Have everyone thought about it?

Of course, I thought that all the people present had something to do with the land here. Like Gu Sizhi and Wang Rui, they were landlords, and most of the land in the county belonged to them. Most of the others were tenants, who were farming land that did not belong to their own and barely survived. There were very few farmers who truly owned their own land. Most of them were concentrated in small plots that landlords looked down upon, and they had reclaimed several acres of land, which could not form a scale or climate at all, and belonged to those who were neglected.

In the past, there was no Mingzhou Port, and the land here was planted by tenants. Gu Sizhi's statistics also show that if there was no port diluting the labor force, the population of Shan County was actually just enough to cultivate these lands. Although some farmland is likely to not be cultivated carefully, it is not harmful. Most landlords count the production of fertile land as their own, and leave the production of inferior land to the tenants for food.

What about tenants? Just a "legged horse". As long as you can't starve to death, you can continue to work. What's the difference between eating saturated and not eating enough?

Everyone cares about the land, but this was before the establishment of Mingzhou Port. Now the construction of Mingzhou Port is in full swing. Fools know that the wharf has more money than farming. The people cannot think about the height of Gu Sizhi and others, but they understand that one day of short-term work at the wharf, the whole family can have two days of full meals. Compared with the days when they were hungry and hungry, it is like a paradise.

If you become a sailor, it would be even more amazing. The salary of a sailor is extremely high. Once you go to sea, you will be able to earn two years of farming income. If you follow a big ship, such as Chang'an, and there are plenty of money to fish out, your life will be too happy.

Under such circumstances, whether it is the gentry or the people, the focus must be tilted towards the port. Many people will inevitably give up their land. At that time, the land will be barren and the grain output will drop sharply, and there will still be problems.

This is very easy to understand. No matter how much money you make, don’t you still have to have a meal?

As food becomes less, no matter how much money you make, you have to buy food. At that time, what's the point of making more money?

Therefore, no matter what, the grain production must be guaranteed.

Before Li Mu announced the reform, Gu Sizhi and others, as landlords, were most anxious when facing the situation where the land was about to be desolate.

But with their wisdom, they really couldn't think of a solution to the problem. Because they could not give up the interests of the port, they would not stop the people from working in the port. Although the interests of the land are also very important, they must choose the port when they need to make a choice.

For them, this is an unsolvable question. They have no choice. When Li Mu asked, of course they could not give any answers.

Li Mu held everyone's eyes and continued, "Since everyone has no way to solve the problem, then Benhou will give you a solution--"

“Work farm system.”

After Li Mu wrote these words, everyone's eyes gathered, and even Li Shimin did not blink. After writing these words, Li Mu added a few words later, "The land is collectively owned."

"I dare to ask the marquis, isn't the new policy distributed the land to the people? Why has it become collectively owned again?"

"Don't worry, listen to my explanation slowly." Li Mu took a bamboo from somewhere, pointed to the word collective ownership of the land, and explained: "The new policy should still be implemented, but it is not impossible to adapt. This collective ownership is a kind of flexibility."

"First of all, according to the new policy, the land is distributed to everyone, and the land is clear, and the land is as much as it has and where it is. It is kept in black and white. The common people have one, the village archives one, and the county and the county will save another one. No matter which piece is lost, they will be immediately added to ensure that there is no mistake."

"Then, take these lands into the collective." Li Mu wrote the word "group" and said, "For example, the resettlement village we are in now." Li Mu pointed his hand and pointed at all the people, saying, "You have all assigned their own land, but you want to work at the wharf and don't want to farm. It doesn't matter, you invest your land in the collective land, and then collectively rent the land to the farm for farming. After the farm harvests, you will pay taxes for you according to the amount of land you invested in. The remaining taxes will be given to you according to the proportion of the contract you signed. The rent can be calculated as money or as crops, all based on your personal choice."

