"It's really maddening... So I don't plan to go back again after this time..."
"I'm going to apply for a long-term worker, so that it is the origin of a certain field..."
After a while, on the bullock cart that continued to move forward, Kong Sanduo, a young man with a swollen nose and swollen nose, had initially calmed down; and under Yang Shigu's persuasive temptation, he spoke of the reason why he became such a look.
His Sanduo's name was named because he was ranked as the third child in his family, and he was given a certain kind of hope that farmers would improve themselves for generations; however, he happened to belong to the kind of brothers and sisters who were not in the rankings, especially non-existent. Sense of the situation.
Therefore, when the grass thieves who occupied the other side sent people down to announce that they would recruit servants; no one in the village believed that there would be remuneration and compensation, and regarded it as a high probability of death from work, but they were unable to resist. The evil way.
You know, when he was sent out of the house in a gloomy atmosphere more than a month ago, he had only a thin linen drape; perhaps in the future it could be used as a shroud for his burial.
And when he came back the day before yesterday, he brought the work points that he had spent these days and frugally with. He had replaced several coarse cloths and two large bags of dry wheat. He slowly pushed them home from the river with a small cart. .
However, when he ran away from home again, everything he brought back was gone; even the trousers made from cloth bags and the crotch pants that were long enough to cover the ankles were used by the family. Deprived of orderly reasons.
Just because he was mad at the harshness and petty of the old man in the family, he only served a small bowl of wheat and rice for the males, and the females and underage children could only eat the bran porridge with eyesight on the side; and always stubborn. The grandfather who I saw got into a dispute, and he even said to the village chief who is also the village head Kongfu, Kong Dashan said two words of doubt;
Then it caused an uproar in the family. The older father, who was more in the village part-time, snarled and screamed, saying that he had only worked for the grass thieves for a few days and eat rice bran for a few days, and he broke his heart and his liver and intestines, and he dared to talk about the head of the family. Right and wrong here;
After all, if the whole village, including the family, hadn't had the kindness of Clan Chief Kong to reduce their rents, and just announced that they had eased the example money, they would have starved to death and fled to famine long ago in this world. The whole family can stay together to make ends meet, this is a great kind of inexhaustible gratitude, how can I dare, dare to push my nose and be ungrateful.
All of a sudden the whole family fell out. The mother held her younger siblings with tears of fright, the sister-in-law's yin and yang blames, the elder brother was honestly sulking, and the second elder sister and the door-to-door girl confessed to the dark. . . . . . .
Then, his elder brother and father personally took the grievances and puzzled him, stripped his clothes and tied him up and forced him to kneel in front of the ancestor's tablet, asking for atonement for the whole night. . . . .
Even Kong Sanduo, who was hiding a dozen pieces of copper that he planned to place for his younger siblings, was searched by his father and planned to be used to buy sesame oil. Please exorcise the evil spirits of Mrs. Zhang under the short-necked tree in the village tail. .
Then the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't understand it, the more he thought about it, the more resent and sorrow he became. It was clear that he was taking the place of his elder brother to suffer, and it was also clear that his own intentions brought benefits to the family, but it was only for one sentence to become This encounter of the betrayal of the relatives.
He suddenly remembered the slogans and theories that the foremen who disciplined them when they were working on the newly opened farms of the Taiping "thieves", before and after eating, sleeping, and working.
"The poor man has three knives on his head. The rent is heavy, the tax is heavy, and the profit is high."
"Three roads under the feet of farmers, fleeing disasters, begging for mouths, and going to jail."
"The landlord's abacus sounded, and the tenants were crying!"
"The road is winding, and one family is rich and nine are poor. The tenants get up in the middle of the night, and the landlord sleeps until the sun is red."
"The three mountains of divine power, husband power, and clan power are oppressed to death and never stand up..."
Originally, Kong Sanduo was a little confused and confused about this, but after thinking of the encounters and reactions at home, it seemed that he suddenly became a little bit transparent;
As the patriarch of the three Kong village surnamed Kong, this Kong Bufan, Master Kong, is not one of the situations mentioned by the Taiping Army. Besides, he is not really a clean hand.
You must know that although he smiles all day and always looks kind, but in the season of green and yellow and autumn harvest, this family of good deeds and virtues for generations will always force the public to push it down, and the lock is taken away. A series of cries and crying villagers;
Then centered on the name of the management, let those family members press to sell the property or borrow the next sample money before they can be released back. And he heard of the dungeons and torture rooms in his house, but they were especially prepared for those villagers who didn't have the rent and lease money for a while.
