The stones are changing, and the Li family in Longxi is changing. These small changes are among the three auxiliary servants of Guanzhong, like the waves in the river, which seem inconspicuous, but it is these waves that form the rolling river, rushing endlessly and moving forward bravely.
The times are changing, productivity is changing, and production relations naturally need to change. This is the truth discovered by Ma Dahus, and its root lies in human thinking, which is unstable.
Niu Dalang also changed.
Niu Dalang said before that he wanted to join the army, but he was a little younger and his family suffered changes and could not be stable, so he did not become selected into the army that year, but delayed it later.
The people's ideas are difficult to match those of officials.
It is basically impossible to make everyone's thinking and thinking highly unified.
You know, even God can't do this.
Jews took the money and laughed.
Those who have ambition will succeed, and they will burn their boats. The hundred and two Qin Passes will eventually belong to Chu.
If you work hard, God will never let you down. If you sleep on firewood and taste gall, you can swallow Wu with three thousand Yue Jia.
In later generations, when Fei Qian first saw this couplet, he wrote it upright on the title page of his book, and then quoted it many times in some argumentative essays to prove his arguments and arguments.
However, as the years and months increase, the disadvantages of this couplet are gradually seen.
Limitations of class.
"Qin Pass was eventually Chu", and no matter why this "Chu" became Han later, just say that this "Chu" is the "Chu" of ordinary people? Similarly, can the "Yue" that swallowed Wu be an ordinary mountain Yue?
Xiang Yu was originally a nobleman.
Goujian was originally a royal family.
The ugly duckling was originally a swan, and Cinderella was originally a princess.
And those ducks that went from ugly ducklings to real swans were planted halfway through.
What's more, the complexity of the world cannot be said to cover everything with a few accidental examples.
Especially the current children of the gentry.
It is like the previous schools of thought.
Because they are smart, either possess wealth, have fame, or have status, their personal demands cannot be uniform, and the innate diversity of the sects will naturally create divisions in various countries.
Now, it is undoubtedly a very difficult thing for Fei Qian to unify these scholars and have a common belief and a common understanding.
But it is always necessary for someone to do it, and it will be better to do it early than to do it later.
The first thing that emerges in the solidification and decline of a dynasty is the solidification of class and the decline of the rising channels.
The monopoly of educational resources by the gentry and scripture families in the Han Dynasty is a typical example.
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the emperors who were relatively low-class officials were surrounded by relatively low-class ministers, including those who sold alcohol and slaughtered pigs. So even until Liu Bei's generation, he might have been able to imitate Liu Bang's idea of ​​collecting the Dragon Balls, but he never got enough...
Therefore, after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, there were a large number of middle and lower classes in the Han Dynasty, who broke free from the constraints of the old nobles and also a large number of military officials. These personnel also stood firmly on the side of the Han Dynasty in the subsequent civil strife, completely sweeping the old nobles who were trying to pick peaches into the pile of historical waste.
From the Han Dynasty, the old aristocratic system from the Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period basically disappeared.
The one who replaces it is the aristocratic family.
The noble family that accumulated over the past three or four hundred years of the Han Dynasty.
Most of these noble families were not famous families in the Spring and Autumn Period. They broke the shackles left by the old nobles, but turned their heads to put the shackles on others. They smashed the original class blockade and opened a new channel for promotion. They turned their heads to start covering the ceiling on their own channels.
There is a class in society, but it is not scary. What is scary is that there is no channel for promotion.
There is no channel for promotion, so it is impossible to see Xiang Yu have the opportunity, Goujian can work hard, fake ducklings can fly, and the princess in trouble wears crystal shoes. But others can only imagine that they have a dream, and then wake up and face the hard life, accumulating resentment until they explode.
Just like Zhou Shuren's words were banned.
Fortunately, among the current great man, Fei Qian had several holes in the thick coffin board. Although it was not completely lifted, the fresh breath was passed in and blown on Niu Dalang.
Niu Dalang still got up early, yes, or is it called a straw mat?
