The wind blew the messy hair on Liu Yu's forehead, captivating his eyes. In his ears, the voices of the disciples chanting sutras and chanting mantras came one after another. They were monotonous and boring, which made Liu Yu's heart become more and more chaotic.
, getting more and more irritated, Lu Xun's words kept echoing in his heart. For the first time in his life, Liu Yu's belief was shaken. Is this Tianshi Tao, which does all evil, really better than the noble Wang Xie family?
Can it bring more benefits to the people at the bottom?
Xiang Jing's voice brought Liu Yu back to reality. The noise, like a buffalo, was unique even among the Beifu army. Liu Yu came back to his senses and looked at the iron tower.
The ordinary Xiang Jing curled up his lips and saluted, "I've seen Xiang Duizheng."
Xiang Jing was stunned for a moment, then punched Liu Yu in the chest angrily: "Brother Jinu, are you a humble man? No matter you are a military leader, a building leader, or the most ordinary sergeant, you are
He is the leader of Tieniu, and now it is just a moment of frustration, just like when you go to the blacksmith camp, as long as you make meritorious service in the war, you will be promoted back immediately."
Liu Yu shook his head: "I don't care about the rise and fall in this army. What I want is to defeat the Hulu and protect my homeland. It doesn't matter whether I am a military leader, a building leader or a soldier. Military
You must follow the rules of the army. Now I am just a soldier, and you are the leader of the team, so you cannot break these rules."
Xiang Jing sighed, nodded, and returned a military salute to Liu Yu: "That's okay."
Liu Yu looked at Xiang Jing and thought: "Xiang Duizheng, let me ask you something. Before you joined the army, you were also a tenant farmer of the Xi family, right?"
Xiang Jing was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes, my ancestors were once the generals who guarded Jingkou and were part of Xi Jian, the founding family. During the Yongjia Rebellion, the gods were in ruins and the land was in ruins. Our family had no support in the north. It was Xi Jing who
The general took us south and we survived. Later, Jingkou was classified as a prefecture and county for overseas Chinese, and our family also settled in Jingkou. However, people like Jinu brother and you are free citizens, and our family is the Xi family.
After that, he became a tenant and became a white citizen. He could only farm the land of his landlord like Shuisheng."
Liu Yu nodded: "No wonder a strong man like you never participated in the Jingkou Fighting Competition before."
Xiang Jing laughed: "We private soldiers only participate in the competition within the master's family and do not participate in the civil competition. This time, I am actually the same as Shuisheng. It was the Xi family who nodded that I could come out to be a soldier. Alas, I thought
Aquatic brothers, I feel bad about this."
When Liu Yu thought about Shui Sheng's death because of him, he couldn't help but feel sad, but he quickly raised his head and said: "Tieniu, how has your family lived in the Xi family for so many years? Have you been bullied?
"
Xiang Jing shook his head: "It can't be said that we are being bullied. Every year, the Xi family will take away 70% of our land output, but if someone in the family serves as a soldier for the Xi family, then they only need to pay 30%. After all, the land is not ours.
Moreover, the Xi family is also responsible for the cattle farming tools, so after handing over 70% of them, we can still make ends meet."
Liu Yu nodded: "When I was in Jingkou, there was no tax on the fields of your tribe, so I don't know much about the situation of your tribe. I happen to be free today.
, you also tell me. Is it true that your family will be a subordinate of the Xi family for the rest of its life, a tenant, and will not be able to stand up for generations? "
Xiang Jing smiled slightly: "That's not true. After all, the Xi family gave us land for farming, farm tools and cattle. Although the payment was a bit more, we could always have enough food and clothing. In times of famine, they would also
Give us some support, or reduce taxes. In fact, in my generation, if you want to leave the Xi family, you can leave at any time, but if you leave, you will have to re-enter the Huang family and pay taxes like you."
Liu Yu smiled and said: "This way I can regain my freedom and no longer have to be a servant for others, isn't it good?"
Xiang Jing shook his head: "How can it be so easy? What will we eat and drink after leaving the Xi family? The first is the issue of land. The Xi family has given us land for so many years. If we leave the Xi family, where will we go?
Want to buy land? Nowadays, one acre of land costs hundreds of dollars, and we can’t afford it with our little family wealth.”
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, if you really become ordinary people, you have to pay taxes and perform corvee labor. The burden is not light. However, like Ping Ping, they came from the north to the south and have no land. Why can they be independent?
Woolen cloth?"
Tan Pingzhi's voice came from one side: "That's because our northern refugees who are new to the south are exempt from tax for three years. Did Brother Jinu forget?"
Xiang Jing solemnly made a military salute to Tan Pingzhi: "I have met the owner of the building."
This time it was Tan Pingzhi's turn to push Xiang Jing angrily: "What's wrong with you?"
Liu Yu also smiled and saluted Tan Pingzhi: "I have met the master of Tan Pingzhi."
Tan Ping shook his head helplessly: "Okay, okay, Brother Jinu, there's no one else here, so I'll skip these gifts. By the way, why are you suddenly interested in these?"
Liu Yu sighed: "Because I just heard from Lu Xun that our Jin family is very greedy and exploits the common people and tenants, leaving everyone with no life. I said that at least this is not the case in Jingkou. He said that leaving Jingkou, everywhere
So, I don’t know if what I’m saying is true or false.”
Tan Pingzhi smiled and waved his hand: "I also went south all the way and saw many prefectures and counties in the Jin Dynasty. The taxes in the six counties in Jiangbei are not high, but the corvee is very long, more than twenty days longer than in other places.
The method is because the Hu people often go south, and the places south of the Yangtze River are mostly private estates of aristocratic families. Most of the immigrants from the north work here and become tenant farmers, just like Tieniu and Shuisheng. If you want to work for the aristocratic family all your life,
It’s okay to make ends meet, but it’s impossible to become a wealthy person and buy property.”
Liu Yu's brows were furrowed: "That is to say, do you really have no chance to get ahead in your life, and do you want to become someone else's domestic slave forever?"
Tan Pingzhi and Xiang Jing looked at each other, shook their heads, and said: "There are still opportunities to get ahead. The most realistic one is to join the army and serve the country like we are doing now. Only if you perform meritorious service on the battlefield and receive a reward, then you can
The capital to purchase land after returning home. Brother Jinu, you join the army to realize your ideals, but most ordinary people just want to enter the military to seek wealth and honor."
Liu Yu curled his lips: "It seems that what Lu Xun said is true. If you join a noble family and become a tenant, you will never be able to make a comeback unless you work hard on the battlefield and make achievements. At this time, these Celestial Masters began to fight against
Do the tenants give small favors to win over people's hearts?"
Tan Pingzhi sighed: "Although I hate this group of people now, he is not bragging on this point. Brother Jinu, maybe you don't know that the influence of Tianshi Tao in the Sanwu land outside Jingkou
Its influence, especially among the lower class people, is beyond your imagination!"
This chapter has been completed!