Fu Song

Zhang Ren never imagined that he would actually have to farm.

It is not the garrison of the garrison. As the first-line army stationed in the confrontation with the Zhao army, their only task is to fight.

"Less than ten miles away from our military camp, there is a new village that resettled all the refugees." The old chief said with a smile: "I was just sent here, and I was about to miss the spring plowing season. I panicked and went to the village. found us."

"We still do this for others?" Zhang Ren was very puzzled.

"When we were in Guangxi, we used to do this a lot!" The old chief was not surprised at all: "In my spare time, I often go to work for the surrounding farmers, carry water for the widowed and lonely old people. These things are all Mr. Xiao Xianggong on Guizhou Road initiated it back then, talking about military and civilian fishing and water conditions."

Zhang Ren didn't quite understand what the fishing and water situation was between the army and the people, but he did know that in the past, the Xiang army was often used by officers to help their family cultivate the land.

The current situation is probably similar, but instead of helping his own family, he is helping a group of farmers who have never met before.

The garrison has draft horses, mules and so on, all of which are large animals that can go to the ground.

Before dawn, Shi Chang took them and set off with a few big animals.

Like them, there are four others.

It seems that this time, the entire battalion sent out a team to help.

There are plowshares, and now that there are big animals, it is considered proper.

Lao Shichang and his group looked old-fashioned at first glance. They were very skilled in fitting horses, mules, and plowshares.

Zhang Ren can't do it anymore, and staring at him can't help.

In the end, it was the old chief who asked him to carry a hoe to dig out the corners that the plowshare couldn't reach.

Their land is about [-] mu, and their task is to finish this matter today and divide it into five tenths, which means ten mus per tenth.

Zhou Hong was quite happy.

With the intention of giving it a try, he went to the military camp to ask for help.

This is due to the fact that when he was in Qiao County, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty he saw were very kind to the common people, and he also saw that there were soldiers carrying water and things for the common people.All the soldiers had a white feather on their heads.

And these soldiers near his house also had a white feather on their heads.

This should belong to an army, Zhou Hong thinks he can give it a try.

Otherwise, this year's spring plowing will definitely be delayed, and the seeds will not be planted in time. If there is not enough harvest, the villagers will be hungry again.

And whether these refugees can be properly settled, and they can survive without relying on the government is the only indicator for the leaders to evaluate them.

As mentioned above, the first three aspects can be promoted to be ten miles long. If you do well, you can be promoted to another rank. That's an official too!

This step can be regarded as a carp jumping over the dragon's gate.

He was right.

I really didn't expect that the general who was darker than himself was so easy to talk, big animals and manpower, without further ado, he was sent out, fifty people a day, ten days a round, not only can finish the field, but also the surrounding area. Ditch the ditch again.

They not only came to help for free, but also brought their own dry food.

This made Zhou Hong very sorry.

He took out a piece of fat bacon pork, washed it and boiled several large pots of soup, and sent it to the soldiers.

Zhang Ren and his group sat around on the ground, gnawing on the hard pancakes brought by their family, but with the broth sent by the village, the hard pancakes also tasted delicious.

Looking at the smiling faces of the villagers around him, Zhang Ren suddenly felt that he understood what the military and civilian fishery situation was.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary people are very afraid of being a soldier.

And this is also his common sense.

Can water carry a boat, but can it also overturn it?

After all, he had read the book, and Zhang Ren suddenly understood the truth.

Zhou Hong chatted enthusiastically with the old Shizhang.

"This piece of land is public land!" Zhou Hong said, "I'm not going to grow food, I'm going to grow vegetables."

"Why grow vegetables?" Lao Shi asked long.

"Because you are here!" Zhou Hong said with a smile: "Vegetables grow fast, and you can harvest a crop soon. What you garrison here is not food or meat, but fresh vegetables. .”

"Li just figured it out, it really makes sense!" Shi Chang said with a smile: "Nowadays, most of the dishes we eat every day are yellow and bland."

The two chattered about the vegetables growing faster and much longer, but Zhang Ren didn't understand, since they looked smart anyway.

A donkey came running from the direction of the village, and a man on top of the donkey waved his hands from a distance, "Zhou Cunzheng, Zhou Cunzheng!"

