Land rent is generally divided into two types: actual rent and fixed rent, that is, land rent is collected according to proportion and fixed amount respectively.
In terms of actual rent, it is usually 50-50 split. If the owner provides cattle and production tools, he is considered a kind landlord.
According to the general situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the owner of the farm cattle can get an extra share of the share.
However, both the Wang family and the Sheng family are heirs of poetry and calligraphy. As literati, they still have a reputation. For the sake of reputation, they should not be too harsh on their tenants.
But even so, not many people choose to rent.
Fixed rent seems to be better. The landlord only charges the agreed amount. If there is a good harvest of grain, any extra grain received will be the tenant's own.
If there is a real disaster year, such as floods, droughts, or locusts, it is impossible to really ask the tenants to pay the grain as agreed. The land rent will be reduced or reduced depending on the disaster situation to leave a way for the tenants to survive.
Of course, it is rare to encounter a sinister landlord and be forced to sell your children and daughters to pay off debts during a calamity year. Such situations are rare.
The kind of life a tenant can live depends entirely on whether he can meet a kind landlord.
"Sir, do you want to take back all the failed crops?" Manager Liu asked.
In addition to two-thirds of the crops having a good harvest, one-sixth having a mediocre harvest, and one-sixth of the crops having a poor harvest compared to previous years.
"Take it back and provide the tenants with money and grain based on the average harvest of the past few years. This is what I promised them before planting."
Sheng Changbai still needs to do some research on the problem of failure to harvest this part of the crop.
Although he is not a botanist, after several lifetimes of experience, Sheng Changbai can be regarded as an old farmer.
We have a wealth of experience. A simple comparison can show whether crop failure is caused by soil, ambient temperature, drought or waterlogging, and fertilizer. There is still hope.
"Yes, after these crops are harvested, I will transport them to the city for the young master."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Liu. After this period of time is over, I will ask Liu Tao to come back and stay with you for a few more days."
After spending more time in Zhuangzi, Sheng Changbai became more familiar with Manager Liu.
Maybe it was loyalty, or maybe it was the reason why his son's future was tied to Sheng Changbai.
Manager Liu worked very hard for Sheng Changbai.
This one hundred acres of land is cared for very carefully and with great care.
The Wang family really treated Wang Ruofu well, in order to improve Wang Ruofu's situation in the Sheng family.
Such a capable servant was given to Wang Ruofu.
Women can serve as Wang Ruofu's military advisor at home, while men can also be good at managing affairs outside.
There are not many such loyal and steward-type talents even in big families.
The Sheng family has been rich for three generations, but there are not many capable people around Sheng Hong. Even his closest follower, Dong Rong, has little loyalty to Sheng Hong.
"Mom, these are peanuts, a new crop grown in the village. I asked the kitchen to make some food and bring them to you to try."
One hundred acres of land, after a season of hard work, must be explained. After the peanuts were recovered, Sheng Changbai directed the kitchen and cooked several dishes, including boiled peanuts, pressed peanuts, peanuts with balsamic vinegar, peanut candy, peanut cakes, etc.
Wang Ruofu has a taste.
"This thing does have a lot of flavor, Bai'er, is this what you have been tossing about at Zhuangzi in the past few months?"
Wang Ruofu affirmed that the taste of peanuts was also recognized by Wang Ruofu, who was used to eating delicacies from all over the world.
"Mom, this product can not only be used for daily consumption, but most importantly, it can be used to extract oil. The stir-fried dishes it makes taste much better than ramie oil. Mother, you can try it after the peanuts are squeezed out."
Sheng Changbai took out another harvest list, handed it to Wang Ruofu and continued: "Mother, my son is in Zhuangzi. The most important thing is to test the effect of improved varieties. After planting these new varieties of millet, rice, millet and Shu,
Generally, it can increase production by 20 to 30%.”
"Okay, doesn't this mean that Zhuangzi's annual income will increase by two to three percent?" Wang Ruofu said in surprise.
Although he has never missed money, Wang Ruofu still likes money very much for his three children.
Due to the limitations of the times, whether you were marrying a wife or a daughter in the Zhou Dynasty, a thick dowry or betrothal gift was indispensable.
The marriage of children is no less of a burden to the family than the future generations.
Although times are different, the human nature of comparison is no different from that of later generations.
It is a common thing to marry a wife and a daughter, causing your parents to go bankrupt.
It's not just common people's families who can't afford to arrange marriages for their children, resulting in a lot of leftover boys and girls in the family.
Even officials and officials will not be able to withstand this kind of thing if they are not good at management.
What class corresponds to what grade.
Ordinary farmers prepare a house, farmland, cattle, and cash for their son, which is equivalent to a house, a car, and money.
Prepare gold and silver jewelry, hair and face, farm products, colored forgings, and silk cloth for your daughter.