Everyone's eyes lit up. This is a good idea. This will save the worry of land desolation. No wonder when the resettlement village was set up before, the land was divided into about 3,000 acres. It turned out that this was considered.

"But..." Wang Rui hesitated and didn't know whether to open his mouth. Li Mu saw him and said, "If you have something to say."

"Hey," Wang Rui responded, and plucked up the courage and said, "Marty, I have something unknown. According to the Martyr's wishes, does everyone have to invest the land in the collective land? If someone doesn't want to, what should I do?"

Li Mu thought of this and came up with a solution, saying: "First of all, it is important to be clear that the main body of the new policy is greater than the branches. In other words, the policy of dividing land to everyone must be implemented. And these methods of adapting to the situation are just stopgap measures, and this is one."

"Secondly, since the county is special, the land acquisition and collective investment must be implemented. But under the ease, there are also changes. For example, Zhang San likes to farm and does not want to go to the wharf. It is so easy that if his land is collected by the collective, he will get a rent. He can also participate in the cultivation of the land as an employee of the farm and earn a reward with his own labor. In this way, he will not suffer any loss. If he can be more diligent, he will even earn more than he earns by farming his own land."

"So that's it." Wang Rui was convinced and bowed: "The Marquis was so amazing and beautiful, and the villain was extremely respectful."

"Who else has any questions? You can raise them now." Li Mu looked at the people standing behind and gave them the opportunity to ask questions.

"Little man, villain has a doubt." A white-haired old man stood up and everyone gave way to him. Obviously, this old man had a high prestige among the people.

Li Mu's eyes eased a lot and asked, "I don't know if the old man has any doubts, but it doesn't matter."

"Mr. Marquis--" The old man was about to kneel down and was helped up by Li Mu: "The old man doesn't have to be polite. This marquis is also very busy, so he just goes straight to the point."

When the old man heard Li Mu say this, he didn't insist and asked, "Mr. Marquis, I only have one son, and my wife is in bad health. My son wants to stay at home to take care of us. This is what Marquis said just now. People who don't want to work at the wharf. You said that staying on the farm can earn another income, but I don't know how this income is calculated. I dare not question Marquis, but Marquis must not be able to stay in Zheng County for a long time. I am really afraid-"

The old man didn't continue to say it, but his meaning was clear. He was afraid that after Li Mu left, the local gentry would disobey him.

Gu Sizhi and others heard the meaning and glared at the old man. Li Mu saw him and snorted coldly, and everyone's eyes immediately became kind.

"The old man doesn't have to worry, listen to me finish my words." Li Mu continued to explain: "I just said that I would contract the land to the farm. This farm is called the "worker's farm". So, what is the worker's farm?"

"We need to introduce a concept here--" Li Mu wrote two words "Company", and Gu Sizhi and others' eyes lit up, but the people like old men seemed very confused. In fact, almost no one in Jiangnan had heard of the word "Company". Gu Sizhi and others would know that it was because of their concern for the northern clans. Datang Mining, Datang Salt and other companies, when they were first established, they had already collected relevant information.

"A company, simply put, is a group that gathers together for a unified purpose. And employees are people working in the company. They regard the farm as a company, and everyone involved in the farm work is a part of the company. How much work is defined?"

Li Mu wrote two more words and said: "Work points."

"Every day, the farm has a lot of work to do. Each work, depending on the difficulty, will correspond to different work points. If you complete this work and pass the qualification, you will get this work points. Don't worry, what if you do the work yourself but don't get the work points. I have designed a complete statistical method, which is a cross-country of multiple people, and there will be no situation where one person will be controlled. Even if you can bribe one person, it is impossible to bribe everyone, right? If this happens, then I will be too failed to do this-"

Li Mu laughed and said, "If this happens, you will make a fuss. Let me know that I will bear all the losses alone!"

Only Li Mu dares to say this. If others say it, they will definitely think he is bragging. But Li Mu says it for no reason and adds a lot of trust to people. Almost no one doubts that he can do it because he has done everything he said before.

