How can yarn not sell at a high price?

With a few taels of silver in his arms, Zhao Mantun couldn't figure it out anyway. Even if he could only sell it for ten taels, he had to sell it, and he didn't have much choice, or the yarn would be taken home and then put in the ashes at home.

Carrying the basket on his back, on the way home, Zhao Mantun's mind couldn't figure out why.

Why is factory yarn so cheap, and why has the price of yarn fallen.

For him, he couldn't figure it out. Thinking of the end, he naturally stopped thinking about it, but when he returned to the entrance of the village, he saw that there were many people gathered at the entrance of the village, men and women from all families, all gathered there, and even the chief of the first was standing there - although there were only 7 households in the village, but when the government purchased the first head this winter, the first chief was still selected, and the first chief said that he would invite a few families to settle in the village after the beginning of spring.

And the security chief, who doesn't necessarily see him once in a few months, is standing there, as if he is talking to the big guy.

Is it possible to collect taxes?

That's not right.

Traditionally, this tax should be collected after the harvest in the field? Could it be ahead of schedule?

Confused, when he walked to the entrance of the village, he only heard the chief of the security guard shouting there.

"This world is not the king's land, this field is said to be ownerless, but there is no owner that no one cultivates, even if no one cultivates, that is also an official famine, the official's field, how can the common people plough it casually, Li Laoshi, just like your field, can you put aside a few years of famine, and others will plough it if they want to? If so, is there a royal law? ”

Wu Gang, who was standing in front of the stone mill, pointed to the silent Li and said.

"The truth is this, but, didn't the government say in previous years that whoever opened the ownerless wasteland belonged to whom?"

Approaching, Zhao Mantun listened to the long bolt of the armor talking there.

"In previous years, you still shaved your head and kept braids, this is the imperial calendar of that year? The Ming Dynasty is this rule, this is the national law of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"What's going on?"

Asking the three stunned people around him, Zhao Mantun's eyes were full of puzzlement.

"The government is not allowed to open up wasteland, and the fields of every household are counted according to the acres recorded last year, and if they are excavated, even if they pay taxes, they will not be ......."

What?

Not allowed to open up the wasteland?

Zhao Mantun's eyes widened in astonishment, he simply couldn't believe his ears.

"I said Mantun, look at it, what do you usually say that you are tired and tired, you look at the official paperwork, you hit the more than a dozen acres of land that were newly opened last year, but there is no ......"

Without!

Why is there no more?

Zhao Mantun was anxious in his heart, and shouted at the chief of security,

"Bao Chang, this, this is the royal law of that sect, and the government is unreasonable."

The chief of security, who was blocked here by the big guy, listened to Zhao Mantun's words and immediately said angrily.

"Hey, you Zhao Mantun, you have the ability to go to the government to shout, I am a security chief, that is, the order of the official master, there is a notice posted there, the notice is stamped with the big seal of the government, that is, the newspaper, also mentioned, this wasteland is an official wasteland, can not be occupied, you Zhao Mantun is still shouting a bird, when you came here, the poor couldn't even eat, and now more than 100 acres of land have been opened, and they are still greedy for opening new fields, this person's heart is not enough to swallow elephants, look at what you are talking about......"

The words of the security chief, Zhao Mantun, who was choked, couldn't speak, and when he opened his mouth, he didn't know when he said it, and he listened to the security chief over there.

"Okay, the paperwork of this official mansion will be there, don't forget, ten days later, the men of each household will go to the mayor of the town to order the mao, one household will be settled, and the other households will be punished......"

The town in the mouth of the chief is the nearest market, and the system of protecting the armor implemented in Jiangbei is relatively flexible, just like "the establishment of the first is based on the principle of ten households, not less than six households, more than fifteen households", and "the establishment of the guarantee is based on the principle of ten first, not less than six and more than fifteen", as for "the division of towns and towns is based on the principle of ten guarantees, not less than six guarantees, more than fifteen guarantees", and the government attaches great importance to the candidates for the chief of the first armor, and strives to firmly control the countryside through the chief of the armor, often requiring "the good and rich households to play the role".

The core of the armor protection system is the joint seat, the reason why the chief of the security reminds them is to tell them that the implementation of the "joint insurance" is the "joint insurance" between the households, the joint insurance, the mutual guarantee not to do common things, that is, 1 family has a "crime", 9 family fire, if not raised, 10 family joint and several crimes.

But this will, everyone obviously didn't have the heart to ask about these things, they just looked at the notice that no one could understand, and more people looked at Zhao Mantun with the mentality of watching jokes, after all, as we all know, he worked hard all day long, just to open two more points of land, and now it's okay, the newly opened land has not yet seen the harvest, and it was "taken away" by the government.

"Mantun, I have already said you, this land, you don't necessarily have to open more, you see, this official government has a mouth, your land is gone......"

In the laughter of others, Zhao Mantun walked in the direction of home in despair, and when he returned home, his whole person seemed to be seriously ill, not only did he not eat that night, but in the next few days, he lay in bed all day long, and there was no difference between him and a person who was seriously ill.

