Chapter 839: I know you know what happened

"The Number One Player of Time and Space (
The people regard food as their heaven.
When workers have money, the first thing they think of must be to improve food for themselves and their families.
Thanks to the cheap fish on the market that is cheaper than rice, the smell of meat has begun to float on the dining tables of Haiqingcheng residents. Many families have even cancelled their staple food and rely on fish for all meals.
The grain merchants who had made great fortunes by hoarding in the past are suffering, and they have to reduce grain prices again and again, even to a level lower than their purchase price.
No way, now the pier in Haiqing City is controlled by the agent lord. They are not allowed to transport grain by sea at all. The cost of land transportation is too high. People chew on carts and carts of food along the way. There are no more cars left.
Rather than getting moldy and rotten in the granary, it is better to sell it to yourself to get your blood back.
Facing the huge consumer market of Haiqingcheng, small businesses with sensitive sense of smell moved by the wind, and various shops sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain. The sound of firecrackers for the opening of new stores can be heard almost every day.
The income from the fish, the rent of the shops, the fee for the use of the port...the huge amount of income is continuously transported into the private treasury of the lord’s mansion, and then it is again invested in a new round of infrastructure.
From an economic point of view, the practice of not separating public accounts from private accounts has great disadvantages, but Luo Jie’s purpose is to reactivate Haiqingcheng’s economic cycle at the fastest speed, so he can only choose the simplest and rude one. the way.
Fortunately, in this feudal era, the lord is equivalent to the territorial emperor, with the highest authority to formulate taxes and modify laws, and even if there is any trouble, he can easily get back on track.
That is, the final interpretation right is very shabby.
The coin itself has no value, but once it flows, it forms value.
Under the disturbance of Luo Jie's irregular catfish, Haiqingcheng's market has become more prosperous, and even formed a chain effect that affected many surrounding industries.
The most obvious and the most influential is the rent of cultivated land around Haiqing City.
Originally, the land rent in Haiqingcheng was as high as 70% of the farmland. The farmers worked hard for a year, and the food left over after paying the land rent was not even enough for them to eat. They had to dig wild vegetables and do odd jobs to make ends meet.
This year, however, was different from previous years. The lord's lord recruited workers several times in a row and swept away the young and strong who had originally hired farmers. Seeing that spring ploughing was approaching, only a few old, young, women and children were left.
In the past, it was farmers who asked their masters to rent farmland, but this year it was completely reversed. The squires with land in their homes dropped the rent again and again, and no one wanted to renew the rent.
The reason is simple. Working part-time in the fish processing factory run by the lord in the city makes more money than farming.
For the first time, landlords in another world have experienced the terrible difference between workers and peasants.
Of course, the abandonment of so much land is not the result Luo Jie wants to see.
He simply hired old farmers who were not as strong as the young but had more experience to cultivate the land under the name of the lord’s mansion.
Although this type of large-scale farm-style employment requires far more than the traditional form of land rent, it also needs to fully bear the risks of reduced production caused by climate disasters.
But Luo Jie didn't like the harvest of land. The fishing and processing train and Haiqingcheng's commercial taxation, which had entered a virtuous circle, provided him with a steady stream of cash flow, and he was fully capable of taking a part of it. Feed back agriculture.
However, this agricultural subsidy, which is purely to ensure that the cultivated land is not abandoned, has dug the lifeblood of the big landlords who rely entirely on land rent for their food.
Farming land for the lord’s lord not only pays monthly wages, but also converts to more food than the self-cultivation farmers with their own fields can produce in a year. In this case, let alone reduce the land rent to half, even if the land rent is not collected. In contrast, there is no competitiveness at all.
The country folks don't have much culture, but they are good at the account!
The big landlords around Haiqing City are almost collapsing. It is no longer a problem of not collecting land rent. Unless they also learn from Luo Jie and hire people to farm the land, it is impossible for farmers to continue with them. approximately.
But what do they picture?
From time to time, they never thought that they would jointly file a lawsuit to the Imperial Capital, but after another thought, they collapsed on the spot-what did they sue?
Farmers are not slaves. They work for whomever they are willing to work for. The lord did not rob them of their land and did not restrict the freedom of farmers. It was just because they could not afford to pay the farmers, they had to go to the imperial capital to file a complaint. ?
Don't say if you can win, I'm afraid that the nobles of the imperial capital will laugh out loud.
In desperation, these former big landlords could only survive from death and choose representatives to go to the lord’s mansion, crying for Luo Jie to purchase the land in their hands.
The new terminal in Shaowan Bay is about to be completed. Instead of clinging to this spot of land, it is better to find a way to get the gloves out, hurry up and order two big ships, maybe you can still take the Shanghai Trade Express train.
Even if you feel that going to sea is a big risk, the commerce in Haiqing City is thriving now, and opening a few shops under the market is a way out.
