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- Li Yan and Lady Hong climbed over a cliff and finally saw a village belonging to Guangyuan in the distance. The location of this village was not remote, just a day's journey outside Guangyuan City. Since it was relatively close to Guangyuan City, Zhu Jun could visit him at any time. They went out of the city to deal with the problems here, so without garrisoning troops here, Li Yan and Lady Hong could sneak in quietly without being discovered by Zhu Jun.
"Hong Niang, everything you said to me last time was really said by Baishui Zhuba?" Li Yan asked Hong Niang as he walked away. Last time, he mistook Hong Niang for a fairy and made a big fuss. What a joke. The red lady finally explained to him clearly that she heard those words from Brother Zhu Ba.
Li Yan couldn't help but be shocked. He didn't know that Baishui Zhuba had such knowledge, so he wanted to meet Zhuba. In addition, Li Yan's family members were among the old and weak women who invaded the army, and they were all captured by Zhu Ba. He also had to find his family members, and it became inevitable to sneak into Zhu Jun's territory this time. Do things.
The red lady didn¡¯t want to be recognized because she hadn¡¯t figured out how to face Ma Xiaotian yet. Although she led Li Yan into Zhu Jun¡¯s territory, she hesitated to go directly to Guangyuan. Li Yan obviously saw her hesitation and couldn't help but ask: "Red Lady, are you lying to me? You are not a general under Zhu Ba, and Zhu Ba never said what you said before. Otherwise, why don¡¯t you take me directly to see Zhu Ba?¡±
The red lady is very distressed. She can't say "I'm hiding from a man who pursues me", right? She could only say vaguely: "Now is not the best time to take you to see Brother Zhu Ba. Let's check out the nearby villages first."
Li Yan is not a fool. Hearing a hint of something strange in her words, a suspicion arose in his heart. Fortunately, the red lady was innocent and romantic, and really didn't look like someone who liked to lie. This dispelled many of Li Yan's worries.
The two of them walked for a while, and the red lady suddenly remembered something and asked Li Yan: "You said that your family members were kidnapped by Brother Zhu Ba, so what kind of family members do you have?"
When Li Yan heard her question, a strange look suddenly flashed across his face, looking very gentle. But there is a hint of worry in the gentleness. He sighed in a low voice: "It's my wife, Mrs. Tang. When I defected to Li Zicheng, I took Mrs. Tang with me. She is a beautiful lady, knowledgeable and courteous. She is virtuous and virtuous. She and I are very affectionate. Chuang Chuang When the army was defeated, she mixed with the family members of the soldiers who broke into the army, and they were all captured by Zhu Ba's people. At this time, she didn't know Sigh"
Speaking of which. He thought of the burning, killing and looting behavior of the Thirty-sixth Battalion. After he made up the children's song "No Food", the invading army had restrained somewhat. But he didn't know what Zhu Bajun's military discipline was like. If Zhu Bajun's military discipline was the same as that of the previous Thirty-sixth Battalion, his beautiful wife might have been raped at this moment He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and his whole body was shaking. got up.
In real history, when Li Yan defected to Li Zicheng, it was already October of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen. At that time, the Tang family was dead, and Li Yan's wife was already a red lady, but because things in this world happened three years earlier than that history , Li Yan did not know the red lady, but took the Tang family to defect to Li Zicheng three years in advance. At this time, he and Mrs. Tang were newlyweds, very affectionate, and there was no room for the red lady in their hearts, and they were filled with figures pretending to be Mr. Tang.
Seeing his worried look, the red lady smiled and sighed: "You can rest assured about this. Brother Zhu Ba is very good at leading troops. Zhu Jun's military discipline is very good. There is no way that evil things like raping women will happen. Otherwise, I would have been with him a long time ago." Falling out."
Li Yan didn¡¯t really believe what she said, but he would rather believe what she said.
By this time, the two of them had reached the edge of the field near the village, and saw a lively scene in the field. Almost all the residents in this small village were in the field, busy harvesting corn cobs from the corn field. The farmers were carrying huge backpacks filled with freshly harvested corn, and their faces were filled with happy smiles.
