After becoming the protagonist of abuse

The movement in Anjian County wasn't too big, at least Luo Yu and the others didn't know about it, and they were still in high spirits every day, taking everyone up the mountain to see the scenery and go down the river to fish.

Although the tax in Yuyang is extremely high, the emperor was dissatisfied with Luo Xi, but the tax in Huguang is not much better. Who knows that this is a famous land of fish and rice, and the land is fertile.

If the fields are good, more taxes will be paid, and the people in Huguang are also faintly dissatisfied.There is no reduction in production on weekdays, and there are more than [-] catties or more of wheat per mu. It is not too much to hand over [-] catties, but now that we have experienced the locust plague, we have to hand over [-] catties.

The farmer looked at the field with a sad face, "This year, only [-] catties of grain have been harvested per mu of land."

This is still the result of serving desperately, buying ducks to catch locusts, and frequently watering and fertilizing daily.They are still doing well. There are still a few that are not so diligent and have not bought a few ducks. There are only more than 300 catties of grain left in one mu of land.

After paying taxes and keeping enough good seeds, what will they eat this year?

The farmer tried his best to smile, and stuffed a few copper coins into the hands of the guard, "Governor, can you be more accommodating?"

The guard gave him a squinting look, and cupped his hands in the direction of the capital, "Your Majesty said that he wants to collect grain, how dare we say no? What can I offer you?"

The farmer was anxious, "But my family doesn't have that much food."

After paying the taxes, we still have to choose the best seeds to save. The remaining food is not enough for the whole family. How can we survive the winter?

The guard sneered, "The whole family who don't pay will go to hard labor, don't blame me for not reminding them if they die on the road."

It just so happens that His Majesty needs a lot of hard labor if he wants to go to Xiantai. If there is not enough food, then he will use people to help.

Yuyang should be quieter. After all, the disaster situation here is better. Although the situation is a bit tight, but fortunately, Luo Xi beat the guards countless times, and Luo Yu and others went to each village in batches to watch over them personally. , no one dared to take this opportunity to fight, and some were directly pulled out by Luo Yu and thrown out, so they were dismissed.

To be honest, Luo Xi's men were divided into four groups, and the defenders led by Ba Hong had already joined him. After all, Ba Hong himself was a native of Yuyang, and his whole family was here. Will not do it deliberately.

The [-] plays led by Sun Shiwei were all masters trained by the Luo family, and they are now his people; the more than [-] people who were recruited later directly listened to Luo Xi.

Only the 1000 people sent by the imperial court at the beginning were said to protect Luo Xi, but they were not of much use. The fifth-rank military general Qin Biao was loyal to the emperor, but the people below had adapted to the life of Yuyang, and even treated Luo Xi's life in Yuyang. The treatment of Sun Shiwei and others was particularly exciting.

"The tax is too high," Bahun muttered.

Huguang charges [-] catties per mu of land, and they charge [-] catties here!

Although there was not much disaster, the harvest this year was [-] catties, but it couldn't stand the rush. Most of the money was spent last winter. It can be predicted that this winter, the people's homes will not have much food.

Qin Biao said, "Your Majesty has his own intentions, and we laymen don't need to speculate too much."

While talking, Qin Biao urged Luo Xi to deliver the grain back to Beijing as soon as possible.

Ba Hong frowned, feeling that Qin Biao didn't respect the prefect enough.

Luo Xi smiled slightly, "What General Qin said is reasonable. These grains are also my tax revenue from Yuyang, and there is also a congratulatory gift from me to His Majesty. It's just that I can't leave here easily, and I hope General Qin will give me a helping hand."

Qin Biao nodded, "There is a lot of food, and we have limited manpower, so we will divide it into two batches, and I will send one batch first."

When Qin Biao left, Ba Hong said angrily, "The prefect is too polite to him."

Luo Xi smiled slightly, "I'll talk about it when he comes back, and I'll teach him slowly."

If he can come back.

Such a large batch of grain, if you want to transport it, you will naturally have to rely on manpower in the early stage and ship it in the later stage.Qin Biao knew it well, but urged the army to speed up and transport the grain to the river.

Yang Yan had received the carrier pigeon a long time ago, and ambushed in the aisle with his hands, and raised his hand, "Go."

