Great Qin's son-in-law

Chapter 361: There Are No Idle Fields in the World! (seeking subscription)

There are seven counties under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan County, and the administrative seat is Jinyang. The other six counties are Jiexiu, Wu, Zishi, Lishi, Yuci, Huoren, Qin Luoheng and his party. After leaving Jinyang, they rode horses I went to Jiexiu County, which is not a camp.

It's the beginning of spring, and the world is starting to plow, and the territory of Jinyang is busy.

However, this grand scene did not last long. Less than five miles away from the city of Jinyang, the busy scene suddenly changed, and the fields became sparsely populated, but the overall scale was still quite large. In Yang County, the situation has changed drastically.

In the Jiexiu area, there are very few people in the field, and there are not many people here. What's even more strange is that there are very few strong men in the field. Except for the white-haired old man and the children in the field, almost all of them are women.

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Everyone can't help but show strange colors.

Zhang Xi wondered: "It's strange, it's the busy season of farming, and the fields should be in a hurry. Why are there so few people in the fields here, and most of them are old, weak, women and children? Where are the strong men from Jiexiu?"

After hesitating for a moment, Gu doubted:
"It's really weird."

"According to the "Law of Defense", even if there are families here who need to serve corvee, there will be no situation where two people are recruited at the same time, and it is impossible to recruit so many strong men in one place."

"Even if the strong and strong of these families have committed crimes, according to the provisions of "Sikong", during the season of sowing and managing seedlings, criminals who committed crimes or were sentenced to repay with corvee will be released for 20 days to go home to farm. There should be no shortage of places. Strong man."

"What's the situation now?"

Everyone was puzzled.

As for the strong and lazy people in the family who don't do production, this kind of situation does exist in one village and one village, but it is absolutely impossible for every family to be like this, and there may be many hidden secrets in it. Thinking of this, everyone's face darkened slightly.

Qin Luoheng stood tall.

Looking at the old and weak women and children in the field, his eyes were also thoughtful.

He thought that the first emperor was a bit serious, but now seeing the sparse appearance of the fields, he suddenly understood in his heart how illusory the tranquility of the years in Jinyang is, and the situation in Jiexiu may be the real folk.

Qin Luoheng couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

Shihuang's carriage is in a neighboring county, but it is only less than a few tens of miles away, but this side does not pretend to be any cover, the local corruption has reached this level?
Qin Luoheng said, "Go ahead and ask."

After finishing speaking, he took the lead and walked in the front. Zhang Xi, Gu and others looked at each other, and they also led their horses to follow.

They changed into casual clothes before setting off, but there was still a clear difference from the rough cloth villagers around them.

The field in the spring of spring is very cold because of the emptiness and loneliness. The spring breeze under the sun is also somewhat cold in spring. There are only a few cultivators in the vast fields, most of them are women and children. There are no cattle or young adults in the fields. The noise and enthusiasm that should be there at the time, but at this moment, I can't feel it at all.

There is only endless bleakness!
Qin Luoheng stood in the field and looked at it for a while, frowning, walked towards the two figures in the field, and asked, "Dare to ask elder sister, where is Jiexiu?"

The woman who was digging the ground with an iron lei (lei) stopped her work, raised her head to wipe off the sweat, and glanced at the person who came. There was a dullness on her yellow and thin face, but she still maintained a certain attitude towards outsiders. Vigilance, vigilance: "Want to buy land?"

Qin Luoheng said: "Sister, we didn't come here to buy land, but just passed by here. How long is it from Jiexiu County?"

The woman sized Qin Luoheng up again, then looked at the few people who were not far behind her, and gasped while leaning on the iron lei, "Jiexiu County? Go straight to the north, and it's only a dozen miles away, but you guys Hurry up, it won't be long before it gets dark."

Qin Luoheng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, big sister."

After speaking, he took a water bag backwards and handed it over.

"Thank you, strong man." The woman took the water bag, but she didn't dare to drink it directly. Instead, she took two pottery bowls beside the ridge and filled them up, then handed the water bag back to Qin Luoheng with both hands, and then He turned around and shouted at the young man not far away. The young man dropped the iron leil, ran over quickly, picked up the pottery bowl and gurgled loudly.

After drinking it, she said pleasantly, "Mother, this water is so sweet!"

"The strong man is kind." The woman smiled wearily.

Qin Luoheng reached out and handed the leather bag to the young man, saying, "It's just ordinary well water, but I brought a lot with me when I went out, so I'll leave this to you."

Done.

Qin Luoheng glanced around, and took the initiative to say: "It's spring plowing now, why isn't your man here? Why isn't there a farming ox around? Also, when you first saw me, why did you think I was going to buy a field? Qin Lu didn't It is stipulated that the land is public and no private sales are allowed? Can you still buy and sell land privately?"

Qin Luoheng took the opportunity to ask what was in his heart.

"You strong man, you seem to have just fallen from the sky." The woman smiled faintly. She had been busy for a long time, and wanted to take the opportunity to rest, so she sat down on the ridge without paying attention, and kept wiping the protruding forehead with her thick black palms. beads of sweat.

"It seems that you are from other places, men? How many other families in our village can have men? Men are precious, and you don't look like someone who has never worked in the fields. How come you don't even know about these things?"

"Farming cattle? That's for the rich and the lord. How can we have this share?"

"man?"

"They were all dragged into corvee service."

"If he hadn't been forced to serve corvée, would that man dare not work in the fields at this time? Wouldn't he be told by everyone? He was arrested and sent to other counties to build roads."

"I guess I won't be able to come back until the spring plowing is over."

"Mother, don't be sad, and I'm still here," the young man said in a low voice.

"You? You haven't grown up. When you grow up, you still have to serve corvee." The woman suddenly turned black with anger, and then couldn't help cursing: "The government is the same as those rich people and feudal lords." You guys, deliberately got the man out at this time, just to take the opportunity to forcefully buy the field."

Qin Luoheng frowned, and asked in surprise, "Can you forcefully buy land in your village?"

The woman looked at Qin Luoheng with an indescribable expression as if she had seen something valuable, and said, "In our village? Isn't it the same in the nearby counties? Every time when the farming season is busy, the government will follow those rich people, feudal officials, etc. The master conspired to get the men out of each family, and then began to find faults in various ways to buy land at a low price."

"I understand now."

"These people won't stop until they get the fields."

"The next time they come, let's sell these fields of my family, so that at least my men can return home more, and they will suffer less in the future."

"tired!"

Qin Luoheng's face was quite embarrassed, but he remained silent.

He really wants to say that buying and selling land is illegal, but at this moment, he can't say anything, because he can't help. He can help for a while, but he can't help forever. Improvement, land merger will always exist.

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All Guizhou capitals have been reduced to servant farming!
Qin Luoheng looked at the young man, and said slowly: "My son, your father will come back when the farming season is busy. You don't need to sell your fields. This is your family's livelihood. How can you let those rich people and feudal masters force you?" Buy and sell?"

"Your day will get better!"

"I just want to know, is the forced buying and selling of land on your side serious? The government has never stepped in to stop it before? During the farming season, the government conquered the corvee. Didn't a judge come forward to stop it? Or has the government been linked with these people?"

(End of this chapter)