Taiyuan County has seven counties under its jurisdiction, the seat of which is Jinyang. The other six counties are Jiexiu, Wu, Zishi, Lishi, Yuci, Huo Ren, Qin Luoheng and his party. After leaving Jinyang, they rode their horses.
Went to Jiexiu County, which was not a camp.
It is the beginning of spring, the world is starting to plow, and the territory of Jinyang is very busy.
However, this grand scene did not last long. Less than five miles away from the city of Jinyang, the busy scene suddenly changed. There were only a few people in the fields, but overall it was still quite large. But just stepped out of Jinyang.
In Yang County, the situation has changed drastically.
In the Jiexiu area, there are only a few people on the fields, and there are already very few people here. What is even more strange is that there are very few strong men in the fields. Except for the white-haired old man and some children, almost all of them are women.
See the situation.
Everyone couldn't help but have strange expressions on their faces.
Zhang Xi wondered: "It's weird, it's the busy farming season, and the fields should be in a rush. Why are there so few people in the fields here, and most of them are old, weak, women and children? Where are the strong men from Jie Xiu?"
Gu hesitated for a moment and said doubtfully:
"It's really weird."
"According to the "Garrison Law", even if there is a family here that needs to serve as corvee, two people from the same family will not be recruited at the same time, and it is impossible to recruit so many strong men in one place."
"Even if all the members of these families have committed crimes, according to the provisions of "Sikong", during the season of sowing and managing seedlings, prisoners who committed crimes or were sentenced to repay with corvee will be allowed to go home for twenty days to work in farming. This place should not
We are short of strong men."
"What's going on now?"
Everyone looked puzzled.
As for the able-bodied in the family who are lazy and do not engage in production, this situation does exist in every village and village, but it is definitely not the case in every family. There may be many hidden secrets in it. Thinking of this, everyone's face darkened slightly.
Qin Luoheng stood tall and tall.
Looking at the old, weak, women and children in the field, my eyes were thoughtful.
He had previously thought that the First Emperor's words were a little heavy-handed, but now that he saw the sparse appearance of the fields, he suddenly understood in his heart how false the tranquility of the years presented in Jinyang was. The situation in Jiexiu might be the real people.
Qin Luoheng couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
The First Emperor's carriage is in a neighboring county, but it is only less than a few dozen miles away, but there is no cover-up here at all. How has the local corruption reached this level?
Qin Luoheng said: "Go forward and ask."
After saying that, he took the lead and walked at the front. Zhang Xi, Gu and the others looked at each other and led their horses to follow.
They changed into casual clothes before setting off, but they were still obviously different from the coarse-clothed villagers around them.
The fields in the spring moon looked particularly cold due to the openness and loneliness. The spring breeze under the sun also carried a bit of cold spring. There were only a few cultivators in the vast fields, mostly women and children. There were no cattle or young men in the field.
The noisy and lively atmosphere that it should have at times was not felt at all at this moment.
Only endless desolation!
Qin Luoheng stood in the field and looked at it for a while, frowned, walked towards the two figures in the field, and asked: "May I ask, eldest sister, where is Jie Xiu?"
The woman who was digging the soil with a lei stopped what she was doing. She raised her head to wipe the sweat and glanced at the person coming. There was a dull look on her yellow and thin face, but she still maintained a certain attitude toward outsiders.
Wary, wary said: "Want to buy land?"
Qin Luoheng said: "Sister, we are not here to buy land, we are just passing by here. I wonder how long it is from Jiexiu County?"
The woman looked at Qin Luoheng again, and then looked at the people who were not far behind her. She leaned on Tie Wei and panted: "Jiexiu County? Go straight to the north, it's only a dozen miles, but you
We need to hurry up, it won't be long before it gets dark."
Qin Luoheng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, eldest sister."
After saying that, he took a water bag and handed it over.
"Thank you, brave man." The woman took the water bag, but did not dare to drink it directly. Instead, she took two pottery bowls next to the ridge, filled them up, and then handed the water bag back to Qin Luoheng with both hands, and then
Then he turned around and shouted to the young man not far away. The young man dropped Tie Wei, ran over quickly, picked up the pottery bowl and started drinking.
After drinking it, he was pleasantly surprised and said, "Mom, this water is so sweet!"
"You are a kindhearted man." The woman smiled tiredly.
Qin Luoheng reached out and handed the leather bag to the young man, saying: "It's just ordinary well water, but I took a lot with me when I went out, so I'll leave this to you."
Finished.
Qin Luoheng scanned the surroundings and said proactively: "It's spring plowing now, why aren't your men there? Why isn't there a plowing cow around? Also, when you first met me, why did you think I was going to buy a field? Qin Lu didn't
It is stipulated that fields are publicly owned and cannot be sold privately? Can you still buy and sell fields privately?"
Qin Luoheng took the opportunity to ask what was in his mind.
"You are such a strong man, you look like you just fell from the sky." The woman smiled faintly. She had been busy for a long time and wanted to take a break, so she sat down on the field ridge nonchalantly, wiping the sweat on her forehead with her thick black palms.
Beads of sweat.
"It seems like you are from other places, men? How many families in our village can have men? Men are precious. You don't look like someone who has never worked in the fields. How come you don't know these things?"
"Cows for farming? They are for moneymen and feudal lords. How can we have this share?"
"man?"
"They were all dragged into corvee service."
"If he hadn't been forced into corvee service, how dare that man not go to the fields at this time? Wouldn't everyone say no to him? He would have been arrested and sent to other counties to build roads."
"I guess I won't be able to come back until the spring plowing is over."
"Mom, don't be sad, there is still me..." the young man whispered.
"You? You haven't grown up. When you grow up, you still have to do corvee service." The woman suddenly darkened her face with anger, and then couldn't help cursing: "The government and those rich people and feudal lords are the same."
Dude, you deliberately took the man out at this time just to take the opportunity to forcefully buy the land."
Qin Luoheng frowned and asked in surprise: "Can your village still buy land by force?"
As if she had seen something valuable, the woman glanced at Qin Luoheng with an indescribable look and said, "Aren't all the nearby counties and counties in our village the same? Every time when the farming season is busy, the government will seal the deal with those wealthy people.
The master conspired to get the men out of each family, and then started to find trouble in various ways and wanted to buy the fields at a low price."
"I understand now."
"These people won't stop until they get the land."
"When they come next time, I'd better sell these fields in my family. This way, my men can at least return home more often and suffer less in the future."
"tired!"
Qin Luoheng's face was quite embarrassed, but he remained silent.
He wanted to say that buying and selling land was illegal, but at this moment, he couldn't say anything because he couldn't help. He could help for a while, but he couldn't help forever. As long as the atmosphere here is not the same.
Improvement, land annexation will always exist.
until......
All Guizhou capitals were reduced to servant farming!
Qin Luoheng looked at the young man and said slowly: "Young man, your father will come back when the farm is busy. Your fields don't have to be sold. This is your family's livelihood. How can you let those rich people and feudal lords force you to do so?"
Buy and sell by force?”
"Your life is going to get better!"
"I just want to know, is the forced buying and selling of land serious in your area? The government has never stepped in to stop it in the past? During the farming season, when the government conquered the corvee, didn't the judge step in to stop it? Or... the government has colluded with these people