The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 70: Heroes everywhere?

For Sande Donkey and Laifu's Versailles, Er Gou is quite helpless. One of these two guys was born as a human being, and the other was once a "noble" heavenly being, but now his sons are obsessed with the form of animals. Ridiculous to say.

This fashionable and not dead man-eating rat screamed: "Hero, spare your life! The little demon is willing to surrender! I am willing to surrender!"

But the crow in the net struggled angrily and shouted: "The son of the phoenix will never yield! Zanas! Don't tarnish the glory of the Palace of Heaven!"

But the man-eating rat screamed: "Idiot! We have now reduced to the state of beasts that are neither human nor ghosts. There is no glory left! Great human master, Zanas is willing to be your most loyal servant!"

At this time, Sande Donkey laughed and let out a donkey bray, saying: "Two idiots! You are still chattering here when you are dying! Want to surrender? You have to think about whether you have the qualifications to surrender! Teach you to be a good boy, come down!" When it comes again, remember not to eat people again!"

But Er Gou couldn't help giving San De Donkey a thumbs up. This guy said it so well, even Er Gou himself couldn't find a stronger reason to replace it.

This time Er Gou borrowed Xian Han's head to catch Xie Chong, but it was the suggestion from Sande Lv'er. This guy is indeed a knowledgeable man, deeply shocked by the nature of Xie Chong. With just one move, Er Gou helped Er Gou capture Xie Chong. The local evil spirits were wiped out in one fell swoop.

Naturally, there is no excuse for this kind of man-eating evil. The two dogs raised their knives and killed the red-eyed crow and the man-eating rat one by one. The skins of human-faced jackals and man-eating rats, and the ink feathers of red-eyed crows were picked up as trophies.

Although the internal organs, bones and meat left by the evil worshipers were all rare treasures, the two dogs had no way of dealing with them, and they were also quite disgusted with the cannibalism, so they only burned them and destroyed them. thing.

After this incident, Ergou also gained a lot of loot, including three to five small coins, six pieces of clothing, and a few sticks and daggers, all of which came from the contributions of idle men.

Some people may ask, why are these two dogs so naughty that they even want clothes from dead people?

You wait, but you don't know that the ancient coins really have to be traced back to the original source, and gold, silver, copper and cloth are almost comparable.

Since ancient times, the general dynasties have collected taxes, which can be divided into two types: real objects and money. The real objects are mostly grains, beans, and grass bundles.

So in ancient times it was often said that men farm and women weave. Do you think that women only weave cloth for clothes?
No!That's really making money!

It was not until the middle of the Ming Dynasty in later generations that Zhang Juzheng carried out the reform of the "one-whip method" to exclude the function of cloth and silk as currency in the classical taxation system of the feudal dynasty.

This move indeed helped the Ming Dynasty's finances to replenish its finances on the surface at the time, but it also completely cut off one of the pillars of the Ming Dynasty's classical taxation and weakened the ability of China's small-scale peasant economy to withstand pressure at that time.

To give a very simple example, before Zhang Juzheng’s reforms, the army of the past dynasties paid their salaries. If they had silver or copper coins, they would give them silver or copper coins. It doesn't matter whether it's shopping or paying taxes.

But it was different after Zhang Juzheng's reform.

No matter whether it is the upper class or the lower class, they only recognize silver and copper coins, and cloth can no longer function as currency.

You give Datoubing a ten-coin equivalent of silk, and he can’t eat and drink when he takes it home. If he wants to buy something, he has to exchange it for money. Under the exploitation of profiteers, he can sell it for three or five pennies. up.

The same ordinary people want to rely on weaving to pay taxes, but it is countless times more difficult than before, making their burden even heavier.

According to the law of development of historical materialism, Zhang Juzheng's reform is undoubtedly a kind of progress and advanced.

It is a pity that the Ming Dynasty did not enjoy many benefits from this due to various reasons. Instead, it completely suffered the catastrophic backlash behind it.

