Father can be an enemy to the country

"Oh, it's impossible." The pig-headed squire sighed: "The beggar said that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is now their chief gang leader. Their gang leaders were all promoted by the prince to court officials, and they are now also the prince's observers and propagandists. I’m sorry!”

"Wherever they hang out every day is arranged by the Beggar Gang. If they don't go back before dark, the Beggar Gang will come looking for them immediately." Another skinny monkey-like squire answered: "A bunch of beggars gathered in front of the door. Noisy, shouting that if we don’t let him go, our whole family will get out of Jiangxi!”

"Isn't that true? Beggars can threaten us. What kind of world is this?" the squires and elders said angrily.

"It's a world where a beggar can become an emperor..." the bald squire said bitterly: "So the beggar turned over and sat on top of us, shitting and peeing!"

"Be careful what you say." A timid elder said worriedly, "If those people find out about this, we will all lose our heads."

"What are you afraid of? Will you tell the truth?" The bald squire was used to being arrogant and glared at the man.

"Of course not." The man shook his head quickly.

"Will you tell the truth?" The bald head looked at the pig head again.

"of course not."

"Is this going to end?" the bald squire curled his lips.

"Okay, I'm getting further and further away from the topic." Xia Dan finally couldn't listen anymore and stopped them from continuing their meaningless nonsense.

"Come here, are you just talking nonsense?"

"Of course not." Everyone hurriedly shook their heads and said, "We are here to ask Duke Dan to make his decision."

"Yes, we all listen to Mr. Dan. If we try our best, we must resist it!" the bald squire also said loudly.

"Hey, how can I resist?" Xia Dan said with a sad face:

"In the past, there was Xiong Fan Platform, and Zhang Tianshi was in front. It was enough for us to follow along and beat the drums and cheers. Now Xiong Fan Platform has been skinned and grassed, and hung on the top of Nanchang City, and Zhang Tianshi has also been deprived of the title of Tianshi. , are under house arrest in Nanchang City. I heard that more than 200,000 households in Zhengyi will be moved out of Jiangxi and resettled in Huguang."

As he spoke, he let out a long sigh and said: "Alas, the imperial court this time captured the thief first, and cut down our two pillars as soon as they came up. Alas, the tree fell and the hozen scattered. What can the hozen do?"

"What's the matter, do you think this is what Duke Dan means?" The faces of the leading squires changed. "Are you going to let him slaughter you?"

"Alas..." Xia Dan sighed again and said: "People are cutters, and I am fish meat. Now we fish on the chopping board, even if they jump up, they will hit the knife edge, and they will only die in an ugly way. Why bother? Or? Just lie down and let them do whatever they want, it's just a matter of paying more royal rations, no one will die."

"Dang Gong is confused. It's not a matter of paying more taxes!" Several leaders tried to persuade them: "After clearing the land, it will be compiled into a yellow book; with the yellow book, you can do Lijia! What Lijia system? It’s too deadly!”

"Yes, if Li Jia is involved, we will stop farting." The squires said depressedly: "Those poor devils are just sitting on our heads!"

Because the organization method of Lijia is that every one hundred and ten households are divided into one li. The ten households with the most Dingliang serve as the chiefs of the li, and the remaining 100 households are called the heads of Jia.

Every year, ten leaders led by a li chief are responsible for serving and are responsible for "managing the affairs of the li."

In the second year, another director will be replaced and he will lead another ten chiefs to take charge. This happens every year and every ten years.

This is Boss Zhu's most proud invention. As a result, ordinary people only serve once in ten years, and they don't have to worry about anything in the other nine years, just farm and live in peace. The burden is naturally greatly reduced.

Secondly, it has greatly changed the power structure at the grassroots level.

Originally, there were more than a hundred households in a village, and one or two big households had the final say in everything. After the Jia system was established, the leadership of the village suddenly expanded to ten households, and all the poor people became the Jia heads.

As the saying goes, if everyone is an official, it means that everyone is not an official...

For example, these people here, with their financial resources, can 100% become village chiefs, but so what? There are nine other li chiefs who are equal to them within one mile, and it is their turn to serve as errands only once every ten years. In the other nine years, he can only accept the management of the other nine people. Isn't it hard for him to kill them?

Moreover, the original influence of large households like them was far more than just one village or village. They even had the final say in the entire township. Now that he was forced to be demoted to the rank of chief, how could he extend his hands elsewhere?

Everyone is the leader, why should we listen to you?

Those elders were also extremely uncomfortable. They were a large family with at least a few hundred or more than a thousand households, and they had to obey them obediently. Now it has to be divided into li by li by the government.

When the time comes, if the tribesmen have any disputes such as lawsuits, property disputes, or neighborhood disputes, they will all come to their own village chiefs for resolution. What else do they want the clan elders to do? Who will provide for them?

Therefore, paying taxes per acre only caused them pain, while the Lijia system really allowed them to break through their defenses.

Originally, they thought that if the Lijia system was implemented, county officials would not be able to go to the countryside. Then how could the corrupt officials stay in the countryside? Therefore, the government will definitely stand up for them and destroy the Lijia system.

Unexpectedly, after a big prison sentence, all the officials and errands in the prefecture and county, as long as they have anything to do with household registration and field registration, are at a loss...

And Zheng Yiyi also surrendered. They have completely lost hope and can only rely on themselves.

The wealthy people wanted to repeat their old tricks and let the teachers and failed scholars take the lead and deceive the common people into going against the government. Unexpectedly, they were strongly blocked by the Beggar Gang.

Under the vigorous publicity of the beggars, those vernacular numbers have become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Once the people hear it too much, it will be difficult for them to deceive them.

The scholar said: "The purpose of clearing the land is to make you pay more taxes!"

The fellow villagers will ask: "Isn't it said that 'more fields pay taxes, less fields pay taxes'?"

The scholar said: "There are policies from above, and countermeasures from below. When the big households don't cooperate, the government will still have to fall on you for the extra taxes."

"After Li Jia, officials will no longer go to the countryside. We will take turns to be errands and collect taxes ourselves. If anyone does not cooperate, we will never agree!" the fellow villagers shouted.

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"In the past, how could an old farmer say something like this?" The pig-headed squire said gloomily, "It's all because of those beggars who go around talking nonsense and deceiving the public, making the people's customs unsophisticated."

"Yes, Mr. Dan." Everyone urged: "If we don't resist this time, we will be doomed!"

"Well, what do you think we should do?" Xia Dan sighed helplessly.

"This..." All the squires were suddenly speechless and bald-headed: "Aren't they just here to find a solution to Duke Dan?"

"I'm at my wits' end." Xia Dan stood up slowly, holding the armrests with both hands.

"Where are Mr. Dan going?" everyone asked hurriedly.

"Let's go to a meeting." Xia Dan took the cane and walked out slowly: "I advise you all to come with me. Your arms can't hold your thighs."

"I won't go, whoever wants to go can go!" The bald squire said angrily: "Xia Dan, I really despise you!"