Although these things given by Wu Jinxiao seemed to be quite a lot, they were really not very valuable in this era.
There are eight or nine villages in Heishan, Liaodong, with more than 100,000 acres of farmland. Such things are really not much.
No matter how low the output is, if one acre of land produces one stone of grain, there are still hundreds of thousands of grains.
Calculated based on one tael of silver and two stones of grain, there are still 60,000 to 70,000 taels of silver. With a rent of 30%, it is about 20,000 taels of silver.
This large amount of things only costs about 1,500 taels of silver, and together they only amount to 7,000 taels of silver.
It's 30% of the rent you deserve, which is indeed less.
Linhe Villa's 6,000 acres of fertile farmland, before he took over, he earned about 2,000 taels a year.
After taking over the business, he built a water tanker, dug canals, improved iron plows, plowed the soil deeply, selected good seeds, and applied soil and fertilizer. In one season, the wheat yield reached three dan per mu.
Although the yield of rice in autumn is lower, it still reaches two shi, which is 30,000 shi and 15,000 taels of silver a year.
Collecting 30% of the rent is 4,500 taels.
This comparison is simply incomprehensible. One has only 6,000 acres of land, while the other has more than 100,000 acres of land.
The difference in fields is more than ten times, but the difference in income is less than twice.
The fields on the Black Mountain side were all seized by the first generation of princes during the war. They are definitely high-quality fertile fields, and it is impossible to seize those barren fields.
It has been cultivated for a hundred years now, and it cannot be raw land. Although the climate is cooler, the yield cannot be that low.
Wait until next year to go to Liaodong and see what the situation is like.
"Sister-in-law, this number is small. I only have 6,000 acres of farmland in my village, and my income is 4,500 taels a year. I have more than 100,000 acres of farmland in Montenegro. What can I do with such a small amount?
Although we don't lack this little money, we can't let others take advantage of us. Even if we are generous and don't care, they will not be grateful. Instead, they will think that we are stupid and easy to take advantage of. "
Youshi frowned and said, "Why is there such a big difference? These people are so unattractive. Then do you still see him?"
Jia Cong said: "Since you're here, let's meet him. I'm going to Liaodong next year. I just want to ask him about the situation in Liaodong, so I can have an idea.
"The Evil God"
When I go to Liaodong, I will check the local harvest situation. If he goes too far and does not repent, I will deal with him. "
Youshi asked in surprise: "Brother Cong is going to Liaodong? What are you doing at such a young age? Even if you want to join the army, you have to wait until you are an adult. If you run away at such a young age, how can we rest assured at home?"
Yuanyang also said with concern: "Third Master, what Grandma said is right. Even if you want to join the army, you have to wait a few years when you are older before you go. It is too dangerous for you to go at such a young age. How can we rest assured? Where's your next?"
Jia Cong couldn't say much about what they said.
Both of them also have good intentions, care about themselves, and are afraid that they are in danger.
It's just that they don't understand their own strength, and they don't know their own character too well either.
I am not the kind of foolish and loyal person. No matter who gives the order, if there is no danger, we will go in. If there is danger, we will retreat. Saving our lives is the first priority.
Don't talk about meritorious service while saving your life, otherwise everything will be lost if the ball is dead.
"What are you worrying about? I didn't say I would go now. I just wanted to learn about the situation in Liaodong from Wu Jinxiao so that I could have some idea.
After all, that old boy has been living in Liaodong, and he is considered a local snake. He should be very familiar with the situation there. Let people tell him that I will meet him in the study room in the front yard. "
You felt relieved when Jia Cong said this. She nodded and went out to inform Wu Jinxiao.
Jia Cong said to Yuanyang: "Sister Yuanyang, please wait for me for a while. I'll go see that Wuzhuangtou from Montenegro to see if I can get some useful information and give him a beating."
Yuanyang said: "Third Master, I'm not in a hurry. You can go and do your work first. Whenever you are free, it won't be too late for us to go there."
Jia Cong came to the study room in the front yard, where there were two boys in charge of taking care of it.
Seeing Jia Cong coming, he quickly prepared tea and brought it to him.
Since taking over the Ningguo Mansion, Youshi has provided Jia Cong with eight young servants and eight long followers.
As long as these people are successful, they will not be able to run away as a manager in the future, and there is nothing they can do if they are really incompetent.
When he travels, he is followed by his own soldiers, so a long-term follower is of little use. The servants only help to pass on messages and so on, and are of little use.
He arranged for them to go to the mansion to train with the servants for half a day in the morning and on duty for half a day in the afternoon.
