I'm the lord of the alien world

Chapter 29 Bargaining
"My Lord Baron was able to exterminate 72 pirates, this is the blessing of Yanling County, I am very pleased.

Therefore, I specially won military merit for you and applied for a nomination.

This matter has just been done, and you came just in time, so you can take it back. "Zhang Hongjiang said lukewarmly, and asked Master Zhou Tong to bring over the official documents.

"Thank you Master Zhang for your support!" Tang Wen clasped his hands.

"My lord, you are being polite. They are all working for the royal family, as they should be." Zhang Hongjiang said lightly.

"Master Zhang, the captain of Lord Tang's personal guard was arrested by Kang Qingfeng of the Six Doors. He is now in our prison, can you..." Yang Yungang opened his mouth, Zhang Hongjiang frowned and waved his hands, "Captain Yang, This official is burning his ass now, how can I care about this?"

"Well, the subordinate is incompetent and cannot share the worries of the adults." Yang Yun said with a face of shame.

"Just now Catcher Yang also told me about the military pay, the Great Qin country brazenly attacked our Great Chu, burning, killing, looting and committing all sorts of crimes.

Tang Wen, I am a member of the royal family of Chu State, so of course I have to contribute to the royal family.

I only hate Tang Wen because I have no strength to restrain a chicken, but I have no strength to go to the battlefield. " Tang Wen said.

"Now all the gentry in the city are giving generously, and they are just like you. They want to go to the battlefield, but they are powerless to kill thieves.

However, the higher-ups have sent a lot of food, grass and horses to our county, with millions of taels of silver.

As long as you still have money in hand, you should do something for the country.

Lord Tang, don't you think so? "Zhang Hongjiang asked.

"Of course, of course, this, in fact, I have already talked to Yang Butou some time ago, and I want to donate some money to serve the country.

It's just that, now that his subordinates have been arrested, Mr. Zhang must understand the style of the Six Doors.

I'm afraid of being beaten into a cripple by them. Who will protect me then? " Tang Wen said.

"Hehe, it may not be effective even if the official comes forward, you have to have the ability yourself, sir.

Otherwise, if you are the Earl, it will be easier for me to speak up again.

Otherwise, they won't take you seriously, and the official's speech will naturally be useless. "Zhang Hongjiang smiled.

"Is this true?" Tang Wen looked at Zhang Hongjiang intently, knowing that he probably had discussed this matter with Yang Butou.

Its purpose is nothing more than to use Qiao Xiao's affairs to force him to donate more money to solve their urgent needs.

Of course, if Tang Wen didn't agree immediately, he was also bargaining.

"If Ferguson is so desperate to defend the country, I, Zhang Hongjiang, will put up with this old face and give up, and I have to talk to Six Doors." Zhang Hongjiang said.

"How much military exploits does it take for me to become an earl?" Tang Wen asked.

"Master Zhou, do you want to do the math?" Zhang Hongjiang's lips twitched, and he turned to ask Tongdao Zhou.

Zhou Tong took out his abacus and started to figure it out, and soon he replied, "About 17 taels, still a third-class earl."

"Didn't Catcher Yang say 10 taels before? Why is there an extra 7 taels?" Tang Wen asked.

"Hehe, Lord Tang, you may have misunderstood.

I'm talking about 10 taels for a first-class viscount to be promoted to a third-class earl, but you are only a second-class baron now.

If a second-class baron is promoted to a first-class man, he will have to pay 1 taels of silver, while a first-class baron will have to add 5000 taels to be promoted to a third-class viscount.

For the third-class Viscount to be promoted to the second-class, another 2 taels will be added, which is 5000 taels.

Going up...and so on, counting to the third-class earl, it would be more than 17 taels. "Yang Butou laughed.

"In this way, the promotion to the first-class earl is several 10 taels of silver. Then the marquis will pay it back. There are not millions of taels that cannot be taken down." Tang Wen snorted.

"Hehe, the first-class uncle can't get 10 taels, who is the Hou Ye, he is a Marquis.

It costs 30 taels for a third-class uncle to be promoted to a second-class uncle, 70 taels for a second-class uncle to be promoted to a first-class uncle, and 400 million taels for a first-class uncle to be promoted to a third-class uncle.

My lord, please think about it, there are several thousand nobles in Dachu, but how many are the marquis?

Moreover, most of them are members of the royal family of Chu State. How many foreign surnames are there? "Zhang Hongjiang said with a smile.

"It's too much, 17 taels, alas... I'm powerless." Tang Wen sighed.

"This officer also understands that when your Tang family moved from Liangzhou to Koh Samui, everything is difficult at the beginning.

