Chapter 40 Production Tool Sharing
When the Cao family took out a thousand Yinzhou plows, it indeed caused a sensation in the whole Yinzhou.
Who doesn’t want a laborer who can do the work of three people?
The farmers are also very jealous.
However, a very realistic problem arises.
The farmers were drooling at the sight of the goods in the market, but very few of them were willing to pay for them.
"Why is that?"
Liu Zheng was stunned.
At this time, Shen Xing came over and said with a helpless smile: "Sir, they are poor! Although this Yinzhou plow is already very cheap, but adding up the costs, it will cost two taels of silver!"
"That's two taels!"
"How can a family not hesitate to spend the money they spend on a tool in a year?"
Hearing this, Liu Zheng couldn't help but feel endless sadness in his heart.
yes.
One year's expenses...
Suddenly, Liu Zheng remembered a point of view he had seen in later generations. That was the ruling method during the heyday of Britain and the Qing Dynasty. It was to allow most people to earn two taels of silver every year!
what does that mean?
This means that these two taels of silver are just enough for a family to eat for a year.
So, if you want to survive, you must keep working and not even have the time to think about other things, such as rebelling, launching a movement, or liberating your mind.
In this way, two taels of silver were used to ensure the stability of an empire.
Of course, home loans in later generations...are similar in nature.
This is the wisdom of those in power, but it is also the sorrow of the people at the bottom.
Therefore, every time there is a new collision of ideas, the liberation of ideas mostly occurs among the elites. Those peasant uprisings, unless they really guarantee the two taels of silver - they can't even eat enough, who else can they rebel against?
so.
Looking at the people in front of him who had burning eyes but were short of money, Liu Zheng actually felt sad in his heart.
Among these farmers, very few have any savings.
Moreover, they would rather cultivate the land manually than take the risk of spending money to buy such tools.
What if it breaks?
What if you have no money for food?
What if there is a disaster year?
Their top priority is to make sure the whole family has enough to eat, even if they are a little tired and work a little harder!
"this……"
Liu Zheng felt a little breathless after hearing this.
At this time, several large horses galloped over from a distance. They were from the Wang family. Wang Zengming laughed loudly: "Mr. Cao , my Wang family will send 500 horses first!"
Cao Zhen looked depressed after hearing this and looked at Liu Zheng.
The son of the county marquis said that Yinzhou plows would be supplied to the people first, and only after five batches had been produced could they be sold to the Wang family and those landlords.
"Why? Others can sell it, but my Wang family can't?"
When Wang Zengming saw Cao Zhen like this, he snorted and asked.
The people present shook their heads and sighed. A prominent family is indeed a prominent family. They are rich and powerful! Five hundred planes came at once. These people wanted them, but couldn't afford any.
"Mr. Wang, this matter..."
Cao Zhen smiled bitterly.
"These 1,000 were bought by the County Marquisate!"
Liu Zheng said coldly.
The whole audience was in an uproar.
Cao Zhen looked at him blankly. Didn't they say they would supply the people first? The county magistrate's office bought it again. What was going on?
Liu Zheng pulled the reins and shouted, "This batch of Yinzhou plows will be supplied to the people first. This is the promise of our county mansion! All the people present today, go to the county mansion to register, and then get the Yinzhou plows!"
The whole place was in chaos.
Cao Zhen's face changed drastically: "Master Liu, you absolutely cannot do that... This is two thousand taels of silver!"
Wang Zengming's face darkened, but he did not dare to disobey Liu Zheng, so he could only say: "Master Liu, this precedent cannot be set! Human nature is evil..."
Liu Zheng waved his hand.
In fact, doesn't he know this truth?
It was impossible to provide it for free. Although he cared about the people, he could not give it to them endlessly. Wang Zengming was right, people's greed was endless. As the saying goes, a little rice is a favor, a big rice is a grudge. He provided it for free today, so that these people would develop a habit and a strong dependence on the county government.
When the day comes that it’s no longer free, won’t they rebel?
so.
Liu Zheng was actually thinking about something in his mind.
How to balance the inequality between the rich and the poor in Yinzhou’s farming sector.
The farm tools are only one aspect. Other factors include the barrenness of the farmland and its geographical location: some are flat, some are on the mountain, some are near water, and some lack water.
How to coordinate this?
Liu Zheng must think of a solution!
"Young Master..."
Cao Zhen wanted to say something else.
Liu Zheng said: "Don't worry, the two thousand taels of silver will definitely be yours. Just send it to the county magistrate's mansion and wait for my order to distribute it!"
After saying this, he rode away on his horse.
Cao Zhen had no choice but to have all the Yinzhou plows moved to the county mansion.
The people were also very excited.
Although I don’t know what kind of rules Mr. Liu is going to come up with, it’s still a great thing to be able to use these Yinzhou plows for free.
When they returned to the county mansion , Liu Dahao, who had gained weight, came to greet them happily: "Zheng'er, what's going on here that's so lively?"
Liu Zheng rolled his eyes at him. Now he was actually envious of his father.
After coming to Yinzhou, I live a life of luxury every day and don’t have to worry about anything.
