After hearing what the villagers said, Wang Xiaolie turned to look at Brother Song over there, and suddenly felt that he was much taller.

Yes, when the Jin soldiers attacked, there were places where the city was opened after just shooting one or two arrows, and there were also such unyielding people. It was their bloody battles that made the invaders understand that there were unyielding people here, and this was the place where

A land that people respect.

Returning to his seat and sitting down, Wang Xiaolie was thoughtful. Last year when the Jin soldiers came south, there were countless people like Brother Song. They stood high and shouted in the face of the invaders, and offered their lives to the enemy's butcher knife.

The enemy retreats, they are injured or sick, and they end up living in obscurity.

Second Brother Song finished eating his wontons and sat down to rest. Several diners around him said: "Second Brother, what was that day like? Twenty or thirty of you guarded the ferry, and the villagers fled to the mountains. Dozens of them fled to the mountains.

Personally, you are the only one left."

The second brother Song clenched his fists and said loudly: "Zhi Niang thief, it's tragic to say that! Twenty or thirty of us, along with Brother Tan, guarded the Ruhe Ferry to prevent the Jin soldiers from coming. Alas, we were originally

The common people only have a few simple knives and a few hunting bows in their hands, so they will naturally suffer losses on the battlefield. Those Jin men are really not afraid of death! They ferried over, and we tried our best to sink it. Not long after, they came again. You guys

I don’t know, the Jin soldiers are all from the north and don’t know how to swim. As soon as the ferry sank, they splashed in the water, and I don’t know how many drowned! But there were so many of them, they came again!”

A person next to me said: "We Han people are more numerous!"

Brother Song was stunned for a moment and said: "Speaking of it, there are naturally more Han people, but there are only a few people on the battlefield."

Some people scolded them. When the Jin soldiers came, the officials ran away first, and then the army dispersed. The only people who stopped the Jin soldiers on the battlefield were the common people. How could the common people fight with the regular army? Of course they could only use their lives. How many people died like this.

Brother Song sighed: "You don't know that at that time, the arrows at the ferry were like locusts, covering the sky and the earth! We had no armor or helmets, and it was difficult to survive if we were hit by an arrow. How could we persevere? Poor brother Tan, with all his body

Shot like a hedgehog!”

"Brother Tan is a good man!" the people around him praised together.

Brother Song sat there, looking at the sky, and said nothing for a while. After a while, his face turned red and he became a little excited.

"Well, if we had armor and crossbows, we might have been able to stop the golden soldiers! But we patrolled the city and led the soldiers to rob the city and fled to the mountains to the south. Within a few days, they were all broken up! Hundreds of them

If people were to fight like us, how could it be so easy for the Jin Army!"

Everyone cursed together again. These forbidden troops in the city patrolled and oppressed the people in normal times, but they ran away when the battle came. If they were even bloody, they would not be like this. Not only did they run away, they also took away their weapons, leaving the people to fight with their bare hands.

battlefield.

Brother Song clenched his fists and knocked on the table: "Twenty-eight of us stayed at the ferry for an hour and a half. The sun was about to set, so we held on! But there was no one left! In the end, only six of us were left.

We all stood alone. When the Jin soldiers came to the ferry, we all got on board. Even with a small number of people, we couldn’t sink the ship! What can we do? Six of us were stabbed down one by one by the Jin soldiers. The Jin soldiers opposite me took a knife and chopped one of my legs off.

My hands and my feet just thought I was dead. But I didn’t expect that I came back to life in the end!”

Having said this, Brother Song sighed. Looking into the distance, he seemed to see the war at that time.

The cool autumn wind picked up and rolled up the fallen leaves on the ground. People in the market were bustling and noisy. The sun in the sky was covered by clouds and turned pale.

Wang Xiaolie sighed softly. Thinking of his several battles with the Jin army, it was like a dream. Now that he thinks about it, he only remembers that his blood was rising, and he rushed forward with a gun, and his brothers behind him followed him to kill.

I don't remember much about other things.

When he won, all he remembered was his bravery and a bit reckless. When Second Brother Song lost, all he remembered was the dripping blood.

In fact, there was more than one Song Erge. Most of the people who resisted the Jin Dynasty had died on the battlefield. As they died in the battle, the former countryside became deserted, and the surviving villagers left for other places. Their bones turned into soil.

No one remembers their names.

This is war. It’s not just the heroes on the battlefield, it’s not just the traitors who work as slaves, it’s not just the people struggling to survive, it’s also the people who died silently in the resistance.

If this fails and the invaders occupy this land, the history of these people will be erased forever. The people they protect, the descendants of these people, will never be able to hold their heads up. Just like the Mongols destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty,

The people in Jiangnan are specifically called Nanren, and they are at the bottom of society. People live in this world. It is not easy to form a family, and it is even harder to form a nation. But the destruction of a family and the demise of a nation are actually not that difficult. Or almost

In ten years, or even a few years, it will disappear completely.

It makes me shudder to think about the disappearance of a nation. But in fact, it is really not that difficult. Is the Chinese people continuing from generation to generation just because of their large population? Will they all die if they have a large population? More importantly, there are these unyielding people.

