After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

The Wu family nominally owned 500 acres of land, but only 360 acres were reported to the court. The extra 100 acres were naturally the result of their own reclamation and secret acquisition.

Even the tenants hid at least one-fifth.

What's the point of carrying out reforms? It's just to make more money from these big families. He saw it clearly, but his own son was fooled by Princess Zhaohua.

He came up with this intern thing, let his own child attack him, and personally destroyed his own foundation.

Cruel, so fucking cruel!

Old Master Wu was so angry that his eyes turned red. Then he couldn't hold back and slapped him. "I have been smart all my life, how could I have raised such a fool like you?"

Wu Wencai covered his face in grievance and shouted at Old Master Wu, "Father only knows how to beat me and has no idea of ​​the truth. If I can pass this internship assessment, I will definitely be favored by the Second Prince."

"By then, our Wu family will have no problem acquiring as much land as possible. Why is father so short-sighted?"

"The Second Prince is the future emperor, and Princess Zhaohua holds real power. Whether or not we can gain the appreciation of either of them is a lifelong blessing for our Wu family."

"I don't understand, my son. My father has always been far-sighted. How could he be so confused now?"

"Besides..." Wu Wencai's voice became even more dissatisfied. "That kid from the Meng family was picked to be in the same group with me this time. We agreed to start the measurement the day after tomorrow, starting with our family. If my father doesn't allow it, won't that kid laugh at me?"

Old Master Wu was so angry that he was shaking all over. But when he heard that this matter was linked to the Meng family, he immediately asked, "What does this have to do with the Meng family?"

Wu Wencai then recounted what had happened in the past two days and said that this was one of the court's assessments of them.

The most important thing is that if you can successfully obtain an internship certificate after three months, it can also serve as a reference when you take the imperial examination in the future.

If this whole thing is done well, it will not only leave a good impression on the Second Prince and Princess Zhaohua, but may also have the hope of becoming their trusted team.

It can also be beneficial in the future imperial examinations. This is obviously a win-win situation. Why doesn't my father allow it?

Old Master Wu sighed heavily. He knew that the court was bound to implement reforms, and as a small businessman, he could not stop it at all.

But in his heart, he still felt a little unwilling. He was unwilling to give up a large piece of the wealth he had earned for so long every year and hand it over to the court.

But the current situation is that Xining City is ruled by the Second Prince and Princess Zhaohua. If he really dares not to cooperate, Princess Zhaohua will wipe out his entire family in the next second.

And the kind where the murderer can't be found.

Even though he was always busy with business and didn't know much about the outside world, he still knew that the Qinghe Cui family, a thousand-year-old family, was wiped out overnight.

How can a small fry like him compare with the Cui family of Qinghe?

Forget it, forget it. This so-called internship assessment is probably just a stepping stone given by Princess Zhaohua to these people.

If I don't go down the stairs, I will be courting death.

Old Master Wu nodded and made up his mind that if he couldn't stop it, he would follow with all his strength and become the vanguard of the reform.

The same thing is happening again and again in other wealthy and aristocratic families.

The old man of the Meng family beat his own child severely and finally accepted his fate.

Mr. Bai scolded Princess Zhaohua for half the night, and then punished his own rebellious son to kneel for a whole night before she chose to cooperate.

Mr. Cui pointed at his own child and trembled, but the slap never fell. Finally, he sighed heavily, and the next day he took the initiative to open the door and welcome the soldiers into the manor for inspection.

The Xun family kept the lights on all night long, and after taking turns to scold their son, they finally gritted their teeth and admitted the matter.

As a result, the reform measures that were originally difficult to implement were carried out very smoothly within seven days.

In the streets, fields, teahouses and restaurants, three or two students gave public speeches, explaining to all the people the purpose of this imperial reform.

When the people heard that the court adjusted its national policy in order to reduce the burden on them, the poor people at the bottom of society, they couldn't help but applaud.

Of course, there were still one or two troublemakers who were unwilling to cooperate with the court's policies, so Zhong Ning ordered people to spread the information about recruiting coal miners everywhere.

Afterwards, a large number of young laborers lined up in long queues at the coal mine registration office to sign up. After all, the treatment in this newly reformed coal mine was extremely good, with one meal provided every day and a break at noon.

In addition, a simple village was built near the coal mine, which was rented to all employed coal miners at a low price.

In addition, Zhong Ning ordered the construction of a simpler enlightenment school, which enrolled children aged six and above to attend classes for free, and invited two students who had repeatedly failed the exams to serve as teachers.

We also provide teaching services on a rotating basis to interns who come from poor families and want to earn some money part-time.

We must ensure that all children in the school receive an all-round education in moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic aspects.

If you work as a coal miner, your children can go to school for free. Once this benefit is available, more workers will sign up to work in the factory.

Those small landlords who were unwilling to cooperate with the court's policies watched helplessly as all the tenants in their village went to work in factories.

It was almost time for spring plowing, but he had no one to help him.

He can't go to the fields and work on the land himself, right?

How could he endure this hardship?

Then, when the imperial officials came again to ask for cooperation, the small landlords finally had no room to resist and only had one request left.

At least let their tenants come back every season to plant the land first, otherwise the land will be left idle and what will they do?

Zhong Ning had a countermeasure in mind. He established temporary worker rules for tenants who wanted to make money during the slack season. They could only work for three or two months each year to earn some money to supplement their family income.

If you want to become a regular employee in the future, you can apply again after your temporary job expires and the assessment is completed!

It is in this warm and peaceful atmosphere that Xining City has successfully completed the first phase of reform and is about to enter the second phase.

On this day, the county government issued another announcement, electing a village head for every ten households in each street, who would be responsible for managing the street and solving family problems to ensure neighborhood harmony!

The selection criteria for village heads include literacy, etiquette, happy and harmonious family, understanding of court policies, and a sense of responsibility.

In addition, sanitation workers are recruited, with two people in each street responsible for the sanitation of the street area.

Recruiting population: Ages between 30 and 50, both women and men are welcome to apply.

In addition, Zhong Ning ordered people to dig several large pools outside the city near the village fields to prepare for composting.