The peasant girl strikes: Mr., you have to be good

Chapter 345 Early conscription
"City lord, the young lord is coming to Nan'an. He definitely won't live in the Feng Mansion. He will probably live in the palace." Feng Zhengxin saw that his master was so excited, he couldn't help interrupting him.

"I don't care, she is my granddaughter, so she should live in Feng's residence." Feng Batian said domineeringly: "Even if Ye Qingyang comes, I will not agree."

In the whole of Nan'an, Feng Batian is the only person who dares to call Ye Qingyang by his name directly, and he behaves like an old urchin.

"City Lord, should we send someone to meet the young master?" Feng Zhengxin asked while pouring tea for Feng Batian.

In fact, Yunxi is not far from Nan'an, and it is estimated to be there in seven or eight days, and they are sending people to pick up the young master now, maybe they will meet the young master halfway.

"Send the four sisters of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting to pick up my precious granddaughter. I heard that the mother and daughter of King Ze and Princess Yun are also with her. They are the great benefactors of our Feng family. We must not treat them slowly."

"No!" Feng Zhengxin responded, and immediately sent people to meet Jinxuan and the others. This piano, chess, calligraphy, and the four masters were all of the same generation as jade, and they were the confidantes of the direct line cultivated by Feng Batian himself. As powerful as the four masters, they are not only proficient in martial arts, but also all kinds of skills that young ladies from aristocratic families know.

Feng Batian brought them to Nan'an City in order to give them to Jinxuan and let them become Jinxuan's right-hand man.

"It is rumored that Mr. Chen is as beautiful as a god. I don't know how good-looking he is." Four handsome young women dressed in water-blue dresses fluttered on horseback, put on their weapons, Nan'an city galloped, causing a lot of commotion.

The youngest of them was Yuqi. She was curious about what their uncle looked like, so she casually gossiped.

"The man that the young master likes is definitely not too bad. Let's hurry up, maybe we can meet them in the next county." Yuqin speeded up, rushed in front of the other sisters, and ran towards the city gate.

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On the Xiling side, the edict of conscription came sooner than Jinxuan and the others expected. This conscription has caused panic. In order to raise money, the imperial court stipulated that each household must send a male to join the army. Families that do not send males can also contribute money. Exemption from military service, 50 taels per person, is tantamount to killing most of the poor. 50 taels is an astronomical figure for a poor commoner. Some families can’t even afford 50 taels, let alone [-] taels.

The court's decision proved that Jinxuan was not lying. Xia Lizheng didn't know what to do, so he went to Hu Yanshu's house to discuss the matter with Hu Yanshu. Hu Yanshu met him in the main hall and prepared wine and food for him.

"Yanshu, did Xuanxuan write to you? What's her plan?" Xia Lizheng picked up his wine glass, clinked glasses with Hu Yanshu, took a sip, and then asked about Jinxuan's situation.

"Xuanxuan and the others haven't arrived in Nan'an yet." Hu Yanshu only knew that everyone was safe and sound, but he didn't know the specific situation. In fact, he also wanted to join the army, but he had more important things to do.

"Uncle, what do you think of this conscription?" Hu Yanshu knew that Xia Lizheng came to him just for the conscription. If he had to pay money if he did not perform military service, Xia Lizheng would have the money to pay.

"The tyrant forced conscription and increased taxes. We have no way to survive, and I don't know what to do?" Xia Lizheng's family has a large population, and the poll tax is really heavy. Even if he has a little savings, he can't stand the toss.

"This tax is really heavy. The poll tax has been increased from five yuan per person per month to ten yuan per person. If it is a single person, it's okay. If the person is a family with a large population, he will have no food if he pays the poll tax every month. money."

"It's better for you, you have Nan'an nationality and don't pay poll tax." Xia Lizheng envied Hu Yanshu and the others, they only paid other types of taxes and didn't have to pay poll tax, which saved a lot of money.

"This time the conscription is mainly for serving in Xingyang County. If you take the initiative to join the army, you can also be exempted from poll tax for the whole family. I suggest you think about it."

On the same question, Hu Yanshu and Xia Lizheng have different views.

"They are not prepared for war. Letting them join the army will only hurt everyone." Xia Lizheng was reluctant to let his son and grandson take risks. There are 22 members of their family, and they have to pay twice a month for head tax. Baiwen.

This is not counted, there are other exorbitant taxes!

"Since you don't want them to join the army, let them practice martial arts with Lei Bao." Hu Yanshu wanted to find Qiu Cheng some time to see if he was doing anything. At this time, it was a good time for them to sneak into the army and stationed in In the army of Xingyang County, there are people from Zhen Guogong, who can cooperate with them internally and externally.

"Yanshu, I suspect that the imperial court has no money, so it increases taxes." After a moment of silence, Xia Lizheng said suddenly.

If the imperial court had money, it would not exploit the common people. Their emperor is too fatuous, he only cared about his own pleasure, and did not take the common people seriously.

"The emperor is stupid, and the big families are fighting openly and secretly. Everyone is eager for civil strife, so they can take the opportunity to carve up the territory." Hu Yanshu said, picked up a chopsticks and put a peanut in his mouth.

"My son-in-law, Mr. Song is asking to see you." When Hu Yanshu and Xia Li were talking about something, Song Ping came, and he came to see Hu Yanshu for the conscription.

"Brother Song, please take a seat." Song Ping entered the room, Hu Yanshu hurriedly seated him, and asked the servants to add some bowls and chopsticks for him.

