The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1673

[1673. Chapter 1591 The fate of man…]

There was silence in the backyard of the big Liu family.

Every visitor fell into a deathly silence.

People were silent, trying to digest.

The exemption of tenant rent is unprecedented.

To put it bluntly, this is unprecedented and unprecedented.

I have read through history books and have never heard of such a thing.

If it’s just a gentry who is confused, it doesn’t actually matter. A gentry can own as much land as he wants. If he is exempted from rent, he will naturally be eliminated, because it won’t take long before he goes bankrupt and then the land will be Discount sale.

But what if it’s hundreds of millions of acres of land and the tenant rent is directly waived?

What a terrible thing this is.

Fang Jifan… is he planning to eat dirt?

But obviously, Xishan Bank is now rich in resources, and the land it acquired was obtained at the lowest price. In the eyes of these visitors, it is almost no different from robbery.

Since people dare to avoid it, they can always earn it back from other places.

But…what should we do?

Today’s tenancy can be roughly divided into two types. One is that all the output of the land is divided between the gentry and the tenants in proportion. For good places, it is 50-50, and for poor places, it is 30-70. The gentry gets 7 and the tenants get 3.

Of course, this equal division method is relatively gentle.

There is another kind, which is called iron plate rent. The so-called iron plate rent means that if you can harvest three hundred kilograms of rice from one acre of land, according to regulations, if you rent the land, you will be charged one hundred kilograms of rice from this one acre of land. It ranges from eighty pounds to two hundred pounds.

It seems that there is no difference between the iron plate rent and the method of equalization, but don’t forget that even tenants still need to pay grain taxes and corvee. In recent years, the corvee can be deducted with silver, but some are still required. As for this fixed grain payment, plus the imperial grain, ordinary tenants would be fine if it was a good year. However, once there is a disaster year and grain production decreases, this acre of land may not be able to grow 180 kilograms of grain, which is equal to All year round, farming was in vain, all the grain was confiscated, and the gentry might still be owed some money for grain.

At this time… there are often some friendly gentry who will forgive the grain owed by the tenants. There are many such good gentry, and they are usually called great benefactors.

This is the case for Wang Shixun. His family is in Qinghe, and he has been known as Wang Dashanren for more than ten generations. His great ancestor was Wang Dashanren, his grandfather was Wang Dashanren, and his father was Wang Dashanren. When he came to this place, he was naturally a Wang Dashanren.

Therefore, once many people are reduced to being tenants, almost their children and grandchildren will never be able to stand up, because in a good harvest year, your family can barely have enough to eat, and you may even have to be full and hungry. , all the excess grain grown was used for grain taxes and rent.

But once there is a disaster year and the food is reduced, not only will there be no harvest, but also countless rents will be owed to good people. Such a snowballing debt will never be repaid by future generations.

The refugee problem in the Ming Dynasty, at least for now, is not just caused by natural disasters. With the increase in population, land annexation, and frequent natural disasters, many tenant farmers found that even if they rented fields and worked hard, they would not be able to work hard during the slack season. , they completed their official duties peacefully, but in fact… most of the time, they may not be able to earn their own food rations, and even… may still owe a lot of debt because of the iron plate rent.

So… people fled.

Over the years, the income from land has continued to increase, and the emergence of a large number of new crops has allowed many tenant farmers to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But in fact, it was the gentry who really benefited the most.

There is no other reason. The land is his. If the crop yields are higher, the rent will also rise. The final result is the huge benefits brought by the new crops. The extra 100 kilograms of grain harvested from one acre of land may only be 20 pounds. Ten kilograms flowed into the mouths of the tenant farmers, and more than 80% of it was still piled in the barns of the gentry.

In this world… after all, an arm cannot twist a thigh.

But whether you are an arm or a thigh, you are still flesh and blood after all. Now there is a dog-like thing, and he has a knife.

What kind of person is Wang Shixun? He has read books and understands the truth.

At this moment, his whole body was trembling, his face was as pale as paper, and his lips began to tremble.

The dog-like thing who succeeded the vassal from the front used various commercial and financial means to drag the gentry into the water, and then used his rich experience to harvest all this group of gentry.

But now, the harvested land… has now become a magic weapon in the hands of this bitch, turning his head… directly to those gentry who have not been dragged down by business and finance… a blow in the head.

It’s going to end…

Such a huge amount of land will be free of rent. At that time… my own land… will anyone still cultivate it?

Those tenants, if they didn’t hurry up and take their families with them, rushed to the farms of Xishan Bank like crazy.

To farm land for Xishan Bank, you only need to pay the royal grain.

But for the gentry to farm, they have to pay 60% to 70% of the rent, which is equivalent to… one acre of land can be harvested three times as much as before.

Three times…

many guests’ bodies have begun to tremble.

