Chapter 201: Building a farm, catching Wang Jian

Fang Yu chased Zhang Zhun, full of apology and a little embarrassed, "Sir, this is definitely not what I mean. Really, I absolutely didn't expect that things would become like this, they...they..."

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "Fang Yu, to be honest, are you also worried that Wang Jian will come back? Worrying that when the court sends troops to suppress you, you will be searched and exterminated your family?"

Fang Yu hesitated for a moment and said honestly: "Sir, I won't lie to you. I do have this worry. They all have this worry. More people in Lingshan Guard have this worry. I originally thought that many people would be willing to join the patrol team, but after the news spread, only a few dozen people signed up. Everything was beyond my expectations."

Zhang Zhun looked at him with glittering eyes, nodded with satisfaction, and said slowly: "Fang Yu, you are an honest person. In the future, don't get entangled with them. You should be responsible for forming a patrol team! Even if there are only a few dozen people, you must set up the patrol team's airs!"

Fang Yu had no choice but to say goodbye helplessly.

The three of them returned to the lounge of the Red Mansion. Liu Hang and Liu Baoyi, who were so tired, sat down and panted. Zhang Zhunze stood beside the window, staring at the Lingshan Acropolis outside without a glance, frowned tightly.

Tonight, the Lingshan Acropolis seemed particularly quiet and there was almost no light. All the military households seemed to have fallen asleep. However, Zhang Zhun knew very well that this was all appearance. In fact, the military households in the Lingshan Acropolis would definitely not fall asleep tonight. They were all waiting, waiting for pies to fall from the sky. But will pies really fall from the sky?

Liu Hang said with some complaints: "These people, really, we have helped them get such a good opportunity, but they don't have the courage to collect them. We have driven Wang Jian away. What are they still worried about? They don't even have such a little courage, and they still want to get their own fields?"

Liu Baoyu was also full of complaints and said dissatisfiedly: "Since they don't want it, why should we ask others? Sir, what should we do?"

Zhang Zhun turned around, sat in the upper position, nodded thoughtfully, and said slowly: "Let's leave this matter for now. However, you still have to do a good job in demographic statistics. Since they don't want fields, we won't divide them in the future. If you dare not ask for them, then set up a farm."

Liu Hang's eyes lit up.

Liu Baoyu nodded and said, "Good idea! You have it!"

The so-called farm, Zhang Zhun, had discussed with them before, actually gathering the fields and then recruiting people to work. The ownership of the fields is in the hands of Shengxia Zong, to be precise, Zhang Zhun. Those who come to work will give basic rations about two kilograms every day. If they are done well and rewarded, they will only have two kilograms if they are not done well. Basically, it is the nature of hiring to work, which is somewhat different from tenants.

Since farms are collective labor, with a strict control system and a layered supervision mechanism, a large farm with a total of 10,000 mu can complete all the farm work with only 500 laborers. If new technology is introduced, the manpower will be required. In terms of production efficiency and cost, large farms are more advanced than dividing fields to households and have higher output. At the same time, it is conducive to the promotion and use of large agricultural machinery.

The climate in the late Ming Dynasty was volatile, and generally tended to be cold and drought. Faced with such large-scale climate disasters, it was difficult for a single family to deal with it. In Fushan District, Zhang Zhun invested a lot of money to build water conservancy and dig water wells. Otherwise, each household would not be able to produce effectively. However, large farms are different. Large farms can adopt more irrigation methods, unified farming and unified management, and have stronger response capabilities when facing natural disasters.

In addition, large farms also have natural advantages in reclaiming wastelands. The wastelands opened up by collective labor are all connected and can be included in the management scope of the farm. The policies formulated by Zhang Zhun basically mean that the higher the yield, the more rewards they receive. The higher the yield, there are two conditions: one is the higher the yield per mu, and the other is the larger the field area. Therefore, in order to obtain more rewards, the farm will inevitably work hard to reclaim wasteland and continuously expand the farm's arable land area.

