In this era, if there is a little environment in the family, they will not let their children become husbands.

The so-called husband service, also known as labor service, is the Song Dynasty government according to the fangguo, the number of rural households or households, the number of Ding Fu, engaged in building cities, opening rivers, building houses, road repair, mining, grain transportation and other labor.

Basically, they are indispensable for all the projects in the state capital where the husband is located, which requires a lot of manpower. To a certain extent, they are similar to the box soldiers in the military sequence, they all belong to the type of people who have a very low status and do dirty work for the imperial court. But the husband's service is harder, more tiring, and more deadly. The van soldiers are still in the post sequence, while the people are completely free labor.

The imperial court also knew what the people were thinking, so they announced that they could pay money and pay for free, which was called free money. It's just that this money is a lot of money, and the price of Huizong Daguan is 20 to 30 per husband. Looking at this amount, it is clear that the court did not intend to let the poor households who rented or had little land have a second choice, and what they were eyeing was the money bag of the landlord.

Dare to set such a high price, and I am not afraid that no one will pay, and even increased by 50% from the previous 20 to the later 30 yuan. It can be said that the current more than 35,000 river workers are a microcosm of the poorest and most miserable families in the counties of the Daimyo Prefecture.

"What did I hear my brother say that day?" Tang Bin raised his head, thought for a long time, and then said to the left and right: "It seems to be a brick, where do you need to move it!" I think these men are just a brick, and the day before yesterday they were still opening the river. Yesterday it became a guard, and tomorrow it will become a forced labor again! ”

Tang Bin shook his head and sighed, "Bitter! ”

"Our cottage is not using them in vain, we will give a stone of grain a day! Our village master is good to the people, which is like the imperial court, only knows how to exploit the people! It's a pity, if the inspection is here, how good it would be to see it with your own eyes! Maybe the three generals will be able to get together! At this time, a general beside Tang Bin sighed in his heart, he was also a Pudong officer. It is because he and Pudong Sanjie are acquainted. Later, because he was not allowed to be in Shangguan. simply came to vote for Tang Bin, because he was awarded the position of commander by Wang Lun.

"Lao Gao, didn't you say it? Brother Hao and I sent people to send him letters every once in a while, if we only talked about brotherhood. That's easy to say. If you ask him to go up the mountain...... "That's it." Tang Bin shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.

There is no need for Tang Binming to say. The high commander could imagine what Guan Sheng's expression would be at that time, and he sighed at the moment and persuaded Tang Bin a few words. Tang Bin shook his head and smiled. looked at the husband's camp that was having dinner, but he didn't realize the fate of meeting his best friend Guan Sheng.

"Is there enough for the big guys?" Tang Bin turned around and asked.

"Shouldn't it be enough?" The high commander was a little uncertain, looked at Tang Bin and sighed: "Our brothers, there is oil and water in their stomachs, and it is almost enough to eat a pound of a meal." But I look at the meaning of these afterlife, this catty has just been laid! If you don't have any food, you can eat it dry? ”

Tang Bin shook his head and smiled, and said, "Boss Gao, we are also born as soldiers to eat food, and we don't have meat for meals, why, now you have a mouth?" When it comes to fighting, it's no better than being in a cottage! ”

"Dude, that's all I said! When the battle started, when you were eating cold bread, did you see the little brother snort? The high commander said unhappily.

Tang Bin smiled, looked at Hegong who was eating, and said, "How much grain did we buy for a thousand yuan?" ”

"! The grain here is more expensive than the one on the edge of our Liangshan, no wonder our rich people over there like to hoard grain and wait for the merchants here to collect it! 1,000 yuan to buy 550 stone of grain! This is still bought directly from a large local family, and if you go to the market to buy it, it will be more expensive! "The high commander is obviously a member of the Yan Zhao clan, but now he is there for Liangshan, Shandong.

