prosperous age

Chapter 23
Wei Wencai knew that it would be impossible to keep that piece of land. Now that the piece of land was going to be sold, what would the farmers on that piece of land do?
Thinking of this, Wei Wencai immediately asked, "What about the people on the mountain?"

"What else can I do? The man bought the land, and of course he wanted someone to cultivate it, so he wouldn't leave it there."

Father Wei didn't really care, "Talk to them when the time comes, and it should be all right."

"Aren't those people from our hundred households?"

Wei Guangde also sensed something at this time, it seemed something was wrong.

"The ancestors of those people used to belong to our hundred households, but now they are not."

Wei Wencai glanced at his younger brother and said.

"Oh, folks, what do you care about them?"

At this time, Wei Guangde knew that he was not a member of Baihusuo, so he naturally lost interest in caring about them, he should take care of his own family first.

When Wei Wencai heard his younger brother say that, he just shook his head slightly, and didn't continue to say anything.

And Father Wei just glanced at his youngest son, and seemed to have no intention of speaking.

Just sitting on the side all the time, Mother Wei, who seldom spoke tonight, said, "They don't have citizenship either."

"What?"

Wei Guangde was shocked when he heard his mother say that.

There is a small village on Bengshan, there are more than 20 households in it, he knows it, and he always thought it was the people from the military castle, and they are indeed related to the military households in the military castle.

But my brother said they were not registered as military households, and my mother said they were not registered as civilians, so who else could they be?

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, this was established at the founding of the country, is it a cheap nationality?

Families of deserters on the battlefield?

Was beaten into low status?
But it's not right, many of them and the people in the castle are related, and the Ming Dynasty is related.

Maybe Wei Wencai saw that his mother had already opened his mouth, and seeing his younger brother's fluctuating expression, he was afraid that he would be offended, so he simply opened his mouth to expose the mystery.

"They are hidden households, not in the military register, nor in the yellow register."

"What? How is that possible?"

Wei Guangde said in disbelief.

"The relatives of military households who escaped outside, of course, cannot be naturalized with us."

Wei Wencai explained that he had clarified the origins of these people, and continued: "Actually, this is also good, we give them a bite to eat, they help us with the work, and they don't have to serve corvee.

In fact, it was arranged when my father went out to fight. If the work in these areas below was delayed for a long time, he would ask them to come down the mountain to help take care of it. "

At this time, Wei Guangde understood a little bit in his heart. It turned out that the arrangement was made when his father left. If he left for a long time, of course he couldn't just leave the land there.

It's just that I didn't waste much time going out this time, so naturally I didn't come as planned.

It's no wonder that in those two days, all the work in the field was left behind, and the eldest brother didn't ask people to find idle workers around to help take care of the land.

"They bought the land, so they should still be allowed to continue working?"

Wei Guangde tentatively asked, he was not sure if he bought the land, would he arrange other people to work.

If that's the case, these people will have no way out.

"probably not."

Father Wei only uttered these four words at this time, and he thought he would tell the other party when he came.

With Father Wei's character, he would not only care about himself and not give them a way out.

Speaking of which, in this world, if a person can do this, he is considered a great kind person.

"Father, don't worry about it. When the time comes, the soldiers will cover the water and cover it with soil. It's useless to worry about it."

Seeing his father's sullen look, Wei Wencai tried to persuade him.

Looking at it, Wei Guangde felt that he couldn't continue being so dull, so he simply asked, "Father, mother, did you hear any news when you went to the institute this time?"Our news here is blocked, so we can get some outside information over there. '

"If there is anything wrong, I don't think about it when I hear that the higher-ups want to divide the land."

Father Wei shook his head and said, "By the way, I read the latest palace report of the imperial court, and the Minister of the Ministry of War was beheaded."

"Huh? Minister of the Ministry of War? That's the second-rank official. Why did the emperor kill him?"

Wei Wencai was a little interested when he heard that the Minister of the Ministry of War had been beheaded, and asked.

These days, there is nothing new to talk about in the market except for the family's gossip, and the rest are concerned with the big things happening in the court.

However, for ordinary people, they can only know about one-third of an acre of land around them. After all, most of the people in the mansion are illiterate.

But for a military general like Wei Meng, he was somewhat literate and cared about the affairs of the court.

In fact, the contact between Baoli and Qianhusuo, apart from reporting information, the most important thing is to copy the residence newspaper to learn about major national affairs.

Baihu, a sixth-rank officer, is considered a middle-level officer in the army.

"What else can happen? Naturally, the Tatars invaded the capital last month."

Wei Wencai didn't expect it, but Wei Guangde reacted immediately.

With such a big enemy situation, the Tartars were killed at the feet of the emperor, how could Emperor Jiajing not be angry?
At that time, he was busy dispatching troops and dispatching General Qin Wang, so he naturally didn't have the same knowledge as those officials and lords.

Now that the Tartars have retreated, it is natural to settle accounts after the fall.

Unknowingly, Wei Guangde also got used to the people of this era calling the Mongolian Tartars. In later generations, Wei Guangde would call these Tartars by Mongols or steppe cavalry.

Wei Meng glanced at his eldest son, then at his younger son, obviously dissatisfied with the elder asking such a mentally handicapped question.

Thinking to myself, when I saw this mansion report, I guessed the reason for the beheading.

Still need to practice, Wei old father thought so in his heart.

"What's the name of the Minister of the Ministry of War who was beheaded?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously, and also wanted to know more about people in the current political arena, recalling a lot of memories.

After all, in later generations, he only read some scattered reports, and he has not yet formed a systematic concept of the changes in the Ming court. Hearing more names, he may be able to think of things he has seen before, and recall some forgotten information of this era.

After all, I read a lot of things, but I don't know if it's something about this era.

"Shangshu Ding of the Ministry of War or something, I can't remember clearly, his head has been lost, and what is his name?"

Father Wei shook his head and said with a light smile, civil and military disharmony in the Ming Dynasty, and civil officials overwhelmed military generals, so naturally they couldn't get used to these civil servants.

To be honest, Father Wei was very happy to see the news.

"It is said that the Mongolian Anda invaded the border. After Datong's general soldier Qiu Luan defeated Anda in Datong, he led troops to King Qin and beat the Tartars back."

Father Wei also told the news about the subsistence allowance, "This Qiu Luan is considered well-off, and he showed his face to the emperor in a critical moment. I guess he should be promoted and get rich later, tsk tsk."

Father Wei said with envy at this moment, as if he saw Qiu Luan being rewarded by the emperor in the Golden Palace.

(End of this chapter)