"In public, there is no distinction between men and women, how can we hug each other openly?" When Huang Bingkun heard that the young boy openly asked his master "what to do", he couldn't help but get angry, and immediately acted like his master.
Weifeng scolded, "You should be a good and responsible son of another family, and you must not imitate the behavior of those frivolous and unworthy disciples!"
Huang Ping didn't dare to talk back, but his face was full of dissatisfaction. Huang Bingkun softened his tone again: "You are not young anymore. If that girl is a good-natured child, I will make the decision for you."
Dear, let’s settle the marriage and we will get married to you next year.”
He would have thought that Huang Ping would shed tears of gratitude, but he didn't expect Huang Ping to show a shocked expression:
"Second Young Master, you must not..."
"Why not?"
"Students in school are not allowed to get engaged, let alone get married..."
"If it's not possible, then why do you behave like this with others?" Huang Bingkun said seriously, "You are now a scholar, and scholars must have a good reputation. Girls also have reputations."
"Second Young Master, that girl and I just have a crush on each other... No, I didn't think about it..." Huang Ping said hesitantly.
"Then what do you want to do?!" Huang Bingkun began to be confused.
Huang Ping had a look on his face that said, "I can't explain it to you." He could only say reluctantly: "She and I are just friends. We both like each other very much..."
Huang Bingkun felt that the amount of information was a bit overwhelming, and he searched for a long time before he found an adjective: "A confidante?"
"That's probably what I mean." Huang Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
"What kind of family background is she?" Huang Bingkun is still chasing after her.
Huang Ping was helpless: "She is from a naturalized civilian family. Her hometown is Guangdong. Now her parents are working on the farm of the Agricultural Committee..."
Huang Bingkun heard that the other party's parents were not from humble backgrounds, but from farmers. He felt relieved and said seriously:
"Since you don't want to get engaged, you must never do this outrageous act in public again!" Huang Bingkun taught earnestly, ""
Huang Ping could only respond: "Yes. I understand."
Huang Bingkun returned to Huangjiazhai, only to find out that his father had just decided to lease about one thousand acres of land owned by the Huang family to the Tiandihui. This news shocked him, and what shocked him even more was that his father actually dismissed the company because of it.
The Tuan Yong of Huangjiazhai.
In order to express their cooperation, the Huang family purchased agricultural technology services from Tiandihui last year. Although the original starting point was just to make a fool of themselves, spending money to buy peace of mind. Unexpectedly, last year's Tiandihui technology services doubled the Huang family's income.
This made both the Huang family’s master and the eldest young master, who were initially wary of Tiandihui’s intentions and starting point, become interested in Tiandihui. The two discussed that they had nearly a thousand acres of thin farmland under their own names, and they could hardly earn anything from it if they were farmed by tenants.
No matter how much rent you get - if you insist on collecting rent, I'm afraid the tenants will starve to death. And the tenants in Huangjiazhai are the main source of Xiangyong, so the Huang family is naturally unwilling to offend the tenants too much.
Now that the situation in Lingao has become clear and public security is good, the Huang family no longer needs to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to continue "running the group" - it costs a lot to maintain a team of several hundred village warriors in Huangjiazhai.
The whole family has been suffering from this for a long time.
In the past, it was in order to "survive" in the chaotic social order. It had to be like this. Now that the bandits have been eliminated, and with such a powerful presence as the Fubo Army, the people do not dare to cause chaos and spend money to support this thing that is far larger than the size of a village.
Tuan Yong is too uneconomical. Therefore, there have long been calls for the complete abolition of the group.
This time, Mr. Huang directly abolished most of the regiments. Only a few dozen people were retained as bandits according to the village's population base and required that each village must have "villager soldiers".
In this way, there is no need for the Huang family to continue doing such unprofitable things in order to support Xiang Yong. The eldest son of the Huang family, Huang Bingcheng, went to the Tiandihui to visit Ye Yuming and reached an agreement on the transfer of these lands and the land above.
Tenants provide "all-inclusive" business cooperation to Tiandihui.
Huang Bingkun was horrified when he heard about Cai Yong's occupation of the land - he was cutting off his own claws! Huang Jiazhai enjoys a lofty status in Lingao, and his family has always been the "pillar" of the township along with several generations of Cai Yong.
Direct relationship. Now that Tuan Yong has been laid off and the tenants of the opposite fields have been outsourced - doesn't my father know that the most important thing in Lingao is the population? These tenants are all "old households" that have been settled for many years. Many of them.
Following my grandfather, my father fought in the war. Even if he didn't fight, this large population would still be a rare treasure. Why did my father suddenly become so confused?
He hurriedly looked for his father and eldest brother, but did not find them - the servant replied that the master and the eldest young master were meeting Mr. Song in Chengmai in the flower hall.
This Master Song is a family friend of the Huang family - not only a family friend, but also the father-in-law of the eldest son of the Huang family. The relationship is unusual. Huang Bingkun hurried to the flower hall.
In the flower hall, Song Zongmao and Master Song were talking loudly. He said he was visiting to see his daughter and grandson. But everyone knew that Master Song was here to discuss ideas.
