"Give me four thousand mu at the price of five hundred per mu.”
Li Xing said calmly," Record and report all the data truthfully.”
"What? Yes, yes…"
Hearing Li Xing's words, Li Jian heaved a sigh of relief.
"The emperor's teacher is fair and strict, a role model for our generation. This lowly official admires him, extremely admires him!”
"Haha…get up…"
Li Xing laughed. Fair and strict?
Not all of them…
One of the reasons why he did this was because he was afraid that if he went back and Qin Shihuang found out about this, it would be difficult to explain.
After all, they had bought 4,000 Mu of land, which was 80 hectares of land. This was a huge purchase for Great Qin.
Ordinary ministers would not dare to do this!
Li Xing had done this. If he took the opportunity to take advantage of it and use a cheap price, it would be bad if he was found out.
If Feng Quji and the others found out, he would probably suffer before he could take office in Shu!
After all, if it was during the Han Dynasty, it was normal for you to covet some land.
However, this was Great Qin. Great Qin, how dare you try to be greedy?
No matter who you are, as long as Qin Shihuang doesn't forgive you, the law is strict. If you say you're finished, then you're finished!
Of course, Li Xing asked Li Jian to report the truth because he was afraid that Qin Shihuang would suspect something.
"In addition, I will leave Shu County immediately.”
Li Xing said lightly," Take care of my fertile land for me. Two years later, I will be the prefect of Shu Prefecture. At that time, I will think of a way to get you to be an official in the imperial court. Do you understand what I mean?"
Hiss?
What was that?
Court officials?
Hearing Li Xing's words, Li Jian was instantly stunned and dumbfounded.
I can still be an official?
The officials of the imperial court were many times nobler than the small officials in these places!
If it was at the end of the Qin Dynasty or the Han Dynasty, the local officials would still have a lot of power. However, now that the Great Qin Dynasty was still around and the First Emperor of Qin was still around, all the rules were so strict and stable. The local officials were just puppets with no special privileges!
To be able to enter Xianyang and become a court official, even an ordinary court official, was the dream of all local officials.
To be able to enter Xianyang and become a dignitary, it meant that a family had finally reached the end of its life!
Of course, this was also the view of the people present. None of them knew that in three years, Great Qin would be gone, and Xianyang City would be burned down by Xiang Yu.
If they knew about this, they would have stayed behind and not dared to go to Xianyang…
Li Jian's father was Li Bing. The father and son had worked hard in Shu County for many years, but they were still empty shells without any special privileges.
Li Jian's father, Li Bing, had made great contributions to the reconstruction of Dujiangyan and was also very famous in history.
However, the nobles in Xianyang were barbarians and had no one to guide them. Therefore, they could only serve until they died.
Li Jian was merely a son inheriting his father's career. He did not dare to think about something that even his father was not qualified to do.
Now, a high-ranking official of the imperial court suddenly appeared and said that as long as he worked well for him, he could go to Xianyang and become an official in the capital. Li Jian was naturally excited!
"Many, many thanks for your guidance, Imperial Teacher! Thank you for your guidance, Imperial Teacher!"
Li Jian kowtowed excitedly." Please rest assured, Imperial Teacher. I will help you manage these 4,000 mu of fertile land. All the rice produced from the fertile land will be sent to Xianyang. I won't dare to take a single grain of rice!”
"No, just stay here and watch over him.”
Li Xing said lightly," In the future, I will also be the Governor of Ba Shu. I will treat this place as my own home for the rest of my life. As for the food, leave it here. However, if there's any less, I'll hold you accountable!”
"Yes! Don't worry, Imperial Teacher."
Li Jian cupped his fists and said," I'll definitely settle this matter properly. There won't be any mistakes!”
"Yes…"
Li Xing nodded and said," In addition, spread the word that I can let those homeless refugees cultivate my fields. The land is mine. Other than the food that is handed over to the Imperial Court, 50% will be mine and 50% will be theirs.”
"What? This…"
When Li Jian heard this, he said in surprise," Lord Imperial Teacher, isn't this letting them off too easily?”
Now, ordinary tenants would only get 10% to 20% of the surplus grain. No one would be so generous to give 50%.
"Just do as I say.”
Li Xing said calmly," Anyway, I haven't been given a fief yet. Let these people help me farm first.”
That's right, according to the current market, there was indeed no one as generous as Li Xing.
Even if there was a bad harvest in a year, the tenant's family would still get 10% to 20% of the surplus grain.
Therefore, it was very difficult for the tenants to feed their families. They could only scrimp and save. Moreover, they had to eat more weeds and wild vegetables.
This was not only the case during Great Qin's era; it had been the same throughout the 2,000 years of feudal society.
Tenants had no land. They had no land and could only rely on this to survive.
The reason why Li Xing was so generous was not only because he was compassionate, but also because he wanted to attract refugees to the land of Ba and Shu.
At present, the total population of Ba and Shu was only three to five hundred thousand. In Jinguan City, there were less than a hundred thousand. It was pitifully small.
Therefore, although Li Jian was the governor of Shu Prefecture and had a large jurisdiction, he was only equivalent to the population of a small county in the future.
The only way to increase the population of the entire Ba Shu region was to find a way to attract more refugees.
And these people would be his capital in the future!
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