Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 2: Get what you want and take office as the manor owner

Unconsciously, the moon was at the zenith of the sky, and the two moons were in harmony. Zhao Zhen was sitting facing the moon, holding the land deed, house deed, and tenant farmer's deed in his left hand, and holding an ancient book in his right hand. Under the illumination of the twin moons, Zhao Zhen's whole person slowly faded until he disappeared.

Zhao Jin and Zhao Xiang, who were watching from a distance, laughed loudly. Zhao Zhen awakened successfully, and then the two of them slowly disappeared and entered their own fantasy worlds.

Zhao Zhen only felt that his consciousness seemed to be pulled away, and his soul traveled through time and space, feeling a magnificent era. There are all kinds of people, three religions and nine streams, five elements and eight works. The lights are bright, the traffic is busy, and the tall buildings are brightly lit. The various scenes in the city are like passing smoke and clouds, and a large number of pictures are crowded into the mind in an instant. Floating around, with nowhere to focus.

After an unknown amount of time, his consciousness returned to his body, and Zhao Zhen regained control of his body.

Opening his eyes, Zhao Zhen found himself in a study room, sitting behind a desk.

There were two books on the desk, one was a large tome with "Water Margin" written on the cover. Zhao Zhen saw that it was a guide and did not pay attention. One book read "Xixi Village Chronicles", and Zhao Zhen felt happy that his fantasy world was actually a village.

Zhao Zhen opened "Xixi Village Chronicles" and read through it carefully. The villagers in Xizuo Village are mainly Zhao, Zhu, Li, and Chao. There are also more than a dozen surnames such as Wang, Tang, and Ding. There are 2300 households and 500 people. The cultivated land area is more than 300 acres. There are 15 acres of forest, acres of grassland, and acres of riverbank land. After hundreds of years of changes and land transfers, the Zhao family has acquired all the land in Xixi Village, and the rest are all Zhao family households and tenants. Facing each other across a stream to the east of the village is Dongxi Village, where the Chao family has been passed down from generation to generation. The two villages share the stream water, and they live in peace in the years of floods. However, in the years of drought, they often fight for water, and the two villages become enemies.

According to the village annals, in the first month of the fifth year of Qingli, Zhao Dalang could not bear the loneliness and moved to the county town. Zhao Taigong followed him, leaving only Erlang in the village to look after him. In February, Taigong and Dalang returned through the fog, met robbers on the way, and died. Only Zhuang Ding Zhao Ji escaped with injuries. Later, Erlang took over the post of Baozheng.

Zhao Zhen loved to use guns and sticks since he was a child. He had no one to control him. He beat his muscles all day long. He also loved to make friends with heroes regardless of their origins. He stayed in the village when he lived and provided money when he left. Therefore, everyone called him Xiao Mengchang.

Name: Zhao Zhen

Nickname: Xiao Mengchang (people in Zhou are in urgent need, helping people in need)

Race: Terran

Reputation: 220 (somewhat famous)
  Main occupation: Manor owner level 1

Sub-career: None

Official position: Chief of Xixi Village
  Level: Level 1 and Level 1 (Strength 21, Commander 14)

Attributes: strength 15, constitution 13, agility 12, spirit 15
  Skills: Encourage teaching and farming, Level 1, Supervise taxes and servitude, Level 1, Insight, Level 1, Breeding, Level 1, Planting, Level 1

Commander Skill: Leadership Level 2 (Morale +2)

Martial Arts: Fists and kicks (beginner, use fists and kicks to gain +2 strength), spear (beginner, use gun-like weapons to gain +2 strength), long knife (beginner, use long knife-type weapons to gain +2 strength), stick (skilled, use stick weapons to gain +3 strength) 1), Bow and arrow (first glimpse, use of bow and arrow weapons + strength)

Weapons: Fine iron long sword, fine iron long knife, jujube stick, yellow birch bow
  props: none
  Fantasy World: Xixi Village (surrounded by fog. After detection, it is Dongxi Village to the east, reed swamps to the north, mountains and forests to the west and Crouching Tiger Ridge, and a wasteland to the south. It belongs to Yuncheng County of the Song Dynasty. The lord cannot leave his own easily. The fantasy world enters the fog, and the lord who enters the fog is like a beacon. Monsters in the fog will inevitably swarm in, which is very dangerous)
  Land area: 3600 acres, with more than 2300 acres of cultivated land. 500 acres of forest, 300 acres of grassland, 15 acres of river beach, 1 manor, 180 houses, 3 granaries, 2 threshing floors, 1 grocery store, 1 dock (small fishing boat x3, medium fishing boat x1), pasture x1 (cattle x30 , draft horses and mules x12, sheep x400, geese x100, ducks x100, chickens x500) Village school x1, ancestral hall x1, cemetery x1.
  Population: 120 tenants, 622 people
  Specialty: Four-tailed carp (currently discontinued)

Luck: 1
  After reading the village history, Zhao Zhen opened the attribute column.

