MTL - Rebirth Married The Control Group Fulang-Chapter 103

Zhang Fangyuan set up a small stall near the city gate, and spent a few pennies to hire two errands to deliver news to places where there are many refugees. There was a sound, and soon they formed a pile.

"Recruiting farm laborers here is not a charity. Those who are interested stay in line to sign up. If they are not interested, they disperse on their own and do not disturb the order."

Zhang Fangyuan had invited people to look at the warehouse in the martial arts hall before, and he thought it was especially useful. This time, he invited two men in the martial arts hall, and they stood in front of the booth with their arms folded. The refugees did not dare to do anything casually. , I had to timidly look around a meter away.

"Master, how do you recruit the farm laborers here?"

In the end, someone heard that there was a chance to stay. Seeing two men on the left and the right sandwiching the young man in the middle, they thought it was the owner, so they boldly stepped forward to inquire.

Zhang Fangyuan saw that some refugees were interested and stood up happily, but the refugee found that the man sitting was taller and mightier than the two strong men next to him, with a fierce face, and shrank back in fright.

Seeing this, Xu He pulled Zhang Fangyuan back to sit down, and muttered: "I don't know why people in their twenties can grow longer than Ruijin Ruicarp."

Zhang Fangyuan touched the tip of his nose, thinking that it was because you fed him too well, so he sat back honestly without saying a word.

Then Xu He said loudly to the refugees: "There is land in the village outside the city, and a group of hired farmers can be recruited for spring farming. Young and strong men can apply for four mu of land, and young women can apply for two mu of land. Those with healthy limbs and no serious diseases will be recruited. Best for family."

The refugees were talking a lot, their voices were a little weak, and what others heard was not true. Xu He turned his head and glanced at Zhang Fangyuan beside him, wondering if the refugees would come to work as farm laborers.

Zhang Fangyuan is very confident. The refugees are all begging for a living. There is no next stop. Now that they have the opportunity to settle down, how can they let it go easily.

More and more refugees came to watch, and the first group seemed to have sent a representative to negotiate with Zhang Fangyuan: "May I ask where the old man's husband Lang's land is in Siyang, do you have proof? Where will you settle first after you go there?"

But it’s not that the refugees are elevating themselves, it’s because they encountered too many things along the way begging. When I was in other counties, some people circled people in the name of recruiting farmers, but it turned out that Yaxing disguised himself to deceive people. Those who sell their lives, as long as they go with these people, I am not afraid that you will not sell yourself, and you will be beaten until you accept your fate.

There are also black-hearted private corvettes who recruit people to work for their lives, and they will be imprisoned in that private corvette for the rest of their lives. Unless they work until they die, they will never be able to get out.

Refugees are also afraid of being deceived. Although they are displaced, finding a place to resettle themselves is the best destination, but private **** and becoming a slave are the worst results. Who wants to live like an animal? Even though he was starving and starving, he also had the illusion that the imperial court could help the victims and give them a way to survive.

Being a farm laborer is actually the best of many unfortunate ways of living, but because it is good, it makes people even more worried.

Zhang Fangyuan was not angry when he heard the words. He prepared the approval procedures at the county government when he opened up wasteland early in the morning. He took out the things and unfolded them for the refugees to take a look: "Maybe many people are illiterate, but the appearance of the land deed documents He and the seal of Siyang County Government should be recognizable."

"The land on hand is the wasteland opened last year, and the first batch of crops will be planted this year. The land is limited and first come, first served."

After speaking, Zhang Fangyuan accepted the document: "But what's the problem?"

It is expected that such an open and aboveboard announcement on Siyang Street does not seem to be deceiving the refugees. At this time, the refugees began to make noise and sensation, rushing to sign up. The whole line was lined up neatly, and the scattered refugees crowded to Zhang Fangyuan's table, and were all driven down to line up by the people in the martial arts hall.

Xu He couldn't help but glance at the old man who led the team, and asked, "You guys know each other?"

After inquiring clearly and confirming that he was recruiting farm laborers, the old man was very polite and bowed his back to Xu He, showing respect: "Exactly, we escaped from a village under Wojiang County, Ningjiang Prefecture. The number of people is half as high as today, many died of starvation and disease along the way, and now there are only 20 people left in Siyang."

Xu He raised his neck and glanced at the team, and the last of the group of refugees raised his hand as a signal.

He silently counted the time spent watching people, women, children, children and men add up to more than 20 people, all of them are acquaintances and have leaders, it will be easier to arrange for them if they convey the news in the future, and they can also help each other Overcoming the difficulties at the beginning, it's just...he glanced at Zhang Fangyuan again.

