The two generations of the Ming and Qing dynasties were replaced, and in the current Guangdong, the tax compilation household is still using the capital map system, and the county is the capital, and there is a map under the map. The setting of Lijia also follows the Ming Dynasty, every one hundred and ten households are the li, ten households are the long households, and one hundred households are the first households, and the round of ten years assists the imperial court to "complete the grain". Tu and Li are basically the same thing, but the former mainly corresponds to the tax collection of the government, and the latter corresponds to the administrative division. This is also just a system design, in fact, there are not strictly 110 households in one mile, in the long household and the first outdoor, there are also miscellaneous households such as the abnormal zero pipe belt. Even in some counties, one is a map, that is, only one mile.

When it comes to "making up households and people", millions of words may not be able to explain clearly, just say that the responsibility of A here, the chief does not say that he is urging money and food, what does the first head of A do?

The first head has to take on all kinds of errands in the county. There are soft servants and hard servants, and the soft ones are money, which must be paid by all the households under the first order, and they are used to support the officials and scribes and all kinds of errands. The hard ones are fragmentary errands, and the first head has to follow the secretary to urge food, act as a citizen to build roads and bridges, usher in the officials, and cooperate with the green battalion officials to arrest bandits, etc., this part of the errand can also spend money on behalf of the service.

There is another fatal thing, that is, who owes the imperial grain to the households under the first household, although the system is to ask for the chief, but the usual practice of the government is to find the relevant squires to urge, and most of the households are controlled by the squire, so in the end the burden falls on the first household. All in all, when it is the turn of the first leader, the rich can be tossed into a poor egg, and the poor egg can only run away from his family, of course, it seems that it was in the Ming Dynasty.

"Didn't you say that Kangxi was lenient and the people were happy? How can you be the first leader, but you still have to break the family? ”

Li Xian didn't know more details, but before he crossed over, he knew whether he could figure out the tax situation, whether it was the threshold to distinguish whether a person was a history lover or a historical researcher, and he was not qualified to speak as a layman, let alone use the conclusions of those experts in later generations to overturn the facts in front of him.

Although he roughly knew something, Li Shi's doubts were still not resolved, he was alone, and the ten acres of paddy fields only had the field skin, no matter how he expropriated and extorted, he would not force Uncle Guan to sell his daughter to pay it off for him, right?

But now is not the time to ask questions, Li Xi asked clearly where the Liu Pozi was, and rushed out in a hurry.

Liu Village is more than ten miles away, Mrs. Liu's family is prosperous, the door is quite deep, and the brick wall of the small courtyard is also painted with white ash, which is common in this brick house, and it is obviously richer than Fengtian Village in the village, which is also quite eye-catching. And Mrs. Liu took care of the chores within a radius of 100 miles, including talking about matchmaking and ...... Buying and selling human beings.

"30 taels? I said Aunt Guan, even in Guangzhou Mansion, a well-behaved girl who is a good cook, the top is only 20 taels, and she has to be good-looking. You girl, don't talk about your face, you're still a god. It's coming out, you...... Can you wake up? ”

In the courtyard, Mrs. Liu was sharpening her voice, and she didn't even give Guan Tian a straight face.

"Aunt Liu, the last time you mentioned this, did you say that Master Zhong likes it, not just as a maid? The price can't be said according to the maid. ”

Guan Tian's face turned pale, and naturally the reality was much lower than expected.

"Oh, a little woman, just thinking about entering the Zhong family as an aunt? Master Zhong agreed, but the women in his rooms still didn't agree! ”

Mrs. Liu sneered.

"I've read books and I know how to read! Please, Aunt Liu, give me a good price! ”

Second Sister Guan on the side knelt down and said in a tender voice.

"Hey...... It's really a filial daughter. ”

Mrs. Liu tilted her head, not wanting to see Second Sister Guan's little face, but she sighed in her mouth, as if she was moved by Second Sister Guan, so she squinted and looked at Guan Tian.

"Look at this girl is also very well-behaved, and your family is pitiful, just let me help the villagers with my mother-in-law Liu. Master Zhong explained this to me, and lost 20 taels of silver here, if you are willing, we can make a contract now. ”

Guan Tian's expression was suddenly extremely rich, with both unwillingness and joy. I am not satisfied with the price, but I am happy that I will get the silver immediately.

