Lin Feng opened the gate. There were two soldiers outside. They looked at Lin Feng's physique and said jokingly, "You are quite big and strong. I guess you must be quite strong. It would be a pity if you don't join the army."
Lin Feng looked troubled and said, "My family is full of old and young people, and I am the only strong laborer. I am afraid I can't go. If I leave, who will support them?"
"That's not right! We've inquired before, and there are several big men living in your compound. Are you deceiving us? Now the Northern Barbarian army has invaded, killing our people and destroying our fertile land, and you are afraid of fighting and dying. This is a bit unreasonable."
After hearing a soldier's scolding, Lin Feng wanted to kill them, but if he did that, wouldn't he become a murderer without blinking an eye? He should save some blessings for his unborn child. Their crimes didn't deserve death.
"Soldier brother, what if I use grain instead of taxes?"
Lin Feng really couldn't stay away from his family. If he could use food to compensate, that would be fine. Anyway, he had so much food. To put it bluntly, the food in the space tower might be more than the food in King Qi's fiefdom.
"Replacing conscription with grain? You want to pay grain to offset the conscription quota? It was easy before, but now it may be difficult. King Qi has issued a death order. If my commander does not want to lose his head, he must obey his orders honestly." One of the soldiers said.
"Ah? Do I have to go? What if I pay too much?" Lin Feng still didn't give up.
"A lot? How much?" The soldier didn't think he could come up with much food.
"There are indeed a few people in my family who meet the conscription requirements. I plan to pay 3,000 kilograms of grain per person, and it is the best red wheat. I wonder if this is enough?" Lin Feng said.
As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, the two soldiers' eyes widened: "Three thousand kilograms? And three thousand per person? There's a food shortage everywhere nowadays, this is not a small amount!"
"Yes! If you can really deliver that much grain, I can report it to you. After all, red wheat is more expensive than rye."
The two took turns expressing their opinions.
Lin Feng said with a smile: "Thank you very much, both of you. Please go back and tell them that I am willing to pay the grain."
"Then you just wait! Our commander is just outside the village. As long as he agrees, we will turn a blind eye."
After saying that, one of the two soldiers left to report to his superior.
Lin Feng invited the remaining soldier into the yard and poured him a cup of tea.
"I heard that your family is from other places? Where are you from?" The soldier chatted with Lin Feng after drinking a sip of tea.
"In the land of Beijun, King Yu launched a war. Coupled with the food shortage and drought, our people had no choice but to migrate to survive."
"What about the rest of the tribe?" the soldier asked curiously.
"They got separated and may have died!" Lin Feng didn't want to answer him at first, because the master's family had given him some bad memories, and now the two families have no connection.
"What's your last name?" the soldier asked.
"Lin!"
"Lin? Some time ago, some people from the Northern Commandery came here. They were also surnamed Lin and were said to be descendants of Prime Minister Lin. Besides, they were personally accompanied by someone sent by Prince Qi. They looked quite impressive, and they were living on a large piece of land they had purchased themselves."
Lin Feng was stunned upon hearing this. Descendants of Prime Minister Lin? From Beijun? Aren't these the Lin family's main family members? They're here too? How could this be such a coincidence?
Lin Feng's father said that they were all called in by people from a Huolin Stone Mine.
"You look like you know them?" the soldier asked curiously. He saw that Lin Feng's expression was a little strange.
Lin Feng quickly waved his hands: "Prime Minister Lin, we are too high to reach you. We are just ordinary people."
The soldier nodded without saying anything more.
Boom boom boom!
At this time, the gate was knocked again.
Lin Feng opened the gate of the courtyard. It was the same soldier as before, but this time he brought an officer with him.
"This is our chief conscription officer, Lord Wang," the soldier introduced.
Lin Feng clasped his fists and saluted.
"You want to collect taxes in exchange for grain? Three thousand kilograms of red wheat per person?" asked the officer named Wang.
Lin Feng nodded quickly: "Exactly!"
Lord Wang shook his head. "I'm afraid it's going to be difficult. This time, unlike previous conscriptions, Prince Qi has sent out an inspection team with guillotines. No one dares to act recklessly."
Lin Feng was a little disappointed and decided to just kill the person to silence him. He was tired.
"However, if you can pay the grain, it's not impossible to do me a favor." Lord Wang said slowly.
Lin Feng was speechless. He was about to make a move when you spoke. You were really gasping for breath.
"Oh? Please be frank, sir." Lin Feng said politely.
"Liangmazhuang has fertile soil and rich water, and its grass industry is well developed. It is a good place to raise horses. The imperial court also raises some war horses nearby. If you can hand over the food, I can arrange for you to enter the horse farm and become a soldier raising and grazing horses." Lord Wang said slowly.
Raising horses?
After thinking about it, Lin Feng also felt that it was a good idea. The imperial horse farm was not far from his home, and it only took 20 minutes to walk there.
"Yes, I am willing to be the shepherd. Don't worry, I will give you all the food you need."
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