The farmers of Xiao Fanzhuang, like most provinces in the country, maintain the state of life at sunrise and sunset. The sun goes down without sight, so it has to go home.But on this day, just as the farmers were carrying agricultural tools, they were walking out of the field, with fatigue, and the mud on both legs was ready to return to their own homes, but the sound of the gong sounded suddenly and attracted everyone's attention.

"Fathers and fellow villagers, have eaten dinner, palm the lamp, come to the court."Men and women regardless of their surnames, they are all coming.It depends on how much food tax you should pay this year, and how much service you should serve.If no one comes back, when they return to share the money and food, they will have to pay more!This is the command of the patriarch, and whoever does not come, do not weep when he gives the money and the food.”

In the Ming Dynasty, unauthorized gatherings were illegal, and gatherings of 10 people could, in principle, trigger a criminal name or even arrest.But principle is always principle, and practical implementation is another matter.After all, it is not Hong Wu's year, and the so-called ban is just nonsense written on paper for people to see, not the norms of behavior that guide life.

There is no royal law in the countryside, and the words of the patriarch are more authoritative than the emperor's decrees.Moreover, when it comes to the big issue of money and food, no one dares to be sloppy, let alone dare to take the court ban.The food was filled with chaos, and then rushed to the courtyard, and when he arrived at the palm lamp, the whole courtyard was already full of people.Even the people who were mixed with the Hu butchers also turned their feet, and with the help of Hu Dajie and Hu Er, they went to the courtyard to find a place to sit down.

Hu sister's face has a few more slap prints, but because his brother sold pork and did not take back the silver, the father did not hit his son, but instead blamed the daughter for posting, must have stolen money to subsidize Fan Jin.When Hu's sister was beaten and wronged, she did not distinguish much, only hid the two pieces of silver, and could not let his father know.

Although the butcher's feet were not good, but the temper was still big, found a tree to sit down, scolded and scolded: "Old man lost money, gave birth to you so lost money!"They have a daughter, so that they can find a strong family and let the father-in-law enjoy it.You are good, but take your own sticker to put on a small white face, I see that Fan into the appearance of a fortune, you and him may not be good.Today this trick, I heard that he also made it out, all day long does not do business, only engage in these crooked evil ways, what can happen!“How did you see him go behind the patriarch?”

Fan Changwang, Fan Changyou two people in the village are extremely authoritative people, a few bearded people, in front of them only have to respect, but Fan into a young man, but behind two people, the side leisurely appearance, so that these farmers feel very wrong.

Seeing the people coming almost, Fan Changwang coughed a few times, held a cigarette bag, stood on the earth table in the middle of the courtyard, and picked up the hammer on the copper gong.

“Shut up, folks, listen to me!We are big and small, with Fan surname as the first surname, but we have not oppressed other people with small surnames.Everyone drinks the water of a river and eats the rice grown in a field.In Fan's heart, he never knew what Fan surnamed his name, only knowing that he was a fellow father.He also believes that this patriarch is only trying to do his best to find some benefits for the villagers.However, this position is not good to sit, there are courts and grain chiefs on it, and each family below has its difficulties.I am a patriarch, not a person inside and outside, and the days are very sad.But such a deputy burden, I do not pick, someone must pick, I can not just find such a burden to get rid of, I have to endure the hard work of being scolded, to maintain this situation.This time, the situation is not good to maintain, some of you may have heard that Hong has given us an order, which is the military order of the governor's gate!"

He said, relaying the order of Hong Chengen, most of the villagers in the courtyard have learned about this from the tidbit news, but from Fan Changwang's mouth to get the news, it is equivalent to getting official confirmation, the courtyard is like being lost a firecracker, instantly boiling up.

People in this era, naturally do not understand what the venue discipline, you mouth, quarrel endless.The butcher also whispered: "straight mother thief, I said what we call to do, it is to change the way, to harm us who are not named."I want to see who dares to pull the old man's Ding, who dares to ask for money!"

On the stage, a few gongs were even sounded, and finally put down the sound below, Fan Changwang said: "I have discussed with my eldest brother, the difficulties of the villagers, we are also clear in our hearts."The court is difficult, everyone is difficult, if you want the best of both worlds, you have to suffer.Enter the boy took the 12 silver out, the rest, I and the eldest brother and I gathered together, always to make up a pen enough silver, support the additional recruitment, never to the villagers to spread half a text.However, the positive tax imposed in advance requires the villagers to make it work hard.Otherwise, if the soldiers take the ticket to the countryside, our village will be difficult to save.And then, the old man put a sentence here, as long as I am still the mayor of Fan family, our size Fanzhuang, there will be no one to be pulled to be a teacher, regardless of the name of the outside surname, as equal, do not have to serve the husband!"

The hustle and bustle of the stage gradually dissipated, and then, I don't know who took the lead in cheering, and the applause sounded like thunder, and someone shouted at his neck: "The patriarch is wise!The old man is so kind, he actually paid for us, where can such a patriarch go to find it!”

The man's voice was very loud, and the applause could not hold down his voice, but the butcher's voice was brighter than he was, and he scolded: "Leave your horse!"To say benevolent, but also into the benevolence, took 12 silver out to pay taxes, and do not give me two days and two sides of the week to give him pork to eat, this child is aware of the report, know that he has paid taxes for his uncle!"

In the original state of Fanzhuang, the small surname was bullied by Fan's surname and had to pick up the group to defend their interests.The outside size Fan Zhuang was bullied by the Hong family, and these foreign surnames were of no interest.When Fan's surname passed the loss on to his own head, these small surnames would join hands and move with Fan's family.Fan's situation, straight up are internal and external troubles, before and after the attack.

But this time Fan Changwang took the initiative to finish the grain tax for the small surnames of all ethnic groups, but really moved these people.After all, looking at the whole country, it is difficult to find out the big patriarch's tax for foreign surnames.The hostility of the dry people to the Fan family became a tribute, and turned to the eyes of hatred, which fell on the head of the Hong family, and the whole small Fanzhuang was unprecedentedly united.

Fan Changwang also said: "Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me first."Although you do not need to pay, but things are not so, into the child to say to everyone, please listen carefully.Entering the child is the talent of the county who has tried the case, and in the future, he may be able to raise people, the sergeant, and his words, everyone must listen."

For what the case is, most of the villagers do not know very well, but when they hear the people's soldiers, they look into Fan's eyes, and they are a little more in awe.And Fan Jin took the eleven silver coins, in this small village, is a huge amount of money.

The generosity and the identity of the reader, so that the villagers ignored the age of Fan Jin, watching the 16-year-old boy go to the high platform, no one has contempt, all of them concentrate on listening to Fan Jin's words.

Fan Jin gently voice, arched down, and then began his own speech, and the content of this speech summed up two words: popularization.