Great Wei Nengchen

War is a contest of comprehensive national strength, and it is also a contest of commander's ability. An excellent commander can often win more with less and reverse an unfavorable situation!

Lu Xun, the governor of Jiangdong, has both civil and military skills, and is skilled in both water and land warfare. He showed his talents in the war against Shanyue. He won ten battles and ten victories in one month, and conquered 52 military exploits. His ability is by no means comparable to that of Zhou Gongjin back then under!

Looking around Cao Wei, Xiao Yi is probably the only one who can securely win over Lu Xun, but in the current situation, Xiao Yi must not be allowed to lead the army. As for the other generals...

Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen are more than loyal, but unfortunately they are not capable enough. The two are only generals, not handsome talents.

Sima Yi's literary skills and martial arts skills are not inferior to Lu Xun's, but the city of this 'Tomb Tiger' is too deep, and it is really worrying to endow the country with soldiers and horses!

"You don't have to be suspicious, dear friends, I have already made a decision, and I will personally conquer Soochow!"

"His Majesty?"

"Ok!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Soon, the imperial decree of the crusade was officially promulgated, and the prefectures and counties of Henan, Yan, Xu, Qing, and Ji in the eastern part of the Wei State were all mobilized, conscription, taxation, and grain collection... The people in the town were not safe and complained!

Chapter 1682 The world resents Cao!

Qingzhou-Le'an County-Nanshan Pavilion is located in a high hill, with a remote location and an elegant environment. The people work at sunrise and rest at sunset, living a self-sufficient pastoral life!

Nanshan Pavilion has been established for more than 400 years, during which there were several ups and downs. The lowest point was the five years since Jian'an. Military disasters, droughts, and plagues came one after another. The people in the village died and fled. There were only seven or eight people left. A ghost village!

Fortunately, Cao Cao and Xiao Yi pacified Hebei, tried their best to help the affected people, let them return to their hometowns and rebuild their homes, and formulated many policies to benefit the people. After 20 years of cultivation, Nanshan Pavilion gradually recovered its vitality!

Now there are more than 380 villagers, more than 200 mu of mountain fields, and more than 50 livestock. Although it is not rich, it is still no problem to solve food and clothing, so the villagers are content and happy, but this kind of happiness, in three months The front came to an abrupt end!

"Dang!-dang!-dang!"

"The tax officials are here, the tax officials are here, all the villagers gather at the gate of the Earth Temple!"

In the early morning, a rush of gongs broke the tranquility of the small mountain village. The villagers walked out of their homes and gathered in front of the Earth Temple, but there were only less than 200 people, and everyone showed fear, as if a little ghost came to collect debts up!

The old pavilion chief, who was over sixty years old and had a gray beard, stood at the front, wearing a shabby homespun shirt, and holding a cane of jujube wood in his hand. This kind of wood is hard and fine-grained, and it is the best material for making spears!

Dozens of old men followed behind, either with shovels or pickaxes, all holding farm tools in their hands. It seemed that after getting up early in the morning, these people were preparing to plow in the fields, and they gathered when they heard the sound of gongs.

Most of the rest are women, children, and occasionally a few grown men who are either lame or missing an arm. They are all disabled soldiers who have been discharged from the army!

"His Majesty the Great Wei Emperor has a decree: In order to make up for the shortage of the army's southern expedition, the people of Yan, Yu, Xu, Qing, and Hebei prefectures are expropriated in advance for the land tax, calculation tax, and oral tax of the seventh and eighth years of Huangchu. Men, women, old and young, a total of 550 yuan per person!

In addition, the county magistrate has apportioned, and you Nanshan Pavilion will send another 250 soldiers, [-] civilian husbands, [-] mules and horses, [-] carts, [-] hu of grain, and [-] dans of high-quality fodder!

Within three days, prepare all the personnel, horses, money and food, gather outside the south gate of the county seat, and prepare to march south with the army. If there is one person missing or a penny missing, you will be punished for disobedience. The crime is at your own peril! "

A small official in green clothes stood on a high place, announcing the government order in his hand, his tone was extremely tough, and four government servants followed behind, their greedy eyes gazing at the villagers, as if they were looking for something!

Going to the countryside to collect taxes is a fat job. Not only can you collect a part of the money and food, but as a welfare for the job, the villagers have to eat and drink to entertain them, and they can also get some local products before leaving!

But the yamen servants were quickly disappointed. These villagers were all in rags and disheveled. Obviously, there was nothing to squeeze out. The village was also very quiet, not even a cock crowing or a dog barking. It seemed that at noon I can't eat meat dishes.

"My lord tax official said: The land in Nanshan Pavilion is barren, and there is drought and lack of water. There is not much food in the field. The villagers work day and night, and they can barely eat and wear!

Last month, the government collected taxes for the fifth year of Huang Chu in advance, and last month they collected taxes for the sixth year of Huang Chu in advance, and now they will be collected for another two years. !

