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Chapter 1110: Chapter 1116: The Legend of King Qin
The tenant farmers did some quick calculations in their heads, one mu of average quality land could yield three hundred and fifty jin of wheat, and rice yielded slightly more than wheat.
For each mu, the rent was one hundred and fifty jin, which didn’t even reach thirty percent!
Although yield might fall short in years of disaster, bountiful harvests also came, and on average, they didn’t lose out at all!
"This year, I must rent more fields, life is looking up now!"
"Paying much less in rent, how could life not get better?"
And the tenant farmers who hadn’t renewed their leases all deeply regretted it now.
Most had given up their fields after the rent was increased; if they could have endured just one more year, wouldn’t they have met the owner?
"Master Tan, can we make a reservation now?"
Tan Zhenghong shook his head, "You’ll need to wait a few more days. I’m already selecting a new person in charge, and they should be in position in a few days. By then, you can mention it to the person in charge. Additionally, I hope everyone encourages each other, and if such incidents occur again, you can ask someone to bring a message to the Tan Family at Big Willow Village in White Stone County."
The Tan Family were merchants, and it was their nature to value profit, but that didn’t mean they would accept ill-gotten gains.
If such an incident happened again, he certainly wouldn’t let it slide easily.
"With such a tough person in charge, no one would dare to mistreat us!"
"But we also need to be more disciplined, don’t take advantage of the owner’s kindness to cheat on the rent, and if someone is shameless, we’ll boot them out of our village."
In the past, when rent was high, it was normal for everyone to find ways to support their family, but it would truly be shameless to continue such practices in the future.
"Let’s supervise the new person in charge and also watch over one another."
Seeing that the villagers were responding positively, Tan Zhenghong finally felt at ease. 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
He and Duo’er planned to expand Duo Meifang and the braised meat shop in the next two years, so they wouldn’t have much energy to spare for the management of their estate.
The best outcome would be for the person in charge and the tenant farmers to take care of their respective duties, leading to contentment for all.
Three days later, Tan Zhenghong, accompanied by his family of four, was strolling around the town.
When they grew tired, they stopped at a tea house to rest a bit.
There was a professional storyteller in the tea house, and today he was recounting tales of King Qin, and Qiao Duo’er’s family all pricked up their ears.
"Today we continue from last time. King Qin ventured alone into the enemy camp and beheaded the enemy commander Kuro, then fought for two hours. It was not until the reinforcements arrived that he fainted from exhaustion. When he fainted, he was still holding Kuro’s head, and it’s said that King Qin beheaded as many as a thousand men this time!"
"Truly worthy of being the new god of war for our Daxing Dynasty, not giving an inch to General Old Lu!"
"With King Qin around, the northern barbarians dare not cause trouble."
The storyteller stroked his goatee: "Now let me tell you about the situation at that time. Kuro had captured Daxing Dynasty’s citizens and used them as leverage to demand that King Qin attend a banquet alone."
"King Qin, who carried the well-being of the common people in his heart, could not bear to see his subjects suffer, so he accepted the invitation."
"On that dark and windy night, King Qin rode his Wind Chasing Horse, wielding the Cold Cloud Sword, and alone, he arrived at the enemy’s camp. Watching Kuro release the hostages, he then followed into the tent. Before he departed, he ate a Detoxification Pill personally mixed by Medicine King, allowing him to drink three cups of poisoned wine without batting an eyelid."
"Kuro thought for sure that King Qin was doomed, but King Qin drew his long sword and lopped off his head!"
"When the enemy troops saw their commander killed, they surrounded King Qin from all sides, but he fought ferociously, cutting a bloody path through them!"
Qiao Duo’er narrowed her eyes, Kuro had been King Qin’s sworn enemy for over a decade, and finally, there was a conclusion to their conflict.
