From Chief to Ball

Two households is only one-tenth of the required twenty households.Shi Quan felt that he used it very accurately. This is a way to describe numbers that he just learned not long ago. Two is one-tenth of twenty.

Xia Guo understands that there are not many people who are one-tenth, which is something to be proud of, but this kind of pride does not allow him to do the first thing arranged by the Xia County guard. Shi Quan has always felt that he is that kind of tenth One person, like his older brothers and sisters, worked hard for the betterment of Xia Guo, so the pressure on his heart was not just a year-end evaluation as inferior.

On February 26th, a few days before Huaizi Festival, Shi Quan came to a house in Xiacheng, which was the place he used to mobilize people to go to Xiadong County.

The owner of this house was originally Lisi from this part of the country. During the turmoil last year, the woman died of illness and the man committed suicide, and the child was brought up by the nursing home.Now the house has temporarily become public property, and it is said that it will be returned to the children when they grow up.

There were more than a dozen people sitting on the kang in the room, and there was a very special couple among the dozen people. Both men and women were married but both had the surname Li.

According to Xiacheng's previous rules, people with the same surname are not married, but these two people are not the earliest old Xiacheng people, but became Chinese people later.

The two were not from the same clan before, but they lived in the village after moving out of the mountains. There was a large plum forest near the village.

The two people came together not only because of each other's needs, but also because of the policies above.

At the beginning, there was a policy that things like labor labor were carried out on a household basis. A man living alone was one household, and a woman living alone was another household.

So in order to avoid this kind of policy, smart people learned a strange method: live in a partnership, combine two households into one, go to Lisi to hold a dark ceremony, and save a lot of taxes and labor for a year.

But life is like this, even if you have a dog for a few years and you have a relationship, not to mention people who eat and sleep together, in the end you think this is not bad, and you really become a family.

Now this kind of drama is still being staged in other places in Xia County. There is no force to get married, and there is no decapitation if you don't get married, but all kinds of messy rules and policies are forcing men and women to marry and form a family.

Nowadays, farming is the main part of men’s survival, and what women collect is nothing. Those who have the ability can learn to be weavers, weavers, etc., and those who don’t have the ability to rely on men to survive, so the titles gradually change. up.

The man in that family named himself Li Da, and there were three younger brothers below him. His mother died early, so this elder brother also named his younger brothers, and they were arranged in twos, threes, and fours. Now they are all adults.As for Li Da's wife, her name is rarely mentioned, and she is only called Master Li. She seems to be a vassal in terms of address like a plowshare and an ox.

At this time, Li Dahe and the woman were sitting on the kang in the house, and couldn't help cursing a few words inwardly.

He has been performing very well, so he became one of Shi Quan's mobilization targets.Li Da made up his mind, and said in his heart that I wouldn't go anyway, how nice it is to be in Xia County, I don't want to go to that wild place to reclaim land.If Ji Xia had issued an order to force me to go, then I really had to go, but if the order was not issued, Shi Quan had no right to force me to go.

So when I came in the morning, I was determined not to go.Today the weather is still a little bit cold. When I came to Muma’s old house early in the morning and waited for Shiquan, I chose the kang head to think about the warmth. It's Huaizi Festival, and I will be able to be in Xia County when I divide Lisi, because it will be too late if I don't cultivate at that time.

However, I didn't expect that the bad boy Shi Quan didn't know who he learned from. He burned the kang until it burned people. At first, the top of the kang was a good place, but now it seems that his buttocks have been roasted.

But he couldn't move yet, the room was packed to the brim, and with the heat, everyone was muffled and silent, and no one dared to make any big moves at this time, lest Shi Quan seize the opportunity to talk to himself alone—there was something just now. Personally, I guess it was too hot, so I stood up and thought about it for a while, but I didn't expect Shi Quan to clap and shout as soon as he stood up: "Look, look, this is the real Xia people that Wang said, go Build Xia Kingdom in a place that suffers..."

While talking, a few people outside had already played the flute and sent a copper medal to hang on the man's chest. Shi Quan quickly picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the wooden slip, praising how great this behavior is. That's great, a few kids from the school came and asked this uncle to talk about his glorious thoughts and so on.

Li Da remembered that the person's face was flushed, but he didn't know whether it was because of heat, shame, or anger.

The problem is that at this time, no one can save face and say that they just don't want to go: such a big honor, such a big movement, and it's not a matter of going to die, it's just suffering for two or three years.