Zhao Zhen clicked on the properties one by one and looked at them carefully. There were two important things that he needed to deal with.

The first thing: In another month, it’s time to harvest the wheat. Farm tools need to be reorganized, the threshing floor repaired, and the granary inspected. The second incident: Zhu Sha, the steward on the dock, reported that a small fishing boat was overturned, two fishermen were killed, and their bodies were missing. A month ago, Zhu Sha drove a medium-sized fishing boat north along the stream into the reed marsh and went deep into the lake to fish. When he returned, he saw Li Qing's fishing boat capsized in the stream. Although they pulled the boat back to the dock, Li Qing and the Li family's eldest son found no bodies alive or dead. I heard that there were two boat capsizing accidents in Dongxi Village. Fishermen heard that there were water ghosts in the stream, and no one dared to fish in the water.

The first thing can be arranged. Zhao Zhen has no idea about the second thing. He only hears a knock on the door. Zhao Zhen agrees. Zhao Yuanli, the manor steward, comes in and reports: "Master, all the stewards have arrived in the front hall. , do you want to start the discussion now?”

"Hmm." Zhao Zhen thought that he should get to know the main people in the village. He followed Zhao Yuanli to the front hall without stopping. The main seat was empty, and seven or eight people were standing together talking. When he saw Zhao Zhen coming in, he quickly turned around and Seeing the ceremony at the waist, he calls the owner of the village.

Zhao Zhen took the host position and said, "Let's get started."

The manager, Zhao Yuanli, said: "Master, the kitchen reported that no big fish have been seen in recent days. The master ordered us to make a herring bone safety buckle, I'm afraid it will take a while. In addition, the county asked us to pay taxes this autumn." The four four-tailed carps are not ready yet.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Sha took a step forward: "Master of the village, it's not because we are lazy, but the water is haunted and no one dares to go into the water. Recently, I only picked up some shrimps and shells by the stream for the expenses of the village. This big herring is just The four-tailed carp is only caught in deep water and has to go through the reed swamps to fish in the lake. Only a few are seen in a month. According to the owner's instructions, it has been posted in the county for more than a month, and the catch is rewarded with ten gold coins. Ghosts, there are wandering monks who have unveiled the list and promised to eliminate the ghosts tomorrow."

"Very good, let's see tomorrow." Zhao Zhen listened to everyone's reports and clicked on everyone's introductions.

计有
  One of the manor stewards: Zhao Yuanli (not yet admitted)
  Two tenant leaders: Ding Chou and Tang Tian (not yet admitted)

Pier Steward: Zhu Sha (not yet admitted)
  Two ranch managers: Li You and Chao Cuo (not yet admitted)

Forest farm manager: Tang Sen (not yet admitted)
  Nursing Home Leader: Zhao Ji (not yet admitted)
  Zhao Zhen said: "Apart from this, is there anything else?"

Tang Tian took a step forward and said, "Master, there are 5 households this year where two boys are male. Will the households be divided before the autumn harvest?"

"Well, I have nothing to do today, so let's do this first."

Why do you want to divide households? It's just because the more households there are, the more taxes will be paid, and the government's income will increase. Except for the Zhao Zhen family, the rest of Xixi Village are tenants, and there is no tax for the propertyless families. There is another benefit, which is also the biggest reason why the manor owner is willing to maintain this measure. After household division, the power of the family and clan will naturally be weakened, and the risk of resisting the exploitation of the ruling class will be reduced...

"Let's go." The stewards bent down to say goodbye, but Ding Chou and Tang Tian stayed at the end. Zhao Zhen picked up the teacup on the table, drank it in one gulp, stood up, and followed Ding and Tang out of the manor.

Zhao Ji was already waiting outside the door. Behind him were two village men with swords hanging on their waists. One held a gun for Zhao Zhen, and the other held a jujube stick.

Tang Tian went to inform the families who were divided into households, and Ding Chou led the way to the ancestral hall. There were already three families waiting in front of the ancestral hall. Zhao Zhen ordered the door of the ancestral hall to be opened and went to offer incense first.

After a while, the other two families also arrived.

After listening to the statement of the head of the household, Zhao Zhen found that the property was clearly separated and his son had no objections. He ordered the deed to be written, signed and pledged, and filed.

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  On the 5th day of the fifth lunar month, the households will be divided into new households, households + , totaling one hundred and twenty-five households.

(End of this chapter)