In addition to Liang Xiao and his men, there were also Mu Qinxue, Gongsun Yue, Jiang Fuxue and the accompanying maids.
The knights were also present.
Two million acres of farmland and tens of thousands of tenant farmers are scattered throughout Yanzhou...
The farmland belonging to Liang Xiao in this eastern suburb alone exceeds 600,000 acres, and the number of tenant farmer households exceeds 10,000.
In ancient times, there was very little farmland cultivated intensively, and it was normal for people to have more farmland per capita.
"The Marquis announced: From now on, all tenant farmers under his name will only pay 30% of the harvest, and they are allowed to rent the Marquis' farm tools!"
After the servants at the scene spread Liang Xiao's order, all the tenant farmers were surprised and happy!
Gongsun Yue and the knights were surprised.
Only pay 30% of the rent?
The land tax in Da Zhou was fifteen taxes per one, and the actual ratio collected was about twenty taxes per one.
Some sharecroppers owned their own farm equipment.
This means that if the tenant farmers farm Liang Xiao's land, after paying about one-twentieth of the land tax to the state, they will get 70% of the remaining grain!
There has never been such a generous landowner in Dazhou!
Even the Dingguo Hou Mansion only gave 60% to the tenants, which already made the tenants grateful.
As for Zhuge Hui, he only had 1,500 acres of farmland to his name, which was exclusively owned by the prime minister, and the court arranged for someone to cultivate it for him. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, all other farmland acquired by Zhuge Hui has been sold by Zhuge Hui to support the national treasury.
The ratio of 70% shocked the audience!
Prior to this, these tenant farmers were required to pay at least half of the rent to their landowners, regardless of harvests.
"Thank you, Mr. Hou!!"
The tenant farmers were afraid that Liang Xiao would regret it, so they grabbed the land with their heads. Many people cried with joy.
Qin Xun, who was accompanying him, couldn't help but sigh when he saw it.
Yanzhou is in dire straits, and the people are thankful to have a mouthful of food to eat. There has never been a time when they were treated so generously.
It's just that...if Liang Xiao doesn't consider selling the land in the future, the income from Liang Xiao's farmland will not be high.
For two million acres of farmland, the rent collected may not be as good as other landowners for one million acres.
Those big aristocratic families could sell so much land to Liang Xiao, and in other areas they could get one million acres of farmland.
The knights looked at Liang Xiao's smiling face on the high platform in front and couldn't help but stand in awe.
Liang Xiao proved with his actual actions that he could treat the people well, no matter whether they were in Lanling Food Town or not!
Xiahou Qingyi's eyes were clear and he kept looking at Liang Xiao, and inadvertently saw Mu Qinxue and Gongsun Yue behind Liang Xiao.
The third lady of the Gongsun family is also here...
Xiahou Qingyi's pupils shrank, feeling quite worried.
But soon her eyes fell on Jiang Fuxue again.
This little girl has been looking at her, her eyes are clear and lovable.
“Show farm tools!”
At this time, Liang Xiao gave an order and his men pushed several cars into the venue.
Each vehicle carries a brand new batch of plows.
"Is this Quyuanli?"
Qin Baili and others, who have been waiting for a long time, are full of expectations.
"It does look different from the straight-shaft plow. The straight and long shafts are changed to curved shafts and short shafts. A plow disc that can rotate freely is also installed on the shaft head to make the plow frame lighter. I just don't know how efficient it is in plowing the land?"
Scholars attach great importance to farming and mulberry farming, and naturally they also attach importance to the improvement of related techniques.
"Are these farm tools provided by the Marquis? No wonder the Marquis bought so much farmland, but he didn't buy the farm tools. It turned out that he had already prepared them!"
The tenant farmers were puzzled.
Landowners from big aristocratic families sold their land to Liang Xiao, but did not sell him farm tools. This created a hole for Liang Xiao.
Fortunately, they, the tenant farmers, had some of their own plows on hand, and they were just about to remind them out of gratitude.
Liang Xiao explained: "The efficiency of this curved shaft plow is much higher than that of the traditional straight shaft plow. It can be operated by one person and one ox! Demonstrate it!"
The servants, who had been prepared for a long time, could not wait to assemble the plows for the cattle and start plowing the land.
Under the surprised gaze of everyone, the curved shaft plow lifted up the soil easily and turned around much easier than the traditional plow.
After Liang Xiao's guidance, everyone probably understood the significant advantages of Qu Yuanli.
“In this way, the farming efficiency of every household in Dazhou will be even higher in the future!!”
Qin Baili, who had always been calm, was so excited that he lost his voice.
When Gongsun Yue saw this "people" being so rude, he immediately understood.
The emergence of the Quyuan plow will definitely set off an agricultural revolution in the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Bashu is a land of abundance, so Quyuan Li must also be promoted!
The emergence of the Quyuan plow is equivalent to a timely rain, which has brought higher farming efficiency to the exhausted people of Yanzhou, which means that the people's labor force is more valuable and the output efficiency of farmland is higher.
For farmers, if one acre of land can produce one more kilogram of grain, God will give it to them!
As income increases, enthusiasm for farming will naturally increase, forming a virtuous cycle.
Now Gongsun Yue understands why Liang Xiao seized land from those aristocratic landowners with such lightning speed.
These aristocratic landowners can no longer occupy so much farmland and enjoy the benefits of the Quyuan plow, at least not in Yanzhou!
She also understood why Liang Xiao did not annex the farmland that Yanzhou people and the Dongye family planned to sell.
When Quyuanli is promoted and the people notice the efficiency improvement, they will definitely be grateful to Liang Xiao and the court!
Gongsun Yue immediately made a calculation in his mind: "In this way, after the situation in Yanzhou stabilizes, the price of per mu of poor land may rise to one tael, and the price of fertile land may be more than two taels, or even more... This is more than three times. ?”
She secretly marveled in her heart, and Gongsun Yue couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Why did such a person leave Bashu back then...
Looking at Jiang Fuxue with eyes full of little stars, Gongsun Yue felt relieved again.
If he hadn't left Bashu back then, who could have saved Jiang Fuxue?
In the dark, there is a destiny...
Looking at it this way, Zhuo Mingfeng’s suggestion doesn’t seem unreasonable?
Thinking of marriage, Gongsun Yue felt her face getting hot.
Liang Xiao felt satisfied when he saw the smiles of expectation and joy on the people's faces.
In ancient times, productivity was low and communication conditions were poor. Stability was more important than anything else.
These people are used to the exploitation of big families, and they will naturally understand who treats them better in the future.
Yanzhou's first priority is development and stability, and then it can have the confidence to fight against Beihu and finally lead its troops northward!
On the same day, Liang Xiao went to several other new official fields in the eastern suburbs to announce the news.
"My emperor has an order: From now on, the rent for all official fields in Yanzhou will only be 40% of the harvest, and the rental of government farm tools will be exempted from paying land tax!"
After the news spread, the people were equally grateful and cried with joy!
The imperial court received less than the previous landowners. If the land tax was exempted, the discount would be no less favorable than the tenancy in Liang Xiao's name.
After all, it has the endorsement of the imperial court, and its reliability is also a major advantage.
At the same time, the personnel arranged by Liang Xiao in advance also went to other farmlands in Yanzhou to announce the news.
For a time, the streets and alleys of Yanzhou were filled with cheers and carols.
"The Emperor's kindness is so great that I will keep it in my heart!"
"Lanlinghou has a long life!"
When Dugu Chen, who was sitting in Yanzhou Academy, received the news, he couldn't sit still at all and ran to find his subordinate Dugu Yan.
