Otherworldly Days

Chapter 459 Conscription

"Crack!" The ax fell, and the firewood split in two.

"Go back, let me think about it." Cao Gang put down the ax in his hand, and said to the two people behind him without looking back.

"Will..." Wang Dahu still wanted to persuade him, but Liu Baishu gave him a hand and said yes.

It is true that they have made things difficult for others. Now that their general has a wife and children, he is no longer the person who can disregard his own life on the battlefield in the past. It is natural for him to have concerns in his heart.

It would be best if they could persuade their generals to go back with them. In the battle against Zinu, their general won a beautiful battle and drove Zinu back to the depths of the grassland. Except for General Li, they are the only generals.Now General Li is injured, and there is no leader in the army. It would be great for their generals to go back and lead the army.

It's just that their general has resigned and returned home for many years, married his elder brother and gave birth to a boy, and the third boy is only a month old. If their general is unwilling, they can't force it.

Everyone has something that he can't let go of, and he himself has it too, but he and Dumb are together, life and death, so he is not lonely on the road of life.

"General, Dug and I will go back first."

"Well, come back."

Before going out, Liu Baishu took a last look at the yard.

When the people left, there was the sound of chopping firewood in the yard. After chopping two pieces of firewood in succession, Cao Gang put down the ax in his hand and stood there with no expression on his face.Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, Cao Gang turned his head and saw a familiar person standing behind him. He didn't know when his brother came, and the two looked at each other.

"Fu Lang, if you want...then go ahead and do what you want to do. No matter what your choice is, I can understand and support you." The child in the room fell asleep, and he When I came out to see if Fu Lang had chopped the firewood, I accidentally heard voices from outside, so I naturally heard voices from outside.

Cao Gang didn't speak, looking at the person who smiled and said such words to him.

Sun Bailian walked in front of her husband, with such a resolute face, he fell in love with this man at first sight.Others said that the man who came back from the outside looked like he could eat people. Others were afraid of him, but he was not. He liked this man, fell in love with him at first sight, and wanted to be his wife.

He knew that his husband had been a soldier and went to the battlefield. Originally, he thought that the older official of his husband was a centurion. He heard that the centurion was already very big. He didn't think that his husband was a man before Admired General.He wanted to wait for the children to come back and tell their children that their father was a general who defended the country, and their children would be proud of his father.

It was because he knew his husband and what kind of person he was, that Sun Bailian didn't want her husband to give up what she wanted to do because of him and the children, and stay in Cao's village all her life, to accompany her. Let them spend their lives in silence.

Even in her heart, she would not be willing to let her husband go again. This time, she would almost die and have no eyes on the battlefield, but Sun Bailian knew that if her husband didn't want to go, she would not have left room.

Raising his hand, Cao Gang reached out to touch his brother's face, pulled him into his arms, and said in a low and hoarse voice, "You and the children don't want me, and I don't want you either." So, I don't want to let you go.

He just remembered the old General Li who was kind to him back then. If it wasn't for Old General Li, Cao Gang's life would have been ruined on the battlefield long ago.Now that Old General Li is in danger, he should go back and repay the old General Li for saving his life.

With his wife and children on the one hand, and people who are kind to him on the other, Cao Gang couldn't make a decision for a long time.

After the child's full moon, Cao Gang's family also plans to move to a house in the town.

Ever since Cao Xiangnan's family moved to live in the town, there was no Qi Wanfeng here, and Sun Bailian didn't have a partner to talk to, and the two children also talked about An An and the others.The date of moving is also optimistic, and in a few days, after packing up the things at home, they will go directly to live in the town.

After confinement, Sun Bailian gained a lot of weight.

The appearance of the child is gradually coming out, the long face looks more like him, and there is also the shadow of his father in his eyebrows, his appearance is somewhat prettier than his two elder brothers, and his temperament is also quiet, which somewhat fills in for Sun Bailian He gave birth to a boy again in his heart that he was not a brother. Isn't the third boy in their family just like a little brother?

This also caused Sun Laosan to be raised by his mother as a little brother for a long time. After he grew up to a certain age, he realized that he was a kid and was different from his brother. Only then did he protest that Eminem would dress him up again, but that's another story.

After his third elder brother gave birth to a child, Aunt Sun came to help his third elder brother take care of the child, and only returned home after the child was full moon. Anyway, they are all in Caojia Village, and he will find time to come here every day His brother has a look here.

