Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

21. Tianpu Society:

When will the five crops be harvested? How many households will cook in an isolated village?

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In the dark, the road will not be smooth. Daozhi's eyes never leave the road under his feet. He will avoid the grass in the middle of the road. Su Su can't stand it, and feels that Daozhi is a little pretentious. Su Su is very familiar with this. Roads and nights were no obstacle to her. Dao Zhi would sometimes stop suddenly to touch the soil, seeming to have a special liking for the land. This area had no novelty for Su Su, and he had never noticed anything special about the land here. Su Su thought this senior was weird.

It was already dark, and Su Su asked:"Where to go?"

"Find a place to stay for a night first"

"There is an inn ahead, about an hour's journey away. Where should we go tomorrow?"Susu

"Go to Tianpu Club."The Tao needs a breakthrough. Food is the foundation of a country and the lifeblood of the people.

The Tianpu Society is the imperial government's agency responsible for growing food. It is spread across thousands of hectares of fertile land. It organizes farming in a unified way. It also purchases surplus grain from individual households and sells it to other countries. , is the main source of the imperial treasury, and the Tianpu Club here is the largest one in Dongfu Kingdom.

The two of them entered an inn in a dusty way, and woke up the shopkeeper who was dozing on the counter. The shopkeeper immediately greeted him with a smile and a slight smile. Looking at it:"Two guests, the shop happens to have a wing."

"We want two rooms."Susu replied

"Why do you need two rooms? Aren't you two husband and wife?"A man and a woman were staying in the hotel in the middle of the night, so the storekeeper was inevitably curious.

Su Su and Daozhi looked at each other, and Daozhi asked,"Does the store have two rooms?"

The shopkeeper had no choice but to find another room. After showing him the room, he stopped at the door for a while.

Early the next morning, Dao Zhi came out first. After a night, the shopkeeper was still very curious and couldn't help but ask again:"What is the relationship between the guest and the guest? Madam is having a conflict?

Dao Zhi asked back:"Why do we conclude that we are husband and wife?""

"I have been running a shop for many years and have met countless people. I rarely make mistakes in recognizing people's appearance. The two of us look like husband and wife."Store.

At this time, Su Su was already standing behind, looking unhappy and said:"This girl is not married yet."

"I'm sorry, madam, I'm sorry."The store owner seemed to have found the answer and left boredly.

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Daozhi and Susu walked a short distance to Tianpu Club. Spring plowing was approaching, and many people gathered around the recruitment office.

When Su Su saw Daozhi standing among the migrant workers queuing up, he asked in surprise:"Go to work?"

"Go to work first"

"To do labor? Wear this outfit to do labor."Su Su touched the silk on her body.

Daozhi didn't say anything more and was waiting to register. Su Su didn't understand and said:"If you want to know more about Tianpu Club, there are some of my seniors there, you can go to them directly."

"Seeing is better than hearing. We need to get into the community of farmers and workers."Daozhi, Su Su had to follow Daozhi and stand in the team of farmers and workers. It took a while before it was their turn. The recruiter saw that Daozhi was different from other people who came to work:"I want to work. ?"

"Yes"

"Are you new?"The recruitment officer saw that Daozhi was neatly dressed.

"First time here"

"Have you ever had a job before?"The recruiter noticed that Daozhi was quite strong.

"No"

"1 stone per month, what is your name?"Recruiting officer.

Su Su behind him couldn't help but interrupt and asked:"1 stone? Our government stipulates that the wages of farmers and workers must not be less than 3 dan"

"The regulations of the imperial court belong to the imperial court. When you arrive at Tianpu Society, you have to follow our regulations."The recruitment officer saw Su Su's delicate appearance, but made unkind remarks.

"Aren't you blatantly disobeying the court's laws?" Su Su argued.

Seeing Su Su's intention to pester, the recruiter was a little impatient:"If you do this job, 1 stone is already considered high. If you don't do it, go away and don't make trouble here."

"do, do……"Daozhi quickly added

"Really do it?"Su Su.

