When I woke up, I was fine

After all these things were done, these old people led Cao Qiang and Li Jiancheng back to Zhuangzi.

The village is full of vitality, and the lunch is also very rich. Although it is some farmer's food, it is willing to use ingredients and the portion is very large.

Cao Qiang and Li Jiancheng were a little hungry along the way, and they ate with their headaches. After eating, they wiped their mouths when they were full. Seeing the worried faces of these old people, Cao Qiang couldn't help asking.

"Some time ago, my aunt asked you if there was anything wrong with your life. You all said no, but now you look sad. Why is that?"

"When the first emperor was there, he searched the world, and later he conducted surveys. We honest people who farmed the land were all registered by the government. Now the emperor wants to build a Luoyang palace and dig the Grand Canal. All the men in the world , Eight out of ten, most of the young and strong people in our village have left. Now in order to fill Luoyang, the wealthy households from Yuzhou moved to the vicinity of Luoyang to settle down, and they have to conscript labor from our Guanzhong. Master, if we continue to confiscate in this way, our The hands are gone."

After finishing speaking, other people shook their heads and sighed, and some even said: "The Taiping years are not as good as the wars and horses in the past. At that time, we could still store food and people in this rural village. Today's life is not as good as before. .”

Both Dasuo and Maangyue were a method implemented by the late emperor to count the world's population when he was in power.

Dasuo is to check land for population statistics, and Maungyue is a specific method implemented in this process.

Because many people do not want to register, once registered, they will inevitably have to pay taxes and serve corvee.For example, there are three brothers in the family, and often only one of them registers as a registered permanent residence, so as to avoid heavy money and taxes.

And those big families also used this method to hide Tibetan slaves in their homes.In order to solve this phenomenon, there is a way of maoyue. Maungyue is to inspect the officials face to face, and put the responsibility on the three elders, let these three elders report the population of each household, and check it on the spot. If there is something wrong , it is these three elders who will be dealt with. If they collude with each other, anyone who reports a report will be severely punished once it is verified!

With this method, the early Sui Dynasty quickly mastered the world's population and land, which also provided manpower for Yang Guang to do wrong.

Nowadays, all young and strong people with the ability to work have been transferred to Luoyang. It is said that there are 200 million people who built the palace alone, not to mention the Grand Canal, which suffered a lot of casualties. Not long ago, Korea was conquered and countless soldiers were lost.

And along the way, Cao Li saw that the surrounding fields were a little barren, and he knew that there was no labor force around to work. If this continues, there will definitely be a famine.

Cao Qian thought that he could not save the world, so he said to the old people sitting in front of him: "You take money to bribe Yang Su and get our people back."

Yang Su's selfishness, high position and authority, plus the high casualty rate among the civilians who built the Luoyang Palace, as long as he turns a blind eye to the reported injuries, then no one will be involved in this matter. Willing to pursue.

Thinking of this, Cao Qian said to the old people in front of him: "I remember that my aunt still has a picture of Buddha in her hand. You say that your master is from the Western Regions and wants to buy civilian husbands as slaves. You can't just rely on this matter." Look at Yang Su, those people below should also feed enough benefits, get a hundred people from those who are in charge, and ask them to report ten, and their superiors will get another sum of money, report five, and when they arrive In front of Yang Su, let them say that a wealthy businessman from the Western Regions bought one."

The advantage of this is that tens of thousands of people can be bought, and there are only 1000 people in the booklet in front of Yang Suo.

Li Jiancheng was a little curious, "Why do you need to go to such trouble, Mrs. You just need to get through the joints with those in charge, so that our manpower doesn't have to go anymore, just report the casualties."

Cao Li smiled slightly, "Only when the real and the fake are together can people believe it."

The actual situation is that Cao Li needs to get too many people. If it is tens of thousands of people, there is no need to bother so much. If it is 10 people, 10,000+ people, then we must think of ways.

Cao Qian said to the old people in front of him: "I will write a note to you later, you can use our family's treasury money as you like, as for those valuable treasures, I came here in a hurry today, and I didn't bring them with me at all. Go to the city to find my mother."

These old people are very grateful. They have found a way to assign who is in charge of which link. Seeing that the sun is about to set, Cao Qiang wants to go back quickly. If they don’t go back today, maybe everyone in the family will Random thoughts.

On the way back, the journey was monotonous and boring, and Li Jiancheng was a very smart and beautiful boy, so he couldn't help frowning and asked Cao Yang.

"Ma'am, tell me, how many hands are bought with gold and silver this time?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"If there are fewer people, you won't be so exhausted, and those people won't bother you with these things."

Cao Li shook his head, "When my father was still alive, he told me that we should consider them for the rest of our lives. Sometimes it's just because our knowledge is different from theirs, so they may not understand what we do, so Always discuss things together, otherwise they will make decisions without authorization, and sometimes do bad things with good intentions."

