Crossing the wasteland: Farming and peasant girls can't be provoked

Chapter 327 Alliance
Lu Tingjie sent someone to check the status of the county magistrates in several surrounding counties. The county magistrate of Changning County in Lin County is a good official who loves the people. He couldn't sleep for several days worrying about the tax increase.

Lu Tingjie personally went to Changning County to persuade Li Ji, the magistrate of Changning County.

Li Ji heard that the county magistrate Lu of Yuanling County came to visit and greeted him personally.Lu Tingjie also made a lot of preparations this time. He had a chat with Li Ji and laid out various pros and cons. Finally, Li Ji agreed to work with Yuanling County to fight against Shangguan's oppression of the people.

Lu Tingjie was very happy to see an ally coming over, "Brother Li, don't worry, the defenders in Yuanling County are already on our side. Even if Governor Xue sends troops to suppress us, we are not afraid. Our army in Yuanling County has enough capabilities Against all invading enemies."

Li Ji said: "What are you afraid of? If you keep submitting, the people will have no way out. It's better to fight. Besides, Governor Xue may not dare to send troops to attack us. Now there are riots all over the place. It's all about the officials forcing the people to rebel. The common people Life can't go on, if you don't, you have to die.

Even if Prefect Xue wanted to attack us, he might not have that many troops.Maybe they dare to bully the people so blatantly because they are our superiors. "

Lu Tingjie nodded and said: "You're right, we have also sent people to investigate, and Governor Xue can only mobilize less than 1 troops. If he doesn't ask the court for help, he doesn't have the strength to fight us at all.

Moreover, according to investigations, Prefect Xue raised taxes privately, so he didn't dare to ask the court for help.If we report their actions, they will not be able to explain to the court.So we don't have to worry at all.This year I will give your county some more high-yield seeds, and I will also send people to teach you how to plant some new crops. "

Li Ji was very happy when he heard the words, "That's great. I heard that a gentleman surnamed Liu contributed a lot of high-yielding grain seeds and new crops in Yuanling County, so Yuanling County can accommodate so many refugees?"

Lu Tingjie said proudly: "That's right, it's not just the grain because of Mr. Liu's bumper harvest, but many shops in our Yuanling County are also opened by Mr. Liu. Soy sauce, miso sauce, etc. are all made by Mr. Liu. Now Merchants from all over the country come to our Yuanling County to buy these things.

Jing Yi is looking at the ledger in the study.Nowadays, the business of several workshops and shops is very good, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are making money every day.Jingyi has to look at the account book every month.

An An can speak now. Although she can't speak too long sentences, it's no problem to speak a few words in succession.

Lu Tingjie laughed and said, "Uncle went out this time and brought a gift for An An."

After a while, Lu Tingjie gave the child to Qiao Yan and entered the house.

Li Ji said: "Brother Lu Xian, I want to pay a visit to Mr. Liu in a few days. I wonder if it is convenient?"

When Lu Tingjie entered the courtyard gate, he hugged An An who was running and playing in the courtyard and kissed him a few times, "An An, do you miss Uncle?"

Jing Yi happened to be in the county seat, so Lu Tingjie went to find Jing Yi that day.

Jing Yi nodded, "When Li Ji comes, let's call uncle, and then discuss with Li Ji, and let Li Ji try to resettle the refugees from other places. We can support those who don't have enough food, and we need to expand our population as much as possible, so that we can expand Our source of troops.

The sweet potatoes you planted can produce more than 4000 catties per mu, even if the yield of other people's plants reaches two to three thousand catties, it is very high yield.How many people have to be saved from starvation?Potatoes and sweet potatoes, as long as we collect reasonable taxes, the lives of ordinary people will be much better.What are we afraid of when we have the support of the people? "

Jing Yi closed an account book after reading it and said: "No way, there is too much turnover every month, so I have to look at it anyway. But after the method of keeping accounts has been improved, it is much easier to read the account book now. I also We are selecting the right person to be in charge. How about you go to Changning County? Are there any results?"

Lu Tingjie said with a smile: "Then Li Ji is not a fool. Although the taxes Xue Wanhe paid for them are not as heavy as ours, they are not low. The taxes paid by the common people are already not low. If the tax is increased, the life of the common people will be improved." It is impossible to live on. Li Ji knew that if the taxes were not collected violently, those taxes would not be collected. However, if the violent taxation pushes the people into a hurry, they may rebel.

An An is very familiar with Lu Tingjie because he often sees him. The little guy's voice is very loud, and he replied childishly: "I want to."

When Lu Tingjie saw a large stack of account books on Jing Yi's desk, he smiled and said, "You are getting busier now, it's not easy to see you. I think you need to train more managers."

It was a headache for Jing Yi to read the account books kept by Mr. Accountant. Later, Jing Yi directly quoted the bookkeeping method of later generations, and trained the accountants of various workshops and shops. Now it is very easy to read the account books.

Lu Tingjie said: "Brother Li is of course welcome to come to our Yuanling County. I will tell Mr. Liu when I go back. We will sweep the couch to welcome you."

The entourage quickly took out a small windmill like the one that children play with from the basket they were carrying.

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to the entourage beside him, "Bring that windmill over here."

Lu Tingjie and Li Ji talked very happily, and the two made an agreement to form an alliance. In the future, Changning County and Yuanling County will advance and retreat together.Li Ji also and Lu Tingjie set a time to visit Yuanling County
Lu Tingjie achieved his goal and happily returned to Yuanling County.

This also drove the business of other shops.Naturally, the business tax has increased a lot.Now that we have formed an alliance, Mr. Liu will definitely make Changning County rich. "

Jing Yi nodded and said, "It would be great if Li Ji formed an alliance with us. Li Ji will see results in the second half of this year. With our help, Changning County will soon become rich. At least those farmers will not be hungry again abdomen."

Nowadays, rebellions abound everywhere, and it's not just the government forcing the people to rebel.Ordinary people can't survive, so what to do instead.As soon as I mentioned our plan, he agreed with almost no thought.We also need to help Changning County grow high-yield grain and new crops, and he is too happy to be happy.

Lu Tingjie said: "Li Ji is going to visit you in ten days, and you can just wait in the county seat when the time comes."

Lu Tingjie took over the windmill and taught An An how to play.

Our current military strength is not enough. When we expand to 20 troops and train these 20 soldiers well, then we will be invincible.Then we will not be afraid of anyone.Even if the Yi Kingdom imperial court sends a large army to suppress us, we are not afraid. "

Next, Jing Yi bought another property in the county town as a warehouse for her to store food and other materials.It is very likely that Changning County will need her to support food in the future, so it is better to prepare in advance.

This year's tax has been collected partly, and what the farmers collect is grain, so now several large warehouses in the county government are full of grain.According to the fact that they don't plan to hand over this year's tax, it will directly become the activity fund of Yuanling County.

After all, Yuanling County now has more than [-] troops to support, and food is indispensable.

(End of this chapter)