Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Old Man Wu knew that the current rice yield per mu was only 300 kilograms. If it was true as the government said, the yield per mu could reach kilograms, which would certainly be a great thing.

But charging 20% ​​of the income for seeds and fertilizers is a big problem.

Because ancient farmers cultivated the land, the properties of the land varied.

Farmers who have registered their own arable land with the government office, such as the 30 acres of arable land owned by the village head Wu Old Man, are basically considered rich peasants in the local area, but rich peasants account for less than % of farmers.

The vast majority of farmers are poor tenants who do not have their own farmland.

The vast majority of arable land is in the hands of the royal family, nobles, aristocratic families and landlords.

Tenants who rent their farmland need to pay 15% of the rent, and the remaining 1800% must be paid as agricultural tax to the government. The remaining % ​​is the farmer's income. Assuming a small household rents mu of land, the amount of grain obtained in two seasons a year is only kilograms.

In this era, a farmer's family with four or five people, including children, was considered small. The family's income was barely enough to make ends meet. If they encountered natural disasters or man-made calamities, or a bad harvest, they would starve.

According to the government's requirement, farmers have to pay another 20% for seeds and fertilizers. Wouldn't that mean their work is in vain? Even if the yield increases, it will not reach the farmers. Who would do such a loss-making thing?

People of this era regard the risks of growing crops as more important than their own lives.

Old Man Wu told the two officers about his concerns.

Of course, since the land is Old Man Wu's own and his three sons are already married, there are 17 or 18 people in the family. If he can get the yield per mu to reach 1,000 kilograms, he doesn't have to pay 10% of the agricultural tax, and only has to pay 20% for seeds and fertilizers. The rest will directly increase the harvest by more than three times that of previous years. In addition, with the guarantee of the government, Old Man Wu's family is willing to change the crops.

Afterwards, Old Man Wu accompanied the two officials to various villages to preach the issue of crop replacement. The results they obtained were the same as what Old Man Wu had said: the farmers' enthusiasm was not high at all.

Soon, the officials sent to various places reported the situation to Mao Shiba of Honghutang.

Shuri Castle was once the prefectural government office and is now the office of Hong Shun Tang, but the plaque of the prefectural government office is still hung on the gate.

Mao Shiba walked back and forth in the lobby of the yamen, watching the heads of various departments getting angry.

He said to Shi Laoer, the head of the Public Security Bureau, "It's been three days and there has been no news from the sect leader. Are the more than 300 yamen runners in your Public Security Bureau just eating and drinking? They can't even find a single person."

Mao Shiba made a sincere promise to Wei Xiaobao that he would resolutely promote rice seed replacement and chemical fertilizers, but now he has encountered a problem and doesn't know what to do!

I asked for permission from Sect Master Wei, but Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er went to the countryside a few days ago under the pretext of going on an inspection trip, but they ended up just spending time alone together and no one was found.

Seeing that the sowing time of late rice was about to be missed, Mao Shiba became anxious and could no longer sit still.

At this time, Sun Xiucai from the Household Registration Department stepped forward and said, "Master, since the Japanese invaded Shuri Castle, the royal family and nobles of the Ryukyu Kingdom have all fled to Yaeyama. Now they have about 6,000 acres of arable land, which is now owned by the Hongmen. We might as well start with these arable lands and reduce the previous 70% rent to 30%. Master Wei has previously instructed that farmers who change their crops will be exempt from agricultural taxes. Then the farmers who rent the land of the king and nobles will actually get 50% of the harvest, and it is 50% of the per mu yield that has tripled in previous years. In this way, the farmers will be willing to do it."

Scholars with culture are different.

"Okay, okay, okay"

After Mao Shibalian said hello three times, he felt something was wrong and said again.

"What about the 4 acres that Sect Master Wei entrusted us with? What about the remaining acres?"

Sun Xiucai thought for a while and said, "These 4 acres are a bit difficult to deal with. The noble families still control no less than acres of arable land, and the landlords also have a lot of arable land. If we want them to reduce the rent, we have to use force or force taxation."

"Force? Taxation?" Mao Shiba asked puzzledly.

Sun Xiucai looked at Mao Shiba and said with a smile: "Force means issuing a notice requiring the land rent to be no higher than 30%. Anyone who fails to comply will have his property confiscated and his family exterminated!"

"Hey, confiscate the property and exterminate the clan! This is awesome!" Mao Shiba was born into a bandit family, and he liked confiscation of property and extermination of clan the most, but he still asked, "What about taxation?"

"Taxation is also levied through a notice, forcing rent reduction to 30%. For anything above 30%, a 40% farmland rental tax will be collected from the lessor, and the wealthy families and landlords will be required to pay the excess directly to the government. If they refuse to pay, their land will be used as collateral."

Shi Lao Er, the security officer at the side, asked, "Scholar, these landlords won't be so obedient, right?"

"If anyone fails to pay the farmland rental tax according to regulations and gathers a crowd to cause trouble, that's your business, Brother Shi. Arrest him, put him in jail, confiscate his property, or execute him!"

“Hahaha!” Mao Shiba laughed, “Confiscation of property and beheading are my favorites. Our Sect Master Wei is more professional!”

Wei Xiaobao, who was fishing at the seaside, sneezed and said to himself, "Who is talking about me behind my back?"

"Okay, let's do as Mr. Sun suggests and immediately issue a notice. No matter if the farmland belonged to the royal family, nobles, aristocratic families, or landlords, the rent can only be collected at a maximum of 30%.

A 40% land rental tax will be levied on those who collect rent exceeding 30%. Those who resist and fail to comply will be imprisoned, and those who gather to cause trouble will have their homes confiscated and beheaded.

Farmers who switch to government rice seeds or receive fertilizers pay 20% of the rice seed fee and are exempt from agricultural taxes." Mao Shiba said loudly.

Afterwards, Mao Shiba found Yang Lin of the Tiandi Army and sent the newly formed garrison regiment to various village working groups in shifts to assist the government officials in completing the task of reducing rent and replacing crops.

After the working group was dispatched, it was strongly resisted by the aristocratic families and landlords.

Within seven days, under the bloody threat of the fine steel Tang sword and with the support of the vast number of poor peasants, the work of reducing rent and replacing crops went surprisingly smoothly.

The farmers who got the benefits had tribute plaques of the Tiandihui and Hongmen on the shrines of every household, and a portrait of Wei Xiaobao in a dragon robe hung on the wall.

Of course, this move came from Mao Shiba's sincere heart.

……

"Shuang'er, Shuang'er, look there's a big sea turtle over there, big turtle, go catch it!" Wei Xiaobao shouted at the beach.

"Big turtle?" Wei Shuang'er stared at the big turtle and said, "My dear, you are wrong. It's just a big turtle, not a big turtle."

Shuang'er firmly believed what Wei Xiaobao said about being allergic to turtles.

So he called a deer a horse and ran forward laughing all the way.

"You bastard, it's obviously a turtle, but you insist it's a sea turtle." Wei Xiaobao said angrily. Without Shuang'er's help, Wei Xiaobao couldn't move such a big sea turtle.

Wei Xiaobao has been busy since he traveled through time. He captured Shuri Castle, completed the task assigned by the system, and saved his wife who was randomly killed.

Wei Xiaobao's mood these days is like a frog sitting on a treetop - comfortable and free!