The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu wandered around the farm for a while, mainly to see the new land that Li Yuan gave him last time.

He walked slowly on the country road with his hands behind his back, and saw the farmers between the fields, and a kind smile rose on his face.

"My fellow villager, how is the harvest this year?" Li Fu asked with a smile: "The government's subsidies are paid on time, right?"

The farmer looked at Li Fu as if he was a fool, and then left without saying anything, carrying the farm tools.

What subsidies? Where do subsidies come from?

It's good enough that the government doesn't collect grain taxes from you, and there are subsidies?

Is your brain broken at such a young age?

"My dear, are there subsidies for farming?" Shitou asked.

"No." Li Fu responded.

"Then you..."

"Isn't this a bald mouth?"

Then the two continued to walk forward.

Li Fu had never been here before, after all, the land here was not his before, so why would he come here when he had nothing to do?

Although they were only two villages apart, the villagers had never seen Li Fu, so they didn't recognize him.

As for the King of Jingyang who appeared in the neighboring village, it had nothing to do with them before.

After all, whether he was the King of Jingyang or not, it didn't affect their eating and sleeping, and they couldn't give every family two feet of cloth and two pounds of meat just because they were happy.

As he walked forward, he saw his subordinates gathering together to enjoy the cool air.

"I heard that this year, our large piece of land was awarded to a prince. I don't know what kind of character our new owner has."

"Anyway, no matter who the owner is, our life won't be much better." Another old farmer said, "I just hope that the prince doesn't raise our rent, and I'll be satisfied."

"I heard that this piece of land used to belong to a noble in the palace, and it was considered half of the imperial farm. The palace rarely managed it, and the rent collected was also quite regular, but when it came to the hands of the nobles, alas..."

It concerns their livelihoods. Seeing that the autumn harvest is coming, it will be time to pay the rent after the autumn harvest, so they can't help but worry.

Li Fu was quietly listening to them talking about this topic not far away. When they were almost done talking, he went up to them to get close to them.

"Several old men, I am here to greet you." Li Fu stepped forward and bowed.

"Young man, you are polite."

Several old farmers also bowed in return.

It was hot in the afternoon, and after working in the fields for a while, they had to rest under the shade of the trees and drink some water to relax.

At this time, the young and strong people in their family were still working in the fields.

"I just heard a few old men talking about the new owner of this field." Li Fu said.

The old man sighed when he heard it.

"Yes, the owner has changed." The old man said, "I just hope that the new owner can pity us tenants and not raise the rent."

"I think the harvest is not bad this year." Li Fu said.

This year, Guanzhong has good weather and no natural disasters have occurred. In addition, the land here is irrigated by the Weihe and Jinghe rivers, so there is no problem of water shortage.

"It's OK this year. God bless us. The weather is good and the harvest is slightly better than last year." The old farmer said, "It's just that we have changed to a new owner. We are not sure. After paying the rent every year, the remaining food is barely enough for the family to live on."

The remaining food is used to keep the family's food for a year, and the remaining food is sold for some copper coins to maintain the family's daily expenses.

In addition to farming, when the family members are free, they go up the mountain to chop firewood and sell it in the town, or save some things at home, and then go to Chang'an or Xishi to see if they can exchange them for a dozen copper coins.

Ordinary farmers make a living by earning and saving money bit by bit.

This is not to say that anything will happen. Once something happens, the savings of three to five years or even longer may be lost.

"Is there any news from your new owner?" Li Fu asked curiously.

Several old farmers shook their heads.

There is no news yet.

Li Fu lowered his eyes.

I should have told Lao Zhou about this long ago. How can there be no movement when the autumn harvest is coming? At least the farmers here should be reassured.

"The autumn harvest is coming soon. You don't have to worry. There will be news soon." Li Fu said with a smile.

The old farmers nodded repeatedly.

It is better to have news than to have a heart hanging.

Seeing that Li Fu was dressed in extraordinary clothes and followed by a guard, they knew that he was a young man from a wealthy family.

"Are you familiar with the owner of the Jingyang Wang Manor next door?" asked one of the old farmers.

Li Fu nodded.

"Yes, very familiar." Li Fu replied.

"Do you know what kind of person the Jingyang County King is?? "

"Him." Li Fu thought for a moment: "Young, suave, handsome, talented, ambitious, talented, and looks like Pan An."

Several old farmers listened, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Anyway, he is a good man, so you don't have to worry, the rent will definitely not increase in the future." Li Fu said: "Think about it, the Prince of Jingyang didn't grow up in a wealthy family since he was a child. He naturally knows how difficult it is for farmers to grow crops. How can he not sympathize with us?"

Several old farmers nodded.

"I hope it is as the young man said, if so, it would be great. ”

After chatting with several old men for a while, Li Fu took Shitou back to the house.

“My dear…” Shitou hesitated.

He knew that Li Fu had long ago told Lao Zhou to take good care of him, but now that he was out for a walk, the tenants were in a panic…

“What’s wrong?” Li Fu asked.

“My dear, are you going back to find housekeeper Zhou?” Shitou asked.

“Why, shouldn’t I find him?” Li Fu asked, “Shitou, you know that things are different now. In the past, our farm was small and we didn’t have much land, so we could take care of it anyway, but now it’s different.”

“With so much land and so many tenants, it’s not just a few dozen families that are involved, but hundreds of families and hundreds of people. One person’s affairs are always trivial, but the affairs of hundreds of people, when small things accumulate into big things, can’t be ignored. ”

“Shitou, I don’t care what happens in other places now, but in our village, on the land under my control, everyone must remember four words: agriculture is the foundation.”

“What is agriculture? Farmland and food are the basis for having enough food and drink. They are the foundation! If you don’t have enough food, everything is just a mirage, all of which is fake. Do you understand?”

Li Fu’s expression was cold and his tone was serious.

“Yes, I understand.” Shitou responded tremblingly.