Knowing that his brother-in-law also bought a yard in the town without making any noise, he was also happy in his heart, and said, "The life between you and Ah Gang is getting better and better, and Ah Mu is also happy in her heart, and Ah Mu is looking forward to you Have a good time."

"Ah Mu, I know." Sun Bailian knew that Ah Mu was doing it for his own good, and she was afraid that he would have a bad life if he married her husband, so she opposed him marrying her husband.His mother's stubborn temper is because he didn't listen to what his mother said first, and it's not his fault that his mother has been angry with him all these years.

Fortunately, now his mother has forgiven him, and he is still very grateful to Fu Lang for what he has done for him.

The past is all over, and their future will only be better.

Thinking that after they went to the town, his father and mother were left in the village. Sun Bailian originally wanted his father and mother to go to the town together, but his father and mother refused and wanted to Since there are still fields in the village, it is not easy for him to force his mother to move to the town to live with him if he tends a few acres of land in the village.

Years ago, he discussed with his aunt about building them a green brick and tile house, but his aunt refused to agree.His husband ordered even the bricks to build a house in the town years ago, and the finished bricks were sent to his mother, but his mother reluctantly nodded, and it was not easy to spend any more money. Let people send it back, right?So it was settled like this.

When the day came when they saw that they were moving to the town, they locked the gate of the yard, and Sun Bailian carried the third boy on her back, and took the two older boys into the carriage, and Fu Lang drove the carriage to send them to the town.

Knowing from Fu Lang that today is the day when Sun Bailian's family came to live in the town, Qi Wanfeng waited for them at home specially.After he came to the town, he went back to the village. He went back when Sun Bailian's children were full moon, and he hadn't seen them for a few days.

After seeing Sun Bailian brought the child over, Qi Wanfeng couldn't put it down when he saw the child who fell to the ground after the full moon, and couldn't put it down. He wanted to give his husband another child, but there was no news about this stomach for a long time. He can't help it either.

At this time, the child fell asleep when he was full, and fell asleep after clenching his little fist, so he had to carefully return the child to Sun Bailian, saying, "The child is asleep, you can carry the child back to sleep in the house."

"Okay, I'll take him back right away. This kid will go to sleep when he's full. It's a good life." Sun Bailian took the child over, and when she took care of the eldest, she didn't understand anything. By the time the third child understood everything, he brought it here by himself.

Qi Wanfeng who was behind heard this and couldn't help laughing.

The two families have moved to the town and live in adjacent yards. The children of the two families play together. Now that they see each other, it seems as if they have been separated for a long time. Obviously, when they go to the academy every day, they will We are meeting.

When the adults saw the children playing together, their eyes occasionally fell on the children.

After returning from Nanyang, Cao Xiangnan has been busy with the garment workshop, arranging the people he brought into the workshop in batches.Shen Zhengyang also sent him a group of carpenters. That boy packed and sent him the masters and apprentices who made the spinning machines. It was interesting enough, and he arranged them in categories.

In addition, a work department was opened up, and the craftsmen who came here worked in it. After the first spinning machine came out, the subsequent spinning machines also had experience and the speed was faster.

Once these people are added, the speed of work will be faster.Although mechanized production is not possible now, semi-mechanized production is also in place. The division of labor is clarified, and every step is made precise, and the efficiency of production will increase.

After all, Cao Xiangnan understood the thinking of the early capitalists a little bit, and now he wants to completely squeeze out the surplus value of his employees.

On the day he came back, Cao Xiangnan mentioned to Wanfeng about the court's war.

Knowing that there was going to be a war, he didn't intend to make money from the war. He originally wanted to shrink his property, lest he would lose everything in a fight.But now that someone has presented him with an opportunity, it seems that if he doesn't do it, he won't be able to explain to Fang Ziye, and if he does, he will feel a little sorry for his conscience.

But conscience can't be eaten these days, and if he doesn't do this, someone else will do it, so he can only do it against his own conscience.If the battle reaches Caojia Village, the entire Feng Dynasty will cease to exist, and this possibility is relatively small.

Once the imperial court fights a war, it will be a matter of time before the conscription and tax collection.

The news of the battle between Fengchao and Zinu arrived in Fenshui Town a little later. When the news arrived, the imperial court's conscription order was also issued.