Li Yan's heart moved and he couldn't help but ask: "Red Lady, what crops are they growing? Why haven't I seen them before?"
The red lady smiled and said: "You scholars are not diligent in your limbs and cannot distinguish between grains. There are many crops that you have never seen before."
Li Yan's face straightened and he said seriously: "I am not that kind of scholar. I can distinguish grains. In fact, I can recognize most of the crops, but this is the first time I have seen this kind of thing."
The red lady smiled and said: "This thing is called corn, well In fact, I have only seen it when it is growing. This is the first time I have seen it bear fruit. Brother Zhu Ba only introduced it this spring. The new crops from Guangyuan, according to Brother Zhu B, can grow on a very shallow soil layer and are very suitable for Sichuan. With this thing, the peopleYou won't be hungry anymore. "
Li Yan said "Oh" and asked excitedly: "Is this the so-called productivity?"
The red lady spread her hands: "Don't ask me, I don't know much about it." She is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. What she likes most is actually fighting and killing, or reciting poems and pretending to be cool. She has nothing to do with economy and agriculture. , I am not very interested in things like productivity. When Li Yan asked her, she naturally had no idea.
Li Yan also knew that nothing could be fished out of this man's mouth, so he had to ask the farmers himself.
Li Yan knew how to talk to ordinary people very well. He put on the posture of a passerby and greeted an old farmer in front of him from a distance. Then he put on the manner of a polite scholar and said with a smile: "This uncle , the late student was a man who fled from Henan to Sichuan"
Having said this, he paused deliberately, waiting for the old farmer to react. The old farmer was stunned. After tasting Li Yan's words, he immediately became awe-struck and hurriedly saluted: "It turns out he is a master of the people's education" There are not many literate people these days. In such a poor and remote village, even if Even if you know a few words, you will be respected by everyone. People like Juren who understand "university knowledge" are simply like gods in the hearts of old farmers.
Li Yan quickly helped the old farmer, and then said: "Uncle. When Wansheng saw you harvesting crops happily, he was curious and took a few more glances. But the more he looked, the more strange he became. Wansheng had never seen anything like this in Henan. Planting crops, what exactly is this thing?¡±
When the old farmer heard his question, he smiled and said: "This thing is called corn. General Zhenxi sent people to the village to teach us how to grow it."
After hearing this, Li Yan suddenly thought: It was indeed something Zhu Ba got. It's called corn. Just like what the Red Lady said.
He asked again: "Uncle, I see you are all happy. Is this year's harvest good?"
The old farmer was obviously very interested in this topic, with a look of pride on his face. He laughed and said: "Yes, yes. This year's harvest is really great. Old man, I have never received so many crops. This time haha"
Li Yan hit the snake with the stick and quickly asked: "How much did you collect this year?"
The old farmer smiled and said: "My family has two acres of mountainous land. After collecting this number" He stretched out one finger to make a sign of "one", and then stretched out five fingers to make a sign of "five".
Li Yan thought to himself: Sichuan is mostly made of stone mountains. The mountains are made of big rocks with a thin layer of soil on top of the rocks. If you plant crops on such land, you can harvest dozens of kilograms from one acre of land. It would be good, so he said: "We have harvested two acres of land in total." One hundred and fifty pounds?"
The old farmer obviously knew that he would guess wrong. His face suddenly lifted, and his eyes were full of pride and he said: "Master Juren, you guessed wrong, old man, I collected 1,500 catties."
"What?" Li Yan was shocked: "You harvested 1,500 catties from two acres?"
His shocked expression was exactly what the old man wanted to see. People, when they do something proud, they like to deliberately let others guess, and then get pleasure from the surprised expression when others guess wrong. For example, you were originally a poor woman, and one day you were suddenly promoted. When you got home, you said to your wife: "Honey, your husband was promoted. Guess what he was promoted to?" Office director?" At this time, the husband will proudly say: "You are wrong, I was directly promoted to mayor." Then the husband can appreciate his wife's shocked expression, which is really a very refreshing thing.
