The enclosure movement, a name that has been soaked in the blood and tears, sorrow and sweat of the peasants since birth, from the moment it was born, undoubtedly proves Marx's words, 'Every pore of capital is bloody and dirty'. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

However, enclosing land is the first step for a country to become rich and powerful.

Because the enclosure is, first of all, a proof of the country's move towards monarchy and feudalism, and only when the king is strong can he force the nobles and peasants to give up their land to him, so that he can receive taxes from every piece of land, every manor, and every monastery, and then he can feed a strong army, and then he can enclose more land - this is the way of the Chinese monarchy.

But in Europe, when the vassals were self-controlled, and sometimes the power of the king was not even greater than that of a duke, the king had to compromise with the nobility - for example, in the parliamentary system of England, after Henry III, the son of the landless king John, was forced to recognize the Merton Statute, which stipulated that the king could not forcibly take the land of the nobles for any reason. Then when the king wanted more money and more grain, since he could not eat the delicious fat of the nobles, he had to reluctantly try the barren berries of the peasants.

And the consequence of this is that countless peasants have left their hometowns, sold themselves into slavery, and those who have the ability to go to the mountains to fight guerrillas, and those who are not capable have to swallow all their blood and tears in their stomachs, praying that God and the lords will have some mercy and be able to have something to eat to survive the year.

At that time, there was a ballad called "Now" in many parts of England: "The commons are all occupied, the towns are turned into pastures, the poor are weeping and weeping, and this is now." ”

But although, although Count Don Jr. knew that there were so many disadvantages of the enclosure movement, he still wanted to circle.

There is no other reason, just looking at this world, on this earth, there is not a country, a nation, whether modern or ancient, there is not a single country that does not enclose the land.

This is the tide of history, the wheel of history, which will crush any ant that stands in front of it with its teeth and claws. And Count Xiao Tang, he doesn't want to be this ant for the time being, not only does he not want to be, he also wants to sit in the carriage of history, shouting: "The wheel of history rolls forward, please consciously lie down on the road, I will run over!"

If only it could be so easy......

Moreover, Count Tang did not intend to use violence and force to solve the problem as in the initial enclosure movement. He didn't need the little food that the land produced, and he didn't look down on this little thing. But under the 'open land system', if you want to do any little thing, even if it is to build ditches and do things that benefit the country and the people, you can't do it!

Moreover, although Count Tang's heart was no longer very white, the little conscience that remained told him that at least it could not become completely black. It is necessary to wash it with soap, and after scrubbing off the two layers of skin, you can still see a clean shadow.

The so-called 'clean' means buying with money, or exchanging land for land, such a countermeasure, in today's era of wasteland everywhere and a serious shortage of population, the little Tang Count still thinks it is still feasible - of course, he once again seriously underestimated the importance of the peasants to the land, which must require a lot of manpower to reconcile and persuade, and it may not be effective.

It's like this.

"Fellow, I won't lie to you, this is really good for you!"

In a certain peasant family, little Odega was almost red-faced, red-mouthed, and foaming at the mouth, but the honest peasant sitting opposite him naturally shook his head stubbornly.

"I ask you, do you have thirty acres of land? Are thirteen acres of land to the east of the village, seven acres to the west of the village, and the remaining ten acres scattered throughout the village? ”

Little Odegar had no choice but to repeat what he had just repeated countless times, and this time the peasant heard it clearly, and there was no error in the quantity, so he nodded.

"If you are willing to give us all the land except the east side of the village, we agree to give you as compensation a piece of land as large as the land surrendered, and it is connected to your land! If you are willing to choose the land to the west of the village, because it is relatively barren, we are even willing to add twenty acres, that is, fifty acres of land to you! Do you understand? ”

Little Odegar stared closely into the peasant's eyes, a trick he had learned from the Earl of Don Jr., to discern whether a man was lying or not. But the farmer on the other side, in fact, there is an explanation for this set of rhetoric, and little Odega has already said it more than ten times, even a fool should understand, but the farmer still shook his head, unwilling.

