men tilling the farm and womenweaving!
Work at sunrise and rest at sunset.
Stay indoors at night and find nothing on the road.
This was the most ideal social situation in ancient society and the greatest expectation of emperors of all dynasties for farmers. However, it was never the real farmers who came up with this ideal realm.
On the contrary, no matter in any era, few ordinary farmers want to dig from the land and get rich.
Even in the Zhenguan Dynasty, which is known as the Qingming Dynasty of official administration, the phenomenon of overcharging three or five Dou still exists. In addition, the taxes and corvee that farmers have to bear are just to be able to eat and wear. Rao is so, but it has been done by the Ming king.
Therefore, when the grain price protection order issued by Li Shimin was transmitted to all counties in Guanzhong, almost all farmers couldn''t help cheering and cheering, with seven Wen per bucket of grain. I''m afraid this is the highest grain purchase price over the years!
In front of an ordinary farmer.
"Son of a bitch, watch your home and come back when you sell food for your husband." the black faced Guanzhong man shouted to the woman who was feeding chickens and ducks.
Beside him, an ox cart was carrying a load of grain, and his 13-year-old son was helping him tie hemp rope and fix the grain.
Although this year''s grain was affected, but later there was well killing and continuous irrigation for several times, the grain production did not decrease, but increased a lot!
In addition to the taxes paid and the standing grain at home, he reserved some grain for feeding chickens and ducks. This truck of grain is what he is going to sell.
This year''s grain price is as low as seven Wen per bucket. The black faced man calculated that although the grain sold this year is less than that in previous years, the grain price is high, but it sells a lot more money than that in previous years, which must be able to buy a lot of things for the family.
"Go and get back!" the woman got up and waved to her husband and son, revealing a young and frosty face, which was obviously the result of perennial work.
Seeing that the grass in the chicken coop has been eaten up, I sprinkle a handful of wheat crushed during the summer harvest into the chickens and ducks. Although it is summer, there is a lot of grass and there is no lack of food source, these chickens and ducks are at the peak of egg production and need to supplement nutrition. At this time, feeding poultry food does not suffer at all.
"Drive!"
The black faced man shouted loudly, and the ox cart moved slowly. In order to reduce the pressure of the cow, the father and son walked on foot. When they met uneven places, they pushed the cart hard. The cow was borrowed, and if it was damaged, they couldn''t afford to pay for it.
The black faced man''s first choice is the nearest Wei family grain store. In the past, he sold grain to Wei family grain store every year.
The Wei family is a well-known good family in Chang''an City, but there are many senior officials in the family. During the slack season, the black faced man will come to the Wei family to help work and get enough food every time.
Although the housekeeper and servants of the Wei family were hateful, they did not damage the reputation of the Wei family.
"Dad! It''s Wei Lai!" the son saw a man with sharp mouth and monkey cheeks at the door of Wei''s grain store, and whispered to his father.
Wei Lai is not called this name. He is a steward of the Wei family. He is usually mean and flattering to his master. However, he treats ordinary farmers with vicious remarks and withholding wages. He is very unbearable, so everyone calls him Wei Lai behind his back.
"Don''t talk nonsense, ask Wei to take charge!" the black faced man scolded his son and greeted him with a smile.
"Steward Wei, the villain came to sell food today and asked steward Wei to open his eyes." the black faced man came forward and begged, but he knew that Wei Lai was a villain who would repay him. He didn''t retaliate against anyone who offended him in private.
"It''s you two black goods! Go back! Wei''s grain store won''t accept grain this year." Wei Lai squinted at the black faced man and said.
The skin of the black faced man is as dark as that of his father and son. Steward Wei is extremely rude to say so. The black faced man pulled his angry son and flattered him: "steward Wei is joking. The Wei family''s grain store has been collecting grain for more than ten years. The villains have sold their grain to the Wei family. How can they not accept it?"
It has the final say that you can''t accept it, or I have to say what I have said, but the boss of Changan has the final say. The master has already passed the message. This year Wei family has no intention of collecting grain. Do you see that everyone else has gone back? "
The black faced man looked at his load of grain in embarrassment. In this era, there are no convenient transportation conditions. It''s not easy to come here. Many families don''t even have flat carts and carry them on their shoulders.
"Steward Wei, please be kind and the price is easy to discuss. These are all first-class good food." the black faced man begged.
In this era, good food is used to pay taxes, the worst food is used for their own consumption, and the food used to sell is also superior food.
"It''s not the price. It''s the fact that the Wei family doesn''t accept grain anymore." Wei Lai said impatiently.
"Steward Du, what do you think of five cents for every bucket of grain?" the black faced man clenched his teeth and said. He knew that the biggest problem was the price. In the past, the Wei family didn''t say they wouldn''t accept grain when they paid five cents for every bucket of grain. Now his majesty issued a grain price protection order. The Wei family immediately announced that they wouldn''t accept grain, and the black faced man reduced five cents for every bucket, I just want to sell this grain at a high price as soon as possible. It costs 6.5 per bucket, which is a lot more than before.
Wei Lai immediately blew his beard and glared and said, "are you trying to frame the Wei family for injustice? The Wei family is a famous family of poetry and etiquette. How can you disobey the emperor''s order."
No matter what the black faced man said, the Wei family was still determined not to receive food. However, the black faced father and son had to pull the food away. There are also many farmers who have heard of the rise in grain prices and come to sell grain in high spirits.
When all the farmers had left, Wei Lai groaned and entered the Wei family''s grain store.
"Shopkeeper, everyone has gone!" Wei Lai saluted a middle-aged shopkeeper in his forties, who was the shopkeeper of Wei''s grain store.
"Well, you did a good job. If there are people selling grain in the future, they will do so." shopkeeper Wei nodded.
Du laipi hesitated and said, "shopkeeper, what if these mud legs go to other houses to sell grain?"
Shopkeeper Wei snorted coldly, "don''t worry. I can''t guarantee anywhere else. It''s in the south of Chang''an city. I can guarantee that no grain merchant will receive grain."
With the joint efforts of the two families, naturally, few grain merchants dared to offend them. Moreover, the grain price suddenly went up the hoop curse, and the grain merchants naturally didn''t want to, so they went down the slope.
The matter was indeed like what steward Wei said. The black faced father and son ran around with grain. There was no grain store to buy grain in the south of Chang''an city.
For a while, most grain merchants around Chang''an City were watching, and a large amount of grain was overstocked in the hands of farmers.