My land is gone!

He would always murmur there, his heart ached there, he felt sorry for "his land", he felt sorry for the shattering of his dreams.

After five or six days of this, he came to his senses, and although he got up from his bed, he looked at the fields where the seedlings were emerging, but his heart was still heavy.

For him, the official letter completely shattered his dream. And at this time, he didn't know that a more violent impact was waiting for them.

On the sixth day of the fourth month, according to the documents of the government, all the men in Baozhong went to the town office or the township office to gather, this office is actually just an old land temple, when the men of each protection slowly began to gather, the town mayor Liu Renjie arrived at the office early, his face in a Confucian robe looked a little ugly, and in front of him, there was a person sitting, this person was wearing a red military uniform.

"Mayor Liu, you are reading, I am a rough person, I don't understand any big truth!"

Wang Dezhu, who was sitting on the chair, spoke in a rough voice, but he was full of confidence.

Since everyone is the people of the Ming Dynasty, it is our duty to protect the country, so we cannot refuse. ”

"After a little sweep of Jiangbei and the restoration of my Ming clothes, I am grateful to my people, but since ancient times, how have I ever heard of such plundering of the people as soldiers?"

Liu Renjie looked at the officer in front of him and tried to argue, he is a talented man of the Ming Dynasty, and he has always been proud of not being a clear man, after the implementation of the armor protection system, he only thought that the world would soon be peaceful, but he never thought that it was only a few months of peace, and the government actually ordered troops according to the book.

Point soldiers!

As a scholar, he is no stranger to ordering soldiers according to the book, and there is a "point soldier" in "Mulan Ci", but he never thought that one day, in Daming, he would actually order soldiers.

"Plunder the people as soldiers!"

With a raised brow, Wang Dezhu's face showed displeasure.

"Mayor Liu, hum, how can this soldier be a plundering soldier, one armor and one soldier, this is the king's law!"

"It's the king of that family!"

Liu Renjie asked loudly.

"Jiangbei's royal law, do you want to try this royal law!"

With a horizontal eye, Wang Dezhu's tone seemed very tough, when he spoke, his thumb even pushed the blade of the knife, and the sound of the blade being slightly unsheathed, although it was not big, but it made Liu Renjie tremble suddenly, he immediately realized that now is not Chongzhen's meeting, Qinglu kills people without blinking, but the strategy is also a decisive person, thinking of those scholars who have been abolished, his heart is cold, and the tone suddenly softened.

"But, but if the people are unwilling, it is difficult, is it possible that the king and the chief will force people to become soldiers?"

"Hmph, you don't need to ask Mayor Liu about this, if you don't want to, you have your own law!"

Liu Renjie's weakness fell in Wang Dezhu's eyes, and when he was slightly surprised, he inevitably felt a little contemptuous in his heart.

There is a law of its own!

A sentence of its own law is here!

I don't know how many people will tremble, even though it has been 16 years, but for people who have experienced shaving their hair and being easy to wear, most of them dare not defy the law. Even in the face of the "tyranny" that they think is extremely "unreasonable", they can only stand there silently.

“…… One soldier in the first class, and those who are selected serve in the military for three years...... If there are no other adult males in the family of the winner, the field shall be cultivated with the help of other households in the first place......"

The mayor's words kept echoing in his ears, so that whether it was Zhao Mantun or the long bolt, almost everyone stood there stunned, and occasionally, they would look at the soldiers on the side, although there were only three military masters in red military uniforms, but none of them dared to move, just stood there in a daze.

Draw troops?

Draw lots for soldiers?

This, how is this a good one?

"Anyone who escapes after being selected by lottery will be jointly convicted of ten families, and the tax will be doubled for land and doubled for forced labor......"

Zhao Mantun, who was in a trance, heard the mayor of the town talking about punishment measures one by one, and at this time, he only felt a little dizzy in his head, and he couldn't even breathe.

"Smoked, smoked......"

I don't know how long it took, but in the midst of the uproar, I saw a military master holding a box in his hand, and there were more than a dozen pieces of paper in the box, only one of those papers said "join the army", and the others were written "slow follow", and those who were selected to "join the army" would have to leave home for three years of military service.

"It's okay, it's okay, there are eight households in Jia, there are eight households, it doesn't have to be my ......"

Zhao Mantun secretly muttered in his heart, he didn't even dare to speak out loud, lest if he said it, it wouldn't work, even if he was all the resistance in his heart, but he didn't think of resisting at all, or standing up and saying the word "no", and even when the military master set his eyes on him, he would involuntarily lower his head, lest he get into trouble.

In the next half hour, all the people who were hit looked like they were dead, and those who didn't hit were full of happiness, and in addition to the rejoicing, the eyes were staring at the person who was drawn, lest he escape...... There were even admonishments.

"Watch tightly, don't let him escape, if he escapes, we will suffer together......"