As we approached the village, a group of dogs, big and small, came out and barked at the strangers.
"Go all back to me!"
An old man came out and shouted so loudly that the dogs ran back with their tails between their legs.
The old man stepped forward and bowed to Du You, "See Du Shijun!"
Du You came here to investigate a few days ago, and the old man still knows him.
Du You pointed to Guo Song and introduced him, "This is my boss, he is..."
Before Du You finished speaking, the old man saw the tall man in front of him clearly, and he was so frightened that he knelt down quickly, "I don't know that this is His Royal Highness the King of Jin, Wang Han. I missed you from afar, so I hope you will forgive me!"
Guo Song heard that his words and demeanor were not like ordinary farmers, so he asked Du You: "Who is this..."
Du You smiled and said: "This is my husband who was a captain of Xianyang County thirty years ago. He offended the powerful people in the court at that time and was dismissed from office. Now he is an ordinary citizen."
Guo Song nodded and said with a smile: "Old Master Wang, please get up!"
The old man quickly brought Guo Song and his entourage to his home. Wang Han's home seemed pretty good in the village. After all, he had been an official for several years and had some background. The house covered an area of two acres and was built with blue bricks and tiles. There were elderly people in the family.
Wife, two sons, daughter-in-law, several grandchildren, and a large family living together.
Guo Song had many followers, so everyone simply sat down in the courtyard, and Wang Han moved out a dozen small Hu stools.
Guo Song took a sip of hot tea and asked with a smile: "What is Mr. Wang doing now?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Xiaomin worked as a township magistrate for a few years in the past few years. Now that he is older, he basically stays at home. Sometimes the villagers around him have conflicts. I help them mediate or write letters for them. My
Both sons make a living by farming."
Guo Song asked again: "Did Zhu Si divide the land of Wang's father-in-law's family, or does it belong to him?"
"Both. I had more than a hundred acres of thin land before. Later, each of my two sons was allocated thirty acres of land from the imperial village. The family has one hundred and sixty acres of land, which is pretty good."
"Are the two sons planning to separate their families?"
Wang Han thought for a while and said: "I plan to rent my land next year if they have their own land, and the rent they give me will be used as a pension for me and my wife."
Guo Song nodded, "About the land allocated from the Imperial Mansion, what do the people at the bottom think now?"
"To be honest, everyone is very worried, afraid that the court will take back the land. At that time, Zhu Si's distribution was also quite chaotic. If you have a better relationship with the county magistrate, you will get more. If you have no relationship, then you will only get a little. According to me
As far as I know, some people were allotted a thousand acres, and some were only allotted two or three acres, and there were no rules. Some families had both men and women, including parents who had been dead for decades. Some families only had male males, and there were even some families.
Many families have not received it. All in all, everyone is very dissatisfied and feels it is unfair, but they are also worried that the government will take back the land."
Guo Song turned around and asked Du You, "If the distribution is fair, how much should one person get?"
Du You pondered for a moment and said: "We have made preliminary calculations. The male male and female male have about 30 acres and the female male has ten acres. The allocation between the male and female female above the age of sixteen and under the age of sixty should be based on this amount."
"Have the statistics been calculated? How many acres are allocated to each household?" Guo Song asked again.
"Basically, the statistics have been calculated. There are records in each county. We have compiled the records and they have been released. What Wang Laozhang said is absolutely correct. There is more land and less land. Many families simply don't have it. It is very unfair.
"
At this time, Wang Han asked again: "There are rumors now that the government does not recognize the land allocated by Zhu Si and wants to take the land back. Is it true?"
"Yes! Is it true?"
Guo Songcai noticed that there were many people around, standing at a distance, looking at him eagerly.
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "It hasn't been officially decided yet, but I can give you an idea. It is unlikely that the land will be taken back, but it is different from ordinary land, and there may be restrictions on its sale."
When everyone heard that they would not take it back, they became eager. Wang Han asked again: "Your Highness, do you mean that these allocated lands are not allowed to be sold in the future?"
Guo Song said calmly: "Let's put it this way! My father-in-law owns a hundred acres of Susok farmland. The price of land in Guanzhong is ten thousand guan per mu. I can sell my own hundred acres of land at any time. It can be sold to Zhang San or Li Si.
