Chapter 15 Are you going to climb the mountain together?
Now Li Jiyu has the ability to attack Gao Laozhuang, but he did not fight, but instead sent his subordinates to extort money and food.
This surprised Gao Huan. He originally thought that Li Jiyu was just a rustic guy who only knew how to rob and destroy, and was similar to Li Zicheng, but he didn't expect that this guy was thinking about it for a long time.
He robbed two farms, solved the urgent need for food, and shocked the great tribes near Dengfeng.
At this time, if he continues to loot, he will indeed be able to obtain more money and food, but he will inevitably be wiped out by the joint efforts of the gentry and the government.
If the government and the great clan share the same hatred against the enemy, he may not be able to withstand it. Even if he succeeds again, his production will be damaged, the wealthy households die, and the people flee the famine, what should he do next year's food ration?
Therefore, Li Jiyu did not continue to rob, but used the power of looting Tangzhuang and Liuzhuang to blackmail and let the gentry pay the money on their own initiative.
In this way, he can gain money and food, and can strengthen his strength while obtaining fixed income. This is simply beautiful.
From this point of view, Gao Huan felt that someone should have given him advice.
If Li Ji met him and got food and silver from the gentry, Gao Huan would have no chance.
Gao Huan looked at Heihu and sneered: "You are the boss who killed Liu Yuanwai and Tang Yuanwai and offended the entire gentry and wealthy tribe in Dengfeng. The government is already furious. If you dare to attack us Gao Laozhuang, see if the government and the wealthy families can tolerate you."
When Li Jiyu truly made his fortune, he had to wait until Li Zicheng entered Henan and attacked Luoyang with millions of people, paralyzed the Henan government, making the court lose the energy to pay attention to the small county in Dengfeng.
Now Li Zicheng should still be wandering around the mountains. Henan is still the world of the Ming court. Li Jiyu has some strength, but he is still a small local gangster. It is okay to plunder a single local rich man, but he cannot compete with the Dengfeng gentry and the Dengfeng government.
This is also the reason why Li Jiyu robbed two farms and obtained some money and food, so he stopped.
If he continues to rob, it will threaten the interests of the entire Dengfeng gentry clan and force the wealthy families to unite and fight him.
This is also the reason why Gao Huan thinks that there are some advices around Li Jiyu.
Gao Huan saw through this, so although the black man was fierce, he couldn't scare him.
After hearing Gao Huan's words, the muscles on the corners of the mouth were twitching. The counterfeit village was indeed worried that the government and the big families would join forces to encircle and suppress them, so the military advisor did not let the boss continue to rob.
"Hmph! Since you've gone up the mountain, are you still afraid of the government?" Heihu's appearance was rude and delicate inside. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him could see so clearly, but the depth of the water was hard to see. The tiger would not lose his power. How could a young man be ashamed of the third leader of Jiulong Village? "If you don't give this money and grain, it depends on whether the farm can hold on to the government and send troops to wipe out our Jiulong Village!"
The black tiger's words were threatening, but his arrogance was no longer as good as before.
"Cough cough~" Gao Youcai coughed gently and recovered his calmness. "Hero, the court has heavy taxes now. Gao Laozhuang only has 5,000 mu of wheat fields. When the year is good, one mu produces one stone and three dou of grain. Now God can produce one stone. Now, it is a great blessing for God. Now, based on the yield per mu, I and the tenant can get 2,500 stones of grain. This seems to be a lot, but the government still collects taxes regardless of whether the land is reduced. Based on one dou and three liters per mu, plus three pay, at least two dou of grain per mu, plus the fluctuation of silver price, in fact, three dou has to be used to exchange for silver. After a hero, he calculated that five thousand acres would be 1,500 stone. I worked hard for a year and only got 1,000 stones. Such a big farmer still needs to be paid for, and the hero needs another 300 taels and six hundred stones of grain, so I have to lose money."
Gao Youcai was confident after hearing Gao Huan's words. He knew that Li Jiyu did not dare to attack Zhuangzi for the time being, so he regained his temperament.
