The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 180 The Field of Hope ([-])
It was late at night, but near the Wudu Post Station, there were still bright lights and the sound of hustle and bustle going straight into the sky.

The gamblers in the casino roared in ecstasy, surprise, or despair.In the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion, a man's deep roar or a woman's panting could be heard from time to time.There are also all kinds of wheat aromas of steamed food from various snack vendors at night.Mixed with the smell of dung from the livestock market not far away.Let the entire Wudu station fall into a thick atmosphere of human fireworks.

The station is a three-story building.There is a low wall around it.The four sections of walls happened to center on the small building, enclosing a courtyard dam.

This is the time of Haishi.For modern people, at this point, nightlife has just begun.But for the ancients, it was time to wake up after dozing off at this time.However, the current Wudu Station has a bit of a modern night market taste of feasting and feasting.So, at this time, no one can fall asleep.Those who didn't go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion or the casino to buy music, all spontaneously walked out of the room at this time, sat on the ground in the yard of the post station, and opened up their daily routines.

"Dong Laosan, why don't you go to the Sifang to kill the Sifang tonight? Why? I was unlucky last night and lost all the money in my pocket?"

"Hahahaha~~ Old Ma, why don't you open which pot? Last night Dong Laosan won first and then lost in Tongsifang. He lost at least two or three thousand dollars!"

"Hiss~ Two or three thousand dollars. Mr. Dong, your Hu family's cavalry team will arrive in two days. You won't export the money reserved for the cavalry team at the inn, will you?"

"Hmph, stupid ass, I'm not that courageous. I lost all my own money last night! And there's only two or three thousand dollars, it's only seven or eight hundred dollars."

"Hmph, I'll tell you again, I'm called Ma Chun, not Ma Stupid Donkey. Hey, you old bastard has grown up a lot recently. How could you lose seven or eight hundred dollars without using public funds? I Don't believe it? You must have embezzled some public funds first!"

"Damn! I don't need to pay taxes this year, and the imperial court buys grain at a protective price of 60 yuan per shi. They buy as much as I sell. My family has ten acres of land, and this year's harvest is more than [-] shi. I took twenty The stone comes out to sell, and for this sum alone, I have two thousand dollars! And the price of salt has been reduced by half recently, and the money to buy salt has also been reduced by half! I am also responsible for serving as the front stand for the Hu family caravan... Lao Tzu's eldest son I will serve as a soldier for the former general in Hanzhong, and my annual salary is worth [-] yuan... What happened to me playing poker?"

"Hehehe, old man. Although life is a little better this year. But people, you must be prepared for danger in times of peace. The imperial court will collect taxes again next year."

Although Jiang Wei took off the crown at this time, he just tied a civilian scarf on his head.However, after years of killing and hunting, it has a powerful aura on its body.So he stood there and opened his mouth.Everyone who was still sitting on the ground at first got up one after another.

"Everyone sit down, everyone sit down." Jiang Wei took the lead and sat down on the dusty ground: "This is Brother Dong, right? Bo opera is something that makes a small Bo happy, but a big Bo hurts his body." You have to be careful."

"Hey, this one is a noble person at first glance. You are right. The little old man thought so too. Hey, but it was different last night. First I won a lot, and the excitement grew. Then I lost After some went out, I always felt that I could win back, but in the end..."

"So, this is the routine of their gambling players. Brother, you have to be careful in the future."

"The nobleman sees the teaching well."

"Well, Brother Dong, the imperial court is exempt from tax this year. Isn't life much easier?"

"That's not right! It's been ten years! This year my family bought a piece of cloth for the first time, and made new clothes for the whole family! Hey, Da Sima is really good. He knows how to fight and is considerate of our people. Compared with that Jiang Wei, who is capable of militarism but incapable of winning battles, is much stronger!"

"Cough cough! Cough cough!" Jiang Wei, who had just sat down and was about to go deep into the people to understand the people's conditions, was suddenly hit by such a sap.How can this chatterbox be opened.I had to stay on the side and cough continuously.

At this time, Wu Qiao had no choice but to speak: "Uh, Brother Dong. Although tax exemption is very good, it is impossible for the imperial court to exempt it every year. Have you seen the notice issued by the county?"

"The little old man can't read! But the county specially arranged for people to go to each kiosk to read the TOEFL. This year the tax is exempted, and next year it will be 68 tax one... Hey, the little old man is [-] years old this year. This [-] tax one Virtuous government, that is, when Liu Jiyu was around, right?"