Such straw mats have always been a happy home for all kinds of insects. Every now and then, Niu Dalang must find some mugwort or something to smoke these straw mats. Otherwise, as long as the time goes by, there will be all kinds of insects inside, including and not limited to mites, lice, fleas and bed bugs.
Even so, I was bitten almost every day.
Niu Dalang scratched his back, but he couldn't scratch some places, so he rubbed the door post a few times, that's it.
Anyway, I'm used to it.
There is no reserve training today, so he is going to work in the fields and sort out the canals beside the fields. If there is still time, he will sort out the tiles and sheds on the house...
He went to the yard, smashed open a water tank with some thin ice, spooned a little from it, rinsed his mouth, and then dipped some water with a piece of linen that was almost rotten into a fishing net, wiped his face and hands, and then he finished washing.
And his sister saved even washing.
On the one hand, it is cold, and on the other hand, it is busy getting up early in the morning to cook.
The trauma caused by Niu Sixia's death is still left in this home, but it is no longer as bloody as before. As Niu Dalang received the attention of the inspection, even if he occasionally walked around, he would give Niu Dalang some encouragement and bring two or three pieces of steamed buns, it would be enough to make the surrounding neighbors, as well as the pavilion chiefs and the villages, and so on.
There is no need for any special care. As long as you don’t deliberately destroy it, the cattail grass like Niu Dalang can grow out of the cracks of the rocks and then push the stones pressed on your body open.
This year Niu Dalang participated in the pre-select.
Pre-selecting of soldiers.
Nowadays, children from poor families have two ways to go.
Go upward.
One article, one martial arts, of course, at this stage, there are relatively more roads to taking the martial arts. Because it is very direct and has a quick reward, although the risk is higher, you have to face death. However, children from poor families are not afraid of death, but are afraid of poverty.
The road to literature is vague, some places have it, some places don’t. It would be better to have it near the Sanfu in Chang’an, but it is a little worse in other places. After all, the imperial examination system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was also thongs that were worn after continuous pulling and friction. If you want to get the benefits at the moment, you still need to adjust and run-in.
Niu Dalang bit the coarse bun.
The coarse bun was mixed with bran, which was very slashing. But Niu Dalang ate very delicious, Niu Xiaomei also ate very delicious, and she even smacked her lips.
Their lives seemed to have climbed up from the trough of the abyss, at least getting better.
When the younger sister had a good meal, Niu Dalang brought a hoe and a shovel, went out with her, and then brought two sheep with her.
The lamb was sent by the patrol inspector at the beginning, and was lent to Niu Dalang first. A few months later, the lamb grew up, got married, and became pregnant. He was sent to the animal husbandry station of General Cavalry. He gave birth to two lambs, one brought back to raise, and the other was kept at the animal husbandry station, which was considered to be a small part of the account.
Although the grass leaves are withering now, the temperature is still good during the day and it is cold in the middle of the night, and it is an instinct for animals to find food. Sheep are somewhat allowed to eat some outside, and when it is really snowing, they will have to eat stocks.
Niu Dalang glanced at Niu Xiaomei.
Niu Xiaomei had some goat milk because she was rich with her lamb. Her face was somewhat qi and blood, and her hair was not as yellow and sparse as before. In addition, her indigo-green coat looked a little more lively. She was holding a stick and driving the big sheep. The lamb didn't have to pay special attention to it, it would follow the big sheep by itself.
The younger sister is about to grow up and needs to prepare some dowry. Niu Dalang thought that if he went to the army and had the settlement fee, he could buy two or three sheep and let the younger sister raise it. Plowing fields, like some other military households, would be entrusted to the village for public rent, collecting some rent according to the harvest, and not expecting to make a fortune, but he could deal with some food.
The fields of military households are not dared to have any bad intentions in the village. After all, under the command of the same cavalry, the feelings of robbery are still somewhat. Even if Niu Dalang is outside, the rest of the retired inspectors and other retired military inspectors will pay more attention to it. If the behavior of corrupt military households is discovered, the punishment will be heavier than ordinary corruption!
