As the sun sets, the people who cut the valleys return to the village one after another. Because it was the first day of autumn harvest, Du Zhongxiao specially asked the field steward to allocate money to prepare wine and vegetables to reward the villagers who participated in the work.

The celebration venue is a perfect valley. A pile of fires was lit in the middle and a few torches were inserted around it, which was illuminated clearly.

Chang Wei and Qiu Shilong were disdainful to sit with the villagers, and Du Zhongxiao looked down on them and sat alone at a table.

Looking at the people celebrating coldly, Chang Wei said to Qiu Shilong beside him: "This magistrate is a fool, and I don't know why he passed the Jinshi exam. This year, the new land affairs in the camp were established. Both the husband and the court were looking at how much food they could pay, and they made a plan to make a contribution. He gave the villagers a lot of wine and meat to win people's hearts. What's the use of it? Everyone said he was also a magistrate. Will the court ask the people if they were promoted? Is this wine and meat not money?"

Qiu Shilong said: "It is hard to collect grain. If you don't eat better, you are afraid you won't be able to do it."

Chang Wei sneered: "How many meals can these mud legs eat in the whole year? They are not lively and lively. It is a great kindness to be able to make them full these days. If you have wine and meat, aren't you going crazy!"

Qiu Shilong shook his head and did not distinguish it from Chang Wei. He didn't know whether Du Zhongxiao did the right thing or Chang Wei said it right. The farmers who built the field business were also human beings. They opened the fields, planted the land, and harvested the grain, so they should eat and drink. Being an official cannot be stripped of the people, being mean is not a good reputation in the officialdom. Qiu Long could understand Du Zhongxiao did this. Chang Wei was right. The court calculated the merits based on the income of the field business, and Du Zhongxiao should be careful and try to pay more to the state. The conflicts between the two depend on their choices.

But I didn't know that Du Zhongxiao had never thought of relying on the field affairs to seek credit. At the beginning, his purpose was to encircle Ma Meng, and he did it as he did. Now he is doing a prosperous job, and everyone is watching here, so what does it have to do with Du Zhongxiao? Many states and fields are often lively for a few years. When the tax exemption period passes, they will quickly become ruined, because Chang Wei thinks that there are so many people. Thinking of seeking credit from the court, it is better to be a farmer for landlords than to be a farmer for landlords. Of course, those who are engaged in landlords will have to escape. Officials are appointed every three years. Anyway, when they are there, they collect more grain and get the credit. As for forcing people away, it is a headache for the next generation. It is nothing more than people running away, the land is deserted, and the land is reopened.

Chang Wei looked at Du Zhongxiao sitting on the main table and chatting with Bao Zheng and others, and looked down on him a little. Du Zhongxiao had the ability to do things, but in just one year, the Yingtian made it so prosperous. But when he was an official, Chang Wei couldn't help but shake his head. If he had Du Zhongxiao's Jinshi, sitting in his seat and the contribution of the Kaitian Affairs Office, he would definitely be able to soar to the sky. When the prefect sent someone to inspect, he would spread the matter early, and everyone in the court knew that it would be known. If there were any merits, he would be able to spread the matter, and if there were any mistakes, he would be covered. This is the only way to survive in the officialdom.

After drinking a few bowls of wine, Du Zhongxiao stopped. The matter was busy these days and could not be indulged. When he turned around, he saw Chang Wei sitting in the distance and looked here from time to time. He knew that because he beat him, he hated him very much, but Du Zhongxiao didn't care. Such a person who had been slaves in other people's houses for many years was short-sighted and had limited vision. He was nothing but a lack of success and failure. With Xia Shu's current situation, he would not do anything to Du Zhongxiao, and he still wanted to make more use of it.

Xia Shun was not very generous, but he was not bored to fight with a subordinate. He also wanted to make achievements in politics and was very busy, so he did not have time to meddle in these other people's business. In Xia Shun's view, giving Chang Wei an opportunity to learn to build a farm business is to reward him for his many years of follow-up.

