Later, I heard that a certain Wang Xianggong in the imperial court implemented the draft law, saying that the household draft money could be used to subsidize the fifth-class households.

Since Yang Datou's life has become better, he can receive some financial subsidies every time he does corvee work.

What was even more unexpected was that a few years later the imperial court changed the draft law to a draft exemption law, and even the fifth-class households were exempted from service payments, and the higher the service payment, the greater the subsidy.

Three times he went to Hehuang to build a city. The first time Yang Datou took two guan of money, the second time he took three guan of money, and the last time he went to build a Zhenwu military city. He stayed there for thirty days, and finally got ten taels of money.

This does not include the cost of the mule carriage.

Yang Datou asked the villagers why they got so much money when they went to Huangzhou this time. The villagers told him that the imperial court sent "Fan Qingtian" and "Sun Qingtian" to govern Xihe Road, and the officials of Xihe Road would never dare to be greedy again.

The labor money was given to the people.

In this way, Yang Datou felt at ease and no longer worried about the corvee as before.

This time they went to Liangzhou? Where is Liangzhou? He, the old man with the surname Bai, didn’t know at all. He just heard from the Bao Zhang that this time the imperial court exempted the taxes on Xihe Road for one year and at the same time gave every commoner who paid ten ounces of money.

, those who bring out mule carts will be given twenty pounds, and the price of imported materials will be doubled.

If your mules or horses die of illness or your cart breaks down, the court will compensate you for a new one.

Yang Datou suddenly asked: "What if someone dies?"

You can't pay for a new one when you die.

The chief security officer said: "The imperial court has taken care of the coffin funeral arrangements for you, and I will give you an additional eighty condoms as a pension."

Yang Datou was a little moved after hearing this. In fact, he had just gone to Zhenwu Military City last time. He didn't need to go this time, or even the next time he was drafted. A villager secretly told him that the court had given him so much money this time.

The trip to Liangzhou must be dangerous.

After that, the Baozhang talked about some great truths, such as the rejuvenation of the country and the mighty grace of the emperor. Yang Datou couldn't understand these words at all, and he was only thinking about other things.

After Yang Datou returned home, he looked at his pregnant wife for a long time.

Seeing him talking a lot, his wife just smiled and nodded.

Yang Datou glanced at the pieces of rotten thatch on the broken roof and thought about building a tiled house that would not leak when the child was born.

So the next day Yang Datou went to the security guard to sign up. The security guard patted Yang Datou on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's true that I have you. I usually don't fart loudly, but I dare to risk it this time!"

"If it weren't for your big green mule, you wouldn't have been able to make this trip."

After saying that, the security guard gave him one-third of the labor money and said, "First settle down the family."

Yang Datou returned home and fed his big green mule. His big green mule was humane and strong. He accompanied him on three trips to the Hehuang River Valley, and each time he safely completed the imperial duties.

When he got home, his wife, who could not speak, seemed to know that he was leaving and handed him a pair of shoes.

Only then did Yang Datou remember why his wife had to work secretly during the day. It turned out to be to make a pair of shoes for him.

Yang Datou put on his shoes and they fit perfectly.

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Half a month later, Yang Datou was driving a mule cart on the Zhuanglang Valley wearing new shoes and carrying old shoes.

On the left and right were fellow villagers from Tongbao. The villager who advised him not to go to Liangzhou also drove a mule cart beside him.

In addition to the villagers, there were a mighty army in front and behind, and the horses and soldiers marching in the long river valley could not be seen to the end.

The red flag is like the sea!

There were rustling sounds everywhere, and it was hard to tell whether it was the sound of the Zhuanglang River or the footsteps of countless people.

In addition to the chariots and horses, the army even moved the heavy crossbow beds and stone cannons used to defend the city on the chariots. Even the few strong oxen carried on the carriages were panting and overwhelmed as they walked in the river valley.

