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Thundered......

Thunder blasts!

Taining Emperor Xiao Chengyi woke up from his sleep, covered in cold sweat.

He asked eagerly, "What's going on outside?" ”

The waiter who was keeping watch heard the movement and hurried to the bedside to wait, "Your Majesty, it's thundering outside, and it's raining heavily." ”

"Heavy rain? It's late autumn, and there's still heavy rain! Waiting for me to change my clothes, I want to go out and have a look. ”

The chamberlain received the order.

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi put on a cloak and came to the palace gate.

Thundered......

Another thunderclap, accompanied by lightning, tore through the dark night sky.

It's like a giant dragon, swimming in the sky.

He looked at the night sky with a solemn expression.

It was pouring rain and pouring down.

On the eaves, water beads are connected into a line, and the brush drips down.

The sound of wind, rain, thunder......

Every sound hit the heart of Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi.

He was irritable.

In particular, will such heavy rains cause flooding?

Flooding in late autumn and early winter......

It all sounds incredible.

Luo Xiaonian was woken up and hurried to the greenhouse hall.

After winter, Emperor Xiao Chengyi of Taining has been living here.

Seeing His Majesty standing under the eaves, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and imperial guards, Luo Xiaonian snorted coldly, extremely dissatisfied.

He stepped forward a few steps and came to Emperor Taining's side Xiao Chengyi, "Your Majesty, it's cold, go back to the dormitory!" ”

He glanced at him again, and his godson was interested, and hurriedly brought a few braziers to keep the emperor warm.

Xiao Chengyi muttered to himself, "Is there any news from the north?" ”

Luo Xiaonian shook his head slightly, "No news has been delivered yet." However, Your Majesty can rest assured. Several soldiers and horses have arrived one after another, and there will be no return for the Wuheng royal court. ”

Xiao Chengyi said softly, "It's cold, Qin Tianjian said that this winter may be colder than usual." There are hundreds of thousands of horses in Wuheng, and people eat horses and chew horses, and the daily consumption is astronomical. What do you say the Wuheng Royal Court will do this winter? ”

Military affairs, how dare Luo Xiaonian talk nonsense.

In the case of the explosion of the War Bureau, he was only ordered to provide disaster relief, and the courtiers almost killed him.

He was scared for a while.

Now, he is very cautious and does not dare to make any remarks lightly, especially those related to military affairs.

"This ...... Why don't you wait for the palace door to open, the old slave will arrange for someone to call the ministers into the palace, and Your Majesty will ask them? ”

Xiao Chengyi sneered, "Before the Ming'er Dynasty discusses, let the Shaofu family order come to see me." ”

"The old slave obeys!"

……

Emperor Taining was worried about food and grass.

The Wuheng royal court lacks food and clothing, so why not on their own side.

There is still a lack of this and that.

The household department can't count on it, that is, the puppet of the General Administration.

The only thing Xiao Chengyi can count on is Shaofu.

Now, even the taxes are collected by the Shaofu, which is much more attentive than the officials of the household department.

This year is not a bumper harvest year, and it is rare that Shaofu can collect taxes in full.

It's just that there are many places where money and food are needed.

Before the court meeting began, Xiao Chengyi first met with the Shaofu family order.

"Is there enough food and grass? Can the food and grass needed for the war in the north be supplied? ”

"Your Majesty, there are some difficulties with grain and grass. After satisfying the war in the north, the army that exterminated the rebels was not enough. ”

"First meet the war in the north, and be sure to drive out the Wuheng royal court."

It's best to kill them all.

A Wuheng royal court made the undefeated Northern Army taste defeat, and also killed the former emperor alive.

This is a national hatred and a family hatred!

As for the rebels, a rabble will be exterminated sooner or later.

Xiao Chengyi told the Shaofu family order, "Be sure to meet the grain and grass needed for the war in the north in sufficient quantity and on time, if the war in the north is delayed because the supply of grain and grass is not timely, I will ask you." ”

Shaofu's family order is a little worried.

"Your Majesty, winter is coming, the roads are slippery, and there is a lot of time to be lost on the road. Coupled with the loss along the way, Wechen really can't guarantee that the grain and grass will be delivered to the northern war zone on time and in full. I beg your pardon! ”

Xiao Chengyi frowned, "Can't you solve it?" If it really doesn't work, I will levy the people and send a few more trips. ”

"However, in Gyeonggi alone, most of the small people have already served in forced labor this year. In the winter, thousands of miles back and forth, it is not appropriate to levy a large number of people at this time! ”

Xiao Chengyi was bent on solving the Wuheng royal court, and he made a decision, "If Gyeonggi can't do it, he will levy the people from other places." Or let the small people of Gyeonggi serve an extra round of conscription to deduct next year's conscription. The specific measures, you go down and think about it carefully, and hand over the note after you have an idea. Strive to pass it at the court meeting as soon as possible, and make a clear will to levy and distribute the people's husband. ”

"No!"

