While the yamen runner was deep in thought, Zhou Qiong was also sighing at the power of Zhangjia Zhuangzi. This was great. Sanshui County would definitely be classified as a disaster area. If the average output of Sanshui County was reduced by 40%, all taxes would be exempted. If the average output of Sanshui County was reduced by 60%, the tax would also be exempted. If the average output of Sanshui County was reduced by 70%, they would not even have to serve as laborers.
Looking at the situation, Sanshui County's output would be reduced by at least 50% this year. If County Magistrate Cheng and Zhou Qiong did something, they would not be able to collect taxes this year. However, they still had to serve as laborers. It was impossible for them to reduce the output by 70%. In that case, they would help to fix the river in front of them. After all, it was their own river. If others did not let them, they would fix it themselves.
Now that they were free, they were free. Other places were really affected by disasters, but here, nothing happened. Ge Family's paddy field in Zhuangzi was already like this. Zhang Family and Wang Family's paddy field should be better than this.
Zhou Qiong admired them from the bottom of his heart. At this time, when he saw the things in the hands of the person who was picking things out of the paddy field, he was stunned. "What's going on? Why did you pull out the seedlings in the paddy field?"
Zhou Qiong pointed at the seedlings in the hands of the farmer and asked. The yamen runner did not know, so he called someone to ask.
The farmer recognized the uniform of the yamen runner, but did not know that Zhou Qiong was wearing civilian clothes. Seeing that Zhou Qiong was asking about this, he smiled and spread out his hands to show the three of them the seedlings in his hands. He said, "It's nothing. There was a strong wind yesterday and many seedlings were blown away. Some were broken, some were picked out and thrown away. It's useless."
Zhou Qiong looked at the farmer and frowned. He asked, "Then why are you not worried? Are you hoping to reduce the output and wait for the imperial court to exempt you from taxes? "
"You are really too much. Why are you worrying about nothing? What does reducing the output have to do with you? The imperial court is your family. "When the farmer heard this, he was unwilling to accept it.
"Hmm!" The yamen runner coughed and gave the farmer a look.
When the farmer saw the expression in the yamen runner's eyes, he suddenly understood that this was an official who had come to visit in disguise. His previous arrogant appearance disappeared and he cautiously replied, "Yes.
"I don't know. That, um … everyone is actually not in a hurry. The main family has already gotten new rice seedlings from the Zhang Family and Wang Family in Zhuangzi. In another two days, we can replant without any delay. Even though it's a few days late, when the autumn harvest comes, there will be more grain than before. If it weren't for the main family not being able to afford so many seeds, I really want to uproot all the rice seedlings and wait for the new seedlings."
"Oh? So the Miao family of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family are very good? " Zhou Qiong was even more puzzled. Usually, replanting was a last resort. He did not expect that the Ge family's Zhuangzi farmers were actually looking forward to it.
The farmer threw away the rice seedlings in his hand and pointed in the direction of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. He stared and said, "It's not good, it's godly. Yesterday, the wind was so strong, but they all came over to help us plant the seedlings. Guess what happened? Those two families' seedlings were like little calves. When the wind came, our seedlings fell one by one. They just shook their heads and passed by. "
"Really? Okay, you go do your work. I'll go take a look over there later. " Zhou Qiong thought that the farmer was talking nonsense and did not continue to ask. He first went to take a look at the fields and found that there were indeed many fallen seedlings. The wind yesterday had made the disaster worse.
After taking a look, he continued to walk forward with his nephew and the yamen runner. After a while, they reached the small bridge and saw the people building the houses below. He turned around and glanced at the yamen runner. The yamen runner quickly said, "They are going to build a restaurant here. The three families of Zhuangzi will pay together. When the construction is finished, they can drink and eat on the water."
"Hmm, good plan. We can take advantage of the fact that there is no water now." Zhou Qiong responded and continued to walk forward.
After crossing the small bridge and seeing the Wang Family's seedlings in the Zhuangzi fields, Zhou Qiong stopped again and pointed at the seedlings. "How is this possible? Why are the seedlings here so much thicker and taller than the ones over there? Could it be that they were planted in advance? "
"Sir, it's impossible that they were planted in advance. Otherwise, they would have frozen to death. These seedlings can only be said to be planted well or chosen well. Sir, look, there aren't many footprints in the fields. This means that the seedlings were not blown over by yesterday's wind."
The yamen runner was not very clear about farming, but he knew that it was necessary to judge from certain aspects when handling cases.
Zhou Qiong looked at the fields and frowned again. "Why were they planted so casually? The Ge Family's Zhuangzi fields were lined up neatly. Could it be that the Zhang Family and Wang Family's Zhuangzi farmers were trying to fool the main family? "
He did not believe that the main family of the Zhang Family and Wang Family in Zhuangzi would be so clumsy as to let people throw the seedlings into the fields so that they could catch someone who was deliberately causing trouble for the two families.
"Hey! You over there, what are you shouting for? Say it clearly, who is fooling the main family? You don't know anything and you're just spouting nonsense. "
Zhou Qiong's voice was a little louder, so a few people over there heard him. They immediately walked over and criticized Zhou Qiong.
"You are?" Zhou Qiong looked at them and asked.
