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- As a large family in Dongxi Village, the Chao family has an excellent geographical location. Not far from the village is the stream that separates the east and west villages.
There is no rushing momentum of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and there is no noisy sound of their water. It is just an unknown stream, flowing quietly. It is these unknown streams that merge into the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.
Chao Yong walked to the stream and was not afraid of the clay on his clothes. He lay down and closed his eyes to rest.
"Hello, young master."
A banker wearing a rag vest walked by, carefully bent down and said greetings.
"kindness."
Chao Yong opened his eyes and took a look, responded casually, and said to himself: This leisurely and comfortable life needs to be entrusted to a good family.
??For example, the Chao Gai family¡¯s ancestors were merchants. After saving some wealth, they bought land and a house in Dongxi Village. Like most landlord families, whenever there is a natural disaster and the villagers sell their land to make ends meet, the Chao family has a little more land. By Chao Gai's generation, all the land in Dongxi Village had Chao's surname, and the family's money and food were piling up like mountains.
Chao Yong was also secretly glad to be born into Chao Gai's family. If he was unfortunate enough to be born into a poor family, he would have to be like the tenants walking behind him under the sun, digging in and out of the mud every day to dig out some food to make ends meet. What nation rises and falls? When you see a landlord family like yourself, you have to carefully bend down to serve them to avoid any misfortune.
"Tap-ta-ta"
Chao Yong was resting his head on his arms with his eyes closed, when he heard the dull and rapid sound of horse hooves coming from the ground, and he immediately looked towards the entrance of the village with excitement.
When the Northern Song Dynasty was founded, the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun was captured by the Liao Kingdom. Later, the Western Xia was divided, and the Northern Song Dynasty had no horse ranches. The Tang Dynasty cavalry that once dominated the world could not continue. The Northern Song Dynasty horse army was very few, compared with When ethnic minorities fight against the enemy, they tend to use strong bows and crossbows to weaken the impact of the cavalry. Therefore, in foreign wars, they always lose more than they win.
There are even fewer good horses that can be ridden in the country. There are not many decent mounts for local government officials, let alone the rough horses in the rivers and lakes.
"Is someone finally going to break this dull day?"
Within a few breaths, a tall horse appeared at the entrance of the village carrying a puff of dust. This horse was also a rare steed, not a common rogue horse in the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a short black man in public clothes.
This picture seems somewhat funny.
Chao Yong recognized that the person coming was Song Jiang, the commander of Yuncheng County. Song Jiang was just like the description in Water Margin, with a dark face and a short body, but he had a decent appearance.
This guy is originally from Songjia Village, and his family also owns a small amount of land, and has lived on acres of land for generations. In this generation, Song Taigong donated money to Song Jiang as a clerk with swords and pens, hoping that he would get ahead.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????I Unfortunately, his talent was mediocre, and he learned martial arts late. In the end, his achievements were limited, and he spent a lot of money on the family. This is an example of someone who cannot succeed in martial arts. This made Song Taigong file a complaint, accusing him of disobedience and expelling him from the house.
Thanks to the secret support of his brother Song Qing, Song Jiang settled down in the county, but his behavior as a prodigal did not change. If he has some spare money, he will go out to visit friends. He is a complete libertine. Fortunately, the Yamen had some wealth, so although he didn't save any money, he didn't have to worry about the next meal. Money was really tight, and with the Yamen as a sign, no one dared not to give him credit.
The gold and silver were spent like water, but it was not all without gain. He finally gained some fame in the world, but his fame was only in the Jingdong area (the name of the administrative region in the Song Dynasty, roughly today's Shandong).
The fame of "Water Margin" that spread throughout the world was probably spread when Dai Zong was sent to recruit talents after going up the mountain.
Song Jiang had also seen Chao Yong under the tree, approaching with a puff of dust, and then he stopped his horse and asked: "Xiannephew, is your father at home?"
"Taiyang, this guy is really a shady person. He makes me eat dirt as soon as he comes."
Although Chao Yong got up quickly, he still took a mouthful of dust.
"Here, what's the matter with Third Uncle Song? He's so turbulent."
Chao Yong suppressed his anger, greeted him, and thought to himself: It would be best to burn down your doghouse with a big fire, and see what you, a prodigal son, can do with your wealth.
Song Jiang didn¡¯t know Chao Yong¡¯s slander, so he waved his hand and said, ¡°This is a serious matter. I¡¯ll go tell your father. You¡¯ll have to go back to the Yamen in a while.¡±
After saying that, he hit the horse and ran to Chao's house at the head of the village.
The dust raised by the horses covered Chao Yong's head and face, giving Chao Yong a layer of natural camouflage.
"Taiyang, if you have a chance in the future, I will definitely let you eat dust a few times."
