"If you have anything to say, just say it. If you say something wrong, I won't hit you. If you say it well, you will be rewarded!" Li Yuanxing took a sip of tea and tried to make his tone as kind as possible.
Li Zheng first gave a big gift, and then said: "Your Highness, the little people dare not disobey your instructions, but your instructions do not seem to allocate fields to each family. All the work is done by everyone together, and the harvest distribution is unknown.
What should we do? Please tell me, Your Highness, I made a mistake!"
Li Zheng's suggestion is good. Li Yuanxing really forgot to divide the fields into households.
In fact, this is not Li Yuanxing's fault, because modern agriculture has mechanized large-scale planting, and the work efficiency of small households is too low, so Li Yuanxing did not consider this at all.
"Here, reward!" Li Yuanxing nodded with satisfaction. He found that he was becoming more and more like a prince.
The old wolf was stunned: "Your Highness, how much is the reward? We don't have half a copper coin here! The copper coins are all in the palace's warehouse. Why don't you write them down first and make up for them in a few days!"
Li Yuanxing raised his head and glared at Lao Lang, but it seemed that Lao Lang had no idea what his mistake was.
"Old wolf, you really don't give me face, the prince." Li Yuanxing laughed and scolded: "But, I like your character. Okay, girl, go and get a small blue bottle from the box."
The older maid went to get it, and the old wolf said with a smile: "It's because the prince is so kind that we, the old wolf, are bolder. But the prince and the old wolf also have something to say, you should give those two girls names!"
"Okay, I know you want something, so I'll give you a small bottle! The little one is called Chunlan, and the big one is called Qiu..." When talking about autumn, Li Yuanxing thought of Ye Qiu Shuang, and almost blurted out Qiu Shuang's name. Pause.
After a moment, he shook his head gently: "The big one is called Qiuxiang! Autumn is a season where fruits and melons are fragrant!"
"Your Majesty is a great talent!" Everyone flattered him in unison.
Li Yuanxing waved his hand: "Li Zheng, please work hard, you old people should also work hard together. There is something arranged for you, do it well, I know it well!"
"It is our honor to serve His Highness!"
"Li Zheng will be the general manager, and the other ten elders will be divided into those in charge of accounts, people in charge, warehouses, households' livelihoods, and fields. You will divide the specific points and get a charter. Then I will ask
When it comes to making a living, the parents have to take care of all the shortcomings of the family, take care of whose children have children, pay attention to the elders of whose family, and take care of those who get married!"
Before Li Yuanxing finished speaking, everyone bowed down in unison: "Your Highness is kind!"
"Get up! Besides, it's better to have two more people in charge of the fields, or everyone should take care of it. This field is everyone's livelihood!"
"Your Highness is kind!" They all bowed down again.
Li Yuanxing wanted to persuade him, but it was useless to do so himself. After everyone finished praying, he spoke again: "By the way, add another plumber. Those craftsmen must be careful about the things they make. Don't pray now, I will do it next.
What I’m talking about is the key point, which is the distribution plan for each family. Half of the income from the fields is divided and half goes to the public!”
Everyone nodded. In their opinion, all of this was naturally after the land rent was paid.
"Half of the points are divided according to labor, one for strong labor is three cents, one for ordinary labor is seven cents, and half for half labor is naturally only half a cent. You go and order this. Then I am waiting for the ten old men to be the village managers, one for five
Points. If you fight for me, the Tang Dynasty, if you have military merits, you will get three to seven points. If you are seriously disabled, you can add more!"
As Li Yuanxing spoke, the documents over there recorded it.
"As for children, when they are six years old, they enter the school, and the middle school students are sent out. Under six years old, they get three points of food, and the middle school students go out. Over six years old, and under twelve years old, they get five points of food, and the middle school students go out. Over the age of twelve, they are divided according to their labor.
The male child will no longer go out. If a pregnant woman does not go to the fields until four months after giving birth, the male child will receive an additional three points of grain. The old and feeble will receive an additional five cents of grain from the male child. Those who have no children and no one to depend on will receive an additional three points of grain from the male child."
Li Yuanxing stood up after speaking: "If you have any objections, raise them."
"Your Highness is kind!" They all bowed down again.
But Li Yuanxing's face darkened: "The village elders will add another item of management. If any strong laborer dares to work but is not able to work hard, he will be punished. In the lightest case, he will be fined with food, and in the most serious case, he will be punished with a whip."
This time Li Yuanxing used the experience of later generations to see the Tang Dynasty.
Although there were some lazy idlers in the Tang Dynasty, the villagers would never do such a thing.
Having said that, Li Zheng stood up and expressed: "Your Highness is kind, if there is such a thing, there is no need for Your Highness to punish him, the old man will break his legs with a stick!"
The rest of the old men also expressed their opinions: "Whoever dares to work hard will have his legs broken!"
"That plow, please work hard." After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he turned around and took the blue bottle from the hand of the fifteen-year-old maid who had been named Qiuxiang. It contained two ounces of Longjing tea, which Li Yuanxing brought here.