The land under the jurisdiction of Lingshanwei is very large, with more than 2,000 square kilometers, and can develop hundreds of thousands of acres of land. In other words, dozens of large farms can be built. Because it was a farm built by Shengxia Zong himself, the military households of Lingshanwei were only passively helping to work and get wages. They also worried that Wang Jian would be settled after he came back. It was a compromise method to kill two birds with one stone.

The three of them discussed the matter of the big farm for an hour and had a lot of experience. In the end, the three of them decided not to divide the land and build the big farm! Liu Hang and Liu Baoyu, regardless of their fatigue, decided on the relevant details of the big farm overnight. The two of them became more and more excited and their original fatigue was wiped out.

In addition to the above reasons, there is another fundamental reason for the two of them to be so keen on building large farms, which is that the farm can concentrate grains on their own hands. Both of them are engaged in internal affairs, and what they are most afraid of is that they have no money and no grain. It just so happens that the big farm can provide them with the maximum amount of money and grain, so how can the two of them not be active? Fortunately, Wang Mingyu is not impatient, otherwise, he might have to post a notice now.

According to their calculations, a farm with a 10,000 mu of rice yield per mu of rice can produce 300 kilograms of rice every year. The grain consumed by 500 workers will not exceed 500,000 kilograms. In other words, the other 2.5 million kilograms have fallen into the grain silo of Shengxia Zong. Compared with the tax revenue of 40 kilograms per mu of land, the difference is too big, and the proportion is six to one.

If the Lingshan Guard's military households actively request the distribution of land, the large farm will not be able to do it. If the fields are divided, what else can they do? However, the current situation is that the military households are doubtful and dare not take the initiative to divide these fields. Since they are afraid of taking risks, then change the way. If you come to work for our farm, even if you are caught by Wang Jian, it will be fine. Since the risk is small, then the benefits will naturally be small.

When Zhang Zhun heard the two people's calculations, he couldn't help but be moved. A 10,000-acre farmhouse has two million kilograms (about 10,000 shi) of grain income every year. If you get dozens or hundreds of them, wouldn't it be... What was the most scarce in the late Ming Dynasty? Food! As long as you have enough food and advanced weapons, what kind of enemies are you afraid of?

"Sir, we have caught Wang Jian!"

While the three were discussing enthusiastically, suddenly, Wu Qingliang rushed over and reported good news to Zhang Zhun.

"very good!"

Zhang Zhunran stood up suddenly.

Zhang Zhun was of course happy to capture the owner of Lingshan Guard.

However, the original owner of Lingshanwei may not be happy. Speaking of which, Wang Jian was also quite unlucky. He never expected that he would fall into Zhang Zhun's hands. In fact, after leaving the city, Wang Jian regretted it. Without the cover of the strong city wall, they fought with Zhang Zhun's troops in the wild and had no chance of winning. However, staying in the city also had no chance of winning. The city gate was blown open and he had to run away in the end. After thinking about it, there was no road at both ends, so he had to continue running.

For safety reasons, after leaving the city, Wang Jian and others fled in different directions. Some ran towards Gaomi, some ran towards Zhucheng, and some ran towards Rizhao. Wang Jian himself ran towards Rizhao. He felt that as long as he passed by Rizhao, ran to Yizhou and entered the territory of Yanzhou Prefecture, he might be safer. Zhang Zhun's pursuers should not have the courage to chase Yizhou.

After all, the Shandong Dusi, where the most tight defense in Shandong was not Jinan Prefecture, but Yanzhou Prefecture. Because Yanzhou Prefecture is the location of the Lu Prince's Mansion, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius. In the past, the Wenxiang Sect made a few riots in Yanzhou Prefecture, and the momentum was quite huge. In the second year of Tianqi, even the descendants of Mencius were killed, causing scholars from all over the world to write to the court, causing a lot of controversy. Emperor Tianqi was furious and actually killed several officials from Shandong. Since then, the Shandong Dusi no longer dared to be careless and had deployed heavy troops in various places in Yanzhou Prefecture to prevent accidents.

In response to the enemy's scattered escape, Hao Linyong, who was responsible for the front line command, also divided the guard into five groups. Each group was a team, and he caught people separately. Whoever he caught was the one who caught them was the one who caught them. If anyone resisted stubbornly, he would be killed on the spot. As a result, good luck fell on the head of Wu Qingliang's team. During the pursuit, they luckily discovered that it was Wang Jian who ran in front of them!