Li Yan¡¯s expression was as if he had seen a poor girl become a millionaire overnight, with shock written all over his face.
The old farmer thought proudly: I knew you would be scared, hahaha. After he made fun of others, he felt comfortable, and then his honest side came out. After looking at Li Yan and the red lady for a few times, he smiled and said, "You two have walked a lot of mountain roads, right? Both of you are simple and simple. Simple, it seems that Mr. Juren is still a little injured. If you don¡¯t mind it, you can come and sit at the old man¡¯s house. The old man will cook corn for you.¡±
Li Yan was shocked again when he heard what he said. After he followed Li Zicheng, he traveled thousands of miles, traveling all over the country. The people he met were all extremely poor. When guests came to their door, the people often closed the door and did not dare to entertain them. What's more, in this year of great disaster, if a distant relative comes to see you, he must be desperate and want to ask you for help. We can¡¯t even open the pot at home, so where can we get food to help others?
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????] Unexpectedly, this old farmer from Guangyuan just met him, and he was not a relative), but he actually invited him to his door, saying that he would entertain him to eat. Thinking of the old farmer saying that he had only harvested 1,500 kilograms of grain, Li Yan suddenly realized, isn't this exactly what "a solid barn means you know etiquette, and when you have enough food and clothing, you know honor and disgrace"? Because there is endless food, there is room to distribute it to the poor who don¡¯t have enough to eat. Because we have enough food and clothing, we can spare the time to care for those who lack food and clothing.people.
Li Yan seemed to feel the power brought by the three words "productivity" in his heart. It is a kind of positive energy that can change a person from beginning to end, just like the old farmer in front of him. His powerful "productivity" gave him a happy smile and gave him the capital to be kind. Isn't it because he is proud of his family's wealth that he is able to stand here today and speak to a great master?
Li Yan followed the old farmer and entered his home. The old farmer was obviously very poor. There were few pieces of furniture in the house, but at this time there were many golden corn cobs lined up side by side in the yard, and there was also a large hanging under the eaves. Let the sun roast the corn. The old farmer didn't wait for Li Yan to ask, and smiled and said: "There is too much corn, and we won't be able to finish it in a while. Brother Zhu Ba taught us to put the corn in a bright sunny place to dry in the sun, and it will not go bad. Keep it for a long, long time.¡±
Li Yan said, "Uncle, I heard you just said that General Zhenxi is in charge of this place. Does General Zhenxi collect taxes from you?" Does it have to be heavy?¡±
The old man smiled and said: "Take it, there is no official who doesn't collect taxes from us? Master Juren really loves to joke" He paused and then said: "General Zhenxi collects 30% of our taxes."
"Thirty percent?" Li Yan frowned slightly: "It's quite heavy"
The old man tilted his head and smiled: "It's not too heavy. It's much lighter than the previous Guangyuan magistrate. In the past, we had to pay 50% uh more than 60% of the tax."
Li Yan was silent. Of course he knew how the officials in the imperial court collected taxes, so he whispered: "So, General Zhenxi's tax collection is not too heavy."
But the old man smiled again: "Don't think that General Zhenxi only collected 30%, which is less than what the previous imperial court collectedOld man, let me settle the accounts for you. The two acres of land that the old man's family used to own were worth more than 30%. Heaven can collect two hundred catties, and the imperial court will collect 60% of it. That is, it will collect one hundred and twenty catties."
"Now the old man collected 1,500 jins from two acres of land. General Zhenxi took away 30%, which means he took away 450 jins!" The old man laughed when he said this: "You said the court collected more, Or does General Zhenxi charge more?"
Li Yan sweated profusely, and his heart suddenly moved: No wonder Zhu Bajun's military appearance is so neat. The soldiers all wore uniform uniforms. Carrying neat weapons. Everyone is well fed and full of energy. It turns out that their taxes are so high. They can actually collect 450 kilograms of tax from such an old farmer's family. If all the people in Shaanxi were added up, Zhu Bajun was really rich.
