As a large household in Dongxi Village, the Chao family has an excellent geographical location, and not far from the village is the stream separating the east and west villages.

There is no rushing momentum of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, nor their noisy water, just a nameless stream, flowing quietly, and it is these nameless streams that merge into the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

Chao Yong walked to the stream, and was not afraid of the clay of his clothes, so he lay down and closed his eyes to recuperate.

"It's good to have a young owner."

A farmer in a rag vest walked by, carefully bending down to greet him.

"Yes."

Chao Yong opened his eyes and looked at it, responded casually, and said secretly: This leisurely and comfortable needs to be born in a good family.

For example, this Chao Gai family, after the ancestors worked as merchants and saved a few family fortunes, they bought land and houses in Dongxi Village. Like most landlords, every time there is a natural disaster**, when the villagers sell their fields and sell their bodies, the Chao family's land will be a little more. By Chao Gai's generation, the land in Dongxi Village was all surnamed Chao, and the family's money and grain were piled up.

Chao Yong was also secretly glad to be born in Chaogai's family, if he was unfortunate enough to be born in a poor family, then he would have to be like a tenant who walked by with the sun behind him. When you see a landlord's family like yourself, you have to bend down carefully to avoid flying into trouble.

"Click"

Chao Yong was resting his arms and closing his eyes to recuperate, when he heard a dull and rapid sound of horses' hooves from the ground, and suddenly looked at the entrance of the village with excitement.

When the Northern Song Dynasty was founded, the sixteen states of Yanyun were captured by the Liao State, and then the Western Xia was divided again, the Northern Song Dynasty had no horse grazing place, and the Tang Iron Cavalry that once dominated the world was also unsustainable, and the Northern Song Dynasty horse army was very few, and when the enemy was against the ethnic minorities, it was more to use a strong bow and crossbow to weaken the impact of the iron cavalry, so the foreign war has always been more than one win or loser.

There are even fewer good horses that can be ridden in China, and there are few decent mounts in the local yamen, let alone the recklessness on the rivers and lakes.

"Is anyone finally going to break this dull rì?"

In a few breaths, a tall horse appeared at the entrance of the village with a puff of dust, this horse is also a rare divine horse, not a common horse in the Great Song Dynasty, but unfortunately it was a short black man wearing a public robe.

It's a somewhat comical image.

Chao Yong recognized the person as Song Jiang, the secretary of Yuncheng County, this Song Jiang is as described in the Water Margin, with a black face and a short body, only the appearance is quite good.

This guy is originally from Songjia Village, and his family also has a small amount of land, and he has lived on acres of land for generations. In this generation, Song Taigong spent money to donate a knife and pen to Song Jiang, hoping that he could get ahead.

I didn't think that this officialdom was in addition to the camp, and I liked the boxing stick, every time I met the heroes of the rivers and lakes, I would be treated with big fish and meat, so that I could learn some boxing and kicks. It's a pity that the talent is average, the martial arts are late, and the final achievements are limited, but it costs the family a lot of money, which is an example of not being able to do martial arts. got Mrs. Song to file a complaint, sued him for disobedience, and expelled him from the house.

Thanks to the secret funding of his brother Song Qing, Song Jiang settled down in the county, but the behavior of the loser did not change. If you have some money to spare, you will find friends and friends, and you will be a prodigal. Fortunately, the yamen has some oil and water, although he doesn't save money, he doesn't have to worry about the next meal, he is really tight, and with the signboard of the yamen, no one dares not to owe him credit.

The gold and silver are spent like water, and it is not all without gains, and the rivers and lakes finally have some fame, but the reputation is only in the Jingdong (the name of the administrative region of the Song Dynasty, about the current Shandong).

The fame in the Water Margin was probably spread after he went up the mountain and sent Dai Zong to recruit talents everywhere.

Song Jiang had also seen Chao Yong under the tree, bringing a puff of dust to the nearest place, so he asked the horse: "Virtuous nephew, is your father at home?" ”

"Sun, this guy is really a yīn person, and he will let the master eat soil as soon as he comes."

Although Chao Yong got up quickly, he still ate a mouthful of dust.

"Here, is there anything wrong with Third Uncle Song, it's so hot."

Chao Yong suppressed his anger, greeted, and said secretly in his heart: It's best to burn down your kennel with a fire, and see what you, a loser, can do to fight for righteousness and squander money.

Song Jiang didn't know Chao Yong's slander, and waved his hand: "The matter is important, I'll go and tell your father, and I'll have to go back to the yamen in a while." ”

After speaking, he beat his horse and ran to Chao's house at the head of the village.

