Chapter 870 Tiezhen's Political Proposal

Tiezhen and Guan Tao were discussing various matters regarding the change to rice planting. The household registration work in the village was also proceeding rapidly. With the cooperation and arrangement of Guan Tao, the village chief, the registration work was completed quickly.

In fact, Guan Tao also knew that the Han tribe was too powerful and the Xin tribe had been destroyed. It was completely ridiculous for them to resist. Even the commander-in-chief could not beat the people of the Han tribe. What was the point of their resistance?

Life had to go on, and the various systems and lifestyles of the Han tribe, as well as their various production skills, were very advanced. Therefore, it was better to cooperate than to resist. Let's see the attitude of the Han tribe first. It was the right thing to do to get the greatest benefit for oneself.

After several clerks had registered the household registration information of all the villagers, they asked Guan He to tell the villagers that each family should send out a person who could take charge to measure the fields with them.

After a while, Guan He brought a group of villagers and several clerks to the fields to meet Tiezhen and Guan Tao.

Tiezhen first asked someone to measure the size of 20 mu of land with a rope, and then showed it to the villagers. Guan Tao couldn't help shaking his head when looking at the area of ​​20 mu of land. 20 mu of land was really not big for their existing land. Even if they followed the ladder system of the Han tribe, each family could get 70 or 80 mu of land, it still seemed not enough. According to the calculation of 600 square meters per mu of land in the Han tribe, each family originally had at least hundreds of mu of land.

Seeing the area of ​​20 mu of land designated by the Han tribe, other villagers also began to discuss it, thinking that the Han tribe had withheld their land, but Guan Tao had figured it out. If they followed the farming method of the Han tribe, they had to plant rice one by one in the soil. Even if a family had 60 mu of land, they would be lucky if they could complete it on time. Even if they were given more land, they might not be able to plant it.

Guan Tao personally explained the farming method of the Han tribe to the villagers, which suppressed the villagers' dissatisfaction. However, some villagers were still unwilling. Since planting rice was so troublesome, why did they still plant rice? Couldn't they continue to plant corn?

Guan Tao was also troubled by this problem. Although he was recognized by the villagers as the successor of the elders, what did the elders do? It was to fight for the interests of the villagers. If the interests of the villagers could not be guaranteed, who would listen to you, the elders?

The villagers were not fools.

When things got to this point, although Guan Tao wanted to cooperate with Tiezhen in governance, he was also very embarrassed, so he looked at Tiezhen and said.

"Mr. County Governor, what do you think we should do about this?"

Tiezhen pondered for a moment. In fact, the land reform on Qiongzhou Island could not be rushed. Not to mention that the seeds and farm tools had not been shipped yet, even if they were shipped before the spring, it would be difficult for them to promote it quickly.

The people of Qiongzhou did not know how to grow rice. Even if you gave them seeds, they would not be able to grow them themselves. That was not something that could be explained by just a few words or two classes. Someone had to teach them hand in hand, and someone had to follow up and monitor the facts, check the grain situation in the fields, and then make adjustments.

So it was indeed a bit unrealistic to force the local people to carry out land reform now.

He thought for a moment and said again, "Guan Tao, how about this? Although our leader has ordered seeds and various materials to be shipped from the north, even if they arrive before the spring, I'm afraid it will be difficult to promote rice quickly.

I think it's better to do this. After the spring of next year, you will continue to plant corn. For those who are unwilling to divide the land according to our method, you can let them continue to plant in the original way and plant their original land. For those who are willing to abide by our division, we will send people to teach you the new farming method, and then when the summer harvest comes, we will compare the two sides to see who grows more food.

It's just right that we can mobilize more people in the spring. I will teach you how to grow rice. We will transform the fields first in the spring, and then we will plant rice after we harvest the corn in the summer. Then you can compare and see which one is more suitable and whether the land we have allocated is much less.

Do you think this will work? We are reforming the land division, the grain tax system, and the improvement of grain varieties. After all, it is all for you to live a better life. There is no need to treat you like enemies.

I will never force you. We will speak with facts, achievements, and the grain we grow. What do you think of my suggestion? "

Faced with such a relaxed policy of Tiezhen, Guan Tao had nothing to say. If he didn't agree, he might as well just rebel.

