Even though he was mentally prepared, Man Bao still choked and felt a little sad, "Why?"

The young man couldn't say anything, and after a long time he said: "It's too tiring to farm these fields, and I still don't have enough to eat."

He couldn't explain the reason, so some older young people on the side answered on his behalf, "It's not easy to cultivate land. There is a family in this area, and you only have to pay 50% to rent his family's land."

Rent.”

Man Bao asked: "How much rent does the court want from you?"

"The soil in this piece of land is pretty good, so they all ordered six buckets of rice and five buckets of noodles."

Six buckets of rice is almost two buckets of millet for one stone. The harvest of one field is two or three stone, which is considered to be 50%. But if this fixed rent is set for both dry land and paddy fields, other land for planting beans will not be worth it.

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The young man continued: "But Mr. Fang gave us half of the grain seeds and a cow for 100 acres. If the farm tools broke, he also paid half of the money to repair them. The yamen didn't give us anything. We had to do the seeds and farm tools ourselves."

If I pay all the money, I still have to give you professional grass every season of the year..."

Bai Shansan was particularly curious, "What is professional grass?"

"You don't even know about grass? It's the grass your horses eat," the young man said, "It takes a lot of work just to prepare grass for you every year. It's a pity that you are not a military officer. Otherwise, if you have more horses at home, you will have to use all the grass."

As for us, we even have to give you horse straw during the Chinese New Year."

Man Bao swallowed, "So there is such a thing as professional grass?"

"No, there are too many things. Sometimes adults will come down to see us and see that we have raised chickens and ducks. They also want to divide the chicken and duck eggs and part of the chickens and ducks. They say that these chickens and ducks are also raised in farmland.

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Bai Erlang and Bai Shan turned to look at Man Bao.

Man Bao was filled with shame and whispered: "This has nothing to do with me. I'm just starting to take over the job now."

Bai Shan asked the young man, "Where is your home? Can we go to your home and have a look?"

The young man ate all the candies in his hand and felt that although they were also nobles, they were a little different from the nobles they had seen in Yongzhou City and were quite kind, so he took them to his house without caring.

These houses have only been built for more than ten years, but they look very old because they are made of grass mixed with yellow mud. The houses are very low. Except for three families in the entire village, all other houses have thatched roofs.

Bai Shan was not particularly tall, but he had to bend down slightly when entering the house. After entering, he found that the room was very dark, and then he realized that the windows were very small. When the young man saw them looking at the windows, he said, "Oh, the window paper is broken."

Yes, that one is too expensive, and it’s not cold right now, so I didn’t use it.”

Man Bao asked, "Why are your windows so small?"

"Should we turn it all the way up? It's so cold in winter. If we turn it up, we can't keep the heat in the room."

The three of them could only accept this statement, nodded and turned around to go out.

Manbao simply gathered the children who had come to join in the fun and started visiting each house.

Both Man Bao and Bai Shan discovered that there were very few chickens and ducks in the village. They didn't know whether they were afraid of being separated by the court or because they couldn't afford to raise them.

A few people walked around the village. When they returned to the door of the village chief's house, the adults had finished talking and the sunset appeared on the horizon. It was obvious that the sun was about to set.

The head of the village already knew from his sons that Zhou Man was following the children in the village to look around. He originally wanted to stop him, but then he thought about it, and there was nothing in the village that they couldn't let them know.

The villagers just don't want to rent their fields, so what can they do?

Unless they can persuade the county yamen to let the county magistrate forcibly share their duties.

This is the difference between self-management and court management. If it is court management, the Ministry of Household Affairs will send a document to the county government, and the district chief will have to worry about this matter.

But if you are an individual, whether you can rent out the job field depends entirely on your own ability.

Anyway, the job field has been left to you to manage, and you are responsible for the profits and losses.

When Lao Zhoutou saw Man Bao, he immediately stepped forward and pulled Man Bao aside, and whispered: "Man Bao, dad just talked to the head of the village, and he actually said that no one is very willing to rent our fields.

Everyone has already decided to rent a field from Mr. Fang."

Old Zhoutou was a little worried, "I asked Zhuangtou today. There are quite a lot of people in Yongzhou City, but no one is willing to come and farm vocational fields."

"It's really strange. Isn't this vocational field also a field? I think the land is very good, but why are people not willing to plant it?"

Man Bao said: "Dad, leave this matter to me. It's getting late now. You and your mother should get in the car and go back first. I'll talk to the head of the village."

"That……"

"Don't worry, it won't get dark that fast. We'll catch up with you soon on horseback, and Daji and the others are still here."

Only then did Lao Zhoutou agree to go back first.

Mr. Zhuang called three people for a lecture and said: "Officials should be kind to the people, but they should not be too weak. Your strengths are that you are young, thin-skinned and kind-hearted. This is also your shortcoming.

Set up the charter before negotiating, and once it’s set, don’t change the bottom line easily.”

Mr. Zhuang said meaningfully: "If you lose something, you must gain something. Otherwise, the gain will outweigh the loss."

The three of them began to think deeply.

Then Mr. Zhuang, Lao Zhoutou and others took the car and left together.

Bai Erlang turned to look at the two of them and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Bai Shandao: "Sir, please don't be too soft-hearted and don't give in without a bottom line just because they have a hard life. That will harm others and yourself."

Man Bao said: "Sir, if I give the profits to them, then they will have to pay the corresponding price or responsibility. Only in this way can there be a loss and a gain."

Bai Erlang looked suspicious, "Really? Why didn't I hear it?"

Bai Shan and Man Bao ignored him, but both showed a polite smile and turned back to face Chang.

Watching Lao Zhoutou and his carriage leave, the chief who was about to send Zhou Man and the others away with a smile couldn't help but shudder when he saw the smiles of the two of them.

Man Bao said: "Chief, why don't we have a talk with you and the villagers."

The leader was stunned and asked: "What are you talking about?"

"Let's talk about renting."

Li Chang's face stiffened slightly, and he said with a stiff smile: "Mr. Zhou, this renting thing has to be voluntary, because you came a little late, and they had already decided on the land of the landlord's house."

It’s strange, how could it be possible to decide on a home not long after the grain was harvested?

Moreover, the children said that the adults were very worried, which is why they gathered outside the elder's house. They did not want to rent farming land anymore.

Manbao smiled at the door and said: "I don't charge fixed rent. As you know, this land is under my sole responsibility now, so I don't have to do anything about the yamen anymore. As long as I am in office, how can I farm this land?"

I can make the decision."
Chapter completed!