The three got on their horses and left, leaving behind a group of people who were meditating.
Their horses had just run away, and the villagers couldn't help but gather around the head of the village, asking for ideas, "Head of the village, what do you think should I do, should I rent her family's land, or rent the land from Master Fang's house?"
"Forty percent, after all, it's 10 percent less than Master Fang, and all the wheat seeds are given."
"That's what I said, but everything about this kind of land is up to her. What if she doesn't know how to farm?"
This is what everyone is most worried about.
The head of the village stretched out his hand to suppress everyone's discussion, and said, "Didn't you hear what Mr. Zhou said to that Mr. Bai? They know the farming season, so there shouldn't be much difference."
The head of the village is obviously smarter and more knowledgeable than the villagers, and said: "After all, they are nobles in the capital, and they will not stay here to stare at us all the time. They will probably send someone to look after us. Mr. Zhou, I think he looks like a farmer. Everyone is a farmer. We all know that this kind of land, as long as you can see the farming season and do what you need to do, it’s not difficult. .”
Everyone thought about it, "Then rent her house?"
"Let's just rent it from her house. I think this adult seems to be easy to talk to. He even gave my kid a few pieces of candy to eat."
"Don't be too happy. If you really want to talk well, you won't say that you have to listen to her. That's why we gave such a low rent to make us obedient."
However, with the first person agreeing, the rest can quickly make up their minds.
Man Bao and the others rode their horses back towards Zhuangzi in the setting sun. Bai Erlang caught up with them and asked, "Are you still planning to take care of Zhuangzi yourself?"
Man Bao said: "We can just make plans, and my father and elder brother are still here."
She said: "You have also seen that nearly 800 mu of land is in this area, only a few pieces are missing in the middle, and the rest can basically be connected together. Such a large piece of land is still familiar land, and it should be managed well. , there must be a lot of income.”
Bai Erlang said: "Now you are not short of money, among other things, now Lijun sells the whitening ointment, and the money you earn in three months is enough for you to work here for a year."
Man Bao said angrily: "I'm not only doing it for money, don't you think it's a very happy thing to see the land produce something?"
Bai Erlang fell into thought while beating the horse.
Bai Shan on the side said: "Erlang, we can't measure everything by money. You must know that food is the most important thing for the people, and food is the foundation of the country. Look at the Pu village we saw today. This world is made up of thousands of people. It is composed of tens of thousands of Pu villages."
"If the world is measured by money, I am afraid that no one will care about them, and no one will work hard to farm. Then what will people eat and drink? Even if they have money, they will not be able to buy a grain of rice. Then the world will collapse."
Bai Erlang thought about it, and then replied loudly after a while: "So you are going to be a parent officer in advance?"
Bai Shan laughed loudly and said, "Why not."
Man Bao overtook them with a horse and galloped directly towards the sunset in the sky. He laughed and said: "Managing Zhuangzi is not the same as governing a place. In the future, if you become parents and officials, if the county is managed as Zhuangzi, the husband will be so angry that he will not recognize you. ,Ha ha ha ha… "
The three of them were chasing each other and galloping on the avenue, and Daji followed them with two guards to eat dust, without saying a word.
Six people and six horses returned to Zhuangzi in less than a quarter of an hour.
Man Bao reined in the horse, jumped off the Chiji, touched its neck, then dragged it into the stable to feed it some beans, and then ran to find her parents.
Zhuangzi was still preparing their supper. Although it was late for supper, everyone didn't feel hungry. Old Zhoutou was planning with Zhou Dalang how to plant such a large piece of land.
"... If those people don't want to rent seeds, we have to go to other places to find out if there are any permanent workers."
Man Bao ran in and said with a smile, "Father, I have already talked to the villagers and asked them to think about it for one night. Tomorrow, we will go to the other two miles to see the remaining more than 100 acres of land, as well as the husband's land. For a hundred acres, we have to find someone to rent and plant them.”
Mr. Zhuang on the side smiled when he heard the words, put down his teacup and asked, "How did you persuade them? We saw that they were not very willing to rent a job field today, and now you can make them consider it."
Man Bao said: "I told them that I want 40% of the rent."
Old Zhoutou didn't have much reaction, because Master Bai also leased 40% of the land to tenants in Qili Village and Dali Village, but no one is short of land, so most of them are better off renting a few acres Tian means meaning.
They prefer to do part-time jobs for Mr. Bai compared to those who need to be responsible for their own profits and losses. Regardless of whether the weather is good or not, whether the harvest is good or not, Mr. Bai has to pay wages when we work.
But now that it is Lao Zhou's turn to be a landlord, he is not too happy to hire short-term labor.
If you donate so much money before you see any benefits, you will be in a panic.
It’s better to rent the land. They only produce the land, and then supervise the tenants to plant the land well, weed the grass well, fertilize it well, and ensure the water. After that year, they can get 40% of the rent for free. This is the only way to make money. Lost.
So 40% he is also very satisfied.
Anyway, this land is not their own, it belongs to the imperial court, and they will collect a year's rent when Man Bao is an official.
"Forty percent is fourty percent, but it has to be said, we have to take care of the land, and those tenant farmers have to listen to us. Look at how lazy they are. It takes a lot of effort to make such a good land overgrown with weeds. "
Man Bao hopes that they can get along well in the future, so he speaks for them: "I don't blame them, the imperial court charges them a fixed rent. In addition to rice noodles, they have to give foot money, and they have to harvest and dry pasture for the adults. , Even the chickens and ducks raised by myself get half of the others."
Old Zhou couldn't help opening his mouth, "Well, why does this sound like a rebellious army?"
Mr. Zhuang couldn't help coughing, and said in a low voice, "Brother Zhou Jin, it's hard to say such a thing."
Mrs. Qian glared at him, and old Zhou Tou didn't dare to speak immediately.
Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "It's okay, these are all family members, no one will go out and spread the word."
It's nothing to spread such words, it's just that it will be easier to offend people. Of course, offending the emperor is second, and the main thing is to offend the adults who have jobs.
Mrs. Liu took a look at Man Bao and smiled, but the little adult was obviously not among them.
Man Bao still agrees with her father's words. She also feels that the management of the job field is very chaotic and unfair to the people who rent the job field. No wonder they don't want to rent the job field.
"So dad, let's be kind to them, and then buy a few more cows to share with them for farming, so as to improve the relationship, and this kind of food will be better."
Old Zhou Tou muttered, "I still want to buy cattle..."
Cows are expensive.