Chapter 80: The Bull and the Iron Pillar

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Since the establishment of Yuejiazhuang in Wulizhai, it has been the most eye-catching existence in Wulizhai for more than 100 years. It owns nearly half of the land of Wuli Village, and more than forty percent of the people in Wuli Village are tenants of Yuejiazhuang, they cultivate the fields of the Yue family and rely on the Yue family to live, so it is not an exaggeration to say that the Yue family belongs to the general storage of the soil overlord in Wuli Village.

It is the early spring, the willow trees on the bank of the Sanggan River spit out new shoots, one by one with tender green swaying with the wind, on the ridge of the reed pond, the wild grass and wild flowers that have been silent for a winter are nourished by the spring dew day by day, and the fresh and tender wild vegetables are clustered out of the frozen soil, stretching with new green. Even the canal, which has been silent for a long time, seems to be infected by the spring mood that fills the sky and the earth, and it flows into the distance with joy.

Last night it rained, the air was filled with the fragrance and humidity mixed with grass gas, and the early morning Wulizhai became more hazy in the rain and fog that had not yet dispersed, and it looked like a picturesque fairy atmosphere.

The burly and sturdy Da Niu is a native of Wulizhai, he is eighteen years old this year, and the farthest place he has gone to is a few months ago with his uncles to Yingzhou City, dozens of miles away, and he has been boasting to his friends about this for several months.

Today, Da Niu also sat by the Sanggan River as usual and chatted and farted with a few companions.

"Huh...... I said Tiezhu, you don't have it now, this year's rain is heavier than usual, and it seems that there are many displaced people from other places who come here to beg for a living. ”

"Who says it's not, didn't the thousand households more than a hundred miles away move to us a few days ago? However, he asked his son-in-law to arrange for him to go to the outer bend twenty miles away from the river to open up the wasteland. But I don't understand, it is said that the outer bend is of course wasteland, but there is a shortage of water, aren't those military households afraid of no harvest? The thinner iron pillar on the side also accosted.

"Smack!" As soon as Tie Zhu's words fell, he was slapped on the shoulder by the big bull, and the pain made him grin. Before waiting for the iron pillar fire, Da Niu scolded: "Stupid, you can't call Gongzi Yue now, now that Gongzi Yue is an official, we have to change our name to Lord Yue, otherwise people won't have your good fruit to eat!" ”

"Hmph, don't scare me, my son-in-law is kind, he will never embarrass me for such a trivial matter." Tie Zhu glanced at Da Niu with disdain.

Da Niu looked at this little boy who grew up together with disdain, lowered his voice and said: "You still don't believe that you are stupid, it turns out that those wastelands have no water, but the father-in-law ...... Well, doesn't Lord Yue have those artifacts for digging wells, as long as people are willing, dozens or even hundreds of wells will be drilled, and the water is still a problem? And I've also heard that Lord Yue is going to gather the displaced people and lead the water of our Sanggan River to the outer bend, won't that be it? Anyway, so much water flows to the Hunhe River, Huangshui River and Papaya River in vain every year, and I don't see the people below saying words of thanks, all of them are a group of white-eyed wolves. ”

"That's too! But now those people in Wangjiazhuang don't dare to speak up, borrowing their courage. Tie Zhu stopped talking, since Wang Shoucheng's family was driven out of Yingzhou, the properties under his name have also been sold off in 6 consecutive years, including those fertile fields. Yue Yang was not polite, and took the opportunity to swallow most of the fertile land under their name, and now the Yue family is already the veritable first large landlord in Yingzhou, and the fertile land under his name has exceeded 20,000 mu.

"Zhuzi, I heard your mother say that she is going to tell you a daughter-in-law after the next year, isn't that so?" At this time, I don't know who shouted on the side.

"Who...... Who said that, I haven't said yes yet! Tiezhu's face turned red at once

"You don't care who said it, you just say if there is such a thing, right?" Da Niu directly grabbed the collar of the iron pillar and asked fiercely.

"I ...... I do not know! Tie Zhu hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't want to get married so soon, I'm ...... I ......"

"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with you? "As a small iron pillar, Da Niu immediately felt that his partner had something on his mind.

"That'...... You are not allowed to laugh at me after I say that! ”

"Of course, you say it, we promise not to laugh at you!" Another partner named Sam Bao also said.

Tie Zhu hesitated for a moment and finally said, "I...... I want to be a soldier! ”

"What?"

