Deng Jia heard Chu He say this, and his face suddenly turned ugly, but Chu He obviously didn't want to pay taxes, what could he do.

Not to mention that Chu Wen has no documents now, even if he goes back to find the county order to issue documents, Chu Wen will never accept it. The county can't forcibly put this name on Chu Wen's head for no reason.

Of course, it would be different if Chu Wen was an ordinary rich man with no background power.

Deng Jia's face changed a few times, and he suddenly sighed: "Since this is the case, then Jia can only leave." ”

"Alas, Jia is entrusted by the adults in the county. Now that there is a shortage of rice and grain in the city, I really don't know what to do, it seems that I am afraid that many people will starve to death, and I hope that the Chu family will not have any relatives and friends in the city. ”

Chu He's face suddenly sank, and he said with a sneer: "Chu Mou's uncle's family is in the county seat, but he has sent a lot of rice and grain over, if even they can't eat enough, I'm afraid there are not many living people in the county." ”

Deng Jia laughed dryly: "Hehe, I'm leaving!"

After Deng Jia left, Chu Quan hurriedly said, "He'er, how should this be?"

Chu He frowned: "Father doesn't have to worry, as long as there are no problems on our side, the county doesn't dare to do anything to my uncle!"

"I'll send someone into the city to find out what's going on. ”

Although he has asked people to secretly take care of his grandfather Zhao Yiyi's family in the city, it can only prevent some of the scourge of homeless ruffians.

Liu Yan, the county commander, is a Confucian student of the Sanpin Collection, although he is extremely strong and controls the military and political power, but his reputation in Datong County is not bad, and he is afraid that there is a lot of luck, plus the power of the county order's official seal, he can even compare with the four-grade bachelor.

Not to mention the two elite Qianyuan Guards, even if Jiang Wei, the captain, makes a move, it is not necessarily Liu Yan's opponent.

If the county hadn't noticed Zhao Yiyi's family earlier, the two Qianyuanwei would have had a way to take them out of the city, and now they have attracted attention, I'm afraid they won't have this opportunity.

Chu Quan also knew that Chu He was right, but he still looked worried and said, "It's only like this." He'er, your uncle has helped us a lot in the past, and you must ensure the safety of your uncle's family. ”

"Also, don't tell your mother about this, lest she worry. ”

Chu Quan said in a deep voice: "He'er, what if the county really sends someone to collect grain?

"It is estimated that there is almost no grain in the county, and the former official warehouse did not store much grain, and most of it was secretly sold. ”

He is not in a high position, but he is well-informed, and he is quite clear about many matters in the county.

Chu He smiled and said, "Then the grain official can come to our Changding Township." ”

With Chu He's current strength, he doesn't want the people of Datong County to enter Changding Township, and the soldiers of Datong County don't want to enter Changding Township for half a step!

Chu Quan shook his head: "He'er, don't underestimate the officers and soldiers of Datong County. ”

"It's ordinary officers and soldiers who come, Chu Mu and they can withstand it, but now that there is no food in the county, the county order will definitely send a large army over, and the elite of the 1,000 black horse battalion alone is not something that Chu Shi can resist. ”

"In case Liu Yan personally fights, unless we dispatch the Qianyuan Guard, we won't be able to resist him. If you go this far, you will really rebel. ”

The Chu family knows that rebellion is inevitable, and the problem is not yet the time.

Chu He pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Uncle, what do you think of Liu Yan, is it possible to bring him over?"

If Changding Township is used as a base area, in the end, the land is narrow and there are few people, Gan Ning and Huang Zhong ensure that no strong people enter Tianshui County, in fact, they also tell Chu River from the side that the entire Tianshui County should be the basis for development.

Despite the remoteness of Tianshui County, the population is the largest among the three counties in Qinzhou City, with the eight counties adding up to more than one million.

Qinzhou City 3 million Dingkou, this number is in the book Dingkou, the problem is that Tianshui County, are all mountainous and hilly areas, many places Dingkou is not easy to calculate, most of the mountain people live in the mountains all their lives, if they are not included in the household register, they can also reduce a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

Especially those mountain bandits, they are all guys who are not registered, and there are so many mountain bandits in the eight counties that I am afraid that there are not more than 100,000 in total.

Chu He estimated that the real number of people in Tianshui County should be more than 1.5 million, even if you exclude the people who died in the war and the people who died of starvation and disease, it would not be less than 1.2 million.

If you can control this 1.2 million people in your hands, Chu He can do more.

If you want to control Tianshui County, of course, you must first hold Datong County in your hands.

