stubborn thief

Chapter 51 Confused
On the way back to Heilongwang Mountain, Cao Yao kept complaining.

"His grandmother said that there were more than a dozen carpenters and blacksmiths, but in the end they became three carpenters and four blacksmiths, two writers and seven engravers, and even his mother miners were considered craftsmen. What use are they? They also brought their mother-in-law and children. heap!"

Liu Chengzong and Cao Yao rode their horses in the front, Cheng Yun and Lu Bin escorted the team in the back, and in the middle was the Liujiazhuang household in tattered clothes, who were walking in the direction of the grain cart. The team was extremely spectacular.

Like a beggar migrating.

Liu Chengzong, who likes to mention the beggar gang leader, was in a good mood and comforted Cao Yao: "Brother Cao, he is a talented person. If you get through this, Liujiazhuang will be prosperous in culture and education and business in the future."

"You have a broad mind." Cao Yao said angrily: "Yes, they are all talents. In the Taiping years, the two writers and seven engravers can support a bookstore; the two shaves and beards and the doctor There are many farms that can use it, but what do those who make wine in pots do with those who sell sugar paintings?"

"The most extreme is that even his mother blowing suona, making firecrackers, and criticizing fortune-telling are counted among craftsmen. What kind of craftsmen are they!"

Refugees are also divided into three, six, and nine classes. Farmers and skilled iron and wood craftsmen are the most popular. Those people who do not have to worry about signing a life contract in Fucheng are reduced to most of them who want government apportionment. are few and far between.

This group of people can support bookstores, barber shops, wineries and sugar painting hawkers. Take a [-]% discount...but I can't fill my stomach.

They wanted craftsmen, but Zhang Pan gave them craftsmen and craftsmen.

It's not that Liu Chengzong is heartless. He has to look at it even if he can't see it.

"Anyway, being a farmer can't be pushed away. Even if all of us are blacksmiths, we don't even have a kiln. We are busy with farming and lack of manpower, so we can only use them as farmers."

Liu Chengzong said with a smile: "This Liujiazhuang is a place for us to make a name for ourselves in the future. After complaining, hurry up and think about business with me."

"Damn, I originally wanted to plant [-] acres of land to make a return, but now I have a bunch of mouths, and I can only return to the original after planting [-] acres of land. Besides, you can see that they are enough to grow the land."

Cao Yao turned on the horse's pocket for half a circle, and finally looked back at the villagers who were lining up. He leaned forward on the horse's back and asked, "Have they made a name for themselves?"

The old deserter chief was utterly disappointed with the villagers assigned by the county government.

In fact, Liu Chengzong understood his thoughts and hoped that the government would assign more than a dozen craftsmen to set up a small army workshop, even if Bai Yang was willing to do so.

But seeing that there are not many serious craftsmen nowadays, but most of the farmers are useless people, so they are not happy.

Liu Chengzong's smile subsided: "There are more than 80 people on [-] acres of land. It's not a big problem to get back the money. It's a bit difficult to get more food, but as long as we get through it...Brother Cao, the world is in chaos. As long as there is food, this There is no shortage of people in the world."

"The truth is this, I know it, but I want to feed them." Cao Yao knocked his head with a horsewhip: "Big head!"

The meal should be eaten in one bite, and everything should be done one by one.

Liu Chengzong had great expectations for this Zhuangzi named after his surname.

He said: "Nowadays, there is no shortage of people. There is a lot of land in the old temple village, but if I want to get more grain, I have to clear it up. The main shortage is grain, planting grain, agricultural tools and cattle. You can borrow a little for rations and grow grains, but you can only rely on Brother Cao to buy cattle.”

"Okay, I'll come for the cattle, just because I'm afraid there won't be enough rations, there are more than 80 people."

Cao Yao seemed to be moved by Liu Chengzong's optimism, shook his head and put aside his negative emotions, but felt a little ashamed, and said, "I didn't expect the government to give it back to the Sailiu. here to suffer."

Liu Chengzong didn't speak, he shook his head after a while and said, "I want to come too."

He said: "I'm not afraid of hard work, and I'm not afraid of doing things. The things that were handed to me have never been broken once. I have always been able to do things well, but I don't know what to do."

Cao Yao echoed with a smile and said, "Don't say you are the second child in the family, even when I was as old as you, I knew it was a fart. I went to serve as a soldier with four buns on my back.

Unexpectedly, he never returned home. "

Liu Chengzong knew that Cao Yao couldn't empathize with himself, Cao Yao had no other way, he wasn't.

He pointed to himself with his thumb: "I haven't decided on anything since I was a child. I have always taught and arranged my elder brother at home. I follow. I am a general and give orders; It's the last soldier.

But I never thought it was wrong, my brother is great, I am even more powerful, all their decisions are right, just like I was fired and sent to prison, I can't take the civil and martial arts exams, others may think he is cautious and pedantic, but I know him Do the right thing, and do the right thing.

Only this time, I thought my father and brother would have a good way to go home. "

No one has a good way.

The Ming Empire, which came into the world 300 years ago with the attitude of punishing the people and punishing crimes, made people unable to survive.

As my father said, the world has become too fast, and people's hearts always have to take a step slower.

On the one hand, people still believe in the imperial court, accept official positions, are loyal to the monarch and patriotism, and are willing to help the imperial court to pacify the chaos.

But on the other hand, to uncover the veils of the thieves and bandits who ravaged all over the world, they are just starving people led by deserters who do not want to starve to death.

Even the provincial ministers would be confused by this. When the news of the thieves ravaging Shaanxi was delivered to the governor's yamen, the people who reported it were beaten out. He said that it was not a thief, but a starving people.

Not to mention Liu Xiangyu and Liu Chengzu.

Others were confused by what to do before the end, while Liu Chengzong's confusion and the helplessness of his father and brother also gave birth to his thinking.

"The chaos is coming, and it is difficult for Heilongshan to protect itself. Without Brother Cao's suggestion to buy the land, I really don't know what to do."

It was Cao Yao's turn to be puzzled. He asked: "There are village soldiers in Heilong Mountain, and they are still building a siege. If they can't do big things, it's not difficult to protect themselves, right?"

Liu Chengzong nodded and said, "I thought so too at first, but for the land encirclement of Heilong Mountain, my father and son did it together. We all missed one thing at the time. Liujiamao had no water."

Actually it shouldn't be missed.

As the common people under the imperial court, they inadvertently put the nearby Yan'an guard troops into their own considerations.

When Liujiamao Tuwei was built, it was a simple shelter. As long as the thieves could be blocked when they came, the old and the weak, women and children had a place to take refuge, it was enough.

In a place that is only a few dozen miles away from the city of Yan'an, the officers and troops can kill the thief the day before.

At that time, no one could have imagined that not only did the court officials dare not fight against the thieves, but they would also trade with the thieves.

"There are two wells in the village under Shanmao. Once the village is lost, the siege will be surrounded for three to five days, and there will be no reinforcements."

Liu Chengzong raised his hand and said with a smile, "The only solution I can think of is to serve as reinforcements outside."

"By the way, Brother Cao, I want to ask you something." With a sense of relief, Liu Chengzong suddenly thought of his uncle's wanted official document and asked Cao Yao, "Have you ever been wanted?"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)