After the group of people left the county seat, the Beiyang Army began to march with the customary long snake formation. The tax collectors in the county know the way, so naturally they don't need Cao Yifeng to lead the team in front of the team. The tax collector asked Cao Yifeng quite earnestly about the growth of Cao's shop.

"This year's grain is not good, and the harvest is not good." Cao Yifeng naturally couldn't praise the wheat ears for being strong and the grains were full. Since Beiyang changed the tax method and directly collected grain, the Hebei landlords still felt that life was not easy. But the ensuing grain purchase made the landlords' coffers full of silver dollars. As the son of the landlord's family, Cao Yifeng knows very well the faces of those tax collectors, and if they don't extort everyone cleanly, these tax collectors will not stop.

The tax collector naturally didn't care about Cao Yifeng's thoughts, not only did he not care, but the tax collector also hoped to make Cao Yifeng understand and support the tax collectors' plans, "Young Master Cao, let's not talk darkly. The brothers also eat the bowl of rice from taxes, and they can't help but do their best. But there's always a bottom line when it comes to taxes. As long as the grain can be delivered to a certain amount, the rest is negotiable. ”

The voice was not high, but it clearly showed the tax collector's thoughts, and the tax was to be collected. However, the benefits of the tax collector as a personal are not less. Cao Yifeng smiled on his face, and he couldn't wait to pick up a knife and stab the tax collectors to death. Although he knew that he and his family would never support the land reform of the People's Party, Cao Yifeng's disgust soared to a height that even he was surprised to see the face of the tax collector, or to rebuild the face of the old tax collector after seeing the tax revenue of the People's Party.

Cao Yifeng once went to the People's Party base, and one of his cousins married to Henan. As far as Cao Yifeng saw and heard in the People's Party base dozens of miles away, the People's Party's tax revenue was completely different from that of Beiyang. No one likes to pay taxes, so the People's Party never forces the people to pay taxes, and the people take the initiative to pay public grain. After the merger of villages and towns, the people were collectively in the middle of some "community" in the town. It was all buildings, bright glass, beautiful floor-to-ceiling curtains, clean running water, and smooth cement floors.

After the summer harvest, all the grain was paid by the people themselves, and no one refused or delayed. First, the tax is not high, and second, if the tax is not paid in time, the people will be disqualified from purchasing in the supply and marketing cooperatives. The money for buying commodities at a low price is much more than buying at a cheap price in the supply and marketing cooperatives, and this cost is enough to buy two or three times the amount of grain that is worth the public grain. The common people are more shrewd than anyone else in this account. So there has never been persecution, and there is no extortion from tax collectors, whether you like to pay taxes or grain. If you give grain, the place where you receive it will not be difficult for you.

Cao Yifeng's cousin married a local landlord nicknamed "Zhou Papi", and this "cousin-in-law" was not only a hard-working farmer, but also did everything he could to exploit the labor of tenant farmers, and was almost beaten to death during the land reform. However, this one has an advantage, that is, he loves farming, is stingy with money, and does not like usury. In addition, he especially listened to the words of the "government", and he did not dare to resist when the land was confiscated, and finally survived. When the People's Party organized the production team, Zhou Papi signed up. His reputation for "peeling" is outside, but some people who love farming dare to cooperate with him.

In accordance with the regulations of the People's Party, everyone openly formulated the rules of the production team, and after "Zhou Papi" volunteered to be elected as the leader of the production team, he personally planned the production arrangements. Moreover, it is stated in the regulations that if the yield per mu exceeds 280 catties, the extra grain "Zhou Papi" can be divided into two or five. The document was notarized by the notary office of the People's Party, and all the people involved had their fingerprints on it and drew a pledge. Moreover, Zhou Papi was particularly afraid of the government, and the government suggested that their production team participate in the "unified purchase and sales" grain purchase program, and after research, he also persuaded the participants of the production team to participate.