These people were the people Yang Yan and Luo Xi placed in Huguang at the beginning, and now that they have been trained properly, they should fight in front of the battle.

The food was sent out with peace of mind. After waiting for seven or eight days, Luo Xi finally received the news that some robbers had robbed them of their food. Qin Biao was hacked and killed by the robbers, and the rest of the army fled. Only [-]% was snatched back, and a small part was arrested.

The people below lost their backbone, and immediately wept bitterly, and ran back to Yuyang again, begging Luo Xi to make decisions for them.

What can Luo Xi do?Naturally, he persuaded them with a good voice, and then wrote a memorial in front of everyone, and asked them to send it to His Majesty as soon as possible.

Bahong sighed, "It seems that they are large-scale robbers, otherwise they would not dare to rob the court of food."

Luo Xi looked at the soldiers below with concern, "Can you see clearly? What impression do those people have?"

The soldier hesitated, "It's just extremely fierce. Those people seem to have calluses on their hands. They seem to be used to doing farm work or running darts every day."

Thinking about how the people in Yuyang killed the prefect last year, how did this group of thugs come here seems to have the answer.

Luo Xi sighed, "Since that's the case, it's fine, I'll send the memorial to the imperial court first."

"Thank you prefect, I am willing to die for the prefect," the soldier kowtowed.

Luo Xi silently checked her plan and successfully subdued the imperial army.

After going back and forth like this, more than ten days passed.

The emperor had been impatient with Yuyang's delay for a long time, and he was expressionless when he received the memorial, urging Luo Xi to send troops to kill the bandits and speed up the delivery of food to the capital.

In the past ten days or so, there has been constant quarrels in various places over food delivery, and the incident in Anjian County has finally leaked out.

After finally waiting for Yang Binghua to come, Yang Binghua first pointed the butcher knife at the people of Anjian County.

The public opinion in the public was in an uproar. Seeing that the army could not wait for protection, but only those who helped the evil, someone finally shouted the slogan: [The sky is dead]

Now the news is really hard to suppress.

Ba Hong subconsciously looked at Luo Xi, trying to see something from him, but Luo Xi looked away and said nothing.

Bahong's eyes flickered a little. He also had a few distant clan brothers who also looted food with the crowd last time and became a member of the rebel army.

Luo Xi suddenly asked, "How about those rebels?"

After building the road for a year, and the embankment has also been consolidated, Luo Xi finally finds these people pleasing to the eye, at least his temper should be tempered.

Ba Hong said with a smile, "They all feel regretful when they see that the prefect is working hard and Yuyang is getting better and better."

Luo Xi said, "In fact, Yuyang is still short of manpower, maybe it's time to expand the army again."

A good man is not a soldier, and a good iron is not a nail.Of course, they have all become members of the rebel army now, so I won't mention these, not to mention the soldiers under Luo Xi's hands are not bad.

Bahong said briskly, "I'll convey it right away."

"Wait a minute, just select a small part is enough," Luo Xi said, "First take a physical fitness test, and only those who pass are eligible to apply, and family members are needed as guarantee."

Bahun is also familiar with this kind of physical fitness test, that is, running and sprinting, sit-ups, push-ups, etc., and sometimes there is a contest of boxing and kicking.He took the note from Luo Xi and left in high spirits.

In Luo Mansion, Luo Shangshu frowned, "The emperor is urging Ah Zhi to pay the food again."

Now, the emperor disliked the time wasted by traveling back and forth, so he simply used carrier pigeons.

Luo Guogong said casually, "Maybe Ah Zhi is delaying the time, thinking of discussing with His Majesty to see if he can pay less food tax."

Luo Shangshu sighed, "It's always more difficult to be a courtier. Don't think that Yuyang is better now, but his foundation is actually weak. How can he stand up to His Majesty's toss?"

Wang said lightly, "I have raised a lot of eagles."

When Luo Xi was 15 years old, she relied on these hawks to intercept letters. Now, these hawks can also come in handy.

As long as the pigeon could not fly to Yuyang and died on the road, who would dare to say that Luo Xi resisted the decree?

The northern region had already begun to turmoil. In the palace, the emperor finally panicked and began to replenish Yang Binghua's manpower, sending another [-] troops.

In Huguang, the crying of farmers and women could not drive away the ferocious tax collectors. Seeing the food from their homes being taken away, a group of people cried loudly.

