Dad, we are so stable, should we do something?

"Don't worry about this, Dad. I'm thinking of recruiting some refugees to come and farm for us. You have a lot of land but few people here. I'll buy the land and hire some people to farm it. We can plant it on a large scale and sell the extra food to other places.

We can grow a lot of wheat, corn, soybeans and other food that are suitable for cultivation in the north. How about you also offer a house to anyone who moves to our place?"

"House, daughter, this is all money. Where does your father get so much money to build a house for someone else?"

"Dad, if you grant me the land, I will build you a batch of bungalows first. The simplest ones are to give them away. I will give them the houses and they will do the work for me. I will also pay them. What do you think? In this way, these houses will be regarded as labor houses for them. In this way, you don't have to pay, and I can also help you recruit people. It will be a win-win situation for us, right?"

"Daughter, you have a nice idea. Okay, let's give it a try first."

Soon, Tian Xing'er's land was approved. In the first batch of land, she asked people to grow hemp and cotton. There were many people in the north who could spin cotton, mainly making cotton clothes and quilts. Linen was made into summer clothes.

This project is very important to the entire provincial capital and the counties under its jurisdiction, so County Magistrate Tian asked Tian Yuheng and a few others to help look after it.

"Second brother, you see, although there are many good farms in the two hundred acres of land that my father approved for me, most of it is wasteland. This is such a large project, and I'm afraid we can't finish it just by asking the people in the surrounding areas to do it." What Tian Xing'er said at the beginning was full of lofty ambitions, but when he actually saw the land, he felt a headache. How many people would he need to hire for so much land?

"You need at least 80 to 100 people to cultivate this land, especially in the early stages of reclamation. In the first year, you can only keep it and grow some potatoes, beans and the like. Dad only gave you 30 to 40 acres of good land, so that's all you can plant now.

The main issue is recruiting people, so I asked my father to distribute some notices in various counties.

It shouldn't be that difficult to recruit people. When you grow something on this land and start a business, your father will grant you some more wasteland. That's when you'll have to worry about recruiting people.

Seeing this kind of work, Tian Xing'er felt a headache. How could she do it? The memories of her previous life were of no use. She knew less than her father and brothers.

"Thank you for your hard work, brother. Please help me recruit people. We will split the output of the land 55-."

Following the principle of brothers settling accounts clearly, Tian Xing'er paid the money and his brothers did the work.

"Then I will shamelessly take your share."

After all, Tian Yuheng had no lucrative business to do here, and his sister had always done the same thing, so there was nothing to refuse. Following his father, he was a volunteer and did not get paid, but following his sister, he could become a half-boss.

As for matters concerning the land, Tian Yuheng has learned a lot in the past six months. He has gone to the fields with his father and helped people in my village to farm. He has gained some experience and learned a lot.

They did it right away, and soon recruitment notices were posted all over several neighboring counties.

The wage is 30 cents a day, paid daily, which is very fair. You can get 900 cents a month, which is considered a high salary in the north.

Soon after the notice was posted, the people were in an uproar. At first, everyone was skeptical, and because of the previous incident with Prefect Yan, some people did not dare to respond. However, the village chiefs of Laolao Village and Xiaoniu Village directly brought the villagers to sign up.

The surrounding villagers came to ask about it.

"Gecunzheng, aren't you afraid? He's just another liar. Most of the people in our village have been deceived before."

"Don't worry, I believe in Magistrate Tian. He was the one who brought my son back to me. My wife is in much better spirits now. And the people from your villages were also brought back by Magistrate Tian. Why are you suspicious now?"

Anyway, my family absolutely supports Magistrate Tian. If you are afraid, just don’t go.”

"Hey, that's not what Lao Ge said. We just want to understand it clearly. Even if it's nothing, can this job really make so much money? Our kids can't even make 20 cents a day working outside, and you can get that by farming. Is this a scam?"

In fact, most people don't believe in this wage because it is too high. They have never seen such a high wage in their local area. Even if there is such a high wage, it is only for shopkeepers or carpenters.

For people like them, they just farm, so who doesn't know how to do it? Why are they given such a high salary? I'm afraid there must be some trick going on.

"Didn't you hear what the yamen runner said? The wages are paid daily. Try working for a day and you'll know if it's 30 cents a day. If it's not, then just quit."

Katsura Masaru didn't bother to pay attention to these people and just left.

Seeing that they were really determined to sign up, and that what Old Ge said just now did make some sense, everyone decided to find a few old guys to sign up first. If the job was really that good, they would let the young people in the village go.

When people from other villages arrived, they didn't expect that there would be so many people signing up. They said they were recruiting 80-100 people, but there were actually three or four hundred people signing up on the spot.

"What should we do? Should we register it ourselves, or should we register it for our children?"

"You say, we listen to you."

"Hey, I don't know either."

"Just register our names. If they don't accept us, just register our children's names instead."

"Yes, this is a good idea. It will prevent them from not choosing us because of our age. Let's go quickly, or we won't even be able to register."

Most of the villagers only wanted to report their own names at first, but there were too many people on the scene, and they were afraid that the county magistrate would not choose old men like them, so they prepared to report their children's names when the time came.

"Brother, there are so many people here. I thought there was no one." Tian Xing'er was so happy to see the people who signed up on the spot. At the beginning, she was really scared that no one would sign up. After all, people have their own land, so no one would sign up to farm here.

"Don't be too happy. They are not too busy in the fields now. We are just worried that there will be no one to work during the busy farming season in September and October. You pay them by the day, so most people will work one day and not come the next day."

"Ah, what should we do? Why don't we recruit some long-term workers and ask if there are any who want to be long-term workers."

"Well, when we register later, I'll ask who wants to be a long-term worker."

"Yes, and there are long-term workers who offer them higher wages, so that more people are willing to come. If it's the same for everyone, I'm afraid everyone will choose daily wages."

"Okay, how much do you want to drive?"

"Forty cents a day is good, plus two seasons of clothing, food and lodging. There are definitely many people who would like to do this."

"Yes, it is indeed a very good salary."

After the two siblings had discussed it, they asked the yamen runners to make the notice on the spot. This put many people in a difficult position. On the one hand, they had to cultivate their own land and pay taxes, and on the other hand, they had to pay the generous wages here. They didn't know what to do.

But for those with large families, it was not a problem. They immediately raised their hands and said, "I, I, we have a large family, I want to be a long-term worker, can the wages of a long-term worker be paid on a daily basis?"

"Long-term workers cannot be paid on a daily basis. They are paid every ten days. After all, if we pay you on a daily basis, our employer is afraid that you will run away halfway through the job."

"It's fine if it's a ten-day marriage. I'm willing to eat and live in the host's house anyway."

As expected, as soon as this condition was put forward, many people accepted it. Most of the people in the front of the team were from the provincial capital. They had been exploited by the prefect before and their lives were very tight. However, the people here were not abducted like those in the county, so most people cooperated and responded to Prefect Tian's order.

They also knew that Magistrate Tian had marked out some land for reclaiming, but they didn't know which rich person had bought so much land, and it was still wasteland.

Their annual wages are almost gone, and the new land they opened this year cannot grow crops yet. If it weren't for the fact that the land is right next to them, they would never want to sign up. They are actually afraid that it is a scam.

Soon, all the people who needed to be recruited for this year's land were recruited. Tian Yuheng knew that they had not built the accommodation yet, and the first batch of farmhands recruited were mostly from the provincial capital and the surrounding areas. In the early stage, everyone was allowed to live in their own homes, and the second batch of farmhands would be allowed to come in after the houses were built.