Speaking of this village, except for Sun Yuan, who is an outsider, everyone else has the surname Mao.

And Mao Chengcheng is the chief of security in charge of this area, and his subordinates are in charge of hundreds of households.

In addition to serving as a Baozheng on the scene, Mao Cheng also has a position in the Mao family ancestral hall.

And being able to speak in the ancestral hall is the most important.

When it comes to Rugao's impostor, even in the entire Yangzhou Mansion, it is also famous. It is said that the surname Mao originated from the surname of the Mongolian nobles in Taizhou at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and in order to avoid military disasters, the children were changed to their surnames. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the army was in turmoil, Zhang Mao Zhizhong of the Mao family was abducted by Zhang Shicheng and taken to Suzhou, where he was appointed prime minister. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Mao family settled down in Rugao, branched out, and now, it has become the first surname in the county.

Now, the patriarch of the Mao family, Mao Qizong, was born in Jinshi, served as the imperial envoy of the Imperial Court for a term, and later served as the left political envoy of the Huguangbu Political Envoy Division, and a senior official at the deputy provincial level. There is such a family, and others have to be polite when they see the family, and they dare not offend.

Speaking of the impostor, as far as Sun Yuan knows, there is another incredible character, Mao Xiang. That is, Mao Bijiang, a member of the Restoration Society, and one of the four sons of the late Ming Dynasty. Although he is just a talent now, he is already a great talent who is well-known in Jiangnan. Although it is said that he failed to pass the exam twice in a row, everyone in the world knows that this son will be extraordinary in the future, but he will be a great official.

As a person who can speak on the side of the impostor's family, Mao Cheng borrowed the momentum of the impostor's family and became the chief of the 100 households, and then became a local tyrant. Of course, it can't be talked about bullying men and women, but if you go to your house today and carry a chicken, and send you an errand tomorrow, you have done a lot of bad things.

When others see that he is the chief of security, and some are pretending to be family members, they naturally dare not speak out.

On the night when Sun Yuan traveled to the Ming Dynasty, he just wanted to send the three acres of paddy fields in his own name.

The Ming Dynasty paid heavy taxes, and half of the income in the fields had to be confiscated into the government, which was an unbearable burden for ordinary people. However, scholars of merit had the privilege of being exempt from taxes and forced labor. As a result, the entire Mao family gave their land to Mao Qizong. It is said to be sent, but in fact, it is to be sent, in order to legally avoid taxes.

As a famous person, Mao Qizong naturally will not refuse, nor will he accept a penny from his clansmen, and let them hang up, which can be regarded as taking care of his relatives.

When he put the land in the name of the master's family, he found that there was a great benefit. Generally speaking, you want to put your land in the name of a big man who can be tax-free, and 30% of the income you receive each year will go to the owner's family. can assume the dignity of an adult, and he doesn't ask his relatives for this thirty percent of the income. This thirty percent is pure profit.

Therefore, when he saw that there were good paddy fields among the peasant households under his jurisdiction, he pretended to collect them in the name of sending them and ate the benefits of 30% for himself.

Others are afraid of impersonation, so they can only knock out their front teeth and swallow blood.

In this way, in a few years, without spending a penny, he got dozens of acres of good paddy fields.

This time, he hit Sun Yuan with his idea again.

After more than ten years of serving, these three acres of land have already been fattened, how can they be cheap.

Seeing him, Sun Yuan sneered in his heart: "What a presumption, it's really true that I Sun Yuan was the cowardly and timid peasant kid at the beginning, if you provoke me, you will regret finding the wrong person in the future." ”

However, he still arched his hand and smiled slightly: "I've seen Mao Baozheng, this big farmer is busy, why do you want to come and have a look?" ”

Seeing Sun Yuan take the initiative to greet him, he was a little surprised, you must know that this kid used to be as timid as a mouse, and when he saw him, he would obediently stand on the side of the road, not even daring to take a second look.

He glanced at Sun Yuan again, the person was still the same person, but he looked a little strange.

The Sun Yuan in front of him casually arched his hand, but there was an indescribable calmness on his body.

was stared at by his smiling gaze, and Mao Cheng suddenly felt a feeling of weakness in his heart, and said, "Isn't this the autumn harvest...... I am the chief of the security guard, and I am responsible for the completion of the grain, so I will ...... Come and see ......."

"Oh, after the food, but I forgot to keep you in office." Sun Yuan nodded and smiled sarcastically: "Then don't disturb Baozheng." Then, calmly get out of the way.

Although Sun Yuan was a small white-collar worker in his previous life, his knowledge was not comparable to that of the ancients. Later, after returning to his hometown, he was also a small boss, and he was in charge of several people. No matter how you behave, you have never been frightened.

In his opinion, this presumptuous success is just the appearance of a village party secretary in later generations, and he doesn't take it to heart.

I don't know why, as soon as I saw the sneering smile on Sun Yuan's face, there was an uncontrollable anger in Mao Cheng's heart: "Sun Yuan, you came just in time, I was about to talk to your mother, since I met you, let's lead the way." ”

"No need, you can tell me if you have something to say." Sun Yuandao: "I am already an eighteen-year-old Chaotian man, and I am the head of the family. ”

Mao Cheng is also a small local tyrant, and when he entered the village, many farmers who were harvesting rice in the field put down their work and came to give gifts.

In a few moments, a bunch of people gathered around Mao Cheng and Sun Yuan.

"Head of the family, you are like ......"

Before Mao Cheng could finish speaking, Sun Yuan interrupted him: "Baozheng is about to talk about the three acres of land, Sun Yuan feels that there is no need to send it to your head." That's the ancestral property left by my ancestors, if I give it to Baozheng, won't I become a loser? So, don't think about it. ”

This is already a very unceremonious straight to the point, and there was a ruthless flash in Mao Cheng's eyes: "Sun Yuan, you can think about it, send it to my name, you just pay 30% of the harvest every year." If the tax collector of the imperial court came to the door, it would not be this number. ”

"When the time comes, it will be your own death, don't cry and beg to come down to my door and say goodbye!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves fiercely and turned to leave.

There was fierceness in Mao Cheng's eyes, not to mention Sun Yuan, even others could see it. However, Sun Yuan didn't take it to heart, there must be a road before the car reached the mountain. As a person who has read a belly of history books, if you can't even play the same skin as a village party secretary, why should you kill a world in this troubled world?

However, I don't know too well what the tax system of the Ming Dynasty looks like now. The records in the historical materials should also be inaccurate, and when I first looked at the historical materials, I didn't make any effort in this regard, and there were many omissions in my memory.

Just as he frowned and thought, two children came running quickly, saying that Sun Yuan's mother had called him home.

It turned out that Sun Yuan and Mao Cheng were in trouble at the entrance of the village just now, and some good people had already told Sun Yuan's mother about it.