099 [Doing a big thing] (For the leader of the cloud to shake
Fei Chun came to Wuxing Town to alleviate the talent gap for Zhao Han.
Although Chen Maosheng could read and write, he had a hard time keeping track of money and food. He was so busy with work that he had no time to learn arithmetic.
Of course, there are local residents who can write and calculate, but they can't reassure Zhao Han. There have been several riots in Qingzhang land in the past.
When it comes to money and food matters, Pang Chunlai can only take care of them.
As soon as Fei Chun arrived, he was immediately reused and served as the chief of the household section of Wuxing Town and concurrently as the logistics officer of Tuanyong Camp.
He had nothing else to do for the time being, which was to pay wages to the officials in the town office and take care of the logistics during the Tuanyong Camp training period.
Everything is a start-up, lacking departments and talents, and will be gradually improved in the future.
Zhao Han was busy training his soldiers every day and sent people to row boats downstream to inquire about the military movements of the officers and soldiers.
I waited and waited, but nothing happened, and no officers or soldiers were seen.
There are less than sixty capitals in Luling County. Zhao Han occupied two capitals at once, but the county magistrate didn't respond at all?
In the blink of an eye, May has entered, the rice has begun to ear, and it still looks calm.
On the contrary, it was Huangba Village on the other side of the river, Maotian Village, Yinkeng Village, Pingyang Village downstream, and Shangfang Village and Qianshang Village in the north. The gentry in these villages were disturbed.
The reason is very simple. There are too many people with the surname Huang in Wuxing Town, and people with the same surname cannot intermarry, so they often marry women from the next village.
Now that the land was divided, Zhao Han also distributed grain. Some daughter-in-laws secretly returned to their parents' homes, bringing a few kilograms of old rice to support their parents' families, and at the same time spread the news about the changes in Wuxing Town.
In several villages within a radius, tenants were ready to take action, and landlords were walking on thin ice, sending people to the county town to complain.
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"Mayor," Chen Maosheng suddenly came to report, "the quarry on the other side of the river has been occupied by the landlord surnamed Zuo from Huanba Village."
Zhao Han smiled and said: "I know how to choose the right time."
Chen Maosheng added: "That quarry should be considered the public property of this town. Many people hope to send troops to take it back."
"Let's wait until the rice is harvested." Zhao Han did not deny the proposal.
The other side of the river is a steep hillside, which is actually the territory of Huanba Village. Because the Huang family was so large and powerful, they forcibly occupied it more than ten years ago and robbed a piece of forest on the other side.
Now that several Mr. Huang are finished and the quarry has been vacant, Mr. Zuo of Huangba Village wants to take it back.
The idea is also quite strange. He regards Zhao Han as a bandit who seizes the Huang family's property, and thinks that Zhao Han does not dare to cross the river easily and use force.
Zhao Han was really out of time for the time being. The officers and soldiers were still missing. The busy farming season was coming soon, so he had to send the soldiers home first. He just took the time to write the constitution of the Datong Association based on his practical experience.
By the way, "The White-Haired Girl" will be adapted, and Chen Maosheng will be responsible for the rehearsal, and it will be performed after the rice is harvested.
After sending Chen Maosheng away, Zhao Han began to write the chapter.
The general chapter at the beginning quoted from the "Book of Rites": "The journey of the great road, the world is for the common good... so that the old will have their end, the strong will be useful, and the young will have their own growth... Therefore, the outside door is not closed, which is called great harmony."
Considering that members from lower-class backgrounds would not be able to understand it, Zhao Han translated this paragraph into vernacular.
Next is the details
First, Chinese people who are over fifteen years old and recognize the program and charter of the Datong Association, are willing to implement the resolutions of the Datong Association, and accept the leadership of the Datong Association, can apply to join the Datong Association.
Second, members of the Datong Association do not receive a salary and must pay membership fees.
Third, members of the Datong Association take it as their own responsibility to realize world harmony, even at the expense of everything personal.
fourth……
"Are you willing to join?" Zhao Han handed over the written membership charter.