As soon as Tie Zhu's words fell, almost everyone jumped up, and Sam Bao's eyes widened even more, as if he had only known him for the first time, and looked at him from head to toe, and finally shouted loudly with all his might: "You are crazy, do you know that if you let your father know that you are going to be a soldier, he will break your legs!" ”

"That's why I don't dare to sue him!" The iron pillar sitting on the ground looked very depressed and buried his head in his knees, like an ostrich that had been frightened.

"Being a soldier is the job of pinning your head to the waistband of your trousers, aren't you afraid of death? You must know that your mother originally planned to tell you a family affair after the year. Da Niu seemed to know this partner who had grown up with him for the first time, and he was a little impatient, and he was speechless for a while.

"I am the eldest in the family, and there are two younger brothers and sisters below, but do you know that my mother plans to sell the eldest girl to a family in Wangjiazhuang as a child daughter-in-law in order to tell me about her family, do you think I can agree?"

"What? Is your mother going to sell the eldest girl? ”

The surrounding partners were taken aback, Tiezhu's two sisters they are very familiar with, the eldest girl is only eleven years old this year, since she was a child, she has been following their buttocks since she was a child, they all regard the eldest girl as their own sister, at first glance they heard that Tiezhu's father and mother were going to sell her, they were naturally very reluctant, and for a while the surroundings were silent, leaving only the sound of the breeze blowing and the river flowing by.

After being silent for a long time, San Bao asked, "How much silver does your mother plan to sell the eldest girl?" ”

Tie Zhu said in a snort: "Five taels of silver!" ”

After a while, Tie Zhu said again: "I inquired, Young Master Yue...... Well, the treatment of the group training recruited by Lord Yue is quite high, and there will be two taels of silver for settling-in expenses when you enter, and there will be half a penny of silver every month in the future, and food, clothing, food and accommodation are all included, why don't I go to such a good thing! ”

Sambo retorted: "But to be a soldier is to fight, and to fight is to die!" ”

"If you don't fight, you will die?" The big cow on the side sneered: "If you don't fight as a soldier, why do you want to die?" You receive other people's salaries, and you have to work for others with other people's jobs, this thing has been a matter of course since ancient times, and people haven't forced you to go, but I've heard that now the group training can be strict, and the people who are not healthy, sick, and over twenty-five don't want it, and it's stricter than his mother's son-in-law. You just want to go to someone's house, and you don't have to be there. ”

After Da Niu finished speaking, everyone was silent. As Yue Yang's fame grew, so did his army. Now almost all Yingzhou City knows that the young master Yue Yang will constantly train and fight, and his soldier treatment is also very good, not only has a settlement allowance, salary, food, lodging, food and accommodation are all free, if there is a pension after the death, if you are injured, you will have to retire from the team, but people will also give you a subsidy every month, compared to other places in the Ming Dynasty, this kind of treatment is definitely the only scorpion.

Many people who are jealous of Yue Yang are despising Yueyang to raise soldiers with such a high salary, and they will definitely not be able to support it for long, but Yue Yang doesn't care, in the past six months, the silver he has earned from selling illicit salt is at least no less than one million, and there is no pressure to raise four or five thousand people with these silver. Moreover, the armor, clothes and other things worn by the soldiers were all purchased by him from modern batches, a set of warm winter cotton clothes and cotton pants only lasted more than 100 or 200 yuan, and a set of summer clothes was only 70 or 80 yuan, for the textile industry is high, garment factories are everywhere in the modern world, it is too easy to buy these things.

In view of Yueyang's generous treatment, it is no exaggeration to say that if Yueyang is willing to continue to expand his troops at this time, as long as he waves his hand, a large number of people will definitely flock to him.

After being silent for a long time, the big bull stood up violently and shouted, "Tiezhu, let's go!" ”

Tie Zhu looked at Da Niu in astonishment and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

At this time, the big bull blushed and roared: "To be a soldier, Lao Tzu doesn't want to continue to eat in the field like the older generation, Lao Tzu also wants to be a soldier to earn fame, as long as he doesn't die, maybe he can earn a petty official!" ”

"But, can anyone want us?" When it came to the end, Tie Zhu became a little timid.

"What are you afraid of, if you want to wait until we go, we won't know, and we'll talk about it when we sign up!"

After speaking, Da Niu pulled the iron pillar and ran towards Yuejiazhuang, where he remembered that there was a recruitment registration point......