Xianxia version of Water Margin

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After about an hour, Song Wancai invited more than a dozen highly respected people from the Song family.

These dozen or so highly respected people from Songjiazhuang brought hundreds of soldiers from Songjiazhuang to embolden them.

A group of people came to Song Baozheng's house in fear.

At this time, Jiang Hongfei had changed into a new set of clothes made by Song Mo, Song Baozheng's son.

As the saying goes, people rely on clothes, and Buddha relies on gold.

Jiang Hongfei, who already had good looks and an elegant temperament, put on some of the best clothes of the era and immediately transformed into something like a high-ranking official from Ximen.

Seeing that Song Wan had returned with a highly respected person from the Song family village, Jiang Hongfei immediately politely welcomed him out of Song Baozheng's home.

After coming out, Jiang Hongfei saw that hundreds of soldiers from Songjiazhuang were driving dozens of cattle and sheep.

Seeing this, Jiang Hongfei asked Song Wan: "What does this mean?"

Song Wan had a wry smile on his face: "My younger brother has told the old lady and the others that I am sending troops here in Shuibo Liangshan just to avenge Song Baozheng's family and will not harass good people. But the old lady and the others still insist on coming to work in the army. I can't shirk it, so I can only Tell them to drive these animals here.”

"Nonsense!"

After saying something to Song Wan, Jiang Hongfei immediately punched the old man at the head of Songjiazhuang, Song Taigong: "I've seen the old grandpa."

Song Taigong quickly bowed to the ground and said, "Young man, I have seen your Majesty."

Jiang Hongfei quickly helped Song Taigong up, then pointed at the apricot-yellow flag that had been hung: "Old Grandpa, please take a look."

Song Taigong looked in the direction of Jiang Hongfei's finger and saw the four characters "Practice for Heaven" with flying phoenixes on the apricot-yellow flag.

"The foolish king is extravagant and lustful, the corrupt officials are in power, the world is difficult, and he does not give my good people a way to live, forcing me, a good man in Liangshan, to go to the mountains and become weeds. However, I, Jiang Yan, do not care what the real man does and what he does not do. How the neighboring villagers behave, But as long as I, Jiang Yan, am still the leader of Shuibo Liangshan, I, Shuibo Liangshan, will only do justice for heaven and will never do anything to harass good people."

When Jiang Hongfei said this, he was upright and sanctimonious, making Song Taigong and other people in Songjiazhuang want to believe what Jiang Hongfei said from the bottom of their hearts.

Jiang Hongfei clasped his fists again: "Please ask the old lady and all the fellow villagers to drive all the livestock back. I won't want these livestock."

Song Taigong, who was more cautious, still felt uneasy, so he tried again: "These livestock belong to my Song family village to sincerely honor the king. I hope the king will not refuse anymore, otherwise we will be unable to kneel down."

After saying that, Taigong Song led the people in Songjiazhuang and knelt down.

Jiang Hongfei quickly helped Song Taigong up, and then asked the others to stand up, and then said: "Since it is difficult to refuse such kindness, it would be disrespectful for me to refuse."

"You won't refuse anymore?"

Song Taigong and other people in Songjiazhuang originally thought that Jiang Hongfei was really as he said, a hero and would not plunder poor people like them.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Hongfei turned out to be a villain who had a different heart and a soft heart.

At the same time, Song Taigong and other people in Songjiazhuang still had some regrets: "If we had just followed his words and drove these livestock back instead of begging him to take back their lives, wouldn't we have had to suffer this huge loss?"

At this time, Jiang Hongfei said without turning his head: "Brother Zhu Guixian."

Zhu Gui immediately took a step forward and came to Jiang Hongfei's side: "My little brother is here."

Jiang Hongfei ordered: "We collected the livestock from fellow villagers at market prices."

Upon hearing the unexpected turn of events, Song Taigong hurriedly said: "Since these livestock are given to the king by my Song family, how can I ask for the king's spiritual money again?"

Song Taigong's words caused several people from the Song Family Village to wink at him frequently, telling him to stop talking nonsense. What if Jiang Hongfei really takes back the spiritual money?

Jiang Hongfei seemed not to notice the little actions of the people in Songjiazhuang. He said to Song Taigong in a gentle voice: "Please listen to me."