"Five hundred and fifty stones, that is, fifty-five thousand catties (Song Jin), now there are more than 35,000 people here, and this meal has just been laid for one catty per person...... Well, I just spent a thousand yuan to make them eat a meal! Tang Bin really sighed, and instructed the high commander:

"I'm counting on two pounds! That's it, the hour is not early, this is the meal today, so I simply told these brothers to eat better, and send them the jerky and cured meat we brought with us! The fourth watch got up and hurried, and asked everyone to go into the city to eat again! ”

"Good Ratcha!" The high commander clenched his fists to receive the order, and was about to go down to give the order, when he suddenly saw two grain trucks not far away being pushed to this side, and a young civil official dressed as a low-level official of the imperial court behind him was lowering his head to help push the cart, urging in his mouth: "Hurry, hurry, work harder!" The big guy hasn't eaten for a day, and this is more than 30,000 people, and if one is not careful, there will be a big mess! ”

Tang Bin vaguely heard this person's words, looked at the high commander and said, "Aren't all the officials running out?" How can there be a way forward? ”

"These days, all kinds of strange things have happened!" The high commander smiled and asked Tang Bin again, "I'm going to invite him over to talk?" ”

Tang Bin nodded, and only said, "This person is quite responsible!" When the senior commander heard this, he understood what Tang Bin meant, called the deputy commander, and told him to immediately collect dried meat and marinated meat and send them to the people. After speaking, he took the five or seven horsemen to rush over and surrounded the two grain carts.

The high commander stepped forward and sang, and said to the young civil official, "Up and down, my general is invited!" ”

This civil official was very vigilant, and as soon as the horse's hooves sounded, he sensed that the situation was wrong, and at this time he was very vigilant in his heart, but his face remained silent, and said: "Tired, may I ask who your general is?" ”

When Commander Tang heard his accent, he smiled and said, "Yo, from Shandong?" ”

The civil official didn't hide it, nodded and said, "Xiao Ke is from Qingzhou!" ”

"That's right! Please move up and down! The high commander smiled.

Seeing that this person was very kind to the people of Shandong, the civil official "chuckled" in his heart, and secretly said that he was afraid that he would guess, but he took a step forward and said to the high commander: "Since it is a good man from Liangshan, Xiao Ke does not dare to refuse." It's just that the people in this cart are all villagers in my county, and I hope to let them go back! ”

When the dozen or so people in the cart heard this, they sat on the ground in fright, and said in shock: "Beat it...... Liangshan ...... of the broken city Qiu Xiancheng, don't scare us! ”

Hearing this, the high commander stared at this civil official for a long time, and then said: "Qiu County has good eyesight!" We Liangshan heroes will not embarrass these people, but we will not be able to release them until tomorrow morning, and we will ask them to be wronged for a night! ”

When Qiu Xiancheng heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he turned back to comfort the people who came with him. It didn't take long for everyone to calm down. It seems that this county man has a very high status in the hearts of these people.

After bringing this young civil official to Tang Bin, the senior commander said a few words to the commander, and then saw Tang Bin nodding and said to this person: "Qiu Xiancheng? The other officials saw us and waited. I can't wait to run away. You're back in danger. Why? ”

"This is Xiao Ke's duty, the court ordered me to assist in the management of the river work, as long as I am not exempted from my errand. You have to do it! Qiu Xiancheng said flatly.

Tang Bin suddenly became interested in this person, and said with a smile: "You are a county man, why do you do the drudgery of managing river workers?" Tang Bin glanced at the food loaded in the car and nodded secretly, "But it seems that you are doing a good job, when did Liang Shijie know people so well?" ”

It was only at this time that Qiu Xiancheng's young face showed a hint of self-deprecation, where is Liang Zhongshu knowing people and being good at his duties, it is clear that the county is colluding with the prefect and squeezing out himself, and he called himself to temporarily assist in the management of the river work, but in fact, he found the most difficult bone to gnaw and sent himself away.

In the Great Song Dynasty, this official position was sometimes canceled by the imperial court for more than a hundred years, and sometimes replaced, and even the imperial court was so entangled, it can be seen that this position is not so easy to sit. In terms of his own authority, the county is in conflict with the magistrate, and the subordinate coincides with the lord, which is really an embarrassing role, and the magistrate with a slightly stronger personality will consciously or unconsciously cooperate with the lord to set up the county sent by the court to divide power.

