From Chief to Ball

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"On May 26, if you want to make wine, the county doesn't allow it. Someone brewed privately and was punished for meritorious service. Now that wine making is under control again, food and things made from food are strictly prohibited from being sold to other cities. Is there going to be a war?"

"On May 28, everyone didn't want to work. The reclamation was too tiring, and they said it was enough to eat now. I said no, they were not happy, but they still went to the reclamation. Someone was lazy the day before yesterday, and I punished him to only eat peas and skins. Maifan, he dropped the bowl and fought with me, was taken away by the stationed soldiers, and whipped, but the work still needs to be done, I have to help him do what he should do.”

"May 29, very good. I helped the man who was whipped. Everyone came to help after finishing their own quota. After another year of work, the land is enough, and there is no more work. "

"On the seventh day of June, the Caohe League celebrates the competition of skills. Jixia came from Yucheng, and her sister also came. There were a lot of people. There were also a few students from the agronomy class. Their side was much better. The people from Weicheng and Fengcheng were here. Yucheng has reclaimed a lot of land, and I heard that the gunpowder workshop over there seemed to explode, killing seven or eight people. They have started growing cotton there, what is cotton?"

"On the eighth day of the sixth lunar month, Jixia talked a lot, and other city leaders also respected him very much. Cuju is very beautiful. Ji Bai is good at fighting and playing Cuju. The worst thing to watch is throwing stones. Only five or six people watch it. Now There are not many stone throwers in Xia County."

"On June [-]th, Ji Xia met me, praised me, looked at the wheat field, and ate with the people here. Everyone was very happy. I always said that Ji Xia brought all of this , they all believed."

"June [-]th, there is going to be a war. Two of the strongest will be dispatched from each mile, and they will go to Echeng. It seems that they are going to Beidi to rob people. There will be more people here next year, so they can be busy when the wheat is harvested." Here we come. Many people want to go. If they go, they will make meritorious deeds. They all come to me, but I am not in charge of this matter. How can I take care of the soldiers. I don’t know what is the person who snatched back? Are they Chinese? That’s not okay, These people have been working on the reclaimed land for two years. Jixia probably won't let those people who are captured come back to work on the reclaimed land, right? I'm going to the county and ask Jixia, if that's the case, everyone in the village will Not happy."

Chapter 123 Those People, Those Years ([-])

"On June [-]th, I went to Xiajun. Jixia had already returned to the capital by boat. The sheriff said that I was right, and gave me a bar of soap and a new set of clothes. He also gave me four fresh graduates from the agronomy class. The children who finished school, I managed a total of [-] households, but there were four more young people... I really don’t know what to do, with this money and food, maybe I should raise more soldiers who don’t have to work.”

"On the sixth day of July, these four children worked hard. The county guard said that they should learn how to be good farmers... It's the same in other places. There are so many people in charge, but how can so many people manage? Li Da is not very happy, he thought he was going to be Lisi in the future, and I said that no one else can snatch him if he is doing well. I don’t think Jixia would get such a person to be Lisi.”

"The seventh day of the seventh month is the Qiqiao Festival. Unfortunately, only the former Xiacheng people celebrated this kind of festival. I still have to tell these two hundred households the story of Jixia's Qiqiao Festival. I don't know if they would like to hear this story, But I am very happy to eat the sweet noodles distributed from above, maybe next year they will remember what this day is."

"On July [-]th, there were only three of the four children who followed me to learn how to be farmers. One of them was bitten to death by a snake. According to the new rules of the county, if he could not be buried in the field, it would affect farming, so he was buried. It is on a hillside where farming is not possible. How much does it cost to support a child who has completed agricultural studies? It takes three years to study in Mongolia, and one more year after fourteen, and another two years in the countryside. Six years is less time. It takes three thousand catties of grain, and another three to five thousand catties with salary, how can we use so many people?"

"On July [-]th, I asked the sheriff. The sheriff said that we don't need so many people now, but we will use them in the future. It will take six years to train a person who can manage two or three hundred households well. Really. When it’s time to use it, it’s not something that can be transformed by simply skipping these six years.”

"On July 21, I took a rest in the county for a day. Not only the farmers in the county and township, but also other places. A person who has been working for a year must bring two or three newcomers. These newcomers are also part of the year-end evaluation. I hope these Children are able to know how many farmers they need sweating in the fields to feed them."

