Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 70 Planning
After having a drink at Fang Yizhi's place, Yang Menglong returned to the temporary headquarters and asked Chen Baihu to call all the officers above the senior level to divide the money.Before he finished speaking, a gust of wind roared past, and Chen Baihu was nowhere to be seen. Yang Menglong was shocked. Damn it, has this guy practiced any stunts such as land flying and lightning flashes? , why are you running so fast!From this point of view, despite fighting side by side and experiencing a bloody battle, Yang Menglong still did not understand the gang of subordinates under his command, at least he did not understand the meaning of the three words "dividing money" to a group of poor and crazy military households. What a terrifying attraction.

With a snap of the fingers, there was loud footsteps, and Chen Baihu led a large group of people to kill them aggressively.That fierce battle was so horrific, more than half of the 800 troops in Wuyang Qianhu were killed or injured, and the officers were almost wiped out. Only one hundred-level officer was left, Chen Baihu, and there were not many corporal commanders left. One, so in this considerable team, soldiers with sound limbs accounted for the majority, and they were the representatives of everyone.They pushed open the door excitedly, and were suddenly frightened——

silver!

White silver!

Piles of silver!
Yang Menglong was sweating profusely, he put the last box of silver on the ground heavily, opened the lid of the box, gasping for breath, cursing inwardly that moving the silver was really not a human job, it was too heavy!The damn director of a costume drama always says "I reward you with 1000 taels of silver, take it", isn't 1000 taels of silver so easy to get?Asking someone to carry it is almost the same!After wiping off his sweat, he saw that a large group of people were dumbfounded, even Qi Hu was no exception, and immediately became angry: "Look, look, what a fart, haven't you seen money!?"

Chen Baihu drooled and said dreamily, "I've never seen so much money in my previous life..."

Jiang Zheng rubbed his eyes vigorously, and murmured: "When Zhang Qianhu rewarded me with five taels of silver, I thought it was a lot of money, but now I realize that it is not money at all!"

Yang Menglong yelled: "Put away your nympho looks! How dare you say that you have fought with me? You have not learned any of my virtues such as calmness, calmness, calmness, and money as dung." , What a shame!"

Does anyone brag about themselves like this?

Everyone rolled their eyes in disgust, but after being scolded by Yang Menglong, the magic power of the silver subsided a little, so they quickly found a place to sit down, their eyes were still firmly fixed on the pile of silver, and they were reluctant to move away. A group of polar bears who had been starving for six months suddenly saw a stranded giant whale!

Yang Menglong snorted, and his eyes fell on Xu Gong: "How is the injury? You are seriously injured and need to rest, why are you running around with them?"

Xu Gong moved his arm a little, and said relaxedly: "The wound has healed, and in a month or two, he will be able to bend his bow and shoot arrows again." He glanced at the pile of silver again, and smiled: "I have no share in this pile of silver." Yes, but it’s not bad to come here and open your eyes.”

Yang Menglong kicked over: "Fuck you!" He didn't really kick, it was just a show, which made everyone laugh out loud.He retracted his feet, pointed to the pile of silver, and said, "I believe everyone has heard that the imperial decree has been promulgated. I will replace Zhang Qianhu and become the Qianhu of the Wuyang Qianhu Office..."

A group of military households headed by Chen Baihu clapped their hands and cheered, as if they were happier than receiving the money.It can be seen from this that they really like to hang out with Yang Menglong. Since Yang Menglong replaced Zhang Qianhu, they can eat enough for every meal, and they can still eat a meal of meat every now and then, and wear warm clothes. To be rewarded, this is a good day that they dare not even dream of. Now that Yang Menglong has officially become a thousand households of Wuyang Thousand Households, he has just become their boss. Can these younger brothers be unhappy?Chen Baihu led everyone to get up and wanted to salute, but was kicked back by Yang Menglong: "Don't worry about this nonsense, I have to go to the Ministry of War to apply for military registration tomorrow, and I have to explain some things to you before I leave. I don't have time to waste time with you." , all calm down and listen to me, don't interrupt until I finish speaking!" Glancing at everyone, "After I finish speaking, you can speak freely, but you must wait for the person in front to finish speaking before you can speak, who If you dare to intercept someone's conversation, I will beat him!"