"Chase!"

"Catch Wang Jian alive!"

At this moment, Wu Qingliang was very excited and immediately led the soldiers to chase and fight.

Wang Jian ran all the way, and many relatives were separated, and only a dozen servants were left. Where was Wu Qingliang and the others' opponent? After a intermittent battle, Wang Jian and several relatives were arrested. However, the Miss Wang who was related to Mo Yu was not among them. I don't know if she was beaten to death by the rioters or hid. After capturing Wang Jian, Wu Qingliang and the others stopped chasing and rushed back overnight. The other teams continued to pursue.

"Bring people up."

Zhang Zhun shouted coldly.

Wu Qingliang waved his hand, and the two soldiers escorted Wang Jian up.

Wang Jian's expression was quite embarrassed, with mud on his face and hair all over his face and hair. Grass roots were still inserted in his ears. According to Wu Qingliang, this guy was found in a coffin pit. In order to survive, Wang Jian jumped into a coffin pit and tried to deceive him. However, he was still searched by the soldiers of the guards.

Zhang Zhun looked at Wang Jian and said coldly: "Mr. Wang, we are meeting again."

Wang Jian gritted his gums and said hysterically: "Zhang Zhun, you dare not kill me..."

Zhang Zhun said strangely: "Why are you so confident?"

Wang Jian said viciously: "If you kill me, it will be Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and others. The court will not let you go. My people have arrived in Jinan Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture to report your rebellion and rebellion. The court's army will soon arrive to suppress you. If you kill me, Governor Zhu, and General Liu, you will avenge me."

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "Why don't you just say that I want to rebel?"

Wang Jian's face changed and he said angrily: "You! You are indeed going to rebel!"

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "The Governor Zhu and General Liu mentioned you refer to Zhu Dadian and Liu Zeqing, right?"

Wang Jian said fiercely: "That's right! They are just two adults!"

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly, shook his head, and said gently: "You are wrong. The two of them are too busy to take care of themselves. Do you still have time to save you?"

After saying that, he nodded at Wu Qingliang.

Wang Jian was shocked, his body softened, his tone changed immediately, and he shouted incoherently: "Zhang Zhun, don't kill me, I can surrender to you..."

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said slowly: "What's the use of you surrendering to me?"

After saying that, he waved his hand inadvertently.

Wang Jian finally gave in, knelt down with a thud, started work at the back of the left, whipped his cheek desperately, and shouted: "Zhang Zhun, please spare me! You spare me! I have no eyes, but I don't know Mount Tai! I offended you, I deserve to die! I deserve to die! I am just a pitiful person, not worth your action! You are a great hero, a great hero, a great hero, and a great hero, you have a bright future! I am the most despicable and shameless, the most vulgar and slutty villain! If you kill me, you will only dirty your hands!"

Zhang Zhun stared at him for a moment, nodding inadvertently, as if agreeing with his words.

Wang Jian was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhang, you are my reborn parents..."

Zhang Zhun spat on the ground in disgust and said coldly: "If I kill you, it will indeed be dirty to my hands. But I remembered that there is a place that suits you very well. Clear, lock him in the water prison."

Wang Jian screamed and fainted on the spot.

Wu Qingliang dragged him away mercilessly.

A moment later, Wu Qingliang came back and reported his life, saying, "Sir, Wang Jian is already locked in the water prison. Even if he has the ability to do it, he cannot escape. How should his family be dealt with?"

Zhang Zhun said indifferently: "Closed it first, and someone will naturally deal with them later."

Wu Qingliang agreed to go.

At the scene, except for a small pool of blood on marble, everything seemed to have never happened. The blood on this pool was made by Wang Jian whipping his mouth. Everyone present understood that the original owner of Lingshanwei had completely bid farewell to this world. None of the people who entered the water prison came out alive.

Lingshan Guard now has a new master.

Liu Hang and Liu Baoyu continued to consider the details of the farm.
Chapter completed!