"September [-]th, the autumn planting is all over, and I received the king's order to go to Yucheng to study. There are thirteen people from the county who went with me. In addition to us farmers, there are also those who are in charge of money and regulations. They all passed the evaluation last year. I distributed the four miles to three young people and let them take care of them alone. I hope they won’t do badly when they come back.”

"September [-]th, on the boat. I met a boat from a nearby town. The boat was loaded with tin ingots and saltpeter. The method of raising saltpeter had spread to other cities. but the gunpowder was prepared by Xia Guo. In fact, there was not only one ship, but also some pottery, grain, lime, charcoal, and captured slaves. Three slaves were captured, and one was sold for two people. The iron utensils made by the three people are more useful than those made of wood by all three people. A city with tin mines has no copper, and a city with copper has no tin. None of them can do without Xia Guo, and perhaps Xia Guo cannot do without them. "

"September 29, the smell of Yucheng was very pungent, even worse than when I left, and there was a smell of soot everywhere. I didn't see a workshop where coal was smelted into charcoal. It is said that it was in the place where coal was mined. Ji Yun is in charge of the coal mine and the coal miners. He is not confused about major matters, and he should be able to manage them well. There are thousands of people under his command including slaves. Counting, I also manage 600 people. If the children grow up and don’t separate families, I might be able to manage thousands of people.”

"On the first day of October, classes begin, and Jixia will teach us. Jixia will teach us in the morning, once every four days, and we will learn arithmetic in the afternoon. The name of the new school is Jixia Xuegong, and it is made of brick and stone, wrapped in window paper soaked in wood oil. .”

"On the third day of October, I listened to others talk about the problems they encountered when they were farmers and how they solved them. They solved them very well, because the evaluations were all top-notch. I reprimanded them. What they said was very good. Jixia found me and told me that I would go up and give a lecture tomorrow. But what should I say?"

"On the ninth day of October, I spoke very well a few days ago. Ji Xia said 'learn from Shi Quan'. In fact, everyone has their own way. Maybe I do the best. I know Ji Xia is talking about learning from me before, What will I be like in the future? So I have to learn from myself, of course, from the previous me.”

"On the tenth day of October, a new set of clothes was issued, made of cotton. I went to the dyeing and spinning department to have a look, and finally knew what cotton is. It's a strange thing."

"November 22, I have been studying for nearly two months, and I don't have time to write these things. I have to study at night, and I have to study during the day. Why do we fight? Why do we study? Why do we want to be officials? What are the tribes of Dahe? What are What is the enemy? We have been thinking about these things."

"December 3000th, my sister introduced me to a woman. The one who participated in this study with me has met several times before. Her name is Lian, and she was sold to Yucheng with her younger sister. Now her younger sister is in the river. On the other side, lying there, she exchanged her body for money, and she exchanged money with her hands. She was very good at spinning and weaving. Among the more than [-] female slaves at the time, some of them were excellent. After Ji Xia got a new cotton loom, she learned how to It's very fast, and he is a master of the dyeing and spinning department."

"On December 21, I wore the latest cotton clothes and hung all the bronze medals. I went to see Lian. I didn't know what to say, so I asked her how many ways to weave cloth? She said wool, hemp and cotton It's different. I honestly said that I don't know how to weave, and she laughed. I asked her what kind of cloth she wove, and she said cotton. I said oh, I wear it, it's fine... After that I don't know what to say, but at this time my sister came and said something to her. After coming out, my sister told me that Lian was very satisfied, because I often hear my name, and my name is often used when I study. was brought up."

"December [-], Chinese New Year. Lian gave me a bunch of shells, and I gave her some oil for face and hands. My sister asked me to give it. It can't be bought with money. I also I don’t have that much money. I went out to watch the children set off firecrackers, and the padded jacket was burned, so Lian asked me to take it off and mend it for me.”

"On the seventh day of February in the 39th year of the Chinese calendar, I finally finished my studies. I understood why we fought and why we were officials. I also understood that farmers are supporting us. I got another high-level evaluation last year. Someone elected me as an official at the official meeting. Ji Xia, the agricultural official in charge of the entire Xiadong farming affairs, approved it. I will take up the post after Xia Fu is collected. I am afraid that I will not be able to do it well, but Ji Xia directly told me that he is no longer available, and let me try to do it. good."