They are not afraid of death, so they can protect people and survive. Even if the higher-ups are afraid, even if there is no organization, they are still strong.

After eating the wontons, Wang Xiaolie sighed softly. He picked up the knife to resist. In fact, it was not just unyielding, not just revenge, but also to prevent the blood of the heroes from being shed in vain. Only by following their footsteps, not afraid of sacrifice, not afraid of bloodshed,

Only then can we usher in a better tomorrow.

Organize your own army and firmly resist the Jin Dynasty in order to protect your home and country. If you look at these people, you will know why they do this.

After accompanying Wang Qingxiu around the market and returning home, Wang Xiaolie had no intention of staying there anymore. He took his subordinates and returned to Ruzhou.

After arriving at the state government office to deal with some paperwork, Wang Xiaolie called Zhou Na, who was in charge of chores.

After bowing, Wang Xiaoxian said: "I went back to my hometown yesterday and saw a villager at the market. When the Jin army came south last year, twenty or thirty of them guarded the ferry, allowing the villagers to flee into the mountains. Twenty or thirty people,

He was the only one left alive, and he had not done anything. Last year, when the Jin army attacked Ruzhou, the officials and generals fled after hearing the news, and the Jin army almost occupied the city without a single blow. But in the countryside, in addition to the officers and soldiers, many people fought for their lives with the Jin army.

Makes people sigh.”

Zhou Na said: "The Jin soldiers came, burned, killed and looted. How could the people just surrender?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes, who would be willing? If they don't resist and are killed by the Jin soldiers, they will point their knives at these bones and say, look, these are slaves. Those who are not dead will be killed by the Jin soldiers."

If they were taken to the north, wouldn't they be slaves? Now that we are stationed in Ruzhou, we will fight when the Jin army comes again. We cannot let the people die. However, these people who once fought against the Jin army cannot be ignored. You

Send someone to count how many such people there are in the state and how they are living now. The state will spend some money to keep them fed and clothed. Also, there are many jobs whether in the countryside or in the city. There are recruitments on the left and right.

People, let them do what is appropriate."

Zhou Na thought for a while and said: "To know a state and work for the government, there are many requirements. For example, you need to be able to read and calculate, know about official affairs, and so on."

Wang Xiaolie said: "How can all positions be like this? Just like the second brother Song, if someone needs to manage the market in Zhaoluo Town, he can be entrusted to lead some people to watch it. It is nothing more than handling disputes and collecting taxes. He

Having killed the enemy in battle, he has a murderous intention, let's see who dares to disobey him!"

Zhou Na hurriedly raised his hands and said yes.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Many places in the prefecture and county need people. Different from before, now we are giving money to support people."

In the past, there were very few public officials in prefectures and counties who received salaries, and most of them had no money. What to do if no money was given? According to the official statement, this is a kind of official service, requiring middle- and upper-class households in prefectures and counties to contribute. Among them, the most

The most important thing is to live in front of the government office, because it is very likely that the family will be bankrupted due to losses, and it will be rotated among the top households, making the people miserable.

One of Wang Anshi's reforms was the recruitment law. That is, collecting recruitment money from the people, and changing some of the public officials' positions in prefectures and counties to employment. But most of the public officials still had no money.

What to do if no money is given? Is it true that the family contributes money and works voluntarily for the government? Of course not. Corruption by state and county officials is commonplace, and it is not surprising to everyone from the government to the people. The money that comes into their hands is nothing compared to the money from the government’s salary.

Much more.

Wang Xiaolie's method is to increase the government's income. From officials to public officials, all salaries are paid by the government. If the salary is enough, in theory, corruption can be eliminated. There is a saying in later generations that high salary supports integrity. High salary does not necessarily support integrity. Who said that taking it

A high salary means being law-abiding? Official integrity depends on strict government management and adequate supervision. However, the official salary is too small and they can't even support their families, so how can they manage it?

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially the Ming Dynasty, officials' salaries were very low, but state and county officials had great responsibilities. It was actually impossible to make them as honest as water. No matter how strict the government was, they had to turn a blind eye. The Song Dynasty was different.

, officials’ salaries are already high, and they do not close the door to additional income.

There is a saying that for three years to clear the prefecture, one hundred thousand snows will be spent. Of course, if someone explains this sentence, it must be mentioned that it was said in the Song Dynasty. Where to draw this conclusion, I won’t say. What Wang Xiaolie saw,

This has nothing to do with the Song Dynasty, but is mainly talking about the Qing Dynasty. Because in the Qing Dynasty, the finances of prefectures and counties were in a mess. As long as they were willing, there were too many places for prefecture and county officials to influence. But in the Song Dynasty, the power of prefecture and county officials was not that great.

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Whether he can make so much money depends on Wang Xiaolie's efforts. But he hopes to use official power to plug these loopholes. It is not a bad thing for the court's income to be high. It just depends on where the money is spent. What kind of hidden wealth?

To the people? How could the imperial court hide wealth from the people if it had no money?
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