Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

"Why do you say that?" Shen Qingge asked with pretended curiosity.

Then, she fumbled in the cloth bag in her arms and took out a few steaming white buns.

With a smile on her face, she distributed the buns one by one to the middle-aged man in front of her and several other farmers nearby.

After the middle-aged man took the white flour bun, he stared at the white food in his hand with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He immediately felt that the little girl was so sensible and well-behaved, so he decided to explain the reason to her.

The farmers nearby who had also received white flour buns also came over.

Each of them had a simple smile on their face, and they looked at Shen Qingge and the others with a smile.

The middle-aged man first took a big bite of the steamed bun, then gulped down a few mouthfuls of water, and then slowly spoke:

“Being a tenant farmer actually has many advantages.

Think about it, which of those landlords doesn’t hope for a high yield of grain from their fields?

So, in order to ensure the harvest, they will try every possible means to protect us tenant farmers.

Take that year for example, I was conscripted by the government to perform labor service.

But that was the critical period for sowing. If I left, there would be no one to plant the fields at home, which would definitely affect the harvest.

When the landlord Mr. Zhao Si learned about this, he ran straight to the government office to plead for me without saying a word.

In the end, the government really reduced the work they assigned me, fearing that I would tire myself out and delay farming."

Hearing this, someone in the crowd echoed:

"Yes, yes. When we were tenant farmers, even the farm tools and seeds were provided by the landlord!"

Yun Yi on the side frowned and interrupted in confusion:

"But...don't the government also distribute oxen, farm tools, and other things to us common people?"

"Oh, boy, your idea is too simple!

Although the seeds distributed by the government are indeed good and of high quality, we ordinary people also paid real money to buy them!

Besides, once those seeds are distributed to us, they become our own treasures. If they are accidentally damaged, we will be heartbroken!

But if you break the landlord's belongings, at most you'll get a beating."

An old man with wrinkles all over his face and dark skin said as he shook his head and sighed.

A thin middle-aged woman next to him quickly echoed:

"That's right! There are also some kind-hearted landlords who not only let us use their farm tools and land, but even provide us with simple houses to live in!

Although the money earned from farming is pitifully little, at least it can barely fill your stomach and prevent you from starving to death on the streets!

If I work so hard to cultivate unwanted wasteland, and if I'm unlucky and nothing grows, won't all my efforts be wasted?

After hearing this, Shen Qingge and others who had been standing aside and listening quietly finally understood. It turned out that the reason why these people were so resistant to land reclamation was that they were afraid of taking the risks brought by failure!

However, even though they already knew the whole story, Shen Qingge and the others still decided to try to persuade everyone.

Yun Yi said earnestly:

"My dear brothers and sisters-in-law, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but the land reclamation policy implemented by our current king is a golden opportunity that comes only once in a lifetime!

If you miss this opportunity, you will miss this shop!

Are we really willing to miss out on such a great opportunity and regret it later?"

The middle-aged man who had just spoken chuckled and responded:

"Little brother, what you said is indeed reasonable. We are all itching to do the same!

But, as a person, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. I don’t want to make myself too hard or too tired, so I’ll just muddle through!"

After hearing this, Yun Yi was still thinking of having a good chat with these people and trying to persuade them to change their minds, but Shen Qingge on the side stopped him in time with a look.

Afterwards, Shen Qingge chatted with these people for a few minutes and then led everyone away.

After leaving that place, Yun Yi could no longer suppress his dissatisfaction and resentment, and muttered indignantly:

"How can these common people be so ungrateful?

Our Lord has racked his brains to help them live a good life, but they don't appreciate it at all!"

Facing Yun Yi's complaints, Shen Qingge seemed quite calm.

She gently advised:

"Yun Yi, don't be so angry.

These people have been living in poverty for a long time and have long been frightened by poverty.

As the saying goes, "When people are poor, they have short aspirations." They often only care about the small profits they can get in front of them, and have no time to take into account long-term matters, or even don't want to think about them at all.

Besides, people in the world are all different, and we can’t expect everyone to be proactive and motivated, right?

So, we should be more tolerant and understanding of those ordinary people who are not diligent enough."

After hearing what Shen Qingge said, Yun Yi gritted his teeth and chose to accept this reality.

In the following days, everyone continued to travel around non-stop, visiting several large wastelands in succession.

Despite facing many difficulties and uncertainties, nearly half of the people still firmly choose to continue reclaiming wasteland.

They were full of expectations and longings for the land reclamation policy implemented by Xiao Heng.

In addition, some people still have the same idea as those who voluntarily became tenant farmers before. They are worried that they will not get corresponding returns after investing a lot of energy.

The remaining group of people are taking a wait-and-see approach, unwilling to give up the potential benefits but also afraid of expending too much time and energy.

Although the final results were somewhat unsatisfactory, from the overall perspective, Shen Qingge's original intention and goal of this in-depth visit to the people have basically been achieved.

Through this communication with the people, she had a clearer understanding of their real thoughts and needs.

So, she happily stepped into the Prince of Nanyue's Palace with the results of her visit.