As for me, I go out in the wind and rain every day, and have to consider so many things every day that my head is about to explode.
"Dad, I have an idea."
Liu Zheng called Shen Xing and several counselors and gathered them together.
"What is it?"
Liu Dahao burped and laughed: "No matter what happens, it's up to me, Zheng'er, to decide!"
Shen Xing and his companions also rolled their eyes.
In fact, everyone knows who has the final say in this county.
Liu Zheng looked around and said, "I have decided to set up production teams of various levels in Yinzhou!"
"Production team?"
Several people were confused.
What is this noun and what is this operation?
The writing consultant nearby quickly took up his pen and recorded the spirit of the meeting.
Shen Xing asked: "Sir, what is this production team?"
Liu Zheng explained: "It's actually very simple. In Yinzhou, there are three prominent families, dozens of landlords, and hundreds of thousands of people. The wealth gap is too large. This also leads to the uneven distribution of land and farm tools. I now want to divide the farmers into production teams according to villages and towns and regions. The farmers within the production team can share the production team's tools, such as cattle and Yinzhou plows..."
The distribution of labor tools is unfair!
This is the biggest problem facing farming in Yinzhou right now!
Therefore, Liu Zheng can only think of this method at the moment!
Production team!
By sharing the tools of production, the collective strength will always be great. Each production team will be allocated a certain number of production tools. These shared tools can solve the problem that farmers cannot afford to buy them themselves!
Then after using the tools, the farmers will pay some remuneration, or each production team will collect some management fees every year. The specific details are planned by Shen Xing and his group of consultants.
Liu Zheng has only put forward one concept now.
Several people were stunned after hearing this.
Shen Xing took a deep breath, his eyes shining: "Sir, this method is very good, and its benefits will last for thousands of years!"
"feasible!"
"The production team is wonderful!"
"In this way, the labor force of the entire Yinzhou will be balanced!"
Several people were filled with admiration and exclaimed in amazement after hearing this.
Liu Zheng laughed: "For the wealthy families who are willing to provide production tools, there must be some compensation! Since this is the policy of our county, then this first batch of production tools will naturally be provided by our county!"
Shen Xing smiled bitterly and said, "But the salary, according to the county magistrate's office account..."
Speaking of this, Liu Zheng gets a headache.
That is, the county magistrate’s office is out of money again!
He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll find a way! These 500 Yinzhou plows must be implemented first!"
"yes!"
"Sir, I will draft a decree immediately!"
Liu Zheng gave the order, and everyone got busy. After Liu Zheng's explanation, these people were very excited. Although this production model has never appeared in history, they believe that this is definitely a stimulating policy for Yinzhou, which has a unequal distribution of wealth and backward productivity!
at this time.
There was a crowd of people outside the county magistrate's mansion.
"What exactly is the charter?"
"Where is Master Liu?"
People are all looking forward to the Yinzhou plow, which makes people very envious.
“People are coming, people are coming!”
Suddenly someone exclaimed, and Shen Xing ran towards the city gate with a decree in his hand. The farmers who were waiting for news behind him also ran after him, shouting loudly.
Such a grand scene is rare in Yinzhou.
"The county government has ordered all villages, towns, and streets to set up production teams!"
"Each production team shall elect a team leader. The team leader's specific duties are as follows..."
"The production team can share production tools and help each other to earn work points... The work point calculation is as follows..."
This decree caused a great uproar in Yinzhou. The people were very excited because it meant that they could use the advanced Yinzhou plow even without spending money to buy it. At most, they could take out some of the harvest every year...
In this way.
It can help those who survive on "two taels of silver" to minimize the risks.
The prominent families were dumbfounded.
This production team in the county marquis's mansion is undoubtedly detrimental to the interests of the prominent family.
After all, since ancient times, these prominent families have mastered the means of production, which allowed them to amass a large amount of wealth. With the arrival of Liu Zheng, land, the most core means of production, has become something that everyone has. They thought, you have fields, but no Yinzhou plow, right?
At this time, Liu Zheng set up another production team.
Now, the advantages of the prominent families disappeared in an instant.
but……
Now Liu Zheng has three thousand elite soldiers under his command. Although the prominent families are resentful, they can only endure it.
What's more, Liu Zheng's fine wine and sales rights made them dare not disobey in the slightest.
In agriculture...
Liu Zheng has already grasped this firmly.
We can only think of some business solutions and hope that the young master of the Liu family can come up with something valuable.
After these few rounds, the three prominent families were unknowingly controlled by Liu Zheng.
In a flash, three days have passed.
According to Shen Xing's statistics, Yinzhou has set off a wave of establishing production teams. In three days, roughly speaking, 50 production teams have been established in the entire Yinzhou. According to Yinzhou's population of 300,000, 50, or 6,000 people per production team, and 6 people per household, that is, 1,000 households per production team.
This basically conforms to Liu Zheng's estimation.
One thousand households...
Liu Zheng began to feel melancholy again.
How much money will be spent on this county mansion?
Fortunately, that day, Zheng Yueru came to the door excitedly.