"On February [-]th, I'm going back. Lian and I rowed a boat in Dayezawa for a day. I'm going back to Xiadong, and she still has to work in the dyeing and spinning department here. I can't think of a better way, I Ask her to wait for me, but how long will she have to wait? I said that it would be fine if she didn’t work in the dyeing and spinning department, and she said it would be fine if I didn’t work as an agricultural officer. Both of them are unhappy, but they are both busy. Wait about those Young people grow up and replace what they are doing now. I dare not ask Jixia, he is busy getting a new army at the school these days. I saw Li Da’s fourth brother and asked me to bring him a Well, I sent some good things for me to take with me."

"February [-]th, I did some things with Lian in the woods. It's great. It would be even better if I could do this every day, but unfortunately I can't. I went to see my sister to say goodbye. My sister told me that it is best not to have a baby recently and it is best not to do that something, and I don’t know why.”

"On March [-]th, I returned to Xiadong. The appointment came ahead of schedule. I became the agricultural officer in charge of Xiadong's farming affairs. I thought I would wait until the summer harvest. The sheriff said that those who went to Beidi to fight came back and brought them back. A lot of people have to be divided into the east and west counties, and I have to take care of these things. This is much more difficult than managing the [-] households, I can do well with the protection of my ancestors."

"On March [-]th, those people came back. Of the eight people I went to, five came back, and three died. Those who were alive made meritorious service. They wore armor and became armored soldiers specializing in war. They have fought for more than half a year, each of them is strong, and each of them can batch very heavy armor."

"On March 23, there are more than a dozen Beidi people and savages in the mountains in each ri. They need to help harvest, plant, and reclaim. Someone from the household department has already counted, and Sihuoji ordered that every newcomer be reclaimed. Afterwards, they were given three mu of land, and the rest was returned to the village. The three mu of land was considered good, that is, enough to feed for a year. They were allowed to cultivate new land, but the nearby good land had long since disappeared. They I have nothing to do, so I can only go to the countryside to do short-term labor, helping harvest, cultivate, cultivate, etc., in exchange for what they want, and also undertake some corvee and other things. When did you learn to speak the language of the tribes of Dahe? Only after learning the simplest fifty or sixty characters can they be divided into their own shovels, hoes, etc., and become Chinese. It is impossible for them in this generation, maybe it is possible for children."

"On the eighth day of April, there are too many things that agricultural officials have to take care of, which are completely different from agricultural officials. Those Beidi people thought that they would be slaves, and it has always been like this, even if they lost, but they didn't. There is no resistance for the time being. Some people in the village said that it would be good if they were like this in the future, giving those people little land and giving themselves a lot of land, instead of treating them as slaves and letting them help with farming and harvesting... the best One person has four or five hundred acres of land, and there are thirty or fifty people with very little land below, so there is no need to do anything, and everything on the land can be taken care of.”

"On June 21, a boat came from Yucheng. After receiving Lian's gift and a few words, she could write and write her own name. The person who came brought me news that the cotton was harvested there. It is good, but there are not enough women spinning and weaving, and Lian may be transferred to Xia County to teach the women here to spin and weave cotton. This is a good thing."

"On June 23, a new batch of children from the agronomy class came again. From the following, I mentioned a few farmers who were rated as top as my assistants, and they wanted to learn from me. Well, a farmer from Xiadong County Agricultural officials, in a few years, they will be able to manage three Xiadong counties, but the children will not grow up in a few years. How can there be three Xiadong counties? The law and taxation seem to be like this, all of them are one Bring three. I went to Xia County a few days ago, and I was joking with Sister Hongyu. I said that if there were three more people from Xiadong County suddenly, it would take less than five years to send people from the agronomy class. My farmers in Xiadong County are enough to support these three new ones."

Chapter 124 Those People, Those Years ([-])

"On the tenth day of July, the county held a meeting and conveyed the plan of the Department of Planning and Statistics. Next year, Xia County will reduce the planting of hemp, leaving only the acres for rubbing rope, matchlock, and sacks. There are many other cities and towns, but Once there is a fight, you may be afraid that other cities will not sell them, and you can’t do many things without these things. Do you have to wear cotton cloth in the future?”

