Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 387 Reconstruction Planning 3
With the influx of a large number of people, Denglai has gradually established a basis for reconstruction—with enough manpower, it will be easy to handle, and nothing can be done without anyone.The old rule is to hold a development planning meeting before everyone gears up and prepares for a big fight.Although Yang Menglong often makes a mess of things, he still likes to do things in an orderly manner. If everyone flocks to him and makes a fuss, he will not be able to develop.

Denglai military and political dignitaries and industrial and commercial scholars gathered together and began to negotiate.The first person to report to everyone is Yang Menglong's deputy, a former Denglai governor's yamen master who was picked up from nowhere, surnamed Song.The master read quickly: "According to the imperial court's plan, Dengzhou Town has jurisdiction over Wendeng, Ninghai, Huangxian, Pingdu, Laiyang, Zhaoyuan, Penglai, Qixia, Fushan, Haiyang, Yexian, and Jiaozhou. There are more than ten counties in four prefectures. Now Dengzhou Town has 13 hectares of military farmland, with a population of [-], and it is still growing rapidly..." The old man was not used to this kind of report, and he just wrote a string of details Unmodified numbers, without the slightest level, I feel ashamed when I read them.But many businessmen and generals present listened with gusto, that's right, such a report is so easy, simple and to the point, it doesn't take much effort to listen to it!They pricked up their ears, lest they miss any number, these numbers can all mean wealth!
One of the great deeds Kong Youde did was to hang most of the officials and gentry in Denglai and Denglai on treetops, turning millions of hectares of land into ownerless property, which saved Yang Menglong a lot of trouble.After Master Song finished reading, Yang Menglong spoke with a smile: "Everyone, you all understand Denglai's current situation. What do you think?"

Zhu Youcai, a carriage manufacturer from Nanyang, jumped up, waved his fist and said, "There's nothing to say. With so much fertile land, we can't just let it lie idle, right? I'm willing to invest in buying [-] hectares of fertile land and recruit refugees to plant rice and wheat!"

Cheng Ji said: "I would like to buy a thousand hectares of fertile land, recruit refugees to plant rice and wheat, and set up several grain processing factories at the same time!"

Cheng Jun said: "I want to buy [-] hectares of fertile land to grow cotton, wheat and soybeans!"

Canner Qian Duoduo said: "I want to buy a piece of land for seafood processing, can the general give me some discount?"

Yang Menglong smiled openly: "It's easy to say, easy to say!"

The merchants were in high spirits, clamoring how much land they wanted to buy and how they planned to use it. The civilians who attended the meeting were frightened. How much land would be left for them according to their method of enclosing the land? It seemed that they were not happy this time. It's been a game.Yang Menglong was very calm, and asked Master Song: "How many good fields are there in Denglai?"

Master Song said: "There are [-] hectares of good farmland, [-] hectares of medium farmland, and [-] hectares of thin farmland."

Yang Menglong patted his thigh and said, "Not bad, not bad!" Turning his head and smiling, he said to the merchants, "I declare that all good land belongs to the military and civilians, and you can only buy Zhongtian. Do you have any objections?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, did they make a mistake, did you play like this?You have taken up all the fertile land, and we are still playing around!
Yang Menglong said: "I have seen those middle fields and thin fields, and it is very convenient to irrigate, but the farming technique is too rough, and the soil is too hard, and the fertility has weakened. After a few seasons of soybeans and alfalfa are planted. The crops can be raised with a little more fertilizer such as phosphorus fertilizer, bone meal, and bean dregs, and the fertility will be restored, and the thin field will become a middle field, and the middle field will become a good field. It's very easy!"

All the merchants wanted to strangle this bastard to death.You put it lightly. It is easy to raise one or two plots of land. The problem is that we need to raise tens of thousands of mu or even hundreds of thousands of mu. Can it be the same?Well, maybe in the eyes of this bastard, tens of thousands of acres or even hundreds of thousands of acres are also one or two pieces of land...

Yang Menglong continued: "Zhongtian, I also want five thousand hectares!"

The merchants were going to be scolded in their hearts, shit, let alone take away all the good land, Zhong Tian would not let it go, it was too much!Someone is already planning to divest and leave, this game is unplayable!

But Yang Menglong's next sentence made them smile: "Wendeng, Laiwu, Qixia, and Ye counties have all discovered a large amount of phosphate rock!"

This is an absolute killer!
Those Liao people, Shandong and Hebei people were still confused, but the businessmen who had been in Nanyang for a long time had green eyes and slapped their chests one by one: "Zhongtian is also good, I want another two hundred... no, five hundred hectares! "They know too well what the words "a large amount of phosphate rock" mean. It means that as long as the irrigation can keep up and the cultivation is reasonable, there will be no thin and good fields in Denglai. , that is purely against yourself!All of a sudden, the land in Wendeng, Laiwu, Qixia, and Ye counties became extremely sought-after... The first thing to do is to be close to the water!
Count your acquaintances!
Yang Menglong smiled with satisfaction and continued: "I can't give you these fields for free. If a businessman buys a field, he will pay three taels of silver per mu of land and pay it off in five years. If a farmer buys a field, he will pay one tael of silver per mu of land and pay it in installments. After ten years of payment, these fields will be yours. However, remember to pay taxes, whether you are a businessman or a commoner!"

Suddenly someone shouted nervously: "How much tax do you have to pay?"

Yang Menglong said: "For winter wheat, one-tenth is enough. If you can produce one stone of wheat per mu, you can pay one bucket. If you plant autumn potatoes, you can harvest one-fifth. Of course, if you sell the inexhaustible grain to If you sell it in other places, you have to collect tax, and the tax rate is one-thirtieth.” Turning to Master Song, he said: “Write this down and announce it to every village and town, and the tax will be collected according to this ratio in the future. Who the hell dares to indiscriminately increase his skin!"

