The village that Gu Qinghan said is actually not big, there is a low mountain peak on the edge of the village, and there are dense camphor trees and oak trees growing on the mountain, which are indispensable materials for charcoal burning, in fact, in this radius of 100 miles, camphor trees are the most common trees, and the camphor charcoal produced here has always been very famous, every year in winter, there will be a batch of camphor charcoal from Jiangling to the capital. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the foot of the mountain, there are dozens of families built on the mountain, dotted with stars, and there is a large area of cultivated land in the distance. Under the sunset, as far as the eye can see.

"Sanniang, it's late autumn, the grain has been harvested, how can there still be people farming in the field?" Yang Ning rode beside Gu Qinghan and couldn't help but ask.

Gu Qinghan smiled and said, "You haven't been to the field, so naturally you don't know." After the grain is harvested, the farmer loosens the soil so that it will be easier to grow the grain the following year. ”

"I see."

After the two dismounted, they walked along the ridge of the field, there were not many farmers in the field, but when they saw two strangers leading the horses to the edge of the field, they couldn't help but look over here.

"Sanniang, where is your hometown in Jiangling?" Yang Ning saw Gu Qinghan looking east and west calmly, and asked, "Isn't it far from here?" ”

"Not far." Gu Qinghan seemed to be in a good mood, "The Gu family, like the Qi family, is also a big family in Jiangling, and the two families have always had a very good relationship in Jiangling, even now, their prestige in Jiangling is only second to that of the Qi family." ”

Yang Ning immediately understood that when the third master of Qi married Gu Qinghan, I am afraid it was also because the two families were world friends, and it was also to stabilize the foundation on the Jiangling side, Gu Qinghan spoke easily, but Yang Ning knew that the prestige of the Gu family was only second only to the Qi family, so the Gu family's power in Jiangling must be extremely strong.

The prestige of the Qi family in Jiangling is incomparable, which is understandable, after all, the two generations of Jinyi Marquis are the pillars of the Great Chu State, not to mention the small Jiangling, that is, the entire Great Chu, there will not be many portals that can be compared with the Qi family.

Leaving the Qi family aside, the Gu family is obviously the most powerful family in Jiangling.

"The Qi family's fields and family businesses are mainly in the north of Jiangling, that is, in the area of Jingzhou City." Gu Qinghan explained: "The Gu family is in the south of Jiangling, from Jingzhou City to the south, there will be a river for dozens of miles, called Jingyue River, many years ago, as long as the river was crossed, the Gu family had the final say. ”

The imperial power is not under the county.

Yang Ning has naturally heard this sentence a long time ago, and understands the meaning, in ancient times, the influence of the local gentry was actually more effective than the emperor's decree, and the various systems issued by the imperial court, specific to the locality, local officials need to cooperate with the local squire, without the support of the local squire, the officials are almost unable to move an inch in the local area.

There is no doubt that both the Qi family and the Gu family belonged to the local squires of Jiangling in their early years and had a great say in the local area.

Listening to Gu Qinghan's meaning, before the Qi family had not yet developed, the Qi family and the Gu family should be on an equal footing in Jiangling, the Qi family had a very high influence in the north of Jiangling, and the Gu family was sitting south of Jiangling, but the Qi family later became the marquis of Great Chu, and the Gu family naturally could not be compared, but it was still deeply rooted in Jiangling.

Yang Ning thought that Gu Qinghan had such a family background, no wonder he would be married into the Hou Mansion, and he was deeply involved in Mrs. Tai, who was in charge of family affairs.

Seeing that there was an old man sitting on the ridge in front of him, Yang Ning stepped forward and said with a smile: "Uncle, you haven't worked yet?" ”

The old man had actually noticed Yang Ning and the others a long time ago, and Yang Ning was fine, but Gu Qinghan was extremely handsome, with fair and delicate skin, and the old man knew at a glance that the origin of these two people was not simple, and replied with a smile: "Where are you going?" Are you lost? ”

He just wanted the two of them not to return to the fields, they should have gone astray.

"Yes, we traveled to Gangneung and took the wrong path." Yang Ning said smoothly, while Gu Qinghan glanced at Yang Ning, thinking that this kid not only has a bright brain, but also has a much smoother temperament, this nonsense comes from the mouth, and it is natural.

"Where are you going? I know you around here, too, and I'll help you point you out. "The old man is also enthusiastic.

Yang Ning thought that Gu Qinghan was not wrong, the people here are simple and simple, and the old man is kind, but he stepped forward and squatted down beside the old man, glanced at the ground, and asked, "Uncle, this year's harvest is good, right?" Have you gathered all the grain in the field? ”

"It's done." The old man said with a smile: "The grain has been collected, double the field, and grow grain in the coming year." ”

"When the grain is harvested, you can have a good year of abundant food and clothing in the coming year, right?" Yang Ning smiled: "I heard that you are the fiefdom of the Marquis of Jinyi here, and the tax is much less than that of other places. ”

On the way, Yang Ning already knew from Gu Qinghan that all the taxes of the 3,000 fiefdoms of the Marquis of Jinyi were controlled by the Marquis of Jinyi, and in terms of taxes, they were not governed by the government at all.

