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Several cash-for-work projects have been completed one after another, and Li Jing has worked with state and county officials to prepare several new foundation projects. The remaining manpower was all arranged for the imperial court to reclaim the wasteland. Although we have missed the summer planting now, we can now concentrate manpower on reclaiming wasteland while we have free time, and wait until autumn to plant winter wheat. Li Jing has already made an announcement in advance that all of the reclaimed land will be used as military land, but the land reclaimed by each township will be evenly handed over to the people of each township for cultivation. There is no tax on these lands, but they only need to pay military rations at a rent of one bucket per acre. If it is a disaster year, it can also be lowered according to the actual harvest, and basically maintain the 11th harvest.

After this announcement was issued, enthusiasm for land reclamation was high in various places. The speed of other relief projects has increased considerably, and everyone is anxious to finish it sooner and cultivate more land. Tax-free eleven to pay grain, such a rent is nothing more than renting to the landlords, many of them are paid five or five grains, or even four for the landlord's six tenants. Now meet as long as one into a rent, who is not happy.

However, while the land was being cultivated enthusiastically, there were many yeoman farmers who wanted to sell their cattle to the government. Most of these yeoman farmers were originally well-off and self-sufficient families, with dozens of acres of land and hundreds of acres of land, and their families raised large livestock. In this relief, many yeoman farmers did not accept the disaster. Most of the people are simple, and as long as their families can still live, they will not accept relief. However, the current situation is barely maintained, but it is difficult to continue to take care of a large animal. Many people had no choice but to prepare to sell their cattle to the government, and some mules and horses also had this plan.

I heard a report below that Huang County has purchased hundreds of ploughing oxen, horses, and mules. Some of it was sold by local yeoman farmers in Huang County. Most of them were sold in Laizhou, next door. The prices of the harvest are all low. A big bull would have cost 12 yuan, a cow would have cost about 10 yuan, and a big mule would have to cost 10 yuan. But the current purchase price is only about five or six times, and basically they are all purchased at half price.

Cui De'an, the county magistrate of Huangxian County, felt that this was a political achievement, and happily reported it to Li Jing, the state capital. Unexpectedly, after Li Jing saw it, his face turned very dark. Slammed the table, Li Jing shouted: "This Cui De'an." I don't even know half of the truth. In this year of famine, what the government should do is to help the people tide over the difficulties, not to take advantage of the fire to loot. Doesn't he know that a big animal is also an important property for a well-off family? ”

Li Jing's family used to have three cows, but later the family was defeated, leaving only dozens of acres of land and a calf to cultivate. The calf was cherished by the baby, and had to get up in the middle of the night to add forage to it, and he usually cherished the land. He deeply understood the status of a cow, a horse, and a mule in the people's homes.

"It's just nonsense, after this thing is done, you can't let the people be disappointed in the government behind their backs? How does this make the people perceive us in the future? ”

Changshi Han Anmin and Sima Xiao Dingbang also nodded. Li Jing is a person who attaches great importance to the people's hearts, and spares no effort in the current disaster relief and rescue of the people. But Huang County's handling is really inappropriate.

"Immediately send someone to inform Huang County, and ask Cui De'an to make up the difference between the cattle and mules he bought at the price of the previous year. In addition, these cattle and horses are registered as which one they belong to, so that the county can raise them well and not lose weight. After autumn or next year, when the people need to use cattle, let them pay for the cattle to buy them back. If the money is not in hand for a while, let them take it first, and then make up for it later. ”

In a disaster year, the price of livestock will inevitably fall. If the people sell at the current price and buy at the current price after the disaster in the coming year, they will lose a lot of money by the difference in price. The government is not a businessman and must not make this money. Now the government has provided some manpower and financial resources to help the people raise cattle, and they will be returned to the people next year. Cattle are an important material, if everyone can't keep it and sell it, it will not only be a loss to the people, but also a delay in production, and the government will also be affected.