Everyone was stunned, Yang Menglong's punches were so violent that even buffaloes couldn't bear it, their small bodies let him beat them up, they would leak water if they didn't die, if you don't want to be beaten up, you should just listen to him honestly.

Yang Menglong cleared his throat, and said: "The number of heads we reported was 180 and three levels. It is rare for the above to be honest. The real number of 500 taels of snowflake silver was issued, and there is no shortage of one or two. Of course, the father-in-law who passed the decree ran away. It’s a hard trip, and I can’t let him go for nothing, so I gave him 500 taels as travel expenses.”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's faces showed painful expressions like cutting flesh. 500 taels, most people can't save so much money in a lifetime, and you actually gave 500 taels as travel expenses in one go. You are so generous!Of course, they didn't know that the 500 taels made Yang Menglong and Wu Yong have a good relationship. In the next ten years, Wu Yong repaid Yang Menglong intentionally or unintentionally. Pass.

Yang Menglong went on to say: "The remaining 7000 taels is not less, and it's all here. Of course, 7000 taels of silver is not so much, my 3000 taels, and more than 1 taels of silver we seized on the battlefield, and Mr. Fang All the thousands of taels allocated to us from the official treasury are here, and the total is 500 taels."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone jumped up except Qi Hu, and Zhang Zilong couldn't even finish his sentence: "Little...Little General Yang, you...you don't mean...want to make these 3 Take out all the ten thousand taels of silver and divide them up, shall we?"

Li Yong said: "That's right, we dare not ask for so much money!" He did some calculations, and there were only about 3 people left in the Wuyang Thousand Households Office, and they were divided into more than [-] taels of silver. , I dare not think about it, I am so excited!

Yang Menglong said: "Well, it depends on what you think."

Chen Baihu cried out, "See what we think?"

Yang Menglong said: "Yes, if you want to share it, then we will share it. The battle is won by everyone risking their lives. Whether you have the head or not, you have made great achievements. You will be given according to the head. Money is not fair, and those who died in battle and injured soldiers should also be compensated. My distribution plan is that each soldier who died in battle will give another 20 taels, and the rest will be shared equally by the living. That’s a lot of money.”

Even the dead are taken care of. With such a distribution plan, what else can everyone say?Everyone was so happy from ear to ear: "This is the fairest way, this way is the most fair!" Thinking of the feeling of dozens of taels of silver weighing heavily on their bodies, their eyes glowed silver.

Qi Hu could hear something in Yang Menglong's words: "Judging from General Yang, it seems that there is more than one plan equally distributed?"

Yang Menglong nodded: "Yes, dividing is only one of the options, and it is still the worst option." Seeing that everyone immediately showed unconvinced looks, he emphasized his tone: "Don't be unconvinced! Nearly 4 taels of silver, which sounds like a lot , how much will it be if it is distributed equally to everyone? If you save money, it will not be a problem to live a good life for a few years, but..." His eyes fell on Jiang Zheng: "Jiang Zheng, tell me, what is the distribution? When Yinzi returns to Nanyang, what is the first thing you do?"

Jiang Zheng said embarrassingly: "Repay the gambling debt! I owe more than a dozen taels of gambling debt to the gambling house. If I don't pay it back, they will take my skin off."

Yang Menglong looked at Li Yong: "So, Li Yong, what about you?"

Li Yong said confidently: "Look for Xiaohong!"

Yang Menglong asked: "Who is Xiaohong?"

Li Yong said: "The most popular girl in Chunyu Building! She is beautiful and can sing well. I don't know how many scholars and wealthy people bow down to her pomegranate skirt... But the price is not low, and it's worth talking about it for a night." Five taels of silver."

A girl in a brothel in a county town asks for five taels of silver for a night out, which is considered scary.The few servants and Ye Bushou exchanged a look of "comrades of the same kind" at the scene, obviously there was more than one person who wanted to find the little red girl after getting the money.

