Traveling through ancient times.

After all, He Jimin was inspecting the cornfield in person. Although he was surrounded by a circle of followers, there were still many helpers looking at this side curiously.

Naturally, the conversation between the two was also heard, and whispers could be heard from time to time.

He Jimin looked around at the people who seemed to be busy breaking corn bags but were actually listening carefully to the movements here. His eyes once again fell on Jiang Yizhou's bent back, which looked a little frail.

No wonder she, as a woman, was able to gain a foothold here. Even the wealthy gentry and local tyrants were helpless against her.

A girl who has been raised in the boudoir by her parents for a long time actually knows how to pull down others in this way.

To put it simply, it means suppressing some people who are dissatisfied with themselves to establish their authority and uniting and winning over the majority of people to form their mass base.

The news he had heard from the people around him, in addition to those who praised the Tianzhuang, also included those troublesome landlords who had been punished by the Tianzhuang.

He was wondering, these local tyrants and wealthy landlords were so dissatisfied with the farm and slandered it in various ways, why was the farm doing better and better?

Now he knew that this slim-looking woman with slightly dark skin and freckles on her face was a resourceful person.

However, he has been an official for many years, and his career has been very bumpy, and he has seen many people.

There are not many people who can use the art of pulling down others so blatantly and make everyone believe in her.

She did it.

Just now, Jiang Yizhou said the words "speaking for the people" at this point, which was clearly an attempt to establish a persona for himself and win people's favor. However, the other party's tone and expression were so sincere and natural, without any trace of showmanship, and she spoke completely from the heart.

He Jimin raised his hand to support him and said quickly, "Master Jiang, please get up quickly. It's rare that Master Jiang always thinks about his neighbors. How can I refuse?"

Jiang Yizhou was so happy that he repeatedly cupped his hands, not hiding his joy and gratitude: "Your Excellency is compassionate to us. On behalf of all the people of Yunshan, I would like to thank you for your generosity and kindness."

Seeing Jiang Yizhou's fake expression of gratitude, Xiao Tongzi muttered, "You should stop this exercise in moderation. After all, I have been in the officialdom for so many years and am praised by the people as being honest and incorruptible. I am not stupid. Can't they see that you were just putting on a show? Besides, if you continue with this acting, you will really be exposed..."

Jiang Yizhou stood up and said, "Master He, please come to my humble village to investigate the people's sentiments. If you don't mind, please give me a chance to report to you."

He Jimin raised his hand to signal, and the group walked towards the village while chatting.

Jiang Yizhou was respectful but open-minded, and he introduced the situation on Zhuangzi in a frank manner.

He Jimin walked from the fields to the drying dam and then back to the farm. Along the way, he saw the strong organizational ability of the people on the farm.

Not to mention the young and middle-aged men and women working here, the key point is that there are many elderly people and children who need crutches to walk.

He Jimin looked at the special combination of old people and children. He already knew that the small machine was a corn thresher. He asked, "Do you pay these people the same as you do there?"

Jiang Yizhou: "My Lord, the same. Because they have all completed their assigned tasks. If it were a strong laborer, it would be about the same speed."

He Jimin looked at the people running around in the cornfield with bare arms. Most of them had red cut marks on their arms and faces, and were sweating profusely.

He pointed at those people and said, "Wouldn't they feel... unfair?"

Jiang Yizhou said: "The remuneration I give is that everyone completes their own duties. This is the rule set by the farm. In addition, we should respect the old and the young as well as the old and the young of others. Many families here have elderly and children, and we will also grow old in the future. As long as they are willing, Yunshan Farm will give them the same treatment in the future. Therefore, this is still fair to everyone."

He Jimin laughed heartily, and his admiration for the head of the Jiang family grew more and more.

When Jiang Yizhou mentioned that several newly built workshops were about to be registered with the government, he waved his hand and gave an order to the people around him, and it was completed immediately.

At the rate corn is being harvested, it will be completed in one day at most.

However, if you want to thresh all the grains, even with a machine, it will probably take several days.

He Jimin became very anxious. He calculated the ratio between corn cobs and corn kernels, and then planned to start transporting corn cobs directly.

For Jiang Yizhou, there is one less step and no need to dry the fruits in the sun.

Now that the weather is hot and dry, it will be easier for everyone to take the fruits home and dry them separately. Of course, we will follow the arrangements of County Magistrate He.

Magistrate He immediately sent a letter of divorce and asked his entourage to rush to the county government office. The next day, a large group of horse and mule carriages arrived.

After weighing, they will be loaded onto trucks and shipped away. Part of them will be processed and shipped to Kyoto as this year's tax grain.

He discovered a bumper harvest of corn, so the credit was secured.

Furthermore, he plans to recommend these improved varieties to several of his close colleagues.

After all, collecting taxes in spring and autumn every year is a big problem. If the land does not produce enough food and the local areas cannot collect enough grain, they will not be able to complete the assignments of the court.

While the climate in many places is suitable and there is still room for another season of planting, I should hurry over there. It can be considered as doing them a favor, and it may make my career in the future more smooth.

Lord He made intensive arrangements. In addition to the high-quality corn, Jiang Yizhou also gave out half of the several thousand kilograms of high-quality wheat that he had kept.

She also saw that Lord He was indeed a good official who cared about the people, and that the wheat that had been bought by the landlords and merchants would definitely not be given to the government for nothing.

Lord He also appreciated and appreciated Jiang Yizhou even more.

In addition to the high-quality wheat and corn, several wheat and corn threshers were also given to Mr. He.

Taking away so many things at once, even though Lord He had a plan when he came, he felt a little guilty when he saw that the head of the Jiang family was so easy to talk to.

Silver.

This place is remote and barren, and the annual tax and grain tax is a headache for people, and money is even more tight.

Therefore, according to the price people sell these more than 100,000 kilograms of grain to foreign countries, that would be more than 1,000 taels of silver.

Where does so much silver come from?

However, the government has no money, but it has power.

Therefore, Jiang Yizhou expressed the hope that Lord He could allocate the saline-alkali land on the other side of the hilly area to her.

The saline-alkali land was surrounded by hills, with very little wild grass growing on it, and the surrounding hillsides were bare.

The saline-alkali land and the surrounding barren hills cover an area of ​​at least 2,000 acres.

All the county magistrates wanted to open up new land, but not only did they not collect taxes and grain, even if they just gave seeds to the farmers, they were unwilling to go.

However, in the past few decades, driven by the court's policies, thousands of acres of wasteland have been reclaimed.

The Jiang family's Yunshan Farm is one of the achievements. After ten years, it has been considered formal inferior land. According to the common crops on inferior land, there are two seasons a year, with a harvest of 100 kilograms per acre per season. If a tax of 10% is paid each season, 20 kilograms of grain needs to be handed over per acre every year.