In an official's family, the son is more economical. It is enough to just give some betrothal gifts, that is, gold and silver jewelry, cash and silver, silk and satin, various fruits, wine, meat, and farm buildings. There is no need to force it, it can be based on the actual situation.
Depends.
But to marry a girl, you need everything you need, gold and silver, silk and satin, a village, a shop, furniture, daily necessities, ten miles of red makeup, and marry as generously as possible.
"Mom, that's not the case. There aren't many acres of new crops planted, and Zhuangzi's income this year is no more than in previous years. In order to promote it on a large scale next year, I brought back all the harvest of this year's improved seeds. When it's time for autumn sowing, I'll prepare
By planting more wheat, mother can look forward to a bigger harvest next year."
Farming cannot be stopped. Not long after the harvest, it is time to plant wheat again this season.
"This season's harvest is good. It's up to you, Bai'er, to decide what Zhuangzi will plant in the future."
With evidence, Wang Ruofu further delegated power to Sheng Changbai.
Sheng Changbai continued his farming career and did it for another two years.
The result was that except for the Sheng family's farm, all of them were replaced with Sheng Changbai's fine varieties.
Some of the Hesheng family, relatives and friends who have friendship with each other, and many farms have been replaced with new seeds.
No matter how developed commerce is, this feudal society will still be based on agriculture.
Whether it is a merchant's family or an official's family, after getting rich, buying more land is the first choice.
In the Zhou Dynasty, doing business was the art of building a family, and farming was the foundation of strengthening the family.
There are few wealthy merchants who are not big landowners.
Two years passed, and it was autumn again, and it was time for the state examination. Gu Tingye, who had studied abroad for several years, also returned to the capital.
"Zecheng, let's go play in Goulan together. I haven't been back to Bianliang for several years. I am no longer familiar with Bianliang City."
After returning to Tokyo, Gu Tingye came to the Sheng family to find Sheng Changbai.
Sheng Changbai was quite cold towards Gu Tingye, but Gu Tingye might have thought that the two of them were good friends after going through life and death together on the cruise ship, so he liked to play with Sheng Changbai.
Maybe it was Gu Tingye's sudden idea that he wanted to change himself, so he broke off contact with all the noble and libertine friends he used to play with, and had no friends anymore.
The only serious person I knew in Bianjing was Sheng Changbai, so I had no choice but to come to see Sheng Changbai.
"Zhong Huai, aren't you going back to Bianliang to take the scientific examination? It's more important to go home and study hard. Why don't you go to play in Goulanwashe at this time?"
Even though he was determined to change his face and be a new person, he went to Jiangxi Bailudong Academy and studied for several years.
But Gu Tingye's fun-loving nature has not changed.
Gu Tingye's reformation probably meant that he would do less things like attracting chickens and fighting dogs, causing trouble, getting into fights, and visiting prostitutes in brothels.
It is impossible to miss places like Goulanwashe.
"I have been studying for four or five years. To me, winning the national examination is just a matter of digging around and getting it at my fingertips. I have been studying for four or five years, so why should I study at this time? Where is your Sanlang? Invite him and let's have a drink together.
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As the legitimate son of Marquis Ning Yuan, Gu Tingye of course participated in the "Special Examination". As a student of Bailudong Academy, the best private school in the country, Gu Tingye was not overly confident that he would pass the exam.
"My family, Sanlang, is going to end up in this subject too. My father asked him to study behind closed doors, so it's hard to ask him to go out. His studies are not as good as yours. Before the exam, it is still necessary to study more. Don't you want to go out?
, let’s leave quickly, it’s better not to disturb Saburo.”
In order to prevent Gu Tingye from staying in the Sheng family for too long, he wandered around again and saw the daughter of the Sheng family.
Sheng Changbai still pulled Gu Tingye out of the door quickly.
Gu Tingye is quite a perverted person. He is three years older than Sheng Changbai, already in his early twenties, and ten years older than Minglan.
Minglan was still an eleven-year-old child, and Gu Tingye was able to get Minglan's attention.
If you like young girls, starting in three years is too cheap.
There was no young lady accompanying Gu Tingye, hanging around various bars and watching operas.
Sheng Changbai didn't have this hobby. After the two of them went out, they found a large wine shop and sat down.
"Zhong Huai, since you have made up your mind to take the scientific examination, you should make good preparations and strive to be in high school, Donghuamen roll call, gold list, and fight for your father and mother."
Sheng Changbai persuaded Gu Tingye not that he really wanted to learn from Gu Tingye, but he just wanted to persuade this person to be more honest at home and stop running to the Sheng family.
"It's still half a year until February next year. I can't keep myself locked up in my house to prepare for the exam for the past six months."
