Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 123: Shared Production, Shared Wealth (Subscription Request)
"Sir, what you said is good, and we are willing to do it. But the problem is, if we go to work in your cooperative, what will happen to our land at home?"

After Wu Feng talked about the benefits of joining a cooperative, many people were excited, but some remained worried.

It’s not that they don’t want to join this cooperative, but they are thinking that if they all go to earn work points, then the land at home will become idle.

"That's right." Hearing this question, Wu Feng smiled and explained, "According to the orders of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue and Fengyang Prefecture. From today on, all the land for military farming in Fengyang Prefecture will be taken back except for the two mu of land for each family to keep and the land for fruit and vegetables to cultivate."

"What? Take it back."

"Then we will be left without land. Without land, how can we survive?"

"That's right. This is the land awarded to us by Emperor Taizu Gao. Why are you taking it back?"

"If you take back our land, we will have no way to survive. Are you trying to force us? Do you still have a conscience?"

As soon as Wu Feng finished speaking, there was a commotion below. Many people's faces turned pale with anger, and some soldiers even clenched their weapons and stared at Wu Feng fiercely.

"Boom blah blah..."

The sound of the gong rang out rapidly, and the captain shouted at the people who were shouting, "Shut up, everyone, and listen to what Mr. Wu has to say first. You guys are stubborn and have no benefits. We don't want to do anything that doesn't benefit us, so why would we bring you here?"

The centurion's verbal abuse calmed the military households temporarily.

Although they felt that the centurion was not reliable, a higher-ranking official could suppress one person, so since they were told to listen to the end, they just listened to the end.

"I would like to ask you, how much can you harvest from the land you are responsible for farming in a year?"

There was a moment of silence below, and Wu Feng pointed to the old man who had just asked the question, "Old sir, please answer this question."

The old man was still angry about the land being taken away, and said in a somewhat aggressive tone: "There are eight people in my family. I am a military household, my eldest son is a regular servant, and my youngest son and grandson are patchworks. Our family has a total of 130 mu of military farmland. After deducting the cost of seeds and various taxes, if there is no disaster, there is about 10 kilograms of grain left per mu."

Wu Feng nodded: "Let's assume that you plant all 130 acres of wheat, and the harvest is 10 kilograms. On average, you can store 1300 kilograms of grain a year, right?"

The old man nodded and said, "Almost. If you calculate it that way, it is true.

Wu Feng asked again: "Is that enough for your family?"

The old man's anger disappeared in an instant, and he sighed bitterly, "In fact, there is not that much. The court stipulates that we must grow other things. In fact, at the end of the year, our family only has about 400 kilograms of grain."

"There are seven or eight people, young and old, all of whom are mouths to feed. We can only barely survive."

Wu Feng nodded again and said to the old man, "As I said just now, one centimeter can be exchanged for one kilogram of grain. An adult man who works hard can earn five work points a day, a young woman can get four, and the elderly and children who are physically weaker may get two or three."

"There are eight people in your family. One of you joined the army, so there are seven people left. You and your second son are still strong, so we will calculate it as ten work points a day. Your eldest daughter-in-law, your youngest daughter-in-law, and your grandson's wife and granddaughter, even if there are only five of them, they can still earn ten work points a day."

"Your family of seven can earn 20 centimeters a day if you work hard, which can be exchanged for 20 kilograms of grain. After ten days, it will be 200 kilograms, and after a hundred days, it will be 2,000 kilograms. Let's take into account rest and the New Year, and calculate it based on 300 days. Your family of seven can earn work points worth 6,000 kilograms of grain in a year."

"We also know that you don't believe in work points, and the cooperative can also provide you with food directly."

“This way, your food will go directly to your home, and you can also feel at ease.”

After listening to Wu Feng's calculations, the eyes of the crowd, who were originally angry about the land reclaiming, gradually widened.

Some people who didn't know arithmetic were stunned, with their mouths opened into an "O" shape.

"In addition to these, there is another issue you haven't considered, which is joining the production cooperative. The cooperative will provide you with two meals a day. These meals are free and you don't have to spend a single work point."

