Abandoned Daughter's Beautiful Pastoral

Chapter 354 Unraveling, turning into a wolf (2)
"Don't worry, Yifu will send a secret letter to the emperor to see if he can go to other places to expropriate land. Farmers who want to come to other places will be happy!"

Feng Yi looked at his daughter impatiently, and he, as a adoptive father, naturally couldn't do it. The emperor's secret decree did harm the interests of Zhang Family Village, and the daughter also suffered a great loss. If the emperor wanted to see the daughter's meritorious service, Should agree!
Zhang Xiaocao nodded, and persuaded: "If the emperor disagrees, don't fight him to the death. If he gets angry, you won't be able to fall. It's a big deal. I'll just open the workshop to the south. Anyway, this year Go over there to open up medicine fields!"

Feng Yi knew that she was caring about him, he patted her head kindly and smiled: "No, although companionship with the king is like companionship with a tiger, but the adoptive father has always put the interests of the court first, this time he is selfish, and he will not It will delay his big event, he won't take it to heart!"

Zhang Xiaocao looked at her adoptive father gratefully. If it wasn't for him, there would be no chance of turning this matter around!
However, this matter still needs to be communicated to the folks. If the emperor does not agree, it will not make them unprepared. If he agrees, it will be regarded as a surprise and let them know that the foster father is good!
She went directly to the patriarch's house, explained the general meaning, and expressed her worries: "Grandpa patriarch, anyway, this is the emperor's order, even if we are dissatisfied, we can't make trouble, but we still have to deal with it." Let’s say it first, and make the stakes clear, otherwise it will be too late if those impulsive people do something!”

After listening to the patriarch, he nodded in agreement. He was also worried that the people in the village would develop resistance and make trouble with the government. Dissatisfied with the government's compensation, they gathered relatives and friends to fight against the government, and they were not allowed to start construction of the bridge. In the end, the government arrested all the troublemakers and put them in jail. None!
"Xiaocaoyatou, I'm going to gather people together, and then you can explain the stakes of the matter clearly, and I think they will understand!"

Zhang Xiaocao nodded: "Xiaocao and the patriarch's grandfather are together, let's call people separately!"

The patriarch responded with a smile.

After half an hour, except for the eldest daughter-in-law who sold the cotton privately to others, the six families did not call, and at least one cotton-growing family from every other family came!
The patriarch told everyone what happened in detail, and everyone was shocked. They had already plowed the land and fertilized it, but now they were suddenly told that the cotton could not be planted anymore, and they had to lend the land to the government. It's hard to accept for a while!

"Patriarch, what is the imperial court doing? It's fine if we don't let us grow cotton, and take back the land. We live by farming. How can we live without land? Isn't this forcing us to die? ?"

"Yes, patriarch, there is no room for relaxation in this matter? The government said that it is a high-priced land lease. Who knows if the rent will be paid? Even if the rent is paid, the rent can be as much as we can get from growing cotton by ourselves?"

"That's right, I'm not happy to rent out the land at home, they rent whoever they like!"

All of a sudden, everyone, filled with anger, expressed their dissatisfaction incessantly, and the loud voice almost toppled the roof of Lizheng's house!

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xiaocao was not surprised. When she first got the news, she was also very shocked, and she also felt resentful towards the emperor in her heart, but now is not the time to vent her anger!
"All uncles, aunts and aunts, please be quiet for a while, Xiaocao has something to say!"

Hearing this crisp, slightly stern voice, everyone stopped talking at the same time. They all looked at Zhang Xiaocao, with hope shining in their eyes. They didn't forget that this girl had seen the emperor before, it was theirs. The glory of the entire Zhangjia Village, speaking of it to outsiders, is very proud!

"Little grass girl, no matter what you say, everyone will listen to you!"

"Yes, listen to you!"

"Yeah, the little grass girl has seen the big world, so she must have a way!"

Zhang Dazhu was the first to speak out, and immediately won a lot of support!
Zhang Xiaocao was moved by everyone's trust in her, but this made her feel ashamed. She really had no other way, and it might not be possible for her adoptive father. Now she can only persuade everyone to calm down and not be impulsive!

"Come here today, and they are all Xiaocao's elders. It is said that there is no room for Xiaocao to speak, but everyone looks at Xiaocao and doesn't treat Xiaocao as a child. Xiaocao has no choice but to say something. I don't like it, I hope everyone can understand!"

When everyone heard this, they waved their hands one after another, expressing that they let her speak directly, and would not blame her if she made a mistake!

Zhang Xiaocao cleared her throat, and then said: "You guys know why the emperor wants to expropriate the land of our Zhangjia Village, so that the government can grow cotton?"

Everyone shook their heads. This is where they were confused. It is said that the imperial court wanted to grow more cotton, as long as they spread the method, but now they have to stick to the method and don't let them grow it. This makes them unable to understand. !
Zhang Xiaocao continued: "It's the emperor's intention to expropriate the land to grow cotton. We ordinary bosses can't guess at will, but the emperor has his reasons for doing so. This time, the imperial court promised to compensate us with a high amount. The specific amount , I don’t know for the time being, but I think it’s not too low, we can’t make our farmers who live on the land unable to survive, can they?”

When everyone heard this, they nodded thoughtfully!
At this time, a person stood up and said: "Even if the imperial court compensates us, we have no land. What will we do in the future? We can't just rely on those compensations to live. If we plant them ourselves, we will be able to save a lot in a few years." Money, even if the method is spread in the future, we will continue to grow food, and we will have a better life, but now that the land is gone, and we have to go back to the previous hard days, this will make everyone feel uncomfortable!"

These words immediately expressed the aspirations of all the people present. They are all farmers, and they don’t have much requirements. Money is enough to marry a daughter-in-law, and I don't expect to command slaves like a rich family, but that's it, it's hard to achieve now!

Zhang Xiaocao nodded understandingly, this cotton has only been planted for a year, it is normal for everyone to be reluctant to throw it away, isn't she the same?
"Xiaocao understands what everyone means, but it was decided by the court. Even if we resist, it is useless. In fact, things are not as bad as everyone thinks. It is impossible for the government to grow cotton by themselves. In the end, it is still We have to invite someone, who? Naturally, we are the farmers whose land has been expropriated!"

"The big guys are all good at farming, so even if we do things for the court, we won't lose us in terms of wages. After this year, we can earn a lot. Although we can't catch up with our own cotton, but With compensation, it is much better than growing food!"

(End of this chapter)