Koh Samui is still a deserted island, so I will collect a little tax this year, but next year I will have to follow the rules and not collect this year's tax.

It's all for the court, not to mention, the court belongs to you nobles.

We are all your slaves, serving you. "Zhang Hongjiang spoke very slickly.

"But it's really hard for me to get 17 taels?" Tang Wen said.

"Hehe, go back and think about it carefully. However, the people from the six doors may be involved. If there is a trial tonight, your subordinates will suffer a lot.

Talent is rare. I heard that Qiao Xiao is quite skilled.

Although our Great Chu has many fighters, there are not many masters.

Now it is another famine year, rioters are rampant, and robbers are running around.

Even if you have tens of thousands of family properties, if no one can protect your life, what's the use of keeping it? "Zhang Hongjiang said.

"If Lord Zhang agrees to bail him out, I'll go all out." Tang Wen gritted his teeth on purpose.

"Aren't you forcing me?" Zhang Hongjiang snorted.

"Master Zhang, Lord Tang is also in a hurry." Catcher Yang said from the side.

"Forget it, you are anxious and I am also anxious. The matter of food and grass is about to kill me. If it is not a big deal, I will agree to you." Zhang Hongjiang waved his hands.

"This is 17 taels, please keep it safe." Tang Wen immediately took out the banknote.

Zhang Hongjiang was stunned, and said with a wry smile, "Well, Mr. Tang, you are fooling me."

"This is more than half of my Tang family's net worth, alas... who told Qiao Xiao to be so loyal to me?
The money was originally intended to be used for land reclamation and farming in Koh Samui, but now the money is gone.

The matter of opening up wasteland and farming has to be postponed, and I ask Mr. Zhang to be sympathetic to the Tang family.

Can this year's tax be waived? "Tang Wen also has a bitter face, and I just act with you when you are acting."

"It's definitely not possible, don't tell me that Zhang Hongjiang is playing for selfishness, when that happens, my top will fly away.

However, it is indeed difficult for you, which can be halved.

To make a point, I will charge you two thousand dans of grain, but next year at least [-] dans. "Zhang Hongjiang said.

"Eight thousand tannins, Mr. Zhang, you know that because the barren land that has just been reclaimed on the island is barren, only two or three tannins of grain can be harvested per mu of land.

According to such a tax, we have to reclaim at least tens of thousands of acres of land?
Otherwise, it will all be handed over, and nearly a thousand people in my Tang family will all starve to death.

It is simply impossible to reclaim so many fields in a short period of time.

Because we are short of people? " Tang Wen said.

The yield of rice per mu in the Great Chu State is only about three or four dans, and good paddy fields are needed. The yield per mu of ordinary paddy fields cannot even reach four dans of grain.

"Lack of people? Can't recruit people if you have money?" Zhang Hongjiang was taken aback and asked.

"Of course I can recruit people if I have money. However, I just contributed 17 taels to the court. I don't have much silver in my family. It is impossible to buy a large number of servants." Tang Wen shook his head.

"Why sell it? You can rent the land to them," Zhang Hongjiang said.

"Where is Tian?" Tang Wen asked.

"You don't have Koh Samui, just open up wasteland.

At that time, you can sign a contract with the tenants and ask them to cultivate them.

In the first year they don't need to collect rent, and in the second year they charge less. In this way, they are willing to reclaim wasteland. "Zhang Hongjiang said.

"They are all starving to death, how can they still have the energy to open up wasteland, and it is impossible to wait until next year's harvest.

How can I form a tenant with them without a field?If you don't have to pay the 17 taels.

I still have some leftovers to support them to reclaim the land first, but now it's not enough. Tang Wen shook his head and said, after making such a big circle with Zhang Hongjiang, he just wanted to use his strength to attract some people.

Otherwise, what are thousands of dan grains worth?
Moreover, Tang Wen's mind was not on food at all.

Although the yield per mu of modern hybrid rice is three or four times that of Chu State, the profit of grain is not high.

It is simply impossible to make a fortune from it. Tang Wen's goal is to plant and breed.

For example, the profit of growing medicinal materials is much higher than that of growing grain.

The air in the Great Chu Dynasty contained aura, and the medicinal materials grown were full of aura, and the growth rate was much faster than that of modern society.

At that time, the medicinal materials will be mature, and they will be sold in the Dadong Republic, and they will definitely be sold at a good price.

Even selling it to those alchemists and pharmacists in Dachu, or to pharmacies, can make a lot of money.

Because, the Great Chu Kingdom has not planted this concept yet.

Even with this kind of concept, they can't cultivate seedlings, and the planting technology in modern society has matured early.

Therefore, their medicinal materials are all wild, which is why there is a profession of professional herbal pickers.

(End of this chapter)