"In addition to these benefits, as long as young men and women choose to join the cooperative, when they get married in the future, the Veteran Chamber of Commerce that manages the cooperative will build three large tiled houses for the young men for free, and the girls will prepare enough dowries."

"If you are married, you can send one child to the cooperative's school. There is no fee, and the children are taught to read and write for free. They are also provided with meals every day. All they need to do is work on their days off." "Another more important thing is that if there is a famine and there is no harvest, the cooperative will still guarantee your daily food. You will not be cut off for any reason and let everyone go hungry."

After saying a lot, Wu Feng looked at everyone and said loudly: "Everyone, our Veteran Chamber of Commerce sincerely serves every military household. As long as everyone is obedient and works hard, we will ensure that every hard-working person has a good life."

"And if you join our Veterans Chamber of Commerce, you don't have to bear any other corvée labor except for the fixed military service."

"As long as you hand over the land directly, you don't have to worry about the various taxes collected by the court in the future. The Veterans Chamber of Commerce will pay for you. You just need to work and enjoy your life at home."

Wu Feng spoke eloquently, explaining the benefits and ideas mentioned above to these military households in simple and plain language.

The military households, who were originally angry about the repossession of their land, gradually relaxed and began to show interest and anticipation in their eyes.

"This sir, is it really as good as you said? You are not deceiving us and will not care about us after taking the land, right?"

The old man was very excited, but still worried. There was no other way, as they had been cheated too many times by Shangguan.

"Old sir." Wu Feng's mouth was dry, but he still patiently took out an official document and explained: "Old sir and everyone, look here, there are seals of the Ministry of War, the Five Military Commanders' Office, the Ministry of Revenue, and the emperor."

"The benefits I told you about are written down in every detail. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Five Military Commands have all been notified. Anyone who dares to mess around will be beheaded."

After hearing what Wu Feng said, the military households relaxed a little. After several military households who could read confirmed it, they finally believed it completely.

"Sir, we are willing to join the Veterans Chamber of Commerce."

A prestigious veteran was the first to express his opinion, but in the end he said with a serious face: "But let's be frank. If we really get all of this in the future, we will sell our lives to the Veterans Chamber of Commerce."

"If we find out that you are deceiving us, the weapons in our hands are not for nothing. Even if we are torn into pieces by five horses, we will seek justice for ourselves."

Wu Feng nodded solemnly: "Don't worry about this, brother. I will be the person in charge of our area from now on. I see that you are quite brave, so you can stay by my side and be my bodyguard from now on."

"If one day in the future you find out that I have deceived my brothers, you will be the first to kill me."

As soon as these words were spoken, the military households who had been somewhat tempted were instantly relieved and clamored to hand over their land and join the Veterans Chamber of Commerce.

With the cooperation of the centurions and the generals of each small flag, all the military households in charge signed and pledged their willingness to obey the orders of the production cooperative established by the Veterans Chamber of Commerce, and to hand over all their land, retaining only two acres of land for building houses and cultivating fruits and vegetables.

After everyone signed, Wu Feng stood by the pot and shouted to everyone, "To celebrate our successful joining of the Veterans Chamber of Commerce and our shared honor and disgrace in production cooperation, everyone can eat as much as they want today."

"it is good!"

The military households, who had been waiting for a long time, cheered excitedly.

"You bastards, just saying good is useless, why don't you go back and get a bowl? I don't want to eat meat anymore."

The task was completed perfectly and the captain was in a good mood.

Seeing that his guys were just cheering and drooling at the pot without moving their feet, he laughed and cursed loudly.

Hearing the captain's words, everyone burst into laughter, but they ran home without slowing down, picked up their bowls and chopsticks, and lined up with their wives and children to get their meals.

That was white meat and high-quality whole-grain porridge. For these poor military households, let alone eating it, just being able to smell the food at the doorstep of a hundred households during the New Year was considered an improvement in their food.

Now that they had the opportunity to feast on the food, no one wanted to miss it, and they all picked up big bowls, ready to have a good meal.

That is to say, they were all military households, and there were centurions of officers watching on the side. Otherwise, these guys would have swarmed around the big pot and started grabbing the food without even waiting to get their bowls.

(End of this chapter)