Hearing that the new county order asked everyone to reduce rent, the big households in Chengyang all cried out bitterly, saying that they would collect land rent at the current rate, and their families might be hungry in the second half of the year (it's Xunxin who said, this lie can be a big deal, who doesn't know that your family wealth is more than 100,000 yuan, even if there is no income, it is enough to eat for many years), and it really can't be reduced.

It was Xun who patiently settled accounts for them, saying that you have so many fields that are empty, and you can't collect a grain of grain at all, so it is better to reduce the field rent, so as to attract people from other counties or even other counties to come and rent, this year may be a little harder, but there will be more harvests in the future. The two sides exchanged words and swords for a long time, and finally the gentry were forced to agree, and each family temporarily reduced the land rent by less than 10%, and the interest on the money loan by less than 10%.

The old landlords have never pulled out a dime, and it is Xun who can achieve this little result, he is already very satisfied, after all, you can't compare with the "25 rent reduction" in the liberated areas during the Anti-Japanese War, so how can you say that there is also the gun of the Eighth Route Army as a backing. If you propose to ask the landlords to reduce their rents by more than 10%, they will have to be in a hurry with you, and it is still a trivial matter to resist taxes and levies, and maybe they will pull the pole on the spot to rebel against you - each family has slaves and maids, and the union is no worse than the hundreds of native soldiers in the county town!

After finally discussing it, Shi Xun mentioned a few more gossips, and finally said that the autumn harvest was imminent, and I hope that all families will make more efforts in harvesting, and the grain can be harvested, hello, hello, hello, everyone. It won't be too much to send small officials to the countryside to collect taxes, and everyone should not make me ugly as a county order, and you who are kind will also get rich and I will be promoted, on the ribbon, there is half of me, and there is also one ~ and a half of you~~~

The big families retreated, and Shixun began his busy work. He really regretted it, he knew that today, he should have rested at home for a few days, and he should have gone to work early to sort out the affairs of the county earlier. The current Chengyang County, as long as he is a bare-knuckle county magistrate, there is a shortage of Cheng and Wei, and he has to rely on him to grasp all the big and small affairs, and it will take his old nose to try and decide the backlog of cases in this small half a year. Fortunately, Wu is quite capable, and he is familiar with Chengyang's situation, and with his help, he can barely get twice the result with half the effort.

In the days of "robbing autumn", Shi Xun was so busy that he kicked his back with his heels, and he had to see Tian'er and pray that it would not rain - although he didn't believe in God at all - fortunately, God gave face rarely, so he just sneezed and landed a little rain like spitting stars, and after all, he did not delay the harvest. Then after the harvest is completed, it is to collect taxes, which is a big thing, and the next official in the county and a group of small officials have been busy for a whole month before they can basically complete the task.

The amount of grain levied is limited - there is no way, if there is less hukou, the income will naturally be low - in the end, Ning and Li Quan are still cooperative, and the results are still within the psychological range that Shixun and the Cao brothers can accept.

Not only Chengyang County, but also all counties and counties in Yanzhou also had much worse harvests than in the peaceful years, and only Cao Cao's Tuntian achieved unexpectedly good results. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the number of real yeoman farmers shrank year by year, and the vast majority of the land was in the hands of large households, and the large heads were taken away by the large households in the name of land rent or loan interest, leaving only the small heads to the government and the drizzle to the tenants. But Cao Cao's Tuntian did not have this intermediate exploiting link, and more than half of the grain went into the official warehouse, so Cao Cao was completely full, and immediately gathered the generals to order troops and kill those who went to Huainan!

Yes Xun felt that he was very lucky, Cao Cao conquered Yuan Shu, he was traveling around the county, so he didn't catch up, this time the second expedition to Yuan Shu, he was in the rear as a county commander, safe, it's so safe. Others crossed through the capital to lead the army and go to charge into battle, he didn't have the guts, and more importantly, he didn't have any extravagant hopes for God at all. As the saying goes, "If the crockpot is not broken from the well, the general will inevitably die in battle", the sword and arrow are not long-eyed, no matter how strong your martial arts are, you will inevitably eat that knife in the battle - Sun Jian and Xia Houyuan are the best examples, not to mention Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other generations.

But he also had a little regret that he couldn't see the real scene of thousands of troops fighting. In fact, he has not been in the battle formation, and he helped defend it in the Northeast at the earliest? Hancheng, but in the dark, I saw an enemy soldier chasing and killing Shixun; Later, Tai Shici and Guan Yu were called to relieve the siege of Duchang, although the yellow scarves were million, but it was not called a war, it was just a large-scale fight. This time it's different, Cao Jun and Yuan Jun are going to open a formation opposite each other and have a battle, if you can see it with your own eyes, hey, it's not in vain that Lao Tzu crosses this experience.

He didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, he would really have the opportunity to go into battle to watch the battle - Cao De sent an official document from Dingtao, saying that your autumn grain should not be transported to me, my brother is fighting with Yuan Shu in Yuzhou, and he didn't expect that the Runan Yellow Turban would also come out and insert a pole, it is estimated that the original plan will be revised, and the war will have to be delayed, so you quickly load 5,000 stone grain and grass and send it directly to the front line.

The amount of 5,000 stone grain and grass is not much, and Chengyang County can completely take it, but the question is who to escort it? Originally, Xun planned to send Wu Zhen to run this trip, but after thinking about it, Wu Zhen is still a white body, theoretically just a document hired by himself, this escort of military rations is a big deal, so that a white body does not seem to pay enough attention to it, and Wu Zhen may not be able to control those local soldiers and people. It's helpless, it's better to go into battle yourself, and it's better to go and watch the battle by the way.