Not to mention the houses with foreign surnames in the village, even some other poor houses of the same clan who have the same surname went crazy once they went in, and then ran out naked overnight and drowned in the river, leaving the wife and children "voluntarily". An example of selling one's life as a slave to pay off a debt.
Now, the subordinates in the rampant village are gone, and the dogs in the Confucian mansion are no longer barking; and the Confucian master has become more and more kind and enthusiastic about charity. Recently, he even took the lead in rebuilding the ancestral hall, not everyone else The money is paid out, as long as the labor arrives.
Therefore, compared to his father and elder brother who was grateful for Dade for not being able to tolerate others in the first half of the round, he could not help but feel a little confused and confused.
"After we leave, they may give you rent reductions and lenient heavy loans, which will increase your wages. This is not because of their conscience, nor because they have become good people, but because we have been here."
Chai Erwa, who was driving in front, suddenly said something to him.
"This is what the governor said when he patrolled the village outside the ridge. There are no unprovoked benefits and good intentions in this world. If there were no rebels to kill the local tyrants and evil gentry everywhere, one by one would settle the crimes of those powerful and powerful households oppressing the people; How can these blood worms who wish to knock the poor people out of their bones and suck their marrow willingly to give up a little favor to buy people's hearts, so as to cheat and deceive what they think is a means of self-protection?"
At this moment, compared to Kong Sanduo, who was dumbfounded and unconscious, Yang Shigu nodded with deep approval.
"Although it is Mencius's theory of evil nature, but this is the way the world becomes like this. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the diligent and good people have no place to stand. This should be the truth. That's why the righteous army should respond From time to time..."
At this time, in the sparse forest on the side of the road, two figures supporting each other suddenly appeared, and then they stumbled and fell on the dirt road. Kong Sanduo in the car couldn't help but scream:
"Big Dog... Li Tuan'er, how did you become like this... What about the other people,"
He still remembered that these two were also one of the township gangs who came back from the working farm this time, but they belonged to another neighboring village on a larger scale; therefore, there were more than a dozen people coming back together this time. Now these two are all bruised and bruised, and their clothes are covered with dirt and blood. They look particularly miserable and pitiful.
"What is going on..."
Thinking of this, Kong Sanduo couldn't help asking:
"They are all in trouble. Only when we see the chance we run out..."
The young man from the neighboring village named Li Tuan'er couldn't help but throat with fear and resentment
According to his stuttering and often incoherent repetitive descriptions, they were still alive and well when they returned to the village this time, and they were more or less happy and admired by the family.
But one of them, Ma Shitou, found that his sister had disappeared after returning home. When asked, it was because the family owed too much debt and had been pulled to pay off the debt; then he wanted to take some food and money that he had brought back. Things, go to the door and try to say some good things to pay some examples of money, so that the girl can get back.
As a result, he was pulled in the door and beaten up and detained. He was told that his family should take money to redeem unprovoked offenses. Then another companion who liked his sister was really unwilling to hear the cry of his family. So I found the young people from the same village who came back together, and asked the Chen Family Zhuangzi to ask for someone and ask for a reason.
This time the other party came out with a very kind butler who kept saying that it was a misunderstanding, then scolded the doorman, and invited them in very politely, and then suddenly closed the door.
Afterwards, these young people who were deceived into the courtyard of the Zhuangyuan were unable to stand alone under the clubs of the house and servants who were surrounded; they were beaten to the ground one after another and were dying; only Dagouzi and Li Tuan'er were two. Leaning close to the wall, he was able to take advantage of his unpreparedness and desperately to jump out;
Then they fled home to ask for help, only to find that the villagers in their neighbors shunned them and isolated them. Those old people are even more swearing and blaming, they are all stunned to cause disasters to their families.
Later, some servants from the official Chen’s family rang the gong and shouted in the village, claiming that they had taken away two thieves who broke into the house in broad daylight and robbed them of their property, so that the neighbours in the village were not allowed to hide. . .
At this time, I heard a faint dog barking in the distance, and half of his face was bruised and hematologically swollen. His name was Da Gouzi, but the young man who had not been able to speak could not help but trembled and said coarsely:
"Broken, these dog thieves and killers are chasing over again..."
