares of fields.
Today is the day to allocate land. Although they don’t know which number they will get, everyone is still enthusiastic and rushes to check the land situation before dawn. Many people go to battle with their whole families, holding children and elderly people.
Come view the land.
At this time, two farmers holding torches came to a piece of land with red stakes. They were a father and son from Hebin County, Shengzhou. They were the first farmers to sign a settlement contract with the Fengzhou government. Their son was named
He Xiaoman is about thirty years old, and his father is celebrating New Year's Eve. He is over fifty this year. According to regulations, each household has an upper limit of 150 acres, so He Xiaoman and his wife are eligible to receive land.
"Father, this land should be the best!" He Xiaomen asked in a low voice.
He squatted down on New Year's Eve, put a handful of soil to his nose and smelled it, then stood up and looked around, then slowly said: "Actually, the soil in Fengzhou is similar, very fine and fertile, better than our riverside
The soil in the county is much better, but the terrain of this field is better, it is close to the main canal, the water source is guaranteed, and it is not close to or far from the roadside, so it is indeed a good piece of land."
"I like this piece of land very much, but it's a pity that we may not win the lottery." He Xiaomen said with some regret.
"Be content! One hundred and fifty acres of land is many times better than the few acres of thin fields we have in Hebin County. This kind of opportunity may not come once in a lifetime. We are very lucky to get this opportunity.
.”
He Xiaomen sighed, "I'm afraid that Xue Yantuo people will come and kill me!"
He New Year's Eve grinned, "If it weren't for the Xue Yantuo people, would this opportunity still be available to us? We have caught up with the good times, so we have this opportunity to make a fortune again. In my opinion, we have to thank the Xue Yantuo people."
At this time, a faint shout came from the distance. It was He Xiaomen's wife calling them father and son.
"It seems that the city gate has been opened, let's go!"
The father and son quickly packed up their things and hurried to Jiuyuan County.