As long as Li Jiyu doesn't attack Zhuangzi immediately now, Gao Youcai will be at ease and no longer have any worries.
Heihu listened to Gao Youcai's words, and calculated with his fingers, but he couldn't figure it out. He said angrily: "Don't scare me! Such a big Gao Laozhuang can't even bring out 300 taels of silver or 600 stones of grain a year?"
"It's not easy for everyone in the year of disaster, and the taxes are too heavy. Can you ask the boss of this? He just can't pay taxes and go up the mountain to make righteousness?" Gao Youcai said: "It's not easy for everyone. He is a fellow villager in the country. I don't want to be enemies with Guizhai. I really can't produce 300 taels and 600 s of grain. I give Guizhai 200 s of grain every year, so I should make friends!"
Li Jiyu is indeed not a rival to Dengfeng County and all the gentry clans, but it is still more than enough to deal with Gao Laozhuang alone, so Gao Youcai decided to stabilize Li Jiyu first.
"One hundred and fifty taels of silver, three hundred stones of food! No more is left!" Heihu hesitated for a while and said in a deep voice.
"At most, 100 taels of silver, 200 s of grain! It's really poor!" Gao Youcai bargained.
Heihu's mouth twitched, "Okay, I'm going to take it away tonight!"
Gao Youcai frowned, but Gao Huan said: "It's already dark. There's so much food, so you need to arrange vehicles and sacks. The village needs to prepare some!"
Heihu thought about it, stood up, poured the silver into a cloth bag, and carried it on his shoulders, "Okay, be prepared, I'll bring someone to pick it up in a few days."
Gao Youcai stood up and said with a smile on his face: "Good guy, okay!"
"I thank Mr. Gao for his kind hospitality!" Heihu grinned, walked to the door, and smiled again: "Mr. Gao has such a big family business, don't be impulsive and offend our copycat. I, Heihu, will recognize Mr. Gao."
Gao Youcai's face collapsed, he exhaled and smiled, "No, don't worry, hero!"
Hearing the words, the black tiger carried ten kilograms of silver and left with a laugh.
Gao Huan immediately gave Li Pingyuan a wink, Li Pingyuan quietly retreated, while Gao Youcai sat down with a gloomy face.
Wang Jiaping said: "If I had known it, I would have been better off."
"If we hadn't watched our crops harvest, maybe we Gao Laozhuang would have been washed." Gao Huan glared at Wang Jiaping, and then said to Gao Youcai: "Father, this grain cannot be given, and funding for the local gangsters is like cutting flesh and feeding tigers. Once Li Jiyu grows stronger, all the big households in Dengfeng will suffer. Now we must notify the county, and then contact other gentry to destroy Li Jiyu!"
Gao Youcai didn't expect that the Turkish bandits would be so rampant that they would blackmail him.
Li Jiyu's killing of Tang Yuanwai and Liu Yuanwai has actually touched the bottom line of the gentry clan and caused public anger.
More than a dozen local gangs in Dengfeng can survive. Many people actually have the shadow of the gentry clan, which is the tool of the gentry.
Li Jiyu looted two villages and was not under the control of the gentry. He was like Li Zicheng and was the mortal enemy of the big families. If he grew stronger, he would definitely break through the village like Li Zicheng and kill all the big families.
As a gentry and landlord, Gao Youcai was in opposition to the bandits and landlords. He had a gloomy face, "I have asked Yaner to go to the county to report the news."
As soon as Heihu entered the village, Gao Youcai asked Gao Jian to leave the village and go to the county to bring reinforcements to prevent Li Jiyu from attacking the village.
He put on wine and negotiated with Heihu. His purpose was to stabilize Heihu and gain time for reinforcements.
Gao Huan heard the words and immediately suggested: "My father sent someone to the county first and notified him not to send troops for the time being. When I and Mr. Wang climbed the mountain together, we will first investigate and clear Li Jiyu's whereabouts!"
Climbing the mountain together? After hearing this, Wang Jiaping felt a stern feeling, something was wrong.
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