Transmigration begins with archery training

With no one causing trouble, Chen Sanshi lived a peaceful life.

For five consecutive days, he went up the mountain to hunt, delivered goods to the restaurant, and went home to sleep, living a monotonous life.

As for Qin Xiong...

The carcass was gnawed to the bone by wolves the next day, and he took the opportunity to shoot several of them dead.

"One wild rabbit weighs six jin, two pheasants weigh five jin and three liang, plus a roe deer weighing fifty jin..."

Babao Restaurant.

Chen Sanshi was like a quest completion point in a game, habitually coming over to sell wild game.

Shopkeeper Liu Hongda tapped his abacus: "Exactly one tael of silver, here you go!"

One tael of silver, if it weren't for the high prices during times of war, would be enough to sustain an ordinary person's life for a month.

But he seemed quite calm, after all, he had recently earned seven taels of silver in one go.

However, wild boars are not so easy to find.

"I wish we could go to Beishan!"

"According to Uncle Zhao and the others, there's a chance to find 'strange beasts' in the deep mountains, and one of them can sell for ten taels or more, or even an astronomical price!"

"Unfortunately, he lacks any powerful backing..."

The area north of Nichong Mountain is completely dominated by martial arts practitioners. If a hunter from the countryside dares to go there, he will at least beat and scold them and steal their prey, or even kill them. They are extremely domineering!

"We still need to inquire about the martial arts school."

With that in mind, Chen Sanshi didn't rush to leave.

After waiting for about half an hour, Zhang Shun came over carrying a fish basket to deliver the fish.

At the mention of the martial arts school, Shunzi started cursing: "Brother, don't even mention it! Those two never intended to help me; they were just freeloaders. They ate a full two taels of silver from me, but..."

He lowered his voice: "I didn't let them off easy either. Yesterday, I splashed them both with golden liquid using a trap. That was a small way to vent my anger!"

Do they know it was you who did it?

Chen Sanshi was somewhat worried.

During this time, he traveled back and forth in the county and encountered many martial arts school disciples, all of whom were arrogant and unreasonable, and some even beat up ordinary people in the street for no reason.

Shunzi's attempt to disgust them in this way might just get him into trouble.

Some things, you either don't do them at all, or you do them to the extreme.

"Don't worry, they didn't see me."

Zhang Shun changed the subject: "By the way, brother, aren't you also planning to learn martial arts? What are your plans?"

Chen Sanshi shook his head: "And you?"

"Sigh, I'm worried about it too."

Zhang Shun sighed and said, "Besides the four major martial arts schools, the remaining martial arts schools in the county town are not much cheaper. The most important thing is that you have to do hard labor for two years before you can get started. You can't even think about learning real kung fu without three to five years of hard work."

"But what can we do? I'm still planning to try a martial arts school with a good reputation."

The information was basically the same as what Chen Sanshi had learned.

In this world, it's not easy to change your life through studying, and it's even harder to change your life through martial arts.

In short, ordinary people, don't expect to have a good life!

It's absolutely impossible for him to spend three to five years training at a lousy martial arts school.

Besides martial arts schools, there is actually another place where one can learn martial arts...

Guard post!

But becoming a military household means going to the battlefield to kill the enemy, especially now that there is so much war and chaos.

Let's go ask first.

Chen Sanshi said goodbye to Shunzi and went to the market to find Old Xu.

Upon hearing his question, the other person couldn't help but chuckle: "How much silver does it cost to become a military household?"

"Little Stone, are you stupid? Being a military household doesn't cost you a single coin; they'll even give you money!"

"The garrison is looking to recruit, but how many people are willing to go?"

The Great Sheng Dynasty lasted for over 350 years.

After Emperor Taizu established the country, he implemented the system of military garrisons and military commands.

Simply put, it was the military-agricultural colony system.

Seven parts land were used for farming, and three parts for defense.

At the beginning of the founding of the nation, Dasheng had as many as three million military households and was able to support itself.

