Su Ze wore coarse clothes, led Fang Aizhu and a group of Changning Guards soldiers Yu Xiangyong, and plunged into Jiufeng Mountain.
The early morning mist dispersed, and we saw a paradise scene in Jiufeng Mountain.
The old man led the cattle across the bridge.
It's just that this old man doesn't even have a single piece of clothing on him, with only a few pieces of cloth covering his lower body. His skinny body is as thin as paper, which makes this picture lose its beauty.
Su Ze led everyone towards the old man. Fang Aizhu stepped forward and asked, "Elder? Are you a farmer from Wufeng Mountain?"
The old man turned his head, but there was no expression on his face. He opened his mouth and came out with a strange word.
Fang Aizhu wanted to ask again, but Su Ze stopped him and said, "Stop asking, he is from She."
Hearing that he was from She, Fang Aizhu took two steps back. Xiang Yong beside Su Ze also wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Su Ze.
[Purple Passive - Language Genius: Learn any language and automatically have Lv2 basic communication skills by default, and already have language skills +1.]
Su Ze said some strange words, and the old man opposite also looked at Su Ze in surprise, and started talking to Su Ze.
After chatting for a while, Su Ze popped up [Sheyu experience +5, Lv2, 1/200]
Through the passive bonus, Su Ze's She language has been improved to Level 3. His conversation with the old man is becoming more and more fluent, and the old man's attitude towards Su Ze is getting better and better.
After the conversation was over, Su Ze said:
"He is a tenant of the Huang family farm here in Jiufeng Mountain."
tenant? Seeing Lao She's naked appearance, Fang Aizhu looked at him with some confusion.
The Fang family also has a farm in Quanzhou Prefecture. Although Mrs. Li is obsessed with horse cranes, she is still dedicated to the family industry. The farm is well managed, and the tenants there are not so thin.
Su Ze said: "These are the living creatures of the unregistered people. They were captured from the mountains by the Huang family, and they are no different from slaves."
Before Su Ze could finish speaking, a loud shout came from the distance.
The old She man in front of him was startled, and he quickly curled up and squatted on the ground with his head in his hands.
All I saw was a strong man holding a short whip striding forward. He glanced at the old She man squatting on the ground, looked at Su Ze up and down and said:
"Where did you come from!"
If he hadn't seen Su Ze's extraordinary talent and Changning Weixiang's bravery and strength behind him, this strong man wouldn't be so polite.
However, a few days ago, the young master asked Zhuangzi to strengthen patrols and not let outsiders in. The strong man said in a fierce tone:
"The front is the Huang family's farm, no outsiders are allowed in!"
After saying this, the strong man grabbed the old She man who was squatting on the ground, pulled the cow and left.
How could Su Ze let him leave like this? He grabbed the strong man's arm and said:
"We still have a few words to say with the old man, and we can leave after I finish."
The strong man was about to shake off Su Ze's hand, but Su Ze's 11 points of strength clamped his hand like an iron pliers.
Beads of sweat rolled down the strong man's head. Fang Aizhu helped the old She man up on the ground. Su Ze talked to him in She language for a few more words, then let go of his hand and said:
"We are practicing medicine in Youfang. This old man said that his son is sick and wants us to treat him."
The strong man immediately said angrily: "I told you this is the Huang family's farm, get out of here!"
Su Ze stopped being polite and kicked the strong man to the ground. Two Changning Wei Xiangyong stepped forward and locked him tightly. Su Ze said:
"Doctors are kind-hearted, so how can they not treat illnesses?"
The two local warriors immediately tied up the strong man, gagged his mouth and tied him behind a wooden stake beside the bridge.
Su Ze said a few words to the old man in She language. The old man had a look of fear on his face, but soon he firmly pulled the cow and led Su Ze and his party towards the distant smoke.
"Uncle, do you want to call some more people over?"
Su Ze shook his head and said, "I just asked. There are only five supervisors in the Huang family's village. One of them has been tied up. The rest are tenants of the Huang family. There is no danger."
Fang Aizhu just closed his mouth and followed behind, and the group arrived at the Huang family's farm.
Su Ze looked at the farmland and the swamp that was being encroached not far away. Su Ze sneered.
"The Huang family violated the imperial ban to open up the mountains and built such a large village in the mountains. They were really audacious."
Fang Aizhu also sighed: "This is much bigger than our Fang family's Zhuangzi."
There was even a small village formed in the mountains, and the smoke Su Ze saw rising from the distance came from this village.
But these villages were all dilapidated thatched houses, and all Su Ze saw were farmers with sallow faces and thin muscles.
