novelaction Chapter 1067 The Manor Given by the Wang Family
Chapter 1067 The Manor Given by the Wang Family
Zhou Guo was speechless, "Master, which side are you on?"
The old man waved his hand and went out.
Er Pang said, "Master, those two manors are so big, where can we find so many people?"
All the long-term workers on the farm were taken away by the Wang family, and the only ones left were temporary workers from nearby.
Zhou Guo said: "Several thousand more people will come to the border in a while. Those who can't be employed by the escort agency will be stuffed into the various farms in the north. Some of the original workers in the farms will be replaced. These people will be put into the two farms. Together with the local temporary workers, it should be enough.
Moreover, there are tenant farmers who take away some of the land, so there is not much left.”
After a few days, no one from the North came to visit again.
Zhou Guo took the old man to two farms first, both of which were in Yunzhou.
She rode on her horse, looking at the endless cultivated land and the people working in the fields, and a smile crept onto her face unconsciously, "Finally, I can have such a large piece of decent land in the North!"
Finally, it is no longer an endless salty and bitter land, and no one would look down on it if you told others about it.
The old man stroked his beard with a smile, "Next year, your precious pepper seeds will be planted here. Plant as many as you want."
No need to struggle to apply a little here and a little there.
Zhou Guo narrowed his eyes and smiled, "That's right. These peppers will be available in a few years. Next year I can have as many as I want."
There are many types of peppers. One pepper seedling can produce dozens of peppers. Next year, at least a hundred acres of peppers can be planted. At that time, there will be more peppers than can be used up.
Er Pang said, "It's not easy to find such land in the North. We have always coveted other people's land, but now we have our own. It's like a dream."
The head of the village came forward with a smile on his face, "Boss, now you are here, I will ask all the farmers to come and see you."
Zhou Guo said: "No hurry, come here, I will ask you some questions first."
When they arrived at the manor, she looked at it and nodded, "It's the Wang family, but this manor is much better than all my manors. There are even gardens, rockeries and green trees. Master, this manor has been built for quite some time."
The old man looked around and agreed, "Yes, it's similar to your house in Nanhe. The Wang family is willing to give you such a house. Did they just randomly give it to you to fool you? Or do they have a lot of good things?"
Zhou Guo said: "There are a lot of good things, but it's not like they're fooling me. I'm not blind, how can I not know whether this thing is good or not? If they just pick one out to fool me, I won't do it. Then what they have to pay later will be far more than this."
What is more important? Can't the Wang family see clearly?
The old man walked around the farm and said, "I have to live in this farm for a while and choose a good house. Next year, I will come here and ask the head of the farm to divide a piece of land for me to grow peppers."
He mainly didn't know what peppers looked like, but after hearing Zhou Guo say that they were beautiful and delicious, he couldn't help but yearn for them. He wished he could see them bloom and bear fruit tomorrow and eat them.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Choose whatever you want. We have a lot of land in Yunzhou now. With so much land, we can even split a piece to plant ground berries. Ground berries will definitely survive if planted on such land, unlike salty and bitter land, which requires a lot of effort."
The land is flat and easy to manage. Even if we specially clear out a piece of it, it won’t take up much space.
The profit from these berries is much greater than that from grains, and they can be harvested several times.
All her pastry shops need this thing. With this fruit, a small cake can be sold at a sky-high price, and many people like to eat it.
He said to the old man beside him: "Master, please turn around for a while. I want to ask the village head something."
This village head is one of their own, transferred from somewhere else.
He had only been there for a few days, but he already knew the basic situation very well and could answer whatever Zhou Guo asked.
"There are 82 tenant households, renting more than 760 mu of land. In previous years, the Wang family paid 60% of the rent. In addition to farming their own land, everyone also farmed land for the landlord and raised ducks for the landlord. If the landlord's work was not completed, they could not farm their own land.
In addition, we had to carry seeds and fertilizers by ourselves, and we had to eat thin food all year round. Fortunately, we didn’t starve to death except for losing weight. It is said that the seeds of the Wang family are better than those of ordinary families, so everyone is willing to continue working for the Wang family. "
Most of the land rents in the north are 60%, some are 50%, and some are even 70%. But there is absolutely no one like Zhou Guo who only pays 40%, and also provides seeds and half of the fertilizer himself.
She was the first one.
The village head continued, "So when the Wang family left, some tenants followed them, and less than half of them stayed behind."
Zhou Guo raised his eyebrows. "Will the Wang family care about the lives of those who followed?"
The head of the village said, "I don't know."
Zhou Guo just asked casually, and continued, "Is this land planted with wheat?"
The farmer said, "In addition to wheat, there are also rice, peanuts, soybeans, black beans, red beans, various beans, and rapeseed. The Wang family planted thousands of acres of rapeseed. When we took over, we had just harvested half of it, and the other half is still in the field. I saw that it would be better to harvest it in another half month. The Wang family harvested it too early."
Zhou Guo said, "They must have harvested them overnight, so let them grow in the field for a little longer. Where is Zhuangzi's account book? Let me see it."
The head of the village came with several thick account books, "Boss, all the account books of the village are here. This is what Chief Manager Hu took over from the other side and gave it to me for safekeeping."
Zhou Guo picked up the top book and flipped through it. After a while, Erpang came to report that the farmers had arrived and wanted to meet the boss.
She looked towards Zhuangtou.
The village head said, "Boss, they have been wanting to see you. I told them that we would charge 40% of the rent, we would provide the seeds, and they would provide half of the fertilizer. They would do their own work first, and then come to work for the owner. We only charge 40% for the chickens and ducks we raise on weekdays... Everyone wanted to see you and pay homage to you, a living Bodhisattva."
Zhou Guo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I'm not a living Buddha. I rented the land to them, but I didn't collect rent. Compared with others, 40% rent is very little, but in the end, I don't have much money, and I still need their chickens and ducks."
The village head said, "How can it not be low? I have traveled to so many places and met many village heads, but I have never heard of any family charging 40% for land rent. Mr. Dong, 40% is really low. They don't have to pay taxes. In fact, compared with the taxes that some ordinary people have to pay, it is still light. There are several months a year when they can even have dry food."
What will those families with little land and low yields have left after paying taxes every year?
Zhou Guo put down the account book and said, "Then go and meet him."
When I walked out, I saw a sea of people crowding the empty space.
As soon as they saw her coming out, everyone knelt down and said, "Greetings, Master."