Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 301 Land Distribution
The government office in Tang County is currently the only government office in the entire Kunzhou. It is not only the office of the Overseas Economic and Strategy Office, but also the state office of Kunzhou, and even the county office of Tang County.

In the morning, 43 new officials came to the official office to report. In fact, no state needs so many officials.

But considering that there are hundreds of young officials who have signed up to go overseas, all kinds of pleas are filled with the drawers of the chief officials of the selection committee.

In the end, only 50 people were selected, which was the result of the selection committee's resistance to various pressures.

Seven officials went to Danzhou, and 43 officials came to Kunzhou. The Ministry of Officials put all the pressure on Fan Ning. Can hand over the errands of the servants to these officials.

In the lobby, 43 new officials gathered together, everyone looked at Fan Ning expectantly, Fan Ning said slowly: "I told everyone on the pier the day before yesterday that I came to Kunzhou to do practical things and endure hardships. , everyone, don't think that you will have your own official room, where you can sit down, drink tea and read a book, and spend the day leisurely. There is no such good thing here.

But as the chief official of Kunzhou and Jingzhou, I will try my best to create a good environment for everyone. This good environment is fair. Report, even if you offend me, pointing at Fan Ning's nose and yelling at me, I will not obliterate your achievements. "

After a pause, Fan Ning smiled again: "Of course, although there is no official room, each person will have a table. When you are tired, you can come to the official office to sit down and have a drink of tea. You can make an appointment to go to the restaurant for a drink together at night, or chat about romantic love , these are all ok, but you must do things well.

You will face the construction of a new county, the development and living of a large number of immigrants, the emergence of villages, the management of animal husbandry, the management of Japanese labor, the development of mines and resources, and the management of farmland. There are ships, roads, and bridges, and even learn to deal with Japan, be responsible for trade with Japan, and so on.

So don’t worry about having nothing to do, there are many things to do, and they are very training people. After three years, each of you will be able to be on your own, and you will not only have qualifications, but also be more capable when you return to China. "

Fan Ning's words were very sincere and pragmatic, which made every young official feel that it was right for him to come to Kunzhou, and he could learn something by coming to Kunzhou.

At this time, two officials posted more than a dozen detailed descriptions of various affairs on the wall, and Fan Ning said to everyone: "According to the various needs of Kunzhou, I compiled fifty errands, and each errand has different degrees of difficulty. , but the evaluation levels are also different, and then you choose by yourself, and then find Zhou Shucheng to sign up, of course, if too many people sign up for a certain errand, then you can only compete for the job."

Everyone flocked to the wall, looked up to choose the errand they wanted, and Fan Ning said to Shu Cheng Zhou Yun: "Arrange the table for everyone, prepare the pen and paper, and let each of them write a plan for the errand they choose. , I will leave the matter here to you."

Zhou Yun hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Jun! I will make arrangements."

Fan Ning explained a few more words, and left in a hurry.

Zhou Yun clapped his hands and said to everyone: "Everyone follow me to see your table first, and then come back and continue to choose things."

Everyone followed Zhou Yun to the east and west halls to choose a table. As they walked, they discussed their ideas in low voices. Everyone has their own interests, but whether they can get what they want depends on whether their knowledge can satisfy Fan Ning. request.

Fanning is really busy today, the morning is not only the time for the officials to report, but also the day when the first batch of immigrants will draw lots to choose the land.

This time, Hutian was allocated, and Hutian was distributed according to households. Each household had two hectares. Hutian could only grow staple food, and it could be rented out, but trading was not allowed. If it was no longer needed, the government would take it back at a low price.

In addition, according to the local regulations of Kunzhou, men over the age of 14 can get 14 acres of vegetable fields, and girls over the age of [-] can get [-] acres of mulberry and hemp fields.

The Kun people are also treated equally, and if they want to become farmers, they can also get land.

However, the tradition of the Kun people is hunting and fishing, and now they are gradually turning to animal husbandry. Kunzhou, Jingzhou and nearby islands have enough resources, and their demand for land is not very strong.

At this time, more than 2000 men, women and children stood in an open space in the center of the county seat, and the atmosphere was very lively.

A tall wooden platform has been set up in the square, soldiers are standing on both sides of the wooden platform, and several officials on the wooden platform are ready.

There is a large wooden box on a big table in front of them, and there are more than [-] small wooden signs in the box, and the small wooden signs are written with the land number. When the time comes, each family will send a person to come up and feel a sign from the wooden box, and then according to the According to the land number on the wooden sign, go outside the city to find the corresponding plot. Of course, there are usually officials to guide you.

Fan Ning came on horseback and hurried up the wooden platform from behind. Several officials rushed forward to salute. Fan Ning looked at the turbulent crowd below and asked, "Are you ready?"