Han Anmin, Xiao Dingbang, King Zhao, etc. all praised Li Jing's solution, so that although the government subsidized some money, it could be exchanged for a very good prestige of the people.

After Cui De'an from Huang County was reprimanded, he quickly figured it out, and he didn't complain, but he was a little ashamed, and personally wrote a review to Li Jing. Then he personally took the people from the county government to Dengzhou to those who sold livestock, sent the difference money, and carefully explained the handling of this matter by Li Jing, the assassin history. The yeoman farmers who were forced to sell their cattle and horses were very excited when they heard the result. Most of these yeoman farmers and small landlords did not directly receive favors in this disaster relief. Now Li Jing's move can't help but make them very grateful.

Moreover, not only did he subsidize the money, but Li Jing also issued a notice that those families who could not afford to raise livestock during the disaster year could first register in the yamen and then go to the money village to receive a special loan, which was completely interest-free and could be repaid within three years. With this money, everyone can go to the yamen to buy fodder, feed the livestock, and tide over this difficulty.

However, this article is only limited to Dengzhou and Liaodong two cities under the jurisdiction of the Zhendong Army, and although Laizhou has subsidized some money, there is no such loan. After receiving the subsidy, the small landowners of homesteaders in Laizhou were really surprised for a while, and then they were all grateful to Li Jinglai.

As a result, since then, a large number of people who can't afford to raise large livestock in Laizhou have rushed to sell their livestock to Dengzhou. There were even some cunning businessmen who began to go to various places to buy cattle and horses at low prices, and then rushed to Dengzhou to sell them. However, to their disappointment, Dengzhou only accepts the cattle and horses of those homesteaders, and does not buy the cattle and horses of such black-hearted merchants. In the end, these people had no choice but to sell at a low price, not only did they not make any money, but they also lost a fortune.

Laizhou's assassination history also heard the news, and personally rushed to Dengzhou with a few carts of gifts to see Li Jing.

As soon as they met, they took Li Jing's hand quite enthusiastically and said: "The county prince has outstanding ability, but he can still take the people to eat and dress in a disaster year, I really envy the old man." "The border between Laizhou and Dengzhou is also a famine year, and people have been prosperous in Dengzhou, and Laizhou has been bleak. During this time, a large number of Laizhou people poured into Dengzhou along with those displaced people. I went to work in Dengzhou.

Although my heart was glad that there were many less hungry people. Reduced a lot of pressure. But this heart. Something was still not quite right. Now he is beginning to worry, what will happen if the people who went to Dengzhou refuse to come back once this famine is over?

If you want to keep the people, you have to keep their hearts. Zheng Qianzhi said that he had to do something, otherwise all the people of Laizhou would go to Dengzhou, so what kind of assassination should he be. But he has no money or food in his hands, and he really can't keep the people. For example, this time, the people of Laizhou sold cattle and horses. At the beginning, Laizhou also bought a lot, most of which were collected at half price. Originally, there was nothing to do, but after Li Jing made such a come, the gap was immediately revealed.

Especially the people who were compensated near Huang County told the story, and Laizhou almost went into chaos. Those who sold cattle demanded that the Laizhou government also compensate everyone. This matter made Zheng Qian quite passive.

This time, I wanted to borrow some money and grain from Li Jing, firstly, to compensate the peasants who sold their cattle, and secondly, to prepare to use grain for relief.

After listening to Zheng Qian's somewhat embarrassed slur to say his request, Li Jing smiled. Qingzhou just borrowed grain. Laizhou followed again. They all knew that there was food in Dengzhou, but they heard Zheng Qian's purpose of borrowing grain. Li Jing is still very happy. After all, Laizhou and Dengzhou are at the junction, and if Laizhou is really messed up, it will not be good for Dengzhou.

