The dilapidated and low county town of Fuping stands in the vast Weinan Great Plain in the twilight, and in front of the city gate, there are already a few small soldiers, holding knives and guns, and they are there proudly.

However, it is not because of the tightening of the war that the vigilance has been strengthened, but in this name, the tax that has just been released is being collected from every ordinary merchant who enters and leaves the city, which is the name of the newly released tax - the thief donation.

"I went out of the city just to collect firewood, and I begged the general for mercy." An old man kept begging, yes, if you don't go out of the city to collect firewood, the family can only drink cold water and eat raw rice.

"I don't care what firewood you do, Wuwen is taking care of you, pay it or not, hurry up." The hundred households who have just recovered their true colors, and are in charge of this city gate, have obtained rare rights, how can they not use them? We resolutely implement the policy for everyone who has passed, and we are absolutely selfless.

"This lord, you are-" The luxurious carriage showed that this was a gentry lord, and of course this hundred households should be careful to greet him.

A housekeeper stepped forward and said loudly to the military man: "My old man Qian went to the countryside to collect rent, what are you doing here?" Do you want my grandfather to talk to the county and give you a chance to live? ”

As soon as these words came out, the hundred households were half shorter at that time, and they nodded and accompanied them again and again: "I don't know if Master Qian went out of the city on business, is this a small one, let it go immediately, immediately." ”

Joke, who is Mr. Qian? The county respects all three points, and he is a small hundred, but he is just a dog in the eyes of others, where do he dare to make a mistake? Release.

Looking at the convoy that was leaving, there was still a pain in my heart, just these people, it should be the income of one or two silver, and now, it is gone.

But it doesn't matter, the embankment loses the embankment and makes up for it.

Immediately, the hundred households raised their necks and commanded in a loud voice: "Now, I have decided to donate more." Those who enter and leave the city walls shall add five wen per person, no, ten wen. ”

The soldiers who were shouted by this shout and shouted out their spirits asked together: "Head, in what name?" ”

"In what name? That is—"I don't have a lot of ink in my stomach, and it's hard to name my child, so how can I get a name?"

"Just call, just call-" When I looked outside the city gate, I saw that the autumn grain was fertile, so I thought about it and said loudly: "It's called the autumn harvest donation." ”

"This name is good, not only the people have to pay, but even the landlord has to give a little bit, the autumn harvest, everyone has to donate some for the country." A group of military men cheered together.

So, immediately, another new kind of tax was freshly baked, and the county Cheng who walked here just smiled: "It takes so much effort to take a name, it is really unusable for military men, but at night, the county government will bring in another basket of copper coins, and after deducting the county's honor, then you can also share a little profit, and the little peach share of the money has fallen in the evening." ”

Just when these hundred households were proud, a team of people rushed over from afar.

"Big deal." The hundred households immediately cheered and shouted to the soldiers behind them: "The big deal is coming, cheer up, knock on the stroke, and then we will go home and have a good time." ”

This proposal was immediately echoed by all the military officers. Standing at this city gate is a lot of income, but the north and south autumn wind and loess are whistling, and it is really enough for everyone to eat, go home early, take the copper money in your arms, or let the family snack well, or find a snack bar to drink some wine.

A few of them are bachelors, who have no home or mouth, and they have simply thought of which secret prostitute on the side of the road is more considerate, and this is twenty wen in his arms, and he should be able to spend the night at ease.

The idea is good, and when the cavalry that rushed out in the rolling dust arrived in front of them, everyone turned into shrunken turtles.

At this time, the hundred households who stood at the front and had no time to dodge, just wanted to retreat, but were whipped by the men on the horse team who rushed forward, and before they could see the appearance of the people, the cavalry had already roared into the city, and along the road, only the vegetable stalls that were overturned, the beggars who shouted and howled, and some panicked people.

Baihu was screaming, and he was unlucky, and at this time, in the direction of the original guard barracks, a dull drum sounded, which completely shocked these soldiers. They looked at each other for a moment, and one said, "It seems to be a gathering general, we-"

When the hundred households heard this, they went up with their feet: "What are you doing in a daze?" Why don't you pack your things and go? Do you still have to wait for a meal from a thousand households? ”

Reminded by this, all the soldiers shouted, immediately lifted the basket full of copper coins around them, and ran in the direction of the barracks.

The current guard is different from what it was three months ago, and now, when you can't hear the drums, it's really a big stick waiting.

Fuping Guardhouse, the military camp that was originally dilapidated as the land of the city fox society rat, after March supervision, to the rare improvement, the camp gate that had collapsed, now, has been re-erected, how many years have not seen the Ming military flag, and fluttering outside the camp gate, but also unprecedentedly outside the camp gate stood four soldiers, with a gun, holding a big knife, squeezing eyebrows and whistling at the past big girl and daughter-in-law, whistling.

The wall of the Tulei camp with a height of artemisia grass was also cleaned slightly, and from the gap in the wall that was not blocked, there were already hundreds of soldiers practicing in it.

