The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 99 Land annexation!

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

When Weining returned to Lantian, the snow in Guanzhong was getting heavier and heavier, and every banker was crushed by the heavy snow.

The farmers looked at their ancestral fields with sad expressions on their faces.

In a feudal society with a single industry, food was the basis for the survival of small people. Any seemingly insignificant natural disaster would lead to a major disaster, and human power could not resist God.

There is no way, the social industry is single and everyone relies on food interests, which will lead to this.

As soon as Wei Ning returned to the house, a maid came to help Wei Ning change his clothes. The red clay stove in the main room had already been heating up, making the room very warm.

Zhao Ce came over holding the letter on the bamboo slip, handed it to Wei Ning, and said: "General, this is the letter from Miss Dingxiang Qin."

This may be the last time Weining communicates with Qin Ziyu this year. It's snowing heavily in Guanzhong now, so you can imagine how difficult it was to deliver the letter.

Qin Ziyu has replied to a lot of letters this time, most of which are about running the inn. Wei Ning hasn't opened them yet.

Zhao Ce did not leave immediately, but said to Wei Ning: "Master, there are people looking for you outside. They have been waiting for you for a long time."

Wei Ning looked at Zhao Ce in confusion. Since Zhao Ce didn't recognize him, it meant that the visitor was not a common guest.

He said to Zhao Ce: "Bring him in."

"it is good!"

Not long after, a carefree man came over. Wei Ning looked at him, his heart felt warm, and he stood up to greet him, saying, "Uncle Li?"

"Why are you here?"

"Come and sit down and have some tea!"

Lao Li is Weining's benefactor. This man from Guanzhong has been taking care of him since he joined the army as a new recruit.

He was grateful to Uncle Li from the bottom of his heart.

Lao Li looked sad, waved his hand in embarrassment, and said, "I won't do it."

He rubbed his hands and said with some restraint: "Son... Chief Wei... I want to ask you a favor. Do you think it's convenient?"

Wei Ning smiled and said, "You said that our uncle and nephew would not like to be so polite."

He has never changed, he is still the same Wei Ning, and he is not proud of being knighted.

Lao Li felt a little relieved and relaxed, but he still said shyly: "I want to ask you to borrow some food."

The heavy snowfall in Guanzhong this year has affected the income of many people. It is uncertain whether they will be able to produce grain next year. Fortunately, after half a year of suffering, next year's harvest may be in vain.

Families that are more prosperous may be able to survive this winter, survive next summer's harvest, and wait for the autumn grain harvest by relying on their surplus grain savings.

If the family background is not so good, life will be very difficult.

But Lao Li was different. He had been on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang. Although he had not made any meritorious service, the emperor also gave them monetary rewards, so they would not be so strapped.

Of course, Weining didn't ask the reason. He said directly: "How much do you want? Zhao Ce, go and allocate food to Uncle Li."

Lao Li was grateful and said quickly: "I don't need much, just one stone is enough. I will pay it back next autumn when I harvest it."

Weining pressed his hands and said, "Don't talk about this."

This is the most basic respect given to a man and to maintain his self-esteem.

Weining's current emotional intelligence is constantly growing through cognitive learning. Lao Li can clearly feel that Weining's knowledge and speaking skills are improving.

He always thought that it was because Weining was in a high position that this happened.

Actually not.

Getting rich suddenly and becoming rich step by step are different concepts.

“Hey, this year’s heavy snowfall will make many people lose their land!”

"I can't bear to part with the one-third of an acre of land at home. My ancestors have relied on it for generations, so I borrowed some food to deal with it first. I'll be done with it this year."

Lao Li took a deep breath and spoke in a helpless tone.

The most likely result of this kind of natural disaster is land annexation. Farmers really have no choice but to sell their land to landlords at a low price. As tenant farmers of landlords, the self-cultivated fields of small people in feudal society will all be lost to landlords because of this extreme weather. Annexation and every natural disaster are fatal to the common people.Either they sell their land at a low price, work as sharecroppers, farm the land for landlords, and are exploited; or they have no money or food and wait to die.

How to choose?If everyone wants to survive, they will definitely choose the former, resulting in the loss of fields and land annexation.

Wei Ning said hurriedly: "Uncle Li, if you have any difficulties, just tell me. Don't be embarrassed to speak."

Lao Li chuckled and said, "That's enough, that's enough, thank you, I'll keep it in my heart."

The two chatted for a while, and it seemed that Lao Li really had something to do, so he left.

Weining didn't try to keep him either.

After he left, Weining sat in the middle hall and carefully studied the opinions about the inn business sent by Qin Ziyu.

Qin Ziyu wrote a lot, and his idea was so great that it was almost perfect for the express network of later generations.

Wei Ning really couldn't imagine that in this feudal society, someone could be 2000 years ahead in wisdom, and he believed that she was a time traveler.

Taking Chang'an as the base point, it radiates to all parts of Guanzhong, and sets up base points in each place, gradually radiating from short-range to long-range. The current scope is limited to Guanzhong.

The costs required here are: 1. Manpower. 2. Transportation tools.

One of the labor costs is talents who are proficient in arithmetic, which is needed at every basis, because they need accounting books to calculate profits.

The second is the porters responsible for transportation. These people are responsible for transporting goods and letters to various outlets.

For transportation, Weining needed to purchase donkey carts, mule carts, and horse carriages to carry goods.

The cost of each order is charged according to the distance of transportation. The charges are cheap and mainly based on volume, because there will never be just one piece of letters and goods transported to a certain destination, there will be many, and large quantities can generate huge benefits.

Qin Ziyu had planned almost all the details for Weining. All Weining had to do was to follow Qin Ziyu's plan and do the preliminary preparations, put it into operation, promote it, and that's it.

Qin Ziyu even calculated for Weining that it may not be profitable in the early stage, but it will require a lot of investment. When the business matures, it will take at least a year before it starts to make profits.

This requires Weining to have the courage and financial resources to support it.

Weining is thinking, not about whether it will be profitable, but about what he will have once the station matures.

Money is only one of them. He and Qin Ziyu have different considerations. He can also control the economic prices of various places through the inns and the people at the bottom of society. He can also use them as informants to spread in every corner of Guanzhong.

This is more attractive to Weining than pure monetary profit!
That night, Weining was thinking about planning this matter.

……

Lantian County, Lijiawei, southeastern suburbs.

Lao Li returned to the village carrying food.

In his family, there is an old white-haired mother, a married wife, two sons, daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren.

The family has ten acres of fertile farmland and is considered a well-off family.

There was too much snow this year, so he brought back the borrowed grain. The family was very happy because the grain was enough for them to survive the winter.

Most of the farmers in Lijiawei sold their fields cheaply to the Guan family of Yingyinhou. Lao Li didn't want to sell their fields cheaply, and it wasn't to that extent.

He knew that the self-cultivated land was in his hands, and he would be able to grow food and sell it for more money in the future. If he really sold the land at a low price, he would lose even the basis for his survival, and the family would be in decline.

The field is his last hope.

How sad!
A soldier who bravely kills the enemy on the battlefield spends his whole life just to protect a few acres of land.

It's just that the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Not long after Lao Li returned home, the steward of Yingyinhou's family came to his door and threw a contract to him, insisting on purchasing their family's land.

The reason is that everyone else has sold it, so you have no reason not to sell it.

The moment Lao Li saw the contract, his face turned dark.

The market price of ten acres of fertile land in Guanzhong is at least [-] guan, but the other party is only willing to give [-] guan.

(End of this chapter)