Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 358

When Feng Yao said this, everyone suddenly realized and nodded continuously. Even Yang Wu understood in an instant.

"My lord, you said that this situation is like planting the entire Ruhu Lake as a large field, except that we are planting fish instead of wheat! Am I right?" Yang Wuxi said.

Feng Yao nodded and said: "You are quite right. In the past, fishermen would not think about the future when they fished. No matter whether it is a big fish or a small fish, as long as they can be caught, they will never let them go. If every fisherman does this, The fish in the lake will not be able to grow effectively, coupled with the lack of food and natural enemies, the fish production in the entire Ruhu Lake will be greatly reduced!"

"If Cai Meng is really a trustworthy person, I want him to manage all the fishermen on Ruhu Lake. All fishermen will not be able to fish by themselves, but will become members of the fishery. You can receive a fixed salary and bonuses of varying amounts every month!"

"And what they have to do is to obey the unified arrangement, only catch mature big fish, plant fish grass, feed the fish in the lake with fish grass, and kill the natural enemies of the fish in the lake, such as black carp. All fish of this kind are hunted! And you don’t have to worry about selling the harvested fish. We set up special fish selling points in various counties and townships, and sell them on a regular basis. The unsold fish can also be made into dried fish as a marching dry food!"

Feng Yao said all his plans in one breath, heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at the crowd with a smile. This kind of model has never been heard of by people today, although there are places The government also manages the fishery to a certain extent, but it does not monopolize the entire industry so directly. The government only relies on taxation to increase income.

If you rely on tax collection, not only will you have to pay a lot of work, but you will also have to pay the wages of the tax collectors. Because of the interests of various places, it is easy to breed intricate relationships. Some powerful people even use their relationships to profit from them. It's hard to get rich.

There was a wise light in Xu Shu's eyes, and he said: "My lord, if this is the case, it will be of great benefit to us, but there are two biggest problems in it, which must be worthy of our attention! First of all, we must ensure that Ruhu The fishing ground has always been controlled by the Lord!! In addition, Yuzhou must always be the Lord’s territory! If the court interferes, or our enemies impeach the Lord because of this, it is very likely that the fishery will fail!”

Feng Yao nodded. What Xu Shu said was not unreasonable. If this monopoly mode is in the hands of traitors, it will only increase the exploitation of fishermen, instead of benefiting the common people!

Xu Shu laughed and said, "No wonder the lord would test Cai Meng's character so much. The 200 taels of silver is hard to resist for ordinary civilians. Cai Meng will probably bring the money and lead his family." Flee to another country, hide your name, live a prosperous life, or after learning that it is 210 taels of silver, secretly swallow up those [-] taels of silver! My lord!! Your chain plan is really clever, even your subordinates are so clever! Didn't see it!!"

Feng Yao smiled shyly, and said, "Yuan Zhi, I'm also worried that Cai Meng will find out, and I won't fall for the trap. If this happens, I won't be able to achieve the purpose of probing!"

Jian Yong clasped his fists and said, "My lord is wise!"

Some of his ideas coincided with Feng Yao's, and he wanted to break the previous situation, but he couldn't get in, and Feng Yao's words could be said to be completely in Jian Yong's heart. Apart from admiration for Feng Yao, Jian Yong actually There is no other way to express it.

"My lord, my subordinates also thought about it. Although there is a fishing ground, there are too many people who have flooded into Runan this time. Many people have no skills except for a little strength. Their lives will be a major problem in the future. , why not imitate the model of the fish farm, we circle the land so that these people can plant it, but the land is under our control!" Man Chong clasped his fists.

Man Chong's words made Feng Yao's eyes bright. This is actually farming, but the system of farming has not been perfect all the time. Now Feng Yao has a large number of people without land, and there are also a large number of handymen who are about to be idle. These handymen Once idle, there will be no payment, which is different from formal soldiers, so Feng Yao must also take measures.

But the problem is that now most of the land in Runan has been occupied by tyrants, and there is only a small amount of wasteland, which is scattered and inconvenient to manage. This is exactly where Feng Yao has a headache.

"Bo Ning, you are right, but we don't have much land in our hands now!" Feng Yao said.

"My lord, I have never found an opportunity that can benefit the people and share my lord's worries. Now, this is such a good opportunity. On behalf of my lord, my subordinates are willing to take back the land illegally seized by local tyrants. And the wasteland!"

"We can encourage the people to reclaim wasteland, connect a large amount of land, introduce water sources for irrigation, and build roads for vehicles and horses. We can also provide high-quality seeds in a unified way, and store the harvested grain in a unified way! Cattle, farm tools, etc., so that the people no longer have to worry about it. They can plant the fields without spending a penny, and the income will be shared equally between us and the people who are farming. I think every person will support such a condition. of."

"However, the people in these fields only have the right to use them, and cannot buy or sell them. This will prevent the tyrants from annexing the land, and the food for the people and our army can be solved!!"

Feng Yao was greatly surprised by Man Chong's words, and asked anxiously, "Bo Ning, are you really willing to offend those tyrants?"

Xu Shu, Jian Yong, and Zhang Liang all looked at Man Chong in surprise. It's not like they didn't have such an idea, but just like Feng Yao, they couldn't do anything to those powerful scholars who couldn't find a handle!This is his own government, so he shouldn't send troops to kill those tyrants. If that happens, it can be said that the whole Yuzhou will immediately rebel! !
Even if they found some small clues, those powerful scholars were all shouting slogans of support and support for Feng Yao, so it would be difficult for Feng Yao to make a move.

Unless someone is willing to back the name! !

Man Chong had a stern face, but his eyes showed a firm light. He bowed and replied, "My lord, someone must do these things! Most of the fields occupied by local tyrants have not been approved by the government. Or there is a situation of collusion with corrupt officials. As long as we strictly investigate, I think they will have to hand over the illegally occupied land! And even if the land is legal, we can also draw up a set of policies to encourage them Exchange land for meritorious deeds! Through meritorious deeds, they can get titles or become officials!"

"If they still don't cooperate, we can investigate all their illegal behaviors. As long as we find one, we will punish them to death. At least they will be imprisoned, and if they are serious, they will be ransacked and executed!! The subordinates believe that in this troubled world Among them, these powerful families can keep their families from being overwhelmed by the Yellow Turban rioters, and there are some shameful crimes behind every family!!!”

(End of this chapter)