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Several projects of labor-for-relief were completed one after another, and Li Jing and the prefecture and county officials prepared several new basic projects. The remaining manpower was arranged to be reclaimed by the imperial court. Although summer planting has been missed, now we can concentrate our manpower to reclaim wasteland while we have free time, and plant wheat in winter after autumn. Li Jing has issued an announcement in advance and will all be used as military hoarding fields. However, the land reclaimed by each township will be handed over to the people of each township to cultivate on the same level. These lands are not taxed, but only one bucket of land per mu of land needs to be rented and handed over military rations. If it is a disaster year, it can be lowered according to the actual harvest, and basically maintain the 11th grain harvest.

After this announcement was issued, the enthusiasm for land reclamation in various places increased. The speed of other disaster relief projects increased a lot. Everyone was eager to complete the construction as soon as possible and reclaim more land. The tax-free grain is paid on the 11th day. However, if you rent it for landlords, many of them will be paid for 50% of the grain, or even the landlords and tenants will be paid for 40% of the rent. Now, who is unhappy if you only have 10% of the rent?

However, while enthusiasticly reclamation, many self-cultivated farmers wanted to sell oxen to the government. Most of these self-cultivated farmers were well-off and self-sufficient families, with dozens of acres of land and hundreds of acres of land and large animals were raised at home. During this disaster relief, many of the self-cultivated farmers did not accept the disaster. Most of the people were simple, and as long as they could still survive, they would not accept relief. However, the current situation is barely maintained, but it is difficult to continue to take care of a large animal. Many people had no choice but to prepare to sell oxen to the government, and some mules and horses also had this plan.

I heard a report below that Huang County has purchased hundreds of plowing oxen, horse-drawn mules, one of which was sold by local self-cultivated farmers in Huang County, and most of them were sold from Laizhou next door. The harvest price was very low. A big bull originally cost twelve guan, a cow cost about ten guan, and a big mule cost ten guan. But the current purchase price is only about five or six guan, and basically it is purchased at half price.

Huang County Magistrate Cui De'an felt that this was a political achievement. He happily reported to Li Jing, Zhoucheng. Unexpectedly, after reading it, Li Jing turned dark. After slapped the table heavily, Li Jing shouted: "This Cui De'an doesn't know any truth. In this famine year, what the government needs to do is to help the people overcome difficulties, rather than take advantage of the situation. Don't he know that a big animal is also an important property for a well-off family?"

Li Jing's family used to have three cows, but later the family was defeated, leaving only dozens of acres of land and a calf plowing land. The calf was cherished by the baby, and he had to get up in the middle of the night to add fodder to it, and he also cherished it very much when plowing the land. He deeply knew the status of a cow, a horse and a mule in the people's homes.

"It's simply nonsense. After doing this, the people will not be greatly disappointed by the government behind the scenes. How do the people think of us in the future?"

Chief Secretary Han Anmin and Sima Xiao Dingbang also nodded. Li Jing is a person who values ​​the people's hearts and is currently spared no effort in disaster relief and relief, but Huang County's handling is indeed inappropriate.

"Immediately send someone to notify Huang County and ask Cui De'an to make up the difference at the price before the New Year. In addition, the cattle and horses are registered. Let the county raise them well and not lose weight. When the people need to use cattle next year, they will pay for the cows to buy them back. If the money is not good, they will get it first and then make up for it later."

During the disaster year, the livestock will inevitably be reduced. If the people sell at the current price and buy at the time after the disaster is over in the coming year, the difference between them will cause them to suffer a lot of losses. The government is not a businessman, so you must not make this money. Now the government has some manpower and financial resources to help the people raise good cattle, and it will be returned to the people next year. The cattle is an important material. If everyone can't keep it and sell it and kill it, it will not only cause the people's losses, but will also delay production, and the government will eventually be affected.

Han Anmin, Xiao Dingbang, King Zhao and others praised Li Jing's solution, so that although the government subsidized some money, it could bring back good prestige to the people.

After being scolded, Cui De'an from Huang County quickly figured it out. He had no complaints. Instead, he was a little ashamed. He also wrote a letter of review to Li Jing. Then he personally brought the people from the county government to send the difference in money to Dengzhou, the family selling animals, and carefully explained the governor Li Jing's handling of the matter. Those self-cultivated farmers who were forced to sell their cattle and horses were extremely excited when they heard this result. Most of the landlords of these self-cultivated farmers did not directly receive the favor for this disaster relief. Now Li Jing's move made them very grateful.

Not only did he subsidize the money, Li Jing also issued a notice that those families who were unable to raise livestock during the disaster year at home can first register in the yamen, and then go to the money shop to collect a special loan. The loan is completely interest-free and will be returned within a three-year period. Everyone can use this money to buy feed and feed livestock to overcome this difficulty.

However, this one is limited to Dengzhou and Liaodong cities under the jurisdiction of Zhendong Army. Although the people in Laizhou subsidized some money, they did not have such loans. After receiving the subsidy, the small landlords of Laizhou were really surprised for a while, and then they all thanked Li Jing.

As a result, since then, a large number of people who could not raise large animals in Laizhou came to sell them to Dengzhou. Some cunning merchants even started to buy cattle and horses at low prices in various places, and then rushed to Dengzhou to sell them. However, to their disappointment, Dengzhou only accepted the cattle and horses from self-cultivated farmers' homes and did not buy cattle and horses from such black-hearted merchants. In the end, these people had no choice but to sell at low prices. Not only did they not make any money, but they also lost a lot.