Without much hesitation, Guan Tian gritted his teeth, "Just according to the aunt's wishes......"

Mrs. Liu nodded reservedly, then walked towards the inner room, and when she turned around, her face suddenly bloomed, and she read in a low voice: "I thought I had to go to his house to pay for a while, but I didn't expect it, God has eyes, let his family take the turn of the first head, and this time Lai Dashao's wish will be fulfilled......"

In the courtyard, Guan Tian pulled Second Sister Guan up, silently patted the dust on her knees, but never dared to look at her.

"Mother, 20 taels, is it enough for my father and fourth brother to finish the food?"

Second Sister Guan frowned and asked softly.

Guan Tian opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he hugged Second Sister Guan and sobbed lowly.

"Don't tell the fourth brother, just say I'm going away."

The little girl hasn't forgotten to explain.

When Guan Tian pressed her fingerprint on the deed and took the bag of silver, she felt that the weight of the silver was so heavy that she didn't even pay attention to the smile that could no longer be concealed by Mrs. Liu.

"Girl, don't you want to say goodbye to your mother?"

Mrs. Liu glanced at the deed again with satisfaction, and said casually in her mouth, and was about to roll it up and put it away, when she heard a bang, the courtyard door was slammed open, and a figure rushed in.

"A thief—"

The person who came stepped over after a few steps, and Mrs. Liu seemed to be nailed to the ground, her eyes were round, and she shouted at the top of her voice.

"Li Si!"

"Fourth brother!"

Second Sister Guan's mother and daughter all exclaimed in surprise, and the person who came was Li Shi.

I don't know if it was because the original owner of the body had grown in mining during this time, or if he had crossed over and strengthened this body, and he ran over in less than two quarters of an hour in the past ten miles. Outside the courtyard, I faintly heard the words that seemed to have made a deed, and I was in a hurry, and rushed in desperately.

Seeing that the old woman was still holding the deed in her hand, Li Shi snatched it with his hand, and then glared at Guan Tian, stretching out his palm: "Deed, silver!" ”

The tone is tough, the eyebrows are calm, with an irresistible majesty, this face is familiar, but this temperament has never been seen. Guan Tian handed over the two things in a daze, and he didn't even dare to take a mouthful.

Stuffing the silver back into Mrs. Liu's hand, Li Shi waved his hand: "Go!" ”

In the sound of footsteps, the people of the Liu family poured out of the courtyard, and Mrs. Liu woke up like a dream.

"Stop! Walk? Where to go? ”

Mrs. Liu is a fat woman, patting her trembling chest and gasping for a while, so that she has the strength to continue to speak.

"It's Li Si, if Aunt Guan doesn't sell these two girls, how can she marry the big girl to you? Why are you here to stir this kick? I was hit on the head with a stone a few days ago, and now it's not okay? ”

As a mother-in-law, the movement within a radius of 100 miles is naturally clear. She said sharply while pointing to the deed in Li Xi's hand, her face was a little hideous. For her, it was not just silver, but also a credential for her to ask for merit from Lai Dashao.

"Return the deed! Otherwise, don't blame my wife for being unsympathetic and suing you for obstructing the contract and breaking the contract, this is the crime of the eighty boards! Squatting in prison, don't think about coming out alive with your little life! ”

Li Shi held up the two deeds and laughed coldly.

"There is no Chinese person, there is no paving, what is the effect of you ordering this deed!? Aren't you afraid that I will sue the government and say that you lure and sell people?! ”

Mrs. Liu's eyes widened, but she couldn't speak, trying to intimidate Li Yan, but she was threatened.

That's right, according to the "King Law", selling oneself as a slave and maid requires not only a Chinese person, but also a captain as a guarantee, which can be regarded as a complete deed.

"Reading until your brain is confused? Don't even understand Bai Qi? ”

When she came back to her senses, Mrs. Liu drank it with a lack of energy, the so-called white deed is a contract drawn by a class of Chinese people who have not been struggling with the chief, and most of the villagers like to sign the white deed in order to avoid trouble, but the government does not recognize the validity of this white deed.

"If you know it's a white deed, don't use the name of the government to oppress people......"