The Great Chu Emperor was also quite benevolent to the people, and in the early years he collected taxes according to the proportion of thirty percent, but in recent years, there have been frequent wars, and the tax has risen to forty percent, and the three thousand fiefs to which the Marquis of Jinyi belongs, have always been collected according to two percent, and the thunder cannot be moved.

For the Marquis of Jinyi, the Marquis of Jinyi Mansion has never been a place of luxury and extravagance, and the fiefdom to which it belongs is in the homeland, and the people who cultivate the land are all local fathers and villagers, so the Marquis of Jinyi has done a good thing for the local folks with the convenience of the fiefdom.

The old man just smiled and said, "You can make do with it." ”

Gu Qinghan was also standing on the side at this time, she was smart and smart, she was observant of words and feelings, and when she heard what the old man said reluctantly, she felt that there was something strange in it, and asked in a soft voice: "How many people are there in the old man's family?" ”

"Two sons, there are nine people up and down." The old man had a smile on his face.

"How many acres of land do you have at home?" Gu Qinghan is a woman after all, she can't squat generously like Yang Ning, she can only stand next to the old man and ask.

The old man raised his hand and pointed ahead, "My family's fields are all here, and there is an eight-acre thin field." ”

Gu Qinghan bowed slightly, she naturally had a little understanding of the situation here, the fiefs given by the first emperor back then were all selected to have better fields, 3,000 feudal towns, not only one acre of land per household, Jingnan belongs to the grain production area, there are quite a lot of fields here, and the people here can have a ten acres of land, and the least can have four or five acres of land.

This old man's family has eight acres of land, which is also a relatively solid farmhouse.

"How much grain can be harvested in a year for this acre of land?" Gu Qinghan asked carefully.

The old man naturally didn't suspect that Gu Qinghan had other intentions, but thought that these two outsiders suddenly became interested, and explained: "In the past two years, the wind and rain have been smooth, and the harvest has not been bad, and my eight acres of land can almost have two or three stones of grain per mu." ”

Yang Ning naturally knows that one stone of grain is equivalent to about 60 kilograms of grain in later generations, that is, more than 100 catties of grain, and this old man can also produce more than 300 catties of grain per acre, compared with the grain yield per mu in later generations, more than 300 catties of grain is naturally very low, but in this era, because of the limitations of agricultural technology, one acre of land can have more than 300 catties of grain, which is already a very high yield.

"In this way, these eight acres of land can have more than 20 stones of grain in a year?" Gu Qinghan said: "I heard that Jinyihou collected 20% of the tax, and there are still a lot of things left in your family, and the family should be able to eat enough." ”

Yang Ning also felt that according to normal speaking, this old man could pay taxes after harvesting in a year, and he could still have 2,000 catties of grain, although there were a lot of people in a family of nine, but it was enough for the family to eat.

The old man sighed and said, "If it's really like that, I really don't have to worry about food and clothing." ”

"Uncle, what do you mean by that?" Yang Ning and Gu Qinghan looked at each other, and immediately asked, "Could it be that this is not the case?" ”

The old man just shook his head, and then smiled: "Don't say it, it's useless to say more, where are you going?" ”

Gu Qinghan found out that there was a problem, of course he would not leave easily, and said warmly: "Uncle, looking at you, can't you keep so much food in a year?" ”

Seeing her with clear eyebrows and a gentle voice, the old man smiled bitterly: "There are twenty stones of grain a year, of course, it is enough for a family to eat a little bit, and there is still wealth, but ...... Hey, after a year, what is really left is only about ten stones, there are many people in the family, eat less dry rice, and eat more porridge to survive. ”

"It's impossible." Gu Qinghan's willow eyebrows furrowed, "How come there are only ten stones of grain left?" ”

The old man hadn't spoken yet, but he heard the sound of gongs in the distance, and Yang Ning and Gu Qinghan's attention was instantly attracted, only to see a middle-aged villager shouting loudly while knocking on a gong: "The one surnamed Luo is here, everyone go back to the village quickly, the one surnamed Luo is here......!" The voice was loud and spread far away.

The old man who was sitting on the ground immediately got up, grabbed the hoe at hand, and did not forget to say to Yang Ning and the others: "You leave the village first, it's not good to stay here." Without saying much, he ran towards the person who struck the gong with a hoe, not only him, but Yang Ning and Gu Qinghan saw it, and saw that the villagers who were plowing the fields were all holding the farm tools in their hands and gathering towards the gong striking.

"Sanniang, it seems that something happened in the village." Yang Ning frowned, "Let's go over and take a look." ”

Gu Qinghan Qingmei's face was full of doubt at the moment, and when she heard Yang Ning say this, she immediately nodded and said, "Let's go and take a look, who is the person surnamed Luo?" They all seemed to run back because of the man surnamed Luo. ”

I saw a group of farmers gathered together, and at this time they all ran to the village at the foot of the mountain, both young and old, as if their homes were on fire.

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