This production team has a total of more than 580 acres of land. Over the course of a year, the average yield per mu is more than 320 catties. In addition to the harvest of his own land, Zhou Papi also netted more than 6,000 catties of grain according to the documents. Together with the breeding plant contracted by the production team, each participant was divided into two pigs, twenty chickens, and more than two thousand eggs at the end of the year. According to the "unified purchase and sales" plan, the income of each person at the end of the year is more than 300 yuan. The income of the Zhou family of eight is as high as 6,000 yuan. In Hebei, the exchange ratio between the renminbi and "Yuan Datou" is at the level of 5:1 to 3:1. That is to say, the Zhou family's annual income is at least 1,200 yuan or more. When the Zhou family had more than 200 acres of land, they couldn't earn so much money.

So when Zhou Papi invited his brother-in-law Cao Yifeng to drink, the dishes were very "simple", and he said a lot. Zhou Papi praised the People's Party's investment in rural water conservancy infrastructure and praised the great usefulness of the People's Party's "tractor". If there is no universal irrigation in the local area, and if there is no continuous deep ploughing and transportation of various materials by tractors during the busy agricultural season, it is impossible to increase agricultural output. As for the agricultural science and technology department of the People's Party, Zhou Papi almost blew these young people from other places into the sky. Improving seeds, weather forecasts, various pest control techniques, and even surveys of land characteristics and nutrients, these young people do not have much access to the land, and many things are taught from the script. Although I don't understand those new terms for a while, the principles in them can be understood as soon as you hear them. Because of the urgent need for labor, Zhou Papi once delayed his two sons and one daughter from going to school, but Zhou Papi was dragged to the village meeting by the cadres of the education department and publicly criticized on the grounds of "resisting the compulsory education law", but Zhou Papi did not hold any grudges. He has decided that after graduating from junior high school, his two sons will go to the newly opened agricultural school in Anyang to study the agricultural techniques of the People's Party.

Although he is a good worker, the amount of wine in Zhou Papi is not good, and the tongue will be big after a few glasses. He drunkenly said to his brother-in-law Cao Yifeng: "Don't be afraid if you don't have land, as long as the People's Party is right and willing to work, you can make money, and you can make endless money from farming." After the other landlords in our village were divided into land, they were like their dead parents, but they were actually afraid of a ball. The People's Party's government is a good government. If your family is liberated, you feel that you can't get along, so follow my brother and me to farm. As long as you are willing to work hard, you dare not say more, it is no problem for you to earn three or five hundred yuan a year. ”

Cao Yifeng didn't dare to say anything disrespectful at that time, the high bulging blood vessels on Zhou Papi's calves and arms made Cao Yifeng feel a faint pain every time he saw it, which was tired from working day and night. If he is not capable of farming, why should a small landlord with only more than 200 acres of land marry the Cao family, who has more than ten acres of land? After Zhou Papi followed the People's Party, he was able to make a fortune by farming, which was his own doorway. The Cao family simply can't do this. And according to the news that Cao Yifeng got from his cousin, although the production team formed by Zhou Papi had a good harvest, there were not many people who were willing to continue to join, and after a year of hard work, some members of the production team who couldn't stand it also asked to quit. Zhou Papi himself can be a farmer and a labor freak, but others may not be willing to follow Zhou Papi to go crazy. With Cao Yifeng's understanding of himself and his family, no one in their family can bear such labor.

Therefore, although he is no longer as afraid of the land reform of the People's Party as before, Cao Yifeng still strengthened his attitude and will never give up the struggle against the People's Party until the last moment. Even though he was extremely disgusted with the tax collectors in front of him, Cao Yifeng still smiled and began to talk to the tax collectors.

There are more than 30 miles of road from the county seat of Linzhang County to Caojiapaving, and the sun is very poisonous now, and the marching speed of the Beiyang team is not fast. After walking for more than two hours and seven or eight miles, the Beiyang Army asked to rest in a village. After the team stopped, a low-ranking officer of the Beiyang Army came over with a hippie smile, "Little master of the Cao family, everyone is working so hard, do you want to buy some water for everyone to drink?" ”

Seeing the hooligan appearance of the Beiyang Army, Cao Yifeng called a hatred in his heart! Attacking the People's Party was originally the official business of the Beiyang Army, and the Beiyang Army took the tax collector to Cao's shop is already a clear statement that the Cao family is inclined to the government, even if Cao Yifeng is very disappointed if he does not give encouragement, appreciation and even rewards, the tax collector does not need to say that the Beiyang Army has to extort a "tea fee", which is too hateful!

