The taxes that the herdsmen on the grasslands have to pay are different from those of the people in the Central Plains.
In addition to the small tax and taxes, the ordinary people in the Central Plains only have the land rent for the mouth of the land, and the tax is one for forty, which is not very heavy.
Even in a place like Qili Village with a lot of mountains and little land, most of the koufen fields are allocated to uncultivable mountains, but with the full amount of Yongye Tian, it is not so unacceptable to pay the 40 tax for koufen fields.
Moreover, Luojiang County has always been very poor, and the three county magistrates before and after were all good people. They knew that most of the Koufen fields were mountains and did not generate income, so the foundation set was not high, and the forty tax was basically not much. higher.
This is not the case on the grasslands. Except for the small tax, they have no labor service, but directly serve in the military. When the Jin Dynasty fights, it will directly recruit troops from here to enter the camp.
There are no donations and taxes, but there is a tax for grazing. Bai Shan secretly calculated the sum and found that it is much higher than that of the people in the Central Plains.
But ordinary herdsmen are not very worried about this, because in the Khanate before the Great Jin Dynasty, they didn't even belong to their own people, let alone the cattle and horses they raised.
When the Khan gave an order, these small tribes had to confess. If they didn't obey, they might be thrown to the front line to block the stones.
So they didn't feel unfair at the moment, but they just felt very unhappy to be conscripted for military service from time to time, "Three years ago, Khan wanted to fight Gaochang, so we were recruited to guard Liangzhou, and finally fought with the Tubo people who ran over. In one battle, eight people from our tribe died."
"How many of you went there?"
"Twelve, and there are still two in the army. Their legs are not lame, so they can't come back." Speaking of this, the herdsman proudly put his injured leg forward for Bai Shan to see. Showing off: "The horse was shot by a stray arrow during the charge. I was very clever and rolled down with my head in my arms. When I rolled to the side of the road, only this foot was stepped on by a horse coming from behind. I burned before I died."
Bai Shan: "... Then why did the other one come back?"
"Oh, he's luckier than me. When he was fighting someone, he got his arm cut off. He cut off the other guy's head. When he finally came back, he took the money from An's family. He bought fifty lambs with that money. , plus the original cattle and sheep in his family, it will be the eighth richest family in the clan."
Bai Shan said with a complicated heart: "... is very lucky."
The herdsman said happily, "But I'm not too bad. With the money I got back, I bought ten lambs."
Bai Shan's heart was complicated, and he was speechless for a while, "Do you think life is better now, or was it better fifteen years ago?"
Fifteen years ago, Xiangli Khan was still there.
The herdsman thought for a while and said, "It's not much different, but now there are not as many wars as in those days, and not so many people died in our clan. And there are also merchants. It is easier for us to buy corn, tea, and salt than before. , I, Ayer, only supported me, but three of my five children survived."
Bai Shan, who has no children, can't understand this pride, but he also knows that in the Central Plains, the survival rate of children is not high, let alone the grasslands.
He did not speak again.
Yin Ru, who had been sitting quietly by the side, didn't speak. He tore off the grass beside him and made it up casually.
Bai Shan glanced at it and said, "This is safflower, which can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis."
When the herdsman heard this, he immediately looked at the grass in Yin's hand, and asked with piercing eyes, "Master Bai, is this medicine?"
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, "Yes."
"Then can we sell it to a merchant if we pick it?"
"sure."
The herdsmen were worried, "Will they accept it?"
Bai Shan smiled and said: "Of course I will, and in the past two years, haven't you sold all your medicinal herbs to Brother Zhou? He will take it."
The herdsman smiled embarrassedly and said, "That's not necessarily true. Master Zhou is very strict. He checks the medicinal herbs very carefully, and no grass is allowed in them."
The smile at the corner of Bai Shan's mouth froze, and he said: "The medicinal herb is no different than anything else, and it is sold to the patients. If it is mixed with other things, not to mention the effect of the medicine, it may be poisoned, so You should be careful."
The herdsman smiled embarrassedly and nodded. They didn't know before, they thought they were all grass, but they were all eaten anyway, how much difference could there be
Now, after seeing Zhou Man using those herbs to treat the children and members of the clan, they no longer dare to underestimate these herbs.
At this time, Man Bao also squatted in the Tutu Department to pick the herbs they had picked, picked up a plant, first asked Ayina their name and usage, and then she told them the name and usage she knew.
She said: "Many medicinal materials can be obtained anywhere, but some are not available here. You have to buy them. You can't remember if I say too much, so I will only tell you the medicinal herbs that can be found here to treat smallpox."
But turned around, and after teaching the four of them, she gave Ayina a small treatment alone, "You don't have all the herbs to treat smallpox, but you have herbs to treat basic diseases such as wind and cold."
Aina's eyes brightened instantly.
Man Bao said: "It doesn't have to be all according to the prescription. I just thought of it suddenly. I can make one or two prescriptions based on the herbs you can find here. Do you know what herbs are here?"
The name Ayina said was a bit different from what Man Bao knew, but she described Man Bao and knew what herb she was talking about. She took a note and then glanced at Agu Gusan who was still trying to recite the prescription. The man got up and said: "You guys memorize the prescription first. When I come back, I will continue to teach you how to feel the pulse. I will simulate the pulse of a smallpox patient for you."
Man Bao turned around and went to the carriage to find the herbs he had dug during this time.
There are plants collected after Keke pointed out, but more are herbs that she saw when she was running around on the grassland.
As long as it was an herb she knew, she couldn't help but dig it when she saw it. She thought it was brought by Keke.
So she knew that there were no less types of medicinal herbs on the grassland than Ayina.
She took out the herbs that had been dried or were drying, sampled a few of each, and handed them to Zhou Liru, "Write down the names and effects of the herbs, and paste them on for Ayina."
Zhou Liru took a handful of medicinal herbs, divided them first, put the ones that needed to be dried on the wooden boards outside the tent to continue drying, and brought the others that had already dried into the tent.
Man Bao touched a pack of needle bags and went back to find the four of Dai Yi. She sat in her seat and waved her hand, "Go and call in all the men, women and children who are feeling your pulse."
Now, there are special people in the Tutu Department who are responsible for staying in the tribe to feel their pulse. They work in the camp when they don’t need it, and when they need it, they roll up their sleeves and let them feel their pulse, acting as models for learning .
But feeling the pulse this time is different from the previous few times, because before feeling the pulse this time, Man Bao will have an needle.
The herdsmen who saw acupuncture for the first time were stunned, especially the first needle drawn out by Man Bao was so long and so long...
They trembled all over and looked at Man Bao with horror on their faces.