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Chapter 1598 old brother

"The moon on fifteen has risen to the sky!"

"Why are there no clouds next to you!"

"I'm waiting for the beautiful girl, why haven't you come yet!"

The courtyard walls built with rocks, bark roofs, wooden walls, and a strong Central Plains architectural style. In the courtyard, Zhang Chaozheng, wearing simple clothes, sang a song with a pipa. This song is full of catchy melodies and sincere lyrics.

“It sounds so good.”

Whether it is the Han immigrants or the barbarian relatives and friends present, they can't help but nod, and even the enthusiastic and unrestrained barbarian woman started dancing to the song.

Cheng Yaojin, who was following Zhang Chao, just lowered his head and gnawed a piece of hoof flower, as if trying his best to draw a clear line with Zhang Chao. The dignified imperial emperor, the most powerful person in the world today, was dressed in casual clothes, and gathered with a table of old farmers and a group of Hu Manzis, drinking extremely cheap soju wine, and making tricks and guessing orders. He drank until he was excited and sang songs with the untuned broken pipa.

It's not a song that can make you a grand ceremony, but a wild tune.

"If there was no rain in heaven, the crabapple flowers would not bloom by themselves." Zhang Chaoyue sang more and more vigorously, and he was not concerned about the reactions of Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin, as if he was singing happily in the K-room.

After the song was sung, the cheers were heard all over the classroom.

"Sir, don't know your surname?"

The old man in the master's house is wearing a red suit today, a man in his fifties, but he speaks very politely. His wrinkled face is engraved with traces of wind and frost left by the years. Hearing his words, he also knew that this old man was not an ordinary poor immigrant. He probably used to be a landlord in his hometown, or he had seen the world before.

He just heard that someone gave a silver coin as a gift and said he was his cousin, so he felt strange. Everyone was immigrant from Zhongyuan thousands of miles away. Although there were some rich and poor relatives in each family, his relatives were basically still in their hometowns.

There is no cousin in this Caucasus.

What's more, the person who registered to receive the gifts said that this cousin was very gentle and gentle, and looked like a Confucian scholar.

Scholars are always the most respected, while Confucian scholars who teach are more respected.

In this Caucasus region, Confucian scholars are more precious and respected.

After listening to this song, the old man from the home was a little surprised. He felt that this man didn't look like a teacher, but he also had a temperament, which made people feel that this man was very amazing and very knowledgeable.

Zhang Chao stood up with a smile, "Today is the grand day of the master's family. I happened to pass by, so I came uninvited. I lied to be my cousin, but I took the liberty to disturb you." He bowed, "I'm actually just an old scholar, come to see the Western Regions."

The old man was very polite to this uninvited Confucian master. His gentleman was always respected. It was very respectable to be able to come to congratulate him on such a festive day.

"The visitor is a guest, our Han family is hospitality. Mr. comes today and must have a few drinks."

"Where is my hometown in my old brother?" Zhang Chao asked with a smile.

"Central Plains Yuzhou."

"A good place in Yuzhou, the heart of the Central Plains, close to the capital."

The old man waved his hand, "Although my hometown is the Central Plains, it's not easy to stay." Although the Central Plains is called the Great Plains, the Central Plains have always been a large population. Even in later generations, the Central Plains was a place with dense people but relatively poor and backwardness.

If there are too many people, sometimes it is a burden and there are few resources.

For many people in this era, the most troublesome thing about too many people is that there is little land. Although the imperial court built the Western Canal in the Central Plains in recent years, dug many canals, built many roads, imitated Hanjing, and promoted workshops and other industries, no matter what, many people in the Central Plains were rich, but some people still lived an average life because they were too little land.

Looking at the farmers in other places, they have one or two hundred acres of land, and at least dozens of acres of land, the people in many parts of the Central Plains are still a little panicked.

In the past, I said that I had food in my hands and was not panicked, but now I have land in my hands and live a stable life. More and more people in the Central Plains have left their hometowns, went to the border and other places to divide the land and open up new lives.