But Cao Yifeng is not a peasant in the countryside, he still knows the things on the scene, he took out a few pieces of ocean and handed them over while laughing, "This official, my brother is also on an errand in Beiyang, and they are all from his own family." Naturally, we have to make this tea, otherwise my brother will come home and scold me for not knowing the rules when he hears this. ”

The Beiyang officer was originally a hippie smile, but after listening to Cao Yifeng's words, his face changed, "You are quite good at talking!" What's the matter, Lao Tzu braved such a poisonous day to march, and after arriving at Cao's shop, he was working for your family. Drink your tea and you feel distressed? How many dollars do you call Hanako? Your brother is a battalion commander and counts as a ball, Lao Tzu is Brigade Commander Zhu's person, your battalion commander Cao dares to fart when he sees our Brigade Commander Zhu? ”

made the Beiyang Army officer in front of him scold his head and face, and Cao Yifeng's face was as angry as a purple eggplant. The officer of the Beiyang Army didn't care what Cao Yifeng thought or how angry he was, he raised his hand and pointed at Cao Yifeng's nose, "Which of our five hundred brothers didn't take a dozen oceans every month." What the are you calling Hanako for a few dollars? I'll tell you, this water can't be done without five hundred oceans. ”

Hearing the officer's price of fifty oceans, someone immediately shouted: "These five hundred oceans are enough for a fart, even if it is two thousand oceans, it is not enough." As far as I can see, this water is worth a thousand dollars. How can we be enough for one person without dividing two oceans! ”

Cao Yifeng's original face turned purple with anger, and when he heard the shouts of the Beiyang Army around him, even though the weather was very hot, his face still began to turn pale. When Cao Yifeng's brother joined the Beiyang Army, the military discipline of the Beiyang Army was okay, at least I heard that it was absolutely not allowed to harass the people in the order. But now that he was personally marching with the Beiyang Army, he found that those words were all lies. The Beiyang soldiers in front of them stared at Cao Yifeng one by one with the eyes of jackals and sheep, even those who did not stare at Cao Yifeng were not because of weakness, but because of a contemptuous attitude of "eating Cao Yifeng". Such a group of Beiyang troops dare to ask for 500 oceans for a drink. If you go to Cao's shop, how much will you ask for from Cao's family? Thinking of this, Cao Yifeng felt chills all over his body, and his face turned paler.

The tax collector beside Cao Yifeng looked at Cao Yifeng with a look at the soil buns in the countryside, and he sneered and began to explain: "Young Master Cao, there are rules for the Beiyang Army to send troops. The cost of marching, the cost of marching, the cost of tea, and the commander had to throw a lot of money at war. These five hundred oceans are not much. ”

Five hundred oceans is not much? Cao Yifeng has never heard of such nonsense, in Cao's shop, five hundred oceans can buy a lot of good land, if it is a ploughing cattle, it is enough to buy a few. After walking seven or eight miles, you will get five hundred oceans, and Caojiapu is more than thirty miles away from Linzhang County, and all of them will not be able to go down to two thousand oceans? The Cao family may not be able to net so much money in their hands in a year.

Seeing Cao Yifeng's face flushing and pale, the Beiyang officer who initially negotiated the price smiled: "I see that you don't understand the rules, I think you don't have so much money on you." In this case, you can skip the money this time, but you will have to give me the IOU. The rules are the rules, even if we Brigade Commander Zhu personally took us out, it was also such a price. How about it, young master of the Cao family, if you don't know how to write, we have the paperwork here, you just draw a charge. ”

Cao Yifeng's mind was running rapidly, he wanted to find a solution to the problem in front of him, and after a while, he thought of a way that was not a way, that is, to find Camp Commander Hu who led the team this time. Brigade Commander Zhu Cao Yifeng, who was stationed in Linzhang County, didn't dare to look for it, but Battalion Commander Hu and Cao Yifeng's brother were both battalion commanders, so they would sell Cao Yifeng some face anyway.

