Kai Fu Han

Chapter 431
"Overall, Qingzhou's grain output is expected to be at least [-]% lower than Denglai." The official introduced to Liu Xinqi.

"The water level is so low?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"The estimated statistics are dry land versus dry land and irrigated land versus irrigated land. Therefore, the yield of irrigated land here will be more than [-]% lower than that of irrigated land in Dengzhou. Moreover, the proportion of irrigated land here is also lower than that of Dengzhou. .” The official replied: “The main gap lies in the intensive cultivation and fertilization of crops. Since the agricultural tools are far different from those in Denglai, individual work efficiency is much lower, and the use of farmyard manure is also insufficient.”

"What else?" Liu Xin asked.

"There is also the fact that farmers do not have a high desire for a high yield. If there is a high yield, the taxes collected by the landlords will also increase, which will be thankless in the end. Therefore, after years of review, the farmers have chosen a more appropriate yield range." The official said. .

Liu Xinqi nodded.

This situation is also reflected in the piece-rate wage system in later generations of factories.

Workers can raise the daily output higher, but when the boss finds that the workers earn more, he will lower the piece rate wage.In the mind of the boss, there is an upper and lower limit for the wages given to workers. If the upper limit is exceeded, the piece rate wage will be reduced.If most people exceed the lower limit, piece-rate wages will be increased as appropriate to improve workers' work enthusiasm.

Therefore, in later generations of factories, workers who take the initiative to significantly increase daily output will be disliked by other workers.Because a substantial increase in daily output will indirectly affect the wages of workers in the entire factory.

The same principle applies to tenant farmers in feudal society.

Landowners have a mental upper limit for the income of tenant farmers. If the tenant farmers produce a good harvest, the landlord will increase the rent. This will eventually lead to a lack of motivation for farmers to cultivate intensively and affect the total food output of the entire society.

"How do the farmers who have been allocated their land improve their perception of our Xinghan League?" Liu Xinqi changed the topic.

"There are some expectations, but overall there is still a lack of confidence. Most people are worried that if we cannot stand, we will be reckoned with by the autumn. They just want to make a profit in the summer harvest first." The official replied.

At this time, Liu Xinqi and others had already reached the village, and there were only some old people and children left in the village who were unable to work.

Liu Xinqi took out some candies and distributed them to the children who were standing far away, shrinking and watching everyone. For a moment, the children's laughter burst out on the village road, and the whole village seemed much more lively.

"So, it is estimated that for this summer's harvest, apart from grain taxes and land rent, it will be more difficult for our Xinghan League to purchase grain here." Liu Xinqi said.

"Yes, the Government Affairs Council also speculated that farmers should save food to cope with future changes in the situation." The official nodded.

I touched the head of a trembling child who came over and begged for candy. The child must have just learned to walk. The elderly at home stood a dozen steps away and did not dare to come forward.

He took out a candy and stuffed it into the child's mouth.

The toddler tasted the sweetness and his happy little eyes narrowed.

"Go back to your grandma." Liu Xinqi said. The child turned around and walked away shakily. As he walked, he let out babbling laughter.

"It doesn't matter, even if it's just land rent and grain tax, it's enough to support our steady strategy here." Liu Xinqi said.

Most of the land in Weizhou and Qingzhou was confiscated to the gentry and landlords who participated in the resistance, so the land belonged to the Xinghan League and was public land.According to the "Xinghan League Land Law Regulations", farmers must rent public land for 20 consecutive years before these lands will be owned by the farmers themselves.

Therefore, more than 250% of the land in these two states will be handed over to the Xinghan League. 250% of the harvest will be given to the Xinghan League.The cultivated land in a state is about 7000 million yuan. Counting Mizhou, Yizhou and Zizhou, which will also undergo land reform in the future, the total is 370 million yuan. The grain tax plus land rent per mu of land should average [-] kilograms, and the total can be received The grain tax is [-] kilograms, [-] million shi.

Without the gentry and landlords as "middlemen", the scale of grain taxes will become very large.

At this time, a middle-aged man walked back quickly from outside the village. His greeting could be heard from a distance: "My lord, make atonement. The grassroots were weeding in the fields outside the village and failed to greet him in time."

"Leader, this is the temporary village chief of this village. The previous village chief was arrested." The official introduced to Liu Xinqi in a low voice.

When the village chief came closer, the official introduced Liu Xinqi to him.

"This is the leader of our Xinghan League." Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man quickly dropped the farm tools in his hands and knelt down: "Your Majesty, please atone for your sins. The common people have been rude."

This sentence called "King" made Liu Xinqi speechless. It seems that in this man's concept, the Xinghan League is a rebel organization, and the leader of the organization is the "King".If the rebellion succeeds, he becomes king and emperor; if the rebellion fails, he becomes the rebel leader.

"Get up."

The man kowtowed before he dared to stand up. After he stood up, he did not dare to look Liu Xinqi in the face.

This cautious attitude made Liu Xinqi no longer have any desire to make things happen. It is estimated that the more words he said, the more worried he would be.

"Take good care of the villagers in the village. After the summer harvest is safely through, everyone can live a good life."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

"Okay, we're going back."

"Farewell to the King."

……

Outside Xintai City, Jiao Rui and his men were resting.

According to the plan, Jiao Rui needed to take people to Linyi to join Liu Xin'ang, and then choose to attack Chengxian or Feixian first. However, after Jiao Rui saw the defense of Xintai County, he had other ideas in mind.

Although there are defenders on the city wall, they are in a lazy state.

The officers and soldiers at the gate of the city didn't check the pedestrians entering and leaving the city, and simply let them go after charging the gate fee. At this moment, Jiao Rui saw several large carts, but the drivers didn't even get out of the carts, and directly entered the city after paying the money.

"The battalion commander has an idea?" the deputy battalion commander asked.

The special operations battalion only passed by Xintai and was far away when it circled the city. It was not yet exposed to the sight of the defenders.

"Xintai is the city in the middle of the defense line, with Laiwu to the north and Surabaya to the southwest. If we leave it for the final attack, we may face Yanzhou's support, and it will be a tough battle." Jiao Rui said.

"But even if we capture it, we can't defend it. It's far away from Yidu and Linyi."

"This opportunity is rare." Jiao Rui pointed to the lax defense at the city gate.

"You decide, we all listen to you." The deputy battalion commander understood that Jiao Rui was tempted.

"I just don't know how many defenders there are in the city." Jiao Rui said.

"It's simple, just send someone in to investigate."

"Okay, find a smaller warrior and go into the city to investigate."

The special operations battalion is full of soldiers, all of whom have strong physiques. They are much stronger than ordinary people. As spies, it is easy to reveal their secrets.

However, there are always a few people who are special. They are originally short, but with the addition of a general card, the main added attribute is also speed. In the end, the improvement in stature is not much different from that of ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)