On the first day of the first month of the Ganwu year of the Ming Dynasty, Huaishu Village, on the banks of the Datong River in Pyongyang County, Pingzhou Prefecture, Liaoning Province.

Village chief Zhao Dazhu, in accordance with the government orders issued by the government, notified villagers from door to door to gather under the old locust tree in front of the village.

That is the origin of the name of Huaishu Village!

It turned out that the place lived in Goryeo, but because of the old Ming-Gao Battle, this place was conveniently owned by the Ming Dynasty. The people who once lived here were also moved away collectively at the moment when the Ming army arrived.

If you estimate it is correct, you should still be reclaiming wasteland in Binhai or in a deep mountain forest in Longjiang Province.

As the leader who once led the Ming army, Zhao Dazhu was lucky. Not only did the resettlement places have ready-made houses and mature fields, but he also received the position of village chief. Maybe this was related to his brief joining the Ming army.

It was called Eastern Mongolia at that time! Unfortunately, he was really old and never really killed the enemy on the battlefield. Most of them actually acted as civil servants and transported food and grass.

Later, as the Ming Dynasty's army gradually improved, he was quickly eliminated from the army.

Fortunately, when I was in the army, I participated in literacy classes and studied very carefully. So after leaving the army, I could still serve as the village chief in the local area.

There are many people born like him in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. His biggest regret now is that he was not selected as a representative and participated in the founding ceremony of the country two months ago.

But at home, he worshipped the temple of the Ming Dynasty's king Ulutus. Whether the other party was a Mongolian or a Han person, he could have a full meal, and he was a great person.

"All notifications have been made?" When Zhao Dazhu came to the old locust tree, he asked his wife Zhao Han who was walking towards him.

The other party is a Korean, but after a long period of hearing and seeing, what he said in Chinese is no different from that of the Han people. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was extremely lacking in labor, so there was no restriction on women showing up in public. The so-called "women can hold half of the sky" is the most realistic portrayal of the Ming Dynasty at present.

Even so, women will be more physically and mentally tired. But in the same way, they will also improve their status in disguise.

In a small village like Huaishu Village, the village chief Zhao Dazhu has no direct subordinates, and can be said to be a commander who is a bare-headed commander. If something like the notification person makes his wife help run errands.

Not long after, the villagers came slowly in groups of three or three. Both men and women were shrank, all of them shrank their necks, wearing gray sweaters, and their hands were cuffed in their cuffs, making them shivering a little cold. In contrast, the children were much more lively. They chased each other and were very lively.

It sometimes attracted the scolding of adults, and the child immediately shrank his neck in a regular manner. Then he was pushed by another child and chased after him and beat him again.

"Village Chief! If you have anything to do, just tell me. This ghost weather is so cold that everyone wants to be fucked!" A villager with very short hair shouted loudly.

In February, there will be no spring flowers in Pingzhou. Sometimes the late spring tide that goes south will be doubled. In order to save food, most villagers will choose to lie in bed and try to move as little as possible. However, this is also the time when the pregnancy rate is the highest.

"It's not a big deal. A stick of incense was a notice from the city. It was said that the government was grateful to the huge disaster in Shandong, so it wanted to provide relief to them. However, the government did not have much surplus food, so it had to collect this year's rent in advance." Zhao Dazhu said expressionlessly.

The rent of 30% is actually not high!

In the Ming Dynasty, most people could afford it. Moreover, they were not reclaimed land, and they had ready-made mature fields, which were easy to cultivate.

"Calling rent in advance? It's snowy and the crops are not planted yet, so why did you collect rent in advance?"

"Yes, if the harvest this year is not good, then we have to drink the northwest wind."

"Aren't the victims of the Central Plains controlled by the Central Plains government? How could we worry about our Ming Kingdom?"

The people started to talk and were somewhat resistant to early collection of rent.

Of course, this is also because they have all been hungry!

I knew how painful it was to eat without food, so I was afraid of handing over the food, but I starved myself to death.

"Stop! Don't make a noise!" Zhao Dazhu had to stop everyone's noise and explained: "Think about it yourself, are the land and houses rewarded by the government? You should know very well what kind of situation you used to be? You always look like a cow, working for the landlord's family. After a year's harvest, you also paid 70% to 80% of the rent.

Now that the government has planted the land of the government, the government only charges 30% of your rent, but it is very kind.

I always feel that you should be grateful for your kindness!

If the government is good to us, we should be more kind to the government. Now that the government is in trouble, should we repay this way?

Moreover, the government should collect rent in advance, not to help the people. Think about it yourself, if our village suffers from any disaster in the future, will the government also provide relief? Will your resistance be avenged by yourself?

There are more than ten households in our village who moved from Shandong Province, right? Now that the place is in trouble, do you have no desire to be sympathetic?

I will put my words here today. If I pay the grain, my fellow villagers will be harmonious in the future. If I don’t pay it, I can only report it to the official and ask them to take your land and property and drive it out of Ming Dynasty.” Zhao Dazhu cursed angrily, and everyone was still afraid of the village chief.

Even the villagers who had the most joy and dissatisfaction before did not dare to stand up and provoke again.

"Actually, we are not saying that we will not pay it. But the crops this year have not been planted, and there is not much surplus at home. After paying this, what if......"

"What if? Liu Laosan, when did the government treat you badly? Do you think that if it weren't for the government's help, you could still live to this day? In the past, being a dog under the Jurchen master, wouldn't it even be a decent piece of clothing? Now this man looks like a slut, and has forgotten the kindness of the government?"

After being scolded, Liu Laosan had to lower his head in shame and dared not speak anymore.

"Okay! Since everyone has no objection, please pay the rent quickly. In order to save everyone's energy, the government will collect rent this year based on the Mongol Yuan. Everyone will go home and make a calculation and send the food to the city tomorrow to sell together.

In addition, the government said that the people who paid their rent in advance this year will only charge 20% of the rent next year." Zhao Dazhu threw out another olive branch.

Hearing this, the villagers who were forced to pay the rent suddenly looked much better.

The next day, under the leadership of Zhao Dazhu, the villagers drove grain trucks to Pyongyang County. Similar to them, there were many villages. When they arrived at Pyongyang County, they found that almost all the merchants were selling their own commercial goods at a lower price, including one silver dollar and one wool cloth at a price of five copper coins. The salt at an original price of one copper coin is now bought and get one free. There are cups for drinking water, plates for serving vegetables, iron pots for cooking, etc., all of which are 1 to 30% cheaper than usual.
Chapter completed!