Mr. Yangui

Chapter 161 Chapter [-]
Feng Yijun, Dingmao Bingzhuang.

At ten o'clock in the evening, farmers finished their farm work, gathered together in twos and threes, drank a sip of herbal tea to cool off, and chatted casually.

Fengyi County is located in the east of Yongzhou, with the capital Chang'an to the southwest, Beidi County to the north, Hedong to the east, Luoyang a little further, and Shangluoyu Hongnong County to the south.

The geographical location is relatively good, and there is direct access to Luoshui.

There are many Zhuangzi like Dingmao Bingzhuang in the county, which are used to house veterans who have made meritorious service and their wives and children. Most of those veterans have made some contributions, were seriously injured, and some even became disabled and could not continue to eat soldiers. The imperial court can't ignore them, most of those people are family members, and if there is no man in the family, they can't survive.

Most of these Zhuangzi are named after A, B, C, Ding Zi, Chou Yinmao, Zhuangzi all have one thing in common, that is, poverty, especially in the past two years, droughts, snowstorms and bandits have come together, it can be said that misfortunes never come singly, so Zhuangzi’s income is not very good, let alone After paying taxes to the court, it is very difficult for the people in Zhuangzi to be self-sufficient.

These Zhuangzi were originally hung under the imperial court and were managed by the household department. In the past two years, these Zhuangzi have gradually become a burden on the imperial court. Due to the urgent war in Jizhou, the household department is tight, and the emperor is sympathetic. He will transfer these Zhuangzi to the internal treasury and send them Some eunuchs were appointed to manage it, and of course some nobles would say hello and send the children of the family to experience it, which is also possible.

Li Wuchang once heard that the second young master of the He family and the third young master of the Ma family had both been there, and they ran back to Chang'an City in disgrace without holding on for half a month. I was shivering.

"I heard that our Zhuangzi will have a new owner recently, and he will no longer be the eunuch of the inner treasury!"

"I also heard from Mr. Liu that the new owner is a son of a rich family in Chang'an City. I don't know who he is, and I don't know how his character is. Will he be as greedy as those eunuchs? Bullying the weak."

"How can the character of rich children be better? In fact, whether we hang in the household department or hang in the inner warehouse, we are all the same, we can't eat enough, and we are often bullied. If I don't have a family Yang, I can't bear that bird air for a long time."

"Speak softly, don't let those eunuchs hear you, or you will suffer. Zhuangzi is poor, and the land is scarce, and most of it is sand. In recent years, there have been disasters, alas!"

"Although the tax revenue is not very high, our output is low, and we are often knocked out by those greedy eunuchs, and there are often bandits visiting... By the way, isn't the imperial court suppressing bandits? Why did it take so long? Didn't they come to our side? Those eunuchs, whenever the bandits came, they ran faster than rabbits one by one, and when the bandits left, they appeared again to show off their power, damn it."

"Suppression of bandits? Yongzhou is so big, did he come over to suppress the governor Xue? I heard that a few days ago, he came to the front line of bandit suppression in Shangluo in person. Tell me, the governor personally went there, so where is there any extra manpower?"

"Sigh, it's not because of Khitan's wolfish ambitions. The imperial court has more ambitions but not enough power. Fortunately, General Zhou is a talented man who has withstood the Khitan's pressure. Otherwise, Dayan's situation will be even more severe."

"General Zhou is good. He is well aware of the sufferings of the people. I have a distant cousin who works in his army. When I wrote home, I said that there is not enough food and grass in Anle County. General Zhou would rather die than return. Protecting the people of Anle and Yuyang, during the battle, he personally went into battle, and was hacked four times, fortunately, his martial arts skills are world-renowned."

"In such a scene with tens of thousands of people, no matter how high a person's martial arts skills are, he can't turn the situation around... But it's good that General Zhou is safe. I really want to serve under General Zhou. Even if I die in battle, I will have no regrets."

"Huh, speaking is better than singing, just because you are a cripple? You died in battle, your old lady doesn't care? Your wife doesn't care? Your daughter doesn't care? A family of women, no regrets? Just rely on us now, Even a gang of bandits can't handle it, and you still want to fight the Khitans, you really don't know why."

"Oh, I was just talking."

"I said, you guys are rough, if you have that skill, you might as well think about how to deal with the new owner of the villa, and talk about nothing here."

"Hey, uncles and uncles, I have heard that the new owner is a viscount, and he is very young, less than 20 years old. Tell me, will he be a very capable young man? talented?"

"A viscount under the age of 20? Isn't he the son of a big family?"

"Why would the son of a rich family come to this ghost place like us? I think it's some upstart who spent money to buy a title for his son. Didn't there be a donation policy some time ago?"

"This statement is more reasonable, but nouveau riche are not easy to provoke, most of them are greedy, otherwise they will not become nouveau riche. It seems that our Zhuangzi's hard life will continue, alas!"

