Chapter 2546 moved

The big difference between Huangzhuang and Zhou Man is that they don't have to be very selective.

Because no one can bully Huangzhuang.

It belonged to the emperor's family, and some of the common people outside dared to cheat them.

So if you hire long-term workers and short-term workers, you don't have to be too careful, but the tenant farmer has more constraints, and he needs to be used for at least one year after signing the contract.

The laws of the Jin Dynasty stipulated that once the tenancy contract was signed, in order to protect the interests of the tenant farmers, the owner could not rescind the contract before winter.

This is to prevent some unscrupulous landlords from finding excuses to terminate the contract after the tenant farmers have cultivated and drive the tenant farmers away, which would really kill people.

Therefore, when looking for tenant farmers, even Huangzhuang should be a little more careful.

Bai Erlang got the idea of ​​the two, so he took Mingda out every day. First, he asked the steward to gather all the existing tenants and told them that they would still provide the seeds this year, but the rent was reduced from the original 60% to 40%. That is to say, after a year, they can have 60% of the land output.

The sharecroppers were overjoyed, almost unbelievable.

The steward had all kinds of feelings in his heart, but his face was full of joy, he said loudly: "Your Highness the princess is newly married, this is a blessing for you, from now on you must serve the princess well and be loyal to the princess, if anyone dares to do it If it hurts the Huangzhuang and the princess, I will be the first to not forgive you!"

After the training, he hunched over to ask Princess Mingda for instructions, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, do you think you have anything else to add?"

"No, let them go down, the spring is just right now, and the land needs to be leveled," Mingda looked at Bai Erlang when he said this, and when he saw him nodded slightly, he continued to talk to the steward: "Let them put the ground in the ground first. The grass will be removed, the land will be leveled, and I will work hard this year, and next year I will only receive 40% of the rent."

The manager is hesitant to say anything, and he has a lot to say. For example, Zhuangzi does not make money, but you may still owe the master.

But when his eyes swept to the concubine, he endured it. In the past few days, he also understood that the princess does not understand farming, but the concubine seems to be very familiar with it.

Some things can convince the princess, but not necessarily the concubine.

So the steward swallowed the words and silently responded.

Princess Mingda was delighted. It was the first time she dealt with outside affairs so smoothly, "There is one more thing,"

Mingda said: "We don't need to work on this section of the road that we are responsible for. We will pay someone to build the road ourselves."

The steward opened his mouth wide, "Well, how much does this cost?"

The servant is like his master. Obviously, this one, like the emperor, is also a money-sucking person.

Mingda was not short of money, so he waved his hand proudly and said, "You don't have to worry about this. You can just send someone to tell the magistrate Xun, and you don't need him to issue an order for our Huangzhuang."

As for the person who built the road, she had another choice.

"Since you are going to Xun County magistrate, tell him by the way that this year's spring ploughing and autumn harvesting, Huangzhuang will no longer have to work, and we will hire those who are in short supply."

The steward was very puzzled, and asked fearfully, "Does the princess dislike the vulgar servants, who did meticulous work and wasted land?"

While talking, he quietly went to see Bai Erlang.

Mingda shook his head slightly, "No, the farming is just around the corner, and everywhere is busy. How can I waste my manpower? Let each of them be busy with their own family affairs, and we will invite people ourselves."

Bai Erlang then took over and said, "I have discussed with the princess. This time we will hire more part-time workers, so we will hire 120 people, whether it is men or women."

Sowing seeds and planting rice can be done by both men and women.

The steward finally had something to say, and quickly said: "Master Consort, this man is easier to use than a woman. After all, farming is a work of strength, and you have to pull the plow."

"So we plan to buy 30 cows. When we have cows, we will only need people who plow." Bai Erlang said, "When they are working, you should pay attention to those who are diligent and meticulous. , wait until the end of the Spring Festival and ask them if they would like to work as long-term workers, if they are willing, leave thirty to fifty people, if they have a family, it is better, write down first, and directly recruit them as tenants next year."

"By the way, there are a lot of people coming. You first choose two places to build two rows of sheds, with a distance in the middle. One row is for men and the other is for women."

The steward received a lot of shock, "Concubine, Concubine, where did we get so many cows?"

"I bought it, don't worry. Thirty head, none of them are missing, and they are all cows over two years old."

It can be put into use directly, and one cow can be used as two strong laborers.

Steward:  …

He silently wrote down these things and then saluted and retired.

Mingda was very excited, and couldn't help but stretch out his hand to hold Bai Erlang in a large audience, and asked, "Do you want to take care of another Huangzhuang in Yongzhou?"

That Huangzhuang is bigger and the land is better.

Bai Erlang is quite ambitious, but both Mr. and Bai Shanzhouman have said that when you do something first, you can't take too big steps. He is not sure whether these methods will work for Huangzhuang.

So He Mingda said, "Let's talk about it next year, that Huangzhuang will remain the same for now."

Mingda could only nod regretfully.

For the road construction, Mingda and Bai Erlang handed it over to Wuwu Lang, and they took out the money to let him undertake this section of the project. He hired someone to be responsible for the workers' food, drink, and various tools. The two of them It is only responsible for paying.

The reason why she prefers to spend money rather than prostitute the servants of Liyang County is because Princess Mingda wants to change the impression of Huangzhuang. of.

Xun County magistrate received two good news in a row, and his heart was complicated for a while, but it was more of a surprise.

The reason why he has not taken the initiative to speak is to see the idea of ​​Princess Mingda's attitude. If she asks for someone, then everything will be business as usual.

To tell the truth, it is not a very happy thing to have a royal estate under its jurisdiction.

Because Huangzhuang does not pay taxes, it occupies land for nothing, and even the servants in it are not taxed, and the reduction in taxes also accounts for their labor.

Because there are two imperial villages in Yongzhou City, the labor service seems to be heavier than other state cities. Thanks to their large number of people, otherwise the shared labor service will be heavier.

He thought that it was a great thing for Princess Mingda not to ask people to build roads, but she didn't expect that she would make it clear that she would not work for the spring and autumn harvests.

Surprised and delighted, the magistrate of Xun Xun was so moved that his eyes blushed and he couldn't help but grab his master's hand and said, "No wonder the adults in the court love Princess Mingda so much. She is really a kind and generous person."

Then he gritted his teeth again, "In contrast, the guy in Wannian County has a reputation for being famous. Bah, he was born in the Guo family. It's shameless. He has to take 100,000 yuan from me for such a long journey."

Master: "Then, sir, are you giving it or not?"

The Xun County magistrate closed his eyes sadly and bowed his head helplessly: "Here!"

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