"However, ugly words must be said in front of it." Just when everyone was full of joy, Li Mu poured cold water on time: "Even if you invest in the farm workers with land, don't think that if you have your land in the land you plant, you can be lazy. Or, you don't want more work points and would rather do less work - this is not possible. Employees have a minimum assessment, and each person has three opportunities. If the three assessments fail, they have to clear them. That is to say, if you can't get wages because of laziness, you deserve it if you starve to death."

Everyone was so worried that this money was not so easy to make.

"Each farm has a farm director, who is responsible for the specific affairs of the farm. In order to increase the yield, the farm is also equipped with experienced old farmers, who teach how to plant crops, what to plant and when to harvest each piece of land, and there are special arrangements. Employees only need to work, and they don't need to worry about other things."

"But, this person is still not enough!" Gu Sizhi said: "Mr. Marquis, why don't we go to Lin County to recruit people?"

Li Mu was angry and funny and said, "Is it because Lin County has no cultivated land, it's all forests? You recruit people to farm, who planted the land in Lin County?"

This is the case, but if you don’t recruit people from the line, where can you recruit people?

Gu Sizhi didn't understand and didn't dare to speak nonsense. He stumbled for a moment and shut up.

"I have their own arrangements for those who work. Just do the things you have in your hands." Li Mu announced again: "In order to cooperate with the increase in production, we are recruiting publicly. Old farmers who are good at farming can write, and those who are good at expressing themselves are given priority. You are responsible for teaching your farming skills and teach a person that will always be rewarded. If anyone can improve the current farming method, he will give no upper limit to the reward depending on the increase in production. If there are outstanding contributors, I will report to His Majesty, please allow you to grant official positions and embroidery, erect monuments to memorize it, and let future generations remember it."

When Li Mu saw the hot eyes of everyone, he thought that this trick was really good. It seems that everyone is very yearning for the fact that they have made a name in history.

"Whether you can get these glory depends on how good you are. In short, your Majesty is eager to seek talents and talented people will never be buried as long as they are willing to serve the court."

When everyone felt relieved when they heard Li Mu say this, they just felt worried. The Marquis had made a promise, so what else should I worry about?

...

It was already dark at the end of the meeting. Li Mu wanted to inspect the port and could only wait for it to be done tomorrow. After dismissing the people, Li Mu kept Gu Sizhi and others. Gu Sizhi and others knew that Li Mu must have something to say, and he couldn't help but look forward to it and nervous.

"I didn't tell where the people came from just now," Li Mu looked at everyone and said, "You might as well guess it boldly and see if anyone can guess it?"

Gu Sizhi and Wang Rui looked at each other and saw the word "blind" in each other's eyes. Where can I guess? It is difficult to guess a person's mind, let alone the thoughts of Li Mu, who is famously unpredictable?

"How dare we speculate on the Marquis's wishes? Please tell me."

Li Mu smiled and said, "What's there to dare to do this? Forget it, I won't make things difficult for you-" Li Mu looked back at Li Shimin, curled his lips, and said to everyone, "I plan to move the Turkic people in the inner world to farm."

"What!" Everyone was shocked, and Gu Sizhi didn't care whether he was offended or not, and said in a lost voice: "Marty, this matter must not be done! The Turks are cruel. If they come to Jiangnan, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering the mouth of a tiger? Martyr, you are confused!"

"Gu Sizhi, are you questioning this marquis?"

Gu Sizhi was a little more awake and stomped his feet in a hurry: "Mr. Marquis, the minister has no intention of disrespect to the Marquis, but no matter what, he cannot make such a bad decision. This... Your Majesty will not agree!"

Li Shimin sneezed and said in his heart that I am the same as you. However, Li Shimin was sure that Li Mu would have a way to say it. He rubbed his nose without saying a word.
Chapter completed!