The Shaofu family order was ordered.

The levy of conscription in winter had no effect on the courtiers.

After the Shaofu family order handed over the strip Chen, it was soon unanimously approved by the courtiers, and the people made the world.

In the blink of an eye, the small people in Gyeonggi cried their fathers and called their mothers, which was miserable.

In the winter, he served as a conscript, and traveled thousands of miles back and forth, and went to the north, which was colder than the capital.

If you go here, I'm afraid that if you go and don't return, most of you will die on the road.

For a time, Gyeonggi, as well as several state capitals near Gyeonggi, can be described as boiling public resentment.

Taining Emperor Xiao Chengyi couldn't hear the people's grievances, and he was worried about the military in the north.

No one told him about these grievances.

The courtiers were all masters of figuring out people's hearts.

Knowing that the emperor is anxious about the military in the north, and he is still blocking the emperor, will he be an official?

What is the grievance of the people?

In which year was there no popular grievance?

There are public grievances every year, and nothing happens.

……

Nirvana.

Wang Yuanniang sat under the eaves doing needlework, and her sister-in-law Wang Sanniang held the child and coaxed her.

In the summer of this year, Wang Yuanniang and Shen Xiaoge's first child was born, a big fat boy, which made the Wang and Shen families very happy.

The two families deliberately rushed to Fugui Villa, pooled some money, and made a full moon wine for the child, which was very lively.

Wang Sanniang's craftsmanship is still a little worse, and the workshop didn't want her.

thought there was no hope, but in a blink of an eye, she found a job in the North and South grocery stores.

Today, she is on her sister-in-law's house to help take care of the children.

There was a knock on the courtyard door.

There are fellow villagers who come and go to the village and Fugui Villa, bringing messages to Wang Yuanniang.

"Yuan Niang, the government is levying and servitude, and your father's body, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive if I go. Your brother Wang Dazhuang wants to serve your father's conscription, and the government also approves it, saying that your brother has become a soldier. But your father is reluctant, in the winter, I heard that this time he will go to the north to transport grain and grass, thousands of miles back and forth. ”

"In previous years, how many strong young men did not survive. Your father asked me to bring you a message, can you go back and stop your brother, and your brother will listen to you. Your father said that he would go to the conscription this time. ”

"My dad is going? Is he dying? ”

"I can't help it! You can't really let your brother serve this conscription, it's going to die. Even if he doesn't die, how can the young and strong guy support the whole family in the future? Don't live the days to come. ”

Wang Yuanniang was anxious, "Then you can't let my father go!" ”

The fellow shook his head, "That can't be helped." Your royal family must come up with a ding, and you must report to the government within ten days. You've got to hurry. ”

The villagers passed the word, and went to other houses to spread the message.

Wang Sanniang was stupid, "Eldest sister, what can I do about this?" Dad is going to serve in the conscription, and he will die! Let Er Zhuang go, but Er Zhuang hasn't married a wife yet, and he doesn't even have a child, if there are three long and two short, how can this be good? “

Sanniang was so anxious that she wanted to cry.

As soon as she was in a hurry, there was no weight in her hands, and the child couldn't stand it and cried.

Wow wow wow......

Wang Sanniang's face was flushed, and she was very weak-hearted.

Wang Yuanniang said to her: "You look at Xiaobao, I'll go to your brother-in-law to get an idea." ”

Brother Shen also met the fellow who delivered the message.

The same thing is still forced labor.

Brother Shen's brothers have long been separated.

It also means that each family has to go out of a ding to serve the government's servants.

If it's in the local county, dredge ditches, reclaim wasteland, and repair official roads, that's fine.

Local conscription, unless particularly unlucky, is basically not killed.

And the time is also short, only a month.

But this time, I want to go to the north to transport grain and grass, thousands of miles back and forth, and I have been there for more than half a year.

Such a long way, such a long time, will really die outside.

It's not the people themselves who scare themselves.

Here's the lesson.

For all this kind of thousands of miles back and forth for more than half a year, and it is a winter conscription, every time the people are requisitioned, only six or seven percent can come back alive.

If there is a war, four or five percent of those who come back alive will be blessed by God.

Many people, even if they can come back alive, will fall into the root of the disease.

Therefore, everyone sees this kind of conscription as a journey to death.

No one dared to pack a ticket, and he was the lucky one who could come back alive.

I don't know how many people are crippled by freezing in winter every year.

You have to travel in the winter, so don't expect your feet to ask for it.

Ten toes, can bring back five or six, is already a lucky one.

No one dares to go to such a levy.

The brothers of the Shen family, at present, it seems that Brother Shen is the most promising.