The old man used to be a military soldier in the past and even started reading some books. He was quite knowledgeable. He lived at home in the past, with dozens of acres of land, but the children grew up, and the whole family was over 20 people, but there were still so many land.

The old man likes the traditional farming life and is self-sufficient. He always doesn't like it now that young people are increasingly fond of going out to work and making money. He believes that this will disperse the family. Father and son, husband and wife often rarely meet twice in a year, and family affection becomes weaker.

But staying in my hometown is not enough to rely on that little place.

When the Caucasus recruits immigrants this time, the conditions given were indeed quite favorable. The old man gritted his teeth and decided to come with his family. For him, instead of letting the family separate, it would be better to come to this foreign territory, and run a farm together. Even if it was a little hard and tiring, this kind of life was the warmest.

"Do you think you're right here?"

The old man grinned, that was joy from the bottom of his heart.

"I'm right here, it's really right here. Before I came, I always felt that the government's publicity was a bit exaggerated. At that time, I thought that as long as the government said half of what it said was enough. But when I really came, I realized that I really didn't give a discount at all, and whatever I said was there. Look at me, these are all houses built by the government for us. In this big courtyard, my family of more than 20 people are more than enough. Even the more than 20 slaves that the government immediately gave me can live there."

This house is said to be a courtyard, and it is not bad for a large manor. It has stone walls, bark houses, and wooden walls. It seems rough and simple, but it is still very sturdy, especially large.

These houses were bid by the government and then the domestic construction firms in Dahua, which won the bid, hired people here, sent craftsmen to process and build them.

These houses are now rented for immigrants, only 100 cents a month. The price is always available within five years. In five years, immigrants can buy them, and the price will not be expensive. They can even be mortgaged and paid in installments, and they will consider them everywhere.

Speaking of this, the old man bowed his hand to the north and thanked him, "It's all the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor. As soon as we come here, we have a home."

As soon as I came, I had a house.

And they all have simple furniture. After coming here, what they were most worried about was the issue of land division, and the government immediately started to implement it.

At the beginning, I promised to have two hundred acres of land for one person, but I really gave it to you.

No discount.

The old man's family has more than 20 people, and has divided more than 4,000 acres of land.

"There are more than 300 acres of ready-made mature land, which is not as fertile as our Central Plains, but it is not bad. In addition, there are many lands that can be cultivated into arable land with just a little effort. The remaining land can be used to plant fruit trees, and some slopes can be planted with sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn."

Even if it is not more than 4,000 acres of good land and cultivated land, the old man felt satisfied. After all, the government did not lie to them.

The family worked hard and could have seven or eight hundred acres of arable land at that time, which was enough to pass on the family from generation to generation. The remaining land, whether it was planting fruit trees, forests, or even raising cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, was good. Anyway, with such a large piece of land, their family would really have the foundation for passing on family and career in the future.

Compared to when they were in their hometown, their children went to the factory to work for others, the old man felt that this was what their family really needed.

"Who's this good thing today?" Zhang Chao asked with a smile.

I thought the old man was over fifty years old, but today he was probably the son of an old man. But the old man said that he was shocked. It was a group wedding today. The old man took two barbarian women himself, and then he had six sons. Today, he also took concubines, including seven fathers and sons, and thirteen were accepted at a time.

This is simply.

The old man said a little embarrassedly, "It's really a bit rude to make you laugh, but here there are not so many rules. The old man thought of saving some trouble, so he did it together."

Zhang Chao smiled, "This is nothing."

The immigrants take barbarian women as concubines, which is encouraged by the authorities here, and this benefit can be seen. Anyone with some ability will rush to accept barbarian women, and as many as you can.

According to the government regulations, if an immigrant takes a barbarian woman as a concubine, he can immediately get a household registration, and there will be one more member of the family. The benefits are obvious. If there are more people, you can get one more share of land. And if there are more people, you may get one more slave at that time.

Even a Hu girl was included, and the government gave a subsidy directly.

So now immigrants are competing for the Nahu girl. No one thinks the Hu girl has a big taste, is too tall, or is blonde and blue-eyed. If you take one, it means money and that means a person.

