Chapter 533 Chujiazhuang

The Chu family is very etiquette. A total of three waves of children came out to welcome him, and the troops from the tax supervisor Lu Li always welcomed him to the door of Chujiazhuang.

The owner of the mansion, Mr. Chu and several elders of noble identities, stood at the gate of the village to welcome him. As soon as Lu Li arrived, the gongs and firecrackers rang out loud. The tax supervisor Lu Li was already a little wary and worried. His face was already smiling. Master Qiu, who had been a little nervous from the beginning, also stretched his eyebrows. Looking at the respectful and polite appearance of the Chu family, there should be no worries.

Mr. Chu helped Lu Li and walked into Zhuangzi, saying words of flattery. Master Qiu also had several people there to take care of him.

The Jinyiwei followed behind, saying politely, but looking at the format of the entire Chujiazhuang. This was not the format of the farm. It was clearly a village. He dug deep trenches around the village and a high wall surrounded by wooden plywood and rammed earth. When he walked into the village, he found that there were no houses living against the courtyard wall. There was a lot of space there, and the part near the high wall had a place to climb.

In the middle of the village, there are several wells, and no large windows are found in the houses on the side of the street and the wall.

Moreover, the people who welcomed the tax supervision team were said to be the owner of Chujiazhuang and several elders. The owner of this owner was in his fifties. Generally speaking, the elders in the countryside were at this age, but the elders around him were different. In terms of the attitude of the people in the village, these people were really noble characters who spoke effectively, but they were all in their forties and each had a fierce aura.

They don't look like the elders in the village, but the leader in the village. Moreover, the males in the village all look a little brave or have practiced the power. If these males pick up their weapons, the three hundred soldiers who are eating and drinking outside will probably not be able to resist it.

These scenes made the Jinyiwei feel like Lu Li on the road. These people were wondering whether this was a conspiracy. When the prefect found the records of some cotton gentry, it was quite hindered. He also sent people to nail the stern. Could it be that they were colluding with these people and gathering bandits to kill our group?

There was a clever person inside. He grabbed the guide in front of him and asked in a deep voice:

"Is Chujiazhuang usually like this?"

The guide was puzzled and said impatiently:

"There are still fakes. We are famous geographical links in Cangzhou Prefecture. I have never been to several villages outside the prefecture."

"Are these villages in this way? Do many villagers practice martial arts?"

"Oh, a few officials, why are you wondering? When our countryside in Cangzhou started growing cotton a few years ago, all the villages had this pattern. They said that there were veterans fighting in Xuanhua, and they came back to teach everyone the way. You really don't say that when they were growing cotton a few years ago, there was a mess below. Every day, robbers robbed people and burned the fields. Only when they gathered in this village were insured. Isn't there a saying, "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, but I'm afraid of anything."

"Then why so many farmer soldiers practice martial arts? Who will farm?"

"Haha, a few officials, you are in the big place in the capital. You don't know what happened in our countryside. Those who don't have five squads will go to farm and eat food. They are all raised by the tribe! The families with land are all given to the tribes by unified arrangements. They will get money at the end of the year and eat food at the end of the month. The land is all grown by those slave workers. Whose farm, the men in the tribe are helping to supervise the farming work of slave workers and guard the door. Cangzhou is a place to practice martial arts, and it is in use at this time."

After hearing the introduction of this guide, several Jinyiwei felt speechless and didn't know what to say. Although they were warriors, they worked in the Jinyiwei Fushiya Yamen in the capital, and they understood more or less the major issues of family and country.

There is no essential difference between this farm and those green forest villages. It has private armed forces, fortresses and strongholds, and has economic sources. It is no longer under the jurisdiction of the government. When the Jinyiwei heard this, he felt a sense of disgust in his heart.

As the military officer of the inner guard directly under the emperor, the Jinyiwei, as members of it, was at the deepest point of consciousness, and felt that the whole world was the territory of the Ming Dynasty and that everyone was the emperor's subjects. Although they were also corrupt, their loyalty to the emperor and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty were still very deep. Seeing such an independent kingdom, they must have extreme disgust and hatred in their hearts, especially when the Jinyiwei was newly restored and everyone was about to make a career, this emotion was magnified many times.

