Seeing Kong Youde and a group of more than ten people flying away, Yang Jingtang and Liao Cheng smiled at each other.
The Zhao family was in trouble now, and even with the unscrupulous behavior of these Dongjiang gangsters in Dengzhou, the Zhao family and his son would not have an easy time. .
In the evening, Yang Jingtang was very interested in drinking a pot of old wine with his concubine Liu.
While he was joking with Liu, his second housekeeper Wang Lushan asked to see him.
Wang Lushan was in charge of the Yang family's ten or so farms and was not in Dengzhou. , it was so late today and there must be something important to ask for.
Yang Jingtang met the old man in the family in the hall.
"Sir, I was recently on business at a farm near Jinghaiwei in Wendeng County.
More than ten Jinghaiwei military households in the village wanted to return to Jinghaiwei.
However, they all signed a three-year tenancy agreement with Zhuangzi, but they said I will return to Jinghaiwei after the autumn harvest this year.
After all, I am a military household, so I don’t dare to make the decision.
I am thinking about reporting back to the master to make a decision.”
Wang Lushan, who was in his fifties and was slightly fat, knelt down respectfully.
"But a few days ago, the master of the neighboring He family came to our door.
He knew that Jinghaiwei had begun to allocate acres of land to military households, so the military households who farmed our village wanted to go back and allocate their fields.
The He family Most of the master's land was rented to the military households in Jinghaiwei, and there were more than 20 households in total.
The He family was a bit dispossessed when these people left, so I came to ask about the master's charter. " Well, Yang Jingtang straightened up and said, "Jinghai Weijuntian, isn't that Zhao Lie's guardhouse?
Hum, I want to go back to farm for this bastard, but there is no way."
"These military households first promised them the autumn harvest and then let them leave.
When the autumn harvest comes, they will find some reason to prevent them from leaving."
Yang Jingtang's voice was full of resentment, making Wang Lushan tremble.
"As you command, sir."
"Furthermore, I tell Mr.
He that we cannot let this matter go.
If the tenants who have not expired leave and the other tenants do the same thing next time, there will be no rules.
This farm will never have peace in the future."
Yang Jingtang felt that It's just that the autumn harvest can't relieve the hatred, so I decided to light a fire.
"Yes.
Master, I will rush back right away."
Wang Lushan kowtowed.
"Hold on, tell Mr.
He to find more members.
We are not the only ones who have military tenants, there are also other big families.
Furthermore, if these gangs of ruffians get into trouble, go to Wendeng County to sue the officials.
Wendeng County Ling is a civil servant, but he is extorted of money and food by Denglai Guards every year.
He is most angry with the military generals and appeals to Wendeng County.
These military households are not good," Yang Jingtang said bitterly.
Wang Lushan had goosebumps all over his body.
He had no idea how his employer could be so resentful towards such a military household in Jinghaiwei.
Wang Lushan was about to stand up and leave, "Hold on, my family doesn't want to take the lead in this matter, you know."
Yang Jingtang was still extremely afraid of the Zhao family's strong force.
As for whether the Zhao family knows, that's a joke.
You may not know it at first, but if Zhao Lie doesn't know it when the trouble comes to Wendeng County, then the Zhao family is no longer native to Denglai.
Yang Jingtang didn't know how to deal with Zhao Lie, a military householder who had been killed and returned to Jinghaiwei.
What he feared most was that Zhao Lie, a second-rate man, would violently retaliate, which ordinary people couldn't bear.
What's more, my family and the Zhao family have always been at odds with each other.
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If the Zhao family knew that it was the Yang family who started to stir up trouble, the Zhao family and his son might do something outrageous.
Wang Lushan stood up after answering solemnly.
This time he was finally not stopped.
Wang Lushan wiped his sweat.
Not easy.
Lu Quanfu and Dai Ming were chatting in their house, while Lu Quanfu's mother-in-law was cooking for them.
"Brother Lu, your news is really accurate."
Dai Ming stared at Lu Quanfu and asked.
"Don't worry, brother.
This is what my uncle told my daughter-in-law.
How could it be wrong?
Even if military households have lost their military status, their military status will be restored as long as their neighbors can prove it, and each household will be given thirty acres of cultivated land.
It can still be tax-free for three years, and the fourth year will only be taxed at 10%."
Old Lu, who was in his early forties, twirled his thick beard happily.
When I look at it, I feel so beautiful.
"My family still had two neighbors on the left and right back then.
We got along well at that time.
This can definitely prove that I can go back."
Dai Ming, who looked like a man in his early thirties, stood up and paced back and forth excitedly.
"That's not mentioned.
The new commander Zhao Lie, Mr.
Zhao, is really the last official in the world.
In the past, military generals used different methods to steal land from military households.
Mr.
Zhao allocated land to military households."
Lu Quanfu squinted.
Eyes sighed.
"But, Lao Lu, this tenant still has more than two years left, can Dong He's family release him?"
Dai Ming asked in a low voice.
"Hey, I asked you, Dai Xiaoqi, where did your courage go when you joined the bandits?
If you don't let us go, we will escape back.
After passing this village, there will be no such store."
Lu Quanfu pointed out to Dai Ming.
"Brother Lu, it's just because he was tired and scared from wandering that he just became a broken tenant and lived hand to mouth."
Dai Ming's eyes turned red when he recalled that time.
"Deming, if you sign a tenancy agreement, you should abide by it, but this time it's different.
This is a land division.
If the landlord's house charges 60% of the rent and the other owners only charge 50% of the rent, I won't leave.
After all, it's a land parcel.
The tenancy agreement has been signed."
