[81] Sacrifice to the god of the road

The villagers quickly learned Yao Fan's new compilation of the three disciplines and eight points of attention, and sang a song and passed through an intersection. At this time, he saw He Shicheng and several guys in his platoon stop, and took out three mud kneaded things from their baggage, Yao Fan looked at them like pig's heads, chickens, and fish.

"Shicheng, what are you doing here?" Yao Fan asked.

Seeing these three things being placed at the crossing, the villagers suddenly gathered around, and each folded his hands and bowed.

"The owner, I asked them to pinch a pig's head, rooster, and carp in advance, let's go out in the future to worship a road god, and ask for a smooth journey and the safety of people and horses." He Shicheng said happily.

Yao Fan was very disgusted with such superstitious activities in his heart, but such superstitious activities were very marketable, and he heard Zhou Si say that a man took the silver he had accumulated for two months to the temple and donated peace charms; There are also men who were born as beggars, and simply donated the immortal card to Yao Fan, and took it back to the board house where Yaojiazhuang lived for it; There are even five guys who pooled money to light a Changming peace lamp in the temple for Yao Fan, although the bean-like small oil lamp does not consume much fuel to light, but the temple costs nine taels of silver for a month! I heard that they are planning to pull in more buddies and scrape together money to provide for it all the time.

Yao Fan was moved before, but he didn't care too much, feeling that these superstitious activities would be just a trivial matter to laugh at in the future with the progress of civilization.

But when he saw with his own eyes the appearance of the guys worshipping the god of the road one by one, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened, how big the potential danger of soldiers participating in superstitious activities is, Yao Fan can completely imagine. In the future, if there is a religious leader in the team like Yang Xiuqing and Wei Changhui who claims to be Heavenly Father or some messy god, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"He Shicheng, you don't ask for instructions or report in advance, and you pinch the mud and sacrifice three animals to worship the god of the road, and I will punish you for two taels of Lianyong silver this month." Yao Fan said with a dark face.

Yao Fan wanted to step forward and kick the three animals that were pinched in the mud, but when he thought about it, this would discourage He Shicheng and their enthusiasm too much, so he had to give up.

He Shichenghun didn't expect where he annoyed Yao Fan, and he was dumbfounded, but he was not angry, he just hurriedly apologized to Yao Fan frequently, and honestly took Paili Xiangyong to follow the team and continue to move forward.

"Think about what you're annoying about! I'll talk to you about it later! Yao Fan reprimanded.

Zhou Sisi thought to himself on the side: "The owner really doesn't like the guy to make his own decisions!" I've always felt that the proprietor doesn't believe in any gods. Sure enough, I read that right! Secheng really didn't have the eyesight to see this time. ”

Li Hainiu saw it in his eyes, and said happily in his heart: "No matter what kind of sacrifice it is, it is to ask the gods to do things, and if you want to worship, the owner should take the lead in handling it, which onion is you He Shicheng?" How can it be your turn to speak to the gods on behalf of us, it's really not big or small! I don't know the rules! Is it worth going on like this? You deserve to be punished! ”

Walking all the way, Yao Fan asked the accompanying tax collector: "Why hasn't this Niwanzi Village arrived yet?" I saw that the road was gone. ”

The tax collector's surname is Zhang, and he is the tax envoy in the yamen, so he hurriedly said: "Master Yao, walk along this fine hair road and walk another stick of incense, and turn around the foot of the mountain in front of you, which is Niwanzi Village." If you want to say that Yao Ye, you have a precious body, why do you still come with you, you have not suffered many sins in vain along the way. If you want to come, you should ride a horse. ”

"You're all leaving, why can't I go? Tell me, how much grain does Niwanzi Village have to collect? ”

"Back to Yao Ye's words, the yamen instructed that this time the money and grain can be delayed to the next month, but this time the autumn donation above is urgent, we must quickly collect it, according to the usual practice, 200 people in Niwanzi Village need to collect various field donations, human taxes, livestock taxes, river taxes, etc. 216 taels, if it is an ordinary year, there are 345 taels, but if there is no rain today, there is no harvest in the households, I am afraid it is not easy to do." Tax collector Zhang said.