Chu He now has enough power to control the entire Datong County, and it just so happens that the grain tax is coming, so he can't increase the prestige of the county officials in vain, so it is better to come by himself.

Chu Wen heard Chu He ask like this, thought for a long time, and finally shook his head: "Liu Yan has a strong desire for power, and he is not willing to be subordinate, it is said that he had the opportunity to leave Datong County and go to Ji County to serve as the county leader, but he flatly refused. ”

Ji County is the seat of Tianshui County, and its location is higher than that of the other seven counties.

The county is the reserve of the county order, once it becomes the county order of Ji County, it is already the limit that the Confucian students can reach, as long as the realm is raised to the spirit of the spirit, it is even possible to become the county guard of Tianshui County.

For Liu Yan, from the county order of Datong County to the county of Ji County, it can be said that he has been promoted.

Chu He groaned and said, "What is the situation in the county?"

Chu Wen immediately said: "County Cheng Su Ke and Liu Yan are all the way, otherwise it would be impossible to stay in the position of County Cheng all the time." The county Cheng, who was at odds with Liu Yan before, was forced to leave one after another. ”

He hesitated slightly: "If He'er really wants to secretly control Datong County, maybe the new chief bookkeeper Chen Hua has some hope." ”

Chu He was slightly surprised: "Chen Hua's main book, what is his origin?"

Hu Tong was killed by him, and the government would definitely reappoint a master book, but Chu He didn't know what the origin of this master book was.

Chu Wen groaned, his brows were a little locked, he should be recalling the things about Chen Hua before, after all, it had been a while since he left the county seat.

"This Chen Hua should have no background, he was born in a poor family, he has always been quite low-key, usually based on Liu Yan and Su Ke, with an assertive personality, and quite pragmatic. ”

Chu Wen frowned, and continued: "Usually Chen Hua is very concerned about the lower-level scribes, and he has a good reputation among the scribes, and he handles all kinds of trivial matters in the county well, and he has some ability. ”

"But even if Chen Hua agrees to cooperate with us, but now Liu Yan has the final say in Datong County, and Chen Hua can't be the master. ”

Chu He smiled: "Datong has become an enclave, even if the county can still use means to contact Qinzhou, it will not affect Datong." ”

"In this way, I'll contact Liu Yan first and see the situation, if Liu Yan is stubborn, in addition to him and Su Ke, Datong County will be in charge of the main book. ”

Chu Wen was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said, "He'er, don't be impulsive!"

"Liu Yan has been in the Tibetan Essence Realm for many years, and now he is already at the peak of the Hidden Essence Realm, coupled with the luck of Dashu, I am afraid that the Four Rank Martial Sect will not be able to deal with him. ”

Chu He waved his hand: "If it was before, He'er was not sure, but now it is different." ”

Chu Wen was stunned for a moment: "Could it be that He'er is sure to kill Liu Yan?"

Chu He nodded, there was nothing to hide: "I just promoted to the Blood Condensation Realm." If it is supplemented by a strong bow, it is not difficult to shoot Liu Yan outside Li Xu. ”

Chu Quan said: "It's a bit risky to do this, isn't it? If it is discovered, it will really be reversed." ”

"Don't look at the hearts of everyone in Changding Township, but Dashu has accumulated prestige for many years, once we rebel, the villagers may not be on our side. They are also afraid that Shu will put down the rebellion in the future and bring disaster to themselves. ”

Chu He smiled: "As long as Qianyuanwei is in his hands, it will be fine! Our loyalty education is not in vain. ”

"Of course, this is the last resort, if you really want to make a move on Liu Yan, the child will also rescue his uncle's family first. ”

After making a calculation, Chu Quan and Chu Wen were also a lot more determined.

At this time, there were guards from the steelmaking yard and the woodworking factory to report that Chu He had come to the woodworking factory to make a trip, and the eight-ox crossbow had been manufactured.

Chu He was overjoyed, thinking that Chu Blacksmith and Zhuang Zhong could be so fast, he originally thought that attacking Fenglai County, the Eight Bull Crossbow would not come in handy.

At that moment, he went to the woodware factory with Chu Quan and Chu Wen to see if the Eight Bull Crossbow really had amazing power as he calculated!

Speaking of Deng Jia, knowing that the Chu family would not pay grain taxes, he immediately took more than 100 cavalry and hurried back to Datong County.

At present, all the mountain bandits in Datong County have been swept away by the Chu River, and some of the mountain bandits who have surrendered have also been organized by the Chu River and hidden in one place for transformation and training.

The bandits of Niujiaoshan did not have the orders of Chu He, and they would not attack the cavalry of the government, so Deng Jia and his party returned to the county seat smoothly.