"October thirteenth, an order was issued. Next summer, the three cities of Wei and E will attack Xirong, and a special food tax will be levied. Everyone has paid, because the Beidi people who were plundered last year made everyone's work much easier. If there are more More people are better. The control order has also been issued. Women who are officials are not allowed to marry or have children this year. Those who are not officials are not allowed to do so, but I ask them to make it clear. I have to talk to women about having children. thing."

"November [-]th, a special call-up order. Five people will be dispatched from each mile. Next year, they will be responsible for delivering food and encouraging women to take on what men have to do. Fortunately, no one is in charge of the individual. Five people go in one mile. There are others to help with the work, and those Beidi people can be regarded as a supplementary manpower, but it is not good to ask them to transport food, who knows if they will run away."

"December [-]th, the soldiers from Yucheng came. The young man three years ago now has much stronger arms and shoulders. Lei Huowei also came. What the hell did he bring? I came to my warehouse here to pick up a few barrels of vinegar with a stamped note, and there was a special call...tomorrow the Supply and Marketing Department will tell the people in Xiadong County that there is no vinegar to sell this year."

"December 23, there are women accompanying the army? Women in the medical class, carrying small wooden boxes and leather bags. Wartime special order, kill goose for feathers. Hey, kill it. Wartime special law, liquor control, Maple syrup military supply control, dried meat and dried fish military supply control... Each family is divided into five catties of noodles, which are not for food. They must be fried with lard and salt as military rations. They must be handed in before the 27th. "

"April 40th, [-]th year of the Chinese calendar, I have a headache! The Beidi woman gave birth to a baby, and the father is a Chinese. What's the matter with this child? Lisi asked me, who should I ask? Is this child considered a Chinese? Report to the county Come on, there will be another rule in the future! Sleep blindly! Live blindly!"

"On May [-]th, the county replied that it needs to be reported to Yucheng. What exactly is the child needs to be confirmed by the higher authorities. Wait, this is not a trivial matter. On the ten-day holiday, a messenger brought news that the army had gathered in the Acropolis and marched along the river. Above, all tribes of the Xirong people are also preparing to fight to the death. This time the leader is Weihe, Ji Bo is the lieutenant general, Leihuowei, Yubayashiwei and Heiyiwei have all gone, and many riders from Yangguan have also gone. , Compared with Habayashi Guard, the riders of Yangguan have similar riding skills, but they are not neat at all. They have been fighting with the grassland tribes for so long, and the grassland tribes have also learned to use stirrups, but they are not copper and iron."

"On June [-]th, a ship came from Yucheng, and Lian also came. She wants to set up a dyeing and spinning department here, mainly to teach women to spin cotton thread and weave cotton cloth. It's great. A ship of cotton cloth, some carpenters, There are also some new spinning wheels and looms. I don’t understand what is different. Along with the ship, there are new rules. All children whose father is a Chinese have the identity of a Chinese. As for Chinese women, I’m afraid they won’t Go find those people who only have three or two acres of land, since they don’t have any, then there’s no need to follow the rules.”

"On the third day of July, the messenger sent news that Xirong was defeated. Thousands were captured, and the leaders of Xirong were killed in the battle. Some Xirong people went north and dared not go south. There are not many casualties, which is a good thing. It is best to come back before mid-August , and autumn planting is needed, and the canal will be dredged soon. Li Da’s fourth younger brother has made a great contribution, and I have to tell Li Da the news.”

"August [-]th, the moon is full. I got married the day before yesterday, and the prefect was the prefect. They slept separately. Lian said that she would not be able to have children this year or the next. She would be busy with dyeing and spinning, weaving and spinning, and she could have a baby." One year off, but going to the nursing home to look after the child, she doesn't want to go for the time being. I thought about it, but I can understand it, if I have a child, I don't want to have one, and I'm afraid I won't be able to care about Xia Dongnong's affairs I can't sleep after guarding a woman, so I'm going to Caohe to wash up, my heart is dry."

"On the first day of September, it's a good thing. People from the Department of Medicine told Lian that as long as she does that kind of thing three days before and three days after the month, it shouldn't be easy to conceive. Who told them? But she and I hope it's true Yes, so it is true. There are still seven or eight days, ah ah ah ah!"

