prosperous age

Chapter 22 22 Trouble
"Ding Ding Dang Dang", accompanied by the sound of horse bells, a carriage slowly drove into the gate of the fort, followed the road in the fort and stopped in front of the gate of the mansion in the fort.

The servant who was driving the carriage put the horse stool, and the curtain of the carriage was lifted. Father Wei jumped out of the carriage first, and did not step on the horse stool. Only Wei and Wu, who got off the carriage behind, needed that thing.

Wei Guangde knew his parents were back when he heard the bell outside the door. It was so late and his parents hadn't come home yet. He and his elder brother were still very worried, so they listened to the movement outside with their ears open.

Hearing the noise outside, both of them stood up immediately. Wei Guangde followed Wei Wencai and walked out. As soon as he reached the front yard, he saw the old couple with a bad face entering the front yard.

"Father, mother."

The two brothers shouted in unison, and then followed their parents back to the backyard.

Seeing their unsightly faces, Wei Guangde guessed that today's trip must not go well.

Although it has been decided to sell the land, at least some money can be obtained, but after all, it is only done when there is no other way. If you can find a way to go to uncle, the land will definitely not be sold.

Back in the house, Mother Wei calmed down and asked Aunt Li to cook.

But it was obvious that Wei's father and Wei's mother were both in a bad mood and had no appetite at all. This kind of dining atmosphere also made Wei Guangde and Wei Wencai a little bit unwilling to eat.

The family of four quickly had dinner, and after being cleaned up, they went back to the back room, and no one waited on them. It was Wei Guangde who saw that something was wrong, so he hurriedly made tea and served it.

Wei Meng watched Wei Guangde bring the tea, and happened to be a little thirsty at the moment, so he picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at his two sons again, not knowing what to say.

"Father, is it not going well? If it doesn't work, forget it, let's sell it, and at least you can get a thousand taels of silver."

Wei Wencai began to comfort him at this moment, in his opinion, the uncle must be out of business, that's why the parents are like this.

"The troubles now are worse than you think."

Father Wei said suddenly.

"What do you mean?"

Wei Wencai exclaimed immediately, is the money gone?This was the only reason he thought of when he heard old man Wei speak.

Father Wei didn't continue to speak, but sat there and sighed, and Mother Wei also looked sad, obviously there was really worse news.

Wei Guangde sat on the side, his heart was pounding, he couldn't figure out what the more troublesome thing his father was talking about.

After a long time, Old Wei finally said: "Now that I think about it, I still have to deal with what happened last time."

After saying this, Father Wei shook his head again, and did not continue speaking.

"Last time? What happened last time? Dad, you really mean it."

Wei Wencai couldn't sit still on the side, being hung up by his father like this.

"It's about the last call."

At this time, Wei's mother answered her son's question.

Wei Guangde was also baffled when he heard this, how did things go wrong last time?
Wasn't it good to send troops last time?

The soldiers and horses brought by the father are the largest, and the soldiers dispatched at full strength get the most money. Is there something wrong?
"What the hell, I really can't figure it out. It's wrong for me to lead troops like this."

By this time, the always good-tempered Father Wei seemed to be in a fit of fits, cursing.

At this time, Father Wei scolded and scolded, but he also began to talk about the news he heard from his uncle today. Everything was caused by the conscription of soldiers and horses.

Father Wei has always followed the teachings passed down from his ancestors. Being an official, you must be greedy, but he still left a front line for the military households in the hundred households, and he didn't do everything. So until now, The Bengshan Hundred Households Institute still maintains the size it was at the time of the opening of the dynasty. Although the combat effectiveness of the army has declined, at least one team can be pulled out.

Now the problem lies here, the country has been in peace for a long time, and the Weisuo system has long since collapsed.
The officers of the current guards all took all the resources of the guards privately, and frantically squeezed the military households below, which also led to the fleeing of the military households, and the final result was that the guards were short of troops.

However, this time of emergency recruitment, the Bengshan Hundred Households became the only full-staffed guardhouse. It was really a sight at the time, but it also gave the people above a chance to make money.

According to the usual practice, most of the farmland of the Bengshan Hundred Households was divided up by Shangfeng privately.

But looking at it now, well, old man Wei can still support so many people, that only shows that he has too much land in his hands.

According to Uncle Wei Guangde's wishes, some people in the guard began to redistribute the land again.

The redistribution this time must be based on the past, and further divide the remaining land of each guard. It is called a collection of resources, so that if you have money, you can get more firearms from the Nanjing Ministry of War.

Now, the Hundred Households that Father Wei worked so hard to maintain has become a crime, causing the officials above to divide up the interests of the subordinates again.

"Has the guard been settled?"

When Wei Wencai heard the news, he was also shocked from ear to ear for a long time. Who would have thought that such a fucking thing would happen?
And Wei Guangde's heart is also overwhelmed at this moment, completely unexpected.

As a result, he also began to re-examine the era he came to. He is really shameless and invincible.

The garrison of the guard has already been divided up once by the higher authorities, and now it will continue to be divided up. No one thought that this time it was lucky that Jiujiang Guard was not dragged to the battlefield, and the real swords and guns fought with the Tartars. , but what if next time?

Will luck always be with them?

At that time, when it comes to the battlefield, all the hundreds of households will be in a state of serious shortage, and there will be a fart battle. Is it really okay for everyone to collectively lose their heads?
People die for money, birds die for food, but it's not such a way to die.

"How else can we decide? It's basically a matter of certainty. It just depends on how the adults above divide up the benefits this time."

Father Wei sighed and said, "Your uncle also knew this from the father-in-law. The loss is certain, so let's see how big it is.

After all, that person has limited rights in the guard and can only keep some things in a limited way. "

Speaking of this, Father Wei looked at Wei Wencai, "Wencai, I also told your uncle what happened yesterday, what he meant, since he dared to come to claim the land, he must be sure, but he just didn't want to make a fuss Come out, so the only way to deal with it now is to take money."

"That piece of land is gone, and now some of the farmland will be divided up. Then this year, the hundred households will starve to death."

Wei Wencai said hesitantly at this moment.

"Maybe I can survive this year. After all, I only got two taels of silver. If I save a little bit, I can still spend half a year, but it will be troublesome next year."

Father Wei said listlessly.

"What about the people on the mountain?"

Wei Wencai suddenly remembered, since that piece of land is going to be sold, what should the farmers on that piece of land do?
(End of this chapter)