Number One Player of Time and Space Chapter 839: I know you guys know what happened
"The Number One Player of Time and Space ()"
People regard food as their heaven.
When workers have money, the first thing they think of must be to improve food for themselves and their families.
Thanks to the cheap fish on the market that is cheaper than rice, the scent of meat is beginning to float on the dining tables of Haiqingcheng residents. Many families even cancel their staple food and rely on fish for all meals.
The grain merchants who had made a fortune by hoarding in the past are suffering, and they have to reduce the price of grain again and again, even to a level lower than their purchase price.
No way, now the pier in Haiqing City is controlled by the agent lord. They are not allowed to transport grain by sea. The cost of land transportation is too high. People chew on horses and carts, and a cart of grain is shipped out. There may not be even half a car left.
Rather than moldy and rotten in the granary, it is better to sell it to yourself to get your blood back at a cheaper price.
In the face of the huge consumer market of Haiqingcheng, small businesses with sensitive sense of smell moved by the wind, and various shops sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain. The sound of firecrackers for the opening of new stores can be heard almost every day.
The income from the fish, the rent of the shops, the fee for the use of the port...the huge amount of income is continuously transported into the private treasury of the lord’s mansion, and then it is again invested in a new round of infrastructure.
From an economic point of view, the practice of not separating public accounts from private accounts has great disadvantages, but Luo Jie’s purpose is to reactivate Haiqingcheng’s economic cycle as quickly as possible, so he can only choose this most Simple and rude way.
Fortunately, in this feudal era, the lord is equivalent to the territorial emperor, with the highest authority to formulate taxes and modify laws, and even if there is any trouble, he can easily get back on track.
That is the ultimate right of interpretation.
The coin itself has no value, but once it flows, it forms value.
Under the disturbance of Luo Jie's irregular catfish, Haiqingcheng's market has become more prosperous, and even formed a chain effect that affected many surrounding industries.
The most obvious and most influential one is the rent of cultivated land around Haiqing City.
Originally, the land rent in Haiqingcheng was as high as 70% of the farmland. The farmers worked hard for a year, and the food left over after paying the land rent was not even enough for themselves. They had to dig wild vegetables and do odd jobs to make ends meet.
This year, however, is different from previous years. The lord has recruited workers several times in a row, and has wiped out the young and strong in the original farmer’s family. Seeing that the spring ploughing is about to come, only a few old, young, women and children are left.
In the past, it was farmers who asked the owner to rent farmland, but this year it was completely reversed. The squires with land in their homes dropped the rent again and again, and no one was willing to renew the rent.
The reason is simple. Working part-time in the fish processing factory run by the lord of the city makes more money than farming.
For the first time, landlords in another world have experienced the terrible difference between workers and peasants.
Of course, the abandonment of so much land is not the result Luo Jie wants to see.
He simply hired old farmers who were not as strong as the young but had more experience to cultivate the land under the name of the lord’s mansion.
Although this type of large-scale farm-style employment is far more expensive than the traditional form of land rent, it also needs to fully bear the risks of reduced production caused by climate disasters.
But Luo Jie doesn’t like the harvest of land. The fishing and processing train and Haiqingcheng’s commercial taxation that has entered a virtuous circle provide him with a steady stream of cash flow, and he is fully capable of taking it from it. Part of it to feed back agriculture.
However, this agricultural subsidy, purely to ensure that the cultivated land will not be abandoned, has dug the lifeblood of the big landlords who rely on farm rent for their food.
Farming land for the lord, not only pays monthly salary, but also converts into grain more than the annual harvest of self-cultivating farmers with their own fields. In this case, let alone reduce the rent to half, even if it is not The collection of land rent is not competitive at all in comparison.
The country folks don't have much culture, but they are good at the account!
The big landlords around Haiqing City are about to collapse. It is no longer a problem of not collecting land rent. Unless they also follow Luo Jie’s way of paying back money and hiring people to grow land, there will be no farmers coming. Renew the contract with them.
But what do they picture?
From time to time, they never thought that they would jointly file a lawsuit to the Imperial Capital, but after another thought, they collapsed on the spot—what did they sue?
Farmers are not slaves. They work for whomever they are willing to work for. The lord did not rob them of their land, and secondly, they did not restrict the freedom of farmers. It was just because they could not afford the wages to the farmers, they had to go to The imperial capital goes to complain?
Don't say whether you can win, I'm afraid the nobles of the imperial capital will laugh out loud.
In desperation, these former big landlords had no choice but to survive and choose representatives to go to the lord’s mansion, crying for Luo Jie to buy the land in their hands.
The new wharf in Shaowan Bay is about to be completed. Instead of clinging to this spot of land, it's better to find a way to show up, hurry up and order two big ships, maybe you can still take the Shanghai Trade Express train.
Even if you feel that going to sea is risky, the business in Haiqing City is thriving today. Opening a few shops under the market is a way out.