After a deep groan, Li Jing said: "Last time, the family master Cui Sima came to borrow grain, and he took all kinds of ordnance materials in exchange. I don't know what kind of trading grain Zheng Envoy brought this time? Speak in advance, now the gold of the grain Zheng Envoy Jun should understand. If it weren't for the fact that Denglai Erzhou was a neighbor, and you and I were both under the hands of the commander, I wouldn't have taken out so much food. Now even if it is given to Laizhou, it has to be saved from everyone's teeth. ”

Zheng Qian said with some embarrassment: "Laizhou is a small place, neither has as many people as Qingzhou, nor is it as big as Dengzhou Port in Dengzhou. Hey, there's really nothing to do for a while. ”

Li Jing smiled in his heart when he saw this, he had been thinking about the Yuanda gold mine in Laizhou for a long time, but he had never had any way to mine it. Now Zheng Qian has personally sent it to the door, this is a big gold mountain sent to the door.

"How much grain does Zheng Yuanjun plan to borrow?"

"I plan to learn from Li Yuanjun to work for relief, and I want to borrow 500,000 stone grain." Zheng Qian's expectant way.

Li Jing pretended to be embarrassed and said: "But if Zheng Yuanjun has nothing to change, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to do." Otherwise, when everyone knows the Tao, they will all come to borrow grain, and I have a thousand granaries, and I can't borrow it. Or, what will Zheng Yuanjun also take in exchange? ”

"But I really don't have any ordnance materials in Laizhou."

"There are no materials, there can be other ones. Recently, we have discovered a lot of minerals in Dengzhou, and we are organizing hungry people to open mines in exchange for some food. Do you have any minerals in Laizhou? Li Jing guided step by step.

"I really don't know about this." Zheng Qian was a little embarrassed, "Why don't you ask those people who control the mine to go to Laizhou to explore, and if you find any minerals, you can exchange them with Li Yuanjun for food, how about it?" ”

Hearing Zheng Qian's words, Li Jing's heart blossomed, but he still pretended to be very embarrassed on the surface. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "They are all neighbors, just this once, and this matter can't be spread out, otherwise everyone will come to borrow food like this, and I won't be able to bear it." ”

"Definitely, definitely." Seeing that it was done, Zheng Qian was happier than Li Jing, and his old face was smiling.

The next day, Li Jing asked the Kan detective team to go to Laizhou, and after returning, Li Jing did not look at the few small mines found in their Kan Tan report, but directly found Zheng Qian, and asked to draw the Zhaoyuan Linglong Mountain near Dengzhou Huang County and the surrounding more than a dozen mountains with gold mines in memory, as well as the Sanshan Island gold mine. Ask for grain in exchange for these mines.

Zheng Qian didn't care much about the mineral matter at all, although Li Jing vaguely told him that there might be a gold mine here, but Zheng Qian didn't care. In a hurry, he pulled Li Jing to write down the contract and finalized the matter of borrowing grain.

took a few mountains and a small desert island in exchange for 500,000 stone of grain, Zheng Qian felt that it was too worthwhile. This Li Jing is really a bit of a loser, no matter how much ore he has, he can't eat it, and he has to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to mine. He Zheng Qian sold a few mountains in exchange for a year's rations for the people of Laizhou, which was too profitable.

Li Jing is also very happy, this is more than a gold mountain. There were more than a dozen gold mountains, and these were all gold mines with huge reserves that had been discovered by later generations. 500,000 stone of grain is a lot, and if these gold mines that can be bought are mined, the absolute value is even higher. Although gold can't be eaten by hunger and can't warm up by cold, it is just right to use it to pay taxes to the emperor or something. Moreover, gold has a lot of purchasing power in the steppes and Liaodong, as well as Silla and Japan, and it can be used to buy more grain back.

Both of them were very satisfied with this cooperation, everyone smiled and praised each other, and Li Jing set up a banquet and invited Zheng Qian to a banquet before sending him back.

"I've made a fortune, more than a dozen gold mountains!" When Zheng Qian's carriage was far away, Li Jing couldn't help but sigh excitedly. As soon as he turned around, he immediately asked the iron egg behind him to notify the officials to come to a meeting and prepare to start mining the gold mountain. (To be continued......)