Fei Ruhe read the entire content carefully, scratched his head and said, "Everywhere Datong Club goes, do they divide fields and produce like Wuxing Town?"
Zhao Han smiled and said: "You want to ask, if I attack Qianshan County, what will I do with the Fei family?"
"Yes, that's it." Fei Ruhe nodded.
Zhao Han had already thought about it: "Let's take your family as an example. First, the household registration must be divided. There are too many people in your family. The second uncle and the third uncle have to start their own business..."
"Why separate households?" Fei Ruhe interrupted.
Zhao Han replied: "To prevent local clans from losing their tail."
Fei Ruhe said: "You continue."
Zhao Han added: "Second, the Fei family's shops, paper mills and tea shops can all be preserved. However, domestic slaves are not allowed to be used for work. The contract of sale must be torn up and replaced with an employment contract. The slaves in your home can also be used.
It must be changed to an employment contract. It can be signed for three to five years, but it can only be signed for five years at most. When the contract expires, it can be renewed. If the servant does not want to renew, he cannot be prevented from leaving."
"The servant will leave before the contract period expires?" Fei Ruhe asked.
Zhao Han explained: "You can report it to the official and ask the helper to compensate for liquidated damages. There are limits on liquidated damages and must not exceed the helper's ability to bear."
Fei Ruhe nodded and said, "Understood, please continue."
Zhao Han added: "Third, based on the registered population, each person can only keep two hundred acres of your family's land. The rest will be confiscated..."
"You're crazy!"
Fei Ruhe stood up suddenly, pointed at Zhao Han and said, "If you act like this, you won't win the world. The gentry will hate you to death!"
"Listen to me," Zhao Han said with a smile, "If you are willing to actively donate land, then the land tax on the remaining land will be exempted within ten years and the land tax will be halved within twenty years. Each person will retain two hundred acres of land, which is enough
You have enough food and clothing, not to mention there are shops, paper mills and tea shops."
Fei Ruhe's anger subsided slightly and he shook his head repeatedly: "Brother Han, it's really not okay for you to be like this. I don't care, and I don't want to enjoy it. But what about other gentry children? Take Fei Ruyi as an example, he spent time in Suzhou
Money is like running water, and a fancy dress is worth hundreds of gold. If you come to Qianshan County, he will definitely recruit local warriors to fight with you!"
"Alas, the Ming Dynasty is going to die, did you know?"
Zhao Han sighed: "Civil unrest in Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces has been suppressed by the imperial court for several years, and the peasant army has suppressed more and more people. Civil unrest has also broken out in Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Huguang one after another. Western Fujian and southern Jiangxi are still not in peace.
The White Lotus Sect in Beizhi, Shandong, and Henan has been suppressed and resurrected, and they are inexhaustible. Liaodong has been occupied by the Tatars again, and they are knocking on the pass every year. The court has no money, so it has increased taxes and taxes. Now it only has Liao pay, and it is afraid that it will be levied in the future.
Suppression of wages. Do you think it’s the end of the dynasty?”
Fei Ruhe was silent.
Zhao Han continued: "Today's Jiangxi is only short of a catastrophe, and war will definitely break out. Do you know what civil unrest looks like? Let me conquer the world and leave you two hundred acres of land each.
I’ll leave you a shop and workshop. If other farmers start an uprising, I’m afraid they won’t just rob your house!”
Fei Ruhe still didn't speak.
Zhao Han continued: "The Tian soldiers in southern Jiangxi only asked the landlords to hand over 30% of the land, and reduced rent and interest on the rest. They are rare restraints. Do you know what Shanxi and Shaanxi are like?"
Fei Ruhe turned his head and looked out the window, as if he didn't want to take another look at Zhao Han.
Zhao Han said: "In the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, wherever the peasant army passed by, no one from the gentry was spared. They did not want land, but they wanted to confiscate their families and exterminate their clans, rob them of all their money and food, and take all their slaves, tenants, and civilians to join the army.
. Just like locusts, they are rolling in more and more, eating up one county, then moving to the next state, and after crossing the border, the land is almost completely white!"
Fei Ruhe finally moved, probably because he thought about this situation in his own family.