"Brother Yanshu, there is a lot of trouble outside, and the imperial court has issued another decree that families without males must pay 60 taels of silver to be exempted from military service." Before Song Ping came, he received another secret letter from Wu Zhao , the capital has already begun to implement it.

"Has the emperor lost his mind? She is trying to force the people to rebel!" Hearing this, Hu Yanshu was shocked.

"By the way, there is an additional explanation. The imperial court announced that the increase in poll tax is only temporary. The period seems to be three years. It is said that it will be restored to the original state after three years."

snort!Not to mention three years, even one year, you can search for several million taels. With such a large population in the whole country, how little can add up!
"Brother Song, Zichen and Xuanxuan are not in Xingyang, we should shoulder the responsibility of protecting everyone."

"I think so too. Didn't we promise to distribute cotton coats to the poor before? Let's do it now, and we can discuss the matter of the bank together by the way."

"The Qianzhuang has already been renovated, and it will open in a few days." Hu Yanshu and Song Ping were talking about opening a store, but Xia Lizheng couldn't get in a word.

"Uncle, go back and tell the folks that I will pay them for their military service, so that they can cooperate with the training well and don't want to embarrass Xiajia Village. One day in the future, their skills may be useful. Don't forget Publicize the matter of the training, and if anyone breaks the big deal, don't come to me for help if they have any difficulties in the future." Hu Yanshu wanted to dismiss Xia Lizheng and discuss things with Song Ping alone.

"Thank you, Yanshu, you are really our great benefactor." Xia Lizheng's problem was solved, and he was full of joy. He knew that Hu Yanshu asked everyone to train not only to protect their homeland, but also to fight for the world.

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"I've already arranged for someone to join the army. Who do you plan to arrange to join the army?" Hu Yanshu ordered the housekeeper to send Xia Lizheng back, and take the money with him to help the villagers solve their problems.

As soon as Xia Lizheng left, Song Ping asked Hu Yanshu about joining the army.

The people on his side are all people with household registration, no matter how Emperor Qian checks, he is not afraid.

"Most of the nonsense people were given to him by Ye Qingyang. Later, he bought more than a dozen death contracts."

He has asked Ye Qingyang to contact the spies hidden in the workshop, and let them join the army in a legitimate way. It is estimated that in this conscription, besides they will arrange people to be undercover agents, other forces will also do the same.

"Brother Song, I have already started to carry out the work on my side. When the time comes, we will cooperate with each other and strive to hold Xingyang County in our hands. It will also be useful for future incidents."

"I think so too. On our Song family side, I won't allow everyone to participate. If we send people to join the army at this time, the court will suspect it. Although they haven't confronted us openly, it's always right to be cautious. "

Emperor Qian is following the old path of the Qin Dynasty. In order to save more people from it, he must work harder to pull Emperor Qian from power. I don't know where his son is?

"Brother Yanshu, I want to build a house in Zhoujia Village and Xiajia Village, and let our people live in the two villages on the grounds of farming." Song Ping thought for a long time, and told Hu Yanshu his plan. He hoped to get Hu Yanshu's permission support.

"Then let's build it. Anyway, we have money in hand, and the business of the shop is good. I'm going to open a branch in the next county. As long as I say hello, my gang of brothers will definitely respond to us. I think it's time to go. Visit them and send some gifts to their families along the way."

The people under Hu Yanshu's hands have grown into thousands of people. His gang of coolie friends are helping him cultivate the land. When there is work, they go to repair the house. When there is no work, they go to the field to work. .

This is a good choice.

"Brother Yanshu, you are amazing. In such a short period of time, your construction team has grown bigger and bigger."

Song Ping admired Hu Yanshu very much. He felt that Hu Yanshu was not as good as him in other aspects except martial arts.

In the future, he will definitely accomplish a lot.

The most commendable thing is that he still has a compassionate heart, loyal to his friends, and gentle and considerate to his family.

"Everyone is living for a living, so it's right to take care of each other." Hu Yanshu paused, "By the way, Brother Song, what's going on with the son?"

"Wu Xiang and others have entered the Ministry of Punishment. Concubine Lou Shu is still trying her best to exonerate her mother."

Talking about Wu Zhao, Song Ping was also full of worry.

Although the Lou family is not as powerful as other families, they have Concubine Lou Shu.

"The son is so smart, he should know how to deal with the Lou family. If the emperor doesn't care about this, then other families will follow suit." Hu Yanshu felt that Emperor Qian was not worthy of being emperor. If Song Zichen's father was still there, it would not be the case scene.

"Although Emperor Qian hated the four major families, he didn't want to break the balance. However, this incident had a great impact. Several other major families stepped forward and asked Emperor Qian to deal with Concubine Lou Shu's mother."

"Let's wait first." Hu Yanshu sighed softly, "Brother Song, I have to go out to do some errands now, so I can't accompany you."

"It's okay, I'm going out too."

Song Ping and Hu Yanshu stood up, left the room together, and went to their own affairs.

Nan'an!

Jinxuan and the others have already arrived in Hengchuan City. They stayed there for one night, then continued on their way. After walking for five consecutive days, they encountered piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in Huaiyang City. Reminiscing about the past while eating.

"Sister Qin, the young master is like a madam. They are carved out of the same mold." Yu Hua looked at Jin Xuan with a smile on her face. They had seen a portrait of Jin Xuan's grandmother before. When they saw Jin Xuan for the first time, They were all stunned.Jinxuan gracefully parted her pink lips, and asked softly, "Four sisters, do I really look like my grandmother?"

(End of this chapter)