In terms of raising money and food, Prime Minister Jia Wen's arrangements, at least from the beginning, were no problem.
Just like always, due to the urgency of the matter, Prime Minister Jia Wen divided the shares. As for the showdown, the targets were naturally the civil and military officials and the aristocratic families in the capital of Jiankang.
You usually get so much salary, but now that the court is in trouble, you have to give generously, right?
"Didn't the Northern Expedition's rations and wages be shared once before?"
Although they cursed a lot, all the civil and military officials and aristocratic families simply paid part of it. It was paid by everyone, not just one family. It was divided among each family, and the amount was not too much. They could still afford it.
As for the other part…
"What? Zheng again?"
After seeing the notices about collecting grain and wages posted by the government officials, the people in various prefectures and counties in Dachen were all dumbfounded.
"Didn't we collect food and salary for the Northern Expedition before? What? You said this was food and salary for counterinsurgency?"
As a result, the people who had already been taxed once had to pay again.
For those aristocratic families who have accumulated hundreds of years of accumulation, this small amount of money and food is only enough to make up for the shortfall, but for the common people who have already been expropriated once, this is adding insult to injury.
For a time, all the prefectures and prefectures were filled with complaints, and the people were even more miserable.
Even the people are not the only ones suffering.
The incident happened to a minor official in the Yangzhou Prefecture on Huainan Road. Although he has the status of an official, it is inevitable that this small official will be taxed for some money and food. Fortunately, this small official pays more attention to savings on weekdays, so it is not to the point of breaking his muscles and bones.
But just when the clerk was glad that he had survived this disaster and was about to go home to rest, an accident happened.
"How come you still have to levy it?"
The clerk was very puzzled. He had obviously handed it over before, so why did he do it again?
But soon, the young official knew that things were not that simple.
The soldiers only want money and food when they go to war, but the masters go to war for more than just money and food. At present, there are masters in the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion who are preparing to join the army to put down the rebellion, but they also need some preparations in advance - and the preparations that the master who practices the art of Xuanmin needs is the young official's unmarried wife.
According to the general, his Mysterious Female Skill has reached a critical moment, and he needs the help of the cauldron to reach higher levels. But the beauty of the young official's fiancée had already been noticed by the general.
"But that mysterious female technique..."
The young official was dumbfounded. He had never thought that he would face such a reason - he had also understood the Xuan Ming Art, but no one had ever mastered it. At best, they could only be a couple. It’s fun, so how can anyone really regard this as a cultivation method?
However, no matter what the little official said, no one believed him.
Just because that general is indeed very capable.
It was a bravery far beyond ordinary people, and even a power beyond imagination. In the past, the clerk had heard rumors that this general could smash a grass target with a sword from a distance of two or three feet. But now, in After seeing his resistance, the general actually swung his knife and shattered a wall through the air!
This is the strong man, and what the strong man says cannot be wrong.
The strong don't even need to care what the weak think.
The general came here just to inform him. As for whether the clerk agreed or not, it was not important.
How could a mere petty official compare to a general who showed his evil spirit?
So that night, the clerk learned that his in-laws, who had already made an engagement, had terminated their engagement, and that his childhood sweetheart, his unmarried wife, had also been sent to the military general. 's mansion.
The frustrated young official instinctively walked to the door of the general's mansion and wanted to ask for an explanation, but the general did not even show up this time. Only two guard servants beat the young official out. .
Under the blow of the stick, the little official was covered in blood and bruised.
On the way home, the clerk's brain had completely stagnated. The excessive pain even made it impossible for him to think normally. The pain on his body, coupled with the grief in his heart, made the clerk as good as a dead person at this moment.
It is said that the closer a person is to death, the more the brain will recall those happy images, thereby alleviating the pain of death.
But the scenes that this little official could recall were all related to her.
The first time they met, the first time they talked, the first time they held hands, the first time they looked at the stars, he still remembered the first time he skipped his husband’s classwork in order to bring her a rare Yangzhou cake. She went to make a styrofoam. Likewise, she was scolded by her mother for a long time because she used the needle and thread at home to sew clothes for him.
Fortunately, he finally became a petty official and gained a foothold in Yangzhou City. He was so excited at that time that after earning some status, he was finally able to propose marriage openly and openly.
But what happened next?
He couldn't remember what happened next.
Between life and death, his brain had blocked out those too painful memories.
All that was left to him at this moment was the infinite prospect of a bright future.
