Mingmen Family

Chapter 41 The Red Deed
Ye Yaming read the contract again.

She mainly wanted to see if there was any liability for breach of contract.

But there is no such item in Dajin's contract.What is different from modern contracts is that there are guarantors in the contract.In the column of the guarantor, the word "Lizheng" was written invariably.

The so-called guarantor is the transfer of responsibility.That is, A borrows B 100 taels of silver, and C guarantees it.If A fails to pay the due date, B can collect the debt from C.

In the administrative management organization of Dajin, one hundred households is one li, five li is one township, and each li is home to one person.This Lizheng is equivalent to the modern village chief.

The tea in the south of the Yangtze River does not only come from one mountain, but a group of mountains.The heights of the mountains vary, and the radius is about ten miles.The villages that cooperate with the Ye family are all adjacent, and are within the jurisdiction of the two Lizhengs.

Lizheng holds the right to pay taxes and assign corvees, and this contract is guaranteed by Lizheng, which is somewhat guaranteed.After all, none of these tenants would dare to offend Li Zheng.

But it is not necessarily guaranteed.After all, even if some tenants breached the contract, it is impossible for the Ye family to hold Lizheng accountable.After offending Li Zheng, it would be difficult for the Ye family to reserve tea in that area.The tea received may also be good or bad, and has been tampered with.

Anyway, this contract, it's fine.Once something happens, it will only be the Ye family who will suffer.

Ye Yaming told Ye Chongming and Ye Hongchang about his scruples.

The two were shocked again.

"This contract has been signed like this since my great-grandfather." Ye Chongming rubbed his face, not knowing whether to call it a fluke or feel ashamed.

"Then what should we do?" Ye Hongchang asked.

Ye Yaming asked: "This contract is a white contract, right?"

The contract is divided into white contract and red contract.For the Bai Qi, the two parties find a middleman to be a witness, and the three parties sign and pledge, and the contract is completed.This kind of contract does not need to go to the government to pay taxes, and there is no official legal guarantee, but relies on the moral constraints of the people.

The red deed is to file with the government, pay taxes and fees, and be protected by law.Once the other party fails to perform the contract, they will be arrested by the government and held accountable.

Ye Chongming nodded: "Yes."

Now he understood what Ye Yaming meant, shook his head and said, "But if you want to become a red deed, it's difficult!"

As the saying goes: "The yamen is open, don't come in if you have a reason and no money." The ancient people were afraid of the yamen from the bottom of their bones.In addition, the mountains are far away from the county government, and the transportation is inconvenient, so the tenants will not go to the county government to sign a red contract with him.

He thought that Ye Yaming was not clear, so he told her about the problems one by one.

Ye Yaming also knew it was difficult.But if liquidated damages are added to the contract, it will be even less operable.

If the liquidated damages paid are small, Meng Chengwei's tampering will not be prevented at all.There are too many liquidated damages that can be paid, and the tenants are not willing to sign at all.

After all, tea is something that depends on the sky, and no one can guarantee that they will be able to deliver so much tea to the Ye family.It was written in black and white on the contract, and if they couldn't do it, they would lose a lot of money to the Ye family. How could they sign it?
Anyway, their tea is easy to sell.Even if no one pays the reservation fee, it is completely feasible for them to sell directly to the sales department.It's just a loss of income.

Compared with the risk of going bankrupt, they would rather earn less than sign such a risky contract.

Another one, even if liquidated damages are written on it.They really breached the contract, and it is a big problem if they want to be held accountable.Not to mention that this is a society of personal feelings, and the laws are not perfect, even in the modern age with sound laws, it is difficult for ordinary people to go to court.

And when there was a dispute between the Ye family and the tenants, Li Zheng must first protect the interests of the tenants.After all, they are folks.

So we still have to work hard on the red contract.The common people are afraid of the yamen, so this paper contract is filed in the yamen, and the tenants are told that if they violate the contract, they will be arrested by the guards and put in jail, and they will not violate the contract no matter how much money others give them.

Ye Yaming said: "There is no need to deal directly with the tenants. Let's give Lizheng a sum of money and ask him to go to the yamen to sign the red deeds on behalf of the tenants. Nothing has happened for so many years, so I got a sum of money for nothing. He is very happy. Furthermore, this white deed has become a red deed, which is also a layer of protection for Li Zheng, the guarantor."

Ye Chongming frowned and asked, "You mean, keep the tenants from knowing, only let them sign the contract, and then Li Zheng and I will go to the yamen to make the contract red?"

Doing so would be unfair.Once the farmers know about it, the good reputation of the Ye family for so many years will be ruined.

Ye Yaming shook his head: "Of course you have to make it clear to them. You first talk to Li Zheng, and just say that it was initiated by the yamen. Then you will give a gift or silver to the farmers who sign the red contract. Anyway, they don't need it." Paying taxes, and they don't need to go to the yamen, I think the tenants will agree to change the white deed to the red deed for this gift."

Ye Chongming's eyes gradually brightened.

He patted the armrest: "This method is feasible."

Li Zheng was definitely willing to change the white deed to the red deed.Over the years, there are more and more foreign tea merchants, and the temptation is getting bigger and bigger. Lizheng is also very worried about which family will be deceived by lard and will break the contract.When the time comes, the trouble will have to be found on him.Once it was changed to a red contract, his risk immediately decreased.

How could he not be happy if there was another sum of money to thank him?
And as long as Li Zheng is willing to help Ye Jiayuan make such an argument, and help the Ye family convince the tenants, and the tenants have a gift, naturally they will not disagree.

"Do you want to go up the mountain with me to do this?" He asked Ye Yaming.

Having done things all his life and getting old, Ye Chongming actually felt that Ye Yaming was with him, so he felt at ease.

Ye Yaming shook his head, and said seriously to the two: "Grandfather, Meng Chengwei will not only tamper with tea reservations, but may also make a fuss about personal safety. Once my cousin or I fall into his hands, I will be humiliated by him." , ruined the reputation, then the Ye family will have to be blackmailed, and finally fell into his hands."

"So during this period of time, I'm not the only one not going out. It's best for the girls in the family to stay at home and not go anywhere. Grandfather, you should also bring more guards with you when you go out to ensure your own safety."

Ye Chongming and Ye Hongchang's hearts trembled again, and their backs felt chills.

Ye Chongming let out a long sigh: "God bless, our Ye family is lucky to have Ming'er."

Otherwise, everything would fall into Meng Chengwei's trap.

If Ye Hongchang said that when he first heard his father talk about Ye Yaming, he was a little skeptical, thinking that his father was exaggerating.Now I really feel Ye Yaming's power.

He felt that his father's previous worries were really unnecessary.

With such a person, does he dare to fight against her and compete with her?Ye Yaming really wanted the property of the Ye family, as long as she used her little brain, the big house would be wiped out, and all the property would fall into the hands of the second room.Ye Yaming is willing to live in peace with Dafang, so Dafang burns incense.

He will go back later and ask his wife and son if he has offended Ye Yaming during this time.If so, you must sincerely apologize to her.

(End of this chapter)