Chapter 103: Let's do a few arithmetic problems
This night, Fusu and Xiaohan hugged each other, and both of them fell silent.
After a long time, Fusu said, "Xiaohan, this story you told is dangerous. You can't tell them about it. ”
Xiao Han asked, "Fusu, are you angry?" ”
Fusu said, "What do you say? ”
Xiao Han said: "No, you are not angry with me, you are just very confused." If you're mad at me, you won't put your arms around me. ”
Fusu slapped Xiao Han's ass exaggeratedly, "Nonsense, I'm really angry." ”
Xiao Han shook his head in the dark.
After a while, Fu Su sighed: "Xiao Han, your expectations for me are too high, higher than my father's expectations for me. I'm afraid I can't! ”
Xiao Han stroked his cheekbones and said firmly: "You can, Fusu, as long as you want to do it, it's better than not wanting it, as long as you can do it a little bit, it's better than doing nothing." Things didn't get better all of a sudden. This is the case when we came to Shuangliu Town this time, maybe it will be better for us to come to Shuangliu Town next time. Life is still long, we live well, work hard, and always make our lives and the lives of others better. You see, the people of Xianyang have never eaten tofu before, because they have eaten it because of my efforts. It's not that hard, try it little by little! ”
Fusu smiled lovingly, "You will comfort me!" ”
Xiao Han shook his head, "It's not comfort, you are resolute in your heart, you want to make a difference, you see how well you have done along the way." A person who has no goal will not listen to my jokes, so he puts down his shelf and goes to be brothers with the sergeants. ”
Fusu's heart was hot, and he hugged Xiao Han tightly, "Xiao Han, how lucky I am to get you." You must accompany me on a good walk. ”
"Well, Xiao Han will accompany Fusu to go down and go down well."
The next morning, a few people came to the door of the inn. Probably yesterday, the people in the tofu shop said about Xiao Han, Xiao Ju and Sister Cuicui, and a few women who helped draw letters came to see Xiao Han.
Xiaoju watched her wipe her tears, and Sister Cuicui was still so loud. Xiaohua also followed her mother, and after not seeing her for a year, Xiaohua grew a little taller. Xiao Han took out a jar of preserved fruits from the car and gave them to Xiaohua. This kid is so good, it's just so distressing.
The convoy waited, couldn't talk more, and simply asked about the situation, Xiaohan got into the car.
Outside the car were reluctant people.
Fusu said: "They are very close to you, and you are so popular." ”
"Well, in just one summer, I ate a lot of their eggs."
"Oh?"
"I helped them paint books to their husbands who were building the Great Wall, and suggested that they give them the letters to the messengers who came and went at the post station, but I don't know what the final result was. Maybe the post station helped, or maybe it didn't, maybe it received it, but their husband wouldn't reply, or maybe he didn't, and the letter was thrown away by the postman. Anyway, that's it. The eggs were their gratitude, more or less, and I was sick and weak at the time. That's all they can take. ”
Fusu nodded, this egg is very heavy!
After a while, Xiao Han asked: Fusu, will we go to the army garrison next stop?
Fusu said: "Normally, it should be. Zhang Long said the same thing. ”
Xiao Han thought for a while and said, "Fusu, there's nothing to do in the car, let's do a few arithmetic problems." ”
Fusu nodded fondly, he was used to Xiao Han's way of speaking, she wouldn't mention this stubble for no reason, she must have felt that it was difficult to say it directly, or she was afraid that he would react violently so she would change her way and let him think for himself. Their relationship has come to this point, and he feels that he can say it directly. He doesn't ask her about her secrets now, he doesn't ask her where those thoughts came from, she opened a window for him, he cherishes it, but he is also worried, worried about Xiaohan, and worried about himself. He always felt that it was dangerous for them to do so. And knowing that it was dangerous, he still wanted to hear it and think about it. Once the window is open, you don't want to close it again, that's always the case.
"I want to think about what to say about the first question. Oh, we don't use the weight unit of "stone", we use "catty", just explain the problem. It is like this: a family, with a father, a mother and children, a total of 14 people, including six boys and six girls. The family has a total of 100 acres of land, and everyone is very industrious. Men farm, women weave, assuming that one mu of land grain is 300 catties, a person can weave cloth a month, how much grain can be harvested in a year, how much cloth?
