I’m The King Chapter 1167: : Carrying forward the past and ushering in the future (fifty-seven) Qiaojia Village

Qiaojia Village is about a hundred miles away from Daba Mountain. There are hundreds of households in the whole village, planting more than a thousand acres of land, but these lands used to belong to the big landlord Qiaotang. , are all tenants of the Qiao family. The Qiao family did not live in the village, but lived in Qiaoxian County, which is less than ten miles away from Qiaojia Village. In the first half of this year, because of Qu Wan's disastrous defeat in Linyi, the Han army came after him and chased him all the time. Wan chased to the Daba Mountain, and the officials and gentry of Qiao County, terrified, also fled with Qu Wan. The Han Dynasty controlled the land thousands of miles away from Fangyuan on the other side of the Daba Mountain.

The arrival of the Han army had terrified the people here, but they couldn't escape with their family like Qiaotang, the owner, and could only bite the bullet and stay at home, waiting for the unpredictable future.

But what happened afterwards surprised and delighted all the people in Qiao County, including Qiaojia Village. They had never seen such A well-disciplined army, Qiao Wan, the private teacher of Qiaojia Village, always remembers the scene at that time.

A young officer knocked on his closed door. When the gate opened and saw the heavily armed army outside, Qiao Wan had already prepared for the worst.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Qiao Wanqiao?" asked the young officer.

"Yes, I don't know why the chief is looking for grassroots people?" Qiao Wan replied neither humble nor overbearing.

"Oh, that's how it is. We are a unit of the Second Division of the First Army of the Han Kingdom's Southern Group Army. I am the division commander Ye Feng. We posted an Anmin notice in the village, but the people in the village are basically illiterate. We explained it ourselves. Well, I’m afraid they won’t believe it, so after some inquiries, I found out that Mr. is a scholar, so come and ask Mr. to interpret it for us.” The visitor said with a smile.

Qiao Wan didn't know how big an official the division commander was, but judging from the other party's demeanor and the soldiers behind him, it should be a big official, and the other party's demands were not too much. So he also nodded in agreement.

When he reached the entrance of the village, he was surprised to find that outside the village, barracks stretching for miles had already been set up. These troops did not enter the village, and not many people even left the barracks. This was very different from what he had known and heard before. You must know that when Da Chu dispatched troops to Linyi, their village was even asked to donate military rations!

"Sir, there is no autumn harvest in the village yet, and there is not much food, sir, please don't embarrass the people in the village." Looking at the friendly young officer named Ye Feng, Qiao Wan boldly said.

The young officer was a little surprised at first, then smiled and said: "Mr. Qiao, don't worry, our Han army has its own logistics supply system, and we never extort military food from the people. You will see later, our Han Kingdom's The army. It is the most disciplined army."

That being said, Qiao Wan didn't take it too seriously at the time.

What happened next, one by one, finally made Qiao Wan understand. Why did the officer named Ye Feng say that the Han army is the most disciplined army in the world.

This army seems to have the intention of stationing here for a long time, but their soldiers have never entered the village on a large scale, and the most frequent ones are the cooks who drive the carriage. Buying vegetables from local villagers is buying, not requisitioning. The price is quite fair.

With the passage of time, the villagers gradually got used to the existence of this army. The big guys are ordinary people, they have to live, and they have to do what they should do. , The food has to be harvested, otherwise what will I eat next?

Of course, there are also some villagers who are more clever. Seeing these Han soldiers doing business with benevolence and righteousness, they pushed their wheelbarrows and went to the village to collect vegetables, bacon, and eggs, and then pushed them to the front of the Han army barracks to sell them. What everyone didn't expect was that these first few crab-eating guys became prosperous because of it. The officer in charge of the Han army's logistics actually signed a contract with them. all.

This is a large military camp with thousands of people, how much is it consumed every day!

If this is just a small section, then Qiao Wan was shocked by the actions brought by the arrival of the civil servants from the Han Dynasty. They began to divide the land, and the land in the whole village belonged to Qiao Tang, but After the officials of the Han Dynasty arrived, they first measured the land in the village, and then began to hold a meeting of all the villagers. They even wanted to distribute the land to all the people free of charge.

The entire Qiao Family Village was boiling.

Dividing the fields, electing the village head, depending on the meaning of the officials of the Han Dynasty, they will not send people to the village, everything will be self-governed by the village, and the tax standard they announced is so low that everyone I can't believe it, you know, in the past, not only did they have to pay rent to Qiao Tang, but they also had to pay taxes to the country. It would be considered good if one-third of their annual income fell into their own hands. But now, out of 10% of the harvest, only 30% is paid, and the rest is his own.

Building water canals in the village, repairing houses and roads for the people, and during the autumn harvest, every household sent a few soldiers to help. Their cognition also subverted their cognition of the invaders. In just one month, this foreign army completely won the hearts of everyone in Qiaojia Village. Everyone yearned for them to stay here forever.

With the arrival of the Han army, the people in the Qiao family village have gained a better understanding of the outside world. From the descriptions of these soldiers, the people in the Qiao family village finally have a vague understanding of the Han Kingdom. Cognitive, for them, the country of Han seems to be a beautiful paradise.