"You!" Wu Qiao just wanted to stand up and scold the old man who had a big problem with his thinking, but Jiang Wei quickly stopped him: "Brother Dong, your son is serving as a soldier for a big man. How about Wei's Hu family caravan?"

"Hey~ This is what your nobleman just said about being prepared for danger in times of peace. It is rare that the two countries are not at war now, and there are trade routes. There are more people in this area, so the little old man hurried out to find some spare money. If someday two The country is fighting again, and the money can't be found!"

"Why? Brother Dong also thinks that the two countries cannot have long-term peace?"

"Of course. In this world, there must be someone who can speak effectively. Three emperors? Hey, there are not three suns in the sky."

"Then Brother Dong is willing to let your boy serve as a soldier?" It was not Jiang Wei and Wu Qiao who asked this question, but a middle-aged man with a lean figure and bright eyes beside him.

Dong Laosan also didn’t notice that the person who asked the question had changed. It was just chatting anyway. When someone asked, he replied: “It’s not a question of whether I’m willing or not, but that’s how my big man’s military system is. A family has If there are two men, one of them must be a soldier. If there are four men, two must be recruited! Huh? Aren’t you my fellow?”

"Hehe, next is Da Wei, who is what you call a fake Wei."

"Hey, what is the big Wei and fake Wei? Our common people don't believe in this. Brother, is life easier in Wei Guo?"

Dong Laosan's question silenced the questioner for a while.But he still gave a positive answer: "A year ago, I should have had a better life than you. But now, it is much worse."

This answer greatly satisfied the surrounding Shu Han people.Dong Laosan even shook his head and said: "Of course! Don't look at who is in charge of our big man now?"

"Yes, Mr. Dong is right. If others don't mention it, just say I am Ma Chun. In the past, there were seven people in my family and seventeen or eight acres of land. These days were barely passable. Later, my elder brother went with the general. Served as a soldier and died in Duangu. But the pension from the imperial court was not issued until two years later... Two years! In the past two years, my old man died of illness, and my sister-in-law remarried. I dragged my old mother and three nephews along It’s hard to live together with my son. These days are really miserable! In the end, I have no choice but to sell the land... That’s a prodigal! So, the daughter-in-law I talked about is blown away!”

"Brother Ma? Why hasn't the government's pension been issued for a long time?" Jiang Wei, who was still pretending to be deep at first, couldn't sit still when he heard this: the pension for the martyrs could not be issued in time, which is a big problem affecting morale .

"Hey! It's not that stupid Jiang Wei. Not long after Duan Gu's defeat, he was in a hurry to go to the Northern Expedition. Northern Expedition, Northern Expedition, attack you! The court ran out of money all of a sudden! It's too late to supply the army of the Northern Expedition, how can it be?" Taking care of us little people?"

"Then why did the imperial court have money to issue pensions?" Seeing that Jiang Wei was slapped again, Wu Qiao hurriedly began to shift the question.

"I'm not too clear about this. It seems that Da Sima donated a sum of money to the court?"

What Ma Chun said was not clear, but as an official of the imperial court, Wu Qiao was very clear: Although the statement that Guan Yi donated money to the imperial court was inaccurate, it was not unfounded.Because that year, Fuling County in Guanyi carried the expenses of the Yongan Corps, and Jiang Wei did not launch the ninth Northern Expedition immediately after returning from the eighth Northern Expedition without success.So the court had some spare money, so it issued the pension.

Although he didn't hit him himself, Jiang Wei was beaten in the face after all on his own territory.Therefore, I have to earn some face for the general, otherwise the general will blame me for deliberately asking Toer to save his face for such a slap in the face.So, Wu Qiao asked everyone a very disliked topic: "Then, my brothers, what if one day Da Sima wants to make a northern expedition?"

"That's great! If Da Sima wants to go to the Northern Expedition, as long as he doesn't dislike my old age, Dong Laosan, I will also participate!"

"That's right, I, Ma Chun, are not yet thirty this year. If Da Sima wants to go to the Northern Expedition, I will definitely participate!"

Huh?Isn't this style of painting right?Why are you supporting the Northern Expedition again?
"Hey, nobleman, are you from the state of Wei? Have you heard of the battle at Yang'an Pass? The private soldiers under Da Sima's command died in the battle, and the compensation is [-] yuan per person! And the children of the martyrs can also enter Free education at Fuxing Academy? No one died in battle, or disabled. They were also sent to places like Shu County and Ba County to serve as pavilion chiefs and county captains. If Da Sima goes to the Northern Expedition, we will definitely support him!"

(End of this chapter)