The couple had a tacit understanding, and Zhang Fangyuan understood Xu He's meaning. If they were recruited together, the disadvantage would be that if the refugees united to rebel against the boss, it would be difficult to manage.

This kind of opportunity to recruit farm laborers is rare, and the old man can read and write. Seeing that there is only one hundred acres of wasteland on the document, they are just enough people. If they are kicked out, they can help them when they settle down. , but I am a farm laborer myself, how can I help others so easily, the best thing is that everyone can get the land.

The old man knew the concerns of these masters, so he dragged a ten-year-old boy from the line behind him to come forward: "Look, master, they are all village children with sound hands and feet. Some, if they are lucky enough to open up wasteland for the master's family, these children will be sent to the master's house to do some chores, such as lighting a fire, washing clothes and carrying dung."

"Everyone will do their best."

Zhang Fangyuan was silent, and exchanged glances with Xu He.

These people are very sensible, since they are willing to send the children to the master's house on their own, so that the master's house can have the strongest restraint, but they are not afraid of refugees gathering together to act indiscriminately, after all, the child is still in the master's hands.

"That's the best way to go. One by one, I came to report my name and place of origin, and I went through the formalities at both ends, so I could get the land earlier."

The refugees cheered, their ashen faces flushed with excitement, but they were pitiful for those who came later and couldn't get any more land.

Zhang Fangyuan wanted to win over all the refugees to work under him, but unfortunately his ability was limited. There is only so much land. At that time, everyone will be allocated too little, and everyone will not be able to eat enough. On the contrary, it will delay others. Moreover, if so many refugees are recruited, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction from the government. It is believed that it is selfishness and malicious intentions.

"Don't worry, come one by one, think about your own information, if you find out that you have made a false report, you will never be hired!"

Everyone is patiently waiting for the record. After the registration is completed, they have to go to the county government office to register. There are many procedures, and some are busy.

"Why is it so noisy over there?"

"A lot of refugees have come to the city, and the order in the city is a bit chaotic. A landlord is recruiting refugees to work as farm laborers."

The kid sitting in the carriage heard his adults talking to the servants outside the carriage, turned his head to look at the lively place, and the kid's eyes flickered: "It's that Uncle Gao!"

Hearing the sound, Luo Yan took a closer look, saw the tall and fierce figure in the crowd, smiled slightly, turned back and patted the little brother's head: "Brother Xing's eyes are very good, he looks much clearer than grandfather."

The little brother hugged Luo Yan and smiled, rubbing against his arm.

"Where do these refugees come from?"

Although he already had some answers in his mind, Luo Yan still opened his mouth to ask. The old servant obviously hesitated for a moment, then his voice became softer: "It's from Ningjiang Mansion."

Luo Yan's eyes were a little dark, looking at the eyes of the child next to him, there seemed to be endless wind and frost and pity, even though he was full of thoughts, he only uttered one sentence after a long while: "It is simply that the epidemic has stopped."

"Let's go, go back."

Zhang Fangyuan and Xu He had been busy for two days in a row, and the farm laborers who recorded the roster had completed their household registration in the county government one by one. He went to the county government to reward him, and encouraged merchants in the city to accept refugees.

Successively, some wealthy families recruited long-term laundry women from among the refugees.

The refugees were led to the village, but there was nothing at present. Zhang Fangyuan first placed them at the other side of the tea shed. There were no residents in the inn recently. There are two rooms to be used as a Datong shop, but there is also a place to shelter from the wind and rain. place.

But after all, it is not a place where he can live for a long time. For this reason, Zhang Fangyuan plans to lend money to these refugees to build houses and settle in Jijiu Village.

Naturally, the land occupied by the houses was approved by the county government, and the imperial court issued an order requiring the state governments to accept the victims of the disaster and not to expel them. There are ways for refugees to be resettled, and the county government will also strongly support them.

With a larger population, tax payments will be more plentiful. The county magistrate hopes that the population of this county will prosper, but he is still very cautious about refugees from other counties, and will not easily recruit them, like the group Zhang Fangyuan has on hand. That's all, many of those who are not resettled will wander around the city, which is difficult to deal with.

In fact, the county government can also lend money to refugees to settle down, but there are still very few people in the county government who are willing to use the money for political achievements.

After all, the county magistrate either works in one county or lives for the rest of his life. It is very likely that he will have to move the place. The water is empty, and it is another bad debt.