The dust raised by the horses hit Chao Yong with a natural camouflage on his head and face.

"Sun, if you have a chance in the future, the master will definitely let you eat dust a few times."

Chao Yong wiped his face vigorously and hurriedly chased home.

When I arrived in the hall, I saw my father Chao Gai standing up and said to Song Jiang, who was sitting on the side: "Brother Xian, is this serious?" ”

Song Jiang said helplessly: "The younger brother has heard this matter from the capital and the magistrate of the county, and if he wants to come to this county, he will send someone to inform him, so my brother should prepare early." ”

Chao Gai is strong in martial arts, and he has also laid a lot of family wealth, who in the rivers and lakes will not let him score three points, but he didn't expect the imperial court to take away his ancestral property now, and he couldn't help but be angry, and said angrily: "It's all these corrupt officials and corrupt officials, the saint just let the public land take the desolate escape field, the land in Dongxi Village is all the property of my Chao family, how dare they come to take it." ”

Song Jiang smiled bitterly: "Brother Hugh is excited, there is no room for turning around this matter." How could the public field really enclose the barren land, and all the places that were enclosed were all good and good fields. The county magistrate of Lushan County neglected the envoy, and the whole county was included as public land. Lushan also has the land properties of several officials in the DPRK and China, and they still swallow their anger, what can their brother do with a cloth cloth? Fortunately, my brother's family has also saved a lot of furniture, and he can buy some more properties to live. ”

When Chao Yong heard this, he also knew that his own land was covered by public land.

Originally, the imperial court in order to increase taxes, including the famine, escape from the fields, waste embankments, abandoned weirs, retreats, silt land, lakes and other places, and enslaved the people to cultivate and collect public land money. But later, corrupt officials were in power, and the people were all pointed to as famine, so there were many bankrupt people.

Chao Yong didn't know that there was this public field office in the Northern Song Dynasty before, but soon after crossing over, he heard about the notoriety of the public field office.

Nowadays, the people in the north are suffering from the fields, but the people in the south are suffering from the Huashi Gang.

In order to make a living, people in various places have fallen into the grass, which has seriously affected the development of commerce, so that the taxes of the Great Song Dynasty, which were originally mainly based on commercial taxes, have declined.

In order to make up for the deficit of the treasury, Cai Jing changed the salt law and tea law all over again, which can be said to be plucked by geese, making the people of the world miserable.

When did Chao Gai suffer this kind of loss, slapped a table apart, and said angrily: "The officials force the people to rebel, these dog officials deceive people too much." ”

When Song Jiang heard this, his face couldn't help but change greatly, and he said in a panic: "There are times in life when you have to have it, and there are times in life when you don't force it." Brother don't talk nonsense, what I lose today is that I am here, if it is someone else, only what my brother said just now, I can sue you for rebellion, this is a sin of raiding the family. The younger brother was afraid that his brother would be reckless in front of the county officials, so he specially came to inform his brother and let him be prepared. ”

Chao Gai is not a very reckless person, this rebellion is the sin of exterminating the nine clans, and he woke up when he heard this: "Brother is just angry and babbling, thank you brother for telling me about this." Our brothers have not seen each other for a long time, so how about conspiring to get drunk in my village today? ”

Song Jiang came here just to sell a favor, and he was afraid that Chao Gai would say something rebellious to him again, and he would not be able to get rid of it if it was spread, so he arched his hand and said: "The junior brother Yamen still has something, and I am here to inform my brother about this." Now that my brother also knows, my younger brother will go back first, so as not to find me by the county order. ”

Chao Gai heard him say this, and he didn't want to force him to stay, so he sent Song Jiang out of the door.

Song Jiang arched his hand and said: "Brother, please go back, and the younger brother will change it and come back to bother." ”

Chao Gai also arched his hand and said: "Brother go slowly, change rì and invite brother to eat and drink." ”

Song Jiang arched his hand again, and then turned over and galloped away.

Previously, Chao Yong was left behind by Song Jiang and didn't listen to the full text.

At this time, he had time to ask: "Daddy, which village fields are included in Xicheng?" ”

Chao Gai said: "There are dozens of village fields in Yuncheng County alone, which are said to be surrounded by Liangshan water, and nearly 800 miles to the left are in it. The county will issue an official document, and all village Baozheng must collect and hand over the land deed in the village on schedule, and the land in Dongxi Village is ours, so there is no need to oppress the people, but it is hard for our family. ”