"In previous years, when you encountered such a situation, how did you collect it?" Yao Fan asked.

"Back to Yao Ye, take this Niwanzi Village as an example, there is a big family surnamed Zhai in the village, with more than 100 acres of land, we can first find his family to collect it, collect his Zhai family's donation, and then call the master of the Zhai family, and go to the poor ghosts below to ask for money. With someone like the Zhai family who knows the roots, those poor ghosts don't dare not give it. In this way, we helped us collect taxes, and secondly, we also helped the Zhai family beat the tenants below, and easily collected the rents owed to his family. In this way, hello, I am hello, everyone, next time I come to collect money and food, the Zhai family is also happy, and after handing over, it is still to help us urge the small households below. Tax collector Zhang said

"In this way, if you want to collect all the donations and money and food, mainly rely on this Zhai family?"

"Yao Ye is smart, he understands when he hears it. However, in a year like this year, more than half of it still depends on your practice. I see Yao Ye's Lian Yong singing good songs, it is really strict and disciplined, and there is no crime in the autumn, since he is so obedient and obedient, he must be able to cure the Diao people who resist taxes, and when the time comes, when they encounter the Diao people who can't pay their sons, they will also be asked to punish Yao Ye according to the law to eat a debt collection stick. ”

"Since they can't hand it over, why fight again?"

"If you don't fight, you can't hand it over, and if you beat them, they will have a long memory and leave a period of time to raise money, and this person will naturally try to raise money."

"If you can't hand it over, you naturally don't have any money, but where can you raise it?"

"This depends on their respective creations, if the family has land, they can sell the land, if they have daughters and sons, they can sell it to people's teeth, so that they can also save a chew. If the daughter is handsome and the son is smart, maybe he can make a small fortune, and he can still leave a few taels of silver after paying taxes. It's really not good, if the wife is young and long, she can sell it. However, this wife seller has suffered a bit of a loss after all, and now the price of marrying a yellow flower girl is always more expensive than selling a wife. However, these poor ghosts don't care about marrying any yellow flower girl, and they will change to a cheap mother in the future, if they are easy to give birth to, they may not be profitable. The tax collector Zhang talked eloquently.

Listening to the words of the tax collector, Yao Fan almost lost his cool and wanted to rise up at this moment.

"My Chinese mother! Are you too weak to wake up on your own? How did you endure such a terrible tyranny for 300 years?

If there really is a god in the world, how can you let an ugly parasite bind your body and suck your milk for 300 years! How can you let these ugly pig-tailed monsters lie on top of you! Keep ravaging and squeezing you dry! How can this group of corrupt and cruel people be armed with whips and shackles! Enslave your children!

Could it be that the Manchu slave owners entered the customs and killed the Chinese population from nearly 80 million to more than 10 million during the Shunzhi period, and broke the bones of the sons and daughters of all ethnic groups in China? I don't believe it.

Could it be that in the successive slave-owning emperors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, after the death of 100 million Chinese compatriots of all ethnic groups, all the rest were slaves? I don't believe it.

There are no gods in the world! Rebellion does not depend on the sky! God blocks and kills God! Buddha blocks and kills Buddha!

I want to free my countrymen from the whip of the slave masters, even if it is to smash these 300-year-old mountains and rivers completely! ”

"No one will be beaten today!" Yao Fan said very resolutely, and after a pause, he continued: "Because today, the Yuchun Agricultural Credit Cooperative has been established, and all eligible farmers can use their property of roughly equivalent value to mortgage and borrow from the peasant association for tax payment, and the repayment period ranges from three to five years. ”

When the tax collector heard this, his mouth couldn't close, and the black hole seemed to have just swallowed a duck egg.

"Master Yao, can you think about it, these poor ghosts are owed every year, they owe things every year, their debts will only get more and more, how can they pay it back one day? If you lend them money, you'll have to come to the door twice in three days to collect the debt!