Zhang Fangyuan dared to borrow money to go out in this way. If he did not recruit refugees as farm laborers, he could only recruit poor people in the county as farm laborers. He was hit by a famine a year ago, so it was easier to find farm laborers than in a year with good weather, but he is a new landowner, and his prestige is far inferior to that of other landowners in the county, and even fewer people are willing to join his family.

If you can’t find a hired farmer, the family can only hire someone to help with the farming. In this season, it will cost a lot of money to hire someone. The sum of both sides will cost money, so why not spend the money spent on hiring someone to do the work? Lend it to farm laborers.

One is borrowed, and you have to repay it later, even if you are not sure when you can repay it, it is still different from spending it directly without returning it; the second is that the refugees have already been tied to their land, and it is impossible They ran away after only one year of farming, and even households that were able to save money had to work for four or five years in a good year before they could buy another land and get rid of their status as farm laborers.

And if you hire people to farm, you have to spend money every year to hire people. Xu He will settle the score. In the long run, it is better to pay more and more stable returns after a little blood now.

"My master and I are not mean people. As long as you do things honestly and dutifully, you will never be harsh in the future. For now, we will stay in the guest house for the time being, and we will move there after the house is built in the village."

Xu He arranged for everyone: "Each adult man and woman can borrow up to five hundred cash here for building houses and food, and this year's spring crops are also borrowed according to the amount of land they have applied for. The autumn harvest will be returned, and the money will be returned for a three-year period, and the interest will be calculated at half of the bank in the city.

The group of refugees who were taken to the countryside saw that the owner had arranged all their worries, and was willing to borrow money to repair the house, and the interest was lower than any other bank in the city. Finally, I feel that my wandering has come to an end, and I can finally settle down.

"Thank you for the kindness of the master, we will definitely do our best to manage the field of the master, so as to repay the kindness of the master."

All of them knelt down to Zhang Fangyuan and Xu Hechang in the guest house.

The weather hadn't completely warmed up yet, taking advantage of this time, Zhang Fangyuan urged the farmer to build the house quickly, so that the time for planting crops could not be delayed.

It's not just him who is anxious, the farmer is even more anxious than him, he wakes up earlier than chickens and sleeps later than dogs, just trying to catch up with the progress of spring plowing.

The refugees came from the same village, and everyone helped each other, but the foundation was quickly built.

With so many people rushing into the village suddenly, seven or eight families stood up all of a sudden. The small villages were closed and conservative, and they always felt a little xenophobic.

Today I saw the farm laborer go to Gongshan to cut wood and repair the house, and tomorrow I saw him picking wild vegetables on the edge of the field to eat. I felt very uncomfortable. I didn’t dare to talk to the Zhang family, so I ran to the village head. Mutter.

The village chief was very happy. The refugees were not only recruited by the Zhang family, but also requested by the county government. The previous county magistrate even called him in and carefully ordered the refugees to be resettled. Now he is following the government's decree. Son, there is no need to say something good.

But if he tells the villagers that they will be scolded for their lack of conscience, he will sing a bitter drama: "These refugees are poor people, and they have nowhere to go after several disasters. Think about it, everyone, if Zhang Fangyuan hadn't been in our village The charcoal fire made everyone earn money and have a lot of money, isn’t it still suffering?”

"Looking at the other villages, which village didn't suffer? Let's compare our hearts. It's a good thing that our village has more people. In the future, there will be more choices for river irrigation and division of public land, right?"

"Look at those children in the refugee pile. The thin ones have only bones and sticks, and the adults are fine. If any of you have no children, see if you can bear it? Leave a way for the children, come on. They're all here, so why bother with this look?"

The villagers were the ones who were reprimanded, and indeed they were the ones who ate it the most, and immediately softened their hearts: "We are not mean, but we are afraid of encountering thieves like the Guang family in the past. We treated their family well at that time. Steal people's things."

"It's all in the past. Didn't you turn around and ask the Zhang family to send you to the county government?"

The villagers didn't have anything to say anymore, they chatted at the village head's house for a while and then came back.

After this experience, the aborigines in the village did not crowd out these refugees as much. On the one hand, the village chief helped to speak, and on the other hand, they were farm laborers from the Zhang family.

Some kind-hearted villagers saw the farm laborers dig wild vegetables to eat, and even sent the radishes and cabbages in their own fields.

Although it is said that there are many wild vegetables in the wilderness in spring, such as bamboo shoots and bracken, but after all, they are wild things. It is good for people in the city to eat them fresh, but it is too panic for farmers to eat them all.

But no matter how you say it, it is better than the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, and the spring will not make people starve to death.