……

Li Wuchang, the son of the "upstart", is on his way to Dingmao Bingzhuang.

A group of about ten of them pulled four large carriages filled with various supplies, and they were driven by Fat Bear and his men. The others rode horses. They were quite leisurely at first, but after getting off the official road, they found The road is very difficult, either muddy or extremely steep, accidents will happen if you are not careful.

"Grandma, bear, this road is too bad!" Li Wuchang was bumped all the way, and his buttocks and inner thighs were numb.

After going down the official road, the road is quite bad, full of potholes, and it must not be smooth. In some places, there are even cliffs on the edge, and in other places, there are dirt slopes on both sides, and there are few trees on it. Mudslides or landslides, along the way, Li Wuchang was almost knocked off his horse several times.

Zhai Changping smiled and said: "Except for the city and the major official roads in Dayan, the other roads are similar and not very good, but such a steep road like this is really rare."

Li Wuchang nodded, changed the topic, and asked: "Brother Xun, Chang Ping, a few days ago I asked you to study that... well, Dingmao Bingzhuang, right? Tell me, what is the specific situation? "

Zhao Xun said: "I'm not very familiar with the eastern part of Yongzhou, but I have carefully studied the dossier you brought over these few days, and I have a general understanding of the situation."

After a pause, he concluded: "Dingmao Bingzhuang is located in the north of Fengyi County. It is a large place, much larger than the average Zhuangzi, but there is very little cultivated land, and most of them are not fertile land, and the output is limited."

"According to the statistics half a year ago, there were about [-] people in the village, about [-]% of them were veterans who had meritorious service on the battlefield, and the rest were their wives, children, and children. These veterans were more or less injured. We can only barely cope, and there are more families with their families, so life is not easy."

"Zhuangzi is surrounded by mountains on three sides, one of which is Nanshan Mountain, so there are often bandits making riots. In addition to the natural disasters in the past two years, the Zhuangzi is terrible, and the people in Zhuangzi are very stubborn. When the bandits come, they don't want to run away, so they directly organize people to go to the village. Fighting head-on, casualties are common occurrences.”

"In addition to dealing with bandits, we also have to deal with all kinds of wild animals emerging from Nanshan. This is also a big problem. According to reports, many people were injured by wild boars. There has been no proper solution."

"When there was a drought, people in the Zhuangzi often clashed with other Zhuangzi in order to compete for water sources, and occasionally there were large-scale fights. The people in the inner treasury couldn't manage it, and they didn't bother to manage it. "

"The mountains on both sides are mostly boulders, the terrain is dangerous, and there are few trees. It is not easy to collect firewood. Farmers have to venture into Nanshan, which is very dangerous, but there is no effective method."

"There is a huge muddy land in the far north, similar to a swamp. There are fertile aquatic plants in it, but it is quite dangerous inside. Even grazing can only be carried out on the edge. It is extremely dangerous when it is in the middle. If you are not careful, you will die." If it sinks in, it will often flood in rainy days, causing mountain torrents, hitting the lower flat land, not only washing away the crops, but even the houses will be submerged. This gave the bandits a chance to defeat them one by one."

"In addition, it's a gossip. Since the Neiku took over, the people in the Zhuangzi are often bullied and blackmailed by the eunuchs of the Neiku. They have a very bad impression of the imperial court, and they even say that they are hostile. Most of them drag their families with them, so they can Endure as much as possible, there are some lonely people who will pick up guys and go directly to them if they are impatient, but the end is very miserable."

"Probably that's the case. Other details need to be clarified after we arrive."

Zhao Xun finished speaking in one breath, speaking in more detail.

After listening to Li Wuchang, he smiled and said: "Poverty, disease, natural disasters, man-made disasters, being oppressed by the court, emotional instability, how come it sounds like the conditions for rebellion."

Everyone laughed, originally they were very worried after hearing Zhao Xun's words, but now they were relieved by Li Wuchang's joke.

After Li Wuchang finished laughing, he muttered to himself: "It seems that this job is not easy."

Then he exhaled and said seriously, "What time will I say?"

Seeing that Li Wuchang's expression became serious, everyone became serious.

Li Wuchang said: "First, since we have chosen to work as errands below, we must have the determination to endure hardships. Second, I am the owner of the village, and all the members of the village are our own, so we must bear in mind. Third, this errand is very important. Meaningful, those people are meritorious people, no matter how rebellious they are, and they don't know how to be polite, you must not be impulsive, and remember to convince others with virtue when you encounter problems, and you can't do anything to them unless it is absolutely necessary. Fourth, I We will first conduct an open and unannounced visit. Pay attention to your cooperation. You must clarify all kinds of problems, whether it is difficulties in life or dissatisfaction in your heart. In short, they need to open their hearts, so that they can truly grasp the problems and find solutions. Method."

Everyone agreed with a bang.

(End of this chapter)