Deng Qing listened to Deng Jia's report with a pale face, and finally snorted coldly: "According to what you said, then Chu He is bent on resisting taxes?"

Deng Jia is Deng Qing's clan brother and Deng Qing's confidant, there is no need to beat around the bush between the two, nodded and said: "Indeed! I thought he would bargain, but he didn't mention this at all, and directly let our people go over to collect grain taxes." ”

"Now the fields in Changding Township are rented and planted by him, and all the grain taxes are paid by him, if he really has the heart to pay taxes, it will definitely not be like this. ”

Deng Qing sneered: "It seems that he is determined to resist taxes." Those who see us don't dare to go over and collect taxes!"

"Deng Jia, what is the situation in Changding Township now?"

Deng Jia went to Changding Township, but he was responsible for the task of finding out the situation in Changding Township.

He thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "The people of Changding Township are facing the Chu River. In addition, the power in Chu He's hands is likely to be even stronger than the adults estimated!"

The more than 100 cavalrymen were Deng Qing's family guards, and they originally planned to deter the Chu family, but they were so frightened by the more than 100 hidden abyss guards that they didn't dare to move.

Deng Jia, a martial artist in the late stage of the Strong Bone Realm, can also see that those Qianyuan Guards are all strong, they have all practiced martial arts, and the quality of the generals is extremely high, not to mention the Deng family's guard cavalry, even the elite of the dark horse battalion, they are not comparable to them.

Deng Qing's face became gloomy: "In this way, force is useless. Could it be that the Chu River doesn't even care about the people of the Zhao family?"

Deng Jia shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't care, it's fearless!"

Instead, he threatened his subordinates, saying that if something happened to the people of the Zhao family, he would kill the county seat. ”

He paused for a moment and added: "What the adults in the county mean, the adults should also know, who doesn't care about this Chu River, who really dares to do something to the Zhao family!"

Deng Jia sighed again: "This Chu He, it's really strange, it is said that he is only in his early tens, but he is naturally gifted, more than five feet tall, and his breath is unfathomable, but his subordinates can't see his details at all." ”

"I'm afraid his realm is even more powerful than the rumors, and it is already a blood condensation realm. ”

Deng Qing gasped, and his face was also shocked: "What? is he the Blood Condensation Realm?"

"How is this possible! He is only ten years old, how can he enter the third-grade blood condensation realm? This official has been cultivating for thirty years, and he can only be promoted to the blood condensation realm!"

Deng Jia shook his head and said, "My lord also knows that his subordinates are cultivating the method of hopeful qi, so it is unlikely that he will be wrong. ”

Deng Qing frowned, stroked his short beard and said in a deep voice: "Originally, I planned to collect the grain tax of this thorn first, so that the people of Wuqing, Montenegro, and Wutan and Sanxiang could pay the tax honestly. Now it seems that we can only let it go first. ”

"Deng Jia, you wait for some soldiers and horses, and this official will go directly to Black Mountain Township to collect grain tax!"

Deng Jia was slightly stunned: "The township of Heishan Township doesn't know where to hide." Without the help of the townships, how can we rely on our people to collect grain taxes?"

Even if Deng Qing is engaged in martial arts, nominally responsible for the security of soldiers and horses in Datong County, but the military power is actually in the hands of Liu Yan, and the generals that Deng Qing can call are only three hundred ordinary soldiers in Datong County, in addition to the hundreds of soldiers and generals of the Deng family.

In such a situation, it is predictable that the villagers will resist taxes, and the township protection teams formed by the villagers are not easy to deal with.

Anyway, defecting to the Yellow Turban Army is not an obstacle at all for the mountain people with a weak sense of empire, otherwise the Yellow Turban Army would not have been able to raise tens of thousands of troops.

Although they were forcibly arrested at first, when the territory of the Yellow Turban Army became larger and larger, many rich landlords were destroyed, there was enough rice, grain and silver in their hands, and the soldiers' salaries were good, and the young and strong people who were arrested stayed in the army honestly.

There were even many young people who couldn't get enough to eat came out of the hidden places of the mountains and forests and took the initiative to join the Yellow Turban Army.

Deng Qing sneered and said: "What else can be done! If the grain tax can't be raised, I don't want to continue to work as a martial artist." ”

His voice sank, and he said gloomily: "This official wants to see how those mountain people resist taxes, kill some thorns, and the others will naturally pay taxes honestly!"

Deng Qing was studying the matter of collecting grain taxes, and on the Chu River, the leaders of the Qianyuanwei looked at the eight bull crossbows that had been made, and they all opened their mouths wide and were dumbfounded.