Gu Tingye said unconcernedly that as the legitimate son of the Hou Mansion, he could naturally enjoy the privilege.
Don't worry about a way out, and pay far less attention to the imperial examination than the ordinary examination.
For others, it is the only way out, but for Gu Tingye, it is just a choice.
Xunguiyinfeng is different from civil official Yinfeng. Without imperial examination background, one can still achieve high positions in the army.
"Half a year doesn't matter. For the scientific examination, from the time I entered Beijing to the time I took the scientific examination, I didn't go out much for two or three years."
"I can't stand such restraint. If I can't go out for such a long time, it will make me uncomfortable to death." Gu Tingye shook his head and said, "Zecheng, I heard that you are engaged, right?"
"My parents have arranged a marriage for me. After I won the third prize, my marriage couldn't be postponed. My mother's matchmaker and my father's colleagues kept asking for help. In order not to offend everyone,
We can only decide on the marriage as soon as possible."
When it comes to marriage, Sheng Changbai is still very passive, to the point where he has to decide early.
A young man is looking for a beauty, but he has yet to get engaged. There are too many people eyeing Sheng Changbai, a potential stock.
"I heard that she is the second daughter of the famous Hai family in Jiangning?" Gu Tingye said enviously.
With the custom of Zhou literati disdainful of dancing with nobles, this kind of noble lady was someone Gu Tingye could never pursue.
Not to mention Gu Tingye's reputation as a famous libertine in Tokyo, a pioneer in the romantic circle, and Zhao Zilong under the peonies.
Even if people follow ordinary rules, they don't look down on Gu Tingye.
"Yes, the daughter of Hai family has already been decided."
Sheng Hong was really serious about choosing a wife for Sheng Changbai, and he had been choosing a wife for a long time, but there was still no change after much selection. Haishi was still Sheng Changbai's best choice.
In this era of parents' orders, Sheng Changbai didn't realize that there was a more suitable candidate for him.
If Sheng Changbai wanted to have free love, he couldn't get in touch with a decent girl.
In terms of family, personality, and appearance, Heidegger is the most suitable for me.
The first thing is that Haijia's Jiangning is close to Youyang. Youyang is under the management of Jiangning Mansion. Haijia is the best and noblest family near Youyang.
The geographical factor cannot always be ignored. In the court, people from the same hometown are natural allies.
Most of the new Jinshi who entered the officialdom sought refuge with the big bosses from their hometowns.
In order for Sheng Changbai to gain power and join the center as soon as possible, it was necessary to find a capable in-law.
The civil servant group of the Great Zhou Dynasty already had a certain degree of monopoly.
It has been decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China and has developed to this day. The son-in-law of a prime minister may not necessarily become a prime minister, but most prime ministers have an father-in-law who has been a prime minister.
The second young lady of the Hai family, her grandfather was a master of two generations of emperors, her father was a several-way transport envoy, and she was an absolute official in the border areas.
He's not too old either, so he's a good candidate for prime minister.
Since he has no feelings and can find a wife who is better in all aspects, Sheng Changbai cannot deliberately find a wife with poor conditions in all aspects.
Due to family motto, the Hai family explicitly ordered their descendants to take concubines only when they were forty years old and had no children.
If the men in the family do not take concubines, the women are not willing to let the men take concubines. This is not a difficult problem to solve, and there is always a way.
"It's better to be a Jinshi. You have just passed the age of tying your hair, and the threshold of your family is about to be crossed by a matchmaker. Wherever I am, I have already had a crown ceremony, and I was born in a prince's house. There is no matchmaker in the whole Bianjing.
Dare you accept my post."
Gu Tingye is being treated like this now. If the matchmaker proposes to marry Gu Tingye.
Serious people don't let matchmakers in, and the marriage is impossible.
If the matchmaker can't make any money, who would be willing to help Gu Tingye work in vain?
"Zhonghuai, it's not that being a Jinshi is good, but that you have a good reputation. Think about the things you have done and the reputation you have left in Bianliang. Is there any decent family who would be willing to marry their daughter to you? Don't do anything you don't want.
Shi Yuren, Zhonghuai, don’t you also have a son and a daughter? Are you willing to marry your daughter to a person like you?” After slowing down, Sheng Changbai continued: “Zhonghuai, do you know that Fan Wenzhenggong and Pan Yangzhen
What’s the matter with Golden Lotus?”
If Gu Tingye really had true love, the best choice would be to marry his concubine Manniang home as his legal wife.
Fan Zhongyan, a literary prime minister, would marry a prostitute as his official wife just for love. Gu Tingye, an unruly noble son, would marry an actor because of love.
The fact that he always wanted to find a wife from a noble family meant that Gu Tingye didn't have much true love for Mannia.
Or because of my birth and family status, I despised Mannia in my heart.