Chapter 778: Reluctantly Invited
Rong Di's autumn harvest is generally in November, and Rong Di's tax on the people is in December, and Lin Yi is very reasonable.
In previous years, when the harvest was good, the people of Rongdi Country generally planted one acre of land and could have a harvest of 100 to 200 catties, but if the harvest was not good, there was a possibility that there would be no harvest.
Therefore, in order to ensure the stability of the state's financial revenue, Rong Diguo does not collect rent according to the amount of harvest, but collects rent according to the area of land, and the rent per mu is fifty catties.
Generally speaking, after the common people pay the rent, there are few people who can eat enough, even in a good harvest year, they will not be able to eat enough, let alone a year of natural disasters.
Therefore, in order to be able to eat enough, the common people are willing to join the army and join the army, as long as they join the army, they do not need to grow crops, they do not have to pay rent, and they can still eat public grain.
As a result, there were very few people who farmed in the Rongdi country, so their treasury was always very empty, and in order to maintain the normal operation of the country, the king of Rongdi would wage wars every year and loot goods and grain in the surrounding countries.
For hundreds of years, the Tianchi country suffered deeply, until two years ago, the Tianchi country suddenly had a powerful general Ji Qianmo, and their Rong Di country never got benefits from the Tianchi country again, which further made Rong Di come over, and the refugees were ravaged, and there were beggars and refugees who were hungry and cold everywhere.
"Fifty pounds?" Xiahou Jun asked, "Is this a little missing?" ”
Lin Yi sneered and said: "Don't think I'm a countryman and think I'm easy to deceive, in previous years, your annual tax per mu was already very good to be able to receive fifty catties, just take last year as an example, you Rongdi almost all over the country have no harvest, and those ordinary people, I'm afraid they can't even take out fifty catties." “
Lin Yi glanced at Xiahou Jun and said: "I've always disliked forcing people, if you are not willing to give me your three thousand refugees, I will not embarrass you, now Rongdi is full of refugees, only three thousand, do you think I can't recruit them?" It's just to take pity on them and give them a way out. ”
Xiahou Jun's heart sank, and then he reacted, he knew that what Lin Yi said was true, and he knew that he couldn't pretend anymore.
He laughed and said, "Mrs. Ji, don't be angry, I was just joking with Mrs. Ji." Those 3,000 people, I promised to my wife, how can they not speak? ”
As he spoke, Xiahou Jun took out a stack of paper from his arms, handed it to Lin Yi, and said, "These are their deeds of sale, I have already written them, you keep them, and those people in the future will be yours." ”
Lin Yi stretched out his hand to take it, glanced at it, and said, "Since that's the case, then when will you bring them over?" ”
Xiahou Jun hesitated for a moment and said, "Mrs. Ji, I have a reluctant request and want to ask Mrs. Ji for help." ”
"What's the busy?" Lin Yi looked at his strange face and knew that this matter was definitely not so simple.
Xiahou Jun said: "In the morning, you made three side dishes and made a pot of mushroom stuffing, and after I brought it back to the palace to honor my father, he was full of praise, so my father and his ...... He wanted to invite Mrs. Ji into the palace, teach the cooks in the palace to cook, and by the way, help my father cook a few meals. ”
“……”
Lin Yiqiu's watery eyes swept Xiahou Jun fiercely, Xiahou Jun's heart jumped, and he quickly explained: "The reason why I didn't bring those three thousand people over immediately was because I thought that Mrs. Dao Ji would go to the palace with me in a while, and I was afraid that Mrs. Ji would not have time to arrange their affairs." “