Chapter 368: It's all the land to blame
(PS: Chapter 2 is presented!) )
Huaiyang Dao's preferential treatment for the Mo Daoist family is the most generous in Dajin.
Exemption from tax and labor, relocation of household registration, subsidies for land, money and food, and children's admission to government education is not even rich, it can be said to be a concession, because if the Mo Daoist is promoted, or there is a scholar in the family, the family can be changed to a family from now on.
The crown prince asked, "Why does Huaiyang Dao attach so much importance to the Mo Dao Army?" ”
"Your Highness thinks, how many Mo Dao Armies are there in the whole world? And how much blood does Huaiyang Dao send to Dajin every year? How can you not pay attention to it? ”
"Huaiyang Dao is not as good as Hebei Dao, there is no war, there is no way to sharpen, it stands to reason that the combat power of Huaiyang Dao's Modao Army is not comparable to the Northern Army and the Northwest Army. However, judging from the achievements over the years, the combat power of the Huaiyang Daomo Sword Army is not only not weak, but even faintly exceeds that point. This has a great relationship with Huaiyang Dao's vigorous support for the army. ”
"It is also for this reason that His Majesty is also tolerant of Huaiyang Dao. In the early years, some ministers wrote that Huaiyangdao's move would disrupt the balance and even cause dissatisfaction among the military, and it was last year that some people said that Huaiyangdao should not take the lead in lowering the selection criteria of the Modao Army, but they were all retained by His Majesty. ”
"It is obvious that without good remuneration, the combat effectiveness and loyalty of soldiers cannot be guaranteed. Whether it is Huaiyang Dao out of the need to stabilize its own strength, or as a benchmark to become the front line of the Great Jin Dynasty, it is destined to only develop heavy infantry, and the general heavy infantry is always inferior to Modao in the face of the iron cavalry of the barbarians. ”
The prince said in his heart that this is natural, Huaiyang Road is mountainous and watery, and the cavalry really can't develop. In terms of Huaiyangdao's financial and material resources alone, as long as the supply of war horses can be guaranteed, it is not difficult for 10,000 cavalry to be recruited. However, the mountainous and watery terrain conditions and warm and humid climatic conditions were not conducive to the training of cavalry, which greatly limited its development.
The girl named Dou Hongxian is back, with two completely different emotions on her face: excitement and sadness.
Xie Shence could guess that it was nothing more than the family's determination to send his brother to the Modao Army, and the price was the black donkey that had been raised for several years.
When Xie Shence woke up the next day, only Dou Hongxian and the little boy were left in the Dou family, and after asking, they learned that the whole family had gone to the field early.
After Xie Shence and the prince washed briefly, they were ready to go to the field again to have a look, and then left.
Just as they were about to leave the village, a middle-aged man with a straight face appeared in front of the four of them.
The informant didn't intend to say hello, but the man opened his mouth first.
"Line girl! Where is this going? Who are these two? How did I get out of your house? ”
Xianniang glanced at him in disgust and said, "Third Uncle Zeng, I'm going to the field to cut rice." These two are guests of my house. ”
"Yo, guest? Line girl, you are an unpromised girl's house, and you came out of the house with two strangers, this matter is related to the name of your daughter's family, and it is not something that can be explained by a guest. But you have to be self-respecting! ”
The in-line girl's angry face was flushed, and Uncle Zeng's words were full of fierce and vicious personal attacks, which the underlying meaning was that the in-line girl was shameless, and even alluded to fornication.
The prince said, "Who are you?" ”
The third uncle was suffocated, he was entrusted by someone to test the depth of the two foreigners, thinking about scolding Dou Xianniang to see how the two of them reacted, and he didn't want him to speak, and the older man began to speak.
He wanted to be tougher, but he didn't dare to speak out at this time. I only knew that the clothes of the two were extremely unusual, they were the clothes of a large family, and I couldn't figure out where the two came from for a while. So he only lowered his head and said with a smile: "The villain is here to protect the armor, Zeng"
"What do you mean by that?" Where would the prince care what his name was, and asked with a cold face.
The informant glanced at the prince gratefully.
Uncle Zeng didn't dare to speak loud more and more, and said: "Before, it was just for the sake of the reputation of the informant, and there was no malicious intent, don't take it to heart, hehe, don't take it to heart." ”
"In that case, you can go."
"Hey, hey." Uncle Zeng turned around and wanted to leave. However, as soon as he turned around, he shouted again: "Slow down!" I'm looking for you! ”
Dou Hongxian turned his head and said with a cold face: "What can the third uncle say to my grandmother, the line mother's daughter's family, can't be the master, it's useless to listen to it." ”
Uncle Zeng said: "It's just for you to give them a word." The rent of the military officials this year will have to be paid off at once, and if the time is lost, it will be difficult for everyone to say it at that time. Don't make a mistake about yourself! ”
When the informant heard this, she was anxious, and hurriedly said, "How can this be? If you say that you can pay it off in three years, how can you pay it off in one year? Third uncle, you are going to help us intercede! ”
When Uncle Zeng saw that the informant was anxious, he felt a little proud in his heart, thinking that he didn't rely on someone to stand up for you just now? Isn't it asking me yet? Little slut
"I can't do anything about this, don't tell me, it's useless for me to listen."
When the informant heard this, she knew that Uncle Zeng was choking herself with what she had just said, so she wanted to beg again. However, Third Uncle Zeng didn't look at her, turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back.
The informant looked at the back of Uncle Zeng who was far away, angry and anxious, thinking that she should quickly tell the news to her grandmother.