He didn't answer Li Jiancheng directly, and Li Jiancheng didn't ask questions. He would figure out these things sooner or later, and if he asked too much at this time, he would appear to be coveting their family's staff.

After all, the lady hasn't entered the door yet, if she shows too much interest, she will lose her dignity.

So I gave up this topic, opened the curtain of the car and looked at the sky outside. Now that the autumn is breezy and the wind is mixed with some coolness, Li Jiancheng took up his cloak and wrapped it around Cao Yang.

"I'll wear it for you. This is the fabric given by your mother when I went to your house last time. The bay red horse I brought back from your house last time, the food and drink at our house are delicious, and my brothers and sisters like it. By the way, when will you come to our house to play again? I'll show you."

Cao Qian tilted his head, "My aunt said, after we pass the ceremony, I can't run around. By the way, did your family's ancestral weapons be included in the betrothal gift?"

Li Jiancheng laughed when he heard this, "You are still thinking about this bow, I think our fate depends on this bow, but..."

Cao Li's attachment to this bow was particularly strong, and he immediately sat up straight when he heard the word "but", and asked very nervously, "but what?"

"But my father didn't want to put it in the dowry gift. You also know that the fate between him and my mother was also based on this bow."

As soon as this sentence was finished, Cao Qian immediately became annoyed, thinking in his heart that he had worked so hard, wasn't it just for this bow?

Now I can't get the bow in my hand, how can I endure it?

I couldn't help but lift the curtain of the car, and wanted to kick Li Jiancheng down, but I heard Li Jiancheng quickly appease, "I know you like weapons, this bow will be in my hands sooner or later, and if it is in my hands, I will give it to you. I added another weapon. Have you heard of Yuhuaji's reputation?"

Cao Qian asked coldly: "Could it be that he has some treasure in his hand?"

"I don't know if he has any treasures in his hands, but he had a feud with my father back then, Yu Wenhua and that person was spoiled by his father, he was very flamboyant when he was young, and he always liked to take the slaves at home to ride horses in the street, Serving as a bodyguard for His Majesty's former King Jin, he has always been arrogant. He had a conflict with my father in the street, and when things got serious, he gave my father an ancestral dagger as an apology."

After listening patiently, Cao Qian focused on the dagger, "Is this something good?"

"I heard that this dagger has some connections with your ancestors. It is said that it was the dagger of Gaogui Township."

"Gaogui Township Lord Cao Mao?"

"That's right, that's him. I heard that His Majesty's military strategy is as close as Emperor Wu of Wei's, and he is also the king with the most backbone. This dagger is rumored to be made from the leftovers of Emperor Wu of Wei. It is very sharp, but because of its age, some Broken, I thought it was rumored to belong to the Cao family, so I might as well give it to you..."

Isn't Emperor Wu of Wei the master?Isn't his big lance just himself!

Cao Qian couldn't bear it anymore, "What you said is true?"

Li Jiancheng was a little uncertain, "That's what the rumors are... But I think it's possible that the Yuwen family was exaggerating. Back then, my father held that one thing is worse than one thing. Since they apologized over there, even if it was a wooden stick, they would accept it. Therefore, the dagger had to be left in the warehouse for more than ten years, and it was not that we hadn’t thought about this dagger a few years ago, but it was too old and difficult to repair, and no one would accept it even if it was pawned. Don't worry, I found someone to make a beautiful scabbard..."

Cao Qian shook his head, "Take me to see if it belongs to our house today, I can recognize it at a glance."

"This……"

Cao Li was so anxious that he didn't have time to chat with Li Jiancheng here. He pinched his waist with his hands, and with a round face, he asked viciously, "Will you take me there?"

Seeing her soft and fierce appearance, Li Jiancheng couldn't help laughing, "Of course I want to take you there, but it's going to be dark now..."

"Then I'll stay at your house for dinner." After speaking, he yelled at the driver outside, and the whole carriage started to run.

Cao Qian's heart was churning, and he didn't have time to listen to Li Jiancheng spreading all kinds of grievances and grievances between the Li family and Yuwen's family. He thought to himself why he didn't meet this dagger last time?

He hurriedly arrived at Tang Guogong's mansion, Li Yuan went out to drink, Mrs. Dou was in the backyard, Cao Qian took Li Jiancheng's hand to look at the dagger.

The dagger was placed in the box. When the box was closed, Cao Qian didn't feel anything. After the box was opened, Cao Qian's heart beat wildly.

There are many gaps on this dagger, which proves that this dagger was once used for fighting, and it has experienced tragic things in the middle.But Cao Li won't admit his mistake, this is the sharpest part of himself, and also the sharpest part.