"Thank you for your understanding, the county magistrate." Guan Tao thanked him sincerely, and then relayed the method Tiezhen just said to the villagers.

In order to cooperate with Tiezhu's work, Guan Tao took the lead and expressed his willingness to abide by the land division of the Han tribe. Guan Tao's sons also quickly followed suit, and then Guan Tao's brothers, their nephews and nieces, and all those who were related to their family expressed their support for the land division of the Han tribe.

With just this one family's statement, more than 40 of the more than 100 households in the village agreed.

The remaining more than 80 individual households were a little hesitant and said they would continue to wait and see. Anyway, the Han tribe did not force them. Didn't the officials say that they would see the output at that time? If the Han tribe's method is really better than theirs and they grow more, then they will obey at that time.

There were also several families who were related to Guan Tao's family by marriage. After hesitating for a moment, they also decided to follow Guan Tao's footsteps and expressed their willingness to accept the reforms of the Han tribe.

Finally, the number of people was determined. Under the leadership of Guan Tao, two-fifths of the people in the village were willing to accept the reforms, and three-fifths said they would wait and see.

A small half of the people agreed, which finally did not make Tiezhen look too embarrassed. If no one agreed, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the county governor? How would he live in the future?

Several clerks quickly measured the land and replanned the fields of each family for the less than 50 households. Then they cut some bamboo nearby and drove stakes at the four corners of each family's field to mark the boundaries.

After doing all this, Tiezhen said goodbye to Guan Tao and left with the clerks.

On the afternoon of the day he returned, Tiezhen wrote a thick written report, writing down the situation he encountered today, his opinions on how to deal with it, and some of his ideas on how to govern next year. Then he sent someone to deliver it to the governor's mansion by express horse, asking the governor Xue Qingyao to review it.

Xinhua County and Yashan County are adjacent to each other, and the distance between the two sides is not far, so the report was delivered to Xue Qingyao's desk that night. Xue Qingyao took a quick look at it and immediately took it seriously.

In fact, he himself had never been a local official, not even a county governor, let alone a governor. He actually had no experience in grassroots governance, so he was very interested in this report.

There are also some of Tiezhen's own ideas in the report, which Xue Qingyao also thinks are very consistent with the local situation.

The first is the issue of land reform. Tiezhen expressed his own opinions on how to deal with it, that is, not to force it for the time being. After some people have played a demonstration effect, others will naturally follow up. There is no need to conflict with the local people. After all, Qiongzhou is a newly attached place with unstable political situation, so Tiezhen hopes that his method can be popularized in Qiongzhou.

Secondly, Tiezhen hopes that the people of Qiongzhou can continue to grow corn during the spring ploughing next year, and they can't be too anxious to switch to rice, because they don't have enough manpower to teach the local people how to farm, and it's a follow-up teaching.

Finally, Tiezhen's own idea, that is, his opinion on how to deal with this matter, he suggested applying to the leader to immigrate from the mainland, select people who are good at farming crops, raising livestock, speaking fluent Chinese, and preferably writing Chinese characters, and their families can make all kinds of food for the Han tribe, and then immigrate here, and they can be promised a resettlement fee, or give them a promotion.

There is no need for too many immigrants. After the household registration is completed, it will be calculated according to one household in each village in the six counties of Qiongzhou.

Take the Shanghe Village of Guan Tao as an example. If such a family can come to their village, this family can guide the local villagers how to farm and raise livestock every day. They usually cook according to the lifestyle of the Han tribe, and can also subtly change the local eating habits. In addition, if they can recognize a few words, they can also teach the local people to learn Chinese and teach them to write. It won't take long for the Zhudao people to be assimilated into the Han tribe.

Xue Qingyao's eyes lit up. He didn't know how to carry out government affairs, and Tiezhen gave him a good suggestion, and he agreed immediately.

The entire Qiongzhou Island has a population of about 100,000, with less than 200 villages in total. It only takes less than 200 households to quickly solve all the troubles of Qiongzhou Island.

This method is simply too good, and the cost is low. Even if the tribe gives resettlement fees and titles, there are less than 200 households in total. How much money can it cost?

And compared to the cost, this method brings more benefits.

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