After Xiao Jiu returned to Hare Mountain, he did not rush down the mountain again, but ordered to rest in the village, and he also had to summarize the gains and losses of the two grain requisitions.

First of all, Jin Zi was injured and almost died in Xiaozhuang Village, even if the fractured left arm recovered well, it would leave some hidden diseases more or less, but fortunately, he could find Lang Zhong to treat him in time, otherwise he would have to be abolished directly.

Second, Xiao Jiu somewhat underestimated the determination of these landlords to protect the grain, in the past, when the grain was levied according to the number of heads, they would not care about this grain with a large number of fields, but people always suffered from unevenness, and when these grains needed to be overpaid, the mentality of these people also changed.

They are never weak sheep to be bullied, and the bottom of the food chain is always poor.

Of course, Xiao Jiu did not change his idea of requisitioning grain, if he encountered a setback, he would not want to forge ahead, then he Xiao Jiu would be trapped in this small hare mountain forever.

Although this time in Xiaozhuang Village, encountered many resistance, but his own behavior of helping the poor, but what he got was the hearts of the people, he had seen the power of the people in his previous life, and firmly believed that the path he chose was not wrong.

Under the leadership of Xiao Jiu, the people on Hare Mountain are also quietly transforming, and these Xiao Jiu are all in Xiao Jiu's eyes.

After this trip to Xiaozhuang Village, Xiao Jiu suddenly felt that he was a little too merciful to these landlords, and that his contradictions with them could not be reconciled.

Three days later, Xiao Jiu took Zhang Ben and Lao Ma to go out again to collect grain, and the original work of guarding the cottage was handed over to Jin Zi, who was sick and recuperated.

This time there was no resistance, but they were not able to harvest much grain, because the landlords who owned more land heard the news and took their families to the county seat to avoid the disaster, and took away a large amount of grain.

And those small landlords and wealthy households who did not have enough financial resources to go to the county seat honestly handed over the grain after Xiao Jiu arrived, but there was only a small amount of grain that could be harvested, Xiao Jiu went to two villages in succession, and in addition to checking the land all day, he also pulled several escaped landlords into his blacklist.

The landlords had taken away most of the grain, but some of it was still in the field and had not yet been harvested, so Xiao Jiu gathered the peasant households in the village who had little land, arranged for them to beat out the surplus grain in the field, and promised them a share of it.

Although the proportion of these unfinished grain crops is not high, the few landlords who ran away can easily produce 100 mu of land, and the two villages combined, can still produce 1,800 catties of grain.

In a month's time, the autumn harvest belonging to the busy agricultural season has passed, during which Xiao Jiu successively sent Zhang Ben down the mountain to collect grain from the villages under his jurisdiction, and he was also met with several joint resistance, but in the end, Xiao Jiu still swept all the villages and towns under his jurisdiction without danger.

Looking at the bags of grain stacked in the cottage warehouse, Xiao Jiu was also slightly relieved, in this chaotic era, only enough food can really make him feel at ease.

After the harvest, the largest batch of grain and wine in Lijia Town also began to be brewed, and if all of them were sold, the profits obtained would even be enough to buy half of Lijia Town.

As Li Gui continued to send money to the mountain, the "wage system" formulated by Xiao Jiu could also be implemented, in addition to food, the weapons and clothes of the people in the cottage have been refurbished, and some people are no longer wearing rags that cannot cover their bodies as they were at the beginning.

Moreover, Xiao Jiu distributed grain to the farmers in the villages and towns under his jurisdiction, which also reversed his previous image in the eyes of the people, and now when it comes to Hare Mountain, these simple people will no longer be spurned, but will be given a thumbs up.

After the grain requisition was completed, Xiao Jiu did not dare to slack off, and made every effort to strengthen the fortifications of the cottage, and even built several earthen forts to prevent the enemy from sneaking attacks, and some simple traps were also arranged in the outer woods to prevent accidents.

Maybe it's because of the bad harvest this year, or maybe it's that Xiao Jiu's reputation for helping the poor has spread among the people, and in the past month, many poor people in Lingshui County who can't survive have defected.

At first, it was only a few men who came, but after seeing the prosperity on Hare Mountain, some people successively sent messages to their relatives and friends, and finally some people even came with their families.

But Xiao Jiu's cottage is not a charity, these helpless women, Xiao Jiu asked himself if he had the ability to help them now.

For these desperate farmers, Xiao Jiu didn't want to break their hope, and finally came up with a way to help repair the cottage and temporarily solve their food and clothing.

Xiao Jiu walked in the cottage, looking at the slogans on Hare Mountain, and the constantly renovated and reinforced walls, but his tense heart never let go.

"Now that the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the grain and grass are sufficient, does the owner of the village still have anything on his mind?"

Seeing Xiao Jiu's slightly frowning brows, the old horse who was traveling with him asked a little puzzled.

Xiao Jiu didn't speak, just looked at the sky in the distance and let out a sigh, and muttered in his mouth: "At this time next year, I don't know if it will be this ghost weather." ”

Listening to Xiao Jiu's sigh, the old horse was silent for a moment, and shook his head helplessly.

Yes, successive years of drought have reduced the production of grain, and if you look at the poor people who want to eat from the cottages, you can see that it is now a disaster year that has not been encountered in a long time.

The poor, who may be able to barely survive this year, will encounter a dry climate next year, and they are afraid that even their last chance of survival will be cut off.

Nowadays, the land of Great Xia is concentrated in the hands of a small number of people, but they will not kindly distribute food to the people for free, and the imperial treasury is not full, so how easy is it to provide disaster relief?

Therefore, Xiao Jiu has always tried his best to use the money on hand to exchange it for grain and store it in the cottage, just to leave a way back for himself.

Every natural disaster, there will be a disaster, if there are really displaced people, then in this world, the only one who will have the right to speak in the end is the one who has the army, and the one that is stored by himself will be the military rations at that time.

The construction of Hare Mountain is in full swing, and the Wild Wolf Mountain in Lingshui County has ushered in an uninvited guest at this time.

"Are you sure you kidnapped Li Gui, Xiao Jiu will go to save him?" , The fierce-eyed man sat on the main seat of the room and questioned the short and fat middle-aged man in front of him, and the pink scar on his face became more and more hideous with the squirming of his lips.

And the man opposite, after seeing this terrifying face, was a little timid, and was a little speechless for a while.

Seeing that he didn't move, the minion dressed as a bandit next to him stepped forward and pushed him, and said, "What about the boss's question, say it quickly." ”

The short and fat man was pushed by this, and he was shocked all over his body, and hurriedly said: "Yes, Li Gui is the money bag of Hare Mountain, and Xiao Jiu will definitely save him if he is tied up." ”