The old She took Su Ze to a thatched house at the edge. Su Ze smelled the smell of herbs in the house. He opened the door and saw a middle-aged man lying on the haystack.
All I could see was that this middle-aged man's feet were extremely swollen, and he could smell a strong smell of decay.
Su Ze walked over, took the middle-aged man's pulse, and checked his body. Sure enough, it was beriberi.
Su Ze said to Fang Aizhu: "Then take out these medicinal herbs, and then take out the silver needles and willow essence."
Fang Aizhu unpacked his bag, handed several medicinal materials to Su Ze, and took out a porcelain bottle.
Su Ze asked the old She man for a basin of water, opened the porcelain bottle, dissolved the powder inside, and gave it to the middle-aged man lying on the bed.
Then he crushed the herbs, then took out a silver needle and pricked the abscess on the middle-aged man's foot. After draining the pus, he wrapped the wound with the herbs.
The middle-aged man's complexion gradually improved, and the expression on his face relaxed a little.
The old She man immediately knelt down to express his gratitude to Su Ze.
At this time, Su Ze's movements had attracted the attention of the people around him, and soon someone rushed in and kowtowed to Su Ze:
"Please ask the miracle doctor to save my child!"
Su Ze picked up his medicine box and said, "Let's go to her house and have a look."
In half a day, Su Ze visited five houses and gained a total of twenty points of experience in medical skills.
[Medical Skills, Lv4, 320/400]
And the people in this village are about to sacrifice Su Ze.
"Are you victims of famine in Jiangxi?"
Su Ze asked the woman who had just pulled him to treat her son.
The woman nodded and said with a tearful voice: "There was a Luo religion in our village, and our family of five fled south from Jiangxi. My parents-in-law died of starvation on the way, and my wife also died. I was the only one who brought my son here. He became a tenant of the Huang family."
"Are you a hermit?"
The woman nodded and said, "The entire Zhuangzi is a hermit house."
Hidden households are black households with no identity. There are people like women who are fleeing famine, and there are also people living in the mountains like Lao She people.
"What about the ground rent?"
The woman lowered her head and said: "What kind of land rent is there? The Huang family only leaves us some food rations, and the remaining crops have to be turned over."
Several heroes from the Changning Guard were indignant, but Su Ze knew that this was a normal situation.
Warm-hearted landlords only exist in fictional literature. Those tenant farmers outside the city who are locals can receive 70% to 80% of the rent, not to mention that these tenants are all illegal households without status.
They are not even qualified to report to the county government, and the She people dare not even enter Nanping City.
If you don't exploit them, who will they exploit?
"We should go."
Su Ze stood up and was about to leave with his men when he saw four strong men rushing over.
"stop!"
Four people holding swords blocked the road at the entrance of the village and shouted to Su Ze:
"Who are you! You broke into Mr. Huang's village privately!"
Xiang Yong of Changning Guard also drew his weapon, and the four people on the opposite side immediately took two steps back.
They were also tenants of the Huang family, but they were used to showing off their power in the village. When they saw that the other party was really trying their best, they immediately became timid.
Su Ze walked forward with a smile and said, "I am You Fang's doctor. I am a kind-hearted doctor. After treating the people in the village, I will leave now."
After Su Ze carried the medicine box on his back, the four strong men reached the steps and quickly put away their weapons and moved out of the way.
A few days later, Su Ze returned to Nanping County and handed a report to the county government.
Bai Zhixian frowned and looked at Su Ze's report.
Su Ze spoke eloquently: "Zhuangzi like Jiufeng Mountain all use hermit houses. This is the Ding tax they have paid during these years."
"Sir, these swamps reclaimed by Zhuangzi are actually reservoirs of the Min River."
"When the water level of the Min River rises, these swamps and depressions can store the excess water in the Min River and prevent downstream flooding. However, these families privately built river dams and enclosed land in Jiufeng Mountain, blocking the way for the swamps and depressions to store water. Function, the Minjiang River has become increasingly flooded in recent years."
Hearing this, Bai Zhixian also frowned. He put down the report and asked:
"What are you going to do, Eunuch Tao?"
Su Ze said: "Eunuch Tao is going to redeem their map according to the number of acres on Beacon Pavilion."
Of course, Baizhi County knew that the acres registered in Bijia Pavilion of the county government were simply insufficient. He frowned and said:
"I'm afraid it will spark a civil unrest."
"Eunuch Tao is acting in accordance with the imperial court's orders."
Baizhi County thought for a while and decided that he was going to be transferred away from Nanping anyway, so he might as well sell Eunuch Tao a favor.
He said: "In this case, if there is a lawsuit, the county government will first mediate it according to the regulations. I will ask the execution room to keep an eye on it and drag the matter out."
