Chapter 78: The Fourth
Two "pet dogs" who lost their owner's protection were killed by Qin Lu.
Then the rushing competition was officially completed.
In the next three types of competitions, because Xiong Qi did not make trouble, although there were fewer bounties to add to the top, they were successfully completed and no more people were killed.
For Ying Zheng, if no more problems arise, it is a great thing.
He happily distributed the rewards promised to the peasant association and paid for the forty children to study the law in the official department.
In addition, the seven people who died in "Quan" and were designated as "death in battle" and enjoyed the same treatment as those who died during hunting - that is, their children will be raised by Ying Zheng and the Farmers Association.
And their wives... According to the general custom of Qin, Quan and others' wives should remarry in the second month after their death.
First, do not waste resources for women of gestational age; second, let these women work on their own, and they do not have enough ability to support themselves.
Although Ying Zheng didn't like this kind of thing, he still arranged for Mo to find a relatively wealthy bachelor for the widows of these seven people, and the media hired him to get married.
These seven people left nine children, the oldest of whom was only three years old, and the youngest was less than a month old.
In order to promote externally, Ying Zheng gritted his teeth and chose to raise these children by himself. Although he was also a child, he still had the strength to hold a baby in his cradle.
And when he personally held the baby in his cradle and stood in front of the farmers' association to talk about this year's "farming" arrangements and collective labor plan, a certain grand will was touched.
The child felt hugged by a stranger and kept crying in fear. Ying Zheng had to raise his voice. Then his voice passed by the shouts of several adult men who also held the children, and then from the loud shouts of soldiers who maintained order, to the ears of every farmer's association, someone suddenly started to cry.
The mothers of the remarried children looked at the children who were hugging and crying in fear and expectation, and suddenly some unprecedented emotions appeared on their burnt and dry faces.
Ying Zheng was not able to feel too much emotion, he just felt annoyed by the children!
The child in his arms was a baby girl, less than a month old, and suddenly left his mother's arms. The crying sound was loud and clear, full of vitality.
And for Ying Zheng who was holding her, the clear crying was so annoying.
Just like a magic sound that penetrates the ears, it makes people unable to feel any joy and fun, only disgust from the heart.
And this kid is not very cute.
His little face was wrinkled, like a little old man, his eyes were not open, his hands and feet were kicking around, like a stupid little foal.
"Winter is almost over..." Ying Zheng hugged the child tightly. The child felt the pressure, and the crying became weaker, but it was still annoying.
"This winter, we have killed seventeen old men, nineteen children, three women, and one husband..."
"......The elderly are mostly single widowers. Although firewood and hot water are distributed to the peasant association according to their heads, no one takes care of the widowers. Among the 470 widowers, seventeen people were frozen and killed. This is all the evil of singleness... All widowers, before February 15, sign up for the Imperial Household. Before March, please be equipped with women and take care of each other..."
"A husband secretly bought wine, drunkenly, and could not burn firewood to death... Then he could see the evil of wine... Anyone who is a farmer's association who sees drinking can report each other, and those who claim the truth will get ten taels of money... Those who steal drinks will have fifteen sticks and fine twenty taels of money."
"This year, for hunting and other matters, twenty-nine people died in battle, and there were thirty-three children left. These twenty-nine people died for the peasant association, and died for the people and for the government. Therefore, their children should be raised by the peasant association and all, and they should be raised by the peasant association and the government."
"The political general uses the tax money of the peasant association to pay for it..."
One by one, although the baby was crying, the peasant association listened very seriously - although they could not hear Ying Zheng's words, they could still hear the words repeated by the men and soldiers.
I could hear it, although I didn't understand it, but everyone felt relieved when I watched the little man standing on the platform and speaking in a cradle.
After Ying Zheng finished his long arrangements, he ended up holding the cradle. Then the Mozhe and the soldiers preached over and over again according to the arranged things.
"The prince's order says, the widower should marry..."
"The prince's order says that a woman should marry if she is single..."
"The prince's order said, before spring plowing, households pay five taels to purchase..."
"The prince's order said, husband..."
One by one, one by one, things are arranged in an orderly manner.
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"Wow~Wow~Wow~" Amid the child's angry cry, Ying Zheng put down the silk book in his hand in disgust, gritted his teeth and came to the cradle that was placed on the table: "What's wrong? Are you hungry again?"
When the palace maid on the side saw Ying Zheng's appearance, she suddenly wanted to laugh, but she didn't dare to laugh, and just lowered her eyebrows and bowed her head: "Report to Your Highness, the Crown Prince, you may have urinated."
Ying Zheng's face was even more disgusted: "Hey~ I'm so dirty, come and check it out..."
He shook his hand, far away, picked up the silk book again, but his eyes kept throwing his eyes on the howling baby.
This is also an extension of the "foundation of unity", and the purpose is to allow everyone to see the difference between Ying Zheng and others.
That is to say, win over people's hearts, the effect is still good now.
However, Ying Zheng was not sure if he would be too radical if he did this.
After all, this series of arrangements costs a lot of money.
The money these people from the Farmers Association can earn is not enough to the money they have to spend.
In addition to the manpower, material resources and financial resources required for today's arrangements... Ying Zheng still has to throw a lot of money into the big hole of the "Farmers' Association".
This means that he is making money to support this group of people.
Although it’s enough money for a while, but what’s the time? The population is too high? You know, there are people in Xianyang City who want to join the Farmers’ Association every day!
Ying Zheng was not sure how long he could last.
But he wanted to hold on.
——The "production relations" that the farmers' association model can bring is really too stable.
This is exactly the firm and safe way of rule that Ying Zheng always wants.
It's just spending more money... I don't know if my senior brother has any solutions.
Ying Zheng sighed and looked at the palace maid who was changing the baby's diapers.
Brother, should there be a way to make money, right?
"Your Highness, Mo Ze, please come and see him." The guards outside the hall reported.
Ying Zheng said, "Xuan him come in."
After a while, the crying of the baby girl who changed her diaper in the hall was louder and more annoying from far to near.
Mo Zhe'an walked in with a bitter face, holding a child with his right arm, and pressing the little hand that the child wanted to pick his nostrils and eyes with his left hand.
After awkward gift, Mo Zhe'an said, "Report to the Crown Prince, Mr. Ju has entered Xianyang."
"Here you come back?" Ying Zheng stood up in surprise: "Then call him over here!"
After a pause, Ying Zheng suddenly felt that his performance was a bit embarrassing, so he coughed, looked calm, calmed down, and said in a solemn voice: "He is back, then I'll announce that he will come to the palace to see me."
Chapter completed!