After all, the military law is strict and it is always a matter of losing one's head. Corrupt military households are basically equivalent to involving military laws. Extra-first crimes are indispensable, and basically, it is a death sentence once they are discovered. Therefore, whether the head is valuable or the rent is valuable, it will make people consider whether it is worth it.
Wait for me to come back... Well, maybe I may not be able to come back, but no matter what, I can have some money and I can serve as a dowry for my younger sister. With enough dowry, I can find a good family. If I have a good family, I can feel at ease even if I die on the battlefield.
Niu Dalang thought secretly and greeted the neighbors he knew along the way. Some of these people from the same village had helped Niu Dalang back then, and some were standing by and watching. The villagers are like this. It is not very good or bad. Generally, when they are in trouble, these people will have the spare time to help. What can be helped is personal favors, and those who cannot help cannot be resentful.
After all, you can’t expect others to help you for a lifetime, and you still have to fight for it yourself.
After they arrived at the field, Niu Dalang went to the field first, while Niu Xiaomei took the sheep to the wasteland nearby, then walked around the area, first picked up all the feces that could be seen in the basket, then picked up a bundle of firewood, tied them with a belt, bowed his waist and put them on the side of the road, and then came over to help Niu Dalang climb over the field.
Niu Dalang waved his hoe while he was waving.
Their cow was taken to pay off the debt after Niu Sixia died.
But it doesn't matter, Niu Dalang just regarded himself as a bull.
"Brother! Do you have to turn over these fields?" Niu Xiaomei asked, and then followed Niu Dalang to help with the shovel.
"No, turn over, this piece..." Niu Dalang waved his hoe and whispered while exhaling, "Lease out there, don't worry, keep this piece, go through, plant miscellaneous grains..."
Niu Dalang talked to Niu Xiaomei intermittently while hoeing the ground. In Niu Dalang's arrangement, he had to plant winter wheat for this piece of land first. If time had time, then interplant radish...
However, radish can only be planted after spring is about to begin, so Niu Dalang didn’t know whether he had time to help plant it, so he could only tell Niu Xiaomei all the time.
Because the training locations for the recruits have now been changed to the new camp of the martial arts hall, those who are relatively close to Niu Dalang will arrive at the barracks later, while those who are farther away, such as Youfufeng, Longxi, Longyou, and Northeast Hebei, etc., will set off as soon as winter begins.
Niu Dalang continued to turn the ground, and then he said, "Radish, in April and May, you can collect them all, don't sell them all, keep them on pickled and eat them..."
Because the large amount of salt in the Western Region Lake arrived in Guanzhong, the salt price was greatly reduced, and ordinary people were willing to use some salt to pickle their own dishes. Salt-pickled radish is the most common dish and can be eaten until the next year.
『Huh…』 Niu Dalang stopped a little, took a breath, then raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm.『At that time, if there are too many radish, you will sell it to the military camp. The market can be more, but it will cost more, and it will take more time. It is not worth it...Huh… After the radish is collected, you will replenish another batch of radish, and then plant some sunflowers in the yard. It will be enough for you to eat with you... You can eat a full meal all year round...』
Although Niu Xiaomei still had reluctance in her eyes, she stood beside Niu Dalang with a strong expression and nodded, "I've remembered it! My mother said that she heard that silk is very popular now, so she wanted to raise some silkworms at home. Then sell cocoons first, and then learn slowly. In the future, if you can draw silk, you can sell them at a good price... Also, silkworm pupae can also be eaten...
After Niu Sixia's death, the huge grief and fear of the future made Niu Sixia's wife seriously ill and almost half of her life was lost. If Niu Dalang hadn't gritted his teeth and held the burden of the family, the Niu family would have collapsed long ago.
Later, as Niu Dalang restored the Niu family little by little, his mother gradually got better. Although he still couldn't withstand the lifting labor at the moment, he could always struggle to survive after seeing hope.
"Raising silkworms..." Niu Dalang hesitated for a moment, "You want to herd sheep and take care of the fields. If you still have to pick mulberry leaves... are you busy?"
