Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

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At noon, the big bell in the center of Taoyuan Village was rang, and everyone quickly put down their work and gathered under the big banyan tree in the center of the village.The big bell will be rung every time something important happens in the village. The children in Taoyuan Village have been taught that the big bell cannot be moved since they were young. Some naughty children used to knock it indiscriminately. As a result, not only themselves were beaten to pieces, but also their parents Also suffer accordingly.He was warned that if he committed the crime again, the whole family would be kicked out of the village.

Chang Xile also hurried over there, there were already a lot of people gathered, standing on the high platform of the big banyan tree, with a knife-wielding official beside him.

When everyone saw Zao Li, they all started talking.

"Won't you have to pay the summer tax in advance? Isn't there still one month left?"

"Who knows, if this is the case, it will be troublesome. Our family can't pay it now."

"Isn't it, this year..."

Chang Xile couldn't help but frown slightly when she heard this. Although he was exempted from their family's land tax and the two males of Chang's family and the third bedroom because he was admitted as a scholar, there are still two people in the family. The corvee is unavoidable, and the corvee is very hard and often has to leave home.Not only that, there are two laborers missing in the family, which is also a loss economically.The corvee is free, and if you are unlucky and meet a harsh superior, you have to bring your own dry food.

In the past, their family used money as a proxy, but in the current situation, there is no such "more endowed" money.These days, all the three members of the Chang family are working hard, just to collect the money, not the summer tax that Xing'er misheard before.

But if the county magistrate collects the summer tax in advance, there are two reasons, either because there is a war and the court collects taxes urgently; or the county magistrate of Taoyuan County is an unruly person.Either way, it's not good news.It's a pity that the original body had too little memory of the county magistrate, so Chang Xile couldn't get useful information.

"Xi Le, come here." Seeing Chang Xi Le, Li Zheng quickly waved to him.

Chang Xile stepped forward, the official bowed to him with a very polite attitude.Although Chang Xile's face was disfigured, she had fame and fame, so she was different from ordinary people.Although soap officials have the reputation of being arrogant, they dare not be presumptuous in front of scholars.It is difficult for a scholar to be appointed as an official, but he can also enter the county yamen to do clerical duties, which is above the yamen servants.

"This is Catcher Li, and this is Chang Xile from our village." Li Zheng introduced, with a proud face when he introduced Chang Xile.

Seeing the scar on Chang Xile's face, Catcher Li had a look of pity in his eyes, but it didn't show on his face, "I heard Chang Xiucai's name earlier, but now I see him as a hero."

Chang Xile cupped her hands in return, "Catcher Li is polite, but catcher Li is here, but what instructions does the county have?"

Catcher Li directly handed the document issued by the court to Chang Xile, "There is indeed something to do, but it's still a big deal."

Chang Xile took the document and took a look at Dingqing, her brows furrowed and furrowed, and her childish face showed a solemnity that didn't match her age.

It was written in the document that the imperial court wanted to organize people to dig a canal. This canal ran directly from the sea area of ​​Haihaozhou to the capital, passing through Pumpkin Mansion on the way, and a section was less than ten miles away from Taoyuan Village.Now that the imperial court draws men, each family has to send out a strong man, and money is not allowed to serve on behalf of them, but they are allowed to find someone to replace them, so that the whole family can be exempted from corvee.The difference from corvee is that although each family is forced to contribute one penny, it is paid, and each person is paid [-] cash per month. If there are people who are not allowed to go to work, they can also enjoy the same treatment.

"It's a great thing. It's not easy to earn money these days. Three hundred wen a month is pretty good." Li Butou said.

Although catcher Li's words contained elements of incitement, it was not considered a lie.

Productivity is low in this world, and there are very few opportunities to make money. For a pure coolie who has no other skills, three hundred cash a month is considered a very generous price, and you may not be able to find it on weekdays.The countryside is self-sufficient, and only in the towns can there be opportunities to work, which is the same as in modern times.The difference is that there are far fewer job opportunities in this world than in later generations, and they are all divided up by people in the city. Even the people who pour Yexiang are "each has a customer and dare not invade; if there is infringement, the dung owner will give it to him." Fight, and even go through a big lawsuit by the government, and it will be the end of the victory'.

Daoxiang County is not big, so there are even fewer opportunities.

Li Butou's voice was very loud, and those who were close to him heard it and were very surprised.

"Is there such a good thing? Will you still send money?"

"It can't be fooled. In the past, when I went to corvee, I sometimes had to bring my own dry food. Where did I hear that there were people who gave out money? It would be good if you didn't ask us for money."

"is not that right……"

Catcher Li explained: "What did I lie to you for? It's clearly written in the document. If you don't believe me, ask Chang Xiucai."

Everyone looked at Chang Xile, Chang Xile nodded and said, "It's indeed written in the paperwork, three hundred Wen per person, including food and lodging."

All these people discussed one after another, and the scene was very lively.At best, they can get enough food and clothing by farming, and it is very difficult to have cash in their hands. If this is true, it is a great thing.If nothing else, they have the strength to find something to do and make life less stressful.Besides, no matter whether you like it or not, the whole family has to go alone. Now that you can make money, of course you are happy.

Chang Xile asked: "You really know how to send money? You won't be fooling people around and deducting money with various excuses, right?"

No matter which life there is no shortage of corrupt officials, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, and after layers of exploitation, there are really nothing left at the bottom.Chang Xile is a scholar, she has the freedom to speak freely, and will not be punished for talking nonsense, so she dared to say such things.

