"Oh, isn't this Seventh Master Han? Where are you going, old man ~? "
At noon, Li Zexuan arrived at the Han Village. At the entrance of the village, he met Seventh Master Han, who was carrying a hoe and walking into the village.
Seventh Master Han was considered a native of the Han Village. During the last years of the Sui Dynasty and the Wude Era, Seventh Master Han was the Village Chief of the Han Village. However, due to his old age, he retired from the position. Even so, he still had a high reputation in the Han Village.
"Hey, it's Young Master! I just came back from the fields. Young Master, you have to come to my house for a meal today. To tell you the truth, I have also brewed some wine. Young Master, quickly go and have a taste ~! "
Seventh Master Han heard the voice and quickly stopped in his tracks. He turned around and smiled at Li Zexuan.
Li Zexuan quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, I'm here to look for my father-in-law. I'll visit your hometown another day! Oh right, Seventh Master! This year's harvest wasn't good. Is your family or the other farmers facing any difficulties? If so, I'll tell Butler Wang that the Han Village won't collect rent this year! "
"Hey, hey, hey! You can't, you can't, Young Master! "
Grandfather Han the Seventh hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "Young Master, although the farm's harvest this year isn't good, the farmers in the farm have made a lot of money by selling the mountain fruits. Moreover, you also set up a chicken farm to reduce the burden. Most people actually only need to pay less than 20% of the rent. Everyone can afford it! Moreover, the chickens in the chicken farm have started to lay eggs. The money the farmers earn from selling eggs every month is equivalent to their annual income. Young Master, you don't have to worry! If you reduce all the rent, everyone will feel bad ~! "
Li Zexuan was slightly relieved. He smiled and said, "That's good. If the farmers have any difficulties, just let me know. I'll go to my father-in-law's house first!"
"Hehe! Okay, okay. Young Master, go ahead! "
Seventh Grandfather Han stroked his beard and chuckled.
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and left.
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"Father-in-law, I plan to build a road to connect Plum Village, Han Village, and Chang 'an's official road!"
In the small courtyard of the Han Family, Han Tianhu and Li Zexuan had prepared some dishes and wine. During the meal, Li Zexuan briefly mentioned the road construction plan.
Han Tianhu put down his wine cup and said in surprise, "Repair the road? Little Xuan, why did you suddenly think of repairing the road? "
Li Zexuan repeated the theory that he had told Cao Wendong earlier, "If you want to be rich, you must first build roads." After hearing this, Han Tianhu was speechless. After a while, he said, "Little Xuan, since this is the result of your careful consideration, then this old man will support you. Have you prepared the money and manpower to build the roads?"
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Everything is ready. Now, everything is ready. We're just waiting for the construction to start. However, the road construction process might take up a portion of the land. Of course, it won't take up the entire land. It will only take up a small portion of the land. Even so, it will affect the farmers' future harvest. That's why I'm here today to ask for your help in coordinating with the farmers. We'll see if we can reduce the rent or compensate the farmers who have their land occupied! "
In the past, the road between Han Village and Plum Village was too narrow. Now that the road was going to be repaired, the road had to be widened. If it was widened, it might take up the land by the roadside.
Regarding the land occupied by the road construction, if this was the modern era, it would be called land expropriation compensation. However, the land in Han Village originally belonged to the Li Family, so there was no need to talk about land expropriation compensation. At most, the land would be reduced according to the size of the land occupied by the farmers. Alternatively, it would be converted into copper coins and paid to the farmers in one lump sum.
Han Tianhu thought seriously for a while before saying, "Yes, this is indeed a problem. After we finish eating, I'll gather the farmers to discuss this matter. I don't think there will be any problems. After all, repairing the road is a good thing for the farmers in the village!"
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At around one o 'clock in the afternoon, the villagers of the Han Family Manor were gathered at the threshing field at the entrance of the village. After waiting for a while, Han Tianhu saw that everyone was present. He stood in front of the crowd and said in a clear voice, "
"Today, I've gathered all of you here because I want to discuss something with you! It's like this. Young Master intends to build a cement road similar to the one in Yanhuang College. It will connect Han Village and Plum Village with the official road outside Chang 'an City! Because the cement road that Young Master wants to build is very wide, it will take up a small portion of everyone's land in the middle. In the future, the harvest will definitely be reduced. So today, I've gathered everyone here to discuss the compensation! Let's see if you're willing to reduce the rent or take a sum of money directly. "
As soon as Han Tianhu's voice fell, the villagers below began to discuss with each other with a buzzing sound.
"Repair the road ~? Young Master wants to repair the road for us ~? That's great ~! "
"And it's a cement road. Do you know what cement road is? It's the very smooth road like Yanhuang College's. I didn't expect that we would be able to walk on that road in the future ~! "
"If this road is repaired, won't we only need half an hour to get to Chang 'an in the future?"
"Li Zheng, when will Young Master repair the road for us ~? I'll go over and help ~! "
Hu Hanyun shouted as he looked at Han Tianhu.
Han Tianhu replied, "It started this afternoon. So everyone needs to discuss and come to a conclusion as soon as possible. We don't want to affect Young Master's progress ~!"
Hu Hanyun laughed and said, "Hey ~! What's there to discuss ~? Even if the road will take up some land, how much land can a road take up? Anyway, I, Old Hu, don't want any compensation. Young Master repairing the road is also a good thing for the farm. Young Master has already done his utmost for us by not asking me to repair the road. How can I, Old Hu, be so thick-skinned as to ask Young Master for money ~? "
"Hehe ~! What Hanyun said is right. Although the road will take up some land and affect the future harvest, if this road is repaired, it will be of great benefit to our entire village. We can't be ungrateful and ask the Young Master for money for such a small profit ~! "
Grandfather Han also spoke up at this moment.
After the old man finished speaking, voices of agreement rang out one after another.
"Grandfather Han is right. Young Master is kind enough to repair the road for us. We can't be ungrateful ~!"
"Yes, yes, we can't be ungrateful ~!"
"Li Zheng, we don't want any compensation ~!"
In an instant, the farmers were clamoring to reject Li Zexuan's compensation for the land. This was what the people wanted ~!
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