Master Song hurriedly recorded it, but he was somewhat disapproving in his heart.Do you think that if the tax collection ratio is announced in black and white, the people below will have no way to fill their pockets?My lord, you are too naive, you underestimate the ability of those ruthless officials!
Facts have proved that Master Song underestimated Yang Menglong's ability as a shit-stirring stick.

Knowing that the tax rate is so low, everyone in the room smiled.In fact, during most of the Ming Dynasty, the tax rate was not very high. It was just that the people below who did not do anything with personnel were sent layer by layer, knocking the bones and sucking the marrow, and finally crushed the common people.The imperial court wanted to collect one tael more silver, and it became ten taels when it was spread to the common people. It would be a strange thing to play this way that the Ming Dynasty would not die.But Yang Menglong has always kept his word, he will take as much as he says, and he will never charge more than one cent. Of course, no one wants to lose him a penny, just follow him, everyone can rest assured.

Those Liao people who migrated here and Liao soldiers who came to Shandong were still worried and shouted: "General Yang, what if someone doesn't follow your decree? We have no foundation in Shandong. If those officials act recklessly, we will only be defeated." For bullying!"

Yang Menglong chuckled, and conjured up a mountain mulberry crossbow like a magic trick: "You all need it at this time!"

Everyone was dumbfounded, how did you bring this thing in!

Yang Menglong held the Shansang crossbow high and said: "This is a strong crossbow made in Wuyang. It has a range of 220 steps and can pierce through two layers of mountain armor within 180 steps! Of course, the one in my hand has weakened a little, but the range is still there. Step [-]! As long as conditions permit, you can buy one and take it back. Without a formal search and arrest document issued by the government, whoever dares to forcibly break into the house and threaten your life and property safety, you don’t have to say anything, just give him an arrow and come back Reason with him!"

My mother!

Everyone gasped, especially those officials, who felt the chill even more.Boss, this is a crossbow. Even Jiannu was shot so hard that he couldn't take care of himself. You actually sold it to the common people! ?You know, in the past dynasties, crossbows have always been banned, but bows have not been banned. Folks can own bows and arrows, but they must not own crossbows. The reason is that crossbows are accurate and powerful. An ordinary person can skillfully shoot them after just a few days of learning. Use your skills to kill a samurai who has been practicing martial arts all his life! "Ten thieves stretch their crossbows, but a hundred officials dare not go forward." If the people possess such weapons, the threat to the government will be too great, so crossbows must be banned.How strict is the crossbow ban?The folks have three strong crossbowmen, all of them are the heads!Now this second-hand product is good, and he actually took this thing to Shandong to sell, and let people live!
Those Liao soldiers had bright eyes, licked their lips and asked, "I don't know how much this crossbow costs?"

Yang Menglong said boldly: "It's not expensive, you can buy one for five taels of silver!"

One tael of silver is equivalent to the current 2000 yuan, and five taels of silver is 1 yuan. 1 yuan is a good deal to buy a crossbow with a range of nearly 300 meters!Not only those Liao soldiers, but many ordinary people stared at the crossbow thoughtfully...

If you have the money, it's a good deal to buy one back!

Yang Menglong said sternly: "In order to prevent pirates from invading, I announce that every household can register to buy strong crossbows. Anyone who forcibly breaks into your home without your consent and without a search warrant issued by the local government, you can all use force to buy it." Crossbow self-defense, as long as you can prove that you are self-defense, even if you shoot someone to death, you are innocent!"

The Wendeng County Magistrate changed his expression and shouted: "Master Yang, if this happens, the people will be in chaos!"

Yang Menglong rolled his eyes: "What kind of trick? What kind of trick? I only allow them to use the crossbow for self-defense, but I don't allow them to use it for fighting or even revenge! All those who hold the crossbow are not allowed to take the crossbow out without permission. If anyone uses a crossbow to fight or even resist the law, they will all be killed!" He said to Mr. Song: "This article is also written: civilians are allowed to own weapons for self-defense, but they are not allowed to bring weapons without the permission of the government. Get out of the house!"

Master Song complied.

Those county magistrates looked very painful... Let that bastard do this, and if they want to exploit the place in the future, the risk will be multiplied!You want to apportion exorbitant taxes, don't you?Okay, if they close the door, if I don't pay, what can you do with me?Break in?Beware that the people inside will kill you with an arrow!The worst thing is that Yang Menglong backed them up and was shot to death by them. Those officials died in vain!Damn, black and white are completely reversed!

Yang Menglong doesn't care so much, Shansangnu is about to be eliminated, so he has to find a market and cultivate a market, right?These are all money!He only wanted to sell crossbows for money. As for whether these crossbows that flowed into the people would pose a fatal threat to corrupt officials, that was out of his consideration... Such things deserved their death!Merchants and civilians agreed with this decision with both hands. The government is so fucked up that they treat them as sheep in their own sheepfold. If you have no self-defense ability, you just wait for them to be sucked into mummies and force your family to die!With the strong crossbow, they should restrain themselves a bit, right?
Cheng Jun asked: "Then can we have a short knife?"

Yang Menglong said: "Yes! The dog-leg knife is useful for cutting wheat and firewood. Every family can buy a few for a tael of silver. They are usually used for farm work. If thieves come to the door, stabbing them is no problem!"

There were bursts of cheers at the venue.Those officials all had mournful faces, wondering whether they should find a reason to transfer them away.He is a three-year magistrate with one hundred thousand snowflakes, but they don't know if they have the life to stay here for three years. There is no way to be an official...

(End of this chapter)