Xie Shence thought about it, and vaguely felt that there was something wrong with this matter, but it was inconvenient to speak.
Uncle Zeng left with his hands behind his back, feeling anxious, and said in his heart, no matter how horizontal your Dou family was, now it is just for me to knead someone at will. Hmph, what kind of thing are you Dou Liang, you tried to marry my daughter back then, and you didn't look at what kind of wretch you are! Now my daughter is the seventh lady of the martial arts official, and I am the father-in-law of the martial official! Compared with the military officials, what are you worth?
Uncle Zeng hummed a small tune, walked with his eyes half-closed, thinking about the angry appearance of the line girl, and felt that the walking posture he learned from the martial arts housekeeper at this time was majestic and magnanimous, and he was extremely angry.
At this time, Dou Xianniang became the third person in the Dou family to ride a horse, but she rode with the prince. In order to hurry, I don't care about what is wrong with men and women, not to mention that Jiangnan County is the most open.
Riding the same horse, Dou Xianniang dismounted when she turned, and then walked two steps to see the grandmother working in the fields.
However, she saw others.
Five or six people from the martial arts family were in the field commanding the crops of Dou Village, and in the field to the east, there were two people who looked like stewards, setting up a table, drinking tea and laughing in the shade of the tree, and a big umbrella was set up next to the table.
"It's them again!" The little boy Dou Douzi clenched his fists.
Xie Shence asked, "Who are they?" ”
Dou Douzi said angrily: "Bad guy! ”
Dou Xianniang patted her brother's hand, and then said: "The family of the military official's family, the rent is here." ”
After thinking about it, Dou Xianniang said again, "The third uncle Zeng just now, his daughter Zeng Bao'er is the seventh lady of the martial arts official, Zeng Bao'er was originally engaged to my brother."
Xie Shence was furious, and said in his heart What kind of martial arts official, he can have seven wives, three wives and four concubines, and one is not pulled!
The prince had a cold face and didn't say anything.
Since the people of the Wu family have come, Dou Hongxian has no choice, just hoping that the grandmother and the villagers can beg that the rent can be postponed for a year.
If all of them are handed over this year, then they must not be able to make up enough acres of land for Dou Liang. What's more, this year will not be able to pay the rent for three years at all.
This is forcing people to sell land
Dou Xianniang bothered the prince and Xie Shence to help look at Dou Douzi, and walked over there by herself.
Xie Shence squatted down, holding a withered grass in his mouth, and asked Dou Douzi, "You don't like martial arts officials?" ”
"I don't like it!"
"Why don't you like it?"
"Everybody doesn't like him." After a pause, Dou Douzi said again: "He came once, and he always looked at his sister. also scolded the grandmother. ”
Xie Shence seems to understand a little.
It's nothing more than the kind of subordinate means that force Liang not to enter the stream.
"How did the daughter of the third uncle Zeng become the seventh lady of the martial arts official?"
"I don't know. Douzi only knew that the eldest brother had fought with people before he joined the army. ”
Xie Shence then understood. It's nothing more than rather sit on something and cry than that.
The crown prince looked at the croppers and warriors who were moving more and more over there, and his face was very gloomy.
Xie Shence coughed a few times, the prince looked over, Xie Shence's face was as usual, so the prince's face became even more gloomy.
Knowing what the prince was thinking, Xie Shence sighed in his heart. Since he could deduce the facts from the boy's words, how could the prince not see it? I'm afraid that the prince is very angry in his heart.
However, Xie Shence didn't plan to meddle with this matter. Since he doesn't want to take care of it, he doesn't want the prince to take care of it.
I couldn't hear what he was saying, but a farmer kicked a farmer to the ground, and then everyone quickly pulled away, and the prince was on the verge of breaking out.
"Diao Min! There is no king's law"
Xie Shence stretched out a hand, pressed the prince's arm, and then said, "Wait a little longer." ”
The prince was puzzled.
"It's not something we should be doing."
"Why? Can't this palace manage it? ”
Dou Douzi doesn't understand the difference between Bengong and Bengongzi, and he doesn't understand why two people will have differences.
Xie Shence said: "The root is not here."
The crown prince bowed his head, then raised his head, and said, "This palace knows. It's just that since you have met, you have to take care of it. ”
Xie Shence was silent for a while and said, "I'll come." ”
"Let's go together."
Before they got closer, Xie Shence and the prince heard the scolding from here.
"Untouchables! How dare you quibble! If it is said that it will be paid off within three years, then one year is also within three years, why can't you call for rent? ”
"Aren't you powerful in Dou Village? Didn't you still want to sue my master two years ago? What's wrong now, you have to beg us! You're going to sue the fuck! ”
"Don't fight, don't know each other, a bunch of cheap bones"
"Hurry up and pay the rent! There is no grain to sell ancestral houses and fields! In short, it's time to hand it over! Otherwise, I'll see you in court! ”
"After all, this matter is your fault, even if it goes to court and hits Suzhou Mansion, we are not afraid! After all, you are the ones who will suffer."
"Surrender, it's a big deal to sell all the fields to the military officials, and from now on they will be the tenants of the military officials, and they will be protected by the officials, isn't it better than now?"
Coercion combined with inducement, intimidation combined with hypocrisy, several people took turns to go into battle, shouting and persuading the croppers.
The two people who were happily holding umbrellas under the tree saw Xie Shence and the prince walking towards this side, and they immediately became vigilant.
Xie Shence did not go to the field, but went directly to the two of them.
"What do you two do?"
"Take your people, get out of here."
"You"
A family member was furious, he didn't expect the other party to be so arrogant, and the first sentence was so rude