Fusu smiled, thought about it for a while, and cooperated with her: "30,000 catties of grain, 72 zhang cloth." ”
"Well, that's good. So now, the government wants to levy taxes, 30 catties per mu of land, and 6 zhang of cloth per household a year, how much grain do they have to pay? How much of the fruits of labor are left? ”
Fusu calculated again and said, "I have to pay 3,000 catties of grain, and there are 27,000 catties of grain and 66 zhang of cloth left." ”
"Well, now there's something new. A son was cut off because of a crime and lost the ability to work, a son was conscripted into the army, a son was conscripted into forced labor because the country had a new project, and how many of the rest were engaged in production? ”
Fusu said: "If the parents of this family are not very old, there are still 11 people who are engaged in production. ”
"Okay, let's move on. As time went on, the situation changed again, the country wanted to conquer the foreigners in the south, and needed more people to join the army, and now the family had another son to serve in the army. The country has a new project, and it needs a son to serve in conscription. How much has the workforce of this family become now? ”
Fusu said: "Nine people. ”
"Okay, now, among these nine people, how many are the female labor force and how many are the male labor force?"
Fusu said: "Counting my parents, there are two male workers and seven female workers in this family. ”
Xiao Han said: "The situation has changed so much, now it is 100 acres of land, and the tax is collected according to the acres of land, so the tax has not decreased, and the family has to pay 3,000 catties of grain every year, so no matter what, the tax must be produced." In the past, the male labor force was farming, but now because of the change in the situation, the division of labor among the female labor force has also been adjusted. So the women of the family farmed and weaved, and because of the excessive amount of labor, one woman became ill and died of overwork. And because the war required a large number of tents for clothing, the amount of cloth levied from them increased, from one household to six zhang a year to eight zhang. Now it has become how many working people are supporting the family? ”
"Six women in the labor force and two men in the labor force," Fusu said. ”
Xiao Han continued: "Because one daughter died and one son was disabled, the mother of the family was overly sad, mentally disordered, and basically lost the ability to work, and the family had to have a daughter take time out to spend with her mother. Otherwise, it could be dangerous. In this way, the working population has decreased again, and how many mouthfuls are left? ”
"There are four female workers and two male workers left," Fusu said. ”
Xiao Han said: "Then, the annual eight-zhang cloth that these four women have to bear has not changed, and the tax of 100 acres of land and 3,000 catties of grain for two men has not changed. However, due to the decrease in population, the investment in land is insufficient, and the original yield of 300 catties per mu has become 200 catties per mu. ”
Fusu said: "20,000 catties of grain." ”
Xiao Han said: "Of the 20,000 catties of grain, 3,000 catties must be paid. But there is a situation that has changed, and we must take it into account, because the number of people who serve in conscription and the number of people who serve in the army has increased, and the number of people who grow grain is less, and the number of people who eat grain is more, so the state should have taxed more, so the state has increased the grain tax by another thousand catties. So how much is the food tax that the family has to pay? How much grain is left? ”
Fusu said: "I have to bear 4,000 catties of grain, and there are 16,000 catties of grain left." ”
Xiao Han said: "The food problem, let's let it go first." We will let God help us so that there will be no locust plagues, no floods, no droughts, and the wind and rain will be smooth. Now, the problem of women is coming, many men are going to serve in the army, or they are going to do conscription, they have the problem of not being able to marry, and even if they do, the men go to the army or go to conscription, they can't have children, so the birth of a new working population becomes a problem. And in the army, because of the long absence from home, the men are restless, they often fight with each other, and the combat effectiveness of the troops is low. The same problem is faced with the men who are in the cities who are in the service of servitude, they cannot marry the women of the cities, but they want to be close to the women of the cities, so new crimes arise, and some of them are punished, or killed, or disabled, in short, when their lives are flourishing and they are being able to produce benefits to society, the labor force of the whole society is reduced. And the single women in the countryside have to keep weaving and farming, but they can't see a few men, and they can't get the comfort of men, so they are also depressed, and there may be problems of robbing men, so the work of Li Dian and Wu Lao is even more difficult to do. ”
Fusu asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
Xiao Han said: "Also, those children who have grown up in families that lack their father's upbringing, they can't see where the role models for growth are, they may become new criminals, we have already encountered several cases along the way, right?" ”
Fusu asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
Xiao Han said: "Also, the fertile field has not changed for thousands of miles, and God has given the world enough time." But, how many people are working now, and how many will be in the future? How long can this continue for the family and the country? ”
Fusu asked: "Have you been holding back this all the way?" ”
Xiao Han nodded: "I used to only worry about eating by myself, but now I have seen more, especially what we saw along the way, I am very worried." Fusu, you will have to face it in the future. If it was when we were not familiar with it, I would not have said it, and if I did, you would think that I was criticizing the current emperor, your father. But now that our relationship is different, I can't help but think so deeply. Your business is now my business, and when I think of it, I will tell you about it. ”
Fusu nodded, this future is indeed what he has to face.
Xiao Han said: "Fusu, success or failure is an arithmetic problem. Many things are like this, sometimes we don't calculate well, and God is not willing to give us a chance. ”
Fusu nodded, yes, success or failure is an arithmetic problem.
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