"I shouldn't have asked for these cattle and sheep in Shuibo Liangshan. If I don't keep my word, it's not a small thing. However, once I come here, this is a kind intention of your village. If I don't accept this small thing, it will be difficult for the people of your village." Peace of mind; secondly, to be honest with you, our brothers in the village really need meat to recuperate their bodies and practice cultivation. If we don’t buy these cattle and sheep from Guizhuang, we need to buy them from elsewhere. In this way, Xiao Ke accepted the cattle from Guizhuang Sheep. But if there is one, your village must accept this spiritual money. Otherwise, Xiaoke will never take your cattle and sheep."

At this time, Zhu Gui also brought enough spiritual money. He helped: "You guys don't know anything. My brother is so righteous. If your village doesn't accept this spiritual money, your village's cattle and sheep, my brother will never do it." Received."

Seeing this, Song Taigong and others collected the spiritual money from the sale of cattle and sheep on behalf of the people in Songjiazhuang.

It is worth mentioning that Zhu Gui is very good at doing things. He pays the price of sheep according to the market price, but he pays the price of cattle according to the price of beef.

——Because cattle can help humans cultivate land, the Zhao and Song court prohibited civilians from killing cattle at will, resulting in the price of beef being five times more expensive than cattle. Zhu Gui settled the bill with the people in Songjiazhuang based on the price of beef, which obviously made the people in Songjiazhuang profit.

After encountering a robber, not only was he not robbed, but he also made a lot of money. Everyone in Songjiazhuang was smiling.

After settling the bill for buying cattle and sheep, Jiang Hongfei said to Song Taigong and other people in Songjiazhuang: "Xiao Ke, please invite a few of them to come over. There are a few things that I need to discuss with the people in your village."

Although the people in Songjiazhuang estimated that Jiang Hongfei, who valued justice over profit, would not make it difficult for them, after hearing Jiang Hongfei's words, they instinctively raised their hearts again!

Song Taigong pretended to be calm and said: "Your Majesty, if you have something to do, please give me your instructions. I, the Song Family Village, will definitely do my best to help you."

"Don't be nervous."

While saying this, Jiang Hongfei stretched out his hand.

Ruan Xiaoqi saw him on the side and quickly handed a large box of IOUs to Jiang Hongfei.

Jiang Hongfei randomly grabbed a handful of IOUs and showed them to Song Taigong and other people in Songjiazhuang:

"This is the IOU that people from our village found at Song Baozheng's house."

When Song Taigong and other people from the Song Family Village heard this, they all secretly said: "He is here. He must want to take over this debt. He called me here because he wants us to help him collect the debt."

Not wanting to, Jiang Hongfei waved to Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaowu brought a brazier. Then Jiang Hongfei threw all the IOUs in his hand into the brazier, and then took the box containing the IOUs from Ruan Xiaoqi's hand. , and poured all the IOUs inside into the brazier.

Seeing the fire in the brazier burning the IOUs that had almost drained their blood to ashes, many people in Songjiazhuang cried with joy!

Although it was already clear what Jiang Hongfei meant, just in case, Song Taigong still asked: "May I ask your Majesty, this is..."

Jiang Hongfei didn't care that Song Taigong knew what he was asking. He still replied with a warm face: "Xiao Ke forgives everyone's debts to him on Song Baozheng's behalf."

In the past, when I borrowed money at usury, not only did I not have to pay back the black hole-like interest, I didn’t even have to pay back the principal.

The people in Songjiazhuang, who had been able to hold back their tears just now, could no longer hold back and began to cry loudly.

These people were crying and kowtowing to Jiang Hongfei with all their might to thank Jiang Hongfei:

"Your Majesty, you are merciful. Your Majesty is the living Bodhisattva. I kowtow to you!"

"Your Majesty saved the lives of my family of nine, and I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of my family of nine!"

"I thought I would not be able to repay the debts of Song Baozheng's family until the day I die. I was planning to send my mother-in-law and daughter to Song Baozheng's family, and I would also go to Song Baozheng's family to work as a long-term laborer to pay off the debt. I didn't want to be surprised by how benevolent and righteous the king is. I will never be able to repay the debt I owe, wuwuwuwuwu..."

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It can be seen that the people in Songjiazhuang are really grateful to Jiang Hongfei, and some people even smashed their heads.

Jiang Hongfei and the leaders of Shuibo Liangshan helped the people of Songjiazhuang up one by one.

