The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Why has my son been so depressed since he came back?" Mother Chen looked at her son and he looked worried since he came back. This made Mother Chen very worried.

"It's nothing, I just don't understand something." Chen Mo shook his head. He didn't want to tell his mother about it until he figured it out.

"Oh?" Mother Chen looked at her son after hearing this and said with a smile: "Why don't you tell me, but what happened in the city this time?"

"Well, that's right." Chen Mo nodded and said, "Mom, have you ever heard of the collusion between officials and bandits?"

"Of course I've heard of it." Mother Chen nodded.

"Aren't officials supposed to do things for the people? Why do they collude with gangsters who are causing harm to the people?" Chen Mo asked.

"There are many reasons." Mother Chen did not coax her children. She knew that her son had a lot more burdens than other children, and he was also more sensible than other children. There were some things that he must have encountered since he was thinking about them. I had a similar question. I thought about it carefully and said, "But it can be roughly divided into three types."

"Oh?" Chen Mo quickly sat up straight and looked at his mother.

"The first type is nothing more than profit. Officials provide some conveniences to the thieves, and part of the money looted by the thieves will be given to the officials. This is the simplest, but also the most despised type."

Chen Mo nodded. This was what Chen Mo had known all along, but this was not the answer he wanted.

"But this kind is also the most complicated and common." Mother Chen seemed to think of something in the past and sighed: "Although it is despised by others, most people are doing it. The only difference is that some people do it secretly, while others do it secretly. People do it too obviously.”

The young Chen Mo couldn't understand, and Chen's mother didn't explain much. It was difficult to truly understand many things before actually encountering them. He hoped that his son would never encounter such a thing in his life.

"As for the second type, it can be said to be a compromise." Mother Chen said with a smile: "Those bandits who have turned into bandits are very difficult to eliminate."

"Why is this?" Chen Mo asked puzzled.

"There are three types of thieves in this world. One type has no fixed abode, and wherever they pass, they are like locusts crossing the border, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. This type is also the target of the government's efforts to eradicate it; the second type is mountain bandits. , they gather in the mountains and forests, and have their own place. Although they also plunder, they are not as murderous as the rogue bandits, and sometimes they even help the surrounding people. Surname, these bandits are not very harmful, and they have the convenience of the geographical location. If the officers and soldiers come to collect them, they will be scattered in the wilds, but if the officers and soldiers leave, they will regroup. Generally, the county town does not have the power to suppress the bandits alone, but if Gathering a large number of troops consumes food and people, and they may not be able to be paid back. Therefore, as long as these people do not go too far, the government office will ignore them. This is a compromise. "

"Such bandits sometimes do business with villages and towns." Finally, Mother Chen said with a smile: "As for the third type of collusion between officials and bandits, it is to support the bandits to respect themselves and ask the court for military supplies, soldiers and horses. This is what I You don’t need to know too much about it for now, you usually can’t encounter it.”

Chen Mo nodded. The bandits that Li Zheng and the others encountered should be of this second type. He felt relieved for some reason. After all, the government office couldn't do anything about it, and Li Zheng was not considered a bad person by making a deal with them.

"Mom, of the three types of thieves and bandits you mentioned before, what is the other type?" Chen Mo untied his knot and looked at his mother curiously.

"These kind of people are generally not called thieves. They hide among the people and even have a deep relationship with the government office. They appear to be serious businessmen on weekdays, but in private they do evil things, such as human trafficking and smuggling of smuggling goods. Salt, weapons." Mother Chen felt a little heavy when she said this.

"What is human trafficking?" Chen Mo asked. He felt that this was related to his experience in the county.

"The law of our court actually allows the buying and selling of human beings. Every time during a disaster year, some families who cannot survive will sell their children and daughters. This kind of selling is generally recognized by the government and can be called "he-sale". However, after all, it is not the case in a disaster year. It happens every year, and not everywhere, but human trafficking is quite profitable. Therefore, some people will secretly coerce and induce people, which is called selling, and some will directly kidnap them. This is called robbery and selling. This is called selling. It’s a little different from plundering, but the meaning is similar, both are against the law.”

"Mom, you know so much." Chen Mo exclaimed.

Chen's mother just smiled when she heard this. No matter how poor the Chen family was, they could still be considered half-scholars. After all, they had lived half their lives, so they naturally knew more than an ignorant child like Chen Mo.

"Mom, I remember you once said that our Chen family are also scholars?" Chen Mo suddenly asked.

"It used to be." Chen's mother sighed after hearing this. They are related by blood to the Chen family in Hepu. This relationship is actually not that far apart. It is only two generations, but the distance between the two generations is so far. When we get to Chen Mo's area, it's almost impossible to have any contact with him.

"Is that mother literate?" Chen Mo's eyes suddenly brightened.

"You know something." Mother Chen nodded and said, "My son wants to learn?"

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded quickly. Reading and literacy is a very sacred thing. Chen Mo has always wanted to learn, but it was difficult just to make a living in the past. His young shoulders have to bear the livelihood of his mother and son, and he has no energy to do it at the same time. He also didn't understand the sacredness of reading.

But as his knowledge increases, his inner desire for reading continues to increase. At the same time, the situation at home is getting better and better. After seeing the beauty of the outside world and knowing the past glory of the Chen family, Chen Mo is naturally not willing to live a mediocre life. , so at this time, Chen Mo was more eager to learn more and see the world more clearly.

"Your father taught me a little, but I didn't learn much." Mother Chen didn't know what she was thinking of, and sighed, "If my son wants to learn, I will teach you."

"Thank you, mother!" Chen Mo was overjoyed.

"You kid..." Mother Chen smiled and shook her head and said, "Before the morning of tomorrow, I will teach you one sentence. You just need to remember it and write it down."

"Yes!" Chen Mo nodded excitedly.

That night, Chen Mo didn't fall asleep. Thinking that he could not only learn knowledge from his mother tomorrow, but also martial arts from Uncle Wang, Chen Mo was full of excitement. He tossed and turned all night until late at night before falling asleep...