Emperor Taizu once said, "My soldiers are so powerful that they do not need to eat a single grain of rice from the common people."

"How can they be so similar?"

Chen Sanshi couldn't help but recall a ruthless person from his previous life who started with just a bowl and built an empire from scratch.

Like the Ming Dynasty, the garrison system of the Great Sheng Dynasty gradually became corrupt and shaky over time.

The cabinet was extended to this day only because the prime minister implemented reforms fifty years ago.

Judging from Old Xu's tone, it seems that the change was not thorough; it was only maintained on the surface, but in reality, it was still on the verge of collapse.

'Three hundred and fifty years is actually quite an achievement.'

'After all, the Ming Dynasty was less than three hundred years old.'

Why did the Great Sheng Dynasty last seventy years longer than the Ming Dynasty? Was it because it didn't have any overseas students becoming emperors?

'Or are there martial artists in this world who use force to suppress evil and prolong their lives?'

'...'

Old Xu said, "Little Stone, do you want to learn martial arts?"

Chen Sanshi tacitly agreed.

"If you just want to improve your physical fitness, the martial arts schools in Poyang County can satisfy you, but if you really want to master the art of martial arts, they won't be enough."

"Either join a major sect at the state level;"

"Either join the army."

"But is there any sect in the world larger and more powerful than the imperial court?"

Old Xu said earnestly, "Son, think it over carefully. If you really want to join the army, your uncle can get you in."

"But with war and chaos, why join the army?"

"To be honest, old man, it's good enough to live a peaceful and stable life as an ordinary person."

"My foolish son is always thinking about making a name for himself, without even considering whether he's destined for it. Sigh..."

"Thank you for your advice, Uncle."

Chen Sanshi bowed and took his leave.

This is something we really need to think about carefully.

He walked home with a heavy heart.

Before we even reached the village entrance, we could hear a noisy argument coming from inside.

A young man dressed in a dark blue robe with a sword at his waist led four or five people through the village, stopping people and asking them questions, as if they were looking for someone.

With Chen Sanshi's hearing, he could hear the conversation clearly from a distance, but he didn't hide. He walked over openly and was unsurprisingly stopped.

"Brother, please wait."

The young man at the head of the group was handsome and spoke politely, but his eyes held a hint of contempt: "Have you ever met my elder brother, Qin Xiong?"

"Brother Qin?"

Chen Sanshi replied naturally, "I saw you a few days ago, what's up?"

Qin Feng said coldly, "My elder brother disappeared five days ago, and there has been no news of him since."

"Disappeared? That can't be!"

Chen Sanshi was quite surprised: "How could Brother Qin have disappeared when he was perfectly fine?"

Qin Feng shook his head: "If you find out anything, please let me know."

"hiss……"

Chen Sanshi stroked his chin: "A few days ago, some barbarians infiltrated Poyang County and killed the county magistrate. I wonder if this is related to that?"

Qin Feng ignored him and turned to ask the next person.

'I wonder how well Qin Xiong's younger brother is doing in his martial arts training.'

The other disciples all called him "Senior Brother," implying he held a high position.

'If I launch a sneak attack, can I kill him with a single arrow?'

'You still need to learn martial arts!'

Chen Sanshi pushed open the door, but did not smell the familiar aroma of food.

"Hasn't Lan-jie returned yet?"

"It shouldn't be."

Half an hour later, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door.

"Brother Shi!"

"What happened?" Chen Sanshi asked.

"Tax collector, tax collection..."

Gu Xinlan leaned against the door frame, panting heavily, and was somewhat speechless.

Chen Sanshi remembered that today was the deadline for paying taxes.

At this time of year, the tax officials would come with their staff to check the taxes one by one, and those who couldn't pay their taxes would be taken away to do hard labor.

"Don't rush, speak slowly."

Gu Xinlan said haltingly, "Aunt Li... Brother Shi, you have to go and see! Aunt Li's family can't pay their taxes and they're about to be arrested!"