Yang Datou thought to himself that it would take a hundred young men to carry a bed crossbow.

But there are not many such crossbow beds and stone cannons in front and behind the team, and one is seen almost every other section.

Yang Datou felt particularly energetic while driving the empty mule cart on the road.

When they camped at night, Yang Datou had fed the animals and slept beside the mule cart. At this time, the officers and soldiers sent people to give pancakes, and each civil servant was given three pancakes and a bowl of rice soup.

In the past, the imperial court did not give food to civilians on the road. Later, when they went to the Huangshui River Valley, they gave each person two cakes a day. But this time, they actually gave them three cakes and a bowl of rice soup.

But even if he wasn't given pancakes, Yang Datou still had fried rice stuffed by his wife sewn into his clothes.

However, this can only be used in the most critical situation. He heard that in the past, when officers and soldiers were short of food, they would kill civilians like them to get food.

Yang Datou gnawed the pancake. Not only was the pancake thick, but it was also sprinkled with sesame seeds. This made him reluctant to eat it, so he carried it in his arms again. He wanted to give his wife and children a taste of this pancake when he went back.

The taste of the sesame cake is enough to survive a day of hunger.

As a father, he has no future and can only do these small things.

Yang Datou saw that the villagers on the left and right were all eating Hu biscuits, while the auxiliary archers who were watching on the side were eating delicious rice.

It suddenly became cold at night, a half-moon hung high in the sky, and wolves howled from time to time in the mountains.

The soldiers and civilian servants chatted all over the place, and Yang Datou listened to their words quietly.

The leader of the auxiliary army, who was responsible for escorting grain and grass and wearing a cotton shirt, turned out to be a Cangzhou native who accidentally wandered into the water while guarding the military supplies, so he was assigned to Xihe Road. After making some achievements, he became the leader. He said that his wife had already

He remarried with his children, but he wanted to make some achievements on Xihe Road before returning to Cangzhou to see them.

There is another person who committed a crime in Weizhou and was sent here to serve as a soldier. This person has no worries, but I heard that many people have achieved fame and glory on Xihe Road with one sword and one gun, so that they can go back and glorify their ancestors.

But he also laughed at himself for not being good at martial arts and being timid, so this chance was really slim.

There are also three Fan soldiers and archers who speak half-understood Chinese. They are all familiar Fans who have been granted land. They also have some tribesmen who refuse to go down the mountain. The tribesmen who refuse to go down the mountain are still living a half-starved life, but

They already had dry rice and rice wine.

One person even bluntly stated that he wanted to marry a beautiful Han woman, which was laughed at by everyone.

A few days later, Yang Datou went to the dock at Zhuanglang River to receive military rations and filled the mule cart.

When he received the food, the document beside him carefully recorded Yang Datou's name and how much food he had transported. Finally, he was given a bamboo chip with written words on it and told him to take it to the Bao Zhang to redeem his reward when he returned to his hometown.

Yang Datou carefully put the bamboo chips into his arms and put them away together with yesterday's cakes and new shoes, and then drove his big green mule wearing old shoes to join the crowd.

Countless people in the army were just like him, with various thoughts and thoughts, and at the imperial court's order, they would leave their homes and leave without hesitation.

That night, Yang Datou lay beside the car and listened to an old soldier singing the lyrics of "Sheep on the Hillside".

It is said that this poem was written by a certain high official in the court, but it was not recognized, but it was widely circulated among the people.

Although Yang Datou didn't understand the meaning of the words, he still knew how to sing along with a few lines.

But listen to the old soldier singing sadly.

The peaks and ridges are like clusters, the waves are like raging waves, and the mountains and rivers are like Tongguan Road inside and outside.

Looking at the Western Capital, I hesitated.

It is sad that wherever the Qin and Han Dynasties traveled, thousands of palaces and palaces were turned into dirt.

When things are prosperous, the people suffer;

Death, people suffer!
Chapter completed!