The governor of Laizhou also heard the news and personally rushed to Dengzhou with a few trucks of gifts to see Li Jing.

As soon as we met, we held Li Jing's hand enthusiastically and said, "The county public has outstanding abilities, but it can still bring the people food and clothing in the disaster year. It's really envious." The border between Laizhou and Dengzhou is also in a deserted year. Dengzhou is prosperous, and Laizhou is bleak. During this period, a large number of people from Laizhou flocked to Dengzhou with the refugees to work in Dengzhou.

Although he was happy that many hungry people were missing, and it was relieved of a lot of pressure. But something was wrong in his heart. Now he began to worry, what should the people who went to Dengzhou refuse to come back after the famine passed?

If you want to keep the people, you have to keep their hearts. Zheng Qian knew that he had to do something, otherwise all the people in Laizhou would go to Dengzhou. Then he would be the governor. However, he had no money or food, so he really couldn't keep the people. For example, this time, the people in Laizhou sold cattle and horses, and at the beginning, Laizhou also bought a lot, most of which were paid at half price. There was nothing wrong, but after Li Jing made this happen, the gap was immediately revealed.

Especially when the people who were compensated near Huang County told the matter, Laizhou almost became in chaos. Those who sold cattle all asked Laizhou Prefecture to compensate everyone. This made Zheng Qian very passive.

This time I came here to borrow some money and grain from Li Jing, which was to compensate the farmers who sold cattle, and to prepare to use grain for labor for relief.

After hearing Zheng Qian feel embarrassed and hesitant to say the request, Li Jing smiled. Qingzhou just borrowed grain, and Laizhou followed him. They all knew that Dengzhou had grain, but Li Jing was still very happy to hear Zheng Qian's purpose of borrowing grain. After all, if Laizhou and Dengzhou are really in chaos, it will be of no benefit to Dengzhou.

After pondering for a while, Li Jing said, "Last time my teacher Cui Sima came to borrow grain. He took all kinds of weapons and materials to exchange it. I wonder what kind of grain Zheng Jun brought this time? I agreed in advance that the Jingui Zheng Jun, the Jingui of the grain, should understand. If Denglai Prefectures were not originally neighbors and you and I were all under the command of the Grand Commander, I would not have taken out so much food. Even if I distributed some to Laizhou, I would have to save it from everyone's teeth."

Zheng Qian said in a little embarrassedly: "The small place in Laizhou is not as large as Qingzhou, nor is it as good as Dengzhou's large ports such as Dengzhou Port. Alas, there is really nothing to take action for the moment."

Li Jing smiled in his heart when he saw this. He had been thinking about the Zhaoyuan Da Gold Mine in Laizhou for a long time. But he had no way to mine it. Now Zheng Qian has come to him in person, and this is a big gold mountain.

"How much grain is Zheng Jun planning to borrow?"

"I plan to learn from Li Envoy Li to work for relief, and I want to borrow 500,000 stone of grain." Zheng Qian said expectantly.

Li Jing pretended to be embarrassed and said, "But if Zheng Jun had no things to exchange, this matter would be difficult. Otherwise, everyone would know that they would come to borrow grain. Even if I have a thousand granaries, I can't borrow them. Otherwise, Zheng Jun would have something to exchange for?"

"But I, Laizhou, really don't have any ordnance materials."

"If there is no material, there are other things. Recently, we have discovered a lot of minerals in Dengzhou, and we are organizing hungry people to mine in order to get some food. Do you have any minerals in Laizhou?" Li Jing induced him in a row.

"I really don't know this." Zheng Qian was a little embarrassed. "Or, Li Enjun invites those who control mines to Laizhou to explore. If any minerals are found, they will use them to exchange food with Li Enjun. How about it?"

Li Jing was so happy when he heard Zheng Qian's advancement, but he still pretended to be embarrassed on the surface. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's all neighbors, just once, and this matter cannot be spread, otherwise everyone will borrow food like this, and I can't bear it."

"Sure, certain." Seeing that things were done, Zheng Qian was happier than Li Jing, and his old face was filled with laughter.

The next day, Li Jing asked the Kan Detective Team to Laizhou. After returning, Li Jing did not look at the few small mines found in their Kan Detective Report, but directly found Zheng Qian and asked to draw all the Zhaoyuan Linglong Mountain near Huang County, Dengzhou and the surrounding mountains with gold mines in memory, as well as Sanshan Island gold mines, on the map. He asked to exchange grain for these mines.

Zheng Qian didn't care much about minerals at all. Although Li Jing vaguely told him that there might be gold mines, Zheng Qian didn't care. Finally, he hurriedly pulled Li Jing to write the contract for this matter and finalized the matter of borrowing grain.

He bought a few mountains and a small desert island and exchanged 500,000 stones of grain. Zheng Qian felt that it was too worth it. Li Jing was really a waste of money. No matter how many mines were, he couldn't eat, and he had to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to mine. Zheng Qian sold a few mountains and exchanged for food for the people of Laizhou for a year. This transaction was too profitable.

Li Jing was also very happy. He bought more than one gold mountain. It was more than a dozen gold mountain. These were gold mines that had been discovered in later generations. There were a lot of 500,000 stones of grain, and if the gold mines were mined, it would be of greater value. Although gold cannot be hungry and cold cannot warm up, it is just right to pay taxes to the emperor. Moreover, gold is very purchasing power on the grassland, Liaodong and Silla, and Japan, and can be used to buy more grains.

Both of them were very satisfied with the cooperation. Everyone smiled and praised each other. Li Jing held another banquet to invite Zheng Qian to have a banquet before sending him back.
Chapter completed!