"Shangguan's matter, it's inconvenient to put a beak on it! Just ask the leader, I have heard that Liangshanbo loves the people, but I don't know what is the work of detaining the 35,673 rivers of my Daimyo Mansion at this time? Is it that the behavior at this time is not worthy of the banner of your cottage for the heavens? Qiu Xiancheng suddenly asked.

Tang Bin smiled when he saw it and said, "You civil officials, you like to talk the most!" Which eye did you see me forcibly withholding these river workers? Don't you see my own camp outside? You see that they are eating so much, where does it look like they are being coerced? ”

At this moment, dozens of soldiers and men took the collected dried meat to the residence of the river workers, Qiu Xiancheng saw them enter the camp intently, and thought for a while: "I wonder if the leader also wants to detain Xiao Ke?" ”

Tang Bin asked, thinking: "This person is not like an ordinary product, but like a talent, and he didn't forget to raise food for the people in the chaos, judging from his behavior, he should not leave these people and flee alone!" But even if this person escapes, it doesn't matter, at most it proves that his vision is not good, he sees the wrong person, and it doesn't affect the overall situation at all! Thinking of this, Tang Bin nodded secretly and said to Qiu County: "After dawn tomorrow, you have to leave or stay, listen to your convenience!" ”

Qiu Xiancheng saw that he was talking the same as the high commander just now, he was secretly suspicious in his heart, and after thinking for a long time, Tang Bin pointed to the opposite side and said: "If you go over now, you can still catch up with a meal, otherwise you will have to sleep with an empty belly at night!" ”

Qiu Xiancheng saw that Liangshan had provided food to everyone, and his mood was even more complicated, so he saluted Tang Bin indiscriminately, and went to the Hegong camp, but just after walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and asked, "You don't send someone to follow me?" Not afraid that I'm gone? ”。

Tang Bin smiled and said, "I, Liangshanbo, have always only guarded against villains, not gentlemen!" ”

Qiu Xiancheng smiled bitterly and arched his hand towards Tang Bin, only then did he understand that the other party should not take himself seriously at all, too, how could he be in the eyes of these thieves who broke the Daimyo's Mansion and drove the chickens and dogs left behind in Beijing?

For Liang Shanbo and these people, Qiu Xiancheng had his own ideas, and seeing that the opportunity was rare, he had the idea of observing this group of people up close in his heart, and gave up his plan to escape. Since they didn't take themselves seriously, naturally there was no reason to take their lives for no reason.

After figuring it out, Qiu Xiancheng walked to Hegong without hesitation.

It can be seen that Qiu Xiancheng has great prestige in the hearts of these river workers, I saw that as soon as he entered the camp, he was immediately hugged by hundreds of river workers, all of whom were shushing and asking for warmth, Qiu Xiancheng waved his hand and asked a little puzzled: "How long have I been gone, when were you caught by them?" They weren't strictly guarded at all, so why didn't anyone escape? When they saw it, they all said, "All of them are gossiping:

"Qiu Xianggong, why do we want to run? They are heroes who do the right thing for heaven on Liangshan! We can't wait for it all day! ”

"Yes! What are we going to run? As soon as they encountered it, they would spend money to buy us food to eat! Qiu Xianggong, they really spent money to buy it from Liu Jiaping and Liu Dahu! Xiao Wu went with them, and they all saw it really! It's no different from the rumored heroes of Liangshan! No, it's meat for us again! ”

"That's it! Starting tomorrow, they will ask us to work, and we will be paid a stone of grain for a day of hard work! One stone of grain, we have worked hard for a year on two acres of land, and after deducting the rent, it is not worth the miles we earned on this day! ”

"The king of the mountain said that this is just a reward for his efforts, and afterwards, he will give us food!"

"After waiting for so long, we finally waited for the heroes of Liangshan to come and send us food, what are we going to do? Qiu Xianggong, although he is a clean official, but since ancient times, officials and thieves have not been separated, and he still took the opportunity to leave! ”

After hearing this, Qiu Xiancheng felt more and more heavy in his heart, looked at the direction of the Liangshan camp opposite, and was silent for a long time. (To be continued......)