Chao Yong wiped his face vigorously and hurriedly chased him home.
When I arrived at the hall, I saw my father Chao Gai stood up and said to Song Jiang who was sitting next to him: "Brother, this matterreally? "
Song Jiang said helplessly: "My little brother heard what people from the capital and the county magistrate said about this with his own ears. I think the county will send someone to inform them in the next day or two. Brother, I'd better make preparations in advance."
Chao Gai was highly skilled in martial arts and had made a lot of money. No one in the world would deny him three points. Unexpectedly, the imperial court wanted to seize his ancestral property. He couldn't help but get angry and said angrily: "It's all these corrupt officials who are causing trouble. Your Majesty just let the public land be used." The land in Dongxi Village belongs to our Chao family, how dare they come and take it?"
Song Jiang smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, don't be excited. There is no room for change in this matter. How can the public land office really go to seize the wasteland? All the land that has been seized is good farmland. The magistrate of Lushan County neglected the special envoy, and the whole county It was classified as public land. Lushan also had the property of several court officials, but they still tolerated it, so what could they do if my brother was a commoner? Fortunately, my brother's family also saved a lot of property, so he could buy some more property to live on. "
When Chao Yong heard this, he also knew that his own land was included in the public land.
This public land office was an organization in charge of public land at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was also later known as the Kuotian Office in the west of the city. It was originally used by the imperial court to increase taxes and seize land, deserted fields, abandoned embankments, abandoned weirs, beach retreats, silt lands, lakes and other places. , forced the people to farm, and collected money from public land. But later on, corrupt officials took over and the beautiful land among the people was regarded as a waste of time. Therefore, countless people went bankrupt.
Chao Yong didn¡¯t know that there was this Gongtiansuo in the Northern Song Dynasty before, but he heard about the bad reputation of the Gongtiansuo shortly after traveling through time.
???????????????????????????Today, the people in the north are suffering from Kuotian, but the people in the south are suffering from flowers and stones.
In order to make ends meet, people from all over the country turned into bandits one after another, which seriously affected the development of business and caused a decline in the tax revenue of the Song Dynasty, which was originally mainly commercial taxation.
Even so, the "rewards" from Liao and Xixia every year were indispensable. In addition, the emperor was extravagant and lustful, and the treasury actually experienced a deficit. In order to make up for the treasury deficit, Cai Jing even changed the salt law and tea law. However, It was said that the feathers of geese were plucked, which caused misery to the people all over the world. Later, they were minted for ten coins, one for ten coins. It can be said that they were robbed openly, causing prices to soar and public resentment boiling over.
Chao Gai had never suffered such a loss before. He slapped a table to pieces and said angrily: "The officials are forcing the people to rebel. These dog officials are bullying people too much."
Song Jiang couldn't help but change his face when he heard this, and said in a panic: "There is a time in life, but there is no time in life. Don't force it. Brother, please don't talk nonsense. It is my fault today that I am here. If it were someone else, just what brother said just now, I can sue you for treason, which is a crime of confiscating the house. I am afraid that my brother will be reckless in front of the county officials, so I came here to inform him and let him be prepared. "
Chao Gai is not a very reckless person. This rebellion is the crime of destroying the nine tribes. Hearing this, he woke up and said: "Brother is just talking in anger. I would like to thank you for coming to inform me about this matter. Our brothers have not seen each other for many days, so we will meet today." How about getting drunk together at my village?"
Song Jiang came here just to sell a favor, and he was afraid that Chao Gai would say something treacherous to him again, and he would not be able to get away with it if word spread. He immediately handed over his hands and said: "I still have something to do in the Yamen, and I came here just to inform my brother about it." . Now that my brother knows it, I will go back first so that the county magistrate can¡¯t find me.¡±
When Chao Gai heard what he said, he couldn't force Song Jiang to stay, so he sent Song Jiang out the door.
Song Jiang cupped his hands and said, "Brother, please come back. I'll come back to bother you another day."
Chao Gai also cupped his hands and said, "Brother, please go slowly. I'll invite you to a drink some other time."
Song Jiang cupped his hands again, then got on his horse and galloped away.
Chao Yong was left behind by Song Jiang earlier and didn¡¯t listen to the full story.
Only then did he have time to ask: "Dad, what other villages' fields are included in the Xicheng District?"
Chao Gai said: "In Yuncheng County alone, there are dozens of villages with fields. It is said that they are surrounded by Liangshan River, with a radius of nearly 800 miles. Tomorrow the county will issue an official document, and each village will be protected." We must collect all the land deeds in the village and hand them over on time. The land in Dongxi Village belongs to our family, so there is no need to oppress the people, but it is just a hardship for our family. " - 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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