Thinking of this, Cao Yifeng shouted: "I want to see Camp Chief Hu, I want to see Camp Chief Hu." ”

The officer who had just spoken saw that Cao Yifeng refused to comply, and he frowned in disgust, "I said, why are you not sensible?" Seeing that your brother is also the battalion commander of our Beiyang, I am so polite to you, don't toast and don't eat and drink. Come, teach him a lesson. ”

As soon as the officer's words fell, several Beiyang soldiers came over with rifles.

Cao Yifeng saw that something was wrong, and he didn't care about completing his father's instructions anymore, but turned around and ran. Only now did he realize that he had not invited any rescuers at all, but had provoked a group of plague gods. As soon as he ran two steps, Cao Yifeng felt that his arm was firmly grasped, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was a tax collector who had been by Cao Yifeng's side. The tax collector looked at Cao Yifeng with an expression of disgust that hated iron but not steel. After such a momentary pause, Cao Yifeng felt a sharp pain in his back, and he couldn't help but scream loudly.

"You still want to run, are you a fucking spy of the People's Party? Well? Cao Yifeng heard the officer shouting and scolding on the ground, and before he could tell the difference, a beating began to fall on Cao Yifeng like a storm.

At the beginning, Cao Yifeng could still scream in Ou, but after a while, he was hit his back and under the ribs, and he couldn't even scream. Moreover, the two Beiyang troops stepped on Cao Yifeng's hand hard, making him unable to move. The others picked up their rifles and slammed Cao Yifeng with their butts. Under such a seemingly endless beating, Cao Yifeng only felt that he had the heart to die.

I don't know how long I was beaten, anyway, Cao Yifeng felt that his consciousness had been completely confused, and even the pain in his body when he was beaten began to become distant. However, I don't know who poured a basin of cold water on his head, and some of the water penetrated into Cao Yifeng's nostrils, and the cough caused by choking made Cao Yifeng sober up again. Before he could feel how much pain his body felt, Cao Yifeng felt that someone had set him up, because his head had been hit by a few rifle butts, and Cao Yifeng felt groggy. In such a drowsy, he heard someone say, "Young Master of the Cao family, come on, put a handprint here." ”

After speaking, Cao Yifeng felt that someone had smeared something on his finger, and then something made close contact with his finger.

In the midst of chaos and despair, Cao Yifeng suddenly heard someone ask in a low voice, "Is it not appropriate to beat people like this?" ”

Finally someone was willing to speak for him, and Cao Yifeng's desperate heart suddenly gave birth to a warmth.

"What is this and that! I'm afraid of a ball. We are going to fight such a big battle this time, a small battalion commander of the Cao family is a fart, and now the battalion commander of our Beiyang Army has not a thousand but eight hundred, this small battalion commander is a fart. However, if we start a war, whether our brothers can survive is still a matter of two things. Now we can't get the money, so where will we get the money if we run away? At this time, if our brothers still wronged themselves, isn't this stupid and breathable? The next shouting completely shattered the hope in Cao Yifeng's heart.

Cao Yifeng couldn't hear who shouted this, and it didn't matter who shouted it. The voice and the words revealed a kind of madness in despair, these Beiyang troops had no confidence in winning the war, they were like beasts who only cared about their own immediate interests. Cao Yifeng was also desperate, he thought that his family had Beiyang officers and could keep the Cao family's property by relying on the government, but the Cao family obviously didn't understand what kind of people the government and the Beiyang Army they wanted to rely on.

The grogginess in his mind, Cao Yifeng somehow remembered his cousin-in-law Zhou Papi, the drunken speech after drinking a few glasses of wine appeared in Cao Yifeng's mind strangely and distinctly, "I have met the official mansion of the People's Party, and I can make money by farming......

The voice in my head grew fainter and softer. Cao Yifeng fainted.