A lot of things are like a seesaw, honor and face, plus going to Xia Dongjue and others to get a half-level promotion, and the state provides a sum of money to invest in some industries in Xinhua City directly under Wang's direct control.

Originally, staying had a slight advantage, but at this moment it suddenly tilted down, and no one could hold back this face and say in front of a group of children that they just didn't want to go.There are also those who are really determined and can't talk about it, and that doesn't violate the rules, and there will be no fines or hard labor, but Xia Guo's morality that is different from other places all the time is a bit uncomfortable.

With such a beginning, Li Daxin said that even if my butt burns and burns today, I won't get up, and I will eat until noon.

What he never expected was that Shi Quan's eyes rolled around and then turned to him, and he said with a smile: "Li Da, it's fine if others don't go, your family is all among the young people of Xia Kingdom." The best ones. The school that your second brother and I went to together is the school that Ji Xia personally selected seven people who can call Ji Xia Mr. Ji Xia. It is said that they will study in Tai Xue in the future. Your third brother is now in Studying in the smelting class, I often heard his name in Yucheng, and I saw him on the board of praise; the fourth brother was selected into the newly built Leihuowei a few days ago, that is the same as Habayashi and Heiyi He is the best soldier in Xia Kingdom."

"Look at your three younger brothers. They are all doing great things for the country of Xia. How come you are not as good as them when you are an older brother? Waiting for them to wear red and green or have their names written in books in the future, You don’t want to be remembered by others in the future? In the future, your children will ask you why your uncle’s name appeared in the textbook, what do you say as a father?”

Speaking of the front, Li Da's face is still radiant. His mother died early, and the clan has dispersed again. Only these three younger brothers are the closest people to him.The year before last, when he said that the second younger brother could call Mr. Ji Xia in the future, it made his younger brother a word that many mothers in Yili educate their children.

However, after speaking, Li Da couldn't help but said: "Shi Quan, what you said is wrong. Ji Xia said that if you work hard wherever you are, you are making Xia Guo better. It doesn't mean that I am inferior to my second brother in farming. What you said is...uh, that...uh, yes, it's not right to think that it's better to work hard than to work hard. Besides, it's not like I don't work in Xia County. When my baby grows up When I grow up, I can also point to the steamed buns he eats in the school and say that there are wheat grown by my father in it, so why don’t I have anything to say?”

He recalled a sentence at the National People's Congress a few days ago, and without losing the opportunity, he said something to Shi Quan.

Chapter 95 For Yourself

Shi Quan didn't feel annoyed, he thought it was right to say that, when he was assigned to the agronomy class to go to the farm, he believed this sentence.If I think it's wrong, wouldn't the words I said in the dining hall become ridiculous?

"Li Da, that's what you said, but it's still different. Jixia also said that some people are obviously a piece of iron ore. It is said that this stone is used to build a house, which can be regarded as a brick for Xia Guo, but it is also It can be smelted into iron."

"Obviously you can be a piece of iron, but you should choose to be a brick. This is not for nothing. If you can't carry mountains and fill rivers, you can't."

"You farm well and follow the rules. You went there to be a Lisi and taught those who just came to Xiadong County. Isn't it better than you farming in Xiajun? You planted [-] acres in Xiajun land, but going there to teach the rest can give our Xia Kingdom an extra five hundred acres, how can it be the same?"

This name was deducted as dedication to the country, and Li Da couldn't refute it, but he knew in his heart that this was right.

After thinking about it for a long time, he muttered in a low voice: "If I don't go, it's not because no one else will go. It may not be that without myself, our Xia Kingdom can't have the five hundred acres of land."

After saying this, I felt a little embarrassed, and as expected, I heard Shi Quan said a little angrily: "How can you say that? If you think like this, wouldn't Xia Guo be over? This is the case, Then if you think the same way during the war, if I don’t go anyway, someone else will go and think so, won’t we be treated as slaves?”

This is a bit serious, Li Da said anxiously: "I didn't say that, if there is a war, I will definitely go to war with Jixia, whoever doesn't go will have a litter that can give birth to seven or eight children!"

A group of people beside him laughed, and Shi Quan also laughed and said: "Yes, no one can avoid going to war. But isn't it the same as fighting at this time? War is fighting with people, and farming is fighting with heaven and earth. Is it possible to fight with people? It’s just fighting. Fighting with heaven and earth is not fighting? Open up an extra mu of land, let one more person know the rules of our Xia Kingdom, and in the future there will be one more person with a spear to protect us.”

Everyone in Li secretly pinched the man, knowing in his heart what kind of temper his man had, and the pinch meant that he should not let go at this time.

