It is difficult for the farmer's sister

Chapter 586 Settle the Retired Soldiers
Su Rui invited Mrs. Peng who came to pay New Year's greetings to sit down, "Mrs. Peng, you are the first one to come again."

Mrs. Peng sat down with a smile, "Staying at home is also staying, so I thought I could chat with you if I came earlier."

Su Rui nodded with a smile, and said to Peng Yin, "Peng Yin, don't be cautious, go and play with Qiaoer and the others."

Peng Yin stood up and saluted, and said with a smile, "Just now Wan'er said that they have fun, but Yin'er has never played with them, so Yin'er went to play with them."

Su Rui signaled, "Go, there are so many people, you can play together, you don't have to sit here and watch us all the time."

Mrs. Peng couldn't help but praised, "Mrs. Meng, you are the one who dotes on younger sisters the most among the older sisters I have ever met."

Su Rui smiled and said, "The age at which a woman can relax is only a few years. I can't control what life she will live in her husband's house, but I can give her the happiest life in her natal family."

Mrs. Peng was silent for a moment when she heard the words, yes, she has also experienced the hardships of women after they get married.

Looking at Peng Yin who was learning how to play cards not far away, Mrs. Peng thought to herself that in the next few years, she would also make her daughter's life easier.

Most of Meng Mingzhou's subordinates are married and have children, and they all bring their children with them when they come to pay New Year's greetings. Su Rui is not stingy, and each child gave a red envelope of silver and peanuts, and the children were very excited to accept it.

Can you not be excited?After all, not all families can earn as much money as Su Rui, and they are so confident. Most of them only give them one or two hundred pocket money a month at home...

The second day of junior high school was the day to go back to her natal family, Su Rui didn't want to run back to Sujia Village, because it was too far away, and secondly, there was nothing to go back to. Anyway, for New Year's greetings, Su Zhong had sent her back with the servants on the first day of junior high school.

In the third year of junior high school, the students from the government school made an appointment to pay New Year's greetings to their husband and the dean, so early in the morning, Su Chenrui, Meng Mingxu and Ren Yanjun brought gifts and left early.

Su Chennan also prepared a gift, and when Peng Qian and Feng Ting called him, they went to the academy to pay New Year's greetings to their husband.

Peng Yin and Feng Yuehua also brought gifts to Ye Xiu, who is a master, to pay New Year's greetings, and Ye Xiu kept them in the guest house.

Su Ying and the others also prepared gifts for Ren Yanping, but instead of staying in the guest courtyard, they came to the main courtyard to accompany Su Rui.

"I really don't need anyone to accompany me. Why don't you go and play with Peng Yin? Didn't they just come?"

Su Rui is very helpless, everyone has something to do today, she is still very happy thinking that she can finally be quiet, but the three younger sisters always feel lonely and want to be with her, but she really doesn't need it, she wants to be alone ····
Su Ying was unmoved, but instead asked, "Elder Sister, why does Eldest Brother-in-law still have to go to work when you are taking a rest these few days?"

"Your eldest brother-in-law hasn't finished the work of years ago, so I just took a break to talk to Mr. Liu."

She knew why, Meng Mingzhou didn't hide it from her, he told her that night, and asked her at that time, how to accommodate those disabled retired soldiers who had no income and no land.

Su Qiao played with the silver peanut in her hand, "Sister, I heard that the South Street is very lively these days."

Su Rui raised her eyebrows, "I heard? Who did you hear from?"

Su Qiao didn't even think about it, "It's Mr. Feng, didn't he send Feng Ting and Yuehua here just now? I happened to meet him, and I heard what he said."

Su Ruixin said that the Second Young Master Feng seemed a little too enthusiastic about his third sister, but seeing that his sister didn't seem to have any ideas, or maybe she hadn't figured it out yet, since she didn't think about anything, then she didn't point it out.

"Well, do you want to go?"

Su Wan wanted to go, but she was still a bit shy about the excitement, "Yes, can I?"

Su Rui smiled, "If you want to go, elder sister, let someone tell your elder brother-in-law, and ask him to send someone to accompany us."

Su Ying hadn't gone shopping for a long time, and said, "Then let's go?"

Meng Mingzhou was in the study in Master Liu's mansion in Zhizhou. After talking about the opinions he and Su Rui had given him, he asked, "Master Feng, Master Liu, what do you think?"

My fellow acquaintance, Mr. Feng, was silent for a while before nodding, "Yes, yes, but where do they all live?"

Master Liu frowned, "Not only is it for living, but also what do they eat? The imperial court did not provide any relief food, and the food stored in the government office is not enough to eat."

Meng Mingzhou thought for a moment, knocked on the table and suggested, "There is nearly [-] kilometers of wasteland outside the city, and that wasteland is the land of the government office. I mean, that land is enough to settle them and their families."

"The area close to the official road is divided for them to live in. The area near the river can be used for breeding and farming. If there is no food to eat before the summer harvest, we will raise food. As for the tax on wasteland, it will be exempt from tax for the first three years, and after three years will be harvested. Enough."

Lord Feng felt that Meng Mingzhou was a little naive in wanting to post, so he frowned and asked, "The use of the wasteland also requires money, who will pay for this money? And who will raise the money? How do you raise it when there is no disaster?"

Meng Mingzhou didn't care about Master Feng's tone, "Didn't I say it? Let them breed. There is a big lake in the wasteland west of the city. They can raise ducks and geese."

"A family doesn't say how much they raise, even if a family has ten. In the first half of the year, the yamen will come forward to collect those ducks and geese, and then the cost of the wasteland will be removed. Not to mention the remaining money, at least the cost of a few acres of land will be total. Do you have it?"

"Moreover, ducks and geese will rush to the lake every day, so they can forage for themselves, and they don't need to eat much food, and the burden of keeping them is not heavy."

Master Feng pondered for a moment and asked, "Who will buy the duck and goose seedlings?"

Meng Mingzhou looked at Master Liu with a smile, "It depends on whether Master Liu is willing or not."

Mr. Liu took a deep breath, "Our government can pay for the purchase first, and after the adult ducks and geese are sold, we will get back the money for the ducklings and goose seedlings."

Meng Mingzhou nodded, "Among the corrupt officials, didn't they collect more than 2000 catties of grain when they were speculators? First eat a big pot of rice, and after everyone has divided their positions according to their families and built a house, then divide the remaining grain equally. give them."

Master Feng took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "That's not enough for more than 30 people. It takes at least half a year for two hundred people."

Meng Mingzhou smiled, "Didn't I say that earlier? You can raise food, of course not from ordinary people, but from official families."

Master Liu was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?"

Meng Mingzhou played with the tea bowl, and said casually, "We all know that the imperial court wants the states to properly accommodate the soldiers who have come down from the battlefield, but outsiders don't know."

"Master Liu can write a notice and post it at the gates of each city and yamen, saying how much the imperial court values ​​disabled soldiers who have come down from the battlefield..."

"Send someone to publicize it on the street, saying that there is an official donation..."

"Smart people don't need to ask, they will take the initiative to ask you to donate."

(End of this chapter)