Let’s not talk about whether I can successfully collect the full amount of autumn grain. Even if I can, the transportation process is still a test. When the autumn grain arrives, I am afraid that I will lose all the money I just received, and even if it is not good, I will not be able to make up for it.

If there is enough autumn grain together, it is possible for Liu Jingzhong to be convicted.

But according to Lin Dong's memory, since Zhang Juzheng implemented a whipping law nationwide, the grain chief has been abolished. Why did the position of grain chief suddenly appear?

He clearly remembered that the "One Whip Law" merged taxes and levies, and levied land taxes and various types of corvee together. At the same time, part of the burden of Ding's labor was allocated to the land. In the past, corvées were done according to households and Ding came out, and now they were based on the number of Ding and the land.

Grain apportionment; taxes and servitude burdens, except for the government's need to collect rice and wheat, will be discounted in cash; farmers and households with various financial burdens can pay for labor services, and the labor services are paid by government employees; tax collection is handled directly by local officials, abolished

The original "people's collection and people's liberation" system in which taxes and levies were collected and released through the grain chief and li chief were changed to the "officials' collection and official relief" system.

"Hasn't the grain chief been abolished long ago?" Lin Dong asked doubtfully.

"Master Lin is unaware of this. Due to the current shortage of food procurement in various places, the superiors have discussed that even if the money is sent, it will eventually be exchanged for food. It is better to directly collect the food. This will be easier." Liu Jingzhong explained with a smile.

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"However, the post of grain chief is usually held by squires or wealthy families. Although Mr. Lin's family owns land, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to serve as the grain chief. What's more, we in Andong County have our own guard army, headed by Lin Donggang

It seems a bit difficult for Xiang Yong from the regiment to take on this task..." Magistrate Ma looked embarrassed.

"The county magistrate is overly worried. Chief Lin has paid for and trained the local soldiers. Obviously his family is well off. Besides, the county magistrate must know what the guard army is like now. I am afraid that he has been sent north to fight against the bandits. I, Anton

The only troops that the county can use are the rural soldiers in Chief Lin's hands, and Mr. Futai also values ​​Chief Lin very much and hopes to entrust him with the task of escorting the autumn grain."

Liu Jingzhong said neither humble nor overbearing.

Hearing him mention Mr. Futai, Magistrate Ma suddenly felt like a mirror, nodded and said: "What Mr. Liu County Cheng said is quite reasonable. Mr. Lin, it seems that this post of grain chief belongs to you."

Lin Dong was secretly angry. Liu Jingzhong was so shameless. He was indeed a smiling tiger. He was not only scheming, but also sinister and vicious. He accidentally fell into this trap.

Now that I have no way out, I'm afraid I can't refuse even if I want to. After all, no matter how much Magistrate Ma wants to help him, he doesn't dare to go against his immediate superior. Instead of letting him take advantage of him, why not agree to it first and then slowly think of other ways.

Thinking of this, Lin Dongqiang said calmly: "I wonder where this year's autumn grain needs to be sent?"

"According to regulations, the autumn grain will naturally be escorted to the capital, and Master Lin may be able to see the emperor by then!" Liu Jingzhong said with a smile.

Lin Dong's heart skipped a beat. The journey from here to Beijing was at least a thousand miles. According to the current marching speed, it would be up to forty miles a day. Calculated on the fingers of one hand, it would be impossible to reach there in less than a month. Those more than a thousand people and horses would be eaten by people along the way.

Chewing, the ration alone would probably cost thousands of tons.

The most frightening thing is that the journey from here to Beijing is not only long, but also passes through Henan, Shanxi and other places that were harmed by the peasant army. These places have been plowed several times by the peasant army. It can be said that refugees are everywhere. If those people are allowed to

The refugees, whose eyes are green with hunger, know that they are escorting such a large amount of food, and they will definitely swarm them. By then, even if they are the bravest of the three armies, they will be unable to save themselves; and what is even more terrifying is that the peasant army has always been

In this generation of activities, if they know that what they are escorting is food, then they will have fun.

Taking a step back, even if I take people to deliver the food safely, it will not work, because people eating horse chews along the way will definitely consume a lot. At this time, Beijing is in short supply of food and prices are soaring. I am afraid that my little money will not be enough.

Unable to buy food to mend the holes, Liu Jingzhong is indeed insidious.

Seeing Lin Dong's ugly face, Liu Jingzhong chuckled and said: "But the war in the north is not over now, so escorting him to Beijing may not be realistic. The county magistrate has applied to his superiors to escort the autumn grain to Fengyang, the central capital nearby."

After saying this, a trace of regret flashed in Liu Jingzhong's eyes. It seemed that he was unhappy that Lin Dong was not sent to Beijing.

"Fengyang?" Lin Dong's eyes flashed with surprise. Originally, he thought he was going to escort the autumn grain to Nanjing, the capital, but he didn't expect it was Fengyang.

According to his memory, Fengyang was the place where Zhu Yuanzhang was born and where his parents’ tombs are located. Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to build his capital in Fengyang, but for some unknown reason, when the capital was halfway through construction, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly announced a halt to the work, leaving the remaining

All the materials were used to build his parents' tomb.

Therefore, Fengyang finally became Zhongdu, which can be regarded as a capital city.

As his mind opened up, pieces of history about Fengyang flashed in his mind.

