"Yes! Twelve years ago in Shaanzhou, if there was no Brother Fang, the villain would have been killed by robbers a long time ago! He looked slightly agitated.

Wu Yanzhi didn't want to know what the relationship between the two was in the past, but he deliberately asked: "That Fang Xingben took the risk to kill Qiu Houde, so he had this catastrophe, I don't know what kind of deep hatred there is between them!" ”

"The villain knows a little about this matter, then Qiu Houde not only robbed him of his money, but also took his woman away, so Brother Fang was so angry.

This time, Brother Fang also planned to kill the woman Fu Niang, but he learned that she was also forced to follow that Qiu Houde, so he let her go! Yao Kuan said.

Wu Yanzhi nodded, and said, "Fang Xingben knew that Qiu Houde might have heavy troops in ambush there, why did he have to kill him?" ”

"Brother Fang's actions have always been different! I guess according to his meaning, it seems that the more dangerous the place, the safer.

He thought that he had been injured twice, and Qiu Houde would definitely be negligent in taking precautions, so he ventured to go.

Unexpectedly, he still fell on the road, this time thanks to him bringing a big crossbow and applying poisonous arrows, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to kill that Qiu Houde! ”

Poisonous arrows? It seems that they really want to put each other to death.

At this time, Yao Kuan took the package beside him and handed it to Wu Yandao: "Duke Wujun, this package was given to me by Brother Fang a few days ago, and he said that if something happens to him, the things in it will be given to the villain."

There is a bronze Buddha head in it, I look at the workmanship is very exquisite, but it is a thing that can ward off evil spirits, today I brought it to Wu Lang, thank Wu Lang for saving his life! ”

Bronze Buddha head?

Wu Yanzhi took the thing wrapped in brown linen, opened it and saw that it was indeed a life-size copper Buddha head!

However, this Buddha head is an angry vajra statue, and it looks very fierce. The weight is only about ten catties, and it is obviously hollow.

If you look closely, this Buddha head is indeed extremely finely made, and it is not an ordinary craftsman's craft.

Wu Yanyi thought about it, this thing is really a good thing to ward off evil spirits, and it is more safe to sleep in the bedroom, and he is a little superstitious.

He nodded: "I'll take this thing, by the way, does he have any relatives?" I also gave him some money and things at a discount, how could I ask for his things for nothing! ”

Yao Kuan shook his head and said, "No! ”

"What did he say that day when he was leaving?"

"He gave me this Jade Guanyin and said that if he can't come back, if he has time in the future, let me give him a wish to go to Jeju Guro Temple to pay him back!" Yao Kuan gave Wu Yanzhi a look at the jade Guanyin he was wearing on his chest.

"That place is thousands of miles away from Luoyang, I'm afraid you don't have much chance to go!" The Way of Martial Arts.

"That's right! The villain doesn't have any ability, so he is willing to be a blacksmith in Luoyang and live a small life! ”

When Wu Yanyi heard what he said, his heart suddenly moved, and he said slowly: "Master Yao, I think you have a lot of strength, and it's a pity to strike iron." Why don't you go out with me and run an errand, it's much easier than yours! ”

"This ...... In addition to having some strength and being able to strike iron, the villain can't do anything, so he is afraid of delaying the errand of another Wujun Gong! "He's not confident!

"It doesn't matter! I'm a blacksmith, and I need a blacksmith who knows how to strike iron! If you are willing, I will hire you as my servant, and over the course of a year, the court will give you about a dozen monthly salaries.

In addition, there are two rations, which are exempt from part of the rent and taxes, and forced labor, which ordinary people cannot deserve. Of course, if you do a good job, I can also let you work as my private business, and income is not a problem! Wu Yanzhi said lightly.

He focused on income, in fact, being a subordinate of a copper and iron envoy like him is far better than being a county official in a remote county, and he is not easy to say.

Yao Kuan said worriedly: "If Wu Jungong looks up to the villain, the villain is willing to serve under the Jungong!" ”

He was a laborer, and he was about the same status as a merchant, inferior to a peasant. It's also good to be a Xu official.

"Good! You go back and discuss it with your wife, and when you are sure, you can come to me at any time. I'll take you to Shang Fang Prison and find Judge Sun to go through the relevant formalities for you! ”

"The villain obeys!" Yao Kuan agreed.

……

In the afternoon, the magistrate.

At this time, the "household department" had been changed to "local official" by Wu Zetian according to the name of the Zhou Dynasty in ancient times.

The magistrate, of course, is in charge of the civil affairs of the world.

Wu Yanzhi ate and ate in the corridor, came to the local lawsuit, handled Yongye Tian, Zhitian, and of course, more importantly, chose to close the household. He sealed 300 households, and he hasn't chosen to close them!

At this time, as long as you choose to close the household, the local state and county officials will send someone to send the collected tax to your home.

In the past, I sent someone to collect it myself, of course, although it was troublesome to collect it myself, but there would be more, and there were many famous names in it.

The Lang Zhong and Wai Lang of Wenchangtai are already familiar with Wu Yanzhi, so they don't need him to handle it personally.

As mentioned earlier, he is a county magistrate, and he has 35 hectares of Yongye field (1 hectare = 100 acres), and in addition, he serves as a five-grade langzhong, and he has 6 hectares of vocational field, which adds up to 41 hectares.

Of course, Yongye Tian is his own private land and can be inherited; Jobs are granted according to the level of the position, and if you do not hold the position, you have to take it back to others.

Of course, it is impossible for ordinary officials to farm the land themselves, and they must rent it to others to cultivate, except of course those who have more sons.

According to the regulations of the state, this land rent could not be increased at will, and at that time it was no more than 6 dou millet per mu, excluding forage.

Of course, there are many officials who do not comply with this rule, and there are more than one stone.

According to six buckets per mu, he has more than 2,400 stone of millet a year.

I can't put it down at home, I must sell it! Of course, it is also necessary to see several large granaries in order to survive the famine year.

Of course, this is not necessary for Wu Yanzhi, if he is a county prince, the five-grade officials will have nothing to eat, and I don't know how many living people there are in the world!

"Wu Lang, I have already arranged Wulang's Yongye Field and Vocational Field, there is really no land around Luoyang City, and Wulang's fields are all in Fuchang County, Luozhou.

Although it is a little farther away, the fields are all near Luoshui, and the harvest is very good.

There are some good paddy fields, and the yield of rice per mu is more than four stones! A lot of people collect rent on a one-stone basis.

Anyway, no one cares about it now, Wu Lang might as well follow this standard, but it will cost two thousand more stone millet a year! The local official Liu Lang said.

Wu Yanzhi shook his head, and said in his heart, he still had to go to the field to check it out.

It's not good to collect too high, and this bully landlord is not a title. If it is too low, what will other officials do?

Of course, it is already May, and this season's harvest has nothing to do with me, and I can only collect rent by waiting for the next season.

And the next season, it's still early.