Zhou Hong stood up and waved at the man as well.

The donkey approached, and a man who looked like a accountant got off the back of the donkey, and said with a smile: "Zhou Cunzheng, I have finished your loan agreement, take a look, there is no problem, let's sign and make a deposit, and then what you want I can give you the money."

Looking at the book contract brought out by the accountant, Zhou Hong felt a little troubled because he couldn't read.

"I'm going to find a literate person to help me read the contract, but I've been helping with spring plowing for the past two days, and the person hasn't been found yet!" Zhou Hong said in embarrassment: "You guys came too fast, can you wait for two days? ?”

"Zhou Cunzheng, I'm in charge of the young crop loan for the entire county. If I slow down, I won't be able to finish this job! These contracts are all exactly the same, can I still cheat you? You just sign and it's over."

"That won't work, I need to know what's written in it!" Zhou Hong's family was in a small business, but he refused to listen to the accountant.

Chief Shi waved at Zhang Ren, "Zhou Cunzheng, don't panic, our little scholar Zhang is literate, let him take a look for you."

"Little Zhang Xiucai?" Zhou Hong and the accountant were both startled, "Why did Mr. Xiucai come to serve as a soldier?"

Shi Chang laughed, patted his chest, and proudly said: "How is it, your brother has a lot of talents?"

Zhang Shisan stuffed the cake into his mouth and swallowed it in two days, then strode over.

He guessed in his heart that this tent must be trying to deceive people. Such usury is the most common among the people. Once you sign the contract, there is no time to pay it off.

For the sake of the delicious broth, he decided to help this rather pleasing Muramasa and expose the conspiracy of this smiling accountant.

Wiping the soup on his hands on the clothes, he took the contract.

"Mr. Xiucai can take a look. This is the standard loan contract for young crops formulated by the county. How can there be any problems? The regulations in it have all been inspected by the chief minister himself!" the accountant murmured in a low voice.

The United Bank has shares in the imperial court, and Qingmiaodai is a major government policy of the imperial court, who dares to mess around?There are people watching from above.

The more Zhang Ren watched, the more shocked he became.

What the hell is a usury? It's just for sending money to people!

[-]% interest!
Is this the rhythm of killing all private usury?

It's over, it's over, there is one less way to get money from home.

The mother is in charge of the family wealth, and there is a lot of idle money in the family, which is quietly released by the mother, and the interest is [-]%.Because my family is an official, it is not easy to personally release the money, so I entrusted the money to the Xiang Ji Kitchen of a nearby temple. The Xiang Ji Kitchen got [-]% interest, gave [-]% to my family, and they took [-]% of the handling fee.

Once this kind of young crop loan comes out, this business will naturally fail.

I'm afraid it will be another earthquake!

I have been sealed in the barracks for the past few months, and I know nothing about the outside world. It seems that the outside world has turned upside down again in the past few months. Zhang Ren is too aware of how much Li Lan is involved here.

Xiao Erlang, you are really daring!

To be honest, Zhang Ren really admires Xiao Erlang now.

Dare to do anything!
Who else would he not dare to offend?
How could he be so bold?

My mind was overwhelmed, and when I turned my head and looked at the barracks of my own camp in the distance, I suddenly had a glimmer of understanding in my heart.

Look at the adoration they have for the chief assistant, and think about who are the commanders of the most capable troops in the country right now?
What is Xiao Shoufu afraid of?

Who really wants to provoke him and push him into a corner, he's probably going to throw off his son, right?

The so-called Qingliu, the so-called Shilin, when they are armed with swords and guns, they open their mouths and use them as farts!

The way Shoufu is doing it now is still very friendly, right?
Unless these masters of all battles under Xiao Shoufu's command have all collapsed!
But now Zhang Ren doesn't want them to collapse at all.

If I really want to collapse, I am afraid I will die too.

In times of peace and prosperity, the imperial court was wary of military generals, for fear that these people would get into trouble, so the civil servants were powerful and could choose military generals at will.

But in the current chaotic world, wars are everywhere, and to survive, they need warriors to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield.

With such a brave and loyal army, Xiao Shoufu naturally dared to do anything.

