The autumn flood of the Yellow River has finally receded.

At this time, it was the end of August, and it was almost time for the people to plant winter wheat.

As soon as the autumn flood receded, the river receded from the ravaging remote embankment and the embankment, and the river channel was again bound within the embankment.

Because the embankment was built before, the river washed down, and the silt was not taken away, leaving several feet of silt between the embankment and the remote embankment, which is the silt field, the anointment field under the eyes of the common people.

As soon as the water receded, many people began to think about silting the fields.

In fact, due to the shortage of industrial and silver in the river, only more than 80 miles of embankments were built, and the remote embankments were repaired, and there were some places where the river water was easy to change lanes, and there were no plans to silt the fields for the time being.

It is estimated that nearly 1,000 hectares of silted fields in the embankment are almost left with more than 600 hectares, but even these more than 600 hectares are very good.

So some big families asked the people in the yamen to inquire, how do you plan to sell this silt field?

They are ready to buy it back, even if it is a season of planting, it is cost-effective, planting the previous season is three times less than the average crop, more than six times, it is simply a season of grain to earn three seasons, in addition to winter wheat, can also grow other things.

The trust relationship between large families and those who have access to the relationship even directly inquired about the government office.

Large families have such skills, but small families cannot, even if they have a relationship, where do they have the money to buy land?

There are many repulsion land at home, and no one wants to give it to anyone, even if it is not repulsion land, it is mostly barren soil, and when the wind blows when planting in the field, the head is full of sand.

But in the silt field, the soil is as fine as the fine noodles eaten at home.

Although everyone knows that the silt field is good, but the common people can only look at the field and sigh, sometimes after plowing the field, walk to the river embankment to see, the bottom of the heart can not help but have mixed feelings.

The embankment was built for a lifetime, but after the embankment was completed, the silt fields could only be bought by large families.

By the end of August.

The government officials went to the countryside and posted notices in each village and each assembly.

But it caused a sensation in the entire Guide Mansion.

In front of the eight-character wall of the county government of Shangqiu County, there was a crowd of people.

A few literacy scholars shook their heads and read: "Five acres of silt fields are for sale, and each mu of silt fields is two or nine dollars and eight cents!" “

"What does that mean?"

The people below asked anxiously.

An old farmer above said: "It's what the government said, if we want to buy silt fields, we must buy at least five acres per mu in one go, ...... Each mu is two taels and nine dollars and eight cents. ”

"It's not expensive!" The common people spoke one after another.

"Last year, when there was no big flood, one acre of land cost three or four taels of silver. Last year, I bought a few acres of silt fields along the river, and one acre cost ten taels of silver! ”

"Eh, the silt field can be planted for two seasons, I didn't see it, the notice said, this is the silt field in the embankment, and it can only be planted in spring and winter. The official notice said it clearly, but it didn't deceive us people. ”

"That's right, that's right." The common people nodded one after another.

"But an acre of silt field is cheaper to sell than a field, so it's also cost-effective! Shopkeeper Song, do the math for us, how much does it cost to buy five acres of silt land in one go? ”

The shopkeeper Song answered, took out the abacus and started to fight, and someone on the side had already laughed and said, "That's it?" Isn't it fourteen taels and nine dollars? One mu is calculated according to three taels of silver, and some more are deducted, and an abacus is needed. ”

Ha ha!

There was a burst of laughter from the common people.

Shopkeeper Song also felt embarrassed and complained: "The government is really good, just sell it for three taels of silver per acre, there are bits and pieces, how good it is." In this way, our old white surname has to be calculated. ”

"A penny that can be cheaper is a penny."

"A penny of silver can buy a pound of meat."

"But we can't make up these fifteen taels of silver."

"Yes, ten taels of silver is enough for our family, and we have been eating and drinking well for a year."

"Slow, slow, don't you see? There is also a government notice underneath it. ”

"What's written on it?"

"The government said that the people registered in the government can buy land according to their households, within ten acres, they can pay half of the money first, and the remaining half of the people can borrow from the farmer's bank, what does this loan mean?"

"The notice says it's borrowing money! But it will have to be returned later. ”

"How?"

"As mentioned above, there are low interest rates for one year, two years, three years, one year, two years higher, and three years higher. Three years is not more than a profit. However, if this money is not repaid when it expires, the Tian Guanfu will take it back, and the money in front of you will be paid in vain. Weigh yourselves. ”

The people nodded their heads and said, "So that's the case!" ”

"As for more than ten acres, the government said that it is not allowed to take out loans, and those big families are required to pay off the cash in one go."

"Isn't this the government, deliberately cheapening our people? Otherwise, if it was sold so cheaply, it would be bought by large families. ”

"The harvest is good! After a few years of hard work, it will pay off. ”

The people were buzzing and discussing, and everyone still had doubts in their hearts.

"Do you think the embankment has been washed away and the flood has flooded our fields?"

"Or maybe the river has been diverted?"

"yes, yes, there's a risk."

"It's not like we don't have a field at home."

"Although the rent is high on weekdays, the horse crew can still live tightly."

"Phew! I have no interest and rent people's fields all my life. Go back and go with your mother! ”

"Cui'e, Cui'e, didn't I discuss it with you?"

The people talked nonsense, and then they were a little worried, and they were distressed that they couldn't come up with the money and loudly persuaded the villagers not to pay the money.

But there are still a lot of people who are moved.

"Wait, there is one last sentence, the notice says that within three years, the silt field will be exempted from the field tax!"

As soon as this news came out, the people below were restless. Exemption for three years! That is to say, the common people grow every grain of grain by themselves, and they do not need to pay land rent or taxes.

"Otherwise, the second child won't marry a daughter-in-law first, and then ask our relatives to borrow some."

"Yes, if you work hard for a few more years, maybe you can help my little sister earn a dowry."

"Lin Qingtian, no matter what you say, you won't pit our people."

"Yes, let's believe him."

"I'm going back to scraping together the money. Let's not sell this rice first. ”

"Although we don't have any money, didn't the above say that there is still Guantian?"

"Is the rent per mu of official land five liters three in five spoons!"

"That's right, that's right, we have the strength to rent official land."

The common people have their own abacus, and as for the big families, they have no loans, and they can't rent official land, so they are thinking about how to scrape together money to buy more.

More than 630 acres of land are 63,000 acres of silt land.

However, on the 10th, a total of more than 35,600 mu was sold, and each mu was worth 229 yuan and 8 cents.

That's nearly 100,000 taels of silver, so Lin Yanchao not only paid off all the materials borrowed from the government treasury and borrowed from the private treasury, but also made 30,000 taels.

When the news reached the ears of the prefect Fu Zhiyuan, he was immediately shocked.