The fifth time to meet refugees for the first time
Everyone hurriedly said in unison: "Young Master is too modest. We will do our best no matter what, please make it clear."
"I came back from this study tour without bringing a gift for my father. Today I saw this fine wine that should have cost ten thousand gold to buy for my father. Naihe was in a hurry and didn't carry much cash, so he could only buy it with two thousand taels of gold. Ten thousand taels of gold
I hope that everyone will take pity on Xiao Ke and show filial piety, so that I can fulfill my love for you. I, Liu Zhang, will definitely be richly rewarded in the future." Liu Zhang said to everyone in embarrassment.
Everyone said: "Young Master's filial piety can be expressed in heaven and earth. We dare not fall short of the beauty of men. This wine should be yours."
Liu Ming didn't have any objections. He originally only wanted to sell one hundred taels, but now he has bought two thousand taels. What else can he say? He quickly handed the wine to Liu Zhang and followed the tone of everyone and said: "Young Master's filial piety is so impressive to me."
I'm so touched. Originally, I should have given this wine to the young master, but I happened to be short of money at this time, so I shamelessly accepted it."
Liu Zhang quickly gave in and said humbly: "Where, where, Xiao Ke obviously took advantage, Liu Zhuangshi and everyone else are too humble."
The two gave way for a moment, and Liu Zhang asked his men to take two thousand taels of gold and give it to Liu Ming. Liu Ming took it and asked him to put it away.
The county magistrate was also very happy at this time, and said to himself: The wine Liu Ming sent is so valuable, if it is sold less, it is worth two thousand taels of gold. This time, I can use this wine to get a good official position. And I have also made friends with the emperor——
Liu Zhang, the son of the prefect, even had the opportunity to be promoted, which was truly a blessing from heaven.
The county magistrate ordered his men to serve wine to entertain everyone, and the guests and hosts had a great time. Liu Ming also took the opportunity to ask his question: "What did the young master mean when he said Yi Hu Liangzhou just now?"
Everyone also agreed: "Yes, what kind of allusion does the young master's words come from? Let us all hear it."
Liu Zhang took advantage of the wine and said loudly: "This is not an allusion, but an interesting conversation in Kyoto recently. Grape wine is a tribute from the Western Regions. Although it is not as good as today's wine, it is also rare in the world. There is a Chang'an (today's Shaanxi) man named
Meng Tuo, who sold this wine, offered Zhang Rang a bunch of grape wine to win the title of governor of Liangzhou. Later, it spread, and even the current emperor said it was worthy. Although scholars despised middle-ranking officials for selling their official positions, the name of the grape wine was.
It is also said to be a good talk."
Everyone sighed after hearing this. After the banquet, everyone dispersed, and the county magistrate ordered Liu Zhang to rest in peace. Seeing that Liu Ming was still waiting, he invited Liu Ming to talk to him in his inner room.
Seeing that there was no one in the room, Liu Ming took a hundred taels of gold and presented it to the county magistrate. He thanked the county magistrate for helping him sell wine. After the county magistrate accepted the offer, Liu Ming asked the county magistrate to help him purchase land. The county magistrate informed Anxi of the land under his jurisdiction.
The mature fields were all occupied by various powerful men. Good farmland was hard to come by, but there was a lot of wasteland. Finally, Liu Ming selected a thousand acres of wasteland in the upper reaches of the Anshui River, five miles away from Lusang Village. During this period, the county magistrate persuaded him that although the wasteland was near the upper reaches of the river,
However, the surface of the land is much higher than the river, so water cannot be diverted, so water can only be carried for irrigation. It is not easy to cultivate and plant, and it is too close to the foot of the mountain, and wild animals often appear. Even if it is cultivated, it is easy to be destroyed by wild animals, so no one is willing to open up this wasteland.
Liu Ming thanked the county magistrate for his advice, but he felt that he came from modern times. In his hometown, there were even terraced fields on the mountains, not to mention the high ground. He also liked that this place was close to Lusang Village and could be taken care of. The most important thing was that the land was a
The land is being prepared and it is large enough. Although the place is a bit out of the way, Lu Xun said that there is no road in the world, and people will find their way out if they walk too much. In addition, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. I am a newbie here, so it is better to stay a little more remote until I get familiar with it.
It's not too late to find a lively place. Liu Ming insisted on buying it, but the county magistrate persuaded him not to move, so he agreed.
