After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Before Boss Ye came back, the village head asked someone to call Ye Qing and Old Man Ye over, "Grandpa, are you going to divide the money?"

"The New Year is coming soon, it's time to divide it up. If we wait any longer, we won't have time to buy New Year's goods."

The two of them quickened their pace and walked towards the headman's house.

When we arrived at the village head's house, several elderly people were already sitting in the room. "Grandpa Village Head, we are here."

"Qingya and your grandfather, please find a place to sit down and wait for the head of the Wang family and the people in the accounting office."

Ye Qing listened quietly to the conversation between several people, eating the cooked peanuts given by the village head's grandmother.

Just after eating two, the chief of the Wang clan came over. "Sorry for the long wait, I had something to do at home."

"Hurry up and take a seat. It won't take long. Everyone else has just arrived."

At this time, three people from the accounting office came in, and everyone was here. Ye Lizheng first asked the people in the accounting office to talk about the money they made from selling charcoal.

The three people in the accountant's office represent the three forces in the village. Ye Wenzhen represents the Ye family, Wang Yu represents the Wang family, and Wei Hong represents other small surnames in the village.

Only when the three parties supervise each other can the villagers believe the authenticity of the accounts and work together.

Wei Hong was responsible for the expenses during the charcoal selling period. He recorded the trees and the charcoal delivered, as well as the money spent on the last meal that the village head invited Manager Zheng to.

All the scattered amounts added up to almost two hundred taels. Everyone was surprised. It was so much. How much more could they earn?

Wang Yu was responsible for the income from the charcoal sales of Liu Bao brothers and Ji Village, while Ye Wenzhen was responsible for the income from the charcoal sales of Kaoshan Village itself.

The combined income from both sides was nearly two thousand five hundred taels.

When the people present heard the number reported, they were stunned. They had never seen so much money before.

When they went to bed at night, they also guessed how much money they could earn. Even if they had the courage to guess, they could only guess six hundred taels.

They are all farmers. After a year's farming, apart from food and drink, and feeding some poultry, it is considered good if they can have two taels of silver left at the best time.

The village head felt very comfortable when he saw everyone's stunned expressions. He couldn't believe it when he first heard it, and had to confirm it several times before he dared to believe it.

Ye Qing didn't expect to make so much money. She calculated the sales and thought she could make more than 1,000 taels. It should be because Ji Cun joined in and increased the sales.

Ye Lizheng spoke up, "I called everyone here today to discuss the tax payment issue."

Ye Laoqi was a little reluctant, "It's okay if the village head doesn't hand it over. The officials don't know how much we sold."

Several people echoed this, saying that they didn't feel anything when they paid less tax, but after hearing the total amount, giving the money away felt like cutting their own flesh.

Ye Lizheng was reluctant and looked at Ye Qing.

Ye Qing had thought about it before coming here, "Grandpa Qi, we have to pay the tax in full. This is our Kaoshan Village's surrender to Lord Wu. Lord Wu's family is not short of money, so they won't be interested in our little money."

"How do you say this?"

"Think about it, Lord Wu needs merits, and we have delivered them. If we have other things in the future and go to Lord Wu, will he give us some face?"

The people in the room had never had contact with government officials, but they knew that it would be easy to get things done if they had someone in the court.

"With Lord Wu's protection, our Kaoshan Village has established itself. If we want to develop further, we must educate the children in the village. Once a few of them have achieved success, no one will dare to bully Kaoshan Village."

The people in the room were stimulated by the prospects described by Ye Qing and unanimously agreed to pay taxes in full.

The head of the village learned from this and asked him to take out 20 taels of silver to treat other people in the yamen to a meal. If he encountered any problems in the future, he could also ask them to take care of him.

Ye Qing didn't worry about it anymore after he made it clear. The people in Kaoshan Village were still very receptive to advice. As long as what was said made sense, they would listen to your opinion.

Ye Lizheng took three accountants to the yamen early in the morning with the account books and silver. This time he asked Zhang, the yamen runner, to help inform Lord Wu.

Lord Wu has been thinking about this matter these past two days, and he also has to report his political achievements for the year to the court.

"Please come in quickly and call Master Qian over." Lord Wu ordered excitedly.

Mr. Qian was sorting case files in the yamen in front. When he heard Lord Wu calling him, he straightened his clothes and walked quickly towards the study.

"Master Qian, please take a seat. People from Kaoshan Village are here. Let's listen together."

Master Qian knew that Lord Wu had been talking about him these past two days, so he didn't refuse and just lifted his robe and sat on the armchair.

Yamen runner Zhang led the village head and several others in, "Hello, Lord Wu, I am the village head of Kaoshan Village, and I am here to pay taxes."

As he said this, he handed the account book in his hand over. Master Qian took it first and then handed it to Lord Wu.

Lord Wu opened the account book and took a look. He saw that the account was done very carefully. He turned to the last page and looked at the profit.

Lord Wu sighed in his heart. He didn't expect that the business in Kaoshan Village would be so good. It was far beyond his expectations.

After reading it, Lord Wu handed the account book to Mr. Qian. Mr. Qian was very proficient in accounting. After a quick look through it, he knew that Kaoshan Village had not committed any fraud.

Master Qian looked at Lord Wu, who nodded and Master Qian understood what he meant.

"You have just arrived and you have achieved this step, which is very good." Master Qian first praised Kaoshan Village.

The village head quickly replied, "It's all thanks to you, sir. If you hadn't allowed us to settle down and lent us food, we wouldn't have been able to do this."

Lord Wu felt very comfortable listening to the words of the head of the village. He had studied for so many years just to make some political achievements, to help the people and to serve the court.

Mr. Wu gave some encouragement at the right time, "It is because of the ability of you villagers that you have achieved this result. Keep up the good work in the future."

The village head and others were very excited when they heard this. They felt that it was truly a blessing from their ancestors to receive praise from the county magistrate.

Master Qian brought the topic back to the topic, "Just pay a hundred taels of silver. This is already a favor to you."

Master Qian was giving Lord Wu another chance to show some favor, and as expected, Lord Wu took over the conversation and said, "Since Kaoshan Village has been here for the first time, the government will give you some exemptions. Eighty taels of silver will be enough."

Ye Lizheng was overjoyed when he heard this and thanked him repeatedly.

"Lao Zhang, take them to pay the money." He then said to the people of Kaoshan Village, "If you have any problems in the future, come to me directly and I will take care of it for you."

Ye Lizheng was even happier. Ye Qing had made his predictions come true. In the future, Kaoshan Village would have a backer.

The few of them became more determined to consult Ye Qing in advance. It was a blessing for the villagers to have Ye Qing in Kaoshan Village.

Several people invited other people in the yamen to dinner. After eating and drinking, they drove the ox cart back to the village.

When the head of the village arrived home, he told his grandson to inform the villagers to go to the threshing ground to divide the money at noon the next day, and then he fell asleep.

When the villagers heard the news, they were all very excited. Some even went to the homes of several accountants to inquire about how much money they could get, but when they got home, they were all so tired that they fell asleep.

The villagers had no choice but to discuss with each other, and Aunt Hua even went to the Ye family to ask Ye Qing about the amount. However, Ye Qing only knew the total amount, and didn't know how much each person could get.