Lady of the Lord From the East

Chapter 76

The freedmen relocation benefit jointly implemented by the two directors of Sardinson County quickly caused a great sensation in Sardinson County, and even this benefit soon spread to other counties with the caravan.

As a border county, the poor geographical location of Sardinson County could have been classified as a poverty-stricken area, and the economic conditions of other counties around it are similar.

After the development of Sardinson, with the traffic of caravans, the main road from Sardinson to the outside world, the towns passing along the way have also been affected to a certain extent, and the business of the taverns and hotels in the town has been driven a lot, and there are also many Young and middle-aged people come to Sardinson to make a living, but these people did not move their household registrations. They were still freemen belonging to other counties.

However, after the introduction of the relocation policy, as long as it is determined that the freedmen who are willing to farm the land for the Count and are willing to become naturalized as his subjects can be assigned to the homestead, such a good condition for a single share, the first place in Sardinson County will be The freedmen in other noble territories left their original place of residence with their families and ran to go to Fort Sardinson. As expected, these people got the homestead, and after that, even the freedmen from other areas also came over. wish to register.

Of course, this kind of welfare has corresponding obligations. The freedmen who have obtained the homestead are not allowed to move out again for at least ten years. At the same time, each household must rent a certain acre of land for cultivation, and the land area is adjusted according to the labor force of the family.

That is to say, only free people who are willing to farm the land for the country can have such benefits, and other types of work are not available.

Although this is indeed a pity for some free people who do not make a living by farming, the biggest shortage of agricultural labor in Sardinson County is that it is impossible to recruit these first. As for the manpower needed by other factories, they will provide The salary is enough.

Soon, more and more freedmen moved in, and most of the vacant land recovered by Felix was rented out, so there was no need to worry about not being able to farm this year.

For this reason, Wei Wei had to revise the plan that she had just written. Although the plan could not keep up with the changes, it was a trivial matter to revise the plan compared to no one farming.

At the same time, while benefiting the outsiders, they did not forget to appease the insiders. The freedmen who have been farming for Felix can apply for a homestead if they don't have a house. tax and servitude for three years.

One thing I have to mention is that after all the vacant land was rented out, the recruitment process came to an end temporarily, so they modified the original recruitment conditions. You have to reclaim wasteland. After the area of ​​the reclaimed land meets the requirements, you can also own a homestead. At the same time, the reclaimed wasteland is exempt from tax in the first year, and only 20% in the second year. After that, it increases year by year and returns to normal taxation in the fifth year.

Of course, even if the area of ​​reclaimed land does not meet the standard for obtaining a homestead, the benefit of tax reduction is still there, and it is not only for those free people who are willing to relocate, but all Felix's subjects, even serfs can have it Such a benefit.

At this time, the residents who originally thought that this welfare policy had nothing to do with them were also happy. The tax exemption is very tempting to everyone, even if the land that has just been reclaimed will hardly produce much output, but since there is no need for it Taxes are paid, even if they are only used to grow vegetables and beans, they can make more income, and when the wasteland becomes better, they will not be able to continue farming, and they can return it to the count. Of course, this situation will not be too much, because some who spare no effort to open up wasteland are those whose rented land is not enough for their consumption. When they have new land, they will only take care of them carefully.