Liu Ming bid farewell to the county magistrate and returned to the inn to stay overnight. The next day, he went to the county government and purchased a thousand acres of wasteland at a price of one thousand yuan per mu. After applying for the land title deeds, he followed the clerk to his own land to set boundary marks. After the clerk had finished setting the boundary marks,
, Liu Ming saw how big the thousand acres was, and asked Houde, who also felt that it was more than a thousand acres. It turned out that the county magistrate could not persuade Liu Ming to buy this wasteland, and he felt the heavy gift from Liu Ming, so he decided to
The scope of the thousand acres of land was enlarged. In addition, Liu Ming had the habit of giving things to people who worked in the modern sports car. When he first came to ancient times, he encountered the case of the head of the yamen openly asking for bribes and the county magistrate accepting bribes. Therefore,
When the clerk was leading the way to set the boundary markers, he casually gave him two taels of silver (Liu Ming didn’t have any copper coins, and the smallest one was the broken silver given by the village chief, and I didn’t know the price at that time^_^). Although the clerk usually accepted money
, but it’s only a few dollars, a few tens of dollars, and at most it won’t exceed a hundred dollars (the powerful will give him money, and the common people have no money). I have never seen so much money, so I can’t help but make more circles when demarcating the land. Like this
Over and over again, although it is said to be a thousand acres of land, it is actually as many as ten thousand acres.
Although Liu Ming and his two men didn't know the reason, they had some vague guesses. Seeing that the naturalization and land purchase had been confirmed, they turned back to Green Mulberry Village to rest as it was getting late.
When he returned to the village, the village chief entertained Liu Ming again. During the dinner, he heard Liu Ming describe what happened. Sometimes he was angry at the bully for being unscrupulous and the county magistrate was greedy for money. At other times, he was happy that Liu Ming was resourceful and the wine was sold at a high price. Finally, he heard that Liu Ming
I can’t stop complaining about the wasteland I bought.
What the village chief said was exactly the same as what the county magistrate said. It was also difficult to irrigate because of the high land and short water, and the infestation of wild beasts that harmed the crops. Liu Ming smiled and did not answer, thinking to himself: I looked there today and found that although the river is indeed a little lower, the construction of
It is not difficult to use a waterwheel to divert water into canals to irrigate crops. As for snakes, insects, ants, and mice, it is enough to burn the wasteland, and then put up fences, and the wild animals will not be able to cause trouble. But the problem of manpower for farming is not good.
After solving the problem, he immediately asked the village chief for advice. Unexpectedly, the village chief said that manpower was easy to handle, and all he had to do was go to the Tu Tu Temple, a refugee gathering point five miles away from Anxi County, to convene. He also calculated for Liu Ming, there were five people in each household, and the land was cultivated.
One hundred acres. An Liu obviously has a thousand acres, but if there are actually ten thousand acres, 50-500 people are needed. If there are not too many land reclamations at one time, 300 people will be enough. Although the first two years of land reclamation are tax-free, after all, it is still a day to feed 300 people.
To spend some money, we finally decided to gather 300 people tomorrow and go to the county town to buy farm tools.
There was no talking all night, and at dawn Liu Ming and Houde led ten villagers to the Tutu Temple.
When they arrived at the end of the field, Liu Ming saw a dilapidated temple surrounded by dozens of shabby thatched huts. Houde shouted: "People inside, listen, my young master is looking for 300 farmers, please come and sign up as soon as possible."
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Following Houde's shout, the doors of every house were opened wide, and a group of people poured out. All the people who came were seen with chicken skin, white hair, dove-shaped faces, and skinny bones like sick ghosts. Each of them had sunken eye sockets and angry bones.
Their clothes were in rags, they were bald and barefooted, and they looked like skinned skeletons. If a gust of wind blew over these people, they would all be blown away.
The refugees gathered around Houde. In a short time, one or two thousand people had gathered. They all shouted, "Master, please ask for me. Just give me food. I am very strong and I am a good worker."
Liu Ming hid behind and thought to himself: No wonder Houde brought ten villagers with him when he came this morning. Without these people to support us, the two of us would not have been eaten by the refugees. Houde has long been experienced in feelings. At the same time, he was secretly glad,
Although my hometown is poor, it is not as miserable as the refugees. When I came to ancient times, I was lucky enough to sell wine and have money to avoid becoming a refugee.
Liu Mingzheng was sighing with emotion, Houde had selected 300 relatively strong people to report to Liu Ming.
When an old man saw that Liu Ming was the one in charge, he suddenly had magical power, pushed away everyone, rushed to Liu Ming, fell to his knees, hugged Liu Ming's legs and cried: "Young master, please take me. I'm here to escape.
The son died, and the daughter-in-law ran away with someone, leaving two grandsons waiting to be fed. The younger one can work, the younger one is very diligent, and he knows how to read and can be a carpenter. Please accept the younger one, please.
Young master, please accept the younger one," Pengpeng kowtowed after saying this.
Liu Ming had never seen this before since he was a child, so he quickly helped him up. Not to mention that with Liu Ming’s strength, a body as thin as an old man could not help him up. This shows that people’s potential is endless. Liu Ming had no choice but to agree and let the old man
Get up. To be honest, Liu Ming felt sad. If he didn't feel sympathy for these people who were suffering worse than the Indonesian tsunami, then he really wouldn't be a human being.
Liu Ming helped the old man up, and his eyes couldn't help but shed tears. But Liu Ming's support didn't matter, he helped a big thing.