The military men with dishes on their faces, now they have no staggering appearance when they stand in line, and they can see a little spirit, but this spirit is just relative to the time when there was no plan for the three meals before March.

Three months ago, in order to prevent the thieves from going south, the Xi'an Prefecture allocated the next batch of grain, grass and ordnance for the first time, so that the paralyzed Fuping Guard Station could be reorganized, and the soldiers and men who had been recruited to work as long-term tenants for various powerful officials and gentry were trained and trained at the dispatch of the newly appointed deputy chief military officer He Renlong.

Qianhu, who is already a small landlord, has infinite resistance to this military order, and simply reported a recurrence of an old injury and could not go into battle, and pushed the military to the deputy Qianhu, but everyone has been wondering, this Fuping Chengping has been peaceful for hundreds of years, although there are poles outside the city, but there is no official army to fight, why is the old injury recurring? Of course, after summoning some money, the county respected it happily and reported it for approval, and the capital was also helped by the county honorable to move around, and agreed to resign from his post and recuperate without suspense.

And Deputy Qianhu, who didn't know how to summon knives and guns for a long time, was also interesting, and directly reported his father's funeral, asking Ding to worry about not coming out.

Everyone wonders why his father, who seems to have been dead for more than five years, only thinks of Shouxiao now? However, Shangfeng doesn't know that in line with the concept of Ming Dynasty governing the world with filial piety, this is not to win the love of the mourning, even if it is to win the love, it should be a big person, and it will definitely not be a small vice thousand households. And the other deputy Qianhu had died of illness half a year ago, and was applying for his son to succeed him, but unfortunately, the son of the deputy Qianhu turned out to be a fool, and he couldn't be a director at all, but he hoped to get a little pity, so that the orphan and widow could survive.

So, the order is pushed down, and the current palm print of this Fuping Guard is a calm and soothing person who can't even straighten his waist.

The old eyes were dizzy, and he sat sleepily in the dilapidated martial arts hall, listening to the officials below babbling about the expenses they should spend in the near future, and they did their best.

After reading the accounts, the official handed him the account book, but he saw Shangguan sleeping with a good fragrance.

After calling repeatedly, the old town took a long time to wake up from his slumber, ahh It's just that Zhang Zhenfu's cronies came down in two days to take a look. ”

"Yes, yes, my lord said yes." So the officer put aside the fresh book, and the steward continued to be lethargic.

The official looked at the sky outside, coughed, and carefully reminded the boss: "My lord, according to the notice, today General Soldier He came to inspect the military households of the guard station, look at the time, it is time for us to prepare?" Don't come in and pick out what we're doing. ”

At this time, the old Zhenfu opened his eyes again, looked out at the time and sky, and then said idlely: "Aren't all the people summoned?" If you want to watch it, let him see it, as for what mistakes he will pick out, hehe, do you still need him to pick them? Where are they all placed, do you have to pick and choose? ”

Indeed, now, the guard has been eroded to the point of no return, only an empty shelf remains, a year's money and food, not much at all, these hereditary soldiers, have forgotten their identities one by one, and have long been integrated into all walks of life.

You don't see a burly military man standing outside, with an apron tied around his waist. He is now engaged in the profession closest to the profession of a military man - butcher.

As for the tenant servants, what other cooks. Unexpectedly, here, the best thing to mix is the guy who was the turtle boy in the brothel, who was not looking around in the queue, selling his new red girl to his brother.

"I took the money and food that was rare from Shangfeng, I even coaxed and cheated, it was already good to find these more than 500 people on the register, and you still found fault with me? Haha, let's talk about it later. With that, he squeezed himself into the chair and closed his eyes again, with a resigned expression on his face.

The official looked at the calm who was about to go to sleep again, and sighed helplessly, the current situation of the guard is like this, if it weren't for the money and food that was suddenly distributed three months ago, these five or six hundred people would not have been able to find it.

Stretching his neck to look at the crooked queue standing outside, the "military men" dressed in all kinds of clothes can only smile and shake their heads.

"My lord, did you let those people disband and rest first? Nourish the spirit, and when the chief military officer clicks on it, can he also have a little spirit? ”

The old town didn't open his eyes, so he waved his hand, an attitude of letting you do it.

When the official saw this, he had no choice but to sigh, stand up, give the sleeping calmer a casual salute, and then go out and beckon the brothers who were squatting or standing, chatting nonsense from all over the world, to dissolve and rest.

As soon as the officials went out, the originally sleepy calmer opened his eyes with difficulty, looked at the military households outside who were no longer soldiers, sighed, and then raised his face and stared at the roof in a daze.

Unable to go back, that's it.

Suddenly, at the camp gate in the distance, a shout full of anger: "Deputy General He has arrived-"

Then with this loud shout, a thunderous sound of horses' hooves rushed directly into the barracks, and in the sound of horses' hooves was a shout and exclamation.

Lao Zhenfu heard this, and stood up with difficulty to go out to greet Shangguan, but before he could reach the door of the hall, there was a loud sound of muttering boots, and the door of the hall was dark, and a group of tall figures entered with boundless murderous aura.