However, the land allocated by Zhu Si cannot be bought and sold at will. If he is short of money and really wants to sell it, he can only sell it to the government. The price is three guan per mu. This is called restricted land. If he sells it at will,
The government will not renew the land title."
"Can I inherit it?" An old man next to him asked anxiously.
Seeing that he was old, Guo Song was probably worried that his descendants would not be able to inherit. Guo Song said: "Inheritance also depends on the specific situation. If it is your son, daughter, grandson or wife, you can inherit it. There will also be sales restrictions.
But if it's a nephew or brother, that's not possible. In principle, parents can inherit it, but only to the parents. The parents can no longer give it to other children. In a simple word, this kind of restriction can only pass the land to sons and not nephews.
.”
The old man who had just asked the question was obviously relieved. He had a son, so it wouldn't be a big problem. A woman suddenly asked in surprise: "Did you hear that right? Can you pass it on to your daughter?"
"You heard it right, it can indeed be passed on to your daughter, and your daughter can also pass it on to her children."
...........
After coming out of the small village, it was almost noon, so everyone turned around and returned to the city. Guo Songqi asked on his horse: "Is there no manor in Guanzhong now?"
Du You smiled and said: "How is it possible that there is not even one manor? There are two large manors and more than a dozen small manors. For example, the Du family's fifty-hectare manor, Zhu Si did not dare to touch it, and the same goes for the Wei family's.
, Zhu Si still has some scruples."
"Whose two large manors belong to them?" Guo Song asked again.
"One is Zhu Si's own. When Jingyuan rebelled, he lived in his own manor."
"Where's another one?"
Du You glanced at Guo Song strangely and couldn't help laughing: "There is another manor for your Highness. Doesn't Your Highness know that he still has a manor in Guanzhong?"
Only then did Guo Song think of his manor, he had almost forgotten it.
"I'm so confused!"
Guo Song laughed and said: "It seems that Zhu Si still takes care of my emotions and does not divide my manor."
Du You sighed and said: "It's not that he doesn't want to, but he doesn't dare!"
This horse shot was just right, which made Guo Song feel very comfortable. At this time, he remembered something and asked: "I just said that the land must be reorganized according to the standards. The extra points must be taken back and the less points must be made up. Calculated in this way,
Will there be any spare land?"
"Definitely!"
Du You smiled and said: "Those county magistrates appointed by Zhu Si have not been allocated thousands to tens of thousands of acres of land, and their relatives and friends also have anywhere from a few hundred acres to a thousand acres. The humble officials and subordinates have estimated that at least they still have land."
We can recover 20% of the land."
"If there are really 20% of the land, these lands will be used to repay the Yongye fields of the civil and military officials. If it is not enough, compensation will be made from the confiscated property."
"Then the royal family..."
Guo Song was silent for a moment and said: "The royal family and relatives will not consider it for the time being."
"I understand the humble position!"
Everyone speeded up and ran towards Chang'an City...
When he returned to his official room, the soldiers brought a meal, and Guo Song drank a glass of wine. He really missed his wife and children in Taiyuan. After this period of work, he should go back.
After lunch, Wen Miao handed Guo Song a letter, "Your Highness, this is what Boss Zhang sent this morning. He repeatedly asked me to hand it over to you."
Guo Song took a look at the letter and couldn't help but be startled, this is not Zhang Lei's handwriting!"
He quickly opened the letter, and it turned out to be a handwritten letter written by Duqiu Qiu to himself. After he read the letter, he couldn't help but stand up and said: "Prepare a carriage for me. Get ready now to go to the West Market!"
Guo Song really didn't expect that Du Lingqiu was already in Chang'an. He didn't even know when he came.
The carriage was ready, Guo Song got on the carriage, escorted by dozens of personal guards, and drove to the Meishou Liquor Shop in the West City.
Meishou Liquor Shop is still the same as in previous years. Currently, Guo Song has no members. Zhang Lei and the Dugu family each get 50% of the members. There is a long queue in front of the gate as usual, and Guo Song's carriage is in front of the side door.
Stop, Zhang Lei has been waiting here for a long time.
"Come in quickly, the head of the Dugu family is in the backyard."
Zhang Lei sighed, "He's not in a good condition."
"What happened?" Guo Song asked in surprise.
"He's injured. You'll know when you get in. It's hard to tell here."
Du Lingqiu was injured, what happened? Guo Song became more and more alarmed and walked quickly to the backyard of the liquor store.