Chapter 824

As soon as Sun Physician finished speaking, the militia and hunters raised their hands one after another, saying "I agree," "I have no problem with this," and other similar words of approval.

It was clear that these 5 mu of land were definitely a not-so-small fortune for everyone.

And the reason everyone agreed so readily was that for farmers, land is always the most important existence—and there is no other.

Because the farmer's foundation of survival, and also the largest source of income, are all completed by relying on the land.

It can be said that land is the farmer's lifeline!

Therefore, the plan Sun Physician mentioned could instantly receive the approval of all hunters and militia members.

After all the militia and hunters raised their hands to pass it, the hunter Sun Dabala asked:

"Say, Sixth Uncle, I'm thinking of asking, does this 5 mu of land count from the beginning of next spring, or from now?"

Sun Physician rolled his eyes at Sun Dabala and said:

"That definitely counts from the beginning of next spring. It's already this time, what else can you plant on that wasteland?"

The "first-year wasteland" Sun Physician mentioned is actually the first year after reclamation. Besides first-year wasteland, there are "second-year wasteland" and "third-year wasteland."

And "second-year wasteland" and "third-year wasteland" represent the second and third years after reclamation.

But after "third-year wasteland," there is no "fourth-year wasteland," because by the fourth year, the nature of the land has completely changed, and it is called cultivated land or crop land.

The militia and hunters all looked very happy upon hearing this.

Because in today's world where mechanization is not developed, although reclaiming wasteland is quite laborious and first-year wasteland basically doesn't produce much grain, second-year and third-year wasteland are quite fertile. Simply put, whatever you plant grows, and whatever you plant has a bumper harvest.

At this time, hunter Zhang Tiegang suddenly asked with a chuckle:

"Then Uncle Sun, now that we are protecting green seedlings, we definitely have to protect autumn grain later, and next year we have to protect green seedlings and autumn grain again. Can the duration of this wasteland be extended?"

Zhang Tiegang's question was exactly what everyone was concerned about, so after Zhang Tiegang finished speaking, other hunters and militia members echoed one after another.

Seeing this, Sun Physician said:

"Considering the difficulty of reclaiming new wasteland, the duration is set at three years. In the future, it can only be increased year by year. In case we don't need to protect green seedlings or autumn grain in the future, when the land expires, it will be automatically reclaimed and will still belong to the collective of our Kaoshan Village."

Pausing for a moment, Sun Physician continued:

"Also considering that there may be new hunters or militia members joining in the future, we will maintain the current policy."

After Sun Physician finished speaking, Accountant Li Youcai added:

"But we must say the ugly words first. Don't damn claim to be a hunter just to get these 5 mu of land. No one is blind. If your ability is not enough but you still act tough, even if you die, it's a white death, and the village won't give a cent of compensation."

One has to admit, Village Chief Sun Physician and Accountant Li Youcai consider problems very comprehensively, and even thought of future things and problems that might occur.

After waiting for a while, seeing that everyone was no longer speaking, Sun Physician shouted loudly:

"Alright, I've finished talking about the two options. Does anyone have anything else to ask? Ask quickly."

Just as Sun Physician finished speaking, hunter Lu Deshu said:

"Uncle Sun, how are the guns in our village headquarters distributed? I'm using a double-barreled shotgun, which makes me a bit scared."

In the village headquarters of Kaoshan Village, there are a total of 8 Type 56 semi-automatic rifles and 4 Type 56 assault rifles. After Niu Great Ming went missing, the militia quota was hung on his younger brother Niu Dayou.

So the number of militia in Kaoshan Village is still 8 people. As for Wang An and Wang Li, although they are also militia, they have never reported to Sun Physician and Sun Xiangfeng. So, accurately speaking, Wang An and Wang Li are two militia members in name only. Of course, this wasn't done by Wang An on purpose, but Wang An didn't take this seriously at all.

Sun Physician thought about it and said:

"There are 12 guns in our village in total, and there are 16 of you in total. So those of you who have semi-automatics don't need to use the village's guns. We will give those who use their own guns a separate compensation of 3 bullets per day until the green seedling protection ends. What do you think?"

One has to admit, Village Chief Sun Physician handles things quite properly, not only distinguishing between public and private but also being fair and just.

It was clear that these three bullets were equivalent to the village paying to rent the guns in the hands of the villagers.

In this era, because local wild animals are rampant and dangerous animals can be seen everywhere, the superiors—that is, the township—issue bullets to each village every year.

Besides being used for militia training, these bullets are also used for protecting green seedlings or autumn grain.

But even so, the number of bullets issued every year still leaves a considerable amount. Accumulating year after year, the specific number of bullets in the village warehouse is now an unknown.

Although Wang An doesn't care about these small things, there's nothing to refuse.

So Wang An said immediately:

"Uncle Sun, I have no opinion."

Immediately after, Wang Li, who always followed Wang An's lead, also said immediately:

"Uncle Sun, I have no opinion either."

After Wang An finished speaking, hunters Niu Dalin and Li Dong, who had always been low-key in the village but actually had quite a harvest every time they went into the mountains, also echoed immediately:

"Mm, Uncle Sun, I have no opinion either."

Sun Physician nodded and turned to the villagers and said:

"Is there any other problem? If you have any, ask quickly."

Sun Physician scanned twice, seeing that no one had spoken, and continued:

"If there are no other problems, let's start voting by show of hands. First, the first option, what is everyone's opinion? Those who agree, raise your hands."

There were ninety people in the meeting place, and not a single person raised their hand.

It was clear that everyone couldn't accept every household sending someone to protect green seedlings or paying 1 yuan a day.

But fortunately, Sun Physician had anticipated this result long ago. After scanning the villagers, he immediately said:

"Then the second option, everyone vote by show of hands."

With Niu Qi as a typical "chicken," the crowd of "monkeys," whether they were willing or not, all raised their hands.

Mainly because the second method didn't harm the interests of the villagers, so everyone raised their hands so readily.

Seeing this scene, Sun Physician nodded very satisfied:

"Alright, besides the militia and hunters staying behind to distribute the work, everyone else disperse."

(End of chapter)