"On the eighth day of September, I could have slept with Lian at night. After receiving the order from the county guard, I went to the county overnight to welcome the soldiers returning from the great victory and the captured Xirong people. On the boat, there was Li Da, and his younger brother set He has made a great contribution, and he, the older brother, is going to greet him. He finally has his own child. The previous child belonged to his woman, not his. I asked, and the three young farmers who were farmers did a good job. It should be possible to manage a hundred households farming elsewhere. Now there are too many people to manage, and too few to manage. I guess what Ji Xia is going to do... Now throw me to a city If you try your best, you should be able to manage the farming affairs of a city with thousands of people. Of the three children, leave one to replace the farmer before me, and the rest will follow me. One Xiadong, there are three sets that can manage Xiadong Farmer, the same is true for others. It seems that there is going to be a war. Li Da has been saying beside me that his son is like him or something. The three uncles are the same, they can learn very well, and it is best to go to the military class, that is the best place to earn merit. It seems that everyone wants to fight."

"On the seventh day of the first lunar month in the 41st year of the Chinese calendar, the national people's meeting. I can participate, and many people attended. Ji Xia said that if you want to farm and work safely, it is best not to fight, but what if others come to fight us? Everyone Shouting is of course hitting back. Jixia asked again, if everyone abides by the rules, maybe there is no need to fight. Whose rules are they following? Of course they are following our rules."

"January [-]th, a secret meeting. In the city opposite Yucheng, Ling must be the most suitable leader. Seven or eight people will help him manage the half of the city. Can there be another one who can't do well? He is abiding by our rules. Yes, of course they won't fight us. Jixia said that if the world wants to be stable, it can only be set in one city as a rule, I think it makes sense."

"On the fourteenth day of January, I heard that Su Yue might not keep his oath. Let's fight then. My three lieutenants have long been looking forward to the fight. Needless to say, I can't be a lieutenant unless I beat them. I have always been their deputy. If they really fight, I hope to fight. I said when I was studying before that if the world wants to be stable, there can only be one rule. If everyone acts according to this rule, there will be no hatred between relatives. .To fight against the rules and fight until the rules are followed is excellent."

"January [-]th, a secret meeting. Prepare for the battle. If Su Yue doesn't follow the rules, he will start a war. Full control until he wins."

"January [-]th, a secret meeting. Weapons will be distributed. If the fight takes too long, ten people will be dispatched from one mile. The army has been mobilized, and all ten-day breaks will be cancelled."

"January [-]th, a secret meeting. Jixia talked about what the future will be like. Among the people attending the meeting, I was the lowest in rank. Jixia asked me if I could manage the farming affairs of a city? I thought about it, Tell Ji Xia that if you give me enough peasants, I can take care of it."

"January [-]th, a secret meeting. I made a proposal to reduce planting next year. The Planning and Statistics Department asked me how many acres of land can be planted if there are only [-] households in a mile. Planting is not a problem, the difficulty is harvesting ..."

"The third day of March, Huaizi Festival. Good news, Su Yue admits that Ling, as the leader of the city, can no longer fight! The control has been fully relaxed, and we must hurry up to cultivate."

The content of the record came to an abrupt end here, and Shi Quan stared at the words on it in a daze. Unknowingly, the woman who had known each other for a long time brought a cup of water called tea from the south bank of the big river. It was a bit bitter but delicious. It's a popular drink these days.

The reason why it is only recorded here is because the front and back of this roll of paper are full, and there are still a few rolls that he has not picked up to read.

The story after that finally started in a certain year.The fight was so sudden that the woman behind Shi Quan had a child during the war, so she had no choice but to go to a nursing home to take care of the children in order to free up more women to do farming.

As for the thoughts of the people at that time, the result was nothing more than that at the National People's Congress, everyone hoped to fight quickly.Because the National People's Congress is no longer a mess of tens of thousands of people, but those who can participate in the National People's Congress...such as those small farmers, all look forward to changing from a farmer in charge of one or two miles to a farm official after the fight. In such a small area of ​​the country, how many people can be agricultural officials?

Of course, this was the thinking of those farmers who Shi Quan knew well as a farming official at that time, and other people such as laws and workshops thought similarly.They no longer want to directly control fifty or sixty people. They feel that they can control five or six hundred people, but there is no faster way except to fight.