Chapter 634 Are the tenants crying or the landlord crying?
In Baisha Town, Zhongmu County, Central Plains, by the Qili River, Xu Deli looked at the green wheat seedlings in his field, and felt a burst of joy in his heart. However, when he turned around and saw the fields on the other side of the river, he felt resentful in his heart.
Those fields also belong to the old Xu family. At the end of last year, they were classified as wasteland by the working group. They were forcibly confiscated and had nothing to do with the old Xu family.
How can you be willing to lose more than three hectares of land like this? There are only about three hectares of land left at home out of a total of about seven hectares. The court is really cruel. I can’t imagine that such chaos in government can be done. They really can’t
It’s time to come to the Central Plains.
People's hearts are like this. If the Central Plains is not restored, Xu Deli's family will not be able to cultivate even three hectares of land. Now, it is clear that his family has more land than before the restoration, but he feels that he has suffered a loss! And the more he thinks about it, the more he feels at a loss.
In order to resume farming, Xu Deli's family really made a lot of money. When they opened the fields, they provided food and drink to the tenants they recruited. When farming, seeds and farm tools were provided for free, and even the family's cattle were used for free. Think about it.
Thinking about these expenses, Xu Deli's heart ached even more.
When harvesting grain, it was originally a 50-50 rent payment, but in the end, we were promised a 10% exemption, and could only collect 40% of the rent, which was another loss. I said I can't do this again next year. This is not farming.
You are simply trying to be a good person. How much money can you make from farming like this throughout the year?
Just when Xu Deli was looking at the wheat seedlings in the field and thinking about something bitterly, the eldest son of the Xu family came over along the field ridge.
"Dad, why did you come to the field? I've been looking for you for a long time at home, but there's no sign of you."
"Why should I stay at home? I spent a lot of money to cultivate the land, but it will grow if I don't take care of it? Why are you looking for me?" Xu Deli replied angrily to his son. These days, he doesn't talk well to anyone.
"Several new tenants on the farm came to ask me what the terms of the land will be for next year. I want my family to answer it as soon as possible so that they can decide whether to take over the land or not. I can't make the decision.
I wanted to discuss it with you."
"What are the regulations? Don't we have to give them free land? The land tenure rules for five generations of people are there. What else do they want to ask?"
"50% rent?"
"Is it possible that it will be like this year? This year's students are born in the earth. Charging them 40% of the rent is a favor. Next year, they still want to take advantage of it?"
"I'm afraid it won't work out! By charging 50% of the rent, I guess not only the new households will no longer share our land, but the old households will also be interested."
"What do you mean! The land is left there and no one can rent it? These idiots are really used to it. If they don't rent it, they won't rent it. Let's look for someone else. This year, the world is stable, and it's easy to find someone. Last year, we were forced to panic.
I don’t care about good or bad people. I have brought in so many people. They are indeed unreliable. I will look for some stable owners this year.”
Xu Dalang looked at his father as if he were a monster, what are you thinking? You are really stupid by staying at home all day long. You have no idea about the world outside, and you still think about things with old ideas.
"Dad, now that the government has organized a large number of people to open fields, how can there be tenants outside who can't farm? Do you think the 40% rent our family receives is too small? They went to government-run farms and worked there for a year
There is more work than the sharecropping land. You also want to receive 50% of the rent and provide seeds and farm tools next year. There will be no tenants for 40%. The tenants said that it is best to reduce the rent by another 10%.
, or only half of it, they will continue to share our land."
"What the hell are you talking about! Not only do we have to lower the rent, we also provide free seeds and farm tools. Why don't you say that we will give our land to white people!" Xu Deli was angered by what the boss said. As a landlord, he
I have never heard such words in my life. I was so angry that my veins bulged, and I wanted to slap my son in the face.
"Why are you angry with me? Those words were said by the tenants, not me. The world has become such a world, what can you do when you are angry?" Dad lost his temper for no reason, and Xu Dalang was also aroused.
Temper. It’s not like I want to reduce rent for others!
Xu Deli surrounded his boss and walked around in the field several times angrily. Then he turned to his son with wide eyes and said: "Everything next year will be 50% of the rent, and every penny will not be less. If you want to share it with us,
It’s your own land and you can figure it out yourself, our family won’t produce anything.”
“What should I do if there is no one to share the land with?”
"I don't believe that no one is renting land! Our land is irrigated and farmed! If they have the ability, they will farm official fields. This year, the official fields have occupied some good land, but when more people go to farm, the land will be occupied."
Those lands are not enough. Haven’t you seen that now the government is opening up land that cannot even be watered? They just plant those lazy fields if they want, and sometimes they cry. In the beginning, the government paid to hire
They have no influence on human race. What will happen in three years? Let these small-eyed people run away, and you still don’t believe that they can’t be cured.”
Although Xu Deli was very angry, he didn't feel confused at all. There was a big difference between Ueda and Subfield. Those who rented Ueda from the Xu family would be exploited, but if they went to plant the subfield, they would be exploited.
Normally, the annual harvest is pretty good, but if there is a slight drought, the difference will be immediately apparent. Some people can get a good harvest in the fields, but they may not get anything in the fields.
Through policies, the government has collected a lot of farmland, but the problem is that not many of the fields collected have good irrigation conditions. When landlords resume farming, they always pick up good land and farm it again. The fields that cannot be saved must be relatively poor.
Poor place. It was precisely after seeing this situation that Xu Deli insisted on going his own way and refused to reduce the rent.
On the outskirts of Zhengzhou, Song Quan, the governor of Henan, led a group of people on the embankment of the Yellow River to watch the water rolling eastward.
"The governance of the Central Plains depends on the Yellow River. After last year's recovery, this year is the time to exert our efforts. The imperial court issued special national bonds for our Central Plains for water conservancy facilities and Yellow River governance. The first installment is three million taels of silver dollars. Next year
Another three million taels will be given, which will be determined in the next year according to the situation. In other words, it is likely that nearly ten million taels of money will be spent on our province to develop agriculture and control floods.
We cannot live up to His Majesty and the imperial court's expectations for the Central Plains. By restoring tens of millions of acres of fertile farmland through water control, the Central Plains will have a completely new look. Don't those landowners think they have everything they need to occupy the fertile farmland? When our aqueducts are repaired, let's see what they do.
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The land occupied by the landlords was irrigated land close to the river, but Song Quan had to spend nearly ten million taels of money to divert the Yellow River water to the official fields. He did not believe that he could not control these landlords and support the people of the Central Plains. As long as
By diverting the water from the Yellow River into official fields, in the next ten to twenty years, the people in Zhengzhou and Kaifeng will not have to worry about lack of good land for farming! Without twos and threes, how can they dare to fight with these landowners? Song Quan's purpose is very simple, just to draw out the firepower.
, completely abolish the land lease, allowing the people of the Central Plains to travel lightly and rush towards a new life.