At this time, the tax supervisor Lu Li was already a little fluttering. The scale and grandeur of Chujiazhuang far exceeded his expectations. However, Chu Yuanwai of Chujiazhuang, who was so grand, would still speak to him respectfully and be extremely polite and humble to him. This feeling of a superior made him particularly comfortable.

As soon as I walked into the main hall, it seemed that the Chu family had indeed known that Lu Li would come a long time ago. Dozens of banquets were placed in the hall and courtyard, which looked extremely grand.

The tax supervisor Lu Li was a eunuch from the imperial kitchen. He couldn't help but be amazed at the dishes on the table. This was already the fifth grade of the capital and nearly the fourth grade restaurant. I didn't know that a small cotton gentry in Cangzhou Prefecture could make such a big table.

Mr. Chu smiled all over his face and asked:

"In the countryside, there is nothing that can be done with. I invited a few chefs to work in Cangzhou Prefecture, which made the adults laugh."

Lu Li was still a little shocked there, and Master Qiu pushed him from behind. This was the only way to react. He quickly sat in the chief position with a smile. Mr. Chu was silent, but the so-called elders of the Chu family who followed around him all looked bad.

However, Lu Li and Master Qiu, who were already fluttering, did not notice this detail at all. The next step was to persuade people to drink and chat and laugh. Eunuchs like Lu Li valued the most about others' attitude of respecting him and even flattering him. The Chu family's attitude was particularly towards his appetite.

After drinking a few drinks, Lu Li began to chat and laugh here with a sharp voice, and was in high spirits. Anyway, the people around him spoke according to his wishes, and no one was disappointed.

Several Jinyiwei outside had a habit of having sex. The questioning and observation just now made them feel a little scared and did not dare to get the seat inside. They just told the people of the Chu family that they had arranged a position to lean against the door, and the horses were nearby, which seemed very inappropriate.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Li was already feeling proud of the result of his trip, and he was quite proud of his desire to be successful.

Mr. Chu looked like a lot. Although he had drunk a lot, his face had not changed much. He was still very sober. Seeing that it was almost done, he waved his hand outside. The Zhuang Dings who were standing aside to serve him immediately understood what it meant and quickly began to disperse the accompanying guests outside.

The people in the village were very obedient to the owner's words. When they spoke here, they left happily. Even the person who was drinking just now was supported and left. Several Jinyiwei thought something was wrong there, so they nervously put their hands on the weapon.

Seeing that there was no one, the official Chu waved his hand. The four monks were carrying a large plate with red cloth covering it, which looked quite heavy. The four monks were shouting trumpets there and putting the plate on the ground. When they collided, they made a muffled sound.

Lu Li was startled by the sound, and quickly rubbed his face with his hands and drank a little numb. He looked at Mr. Chu next to him in confusion, waiting for his explanation. Mr. Chu smiled and reached out to pull down the red cloth covering the plate. Suddenly, the whole room seemed to have suddenly become brighter.

The sound of gasping in the room sounded, and gold and silver flashed on the wooden plate, which looked quite colorful. After being surprised by gasping in the air, there was a sound of swallowing saliva. The so-called wealth is moving, no one is a saint.

"Mr. Tax Supervisor, this is one hundred taels of gold and six hundred taels of silver. It is a gift from the Manor to the Lord. Please accept it with a smile."

The meaning of this thin gift is similar to that of a simple meal. Lu Li's saliva flowed out at that time. He thought that for so long that the merchants in the city gave him only five hundred taels of silver. However, when he arrived at the cotton sen village in the countryside, it suddenly increased several times. He was about to speak to his subordinates, and Mr. Chu said leisurely:

"Mr. Lu, the land owed by the Manchu will be collected within three days. With the additional amount, it will be sent to the yamen at that time, and it will definitely not embarrass the adults!"

When he heard that his original purpose was about to be achieved, Lu Li was very happy. When he was about to agree, Qiu Baolai next to him kicked him hard on the ground, and did not care about the strange expressions of the people in Chujiazhuang on the table. Master Qiu lay in Eunuch Lu's ear and whispered:

"Sir, this land tax is collected according to the share of food, so how much money is there? Don't lose the big one because of small things!"

When Lu Li was kicked, he became much more awake, but he turned his eyes to look at the plate of gold and silver. He really couldn't bear to leave this foreign money. Master Qiu smiled beside him, and he was not afraid of the people in Chujiazhuang next to him who heard it, but he still lay in his ears and said:
Chapter completed!