There is a village at the foot of the mountain, called Caomiao Village, with hundreds of families, all of whom make a living from hunting and fishing. A farmer's family came to a newcomer, he was Mo Shaofeng, who was seriously injured and unconscious.

Mo Shaofeng lay on the warm kang, I don't know how long he was in a coma, and finally woke up. When Mo Shaofeng opened his eyes, he found that the surroundings were very unfamiliar, with neat bedding and some pictures. Mo Shaofeng sat up, patted his head, and recalled what happened before.

Mo Shaofeng remembered that in the mountains and forests, he met the people of the Royal Beast Mountain Villa and had a conflict with them, and later, he didn't remember what happened. Mo Shaofeng glanced at the jade pendant on his neck, and felt that he was in great trouble and did not die, which had a lot to do with the jade pendant.

The door opened, and a young girl walked in. The girl was dressed in emerald green clothes, tied in a ponytail, and had an innocent smile on her white face. The girl is not very old, only fourteen years old, slim and elegant, and a beautiful embryo.

"Big brother, you're finally awake. ”

Mo Shaofeng frowned and asked, "Who are you and why am I here?"

The girl said, "My name is Xiaohuai, this is my home, and you were carried back from the mountain by my grandfather." ”

"Xiaohuai, where is your grandfather?" Mo Shaofeng hoped to meet his benefactor.

"My grandfather, went fishing and came back soon. Oops, forgot one thing. Xiaohuai shouted, ran out, and after a while, returned with a steaming bowl of herbs.

"Big brother, this is the medicine I boiled for you, drink it while it's hot, it's good for your injuries. Xiao Huai handed over the herbal soup.

Mo Shaofeng said thank you, picked up the medicinal soup, and drank it all.

Xiaohuai asked, "Big brother, what is your name and why are you lying on the mountain?"

"My name is Mo Shaofeng, because I was attacked by a fierce beast, so I fell on the mountain, thank you for saving your life. "He lied and didn't blush at all.

"I see, then you can rest assured that you can recuperate here. "Xiaohuai is also worried that he is a bad person.

Mo Shaofeng asked, "Who else is there in your family besides you and your grandfather?"

Xiaohuai said: "My parents went to the mountains to hunt three years ago and were eaten by monsters, and now I am left with my grandfather. ”

"Xiaohuai, have you ever seen a monster?" Mo Shaofeng asked.

Xiaohuai shook his head and said, "No, I listened to my grandfather." Our area is inhabited by many mountain spirits and monsters, and hunters are often eaten by them. ”

Mo Shaofeng said: "When I recover from my injuries, I will wipe out all the monsters and avenge your parents." ”

"What you say is true, don't lie to me. ”

"A gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase. Mo Shaofeng swore an oath.

"Brother Shaofeng, you're hungry, I cooked sweet potatoes. ”

Mo Shaofeng's face was overjoyed, and he followed her to eat sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are sweet and nutritious. Mo Shaofeng was hungry, gobbled it up, and ate five sweet potatoes.

"Brother Shaofeng, your eating appearance is really ugly. Xiaohuai laughed, very beautiful.

Mo Shaofeng smiled awkwardly, went to the yard, washed his face, and kept himself awake. At this time, a child ran in and shouted, "Xiaohuai, something is wrong, an official is coming." ”

"What are the officials doing here?" Xiaohuai said in surprise.

"I don't know, it looks like I'm here to arrest someone. The child's face was flustered, apparently frightened.

"Let's go, let's take a look. Xiaohuai walked out of the house and found a group of officials entering the village and running rampant. There were more than a dozen of these officials, armed with weapons, arrogant and domineering. Mo Shaofeng followed behind, silent, observing the development of things.

"The official master is here, I don't know what you are doing?" an old man walked up with the support of everyone. This old man is the head of the village, who is highly respected and responsible for the affairs of the village.

A burly official snorted coldly: "The Great Elder has an order, the war ahead is tight, each family is levied five hundred catties of grain, and each village needs ten men with strong physiques to join the army to defend their homeland." ”

Mo Shaofeng's face sank, and the war ahead that the official messenger said was tight, and it started to happen last month. At that time, Song Zhaoyun, the Golden Emperor of the Golden Holy Kingdom, used the Colorful Holy Grail as an excuse to unite with the Black Emperor Long Zhentian of the Black Water Country and sent 300,000 troops to crusade against the Loess Kingdom.