When immigrants come here, the most lacking is land, and the most lacking is labor. As long as there are people, many places can be cultivated. Moreover, the habitual thinking of the Han family is to add branches and leaves and to have a prosperous population, especially when they go to this foreign land and family population, they can better unite and feel more secure.

Another advantage of taking Hu girls as concubines is that these Hu people’s relatives. The native barbarians here are quite backward and poor.

Basically, they are illiterate, most of them have no knowledge, and there is no advanced technology. To put it bluntly, they are still slash-and-burn farming.

But these barbarians can give birth, and they are all tall and strong, and they are very strong.

The barbarians lived an average life, and the Han immigrants came and received many subsidies from the court. In fact, the conditions were pretty good. Even if they lived in the Central Plains in the past, they were all small rich peasants after immigrating, and their lives were many times better than those of the barbarians' in-laws.

Nowadays, Han immigrants will make small plans, take barbarian women as concubines, get money and increase labor, and have more children for the family, especially give gifts, say some good things, or even give a good reward, which can turn these barbarian relatives into their own employers.

Such a good hire is hard to find.

The barbarians were quite happy because the conditions given by these Han relatives seemed to be very good in their own opinion, especially they could learn a lot of advanced technology from Han relatives, get a lot of advanced agricultural tools, etc., and settle in Dahua to become a naturalized person.

During the conversation, Zhang Chao realized that this was not the first time the old man's family had accepted a barbarian girl. Not long ago, they had accepted several of them one after another, so this time they would just hold a seat together.

The old man's family has six sons, he is only over fifty years old and has several adult grandsons. Now their family has taken twenty-one barbarian women into the house. These barbarian women's concubines are about the same age, but their identities are very different.

Some were the old man's concubines, some were the concubines of his sons, and even the grandson's concubines, and their identities vary greatly. But the old man thought it was quite good, "These women are good at working and have great strength."

Cheng Yaojin teared a chicken leg and snorted, "These barbarian women are of course very strong in their work. You know, in many barbarian tribes in the mountains, barbarian women also go to war. When the tribe is fighting or robbing, barbarian women also hold shields and spears to cut people. If they really fight, these immigrant men from our Han family may not have beaten their barbarian concubines."

The old man said proudly, "Old man, I have heard of these, but since they have entered our Han family, they will naturally be the daughters of our Han family. The rules of life in the future must follow us. In our family, they dare not do anything randomly."

Seeing the old man's confidence, Zhang Chao gave him a thumbs up.

"You are right. Men are women's gods. No matter what, once you enter the house, you will definitely have to take care of your husband and children. Our Han family does not need women to go to the battlefield, nor does it need women to guard the home. We have good men and soldiers to guard the home, and women will just take care of their husband and children at home."

Many barbarians do not have any special army. When they encounter war, almost all the people will be soldiers, and sometimes women will go to the same. But the Han family is different, especially in Dahua today, where do women need to go to the battlefield?

Even like this old man's family, as long as they do not register for the army on their own initiative, they actually don't have to join the army at all. Now Dahua's military status is still very high, and many young people want to join the army, and the consignee system will be rotated in three years.

If you want to join the army, you have to queue up.

If he was unwilling to join the army, no one would force him. The old man had never been a soldier with his six sons.

The old man felt it was good if he didn't have to serve in the military and farm at home with peace of mind. Anyway, the court also said that everyone has the responsibility to serve in the military, but he voluntarily signed up. Farmers farm, workers work, and pay grain and tax, actually supported the court's national defense the same way.

However, the old man had served as a soldier before. He said that although this place was a new place of conquest, the public security was still good. However, he prepared for the future. He would usually take his children and grandchildren to learn martial arts and practice skills in his spare time, and now he has organized the barbarian relatives in his family to arrange troops to train.

"If there are those barbarians who are blind and want to come and find trouble, we can beat them all over the ground without the officers and soldiers of the court. At that time, it will be just right to capture these barbarians as slaves and work for us."
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