Yipin County Magistrate: Start with invincibility

Chapter 155
"The villain said, we won't plant land for Mr. Hu this year, and we have never owed the land rent in previous years. We are originally cleared, so we will not plant this year."

The farmer said it again honestly.

Hu Lai listened freshly: "You don't plant our land anymore, how will the whole family support? Let me tell you!"

"Oh... I see. You think I raised your rent, don't you?"

Hu Lai burst into flames, and said angrily: "Hmph! You have to think about it, if you don't plant, some will be planted by humans. Now that the yield per mu has increased, [-]% of the grain is enough for you to live on! If you don't plant, But there is not even [-]% of the food!"

"Hey...hehe, if you don't have one, then you won't. In short, the villain will stop planting. There's nothing else to do, so the villain will leave first. I still have work to do."

The farmers didn't take Hu Lai's words to heart at all, they cupped their hands and left.

Hu Lai frowned and flew up: "You——are you crazy? You dare to bargain in front of me after a good year's harvest? Go away! Go away! You don't plant, some are human! I want to see , you don’t have any fields next year, how will you live your life!!”

Hu Lai cursed at the farmers, vented his anger, and sat down.

He was a little surprised that the farmers had withdrawn their rent, but he didn't take it seriously.

The rent increase was negotiated by the squires, and no matter whose land these farmers wanted to plant, they would all get 9% of the rent.

Ninety-nine percent of the fields in Ninghai County are in the hands of these gentry. Unless these farmers change their careers and become farmers, they will still come back obediently and accept their exploitation in the end.

It's just that these farmers are gone now, and he can't grow winter cabbage.

"Damn, I want to see how long you can hold on! When you come back to beg me, I will charge you 9%! Love is not planted!"

Hu Lai muttered in a low voice. He calculated that it would take less than three days for these farmers to ask all the other squires. After three days, they would definitely come back obediently and kneel in front of him, begging him for a meal.

However, after three days, none of the farmers who had withdrawn their rent came back to him.

"Hmph, these farmers are also wise, relying on the abundance of grain this year, they want to stretch me... Bah!"

Holly scolded.

After another three days, there was still no news from the farmers, but the other gentry in Ninghai County came to Hu's house together as they agreed.

All of them were anxiously battered.

"Mr. Hu, have the farmers in your family also withdrawn their rent?"

"Ang, yes, what?"

"All the farmers under my command have withdrawn their rent! At first we didn't take it seriously. After all, we had negotiated a rent increase, but after a few days, none of them turned back. I think things have changed. , I asked a few of them, and in the end...they all returned the rent!"

"What? Is there such a thing?"

Holly was shocked.

If he and the Hu family were the only ones like this, he could still understand that the farmers were dissatisfied with the rent increase.But all the tenant farmers under the squires in Ninghai County are like this, as if they have discussed it, then there is a big problem!
"These farmers, do they want to join forces to force us to fail?"

someone said.

Hu Lai's eyeballs rolled and his heart pounded. This possibility cannot be ruled out.

"Could it be... that fellow Qin Feng is playing tricks secretly?"

He thought of a possibility.

"Ninety-nine are inseparable! When controlling locusts, the farmers in Qinfeng and Ninghai County were organized into several regions, and representatives were elected for each region, which was managed like an army. It was very convenient to send messages to these farmers! He If you want to mobilize these farmers to fight against us, it will be easy!"

Zhang Shun touched it and said.

Everyone nodded in agreement, Zhang Shun couldn't help gritting his teeth: "Qin Feng, you're playing dirty with us again!"

"Hahahaha! It's okay! If Qin Feng wants to play tricks, let's fight him to the death!"

Hu Lai glanced at the crowd, puffed up his chest and said, "With the land in our hands, what do we have to be afraid of? These farmers can listen to him for a while, and when the food in their hands is exhausted, they will be unsustainable, and they will turn around sooner or later! Qin Feng, This is playing with fire!"

"But these farmers have surplus food in their families this year. If the spring planting is delayed, there will be no food to harvest next year!"

"What are you afraid of!"

Hu Lai snorted coldly: "The food you received this year is almost double that of previous years! What if the land is left idle for a year?"

"Qin Feng dragged so many farmers to fight us, how can he be our opponent? When the farmers wake up next year, they will definitely lose trust in Qin Feng! At that time, there is no need to go to the top, just the anger of these farmers, It's enough to kill Qin Feng!"

Hu Lai really made up his mind, he wanted to go all out and let his field idle for a year, and he didn't want to do what Qin Feng wanted.

Some of the squires supported it, while some felt that it was inappropriate to hurt themselves, and opposed it, and differences arose.

"Those grains are all white money. In order to deal with Qin Feng, why bother with the money?"

"Yes, Mr. Hu, I suggest you take a long-term plan. We can't make things difficult for money... The yield per mu is doubled. The grain I get every year is already doubled. Let those farmers get more and eat enough. And work harder."

The squires spoke earnestly and persuaded Hu Lai for a long time before suppressing the anger in Hu Lai's heart.

On this crucial matter, the squires must have a unified opinion.Hu Lai felt that if he could not let go of the child, he would not be able to trap the wolf, but others didn't feel that way, so his plan would be difficult to implement.

After thinking and thinking, he could only sigh heavily: "You... oh! That's all, I'm waiting for the squire, and since you don't agree with Hu's approach, then this stove will not work. Then... …Let’s take [-]% of the original rent. Come, call me those farmers from our Hu family!”

Not long after, the farmers who had just "retired rent" two days ago were called again.

Although they have nothing to do with Hu Lai, they are local gentry after all, and the poor are used to being ordered around. Once Hu Lai's people go, they will obediently come over.

"Mr. Hu, what are you calling us here again?"

"Don't do anything, Mr. Hu thought about it and raised the rent rashly. It's really not good for you. From now on, you will still collect [-]% of the rent. Come back to work as soon as possible and plant cabbage in the field... ..."

"Official Hu!"

The farmer interrupted Hu Lai again: "Mr. Hu, haven't we already withdrawn the lease? We agreed that we will not plant your land anymore."

"You guys—are you going to slap your nose on your face? Why, [-]% of the rent is too much? Do you still want to bargain?"

Hu Lai was furious, and the other squires also showed disgust.

These farmers are too ignorant!

(End of this chapter)