So, I asked someone to bring a letter to Brother Shen, can you think of a way to avoid this conscription.

Brother Shen was also very anxious.

The two met on the road, and Wang Yuanniang talked about her own affairs.

Brother Shen said: "At home, I also asked someone to bring a message, which is also a matter of forced labor. ”

"What then? I have heard that this conscription was mainly in Gyeonggi and several nearby state capitals. A lot of people will die. ”

Brother Shen comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll ask Mr. Han." Mr. Han is a scholar, and he must have a way. You go back and wait for me first. ”

"Then I'll go back and wait for you!"

Brother Shen waved his hand and asked her to hurry back.

It's cold outside!

Since a torrential rain, the temperature has dropped suddenly.

It has not yet begun winter, but it is already cold and biting, like a cold day.

Brother Shen tightened his collar to cover the cold wind that poured into his neck, and walked into the compound of the villa.

It turned out that not only did he come to Mr. Han to find a way, but other people also came to Mr. Han to find a way because of the matter of forced labor.

Mr. Han invited them into the flower hall.

"I have already understood everything, according to the laws of the imperial court, if you want to be exempted from forced labor, you must either send food, donate money, or cotton and linen."

"Is there any other way than to give money and food?"

Han Qizong said solemnly: "There is another way, there are nobles who greet you in the official mansion and cross your names off the roster." ”

The crowd was disappointed.

If you know a nobleman, where do you need to work hard to earn money?

"Can you only give money or food?"

Han Qizong nodded heavily, "Yes!" If you want to be exempted from forced labor, you can only give money, food, or cloth. ”

Brother Shen asked, "How much food does a person need to be exempt from forced labor." ”

Han Qizong said: "This time the situation is more special, and the task is very heavy, so the price of redemption and forced labor is also higher than in previous years. One person, five buckets of rice and noodles, or money, or two pieces of cloth. ”

"How can it be so expensive?"

"I heard that in previous years, it only took two buckets of rice and noodles to redeem and buy forced labor."

"The government has been really harsh this year. This is to force people to death! ”

"This year's collection is not very good, barely surviving, but as a result, the government has to exploit it, and I can't survive."

"If you don't buy it, you will have to go thousands of miles away and die."

"You may not be able to travel thousands of miles. Maybe as soon as you leave Gyeonggi, your life will be gone. ”

"yes, that's good."

Everyone dislikes the price given by the government is too high, but as a small citizen, how can he have the right to say "no".

After Brother Shen inquired about the price, he was also very worried.

The Wang family wants to ransom one person, and the other side wants to redeem four people, which adds up to five people.

It is worth five pieces of money, or ten pieces of cotton and linen, or twenty-five buckets of rice and flour.

Even if he and Wang Yuanniang are very hardworking, can make money, and can save money, there are many places to spend money this year.

When a child is born, it costs money to buy children's clothes and honor the elderly in the family.

On weekdays, rice, noodles, meat and vegetables, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar also have to be bought.

With a sad heart, he returned home.

Wang Yuanniang hurriedly caught up, "How is it?" Have you made inquiries clearly? ”

Brother Shen nodded and reimbursed her the price for the redemption of the conscription.

After hearing this, Wang Yuanniang was stunned on the spot, "It's so expensive?" ”

At this time, I heard Wang Sanniang say: "Sister, I have saved 200 yuan in the past six months, and I will give it all to you." You take it and ransom our father and buy it for servitude. You can't let your father and Erzhuang go to serve in the conscription, they will die. ”

Wang Yuanniang hurriedly said: "Don't use your money, your own money will continue to be saved, and it will be used as a dowry in the future." ”

Wang Sanniang insisted on refusing, "That's not good!" That's my father, and I'm my brother, and I'm not married now, so why can't I help the family. ”

Seeing that the two sisters were about to quarrel, Brother Shen hurriedly persuaded him, "Go back to the house first and then discuss slowly." It's weirdly cold out there. This year's weather is very strange, beware of the wind and cold. ”

"My sister is distressed about the lamp oil money, and she is reluctant to do needlework in the house." Wang Sanniang took the opportunity to sue.

Brother Shen immediately said, "Yuan Niang, how many times have I told you, don't care about your body in order to save that little lamp oil money." If you catch a cold, it will cost you more money. ”

Wang Yuanniang explained in a whisper, "It's not dark yet, so it's a waste to light lamp oil in the house." Besides, it's not cold in broad daylight. ”

"Why isn't it cold, I see Xiaobao has a runny nose."

It's all about money.

Brother Shen was so good at talking that he persuaded Wang Yuanniang not to be so frugal in the future, and to spend what should be spent.

He can earn money and support his wife and children.

The money for the redemption of the conscription can also be scraped together.

In any case, the family can't be allowed to go on this death conscription!