Chapter 591： concern

At first, there were people who were afraid that the Harvest Grain Shop would not last long, so they always queued up when the city gate opened before dawn, but half a month later, the Harvest Grain Shop still had the same time, same price, and the same sales volume. , the number of people who are anxious to loot has also decreased, so that more people from far away can buy this cheap coarse grain.

The business of other grain shops in Lin'an City has plummeted. Except for those who are not short of money and do not want to spend time queuing, they are willing to wait a day or two to go to the harvest grain shop to buy.

The news spread quickly, and even three or four days away from Lin'an City, children and daughters were also brought in to buy food. All of them came from village to village, dressed in ragged clothes, and stood in front of the harvest grain shop and watched eagerly. That long line.

Because there were always people in front of the store maintaining order, no one dared to cut the queue, and no one dared to buy food twice in one day, so these people were quickly directed to the back of the queue.

But visually they can't buy food today, but they brought some thin quilts and are already planning to fight a protracted battle.

Mu Yangling couldn't help frowning slightly when he saw it in the carriage, and said, "The summer harvest is about to start, why are so many people still short of food?"

According to the people’s thrifty and hard-working nature, they would rather be half-starved and half-full until the grain is ripe, rather than spend money to buy grain.

"Ask Wang Quan, he must know, Fourth Grandma, he just walks around in the crowd a few times every day. He is as good as a brother to those people, and he can find out any news."

Mu Yangling pursed his lips and smiled, put down the curtain, and said, "Let's go, go to the back door."

Mu Yangling entered through the back door, and Wang Quan was quickly called in. Hearing the words, his face flashed with pity, and he bowed and said, "Fourth grandma doesn't know anything. The distance of four days of kung fu means that there is still a lot of farmland outside Lin'an City that can be cultivated in the future. The villagers who came today are from the Shaoxing Prefecture. Their entire village fled out collectively due to the war. It was only six months ago due to the imperial decree issued When I returned to the village, but every household had run out of food, and the rest of the family was looted. The local food price was too expensive. I heard that we have food that is more than twice as cheap, so I came together.”

"That is to say, even if Xia harvests, there will still be many people who have not harvested," Mu Yangling frowned, "What about the next day? Where do they get the money to buy food?"

Wang Quan lowered his head and said, "I heard that some people are already selling their land and children."

Mu Yangling was silent for a moment, then said: "If they come back tomorrow morning, directly invite people in. If they come from afar, each person can buy 20 more catties of grain, which is not included in the limit of 5,000 catties."

Lichun asked curiously, "Why does it have to be until tomorrow morning?"

"Fourth grandma is kind," Wang Quan explained while flattering: "In this way, they can start their journey after buying food. It's getting late, and if they buy today, they will definitely have to stay in Lin'an City for a day, carrying so much with them. The food stays in the city, I'm afraid it's not safe."

However, Mu Yangling began to worry about the situation after the summer harvest. He thought that the situation would ease after the summer harvest, but now it seems that if many people do not have a summer harvest, then Qi Xiuyuan will take great pains to distribute the Yongye Field to the common people and divide the wealthy enclosure. The power's plan will be in vain, and those Yongyetian will fall into the hands of Hao Fujishen once again.

Mu Yangling shared his concerns with Qi Haoran, Qi Haoran put his hands on his head and said, "Big brother is also worried about this recently, but there is no good way, the food in the treasury is limited, and even if the big brother takes out all the relief, it can't save many people. ."

"If there is still the phenomenon of greed for ink, the people will suffer even more." Mu Yangling said sadly.

Qi Haoran said with a smile: "Don't worry, no one dares to be greedy at this time. Big brother was furious not long ago because he was exchanged for food relief, and he cut down a lot of officials. Now no one dares to touch this brow."

When the country is newly established, what it wants is the means of thunder. Qi Xiuyuan has always been tough in his behavior. Those old and cunning people have already quietly followed Qi Xiuyuan's wishes. Qi Xiuyuan, who dared to be greedy for food aid from the Mexican country, happened to be using it to kill the chickens and warn the monkeys.

"Big brother said that as long as the situation stabilizes until the winter harvest, most areas south of the Yangtze River can have two seasons a year, while the north is within the sphere of influence of the big brother and General Yuan, so there has been no real chaos, and the people will harvest in autumn. It should be good, and high-yielding corn is planted, which will not be a problem this year and next."

"But if the people sell the land at this time, what will they plant in autumn?"

Qi Haoran smiled mysteriously, and said in a low voice, "You're a foolish eldest brother? He had expected it long ago. When he issued the edict, he made it clear that the divided Yongyetian could not be bought and sold within ten years. You only want to see that Yongyetian. Before the autumn harvest, the imperial court must approve it again, and all the Yongye fields bought and sold must be returned to the original owners.”

Mu Yangling's eyes widened, "Aren't the people who bought the land a big loss?"

"It's not a big loss," Qi Haoran explained, "The court will pay for the redemption. For the first time, only one-third of the selling price will be fined for both parties. At that time, the two parties will share it equally. If you owe it on credit until the next summer or winter harvest, you will use the grain as collateral, and if you commit a second offense, whether it is the buyer or the seller, the Yongye Field bought and sold will be returned to the imperial court, and the imperial court will not redeem the money again, nor will it return it to the seller.”

So people have only one chance to make mistakes.

"This is what Zijin and Big Brother Rong discussed in private. Big Brother agreed. Just wait for the opportunity to approve the fields before autumn ploughing. Don't tell outsiders first."

means that you can remind yourself of one or two.

Mu Yangling didn't hear it, and nodded again and again: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else, this method is also quite good, it can curb the trend of land concentration, at least for ten years, there is no need to worry."

"Originally, the eldest brother wanted to order Yongyetian to never be traded, but thinking that there must be many people opposed to this decree, I temporarily changed it to ten years, and there will definitely be other policies in the future. By the way, where are your caravans? Now? Big brother is looking at your caravan eagerly."

Mu Yangling smiled and said, "Don't worry, they sent a letter back, and they will arrive in a few days."

Everyone was staring at Mu Yangling's caravan, so as soon as her caravan entered the city, everyone saw it.

Seeing eighteen cars coming into the city mightily, the faces of the people staring in the dark tightened. If all eighteen cars were full of corn seeds, it meant that the people of the three prefectures near Lin'an City could plant this thing.

Several grain merchants had to get together to discuss, and the next day, many grain shops began to sell corn seeds at high prices.

But few people buy it.

Because everyone is staring at the Harvest Grain Shop. For more than a month, the Harvest Grain Shop has opened every day, and the guys in the store have to say it once. This summer, the Harvest Grain Shop will sell all kinds of seeds such as corn, wheat, and rice, among which corn The seeds are focused and only need twelve pennies.

Those grain shops sell for half a cent a pound, and the people just smile back with "hehe". Just kidding, even if the corn yields are high, it's not even half a cent a pound. The small and medium-sized landowners in China may pay that kind of money. Now, even those rich people don’t go to those grain shops to buy seeds, but instead wait for corn seeds to be laid out in the grain shops.