He drank it for himself. He was not used to drinking tea from the Tang Dynasty, but he had no intention of changing the tea drinking habits of the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Zheng knelt down to receive her, thanking her loudly.
"For some tea, don't use freshly boiled water. After boiling, let it sit for a dozen breaths and then brew it directly with water. After drinking it, you will naturally know the taste."
Li Zheng once again thanked Li Yuanxing with a big gift.
The old wolf said next to him: "Old man, go back and have some fun. This is fairy tea. Drinking one cup will help you live a few more years!"
Li Zheng smiled and held the small blue porcelain bottle in his arms, and left with the other old men.
This is just the beginning of the farmer's affairs. Li Yuanxing will not feel at ease if the corn is not really planted in the ground and does not really grow green.
Looking back at the old wolf holding the vial, Li Yuanxing said seriously: "Let's make some arrangements. I want to visit Mr. Li Jing tomorrow." Li Yuanxing knew that the sand table had been moved to the military headquarters, but his Zhuangzi here had not been built yet.
Until now, the three thousand escort troops will not evacuate.
"Your Highness, you have to go to the merchant's appointment the day after tomorrow!" Lao Lang reminded, because he knew that once Li Yuanxing met Li Jing, it was only for one thing, and that was the Turks, and it was very likely that he would not eat or sleep for several days and nights.
of.
Li Yuanxing nodded: "I understand."
"One more thing, Prince Qin's Mansion is going to arrange a new steward, one sent from the palace. Do you want to choose it yourself and see which one suits you?"
Eunuch leader! Li Yuanxing had such a thought in his mind, and then shook his head: "You can handle this matter. All you need is loyalty."
"If you dare to be disloyal, I'll chop him up!" Old Wolf made a false chopping gesture with his hand.
Li Yuanxing patted the old wolf: "If you want to go to the battlefield, I will definitely help you get an opportunity to make a great contribution this time!"
"Thank you, King Qin!" Lao Lang gave a very formal military salute.
Li Yuanxing nodded, Turks! This battle must be won.
In the afternoon, Li Yuanxing went to the carpenter's room. More than ten carpenters were working with their heads down. It seemed that they were making more than ten plows at once.
"Stop! Pass to the blacksmith!" Li Yuanxing knew at a glance that these people planned to do their own thing.
Fortunately, Ye Qiu Shuang reminded herself that if you want a real assembly line, you must first have a ruler. Li Yuanxing forgot about it just now.
A two-meter-long steel ruler was placed on the table. Li Yuanxing said to the blacksmith: "Using this as a standard, how long will it take to make twenty of them?"
"It will take five days to return to Your Highness!"
"Five days?" Li Yuanxing wanted to curse. He had known that he would have bought a few more long steel rulers.
The blacksmith pointed to the scales on the steel ruler: "These are too small. It is too difficult to be so precise. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
"What about these big scales?" Li Yuanxing asked, based on half a centimeter.
"It only takes one hour, five craftsmen work together, and the younger one is responsible for carving."
"Go and do it!" Li Yuanxing waved his hand, and the blacksmith held the steel ruler in both hands and stepped back. Li Yuanxing said to the carpenters: "Prepare the wood first, and wait for the steel ruler to arrive before starting work. I will accompany you to work together today. Look.
You don’t have to wait until tomorrow, you can see the finished product tonight!”
"Yes!" the carpenters replied in unison.
It was absolutely unbelievable for a prince to enter a lowly craftsman's room. But Li Yuanxing came in and asked the carpenter to make him a stool, and then gestured for a chair.
Carpenters would be respectful to even the lowest-ranking clerk, but this prince was so approachable.
At that time, a carpenter wrote a deed of sale, asking his family to be sold to Li Yuanxing and become Li Yuanxing's slave carpenter.
"I accept this, but don't treat yourselves as slaves. From now on, you will be members of my palace, Prince Qin. If you work hard, you will naturally be able to eat well and wear well."
Li Yuanxing had to accept the contract of sale, otherwise the craftsman's heart would be chilled.
This slavery system needs to be changed, but it definitely cannot be changed immediately.
Not even an hour had passed, just over half an hour later, the blacksmith sent ten finished ones for Li Yuanxing to take a look at. "Very good, I will make them more precise next time, and take note of the credit!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" the blacksmith retired happily.
"Everyone, I don't know anything about carpentry, but I understand the way of heaven." Li Yuanxing started to talk nonsense. After all, not many people can explain the way of heaven clearly, but Li Yuanxing needs carpenters to do what he wants.
"This plow has three large parts and more than forty small parts. Now start grouping. Everyone chooses a few parts to make. Arrange the ruler to set a size. It is best to arrange for one person to assemble it. Arrange someone to tell the blacksmith.
, I must get a set of iron parts for me tonight!"
In fact, there is no need to fool Li Yuanxing. These people obey Li Yuanxing's orders unconditionally.
The carpenters were working hard, and Li Yuanxing sat there and watched. This plow was his expectation and his promise to the farmers.