Yang Menglong sighed, and said: "It seems that this is all you have to do. You can pay off your gambling debts when you get the money, and then continue to gamble, or visit cellars, pretend to be local tyrants, and spend all the money on girls. If you are not good, you have to eat and drink wildly, and make up for the suffering you have suffered in the past... Have you ever thought about how long this money can be spent if you squander it like this?"

When everyone thought about it, this was really the case. Dozens of taels of silver sounded like a lot. If they really wanted to let go of their hands and feet, it would be over in two days.The most terrible thing is that most people can't control their hands and feet. I'm afraid their wallets will be flat before they can react, so who do they cry to?

Xu Gong asked: "Then, General Yang, what do you think should be done?"

Yang Menglong said: "My solution is very simple, no matter what, save this money!"

Everyone was in an uproar, and even jumped up impatiently: "How can that be done? We agreed to divide it, but it doesn't count. How can that be done!"

Qi Hu shouted: "Calm down, and listen to General Xiao Yang's words!" This old man had trained these useless military households for several days, and commanded them to fight bloody slaves. His prestige was extremely high. , Everyone immediately fell silent, glaring at Yang Menglong and gasping for breath, regardless of money, they would not be reconciled anyway.

Yang Menglong waited for everyone to calm down, and continued: "Don't worry, I don't mean to be ignorant of your hard-earned money. I said no, because it is really not a good idea to divide the money. Nearly 4 taels of silver, There are more than 800 people, and each person got less than 50 taels, which was spent in a blink of an eye. What should I do in the future? Where can I find money when I meet an urgent need for money in the future? Do you want to be prosperous for a while? And then go back to being a beggar with tattered clothes and eating chaff and vegetables?"

Everyone thought about their previous life that could only be described as miserable, and they couldn't help feeling sad, and their feverish heads cleared up a little.But some people were still unconvinced. A military household said: "I can save flowers, dozens of taels of silver, enough for me to spend for several years!"

Yang Menglong said: "Saving flowers is a little bit better than spending time and wine. Of course, it's just a little bit better."

The military household was not convinced: "Then, according to General Xiao Yang, what should we do?"

Yang Menglong said: "Money is not divided into male and female. If you put it at home and can't give birth to cubs, you still spend a little less in the end. No matter how you save, you will eventually spend it. The best way is to take the money out. , Let money beget money, make money with high profit!"

Chen Baihu cheered up, and blurted out, "General Xiao Yang, you mean to use this money for business?"

Qi Hu's complexion changed slightly: "It's absolutely impossible. The Taizu once stipulated that military households and artisan households are not allowed to do business. Using this money to do business is against the ancestral system, and you will lose your head!"

Yang Menglong cursed: "Idiot, the Taizu stipulated that military households and artisan households are not allowed to do business, and there is no regulation that military households cannot sell their surplus grain, right? There is no regulation that military households cannot grow vegetables to sell, right? You have only one nerve in your mind?"

Everyone was discouraged when they heard that they were growing vegetables and fields. Chen Baihu smiled wryly: "Little General Yang, let's divide the money... Now the land tax is getting heavier and the weather is more capricious. It's either drought or flood. It’s hard to grow some crops, and locusts are overwhelming, and you’ll be eaten up in a blink of an eye! Take the money to farm, it’s better to spend it in the water, at least you can splash a few splashes in the water!”

Yang Menglong snorted, and said: "That's because you all only know how to make trouble, and you can't get along with the thin fields at home. You don't know what scientific farming is, and what unity is strength!" He took out a circle of drawing booths Kai pointed to the horrible map above and said: "This is the map I drew based on your description... I calculated that Wuyang County has a population of less than 5. In addition to the continuous natural disasters, a large number of people have fled , now there are 80 to 30 people left, you should laugh, but at least 30 million mu of cultivated land can be reclaimed here! Let’s not be greedy, let’s ask for half, [-] mu, and plant these [-] mu of land well How much grain can you collect? Now that the grain price is so high, how much money can you earn by selling the surplus grain?"