Li Da was already shaken, but after being pinched by the woman, he retracted his heart, bowed his head and did not speak, and secretly moved his already hot and uncomfortable buttocks.

Shi Quan said again: "Speaking of fighting, you also know that now those aged 14 to [-] are going to serve as soldiers. After Ji Xia trains them out, why is there any need for you to fight? Let's not talk about those people eating It depends on us farming, don’t say anything about Xia Guo, let’s just say something useful.”

"You also know that the system of noble ranks has been implemented now, but it is different from before. You are now a public official, and Ji Xia discussed it with everyone at the National People's Congress. It was previously stipulated that public officials only pay taxes by farming and do not violate the law. As a rule, it takes four years to make it to the top. Now that there are so many people in the country, it will take six years to make it to the top, and it will take 12 years to go up to the top, and everyone agrees."

"Nowadays, unless it is easy to raise the rank of the military merit, or it is to do some great things to make the clansmen live better after the school is finished, or it is Jixia who proposes that the people's council does not object to promoting someone alone. These three things are very difficult. ah."

"Jixia also said that the nobles now only divide the proceeds of the public property, not the public land, because everyone has seen it a few days ago, and everyone knows what will happen if these things are divided."

"But Jixia also said that when he is about to die, he may give everyone more land, small workshops, etc. according to the rank of the noble, because the place will be too big, and the Planning and Statistics Department will not be able to take care of every person even if he is exhausted. An inch of land cannot guarantee the income of public property, and he does not trust the people who will be distributed after his death, so it is better to distribute some small workshops and land to everyone.”

"Big workshops don't matter, and everyone can't manage them well, but land and small workshops are good things. There will be more and more people in the future. When Dongyi is defeated, those people will have to rent our land if they want to farm. At that time, according to the rules of inheritance, you can leave the land you deserve to your legitimate sons and daughters."

"Even if Jixia's ancestors favored him for a long time, do you know how much the public property can earn in a year? You have never been to Yucheng, so you don't know how much we can exchange for a smelting workshop. You can wait until next spring when it is divided You know, you won’t believe me when I tell you.”

"I heard that we are going to build a batch of new houses. They are all big houses with doors and windows. It is said that there are things blocking the windows that allow sunlight to come in but not wind and rain. Give priority to the people of the country, and then everyone will be the same, how long will it be your turn?"

"If you go to Xiadong, you will save two years by waiting for the master. Besides, if the education is good and more people learn the rules of farming, it will be a meritorious service. People in the Planning and Statistics Department will have records. I can assure you that I will never let it go.”

"When I went to Xiadong, it was nothing more than two or three years of suffering, but now there are cattle, horses, plowshares and iron tools. No matter how hard it is, how can it be more difficult than when we used stones? Ji Xia always said that we should look far away. How can you just stare at this thing in front of you? After the new house is built in the future, you will definitely regret it.”

Li Da felt dizzy from the heat, and quickly patted his face, but he still didn't let go.

It was already time for lunch, Shi Quan waved his hand and said: "Let's all go back to eat and think about it. Let's talk about it in the evening. There are still twelve people on my side..."

Li Da just stood up, went home with his wife, poured a few scoops of cold water, and saw that the woman was holding firewood for cooking, and couldn't help but shouted: "Eat something cold, I am The ass is almost ripe, I will live in the barn tonight, and I feel uncomfortable looking at this kang."

The woman also laughed, took out the leftover corn porridge from the morning, made half a piece of pickles, and after eating for a while, both of them put down their bowls.

"Shi Quan is right. If you don't go, how can there be so much food to raise soldiers and build workshops? If you want me to say, let's go? It's nothing more than two years of hard work. It's much better than being in the mountains. How can we forget who? Take us out to live this life? Sheep know how to kneel down to drink milk, let alone us as humans?"

The woman looked at the house and sighed: "I went to that house to build a new one. It is said that it is made of wood and mud. My child will go to school soon..."

My child is different from ours, but this kind of situation is common in Xia City, so it's not a big deal.Li Da sighed and said: "If the child goes to the school, that's not the money from the public property? Not to mention one meal a day, so many children are not a lot. What Ji Xia said is always right, everyone is for others. Everyone is for himself. According to your thinking, those young people in the school only say that they need a hundred catties of wheat if they want to go to school. What about yourself?"

The woman tapped the man lightly with her chopsticks, and said with a smile, "You really think that without you, there would be no one in our Xia Kingdom?"