The people in Qiao's village all felt that they had something to look forward to, and while Qiao Wan felt that there was something to look forward to, he also had some troubles that others didn't have. The officials sent to Qiao County by the Han Dynasty required every village to have a school, and every family and every household had to go to school, and the county was responsible for the cost of schooling. In the end, not only did he have a fixed salary, but more importantly, he was able to regain the coach, teach and educate people, how could he not like it.

However, what is troubling is that that young teacher, Ye Feng, started running away to his own house when he had nothing to do. Literacy, I have to admit that this young officer is indeed very knowledgeable, which is quite different from the simple-minded soldier he imagined with well-developed limbs.

But his real purpose. It should be his daughter Rongniang.

This annoyed Qiao Wan, although now he knew that the division commander was already quite a high-ranking official in the army of the Han Kingdom. Here, they also stationed troops, counting at least more than 10,000 people. It was hard to believe that such a huge army was led by such a young man.

This officer has taken a fancy to his daughter, and his daughter has affection for this young officer. No wonder Rongniang likes this young man. Not only is he not as rude as a warrior, but he is also gentle and heroic. , really young and promising. But Qiao Wan has her own considerations. If she becomes such a high-ranking official at such a young age, I'm afraid that Ye Feng's family has a very unusual background, and it must be a wealthy Han family. But his own family is an out-and-out ordinary commoner, and he is very worried that if his daughter really follows such a person, life will be difficult in the future. What's more, that young man never formally proposed marriage, if he just wanted to get his daughter to be a concubine. That Qiao Wan is absolutely unwilling. Although her own daughter is the daughter of a small family, she must not be abused by others.

Qiao Wan sighed, his thoughts were interrupted by a roar. He raised his head and looked at Qiao Tang's disgusting face on the high platform in front of him.

"My Joe is back again!" Qiao Tang glared angrily at the villagers of Qiao's Village with complex expressions, "You muddy legs, dare to divide my land, but did you think that I, Qiao, would come back? One day, this year’s rent will be doubled, honestly hand it over to me, I will not forgive your sins, otherwise, you will end up just like them.”

Following Qiao Tang's fingers, everyone saw the few villagers who had made a fortune from doing business with the Han army. . Cries came from behind them, it was the family members of these people.

"Cut!" With a wave of Qiao Tang's hand, the big knives in the hands of the knives and axes were raised high, Qiao Wan closed his eyes suddenly, and following the exclamation around him, Qiao Wan knew that those people Already decapitated.

"Don't think that this day has changed, this day can't change, my Great Chu is so powerful, the Han army doesn't know how to live or die, and forgets about it after a small victory, isn't it being beaten back by my Great Chu army now? Your lives are good. The master above was going to punish you for the crime of collaborating with the enemy. It was me, Qiao, who was kind-hearted. I only caught the head of the culprit and didn't ask the coercion. It is considered to have saved your life, and I will do my duty in the future Plant the land for Master Qiao, and pay the rent on time every year, and I will keep you safe and sound, Master!"

Qiao Wan lowered his head. A good life is short-lived. Two months ago, when he heard the news of the defeat of the Han army in Pengcheng from Ye Feng, his heart was covered with a haze. Sure enough, more than a month Before that, Ye Feng told him angrily that they were going to retreat, not only the army, but also the officials, all of which should be returned to the Chu people.

Ye Feng asked Qiao Wan's family to go with him, but Qiao Wan refused. If he followed Ye Feng and was in a foreign land, he would have to mess around with him. This place is still his hometown.

Everything is back to the past. The beautiful days of the past six months are just a dream. The school seems to be falling apart again. How can the children come to school again?

"Qiao Wan!" A cold voice suddenly came from in front of him. Qiao Wan raised her head in shock, and immediately saw Qiao Tang's sinister gaze.

"Master Qiao!" Qiao Wan lowered her head and called.

"Do you know why I didn't arrest you? Didn't I cut off your head like those people?" Qiao Tang said with a smile ~IndoMTL.com~ The villain has always been disciplined and never did those illegal things The thing is, a few days ago, the Han people divided the fields and land, and the villain didn't want to spend one and a half acres. "Qiao Wan whispered.

"It's not that you don't want it, but if you want it, no one will plant it!" Qiao Tang laughed and said, "Do you know how to plant it? Or is your girl who knows how to plant it? I won't arrest you because you are a scholar, a scholar Well, it always makes sense, don’t you think? Compared with those beheaded people, you are more guilty. Don’t think I don’t know. During the period when the Han army was stationed here, a general of the Han army, I run to you almost every day, and your friendship with him is very unusual. Qiao Wan, let me tell you, someone from above has come and lives in the city now. Do you know who is leading the team? It is Master Qiao, my son. , They were going to catch you, but I blocked it."

Qiao Wan's heart skipped a beat.

"But master, I don't do good deeds in vain." Qiao Tang said with a sinister smile, "Your girl is getting more and more beautiful, Qiao Wan, master, I have taken a fancy to her, and I plan to marry her as the tenth concubine. .I have asked someone to check the date, and it will be an auspicious day in ten days, my lord, I will come to marry you in a red sedan chair, hahaha!"

Amidst Qiao Wan's thunderstorm, Qiao Tang laughed wildly and walked away. (to be continued...)