Chapter 782 Corvée (Congratulations to the Lord of Twilight Rose!)

As soon as he saw the crowd, Aaron breathed a sigh of relief.

He walked on the road with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and finally arrived at his home.

It is said to be a home, but it is actually a residence made up of several shacks, which can neither block the wind nor completely block the rain.

In front of the shack, there is a vegetable garden in which some vegetables are grown.

An old farmer with a hunched back carrying a hoe walked by and said hello, "Brother La... are you back?"

"Well, I'm back."

Aaron nodded in greeting.

"Hey... If you want me to say that young people should not be so lofty, the old people have read the official notices in the market... Strange flowers and stones, cherish birds and beasts, you can get away with corvee with just one... How can it be that simple? of?"

The old farmer sighed as he walked: "Instead of looking for those, it is better to take good care of our own land... In our whole life, we have only seen this field live up to the people who deal with it every day..."

Aaron closed the fence gate, looked at the back of the old farmer, and shook his head secretly.

corvee!

The labor labor unique to the ancient feudal society, adult men bring their own dry food and obey the government to carry out large-scale infrastructure construction.

The most important thing is... no pay at all!

Because of the heavy work, there are many people who die of exhaustion, illness and death. Generally speaking, the strong laborers who come back from hard labor often lose a lot of weight, and even lose their shape due to exhaustion, and suffer from a serious illness!

Not to mention the possibility of delaying the farming season!

This is the most terrible thing!

Aaron recalled that in the past few years, although the government also provided labor, it still gave the people a little breathing space.

However, in the past two years, the pressure from the government has become more and more severe, and they have not taken into account issues such as farming seasons, which has caused the people to flee famine.

'A sign of troubled times...'

'Or...or should we rebel? '

Aaron looked at the rice vat and found that there was only a thin layer left, and there was nothing in the dilapidated house, so he thought to himself.

'But I don't have the strength... If I have extraordinary power, maybe I can do it... Now a small farmer, what can I do? No one listens to the words...'

"It's too dangerous. I still cherish this little life..."

‘However, if you are an obedient citizen and serve corvee, your body will not be able to bear it, and the farming season will be delayed, the harvest will not be good, and you will still be hungry...’

"That's why my predecessor tried every means to avoid hard labor..."

Aaron poured himself a bowl of water from a mason jar with a corner missing, and drank slowly.

Combining the memories of his previous life, he probably thought of several ways.

First, of course it is the imperial examination, from Tongsheng, Xiucai, Juren, Jinshi all the way up, as long as you pass the examination of Xiucai, you can be exempted from corvee!

'But I have no money to study, and I have no connections...Take a step back, even if I still have a little bit of 'ta' spirituality, I can remember it with a photographic memory, and my wisdom is wide open...It is too late to pass the examination all the way to the scholar Yes. '

'This veto! '

The second is to work as a tenant for a big family, take shelter from the local tyrants, or even hide your household registration. Without your household registration, you will not be listed in the government's yellow book, and naturally you will not have to pay taxes or serve corvee.

For example, in the Luzhou Collection, there is a big family "Gujia". The previous generations were just small landlords. Until this generation came out with a master, he immediately sold himself, took refuge, and swindled, and became rich in an instant. Sweeping taxes and taxes can be regarded as a local tyrant.

It is said that the ruling class in ancient times was not stupid. For example, Dasong clearly stipulated that the tax-free land should not exceed 200 mu. If it exceeded the limit, it would still have to pay taxes and labor.

However, when it comes to the actual implementation stage, especially in today's era, no one cares at all!

"It's just... I don't want to be a slave to others, so that's fine..."

The third article is to collude with officials and take advantage of policy loopholes. After all, there are always loopholes in official laws for exemption.

Don't even think about this one, it's not for Aaron.

Article 4, to be a Taoist priest or monk, one must also have a formal possession of Taoist records and monk registration, that is, one who has a Taoist book and a certificate.

And the ordinary price? It is about two hundred taels of money, and the usual money is about one thousand taels of silver, which is equivalent to one tael of silver, which is two hundred taels of silver.

Killing Aaron would not pay so much money!

"I didn't expect...a penny can stump a hero...Although I wasn't stumped by a penny, I was stumped by two hundred thousand..."

Aaron tapped his forehead: "Could it be... the last resort?"

The last solution is very simple and suitable for poor people, that is to run!

Abandoning family and business and fleeing into the mountains, what can the emperor do to me?

It's just that this run immediately became a criminal, not to mention these property, and even the few acres of land that farmers value most at this time, will all be gone...

Aaron thought for a while, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Although the deep mountains and old forests are dangerous and the mountain people are cruel and treacherous, he actually thinks this method is quite good.

After all, he is a bachelor, and he can leave as soon as he wants, without any drag.

As for this field? Big deal sell...

He is not the previous farmer Fang La, how much he attaches importance to this property.

"If you want to cut the meat to stop the loss, you have to sell the field. Anyway, the boy sells the land and the father doesn't feel bad..."

"But if you want to catch people by surprise, you still can't make too many small moves. After all, if you are single and then sell the land, everyone will know that you are going to run away..."

'And it's not convenient to go to the mountains, lack of salt and medicinal materials...'

With decades of experience as a mortal in the world of cultivating immortals, Aaron is familiar with it.

The mountains are bitter, miasma and poisonous insects are abundant, easy to get sick, and there is a lack of salt. If it is not really impossible to survive, which farmer on the plain is willing to flee to the deep mountains to become troublemakers?

"Hey, I hate that I'm just an ordinary person now! Otherwise, the means will be more than this..."

After much deliberation, but with no results, Aaron walked out of the thatched hut, ready to pluck two vegetables for dinner.

At this time, another man with simple features, dark and rough skin passed by outside the fence. When he saw Aaron, he was shocked: "Ah...you...you are Fang La? I saw you fall off the cliff with my own eyes. ...how are you here?"

"So it's Tuesday, you..."

Aaron's heart moved slightly. He didn't expect this trouble, but his expression remained the same: "I was lucky. I was caught by a tree branch in mid-air. I didn't fall to death, but I was injured a little. Wouldn't I be back now?"

"Oh, so that's how it is..."

On Tuesday, the cow touched his head, and when he returned home, his face immediately became ashen.

"Master, what's the matter?"

Seeing this, his wife Zhou immediately came over and poured him a bowl of water.

This man is the pillar of the family, so nothing can happen.

"Evil... evil... Let me tell you, that Fang La fell off the cliff, it was 'Eagle Sorrow Cliff', he was so bald that even an eagle could hardly get off his legs, he was fine... No... I met a ghost !"

Speaking of this, the hand holding the bowl was shaking on Tuesday.

People in this era, regardless of whether they are high-level or low-level, generally still believe in the theory of immortals.

"In that case..."

Mrs. Zhou thought for a while, but said: "I think that Fang La is usually a kind person. You can help me a little bit. After all, those who can get help from ghosts, gods and mountain spirits are definitely not ordinary people. Maybe they can do something great. ..."

Newton suddenly moved on Tuesday!

...

night.

Aaron, who was finishing messing with his stomach, suddenly changed his expression: "This is..."