When the Cao family brought out a thousand Yinzhou plows, it really caused a sensation in the entire Yinzhou.
Who wouldn’t want the labor of three?
Farmers are also very envious.
However, a very real problem arises.
These farmers drooled all over the market when they saw them. But those who paid for it were very few.
"Why?"
Liu Zheng was dumbfounded.
At this time, Shen Xingxing came over and said with a helpless smile: "Master, they are poor! Although this Yinzhou plow is already very cheap, the total cost of all the items costs only twenty taels of silver!"
"That's two taels!"
"If a family spends a year's expenses to buy a tool, why wouldn't they hesitate?"
Hearing this, Liu Zheng couldn't help but feel endless sadness in his heart.
yes.
One year’s expenses…
Suddenly, Liu Zheng remembered a point of view he saw in later generations. That was the way of governance during the most heyday of Britain and the Qing Dynasty. It means that most ordinary people can earn two taels of silver every year!
what does that mean?
This means that these two taels of silver are enough to feed a family for a year.
Then, if you want to survive, you must keep working, and you don't even have the mind to think about other things, think about rebellion, think about some kind of movement, and carry out ideological emancipation.
In this way, two taels of silver can be used to ensure the stability of an empire.
Of course, the mortgage loans of later generations... also have the same purpose.
This is the wisdom of the superiors, but it is also the sorrow of the people at the bottom.
Therefore, this leads to the fact that every time there is a new ideological collision and ideological emancipation, most of them happen among elites. Those peasants are revolting, unless they really can even guarantee these two taels of silver - they don't have enough to eat, so who are you going to rebel against?
so.
At this time, Liu Zheng actually felt sad in his heart when he looked at the people in front of him with burning eyes and cash-strapped people.
Very few of these farmers have savings.
Moreover, they would rather cultivate the land by hand than risk money to buy such tools.
What if it breaks?
What if you don’t have money to eat?
What if there is a disaster year?
Tiring themselves a little, working a little harder, and feeding the whole family is their top priority!
"this……"
Liu Zheng felt a little overwhelmed after hearing this.
At this time, several big horses galloped in the distance, and they were members of the Wang family. Wang Zengming laughed loudly: "Besides Mr. Cao, my Wang family will come first with five hundred battles!"
Cao Zhen looked depressed when he heard this and looked at Liu Zheng.
The county prince said that Yinzhou plows would be the first to be supplied to the people, and only after five batches could they be sold to the Wang family and those landlords.
"Why, others can sell it, but my Wang family can't?"
When Wang Zengming saw Cao Zhen like this, he snorted and asked.
The people present shook their heads and sighed, a distinguished family is indeed a distinguished family, they are rich and arrogant! There were five hundred of them at first. These people wanted them but couldn't afford even one.
"Wang Yuanwai, this matter..."
Cao Zhen smiled bitterly.
"The county marquis bought these thousand planes!"
Liu Zheng said coldly.
The whole place was in an uproar.
Cao Zhen was even more stunned. Didn't he say that the people should be supplied first? The county magistrate bought it again, what happened?
Liu Zheng pulled the reins and said loudly: "This batch of Yinzhou plows will be supplied to the people first, which is the promise of our county marquis! Today all the people present will go to the county marquis's mansion to register and then receive the Yinzhou plows!"
The whole place was in chaos.
Cao Zhen's expression changed greatly: "Master Liu, you must not do this...this is two thousand taels of silver!"
Wang Zengming also had a dark look on his face, but he did not dare to disobey Liu Zheng. He could only say: "Master Liu, this is not a precedent! Human nature is evil..."
Liu Zheng waved his hand.
In fact, why doesn't he know this truth?
Free supply, this is not possible. Although he cares about the people, he cannot give to them endlessly. Wang Zengming is right to say that human greed is infinite. The so-called promotion of rice and the fighting of rice and hatred, he made it free today, creating a habit for these people and a strong dependence on the county magistrate.
In the future, when one day it is no longer free, will they still resist?
so.
Liu Zheng was actually thinking about something in his mind.
How to balance the inequality between rich and poor in Yinzhou farming.
The agricultural tools are only one aspect. In addition, there are also the poor conditions of the farmland and the geographical location, some are flat, some are on mountains, some are close to water, and some are short of water.
How to coordinate this?
Liu Zheng must think of a way!
"Son..."
What else did Cao Zhen want to say.
Liu Zheng said: "Don't worry, the two thousand taels of silver are indispensable to you. Just send them to the county magistrate's office and wait for my order before distributing them!"
After saying that, he rode away.
Cao Zhen had no choice but to have these Yinzhou plows moved to the county marquis' mansion.
The people were also very excited.
Although I don’t know what regulations Mr. Liu is going to come up with, it is still a great thing to be able to use these Yinzhou plows for free.
Returning to the county lord's house, Liu Dahao, who had gained weight again, came up to him with a poopy face: "Zheng'er, why is this so lively?"
Liu Zheng rolled his eyes at him. Now he envied his father.
After coming to Yinzhou, I feel pampered every day and don't have to think about anything.
