Whether the villagers should perform corvée labor or pay in silver is a matter that the clan chief and the two elders need to discuss with them.
When Chi Dongyi and the two clan elders heard that they had to perform corvée labor, they felt helpless, but they knew that given the current situation, they had no choice but to do so.
So when Chi Yu looked over, none of the three spoke, they just nodded.
In fact, they could all guess that most of them were going to perform corvée labor this time.
Five taels of silver is quite a lot. If it were converted into grain, it would be enough to feed the whole family for a long time.
In addition, they had previously spent money to buy grain from Chiyu, so the money was only going out and not coming in, and many families couldn't afford to spend the money.
Even if they can afford it, they have to think about the future, since they still have to pay taxes twice a year.
In addition, nobody knows what the coming years will bring.
Save money where you can, and exchange it for grain whenever possible.
Chi Yu glanced at the expressions of the three men and knew what they were probably thinking.
But now is not the time to talk about opening a workshop.
She can only bring up these things after her sister signs the contract and gets the money back.
To avoid the situation where the deal falls through and everyone ends up disappointed.
"Listen carefully to the third thing I'm about to say."
The imperial edict will arrive in Anping County soon.
Within one month of the imperial edict's arrival, all eligible men and women were required to get married.
Men must be fifteen or older, and women must be thirteen or older; silver cannot be used as a substitute.
Anyone who violates this rule will be fined ten taels of silver and flogged twenty times. Remember, this applies to both men and women within one month.
There are plenty of eligible men in our Chijia'ao village!
"Including my second and third sisters-in-law, you all need to think this through carefully these next few days."
Apart from the members of the main family, everyone else present, even Chi Qing who had only recently married, did not look very good.
Chi Yu then said, "The fourth thing is that I have a batch of grain, which is a high-yield and drought-resistant crop."
In addition to potatoes for the government, there were also sweet potatoes and corn.
However, I can't give much corn, so I won't talk about it for now.
I can spare some sweet potatoes and potatoes.
It's not now, but another month away.
The yield of this grain is several times that of rice and wheat.
Sweet potatoes, in particular, are the highest-yielding and least demanding of the three crops.
Upon hearing that crops could be grown in Chijia'ao, the people beamed with joy.
Although they didn't know how Chi Yu knew all this, or where she was planted.
However, they were all willing to believe her.
If she says it exists, then it definitely does. If she says it's highly productive and doesn't discriminate based on land type, then it must be true.
So one by one they happily asked, "Little Fish, how much do you think the sweet potato seeds cost?"
"Auntie, is the grain yield really that high? If you don't pick and choose the land, can you get a thousand catties per mu?"
Seeing their reaction, Chi Yu revealed the outcome she and her sister had agreed upon.
"I won't sell the seeds. I'll give you whatever amount you want, and you can pay me back whatever you harvest."
We plant more crops, and after the harvest, we keep the ones we need for cultivation, and sell the rest as seed.
In this way, everyone in the village can also make a living from this.
Those present who heard this knew that Chi Yu was intentionally trying to help his people.
The clan elders, led by Chi Dongyi, grew even more fond of the pond fish.
If possible, they would love to worship them and treat them like ancestors!
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