Zhao Han pointed outside: "I was making a riot in Wuxing Town. In several surrounding villages, the tenants were all ready to take action. Believe it or not, as long as I let out a little bit of news, they would kill the landlords themselves and start an uprising. Why is this happening? Do you dare?
Dare you answer?"
Fei Ruhe could only bite the bullet and explain: "This is different from Qianshan County. Qianshan County is richer, but it is too poor here!"
Zhao Han sneered: "For the poor people, the wealth of Qianshan County is just that they can barely survive. As I said, Qianshan County is only one short of a catastrophe! Why is this situation like this? The gentry has occupied too much land, and it is harmful to the tenants.
The exploitation has reached its limit!”
Fei Ruhe argued: "My family did not push the tenants to death. Even my grandfather wanted to save face. The land rent was very low."
"Your family's income is low? Where is the chief of the Fei clan? That old man's income is very heavy!" Zhao Han sneered, "Once the peasants get into trouble, it doesn't matter whether your family's rent is low or not, they will loot your entire Fei clan.
Let’s talk about it later. Let me ask you again, where did the Fei family’s land come from?”
Fei Ruhe replied: "I made money from doing business, so I bought it."
"Do you believe it yourself?" Zhao Han said sarcastically, "Two hundred years ago, the Fei family only lived in a corner of the forest. Even after starting a business, they only had a thousand acres of land. Now, the land of each Fei family has increased.
Come on, there are at least hundreds of thousands of acres, right? They were all bought seriously. Of all the Fei clans, which one doesn't make usury? Including yours!"
Fei Ruhe was speechless.
Usury is a big weapon of landlords. When farmers encounter difficulties, they can only borrow usury to tide over the crisis. If they cannot afford to repay the loan, they have to grit their teeth and sell their land, and land is gradually concentrated in the hands of large landowners.
Fei Ruhe suddenly asked: "If you allocate land to peasants, will the world be united? Even if all the gentry are obedient and hand over the land to the court, which will then distribute it to the people, and prohibit the sale and transfer of land. But what happens a hundred years later?
Two hundred years from now, there will be more and more people in the world, how can there be any land left to continue to be distributed?"
"Wouldn't it be nice to have peace for two hundred years?" Zhao Han said.
Fei Ruhe sneered: "That's two hundred years of peace obtained by seizing the gentry's land! How can the gentry deserve it?"
"What's wrong with the gentleman?" Zhao Han slammed the table, "Which gentleman in the world dares to say this with a clear conscience!"
Fei Ruhe hesitated to speak, unable to refute this question. He has always behaved very recklessly, and by saying so much today, he has already exceeded his normal performance.
This guy is not stupid, he is just often short of strength, and can also be said to be heartless.
Just like his father, Fei Yinghuan is heartless, and his brain is actually a bit scary.
Zhao Han added: "After unifying the world, we can open factories and sell goods overseas to earn money from foreign countries. If we don't have enough food, we can plant more sweet potatoes and corn. If the land is not enough, we can also immigrate overseas.
As long as the court doesn't get into trouble, there is always a solution."
"Let me think about it again." Fei Ruhe was upset.
"Poof!"
Zhao Han slammed the table: "You keep saying that you are going to do big things. But when the time comes, you are petty. What I want is the world, and you only focus on your own one-third of an acre. How do you look like you are capable of big things? I will lay down my will from now on."
Annan, what's the difficulty in rewarding you with tens of thousands of acres of land? You have it all in the world, are you still afraid of losing the land? You need bait when fishing, and you don't even use bait. Do you want to be Jiang Taigong?"
Fei Ruhe suddenly understood, yes, we have everything in the world, why are we afraid of not having land?
Zhao Han added: "You do not hesitate to do big things, you are not afraid of death, but you are afraid of losing your land? Fei Ruhe, you are a person who wants to do big things, not a short-sighted rich man from the countryside!"
"Bang!"
Fei Ruhe's face turned red, he kicked the stool over, slapped the table and said, "I'm going to risk everything, no life, no money, no land, just to do big things!"
After nagging for a long time, the words "do big things" still have an effect.