"Go away, go away." The officer with a knife on his waist drove away those who stopped him, and posted a notice on the gate of the city.As soon as the officials left, the people at the gate of the city gathered to read the posted notice, and those who could read began to read and read the notice to everyone.

"Oh, is the court going to fight?"

"That's right, the imperial court is going to conscript soldiers for this war, a whole 30 taels, oh, whose family will pay 30 taels of silver, isn't this clearly asking people to serve as soldiers, this, isn't this clearly asking people to die? "

None of them understood this truth. It was not a question of whether those who were arrested and served as soldiers could get to the border smoothly, but whether they could survive there was still the same thing.

30 taels of silver, this is not a small amount of money, not everyone’s family pays out such 30 taels of silver!

"Shhh, keep your voice down." The people nearby listened and gave that person a hand, fearing that the official who had just walked out would hear it, and would be asking for trouble.People only dare to quote in a low voice, and dare not shout loudly.

What the people are most afraid of is that the imperial court will fight a war. This war means that the imperial court will increase taxes and send troops to the border to fight.Those who have silver taels at home are fine, as long as they donate some silver taels, those who don’t have any silver taels at home will be taken away to serve as soldiers.

The town's conscription order came out, and the people in the village below knew that the imperial court was going to recruit troops for the war.The imperial court has an order that if there are two men under the age of 15 and under the age of 60 in the family, one of them must be sent to serve as a soldier. You can also use 30 taels of silver to pay for one person, and if you can't get the silver, you have to send someone out, and so on. .

When the people who went to the town came back and said, the people in the village also knew about it, and all the people in the village suddenly panicked.Those who have money at home are fine, and those who have no money at home run around to borrow money. Those who are short of a few taels are okay to make up for, but if the shortfall is too much, it is difficult to borrow. Some people even have no money at home, so then trouble.

I'm here to borrow money, and I don't know if you will definitely pay it back if I lend it to you. What if you don't pay it back to me?This is not a small amount of money, and you must be cautious when borrowing money.Borrowing is out of love, and not borrowing is also justifiable. After all, not everyone can borrow money.

Today's Caojia Village is better than before. It was the poorest village in the ten miles and eight townships. Now, as long as the villagers are willing to work hard, the family has more or less saved a little money.However, there are so many 30 taels, and not everyone has land from their homes.

In the past year, many families in the village were separated, and it was fine if there was only one man in the family.If there are two or more men in the family who meet the conditions for conscription, they must find a way to pay this money.

30 taels of silver, my heart bleeds when I think of it!

"Father, what should I do? It's 30 taels of silver. How can there be 30 taels of silver at home!" Cao Lao Wu fell into panic when he heard that the imperial court recruited soldiers. Both he and his father were eligible for conscription. Conditions, where can the family get the 30 taels of silver at this time? !He doesn't want to be a soldier, and he doesn't know if he will come back, but he can't tell his father to go, but they don't have so much money, his fourth brother has it.

"Father, we don't have any money. Fourth brother has it. Let's ask fourth brother to borrow it. Fourth brother has made a fortune, and his money is too much to spend. I can't see brother. He will die." Cao Gaojin wanted to go to the town immediately to ask his fourth brother to borrow money.

Cao's father saw someone really wanted to go to Si'er to borrow money. He stopped the person with a sullen face, stared at his mur'er with a pair of cloudy eyes, and asked, "Old man, think about it. How much money have you borrowed from your fourth brother? You used to borrow money for studying and getting married, and your daughter-in-law had no money to buy meat for her confinement, and your fourth brother gave you money to buy meat. Your fourth brother borrowed money. Well, how long do you want to ask your fourth brother to borrow money? When do you plan to repay the money you borrowed to your fourth brother first, and then borrow it later? "

"This, that, are all my brothers, so what are you talking about borrowing or not? Isn't it right for this brother to help out when he is in trouble?" Cao Gaojin's face was a little embarrassing at what his father said, feeling that he was Dad got his face, and he was unhappy again, why did he have to pay it back when he came here.

Seeing that the head of the family said that to Wulang, Chen Zhu said unhappily that he was the head of the house.

Father Cao shook his head, remembering that he had borrowed so much money from Si'er, and spent 200 taels of silver from his second son, but he had a few taels of silver that he had saved in his hand, as well as money that Si'er gave before he left. He touched the bank note in his pocket, sighed, and walked out.