Chapter 673 Notice Causes Controversy
The setting sun was as red as blood, shining on the city walls that had become mottled due to erosion by wind and sand. Outside the city, the boundless yellow land stretched to the place where heaven and earth met.
Jia Yanbing bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, with his heart filled with complex emotions that were a mixture of endless excitement and deep tranquility.
He leaned against the wall of the carriage and said slowly: "Although the border is vast, there are still a large number of people who have no land to farm. They rent the land from the landlords, but they may not be able to afford to feed their families. Am I right?"
"Mr. Jia, you are right. There is a big landlord in the village next to us. I heard that everyone in the village is his tenant. But every winter, people in his village freeze to death or starve to death. People say he is Zhou Paopi."
"It's true that the land at the border is barren, with strong winds and sandstorms and little rain, so there aren't many types of crops that can be grown, and they're not high-yielding. If we can harvest two dan of grain per mu of land, that's already considered a high yield, right?"
"Indeed, I remember the year we first came to the border, I heard that many families could harvest one and a half dan or two dan of grain from one acre of land, and the whole family had to water the land every day. But what does this have to do with how we rent land from the landlords?" Wan Laoer still didn't understand.
"Brother Wan, if it were you, based on the price we offer, would you rather work for the landlord or for me?"
"Of course I'll do it for you?" Wan Laoer blurted out. At least the price they gave could support the whole family.
Wan Lao Er seemed to understand something and exclaimed, "Ah, I see. Is Mr. Jia planning to attract those who used to work for the landlord to work for us? If the landlord has no one to cultivate his land, he will either increase the treatment of the tenants or give the land to us?"
"Brother Wan Er is really smart. This is what I plan to do now."
When praised by Jia Yanbing, Wan Laoer blushed like a child and scratched his head in embarrassment. "I'm not smart. Mr. Jia has said so much. If I still don't understand, then I'm really stupid. But I have another question that I need to remind Mr. Jia."
"Brother Wan, you say."
"We are at the border, unlike the interior. The people at the border are rough and will kill people if they disagree. I am worried that we will attract too much attention and get killed. After all, the Wan family has a shallow foundation. If these local tyrants gather together and boycott us, it will be a bit tricky. I think if we piss them off, they may threaten the people who rented our land."
Jia Yanbing looked at Wan Lao Er with a new look, "Brother Wan, you are very thoughtful. But don't worry, although these are a little difficult, don't forget the role of Lord Shen. We are not fighting alone. When Lord Shen signed the agreement with us, he has already boarded our ship. If he wants to be promoted, he must do something for us. Otherwise, how can this benefit fall on him?"
Wan Lao Er quickly stopped the carriage and turned his head to ask, "Mr. Jia, have you figured it out since early morning? Did you know that Lord Shen wanted you to rent wasteland?"
Wan Lao Er was shocked. What kind of person was this? He had been plotting against Lord Shen from the beginning.
"I just happen to know the points of their performance evaluation. Do you think Lord Shen is stupid? Doesn't he know that this local tyrant is difficult to deal with? Doesn't he want to use us to clean up the chaos at the border?"
Wan Laoer felt like his brain was a mess. It turned out that Lord Shen was also plotting against them?
"My brain is about to explode. Forget it. I won't think about it anymore. It's useless to think about it. I should go back and study my seeds carefully. As long as our seeds can grow crops with a yield per mu that is 20% higher than the current yield, those landlords will really have no way to deal with us."
Wan Laoer's idea hit the nail on the head. Everything you say is empty talk. Output is king. Whoever has high-quality seeds will be the boss.
"Brother Wan, so, you are the key to Lord Shen and I winning the game against those landlords this time."
Wan Laoer suddenly felt that he was fine again. It turned out that he was the most important link.
"Mr. Jia, don't worry. I will study it carefully when I get back. My family just bought a lot of land, so I will use it for experiments."
Wan Laoer was in a very good mood at this moment. He had never felt so important before.
The two chatted along the way and did not return to Shizi Village until midnight.
Jia Yanbing's family lived in the courtyard of Wan Xingmo's former home.
Wan Xingmo's family will definitely not come back, so this yard will be given to Jia Yanbing's family from now on.
The next day, Jia Yanbing prepared a notice and asked the people of Shizi Village to post it in all the villages under the jurisdiction of Jinwu Town. Their plan this year was to develop the land in Jinwu Town first. With a good start, next year would not be difficult. After all, who wants to live a hard life?
As soon as the notice was posted, the villages began to boil and crackle like water being poured into a hot oil pan.
Even the villagers of Shizi Village stayed by the notice at the entrance of the workshop for the entire afternoon. No one was in the mood to go to work.
"Village Chief, is what this notice says true?"
"Yes, village chief, the Wan family has opened a workshop. Do they want to take all the land of Shizi Village? Then won't we have to work for them for the rest of our lives?"
"That being said, the money is quite a lot. It's almost the same as what we earn from farming for a year and a half. If I were really paid that much, I would be willing to rent out my land."
"I think it's okay. I heard from a relative that the government is going to increase taxes this year by one bushel per mu of land."
"Where did you hear this news? Is it true?"
Everyone was talking at the same time, and the village chief was so upset.
"Okay, everyone, hurry up and get to work. If you don't finish your work today, half of your wages will be deducted." The village chief stood at the highest point and shouted at the crowd.
As expected, money works best. When everyone heard that their pay was going to be deducted, they quickly dispersed. This half-day wage was several thousand cents.
When the village chief saw that everyone had left, he called his wife to look after them and then hurried to the second son's home.
He also wanted to find out what was going on. How come no one, the village chief, had informed him of such a big incident? He was caught off guard.
The village chief came to the Wan family's yard, where several elders from Shizi village were already standing.
"Uncle? Uncle Liu? Are you all here?"
Seeing that they all looked unhappy, the village chief knew that they had also come here after hearing the noise, and were even faster than him.
Wan Laoer and the village chief looked at each other, and the village chief asked with his eyes: What do you want to do?
Wan Laoer: Let’s talk about it later. Let’s persuade these people to leave first.
The two of them played a riddle in front of several people.
Finally, the village chief rubbed his hands and sat on the other side of Wan Laoer.
Sure enough, the head of the Jin family looked at the village chief with a sour expression.
"Jinniu, this land is the lifeblood of our people. If you dare to incite everyone to rent the land, I will whip you with a whip."
Jinniu felt extremely wronged. "Uncle, I didn't know about this either. They didn't discuss this with me. I just came here after seeing the news."
Patriarch Jin stared at his nephew for a long time, and when he saw that he did not seem to be lying, he let him go.
However, Patriarch Jin immediately set his sights on Wan Lao Er. This was the trouble caused by their Wan family, and he came to the Wan family to ask them to withdraw the notice.
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