The Song family is a large family in Chengmai County. It turns out that the richest man in Chengmai, Song Zonghui, is a brother of Song Zongmao. Although Song Zongmao is not as rich as his brothers, he is still a moderate landowner, owning thousands of acres of land.
Originally, all these lands were leased out. Since the Australians defeated the officers and soldiers and established the "Remedial Bureau" in Chengmai County. Then the "Chengmai County Office" and the "Chengmai County Consultative Bureau" were established, and Chengmai also became
Lingao generally undergoes changes gradually.
Suppressing bandits, establishing land, censusing the population, clarifying taxes, and implementing a new tax system...it was done step by step. Although Song Zongmao criticized some of these policies, at least Chengmai had a new atmosphere and the ground was peaceful.
Rich and poor, everyone's life is much more stable than in the past.
But the recent actions of the Australians have really made him panic. The Agricultural Committee is opening up wasteland to set up farms in Chengmai and recruiting farm workers. It is said that the treatment is generous. Not only the long-term and short-term workers who originally came to take care of the food have "resigned"
", even the tenants are clamoring for a reduction in rent - if the rent is not reduced, they threaten to terminate the tenant. In the words of the tenants: Now that Australians are here, work for them as long-term workers, not only will they eat well, but they will also
Having a house to live in is much better than being a tenant who doesn't have enough to eat all year round.
With such a commotion, Master Song could no longer sit still. Since the land was cleared and the new tax system was implemented, his tax burden has become much heavier than before, and a large number of Australian goods have poured into Chengmai. This
The consumption expenditure in the field has increased significantly. Mr. Song originally wanted to increase the rent. In this case, let alone increasing the rent, it is a question whether there will be anyone to farm for him this year.
In desperation, Mr. Song remembered that his in-laws were members of the Lingao Consultative Bureau. Since he was a member, he wanted to get closer to the Australians, and Lingao was the hometown of the Australians, so he came to seek advice.
"...Hey, I didn't expect that the 50,000 imperial army would be defeated in just a few days. When the imperial army came, my village also spent a lot of money and food, and almost emptied the storehouse - really
It's really harmful to people!" Song Zongmao was talking loudly in the flower hall, "At the beginning, this hole was not filled up. I originally hoped that the ground would be calm in the past few years and it would be repaired slowly. I didn't expect the Australians to do this again! This
Are you going to give us a way to survive? What a rascal! If I hadn’t looked at them pitifully and gave them the land, we would have died of hunger long ago. Now you actually say such fatherless words in front of me. It’s really, really
..." Song Zongmao shook his head repeatedly as he spoke.
Under the rule of the Senate, the burden on tenant landowners was very heavy. After the comprehensive clearing of land, they lost the interests in hidden land. After the implementation of the new tax system, not only the apparent tax exemption treatment under the Ming Dynasty was revoked, but also
This makes all the cheating and tax evasion methods used by secretly colluding with subordinates in the past ineffective. This has already caused the landlords to complain endlessly. Moreover, they must also pay progressive agricultural taxes at higher tax rates according to the progressive system. This has made many tenant landlords bankrupt.
Those who were able to sell their land and go to the city to work in industry and commerce, others changed their minds one after another, either subcontracting the land to the Tiandi Society, or transforming themselves into land management.
Huang Shoutong consoled him: "This is also the general trend. Since there are so many troubles in tenant farming, why not just leave it to Tiandihui? No matter how cunning the tenants are, there will naturally be Australians who will reason with them."
"It is worry-free to provide it to Tiandihui, but I have never dealt with them before, so I don't know if they are reliable." Mr. Song said. His worry was that Tiandihui would engage in "contribution" like some big investors.
Later, he turned his back and refused to acknowledge anyone, and his territory was blackened.
Huang Shoutong immediately said that the Tiandi Society was reliable. The benefits from the cooperation with the Australians were not bad, so this year he planned to contract out a large piece of land to the Tiandi Society for farming, along with the tenants on it.
"Australians still believe in faith. Mr. Song doesn't have to worry about this."
When Mr. Song was told this by Huang Shoutong, his thoughts came to life. Rather than confronting the tenants like this and making everyone unhappy, it would be a way out to simply outsource it to the Tiandihui.
He then asked about the second thing.
“I heard that the Australians opened an ‘Australian Academy’ in Lingao?”
"Exactly, it's been going on for several years. It's called Fangcaodi."
"I heard that many children from wealthy gentry families in Lingao have gone to school?"
"There are quite a few."
Song Zongmao hesitated and said that it was because he heard that his brother Song Zonghui would send one of his sons to Laigao to study. This made Song Zongmao feel a sense of crisis. Song Zonghui was originally a member of the county advisory bureau and a popular person in the eyes of Australians.
, he sends another son to study in Lingao, needless to say, he is sending a "proton" to lose his sincerity. He has never been a committee member in the first place. If he falls behind in this aspect, he will still have his own say in the county in the future.
Are they part of the same clan? Although they are from the same clan, they are distant relatives after all. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone