The story of a noble girl

Chapter 148 Landlord's Responsibility

All the landlords fell silent.

Lin Xiaoning took another sip of tea: "Master Guo seems to be from a scholarly family. He is a scholar. You should understand that this matter may not be due to the low rent of my Lin family. My Lin family rents [-]% of the rent. It will still be diverted." Is your tenant right?"

The landlords remained silent.

Lin Xiaoning said again: "The tenants worked hard in farming and worked hard for a year, but they got half of the harvest, let alone in a famine year, they couldn't pay the rent, and they were miserable. Have you ever thought about them? Difficult?"

"But it's always been like this. We can't just plant our land for them. There's no rent?" A fat middle-aged landlord with a stomach said.

Master Guo hurriedly interrupted the middle-aged landlord and said: "Second Miss Lin, when we encounter bad harvest years, we will also lower the rent appropriately. Second Miss, your Lin family not only has land, but also has two kilns. Compared with the workshop, the tenants can do some work during the slack season, which can increase their income. Although we also have a shop, we can't compare with the Lin family. The Lin family is now the big landlord in Qingshui County. Second Miss, your Lin family is also the leader. The Lin family said that they only charged [-]% of the rent, which would cut off the lives of us people. You will open the land again next year, and it is estimated that nearly half of our land will not be planted by next year. The Lin family is A fourth-rank official family, you can’t do this. Our land was also saved by our ancestors. Please consider the second lady of the Lin family.”

"Then please teach me, Master Guo, what should my Lin family do so that you can continue to live."

Master Guo thought for a while and said: "Second Miss, since you have spoken, we will boldly express our thoughts. The Lin family will not reduce the rent, but will increase it by half, how about..."

Lin Xiaoning kept his head down and drank tea: "How about this, Master Guo, I'll ask the village head to take you to my Lin family's field to have a look, how about we discuss it?"

Master Guo and the other landlords looked at each other, and went inside if they didn't know.

Lin Xiaoning said: "Prepare a big carriage, village head, take them to our field for a stroll and have a look, and then go back to the mansion to discuss, I will wait here."

The village chief smiled triumphantly, and took Master Guo and a group of landlords out.

Lin Xiaoning forgot the backs of the crowd, and thought to himself: It seems that the Lin family has to recruit a few more nurses. It is easy to hide the hidden arrows, and I will do this today. If they can think about it, it’s fine. There is trouble.

More than half an hour later, the village head returned with these landlords, and everyone sat in the hall one by one, and Lin Xiaoning ordered new tea to be served.

Everyone was silent, with different expressions.

Only Master Guo spoke tremblingly, excitedly: "Second Miss, how did you manage to make this land so good? Look at the harvest, I'm afraid it can nearly double the production. How many generations of my ancestors have guarded the land? I have never seen crops grow like this in my life. Second Miss, Miss Lin, this, how did you get it, can you enlighten me?"

Lin Xiaoning said: "Of course there is a way. Now let me tell you again, my Lin family's land will not reduce the rent, only [-]%. If you say it, you will not take it back. If you don't want to reduce the rent, you can It's your business, but there is one thing, if you are willing to reduce the rent, after the autumn harvest, the seeds of my crops can be sold to you at the market price. In this way, although you have reduced the rent by [-]%, the harvest has increased. Fortunately, I also received more renters.”

"But..." another landlord said, "If it is such a harvest, the tenants only get [-]% of the grain, which is nearly double the amount of grain compared with previous years. Why should we reduce the rent? Obviously we can receive more renter."

Lin Xiaoning said indifferently: "Greed is not enough to be a snake. Since we are landlords, we have to act like landlords. We gave the tenants land to plant, so that they can grow the land and have food to eat without land, and gave them a way to survive. You are all good people, and all of you do good deeds..."

Everyone was a little confused when they heard it.

Lin Xiaoning continued: "Since this is the case, why do you still care about [-]% of the rent? You haven't heard that the landlord is responsible?"

Landlord's responsibility?
Yes, Mr. Guo, what is a landlord? We are the masters of the land. We are the masters, the masters of the land, and the owners of the tenants. But you must also understand that the reason why you come here today is not because your land is not planted. Will the tenants be diverted to Taocun?So in fact, it is the tenants who help us cultivate the land and earn money for us.Just like the shop you opened, the shopkeepers and shopkeepers you hired, the shop business is booming, and you earn a lot of money, will you give them some discounts, and the shopkeeper will also pack a red envelope at the end of the year?In the same way, the basic interests of the tenants must be guaranteed so that our land can be kept for a long time. Otherwise, the current income of the villagers in Yitao Village can't buy a few acres of land, and no one will come to my Lin family's land. kind. "

Master Guo pondered for a long time: "Second Miss, I still don't understand. Taocun's harvest is [-]%, and there is no fear that the tenants will not go out. Why does Miss give the harvest to the tenants for nothing?"

Lin Xiaoning said: "I have my own ideas. If you are willing to reduce the autumn harvest, you can buy seeds later. If you don't want to, just let it go. I don't need to inform you of what my Lin family does or what I think. You guard the land and shop passed down by your ancestors. Whether you harvest [-]% or [-]%, it’s all up to you, as long as someone is willing to plant it. That’s all, let’s see off the guests.”

A group of landlords were sent out of the yard, and they whispered to each other: The second young lady of the Lin family wants to be a good person, so they have to be dragged in, this is too unfair.

Lin Xiaoning turned a deaf ear.

The village head sent Master Guo and the others away, went back to the living room, and asked, "Xiao Ning, if you get it like this, you will offend many people."

Lin Xiaoning said: "Village Chief, what I want to do is to reduce the rent of the entire Ming Dynasty by [-]%. Now there are only a few small landlords in Qingshui County, and I will offend more people. Are you afraid? "

The village chief sighed: "Xiao Ning, why do you have such an idea?"

Lin Xiaoning said with a smile: "Village chief, drink tea, I don't know why I have this idea, but I think this is what I should do."

The village head took a sip of tea: "Xiao Ning, this matter is too big."

Lin Xiaoning said: "I know, the village head, I will let Mr. Hu support me, the village head, do you think Taocun is good?"

"Of course."

"If all the villages in Ming Dynasty are like Taocun, I mean hypothetical."

The village chief's eyes sparkled: "Xiao Ning, this matter is too big, but it's also too good."

Lin Xiaoning thought, if this can be done, maybe it is the reason why she came to this life?What are you afraid of?If it's a small matter, she won't do it.Thinking of this, he laughed and said, "Village Chief, we'll hire a few nurses tomorrow, hahaha"

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The northwest border finally took action. Xia Guo sent 30 troops to invade the border. The people in Fucheng retreated. The forty brick-burning veterans brought by Lin Jiadong were protected and sent to the rear.

Yin Ye led a garrison of 20 soldiers to stand guard, and at the same time, the troops in the rear also stepped forward to support.It was reported in the capital that General Shang ordered 20 troops to go to the northwest border. As soon as the war broke out on the northwest border, the price of rice in Ming Dynasty began to rise.

On the southwest side, King Ning and General Zhen Guo captured Nanwang City and were resting. When they heard about the war in the northwest, they frowned and had secret talks with General Zhen Guo and Yin Ying.

In Taocun, An Feng came back in time and brought back three silver wolves, two big silver wolves, and a small one, similar to Xiaodong.

An Feng was also starving, so he went to the kitchen to beg for food.

The three silver wolves followed behind Xiaobai, watching everyone very vigilantly.

Lin Xiaoning took out the space water and fed the three wild silver wolves. When they smelled the space water, they jumped up and drank it clean. He lost his temper, his eyes softened, and he squatted beside Xiaobai.

At this time, Xiao Xiang and Xiao Bao had a baby back home, and they were startled when they saw the three silver wolves. The big ones are different.But that little one, like the little thing, is very cute and looks silly.

An Feng came over after eating and drinking, looking at the three silver wolves, feeling a little proud.The silver wolves were too hard to find, but he managed to find four of them, and the two were kept temporarily, as long as they were ready to serve every day.The two-headed one has to be with Xiaobai and let them get used to getting along with people slowly.

The little thing seemed to smell the scent of the little silver wolf, and slipped back. Seeing the new little guy, he timidly wanted to play.As soon as the new little silver wolf saw the little thing, it rushed over. The two little guys immediately hugged each other and rolled on the ground.Lin Xiaoning couldn't be happier.

Meizi heard that Anfeng was coming, and brought back three silver wolves, and they also came here. Recently, Meizi has been studying medicine painstakingly, and she has forgotten to eat and sleep. Lin Xiaoning believes that Meizi is talented in medical skills, and has always supported her. The career of a maid has been changed to a doctor.Meizi was startled when she saw the two big silver wolves, and scolded: "An Feng, why did you invite these two fierce guys to come to your house? What if they hurt someone?"

An Feng was baffled by the scolding.

Lin Xiaoning smiled and said: "Silver wolf, it's a wolf, how can it not be fierce, Meizi, do you think all silver wolves are like big and small white and little things, big and small whites were raised since childhood, little things are still young It’s not the same.”

Mei Zi said: "These two silver wolves are grown, how can they be tamed? What if they hurt someone?"

An Feng said: "Miss, Meizi, don't worry, there are big and small whites around, they won't hurt people, they will get better slowly, silver wolves are not vicious by nature, unlike ordinary wolves, they can hurt people."

"Then, An Feng, how about we take the four older ones to visit the green hill tomorrow?" Lin Xiaoning suddenly thought of the green hill, since he saved him that time, he hasn't been to the depths yet.

It seems that she is going to go, on the green hill, that is where she made her fortune, how many secrets are still undiscovered?Well, with An Feng here this time, we can dig carefully, deeply, slowly, and well.Qingshan is now the property of the Lin family, and she wants to understand this Qingshan.

　There was still only one more watch today, and my aunt did not leave and took medicine.Thick-skinned for all kinds of support!
　　
　
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