If the local Zhai family is willing to lend them money and grain, it must be because they still have some places to plan, or fields, or livestock, or children, and they are not afraid that they will run away when they look closely. If even the Zhai family refuses to lend them money and grain, Master Yao, you must not do this loss-making business! ”

Tax collector Zhang really doesn't want Yao Fan to suffer a big loss, this Yao Ye is generous, treats people well, and is a well-known good man in Qingdao. Let's just say that before he went out, he just praised the strange green rubber-soled shoes worn by his village warrior group, and he immediately agreed, and gave himself and another tax collector who accompanied him a pair for nothing. He also said that if there is anything in the future, even if he comes to him, he will definitely help if he can help.

This Yao Ye is really as unscrupulous as the recent rumors in the rivers and lakes, and he is not half arrogant, what is this called? By the way, it's the one we Shandong people often say - "benevolence and righteousness!" "That is, the storyteller is talking about Song Gongming, and it is estimated that it is not as good as this Yao Ye who is righteous and squandering money, and treats people kindly.

This Yao Ye is so benevolent and righteous, of course the tax collector Zhang doesn't want him to suffer, so he persuades him with kind words.

Yao Fan listened to these "good words" and did not speak.

Everyone entered Niwanzi Village, and the old man of the Zhai family came out when he heard the news, and took Yao Fan and others into the courtyard of the house.

Yao Fan saw that the Zhai family was really shabby, but there were two mud-walled courtyards in front and back, covered with two-entry tile houses, the layout of the front hall was cramped and stingy, the lime on the wall was peeling, and the yellow-brown mud was exposed, and a New Year's painting of the God of Wealth was pasted behind a square table, and there were two chairs on both sides.

Yao Fan didn't care about others, and came up and sat on a chair, and the tax collector Zhang stood on the side, so the Zhai family quickly took out two more chairs. After the tax collector Zhang and the old man of the Zhai family sat down separately, the room seemed a little crowded.

After a few words of greeting, this old man Zhai began to look at this year's rolling order.

"Ambassador Zhang, this year's autumn donation is a few taels less than in previous years, but this year's harvest, where can we support the donation of previous years! My family's wheat harvest this year is not even 2o stones! ”

"Master Zhai, this roll-off order came down from the court, and it wasn't made by me! This Yao Ye was personally sent by Lord Sun to collect donations, and he returned to the city early after receiving it! Don't delay! Hurry up and fold the silver out! You've seen all those villagers outside, and you don't recognize people with sticks in your hands! The tax department made Master Zhang speak unceremoniously, obviously accustomed to such bitter words.

The old man of the Zhai family sighed and went into the backyard, came out after a while, took the money and counted the eldest son one by one, and handed over the autumn donation to the tax collector.

"The old rule, I take adults to collect donations, and adults help me collect money and food by the way. There is a Diao Min Li Lu in the village, who has always been lazy and greedy, and Lord Zhang will beat him up later! ”

"The state has national laws, how can you act casually, what happened to you Master Zhai Li Lu?"

Master Zhai first said, "...... Diao Min ...... Eyes are not respected...... Stealing chickens and touching dogs...... "Finally, some dry goods came: "This Li Lu's five acres of watering land are in the middle, hindering my family's two pieces of land, my family usually irrigates the land and always takes advantage of his position, my family waters more, his family waters less, and spares a lot of my family's strength in vain!" I asked him to sell me the land, but he would not do it. It's infuriating! ”

"How are you doing?" Tax collector Zhang asked.

"This Diao Min has always been arrogant, and he has made friends with a few shabby households in the village, thinking that I can't cure him!

In this great drought, his widower father fell ill in the first year, so he married a daughter-in-law to his father's joy, fortunately the old thing in his family died, and he ran the funeral and wiped out the family wealth. This red and white thing is done in a row, and he owes more than ten taels of silver outside!

I think he will not be able to pay the donation, and Lord Zhang must teach him a good lesson today, let him know the measure, sell the land to me, and settle the money owed outside his house. ”

"I see, since it's Master Zhai's face, I always have to give it."

Yao Fan was silent when he heard this, and sneered in his heart.

"What are you talking about, let's go to the village to collect donations." Yao Fanhuo got up and strode out.

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