In front of Mrs. Liu, as well as the five or six family members behind her, Li Shi tore the deed into a pile of pieces with a brush, and the courtyard was suddenly silent. The government does not recognize the white deed, but it is only superficial, and the official sometimes has to use the white deed as the basis for punishment in order to be stable, so this deed can not be kept.

"Mrs. Liu, I kindly remind you to do less hurtful things."

Li Xi said in a deep voice.

"You...... You...... You still haven't caught this madman! Wake him up for me! ”

Mrs. Liu was so angry that she was smoking, within a radius of 100 miles, except for Master Zhong Lai Dashao, who would dare not buy her account? The young man in front of him is just a stupid waste, and he has to rely on eating soft rice to survive for the rest of his life, so how dare he act recklessly in front of her?

The man of the Liu family was woken up by Mrs. Liu's roar, rolled up his sleeves and surrounded him, but stopped his steps again, and the sound of snorting cold air sounded.

I saw Li Xi lift his shirt, and an oxtail short knife appeared from his waist. Originally, there was an axe for chopping wood at home, which was too conspicuous to hold, so I could only bring such a guy similar to a watermelon knife. With Li Shi's experience before the crossing, you have to be prepared to do things.

"My brain is not good, whoever dares to come, I dare to cut whom! Crazy, it's not illegal to cut people! ”

Li Xian said viciously, his eyes swept over, and the knife on his waist seemed to be contained in his bright eyes, the men of the Liu family, you look at me, I look at you, and their hands and feet retracted.

This young man is not a fool, let alone a madman, but this is what makes him feel even more terrifying, the knife in his eyes is so hard that it can really chop people.

"To ...... As for it...... This little thing, don't make a fuss like this. ”

"I told my aunt a long time ago, don't get involved in selling people, but don't jump like this."

"This is still our Liu family's yard, don't be too unscrupulous."

The men were threatening and persuading, Li Xi sneered, didn't show the knife, didn't let them understand their determination to kill people, why were they so "polite" and unscrupulous? Isn't that his Li Shi's business card?

"This incident should have never happened today, but Mrs. Liu, I still leave a sentence here, if you dare to touch the idea of a girl in our Fengtian Village, there is nothing in the village, and there are still hundreds of men."

On the way, Li Xi had already found the memory of Mrs. Liu and her person, and understood that this fat woman was the dog leg that Master Zhong's family put outside. He pulled the whole village out at the moment, and he didn't expect Mrs. Liu to completely dispel the bad idea, but at least he could calm her down for a while, and now he needed time.

Li Xi left with people, the gate of Liu's courtyard creaked, and several men and Mrs. Liu were speechless.

"You ...... Are you still considered men? A little knife scared you out!? ”

After a long time, Mrs. Liu came to her senses and scolded the men in the family, both sons and sons-in-law.

The men looked at each other and stayed for a while, and the eldest son was aggrieved and defended: "It's not going to be a ...... for this to cause death."

The eldest son-in-law accosted: "Yes, mother, accumulate some yin virtue, even if you want to help Lai Dashao, don't get involved in these things." ”

Mrs. Liu's face was purple, and her tone was getting higher and higher: "The daughter of an ordinary family, I'm too lazy to touch it!" The second girl of the Guan family was named by Lai Dashao! This thing is going to be yellow, can Lai Dashao be happy? Lai Dashao is not happy, can Master Zhong be happy? Master Zhong is not happy, our Liu family still has a good time? Who can I count on in this home!? That crazy old man who only knows how to burn incense and alchemy all day long? ”

The fat body was like a bellows, snorting and panting, and Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth.

"No! The deeds have been signed, and they have been stirred up by that madman, when did my mother-in-law Liu do things so shamelessly? Greet the good people in the village, as well as those who are loafers, and go out with me to rob people! ”

The second son said in a low voice: "Why does Lai Dashao want your mother to come to Zhang Luo for this?" Isn't he just not wanting to offend those people too much? There are hundreds of miners in Fengtian Village, if something happens, our Liu family can't afford it. ”

Mrs. Liu calmed down, stayed for a while, and snorted unwillingly: "It's okay!" That little madman, just leave it to Lai Dashao to rectify! ”