Today's host is Jiang Han, the magistrate of the county. He quickly said: "Yesterday, the order cards have been distributed to each household. Everyone understands that it is based on drawing lots, and they will not rush to them."

Everyone has considered everything carefully. If the order of going on stage is not determined in advance, everyone will rush forward, and something will happen.

Fanning nodded, "Then let's get started!"

Jiang Han stepped forward and shouted: "Everyone be quiet!"

The crowd gradually quieted down, and Jiang Han pointed to the big wooden box and said loudly: "One person from each household touches a sign on the stage, only one sign is allowed, and then everyone can go outside the city, there will be officials there to guide the location of the land, please come here NO.50 is on stage."

Immediately, fifty peasants rushed out from the crowd. They were led onto the stage by the soldiers, and they would take the wooden token from the wooden box in full view. Jiang Han said to the crowd: "Each person is only allowed to touch one wooden token. If you have two cards, you will be disqualified, and the land will be allocated by the government, which will be relatively remote. I hope everyone can abide by the rules and don’t do things that you regret.”

Everyone nodded. Farmer No. [-] touched a sign and looked at Jiang Han. Jiang Han smiled and said, "I don't know where the land is. You can look for it outside the city. There will be officials there to help you find it. go!"

The farmer immediately ran off the stage and ran out of the city with his family. With someone taking the lead, the drawing of lots became very smooth. Almost every farmer who caught the wooden sign immediately rushed out of the gate with his family.

In just one hour, the drawing of cards was over, the people in the square were basically gone, and Fan Ning hurried out of the city with the officials.

This is the first land distribution for immigrants, and the success of this land distribution has an extremely important benchmarking effect on the continued arrival of immigrants in the future, and the government attaches great importance to it from top to bottom.

On the endless wilderness on the north bank of the Xiaotang River, groups of people with their wives, children, and children can be seen everywhere looking for their own land.

More than a dozen officials and soldiers on horseback were helping the people to confirm the land. Although the scene was tense and busy, there was no panic, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Many old farmers cried bitterly on their own land. It was their extreme love and thirst for the land that made them leave their homes and travel across the oceans to this overseas land thousands of miles away. Although this is a foreign country, but The excitement and joy of finally getting a piece of land of their own made many people lose control of their emotions.

There are also many impatient farmers who have already started digging ditches and building ridges with hoes.

At this time, Fan Ning saw an old farmer he knew, the old man who was going to dig a pit to make a latrine on the first day. He was lying on the ground, carefully identifying the soil quality.

Fan Ning immediately stepped forward and laughed, "Is this the old man's land?"

As soon as the old man looked up, he recognized Fan Ning immediately. He was a little embarrassed, stood up and scratched his head and said, "This is the sign my son touched!"

Fan Ning looked up at the river in the distance. His land seat was not bad. In the second row by the river, a strong young man was digging a canal with several other people in the distance.

"Is that your son?"

"Yes! My son, daughter-in-law, grandson and granddaughter, there are five people in total. We have discussed and plan to live in the village. I am still not used to living in the city."

Fan Ning nodded, and asked with a smile, "What does the old man plan to plant?"

"I brought some Buddha bean seeds and plan to plant dozens of acres of Buddha beans first."

Buddha beans are broad beans, which were widely planted in the Song Dynasty, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. Fan Ning’s father had planted a lot in the past. He was a little puzzled, “Isn’t Buddha beans planted at the end of February and early March? Isn’t it too late to plant now? .”

"Not too late! Not too late!"

The old man hurriedly said: "The climate here is a month later than that in Song Dynasty, and many crops can be planted in time."

"Then what are you going to plant?"

"I also brought some wheat seeds. I guess it's too late, so I didn't bring other seeds."

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "There are radishes, wax gourds, etc. at the government office, and there are about [-] kinds of seeds of crops. I can also plant some other things."

The old man was overjoyed, "Then how do I apply?"

"At night! Officials will come to register from door to door. Since my husband is going to the countryside, he will also register at night. He will go to choose the land in two days. You can choose the house yourself."

The old man thanked him repeatedly. At this time, he suddenly remembered something again, and asked cautiously: "When we got on the boat this time, we saw a lot of donkeys brought in. Senior officials, is it possible for us to share one of them? It's really inconvenient to walk. .”

Since food and daily necessities do not need to be replenished, the cargo ships from Song Dynasty basically transported livestock, such as cattle, sheep, donkeys and mules. The quantity is relatively large, but not every household can share one head. This time More than 600 households are certainly enough, but what next?There are still thousands of households who want to move to Kunzhou, what should they do?Therefore, this batch of livestock is mainly used for breeding, and when the number is sufficient, each family can be considered to have a share.

Fan Ning smiled and said: "If the old man needs it, he can go to the government to register, and when the female donkey has a calf, he can arrange one for the old man's family. It is not possible now, the number is not enough, and we will not distribute it for the time being."

"Okay then! I'll register tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)