"Alas, it can't be." The pig-headed squire sighed and said, "That is called Huazi, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is now their chief helper. Their gang leaders have all been promoted to court officials by the prince, and they are now also the prince's wind watchers and propagandists, so they can't afford to provoke them! ”

"Wherever they go every day, it's all arranged by the beggars. If you don't go back before dark, the beggars will come looking for someone right away. Another thin monkey-like squire answered: "A bunch of beggars gathered in front of the door and made noise, shouting that if we don't let people go, let our whole clan get out of Jiangxi!" ”

"Like words! Hanako can threaten us, what kind of world is this? The squire elders said angrily.

"It's a world that can be the emperor of Hanako...... the bald squire said viciously: "So Hanako turned over, rode on the heads of our people, and peeed!" ”

"Be careful." A timid sect elder worried: "If those people know this, we will all have to lose our heads." ”

"What are you afraid of, will you snitch?" The bald squire was so arrogant that he glared at the man.

"Of course not." The man hurriedly shook his head.

"Will you snitch?" The bald man looked at the pig's head again.

"Of course not."

"Isn't this over?" The bald squire pouted.

"Okay, the more I talk about it, the farther it gets off topic." Xia Tang finally couldn't listen to it anymore and stopped them from continuing to talk nonsense.

"Guys, come to me, are you idle?"

"Of course not." Everyone hurriedly shook their heads and said, "We are here to ask Gong Gong to take an idea." ”

"Yes, we all listen to Gong Yu, let's work hard in one place, we must resist it!" The bald squire also said loudly.

"Well, how?" Xia Tang said with a sad face:

"In the past, there was Xiong Fantai, and Zhang Tianshi was in front, let's beat the side drum and cheer is enough. Now Xiong Fantai has been stripped of skin and grass and hung on the head of Nanchang City, and Zhang Tianshi has also been deprived of the title of Heavenly Master and placed under house arrest in Nanchang City. I heard that more than 200,000 households are going to be moved out of Jiangxi and resettled in Huguang. ”

Saying that, he sighed and said: "Alas, this time the court captured the thief and captured the king first, and as soon as he came up, he cut down our two pillars." Alas, the tree fell and scattered, what did the monkey do? ”

"What's the matter, what do you mean?" Several of the squires who took the lead changed their faces. "Are you going to let it be slaughtered?"

"Alas......" Xia Tang sighed again and said: "People are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat." Now we, the fish on the chopping board, even if we jump up, we also hit the knife edge, and we will only die more ugly, so why bother? It's better to lie flat and let them do whatever they want, it's nothing more than to pay more imperial food, and no one can die. ”

"Gong Yu is confused, it's not a matter of paying more taxes!" A few leaders hurriedly persuaded him: "If you clear the acres of land, you will compile it into a yellow book; With the Yellow Book, you can engage in Lijia! That Lijia system is terrible! ”

"yes, if we get into the lijia, we're going to fart and not make a sound." The squires said depressedly: "Those poor ghosts, why don't they ride on our heads!" ”

Because the method of compiling the lijia is that every one hundred and ten households is divided into one li, and the ten households with the most grain are served as the lichang, and the remaining 100 households are called the first li.

Every year, a lieutenant commander shall lead ten of the first lieutenant to serve and shall be responsible for 'taking charge of the affairs of one mile'.

In the second year, another lieutenant was replaced, and he led the other ten A leaders to be the errand manager. In this way, one person is rotated once a year, and once every ten years.

This is Boss Zhu's most proud invention, first, the common people only serve once in ten years, and the remaining nine years don't have to worry about anything, just farm and live with peace of mind. Naturally, the burden is greatly reduced.

Second, it has dramatically changed the power structure at the grassroots level.

Originally, there were more than 100 households in a village, and one or two big households had the final say on everything. After the Lijia system, the leadership of the village expanded to ten households at once, and the poor people also became the leaders of Jia.

As the saying goes, everyone is an official, which means that everyone is not an official......

For example, these people here, with their financial resources, can be 100% of the governors, but so what? There were nine lieutenants within a mile who were on their par, and it was their turn to be on an errand only once in ten years. For the other nine years, he can only obediently accept the management of the other nine people, so why not be uncomfortable with them?

Moreover, for a big household like them, the original influence is far more than just one village and one tun, and even the entire township is their final say. Now that he is going to be forcibly demoted to lieutenant chief, how can he reach out to other places?

Everyone is a lieutenant, why should they listen to you?

Those sect elders were also extremely uncomfortable. They are a big clan that speaks less than a few hundred, but more than thousands of families, and they all had to listen to them obediently. Now it is going to be divided into one mile by the government.

At that time, if the clansmen have any conflicts such as lawsuits and property disputes, neighborhood disputes, etc., they will all make a decision with their own elders, what else do they want these clan elders to do, and who will still provide for them?

Therefore, paying taxes by mu only makes them feel painful, and the Lijia system really makes them break the big defense.

Originally, they thought that if the Lijia system was implemented, the county officials would not be able to go to the countryside, so how could the corrupt officials still fish in the township? Therefore, the government will definitely resist for them and stir up the Lijia system.

Unexpectedly, after a big prison, the officials and errand people in the prefecture and county, but those who were involved in the household registration and field registers, were all confused......

Besides, I surrendered as well. They have no hope at all and are left on their own.

The big families want to repeat their old tricks, let those teaching gentlemen and fallen talents lead the rhythm, fooling the people to work against the government. Unexpectedly, he was strongly blocked by the beggar gang.

Under the vigorous propaganda of the flowers, those vernacular counts have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The common people have heard too much, and it will be difficult to fool again.

The scholar said: "The purpose of clearing the acres of land is to let you pay more taxes!" ”

The old folks will ask: "Didn't you say, 'Pay more taxes with more fields, and pay less taxes with less fields'?" ”

The reader said: "There are policies at the top, and there are countermeasures at the bottom." When the time comes, the big households will not cooperate, and the extra taxes will still fall on your heads. ”

"After waiting for Lijia, the officials will not go to the countryside, we will take turns to be on errands, collect taxes by ourselves, and whoever does not cooperate, everyone will never agree!" The fellows shouted.

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"In the past, how could an old peasant say something like this?" The pig-headed squire said depressedly: "It's all because those people who call Huazi go around with gossip to confuse the public, so that the people's customs are not simple." ”

"Yes, Gong Yu." The crowd persuaded bitterly: "If we don't resist this time, we will be doomed!" ”

"Well, what do you say?" Xia Tang sighed helplessly.

"This ......" The squires were suddenly speechless, and the bald head sneered: "Isn't this just to find a way for the Duke of Tang?" ”

"I'm running out of options." Xia Tang supported the armrests with both hands and slowly got up.

"Where are you going?" Everyone hurriedly asked.

"I'm going to a meeting." Xia Tang took the cane and walked out slowly: "I advise you to come with me, your arms can't reach your thighs." ”

"I won't go, whoever loves to go!" The bald squire said angrily: "Xia Tang, I really despise you!" ”

(End of chapter)