The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

The conscription was in full swing, causing a commotion in Yuanlu.

When the poor people heard about the consultation, they just said "oh" and continued doing what they were doing, as they were used to it.

When the wealthy families heard about the conscription, they wanted to find someone to replace them according to the previous default rules. However, they did not know that the head of the neighborhood and the village head sternly warned that they could not find someone to replace them privately during this conscription.

If you want to avoid labor service, there is only one way, which is to go to the yamen in person and pay the "labor assistance silver".

When the rich man heard this, he immediately chased the head of the neighborhood and the village chief to ask questions, and secretly cursed the government office.

In the past, if you didn't want to serve in the army, you had to pay 5 taels of silver to the government office.

If you pay 5 taels a year, you can still pay it, but there are two conscriptions a year, so you have to pay 10 taels.

The government won’t rob?

Smart people have long thought beyond the problem.

It would be better to find someone to replace the servant privately, paying 5 taels a year, and a bunch of poor men would come to replace him. Some could even find a replacement for only 3 taels or 2 taels.

It greatly reduces the burden on families who do not want to serve, and also creates jobs.

The families of those who serve as substitutes can only earn a few taels a year, and they wish that rich people would not go to serve and let them take their place.

Now that the government has directly blocked this road, it would be a lie to say that no one has any complaints.

Then the head of the village and the village chief said that the farming tax would be reduced from 5 taels to 4 taels.

He also said that those who did not want to serve should go to the government office to register as soon as possible, so as not to miss the payment deadline and have to serve.

Hearing that the additional tax was one tael less than usual, everyone couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

But secretly he still cursed the yamen officials a thousand times and ten thousand times, making them pay more money for nothing.

Sun Shan doesn't care what the people think.

At this moment, I appeared in Da Niao Village, and saw a group of villagers kneeling tremblingly in front of me.

Sun Shan smiled and said, "Everyone, please stand up."

Actually, I want to say: Hi, folks, long time no see, how are you doing recently?

The village chief, leading a group of villagers, stood up tremblingly. They glanced at Sun Shan, who was wearing a green official robe, and their hearts were pounding.

Emma, ​​I never thought that the short, thin and weak old man turned out to be a high-ranking official.

I always thought he was very different from everyone else, but I didn't expect he was actually a local official.

Emma, ​​I'm so scared and excited at the same time, what should I do?

Sun Shan stepped forward, gently helped the village chief to his feet, smiled faintly, and said in a gentlemanly manner, "Village chief, how are you? How have you been lately?"

The village chief was gently lifted up, and his whole body shook even more.

I tried hard to recall when Lord Sun went on an incognito visit. Did I offend him? Did the villagers offend him?

After thinking about it again and again, I realized that not only did I not offend him, I even treated him well.

So Lord Sun definitely didn't come here for revenge this time.

Thinking of this, my heart calmed down a little.

The village chief replied tremblingly: "My dear parents, I am fine."

After a pause, he added: "The villagers, the villagers, are also very good."

After hearing this, Sun Shan nodded and said, "As long as you are all well."

Then he smiled and said, "We're here for the guano in the back mountain. Big Bird Village is closest to the guano pit. That's why it used to be bustling with people. Village chief, you guys better be prepared."

Speaking of the bird droppings pit, the village chief has never understood what it is used for.

Sun Shan had sent people over before to ask them to pay attention to strangers and check the situation of the bird droppings pit on the back mountain.

If there is anything special, report it to the government office.

During this period, two groups of strangers came to Da Niao Village and asked them to lead them to see the bird droppings on the back mountain. They also said that they were sent by the government.

The villagers were simple-minded and when they saw them wearing yamen runners' uniforms, they took them to the back mountain.

No one came since then.

The village chief asked curiously, "Sir, what is the use of bird droppings?"

Not only Sun Shan came today, but also County Magistrate Wang, Chief Secretary Wu, and even Teacher Deng brought a group of students to visit.

The entire Big Bird Village was packed with people.

This is probably the busiest day since the establishment of Da Niao Village. There are more people and it is noisier than when a daughter gets married or a son gets married.

The village chief and villagers didn’t know what was going on. Why did so many powerful and wealthy people come?

Sun Shan smiled and said, "This bird droppings is really good stuff. If we use it as fertilizer, we can harvest a few more bushels of rice from our fields.

The village chief was about to retort, thinking back to when he had put bird droppings in the fields, which resulted in the death of the seedlings.

If you ask the village chief to imagine that bird droppings can be used as fertilizer, he would never believe it.

Sun Shan immediately knew what the village chief was going to say, so he didn't give him a chance to speak. "Village chief, that's because you don't know how to use it. After the government's research, this bird droppings is a good thing. You will know it later."

Then he shook the village chief's hand tightly and said, "Village chief, you have known me for some time, and you know what kind of person I am. If I say that bird droppings can be used, then it definitely can be used. I never speak nonsense."

Sun Shan's words were so powerful that the village chief had to believe him.

Sun Shan had previously said that Xiao Yazi’s father could only live for half a year, or at most a year.

Sure enough, half a year later, Xiao Yazi's father passed away, and the prophecy came true.

I heard that scholars know everything. Mr. Sun is not only a good official, but also a doctor. Maybe bird droppings can really be used.

The village chief nodded seriously and said, "Sir, you are right. You are so capable, what can't you do? Oh, if I had met you earlier, my crops wouldn't have been burned to death."

Sun Shan looked at the village chief's sad face and couldn't help laughing.

He looked at the pairs of curious eyes again and saw that many familiar faces were secretly looking at Sun Shan.

When some of the guards accidentally met Sun Shan's gaze, they were so frightened that they hid behind their parents' backs.

Sun Shan was in a good mood after seeing this.

The next morning, Sun Shan put on casual clothes and led a group of officials, teachers and students into the mountains.

There were more people leading the team this time. Villagers of all ages came in and followed the village chief.

Gui Ge'er said cheerfully, "Brother Shan, these villagers are really gossipy. They must have followed along just to watch the fun."

Sun Dali keeps his eyes and ears open, always paying attention to the crowd.

He led his brothers to circle around Sun Shan and said with a smile: "Brother Gui, the villagers of our Sunjia Village are all the same. Haha, when encountering such a big event, they will definitely come to take a look."

Sun Dingnan said with regret, "It would be great if there was a big guano pit on the mountain behind our Sunjia Village. Alas, there's nothing on our mountain, not even many wild fruits. We live by the mountain and the water, but Sunjia Village has nothing to rely on. We can only eat porridge and sweet potatoes."

Then he continued, "Fortunately, there are scholars in our Sunjia Village. Haha, our lives are much better now.

The scholar here of course refers to Sun Shan.

This made Sunjia Village a well-known Jinshi Village in the surrounding area.

Sun Shan followed the village chief and the villagers and crawled forward with great difficulty. It was even more difficult for the weak scholars including County Magistrate Wang, Chief Secretary Wu, and Teacher Deng who were behind him.

At this moment they really regretted following out of curiosity.

With such towering mountains and steep cliffs, it’s no wonder that roads need to be built immediately.

If there is no road, there is no way to transport the gold and silver out even if there is gold and silver inside.

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