Li Yan found that his brain was not enough. The tax was lighter than the imperial court, but the actual collection was more than the imperial court Sure enough, this was productivity again, because there was more production, so with a little tax, he could collect more. Raise huge military expenditures.
He thought for a long time, and slowly understood something in his heart, but he said: "Uncle, I don't know if you have ever heard a children's song. That children's song says that the city gate will be opened to welcome King Chuang. Is King Chuang coming?" Pay the grain, have you ever thought about it, if you don¡¯t pay the grainyou can still get 450 kilograms more grain."
He thought that when he said this, the old man would definitely agree. Unexpectedly, the old farmer had a disdainful expression on his face and said with a smile: "What's the big deal about not paying for food? I've heard you sing this song before. Listen to it." It was said that it came from the south. I heard a few days ago that the Chuang Army was in the south At that time, the old man hesitated whether to vote for the Chuang King. Now after harvesting the corn, he realized that he was right not to go. .¡±
He patted the corn cob and laughed and said: "If the old man went to vote for King Chuang, even if he didn't pay for grain, he would only be able to grow two hundred kilograms of two acres of land. Now, the old man pays 30% of the grain, and there is still one thousand kilograms left, hahaha, The old man is not a melon, so how could he not settle this account?"
Li Yan was speechless, and his confidence in his children's song had dropped to rock bottom. He finally understood why Zhu Ba said that his idea of ??"not paying for food" was fundamentally wrong The basic idea of ??"not paying for food" was "saving", while the idea of ??"improving productivity" was "making money" "Obviously, making money is better than saving. "Setting up" cannot make a person rich, but hard work can make a person rich. Wealth is never saved, but earned.
Li Yan and the old farmer chatted for a while. The corn cobs were already cooked. The old farmer handed one to Li Yan and the red lady. They held the corn cob and gnawed it for a while. It was very fragrant and tasted really good. Extremely.
The red lady didn¡¯t have much idea, she just wanted to fill her stomach. Li Yan had a huge wave in his heart. He didn't know where he was. He was thinking about productivity. He didn't notice at all. The old farmer winked at his son, who was in his twenties. The son quietly opened the back door and ran out towards the back of the house.
That night, Li Yan and Lady Hong rested in separate rooms at the old farmhouse. Early the next morning, the two said goodbye to the old farmer. The old farmer saw them out of the yard and out of the village before returning.
Li Yan and Lady Hong walked side by side on the loess road for a while, and couldn't help but sigh: "Mrs. Hong, please take me to see Brother Zhu Ba. I have many things to say to him, and many questions to think about. I need to ask him for advice.¡±
The red lady wanted to agree, but when she thought of Ma Xiaotian she hesitated again. It would be okay to go back. Brother Zhu Ba had never felt sorry for her. She also wanted to serve Brother Zhu Ba again, but what should Ma Xiaotian do? He said he liked him, but he hadn't figured out how to face him yet, so what should he do?
The red lady didn't know what to do and was struggling in her heart when she suddenly heard a loud shout from the side of the road: "It's that man and woman. They are spies who invaded the army and are preaching the children's song of 'not paying for food' Hurry up." Catch them"
Hearing this voice, Li Yan and Lady Hong turned around and saw a young man standing by the road. He was the son of the old farmer. It turned out that the old farmer heard Li Yan talking about the children's song "Not paying for food" and said to Li Yan was a spy sent by the Chuang Army to spread children's songs. Zhu Jun always killed spies like this quickly and had already informed all the people under his rule that he should report immediately if he found such a person.
The old farmer's son pointed at Li Yan and the Red Lady. Behind him stood a large group of Zhu Jun soldiers, and there were many encircling soldiers jumping out on both sides of the road. Li Yan and the Red Lady were surrounded in an instant. At the core.
A young leader emerged from among the soldiers, it was Ma Xiaotian. He shouted loudly: "Spy, suffer death!" - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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