The situation has suddenly changed, the landlords and bullies have all been wiped out, and it’s really busy to clean up Jin Ou and divide the fields...
This was what Zhang Sihai saw when he brought his people back from Pingshan County.
Passing by villages where land was being measured, Zhang Sihai and others could not believe their eyes.
Is this still the Woniu Town before I left?
Are those guys with smiles on their faces in the fields still the hard-working old farmers who had a hard time eating?
Yun Chao originally didn't want to divide the land among local tycoons, but he had no choice.
The Dawu Dynasty pursued the principle that imperial power did not extend to counties, and most rural affairs were controlled by clan forces.
If we don't get rid of those obstacles, many policies will not be implemented.
Not to mention, just the three tons of land rent that Yun Chao paid to the tenants aroused the jealousy of many landlords and wealthy people.
We all receive 50% to 60%, or even 70% to 80% of the land rent. What the hell are you saying when you only charge three buckets of rent? Those idiots have gone to rent your land. Who will rent our land?
Don't underestimate the courage of those wealthy landlords, they are really good at leading people to cause destruction.
And the damage was very serious, such as setting fire to the crops in Yun Chao's field and finding fault with the renters.
Some are so extreme that they even directly kill the people who rent the land, thus frightening the people who are close to Yun Chao.
For example, Yang Hong is such a scumbag who is bad to the core.
In order to cover up his crimes, he did not hesitate to divert trouble to the east, and even tried to kill the people in the working group.
This is just the beginning. Once time goes by, there's no telling what evil things these guys can do.
For example, using sugar-coated bullets to corrode Yun Chao's men.
People's hearts are fickle, don't look at the group of boys now who regard Yun Chao as their savior.
It will be difficult to tell if it takes a long time.
Faced with sugar-coated bullets from the reactionaries, how many people can resist the temptation?
There are too many examples of this kind, even in the so-called prosperous age before Yun Chao traveled through time, you can find a lot of evidence with just a swipe.
Yun Chao is not a saint and cannot solve the corruption problem once and for all, but he must try to delay the time of his subordinates' corruption.
As for how long it can be delayed, Yun Chao doesn't know. At the very least, he will try his best to avoid this happening while he is alive.
Therefore, even if he went too far, Yun Chao still fought against local tyrants in Sanshui Town and Woniu Town under his rule.
Once the local tycoons fell, their fields would naturally fall into Yun Chao's hands.
With the fields in his hands, Yun Chao would certainly not let them go unused.
As a result, a new round of land leasing activities began again.
This time Yunchao's policy was a little more relaxed, and Yunchao did not touch the original tenants.
How much land was cultivated in the past can still be cultivated now. How much land was rented in the past is still how much it is now.
As for reducing land rent?
Sorry, Yun Chao is not that confused yet.
If they feel it is not worthwhile, the original tenants can cancel the lease. After canceling the lease, they can sign a new contract with Yunchao and reallocate the fields.
Of course, you must be qualified to rent land.
If you want to re-rent the land, you must meet certain qualifications, such as whether there are any boys in the family working with Yun Chao, whether the attendance rate of the helpers is high enough, etc.
At the same time, Yunchao recruited thousands of helpers to wildly reclaim wasteland on both sides of the rivers in Sanshui Town and Woniu Town.
After the beginning of spring, not a drop of rain fell. Many experienced farmers said that this year is likely to be a year of severe drought.
As a result, Yunchao stepped up his efforts to open up wasteland. With large water trucks, a powerful tool for lifting water, as long as the rivers in the two towns did not dry up, there would be no shortage of water for irrigation of the fields on both sides of the river.
This large-scale land reclamation is huge, and the demand for cattle is extraordinary.
The Yashix in Qingyang County were almost crazy with joy, and they were attacking everywhere. The Yashimen sent to other places to buy cattle accounted for more than half of the Yashi's manpower!
Not only cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, and even geese, almost all of these livestock and poultry in Qingyang County were bought by Yunchao. Yahang and trading companies had to go to nearby counties and even prefectures to buy.
With so many of Yun Chao's subordinates, the consumption of meat, eggs, and poultry is quite large. A small Qingyang County simply cannot supply the meat, eggs, and poultry just by relying on sporadic retail farming.
This is also the main purpose of Yunchao's determination to open a breeding farm. In order to speed up the development, he can only suffer some losses in terms of money and materials.
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Zhang Sihai started claiming credit as soon as he saw Yun Chao: "Brother Chao, the owners of the coal mines in Pingshan County have already been contacted. They will send 100 coals every month from now on."
Yun Chaoyi frowned: "Why so little? Didn't I tell you that the more, the better?"
"ah?"
Zhang Sihai is a little confused. One hundred dan per month is still less. Do you want to eat charcoal?
One stone in the Dawu Dynasty was equivalent to about 120 kilograms in later generations, and one hundred stones was equivalent to twelve thousand kilograms.
In Zhang Sihai's opinion, it is impossible to burn through 12,000 kilograms of charcoal in a month.
Even if thousands more helpers are recruited now, how much charcoal can be used? If there is not enough, just burn firewood. Why worry about them starving?
Yun Chao didn't bother to explain to Zhang Sihai. Even if he talked too much, the boy wouldn't understand because he had never seen how large a large blast furnace's demand for coke was.
"Hmph, you go over again and tell the mine owners that I've got all their coal, as much as you want! Do you understand? If you don't understand, I can substitute someone else?"
"Ming...understood."
Zhang Sihai was sweating profusely and frightened.
I originally thought that if I managed things smoothly this time, I would be praised by Yun Chao when I came back.
Unexpectedly, he was scolded right away.
It seems that the matter was messed up by him, at least not beautifully, and he did not understand what the boss really meant.
Zhang Sihai didn't even return home. He had a casual meal and returned to Pingshan County with a few of his men.
After Zhang Sihai left, a smile appeared on Yun Chao's lips.
Even though Zhang Sihai had been trained like a grandson before, he was actually quite satisfied.
Zhang Sihai not only successfully completed the task, but also brought down the price of coal by a large margin.
As for the quantity issue, it is actually not an issue at all.
Restaurant owners are not afraid of pot-bellied men. The more they ask for, the happier those coal bosses will be.
The reason why Yun Chao wanted to discipline Zhang Sihai was because he didn't want him to raise his tail.
This kid shines brightly when given a little sunshine. The more he is suppressed, the more capable he becomes. Yun Chao has long figured out his pulse.
"Brother Chao, there are three hundred piglets now. Do you want to take a look?"
Yunchao had previously told him that when the number of piglets in the pig farm reached 300, he would ask the person in charge to remind him.
Yun Chao left the specific matters of raising pigs to a guy named Wang Laoshuan.
Wang Laoshuan had raised pigs at Lai Zhicheng's house before, and he did quite well.
Because of a swine fever, two pigs died. Lai Zhicheng put the blame on Wang Laosuan, burdening him with a "huge" debt.
For this reason, Lai Zhicheng took away Wang Laosuan's two daughters, saying that they were sold to wealthy families in the city as maids to pay off the interest on their debts.
Later, Wang Laosuan had a son who became a soldier under Yun Chao. After asking people to inquire in the city for a long time, they could not find Wang Laosuan's two daughters at all. It is not known whether they were really sold to a wealthy family or whether they were sold to a wealthy family. Which kiln are you in!
