Ma Fanzu was a Han Chinese, and he didn't know how many generations came to Goguryeo, maybe it was the end of the Han Dynasty, maybe it was the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he didn't know.

But living in Goguryeo, for Ma Fan, there is no difference from the Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty.

The only thing he is worried about now is how Datang will treat them ordinary people, and now the weather is about to be planted, but because of the war, their land has no chance to plant.

It's still too late to farm, but if it's any later, there will be no harvest.

If they don't grow grain this year, then they won't be able to survive the winter, and there will be no food rations in the winter.

And in winter, if you don't want to starve to death without rations, the only way is to eat the seed grain, but eat the seed grain...... That's really hopeless.

But in any case, now he has to come out, because the Tang people who occupied the city have been summoned.

Ma Fan, who rushed to the intersection, saw that almost every neighbor in the neighborhood had a person coming out.

When the people were almost here, the Tang soldier who was standing at the intersection took the lead and said loudly: "Folks in Liaodong, listen up now." Now the entire Liaodong City has been occupied by the Tang Dynasty, and the laws of the Tang Dynasty are currently proclaimed. ”

"During the period when the Tang Dynasty managed Liaodong City, the lives of the people were as usual, but anyone who dared to take advantage of the chaos during this period, take advantage of the fire to rob, coerce and harass the people, and try to attack the Tang Dynasty army will be severely punished and decided!"

"In addition, any unscrupulous traders who raise prices will be dealt with seriously!"

"Datang has already opened several shops in two bazaars in Liaodong City, selling grain, salt, cloth and other materials."

"In addition, there are people living outside the city, as well as people who have land, after completing the registration within seven days, Datang will allow you to go back to farming, but every family must plant grain for Datang, and Datang will provide grain! In the autumn, the harvest will be paid to you at a certain percentage of the rent, so that you can survive the winter today and have the food for next year! ”

"But all other grain must be handed over to Datang, and after next year, if the war ends, then everything will be back on track."

The soldier spoke aloud about the contents of the notice posted behind him.

And he took the trouble to tell everyone three times, and made sure that everyone understood, and then left this place for the next place.

This notice and decision was thought up by Li Shiji, as for why it was done, it is very simple, the whole of Goguryeo is planted with wheat and corn as the main food.

However, the yield of both wheat and corn is too far from the high-yield wheat provided by His Highness.

In order to rule Goguryeo next year, Li Shiji came up with this method.

Forcibly let all the Goguryeo people grow grain for the Tang Dynasty in the form of employment, and then the Tang Dynasty provided the grain.

In the case of forcibity, these Goguryeo people did not dare to resist, and they could only plant honestly.

But when it came to the harvest, the Tang Dynasty didn't want them at all, and then announced that these things were their own, and then let them keep their own seeds, at that time, after seeing the yield, the people of Goguryeo didn't have to think about it to know what seeds would be left next year.

If you tell them now and let them plant the high-yield seeds given by Datang, it is estimated that most people will not believe it.

The people don't have such a high vision, they don't understand a lot, they just think simply, why should the Tang people help them? Why give them high-yielding seeds? It must have lied to them.

Li Shiji didn't have time to explain these things one by one, so it was better to simply let them change their crops.

After Ma Fan listened, he silently returned home.

When he got home, the family immediately greeted him, "How is it?" What did the Tang people say? ”

Ma Fan immediately repeated the soldier's words.

Because it was a time of war, Ma Fan's family gathered together to avoid danger, and his parents, his brother's family of six, and his family of five were all in their house.

And the house they are in is also Ma Fan's, the house of the parents and the elder brother's family was originally in a village outside the city, and now I don't know how the village is, but fortunately, everything has been brought to the city.

"Fortunately, Datang is still benevolent and righteous, but let's help grow a year's worth of food." Ma Fan's father breathed a sigh of relief and spoke.

"Dad, what if Datang doesn't leave us rations at that time?" Ma Fan's brother asked worriedly.

"What to do? What else can I do? Since Datang provides food, then we will try to save our own food, I think Datang will not give nothing at all, and will definitely leave some of it, and it is really not good in winter, so we will go out to fish, hunt, and find a way to survive this winter. ”

"What else can we do? Don't you see the walls? was directly blown up by Datang's divine thunder, and tens of thousands of soldiers couldn't stop it, what can we do? Ma Fan's father spoke.

yes, what can we do? The whole family sighed, they had no choice.

"I'll go and see the price of the grain store opened by Datang in a while, and our family's money will be scraped together, so we can buy more food and come back, just in case." Ma Fan's father spoke.

"I'll go with my eldest brother in a moment." Ma Fan hurriedly spoke.

"Go early, lest you run out of food." Ma Fan's father explained.

Ma Fan and his eldest brother immediately cleaned up the house, vacated the two cloth bags containing grain, put the grain in the jar, and they went out with the bags and money.

When they arrived at the bazaar, they soon found the temporary shop of the Tang Dynasty, which was supposed to be the shop of a nobleman in the city, but it had apparently been requisitioned by the Tang Dynasty.

The door was guarded by Datang soldiers, and there were two large signs erected next to it, which read Datang Grain Store.

Ma Fan knows these words, he doesn't know much, but he will know some commonly used words when he reads more.

Someone had already come to buy food in front, so Ma Fan and the others hurriedly walked over and began to line up honestly according to the crowd in front.

When it was their turn, the two quickly saw the price of grain inside, and when they saw the price of food, they were stunned.

Because of the price of this grain...... Only less than one-third of what the grain merchants in the city sold before.

The price of grain in Liaodong City has long risen, when the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo fought in Silla last year, it was located on the front line, and the price of grain began to rise, and some time ago, when I learned that the Tang Dynasty had officially declared war with Goguryeo, the price of grain in Liaodong City more than doubled.

And now this price ...... It is lower than the most normal grain price in Liaodong City.

This...... Ma Fan and his eldest brother didn't say a word, and immediately prepared to buy all the money in their hands into food.

Just when they were about to spend all the money, the Tang soldiers who sold grain inside reminded them: "There is still a lot of grain, and this money is all your money, right?" Don't you look at the price of salt next to it? Also low. ”