Everyone in Youzhou City knew that the current head of the Zhang family, the pretty widow He Jinse, climbed into King You's bed early in the morning and became King You's woman.

In view of this, the patriarchs of other families wanted He Jinse to be the leader, so that if King You got angry, the anger would be less severe.

Unexpectedly, He Jinse actually supported King You and allowed this decree that was detrimental to the interests of the Zhang family to be issued.

A clan leader smiled coldly: "Mrs. He really has foresight. I'm afraid you knew about this early and used tricks on King You, so that he can give you other compensation for the Zhang family."

The other clan leaders all laughed scornfully. Everyone knew what He Jinse's method was, and it was nothing more than using women to please King You.

He Jinse's pretty face turned red with anger, but she couldn't refute, because it was indeed the case.

One of the clan leaders said with a smile: "To make King You happy, it shows that Mrs. He is very capable."

The other clan leaders burst out laughing, and He Jinse's eyes darkened with anger, and he almost fainted.

At this time, a pair of big hands gently grabbed He Jinse's arm and pulled her behind him.

"He Jinse can support the dilapidated Zhang family with a woman's body. Of course, you don't need to say much about her ability. Do you agree with what I say?"

The clan leaders were stunned for a moment, and then they all stood up and looked at the man who stood up to speak in horror.

I saw him taking off the hood on his head, revealing a resolute and determined face. It was none other than the Lord of Youzhou, Youwang Li Feng.

He Jinse immediately informed Li Feng about the private meeting of the clan heads. Li Feng took advantage of the situation and disguised himself as He Jinse's follower, followed her to the gathering place and hid behind.

Li Feng originally just wanted to come over in person to see what the clan leaders thought, but he didn't expect them to attack He Jinse as soon as they came up. Li Feng didn't care about the purpose of coming and stood up to defend He Jinse.

The clan leaders of all clans looked at the sudden appearance of Li Feng and were so frightened that they didn't know what to do. There was also the daring clan leader who looked at the lonely Li Feng with murderous intent in his eyes.

Now seems to be the best chance to kill King You.

But before these people with ulterior motives could take action, Li Feng smiled at them.

This smile eased the tense atmosphere between both parties.

"I've met King You."

Others clasped their fists and bowed.

Li Feng said: "Today is not a business matter. It is a private gathering. There is no need to pay attention to so many etiquettes."

After Li Feng finished speaking, the heads of the various tribes felt at ease. King You said this, which meant that he would not care about their private gathering, and there was still room for discussion.

Some clan leaders also thought that Li Feng was soft on them and worried that without the support of gentry families like them, he would not be able to gain a foothold in Youzhou. After all, they were still needed for management.

"Sit down, no need to be formal."

After Li Feng sat down, He Jinse stood up and moved to sit behind him. The patriarch who was closer to He Jinse moved to the side and sat down.

"I originally wanted to gather everyone together tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, and ask you about the decree on the shareholding of tenants, but I didn't expect you to come with me.

Since everyone is here and you can speak freely, if you have any opinions on my decree that everyone can share their land, you can boldly put it forward."

Everyone looked at each other and finally let another woman present speak.

The woman who came out was named Du Rong. She was the daughter of the Du family, a cloth seller in Youzhou. Although she was not the nominal leader, Lao Du's energy had declined due to old age. Du Rong was actually responsible for the Du family's cloth business in these years, so she came to the meeting.

It's her too.

Others knew that King You was lustful and thought that if Du Rong, who was a woman, came out, King You would be able to give him some face.

But Li Feng didn't give them any face at all.

"For such a big matter, you pushed a woman to speak out? Do you still want to show off?"

The clan leaders were all speechless. Du Rong glanced at Li Feng with a complicated expression and sat back silently.

In the end, a respected old patriarch stood up and said, "My lord, if you implement the decree of dividing every child into an equal share, my whole family will not be able to survive."

"What's your surname? What's your family's business?"

"The little old man doesn't have the surname Jiao, and he opens a small restaurant to spend time chatting."

He Jinse whispered a few words behind Li Feng, and Li Feng sneered: "This old man named Jiao in front of everyone, the largest restaurant in Youzhou is owned by your family."

"If this is just about making ends meet, then wouldn't I be the leader of the beggar gang?"

"I don't dare, little old man."

Li Feng snorted coldly: "I think you are very brave. Your family has nearly a thousand acres of fertile land and three concubines. There was a drought in Youzhou some time ago, and you took the opportunity to buy a lot of land and a lot of women.

Bar."

Old Man Jiao's legs went weak, and he was so frightened that he almost knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, this young man bought those things with his own money. It was not a forced purchase or sale."

"Did I just say that you bought and sold by force?"

"No."

"Then why are you excited? Stand up and sit aside."

Li Feng looked around: "Everyone here must have taken advantage of the severe drought some time ago to buy a lot of land."

No one dared to look at Li Feng, they all lowered their heads.

Li Feng suddenly smiled and said: "Why are you so nervous? As long as you don't buy and sell by force and give people a reasonable price when buying land, I will support you and you will be under my protection."

But then, Li Feng changed the topic: "But if I find out that there are forced buying and selling, and deliberately lowering the price, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

All the clan leaders were frightened. In the year of the disaster, human life was not as good as that of a dog. Not to mention deliberately lowering the price, even if they did not give money, they would still sell food if they were given food. If calculated according to this, they were all guilty.

Fortunately, Li Feng knew some inside information and did not dwell on this topic too much. He then asked each family's income with a smile.

The clan leaders didn't understand what Li Feng meant, and they didn't expect Li Feng to come suddenly, but they all knew that the less they said, the better.

So the clan leaders gave a variety of answers with different standards.

Li Feng didn't believe it at all and finally asked He Jinse.

When everyone saw Li Feng asking He Jinse, they were dumbfounded. They could tell lies to Li Feng, but He Jinse couldn't. It felt bad to be slapped in the mouth as soon as they finished speaking.

He Jinse answered truthfully, the land in Youzhou is average, and even the yield of fertile land is not as high as that in the south. On average, one acre of land produces about 250 kilograms of grain.

These two hundred and fifty jins are part of the tenants' share and part of the tax revenue. In the end, only about 100 jins will be left in the hands of the landlord.

The annual income from one acre of land is less than one tael.

Since the methods of farm labor are not uniform and the situation of each household is different, we can only make a general calculation.

Although the output of one acre of land is small, food is hard currency, so even those who have business in the city have a lot of land.

The income reported by the heads of each family just now was very low, but Li Feng did not argue with them.
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