Chapter 20-The Art of Ruling, Talents Surrender!
The farmers 'reaction was within Ye Chen's expectations.
Since these farmers were willing to submit to the rule of the Clear Wind Stronghold bandits.
Then there was no reason to resist him.
They might be afraid.
But only…
He didn't dare to question or resist!
He nodded slightly.
A smile appeared on Ye Chen's face.
Since he expressed his obedience.
Then...
Next, as a citizen of his own territory.
Naturally.
It was different from the slave of the bandits.
Ye Chen glanced at these farmers.
For Ye Chen, what he was looking forward to more was whether there would be some talents with special skills hidden among these farmers.
For example, blacksmiths.
Ye Chen did not have any special expectations for this.
"Very good. Next, I'll announce a few things!”
"First, everyone must work hard. From today onwards, there will be no patrol team, no whips, and no punishment! All work is voluntary!"
As soon as he said that.
Some of the farmers were pleasantly surprised.
Before this.
Many of them had died because of abuse.
Now, the punishment and abuse had been removed.
Of course, this was something to be happy about.
However…
Some farmers were also thinking.
If there was no punishment of the whip, they would have to work voluntarily.、
This lord was a little silly.
Who would volunteer to work?
However, since Ye Chen had made this decision, he naturally had his reasons.
Use whips to spur slaves to work?
This kind of rule was still in the primitive slave society.
Only those ignorant bandits would do such a thing.
For Ye Chen.
This method.
The cost was high, the profit was low, and it could not be expanded.
It was extremely inefficient.
It's not worth it.
In history, any random ruling technique would be much better than this.
"Second, measure the land! The men were given 20 mu, while the women and children were given 10 mu! If they were husband and wife, they could add another ten mu of land on top of this!”
The second announcement.
The farmers were a little restless.
Land allocation.
The men were scattered into the fields.
This was Ye Chen's second method.
Only those who have constant property can have perseverance.
He distributed the land to these farmers. After these farmers obtained the land, they would naturally remain loyal to him.
Moreover…
Within the Clear Wind Valley.
There was plenty of land!
In any case, these lands were all Ye Chen's.
He distributed them.
In the future, he would gain even more benefits.
Moreover, he also encouraged the family as the unit of social depression.
Pairs of men and women formed families.
This was what a healthy society should look like.
Just as the farmers were about to faint from the first surprise, they did not dare to make a big fuss.
Ye Chen had already mentioned the third policy: "Third, from now on, every mu of body field will be collected as a fixed tax of 5 bushels! The rest... It belongs to you!"
Boom!
The farmers exploded!
They were shocked!
Shocked…It wasn't that they harvested a lot of food…It was just too little!
One had to know.
They used to be slaves of the bandits of Clear Wind Camp.
Previously.
All the profits had to be handed over.
Even they themselves were slaves of Clear Wind Camp.
And now.
They only needed to…
Five buckets per mu!
this is simply
It was a pie in the sky.
"Lord?"
"What you said…But really? Are you lying to us?"
A white-haired old man asked in a trembling voice.
"Of course!"
Ye Chen looked displeased.
"This lord's words carry weight, how could I joke around with you bumpkins?”
Ye Chen's anger did not make these farmers afraid.
On the contrary.
Let them know.
Everyone revealed an incredulous expression.
In fact, some of the bolder ones had even started cheering.
"Lord…Long live the Lord!"
"Lord, you're really a good person!"
"There's hope, there's hope!”
Seeing the farmers 'reaction, Ye Chen smiled.
The reason why there was a fixed amount.
It was because Ye Chen did not have a tax officer now.
For example.
If a percentage tax system was set.
Then, Ye Chen had to send bureaucrats to verify the true benefits of the farmers.
During this process.
There would definitely be black box operations and corruption.
And if the amount was fixed.
One mu of land was worth five buckets of rice.
This way…
It basically locked down the space for black box operations.
How much did the farmers produce?
It was very difficult to calculate and verify.
However…
How many fields had Ye Chen allocated?
But it was easy to calculate.
It was impossible to hide the fields. At least at this stage, Ye Chen could know how many fields there were standing on the mountain. Where could they be hidden?
In this way, the difficulty of collecting taxes was greatly reduced.
Another point.
Right now, one mu of land produced about two to three stones.
According to the Han system, ten buckets were equivalent to one stone.
Five buckets of rice.
It was about a quarter of the yield per mu.
However…
Because it was a fixed tax rate.
This way…
The farmers were more motivated to work hard.
Try to increase the yield per mu.
In this way.
The production of food would also increase under such enthusiasm.
And the extra food.
Ye Chen could also collect them through various means. As a ruler, he could gently exploit the lower levels. This was actually a skill.
And more importantly…
This method was very simple and could be replicated.
In other words.
They could use this method to bring in refugees and reclaim land.
He would completely reclaim the Clear Breeze Valley.
Ye Chen estimated.
Clear Breeze Valley.
At least a hundred thousand people could be allocated to farm.
At that time.
Ye Chen had hundreds of thousands of people as his foundation.
To feed thousands, or even tens of thousands of soldiers!!
But now, it seemed that…
His own strategy.
At least the preliminary stage. It was a success.
At this moment.
The white-haired old man knelt on the ground.
"This old man is Xu Fan, and my son is Wen Fen. We are from Jizhou. We were exploited and exploited by the ferocious mountain bandits, but fortunately, we didn't die. Now that we have met Lord, I am willing to serve you!”
Ye Chen was slightly stunned.
Jizhou Xu, also known as the name.
After secretly relying on him, Ye Chen had his first famous subordinate.
He hurriedly opened Xu Fan's attribute panel.
After taking a closer look, his face immediately revealed a happy expression!
Sending a pillow when you're sleepy!
This Xu Fan happened to be the talent he needed the most!
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