Although raising silkworms is not a heavy labor, when silkworms grow up, they eat mulberry leaves almost every day, especially before they are about to spin silk. They are simply ruthless foodies, and they have to say a few dozen people, but if you want to sell some cocoons, they are not thousands of people to raise...
"Mom and I will try this year and raise a little first." Niu Xiaomei also has the stubbornness of the Niu family. "Don't worry, I will be careful at the beginning, there will be no mistakes!"
"You girl..." Niu Dalang stretched out his hand and wanted to rub Niu Xiaomei's head again. Suddenly, he saw some mud on his hands. He hesitated for a moment and didn't stretch it over. Unexpectedly, Niu Xiaomei came up, just like he was still like when he was a child, pressing Niu Dalang's hand on his head, rubbing it like a puppy.
"I've seen it around me. There is a mulberry forest there. Then sheep can be placed there to eat grass, and then I will pick mulberry leaves at the same time, without delay!" Niu Xiaomei grinned, "Brother, what do you think? I'm smart?"
'It's really good.' Niu Dalang smiled at his sister and touched her head and said, 'You will depend on you in the future... If you can't work in the field at that time, don't do it recklessly. If you should spend some money to hire some short-term workers, just hire them! Don't worry about that amount of money, it's not worth it if you're tired! I have military pay! I heard that if you train well in the military camp, you will also have extra rewards!'
Speaking of the treatment of the army, Niu Dalang was full of longing and seemed to be full of energy.
Because Fei Qian's welfare benefits to soldiers far exceeded the original standards of soldiers in the Han Dynasty, the recruitment system in Guanzhong was almost full every year, and he was rushing to join the army. Even because of joining the army, his family became a military household and could begin to enjoy some reduced treatment.
Military households, in the Song Dynasty, were thieves who were entrusted with the army. In the Ming Dynasty, they were low-ranking households and inferior people. They were not allowed to be enrolled in the imperial examinations. They looked down on soldiers and believed that military households were inferior to others, and that dignitaries, nobles, gentry and wealthy people deserve respect. As a result, when the national crisis is encountered, can they still expect military households in such an environment to stand up and fight for the country?
Of course, the army is not full of saints, not all of them are good people, and some are also using their military identities to steal and commit crimes. Fortunately, both Fei Qian and generals from all over the country hate this kind of crime. If there are ordinary fights in the camp, sometimes in order to cultivate blood courage, the board is raised high and put down gently. Once you find that someone is really using the military identities to oppress the people, it will be almost strictly and severe and will be dealt with by military law!
In addition, the current rogues and sluts in Guanzhong Sanfu and other places have almost disappeared, and the recruited people are all good-family children, so in terms of abiding by military laws, they are relatively stronger and better than before.
『At that time…』 Niu Dalang picked up the hoe again and hoeed the ground,『At that time… don’t go and send me…I’m the most shameful person to cry…』
When people from the village went to join the army before, there were really a lot of people crying. It is inevitable that they will be separated from one's life and death.
Niu Dalang doesn't like this.
Because he had cried before, he even knelt down and cried to others, kowtowed and begged, but it was useless.
No use at all.
Others just laughed.
So from that time on, he stopped crying and did not like the people at home crying.
I cry, I can't cry, I can't ask, I can't ask!
Everything you want is to fight for yourself!
"Well, my mother likes to cry, but she doesn't go," Niu Xiaomei's eyes rolled, "I don't like to cry, I'll give you it!"
"Sir, I didn't know who it was, I cried like a mud monkey..." Niu Dalang exposed the shortcomings without hesitation.
"Ah, brother! I don't like to cry anymore!" Niu Xiaomei argued loudly.
『Okay, okay, you don’t like to cry anymore…』 Niu Dalang continued to hoe the ground, 『By the way, girl…』
"Um?"
"In the future, what kind of person do you want to marry?"
"I want to marry a soldier!" Niu Xiaomei was not vague and replied crisply, "Like a brother!"
Chapter completed!