Of course, there are such stubborn conservatives in any group.
There are a few big landlords who are unwilling to give up the land in their hands, and at the same time they are not willing to sit and wait like this. They secretly collect 10,000 gold coins, and they have invited a killer to secretly kill Luo Jie.
The result is also predictable.
A group of amateur assassins who didn't know where to find them, slammed into the professional assassin's den of the Oberg Association. They didn't even see the master who was about to assassinate, so they were smeared in confusion.
Learning from the lively mouth that was behind the assassination, Luo Jie did not hesitate to have another round of brutal cleansing.
Hundreds of corpses were hung on the head of the city like dead pigs to dry. The squires and nobles of Haiqing City were completely frightened by this lord’s method. They were as good as little sheep, honestly. No one dared to move any crooked minds when he handed over the land deeds in his hands to get the money and leave.
From this moment on, Luo Jie can be regarded as completely overwhelming the local forces in Haiqing City. So far, the government order has been unimpeded, and no one dares to violate the power and the evil.
……
Three months passed in a blink of an eye.
The prosperous Haiqing City is like a black hole of talents, continuously attracting the human resources of the entire Taidong Province to flow eastward.
The original old city can no longer accommodate more and more migrants, and it is urgent to expand the new city.
Fortunately, Luo Jie no longer needs to do it himself at this time. The clever and studious "Chelsea" has fully understood his economic cycle theory in practice, and can completely replace him in directing the next work.
On this day, Luo Jie returned from a tour of the construction site. He was about to take a bath and change clothes. He opened the bedroom door but found that there was an extra person in the room.
Blue hair, military uniform.
It is the "Esdes" that I haven't seen for a long time.
"Tazmi, I miss you."
The confession of "Esdes" is always so simple, direct and touching. Luo Jie quickly stepped forward and opened his arms, but was lifted directly from under his armpit by "Esdes" with his height advantage and rotated a few times. After being overwhelmed on the bed.
"Wait...wait a minute, I haven't bathed yet."
"It doesn't matter, I like the smell on you."
The next day, early morning.
Luo Jie and "Esdes" cuddled in bed, eating a rich breakfast delivered by the servant.
"Tazmi, don't you wonder why I came?"
Luo Jie shook his head and smiled: "I made such a big move in Haiqingcheng. I would be surprised if you don't come."
"Actually, I came here this time because I was a little bit fake for personal gain. I mainly wanted to see you."
"Esdes" kissed Luo Jie's cheek lightly, got up and put the eaten plate on the low cabinet aside, came to the window and opened the curtains, wearing only a hip line The white shirt underneath, looking at the bustling city below with interest.
"Moreover, I just want to see what you are doing--seriously, before I came, I heard a lot of rumors about your bullying place. I wanted to warn you of those dissatisfaction. The officials and nobles who are in charge now seem to be unnecessary."
Luo Jie also came to the window, wrapped around the strong waist of "Esdes" from behind, and smiled: "It turns out that my notoriety has spread to the imperial capital. It seems that those people should talk about it. My bad words."
"It’s true that someone has accused you of several crimes in front of your Majesty, saying that you indiscriminately murdered the nobles, robbed them of their properties, and raided the people and anointed the people to build up the civil engineering ~ IndoMTL.com~ which made people complain, but they were all accused of The Minister blocked it for you. "
"Oh? The fat man is so good to me?" Luo Jie was a little surprised.
"Follow the favor." "Esdes" said disapprovingly: "The crimes listed for you are not a serious crime in the current empire. The key is to see who is doing it-standing behind you With me, no one dares to really treat you."
After a short pause, "Esdes" twisted his body, and embraced Luo Jie's neck face to face, and said in a relaxed tone: "It's just that I don't understand. You previously asked Ying to entrust the land, not using yourself as bait. Bring out the killer of the night attack? Why do you seem to be doing the opposite?"
"About this...Let’s go around the city first, so that you can understand what I’m doing more easily."
The two put on their clothes, got on the carriage that had been waiting in the courtyard, and slowly drove out of the lord's mansion under a team of tight guards.
Along the way, whenever you see this carriage with the lord’s badge, whether it is a pedestrian or a vehicle, you will all consciously retreat to the side to clear the road. Many people still bow and salute to the carriage, their eyes full of respect and admiration. grateful.
I'm used to the fear of nobles and the inescapability of the residents of the imperial capital, and the attitude shown by the residents of Haiqingcheng made "Esdes" quite strange.
Her pleasure is torture and ravages, but it is only aimed at the enemies of the empire. For ordinary people who are under the rule of the empire, she is still happy to see the peaceful scene of prosperity and wealth.
"Wait." "Esdes" called the carriage to stop and bought a bunch of croquettes on the side of the road, bit an unexpectedly wide eye, and threw a gold coin to the boss as a reward, turning his head to Luo Jie. : "It tastes good, do you want to taste it?"