Some are in the study, some are in the hall, some are in the living room, and some are in the school yard. They are all places where Jia Cong often visits, serving and delivering messages.
"Third Master, Wuzhuangtou is here. Do you want him to come in now?"
Jia Cong said: "Since everyone is here, let him come in."
After the boy got permission, he brought Wu Jinxiao in.
After Wu Jinxiao came in, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Little Wu Jinxiao, please say hello to the third master."
Jia Cong took a look at Wu Jinxiao. He was about forty or fifty years old, with a medium build and a strong body. He looked honest and courteous.
"Get up, no need to be polite, how long did it take you to get here this time?"
Wu Jinxiao stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to Third Master, it snowed heavily this year, and there was four to five feet of snow outside. It suddenly became warmer the day before yesterday, and it was very difficult to walk on the road, so I was delayed for a few days. .
We have been gone for a month and two days. Because the days are limited, I am afraid that the third master will be anxious, so he will not rush here. "
The road conditions in this era were very poor, and carriages and walking were about the same.
However, this speed is indeed slow enough. I can only walk twenty or thirty miles in one day, just like a tortoise crawling.
This distance can be reached in a day or two if the horse is fast, and if it is 800 miles in a hurry, it will almost take a day to change horses on the way.
"Well, thank you for your hard work. After I took over the Ningguo Mansion, I met all the managers. You were far away and I didn't notify you. It's the same now.
Since the master has changed, the rules must also be changed. Zhang Fu has told you about the new rules in the house, right? Do you have any ideas? "
Wu Jinxiao said: "The little one listens to the third master in everything. Whatever the third master says, the little one will do it."
Jia Cong said: "Well, I looked at your list. Of all the harvests in Zhuangzi this year, yours is the worst. What do you have to say?"
When Wu Jinxiao heard this, he felt a little confused and a little happy.
Although no one in the mansion sent him a message, his brother unexpectedly got the news that Ningguo Mansion had changed its master, and told him.
In order to leave a good impression on the new master, I specially increased my filial piety this year, but I didn't expect that this young master would still find it too little.
In fact, after Wu Jinxiao came, he had already inquired about the affairs of the house with people he knew well, and knew that this young man was not easy to deal with.
However, now I have no other choice but to try my best to get through.
"Reporting to Third Master, the performance of the past few years is indeed not good. It started raining in March and lasted until August, but it didn't last for five days in a row.
In September, a hailstorm as big as a bowl covered an area of nearly 1,300 miles, injuring thousands of people, houses, livestock and food. That's why the little ones didn't dare to lie. "
When Jia Cong saw what he said, he didn't say anything. He stood up and took out a drawing of an iron plow, as well as information on deep plowing of the fields, fertilization, and seed selection, and gave them to him.
"These things are very useful for increasing grain production. I have verified them in my village and presented them to the emperor. The emperor has also ordered that they be popularized throughout the country. I don't know if you have these things over there."
When Wu Jinxiao heard this, he looked through the pages and raised his head and said: "We didn't receive any news over there. The third master even knows how to farm. I really admire him. After he returns, he will use the third master's method in Zhuangzi." Spread the word.”
Jia Cong nodded and said: "Well, you must be more careful about this matter. It is also a good thing for those farmers to have more food.
In addition, can you tell me about things in Liaodong? Tell me about the local situation and what is the situation in the grassland? Are there any conflicts? What's the situation with the barbarians? Pick up what you know and tell me carefully. "
Wu Jinxiao thought for a while and said: "Third Master, although I have been living in Liaodong and spent most of my time in Zhuangzi, I don't know much. Let me pick out some of the things I know."
Wu Jinxiao recounted some of the situations he knew and some gossip he had heard from hearsay.
Jia Cong also had a general understanding of the situation in Liaodong.
The Zhuangzi in his own house, including the Zhuangzi in the Xifu, are all near Heishan, which belongs to Beizhen.
Guangning is to the east and Yizhou is to the west, which is relatively close to the grassland people, about three to four hundred miles away. Although there are occasional conflicts, the scale is not large.
To the east of the Liaohe River is Liaoyang, the seat of Liaodong, and to the north of Liaoyang is Shenyang.
To the east of Shenyang is Fushun, which is now occupied by the Tuman people. Further east is the territory of the Tuman people, which is the Jurchen tribe.
The Tubarbarians are not yet completely unified. There are three largest tribes inside, and they are constantly fighting with each other. Among them, the Lao Nu tribe has gradually suppressed the other two tribes.
The conflict here is bigger than that of the prairie people.
Jia Cong knew in his heart that these barbarians were the real hidden danger.