The people of Songjiazhuang continue to express their gratitude.

After the people in Songjiazhuang calmed down, Jiang Hongfei waved to Ruan Xiaoer.

Ruan Xiaoer saw it and quickly brought a large box of land deeds.

Jiang Hongfei grabbed a handful of land deeds from it, asked Song Taigong and other people from Songjiazhuang to look at it, and then said:

"This is the land deed that people from our village found at Song Baozheng's house. There are two acres of spiritual land, four hundred and twenty-three acres of top-grade land, seven hundred and thirty-three acres of medium-grade land, and one thousand four hundred and eighty-six acres of low-grade land. acres, a total of 2,644 acres. Since the land deed is in the hands of Shuibo Liangshan, this field will naturally belong to Shuibo Liangshan. I would like to invite people from your village regardless of male, female, old or young, with the surname Song and other surnames. These fields were divided equally by drawing lots to cultivate the land for me in Shuibo Liangshan."

"What about rent? For the two acres of spiritual land, your village will send a few skilled people to help me plant it in Shuibo Liangshan. In autumn, I will send people to collect the spiritual rice from Shuibo Liangshan. For the rest of the land, rent is free for the first three years. Son, after three years, I will pay 10% of the grain as rent. How about that?"

Although the land deed of Song Baozheng's family was noted in the government, those corrupt officials would only dare to bully good people. How could they dare to take over the land in Shuibo Liangshan?

To take a step back, if you really have the blind idea to come to seize land in Shuibo Liangshan, the worst thing you can do is kill a few typical people in Shuibo Liangshan to establish your authority, and you can also do justice for heaven and earn some extra money.

The key point is that in this world, imperial power does not go to the countryside, the local area is completely autonomous by the villagers, the power of the clan is greater than that of the sky, the people do not hold officials accountable, and troubles will affect the assessment of local officials.

Therefore, as long as Shuibo Liangshan is willing, the people of Songjiazhuang can equally divide the land of Songbaozheng's family, at least in a short period of time.

And even if it only lasts for one year, let alone three years, it can be a big breather for people like Songjiazhuang who are struggling to survive without having to pay the crushing rent.

Moreover, after three years, only 10% of the rent was paid to Shuibo Liangshan. Compared with paying 57% to 80% of the rent to Song Baozheng, it was almost like letting them use these fields in vain.

Under this situation, the people in Songjiazhuang all hope that Shuibo Liangshan will never be wiped out by the government. In that case, they can always live a good life.

In an instant, everyone in Songjiazhuang knelt in front of Jiang Hongfei, crying and shouting:

"The great king's righteousness surpasses that of gods and Buddhas. I will build a shrine for the king!"

"The great king is really the great sage of heaven, save all my people from water and fire!"

"The king's righteousness is as thin as the sky, and he will live forever!"

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In short, the people in Songjiazhuang will say whatever sounds good.

The people of Songjiazhuang are like this not only because they have received huge benefits from Jiang Hongfei, but also because they are truly grateful to Jiang Hongfei, the man who pulled them out of dire straits and gave them a chance to live a good life.

Jiang Hongfei struck while the iron was hot and said: "Tonight I came to the Liangshan Mountains to do justice for heaven. I disturbed the rest of the people in your village, frightened the people in your village a lot, and even caused some people to suffer unreasonable disasters. Please rest assured, everyone, All things damaged by people in Shuibo Liangshan, Shuibo Liangshan will be compensated according to the price. For those who are accidentally injured, Shuibo Liangshan will also pay for the treatment. Furthermore, all people in your village, regardless of gender, old or young, with the surname Song We have different surnames, but I, Shuibo Liangshan, will give me two stones of food. There are not many things, so I, Shuibo Liangshan, would like to express my apologies, and please bear with me."

If mixed with some wild vegetables, two stones of grain would be enough for an adult man to eat for a whole year!

A family of five or seven people may not be able to harvest two stones of food even if they work hard for a whole year!

What's more, Jiang Hongfei still gets food according to head count. Which household can't get ten or eight stones of food?

And for a family with a large population, one family can get more than 20 shi of food!

This time, the people in Songjiazhuang were really bribed by Jiang Hongfei from the bottom of their hearts. Many people were even willing to go through fire and water for Jiang Hongfei, no matter what...

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