In the past few months, the government has continuously conscripted soldiers and food, and all the young and strong men in the village have been conscripted away, leaving only a group of old and weak women and children, and the rice tanks of each household have bottomed out, and there are still strong men , Grain can be levied?

Now that the cold winter is approaching, the folks have to eat or wear clothes. It is hard to say whether they can survive it. I ask the tax official to raise his hand. For the sake of the Zhonglie Memorial Arch, let Nanshan Pavilion survive! "

Hearing that soldiers and taxes would be collected again, the old pavilion chief begged helplessly. First he unbuttoned his clothes, exposing several scars on his chest, and then pointed to the entrance of the village, where there was a three-foot-tall archway with Four big characters: "Hometown of Loyalty!" '

It turned out that in the seventh year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao and Xiao Yi led an army to expedition to Liaodong, the old pavilion chief led more than a hundred strong men and organized a convoy to escort food and grass to the front line. As a result, hundreds of Karasuma rangers attacked on the road, and a fierce battle broke out. After the bloody battle, seven to eight of the strong men died, but not a grain of food was lost!

After Xiao Yi found out about this, he greatly praised the transportation team, sent people to send the war dead back to their hometowns for burial, and personally gave the memorial archway of "Hometown of Loyalty and Martyrs". According to the rules of the Han and Wei Dynasties, military martyrs do not have to pay taxes , the child is brought up by the state!

However, this time the conquest of Soochow required too many soldiers, food and grass. In addition, the gentry officials deducted layer upon layer. can survive.

At the beginning, for the consideration of national affairs, the people of Nanshan Pavilion lived frugally and handed over their money, food and livestock. The only strong men also joined the army, but after repeated conquests, they finally touched the bottom line !

"You old slicker, you don't need to pretend to be pitiful in front of this official, I know that you have served as soldiers, fought in wars, and made a little military merit, but so what?

Conscription, tax collection, and food collection are the decrees of the present day, and the imperial decree has never been violated since ancient times. Even if you sell iron, bones and meat, you must pay taxes and food within three days!

As for the strong men, the young men over there are at least sixteen or seventeen years old, and they are all strong like calves. This time, they all went south with the army. Are there any vacancies left? You are allowed to use money Come replace! "

The tax official has no intention of accommodating, because according to the rules, he can share [-]% of the additional money and food, [-]% of honor to the county magistrate, [-]% of honor to the nobles, and the last [-]% is handed over to the court. reason!

Besides, in the past few years when the Grand Master was in power, he supervised the officials very strictly. Whoever dared to embezzle a little money or oppress the people would immediately pick up the skins and hang them under the city gate, so none of the officials dared to act rashly. A lot of suffering!

Now it’s all right, the Great Wei is divided into the east and the west, and the west is dominated by the gentry. The officials have another chance to make a fortune, so naturally they have to show their talents. Even if they are scraping their bones and cooking oil today, they still have to collect the strong men, money and food!

"My lord tax officer, the oldest of these children is only 13 years old, which is far from the age of conscription. Men and below are not allowed to join the army. This is the rule set by the Grand Master!

What's more, these children are still studying, and if they want to obtain fame in the future, I hope the adults will hold their hands high. If it is really not possible, the old man is willing to go out with the army! "

The old pavilion head took a few steps back in horror, and together with the villagers, they protected the children. The people in Nanshan Pavilion have been digging food from the soil for generations, and finally produced a few reading seeds, which are more precious than eyeballs. Don't give up your old life, and you can't hand over the children, this is the hope of Guangzong Yaozu!

"Haha, now that the Ninth Rank Official Personnel Law is implemented, those gentry elders are born to be officials, and their children and grandchildren will always be officials!

You children from poor families, even if you have read your books to pieces, you are still living poorly in farming and paying taxes. Do you still think about honoring your ancestors? It’s just a daydream!

Come on, take these strong men away and serve in the army tomorrow. If they are lucky and don't die on the battlefield, it won't be too late to continue studying when they come back! "

"promise!"

……

"No one is allowed to take people away, otherwise the old man will fight him desperately!"

"Beat someone! - Yamen servants have beaten someone, let's fight with them!"

Several yamen servants rushed into the crowd and were about to take the teenagers away forcibly. The villagers tried their best to stop them.

"It's the opposite, it's the opposite, you bold thugs, dare to resist the tax and refuse to pay. If you don't show any color to you today, you will withdraw your flag and rebel tomorrow. Look at me..."

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the tax official pulled out his sword from his waist, and was about to make a warning to others, but just as he raised the sword, his wrist was firmly grasped.

It was the old pavilion chief who made the move, the original fear, humbleness, and begging expressions were all gone, and the old face was full of murderous looks, like a docile old sheep suddenly turned into a hungry wolf!

"Does the tax official know what the old man did before joining the army?"

"You, what do you do?"

"Hey, my virtuous teacher - Qu Shuai, go to hell!"

The old pavilion chief waved his jujube stick and smashed it hard on the tax official's head, immediately smashing ten thousand peach blossoms, and the rest of the villagers also rushed up with their farm tools, knocking down several yamen servants in an instant...