Of course, these are all digressions. I just want to talk about the Song Dynasty here in Ergou. Cloth is a real thing that can be used as money. Even if a robber blocks the road and robs you, even if you don't bring any money, he can still steal you. clothes as money.

This is fine!

Therefore, it is perfectly legitimate for Ergou to steal the clothes of idle men and use them as trophies.

In fact, the bulk of Ergou's trophies were the fur feathers contributed by Sanxie Chong. This was the treasure that could really be sold for a big price, of course, provided that a buyer who knew the goods was found.

Ergou rolled all these things into rolls and tied them to Sande's donkey's back.

Then he went to the old mulberry tree again, picked a lot of ripe mulberries beautifully, put them in a cloth bag, and prepared to take them on the road as snacks.

In fact, the best utensils to hold these fine fruits are bamboo baskets or rattan baskets, but it is a pity that Ergou was not prepared when he went out, so he was a little out of hand.

After doing such a big event near Linzhang County, Ergou was worried about getting a lawsuit, so he never entered that Linzhang County, but turned around and went to Ye County, which of course has now been renamed Yecheng Town.

The dismantling of the county government has really caused Yecheng to lose a lot of its vitality. Due to the depression of various industries caused by the loss of people who were eating housekeepers' meals, the local people are feeling a little miserable.

But after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. In any case, Yecheng is more than ten times larger than Yuxia Town, so all walks of life here are more prosperous, and the number of various shops and restaurants is really extraordinary. Rural towns are comparable.

More importantly, there is a real entertainment industry - brothels.

It's a pity that the truly top-notch government-run brothel, Jiaosifang, has been moved to Linzhang County. This is a big loss for Yecheng.

Er Gou would never go to Qinglou Flower Street to have fun, he just found a pawn shop, and sold all the trophies he got from killing idlers and exchanged them for copper coins.

Six sets of clothes with full beards and tails, some with a little blood on them, and sticks and short knives, all of them were taken away by the pawn shop, and the price was quite good, but the pawn shop’s There was something wrong with the way the shopkeeper and the waiter looked at Ergou.

If it weren't for the fact that there is no county government in charge of affairs in Yecheng, they might have to report to the government.

But later, the people in the pawn shop heard about the disappearance of six extravagant idlers in Linzhang County, but they couldn't help but rejoice. Fortunately, they didn't report to the officials to betray the good man, otherwise they would have harmed the good man by mistake. Miles!
Of course, these are just words.

Ergou found a clean inn in Ye Township and stayed overnight, ate a sumptuous meal, bought some useful things for the road, and continued on the road.

Out of Linzhang County to the south is Xiangzhou Anyang Mansion, but this road is more prosperous than Linzhang County, with more villages and market towns, but there are more "heroes" blocking the road and robbery.

After Ergou had walked thirty miles, they met four or five groups of people who wanted to pay for their journey. Most of them were idle and scoundrels from nearby villages and towns, and there were even a group of farmers who seemed to be honest and honest.

This time, Er Gou has never dealt with such a cruel hand, ordinary idlers and scoundrels will break their legs and strip their clothes if they eat him.Only those peasants really encountered difficulties. The old woman was sick, their wives and children were starving, and the father and son had no choice but to venture out to rob.

Ergou asked about the situation, but beat the two farmers hard until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. They begged for mercy, and then gave them all their money.

At the end of the second dog, said: "If you don't see that there is a reason for your father and son, the Sajia will have to break your legs! With the twenty money as the bottom line, your family can tide over the difficulties by themselves, and you must remember not to come out again." Dao, if I meet you next time, I will definitely not forgive you!"

The farmer and his son mourned Weiwei, and said bluntly that they would never dare again.

Er Gou laughed twice, and continued on the road with the donkey and the dog, leaving only the farmer father and son looking at each other, thinking that they were dreaming.

(End of this chapter)