Yes, he probably married his childhood sweetheart later on. The two of them were childhood sweethearts, and they had endless things to talk about after they got together. During the day, he would go to the government office to order some meat, and his wife would take care of it at home. After work was over, he would go to the market to buy some vegetables and meat, and then he and his wife would cook a delicious meal together - as for leaving his wife to cook alone He is a cook, but this is absolutely impossible. His wife's cooking skills are far inferior to his, which is also a little secret between the husband and wife.
After drinking and eating, he would read some books, and his wife would occasionally read to him some interesting stories from storytelling scripts. Until nightfall, the two of them would go back to their room to rest and walk on the road of human relations. Although this is to allow the old people on both sides to meet their children and grandchildren as soon as possible, occasionally using some of the mysterious female techniques spread outside can also add a different kind of interest between the couple.
"Yes, that's it, that's it, she's still waiting for me to come back..."
Thinking like this, the little official stumbled all the way back to his humble home.
The next day, when the official office was called, the clerk appeared as usual - but this ordinary behavior made the rest of the people stunned for a while.
There is no other reason. They all already know what happened to this little official last night.
You must know that the servants sent by the general are all big and round, and they have no mercy at all when they are beaten randomly. With the body of this little official, even if he is not beaten to death, I am afraid he will be crippled in this life - but now, look at this little official The official looked like he had nothing wrong with him. How could this be possible?
Something went wrong, and the news spread quickly. Even the general knew about it.
He even came here specially.
"He has gone crazy. Get out of here."
The general's face was rather ugly, and the long sword on his waist was unsheathed.
"Be careful, he may not recognize your relatives and suddenly kill you."
"Crazy? I'm not crazy, I'm very sane."
The clerk just shook his head.
"You insulted me yesterday, and I haven't settled it with you yet."
Saying this, the clerk pulled out the sword from his waist.
It is said to be a sword, but in fact it can only be regarded as decoration at best. Although Da Chen once advocated martial arts and most men had the custom of wearing swords, not all people would wear fine iron war swords - just like this little official wearing it. The so-called sword at the waist is nothing more than polished bamboo wood. It may look good when inserted in the sheath, but when it is pulled out, it can only make people laugh.
But at this moment, the general couldn't laugh at all.
"It's not necessary. I will return your wife to you. Besides, if you have such ability, what kind of woman do you want? Why bother?"
"What else? What are you talking about?"
The clerk frowned.
"My wife is right next to me, don't you see?"
"Varied……"
The general couldn't help but be stunned for a while.
I saw that there was obviously nothing around the little official, so where did anyone come from?
But the clerk didn't think so.
"He said he can't see you. Do you think there's something wrong with his eyes?"
After whispering a few words into the empty space beside him, the clerk turned back again.
"Are your eyes broken? She is such a beautiful person, how can you turn a blind eye?"
"I……"
The general instinctively raised the sword in his hand.
It was at this time that the clerk shook his head.
"If your eyes are useless, then don't use them."
Buzz——
The old bamboo sword just waved in the air, and the general's eyes flew out.
Along with half the head.
Seeing that the inhumanly strong general actually died at his own word, the whole government office suddenly went into chaos. Soon, the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion also learned about this murderous incident and quickly mobilized their troops to prepare before the situation escalated. , kill this little official here first.
But even if they surrounded him with strong bows and powerful crossbows, they could not do anything to this little official.
Whether it was arrows, spears, or the hilts of the evil-spirited knives taken out of the arsenal, they all stopped within a foot of the young official, making it difficult to move forward.
But this little official was already crying bitterly.
"Why are you blocking the front? It's obvious that these are coming for me...it's you! It's all you!"
When he raised his head to look at the soldiers, the clerk's eyes were already red.
"How dare you hurt my wife!"
With the bamboo sword swung, no one knew how many people died that day. People only know that as the most prosperous city near Jian'an, Yangzhou has already changed its flag in just one day.
And this is just one of the beacons of smoke everywhere.
Da Chen Fifteen said that two hundred and forty states actually rebelled more than sixty in one breath.
At present, Yizhou, which was the first to raise the flag of righteousness, has become inconspicuous in this chaos.
After all, unlike those states where the fight was in full swing, Yizhou really didn't take any action.
The second update was finally completed. I went to take a nap for a while and then got up in the middle of the night to continue writing.
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Take a break, see you all at midnight.
(End of chapter)