Dao Zhi pulled Su Su:"One stone is one stone, the two of us"

"She doesn't want it."The recruitment officer saw that Su Su was well-dressed and didn't look like someone who could farm at all, so he refused. At this time, a registrar next to him seemed to make mistakes all the time and was being scolded.

When Dao Zhi saw this, he said:"She is literate and has good brains. Okay, you can do some copying."

The registrar looked at Su Su and saw that she was dressed like a literate person. He also thought of her attitude just now and felt that she would cause trouble, so he was hesitating.

Seeing that Daozhi insisted on entering the Tianpu Club, Su Su smiled and added Said:"Half price, I only want half price. The recruitment officer agreed and looked at Su Su with some confusion:"In this case, you are also an outsider?""

"No, he's a local"

"Who is he to you?"Recruitment officer

"Relatives and distant cousins ​​came to seek refuge."Su Su then wrote their names on the registration desk.

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With Su Su's talents and appearance, they became familiar with each other within a few days, and she also had a deeper understanding of the farm workers. Most of them had no land and lived a hard life. They could only make ends meet by working hard in the field community. Su Su brought batch after batch of newly recruited farm workers to the fields. Sometimes she saw farm workers being reprimanded, insulted, and even punished by the supervisors in the fields. She felt very uncomfortable. She even suspected that they should not be here. They were not in the school at all. As understood in the book.

Daozhi looked at the land carefully, grabbed a handful of soil, smelled it, and rubbed it. It was indeed high-quality fertile land. Looking up at the endless fields, I couldn't help but feel that this was Blue Lake's gift to the hard-working people. Then I saw the farm workers around me, all of them with numb expressions and depressed hearts. This should not be the mood you should have when farming on this land.

That day, the Governor came again. The difference is that this time he was drunk. The Governor was holding the reins in one hand and a whip in the other hand. He was swaying in the field. The one he saw moving slowly was a whip. , and kept hurling insults in his mouth. A thin farm worker was severely whipped, and then fell to the ground. The people next to him went to help him, and he was also whipped several times. It happened that Su Su came to the field with the newly recruited farm workers.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you go to work? If it's dead, then carry it out."The governor roared impatiently. For him, this kind of situation has become a common occurrence.

As he spoke, the governor whipped a stronger farm worker again. I don't know if they knew each other or something, but the strong farm worker whipped the man After helping him up, he comforted him a few words and left a little slowly. The governor cursed:"Go to work quickly, do you want to rebel?""

The governor doesn't come often. When he comes, something will happen. He seems to feel uncomfortable if he doesn't let the farm workers shed some blood. When the weather is hot, he often beats people to death and buries them directly. The work and food will be counted. Of course, they will be killed. He embezzled money, and the farmers and workers hated him, but they could do nothing about it. Therefore, the farmers and workers in the field community were very mobile. This was the first time Su Su saw this kind of scene, and she was a little curious. When she saw the strong farmers and workers returning to the fields, she recognized them. It turned out that he was also a senior, so he walked towards him.

Su Su's behavior was noticed by the governor. When he saw the woman, his eyes suddenly lit up and he stared at Su Su with a lustful look. Everyone present realized that something was wrong. Wanting to do something, looking at the fierce Governor-General, he could only retreat. Not far away, Daozhi was about to step forward when he accidentally stepped on a small pit and stumbled. At this moment, no one would pay attention to him. Everyone's eyes were on him. Focusing on the governor's head, everyone knew what was going to happen. The horse on the governor's head had just taken a few steps, when suddenly his head hit hard, and the governor's head fell off the horse. There was a tree stump underneath, and his head was covered with blood. Everyone was stunned. I was both happy and scared, and no one dared to check.

After a while, a supervisor ran over and found that the governor was dead. He was stunned with fear. It took a long time to recover, and he naturally said to himself Sentence:"Oh my god, how should I explain this?"

The governor-general is the brother of the field supervisor's wife. He has a bad temper. Relying on this relationship, he becomes domineering in the field society, arbitrarily deducting labor and food, and beating farmworkers. The farmworkers dare to be angry but dare not speak out and can only endure it. The governor-general is addicted to gambling. Every time he lost money, he would go to Tianpu Club to beat someone to vent his anger.