Each of them is an excellent hunter and can fight against ligers and tigers. Once the barbarians are unified and formed into an army, it is really difficult to resist them.
Da Chu's army in Liaodong was divided into two parts. One part existed in the form of a guard station. They farmed in their spare time and participated in the war in military households. These people all owned land, which was equivalent to their own military pay.
These people are actually farmers who don't usually train. They are directly incomparable to the barbarians. Ten of them may not be able to defeat one of them.
The other part is the garrisons in major cities. Big cities like Liaoyang and Shenyang have garrisons. These are professional soldiers who receive military pay.
The combat effectiveness of these armies is estimated to be stronger than that of the guards.
If you go to Liaodong by yourself, you won't be able to go to the garrison. The most likely option is to go to garrison in the big cities.
Those barbarians not only had conflicts with Da Chu, but also had even greater conflicts with the prairie people.
On this land of Liaodong, the three forces conquered each other, forming a three-legged situation.
Judging from the current situation, these three parties belong to Da Chu and are the strongest, but they have always been on the defensive.
The Tubarbarians and the Mongols are a bit restless and often fight each other. The fighting is back and forth, and they feel a bit evenly matched. If you really want to compare, the Tubarbarians are more ferocious.
Wu Jinxiao's words can only be used as a reference. He has to wait until he goes to Liaodong to learn more about it.
After asking a few more questions, Wu Jinxiao was sent away.
Returning to the back house, he and Yuanyang went to Jia Mu's place.
They also had four pairs of white rabbits, four pairs of black rabbits, two pairs of golden pheasants, and two pairs of Western ducks brought over.
I don’t have any children there, so let’s bring them over and let Daiyu, Xichun, Tanchun and others keep them and play with them.
He came to Jia Mu and bowed and said, "My grandson, please give my regards to the old lady."
Yuanyang also saluted and said hello, "My slave, please give my regards to the old lady."
Jia Mu looked at the two of them and smiled and said, "Brother Cong, please get up quickly. When did you come back from Zhuangzi?"
Jia Cong said: "Old lady, I just came back this morning. I caught up with the New Year's goods delivered by Liaodong Zhuangzi. I met the head of the village over there and I came over to pay you respects."
Jia Mu asked: "How is the harvest in Liaodong?"
Jia Cong said: "It's about the same as in previous years, but it feels a little less. Old lady, did they also give you such a few things when you were in charge?"
Jia Mu thought for a while and said: "It should be more at that time, but not much more. The climate there is too bad and can't be compared with that in the pass, so I don't care much."
Jia Mu waved to Yuanyang and called her to her side to talk.
Yuanyang has been following Jia Cong for more than half a year, and Jia's mother still misses Yuanyang.
After all, she used to be a mandarin duck to serve her, and the two of them were almost inseparable. She felt very uncomfortable being away from her for such a long time.
At that moment, he stopped talking to Jia Cong, and took Yuanyang and the two of them chatted about home affairs.
Seeing this, Jia Cong did not disturb the two of them and came to Daiyu and others.
Xichun ran up and took Jia Cong's hand and asked, "Brother, I just saw you brought something in and put it outside. What is it?"
Jia Cong touched her little head and said dotingly: "The little rabbits, golden pheasants, and ducks sent from Liaodong Zhuangzi are all alive, and they are given to you to play with. If you like them, they will be with you." Let’s keep it in the yard.”
Xichun said happily: "Really, it's great. Let's go and take a look first."
Several people came to the outside room together, surrounded by four cages, and watched several small animals inside.
"Ah, this golden pheasant is so beautiful."
"These two little ducks are so cute."
"These little bunnies are pretty cute too."
Several little girls started chattering. It was really rare for them to see such living creatures, and this sight was extremely rare.
Lin Daiyu raised her head and asked: "Brother Cong, can these little animals be kept alive? What if they die?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Sister Lin, these little animals are very easy to raise. After traveling here for a month from Liaodong, they didn't do anything. It shows that they are very adaptable. As long as you don't forget to feed them, they won't be able to feed them." Something happened."
Xichun said: "Brother, what do they eat? How do we feed them?"
Lin Daiyu said: "Fourth sister, the little rabbit eats carrots and green vegetables."
Tanchun said: "Fourth sister, I know that chickens eat rice, and little ducks should also eat rice, right? Is it third brother?"
Jia Cong said: "You can also eat rice, you can also eat some green vegetables. This stuff is very spicy."
The four little guys cooed for a long time, and finally divided it up.
Lin Daiyu took away four little white rabbits, Tanchun took away two ducks, Xichun took away two golden pheasants, and Yingchun took away four little black rabbits.
