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Chapter 4, how can one describe the suffering?

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    "Tang Tiger~"

    A cold light flashed in Liu Jin's eyes.

    From the memory in my mind, I know that this Mr. Tang is simply a tiger that eats people without spitting out their bones. Everyone calls him Tiger Tang behind his back. This shows that this man has a bad reputation in the surrounding countryside.

    "It seems that with this Tang Laohu, you will die or I will live. But nowit's better not to mess with him first. But if you don't take the imperial examination, it seems a little difficult to protect yourself just by being a scholar."  .¡±

    Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help but frowned.

    Since this Tang Laohu dared to kill Liu Jin, it shows that he is confident and does not care about Liu Jin's status as a scholar. Although his status as a scholar is not bad, he already has the ability to not kneel before officials, and he can directly submit his lawsuit to the court.  The power to go before the magistrate.

    ???????????????????????????????? But scholars cannot be officials, and they do not have the power to be exempted from taxes and corvee. In fact, they have not broken away from the original class. It is just that the Ming Dynasty treated scholars favorably, and scholars can be regarded as having half a foot out of their status as mud-legged people.

    "It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It's not too late for Weisuo to develop first."

    After much deliberation, Liu Jin could not think of any good countermeasures for a while, so he could only put the matter aside.

    After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Liu Jin¡¯s mother, Wang, walked in carrying a large bowl.

    "Come on, eat this bowl of noodles."

    Mrs. Wang brought the face to Liu Jin's bedside and said with a smile on her face.

    Liu Jin picked up the bowl. The bowl was a big and thick bowl. There was only half a bowl of noodles in the bowl, and the rest was noodle soup.

    From the memory in my mind, I know that Liu Jin's family has more than ten acres of farmland. Today, they have always been frivolous and have little wealth. After a year of hard work, they can still live a comfortable life. Otherwise, the Wang family would not send Liu Jin to study.  .

    But not every household can afford to eat white noodles, especially if they eat it every day. For ordinary families, if they don¡¯t have land at home, eating white noodles every day is a luxury.

    ¡°It¡¯s delicious, but my mother¡¯s cooking is better.¡±

    Liu Jin was indeed hungry. He ate big mouthfuls of noodles. When this man is hungry, everything he eats tastes good.

    Wang made this bowl of noodles without putting anything in it, just clear soup noodles, but Liu Jin tasted it very delicious, and he quickly ate all the noodles and soup.

    "It looks like you're starving. I'll cook you another bowl."

    Seeing that Liu Jin had eaten cleanly, Mrs. Wang was all smiles. Guessing that Liu Jin was not full, she turned around and prepared to cook another bowl.

    ¡°Mom, I¡¯m full, there¡¯s no need to cook anymore.¡±

    Liu Jin smiled and said that there was not much food at home. Wang always put all the good things in Liu Jin's mouth. She usually couldn't bear to eat more of this white flour, and she often went to the beach to pick up some.  Sea vegetables, shrimps and crabs to satisfy hunger.

    Sea vegetables, shrimps and crabs were considered seafood in later generations and were much more expensive than white noodles. However, in the Ming Dynasty, these were only eaten by poor families, and those who had the conditions mainly ate white noodles and rice.

    At Wang¡¯s insistence, Liu Jin rested in bed for three days before being allowed to go out.

    The village where Liu Jin is located is called Xiahetun. There is a small river flowing through the entrance of the village, hence the name. The people in the whole village are ancestors who migrated from other places, so the surnames are relatively mixed, unlike some other villages.  , the whole village has the same surname, or there is one dominant surname.

    Liu Jin was wearing a long robe and a square scarf on his head, dressed like a scholar. He was wandering around the village very leisurely, admiring the ancient village.

    The entire Xiaohetun Village is not too big, with just over 40 households and a few hundred people. The houses in the village are all low mud houses, the kind that are made of yellow mud and have thatch added on top.  As for the built houses, although Liu Jin's house is dilapidated, it is still made of bricks and wood, and it is considered the best house in the village.

    "Brother Jin, are you okay?"

    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m not very lively~¡±

    "God bless you, brother Jin, you survived the catastrophe and will be blessed in the future."

    "I'd like to lend you some auspicious words."

    "Brother Jin, study hard and get a good name. If you become a master in the future, you don't have to be afraid of that Tang Laohu."

    Along the way, the villagers Liu Jin met greeted Liu Jin warmly.

    Although Liu Jin is a scholar, he does not have the airs of a scholar. He has a good relationship with the big guys in the village. The people in the village are also kind-hearted people and have always treated LiThe orphans and widowers of the ?? family took good care of them and helped plant the land during busy farming periods. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for the Wang family to plant more than ten acres of land alone.