Xia Feng was born in a family of small officers. His father died in battle with the Khitan. He was rewarded with three squads of envoys. When he was in the capital, he presented poems to Prime Minister Li Yan and was appreciated, and he changed his civil servants to the county chief clerk. Later, he was appointed as a Jinshi.

From a small chief clerk to the current position of the magistrate, Xia Shun has been promoted step by step, not by currying favor. In fact, when he was a middle-level official, he often opposed Ding Wei and was suppressed. Xia Shun was very literary, capable in government affairs, and knew talents. He was not only in the military of the Northwest, but was the first capable official of this era.

After beating Chang Wei, Xia Shu wrote to explain that he had blamed himself without saying a word. Du Zhongxiao roughly understood the principle of getting along with Xia Shu. Xia Shu didn't build his followers, and you wouldn't bother with him and you wouldn't bother with you. But being really capable is a talent. As long as you don't go against him, Xia Shu is willing to promote him.

The slaves of Xia Feng's family were mixed and messy, and he was too lazy to care about them. He used too much, and had all kinds of people. This time, Chang Wei was not sent by Xia Feng to do things for him, but asked him to learn and prepare to promote him. Du Zhongxiao could see this clearly, but Chang Wei didn't understand it. Du Zhongxiao was polite to Chang Wei. That was Xia Feng's face. He could not give this face at any time, and Xia Feng didn't care.

Looking at Chang Wei and the other two, Du Zhongxiao shook his head secretly. People were frustrated for a moment and had nothing to do with others to ask for food. But if they thought they were slaves and servants in their hearts, the world would be deformed in their eyes. Chang Wei was like this, and he was used to being slaves. Xia Shu gave him the opportunity to praise him, but he couldn't understand it clearly. How could he become an official in the court?

After drinking a few bowls of wine, Du Zhongxiao felt tired and stood up and went back to the yamen. Seeing that Chang Wei and the other two had no intention of getting up there, they were too lazy to pay attention.

Under a torch, Liu Ada asked An Sanlang: "Sanlang, why don't you drink today?"

An Sanlang said: "The weather is sunny now, and there is a moon again at night. I want to go to the fields to do some work. The sooner the grain in the fields, the better. I have planted acre of grain in my family. I think it will be dispersed. I will go to the fields to get some back. I will cut some every night, and it will be harvested in a few days."

Liu A was overjoyed and said, "Sanlang has this idea, why didn't I expect it! Then I won't drink it anymore, go to the ground to cut the valley later!"

Each household has five acres of private land. Most families have planted a few acres of millet. The village harvested the grain, and their own should be harvested. Some families have men working for the village, while women are busy with their own children. An Sanlang got married a few months ago and felt sorry for his newlywed wife, so he did it all by himself.

The news soon spread. More than a dozen strong and strong people who felt they were not too tired had agreed to discuss it. After a while, the banquet ended and went to work together.

When the moon rose and the sky and the earth were hazy, the banquet dispersed. An Sanlang and others raised the torches and walked out of the village together. The private fields of each family were all in the east of the village, close to each other, so that they could work together.

Chang Wei was drunk and stood up staggeringly, watching An Sanlang and others holding a torch to the outside of the village, and said, "What are these birds going to do if they don't go home to sleep?"

Qiu Shilong said: "I heard their arguments and said that I should take advantage of the moonlight to collect my own millet in the field."

Chang Wei didn't react for a moment, and was stunned for a while there, and suddenly said: "These servants are working for the village now. The millet they collect is tax grain. They calculate the work and rice every day. How can they do their own work? Who doesn't want to be cheating? They work hard when they do their own work. When they arrive in the field tomorrow, they will inevitably be listless and unwilling to work hard. This is a great deal!"

When Qiu Shilong heard this, Chang Wei's words made sense. If there is no good news at night, I will definitely be powerless until tomorrow. Who will collect the millet in the village? As for Baozheng remembering how much each person collected, it will be even more unreliable. Who would know if the old man would have selfish intentions and cheat.
Chapter completed!