The Loess Kingdom gathered an army of 200,000 to defend against the invasion. The war lasted a month and shows no signs of ending. The military groups on both sides suffered heavy casualties. In order to replenish the troops at the front, the Imperial Senate made an urgent ****** to provide a large number of young soldiers in all three hundred and twenty cities in the country.

After the Senate issued a conscription order, local officials began to extort and forcibly arrest strong men. The conscription decree stipulated that each town should be provided with three thousand soldiers. The local officials were brazen and added a sentence to the conscription order: The great man of chivalry serves the country, has the money to contribute, and has the power to contribute.

As for the 500 catties of grain, it was a tax order issued by the Senate, and during the war, the people's property could be looted without restraint.

The village where Xiaohuai lives has poor soil, and a family can produce 1,300 catties of grain every year. The 300 catties of grain are the imperial grain handed over in peacetime, and the remaining 1,000 catties can be bought and sold freely. For a family of three, 1,000 catties of food is barely enough to make ends meet.

Now that there is a war on the front line, there is a huge shortage of food, and local officials forcibly impose heavy taxes in order to curry favor with the central government. The tax order was that each family should pay 300 catties of grain, but in the hands of local officials, it became 500 catties.

Local officials were corrupt and made a fortune in the country, so they collected 500 catties of grain, handed over 300 catties to the central government, and the remaining 200 catties were corrupted by themselves. Local officials unrestrainedly looted the people's fat and ointment, causing dissatisfaction among the people. In some places, mass rebellions broke out, but they were quickly suppressed.

According to the laws of the empire, those who gather a group of rebels will be killed, and the nine clans will be killed.

The village chief knew the consequences of not paying the imperial grain, and resisting would only result in massacre. "Official, there is not much surplus food in our village, and the grace period is three days, and it must be paid. ”

"Three days of grace, you are an idiot when you are Lao Tzu. The official kicked down the village chief and ordered, "You untouchables, hand over all the food in your house." ”

One of the villagers shouted, "If we hand over the food, won't we starve to death." ”

The official said: "It's okay not to pay food, but you have to be sent to the front line to fight." ”

"If I die in a battle on the front line, who will take care of my family and children?"

"This is very simple, just let your wife and children remarry. "The officials are arrogant and unreasonable, and they do everything that lacks virtue for the sake of taxation.

The official took out a note and handed it to the village chief, saying: "This is a fine, your village burned straw in the farmland without permission last week, seriously polluting the air and destroying the ecological environment. When the lord of the castle learned of this, he was very angry and fined him one hundred taels of silver as punishment. ”

One villager said angrily: "It's our freedom to burn straw, so why should we pay a fine?"

"Just because I am a ruler, you are a people. "The official is arrogant and arrogant, and he is smug.

Mo Shaofeng heard it in his ears and was very angry, what kind of world is this, only state officials are allowed to set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps. Farmers polluting the air by burning straw are fined. The people of the government colluded with bandits, burned, killed and looted, but they would not be controlled by the law. ——The world is dark, and the people are not living.

The village chief begged: "Master Guan, one hundred taels of silver is too much, and I can't take it out for the time being." ”

The official sneered: "If you can't get the money, you just wait to go to jail." ”

In desperation, the village chief handed over the ancestral jade bracelet. This jade bracelet is jadeite jade and is worth a lot of money. The official got the jade bracelet, and his eyes released a greedy gaze. As long as you give this jade bracelet to the lord of the castle, there will definitely be a reward.

The official said with a smile: "The village chief is a person who understands, and the person who knows the times is a handsome man." ”

The official changed his words and said coldly: "The fine has been paid, it does not mean that the imperial grain is exempted, and each of your families must hand over 500 catties of grain." ”

"Dog officer, if we hand over the food, we will starve to death, both horizontally and vertically, so it is better to fight with you. The villagers were furious and glared at the official.

The official sneered: "If you want to gather a crowd to rebel, you also have to weigh yourself, whether you have the ability." If you don't want to pay the imperial grain, it's okay, provided that you defeat me. As long as one of you defeats me, you will be exempt from paying the imperial rations. ”

The strong people of the Thunder Dream Continent are respected, as long as they have strong enough strength, they can trample on all laws and ignore all rules.

(End of chapter)