    Of course, this has something to do with Liu Jin¡¯s cheap dad. When Liu Jin¡¯s dad was here, if any family in the village was in trouble or something, Liu Jin¡¯s dad would help, and everyone would keep it in mind.

    Xiahetun is not a big place, and it took Liu Jin more than ten minutes to finish it. The young people in the village are busy in the fields. Now is the time to plant winter wheat, and even the older children have to pick up hoes.  , working in the fields.

    There are only some old people left in the whole village who are too old to work in the fields, and some women with children, and little children running around.

    "They are really poor, and the so-called ZTE is nothing more than that."

    After visiting the village, Liu Jin couldn't help but shake his head.

    The entire Xiahe Village is very poor. Every family is poor. There are shabby thatched houses and mud houses. The clothes everyone wears are very shabby. They don¡¯t even have a pair of shoes on their feet. Straw sandals are luxury goods. Liu Jin even  I saw some kids walking around naked.

    Everyone I saw was dark and thin, some were even skinny and skinny, as if they were seriously ill, but in fact it was just caused by not having enough to eat and not wearing warm clothes for a long time.

    You must know that this is the tenth year of Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi is a very good emperor. He has always been thrifty and very opposed to extravagance. The ministers in the court are also upright people with good reputations.

    It should be said that under such a rule, the people's life should still be good, but this was the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and land annexation was becoming increasingly serious.

    Taking the entire Xiahetun as a whole, only half of the more than 40 households have their own land. The remaining 20 or so households all have no land and can only make a living by farming land for the landlord. They are also the most miserable in the village.

    There are more than 20 households with land, and the land at home is not too much, only three or four acres at most. However, every household has seven or eight people, and some even have more than ten or twenty people.

    The output of the fields is very limited. If you want to support such a big family with just a few acres of land, you can imagine how difficult it will be for everyone.

    Liu Jin's family has more than ten acres of land. There are only two people, Wang and Liu Jin. This is considered a wealthy family in Xiahetun. They can only send Liu Jin to study with more than ten acres of land. Otherwise, he would not be able to study at all.  .

    ¡°In the final analysis, it is still a question of land.

    With every dynasty change, the most important land will undergo huge changes, and as time goes by, the phenomenon of land annexation in previous dynasties will slowly become more and more serious.

    It has been more than 100 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and land annexation has become quite serious. More and more people have lost the land they depended on for a living, and have become farm laborers for wealthy households. They work hard to farm the land all year round, and in the end they have no money to eat.  Not enough to eat.

    As for those families with some land, life is actually not easy, because all kinds of taxes, etc. will eventually fall on these people.

    As for those big landowners and gentry, they often have the privilege of tax exemption and own a large amount of fertile land, but they do not have to pay taxes or pay grain. However, if the court wants to maintain its operation, it is impossible to do without taxes.

    So as time goes by, more and more privileged gentry are occupying more and more land, and taxes are slowly transferred to farmers who own small amounts of land. The pressure of taxes will only increase.  It is getting heavier and heavier, which will eventually intensify the annexation of land.

    People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Farmers with land will donate their land to the gentry with tax-free privileges. In the end, the taxes collected by the court will become less and less. In the Ming Dynasty, now  The annual tax revenue collected is only more than 3 million taels, and no one would believe it.

    Under such circumstances, ordinary people can barely survive when they have good years. However, once there is a natural disaster or man-made disaster, it will be difficult for ordinary people to survive, so there will be gangsters everywhere, and countless Chen Sheng and Wu Guang will appear.  The chaotic scene that emerged.

    As Liu Jin walked, he kept thinking about the situation in Xiahetun.

    Liu Jin has read a lot of historical novels, and there are many historical novels about the Ming Dynasty. The most fundamental reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty is the same as that of previous dynasties, which is the issue of land annexation. As for the Little Ice Age, internal and external troubles, and party disputes, Liu Jin has read a lot of historical novels.  , factory guards and so on are just external causes and are indispensable in all dynasties.

    "Whatever you think about these things, it's better to think about your own affairs first."

    Soon, Liu Jin also shook his head. As a common man with a flat head, there is no need to just eat carrots and worry about it. It is true that he should find a way to live a good life first.

    After visiting the village, Liu Jin also walked towards the seaside. Xiahetun is close to the seaside. It is only a few miles away from the seaside. This sea is also known as the Bohai Sea in later generations.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)During the next few days, Liu Jin also walked towards the seaside. Xiahetun was close to the seaside and was only a few miles away. This sea would later become known as the Bohai Sea.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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