In the fifth year of Daye, the Sui Dynasty had a population of 8.9 million, and there were about 46 million people nationwide. However, after more than ten years of war, by the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the population was only more than 2 million, which was more than four times the shrinkage from the previous dynasty.

Can more than ten years of wars shrink so much? Of course, it cannot. During the period of change, many people chose to become hidden houses.

That is, he did not accept the equal-field system of the imperial court, nor did he accept classes for the imperial court, nor did he go to serve.

All these hidden households are hidden under the powerful and powerful Buddhist temples. They rent the land of the rich families to farm and pay rent for the rich families every year. The rent is related to the amount of land rented. Generally speaking, it is slightly more than giving the imperial court.

But there is another advantage of becoming a hidden house, that is, they can work with peace of mind without having to serve.

The Mu Laosan family has a population of more than 60 people, but because they have no separation, they only report one household. In order to avoid the responsibility of taking classes and serving, there are only five people in the Mu Laosan family's household, and the remaining more than 50 people are hidden households.

This is just the number of people Mu Laosan has been celebrating directly. If the tenants who defected to Mu Laosan's family were added, the Mu family could mobilize at least two or three hundred people, which basically accounted for half of the population of Qinhe Village.

Although the Mu family has a large population, it is not without disadvantages.

The Mu family has never served in service. Even if they have training on weekdays, their training is still not as good as the military experience. So once this fight starts, the Mu family, which does not have the advantage in numbers or strength, will naturally suffer losses.

"Qin Chao, how dare you hit me?" In the crowd, Mu Laosan had long lost his domineering spirit as before. After being hit by Qin Chao with a fork, he pointed at Qin Chao with anger and scolded him angrily.

"It's you who beat me!" Qin Chao spat at Mu Laosan and responded viciously.

I have long disliked this guy. I relied on the fact that my family had some money and acted like a blessing. I didn't take the villagers seriously and accepted my godson everywhere. If I really lacked my son, it would be fine. But Mu Lao San accepted his godson and was just someone who died for their family. Such a person would not lose money even if he was beaten to death.

In fact, Qin Chao is also a man who bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong. He had no choice but to join the battle group blindly before.

Uncle Yong, as an outsider, has given priority to joining, so Qin Chao, the master family, naturally had no reason to stay outside and watch the fun, which would ruin the reputation that Qin Chao had accumulated with great effort.

So, even though he knew that he would be beaten, Qin Chao still rushed forward without hesitation.

However, the smart Qin Chao did not rush up and get beaten up when he was hot, but chose to swear fire to the nearby people before rushing up.

The previous benefits have been given, and the current harsh words have been given. Smart people can naturally understand Qin Chao's meaning, while Qin Chao does not intend to count on them for stupid people.

Qin Chao's words did play a role. More and more villagers joined the battle group. Qin Chao has begun to change from being passively beaten, and he can take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the enemy.

Mu Jiajia is now unable to match four hands with two fists, so he can only support him with all his strength.

Mr. Mu San was wearing a clean and beautiful silk robe. At this moment, he was covered in dirt and had several holes broken. Qin Chao seized the opportunity and took a fork and smashed him towards Mr. Mu San's back.

Mr. Mu San has been used to enjoying his life over the years. He eats a big belly and is out of breath if he trots for two steps, let alone fights.

"Qin Chao, you'd better kill me today, otherwise you will definitely kill you in the future." Although Mr. Mu San is not physically strong, it does not mean his brain is not good.

Qin Chao clearly held a sharp weapon that could hurt people, but he never dared to kill him. This also gave Master Mu San a little confidence, and he was just beaten. However, after the beating, Mu Laosan asked Qin Chao to pay his life.

For Mu Laosan, the more fierce Qin Chao beat him, the easier it will be for him to retaliate and the easier it will be for him to escape.

"Come on, hurt each other!" Qin Chao smiled, reached out to Mu Laosan and hooked his fingers, and said in a humble manner.

Qin Chao really dared not kill someone, after all, it was a life-threatening one. He had only been in the Tang Dynasty for a few months and had just gotten used to the life of this era, so he didn't want to go home just like that.

But Qin Chao was still very sure of arousing Mu Laosan's anger. He didn't dare to kill anyone, and at worst he would kill you.

To destroy a person, it is at most to be imprisoned in prison for a few years. If you encounter a war in a shortage, you can still be released from joining the army. Although joining the army is even more dangerous, it is also a good way to escape.

Besides, if you have the goods in your hands, Qin Chao may not be in jail.

"I'll fight with you..." Although Mu Laosan is not a famous family, he is still a powerful man in Qinhe Village. How could he tolerate Qin Chao's insult? Holding the pain on his body, Mu Laosan forced himself to stand up, roared, and rushed towards Qin Chao, as if he was about to fight to the death with Qin Chao.

Uncle Yong, who was fighting with the servants of the Mu family, had already noticed the situation on Qin Chao. Uncle Yong had wanted to withdraw from his place to help Qin Chao, but he was dragged by the servants of the Mu family and could not be pulled away.

With the addition of the villagers, Uncle Yong only used one-on-two, and this difficulty was nothing to Uncle Yong.

Uncle Yong solved the two Mu family servants with one blow, making them unable to continue participating in the war for the time being, so he left to help Qin Chao.

At this time, Mu Laosan just roared and stood up and rushed towards Qin Chao.

In a hurry, Uncle Yong directly hit Mu Laosan's knees with a horizontal stick, and hit Mu Laosan's knees from behind. His knees hurt violently. Although Mu Laosan had strong will, his body fell to the ground without hesitation. At this moment, he was only two steps away from Qin Chao.

Qin Chao is a man who bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong. How could he miss such a good opportunity at this time?

So, Qin Chao took a step forward slightly, inserted his fork diagonally behind him, and set his posture. He raised his right foot and kicked Mu Laosan hard in the face.

In an instant, blood flowed from Mu Laosan's nostrils and the bridge of his nose collapsed.

Mu Laosan himself fainted in the ground and was unconscious under this heavy blow.

"You dare to fight me at this level. You might as well go home and practice for a few more years!" After he succeeded, Qin Chao couldn't help but feel a little arrogant. He made a gesture with his hands and patted Hui gently, and said to Mu Laosan who was fainting on the ground with contempt.

Uncle Yong, who was standing beside him, looked at Qin Chao's successful appearance and wanted to find a crack in the ground to drill down. Who is this? Fighting, how about fighting? Are you pretending to be a B? Can't you pretend to be after the fight?

"Dalang, be careful..." Uncle Yong almost closed his eyes, not wanting to see Qin Chao pretending to be B, but before closing his eyes, he suddenly exclaimed.

Qin Chao only felt a cool breeze coming from behind his head, and subconsciously squatted down. The sound of a wooden stick breaking through the air came from above his head, and the whole scalp felt a little tingling.

Qin Chao was instantly scared and sweated. Is this fucking life?
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