Transmigration begins with archery training

Outside the door stood two officials.

One person holds a booklet, and the other holds a long whip.

Tax official.

Without even thinking, it's obvious what the other party is here for.

Chen Sanshi said politely, "My lords, please give me another half month, and I will definitely be able to collect the taxes!"

According to previous years' regulations, the deadline for paying taxes should be around twenty days away.

With a little effort, it shouldn't be difficult for him to scrape together three taels of silver.

The tax official scoffed and said, "These days, the northern barbarians are constantly invading, and there are bandits causing trouble in the south. The Great Sheng Dynasty needs your gratitude and contributions right now. How can we wait so long?"

Chen Sanshi asked, "So, what do you mean by how long, sir?"

"Seven days!"

The tax official held up three fingers: "Within seven days, whoever fails to pay their taxes will be exiled to Hezhou to repair the Grand Canal!"

After saying this, the two clerks turned and left, banging on the door of the next house that hadn't paid taxes yet, as if announcing a bad news. If they encountered someone with a bad attitude, they would give them a couple of lashes.

"Why are taxes being collected so early?"

"It must be related to war."

Chen Sanshi's village, Yanbian Village in Poyang County, is located on the northern border of the Great Sheng Dynasty. Further north are the garrisons and the Great Wall, and beyond the Great Wall are the barbarians.

In the past decade, barbarian incursions have become more frequent, with instances of small groups of barbarian cavalry even breaking into the territory, looting an entire village, and then leaving in a carefree manner.

The situation only stabilized three years ago when the imperial court sent another elite force to guard the area, but small-scale conflicts near the Great Wall have never ceased.

Not only the north, but the south is also in turmoil.

Chen Sanshi was not well-informed, but he knew that uprisings were constantly taking place in the south. Although each uprising was suppressed soon afterward, new people would always rise up in rebellion.

"Seven days!"

"What's the use of pushing so hard? Can the common people conjure up silver and grain?"

As a modern person with basic historical knowledge, he knew that this was the end of a dynasty, a time of chaos was approaching, and the common people would suffer more and more.

"Brother Shi, what's wrong?"

Inside the house, Gu Xinlan asked about the situation with concern.

"fine."

Chen Sanshi didn't want anyone else to worry, so he pretended nothing had happened and, as usual, practiced archery, ate breakfast, and then went out with his dry rations and bow.

Since he had come to the bottom of this chaotic world, he could only follow the rules and try to survive.

It is no easy task to scrape together three taels of silver in seven days.

Chen Sanshi felt a lot of pressure.

Not only him, but all the villagers were complaining bitterly.

As he was about to leave the village, he saw several familiar figures, frowned, and tried to walk around them.

"small stone."

Qin Xiong, leading two hooligans, approached them and asked, "Why are you hiding from me?"

Chen Sanshi could easily guess that the other party intended to take advantage of the situation.

He said bluntly, "Brother Qin, if it's the same thing as last time, then there's no need to talk about it again."

"Have you forgotten what the tax collector said? If you don't raise enough money, you'll be forced to work on the canal."

Qin Xiong feigned a kind heart and said sympathetically, "I've never heard of anyone who's been assigned this job ever coming back alive. How about I take the loss and give you the young lady you're hiding at home, and I'll pay your taxes for you?"

"If I really get forced to work on the canal, I'll accept my bad luck and don't need Brother Qin to worry about it."

Chen Sanshi finished speaking expressionlessly and was about to leave.

After mastering the basics of archery, he became confident in his strength and spoke with much more arrogance.

However, there's no need for a direct confrontation yet.

Firstly, Qin Xiong had a large group of ruffians working under his command.

Secondly, this guy also has a younger brother who is skilled in martial arts and is said to be very powerful, so he's not someone to mess with.

Qin Xiong didn't stop him, but just coldly watched him walk away.

"Brother, if you ask me, we should just kidnap them. Why bother paying them?"

A scoundrel said, cursing and swearing.

"idiot!"

Qin Xiong smacked the other man on the forehead: "Do you think there's really no law in the Great Sheng Dynasty?"

The abduction of women was a common occurrence in the past, but since the arrival of the new governor of Liangzhou, no one has dared to do it again.

"Then how?"

The rogue asked, "Isn't Big Brother still waiting to use that woman to deliver gifts for Second Brother?"

"What's the rush? Do you really think he can scrape together three taels of silver so quickly?"

Qin Xiong snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "When the time comes, he'll be dragged to repair the canal, and he won't have to spend a single penny!"

……

"Three taels of silver within seven days."

"It seems I absolutely have to land a big order."

"Once we've resolved the tax issue, we'll figure out how to deal with the guy surnamed Qin."

When Chen Sanshi arrived at Tiger Head Mountain, it was still early. Many large animals only appeared at sunset, so he wasn't in a hurry. He found an open space and started practicing archery.

When he practiced archery, it was effortless for him; on the contrary, he felt quite adept at it.

Not only is it 100% accurate within 40 steps, but it also has an 80% or higher hit rate within 50 steps.

It does use up some arrows.

"Crack!"

Another arrow hit the bullseye, but it broke off.

Chen Sanshi felt quite sorry for him.

A new arrow would cost at least ten coins!

However, arrows are consumables, and the ones he had were all old, so wear and tear was normal.

[Skill: Archery (Beginner)]

Progress: (128/200)

[Effect: When drawn with a six-strength bow, every arrow will hit its mark within forty paces]

The panel appears.

"If we work hard tomorrow, we should be able to move on to the next stage."

Chen Sanshi ate some dry food to fill his stomach, and then started working.

With his keen senses, he didn't miss any subtle clues, and without much effort, he found another rabbit near the bushes by looking through its droppings.

Without any doubt, the arrow pierced through the heart and was then pocketed.

"Aren't there any larger prey?"

Chen Sanshi was naturally not satisfied with this.

Even though he had the ability to track and conceal, he didn't find any trace of large animals living there all afternoon. It wasn't until sunset that he found a pheasant by its feathers halfway up the mountain.

The arrow flew like thunder!

The arrow pierced the pheasant's body, and its momentum carried the corpse away, where it became embedded in a nearby tree trunk.

"It weighs about four pounds."

"Pheasant is delicious and its price is second only to pork. One of them can sell for around seventy coins."

"But it's still far from enough."

Chen Sanshi is now certain that there are no large prey animals outside Tiger Head Mountain.

After all, he has the ability to "find traces and hide tracks," and he won't let go of any clues. If he can't find them, it means they really don't exist.

[Tracing and Hiding (Beginner)]

【Progress: 101/200】

[Effect: Keen observation skills, light and agile movements]

"The search for and concealment of traces is about to enter the next stage."

"Perhaps I can try to go deep into the mountains."

The deeper you go, the more prey you find, but it's also more dangerous. Only experienced hunters go there, like Uncle Zhao and his fellow villagers.

Starting from the second mountain range, wild boars, and even large insects and black bears can be found, and many hunters die there every year.

Previously, Chen Sanshi was new to hunting and dared not venture too far for the sake of caution, but now it seems he has no choice but to go.

However, his archery skills are about to improve, so it's not impossible to give it a try.

"Go back and prepare properly."

"Let's go for a stroll around Nichōyama tomorrow!"