Dad spoke directly, "The eldest and the second, you can build a yard and move out after the year, and you can get married after four years, or you can build another yard and live separately, the third, the fifth, and the sixth, and you can do the same after you get married." ”

"As for the family's property, I will give 100 yuan and 100 acres of land for each person, and in this way, it will save the trouble of dividing it to and fro."

Dad is a very straightforward and cheerful person, and the complicated separation of the family is much simpler in his hands.

The son who first divided the household, and then became a family, started another house to live, and as for the money, one person gave a hundred acres of land and a hundred pieces of money.

The eldest step-ancestor and the second Chengzong have no opinion on this, the family used to be poor, and there were no belongings, and now some of them were saved after they just got up this year.

"The money for the eldest brother and the second brother to build a new yard after the year, I will pay for it." Luo Chengdao.

Dad said, "It's the same at home, but if you really have this heart, it's okay, they are all brothers of the same mother, it's up to you." ”

Xiao Liu then said, "Then I will buy two cows for the eldest brother and the second brother to plow the land." ”

Jizu and Chengzong couldn't help but be moved, "Thank you, fifth brother and sixth brother." ”

"Thank you, it's all your own brother."

After the decision was made, the second brother-in-law, Wang Ziming, personally helped them register.

After some formalities, Luo Cheng's family was divided from one household to seven households, Luo Cheng's account, the head of the household was himself, and then there were Kan Ling, Wang Xiongdan, Ximen Junyi, Wang Huiniang four righteous sons and daughters, but there were still many people.

As for the eldest brother and the second brother, there are only two husbands and wives in each account.

The third, the fourth, and the sixth are the only ones in the account.

On the father's account, there are still their old couple and a little daughter.

After dividing the household, Luo Cheng handed over the Yicang money by the way.

Du Ruhui confessed, Luo Cheng and the seven of them were all set by him as a top household. After all, even if the family is divided, each household has more than 100 acres of land under its name, and those who have houses and cattle are indeed considered to be the upper households in the county.

Households are divided into nine grades, this grade is very important, a few years must wait, after the fixed grade, in the future, many taxes and so on will be paid according to this grade.

For example, in the Yicang grain, the upper households will have to produce five stones of millet, and in addition, they will have to collect grain according to the mu, and each mu will pay two liters of grain.

The Luo family is now seven households, and they are all upper households, so every family wants to produce five stone millet, and all of a sudden thirty-five stone millet is gone. In addition, Luo Cheng had 1,000 acres of land before, and now he has given 200 acres of Yongye land, which has become 1,200 acres. 200 acres of vocational fields, but there is no need to pay additional grain, one acre and two liters, 1,000 acres and 20 stones, and here it is 24 stones.

"Fifty-nine stone millet, although our family has increased a lot of land this year, but it is all increased after the autumn, it is said that it should be handed over from next year, right?" The eldest step-ancestor was a little distressed.

Fifty-nine stone millet.

This is almost a year's ration for a family, and I used to eat less, and I couldn't eat so much.

"Forget it." Luo Cheng didn't bother to bother about this matter, "Can you discount money?" ”

"It's not okay according to the rules, but we don't have food at home, I can contact the grain merchant, and it's the same for buying grain and paying for the warehouse."

Nowadays, the price of rice is almost 20 yuan for dou rice, and it is millet that is paid for the warehouse, which is cheaper, about 150 yuan for one stone, and at least 8,000 yuan and nearly 9,000 yuan for 59 stone millet.

This is still Luo Cheng is official, and the second brother-in-law is Hu Zuo, and they will come forward to give some face, otherwise at the end of this year, it is estimated that the price of so much grain will be raised, and it is possible to pay tens of thousands of dollars.

"Then the second brother-in-law will help us find a grain merchant to buy corn and pay the warehouse, and I will send 10,000 yuan when I go back."

"If it weren't for that, there would be about eight thousand."

"Don't take advantage of them, and let the Husi brothers help, I have to invite everyone to eat some wine, and ask the second brother-in-law to invite everyone to drink some wine on my behalf for the remaining few hundred dollars from buying millet."

"Little Wu, you are just too particular and polite." Wang Ziming smiled and agreed.

After handing over the grain in the Yicang, Luo Cheng asked Wang Ziming to transfer out the Luo family's previous arrears of money and grain accounts to take a look, but it was really not much, and it was only about a few thousand dollars together.

But for the former Luo family, this is not a small number.

In fact, the Luo family did not owe any rent in the past, and the main arrears were Yicang grain and some additional assessments, and there were often various assessments in the county, and the amount was not much each time, but they couldn't stand the stalls again and again, so the more they owed, the more they owed.

The eldest brother step-ancestor is still there, "Now the fifth brother is an official, and he can be rent-free next year, and he doesn't need to serve Zayao, and he doesn't need to pay assessments, but we have to pay rent and adjust it separately." ”

"There are 100 acres of land, but the rent is still paid according to the ding, one ding is not more than two stones, two zhang of silk, three taels of cotton, but it can also be afforded." Luo Cheng comforted.

In the past, when there was no land, it was really stressful to rent two zhang of silk and three taels of silk for these two stones, but now the boss has 100 acres of land, and in fact, one acre of land is only two liters of rent. And one acre of land can collect at least one stone, even if the cost of labor is deducted, it is only about 30 taxes, which can be said to be not high for landed homesteaders.

The real pressure on the people of the Sui Dynasty was not the rent adjustment, nor the regular service of 20 days a year, on the contrary, the most bitter people and the most oppressive of the people's power were all kinds of miscellaneous Yao servants in the Sui Dynasty. Especially since the succession of the Son of Heaven to the throne, he has been very happy, all kinds of projects have continued, and the people of the counties and counties of the world have been conscripted, and everyone has no time to farm and produce at home.

Millions of people were conscripted, traveled thousands of miles to transport grain and equipment, sent one stone of grain, and had to spend seven stones on their own way.

"It's nothing to pay some rent, and now you also have official and official bodies, at least you don't have to worry about serving."

The second brother Chengzong said, "But we are all busy with the affairs of the yamen now, who will plant so much land at home next year?" ”

"Second brother, you're really too worried, we don't have time to plant, you can ask someone to plant. Don't we have more than twenty slaves in our family? What's more, if the slaves can't be planted, they can still plant the land or hire long-term and short-term laborers. Don't worry, don't say 1,200 acres of land, even if it's 2,000 acres of land, you don't have to worry about not being able to plant it. Instead, you have to worry about whether the weather will be good next year, and you should not have any floods, droughts, locusts, or anything like that. ”

In this way, the eldest brother and the second brother are also a lot easier.

Luo Cheng looked at a large family, but what he thought in his heart was not that he had added thousands of acres of land for his family, but that he had worked hard to finally find an official and official body for everyone.

The father and brother don't have to go to Zhuo County to make ordnance, the third brother doesn't have to go to Donglai County to build ships, the fourth brother doesn't have to go to Luoyang to repair the city, he doesn't have to go to Hebei to dig a ditch anymore, and even a few brothers-in-law don't have to worry about this tossing Zayao labor next year.

It's just that it will be six years since the end of the year.

Next year will be the last year of preparation for the Eastern Expedition, and the year after will be the time when the 1.1 million army will go east to Goguryeo, when the emperor will recruit millions of people from all over the world to transport food and ordnance to Liaodong, but I am afraid that they may not be able to hide from it at that time.