I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 11 Not willing to get land. Girl, lend me some water

Liu Sheng looked at the old man in front of him. Monk Erzhang was scratching his head, not knowing what it meant.

It seemed a little different from what he planned.

Liu Sheng kept looking at the old man in front of him, and saw the old man waving his hand and seeing some young men running from a distance.

Upon seeing this, the cavalrymen behind Liu Sheng drew their swords and looked at each other. They only waited for an order before charging forward.

The father-in-law hurriedly explained: "Master Jun, don't get me wrong, these are the wishes of my hometown, and I hope you will accept them."

Then he asked the young men to put down the grain they had brought, and put the bundled pigs and sheep in front of Liu Sheng.

Liu Sheng frowned, but said with a smile: "Old man, there seems to be some misunderstanding in this?"

Seeing Liu Sheng's words, the old man looked troubled and said: "Master Jun, this is a little bit of my hometown's wishes. Please do me a favor and leave us some food to survive."

Liu Sheng suddenly remembered a saying from this era: banditry is like a comb, and soldiers are like a grate.

Is this old man thinking too much? Liu Sheng thought to himself.

When the old man saw Liu Sheng, he didn't say anything. He gritted his teeth, waved his hand and brought dozens more bags of grain over.

A woman was fiercely protecting the food, but was pushed away by a man.

Liu Sheng saw all this in his eyes, and the old man knelt down sadly and begged: "Master, this is really the last food, please leave us a way to survive!"

Liu Sheng dismounted and helped up the old man who was kneeling on the ground and said: "Old man, we are not bandits, nor are we here to steal food. Our officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty came here specially to fight against thieves according to your majesty's order. Now we are safe in all directions, so we came here specially." Bring His Majesty’s new law.”

Seeing that Liu Sheng, who had a pleasant appearance, was quite different from the soldiers who came before, the old man stood up tremblingly and said, "I wonder what the new law issued by the imperial court is."

Liu Sheng continued to ramble: "Your Majesty has praised all over the world and is considerate of the hardships of people's livelihood. He hopes that everyone in the world will have food to eat, clothing and clothing to provide for the elderly, and children to have support, so he issued an order to equalize land.

All land is owned by the state and redistributed to landless or landless people. "

Liu Sheng originally thought that the old man would be overjoyed, but the old man's expression changed and he refused: "Master Jun, our master's family are good people! The rent of other rural fields has reached [-]%, [-]%, and some even reached [-]%. .

When there is a drought or flood, the owner doesn't care about life or death, he just wants to rent. But our master's family is different, only [-]% of the land rent is paid.

If there is a disaster, not only will rent not be collected, but food will also be distributed. We are even allowed to use various farm tools and cattle for free. If any family in the village has difficulties, the host family will help.

If the military master wants to implement the new law, he might as well visit other villages. "

Before Liu Sheng could speak, a battalion commander behind him couldn't sit still and cursed: 'You old man is ungrateful, my general. I want to share this good thing with your hometown for the first time, but you resist me. What kind of peace of mind do you have? "

Liu Sheng also looked puzzled. Some people actually didn't want their own land and still spoke for the landlord.

Could it be that he was so lucky that he met a good landowner who only comes once in a thousand years?

Liu Sheng nodded and said: "I heard what you said, your master's family is pretty good, but have you thought about the future? You are lucky enough to meet a good master, what about the future? The master of the master's family will never change someone. Come on! Let your generation survive.

But can you guarantee that your descendants will have the same luck as you and meet a good head? People! You can’t just think about the present! Thinking more about the future is the foundation for the continuation of the family. What if the next head of the family wants to increase the rent and tax to [-]%, [-]% or [-]%?

You need to take a long-term view. Your generation is living a comfortable life, but think more about it in the future. How can the land in the hands of others be as secure as in your own hands? What's more, this is His Majesty's new policy. All land is owned by the state. You don't want it. People want it. "

Liu Sheng's words made the old man very moved.

Then he said that for such a big matter, he had to discuss it with several people in the village, and hoped that Liu Sheng would give him some time.

Liu Sheng waved his hand carelessly.

The old man turned around and left, looking for someone to start discussing the matter.

Liu Sheng gave an order, and everyone dismounted and squatted around, gnawing at the dry food in their hands and drinking water from the canteens.

Under Liu Sheng's repeated orders, no one dared to harass the people.

Three or five people gathered together, nibbling the dry food in their hands. He did not touch the grain, pigs and sheep sent by the old man.

Liu Sheng was sitting with three or five people, eating dry food and drinking cold water. At this time, Liu Sheng noticed that a soldier stood up and walked towards a house.

Liu Shengqing coughed. A battalion commander looked over.

He cursed angrily: "Who is this? Who doesn't have eyes? I'm going to chop him up right now." After saying that, he stood up, but Liu Sheng stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, let's take a look first."

I saw the soldier shyly walking towards a house with a kettle and knocking on the door slowly.

He whispered, "How about I borrow some water? I don't have any water to drink."

The door did not open, but a pair of hands stretched out through a gap and took the water bag from the soldier's hand. Then he handed over the water bag filled with water. Without saying a word or showing his face during the whole process, the soldier quickly thanked him, took the water bottle, and ran to the team.

Liu Sheng smiled and didn't care, but he found that many Junhanjie people were lining up with water bottles to knock on the door of the house, asking to borrow water.

Only then did Liu Sheng realize that something was wrong. Even if he wanted to borrow water, he couldn't just borrow water from this family! How much water can these men borrow?

He even queued up to borrow it, but there were problems no matter how he thought about it. As soon as Liu Sheng stepped forward, he saw a delicate voice coming from the house: "Everyone, there is no water at home."

Only then did Liu Sheng find out why they were borrowing water, and shouted angrily: "Get out of here! If you want to drink water, go get it yourself. I'll fill up this family's water supply."

When all the soldiers were rushing to fetch water, Liu Sheng realized how wrong his order was.

At this time, the door of the room also opened. A man in jute cloth, with a fair face and a hint of blush on his cheeks, lowered his head and whispered: "No... No, no need to bother. The water at home has run out. I'm neglecting everyone." Sir, please forgive me." After saying this, he bowed to everyone, smiled slightly, and closed the door.

Her voice was pleasant, revealing two rows of neat white teeth, and two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth, making her look even more delicate and cute.

The delicate woman, coupled with her neither humble nor arrogant words, even Liu Sheng was stunned.

As the saying goes, after three years in the army, a sow raced Diao Chan. A group of sergeants made a fuss, but Liu Sheng coaxed him away.

He cupped his fists outside the door and said, "I am not strict with my subordinates and have caused trouble for the girl. Let me, the army commander, help them pick out the water!"

"No need to trouble General, let this matter be over!"

"No, merit must be rewarded, and demerits must be punished. As a coach, I failed to lead them well. This is a reminder to me. I hope the girl will do the best."

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