The destination of this trip, which was also an important grain storage area for Cao Jun, was in the territory of the Song State in Runan County, about 50 miles away from the front line. It was Xun Xin who said that I would send the grain and grass, and then quickly go over to say hello to Cao Cao, and then find an arrow to climb up, and take a look from a distance, even if I have achieved my wish, there will be no danger in theory.

Of course, having said that, those who should be prepared must also be prepared, and those who should be prepared must be even more prepared, and he immediately ordered someone: "Take so-and-so's armor!" ”

It is Xun's set of armor, which is the product of his own village, and it was Guan Si who asked people to stuff the suitcase before he came to Chengyang. Shi Xun wondered at the time: "I just asked them to make leather pants, so it is convenient to ride horses, but I didn't let them make armor?" Xiao Luoli glanced at him: "I asked you to do it, you go out, you have a set of armor to wear, I can rest assured." ”

Shi Xun laughed when he heard this: "I'm going to be the county commander, alas, and I'm not going to go into battle to fight, what do you want to do?" Do you think there is any danger in living in the county? Guan Si pouted and smiled: "Of course, my father and I cut down not ten county officials back then, but also eight." ”

When Shixun heard this, he couldn't help but tremble a little in his heart. So he asked Guan Si to unfold the armor, and he tried it on first-this suit of armor is composed of leather pieces, the largest leather piece is on the carcass, the size of a palm, and the small one plays a connecting role on the head and shoulders, only more than a finger wide and more than an inch long. All the leather pieces are painted with black lacquer, decorated with bright red silk threads, red and black contrast, it looks solemn and mysterious - it is Xun Xin said, no wonder the Han people are accustomed to wearing the sacrificial clothes are these two colors, even the commonly used lacquerware is also these two colors, and it is indeed beautiful to see.

The whole set of armor, there are quite a lot of parts, there is a helmet, and there are three red goose feathers on the top of the helmet, the middle is the carcass, the high basin collar, the two sides are the barrel sleeves, and the bottom is the armor skirt that separates the left and right, which is convenient for riding. Guan Si said that he had sent someone to the blacksmith shop in the city to order the iron armor, but it was too late to install it. It's Xun Xin who said that this is quite heavy, plus the iron piece, you still don't let people live!

Unexpectedly, Xiao Luoli was quite prescient, this time she had to put on food to go to the front line, and Shixun could finally put on his armor and helmet and put it on. After wearing it, I looked left and right on the side of the well, and I felt that I was ...... It's still not majestic enough, and when Ming'er Laozi is really rich, he personally designed a set of armor for later generations, for example...... Bright Light! That's the thing that's just going to be impressive. What, you said that the light is heavier, it doesn't matter, I use all leather, I don't add a single or two irons, anyway, I just want to be beautiful, and I don't plan to really go to the front line.

More than 4,000 stones of threshed millet, as well as a small amount of beans, female hemp and flour, after 2,000 years, it is 300,000 catties, plus the dry food, vegetables and fruits eaten on the road, the tents and utensils used, more than 200 large carts and small carts were loaded, and more than 200 people were mobilized. Shi Xun was stunned when he looked at this long queue, and said in his heart How did tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass be transported to the front line? How much do you have to use to fight a war, just the people and livestock, and sure enough, the war is a money-burning business.

There were less than 300 soldiers in Chengyang County, and 100 of them were issued, and they were all given the best equipment—in fact, every two people had a piece of torn leather armor the size of a vest. When he was about to hit the road, he suddenly remembered that he had to make a banner. But what flag? In these years, there were no national flags and military flags, and there were all kinds of strange and strange depictions of flowers on the flags, which could not be identified at all. Let's write, theoretically you have to write "Han", but in addition to the Yellow Turbans and the Southern Huns who are wandering around, which army is not a "Han" army now? Write the word "Cao", it's too straightforward...... After pondering for a long time, I simply asked people to rush to work overnight and embroidered the four words "Chengyang Grain Transportation" on the red flag.

On the road, there was nothing to say all the way. It can't be said that Xun is not vigilant, after all, the troubled times have not been calmed down, and Cao Cao has not been in Yanzhou for a long time, not to mention that more than half of the journey has to march on the ground in Yuzhou, and the enemy army will not meet Lu Lu, but bandits, bandits, I believe it is all over the land. Theoretically speaking, this army of more than 100 officers and soldiers, not elite, but also all with sharp blades, the general thieves dare not come to provoke, but not afraid of 10,000, just in case, if they are too negligent, maybe which one does not open his eyes, or the king of the mountain who faints from hunger will risk death to rush to a hand?

Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. So when Xun is in a hurry, no matter how heavy and depressed he is, he will never take off his armor, and he is strong (?) The bow is in the hand, and the arrow is in the pot. From time to time, he discussed with God: "During the autumn harvest, you gave me face, and your performance was good, which is worthy of praise." So please keep this kindness alive, let me go to work happily all the way, meet Cao Cao, watch the ancient wars, and then go home safely. Please, please. ”

But I didn't expect that when I entered the territory of Liang Kingdom, I arrived at a place called Lumenting, and I was walking, when I suddenly heard a rapid drum in the nearby forest. Shi Xun raised his eyes and saw a big banner with the word "Yuan" rolling straight towards him. He couldn't help but secretly scream that it was not good, and in an instant, he felt all the malice from God!

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