"We are the farmers of the Zhang Family and Wang Family in Zhuangzi. We were just established to guard the fields. We are called the Vigorous Seedling Protection Team. I am the team leader, and these are the team members. You are slandering, no, slandering the farmers of the Zhang Family and Wang Family."
This person walked in front of Zhou Qiong, puffed out his chest, pointed at himself, and pointed at the people beside him, and said proudly.
"Hmm!" The yamen runner coughed again and said at the same time, "This is an official from above."
"Oh! So that's how it is. An official can slander others as he pleases? The main family said that the Vigorous Seedling Protection Team is only responsible for the main family and does not care about the others. This is called military orders are like mountains. If you are an official, you can talk to the official. We will listen to the orders of the main family. "
This person did not care at all. Wang Juan had chosen him because of his character. She treated the Seedling Protection Team as a military unit. No matter what happened, they could not show weakness. Even if they caused trouble, the main family would take responsibility. If they took a step forward, even if it was a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, if they took a step back, how could they care about gold, silver, and treasures?
This person understood Wang Juan's spirit and did not give in at all, even if he knew that the yamen runner was standing beside him and that the person in front of him was not an ordinary person.
"Haha, so you are saying that the main family arranged for you to plant the fields like this?" Zhou Qiong asked again.
"Of course. Do you think that we are all fools who don't know how to transplant seedlings? This is called throwing seedlings. The main family decided it. At first, we didn't believe it, but since the main family said so, we followed it. Now we know. When the wind blows, the seedling transplanter falls, but the seedling thrower is still standing here. The main family is amazing. "
This person was still so arrogant. He looked straight into Zhou Qiong's eyes and said word by word.
"Good, as expected of the Zhang Family's manor. It lives up to its reputation. Even a mere manor owner has such integrity, not to mention the main family. What an impressive governance method, to actually be able to make the manor owner and the main family of one heart, not fearing power."
Zhou Qiong was not angry. Instead, he felt excited. An army was just like that. A soldier who bowed to an outsider was not a soldier, but a coward. From the farmer, he knew the main family's way of doing things. It must be the two masters, otherwise, how could it be like this?
Thinking of this, Zhou Qiong continued to ask, "Is it because the main family is too strict and has a way of governing people?"
Who knew that when these people heard this, their faces immediately darkened. The captain glared at the yamen runner and said to Zhou Qiong, "You are measuring the heart of a gentleman with the yardstick of a villain. Is it strict to build a house? Is it strict to make clothes? Is it strict to give lanterns? Here … "
This person told the benefits given by the main family from beginning to end, but he did not say how the main family grew cucumbers.
Zhou Qiong was stunned. He had never seen such a farmer. It was too arrogant. He did not feel like a farmer. It was more like he was the master of some family.
The yamen runner at the side was anxious at this time. He was afraid that the captain would be unhappy, so he could only say, "Do you know who this is? He is older than your county magistrate. Why don't you speak honestly? "
"So what if he is older than the county magistrate? What do you mean by speaking honestly? I don't understand. I only know that if I weaken the prestige of the Seedling Protection Team, I will not be able to face the main family when I go back. The main family has chosen me to be the captain. I will support the main family even if I die. "
This person's arrogance came up. He did not care who he was facing. The other farmers who followed him did not show any signs of backing down.
"It's okay, it's okay. Let's not talk about this. Please report that Young Master Zhou and his nephew are here and want to see the main family." Zhou Qiong had nothing to say about this. The Zhang Family and Wang Family actually took care of the basic necessities of the farmers in Zhuangzi. It was no wonder that they worked so hard.
When the captain heard this, he quickly bowed, "So it is Young Master Zhou and Lord Zhou. I did not know and offended you. I will report it now. When the time comes, I will personally ask for punishment. The main family has instructed that as long as Young Master Zhou and Lord Zhou are here, we must not neglect them. I will go first. You all serve Young Master Zhou and Lord Zhou well."
After the captain finished speaking, he ran towards the main courtyard of Zhangjia Zhuangzi. On the way, he almost fell. The others stood directly in the water and held out their hands to prevent Zhou Qiong and the others from accidentally falling into the water.
Zhou Qiong, Zhou Xihu, and the yamen runner were all stunned. This contrast was too big. When they mentioned their identity, the other party did not care at all. When they mentioned Young Master Zhou and his nephew, they jumped into the water. If they lost face just now, the other party had given them enough face at this moment.
At this time, Zhou Xihu was arrogant. He raised his head and said to his uncle, "Uncle, how is it?"
"Good. Just from hearing your name, Xiao Hu is promising. You are even better than me, a sixth-rank official. In the future, the Zhou Family will rely on you."
Zhou Qiong was happy. Using the identity of Zhou Xihu's uncle to receive such treatment, but using the identity of an official was another matter. This meant that the other party only recognized family and did not care about anything else. It was easy to deal with such people.
Zhou Xihu was naturally modest. After waiting for a while, a lot of people came over. There were two older people in the lead. It was obvious that they were the old ancestors of the Zhang and Wang families. This was a big show of force.
Zhou Qiong suddenly remembered that he came early and did not bring any gifts. He did not know what to do.
It was already 4 pm, and Zhou Qiong's recommendation had not reached 5000 yet. You are bullying me too much. Do you think I am afraid of you? I am not afraid. Tomorrow, I will let you bully me again.
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