Suddenly… someone wailed: “I’m afraid that the land price… will continue to fall… and it will continue to fall. I don’t know when it will end.”

The person who said this… no one paid attention to him.

Because this is not a question of falling.

The price of land has dropped. As long as the land is still in your hands and you don’t sell it, no one can do anything to you.

Therefore, some people have more insight: “This is not just a matter of falling land prices. Brother Zhou owns more than 6,000 acres of land in Boye County. Will he be able to recruit tenants in the future? Even if he recruits tenants, let me ask, do you plan to recruit them?” How much? 70

%

? 50%? 20%? If you think about it… no one will care about it.

Man, which family doesn’t have thousands of acres of land in their hands?

And once the land rent collected by the gentry plummeted, the income obtained from the land would naturally be pitiful. The tenant farmers would be satisfied if they gave them a bite to eat. But for the gentry, what they care about most is not food. They have big houses, servants at home, carriages and horses, and support for their children to study. Their families have big businesses. In addition to big houses, they also have two, three, and four bedrooms. , how much is the cost here? Once earnings plummet, can this company… still survive?

“It’s over… it’s over…” Someone couldn’t help but cry: “This land… I want to sell it quickly. If I don’t sell it, I’m afraid no one will care about it.”

“You want to sell it now?” Someone said angrily: ” It’s already too late, this Fang Jifan has no conscience and is deliberately denying everyone a way to survive.”

Wang Shixun felt dizzy after hearing this. At this time, he didn’t want to say a word.

Who would have thought that Fang Jifan would directly steal everyone’s retreat if he turned his head while talking here today.

Liu Qiangyi was frightened when he heard this, but he only wanted to rescue his father, so he hurriedly said: “Everyone… everyone… I will wait here…”

“My nephew…” Wang Shixun suddenly interrupted rudely. Hearing Liu’s apologetic words, his voice was cold.

Liu Qianyi hurriedly looked at Wang Shixun, showing confusion.

Wang Shixun said: “I have something to do today, so I’ll say goodbye.”

“Uncle Shi, let’s have a light meal before leaving.” Liu apologized and said hurriedly: “Besides… my father…”

Wang Shixun had a gloomy face. No more, who can care about your father’s affairs? My life in the future may not be better than your family.

He turned and left.

The other guests woke up one after another. At this time, they had to save themselves quickly.

So they all got up.

Liu Qianyi was anxious and wanted to hold Wang Shixun back.

However, Wang Shixun threw his hand away: “My dear nephew, just take care of yourself.”

After leaving such cold words, he rushed out anxiously.

The numerous gentry looked bewildered. When they saw Wang Shixun going out, they also left Liu’s house one after another.

Wang Shixun ordered the coachman: “Go to Xishan, hurry up…”

People were whispering in front of the door.

Finally someone said: “Let’s go to Xishan too.”

In a moment, the entire Liu Mansion was in a mess, and the buildings were empty.

Liu Qiangyi looked at all this with dumbfounded eyes, he was actually crazy.

What should my father do?

………

It was three o’clock in the morning, and Fang Jifan had not yet risen.

However, after Zhu Xiurong urged him several times, Fang Jifan was still in a daze and allowed himself to be undressed.

Zhu Xiurong said: “Just now, many people came to pay homage, saying that they must see my husband. Husband… don’t miss important events and make people wait for a long time.”

Fang Jifan laughed: “Just let them wait .

, I’m not in a hurry, hey…” He sighed: “In the past, I was very leisurely, but since I came back to Beijing this time, people come to my door every now and then. Such a life is really not what a person should live.

Zhu Xiurong frowned: “In short, you need to be careful. This trip to Nantong Prefecture has scared everyone in the family to death. The most important thing in dealing with others is peace. My husband must not make any more enemies.

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That’s what women are like.

Harmony is the most precious…

Fang Jifan said with a smile on his face: “Of course, I love making friends with people most, Huzi, Huzi…”

Fang Jifan finished dressing and called Huzi, who was so imposing. Hong arrived in front of Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan kicked him: “You bitch, you are taller than this young master, so you have rebelled against you.”

Huzi immediately said: “Master… otherwise, I will ask my mother to make you a pair of thousand-layer bottoms. The soles can make you taller.”

Fang Jifan suddenly felt that his self-esteem had been insulted.

He shook his head and sighed: “Go to meet the guests and call all your people. Oh, you also have a blunderbuss on your waist. Let me take a look.”

After saying that, he took the blunderbuss from Huzi’s waist .

Gun, hold it in your hand. This short gun is heavy and looks particularly impressive in your hand.

All I need now is sunglasses.

Unfortunately…one cigarette is missing.

But thinking about it carefully, Fang Jifan still didn’t dare to think about tobacco. This thing… harms people.

Fang Jifan had a very upright outlook on things and was a man of conscience.

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