Of course, in any group there is a group of stubborn conservatives.
There are a few big landlords who are not willing to give up the land in their hands, and at the same time are not willing to sit and wait like this. They secretly collect 10,000 gold coins, and they actually invited the killer to secretly kill Luo Jie.
The result is also predictable.
A group of amateur assassins who didn't know where they were looking for slammed into the professional assassin's den of the Oberg Association. They didn't even see the master who was about to assassinate, so they were smeared around their necks.
Knowing from the lively mouth that was behind the assassination, Luo Jie did not hesitate to have another round of cruel cleansing.
Hundreds of corpses were hung on the head of the city to dry them like dead pigs. The squires and nobles of Haiqing City were completely frightened by this lord’s method. They were as obedient as little sheep, and handed them out honestly. No one dared to move any crooked minds anymore.
From this moment on, Luo Jie could be regarded as completely overwhelming the local forces in Haiqing City. So far, the government order has been unimpeded, and no one dares to violate the power and the yin.
...
Three months passed in a blink of an eye.
The prosperous Haiqing City is like a black hole of talents, continuously attracting the human resources of the entire Taidong Province to flow eastward.
The original old city can no longer accommodate more and more migrants, and the expansion of the new city is imminent.
Fortunately, Luo Jie no longer needs to do it himself at this time. The clever and easy-to-learn "Chelsea" has fully understood his economic cycle theory in practice and can completely replace him in directing the next work.
On this day, Luo Jie returned from a tour of the construction site. He was about to take a bath and change clothes. He opened the bedroom door and found that there was one more person in the room.
Blue hair, military uniform.
It is the "Esdes" that has not been seen for a long time.
"Tazmi, I miss you."
"Esdes"'s confession is always so simple, direct and touching. Luo Jie walked forward and opened his arms, but was lifted directly from the armpit by "Esdes" with his height advantage. After a few laps, he was overwhelmed. Bed.
"Wait...wait a minute, I haven't bathed yet."
"It's okay, I like the smell on you."
The next day, early morning.
Luo Jie and "Esdes" cuddled on the bed, eating a rich breakfast delivered by the servant.
"Tazmi, don't you wonder why I came?"
Luo Jie shook his head and smiled: "I made such a big move in Haiqingcheng, I would be surprised if you don't come."
"Actually, I came here this time because I was a bit of a fake public for personal gain, and I mainly wanted to see you."
"Esdes" kissed Luo Jie's cheek lightly, got up and put the eaten plate on the low cabinet aside, came to the window and opened the curtains, wearing only a white just below the hip line. Shirt, looking at the bustling city below with interest.
"Besides, I just want to see what you are doing--seriously, before I came, I heard a lot of rumors about your bullying place. I wanted to warn you of those officials who were not in control. Noble, it seems that it’s not needed anymore."
Luo Jie also came to the window, encircled the strong waist of "Esdes" from behind, and smiled: "It turns out that my notoriety has spread to the imperial capital. It seems that those people should speak badly about me. Right."
"On the contrary, some people have accused you of several crimes in front of your majesty, saying that you have killed the nobles indiscriminately, robbed them of their properties, and raided the people. The special minister blocked you. "
"Oh? The fat man is so good to me?" Luo Jie was a little surprised.
"It's all about the favor." "Esdes" said disapprovingly: "The crimes listed for you are not a serious crime in the current empire. The key is to see who is doing it-I am standing behind you. No one dares to really treat you."
After a short pause, "Esdes" twisted his body and embraced Luo Jie's neck face to face, and said in a relaxed tone: "It's just that I don't understand. You previously asked Ying to enfeoff the land, not using yourself as bait to attack the night. Did the killer lead out? Why did you seem to be doing the opposite?"
"About this...Let's go around the city first, so that you can understand what I'm doing more easily."
The two put on their clothes, got on the carriage that had been waiting in the courtyard, and slowly drove out of the lord's mansion under a team of tight guards.
Along the way, whenever they saw this carriage with the lord's badge, whether it was a pedestrian or a vehicle, they all consciously stepped aside and stepped aside to clear the road. Many people still bowed to the carriage, their eyes full of reverence and gratitude.
Being accustomed to the fear and inescapability of the nobles of the residents of the imperial capital, the attitude of the residents of Haiqingcheng made "Esdes" quite strange.
Her pleasure is torture and ravages, but it is only aimed at the enemies of the empire. For the ordinary people who keep themselves under the rule of the empire, she is still happy to see this prosperous and peaceful scene in front of her.
"Wait." "Esdes" called the carriage to stop and bought a bunch of croquettes on the side of the road, took a bite of unexpectedly wide-eyed, and threw a gold coin to the boss as a reward, turned his head and said to Luo Jie: "Taste Yes, do you want to taste it?"