"Please gather everyone, I have something to say." Yang Youxue said to the village head.
"Yes, master! I will go and gather everyone!" said Du Hu.
Soon, the village head gathered everyone and asked them to line up in front of Yang Youxue, waiting for the new master to give them a lecture.
There were indeed only the elderly, the weak, women and children. There were not many young people. There were only old people, women and children.
Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thanking her or setting a trap for her? Yang Youxue cursed Liang Junhao in her heart.
"My name is Yang Youxue, and I will be your new master from now on.
I don't care what your former master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, promised you. After I took over here, I have my own rules: those who don't work will not get monthly wages.
If you are too old to work, or too young to labor, I can support you for free.
As for those who are sneaky and cunning, don't accept them all.
You can discuss whether to leave or stay. The decision is yours." Yang Youxue said to the farmhand.
She couldn't possibly want those termites. If she wanted to live a good life, she had to work hard for her.
When the farmhands learned that their master had changed, some remained calm, while others were worried. They were worried that the new master would abandon them and what they would do.
The farmhands gathered with trepidation, but when they saw that their master was a little girl, many of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially those who are cunning and treacherous, they think that such a master is easy to control and fool.
When they heard what their new master said, they felt something was wrong. It seemed that their new master didn't want them to work.
But why didn't I follow most of the villagers to escape and stay to work? Why don't I want them now?
"Why? The Crown Prince said that if we stayed, he would support us. Now he wants to kill us and abandon us. How could such a master exist?" The cunning and treacherous people began to question and make a fuss. They all accused the new master of being inhumane and bullying them.
"Because I am the master here, I can do whatever I want.
I have no obligation to fulfill the promise that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made to you, nor do I have any obligation to support you for nothing.
I am not running a charity, I am a businessman, and businessmen pursue profits. Without profits, I will not keep you.
You can go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to fulfill the promise he made to you. It has nothing to do with me.
Those who are willing to stay must do as I ask, and those who don’t want to stay can pack up and leave.” Yang Youxue said.
When the farmhands heard their new master say this, the diligent ones remained silent, as they all thought it was acceptable.
“Master, we are mostly family.
Some families have lazy people at home, and we can’t just separate them.” Du Hu said with some concern.
There are several families whose sons or daughters-in-law are often lazy, but their families are hardworking. Since they are from the same village, he can't say anything and just turns a blind eye.
"I won't get involved in their affairs there. Let them decide for themselves whether to stay or not." Yang Youxue said to the farmhands.
The farmhands began to discuss. Some families had lazy people, so they decided to leave. Some families also had thieves, so they planned to rent a room for him in the town, and their own family members would stay to help the new master and use the money they earned to support him.
"I'll give you an hour to discuss it." Yang Youxue said to the farmhands.
"Captain, take me to see the land and see what is planted there?" Yang Youxue said to Du Hu.
"Okay, master, please come this way!" Du Hu took Yang Youxue, Bai Chen and Wang Chuhang to see the land and crops in the farm.
The crops grown in the fields are of very poor quality and are probably not enough to feed these people.
Du Hu took Yang Youxue and others to look at the grain, and explained the reasons for the poor harvest.
"Master, look, it's very difficult to grow crops in that soil." Du Hu said, pointing to the yellow soil.
Yang Youxue looked in the direction he pointed and saw the yellow soil. An idea suddenly came to her mind.
Isn't that right? Is it really what I thought? Yang Youxue looked at the soil in front of her in shock.
To confirm her guess, she ran over quickly, picked up a piece of soil with her hand, smelled it, and then crushed it.
Oh my god! It's just as I thought. There's an iron mine nearby. No wonder the crops don't grow well.
How can food grow in acidic soil? We should plant some fruit trees, flowers or vegetables with high iron content.
No, the villagers have lived here for a long time and the water they drink is high in iron. Drinking it for a long time will cause iron overload and poisoning. Alum or slaked lime can solve this problem.
Yes, it can be made into slaked lime. The lime we have now is quicklime, and it can be processed into slaked lime. She had seen this in her previous life.
"Village head, the crops here are almost ready to be harvested.
From now on, you won’t grow crops anymore, just grow the vegetables, flowers, plants, and fruit trees I give you.” Yang Youxue said.
"Master, what will we eat if we don't grow crops? Growing vegetables is understandable, but why grow fruit trees and flowers?" Du Hu asked Yang Youxue in confusion.
"Don't worry about this. I will buy the food for you to eat. You can see that no food can be grown here." Yang Youxue said.
"Okay, let's do as the master says." Du Hu felt that what the master said made sense. If they continued to plant, they would not be able to survive.
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