Logically speaking, Fengyang, the central capital, is also guarded by high-ranking officials. Don't you just want to find a military attache? Since you can't avoid going to Fengyang, you might as well take the risk and give it a try. Maybe you will get unexpected gains.

Isn’t it Fengyang? I accepted this mission!

"Since the county magistrate has an order, Lin Dong will not hesitate to die..." Lin Dong bowed and saluted.

"Lin Dong, are you really willing to serve as the grain director?"

"good."

"Okay, okay, okay, you are indeed someone whom I value." Magistrate Ma laughed, picked up a glass of wine and said, "After we drink this glass, we wish you success in advance."

"Thank you, Lord County." Lin Dong took the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

Since his plan to go to Nanjing for work was ruined, Lin Dong had to return early.

"General, is your trip going smoothly?"

"We can't go to Nanjing..." Lin Dong shook his head and sighed.

"Why is this?" Li Da was shocked. This was different from what Lin Dong said. Before coming, Lin Dong had revealed the purpose of his trip, which was to go to Nanjing to seek a military position as a Qianhu officer. In order to achieve this goal,

He even took all the banknotes in the warehouse with him, just thinking that if things went wrong, he would buy an official position even if he bought them.

But when things came to an end, it stopped. What happened?

"The county magistrate assigned me the job of a grain director and asked me to go to the village to collect grain..." Lin Dong looked helpless.

"What, the Grain Chief?" Li Da was shocked. Since he followed Lin Dong, he has been training diligently during the day, writing and studying hard at night. During this time, he has also read a lot of books, and he also knows something about the Grain Chief.

Knowing that it was not a good job, it not only offended people, but also brought no benefits, and it was just a thankless job. General Lin must have been stupid to accept such a job.

"General, there's no way this grain chief can handle it..."

"Why don't I know!" Lin Dong shook his head helplessly. He knew clearly that if he didn't take the position of grain chief and couldn't get the route to Nanjing, they would probably put him in a position of disobedience.

The crime of supporting soldiers with self-respect.

At that time, as long as the county magistrate whispers in the ears of Magistrate Ma and writes down a piece of paper, he, the regiment commander, will immediately become a loner and even be sent to prison.

It is almost impossible to compete with the imperial court with the few manpower that I have now.

In the seventh year of Chongzhen and even for a long period of time, the prestige of the imperial court was still there, and its military strength also occupied a dominant position. The peasant army had been hiding in Tibet, and was still unable to directly confront the imperial army. I was a small rural soldier.

Captain, don’t you just do whatever you want with it?

When he returned to Linjiacun, it was already dark. Lin Dong had no intention of sleeping all night, thinking over and over in his mind about collecting autumn grain.

Fortunately, the harvest in Andong County this year is pretty good. As long as the methods are used properly, it should not be difficult to harvest the autumn grain in full. The difficult thing is how to receive enough autumn grain without causing public resentment.

After all, the image of subordinate officials in this era is not very good in the eyes of the people. Once you are discredited, it will be very difficult to do anything in the future.

The weather in Andong County this year is not too bad. Although farmers did not have a bumper harvest, the harvest was better than in previous years.

In this Little Ice Age, it is really rare that such an abnormal climate can occur.

Different from Lin Dong's worries, when her mother found out that her son had become the grain chief, she was overjoyed and even wanted to call relatives and friends in the village to celebrate.

Fortunately, Lin Dong stopped him in time, and his mother angrily canceled the decision.

In fact, he also understood his mother's thoughts. In the hearts of the people, the grain chief was a very powerful official, and he was the one the villagers looked up to.

After all, they usually only see officials such as Chief Libao at most. This Chief of Grain is personally appointed by the county master, and Chief Libao must obey his orders.

Seeing that his mother was happy, Lin Dong didn't say anything. He just said that the county magistrate valued her and entrusted her with the important task. Naturally, he couldn't be careless and planned to start collecting autumn grain from tomorrow.

After hearing this, the mother nodded her head and said yes, telling Lin Dong to do his best and not to bully the people when collecting autumn grain, etc.

What Lin Dong didn't expect was that although he didn't let his mother hold a big banquet, soon after, when the villagers found out that Lin Dong had become the grain chief, they all looked at her with envy, which made her mother feel embarrassed in front of the villagers.

Face.

While his mother was happy, Lin Dong was one and the other. Collecting autumn grain was a hard job. Fortunately, the people today are simple by nature. Even if they are bullied by the government, as long as they are not forced into a desperate situation, they will never rise up to resist.

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After thinking about it all night, Lin Dong finally had an idea. According to his idea, although collecting autumn grain is an offending thing, if he does it well, he might be able to win people's hearts and gain the support of the people.

With this in mind, he immediately started collecting the autumn grain. According to previous experience, the amount of autumn grain was distributed by Libao. Generally speaking, it was divided according to acres of land. However, there were also many Libao who levied and extorted money in order to line their own pockets.

There were also big fights in and out of small fights, which caused widespread resentment among the people.

Since it is up to you to collect autumn grain, such a thing must not happen.

In order to prevent similar situations from happening, Lin Dong immediately wrote several regulations: first, the amount of autumn grain must be collected according to the distribution of the court; second, no one may harvest more autumn grain for any reason; third, all autumn grain must be collected
Chapter completed!