Su Ze immediately said: "Thank you sir!"
When Su Ze came out of the county office, he immediately found Eunuch Tao.
"Tao Dajue, the auspicious time has come and we can start work."
"Xie Yuanlang, let's start work!"
River management farmers recruited from various counties in Yanping Prefecture were summoned together by Eunuch Tao. His men carried several large boxes. When the boxes were opened to reveal the golden Three Immortals coins inside, the eyes of these people were shining.
Eunuch Tao waved his hand and said, "This is last month's monthly payment. The Za family keeps what they say."
"This is the Three Immortals coin newly minted by the imperial court. The style is approved by His Majesty and will be implemented in Fujian!"
Upon hearing the emperor, these people immediately held the copper coins in their hands tighter.
"Have a day off today and go to Jiufeng Mountain tomorrow!"
Many people dispersed in a hurry. They originally thought that the government would refuse to pay the money, but they did not expect that Eunuch Tao would actually pay the money!
This new coin is bright yellow, and at first glance it is much more valuable than the Song Dynasty coin!
These joyful civilians rushed to the streets, and the latest "Surprise" was printed.
The front page of this issue is not local news, but a large image of the front and back of a three-cent coin.
In addition to the design and value of the new coins, the full text of "Pai Ben Surprise" also published Fujian's intention to implement the three-cent coins. The children of the Nanping Nursing Home immediately delivered the newspaper throughout the city.
The new coins, which were of good material, substantial weight and well-printed, were circulated in the city almost immediately.
These days, Nanping is short of money for a long time, and many transactions have degenerated into the stage of barter. This new batch of money just meets the needs of transactions.
Small traders also found that the new money, which was "taken as ten" and "taken as twenty", was more convenient to use than the previous strings of Song money. The new money was also safer when stuffed into clothes, so they were naturally more willing to use it. Collect new money.
When these people spent all their money and went to Jiufeng Mountain with hoes and shovels.
In the Yanping Mansion Yamen, Zhang Sijing stared at the three immortal coins on the table, his eyes full of resentment.
"Can't you make this coin?"
Huang Shixing said with sweat on his forehead: "It can't be made."
Zhang Tuiguan looked at these new coins. The Jiajing Tongbao was clearly embossed on the front, and the fairy island on the back was also lifelike. He quickly understood that this was not something Huang Shixing and the others could create.
"The eunuchs are harming the country! They are using this kind of coin to confuse the Lord! Why do they call it the Three Immortals Coin!"
Officer Zhang slapped the table and a three-cent coin jumped up. He looked at Huang Shixing and asked:
"Where is the Song Qian we collected?"
Huang Shixing lowered his head and said, "Song money is still falling."
With the new coins, no one would be willing to use them. They have to carry a large bunch of Song coins every time.
Moreover, the Song coins originally on the market had been hoarded by these big families, and there was almost no pressure for new money to flow into the market. Even the currency value of "ten" coins even exceeded ten Song coins.
More importantly, these big families in Yanping Prefecture have hoarded a lot of Song Dynasty money. This is the only business in Nanping. Where can there be so much money?
Zhang Sijing said with a ferocious expression: "In other words, the old money cannot be used and new money cannot be minted, so what should we do with the Song money we collected?"
Huang Shixing stammered: "This may be used in other counties."
Zhang Sijing said: "Eunuch Tao minted coins throughout the province. Do you think he issued them in Nanping? You can transport them to other counties and use them?"
Huang Shixing's face turned pale. In order to make a big fortune, the Huang family exchanged all their money for Song money, including the office funds of the Promotion Office that Zhang Sijing misappropriated.
"Idiot! Find a craftsman! Find the best craftsman in the city! Find a way to mint new coins!"
Huang Shixing returned to his house in the city in despair, and the family manager reported to him again.
"What! Eunuch Tao took people up to Wufeng Mountain! He wants to redeem our Zhuangzi!?"
Huang Shixing hurriedly took his servants up the mountain, only to see eunuch Tao sitting on the sedan chair, and the young eunuch holding a parasol, looking like a powerful eunuch.
Behind him stood Su Ze, and hundreds of young men who managed the river stood neatly in front of the farm.
The strong men guarding the Huang family were trembling with fear.
But Huang Shixing looked at the dozens of servants behind him, and all the momentum he had just lost.
Eunuch Tao was sitting on the sedan chair, feeling so comfortable all over his body. What does power mean? Even the Governor of Dongchang doesn't have as much power as himself, right?
There are only a few people in his east factory!
The only regret is that the opponent is too weak. The person in front of me is just a country squire and a scholar who has not passed the examination.
(End of chapter)