"Why wouldn't you! If you agree to this condition, your own land will not be reduced by a cent, and your land will be connected together in the future, whether it is for cultivation or harvesting, why are you unwilling?! ”

Little Odegar felt that it was simply unreasonable, whether it was written or in reality, this decree of the Count of Little Tang was already lenient to the limit, every word was for the sake of the peasants, it was like begging them to agree - you don't agree now, then when the Earl's patience is gone, and the army is dispatched to help you sign it by your hand, it is not asking for trouble!

"Oh, little Odega, you don't need to persuade me, you've said it so many times, how can I still not understand?"

At this time, the farmer on the other side finally spoke with a sad face, which can be regarded as progress, at least communication is the first step to solve the problem. But before little Odega could rejoice, the peasant sent him to hell again.

"But I'm just unsettled in my heart! I know that the Earl must be for my good, and if it is something else, even if the Earl wants my life, I will give it willingly. But this kind of thing, such a thing as changing land, is related to the lives of the whole family! Although it is a little troublesome and tiring now, thanks to the blessing of the Earl, it is no problem to eat enough, so I am already very satisfied. ”

Little Odega was speechless for a while, and what else could he say after listening to the peasants' heart-wrenching words? The peasants were neither dissatisfied with the land exchange, nor did they disbelieve in Count Xiao Tang, in fact, he could die for Count Xiao Tang! But as it is now, gambling the lives of a family on the exchange of land, such a thing is absolutely impossible for the peasants to do.

"Well, little Odega, if you can convince the village elders, or most of the village, to agree to the land exchange, then I'll be fine."

Perhaps he couldn't bear to watch little Odega's saliva go in vain, and in the end, the peasant said such a thing half-loosely, but when little Odega heard it, he felt that the bitterness in his mouth was getting heavier and heavier.

It's all the same, it's the same every time it is persuaded to the end, it's the same answer, 'as long as most people agree', if most people can really agree, then why is little Odega still talking here one by one? It's better to come directly to a villagers' meeting and the matter will be resolved.

At this point, it was irreparable just by words, and little Odega could only sigh, hang his head and go out with a bitter face, and meet with the Wade Knight outside.

"How's the talk? Failed again? ”

Seeing little Odega come out, Knight Wade, who was brushing his horse, didn't even raise his head, and asked in a flat tone, and little Odega could only smile bitterly.

There was no way, such a result seemed to have become a matter of course for little Odega, who had already wasted five or six days in this village and talked to everyone in the village.

"So, I suppose, you won't oppose me anymore, will you?"

Shrugging, Wade Knight stood up, his majestic body blocking the sunlight as if an infinite darkness had been released from his shadow, and countless blood fell.

"But...... But ......," little Odega still hesitated, "but to mobilize the army and threaten the villagers to agree to such a thing...... Don't you really have to report to the Earl? ”

"Stupid!"

Wade Knight stared at little Odegar fiercely, in those reddened pupils, little Odega could only feel the fear in his body boiling, as if he was like a three-headed dog in the depths of hell, just one glance can freeze all human souls.

"You have to remember forever! We are the lackeys of the Count! Our everything, body, mind, and life must be given priority to Lord Count! The Earl has mercy and has suffered such a mistake, and we, as lackeys, must make amends for the Earl's mistake! So that the Earl will never be wrong, do you understand?! ”

"Ming...... I see. ”

Little Odegar felt that he was cold, and even unconsciously began to shiver, and he had no doubt that if he made the slightest mistake in his answer, Knight Wade would draw his sword and cut him on the spot.

"That's right."

Knight Wade nodded in satisfaction, retracting his sharp gaze, and suddenly, little Odegar gasped for breath as if he had been drowning on the shore.

Faced with such an unbearable performance by little Odega, Wade Knight frowned again, but in the blink of an eye, he sent it away again.

After all, he is still a child, and he is still too naïve, but this is nothing, as long as he is taken to the battlefield to kill someone and see blood, and then he has tried the taste of a woman, he will quickly mature, and at that time, he will be a qualified lackey again.

But this village ......

Wade Knight turned his head and looked at the setting sun, bathed in the last light, looking extremely calm, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, like a paradise, and couldn't help but sneer.

When I come with my troops, that's your last chance...... If you are still stubborn, then you have to kill a few people as an example......