"It's been a busy year again."

"Officer, official, if you leave us some more, plus the grain spilled next to it, it will be more than three hundred catties."

"I said it's just enough, so it's just enough," the tax collector pushed the man away, and walked away with the cart full of grain.

Huguang is a matter of time, Luo Xi calculated the time, finalized a day, and said to Ba Hong, "I have decided to lead the army myself to kill the bandits. After the matter is resolved, the tax and food will be transported to the capital." .”

Ba Hong was shocked, "The son of a thousand gold, you can't sit still. Prefect, how can this Yuyang leave you? Why don't I go and lead the army."

"That's not right," Luo Xi insisted, "My father is the Duke of the State, and he was brave and good at fighting outside. I also learned a lot from him. Guard Sun will follow me. Although you are a defender, you don't have enough experience. "

Bahong was a little ashamed, at most he would fight with Sun Shiwei on weekdays.Yuyang City is located inland, basically it has not experienced many wars, and there are not many bandits, but the place where Qin Biao's accident happened is far away from Yuyang, and it is said that there is not much peace there.

Bahun sighed, "I am the one who is incompetent."

"You stay and guard Luo Yu," Luo Xi had already arranged the matter, "he can temporarily manage Yuyang's internal affairs instead of me, and everything will be done when I come back."

Ba Hong nodded cruelly, "Don't worry, I will guard Yuyang and protect Mr. Luo well."

Leaving Bahong's men to defend the city, Luo Xi ordered 3000 people to go out.

Sure enough, before he left the city for a long time, he received new news.

Following the original Yuyang, riots broke out in the prefect area of ​​Huguang. Many servants were smashed, and the people glared at them, unwilling to pay taxes and food.

"It's said that Huguang is rich, but the man in charge of my family can't even eat enough." The woman below gritted her teeth and threw a stone at the defenders cruelly.

"Kill them," the men waved their hoes, finally bursting out with hatred.

At the same time, a group of nearby bandits finally moved towards Huguang and began to rob several nearby villages.

The prefect thought he was so busy that he vomited blood, and urged the people to pay the food, but the people refused to accept their account. They all stared at each other and had no choice but to slip away and hide in the government office to protect their own safety.

It was the time when Huguang was in turmoil, and Luo Xi arrived with his troops. First, he drove away the bandits who came to plunder, and then took Yuyang's token and knocked on the gate of Huguang.

The original prefect was overjoyed and let it go without hesitation. He was thinking of someone from the army to deal with these unruly people.

Luo Xi was extremely gentle, "I am the prefect of Yuyang, so I naturally understand your embarrassment. Since I happened to pass by here and killed the bandits and chased them here, I naturally want to help Huguang one or two."

The prefect was also unambiguous, and took out appropriate gold, silver and jewelry, and helped Luo Xi find an idle house to house people, and sent servants to prepare meals, "These gifts are not a respect, and I hope Brother Luo will accept them."

Frankly speaking, seeing Luo Xi's soldiers were strong and strong, the prefect felt a lot more secure.There are only [-] defenders in Huguang, and another [-] were sent out to suppress the bandits. Now the mob is more than that. If something happens, it's hard to say.

He didn't want to die young in his position like the previous Huguang prefect.

Luo Xi smiled with a little deep meaning, "Song Taishou can rest assured, just leave this matter to me."

The eunuch blushed, "If they don't pay the food, you can take the army to scare them, and these people will settle down."

The prefect hummed a ditty and left, and Luo Xi began to arrange manpower.

Incorporating the army into the Huguang guards, taking advantage of the prefect's inattention, Luo Xi visited many villages in Huguang, got a general understanding of the situation, and successfully persuaded the villagers to pay two hundred catties of grain first.

The villagers were relieved to see that Luo Xi was willing to listen to them, and did not want to have a real battle with the army, and they were faintly willing to show their favor.

After five or six days, the prefect finally came to his senses, why is Luo Xi's army still here?

Sun Shiwei was also asking Luo Xi the same question, "My lord, we have deviated from the route, do we need to speed up?"

"There is no deviation," Luo Xi said lazily, "This is my goal."

He has entered Huguang, so naturally he has to "protect" the people and granaries in Huguang for a long time, and maintain the stability here.