I'm afraid that many people's ideas have not been changed. If they still think that they can use the old rules to handle things, if they want to make trouble and make trouble, they may suffer a big loss.

Is this young crop law only implemented in these newly recovered territories, or does it take effect in all areas under Jiangning's control?

"Of course it's fully rolled out!" The accountant respected Zhang Ren very much, and said, "United Bank has even formed a special team to take care of this matter! I heard that the largest twelve major shareholders, each Capital increase of [-] Guan."

"It's been a long time since I left home. I've been in the barracks. I really don't know the situation outside. I don't know if there is any latest news besides this?"

"Of course there is!" said the accountant, "It's very different from before. The Ministry of Households has newly established a tax office."

"I know this."

"Lu Ze, the magistrate of Qianzhou, was transferred to the tax office as a tax doctor!"

When Zhang Ren heard the word Qianzhou, he knew that he must be Shoufu's confidant. This was a big nail to enter the household department. It seemed that Xu Xiangqi's power would be taken away from a large part.

"As soon as this Lu Langzhong took office, he chose Suzhou as the first stop for tax inspection!"

"tax inspection?"

Is it really going to set off a bloodbath?

But it doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.

My father took his eldest brother to Yunnan to take up the post, and he himself became a soldier. The Zhang family was also rewarded by the court, so he couldn't stand up and slap himself, right?
The imperial court also has to face, doesn't it?
Besides, although there are problems at home, they don't seem to be fatal problems.

Even if they found out about my family, as long as I make up the money in time, the court will probably cover up for me, right?

There shouldn't be much to make up for at home.

But some other big families, I'm afraid they are going to be numb!
At this moment, Zhang Ren has a mentality of watching the excitement.

My family left Suzhou, and unexpectedly avoided this turmoil. It really is a blessing when misfortune depends on it, and misfortune depends on blessing!

Misty and rainy, Suzhou, on the top of a certain mountain, there is a pavilion.

Several people sat around in the pavilion.

It seems to be admiring the supreme beauty of clouds and mist and steaming smoke at this moment.

But what they said has nothing to do with the beautiful scenery.

"Xiao Erlang is not letting people live!" The first to speak was a blessed monk, sitting there, clasping his hands together, with a dignified appearance, as if he had jumped out of the world of mortals and was no longer there. Among the five elements, but the words that come out of his mouth are full of the smell of copper. "This month, we have lost a total of three thousand guan. There is a problem with the expenses in the temple."

"Who says it's not? Master Yuan Kong, there is another piece of news, I'm afraid you don't know it?"

"Can there be worse news?"

"Of course. The tax office is coming!"

"You can't find out about us?"

"Who said that? Our Chief Assistant said that the temple has temple property and the money donated by believers. Naturally, there is no need to pay taxes on these, but if there are other incomes, of course they also need to pay taxes. .I am afraid that the income of your Soup Kitchen over the years will be investigated."

"Amituofo, isn't he afraid of Buddha's blame?"

"I heard that our Chief Assistant doesn't believe in Buddhism at all. This has been clearly demonstrated in the Southwest." Another person laughed. "Master Yuankong, if you don't think of a solution, you will be the first to suffer!"

"Amituofo, the Buddha will send down the wrath of thunder, and the thousands of believers will never allow such exploiters to make trouble!" Yuan Kong lowered his head, folded his hands, and kept chanting Buddhist scriptures.

The pavilion was quiet for a while, and after a while, one of them said: "If the Buddha can lower the Buddha's wrath, then our family's interest for this season will be donated to the Buddha as sesame oil money."

"It's the same with our family."

"If it is done, there must be another gift!"

"Amitabha!"

A few days later, he galloped into Jiangning on a fast horse.

Looking at the bulletin delivered urgently from Babaili in the first auxiliary office, Xiao Cheng showed no anger on his face, but showed an intriguing smile.

"Have you finally made a move? That's great, I thought you guys would be shrinking turtles again! How about the people in the tax office? How much money was robbed of the United Bank? Oh, the government office caught fire, and the books were burned. Is it? Hehehe, they cooperated very well! This time, let Zheng Qi and Mr. Zheng go to investigate the case!"