Then, a few figures in Tsing Yi caps came out of the woods, holding a big yellow dog that kept yelling in his hands, rushing forward and faintly shouting:
"Wu, the man, don't go, dare to collude with the culprits pursued by my master...definitely not be merciless..."
At this moment, even Kong Sanduo, who was sitting by the side of the bullock cart, couldn't help but pale:
"Could it be that they dare to kill people in their own way, but we are the people who do things for the rebels..."
"It's over, it's over, they said, they just want to show their example to those who do things for thieves..."
Li Tuan'er replied in a crying voice
Then, when Chai Erwa took out a whistle and blew it, she heard the air buzzing like a buzzing sound. The family members who rushed over with sticks and knives suddenly screamed and fell over. On the ground, even the big dog wailed and was nailed to the tree by the side by invisible power.
At this time, not far from the other side of the road, some gray-clothed soldiers with slung knives and armors and holding the crossbow came to these gradually dying faces.
And among the stunned expressions of several rebels who were stunned by their soft hands and fell on their knees one after another, Chai Erwa turned her head and explained to Yang Shigu.
"Don't blame Mr. Yang, this is a safety measure for walking out... but I don't want to run into this kind of thing..."
. . . . . . . .
"Is it necessary to report this kind of matter to me to make a decision... Isn't it possible that the nearby villages and resident strongholds can react and act..."
When Zhou Huaian got the news through this, he was very uncomfortable in his heart and shouted to the left and right.
It wasn't because of being embarrassed in front of Yang Shigu; it was because most of the people at the bottom of this era were really tortured by the suffering and power of generations, and they were insensitive or stubborn and ignorant to the extreme. Therefore, in order to change their perceptions psychologically, it is obviously more difficult and a long way to go than the coercive means of physical elimination.
"Didn’t the Rebels claim to walk the way for the heavens and seek justice from the poor... If it is the subordinates of the resident soldiers, town officials, and village chiefs in various places, if they encounter this kind of thing, if they can’t represent the Taiping Army to come forward for them, then this world will pay for it. Who can stand for them..."
"No matter what the reason is, they are all people who do things for the Taiping Army in the final analysis; if the Taiping Army can't even protect them and are left to harm, then there is still a face in the world that people can follow and contribute... "
"This sentence is not something that can be self-determined in the township, but it involves the authority and dignity of the Taiping Army. Therefore, we must thoroughly investigate and investigate thoroughly. People who may have something to do with will find out for me and accept the corresponding consequences and costs..."
"In addition, let the members of the three detachments that are resting and reorganize them into action teams and go deep into the corresponding places. Then, with the joint efforts of the Yuhousi who inspects military laws and morals, we will thoroughly investigate whether there are grass-roots officials, township officials, and local officials. And the leader of the squad; whether to accept the handover, entertaining and solicitation from the village..."
"If the order goes on, as long as you have worked for a day under the Taiping Army, you must accept the restraint and shelter of the Taiping Army. It is not something others can lightly insult. It can encourage local people who are working in various construction sites, farms, and mines. Zhuang, eagerly came out of the head and exposed all kinds of malpractices and illegal things in the village where the Jujue was located."
"If it can be verified after the fact, the person who turned the head can get part of the criminal's possessions for rewards and treatment for the family resettlement..."
Although this is a regrettable and sad result, it may not be a turning point and a breakthrough; for example, for those remaining rural officials, gentry, and clan leaders who dormant in the place, it is justifiable to take this to make a round of misses. The un spared Liting sweeps the hole.
On the other hand, these young people in the village who are willing to work for the Taiping Army, or those who are willing to seek changes and opportunities, are used as an opportunity to artificially cause the original stagnant water in places that have not been destroyed by the war. The solidification situation was thus split and disturbed.
Even if we pay some over-correction of formal deviations and human errors that combat magnification, it is also an acceptable price; in this desperate era, we are not afraid of the price of making mistakes. The sad thing is that even after all the efforts have been made, we cannot see The result of hope and change.
After Zhou Huai'an personally arranged this round of actions, new news came.
"The General's Mansion named me the commander of the rebel army west, and the deputy commander of soldiers and horses in the back...and invited me to go to Jiangzhou in person for a while..."
The book reviews suddenly became scarce, so I won’t comment on the plots that Anjia doesn’t like from time to time.
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