latelenovela Chapter 966: Is the per-acre yield true?
Chapter 966: Is the per-acre yield true?
"My lords, do you still want to consult Gongyang Yucheng? My wife doesn't care about our dowry, nor does she have the intention of occupying it. She has never asked about it specifically."
"Whether the so-called shop, house, and farm are under her name or not, we asked the master to transfer the ownership, but the wife did not have time to sign."
As Chen Jingshu finished speaking, the ministers who had just reported Gongyang Ruoyu looked ashen. Ah... Is this person from the Ministry of Revenue someone from Su Taifu? When they checked, they only found out that Zhuangzi was Gongyang Ruoyu. Why didn't they tell them that he had been passed on to Su Taifu?
Su Yueyao saw that they had almost finished talking, so she stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I am advocating land reform because I want to give tenant farmers the same household registration as commoners."
"Tenant farmers depend on their masters for survival and live day by day. How can they have the energy to cultivate the fields? Food is the foundation of a country. Without food, how can soldiers at the border resist foreign enemies? How can ordinary people live in peace?"
"So, Your Majesty, please issue an order. From today onwards, any tenant farmer who is killed should be severely punished by his or her master! The Ministry of Revenue should quickly count the tenant farmers' change of household registration." After Su Yueyao finished speaking, the whole hall fell silent.
"Your Majesty, tenant farming has existed for hundreds of years. How can it be easily abolished?"
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
“….”
"Your Majesty, if the land is divided up and the tenant farmers cultivate the land themselves, they still have to pay taxes. It won't affect anything. The population of the country is small now, and we must not oppress the tenant farmers." Master Huan stepped out and said.
"I second the proposal."
"There are few women nowadays, and there are many women with tenant status. If they change their nationality, it will be a good thing for the whole society." Minister Xun said.
"I second the proposal."
"..."
Afterwards, almost half of the officials in the court agreed, and only a small number were still struggling to support it.
Seeing this situation, Su Yueyao continued, "Your Majesty, the high-yield crops I found last year have been planted on a large scale this year and some of them have matured. According to the steward's estimate, the yield per mu ranges from 600 to more than 3,000 kilograms. If these high-yield crops are promoted in the future, our Fengluan country will no longer lack food."
"These tenant farmers who have changed their nationality will be the most suitable people to reclaim wasteland and plant crops!"
After Su Yueyao finished speaking, the entire hall gasped.
"Is the grain ripe? Is the per-acre yield true?" Upon hearing this, the Queen asked excitedly with a trembling and uncertain tone.
"Your Majesty, the steward of the manor has given me accurate information that there is no problem with the production."
"All the grain I planted this year was planted on the farms of the gentlemen. I will leave 50% of the grain I harvested this year to them and their mother clans for planting next year. I will keep the remaining 30% for myself, and 20% for Your Majesty."
After these words were spoken, there were more gasps in the hall. Even the Queen was stunned. Suddenly, everyone looked at Su Yueyao in disbelief.
According to the yield per mu, how much grain will she harvest this time? Give it to her husband's family!
Ahhhhh....Why couldn’t their child enter Su Yueyao’s backyard!
His Majesty looked at Su Yueyao meaningfully.
"The request to change the tenant farmers' nationality is approved. From now on, anyone who oppresses or kills a tenant farmer will be severely punished by his or her master!"
"The ministers obey the order."
"I thank your majesty on behalf of the tenant farmers. I ask you and the others to go to the farm and personally check out the high yield of grain this year."
Suddenly there was a slight discussion in the hall. Most people had never seen it before and were a little unconvinced. They really wanted to see it with their own eyes.
At this time, Xun Shangshu secretly asked Gongyang Ruoyu: "How many acres of grain do you grow on your farm?"
"Your Excellency, it's not much, maybe more than thirty acres!"
"What? This isn't enough!" Minister Xun heard an excited voice getting louder, and everyone looked at him.
When the adults who were nearby heard Gongyang Ruoyu's words, their eyes changed when they looked at Gongyang Ruoyu. More than 30 acres of land were planted, and the yield per acre was more than 3,000 kilograms. How much grain would that require!
"Your Majesty, such a high yield of grain is a blessing for the Fengluan Kingdom! Please move over and let us go and see it and broaden our eyes!" Minister Xun said immediately after he came to his senses.
Ahhh....the Xun family also gave Haoxuan a farm! I don't know how many acres they planted. They don't have many farms with fertile land, but one thing is that they can plant a lot next year. How can I not be excited when I think about it.
"Present." The Queen stood up without hesitation.
She was eager to go and see. If it was true, Fengluan Country would be the only strong country on this continent. With food, they would not be afraid of anyone!
Afterwards, the imperial guards led the way, and the empress and a group of ministers rode in carriages to the west of Fengdu.
However, Su Yueyao did not accompany the emperor, but was with Gongyang Ruoyu and Chen Jingshu.
"I didn't even know that your dowry was transferred to my name!" Su Yueyao said, leaning back in the carriage.
"After we married our wives, we privately found the master and asked him to do it. The wife can refuse it, but we can't refuse it."
"Really? Aren't you afraid that I'll run away with the money? And Gongyang, the farm you gave as a dowry, I think you can't buy it even if you have money. How can you be so willing to give it away?"
Su Yueyao thought of the chief clerk of the Ministry of Revenue in the main hall holding such a thick book, which must have recorded a lot of good things.
"My dear wife, we are all yours. If you want to run away with the money, don't forget to take me with you." Gong Yang Ruoyu said with a smile.
"I'm going to run away with the money, why would I take you with me? If I have to take you, take you with me..."
When Chen Jingshu and Gong Yangruoyu heard Su Yueyao's words, they were curious about who his wife would take with her. However, she saw that they were curious and changed the topic. She smiled deliberately and said, "When you run away, you won't take anyone with you!"
Chen Jingshu, Gongyang Ruoyu: "......"
"It will be difficult for my wife to escape. We have people in the dark. With them here, we will have arrived when you try to run away. Now that we have entered your door, we will not let you get away easily." Chen Jingshu said with a faint smile.
"That's a pity. I was thinking of a scene where you guys chase me and I run, and then you guys chase me and I run, and then I can't escape even if I have wings." Su Yueyao said with a happy smile.
"My dear wife, the plot you are talking about is from the recent popular picture book, where the little husband who escaped eighteen times was finally caught by the domineering general." Gongyang Ruoyu continued.
"Tsk tsk...Gong Yang is still reading this story!" Su Yueyao was speechless.
"Ahem...my wife, I just overheard it and took a look." Gongyang Ruoyu was immediately embarrassed and he also rolled his eyes twice.
"Jingshu, have you seen it?" Su Yueyao asked curiously as she looked at Chen Jingshu, who had no expression on his face.
Would the meticulous and strict Shaoqing secretly read the storybook?