Zhang Zilong still smiled wryly: "Little General Yang, your thinking is too simple! Yes, a lot of land in Wuyang has been barren and turned into unclaimed land. After reclaiming it, it will be ours. However, those lands are too thin and too difficult. Irrigation, if there is a little drought, there will be no harvest! The imperial court will not care whether we have a harvest, they will only collect taxes according to the acre of land, and in the end, we have worked hard for a year, not only have no harvest, but also have to lose money! In the past, the government It is to encourage everyone to open up wasteland, but now, whoever goes to open up wasteland, everyone will suspect whether he is mentally ill!"

Yang Menglong scratched his head and asked, "How much is the current land tax?"

Zhang Zilong said: "At least 8000%! One stone of grain must be handed over at least five dou, plus transportation losses, it will be [-] to [-]% unstoppable!" After a pause, he added: "Of course, the military field does not need to pay so much, but... "He stopped talking.In the past, the military field of the guard station had to pay tens of millions of stones of grain to the court every year, but now it did not pay even a grain. The court had to spend a lot of money and food to support these soldiers who could neither pay for food nor fight.It’s not that the soldiers in the guard have all turned into waste and can no longer farm, or that the military fields have disappeared, but that the military fields have been occupied by landlords or officers and have become private property.The largest landowner in Wuyang is Zhang Qianhu. He has more than [-] acres of fertile land under his name, but he doesn't have to pay a grain of grain.

Yang Menglong didn't know this, and when he heard that he didn't have to pay so much, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you don't have to pay so much! Sixty to seventy percent of the land tax makes one's scalp numb just thinking about it, and he can't live! Okay!" Well, let's count as [-]%, after paying [-]%, we can keep [-]%, right?"

Chen Baihu said: "That's what you say, but the fields are too thin and the weather is too dry. You can't harvest a stone of wheat per mu of land. What is left after paying the tax? You can't even eat enough!"

Yang Menglong chuckled: "You can't harvest one stone of wheat per mu, so of course you won't be full after paying the tax, but what if you can harvest two or even three stones of wheat per mu?"

Chen Baihu cried out: "One mu of land can harvest two or three stones of wheat? That's impossible!"

Yang Menglong despises: "It may be impossible for you, but for me, two or three stones think the output is too low!"

Everyone's expressions suddenly became dull.For them, the production of more than one stone per mu is considered a normal yield these years, two dan per mu is considered a bumper harvest, and three stones per mu is considered a good harvest... that is simply smoking from the ancestral grave!This kid actually thinks that the output of two or three stones is too low?Crazy enough!
Yang Menglong said earnestly: "As a human being, you must have creative thinking, otherwise you can only do a bitter haha, watching other people's fish and meat... It's not easy to irrigate, and you don't know how to repair the canal? You can't repair the canal, you Can't dig a well? There is no water on the ground, but water can always be found underground! The fields are too thin, so you can't fertilize? With water and fertilizers, why can't grain production increase? "

Everyone's sluggishness has deepened again. Could it be that they are suffering from intermittent mental retardation?I really worry about them.

"Of course, repairing canals and digging wells cost a lot of money, and one person simply can't handle it. At this time, the benefits of having more people and more power come out. If one person doesn't have enough money, he can make a lot of money. You see, this piece of land is too far away from the river, so we can only build water canals, and how many miles will it take to repair it, and how much will it cost? One or two families can’t afford it. Frankly speaking, even if the money is distributed to you , you still can’t repair it with this little money! However, if you put the money together, it will be easy to handle. It’s tens of thousands of taels of silver, and you can repair the canal with a little change! There are also wells and water. Cars, these also cost a lot of money, none of you can afford such a high cost, but if there are tens of thousands of taels of silver... Humph, two wells are dug at a time, one for watering the fields and the other for bathing; It’s not a problem to have two, one to carry water and the other to cool the air, if you have money, you’re just so willful!”

The expressions on everyone's faces can no longer be called sluggish, they are completely stupid.

But Yang Menglong said that he couldn't just let you go like this, he must continue to crush them until they were convinced.So, the rolling continued.

(End of this chapter)