On the other hand, I was exposed to wind and rain every day, thinking about so many things every day that my head was going to explode.
"Dad, I have an idea."
Liu Zheng called Shen Xing and several counselors to form a group.
"What's the matter?"
Liu Dahao burped and laughed loudly: "No matter what happens, I, Zheng'er, will make the decision!"
Shen Xing and others also rolled their eyes.
In fact, everyone knows who has the final say in this county.
Liu Zheng looked around and said, "I have decided to set up production teams of all levels in Yinzhou!"
"Production team?"
Several people were stunned.
What is this term and what operation is it?
The pen-writing counselor quickly brought a pen to record the spirit of the meeting.
Shen Xing asked: "Sir, what is this production team?"
Liu Zheng explained: "Actually, it's very simple. In Yinzhou, there are three prominent families, dozens of landlords, and hundreds of thousands of people. The wealth is too uneven. This has also led to the uneven distribution of land and agricultural tools. I now want to divide each village according to the villages and towns. Regions divide farmers into production teams. Farmers within the jurisdiction of a production team can share the production team's labor tools, such as oxen and Yinzhou plows..."
Unfair distribution of labor tools!
This is the biggest problem currently existing in Yinzhou’s agriculture!
Therefore, Liu Zheng can only think of this solution at the moment!
Production team!
Sharing labor tools, in this case, the collective power is always great. Each production team is assigned a certain number of production tools. These shared tools can solve the problem that farmers cannot afford them!
Then after using the tools, the farmers will pay some remuneration, or each production team will collect some management fees every year. The specific matter is planned by Shen Xing and his staff.
Liu Zheng now only proposed a concept.
Several people were stunned when they heard this.
Shen Xing took a deep breath and his eyes brightened: "Sir, this method is great and its merits will last forever!"
"feasible!"
"Production team, wonderful!"
"In this case, the entire Yinzhou labor force will be balanced!"
Several people were filled with admiration and exclaimed.
Liu Zheng chuckled: "We must compensate the wealthy households who are willing to provide production tools! Since it is the policy of our county governor, then the first batch of production tools will naturally be provided by our county governor!"
Shen Xing smiled bitterly and said, "But the salary is in the county marquis's accounts..."
Speaking of this, Liu Zheng got a headache.
That is, the county magistrate has no money again!
He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll find a way! These five hundred Yinzhou plows must be implemented first!"
"yes!"
"Sir, I will draft a decree immediately!"
Liu Zheng gave the order and everyone got busy. After Liu Zheng's explanation, these people were very excited. Although this production model has not appeared in history. But they believe that this is definitely a stimulating policy for Yinzhou, which has inequality between rich and poor and backward productivity!
at this time.
Outside the gate of the County Marquis' Mansion, there were crowds of people.
"What kind of regulations are they?"
"Where is Mr. Liu?"
People are looking forward to it, and the Yinzhou Plow makes people look very envious.
"People are coming, people are coming!"
Suddenly someone exclaimed, Shen Xing held a government order in his hand and ran towards the city gate. The farmers behind who were waiting for the news also ran behind and shouted.
Such a grand scene is rare in Yinzhou.
"The county magistrate ordered all villages, towns and streets to set up production teams!"
"Each production team will choose a captain. The specific responsibilities of the captain are as follows..."
"The production team can share production tools, and can earn work points by helping each other... The work points calculation is as follows..."
This decree caused an uproar in Yinzhou. The people were all very excited, because this meant that they could use this advanced Yinzhou plow even if they didn't have to pay for it. At most, they could harvest some every year...
This way.
It allows these people who live on "two taels of silver" to minimize risks.
The noble families were dumbfounded.
The production team of the county magistrate is undoubtedly detrimental to the interests of prominent families.
After all, since ancient times, these noble families have mastered the tools of production, which has allowed them to accumulate a large amount of wealth. Once Liu Zheng came, everyone had access to land, the core production tool. They thought to themselves, you have fields, but you don’t have a plow?
At this time, Liu Zheng created another production team.
At this moment, the advantages of the noble families disappeared.
but……
Now Liu Zheng has three thousand elite soldiers. Although the noble families are unhappy, they can only endure it.
What's more, Liu Zheng's fine wine and sales rights prevented them from disobeying him in the slightest.
Agriculture...
This has been firmly controlled by Liu Zheng.
Then we can only think of some solutions in business, and we can only hope that Mr. Liu can tinker with something valuable again.
Unknowingly, after a few rounds, the three major families were in the hands of Liu Zheng.
In a blink of an eye, three days have passed.
According to Shen Xing's statistics, there has been a craze for establishing production teams in Yinzhou. In three days, a rough calculation showed that fifty production teams had been established throughout Yinzhou. According to Yinzhou's population of 300,000, fifty people means one production team of six thousand people. According to six people per household, one production team means one thousand households.
This is basically in line with Liu Zheng's estimate.
One thousand households...
Liu Zheng began to feel melancholy again.
How much money does this county governor have to spend?
Fortunately, on this day, Zheng Yueru came to the door excitedly.
