Seeing that the fire was almost done, Guo An chuckled again and added the last fire.
"Elders who have experienced so many things in the world should understand that everything should be done sooner rather than later.
No matter how good the land is, only if you hold it tightly in your own hands can it be your own and be passed on to your descendants smoothly.
Otherwise, as long as there is any accident and outsiders take over these fields, your family will lose dozens or even hundreds of acres of fertile land!
Then, decades later.
When the little grandsons in your family grow up and want to marry and have children, will the dozens of acres of farmland in your family be enough to support them?
Until then, what will you do?..."
The expressions of the grain chiefs and the chief began to change, and they nodded subconsciously.
"What the county magistrate said is absolutely true!"
"Those high-quality wastelands on both sides of the river must be reclaimed as our own fields as soon as possible!"
"I have been taking care of you for so many years, and we must not end up taking advantage of others!"
"Thank you, County Lord, for reminding me!"
Although they can suppress the people in every li and Jiajia, they do not allow those people to cultivate the wasteland they have long valued.
However, they cannot guard against outsiders!
Fuck it...
"You finally understand!"
Seeing these 'local overlords' in various armors finally listen to his words, a sincere smile appeared on Guo An's face.
"Elders, don't be so reluctant. You must know that this time, His Highness King Yan gave the order for the common people in Beiping Mansion to reclaim wasteland on a large scale. In this way, no matter how you reclaim wasteland, it is justified.
Moreover, as long as you all actively mobilize the people in your respective Jiali to cultivate land together, you are actively responding to the decree of His Highness King Yan.
This will definitely make His Royal Highness the King of Yan feel happy.
Then, if you accompany me and take the opportunity to ask His Highness King Yan for some farm tools, cattle, or borrow some grain, you may even be exempted from your two years of equal service as a helper..."
Following Guo An's words, the eyes of the grain chiefs and li chiefs grew wider and wider.
The look on his face is getting more and more joyful!
"Your Majesty, how can we do this?"
"It all depends on man. If you don't give this good opportunity a try, will you know whether it can work? No big deal, I haven't borrowed anything! But, think about the character of His Highness Prince Yan..." p>
"Yes, yes, no matter what the outcome is, this matter will not do any harm to us!"
"Old man Ding, why have you changed like this? Just as the county magistrate said, we are the first county to respond to His Highness King Yan. How can a generous person like King Yan not give me some sweet things?"<
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"Hmph, this time the traitorous officer Guo Huan is caught, the court will get back a lot of benefits. The Beiping Mansion will definitely not be short of military rations and property within two years."
"If His Highness King Yan is really... I will wait for these old guys to finish their morning service every day, and then squat in front of the door of King Yan's Palace next door..."
A group of kind and honest old men with graying hair turned out to be very skilled in talking about this treasonous thing.
Hearing this, Guo An's face changed slightly and turned pale. He quickly stopped him with a look of fear on his face: "Elders, please don't talk nonsense! We are all simple and kind people, how can we talk about court affairs like this?
, let alone talk about the king at will!"
"Your Majesty, you don't need to be so careful. The people in this hall are all members of your own family. Apart from you and me, there are also these Yamen servants and scribes in the Yamen. They dare to go out and talk nonsense!"
The old men laughed and comforted Guo An, then stared coldly at the scribes and government officials standing at the door!
All the clerks and servants in the Wanping County Yamen, under the gaze of these old men whose bodies were half buried in the ground, all shuddered subconsciously and laughed repeatedly.