Following.

Yu Jun slowly opened his eyes in an alluring fragrance.

I slept really hard last night, there were too many mosquitoes in the mountains, and I slept intermittently until near dawn.

Many people simply didn't sleep all night, just leaned against the trees and took a nap.

Sitting up, he followed the aroma and saw that the soldiers were lining up to eat.

Hiss!

I actually ate cooking cakes!

Eat fine grain early in the morning and create evil.

The soldiers lined up in a long and orderly line to receive their meals.

Three large cookcakes per person, a bowl of thick porridge, and a few small pickles.

After receiving the meal, the soldiers sat together in twos and threes, took a bite of the cooking cake, and then drank a mouthful of thick porridge, and the food was particularly sweet.

provoked Yu Jun to swallow his saliva.

"Daddy, I'm hungry."

The voice of the youngest son sounded beside him.

Swallowing his saliva again, Yu Jun turned his head and comforted: "Don't worry, bear with it a little longer, when you receive the rice grain, Daddy will cook for you!" ”

Although they had only harvested wheat a while ago, they did not have any rice at home.

The summer tax is not only a two-time field tax, but also a large number of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, such as koji money, cowhide money, salt money, shoe money, foot money, farm tool money, public money, and money for money...... and so on for more than a dozen taxes.

Basically, all kinds of taxes during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period were perfectly inherited by the Northern Song Dynasty, and a lot was added.

The vast majority of peasants had nothing left over after paying the summer tax.

A small number of peasants, on the contrary, have to pay back their mother's money......

At this moment, Nie Dong stepped forward and asked condescendingly, "What's your name?" ”

"My name is Yu Jun."

Yu Jun replied honestly.

Nie Dong instructed: "Since you have joined the army, come over and have dinner together." ”

"I ...... Do I have a share? ”

"Hmm!"

Seeing Nie Dong nodding, Yu Jun was surprised and delighted, and after thanking him, he hurriedly turned out the pottery bowl from the package, got up and walked towards the grass shed.

The cook held the wooden spoon and glanced at him: "New here?" ”

Yu Jun replied: "Yes! ”

The cook scooped up a large spoonful of rice porridge and put it into his bowl, then handed over four more pancakes.

Seeing his surprised expression, the cook smiled and said, "One more recruit." ”

Yu Jun thought for a while and asked, "Can I give it to my family?" ”

"Yes, just don't waste it. If it's a waste, hehe! The cook didn't say that it would be like this, but that strange smile had already made Yu Jun's heart furious.

"Thank you!"

Yu Jun thanked him and walked back quickly with cooking cakes and rice porridge.

"Eat it."

After distributing the four cooking cakes to the mother-in-law and the three children, Yu Jun handed the rice porridge to his father.

The three children took the cake and ate it in large gulps.

The woman broke the cake in her hand, handed it over, and said, "Master, you can eat some too, I heard that joining the army is very hard." ”

Hearing this, Yu Jun felt that it made sense and reached out to take the cooking cake.

In ancient times, the wheat hulling technology was immature, and a part of the wheat husk would be mixed into the wheat husk, resulting in a yellow color and a slightly rough taste.

Of course, these small faults are just Han Zhen's opinion.

As far as the army is concerned, it is rare to be able to eat refined grain several times a year, so why pay attention to these.

After swallowing half of the cake in two bites, he licked his lips unsatisfactorily, feeling a little glad that he did not refuse to join the army last night.

Seeing this, the other villagers showed envy one by one.

The resistance to joining the army in my heart disappeared without a trace in an instant, and I wish I could join the army.

……

……

Montenegro.

It is also called Shang Mountain, Iron Mountain.

Since the Shang Dynasty, it has been famous for its abundance of iron ore and is called Shangshan.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Duke of Qi Huan once cast copper and iron here, so it was called Iron Mountain.

Today, because the mountain stone is as black as ink, it is called Black Mountain by the locals.

The Northern Song Dynasty Geography General Chronicle "Taiping Huanyu Ji" recorded: "Shangshan is seventy miles north of Zichuan County, there are iron mines, ancient and modern casting. ”

The mountain is not high, only 500 meters, but it is extremely dangerous, stretching for several miles.

There is Panlong Ridge in front of the mountain, there is Tieniu Peak in the back, there is Jinshan Temple on the left, there is Lotus Cave on the right, there is the Furnace Gu Temple at the top, and there is the holy water spring next to it.

And the geographical location is wonderful, as a long-term division of the state, the government, the county of the boundary marker, is located in the central part of Shandong, located in Changshan, Huantai, Linzi three counties junction, belongs to the real three regardless of the zone.

Far away in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, this place was occupied by several bandits.

Now, there is a Li Tianwang, who is famous.

On the official road in the distance, a man and a horse galloped.

Where the horse's hooves galloped, countless smoke and dust were raised, like a yellow dragon.

After bypassing a section of mountain road, it finally disappeared into the Black Mountain.

The horses slowed down, and after traveling hundreds of meters along the bluestone road, a tall walled gate appeared in front of them.

"Stop!"

On the wall, a bandit wearing rattan armor shouted.

The man on the horse shouted, "The harrier returns to the mountain!" ”

The vine armor bandit said: "Camellia! ”

"Begonia!"

After answering the password, the vine armor bandit made a gesture, and the gate of the fortress immediately opened.

After entering the cottage, the man turned over and dismounted.

In the cottage, hundreds of bandits, all of them were wearing armor and carrying bows and swords.

Judging by its momentum and equipment, it is countless times stronger than the Xiangxiang Army, even if it is a forbidden army.

After hundreds of steps, a steep and rugged staircase appeared in front of me.

Follow the stairs all the way up to the top of the mountain.

This place is only the outer village Panlongling, and the high mountain opposite is the real black mountain village.

Between the two peaks, it is connected by a chain bridge.

If the outer village is lost, the chain bridge can be cut off, so that the enemy can only go around to the foot of the mountain to attack, which is doubly difficult.

This is also the reason why, from the five generations to the present, the bandits of Montenegro have not been exterminated.

Four heavily armored bandits, armed with large axes, stood guard at the entrance of the bridge.

One of them asked, "Why do you want to go home?" ”

"Wheat koji blossoms."

The young man in a short shirt gave another order.

Hearing this, the four of them immediately turned sideways and made way of the way.

After crossing the chain bridge, the young man stepped into a cave.

The interior of the cave is extremely large and can accommodate hundreds of people, which is a mine excavated by Qi Huan when he openly mined copper and iron in the early years.

And there are more than ten mines of this area, and there are more than ten in the entire Black Mountain.

Between each cave, there is a passage one after another, winding and rugged, like a labyrinth.

If you are not familiar with this place, you are afraid that if you go around the passage a few times, you will faint.

The young man was obviously very familiar with the Black Mountain Village, and he twisted and twisted along the passage, and in an instant he came to the top of the mountain.

On the top of the mountain, the scenery is beautiful, and there are houses standing one after another.

The largest house in the center is the Juyi Hall of Black Mountain Village.

Walking quickly to the outside of the Juyi Hall, the young man arched his hand and said, "The green harrier has something to report!" ”

Harrier is a black word for the cottage, and it is a spy planted by Li Tianwang in the surrounding counties and towns.

And in different colors, corresponding to each county and town.

Green, corresponding to Linzi County.

"Come in!"

Hearing the sound, the green harrier stepped into the Juyi Hall.

In the lobby, there are a total of nine chairs, and on the top chair facing the door, there is a big man.

(End of chapter)