Lu Quanfu shook his head.
"What Brother Lu said was that my father had no land at that time and farmed for Qianhu, which was hit by floods and had no harvest.
Qianhu was exempted from rent, but the family still had no food.
My sister died of starvation at that time.
The next year, my father was exhausted."
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Dai Ming burst into tears, as if the nightmare of yesterday was reappearing.
"It's hard to live without a family.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have become a bandit."
"Well, your family has no land, but my family has ten acres of paddy fields and more than twenty acres of dry land.
Although it is not fertile land, we can still make a living.
Later, when there was a severe drought, we had no choice but to borrow money and pay taxes.
It's just gone.
Even if I die, I won't be able to see my parents."
There were also a few turbid tears on Lu Quanfu's thick black face.
"Hey, how come these two brothers are still crying?"
Mrs.
Lu, who was outside carrying mixed wild vegetables and fried cabbage, came into the room and said in surprise.
"Oh, it's embarrassing to always eat at eldest brother's house."
Dai Ming wiped his face and said.
"Hey, you and the little bench are the only ones left at home.
Let's eat together no matter what."
Lu Quanfu advised.
"Brother, when will your Lu Hai, Lu Jiang, Lu Ting and Xiao Bench come back?"
Dai Ming asked while taking a bite of the mixed flour pancake.
"It will take about ten days.
Your sister-in-law and her brother's family also have a son and a daughter who are two years older than the ones in my family.
We can't play together.
Let them play.
Don't worry, I will let Lu Ting take good care of the little bench.
"Lao Lu said as he took a bite of wild vegetables.
"Well, my wife has been dead for nearly a year.
Without your help, it would be impossible to live this life."
Dai Ming sighed.
If it weren't for his four-year-old son, Xiaoben, he would have left long ago.
He couldn't live this life well.
Not interesting.
"Well, we are all neighbors, let's help each other live.
Besides, if the fields are divided, good times will come."
Lao Lu said with shining eyes.
The thought of being allocated acres of land shocked De Ming and made him feel much better.
In the middle of the afternoon, on the grain drying ground of Hejiazhuang, Hu Mingyi, the chief steward of the He family, looked at the more than fifty tenants below with his hands on his hips.
No one can leave, otherwise, if you leave before the expiration date, and others will leave in the future, will there be any rules?"
"Butler Hu, this time it's different.
This time it's about dividing the fields.
After passing this village, this store is no longer there.
I hope Mr.
He is pitiful."
Dai Ming couldn't help but say something.
"Oh, it turns out it's De Ming."
Hu Mingyi looked at De Ming coldly.
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He hated De Ming who dared to talk back to him, with a fierce look in his eyes.
"You have always been ignorant.
If I hadn't been so soft-hearted, you would have been After driving you out, now that you can get a piece of land, it’s like throwing down your pick and running away, there is no door.”
Hu Mingyi raised his eyes and looked at the ragged tenants one by one.
"Let me tell you, whoever dares to escape privately will be treated as a fugitive after being caught.
Be careful about the life of a dog waiting for you."
Hu Mingyi said, but his eyes were fixed on Dai Ming.
His fierce and ferocious look and the dozen or so fat guards behind him frightened more than twenty former Jinghai Guardsmen.
At this time, there was no sound in the grain drying field.
Although the laws of the Ming Dynasty strictly prohibited the owner from killing servants, maids, and tenants, the Ming Dynasty had always had strong family power, and even the county magistrate was powerless to control the internal affairs of each family.
In many places, such provisions were in name only.
A few months ago, Mr.
He killed a maid because she disobeyed him, and ended up giving the woman some money and food to her family.
Not all Hu Mingyi's words were threats.
Hu Mingyi curled his lips proudly, "Okay, let's all go back and live peacefully.
Mr.
He only charges 50% of the rent during the autumn harvest.
Compared to the owner who charges 60% of the rent, he is like a living Buddha.
Such an owner is not satisfied. , that’s too greedy, okay, let’s let it go.”
Everyone, especially the former military households, dispersed silently as they dared not speak in anger.
"Qiao San, keep an eye on Dai Ming for me.
I always think there's something wrong with this kid."
Hu Mingyi said, staring at Dai Ming's back.
"Butler, please take a look."
A stout man replied.
"Brother Lu, these bastards won't let anyone go."
Dai Ming walked back with his head weary.
"You have to go even if you don't let me go," Lu Quanfu whispered while looking around carefully.
"I have to leave for the three children at home.
With the farmland, they have hope in this life.
Fortunately, the children are not here, so it is easier to leave.
Daizi, how about you."
"If my eldest brother leaves, I will leave too.
I'm the only one in the family who has nothing to worry about."
Dai Ming said harshly, having to fight for his small bench.
"I'll sneak away with your sister-in-law tonight.
It won't be easy after tonight."
Lu Quanfu whispered.
"Okay."
Deming responded.
At the end of the evening, the weather cooled down.
The crooked door of the Lu family's adobe house opened secretly.
Lu Quanfu poked his head out to peek secretly.
There was no one nearby.
Lu Quanfu and his wife walked to the adobe house next to them and knocked gently on the door.
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"Dai Zi, let's go."
Lu Quanfu lowered his voice.
"Here we come."
Dai Ming opened the door and walked out.
"Brother Lu, sister-in-law, just bring these things with you."
Lao Lu and his wife each carried a small bag.
“I’ll have nothing if I can return to the guard station and get the fields.”
Dai Ming thought so.
He turned around and unpacked his big baggage.
He only picked up a few taels of silver and a silver bracelet and put them into his arms.
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