Li Butou said: "The imperial court attaches great importance to this canal. The capital directly sent imperial envoys to monitor it, and no one in the county would be allowed to interfere. Therefore, no one would dare to mess with it. Some of my relatives want to try it. Try it."

"Is the salary settled monthly? Can people who are not outside the quota go there after a month? After working for a period of time, can they come back halfway?"

Catcher Li laughed, and he knew what Chang Xile was up to when he heard it, "Chang Xiucai is really cautious. I only know that the salary is a monthly payment, and I don't know much about the rest. The county can't directly intervene in this matter. The money is managed by the officials sent by the capital, so we know very little about it."

Chang Xile nodded, thinking about it from the bottom of her heart.

Catcher Li announced that the matter was over, and Li Zheng dragged him to his home for dinner, and Chang Xile was also called.The financial situation of Lizheng's family is similar to that of the previous Chang family's third bedroom. In addition, in order to entertain Li Tutou, there is enough good wine, good food, big fish and meat on the dinner table, which makes Chang Xile, who has eaten wild vegetables for a long time, very beautiful. Fortunately, his usual habits made him not so rude.

After Catcher Li left, Li Zheng spoke happily and solemnly.

"Xi Le, what do you think about this?"

Li Zheng seldom discusses things with Chang Xile on weekdays, mainly because he is afraid of delaying his homework, but now that Chang Xile is free, he wants to hear his opinion.Although Chang Xile was young, she was educated and had been studying in the county, so her knowledge must be different from that of people who have been dealing with the land.I have to say that Li Zheng is a knowledgeable person, but like many people, he also thinks too highly of Chang Xile.If the original body is there, these general affairs really don't make any sense.

Chang Xile thought for a while and said, "If the imperial court hadn't acted indiscriminately, it would be a great thing for our Taoyuan Village to build this canal. There is a saying: To get rich, build roads first. If this canal is built, our Taoyuan Village will It’s much more convenient to go out, and it’s easy to do whatever you want.”

This canal is for north-south circulation, to strengthen the capital's control over the south, and to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass.Land transportation is slow, the volume is small, and the cost is high, which cannot meet the requirements, so this canal was built.In this way, as long as it is repaired, there must be a lot of ships coming and going, so there will be business opportunities everywhere.Although it is still a long time since that time, it has paved the way for the future of Taoyuan Village.

Li Zheng didn't expect Chang Xile to think so far, he just wanted to ask if the money distribution was reliable.

Taoyuan Village was a place where refugees fled during the previous war. At that time, they saw the beautiful scenery and fertile land, surrounded by mountains, and there was only one cliff leading to the outside. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so they chose to settle down.At that time, there were less than a hundred people, but after several generations, the population has reached more than 1000, and it has become a large village.

The soaring population has made the land insufficient, and Taoyuan Village is surrounded by mountains and it is difficult to open up wasteland. It cannot expand outwards and can only guard the fields left by the ancestors.Therefore, there are strong men in Taoyuan Village who can leave the fields to work outside, but Taoyuan Village is isolated from the outside world, very far from the town, and the cost of going out is very high.And there is no way out, like Chang Laosan who can break out, there have been a few in Taoyuan Village over the years, and you can count them with a slap.Moreover, Chang Laosan was also very embarrassed when he came back. If he hadn't run fast, he might have been involved in a guild dispute and couldn't get out.

Now that he has this opportunity, as Li Zheng, he is of course tempted, but he is also afraid that the court will say one thing and do another, and if the time comes and they will be stuck there without paying the money, then the gain will outweigh the loss.

But when Chang Xile said this, Li Zheng also thought deeply.

"What you said makes sense. If we want to work, we can only go to Daoxiang County. What can we do there? If the ship is open, we can go to farther places! Didn't Li catcher just say that if the ship is open Well, it’s less than ten days from here to the capital, only one day to the mansion, and only two quarters of an hour to the county! In other words, the canal will be completed one day sooner, and our Taoyuan Village will also have hope sooner!”

Chang Xile smiled, the benefits are more than that.But Chang Xile doesn't plan to say anything more now, not because he is afraid that Lizheng will not understand, but because he knows too little about this world now, and he hasn't started to do anything yet, so what he says is bragging .What's more, those are still far away, so we have to do the current things well first.

"Digging a river is a major event, and there will definitely be a lot of people to be recruited. The money does not go to the county, but the county yamen informs the people of the documents one by one. It is expected that the Holy Majesty did it on purpose, so that the officials in charge will not dare to be arrogant. Otherwise, it will be troublesome when the civilian husband makes trouble."

Li Zheng nodded, "That's true, but just to be on the safe side, it's better to have only one person from each family at the beginning, so as to avoid accidents."

Chang Xile also agrees that although digging canals can make money, too many people should not be invested.Taoyuan Village is currently poor because of its large population, but in the future development, a large population will also become an advantage.Before the opening of the canal, Taoyuan Village must be developed to make better use of the canal in the future.

But at present, he can't make the plate so big. The first thing to solve now is how to make the third room of the Chang family have enough to eat.

Digging a river is an opportunity, and he must seize it firmly.

The author has something to say:

The stalk of pouring night incense is recorded in "Menglianglu Volume 23333 - Various Groceries", which records the situation of Hangzhou City in the Southern Song Dynasty.There are guilds in every industry in the city. If you want to join the guild, you have to go through the guild. Every industry is not what you want to do. [-]